Len Cariou - "Pretty Women"

The talented Len Cariou (the original Sweeney Todd) sings his solo version of "Pretty Women" from Stephen Sondheim's "Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street".

From: "That's Singing: The Best of Broadway" (Filmed 1982)

Introduction by Tom Bosley.

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• Performing
• Arts
• Broadway
• Sondheim
• Len
• Cariou
• Sweeney
• Todd

[nicktierce]

It's amazing how much of the power of the song is lost when taken out of context as a solo performance.

[bengolly]

What a beautiful voice

[Siyestrietza]

This blew. It has no power, and the singer has no presence. There's no passion, no immediacy, and he smiles all through it. It was meant to be a duet in which one singer is planning the other's imminent murder. Taken out of that context, no matter how good a singer he is, it becomes pale, shallow, and awful.

[ng1493]

Still the best Sweeney. Has subtlety others performers, notably Hearn, lack.

[spikesofdoom007]

George was betterrrrrr

[amazinggarrett1]

@BubblyYanna "This other dude" was the FIRST EVER Sweeney in 1979. Also, Depp's "voice" pales in comparison to Len Cairou's. Depp is more suited to rock, where you don't need a strong, well-developed voice, like theatre and opera.

[TheKrisissosexy10]

saw the dress rehearsal of the original production .Was a theatre student in New York from Len's hometown Winnipeg, Canada, he got me tickets and had me backstage after to meet Angela Landsbury! A big star like he was/is didn't have to do that but he did.Won the Tony for Sweeney. It was the greatest piece of theatre I ever saw.

[sheiladianemarie]

A charismatic man with a beautiful voice ! (Don't miss his readings of Michael Connelly's books.)

[hardingtess]

Beautiful voice -- my favorite song from ST.

Cariou is wonderful on the OCR

[fflorol]

He's really great, especially in Night Music, but why can't I hear that greatness on the OCR :(

[BubblyYanna]

I like when johnny depp sings it..... its not the same when this other dude sings it...

[Nickelpic324]

I could watch him all day. What a guy. What a voice. No other Sweeney for me.