"Could I Leave You?" from Follies performed by Chris Moore

"Could I Leave You?" from Stephen Sondheim's Follies. It's a sarcastic song about an unhappy marriage coming to an end.

This was a one take deal, so any mess ups just add to the..spontaneity of it all. This was pretty much a product of boredom. I feel awfully stupid singing to nothing, but oh well...guess that's just acting for ya.

Tell me what you think. Any constructive criticism is welcome!

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[scallywag77]

Very entertaining. Nice to see it works with a man singing about a hysterical, hypochondriac wife, too!

One small point: you've confused the cruel Broadway Phyllis (I've done that already/or didn't you know, love) with the slightly less cruel, revised London Phyllis (I might have already/and you'd never know, love). I'm a little picky, I know. Glad to see you having fun with the song, though!

[ChrisRandomSinger]

@scallywag77

I did confuse some of the lyrics, didn't I? Oops! haha! I guess I was listening to the Diana Rigg version too much or something. Thanks for pointing it out! Thanks for watching!

[scallywag77]

@ChrisRandomSinger No worries, I am with you on Diana. I love all the different versions but I think Diana got it down best. Haughty and proud and venomously angry but completely under control except for "wait a goddamn minute..." Then the self-control comes back. I just watched Jan Maxwell on YouTube. Everyone is raving about her but she's completely hysterical, not how Phyllis is at all...

Hope you had something strong in that glass :-)

[ChrisRandomSinger]

@scallywag77

I saw Jan live and the moment really builds well when you see it in the context of the full performance. I think people are raving about her because she really does so something unexpected and different with the role. It's a terrific song, open to so many interpretations, like most of Sondheim's songbook. That's what I love about his work. There's always new ways to play it.