If I loved you from Carousel Hugh Jackman Audra McDonald

Rodgers and Hammerstein's classic,
Carousel in Concert
6/6/02 Carnegie Hall, NYC


Billy
Well, anyway, you mean you don't love me.
That's what you said, isn't it?

Julie
Yes!
I can smell 'em, can you, ah?
The blossoms. The wind brings 'em down!

Billy
There ain't much wind tonight... Hardly any.
You can't hear a sound, not the turn of a leaf
Nor the fall of a wave hittin' the sand.
The tide's creepin' up on the beach like a thief,
Afraid to be caught stealin' the land!
On a night like this I start to wonder
What life is all about.

Julie
And I always say two heads are better than one to
figure it out.

Billy
[spoken]
I don't need you, I don't need anybody helpin' me.
Well, I got it figured out for myself.
We're not important. What are we?
A couple o' specks with nothin'
Look up there...

[sung]
There's a hell of a lotta stars in the sky,
And the sky's so big the sea looks small,
And two little people, you and I
We don't count at all.

[spoken]
You're a funny kid, you know?
I don't remember meetin' a girl like you.
Hey, you're tryin' to get me to marry you?

Julie
No!

Billy
Then what's puttin' into my head, babe?
You're diff'rent, alright! I know what it is...
You have doped me with that little kid's face, right?
You've adjusted me!
I wonder what it'd be like...

Julie
What?

Billy
Nothin'.
No, I know what it'd be like.
It'd be awful! I can just see myself-

Kinda scrawny, and pale
Picking at my food,
And love-sick like any other guy.
I'd throw away my sweater, and dress up like a dude
In a dicky and a collar and a tie.
If I loved you.

Julie
[spoken]
But you don't!

Billy
No, I don't!
[sung]
But somehow I can see
Just exactly how I'd be
If I loved you,
Time and again I would try to say
All I'd want you to know.
If I loved you,
Words wouldn't come in an easy way
Round in circles I'd go!
Longin' to tell you,
But afraid and shy
I'd let my golden chances pass me by!
Soon you'd leave me,
Off you would go in the mist of day,
Never, never to know
How I loved you
If I loved you.

[spoken]
Aha...I'm not the kinda fella to marry anybody!
No, even if a girl was foolish enough to want me to,
I wouldn't!

Julie
Don't worry about it, Billy!

Billy
Who's worried?

Julie
You were right about there bein' no wind.
The blossoms are comin' down by theirselves.
Just they're in time to, I reckon.

Category:

Entertainment

Tags:

• Carousel
• Audra
• McDonald
• Hugh
• Jackman
• Concert

[maracujaronda]

Hugh Jackman really is perfect for this role, but I don't think Anne Hathaway would be the best Julie Jordan.

[pianoboyo]

Hugh Jackman is one of the few 'truely' talented stars in Hollywood today. A REAL all rounder, like they used to be.

[ohjawillkommen]

@maracujaronda I can easily see Hugh Jackman in this part, but he needs to be less charming. He has this natural charisma that he had as Curly in Oklahoma! that doesn't work as well for characters like Billy Bigelow. That being said, he would definitely be my first choice for Billy Bigelow if Carousel was revived on Broadway. If he can train his voice more, and switch up his acting methods, then he'd be absolutely amazing, I'm convinced of it.

[stevethepirate78]

@MuscleDaddyCMH Hugh Jackman is a very good singer, technically. You may not like his somewhat nasal tone, but he CAN sing. Singing is technique and training, not just being born with decent pipes.

[Drovers1girl]

How anyone can think this is not a great redition of this song is beyond me. Being a singer myself, I think Hugh did a fantastic job on this song. The video and sound quality need some work, but as for Hugh's voice...absolutely stunning!! I wish I could sing it with him....it's just that good!!

[Robert4770]

Hugh could be the biggest star on Broadway if he did more shows, God what a talent

[MuscleDaddyCMH]

WHy does anyone think Hugh Jackman can sing. HIs voice is thin and nasal, this needs a real singer like Gordon McRae. Good for Boy from Oz, terrible in anything that calls for a REAL voice.

[hphottie34]

@RPenta wow I see haterade being sip.

[shelgr3]

Audra McDonald is the perfect singing actress for many of the greatest roles -- Julie Jordan (she should have gotten the lead instead of the supporting role in the B'way show), Nellie Forbush, Maria in WSS -- but people can't imagine her in those roles just because of her skin color. It's a shame. Our loss.

[vpo2g2]

Jackman shouldn't be allowed in the same zip code as this song.

[IndiexhannahxJones]

brotha can sing? lol hes suprisingly good haha the sound quality is awful though

[Kailoa36]

The sound sucks!