Ok so I though I'd go into a Seth Rudetsky-esque explaination as to where I got stole most of this:
The first homage is at 2:10 to Darius de Haas, who in this, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mjwmv_0Ofy0, video does the same thing. Then at 3:20 is Titus Burgess's (from the performance at the Strathmore last year) "know I will be free!" that was so incredibly fierce that I had to try it. And then at like 3:40 is the Billy Porter ending that was from At the Corner of Broadway + Soul that John Owen Jones also replicates on his album (who is also fierce) and also his lyric change "the best that I try to be" (though I have no idea why I sang that because clearly that's wrong). Of course I had to change some of it because all that riffing is really hard and I'm not great at it (you can listen to the other audio on my channel in which I try to).
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This was my entry for Jason Robert Brown's "Summer Karaoke Competition."
WOW
<3
thecurehunk69tm 1 year ago
so chris I loved that I googled Titus Burgess and your shining face came up :)
outloudgrl 2 years ago
i am just obsessed with you singing this song..
CUADncrSweeti 3 years ago
that kinda sucked.... u r doin too much
jrocka60 3 years ago
You sing it beautifully!
skittlesjc 3 years ago
that high D was redonkulous!
Amazing version!!!
Naterade90 3 years ago
Great! Only think I would say is that you drop the ends of a couple phrases and the sound becomes darker but other than that nit-picking
FREAKING FANTASTIC!
bwaywrestler3564 3 years ago
Hey man thanks for the comment! You do really great on this song too man i love your voice. BYTHEWAY do you know Caroline Boegel because I am totally dating her.
wendell345 3 years ago
damn. pretty fierce!
hollahollagangsta 3 years ago
I voted for you!
instantpotatoes 3 years ago