That line always makes my heart stop for a second no matter how many times I’ve listened to the recording. The way Chris delivered this line is just perfection 👌🏼 Glad to know I’m not the only one who feels it ❤️
I can never watch this straight through....I have to rewind Chris Jackson's "then can I say I couldn't get my mind off you all day" a thousand times. That line is pure gold!!!
best part of this performance was the the audience's silence right before "Benny/Chris" goes into "then can I say.." they knew that the most beautiful line was coming up and I'm so happy they gave it the respect it deserves. Thanks so much for posting this. In The Heights forever.....
1 - such good chemistry here 2 - both Karen and Andrea have there hands on there hearts at points 3 - Lins head bopping 4- everyone crying 5- Chris giggling / nodding 6 - the acting even though it's just a concert version 7 - everything this amazing and I love all of these people 8- the hand kiss at the end
Has anyone else noticed that Mandy’s mannerisms translate really well into Nina’s mannerisms? Like touching her hair, standing with both hands behind her back. I guess it’s why she was cast.
Their voices make me melt every time come on, and did anyone else notice Lin’s face when Chris starts singing ‘then can I just say, I couldn’t get my mind off you all day’ cause i did 😆 and also Chris always looks genuinely worried when someone is performing something emotional
The reason why Lin’s so emotional throughout the song is because Nina is based on his own life - especially the section from the line “when I was younger I’d imagine what would happen if my parents had stayed in Puerto Rico”
Lin's expression omg lin watches the two of them like it's genuinely the first time he sees the performance and he really wants to know what happens next
Honestly this is by far the best version it’s not the same without the original cast and Lin trying so hard to hold in his smile when Chris says “then can i say” is the best
I am a relatively new fan of In The Heights and Hamilton, but I gotta say that both fandoms (which I'm sure are the same) are the sanest, healthiest and kind of all. And I'm a DC and Marvel fan. Also, Lin-Manuel Miranda's genius will be understood to it's fullest once he retires (hopefully in a looong time)
Nah, Lin’s OTP is Anthony Ramos and Jasmine Cephas Jones, both from the OBC of Hamilton and actually met because of the show. They sang a duet on a Ham4Ham show and Lin told the audience to “fire up their slash fic” and proceeded to dad-dance the whole song 😅
I KNOW THEY'RE BOTH MARRIED AND EVERYTHING BUT WHEN CHRIS KISSES HER HAND, IT LOOKS LIKE SHE WAS CONFUSED AND LOOKED UP AT HIS AS TO KISS HIM SO I'M JUST ???????? AND YOU GUYS ARE WATCHING LIN WHILE I'M WATCHING KAREN, SHE IS LITERALLY ME AT THE ENDING.
I got the chance to do this musical four years ago with a professional company and need I say every group number that I hear brings me to tears. Once you perform these songs you realize how powerful the numbers are. Singing with crazy talented group of people who love what you do! 😭 I would die to be in a production of ITH again
I used to think we lived at the top of the world When the world was just a subway map And the one-slash-nine Climbed a dotted line to my place There's no nine train now Right I used to think the Bronx was a place in the sky When the world was just a subway map And my thoughts took shape On that fire escape Can you remind me of what it was like At the top of the world? Come with me We begin July With a stop at my corner fire hydrant You would open it every summer! I would bust it with a wrench 'Til my face got drenched 'Til I heard the sirens And then I ran like hell! You ran like hell! Yeah, I ran like hell! I remember well! To your father's dispatch window "Hey, let me in, yo! They're coming to get me!" You were always in constant trouble Then your dad would act all snide, but he'd let me hide You'd be there inside Life was easier then Nina, everything is easier When you're home The street's a little kinder when you're home Can't you see That the day seems clearer Now that you are here or Is it me? Maybe it's just me We gotta go I wanna show you all I know The sun is setting and the light is getting low Are we going to Castle Garden? Maybe, maybe not, but way to take a shot, when the day is hot I got a perfect shady spot A little ways away that oughta Cool us down Cool us down Welcome back to town Now, back in high school when it darkened You'd hang out in Bennett Park and Usnavi would bring his radio As I walked home from Senior Studies I'd see you rapping with your buddies With the volume high I walked on by You walked on by No pare! Sigue, sigue! No pare! Sigue, sigue! No pare! Sigue, sigue! No pare! Sigue, sigue! No pare! Sigue, sigue! No pare! Sigue, sigue! No pare! Sigue, sigue! No pare sigue! When you're home Oh, the summer nights are cooler When you're home! Now that you're here with me And that song you are hearing Is the neighborhood just cheering you along Don't say that What's wrong? Don't say that! When I was younger, I'd imagine what would happen If my parents had stayed in Puerto Rico Who would I be if I had never seen Manhattan If I lived in Puerto Rico with my people My people! I feel like all my life, I've tried to find the answer Working harder, learning Spanish, learning all I can I thought I might find the answer out at Stanford But I'd stare out at the sea Thinking, where'm I supposed to be? So please don't say you're proud of me, when I've lost my way Then can I say I couldn't get my mind off you all day Now listen to me! That may be how you perceive it But Nina please believe That when you find your way again You're gonna change the world and then We're all gonna brag and say we knew her when This was your home I'm home Welcome home When you're here with me Welcome home I used to think that we lived at the top of the world! Welcome home I'm home You're finally home You're home I'm home!
Watching Lin from about 3:55 until about 4:33 and it's like he's seeing the show for the first time. His reactions to this segment are beautiful and priceless. :)
I think this is the song Lin wrote after his first date with Vanessa....like the line "Then can i say..i couldn't get my mind off you all day" seems like a line for Vanessa after their date..
When Christopher sings: “ then can I say, I couldn’t get my mind of you all day.” Is just so beautiful, I just gasp every time I hear it
That line always makes my heart stop for a second no matter how many times I’ve listened to the recording. The way Chris delivered this line is just perfection 👌🏼 Glad to know I’m not the only one who feels it ❤️
I listen to that line over and over
Girl same
Umm did u see Lin’s face when he said that he looked liked one of the parents who is crying at one of his children’s marriages
It’s too beautiful
I can never watch this straight through....I have to rewind Chris Jackson's "then can I say I couldn't get my mind off you all day" a thousand times. That line is pure gold!!!
And the look on Lin's face!!!
He wrote this song when he first started dating his wife, so yeah. He's got some emotional attachment to this song
sAME
I though I was the only one omgggg
Sameeeee
I think that we are all Lin when listening to this song
yes I am Lin, Lin is me during this song
It's actually the song he wrote after falling HARD for Vanessa after their first date, so I imagine it is extra emotional for him :')
best part of this performance was the the audience's silence right before "Benny/Chris" goes into "then can I say.." they knew that the most beautiful line was coming up and I'm so happy they gave it the respect it deserves. Thanks so much for posting this. In The Heights forever.....
No more “BeNnY i LoVe YoU” lol
"There's no 9 train now." "It's the 1." Priceless!
I like Lin's little reaction at "Usnavi would bring his radio". Dawwh.
1 - such good chemistry here
2 - both Karen and Andrea have there hands on there hearts at points
3 - Lins head bopping
4- everyone crying
5- Chris giggling / nodding
6 - the acting even though it's just a concert version
7 - everything this amazing and I love all of these people
8- the hand kiss at the end
Becky hamfam i dont think its just acting 😉
Lin losing his mind at the end
Giggly Chris Jackson
@@sarahdake9850
LMAOAOAOAOA NO😭😭😭😭
9 - Lin crying at “then can I say, I couldn’t get u off my mind all day” 👍
4:20 got me fanning my face like "WOOO!"
Linn's reaction when he sings "And then can I say I couldn't get my mind off you one day" is so amazing. He's so connected with his work!
Lord I don't know whether to watch Lin's expressions or the performance 😂
had this problem and then realized you can watch it a million times, there's so much to watch
his face when chris says" then can i say i couldn't get my mind off you all day" makes my day
4:20 has me falling in love with Chris Jackson every damn time! Ugh!!
4:20
i don't even need to check i know it's the "then can i say...i couldn't get my mind off you all day"
420
Karen and Lin laughing when Mandy sung “RAPPING WITH YO BUDDIES” just made my day 😂
who else here thinks that chris and mandy are the cutest (stage) couple ever?
BroadwayBookworm325 definitely they are adorable
BroadwayBookworm325 also you have the best name!
BroadwayBookworm325 ME!!!!!
Yes
Its a tie between them and Lin and Pippa
I know they're both married, but this is chemistry at its finest.
+BambamLaroux They're married?
Saudia Tate,not to each other.
Now that you mention the sexual tension is easy to see
i see what you did there!
BambamLaroux WHY DID YOU DO THAT TO ME
Has anyone else noticed that Mandy’s mannerisms translate really well into Nina’s mannerisms? Like touching her hair, standing with both hands behind her back. I guess it’s why she was cast.
This just confirms my crush on Chris Jackson
Oh mine is high key
I looked up "The Best" in the dictionary and it gave me the link to this video
Mars Blackmon OOOOOHHHHHHHHMMMMMMMMYYYYYYYGGGGGOOOOOOOOODDDDDDDDDDD THIS IS GOLD
No lies detected
I ALWAYS HAVE TO LISTEN TO THIS SONG 3X IN SUCCESSION - FIRST I SING AS NINA, THEN AS BENNY, THEN I STRUGGLE TO SING AS BOTH
I literally cry like a baby every time I watch this video like I just want to be Mandy but also I want to be Chris ??? And like also Lin ??????
yana harv MOOD
moooooooood
2:23 is so cute when mandy starts doing that little head bob thing and chris walks towards her ahhhhh i love them
It's so funny to me that throughout the entire bit where Mandy sings at the beginning Chris is trying not to laugh and then he does lmao
How is Chris Jackson even real
Girl, idek
Right
You can see all the love in Lin's eyes at 4:25
Awwww
IKR
The line at 4:21 will always and forever be the smoothest words sang in broadway history
Lin is so immersed in the performance and it's the most beautiful thing ever! He reacts exactly like all of us would.
I love Lin's face! so proud of he's babies!!!
“ then can I say I couldn’t get you off my mind all day” CAN WE PLEASE GET A MAN LIKE BENNY CAUSE THAT HIT HARD
that last subtle, lingering kiss to her hand has me d y i n g every time i watch this
THE CHEMISTRY AND THE WAY THEY LOOK AT EACH OTHER I WANNA CRY
Their voices make me melt every time come on, and did anyone else notice Lin’s face when Chris starts singing ‘then can I just say, I couldn’t get my mind off you all day’ cause i did 😆 and also Chris always looks genuinely worried when someone is performing something emotional
Omg Chris Jackson's vocals are just ahhhh
Why are their voices so perfect together
Me whenever I listen to When You're Home
i'm so in love with chris omg
I've seen over 210 Musicals, and I've never some across a more intricate and passionate musical in my entire live
The reason why Lin’s so emotional throughout the song is because Nina is based on his own life - especially the section from the line “when I was younger I’d imagine what would happen if my parents had stayed in Puerto Rico”
Lin's expression omg lin watches the two of them like it's genuinely the first time he sees the performance and he really wants to know what happens next
The “When You’re Homeeeeeeee” after “No Para Sigue” is golden on Chris’ part.
just crying you know, typical for someone hearing mandy and chris
Okay but- Lins expression when Chris sung “I couldn’t get my mind off you all day,” was so pure I’m-
When he kisses her hand 😭
2022 and Bennys actor in the movie was perfectly chosen
Honestly this is by far the best version it’s not the same without the original cast and Lin trying so hard to hold in his smile when Chris says “then can i say” is the best
“Theres no 9 train now” still gets me
That "then can I say" part gets me blushing giggling kicking my feet EVERY.TIME.
God, It's almost 2018 and I still cry with this song. 😍😍😍 I love Chris and Mandy SO much. 💕💕💕their voices are a gift.
these two have the most amazing voices
Can we just talk about the part where Mandy is like if I lived in Puerto Rico with my people. I relate to that verse so much I can’t
I am a relatively new fan of In The Heights and Hamilton, but I gotta say that both fandoms (which I'm sure are the same) are the sanest, healthiest and kind of all. And I'm a DC and Marvel fan. Also, Lin-Manuel Miranda's genius will be understood to it's fullest once he retires (hopefully in a looong time)
Lin's face tho
WHO ELSE THINKS THIS IS THE BEST SONG EVER!!!!!!!!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!!?!
Lin's small head bop while listening to this 😂
Gah. I'm crying. In the heights is my definition of amazing.
Lins face when Mandy and Chris hold hands is adorable
It hurts when I know no one will care about me like this
2:20 Lin's OTP is happening!
Nah, Lin’s OTP is Anthony Ramos and Jasmine Cephas Jones, both from the OBC of Hamilton and actually met because of the show. They sang a duet on a Ham4Ham show and Lin told the audience to “fire up their slash fic” and proceeded to dad-dance the whole song 😅
I think Lins face stands for all of us at 4:20
The line "the streets seem kinder when you are around" is sooo deep...such a great line
I've been crying all day with these videos...thank you @tigerdruce
Your welcome.....enjoy them all everyday!!!!!
Fudge!!!!!!! I'm repeating this too much!!!! I'm unhealthy obsessed with this!!
I have to watch this video multiple times, one to watch Chris, two to watch mandy and then to watch lin watch mandy and chris
"Then can I say, I just can't get you off my mind"
4:25 that smile slowly growing on lin's face
he wrote this, he knows damn well what comes next
also that's everyone at chris jackson
Yo that’s my president
wahhh Im crying!! why is this show so beautiful!!! i wish i had the chance to see the actual broadway version! ugh! so much emotion i love it
I KNOW THEY'RE BOTH MARRIED AND EVERYTHING BUT WHEN CHRIS KISSES HER HAND, IT LOOKS LIKE SHE WAS CONFUSED AND LOOKED UP AT HIS AS TO KISS HIM SO I'M JUST ???????? AND YOU GUYS ARE WATCHING LIN WHILE I'M WATCHING KAREN, SHE IS LITERALLY ME AT THE ENDING.
mY FEELINGS
THEY ARE EVERYWHERE
I KNOW RIGHT. SHE WANTED HIM TO KISS HER. SHE LEANED IN AND EVERYTHING!!!
AND AT THE END OF BLACKOUT WHEN THEY WERE SUPPOSED TO KISS SHE KEPT LOOKING AT HIM
Javier's enthusiasm is one of my favorite parts of all of the videos from this concert.
I LOVE THEM SO MUCH AAAHHH
Lin's face through this entire thing is my feelings summed up
God I love Chris Jackson so much
I love Chris Jackson so much
ITS FOUR IN THE MORNING AND WATCHING THIS MADE ME SO HAPPY OH MY GOD
Love the impromptu dance break
Lin looks like he's about to cry of happiness from this
This is why we must protect the linimonroll by all costs
I got the chance to do this musical four years ago with a professional company and need I say every group number that I hear brings me to tears. Once you perform these songs you realize how powerful the numbers are. Singing with crazy talented group of people who love what you do! 😭 I would die to be in a production of ITH again
5:06 Lin looking back and forth is so me I couldn’t choose who to keep my eyes on 😭
4:21 don’t mind me this is a replay button for me
These guys are just the best. They’re in a relationship in the show but you can just tell they’re bros outside and it’s fucking cute. edit: a word
The two best singers in the show
this is the first broadway I'd seen and the music is just as moving as it is when I saw it years ago.
I love this song
BEST THING EVER
I used to think we lived at the top of the world
When the world was just a subway map
And the one-slash-nine
Climbed a dotted line to my place
There's no nine train now
Right
I used to think the Bronx was a place in the sky
When the world was just a subway map
And my thoughts took shape
On that fire escape
Can you remind me of what it was like
At the top of the world?
Come with me
We begin July
With a stop at my corner fire hydrant
You would open it every summer!
I would bust it with a wrench
'Til my face got drenched
'Til I heard the sirens
And then I ran like hell!
You ran like hell!
Yeah, I ran like hell!
I remember well!
To your father's dispatch window
"Hey, let me in, yo!
They're coming to get me!"
You were always in constant trouble
Then your dad would act all snide, but he'd let me hide
You'd be there inside
Life was easier then
Nina, everything is easier
When you're home
The street's a little kinder when you're home
Can't you see
That the day seems clearer
Now that you are here or
Is it me?
Maybe it's just me
We gotta go I wanna show you all I know
The sun is setting and the light is getting low
Are we going to Castle Garden?
Maybe, maybe not, but way to take a shot, when the day is hot
I got a perfect shady spot
A little ways away that oughta
Cool us down
Cool us down
Welcome back to town
Now, back in high school when it darkened
You'd hang out in Bennett Park and
Usnavi would bring his radio
As I walked home from Senior Studies
I'd see you rapping with your buddies
With the volume high
I walked on by
You walked on by
No pare! Sigue, sigue!
No pare! Sigue, sigue!
No pare! Sigue, sigue!
No pare! Sigue, sigue!
No pare! Sigue, sigue!
No pare! Sigue, sigue!
No pare! Sigue, sigue!
No pare sigue!
When you're home
Oh, the summer nights are cooler
When you're home!
Now that you're here with me
And that song you are hearing
Is the neighborhood just cheering you along
Don't say that
What's wrong?
Don't say that!
When I was younger, I'd imagine what would happen
If my parents had stayed in Puerto Rico
Who would I be if I had never seen Manhattan
If I lived in Puerto Rico with my people
My people!
I feel like all my life, I've tried to find the answer
Working harder, learning Spanish, learning all I can
I thought I might find the answer out at Stanford
But I'd stare out at the sea
Thinking, where'm I supposed to be?
So please don't say you're proud of me, when I've lost my way
Then can I say
I couldn't get my mind off you all day
Now listen to me!
That may be how you perceive it
But Nina please believe
That when you find your way again
You're gonna change the world and then
We're all gonna brag and say we knew her when
This was your home
I'm home
Welcome home
When you're here with me
Welcome home
I used to think that we lived at the top of the world!
Welcome home
I'm home
You're finally home
You're home
I'm home!
Doreen (?) patting her hands to the beat at 3:38 - 3:47 is adorable.
LIKE SERIOUSLY MY BACKGROUND IS THEM TWO SINGING TOGETHER
4:21 you’re welcome
God bless you. 😌
Watching Lin from about 3:55 until about 4:33 and it's like he's seeing the show for the first time. His reactions to this segment are beautiful and priceless. :)
So beautiful !
I got a Leslie Odell Jr commercial before this
In the PR line Chris's face 😂
One of my favorite songs!
Goosebumps all over 🤩
4:08 to 4:29 ay Dios mioooo 🔥🔥🔥
I want Chris Jackson to sing to me like this!
Lin’s face is just like, guys I created this. I am a fucking matchmaker.
If these two are not still close friends I will be deeply disappointed
They are
His cheekbones tho... damn
Did anyone else see Lin smiling 4:27
I think this is the song Lin wrote after his first date with Vanessa....like the line "Then can i say..i couldn't get my mind off you all day" seems like a line for Vanessa after their date..
When Lin moves closer to karen❤️❤️❤️❤️
I wish i had lin or chris voice when singing