Wishing You Were Somehow Here Again - Rob Houchen - West End Switched Off

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  • Опубліковано 3 чер 2015
  • Rob Houchen (Les Miserables) performs 'Wishing You Were Somehow Here Again' from Andrew Lloyd Webber's 'Phantom of the Opera' at West End Switched Off at the St. James Studio on 24th May 2015.
    Parallel Productions' debut project is West End Switched Off. West End Switched Off is a brand new, exciting series of concerts and recordings that arrange musical theatre into acoustic, 'Live Lounge' style covers, collaborating with a wealth of talented musicians and performers. The first album features Ashleigh Gray (Wicked, Cool Rider), Adrian Hansel (Hairspray), Ian Stroughair (20th anniversary tour of Rent), Katie Hall (Les Misérables, Phantom of the Opera) Dale Evans (Ghost, Miss Saigon, From Here To Eternity), Simon Bailey (I Can't Sing, The Phantom of the Opera) and many more.
    itunes.apple.com/gb/album/wes...
    Arrangement by Kris Rawlinson
    Piano | Kris Rawlinson
    Violoncello | Natalie Hancock
    Guitar | Adam Smith
    Bass | Sam Swinnerton
    Drums | Keir Adamson
    Filmed by Michael Tsim

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  • @tonyadams4989
    @tonyadams4989 2 роки тому +10

    Rob has an incredibly pure voice! Pitch perfect, too! Great on the intervals, and spot on!

  • @tomnicholls9455
    @tomnicholls9455 4 місяці тому +2

    Rob is a triple threat!! Good looking, good actor and a brilliant singer

  • @leefriedman3067
    @leefriedman3067 2 роки тому +2

    Its been 7 years since this release and I still listen to it at least once a day

  • @SnowdropWood
    @SnowdropWood 9 років тому +24

    Damn, this sounds absolutely amazing in a male voice. Wasn't expecting that. Fell in love with Rob a little whilst listening!

  • @doctorfuller9514
    @doctorfuller9514 9 років тому +54

    I didn't know I needed this until now.

    • @MasterViolinPro
      @MasterViolinPro 8 років тому +14

      +Alexis Costello Or you did not live until today😏

    • @TheEmailqueen
      @TheEmailqueen 8 років тому +1

      +Daeniel Quiambao HAHA great one

  • @stevehuggins9426
    @stevehuggins9426 Рік тому +1

    Beautiful

  • @KwokFong-yk6ti
    @KwokFong-yk6ti 5 місяців тому +1

    Beautiful voice.❤🎉😊 Eric Fong

  • @sc4rgazer
    @sc4rgazer 8 років тому +9

    Damn, no words can describe him and his glorious voice

  • @BeckyMD26
    @BeckyMD26 9 років тому +25

    Rob always brings beauty to every song. He's amazing as Marius

  • @ryannfreel1273
    @ryannfreel1273 8 років тому +7

    I have no words. I am obsessed with Phantom of the Opera and that was FANTASTIC

  • @teejayoz1221
    @teejayoz1221 2 роки тому +1

    stunning rendition i was so moved ❤️

  • @toriadams5017
    @toriadams5017 8 років тому +5

    He has such a beautiful voice

  • @SamWest96
    @SamWest96 8 років тому +6

    This was absolutely beautiful. I thought his version of Goodbye was my favourite thing to listen to but it's been bumped off the list!

  • @chantellebby
    @chantellebby 8 років тому +1

    this reminds me of my mum rip mum 17.11.04

  • @ifmusicbethefoodofloveplay8076
    @ifmusicbethefoodofloveplay8076 9 років тому +5

    saw him as Marius the day before I started year 11, in September and he was incredible! He's so awesome

    • @christinasamuel731
      @christinasamuel731 6 років тому

      wow we have something in common because I also saw him as Marius

  • @bobwordsmith
    @bobwordsmith 9 років тому +3

    Amazingly beautiful!

  • @anneisaway
    @anneisaway 8 років тому +50

    he kind of reminded me of Aaron Tveit.

    • @pennyj5595
      @pennyj5595 8 років тому +2

      Same. Maybe that's why I like him so much lol

    • @robertwilder5479
      @robertwilder5479 7 років тому

      Yes! He and Aaron Tveit could be twins.

  • @rafiaahmed9553
    @rafiaahmed9553 7 років тому +3

    I love his voice!

  • @hiddles3308
    @hiddles3308 9 років тому +12

    i didnt know this was missing in my life until i saw it

  • @helenjenkins5074
    @helenjenkins5074 7 років тому +2

    I've been listening to this on repeat for ages 😂
    its just so beautiful❤

  • @hindsightpov4218
    @hindsightpov4218 6 років тому

    Sublime.

  • @Manteliina
    @Manteliina 6 років тому +21

    So a Marius who sings this instead of Empty chairs?

  • @venusplease6501
    @venusplease6501 9 років тому +1

    This is everything, wow, just stunning

  • @mckaylao.7556
    @mckaylao.7556 8 років тому +121

    He has a great voice and this is a wonderful cover but I feel like the accompaniment takes away from the sensitivity and inner strength of the song

    • @blehehf6501
      @blehehf6501 8 років тому +2

      +McKayla O. I feel the same...

    • @blehehf6501
      @blehehf6501 8 років тому +6

      +McKayla O. I think it has something to do with the strumming of the guitar and the piano. But his voice is beautiful.

    • @britaguzman1331
      @britaguzman1331 5 років тому +13

      McKayla O. The accompaniment is too upbeat for the song.

    • @paulfaulkner5786
      @paulfaulkner5786 5 років тому +4

      The accompaniment seems a little too involved, too "happy." Michael Crawford's version would be a good starting place. But this guy has an amazing voice.

    • @teejayoz1221
      @teejayoz1221 3 роки тому

      stunning voice but agree about the backing music

  • @mariezelena12
    @mariezelena12 9 років тому +6

    I can't stop listening to this. :)

  • @littlerandom8811
    @littlerandom8811 8 років тому +33

    I found West End's new Christine Daae LOL

  • @missjam4981
    @missjam4981 9 років тому +2

    I have goosebumps

  • @lesmiz-phan3028
    @lesmiz-phan3028 9 років тому +1

    Amazing😍😍😍

  • @LielVini
    @LielVini 6 років тому

    This is such a gorgeous performance! OMG.

  • @brickzbrix4136
    @brickzbrix4136 5 років тому

    I NEEDED THIS!! 😍😍😍 AMAZING VOCALS

  • @spoekscosplay1360
    @spoekscosplay1360 7 років тому

    so perfect..

  • @davidmoreton5276
    @davidmoreton5276 8 років тому

    Fantastic voice Rob.

  • @Maya-xt1wd
    @Maya-xt1wd 3 роки тому +19

    the acompaniment is great musically speaking but awful for the song. it just needs one piano myabe simple orchestrations as not to distract from the raw emotion and sadness and strength of the song. Rob is always so incredibly amazing , he’s like west end’s aaron tveit.

  • @SkiverGeorge
    @SkiverGeorge 4 роки тому

    Fantastic arrangement! Brilliantly performed

  • @caitlinx3430
    @caitlinx3430 4 роки тому

    This is a stunning cover!

  • @AshleyBabyMalone
    @AshleyBabyMalone 9 років тому +1

    😍😘😍😘 oh my! 😘

  • @rayborrelli3650
    @rayborrelli3650 Рік тому

    DOES ANYONE KNOW WHAT KEY THIS IS IN THIS IS URGENT

  • @joev4545
    @joev4545 4 роки тому

    Great voice. Nice interpretation..

  • @georghasenzagl4030
    @georghasenzagl4030 8 років тому

    which key did he use?

  • @noiseybloke3137
    @noiseybloke3137 8 років тому +4

    By far the best male cover of this song I have ever heard - absolutely beautiful. I don't know why you would choose to do this but if you wanted to see a worse version than this, please pop over to my channel and tell me what you think. I wouldn't bother though - this is better. Check out Jose Carreras singing this too.

    • @mews_se
      @mews_se 7 років тому +4

      John Owen Jones. Ftw :)

  • @reaganderryberry501
    @reaganderryberry501 9 років тому +2

    Good for a man singing a woman's part. Well done sir.

    • @KnightMage
      @KnightMage 8 років тому +1

      +Reagan Claire The song lyrics are gender neutral. And yes, he did sing it well.

  • @ryanbrown4515
    @ryanbrown4515 8 років тому +5

    Either he's amazing at saving himself or he made some lyrical changes. They all worked though :). And he has some great vocals.

  • @falkon26
    @falkon26 9 років тому +1

    Stunning

  • @rbjnla
    @rbjnla 8 років тому +4

    The last line, did he change it? I don't remember it as "No more gazing across the empty years" It was very poignant. This song reminds me of my Mom, this made me cry.

    • @Meg.01
      @Meg.01 8 років тому +3

      It's usually wasted years, so either he made a change or got a little confused, probably because he didn't have long to learn this! Still brilliant though.

    • @mileycyrusfan197
      @mileycyrusfan197 7 років тому +1

      when i heard the song, that line is "no more gazing across the *wasted years." i dunno if it has always been that sentence you said. 🤔

  • @noebersier7088
    @noebersier7088 6 років тому

    Does anyone know what key this is in? x

  • @christinasamuel731
    @christinasamuel731 6 років тому

    he was my Marius when I saw les miss

  • @burizaemon9305
    @burizaemon9305 5 років тому +22

    The instruments are too much... one piano is enough for this whole performance..his voice is beautiful anyway

  • @martinpalmer9810
    @martinpalmer9810 4 роки тому +2

    The accompaniment was absolutely dreadful, and while Rob was singing there was a question running over and over in my mind - who died???

  • @JS-yk7pv
    @JS-yk7pv 6 років тому

    Agree that the accompaniment - especially the not-very-accomplished guitar playing - is to the detriment of the performance. But far more so are the out-and-out wrong chords. Everybody is a musician...