Could I Leave You - Donna Murphy (Sondheim's 80th)
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- Опубліковано 1 січ 2011
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Does anyone else come back to this performance regularly?
Me lol
me
All the time!!!
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Frequently!!
That “GUESS” always makes me start levitating.
Best version of the sing ever, she captures the sneer in her voice and the acid. Patti Lupone's face says it all.
My fav version
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You could say her jokes with a sneer worked!
I agree totally!😀
Can we talk about how Donna totally blacks OUT when she sings this? That stumble at the end when she's kind of snapping out of it. ACTING. She is truly one of the greats.
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Absolutely!...... Donna becomes possessed by the spirit of an abused woman when she sings this song.
The sarcasm she puts into “everyday at five” is magic
Who’s Donna?
What I love about this performance is how controlled Murphy is throughout. You can feel the anger, betrayal, and acid lurking just behind her words as she masks what she’s feeling with sarcasm and jokes...and then, her emotions reach a horrifying boiling point on “WAIT A GODDAMN MINUTE!” Note how quickly the laughter stops at that moment-everyone’s shocked as the mask falls with a thud, and we see just how much pain this woman is in. Murphy is a true pro-moving from emotion to emotion with perfect control, and taking the whole audience along for the ride. Bravo to a comic and Broadway genius! :D
Yes, and the priceless look from Patti LuPone behind Donna says it all.
Wow, I finally understand the significance of that line - thank you so much!
What Christian Krenek said !!
So true! Donna literally becomes possessed during the course of this song. The transformation is chilling..... but oh so revealing and entertaining. 😁👍
Rewatching after reading this comment was so spectacular. You broke this down in such a technical way it’s so beautiful when art can be so plainly explained and yet so emotional or even more emotional after a purely technical analysis
Patti is so into the performance that she's mirroring emotion, leave her be folks! I do the exact same thing when I'm really into someone's performance.
Hamlettell same
Yup, pretty sure that was what was happening.
I think she's frightened about how into this Donna is almost as if to say "is she alright?"
2:58 Patti
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The fact that she starts the song still in her chair…diva!
She knows how to pace a song and gives room to build it. Great performance here!
Patti Lupone's face while watching this is priceless. She is totally swept up.
Kudos Donna!
My favorite thing about this entire production is the clear respect and reverence all of these women have for each other. The way they watch and get so lost in each other's performances is so true and heartfelt. They recognize that everyone of them is at the top of their game and at one point or another was a muse for the great Sondheim. It's inspiring to see them all truly be so invested and supportive of each other during their solo performances.
So right!
Patti is a bigger fangirl then all of us. It is known ... also am i the only who is watching Elaine giggle at the beginning
Lupa Selene I LOVE Elaine's giggle!
Perfect interpretation! That's why people say that Sondheim's songs were always for actors who can sing and not singers who can act
Like Angela Lansbury as rose they said she can sing but they wanted her to act the part and Sondheim and Julie style were blown away
She owns the stage. This song needs attitude, emotion, and charisma. Donna Murphy delivers it all. 🔥🔥🔥
Agreed!
Didn't realize this woman played mother gothel until I heard her voice! Shes wickedly talented!
I love her severely sarcastic interpretation of this song.
2 years later and I still come back
Sarcasm.. This is actually the soul of the song...
I agree you're
Fabulously wonderful 👏 ❤ 💖 ♥ 💕
It's a severely sarcastic song, that's kind of the point.
She really should've been The Witch in the Into The Woods film. I mean, I love Meryl, I thought she was great (and yes, I do love the original with Bernadette), but man Donna Murphy would've been perfect!!
Jes OOOOHHHHHHHHH that would have been divine...
Jes I'm guessing they didn't because she played Mother Gothel. Probably felt it was too similar.
Jes Lightning She was the witch on broadway at a time
Meryl was great and I doubt Murphy's acting would have been comparable. And most of the universe would not go see Murphy so all worked out for the best.
@@janusyubi8736 Central Park, not Broadway.
I LOVE this performance. Yes, there's the sarcasm, the rage at the ossification of the relationship. But also tenderness, regret, the knowledge that love is still there - after all that time - and that is why she can't leave. The way she shapes this vocally and physically is off the charts. As others have pointed out - there's a complete identification with the character, which is riveting and moving.
pawdaw love your comment here. It’s a song of a woman caught in between all the reasons to leave her husband yet still optimistic and loyal to the image of her in love with him. That’s why in the ending of the song - it can go either way. There’s still a shred of her that wants to stay yet despite it all inches closer to leaving eventually.
One thing you need to take into serious consideration is the fact that the original stage version of this song ends in total disgust and hatred (interpreted by Donna) so I'd recommend you watch that and then come back to your comment... I assure you, you will find the need to make some changes...
That said, this particular version, this interpretation by Donna herself is an absolute masterpiece in every single aspect. I have watched it on repeat over 50 times already, and I keep coming back to it, time and time again.... it is a riveting performance, one that sets up a VERY, EXTREMELY high bar for anyone to follow... I am totally in love with Donna in this performance...
So many layers and she damn it she captures them all.
It's like hearing all the colors of the rainbow and even more.
Definitive performance. This should be in EVERY theatre education.
Honestly, has anyone ever sung that song better? Every inflection is amazing.
Do we all keep coming back for this spectacular performance? GUESS!!!!
Elaine excitedly tapping her heels at the end because she didn't have the strength to clap was so adorable
this performance alone deserves a tony...
This was shocking to watch. What an amazing performance, mesmerizing in every single possible way.
I've watched this a bunch of times and have only recently noticed at 0:59 how you can see Elaine Stritch having such a fabulous time watching Donna sing... She cracks this huge smile after "How could I survive?" as though it's the first time she's ever heard that line and it's the funniest thing ever.
Elaine Stritch was one hell of a tough cookie to please so getting her to smile at your performance is a better homage than getting a Tony.
She ate this song ALIVE
How I wish somebody would animate Mother Gothel singing this =)
no now all I can see is mother gothel singing this lol
They did kinda base Mother Gothel's features on her, so it almost is
@@Kasino80 If that's true I definitely see it. The emphasis she has on certain words and inflections, and the tone of voice is strikingly similar.
She played Mother Gothel :)
@@snikrdoodls14 well she is mother gothel
Sweetheart i have to con-fffeeeeeeesssssSSS!
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mother.knows.best.
I had NO CLUE of Donna Murphy's singing ability until I heard her sing in the Disney movie, "Tangled." OMG!! These actress and actors that are superb singers BLOW. ME. AWAY!!! I had respect for them for their acting performances, but the Ultimate Respect, and almost Pride, that I feel when I hear them sing. (I felt the same way when I heard Meryl Streep sing in "Death Becomes Her." Again... O.M.G!!!)
Patti LuPone's singing is so extraordinary, that you are riveted completely when she sings. Patti classifies herself as an "Actress who can sing." Meryl Streep made a comment in an interview once that I'm paraphrasing here... "All gifted actors and actresses can sing well" Such a modest thing to say in response to an interviewers comment about how great a singing voice she has. Meryl Streep is one of the most modest and down-to-earth actress there is... especially considering "Who" she is!
GUUURL I CACKLEDT
I'd love to see a youtube poop with this one
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Sigh. Come on ppl. If you look at Patti's face before that moment, she's smiling. She's entranced by Donna's performance and doesn't mask how the emotions affect her.
They actlike she was jealous
The look on Audra and Patti's faces at the climax of the song says every bit of it. The joy and trepidation as they watch Donna unravel is amazing
Leave you? Leave you?
How could I leave you?
How could I go it alone?
Could I wave the years away
With a quick goodbye?
How do you wipe tears away
When your eyes are dry?
Sweetheart, lover, could I recover?
Give up the joys I have known?
Not to fetch your pills again every day at five
Not to give those dinners for ten elderly men from the UN
How could I survive?
Could I leave you?
And your shelves of the world's best books
And the evenings of martyred looks, cryptic sighs
Sullen glares from those injured eyes?
Leave the quips with a sting, jokes with a sneer
Passionless lovemaking once a year?
Leave the lies ill-concealed and the wounds never healed
And the game's not worth winning
And wait, I'm just beginning
What, leave you, leave you?
How could I leave you?
What would I do on my own?
Putting thoughts of you aside
In the south of France
Would I think of suicide?
Darling, shall we dance?
Could I live through the pain
On a terrace in Spain?
Would it pass?
It would pass
Could I bury my rage with a boy half your age
In the grass?
Bet your ass
But I've done that already or didn't you know, love?
Tell me, how could I leave when I left long ago, love?
Could I leave you? No, the point is, could you leave me?
Well, I guess you could leave me the house
Leave me the flat
Leave me the Braques and Chagalls
And all that
You could leave me the stocks for sentiment's sake
And ninety percent of the money you make
And the rugs and the cooks
Darling, you keep the drugs
Angel, you keep the books
Honey, I'll take the grand
Sugar, you keep the spinet
And all of our friends and
Just wait a goddamn minute
Oh, leave you? Leave you? How could I leave you?
Sweetheart, I have to confess, could I leave you?Yes
Will I leave you? Will I leave you? Guess!
Patti Lupones face at 2:57. She’s having the time of her life watching this. Completely swept up in the performance.
I am extremely confident that I have watched this at least 100 times. And it somehow gets better every time. Donna, you are a wonder.
I'm sorry but this is the best performance of all 6 from the night.
Coonalisa I agree! It’s full of suspense and humor!
Coonalisa and that’s saying a lot!
Agreed, I just listened to Patti and Peters and they both had some severe miss steps in their performances.
Kasino80 I thought Bernadette Peters was amazing. I’m not a fan of Patti’s rendition of that song though
Holy shit I forgot I commented this XD
Everybody is talking about Patti's face and I can't help but laugh at the fact that they've been rehearsing this and would have seen her sing this, but she's still so good that everybody is watching almost like they've never seen it. I love it so much
Even her hairograhpy was on point 🙌🏽😭
My favourite part is "could I live through the pain on a terrace in spain, would it pass"
*blank look into space* It would pass
This is the first time that I have seen and heard Donna Murphy perform this number and I am absolutely overwhelmed - Miss Murphy YOU ARE IT !!!!!!!
Magnificent ! Best version I have heard of this amazing Sondheim classic. The way she states the final word "guess" changes it from uncertain to definitive . Go find that boy in the grass !!! You have earned him !
i knew i loved mother gothel for a reason. this lady is a theater vet!
I love her version of this song; it's a perfect blend of beautiful vocals and on point comic timing.
I love how she acted this ... it was comedic and scathing at the same time. It's perfect. Her tone, emphasis, and enunciation on certain phrases and words makes it so good. I wish there was a studio recording.
Patti is doing the exact same thing my mom does when she watches someone act. Just gets super into it
was fortunate to have been there - stupendous all the way around
3:12 is icing on the cake, her voice is heavenly.
I love seeing Donna in this great performance. We were classmates and fellow violinists in middle school before her family moved to MA. In high school, our librarian was “Mr. Lupone” - Patti’s brother. So twitching this is a real walk down memory lane for me. So many great talents.
Tbh, the 20 seconds of applause wasnt enough lol.
This is literally one of the best preformences i think ive ever seen.
I MEAN LOOK AT MRS LAPONE HERSELF 😂
I’ve been coming here daily for about a week to watch. Love it.
yeah, me too.
She's the stunning, and I am one of the stunned.
Right there with you!
This is frigging brilliant. Brilliant.
She is so Brilliant and Captivating!! Wonderful Actress!!! Wonderful Singer!!! Such a Powerful Performance on her part!! The Beautiful, Donna Murphy !!!!🤩🤩🤩🤩😆😆😆😆👍👍👍👍
We put on Follies at Tufts University soon after the original production closed on Broadway in 1972. I was a freshman, just helping with costumes and backstage, but the upper-class kids (I call them kids now!) probably had seen it when it previewed in Boston. I remember that Sondheim sent us a telegram wishing us luck on our opening night. I've always loved this musical and the amazing songs--having been involved with it as an 18-year-old, and seeing it once 20 years later, I could appreciate the youthful as well as the older point of view. "Could I Leave You?" was always a fabulous number, but we were too young to really comprehend the bitterness of a painful marriage. What an amazing performance this is. I can't believe I'm just seeing this for the first time. Brava, Ms. Murphy!
This is the first time I ever heard this song and I'm just in awe. The lyrics are hilarious, the mucis is beautiful and the wonderful sarcatic performace is perfect!!
I don't know if that was planned, but that strand of hair falling at the end was PERFECT! Murphy. Legendary Broadway diva among all those others on stage with her.
i really love that she started this seated then proceeded to use the entire stage and just kill it!
I was bedazzled with her performance in Tangled and had to look her up. She is phenomenal
the control this woman has of her voice my god
My God. This performance brought me to tears.
Me, too.
Patti Lupone's face behind her is priceless
I come back and watch this often….so gorgeous. The best In Memorium… ❤
Just saw her in Star Trek and was mesmerized. Had to find out who she is (Norwegians don't know) and found this. I'm gob smacked! Spontaneously shouted "Dayum!" at the end. I can't even. The only thing I love more than Star Trek is musical theater (I'm strange). This was perfect!
Trek and theatre are the best
Magnificent woman. Magnificent voice. An actor who can sing. Breathtaking!
RIP, you incomparable genius.
She's not dead...?
@@seansilence2697 No indeed, thank heavens :) That was for Mr Sondheim.
Her performance here and in Wonderful Town were earth shattering to me. Beyond perfection!
I can't get enough of this performance! It's perfection! And by the way, Donna would be the perfect Mother Gothel if there will ever be a live version of Tangled.
She is the voice of mother gothel😹
First time I heard this song, I was blown away. But Donna Murphy easily surpasses all previous performances. Amazing!!!
I have seen so many performances of this song but none touches Ms. Murphy.... definitive. Mr. Sondheim must have been so pleased...
The depth imbued into this performance by Donna Murphy is an anthological one, whichever way one might slice it. The level of sarcasm, of total contempt that DM demonstrates from beginning to end, the cynicism, acidity, total disgust for her husband is so blatant, so believable that it actually sent shivers down my spine. The build-up from sitting to her very last head-throw and final intake of breath is truly history making. I will never be able to watch this song in the same way, ever again. DM has set such a tremendously high hurdle that I believe it would be virtually impossible to even come close to it. Chapeaux!
What a consummate ARTIST she is. Without a doubt, Sondheim seated in the audience (knowing his punctiliousness for detail) must have felt very impressed and proud of what DM did on stage...
I'm in love with her ARTISTRY!
I think I watch this video at least once a day.
Here's to these ladies who rock!
I love how they all are supporting and admiring one another.
Donna Murphy is one my favourite Broadway actresses! She's an absolute goddess!!
Donna Murphy is underrated.
3:11 best part of the song. the note on 'you' is serenity
she is truly flawless! gives me butterflies!
she can make you feel every instrument in that lush, grand orchestra, it is intoxicating. paul gemignani is wicked too. this has been one of my favorite performances for years and it still holds up, she is one of the all-time great masters of this style of musical theatre
I have watched this breathtaking performance hundreds of times! Marvelous!
Donna's rendition is without doubt a phenomenon !!
INCREDIBLE. Omg. 😮😮😮
Absolutely savage! A great testament to Murphy's talent for bringing nuance, self-deprecation, and grit to her characters (her Dolly Levi was one of the most well-thought out performances of an otherwise hammy role).
This is one of the best performances that we have on video. It is a true theatre treasure by one of the greatest actors of our time. It is so specific and detailed, so organic, and truthful. A sensational performance of a masterpiece of a song 🤍
I'm hearing so much Last Midnight in the accompaniment, and knowing she played the Witch in Into The Woods just makes that feel appropriate somehow.
Back again after learning of Sondheim's passing. Thank you, sir, for the music.
Murphy is a testament to an older ideal of Broadway talent, where certain vocal idiosyncrasies (her pitchiness is sometimes, to those with a precise ear, a touch distracting) don't matter when the acting talent is absolutely magnificent (I'm personally prejudiced but no one should ever bother trying to play Fosca in 'Passion' again - how could you transcend what she did?). Bravo.
I saw Judy Kuhn & she was pretty damn good.
There are certain songs that, through iconic interpretations, become legally and officially the property of certain performers in perpetuity. Examples off the top of my head are Jenn Colella's "Me and the Sky", Shoshana Bean's "She Used to be Mine," and Carl Anderson's "Superstar." This is one of those times. Donna's interpretation of this song is a masterclass, and as good as everyone else is, this cannot be topped.
@@stormbobi disagree. i never thought i would like another version more but katrina lenk's inspires me now, so vicious and i love how she throws it away, it's thrilling in a different way to murphy's here but it affects me more. you're right though in terms of public appraisal. i say make it new!!! something i learned from sondheim before i found it said by ezra pound
She is amazing! She gave us a whole show. Her acting is splendid, I believed every word.
I am absolutely obsessed with this. i watch it several times a day
her performance is brilliant
This is insanely good ! I'm french. Musicals are not very known here, they're not part of our culture. It's a thing we don't really have. I've been learning, and discovering, for the past ten years. Well, I just landed here on this playlist and MY GOD my feelings hurt. So many talents ! Beautiful songs !The complexity of human beings encapsulated ! I'm sobbing xD
I love how it got the ladies in the back at the end of their chairs
This is my favorite version of this song and it isn't even on iTunes! I feel like the other versions are a bit rushed whereas with Donna she gives so much emotion in it and takes time to feel it out.
Without a doubt the BEST performance EVER of this song hands down. It’s just incredible!!
Best, ever.
This is sublime.
3:01 is me watching people perform Sondheim without suffocating
Her voice _perfectly_ suits this character.
wow wow wow! a whole show in a matter of minutes, brilliant! 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
Sondheim brilliant.
WHAT THE FCK!!????😲 THIS IS SO BEAUTIFUL!!!! this woman is so amazing😭
Incredible Incredible Incredible performance. She didn't even blink. Amazing actress
Dwight Stewart II replayed it. She really didn’t blink!
OMG, I love this Sondheim's 80th extravaganza. All these women did superb performances!! Dang, this is riveting performance by Donna Murphy! Thank you for uploading these women in red's performances! Each brought something to the table! Half the fun of these performances is watching their contemporaries’ expressions behind them as they sing. You can tell they enjoyed Donna here!
She’s absolutely amazing ❤️🌹
A superb performance - the best I have ever heard for this song. I was absorbed with the story, and outstanding vocals.