Sweeney Todd is notorious for being a very difficult musical to perform (even Angela Lansbury confronted Sondheim about By the Sea, asking how she was supposed to breathe during the song. He simply told her, you don't). And Depp had never had any professional singing credits under his belt before. Adding to the fact that they were performing in different mediums (Hearn and Cariou for stage while Depp did it for film) I don't think it's fair to compare them.
Yes! I keep telling ppl you can't compare the movie to the musical. 2 different animals. And wow that's the song that tripped ms. Lansury up? I would have thought God that's good is the one that did her in. That one makes my head spin.
@Cecily Chung my school's doing it this year, and I'm playing in the pit orchestra. And lemme tell you about those fucking time signature changes, it's wild
One time, my school did a lip synching contest. Everyone else did pop renditions while my friend got flour, Play-doh and a table and did this rendition of 'The Worst Pies of London'. Everyone was laughing and she won.
When I heard Angela Lansbury played Mrs. Lovett, my first thought was: "I have got to hear that!" Now I'm imagining Mrs. Potts suddenly going insane and baking everyone in the castle into meat pies...😂
My choir teacher let us watch the Broadway play in seventh grade Imagine a bunch of twelve year old girls watching people get murdered and baked into pies. It was fucking awesome
Man, it's a real shame that the Tim Burton movie cut all the songs so short. Burton really missed out on all the drama in the instrumental parts he cut off!
Well, movies aren't musicals and directors are supposed to respect time limitations decided by producers. And in the case of the Burton movie, all the music decisions had been made in collaboration with Sondheim. It's like any adaptation, you just can't keep everything of the original so you have to cut out every part that are irrevelant in your scenario. Sorry for the poor typo, I'm french 😆
The musical is people telling a story, the movie is us watching the story play out. What was cut out was necessary to have it move like a movie and not just a recording of the play. He did pretty good fitting a three hour musical into a movies time stamp. Also I don’t think burton really likes musicals very much? So it would make sense that he didn’t want his movie to feel like a musical
@@thebeakeddoctor I think Burton likes musicals (just see The Nightmare Before Christmas -which he didn't directed but was writer/character designer/producer- and Corpsed Bride), but he's a MOVIE director. So he's not going to just record the play, even more when he has to do with the filmaking time-range and budget.
[MRS. LOVETT] A customer! Wait! What's your rush? What's your hurry? You gave me such a... fright! I thought you was a ghost! Half a minute, can't ya sit? Sit ya down! Sit! All I meant is that I haven't seen a customer for weeks Did ya come here for a pie, sir? Do forgive me if me head's a little vague What was that? But you'd think we'd have the plague From the way that people keep avoiding No, you don't! Heaven knows I try, sir! But there's no one comes in even to inhale Right you are, sir, would you like a drop of ale? Mind you I can hardly blame them These are probably the worst pies in London I know why nobody cares to take them I should know I make 'em But good? No... The worst pies in London... Even that's polite! The worst pies in London! If you doubt it take a bite! Is that just disgusting? You have to concede it It's nothing but crusting Here drink this, you'll need it The worst pies in London And no wonder with the price of meat What it is When you get it Never thought I'd live to see the day Men'd think it was a treat findin' poor animals What are dyin' in the street Mrs. Mooney has a pie shop Does a business but I notice something weird Lately, all her neighbors cats have disappeared Have to hand it to her! What I calls enterprise! Poppin' pussies into pies! Wouldn't do in my shop! Just the thought of it's enough to make you sick And I'm telling you them pussycats is quick No denying times is hard, sir! Even harder than the worst pies in London Only lard and nothing more Is that just revolting? All greasy and gritty? It looks like it's molting And tastes like... Well, pity A woman alone! With limited wind And the worst pies in London! Ah, sir Times is hard Times is hard!
@@luigicavallo270 Here to say two years late that I think it's a bit deeper than that. As we see in Johanna reprise, Johanna and Lucy have become concepts to Sweeney, not really people anymore. He has spent so long dreaming of them that by the time he returns to London he has forgotten what they were really like and revenge matters much more to him than actually seeing Johanna.
One thing I always found funny is that Mrs. Lovett says she'd never bake cats into pies cause it's too revolting only to them says that the cats are too quick, which means she totally tried to catch them before but couldn't catch them (which I guess is what makes Sweeney so useful to her in the future)
Why doesn't anyone like Ball as Sweeney? Although his acting wasn't as Hearn's, it was still decent. What's more, his singing as Sweeney was FREAKING AMAZING.
Anthony: I have sailed the world, Beheld its wonders From the Dardanelles To the mountains of Peru, But there's no place like London! I feel home again. I could hear the city bells Ring whatever I would do. No, there's no place- Todd: No, there's no place like London. Anthony: [Spoken] Mr. Todd, sir? Todd: You are young. Life has been kind to you. You will learn. [Spoken] It is here we go our separate ways. Farewell, Anthony, I will not soon forget the good ship Bountiful nor the young man who saved my life. Anthony: [Spoken] There's no cause to thank me, sir. It would have been a poor Christian indeed who would have spotted you pitching and tossing on that raft and not given the alarm. Todd: [Spoken] There's many a Christian would have done that and lost a wink's sleep over it, either. Beggar Woman: Alms! Alms! For a miserable woman On a miserable chilly morning. Thank you, sir, thank you. 'Ow would you like a little muff, dear, A little jig jig, A little bounce around the bush? Wouldn't you like to push me parsley? It looks to me, dear, Like you got plenty there to push. Alms! Alms! For a pitiful woman Wot's got wanderin' wits... Hey, don't I know you, mister? Todd: [Spoken] Must you glare at me, woman? Off with you, off I say! Beggar Woman: Then 'ow would you like to Split me muff, mister? We'll go jig jig, A little- Todd: [Spoken] Off, I said. To the devil with you! Beggar Woman: Alms! Alms! For a pitiful woman... Anthony: [Spoken] Pardon me, sir, but there's no need to fear the likes of her. She's just a half-crazed beggar woman. London's full of them. Todd: [Spoken] I beg your indulgence, boy. My mind is far from easy, for in these once-familiar streets I feel the chill of ghostly shadows everywhere. Forgive me. Anthony: [Spoken] There is nothing to forgive. Todd: [Spoken] Farewell, Anthony. Anthony: [Spoken] Mr. Todd, before we part- Todd: [Spoken] What is it? Anthony: [Spoken] I have honored my promise never to question you. Whatever brought you to that sorry shipwreck is your affair. And yet, over the many weeks of our voyage home, I have come to think of you as a friend, and if trouble lies ahead in London, if you need any help, or money... Todd: [Spoken] No! [Sung] There's a hole in the world Like a great black pit And the vermin of the world Inhabit it And its morals aren't worth What a pig could spit And it goes by the name of London. At the top of the hole Sit the privileged few, Making mock of the vermin In the lower zoo, Turning beauty into filth and greed. I too have sailed the world And seen its wonder, For the cruelty of men Is as wondrous as Peru, But there's no place like London! There was a barber and his wife, And she was beautiful. A foolish barber and his wife- She was his reason and his life, And she was beautiful, And she was virtuous. And he was- Naïve. There was another man who saw That she was beautiful, A pious vulture of the law, Who with a gesture of his claw Removed the barber from his plate. Then there was nothing but to wait And she would fall, So soft, So young, So lost, And oh, so beautiful! Anthony: [Spoken] The lady, sir, did she succumb? Todd: Oh, that was many years ago... I doubt if anyone would know. [Spoken] Now leave me, Anthony. There's somewhere I must go, something I must find out. Now. And alone. Anthony: [Spoken] But surely we will meet again before I'm off to Plymouth! Todd: [Spoken] If you want, you may well find me. Around Fleet Street, I wouldn't wonder. [Sung] There's a hole in the world Like a great black pit And it's filled with people Who are filled with shit And the vermin of the world Inhabit it.
This is the first time I’ve listened to this original recording and this 9 minutes have blown the film out of the water. And I had no idea Angela Lansbury was in this at first. Thank you for sharing this.
Why were the kneading grunts in "Worst Pies in London" not performed in the stage and screen versions of this play? Those grunts are the funniest part of the song.
Doing it night after night gets very tiring, with a recording, it's done once. And Tim Burton's version (while still good) seems to take all the humor out of it (which, again, is fine, it was a new take and Sondheim himself liked it).
I saw a rather remarkable live performance of the show in a local theater. Their Sweeney Todd and Mrs. Lovett recreated the brilliance of Angela Lansbury and Len Cariou so very well that it was remarkable. Everyone else was a bit...eh, but only because they could not match those two.
saw this at the Harrison opera house and omg it was amazing, the people from the asylum came and ran around the crowd. very well done, although they could have done without the screeching sounds much like metal nails on a chalkboard. i suppose it did add to the overall creepiness, it was grating and monstrous on the ears.
A lot of people criticize Depp for his singing, but I thought it was excellent. It fits the character. I like this Antony's voice, because he does sound more like the rough sailor Turpin assumes him to be.
I’d like to see Ramin Karimloo play Sweeney Todd! He has played characters with personal ghosts in their past! Phantom and Jean Valjean for example! I think he’d be perfect for Sweeney Todd, plus he’s in his early 40s now!
Eviedoesthesinging Honestly only thing I liked about the movie cast was the boy who played Anthony. His voice to me held the perfect youth. But it’s a very unpopular opinion and 1000% doubt anyone will agree with me
@@breezingby2611 It's definitely higher. But to me it still sounded nice, not like he was struggling to hit/hold the notes like it did with some of the other singers.
the broadway version of Sweeny Todd is not gore filled at all like Tim Burton's version. burton is known for dark movies. dont get me wrong i love tim burton, but his version of this didnt really do justice to the original. Although i do love both versions. both have their merits.
[MRS. LOVETT] A customer! Wait! What's your rush? What's your hurry? You gave me such a... fright! I thought you was a ghost! Half a minute, can't ya sit? Sit ya down! Sit! All I meant is that I haven't seen a customer for weeks Did ya come here for a pie, sir? Do forgive me if me head's a little vague That was that But you'd think we'd have the plague From the way that people keep avoiding No, you don't! Heaven knows I try, sir! But there's no one comes in even to inhale Right you are, sir, would you like a drop of ale? Mind you I can hardly blame them These are probably the worst pies in London I know why nobody cares to take them I should know I make 'em But good? No... The worst pies in London... Even that's polite! The worst pies in London! If you doubt it take a bite! Is that just disgusting? You have to concede it It's nothing but crusting Here drink this, you'll need it The worst pies in London And no wonder with the price of meat What it is When you get it Never thought I'd live to see the day Men'd think it was a treat findin' poor animals What are dyin' in the street Mrs. Mooney has a pie shop Does a business but I notice something weird Lately, all her neighbors cats have disappeared Have to hand it to her! What I calls enterprise! Poppin' pussies into pies! Wouldn't do in my shop! Just the thought of it's enough to make you sick And I'm telling you them pussycats is quick No denying times is hard, sir! Even harder than the worst pies in London Only lard and nothing more Is that just revolting? All greasy and gritty? It looks like it's molting And tastes like... Well, pity A woman alone! With limited wind And the worst pies in London! Ah, sir Times is hard Times is hard!
There is absolutely no way in the world to compare Depp's Todd to any of the Sweeney Todds of Broadway. He just simply doesn't have the voice. Listen to the Epiphany. Just the line: "Now he's never come again" alone shows the huge difference. Compared with Cariou, Hearn, or any Broadway actor, Depp's interpretation of Sweeney Todd does not stack up.
Well, most of the characters should have some sort of British accent. But Sweeney, because he's been away from home for so long, doesn't really need one. And usually he has a faded British accent- often with a lot of American in there.
What bothers me with the movie is that Depp does not look the role, Sweeney is a tired old man full of scorn and hate in his late 40's early 50's, while Depp looks like a depressed guy in his 30's...
[ANTHONY] I have sailed the world, beheld its wonders From the Dardanelles To the mountains of Peru But there's no place like London! I feel home again I could hear the city bells ring Whatever I would do No, there's no place- [TODD] No, there's no place like London [ANTHONY] Mr. Todd…? [TODD] You are young Life has been kind to you You will learn (spoken) It is here we go our separate ways. Farewell, Anthony, I will not soon forget the good ship Bountiful nor the young man who saved my life [BEGGAR WOMAN] Alms! Alms! For a miserable woman On a miserable chilly morning Thank you, sir, thank you 'Ow would you like a little muff, dear A little jig jig A little bounce around the bush? Wouldn't you like to push me parsley? It looks to me, dear Like you got plenty there to push Alms! Alms! For a pitiful woman Wot's got wanderin' wits... Hey, don't I know you, mister? [TODD, spoken] Must you glare at me, woman? Off with you, off I say! [BEGGAR WOMAN] Then 'ow would you like to Split me muff, mister? We'll go jig jig A little- [TODD, spoken] Off, I said. To the devil with you! [BEGGAR WOMAN] Alms! Alms! For a desperate woman... [ANTHONY] Pardon me, sir, but there's no need to fear the likes of her. She's just a half-crazed beggar woman. London's full of them [TODD] There's a hole in the world like a great black pit And the vermin of the world inhabit it And its morals aren't worth what a pig would spit And it goes by the name of London At the top of the hole sit the privileged few Making mock of the vermin in the lower zoo Turning beauty into filth and greed, I too Have sailed the world and seen its wonders For the cruelty of men is as wondrous as Peru But there's no place like London!
[TODD] There was a barber and his wife And she was beautiful A foolish barber and his wife She was his reason and his life And she was beautiful And she was virtuous And he was naive There was another man who saw That she was beautiful A pious vulture of the law Who with a gesture of his claw Removed the barber from his plate Then there was nothing but to wait And she would fall So soft So young So lost And oh, so beautiful! [ANTHONY (spoken)] The lady, sir, did she succumb? [TODD] Oh, that was many years ago… I doubt if anyone would know (spoken) Now leave me, Anthony, I beg of you. There's somewhere I must go, something I must find out. Now. And alone [ANTHONY (spoken)] So long, then, Mr. Todd [TODD] There's a hole in the world like a great black pit And it's filled with people who are filled with shit And the vermin of the world inhabit it…
I love this audio, the voices in it are very pretty but I honestly prefer the soundtrack from the original movie/musical, it sounds more eerie and they actually have English accents
I went to a performance of this in the english theater in frankfurt germany and sat in the first row it was i n c r e d i b l e Especially when the killing started and we were given capes bc our clothes would have been ruined :,)
I'd like to see Tim Minchin in the next west end version accent-wise he'd be perfect, but that probably won't be since he's a tenor, Sweeny's a bass/baritone
Listening to the OBC soundtrack for the first time: wow I'm pretty disappointed. I mean Lansbury was amazing but Len was practically emotionless and almost always flat. After finding out Len Cariou had acute laryngitis during the recording period: This just suddenly got much better. Huh.
nai santos I agree that Bonham Carter did an excellent job, but Angela's voice was much more suited to the different emotions throughout the role. No offense to Bonham Carter; she did an amazing job, but since she has not been trained for the genre, her vocal performance was small and limited to one or two emotions. Lansbury, who is a Broadway icon, was much better at pullung off the wide range of emotions displayed throughout Mrs. Lovett's role. The role is a lot like Mama in the musical Gypsy. The way it is sung may not be cookie cutter "good voice," and some people may find that it grates on their ears, but it is the way that specific role is intended to be sung.
I’m sorry but I think Tim Burton’s singers did it better than the broadway singers. Not that the Broadway way singers arnt fantastic singers. In the Tim Burton the fact that they weren’t trained gave it more of an eerie feeling. And I feel the Broadway singers sing the slow parts really fast which loses the emotional appeal. The Tim Burton one I feel had more creepy Victorian feeling to it.
British Commodore Angela is a beautiful singer. The character, however, was played as a very loud, assertive, seemingly careless, and obnoxious woman. She really is a very good singer, she just added squeaking as a comedic and entertaining character trait.
Niklas Edwardsson This is the same women who plays Mrs. Potts. The gal can sing. She was just playing the character. But I get you! I just like how some singing to portray characters. Everyone has their opinions and tastes :)
Yeah, but I like to watch musicals for the music, not so much for story or character... It's quite unfortunate. I just can't bring myself to like 40-year-old Johanna, or the nasal Mrs. Lovett. Sorry, I hope you understand. I didn't mean to offend the score, or the composers, or even the actors. It's just not my cup of tea, and I much prefer the music from the Tim Burton version.
Bryan Ha I guess you're right... but I wasn't a huge fan of his solos to begin with. I mean, the duets with Mrs. Lovett were probably the highlight of the movie for me. Johnny Depp isn't that great of a singer to begin with.
This musical is being performed by my community theatre in October. (I would recommend checking out their UA-cam channel, "The Actors Charitable Theatre") I'm really excited and I'm auditioning for Tobias Ragg.
It seems that Mrs. Lovett's selling point for her pies is "They're shit, but at least they're not made of cats" and I think that's amazing.
Alyssa Rueckert senior quote
Right. The least she could do is not denegrate her own pies as if they made themselves. lol
So funny! Haha!!! Love this musical
Sounds like the 2016 election
there's an urban legend in my country that a snack (we call it siopao) is made of cats.... so... lol
Sweeney Todd is notorious for being a very difficult musical to perform (even Angela Lansbury confronted Sondheim about By the Sea, asking how she was supposed to breathe during the song. He simply told her, you don't). And Depp had never had any professional singing credits under his belt before. Adding to the fact that they were performing in different mediums (Hearn and Cariou for stage while Depp did it for film) I don't think it's fair to compare them.
@Cecily Chung it's been about a year... how did it turn out?
Yes! I keep telling ppl you can't compare the movie to the musical. 2 different animals. And wow that's the song that tripped ms. Lansury up? I would have thought God that's good is the one that did her in. That one makes my head spin.
@@kandyappleview There’s a clip of them practicing God That’s Good and Angela is clearly pissed about the direction
How do I breath sir
*you* *dont.*
@Cecily Chung my school's doing it this year, and I'm playing in the pit orchestra. And lemme tell you about those fucking time signature changes, it's wild
One time, my school did a lip synching contest. Everyone else did pop renditions while my friend got flour, Play-doh and a table and did this rendition of 'The Worst Pies of London'. Everyone was laughing and she won.
When I heard Angela Lansbury played Mrs. Lovett, my first thought was: "I have got to hear that!"
Now I'm imagining Mrs. Potts suddenly going insane and baking everyone in the castle into meat pies...😂
I first saw this at a local theater so it was definitely odd to me to hear the Angela Lansbury version!
Rayne Anderson AHHH YOUR PROFILE PIC IS TOO FAB FOR THIS WORLD
Thank you!😁
Rayne Anderson dude
Rayne Anderson holy shit I didn’t even think of that 😂
I love how they imply that Lovett tried to imitate Mooney, and when she failed she was just like "well I'm better than that anyway."
My choir teacher let us watch the Broadway play in seventh grade
Imagine a bunch of twelve year old girls watching people get murdered and baked into pies. It was fucking awesome
Kate B that’s smart
Kate B It’s not that bad, we watched And then there were None
How's that for irony... the first person Sweeney meets when he returns is Lucy... ugh.
true, and he shoos her off...oh so sad.
Michael Boydston I didn’t realize this was a sad occasion
Tedoomsi The world is quiet here
Zebracorn very funny dialect, everyone.
SCHWAKYL how could he not recognize her?...
The Original Broadway Cast for Sweeney Todd is and will always be my favorite.
Leina Lister
Is this the OBC or revival?
Lost In The Melody this is the original cast
Agree
Believe it or not. This is actually not the original cast.
@@usernotfound6475 Who's the original cast???
Did you come in for a PAAAIIIIII SAH!!
+hitsuguyathe1 admittedly, it was pretty weird hearing everyone speak with Londoners' accents in the movie.
hitsuguyathe1 COME IN FOR MY PAIS SENPAI!
The movie sucked rat's schmekel.
hitsuguyathe1 lol
“Wouldn’t do in my shop”
Obviously not.
*HUMAN MEAT IS BETTER*
Man, it's a real shame that the Tim Burton movie cut all the songs so short. Burton really missed out on all the drama in the instrumental parts he cut off!
Andrew Wong
It’s the heartbreaking reality of Hollywood Musicals. I feel as though they cut all the content out
Well, movies aren't musicals and directors are supposed to respect time limitations decided by producers. And in the case of the Burton movie, all the music decisions had been made in collaboration with Sondheim. It's like any adaptation, you just can't keep everything of the original so you have to cut out every part that are irrevelant in your scenario.
Sorry for the poor typo, I'm french 😆
The film was a different adaptation of the story than the play. Plays have a much different energy than films.
The musical is people telling a story, the movie is us watching the story play out. What was cut out was necessary to have it move like a movie and not just a recording of the play. He did pretty good fitting a three hour musical into a movies time stamp. Also I don’t think burton really likes musicals very much? So it would make sense that he didn’t want his movie to feel like a musical
@@thebeakeddoctor I think Burton likes musicals (just see The Nightmare Before Christmas -which he didn't directed but was writer/character designer/producer- and Corpsed Bride), but he's a MOVIE director. So he's not going to just record the play, even more when he has to do with the filmaking time-range and budget.
[MRS. LOVETT]
A customer!
Wait! What's your rush? What's your hurry?
You gave me such a... fright!
I thought you was a ghost!
Half a minute, can't ya sit?
Sit ya down! Sit!
All I meant is that I haven't seen a customer for weeks
Did ya come here for a pie, sir?
Do forgive me if me head's a little vague
What was that?
But you'd think we'd have the plague
From the way that people keep avoiding
No, you don't!
Heaven knows I try, sir!
But there's no one comes in even to inhale
Right you are, sir, would you like a drop of ale?
Mind you I can hardly blame them
These are probably the worst pies in London
I know why nobody cares to take them
I should know
I make 'em
But good? No...
The worst pies in London...
Even that's polite! The worst pies in London!
If you doubt it take a bite!
Is that just disgusting?
You have to concede it
It's nothing but crusting
Here drink this, you'll need it
The worst pies in London
And no wonder with the price of meat
What it is
When you get it
Never thought I'd live to see the day
Men'd think it was a treat findin' poor animals
What are dyin' in the street
Mrs. Mooney has a pie shop
Does a business but I notice something weird
Lately, all her neighbors cats have disappeared
Have to hand it to her!
What I calls enterprise!
Poppin' pussies into pies!
Wouldn't do in my shop!
Just the thought of it's enough to make you sick
And I'm telling you them pussycats is quick
No denying times is hard, sir!
Even harder than the worst pies in London
Only lard and nothing more
Is that just revolting?
All greasy and gritty?
It looks like it's molting
And tastes like... Well, pity
A woman alone!
With limited wind
And the worst pies in London!
Ah, sir
Times is hard
Times is hard!
when you love your wife so much you look right in her face and don't even recognize her.
haaaaaaaa thats hilarious xD
He would have never associated an old and crazy beggar to his beautiful wife.
@@luigicavallo270 Precisely.
If only he has looked closer to the woman, a lot of tragedy could have been adverted
@@luigicavallo270 Here to say two years late that I think it's a bit deeper than that. As we see in Johanna reprise, Johanna and Lucy have become concepts to Sweeney, not really people anymore. He has spent so long dreaming of them that by the time he returns to London he has forgotten what they were really like and revenge matters much more to him than actually seeing Johanna.
Wouldn't do in MY shop! The thought of it's enough to make you sick! *raises eyebrow skeptically*
Love your profile pic
Eponine, get on home, you're not needed in this
@@ChesterSaD100 We're enough here without you 😂😂😂
ChesterSaD Let Eponine stay it's all she has
@@justanotherbohemian3827 I know this man I tell you! There's nothing here for you! Just the old man and the girl - they live ordinary lives.
It's amazing how Angela Lansbury transitioned from this madcap role to the more subtle "Murder, She Wrote".
And then Mrs. Potts in Beauty & the Beast.
One thing I always found funny is that Mrs. Lovett says she'd never bake cats into pies cause it's too revolting only to them says that the cats are too quick, which means she totally tried to catch them before but couldn't catch them (which I guess is what makes Sweeney so useful to her in the future)
"Don't I know you, mister?"
*_Ouch._*
Why doesn't anyone like Ball as Sweeney? Although his acting wasn't as Hearn's, it was still decent. What's more, his singing as Sweeney was FREAKING AMAZING.
metalbeast3 Are you kidding? Michael Ball's amazing! He's my very favorite rendition of Sweeney.
Lucy's voice is so beautiful. I love it. So bittersweet
Anthony:
I have sailed the world,
Beheld its wonders
From the Dardanelles
To the mountains of Peru,
But there's no place like London!
I feel home again.
I could hear the city bells
Ring whatever I would do.
No, there's no place-
Todd:
No, there's no place like London.
Anthony: [Spoken]
Mr. Todd, sir?
Todd:
You are young.
Life has been kind to you.
You will learn.
[Spoken]
It is here we go our separate ways. Farewell, Anthony, I will
not soon forget the good ship Bountiful nor the young man
who saved my life.
Anthony: [Spoken]
There's no cause to thank me, sir. It would have been a poor
Christian indeed who would have spotted you pitching and
tossing on that raft and not given the alarm.
Todd: [Spoken]
There's many a Christian would have done that and lost a wink's
sleep over it, either.
Beggar Woman:
Alms! Alms!
For a miserable woman
On a miserable chilly morning.
Thank you, sir, thank you.
'Ow would you like a little muff, dear,
A little jig jig,
A little bounce around the bush?
Wouldn't you like to push me parsley?
It looks to me, dear,
Like you got plenty there to push.
Alms! Alms!
For a pitiful woman
Wot's got wanderin' wits...
Hey, don't I know you, mister?
Todd: [Spoken]
Must you glare at me, woman? Off with you, off I say!
Beggar Woman:
Then 'ow would you like to
Split me muff, mister?
We'll go jig jig,
A little-
Todd: [Spoken]
Off, I said. To the devil with you!
Beggar Woman:
Alms! Alms!
For a pitiful woman...
Anthony: [Spoken]
Pardon me, sir, but there's no need to fear the likes of her.
She's just a half-crazed beggar woman. London's full of them.
Todd: [Spoken]
I beg your indulgence, boy. My mind is far from easy, for in
these once-familiar streets I feel the chill of ghostly shadows
everywhere. Forgive me.
Anthony: [Spoken]
There is nothing to forgive.
Todd: [Spoken]
Farewell, Anthony.
Anthony: [Spoken]
Mr. Todd, before we part-
Todd: [Spoken]
What is it?
Anthony: [Spoken]
I have honored my promise never to question you. Whatever
brought you to that sorry shipwreck is your affair. And yet, over
the many weeks of our voyage home, I have come to think of
you as a friend, and if trouble lies ahead in London, if you need
any help, or money...
Todd: [Spoken]
No!
[Sung]
There's a hole in the world
Like a great black pit
And the vermin of the world
Inhabit it
And its morals aren't worth
What a pig could spit
And it goes by the name of London.
At the top of the hole
Sit the privileged few,
Making mock of the vermin
In the lower zoo,
Turning beauty into filth and greed.
I too have sailed the world
And seen its wonder,
For the cruelty of men
Is as wondrous as Peru,
But there's no place like London!
There was a barber and his wife,
And she was beautiful.
A foolish barber and his wife-
She was his reason and his life,
And she was beautiful,
And she was virtuous.
And he was-
Naïve.
There was another man who saw
That she was beautiful,
A pious vulture of the law,
Who with a gesture of his claw
Removed the barber from his plate.
Then there was nothing but to wait
And she would fall,
So soft,
So young,
So lost,
And oh, so beautiful!
Anthony: [Spoken]
The lady, sir, did she succumb?
Todd:
Oh, that was many years ago...
I doubt if anyone would know.
[Spoken]
Now leave me, Anthony. There's somewhere I must go,
something I must find out. Now. And alone.
Anthony: [Spoken]
But surely we will meet again before I'm off to Plymouth!
Todd: [Spoken]
If you want, you may well find me. Around Fleet Street,
I wouldn't wonder.
[Sung]
There's a hole in the world
Like a great black pit
And it's filled with people
Who are filled with shit
And the vermin of the world
Inhabit it.
"It is here we go our several ways" it awfully insightful for a song that includes "how would you like to fish me squib, then?"
"No denying times is hard, sir. Even harder than the worst pies in London."
This is the first time I’ve listened to this original recording and this 9 minutes have blown the film out of the water. And I had no idea Angela Lansbury was in this at first. Thank you for sharing this.
“Looks to me dear like you got plenty there to push”
Lmaoo
I can't... I can't look at... I can't look at Lucy the same anymore...
It took me until today to get that line. Oh my.
Why were the kneading grunts in "Worst Pies in London" not performed in the stage and screen versions of this play? Those grunts are the funniest part of the song.
Doing it night after night gets very tiring, with a recording, it's done once. And Tim Burton's version (while still good) seems to take all the humor out of it (which, again, is fine, it was a new take and Sondheim himself liked it).
Valentino Miller I guess you could say they didn't... knead it.
Mason Syddall LOL very cute
Check out Pleasant Valley High School's performance. They went to internationals, a very good performance
I saw a rather remarkable live performance of the show in a local theater. Their Sweeney Todd and Mrs. Lovett recreated the brilliance of Angela Lansbury and Len Cariou so very well that it was remarkable. Everyone else was a bit...eh, but only because they could not match those two.
It took me a while to realize she meant literal cats
Jennis Angel What did you think she meant?
Owo
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Lovett: I popped this pussy into a pie and Mr. Todd is going to eat it.
What did you think she meant 🧍♀️
saw this at the Harrison opera house and omg it was amazing, the people from the asylum came and ran around the crowd. very well done, although they could have done without the screeching sounds much like metal nails on a chalkboard. i suppose it did add to the overall creepiness, it was grating and monstrous on the ears.
Harrison? Like in Virginia?
A lot of people criticize Depp for his singing, but I thought it was excellent. It fits the character. I like this Antony's voice, because he does sound more like the rough sailor Turpin assumes him to be.
From the audio I find staring at the image more scary
TheEnderSlayer Watch the movie for more horror.
Yeah, they do look kind of like gremlins on the picture.
Allisun Blum Yeah I’m horrible with gore and blood but I love the movie. It‘s very stylized so I can easily sit through it.
I’d like to see Ramin Karimloo play Sweeney Todd! He has played characters with personal ghosts in their past! Phantom and Jean Valjean for example! I think he’d be perfect for Sweeney Todd, plus he’s in his early 40s now!
they actually had stage razors that dispensed theatrical blood, but they move off stage faster when dead
listening to this is a completely different experience than the other versions......
Good different or bad different?
Both are good but this one’s definitely more bold, Tim Burtons one is definitely a lot more softer spoken…
I have actually done this as a drag number.... Brilliant.
I love how he describes Turpin as a pious vulture of the law
I like the movie, but it will never be able to even compare to the beauty of the broadway show! Cariou is my favorite Sweeney.
This is one of the shows I dream to direct. Someday. Maybe
I think the actor playing Anthony didn't sound young enough as he is meant to be young and Nieve.
Eviedoesthesinging Anthony was played too old as well
Eviedoesthesinging
Honestly only thing I liked about the movie cast was the boy who played Anthony. His voice to me held the perfect youth. But it’s a very unpopular opinion and 1000% doubt anyone will agree with me
Lost In The Melody I liked both Anthony and Toby a lot in the movie cast.
Lost In The Melody I feel like the movie Anthony’s singing felt weirdly too high for the role at times
@@breezingby2611 It's definitely higher. But to me it still sounded nice, not like he was struggling to hit/hold the notes like it did with some of the other singers.
the broadway version of Sweeny Todd is not gore filled at all like Tim Burton's version. burton is known for dark movies. dont get me wrong i love tim burton, but his version of this didnt really do justice to the original. Although i do love both versions. both have their merits.
[MRS. LOVETT]
A customer!
Wait! What's your rush? What's your hurry?
You gave me such a... fright!
I thought you was a ghost!
Half a minute, can't ya sit?
Sit ya down! Sit!
All I meant is that I haven't seen a customer for weeks
Did ya come here for a pie, sir?
Do forgive me if me head's a little vague
That was that
But you'd think we'd have the plague
From the way that people keep avoiding
No, you don't!
Heaven knows I try, sir!
But there's no one comes in even to inhale
Right you are, sir, would you like a drop of ale?
Mind you I can hardly blame them
These are probably the worst pies in London
I know why nobody cares to take them
I should know
I make 'em
But good? No...
The worst pies in London...
Even that's polite! The worst pies in London!
If you doubt it take a bite!
Is that just disgusting?
You have to concede it
It's nothing but crusting
Here drink this, you'll need it
The worst pies in London
And no wonder with the price of meat
What it is
When you get it
Never thought I'd live to see the day
Men'd think it was a treat findin' poor animals
What are dyin' in the street
Mrs. Mooney has a pie shop
Does a business but I notice something weird
Lately, all her neighbors cats have disappeared
Have to hand it to her!
What I calls enterprise!
Poppin' pussies into pies!
Wouldn't do in my shop!
Just the thought of it's enough to make you sick
And I'm telling you them pussycats is quick
No denying times is hard, sir!
Even harder than the worst pies in London
Only lard and nothing more
Is that just revolting?
All greasy and gritty?
It looks like it's molting
And tastes like... Well, pity
A woman alone!
With limited wind
And the worst pies in London!
Ah, sir
Times is hard
Times is hard!
We love you Mrs. Potts!
2020 anyone?
There is absolutely no way in the world to compare Depp's Todd to any of the Sweeney Todds of Broadway. He just simply doesn't have the voice. Listen to the Epiphany. Just the line: "Now he's never come again" alone shows the huge difference. Compared with Cariou, Hearn, or any Broadway actor, Depp's interpretation of Sweeney Todd does not stack up.
I like both
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Well, most of the characters should have some sort of British accent. But Sweeney, because he's been away from home for so long, doesn't really need one. And usually he has a faded British accent- often with a lot of American in there.
But he was shipped to Australia so why America
The music is so beautiful 🤩 it is my favourite 😍
If only Sweeney paid a little more attention to the beggar woman. Perhaps this could have all been avoided
this masterpiece and a profile with Megara, i love you
What bothers me with the movie is that Depp does not look the role, Sweeney is a tired old man full of scorn and hate in his late 40's early 50's, while Depp looks like a depressed guy in his 30's...
Under. frickin. rated. Why am I just finding this now?
love this cast!!
I would imagine more Australian since it was a penal colony of England and that's where he was sent in the play.
3:38 - Saving this for an audition
she was mrs lovvett for the entire origenal cast.
I do love Victor Garber. :D
Close to nine minutes of perfect musical theater... IMHO.
Merle Louise was such a nice person. She did La Cage aux Folles & I knew her from that personally. I loved her.
Mrs. Lovitt's Mrs. Potts?
[ANTHONY]
I have sailed the world, beheld its wonders
From the Dardanelles
To the mountains of Peru
But there's no place like London!
I feel home again
I could hear the city bells ring
Whatever I would do
No, there's no place-
[TODD]
No, there's no place like London
[ANTHONY]
Mr. Todd…?
[TODD]
You are young
Life has been kind to you
You will learn
(spoken)
It is here we go our separate ways. Farewell, Anthony, I will not soon forget the good ship Bountiful nor the young man who saved my life
[BEGGAR WOMAN]
Alms! Alms!
For a miserable woman
On a miserable chilly morning
Thank you, sir, thank you
'Ow would you like a little muff, dear
A little jig jig
A little bounce around the bush?
Wouldn't you like to push me parsley?
It looks to me, dear
Like you got plenty there to push
Alms! Alms!
For a pitiful woman
Wot's got wanderin' wits...
Hey, don't I know you, mister?
[TODD, spoken]
Must you glare at me, woman? Off with you, off I say!
[BEGGAR WOMAN]
Then 'ow would you like to
Split me muff, mister?
We'll go jig jig
A little-
[TODD, spoken]
Off, I said. To the devil with you!
[BEGGAR WOMAN]
Alms! Alms!
For a desperate woman...
[ANTHONY]
Pardon me, sir, but there's no need to fear the likes of her. She's just a half-crazed beggar woman. London's full of them
[TODD]
There's a hole in the world like a great black pit
And the vermin of the world inhabit it
And its morals aren't worth what a pig would spit
And it goes by the name of London
At the top of the hole sit the privileged few
Making mock of the vermin in the lower zoo
Turning beauty into filth and greed, I too
Have sailed the world and seen its wonders
For the cruelty of men is as wondrous as Peru
But there's no place like London!
[TODD]
There was a barber and his wife
And she was beautiful
A foolish barber and his wife
She was his reason and his life
And she was beautiful
And she was virtuous
And he was naive
There was another man who saw
That she was beautiful
A pious vulture of the law
Who with a gesture of his claw
Removed the barber from his plate
Then there was nothing but to wait
And she would fall
So soft
So young
So lost
And oh, so beautiful!
[ANTHONY (spoken)]
The lady, sir, did she succumb?
[TODD]
Oh, that was many years ago…
I doubt if anyone would know
(spoken)
Now leave me, Anthony, I beg of you. There's somewhere I must go, something I must find out. Now. And alone
[ANTHONY (spoken)]
So long, then, Mr. Todd
[TODD]
There's a hole in the world like a great black pit
And it's filled with people who are filled with shit
And the vermin of the world inhabit it…
wow i didnt relize how different this from the movie and i really like it xD
Ooh, self-burn! Those are rare.
Am I the only one who almost started laughing when he said Naive. I mean it's not funny but I almost did.
I love this audio, the voices in it are very pretty but I honestly prefer the soundtrack from the original movie/musical, it sounds more eerie and they actually have English accents
This is the original musical. (Well the play started 2 years earlier. And with a slightly different cast)
can anyone tell when one song ends and another begins??
Tyrant Rainfire it's all basically one song.
Tyrant Rainfire but if you must know,
No Place Like London: 0:00 - 2:59
The Barber And His Wife: 3:00 - 5:53
The Worst Pies In London: 5:54 - 8:46
As we know now if they DID have the plague, business would be booming. Btw I’ll be animating this soundtrack so come visit the channel ;)
OKAY BUT ANGELA DOESN'T SOUND LIKE ANGELA IF I DIDN'T SEE HER NAME IN BIG LETTERS ON THE PICTURE I WOULDN'T THINK IT WAS HER.
I went to a performance of this in the english theater in frankfurt germany and sat in the first row it was i n c r e d i b l e
Especially when the killing started and we were given capes bc our clothes would have been ruined :,)
Oh my god I would have liked to see this for real
@gothicdemon224 Really? The latin american version of the play did have blood pouring from the cut throats.
can you please make separate videos for each of the songs?
Anybody know of a karaoke version of Barber and Hid Wife??
I'd like to see Tim Minchin in the next west end version accent-wise he'd be perfect, but that probably won't be since he's a tenor, Sweeny's a bass/baritone
@IMJEFF2 Yep. Angela Lansbury.
Your right it is the same Lovett as 82
@IMJEFF2 She totally is.
that's what i always thought was that Sweeney would have a slight Australian accent
Their voices are 4:52
I play the role of the beggar woman 😁
and Lucy? or
same
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WWWWWAAARIO!
In bias: i prefer the movie
Unbiased: i still prefer the movie
This is still great though
Elder One Same I love the Burton movie
I think this is the same Lovett as the 83 Broadway version.
sondheim songs are hard to sing
Who tf puts midrolls on music!?
Listening to the OBC soundtrack for the first time: wow I'm pretty disappointed. I mean Lansbury was amazing but Len was practically emotionless and almost always flat.
After finding out Len Cariou had acute laryngitis during the recording period: This just suddenly got much better. Huh.
haha yes, that's true, but Depp completely makes up for his ''lack of voice'' with his acting.
You all people gonna hate me but I kinda like more Helena Boham Carter's voice
I agree. 'Tis a shame we'll never get to hear her sing the full songs!
+Hidden Wings I'm with you. Much prefer her although I like the humor of Angela; but Helena makes it an art.
the movie made me appricate musicals more I know how u feel
nai santos I agree that Bonham Carter did an excellent job, but Angela's voice was much more suited to the different emotions throughout the role. No offense to Bonham Carter; she did an amazing job, but since she has not been trained for the genre, her vocal performance was small and limited to one or two emotions. Lansbury, who is a Broadway icon, was much better at pullung off the wide range of emotions displayed throughout Mrs. Lovett's role. The role is a lot like Mama in the musical Gypsy. The way it is sung may not be cookie cutter "good voice," and some people may find that it grates on their ears, but it is the way that specific role is intended to be sung.
winter nights SAME OMG
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I disagree, I really think Cariou falls flat in some songs like Epiphany. I wad fully satisfied with Depp but the best Sweeney Todd is Hearn
I like johnny depps better, he fits the creepy role better.
Limited wind my ass
The movies better
I’m sorry but I think Tim Burton’s singers did it better than the broadway singers. Not that the Broadway way singers arnt fantastic singers. In the Tim Burton the fact that they weren’t trained gave it more of an eerie feeling. And I feel the Broadway singers sing the slow parts really fast which loses the emotional appeal. The Tim Burton one I feel had more creepy Victorian feeling to it.
What the hell is the point of combining 3 fucking songs into one video?
I much prefer Tim Burton's musical to the broadway versions but these are alright
I'm the exact opposite, tbh. Tim Burton cut out all the good parts imo.
Worst pies in london hurts my head.
I could sing better than her screeching.
I cri everytim
British Commodore Angela is a beautiful singer. The character, however, was played as a very loud, assertive, seemingly careless, and obnoxious woman. She really is a very good singer, she just added squeaking as a comedic and entertaining character trait.
+Mason Syddall it takes talent to sound that careless
Niklas Edwardsson
This is the same women who plays Mrs. Potts. The gal can sing. She was just playing the character. But I get you! I just like how some singing to portray characters. Everyone has their opinions and tastes :)
I'm not a huge fan of the broadway version. The voices are just... no.
That's unfortunate.
Yeah, but I like to watch musicals for the music, not so much for story or character... It's quite unfortunate. I just can't bring myself to like 40-year-old Johanna, or the nasal Mrs. Lovett. Sorry, I hope you understand. I didn't mean to offend the score, or the composers, or even the actors. It's just not my cup of tea, and I much prefer the music from the Tim Burton version.
ilovecats4949 Really, I mean Burton's was good, but Depp was nowhere near Todd's actual vocal range.
Bryan Ha I guess you're right... but I wasn't a huge fan of his solos to begin with. I mean, the duets with Mrs. Lovett were probably the highlight of the movie for me. Johnny Depp isn't that great of a singer to begin with.
He is alright, I mean he works well since his acting makes up for it.
honestly? the movie version is better imo
That is fine with me!
This musical is being performed by my community theatre in October. (I would recommend checking out their UA-cam channel, "The Actors Charitable Theatre") I'm really excited and I'm auditioning for Tobias Ragg.
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