Who Sang The "Defying Gravity" Climax The Best?

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  • Опубліковано 26 чер 2017
  • "And nobody.. in all of Oz.:" CHILLS
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    #theatre #singer #musical
    Time stamps:
    0:32 Idina Menzel
    1:03 Rachel Tucker
    1:39 Pia Douwes
    2:13 Jonalyn Viray
    3:47 Regine Velasquez
    4:28 Mitch Grassi
    4:48 Morissette Amon
    5:28 Shoshana Bean
    6:14 Samantha Barks
    6:32 Natalie Weiss
    7:14 Rachelle Ann Go
    7:43 Eden Espinosa
    8:18 Danna Paola
    8:56 Alyssa Fox
    10:31 Jacqueline Hughes
    11:19 Emma Hatton

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  • @MisterGolightly
    @MisterGolightly  6 років тому +1204

    I'm doing other songs for Wicked and I'm taking notes of y'all whining (not really love ya lol) "xx" singer wasn't here.. Now, the thing is that there are singers whose show perfomances aren't on yb anymore (like Shoshana) so it's ok if I put the off stage version? Also, if you want me to add a few more singers (I kinda have already a list but anyway) leave it below this comment :)

    • @MisterGolightly
      @MisterGolightly  6 років тому +11

      crazycat671 I already had her :)

    • @scottnewcombe3728
      @scottnewcombe3728 6 років тому +1

      ua-cam.com/video/2t552vT4YDY/v-deo.html

    • @jordinlincoln5593
      @jordinlincoln5593 6 років тому +4

      GEMMA RIX PLEASE!!!!

    • @jordinlincoln5593
      @jordinlincoln5593 6 років тому +5

      ua-cam.com/video/D1Yl9NXhRSQ/v-deo.html Climax at 3:10 - she is the longest standing Elphaba in history! :)

    • @lacernaeduardo9265
      @lacernaeduardo9265 6 років тому +3

      Kindly add Rachelle Ann Go's most recent version. I think the title of her rendition here in youtube is Broadway Medley live at Eastwood City. Thanks so much.

  • @TheMrGothics
    @TheMrGothics 7 років тому +6505

    Ok but why put that version of Idina instead of the one she did on broadway

    • @MisterGolightly
      @MisterGolightly  7 років тому +508

      TheMrGothics well, first since she's the og I didn't want to display only audio of her and I didn't heard all of her performances but the ones I did she gets throaty or really raspy. I feel like she's great in here. I like the one in 02 but the editing is weird.

    • @aubreyposen2888
      @aubreyposen2888 7 років тому +283

      this is no criticism or something but there are way better performances of Idina, although this one is amazing too xx

    • @MisterGolightly
      @MisterGolightly  7 років тому +143

      No, it's okay! This one is good but someone below put a link (I think she was in London? Can't remember) and Idina sounded amazing! The best I've heard of her

    • @aubreyposen2888
      @aubreyposen2888 7 років тому +113

      Yep I just watched it. Oh god, this woman makes me so gay it's unbelievable haha xx

    • @MisterGolightly
      @MisterGolightly  7 років тому +135

      She makes me straight so we're even LOL! xoxo

  • @abbeybercasio2283
    @abbeybercasio2283 5 років тому +1335

    Fun fact! Lea Salonga was pregnant with her daughter when she sang this song in one of her concerts :)

    • @dirtydiana623
      @dirtydiana623 4 роки тому +15

      I love her version. So relaxing to the ear. My favorite 😍

    • @tomodonnell878
      @tomodonnell878 4 роки тому +89

      Baby was probably like: “jeez mum keep it down out there!”

    • @gregoryrow
      @gregoryrow 4 роки тому +10

      Abbey DB i love her in miss Saigon

    • @AgarioSplitrunner
      @AgarioSplitrunner 4 роки тому +15

      so not bring me down, actually meant bring her out. Now it makes more sense

    • @rycherrya5035
      @rycherrya5035 4 роки тому

      AgarWorstPlayer LOOOOL

  • @addisonwillis46
    @addisonwillis46 4 роки тому +1493

    What have we learned from this?? We can sing whatever we want for the cry thing at the end as long as we land on a C#5

  • @jaymerich6419
    @jaymerich6419 4 роки тому +2159

    I think that elphaba was better than elphaba and elphaba, but that's my opinion

    • @isabelerhart9523
      @isabelerhart9523 4 роки тому +10

      Mo Unicorn what

    • @jaymerich6419
      @jaymerich6419 4 роки тому +70

      @@isabelerhart9523 elphaba was better than elphaba

    • @celiar1726
      @celiar1726 4 роки тому +65

      Mo Unicorn I’m gonna have to disagree with you I think Elphaba was the best

    • @chelseajean4823
      @chelseajean4823 4 роки тому +57

      That’s pretty controversial but I honestly think Elphaba was actually better

    • @lostagain9386
      @lostagain9386 4 роки тому +44

      @@chelseajean4823 Are you guys crazy? I mean, based on vocal techniques and just overall power it was d e f i n a t e l y Elphaba

  • @toontownrules413
    @toontownrules413 6 років тому +443

    When the camera panned to Scott, I honestly fucking lost it.
    Like, I knew how he looked in that video, but I still lost it

  • @LotusDReyes
    @LotusDReyes 6 років тому +436

    When I hear the song "defying gravity" there are only 4 names running through my head
    Lea Salonga, Idina Menzel, Colleen Ballinger, and the kid on British Got Talent

  • @reha3063
    @reha3063 4 роки тому +905

    Time Stamps:
    0:27 - Idina Menzel
    1:01 - Rachel Tucker
    1:35 - Pia Dowwes
    2:10 - Jonalyn Viray
    2:30 - Caleb Hyles
    3:07 - Willemijn Verkaik
    3:43 - Regine Velasquez
    4:08 - Mitch Grassi
    4:45 - Morissette Amon
    5:27 - Shoshana Bean
    6:09 - Samantha Barks
    6:28 - Natalie Weiss
    7:00 - Rachelle Ann Go
    7:41 - Eden Espinosa
    8:15 - Danna Paola
    8:54 - Alyssa Fox
    9:34 - Chris Colfer and Lea Michelle
    9:52 - Lea Salonga
    10:29 - Jacqueline Hughes
    11:06 - Emma Hatton
    You guys are all amazing people and whatever you’re striving for in 2020, I believe in you! You have worth and you are loved. It gets better. Have a wonderful day!💛

  • @cotaitcirce9
    @cotaitcirce9 5 років тому +3021

    Idina. It was written for her voice. She invented it. And you should’ve had the her Broadway version. Her voice is so unique

    • @isabelerhart9523
      @isabelerhart9523 4 роки тому +24

      Cotait Circe i completeley agree

    • @gia1440
      @gia1440 4 роки тому +230

      No, it was literally written for Stephanie J. Block. It's fine to like Idina best, but Stephanie workshopped the show so no, Idina didn't invent it and it wasn't written for her. Get your facts right at least.

    • @MartyMusic777
      @MartyMusic777 4 роки тому +138

      The first person who sang the song publicly was actually Broadway legend Liz Callaway, and Stephanie J. Block workshopped the song before Idina stepped in. So...no. This song was not written with her voice in mind, and with the amount of strain she shows, that's apparent.

    • @ChuuliXilla
      @ChuuliXilla 4 роки тому +56

      If you listen to Willemijn Verkaik's performances of this song, especially her final Broadway performance, she's able to bring something to this song that none of the others could and it's absolutely chilling.

    • @StefanieHow
      @StefanieHow 4 роки тому +32

      That vocal technique though... yikes.

  • @duranwang3176
    @duranwang3176 6 років тому +1029

    omg Mitch holding in his laugh when Scott said "get her!"

    • @emikos700
      @emikos700 4 роки тому +8

      Duran Wang isn’t Scott from the penatonix?

    • @eyan7808
      @eyan7808 4 роки тому +8

      @@emikos700 they both are

    • @emikos700
      @emikos700 4 роки тому +1

      Norric Coreyan JnoHope oOh

    • @Jukka70
      @Jukka70 4 роки тому +2

      @@emikos700 well that just destroyed anything I liked about Penatonix

    • @emikos700
      @emikos700 4 роки тому +2

      Jukka70 OSKCKKAK I MEAN SCOTT AND MITCH ARE FROM A OLD NICKELODEON SHOW YEAH TOTALLY

  • @emilyrosesparkes8123
    @emilyrosesparkes8123 6 років тому +1807

    This is not a fair rep of Indina... she KILLED the tonys

    • @laurenjordan9583
      @laurenjordan9583 6 років тому +43

      I was gonna say that!!!

    • @artykumar
      @artykumar 6 років тому +11

      Yessss so agree!

    • @cynaracherrycaryccc
      @cynaracherrycaryccc 6 років тому +15

      Emily Rose her west end run IMO was her best.

    • @sophersaucer7666
      @sophersaucer7666 6 років тому +4

      Emily Rose quite literally

    • @tonyteets1673
      @tonyteets1673 6 років тому +27

      Acually.... I mean she was off key on a good bit of it at the tony's and she seemed like she was really straining her voice to hit the notes tbh

  • @fundipenthusiast5322
    @fundipenthusiast5322 3 роки тому +442

    i love how they're all serious then Mitch and Scott come along with like 2 minute made costumes and legit killed it

    • @kat7215
      @kat7215 3 роки тому +8

      Yes

    • @theoperatripleaxel5417
      @theoperatripleaxel5417 3 роки тому +2

      That was terrible...

    • @Nik-ny9ue
      @Nik-ny9ue 3 роки тому +16

      @@theoperatripleaxel5417 You think you can do it better 🙄

    • @yacht-thot8836
      @yacht-thot8836 2 роки тому +7

      @@theoperatripleaxel5417 do you know how difficult it is to belt notes like that? I went through years of vocal training and its still difficult for me

    • @paulrobinson3213
      @paulrobinson3213 Рік тому

      @@Nik-ny9ue They didn't film it and put it on the internet. So your argument is the height of childishness and stupidity.

  • @rebecca8836
    @rebecca8836 4 роки тому +322

    Does anybody else hear these amazing singers sing these notes so effortlessly and think “Ah! Of course! These notes seem as though they are simple! I am remembering then to be harder than they are! Maybe my belt has improved and I can now execute them! I shall try!” And then you make an unholy noise.

    • @Hessed3712
      @Hessed3712 4 роки тому +1

      Becca Ruth 🤣

    • @marblebongos2794
      @marblebongos2794 3 роки тому +7

      I sound like Tarzan while doing it.

    • @Whofan06
      @Whofan06 2 роки тому +1

      Nah as soon as they get to "me" you can hear how hard that note is every time. I don't study music so I don't know the technical term but you can just hear how that part is designed it's rough on the voice. That's why there's so many good covers cause this is like THE climax every singer wants to try and hit at one point or another

  • @elizabethriegert8683
    @elizabethriegert8683 5 років тому +927

    I dunno about Elphaba... but Scott Hoying as Glinda is probably the best part of this video.

  • @GarageStudio7
    @GarageStudio7 6 років тому +1650

    6:28 *Natalie Weiss* wins for "Nobody in all of London, no wizard that there is or *wasondon"* 😂😂😂

    • @parthxus
      @parthxus 6 років тому +48

      GarageStudio wasondon😂😂

    • @tomspence1300
      @tomspence1300 6 років тому +22

      I love Natalie ❤️❤️

    • @pedroesteves3018
      @pedroesteves3018 5 років тому +5

      Same ahahahah

    • @katiaromero7149
      @katiaromero7149 5 років тому +5

      I wonder why she said "London"

    • @wren5583
      @wren5583 5 років тому +41

      Katia Romero
      She was performing in London.

  • @emilye7826
    @emilye7826 5 років тому +548

    Got chills:
    Caleb Hyles
    Shoshana Bean
    Danna Paola
    Emma Hatton

    • @isabelerhart9523
      @isabelerhart9523 4 роки тому

      Emily E same

    • @troy7835
      @troy7835 4 роки тому +5

      Emily E only Caleb gave me chills

    • @FatimaMarques0890
      @FatimaMarques0890 4 роки тому +31

      As a Mexican, I'm so proud of Danna Paola. She shut all those who were doubting her. She has an AMAZING voice!

    • @zwch_
      @zwch_ 4 роки тому +4

      Caleb is sooooo good! Check out more of his stuff, he does covers across lots of genres.

    •  4 роки тому +6

      The "caleb" one was clearly edited and tuned so how can you even compare that with the live performances. Also very cringy acting

  • @aleboew
    @aleboew 4 роки тому +103

    8:15 Danna Paola, the youngest person that played Elphaba 💛

  • @daninmills
    @daninmills 7 років тому +421

    It's such a tough call, since they're all so talented. However, I've gotta say, this song leaves a lot less of an impact when the person singing it still has both feet on the ground. :P

    • @mistermoonshadow9188
      @mistermoonshadow9188 6 років тому +19

      @Jordan....you just hit on something very important---CONTEXT. There are singers who can do quite pitch perfect clean notes and it can be good "in concert"...but that is NOT the context of this song and Stephen Schwartz writes musical theatre songs so that they tell the story, often thumbing his nose at songwriting conventions. (somebody deriding Idinal mentioned Popular, wondering why she was....go find a 32 bar cut for that song that you can use in an audition...just sayin) DEFYING GRAVITY is the "money song in WICKED. It is not the best song; it is not the one I remember most and is not the heart within the story. FOR GOOD has the best lyrics in that entire show; Schwartz onetime commented that of the very many songs he'd written, For Good was absolutely the best he'd ever done. Sing that song well, then we'll talk... Musical Theatre requires singing coupled with acting...and even the songs have to be "in character." Are there singers with purer voices than Idina? Yes, certainly. Better techniques, and not the unusual tones (we all know it's Idina from the first few bar or so) that are so very distinctive. But she fits the role. By the time that "money song" lifts Elphaba high above the stage, she is belting out a song mixing courage, hope, defiance, adrenaline-powered energy...it is not a "beautiful" song. I want Elphaba to be screaming all of those things that have lifted her to the sky. And that is where Idina has "the edge"....her voice can be soft and lovely but she builds to an edginess, she commands you to listen to her, not always in a pure and gentle way. Every Elphaba brings some of themselves to the role, that being a marvelous thing about live theatre. I've enjoyed a number of them. Idina, however, best fits my understanding of the character and delivers that IN CHARACTER...and that is the difference in Idina's performing the role.
      She'll leave room for others....it appears that she is transitioning from full time stage performer into a concert performer (you do get more rest...and wow she works even in concert). Just saw her "in concert" at a wonderful outdoor (under "sails" strung overhead) at the Jacobs Pavilion at Nautica in The Flats along the river in Cleveland OH. She had previously been at Blossom Music Center, the summer home of the Cleveland Orchestra and a superlative "outdoor" venue....but no where nearly as magical as what she did in that 5,000 seat amphitheatre under the nighttime lights of the cityscape. Superlative concert and she made the night personal and warm (not withstanding that it was midsummer in Cleveland with her joking about being hot...and sweaty....). And now I've checked off the last of the 3 female singers on my list of Must See LIVE in concert. Idina's singing pleases me; her talent breathed into the character of Elphaba best fits that role for my tastes.

    • @cywong9312
      @cywong9312 6 років тому +1

      Jordan so true😂😂😂😂

  • @ashbydanielle2580
    @ashbydanielle2580 5 років тому +196

    Is scares me how effortless that note was for pia

  • @shwing9760
    @shwing9760 5 років тому +2754

    Yall didnt do Idina justice, you couldve definatley found a better video
    edit: ouuuu it seems i started an argument ;p

    • @ttw162429
      @ttw162429 5 років тому +57

      they could try, but she’s bad in every recording so ☕️

    • @awhellyeah12
      @awhellyeah12 5 років тому +192

      Tyler Alexander you’re deaf

    • @ttw162429
      @ttw162429 5 років тому +25

      Jane i think you meant to say *trained in vocal pedagogy and understand how the voice works

    • @giannamelton6036
      @giannamelton6036 4 роки тому +72

      She’s not the best Elphaba. Stop making excuses for her. In every video of her singing this song, she’s off key. It’s a fact. Stop saying she’s sick, or nerves, or emotional. She’s just ok. She’s good in the studio recording but that’s it.

    • @giannamelton6036
      @giannamelton6036 4 роки тому +6

      She’s not the best Elphaba. Stop making excuses for her. In every video of her singing this song, she’s off key. It’s a fact. Stop saying she’s sick, or nerves, or emotional. She’s just ok. She’s good in the studio recording but that’s it.

  • @ALFONSONAVAOFICIAL
    @ALFONSONAVAOFICIAL 5 років тому +84

    Danna so young and powerfull! i love her voice...

  • @laneynelson5843
    @laneynelson5843 7 років тому +591

    that caleb guy killed it Holy crap

    • @danielh457
      @danielh457 7 років тому +32

      he's an awesome singer and does some great covers on youtube

    • @TheDavisclassroom
      @TheDavisclassroom 7 років тому +28

      He literally won

    • @Ifedayo1official
      @Ifedayo1official 7 років тому +43

      The fact it wasn't falsetto voice is crazy that's his mix voice

    • @ianslass
      @ianslass 7 років тому +3

      Yes!!!!!!!!!!

    • @eva-jp1hb
      @eva-jp1hb 6 років тому +2

      yup
      ....

  • @darkangel4994
    @darkangel4994 6 років тому +1930

    Caleb’s certainly not the best, but can we just appreciate how well he actually did?

    • @magicdolphin3090
      @magicdolphin3090 6 років тому +50

      Dark Angel thats how i actually learned the lyrics, I love caleb

    • @TheSaxAppeal
      @TheSaxAppeal 5 років тому +142

      Especially considering that was mostly chest voice.
      Singing that high using chest is really difficult

    • @Sylarkinesis
      @Sylarkinesis 5 років тому +50

      TheSaxAppeal that definitely wasn't chest voice. That was mostly a mix for Caleb

    • @dommitchell4319
      @dommitchell4319 5 років тому +20

      using autotune? sure.

    • @cybertoad1012
      @cybertoad1012 5 років тому +49

      No? He doesn’t use auto tune. Guys can sing high notes too

  • @eirikastokes9652
    @eirikastokes9652 5 років тому +67

    Shoshana's first "bring me down" is RIDICULOUS ❤

    • @maestralive3493
      @maestralive3493 4 місяці тому

      She ate. Chills, def felt the ominous GRAVITY

  • @hayden8873
    @hayden8873 5 років тому +266

    Okay. Danna can SANG

  • @toddbergmann-rogers9134
    @toddbergmann-rogers9134 6 років тому +319

    I find it so very notable that Caleb Hyles is the only male rendition of Defying Gravity out there that even comes close to many of the female professionals in this montage! What an amazing voice he has!

    • @Ricee_e
      @Ricee_e 5 років тому +48

      Todd Bergmann-Rogers I think Mitch grassi’s rendition was better

    • @zoeeemoon
      @zoeeemoon 5 років тому +26

      @@Ricee_e yeah, but Mitch has a naturally much higher voice than Caleb, if you watch some of Caleb's videos you can see that he has an absolute incredible range, especially when you see he didn't go into his falsetto when singing this note!!

    • @coopervanbruchem8201
      @coopervanbruchem8201 5 років тому +9

      Todd Bergmann-Rogers Mitch Grassi is like 10x times better no offender to Caleb. I'm not saying Caleb has a bad voice cause he doesn't and it's amazing.

    • @triple7marc
      @triple7marc 5 років тому

      Goofydart86662 2 Is he though?

    • @kylekyle6872
      @kylekyle6872 4 роки тому

      Marc Weiner who are you talking to

  • @katiecorsini
    @katiecorsini 6 років тому +800

    IS NO ONE GONNA TALK ABOUT SCOTT IN A WIG CAUSE AOEJAOUR MY BBS

  • @alwaystellthetruth9612
    @alwaystellthetruth9612 5 років тому +338

    You guys got the question incorrectly. It says "Who Sang The "Defying Gravity" Climax The Best?" Not "Who is the most avid FAN of these artists?" LOL

    • @isabelerhart9523
      @isabelerhart9523 4 роки тому +3

      AlwaysTell TheTruth lol yes 😂

    • @kctrent7626
      @kctrent7626 4 роки тому +2

      Tell em

    • @politereminder6284
      @politereminder6284 3 роки тому

      People confuse celebrity with quality. Not everyone can tell who sings well who doesn't 😅

  • @4lejandro855
    @4lejandro855 4 роки тому +34

    8:15 didn't thought that Danna Paola (Lu from Elite© Netflix) was such a great singer!!!

  • @katherinegrace8822
    @katherinegrace8822 6 років тому +114

    considering Mitch was doing it as a joke just messing around with his friends i think he did pretty well

  • @matOpera
    @matOpera 7 років тому +378

    The riff the way Idina started doing it early in her Broadway performances, when she realized that after straining for an entire act she couldn't hit the written F (it's the way she recorded it in the studio and on the recording featured in this video), is maybe singularly the greatest thing to happen in all of musical theater history. All the fancy additions and high notes in the world cannot compare to the musical genius in that one phrase, by far the greatest thing Idina ever did for music. In the context of those two held D-flats that precede it, the ultimate phrase single-handedly suffices as reason to buy an exorbitantly priced ticket.

    • @Yazmarohma42
      @Yazmarohma42 7 років тому +20

      So you mean Idina is the best? Because I agree with you.

    • @matOpera
      @matOpera 7 років тому +59

      Yazmarohma42 Yes, she's likely my favorite. Sure, her technique is shockingly poor, and it's a frankly miracle she can still sing after over 20 years on constant vocal self-destruct. But the strain and the edge in her voice, combined with the absolute perfection of that riff, it's something no one else can top for me.

    • @MisterGolightly
      @MisterGolightly  7 років тому +20

      This is amazing! Her best I've heard she sounds PERFECT! I Wish included this version in the video

    • @elifnazsinav312
      @elifnazsinav312 7 років тому +10

      I'm sorry I couldn't understand the comment I haven't slept in 27 hours and english is my second language can anyone simplify it? Sprry that was a stupid request but I really want to learn the thing

    • @carlosalejandroalvarenga4913
      @carlosalejandroalvarenga4913 7 років тому

      elifnaz sınav yeah I can't understand it either

  • @katherinestremel9244
    @katherinestremel9244 2 роки тому +13

    I remember seeing Alyssa Fox on the Wicked tour and literally sobbing because her voice was so good. I couldn’t get over how AMAZING her voice was.

  • @ashlynsavincki766
    @ashlynsavincki766 5 років тому +114

    “And nobody is all of London,no wizard that there or was-Ondon.” Natalie Weiss-defying gravity

    • @AgarioSplitrunner
      @AgarioSplitrunner 4 роки тому +10

      that's cool, but what if she sang: popular! I'm gonna make you popul-er, erhhh, ,I mean -Ondon

  • @clumsypuppet2175
    @clumsypuppet2175 6 років тому +92

    Holy shit Caleb fucking nailed that😂😂

  • @Pebbleio
    @Pebbleio 6 років тому +676

    IS NO ONE GOING TO TALK ABOUT HOW FRICKING GOOD CALEB AND MITCH ACTUALLY DID

    • @meowsred2916
      @meowsred2916 5 років тому +10

      Caleb was terrible tho???

    • @triple7marc
      @triple7marc 5 років тому +44

      Meows Red Get your ears checked.

    • @randompersononyourchannel1574
      @randompersononyourchannel1574 5 років тому +4

      Yes yes those are my main people thank you finally someone else gets me

    • @nfarhas7798
      @nfarhas7798 5 років тому +15

      Mitch and Scott put this performance together as part of their Superfruit channel for Scott's birthday. The entire performance is hilarious. It was meant to be funny but Mitch Grassi's vocals are fan-dam-tastic as always. If you want to watch it all, just search Superfruit Wicked. Fair warning though to those who don't know Superfruit ... they can be pretty off the wall.

    • @itd6116
      @itd6116 5 років тому +2

      But that autotune

  • @regina2899
    @regina2899 4 роки тому +73

    8:16 México 🇲🇽❤

  • @danielchipman8967
    @danielchipman8967 4 роки тому +61

    I've always been partial to Willemijn. I don't know how many times I've watched the vid of her final performance, but I still get goosebumps at the end.

    • @laguna4life
      @laguna4life Рік тому +3

      I agree she is my favorite as well. If you compare the German singers, Pia is good as well but Willemijn can give me goosebumps there is something unique about her tone.

    • @alexisericson241
      @alexisericson241 Рік тому

      Also Pia never acted in the musical

  • @livingthelifebycugieyoshi5413
    @livingthelifebycugieyoshi5413 7 років тому +125

    Wow morissette Amon

  • @asyrdal4059
    @asyrdal4059 5 років тому +384

    ...DUDE.
    I was most impressed by Caleb and Willemijn! But Shoshanna though. And *Natalie!* how can I pick?!
    ....I was not expecting Mitch and Scott, but okay. XD And *dang* that riff...

    • @ineslime3929
      @ineslime3929 5 років тому +4

      natalie is literally one of the queens of riffing!!! she’s incredible :)

    • @itd6116
      @itd6116 5 років тому +10

      Lol Caleb’s autotune was what impressed me

    • @rf5510
      @rf5510 5 років тому +15

      Caleb's was awful. The only one i didnt like. So pitchy and tuned.

    • @marykay5299
      @marykay5299 4 роки тому +1

      @@itd6116 yeah :// i agree

    • @isabelerhart9523
      @isabelerhart9523 4 роки тому

      R F im gonna have too agree 😬

  • @jessicahanson345
    @jessicahanson345 4 роки тому +34

    Danna paola is really good

  • @CaptainBlaine
    @CaptainBlaine 4 роки тому +32

    For whatever reason, Willemijn just made the song so great to my ears. Shoshana has a fantastic voice, but something about it seemed more like a display for her vocals, rather than for the character.

  • @carlosalejandroalvarenga4913
    @carlosalejandroalvarenga4913 6 років тому +420

    And nobody in all of London
    No wizard that there is or was-ondon
    😂😂😂

  • @GarageStudio7
    @GarageStudio7 6 років тому +526

    *Morisette and Rachel* were unbelievably resonant!

    • @naomida22
      @naomida22 6 років тому +6

      Memyselfandkai :/ Rachel not Rachelle...

    • @naomida22
      @naomida22 6 років тому +1

      Memyselfandkai :/ yes I think

    • @MrFinnMcK
      @MrFinnMcK 6 років тому +3

      Naomi Dadya Rachel Tucker is Irish.

    • @naomida22
      @naomida22 6 років тому

      MrFMcK I know

    • @ber2704
      @ber2704 5 років тому

      rachel didn't replace idina haha

  • @hecallmeoppa1014
    @hecallmeoppa1014 4 роки тому +17

    The amount of rawness and emotion that Shoshana brings to Elphaba will never cease to amaze me. No matter how many times I watch her, I’m always just as blown away as I was the first time. That first “bring me down”. Come onnnn.

  • @xhappyponyxwasmyoldname1395
    @xhappyponyxwasmyoldname1395 5 років тому +23

    Holy crap, every single one of them is stunning

  • @etiennedanieldodge743
    @etiennedanieldodge743 6 років тому +851

    It's a pity that broadway's producers are so picky about the final notes, I find the Ab5 that Mitch and Natalie improvised into that last part is far more captivating than wavering between the Db and Eb that's written.

    • @josephcarlisle1943
      @josephcarlisle1943 6 років тому +165

      It's not just being picky, it's also trying not to kill an actors voice who has to do the role 8 times a week for months at a time.

    • @etiennedanieldodge743
      @etiennedanieldodge743 6 років тому +5

      This is true.

    • @cesargarcia5624
      @cesargarcia5624 5 років тому +1

      Was Natalie's an Ab5?
      I don't think so

    • @manicpixiecassidy
      @manicpixiecassidy 5 років тому

      @@cesargarcia5624 Yes it is! Or G#, but whatever.

    • @hoosiermama16
      @hoosiermama16 5 років тому +3

      Well...and that note is covered in the chorus

  • @hannahbowman259
    @hannahbowman259 7 років тому +22

    Shohana Bean was 😍

  • @theravenandthedesk
    @theravenandthedesk 4 роки тому +72

    Idina will always be #1 in my book

  • @lordc1508
    @lordc1508 4 роки тому +20

    Willemijn Verkaik’s last performance is truly amazing

    • @lightRZ
      @lightRZ 3 роки тому +6

      She is the best.

  • @gloriaj.6064
    @gloriaj.6064 6 років тому +322

    Obviously Mitch Grassi 'cause she's a QUEEN!

  • @krazyangel7895
    @krazyangel7895 6 років тому +443

    obviously its the avocado, Mitch

  • @tewohwithnoerror
    @tewohwithnoerror 4 роки тому +28

    Caleb sings with passion, and all his actions just wowww llz....and Mitch with the whistle note at the end♥♥

    • @MxCAT7
      @MxCAT7 4 роки тому +3

      was that a whistle? not just him going *extremely* high? doesn't really sound/look like a whistle to me...

  • @flowerbloom..
    @flowerbloom.. 4 роки тому +30

    8:19
    I was today years old when I realized that that was Danna. The youngest Elphie to date. Now she’s in ÉLITE. My brain I-

    • @HughAbrego
      @HughAbrego 3 роки тому +3

      She is a star ! Mexican queen! rumors she is considered for the wicked movie

    • @mariannaa.4138
      @mariannaa.4138 3 роки тому

      Lol así es

  • @schewaschewa3989
    @schewaschewa3989 7 років тому +83

    Willemijn. I don't think I need to emphasize that she has taken the role in three languages... Her voice itself can explain everything!

    • @JonesLiliana
      @JonesLiliana 6 років тому +3

      leciel lalune saw her life few month ago. She was absolutely astonishing during the performance!

  • @Michelleblinkie12
    @Michelleblinkie12 7 років тому +41

    Willemijn 😍

  • @kaiayeoman3669
    @kaiayeoman3669 4 роки тому +380

    Idina definitely. The video of her did not do her justice at all.

    • @eduardochavacano
      @eduardochavacano 3 роки тому

      she is adelle dazeem for life.

    • @user-rt8cc3yl7t
      @user-rt8cc3yl7t 3 роки тому +2

      Yea and she now has permanent voice damage bc of singing that note repeatedly and can’t hit it anymore

  • @princeofmayonnaise
    @princeofmayonnaise 4 роки тому +29

    Danna Paola was so flawless O.O

  • @amandaleske4567
    @amandaleske4567 6 років тому +108

    imagine having a FRAcTIOn of the talent of any of these girls I’m QUAKING

  • @giovanni6512
    @giovanni6512 7 років тому +298

    in no particular order:
    Idina Menzel
    Lea Michele
    Mitch Grassi
    Willemijn Verkaik

    • @fernandoprieto6981
      @fernandoprieto6981 7 років тому +6

      Blue Criss idina menzel? please.. you must be deaf. wort elphaba ever. try to listen Rachel Tucker, Willeminj Verkaik, Danna Paolla (méxico), Myra Ruiz (brasil), Sabrina Wreckelin (standby in German).
      idina is so far the worst. i just dont get why people are so obsessed with her.

    • @ber2704
      @ber2704 7 років тому +2

      ^^ preach

    • @maraalvarez7158
      @maraalvarez7158 7 років тому +3

      Fernando Prietto Danna Paola was awful but whatever ...

    • @caris4837
      @caris4837 7 років тому +2

      Blue Criss I agree completely

    • @dragonpride6997
      @dragonpride6997 7 років тому +1

      Mara Alvarez she's okay. Keep in mind. She was 18. Probably doesn't have as much skill as the others

  • @JoshGone
    @JoshGone 5 років тому +59

    I think there’s a very different standard for those singing something produced, they’ve rested all day for, verses those that have performed it and have arrived at that point half way through a strenuous 2 hour performance. And it’s also different when it’s stylized in a pop music way. I think it’s hard to judge all the particular performances in one group.

    • @Tr1sh4Lynn
      @Tr1sh4Lynn 3 роки тому +2

      That is a fair statement to make.

  • @MosesAgility236
    @MosesAgility236 4 роки тому +20

    I LOST it when I saw you included Mitch grassi lmaooo

  • @toritarantino187
    @toritarantino187 6 років тому +144

    I'm not counting Idina because I"m biased. I freaking love Caleb Hyles, but Shoshana Bean will always have my heart lol.

  • @drewmackey3789
    @drewmackey3789 6 років тому +189

    i think the best part of this video is natalie weiss adding “ondon” to the end of the word was to rhyme it with london lol

  • @slimy_bastard9864
    @slimy_bastard9864 5 років тому +110

    Mitch definitely wins in my book. I've never seen a guy be able to sing that high and hold the note for that long.

    • @elizabeatscancer
      @elizabeatscancer 4 роки тому +8

      Sofu_ Tale same, it’s really impressive for a guy 😍

    • @shivtex3161
      @shivtex3161 4 роки тому +6

      Dimash *laughs in high pitch*

    • @marymichele340
      @marymichele340 3 роки тому +6

      I love Mitch’s version. Yes I’m a fan girl🥰

    • @DarkSpade87
      @DarkSpade87 Рік тому

      Mitch is an absolute vocal god

  • @makogibson4940
    @makogibson4940 4 роки тому +5

    Mitch's face paint. I can't even 😂

  • @victoriajusticesings8193
    @victoriajusticesings8193 5 років тому +781

    Season 1 Kurt Hummel

  • @Summerdeath
    @Summerdeath 7 років тому +57

    Willemijn is my Queen ❤❤❤❤❤ .

    • @Tony.H03
      @Tony.H03 7 років тому +3

      Summerdeath yes, but, as much as I'm annoyed by her persona, in this video Pia was better.

  • @sadaniedirisinghe5198
    @sadaniedirisinghe5198 4 роки тому +19

    Sho steamrolled over everyone with that first INSANE "bring me down" 🤯

  • @nunosilva8865
    @nunosilva8865 5 років тому +4

    Mitch Grassi, no words on him...

  • @julie-anne756
    @julie-anne756 6 років тому +83

    I actually can’t choose, they all were completely amazing and so talented!

    • @Sarahjeann-
      @Sarahjeann- 6 років тому

      Julie-Anne AVEC UN ‘E’ *Whispers:Choose Mitch Grassi* lol

  • @bowtiemouse
    @bowtiemouse 6 років тому +151

    Danna Paolo had me shook, that was incredible!!!

    • @luisdearkmontes
      @luisdearkmontes 5 років тому +14

      and he was only 17 years old when he played Elphaba 😱👏💚

    • @isabelerhart9523
      @isabelerhart9523 5 років тому +4

      Eduardo Montes you mean she

    • @carlosbautista9404
      @carlosbautista9404 4 роки тому +6

      SHE’S LU ON ELITE (NETFLIX)

    • @YisneySoto
      @YisneySoto 4 роки тому +1

      @The Pasty British Guy From Wonderwoman No WTF Hahahaha

    • @paulinaloya371
      @paulinaloya371 4 роки тому

      The Pasty British Guy From Wonderwoman yeah that’s not how it works lol

  • @belchingklown2574
    @belchingklown2574 4 роки тому +9

    4:36 that NOTE CHANGE THOUGH!

  • @JSanchezA7
    @JSanchezA7 4 роки тому +13

    My vote goes to Willemijn Verkaik. I also love her song from Frozen, "Lass jetzt los" (german version of Let it Go)

  • @Justindavis531
    @Justindavis531 7 років тому +1228

    Can we just talk about mitch grassi for a second??

    • @katdellinger4223
      @katdellinger4223 7 років тому +51

      omg i know! he's so perfect i love him

    • @beef5519
      @beef5519 7 років тому +37

      The Queen himself 💕💕💕👏👏👏

    • @maggielakin9329
      @maggielakin9329 7 років тому +98

      Justin Davis it just cracks me up though to see Mitch sing his heart out and then it zooms out to Scott in his messy blonde wig😂😂

    • @katdellinger4223
      @katdellinger4223 7 років тому +12

      omg same i love them

    • @maggielakin9329
      @maggielakin9329 7 років тому +48

      Kayde Dellinger just scotts face at 4:25 saying"I hope your happy" is making me laugh so hard

  • @ShawnWalter6
    @ShawnWalter6 7 років тому +30

    Shoshana Bean, Stephanie J Block, Donna Vivino and Louise Dearman are some of the best Elphaba's to exist.

  • @alexthetrash3378
    @alexthetrash3378 4 роки тому +13

    Are we not gonna talk about Caleb Hyles amazing vocals and he he nailed the high notes?

  • @nincombook9577
    @nincombook9577 4 роки тому +23

    Ya'll I just can't believe my fellow filipinos aren't commenting about how much Filipinos are in this video

  • @ClaudiaBronte
    @ClaudiaBronte 7 років тому +292

    Willemijn will always be my favourite

    • @joshg1819
      @joshg1819 7 років тому

      Claudia Bronte i saw her live at the victoria Apollo theatre she was even better

    • @ClaudiaBronte
      @ClaudiaBronte 7 років тому +1

      Joshua Garner Me too! She's the best ❤

    • @joshg1819
      @joshg1819 7 років тому +6

      gives me goosebumps remembering

    • @merelke2002
      @merelke2002 6 років тому +1

      Claudia Bronte i've seen her in Wicked in holland

    • @justiceotero2543
      @justiceotero2543 6 років тому +1

      She was so flat
      ... :/

  • @hasanitaylor3548
    @hasanitaylor3548 7 років тому +313

    Call me biased, but considering the difficulty of this song, scale jumps, intensity and high notes, Mitch and Caleb for the win. There are actual sopranos that struggle with this song, and those two men added an extra note that tops the highest note.

    • @Ikbeneennestel
      @Ikbeneennestel 7 років тому +41

      You can't compare males and females with singing. These guys do it in their head voice and that's a BIG difference from the females who do it in their chest voice. They need to belt that F5 in their freaking chest voice while standing on a platform eight meters in the air. Those guys can't even touch Shoshona, Eden, Idina, Willemijn and ALL these amazing females who played Elphaba on Broadway, West End and the rest of the world.

    • @amandareeves3439
      @amandareeves3439 7 років тому +9

      Ikbeneennestel you clearly have not heard Mitch grassi sing he could touch them :)

    • @Ikbeneennestel
      @Ikbeneennestel 7 років тому +19

      I certainly have hear him singing and i'm not a fan of his timbre or vocal style (But that's personal)
      But from a professional standpoint: He can never come close near female vocals. There is a fundamental difference between male and female vocalisation. The shrill nasal singing he does is just a very developed head voice which has a different vocal quality and colour then his chest voice.
      I understand he has a big group of fans and I get that. It's the same thing with Idina Menzel. You love or hate the voices they have but comparing male and female vocals with each other is just ludicrous. These females have real trained vocals who can hit those 'high' notes that Mitch does with ease. You also need to understand that there's a difference between hitting a note and singing a note. It's all fun and games that you can sing high notes but when they are not clear and inconsistent you can't count them as singing notes. I've seen a lot of clips with him preforming and singing the notes not with the constant vocal quality throughout the performances. That makes his quality as singer very questionable.

    • @hasanitaylor3548
      @hasanitaylor3548 7 років тому +7

      It is my personal opinion as a 40 year old with a Bachelor's degree in Musical Theatre and 25+ years singing experience. I am impressed as a Baritone whose range dropped 3 octaves when my voice changed. That's all. This is not a competition in who knows the most about tonal quality, falsetto and diaphragm supported chest voices.

    • @TechGirl84
      @TechGirl84 6 років тому +1

      Ikbeneennestel excellent points!

  • @lennoxvazquez
    @lennoxvazquez 5 років тому +5

    I love Idina's eyes and emotion. Omg
    Yo. You can tell Pia Douwes had a fun time. She sang that high note so well
    And Willemijn Verkaik fucking kept that note. Holy shit. She was steady👏🏼

  • @agusheredia2672
    @agusheredia2672 4 роки тому +26

    Shoshana is the best. Im so in love with her voice

  • @alinamatics
    @alinamatics 6 років тому +296

    DAMN CALEB HYLES!!!! FOR A GUY, HE CAN DEFINITELY SING

    • @problemassinceros5483
      @problemassinceros5483 5 років тому +2

      linza AGREE

    • @triple7marc
      @triple7marc 5 років тому +11

      Why “for a guy?” Guys can sing just as well as girls can.

    • @thealluringmysticc
      @thealluringmysticc 5 років тому +7

      GUYS CAN SING AS WELL AS GIRLS SHUT THE FUCK UP

    • @izzyk15
      @izzyk15 5 років тому +16

      Pierre chill bro. She meant for this particular song. Not many guys’ voices can belt that high, it’s just science. Please don’t leave hate until you know what you are talking about.

    • @scarlettlasweet
      @scarlettlasweet 5 років тому +6

      Caleb's vocal range must be a gift from the gods.

  • @lacrosseman02
    @lacrosseman02 6 років тому +173

    Willemijn Verkaik is the best Elphaba ever, and you weren't exactly fair to her by showing one of her few english performances when she was the originator of the role on the German stage.

    • @dorok2756
      @dorok2756 4 роки тому +9

      All the people in this video are amazing, but everytime I hear Willemijn sing this song I'm like "hoooow" :D She is out of this world.

    • @Mijnkanaal21
      @Mijnkanaal21 4 роки тому +3

      And, she did the Dutch version aswell!!!

    • @WallisLuke
      @WallisLuke 2 роки тому +1

      She is so amazing, this was a disappointing selection. I smell riggery

  • @DeeL3
    @DeeL3 4 роки тому +13

    Watching this makes me realize that Idina really hasn't taken care of her voice throughout the years. But Rachel Tucker sounded great.

  • @ss-vm7vw
    @ss-vm7vw 5 років тому +6

    I saw the play in New York with Jessica in it two weeks ago and all I can say is wow. Her voice is amazing

  • @annakatharina9076
    @annakatharina9076 5 років тому +21

    I love the Fact that Indiana Menzel and Willmÿn Verkaik both sang this and Let it go...so amazing✨

  • @luciepoisson-fast2567
    @luciepoisson-fast2567 4 роки тому +4

    Props to all of them to be able to constantly perform that song and hit those notes 👏🏻👏🏻

  • @AlienQueen2000
    @AlienQueen2000 3 роки тому +2

    Mitch and Scott had me dying

  • @lineschneider
    @lineschneider 7 років тому +118

    waiting for one of these for the fiyero riff in no good deed :)
    that being said, willemijn to me is the best one by far, followed closely by eden. and i love the lea video you used here - the fact that she was pregnant always hits me.
    i also recommend you yo check the brazilian elphaba, her name is myra ruiz and her defying gravity (we call it "desafiar a gravidade" here) is BRILLIANT.

    • @MisterGolightly
      @MisterGolightly  7 років тому +8

      Aline Schneider alright, I will! :)

    • @tomgallowitz
      @tomgallowitz 6 років тому

      Aline Schneider and the ending of ngd as well there are fierce Elphies who give me chills

    • @MisterGolightly
      @MisterGolightly  6 років тому

      tomgallowitz I just did :)

    • @brittanykurtz1868
      @brittanykurtz1868 6 років тому

      Yessssssssssssssss

  • @macey463
    @macey463 6 років тому +123

    I really enjoyed Willemijn. She was so clear

  • @RoseCadenza
    @RoseCadenza 4 роки тому +18

    The ones that gave me the chills:
    Jonalyn Viray
    Caleb Hyles (I might be biased because he's been one of my favorite singers for a while)
    Willemijn Verkaik
    Mitch Grassi
    Morissette Amon
    Shoshana Bean
    Samantha Barks
    Natalie Weiss
    Danna Paola (she didn't give me the chills, but she still made me raise my eyebrows)
    I wouldn't know who sang it the best. I wanna say Caleb, but I feel like I'm kinda biased. It might be a tie between him and Willemijn Verkaik. She did a really good job of how I imagined it done. And I'm not even a singer, but I am a musician.

  • @sistersreacciones6015
    @sistersreacciones6015 4 роки тому +15

    Idina, reachel and Mitch

  • @sumguy8356
    @sumguy8356 7 років тому +1317

    Where is Miranda Sings? Haha 😏😏

    • @MisterGolightly
      @MisterGolightly  7 років тому +70

      SoImSeth lol!! You know what? I was searching for a part where only Colleen sang it and the only audio cuts near the end :(

    • @ramblebee3197
      @ramblebee3197 7 років тому +33

      SoImSeth Colleen would kill
      it but miranda would kill it twice cuz she's better😉

    • @dreyhaynes4299
      @dreyhaynes4299 7 років тому +8

      Mister Golightly she sings it in her Netflix series first episode😂

    • @TessaKlok
      @TessaKlok 7 років тому +6

      Yeah, sure, make it even harder for me!! Pia as my all time idol, Willemijn as my ultimate Elphaba and I don't even have to explain Miranda XD

    • @carlosalejandroalvarenga4913
      @carlosalejandroalvarenga4913 7 років тому +2

      SoImSeth ikr

  • @klippie91
    @klippie91 6 років тому +35

    Willemijn, she gives me the goosebumps, just perfect

  • @veetdc8105
    @veetdc8105 5 років тому +16

    she wasnt on this list,,, but I love Donna Vivino personally....

  • @IrisKingfire
    @IrisKingfire 4 роки тому +14

    WHEN I SAW SCOTT I DIED 😂😂

  • @rebeccacraig5117
    @rebeccacraig5117 5 років тому +26

    Donna Vivino’s defying gravity gives me goosebumps every time!!!!

  • @mckennaraff5635
    @mckennaraff5635 7 років тому +95

    AND NOBODY IN ALL OF ......london

  • @carlycchapman
    @carlycchapman 4 роки тому +6

    I STARTED CRYING WHEN CALEB SHOWED UP ON THE SCREEN! YES THANK YOU FOR APPRECIATING HIM! 😁

  • @americanhoney877
    @americanhoney877 4 роки тому +8

    Caleb honestly shocked me. Also these are all amazing but Idina will always and forever be my Elphie.