My wife and I saw Hedwig...twice. I'm a pretty reserved guy, but I reached my hand out as Lena strode up the aisle at the end of the show and she touched my hand. I'll never forget any of it.
How on Earth and in the name of the good Lord this has only 133k views? This should be in the hundreds of millions. By far the best cover of this amazing song.
Very generous from you to share the songs in UA-cam and make them available for all users around the world. Thank you! Love to hear your personal version after having listened to your Yithzak and your Hedwig many many times (maybe too many lol). Good luck in this project!
I can't stop replaying this... Between the extraordinary songwriting and the mind-blogging rendition from Lena, I guess a giant bolt did hit my head when I stumbled on this video!
one of my favorite songs! and sung by my favorite actress.... when i saw this show i saw it with jcm as hedwig and lena as yitzak... that is an experience that changed my life forever! thank you lena for being a life changer
I saw Hedwig twice in one night-Andrew Ranells and Lena Hall were amazing.. but I bought the ticket to the late show to hear Lena sing again. The only time I’ve been that moved at a live performance was the first time I heard kd lang sing “Crying” live when she was on tour supporting “Ingenue” in 1992. Both women are without pers.
i come back to this video once every few months and i always tear up. hedwig is a masterpiece, but this song is also its own thing. what an incredible fucking story is being told here. goddamn. lena's voice just makes it 100x better.
When the earth was still flat and the clouds made of fire and the mountains stretched up to the sky, sometimes higher folks roamed the earth like big rolling kegs they had two sets of arms they had two sets of legs they had two faces peering out of one giant head so they could watch all around them as they talked while they read and they never knew nothing of love it was before the origin of love origin of love the origin of love origin of love Well there were three sexes then one that looked like two men glued on back to back they were the children of the sun and similar in shape girth were the children of the earth they looked like two girls rolled up in one and the children of the moon was like a fork shoved on a spoon they were part sun part earth part daughter part son oh the origin of love Well the gods grew quite scared of our strength and defiance and thor said i'm gonna kill them all with my hammer like i killed the giants but zeus said no you'd better let me use my lightning like scissors like i cut the legs off the whales dinosaurs into lizards then he grabbed up some bolts, he let out a laugh said i'll split them right down the middle gonna cut them right up in half and then storm clouds gathered above into great balls of fire And then fire shot down from the sky in bolts like shining blades of a knife and it ripped right through the flesh of the children of the sun and the moon and the earth and some indian god sewed the wound up to a hole turned it 'round to our bellies to remind us the price we payed and osiris, and the gods of the nile gathered up a big storm to blow a hurricane to scatter us away a flood of wind and rain, a sea of tidal waves to wash us all away and if we don't behave they'll cut us down again and we'll be hopping 'round on one foot looking through one eye The last time i saw you we had just split in two he was looking at me, i was looking at you you had a way so familiar i could not recognize cause you had blood on your face and i had blood in my eyes but i swear by your expression that the pain down in your soul was the same as the one down in mine that's the pain that cuts a straight line down through the heart we call it love we wrapped our arms around each other tried to shove ourselves back together we were making love, making love it was a cold dark evening such a long time ago when by the mighty hand of jove it was a sad story how we became lonely two-legged creatures the story, the origin of love that's the origin of love oh yeah, the origin of love the origin of love the origin of love
I remember back when it came out I had a satellite dish and some service that let me watch it infinite times for free. I musta watched hame watched it at least 50 times. Great, wonderful, cover! Hell I’ve probably seen your cover of this son at least 50 times lol
Ohhhhh!!!!!!! Congratulations for this interpretation!!!! I was scared in the beginning because Hedwig is sooo great, but your perfo was amazing!!!!!!!
When the earth was still flat And the clouds made of fire And mountains stretched up to the sky Sometimes higher Folks roamed the earth Like big rolling kegs They had two sets of arms They had two sets of legs They had two faces peering Out of one giant head So they could watch all around them As they talked while they read And they never knew nothing of love It was before, uhuh The origin of love The origin of love Now there was three sexes then One that looked like two men Glued up back to back They were called the children of the sun And similar in shape and girth Was the children of the earth They looked like two girls Rolled up in one And the children of the moon Was like a fork shoved on a spoon They was part sun, part earth Part daughter, part son Uhhh the origin of love Now the Gods grew quite scared Of our strength and defiance And Thor said: "I'm gonna kill them all With my hammer, Like I killed the giants." But Zeus said: "No, You better let me Use my lightning like scissors, Like I cut the legs off whales Dinosaurs into lizards." And then he grabbed up some bolts He let out a laugh, Said: "I'll split them right down the middle. Gonna cut them right down in half." And then storm clouds gathered above Into great balls of fire And then fire shot down From the sky in bolts Like shining blades of a knife And it ripped Right through the flesh Of the children of the sun And the moon And the earth And some Indian God Sewed the wound up into a hole Pulled it round to our belly To remind us of the price we pay And Osiris and the Gods of the Nile Gathered up a big storm To blow a hurricane To scatter us away A flood of wind and rain A sea of tidal waves To wash us all away And if we don't behave They'll cut us down again And we'll be hopping around on one foot Looking through one eye The last time I saw you We had just split in two You was looking at me I was looking at you You had a way so familiar But I could not recognize Cause you had blood on your face I had blood in my eyes But I could swear by your expression That the pain down in your soul Was the same as the one down in mine That's the pain That cuts a straight line down through the heart We called it love So we wrapped our arms around each other Trying to shove ourselves back together We was making love, making love It was a cold dark evening such a long time ago When by the mighty hand of Jove It was the sad story How we became lonely two-legged creatures It's the story of the origin of love That's the origin of love, oh yeah The origin of love The origin of love, uhuh-uhh The origin of love
I love this version. But I gotta say that I apparently have an entirely different understanding of the lyrics than everyone else here. I saw someone even say they wanted this at their wedding. This is not that kind of song, from my understanding. It's so... lonely. It paints love as a feeling of loneliness and desperation. As a punishment inflicted on humanity by the gods. That they cursed us to be split from half of ourselves, forever trying to find the rest of what was once whole, shoving ourselves so crudely together in the act of sex to try to regain what was lost and can never truly, lastingly, be regained. This song is heartbreaking to me. I would never in a million years want it played at my wedding. It's an absolute vibe killer at an event like that. But having said all that, it's one of my favorite songs and this rendition is my favorite. Her voice is so good and she acts the hell out of it here. I just would never pay it at a wedding! Way too sad for that!
As a wedding song i would take it to mean that not even the gods were truly able to separate us. Sure we won't be able to unite as we were but the fact you found your other half is a blessing in itself. It would be similar to finding a child that was taken from you years ago, sure it's sad those years are forever gone but surely you would consider the happiness that found them again bigger than pain of the loss
2022 is the Year of Hedwig, ALL of these songs are HITTING JUST RIGHT ... And a REAL Trans-person is talented enuf to play Hedwig on stage, in a movie, even a mini-series ... Dear Lawd, please make it so!!
When the earth was still flat, And the clouds made of fire, And mountains stretched up to the sky, Sometimes higher, Folks roamed the earth Like big rolling kegs. They had two sets of arms. They had two sets of legs. They had two faces peering Out of one giant head So they could watch all around them As they talked while they read. And they never knew nothing of love. It was before the origin of love. The origin of love And there were three sexes then, One that looked like two men Glued up back to back, Called the children of the sun. And similar in shape and girth Were the children of the earth. They looked like two girls Rolled up in one. And the children of the moon Were like a fork shoved on a spoon. They were part sun, part earth Part daughter, part son. The origin of love Now the gods grew quite scared Of our strength and defiance And Thor said, Im gonna kill them all With my hammer, Like I killed the giants. But said, No, You better let me Use my lightening, like scissors, Like I cut the legs off the whales And dinosaurs into lizards. Then he grabbed up some bolts And he let out a laugh, Said, Ill split them right down the middle. Gonna cut them right up in half. And then storm clouds gathered above Into great balls of fire And then fire shot down From the sky in bolts Like shining blades Of a knife. And it ripped Right through the flesh Of the children of the sun And the moon And the earth. And some Indian god Sewed the wound up into a hole, Pulled it round to our belly To remind us of the price we pay. And Osiris and the gods of the Nile Gathered up a big storm To blow a hurricane, To scatter us away, In a flood of wind and rain, And a sea of tidal waves, To wash us all away, And if we dont behave Theyll cut us down again And well be hopping round on one foot And looking through one eye. Last time I saw you We had just split in two. You were looking at me. I was looking at you. You had a way so familiar, But I could not recognize, Cause you had blood on your face I had blood in my eyes. But I could swear by your expression That the pain down in your soul Was the same as the one down in mine. Thats the pain, Cuts a straight line Down through the heart We called it love. So we wrapped our arms around each other, Trying to shove ourselves back together. We were making love, Making love. It was a cold dark evening, Such a long time ago, When by the mighty hand of Jove, It was the sad story How we became Lonely two-legged creatures, Its the story of The origin of love. Thats the origin of love.
Omg I just saw John Cameron Mitchell in Mexico City and it was magical. Wish I can hear you sing this live too. Btw Justin Craig and Matt Duncan were there too! And Matt is sooooo cuuuteee! 😍
Hahahaha! If you are talking about the part where I go "Part sun part earth part daughter part son." That's how it was written but Stephen Trask himself. It always sounded weird to me as well and I had to ask him a million times if it was right and he said it was, so there you have it.
It’s great but in the “part sun, part earth, part daughter, part son” part she went a half tone above the rest of the song so it sounds a bit off. Anyway, still pretty cool
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My wife and I saw Hedwig...twice. I'm a pretty reserved guy, but I reached my hand out as Lena strode up the aisle at the end of the show and she touched my hand. I'll never forget any of it.
my initials are TJH
I saw her as Yithzak, she's incredible!
How on Earth and in the name of the good Lord this has only 133k views? This should be in the hundreds of millions. By far the best cover of this amazing song.
I genuinely want this song played at my wedding. I think it’s so beautiful and I have such a connection to it, no matter who’s singing it.
None of us deserve a rendition of the song this good
Please come back and do sets like this again, they're magic.
Very generous from you to share the songs in UA-cam and make them available for all users around the world. Thank you! Love to hear your personal version after having listened to your Yithzak and your Hedwig many many times (maybe too many lol). Good luck in this project!
I can't stop replaying this... Between the extraordinary songwriting and the mind-blogging rendition from Lena, I guess a giant bolt did hit my head when I stumbled on this video!
This is my favourite version of this song 😍❤️
you can't better the original, sorry.
one of my favorite songs! and sung by my favorite actress.... when i saw this show i saw it with jcm as hedwig and lena as yitzak... that is an experience that changed my life forever! thank you lena for being a life changer
There really is no going back after seeing that
This is EVERYTHING!!!!! Lena is amazing at everything she touches and this is stunning
Man did this give me massive chills... You have such a powerful presence. Incredible.
I saw Hedwig twice in one night-Andrew Ranells and Lena Hall were amazing.. but I bought the ticket to the late show to hear Lena sing again. The only time I’ve been that moved at a live performance was the first time I heard kd lang sing “Crying” live when she was on tour supporting “Ingenue” in 1992. Both women are without pers.
i come back to this video once every few months and i always tear up. hedwig is a masterpiece, but this song is also its own thing. what an incredible fucking story is being told here. goddamn. lena's voice just makes it 100x better.
I wish the guitars weren't so loud, because you can't hear Lena in the soft parts. God, can she sing! LOVE LOVE LOVE!
When the earth was still flat and the clouds made of fire
and the mountains stretched up to the sky, sometimes higher
folks roamed the earth like big rolling kegs
they had two sets of arms
they had two sets of legs
they had two faces peering out of one giant head
so they could watch all around them as they talked while they read
and they never knew nothing of love
it was before the origin of love
origin of love
the origin of love
origin of love
Well there were three sexes then
one that looked like two men glued on back to back
they were the children of the sun
and similar in shape girth were the children of the earth
they looked like two girls rolled up in one
and the children of the moon was like a fork shoved on a spoon
they were part sun part earth part daughter part son
oh the origin of love
Well the gods grew quite scared of our strength and defiance
and thor said i'm gonna kill them all with my hammer
like i killed the giants
but zeus said no
you'd better let me use my lightning like scissors
like i cut the legs off the whales
dinosaurs into lizards
then he grabbed up some bolts, he let out a laugh
said i'll split them right down the middle
gonna cut them right up in half
and then storm clouds gathered above into great balls of fire
And then fire shot down from the sky in bolts
like shining blades of a knife
and it ripped right through the flesh
of the children of the sun and the moon and the earth
and some indian god sewed the wound up to a hole
turned it 'round to our bellies to remind us the price we payed
and osiris, and the gods of the nile gathered up a big storm
to blow a hurricane
to scatter us away
a flood of wind and rain, a sea of tidal waves
to wash us all away
and if we don't behave they'll cut us down again
and we'll be hopping 'round on one foot
looking through one eye
The last time i saw you we had just split in two
he was looking at me, i was looking at you
you had a way so familiar i could not recognize
cause you had blood on your face
and i had blood in my eyes
but i swear by your expression
that the pain down in your soul was the same
as the one down in mine
that's the pain
that cuts a straight line down through the heart
we call it love
we wrapped our arms around each other
tried to shove ourselves back together
we were making love, making love
it was a cold dark evening such a long time ago
when by the mighty hand of jove
it was a sad story how we became lonely two-legged creatures
the story, the origin of love
that's the origin of love
oh yeah, the origin of love
the origin of love
the origin of love
This version is so good! Literally gave me goosebumps. Thank you for sharing with all of us.
I remember back when it came out I had a satellite dish and some service that let me watch it infinite times for free. I musta watched hame watched it at least 50 times. Great, wonderful, cover!
Hell I’ve probably seen your cover of this son at least 50 times lol
Breathtakingly beautiful performance of the best song ever made
i cant stop listening to this on repeat
This song is so powerful. Beautiful voice. Anyone that sings this song just amazing. ITS ALL ABOUT LOVE. THE WORLD NEEDS THIS. LOVE
How have I only just discovered you and your voice!
Incredible Hedwig covers!
this song always melts my heart
So in love with this interpretation.
Ohhhhh!!!!!!! Congratulations for this interpretation!!!! I was scared in the beginning because Hedwig is sooo great, but your perfo was amazing!!!!!!!
When the earth was still flat
And the clouds made of fire
And mountains stretched up to the sky
Sometimes higher
Folks roamed the earth
Like big rolling kegs
They had two sets of arms
They had two sets of legs
They had two faces peering
Out of one giant head
So they could watch all around them
As they talked while they read
And they never knew nothing of love
It was before, uhuh
The origin of love
The origin of love
Now there was three sexes then
One that looked like two men
Glued up back to back
They were called the children of the sun
And similar in shape and girth
Was the children of the earth
They looked like two girls
Rolled up in one
And the children of the moon
Was like a fork shoved on a spoon
They was part sun, part earth
Part daughter, part son
Uhhh the origin of love
Now the Gods grew quite scared
Of our strength and defiance
And Thor said:
"I'm gonna kill them all
With my hammer,
Like I killed the giants."
But Zeus said: "No,
You better let me
Use my lightning like scissors,
Like I cut the legs off whales
Dinosaurs into lizards."
And then he grabbed up some bolts
He let out a laugh,
Said: "I'll split them right down the middle.
Gonna cut them right down in half."
And then storm clouds gathered above
Into great balls of fire
And then fire shot down
From the sky in bolts
Like shining blades of a knife
And it ripped
Right through the flesh
Of the children of the sun
And the moon
And the earth
And some Indian God
Sewed the wound up into a hole
Pulled it round to our belly
To remind us of the price we pay
And Osiris and the Gods of the Nile
Gathered up a big storm
To blow a hurricane
To scatter us away
A flood of wind and rain
A sea of tidal waves
To wash us all away
And if we don't behave
They'll cut us down again
And we'll be hopping around on one foot
Looking through one eye
The last time I saw you
We had just split in two
You was looking at me
I was looking at you
You had a way so familiar
But I could not recognize
Cause you had blood on your face
I had blood in my eyes
But I could swear by your expression
That the pain down in your soul
Was the same as the one down in mine
That's the pain
That cuts a straight line down through the heart
We called it love
So we wrapped our arms around each other
Trying to shove ourselves back together
We was making love, making love
It was a cold dark evening such a long time ago
When by the mighty hand of Jove
It was the sad story
How we became lonely two-legged creatures
It's the story
of the origin of love
That's the origin of love, oh yeah
The origin of love
The origin of love, uhuh-uhh
The origin of love
So powerful, so good.
I love this version. But I gotta say that I apparently have an entirely different understanding of the lyrics than everyone else here. I saw someone even say they wanted this at their wedding.
This is not that kind of song, from my understanding. It's so... lonely. It paints love as a feeling of loneliness and desperation. As a punishment inflicted on humanity by the gods. That they cursed us to be split from half of ourselves, forever trying to find the rest of what was once whole, shoving ourselves so crudely together in the act of sex to try to regain what was lost and can never truly, lastingly, be regained.
This song is heartbreaking to me. I would never in a million years want it played at my wedding. It's an absolute vibe killer at an event like that.
But having said all that, it's one of my favorite songs and this rendition is my favorite. Her voice is so good and she acts the hell out of it here. I just would never pay it at a wedding! Way too sad for that!
As a wedding song i would take it to mean that not even the gods were truly able to separate us. Sure we won't be able to unite as we were but the fact you found your other half is a blessing in itself. It would be similar to finding a child that was taken from you years ago, sure it's sad those years are forever gone but surely you would consider the happiness that found them again bigger than pain of the loss
Agreed. Completely. I love this song.
It's about finding your other half. Driven by loneliness and desperation from being separated.
dude same, this song makes me cry
No words. Truly breathtaking.
What. A. Queen. Lena fucking Hall indeed!
Amazing song.
Incredible version.
I wish you much health, success and love in your life.
Thank you Lena.
🇧🇷😘👍
I love her version. It gives me chills!
Wow! Me fascinas, tienes un voz fabulosa, saludos desde Argentina
I can't decide which of these I love the most.
I am living for this performance!
Hermosa ..mujer.. tienes gran oficio en tu voz y gran técnica Saludos .
听了六个版本，三个英文版，两个韩文版，一个中文版，真的太好听了，好想去听现场啊。。。
Its perfect I always remember on Riverdale and Betty and Archie I love this scene😍
Nice cover of a wonderful song.
2022 is the Year of Hedwig, ALL of these songs are HITTING JUST RIGHT ... And a REAL Trans-person is talented enuf to play Hedwig on stage, in a movie, even a mini-series ... Dear Lawd, please make it so!!
I got goosebumps. Amazing
I LOVE THIS SONG! this (film)play is my way to tell how someone is, if i wonder i sit em down and press play...
Wow…just Wow….Amazing
Astonishing….excellent…
I love your voice!!!!!!! you are so amazing...
Nice I love it but I I still have Hedwig in my head with this song
Bbbiitttcchhhhhhhhhh yesssssss
When the earth was still flat,
And the clouds made of fire,
And mountains stretched up to the sky,
Sometimes higher,
Folks roamed the earth
Like big rolling kegs.
They had two sets of arms.
They had two sets of legs.
They had two faces peering
Out of one giant head
So they could watch all around them
As they talked while they read.
And they never knew nothing of love.
It was before the origin of love.
The origin of love
And there were three sexes then,
One that looked like two men
Glued up back to back,
Called the children of the sun.
And similar in shape and girth
Were the children of the earth.
They looked like two girls
Rolled up in one.
And the children of the moon
Were like a fork shoved on a spoon.
They were part sun, part earth
Part daughter, part son.
The origin of love
Now the gods grew quite scared
Of our strength and defiance
And Thor said,
Im gonna kill them all
With my hammer,
Like I killed the giants.
But said, No,
You better let me
Use my lightening, like scissors,
Like I cut the legs off the whales
And dinosaurs into lizards.
Then he grabbed up some bolts
And he let out a laugh,
Said, Ill split them right down the middle.
Gonna cut them right up in half.
And then storm clouds gathered above
Into great balls of fire
And then fire shot down
From the sky in bolts
Like shining blades
Of a knife.
And it ripped
Right through the flesh
Of the children of the sun
And the moon
And the earth.
And some Indian god
Sewed the wound up into a hole,
Pulled it round to our belly
To remind us of the price we pay.
And Osiris and the gods of the Nile
Gathered up a big storm
To blow a hurricane,
To scatter us away,
In a flood of wind and rain,
And a sea of tidal waves,
To wash us all away,
And if we dont behave
Theyll cut us down again
And well be hopping round on one foot
And looking through one eye.
Last time I saw you
We had just split in two.
You were looking at me.
I was looking at you.
You had a way so familiar,
But I could not recognize,
Cause you had blood on your face
I had blood in my eyes.
But I could swear by your expression
That the pain down in your soul
Was the same as the one down in mine.
Thats the pain,
Cuts a straight line
Down through the heart
We called it love.
So we wrapped our arms around each other,
Trying to shove ourselves back together.
We were making love,
Making love.
It was a cold dark evening,
Such a long time ago,
When by the mighty hand of Jove,
It was the sad story
How we became
Lonely two-legged creatures,
Its the story of
The origin of love.
Thats the origin of love.
This is flat-out AMAZING!!! Bravo, Lena!!!
.... you can tell alot how people react to this powerrful tonic.
Omg I just saw John Cameron Mitchell in Mexico City and it was magical. Wish I can hear you sing this live too. Btw Justin Craig and Matt Duncan were there too! And Matt is sooooo cuuuteee! 😍
Thank you!
sO MUCH TALENT!
How wonderful~ My hedwig lena h!
QUEEN ❤️ sending love all the way from the philippines!!
Yess! Another Filipino HedHead!!!!
Just so amazing! Thank you, Lena :)
I have a deep regret of not seeing you portray Hedwig.
3:38 !!! Wow !
lovelovelove.
Uh. Wow. She killed this.
your version are so delicious! I luv to watch it and sing like your vocals arrangements.
Absolutely amazing! Love it!!
Wow !!!!!! 🙌🏽🙌🏽🙌🏽🙌🏽
I am crying😭
Awesome 😍
Powerful ... wow!
How can purchase your stuff? I want to support people with talent
absolutely love this! you're voice is amazing ♥
Perfection!!
God Damn!
Perfect!
wow wow wow!!!
heaven
A M A Z I N G !!!
This is my hubby & I's theme song!
WOW
Does anyone know what key this is in?
I just died and went to heaven. 😍😍😍
Why didn’t someone tell me this was on UA-cam.
🎉🙌👏👏👏👏👏
✨️❤️ ❤️✨️
What key is this in please, hive mind?
FUCK I'M IN LOVE - This made me so goddamn emotional
uh huh... you got it gurl! Suggestion: the proclaimers: sunshine of leith
👏👏👏👏👏👏👏
Something weird with the pitch is happening at 01:41. I can't quite point out what's wrong, but one of the 3 is out of key. Bass, guitar or voice.
True. Great voice though.
Hahahaha! If you are talking about the part where I go "Part sun part earth part daughter part son." That's how it was written but Stephen Trask himself. It always sounded weird to me as well and I had to ask him a million times if it was right and he said it was, so there you have it.
B R A V O !
um.... holy shit.
1 dislike, was probably Hedwig..
Oh god
where is the pianist?
Like I'm in an elevator going to the millionth floor.
FUCKIN AMAZIN
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ooooOOhh..
I wouldn't be surprised if we never saw Denise Richards again
Better than the shitty Riverdale version
Don’t fucking change the lyrics, you YOU
Lump. In. My. Throat.
It’s great but in the “part sun, part earth, part daughter, part son” part she went a half tone above the rest of the song so it sounds a bit off. Anyway, still pretty cool
I’m pretty sure she did that on purpose.
She goes a bit flat when she gets to "they were part sun, part earth, part daughter, part son."
she didn't? if anything she went sharper, but the notes she sang still fit in with the chords
It was a choice.