I already cry when I hear this song man why did I decide to watch the live performance literally sobbing haha :D 👍

I’m signing along

this song so satisfying to sing

HES SO YIUNG BRO

Amazing performance! The final straw breaking my heart is always towards the never end when Jessie's part ends mid note

Honestly the difference in his voice and the official recording is so clear and the hurt and the disgust and disappointment. He sounds like a brother or father telling her story.

Seeing his reactions to his own lyrical choices is hilarious

I would not recognize Alex 14 years ago wow what a cutie

she’s amazing!!

Five years later I’m still playing this shit

I've watched this and the original version so many times, but it only just occurred to me that the chains she shows him bound around her feet aren't some sort of tether to death akin to A Christmas Carol's Marley ghost. They're the chains he bound around her feet after he beat her and threw her into the marsh to drown - so she'd be weighed down and not found. No body no crime. They say she drowned herself in the marsh, but if they saw her body and the injuries and wounds both new and old, no way in hell anyone would buy that story after a post mortem. So she's coming back to haunt him and the other "bastards" as a cautionary tale - and rubbing in the fact that no matter how hard they try to bury their crimes, they can't hide from ol' Luanne. And she's not leaving anytime soon.

Ho. ly. shit.

Alex Brightman did it better.

finding this was like my world's colliding. 35mm and starkid, 2 of my favorite things EVER

Love the singers here, they have so much sass that fits the song very well

BABY BRIGHTMAN

the squip serenades you uncomfortably while you have sex

Him a smol

hes such an amazing performer

everyone here for alex, please go listen to the rest of 35mm: a musical exhibition :(( he was on the original cast recording! its an absolutely beautiful musical i promise you won't regret it

Alex brightman ruined all other men for me

This is sung with so much passion. I can’t stop listening!

This is so beautiful. And him.... it's just perfect.

The control she has in this song is absolutely fantastic. If you've heard her before, this isn't exactly how she sounds all the time, so she's manipulating her voice to match the song, which she also does for "The Ballad of Sara Berry" and it's just phenomenal. Her normal voice is great too, but when she changes it for a song or role, that's where she shines. It's beautiful.

The control she has in this song is absolutely fantastic. If you've heard her before, this isn't exactly how she sounds all the time, so she's manipulating her voice to match the song, which she also does for "The Ballad of Sara Berry" and it's just phenomenal. Her normal voice is great too, but when she changes it for a song or role, that's where she shines. It's beautiful.

This song makes me so happy ngl

People are going to hate me for this, but I think this is my least favorite version that I've heard. I've seen some people belt this song out and, in my opinion, not a single one is as good as Jay Armstrong Johnson, but this one particularly annoyed me. I think it was that little "Amen" at the end. Not how it's supposed to be sung. I noticed a couple other liberties she took, but that one just bothers me and I can't get past it. Sorry, it's just my opinion and obviously, you're entitled to your own!

FINALLY, ALEX BRIGHTMAN IN HIS NOT BEETLEJUICE VOICE

Hail to the king!! And Lindsay? Awesome sauce! Now, I adore Ryan Scott Oliver, and he's a phenomenal writer and, obviously, singer, and don't kill me for this, but I like Jay Armstrong Johnson's version better. I guess that's why he was on the performance lol. But you still did better than I ever could.

I am absolutely enamored with this song, especially this version! Katie belts it out with such raw passion and unparalleled power! I've lost count of the number of times I've replayed this video; it's almost embarrassing! Her expressions and the way she brings the characters to life are beyond epic, they're perfection! Every time I hear her sing the "God loves Luaaaane" verse, it sends shivers down my spine, and I never want it to end! If only there was a studio recorded version! That would be the only way to elevate this masterpiece even further! Wow!!

Wow, 3:08? And the "Praised Be, Amen" at the end? Seriously? Like, WOW!! His performance did things to my body that I wasn't sure I could feel again. Joke, joke, I'm not that old lol. Need to watch this another hundred times and then go take a cold shower hahaha. But in all seriousness, he really put his everything into singing that song. You can see how he's telling the story with his facial expressions. He's phenomenal.

In the decade I've been listening to this song, I don't think there's a single time I haven't cried.

That drum beat is a little too loud for me in this rendition. I don't know. Lindsay is just so phenomenal and thankfully she can mostly sing over it, but still. Too loud.

ben's dancing was so funny

I wish this cover was on Spotify so bad

GO ADAM!!!!

This song gives me chills. How have I never heard of this before like a week ago!?!

man i know this is pretty old now, but it gives me chills. dear composer, if you're reading this, you've made a phenomenal piece.

Cada nuevo día Me despierto y pienso Mientras tiemblo Otra vez amaneció Y cada miedo Y cada pensamiento Y cada virus nuevo Me convenzo: Voy a morir No estoy bien, Tomo aire Ya se irá Va a pasar Ya llegó mi final Pues todo va bien El pánico pasa Y me siento un poco tonta y algo irracional Moriré de la forma más tonta Sin saber por qué Se que puede sonar raro quizás Y que puede costar tal vez empatizar Dices: “ve a descansar, toma aire y verás Y no lo pienses más” Ohhh He vivido así por No sé cuánto Siempre hay algo mal La historia sigue y sigue y sigue y sigue y sigue Y si pues Si no me enfermo sé que me enfermaré Al menos lo he pensado Gripe, tengo cancer, tengo sida, tengo asma, tengo tos, covid no pero Se que lo tendré Droguenme, sálvenme, por favor Se que yo no tendré solución Y todo va bien El cielo brilla Pero yo me quedo en casa sé que es lo mejor También Me he vuelto una adicta A los placebos Se que es mi enfermedad Que nada es real Y me digo: “oye igual, Podrá ser normal? Pide ayuda ya Ve al psiquiatra y verás Y deja de..” Ya da igual NO lo puedo entender Hablando sola no lo puedes ver Si, siempre estoy así Ya ves Que mal Que problema Que pena ya por favo or Que me saquen de aquí Voy a mirar al futuro Quiero ir de vacaciones y poder disfrutar Y no estar siempre encerrada Que podría ir mal? Quiero ir en ascensor Cultivar un jardín No tener miedo al sol Y así ser feliz Conocer a un amor que nunca se irá y cuando me estrese no me juzgará Y así podré curarme Y al fin morir

does anyone know what key this version is in??

It took me a while to get the line, "A marriage beginning amd ending with broken glass."

I am crying!!!! 😭

I love him

SosososososoSO underrated oh my god

Positively chilling. Terrific performance.

Why is this not on Spotify

god, every version of this song just doesn’t get the message. i am NOTHING. i am UNWORTHY of your life. it’s just lost

Lesli did a great job as she very much had the vibes and expressions I imagined when listening.

The guy on the end is so into it omg

i don’t know how many times i’ve watched this it has to be the best performances i’ve seen of this song i’m blown away AAAAA LOVE IT ABSOLUTELY