Andrew Lloyd Webber, Sarah Brightman, Steve Harley - The Phantom Of The Opera

[@freshcrunchygrapes]

do u think sarah brightman was like told not to blink or

[@youtubingjaguar5082]

*DON'T BLINK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!* ;)

[@rougemorte6017]

Phantom as a weeping angel confirmed :P

[@youtubingjaguar5082]

XD Me: *GOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! brings down chandelier while the laugh from "Thriller" plays* Call the Doctor! You:Wait, which one? I'm getting 14 responses. Me: Pick one! ;)

[@IrisKingfire]

IT CREEPY AS HELL

[@lasvina3610]

Between this and Wishing you were somehow here again scene.. I think Andrew Lloyd Webber a Doctor Who fan..

[@bella-tt9hk]

This is the most 80's thing ever

[@hellofellas5661]

Bella ikr

[@myathegrandma]

True

[@tmcmagic5292]

Yes together with batdance

[@ooeygooeygoodra3068]

bella edmiston this the most 80’s thing to 80’s. And I love it! Plus it paved the way for the more well known Phantom we know and love!

[@evangelisthahn3478]

Just at Michael Jackson

[@whowhowho-zn7vy]

Im always used to Christine starting with “In sleep he sang to me” So everytime i come back here and she starts with “Benea-“ Im like “is this like latin?”

[@krystalharwood5240]

no its the same song different lyrics. such as the heart is slow to learn, another great Webber song. if you've seen love never dies, the title theme is the same melody different lyrics

[@gabriellawless2202]

Hahahaha, omg same! Every time it starts I think I've accidentally selected a foreign language version😂😂😂

[@musicalchild5338]

Same here

[@seto_bento]

thats presumptuous of you there is a lot of variations of the lyrics

[@elizabethmatthews5790]

thats presumptuous of you SAMEEE

[@brittanymiller3157]

Sarah's not blinking for a REASON. In the book, Erik (the Phantom) had learned to hypnotize with his voice. She's acting like someone in a trance.

[@ShadowDuelist2004]

Exactly. There's no escaping my shadowy charm.

[@wompadillœ]

Okay that’s fair, but I have a hard time picturing 1:07 this man hypnotizing _anyone,_ with his voice or otherwise.

[@Blokewood3]

I'm really not sure. In all the pictures I've seen of Sarah just hanging out with Andrew Lloyd Webber, here eyes still have that possessed look to them.

[@dave-874]

I was playing the clip and Read your comment at the same time, and she blinked in the Mirror🤷‍♀️.

[@ismae-rienne4991]

I need to reread the book. One of my favorites for sure. :)

[@user-kw7mr6xt9n]

This feels like something from an alternate universe where instead of a musical phantom was just a bizarre and memorable video that was a surprise hit on MTV and a song that stayed at the top of the charts for like a summer.

[@Shadamyfan-rs8xc]

🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@lucascoval828]

Pretty much.

[@somecanadiangirl1]

"I'm ToddInTheShadows and today on One Hit Wonderland..."

[@user-kw7mr6xt9n]

@@somecanadiangirl1 can you IMAGINE a one hit wonderland on andrew lloyd webber gfjdkxsdfj

[@markusnashorn1145]

@@user-kw7mr6xt9n I think he mentions it in What is love.

[@pat2rome]

God, the description "strange duet" has never been more accurate.

[@ayannarandall1706]

pat2rome 😂😂right

[@rocknroll20024]

pat2rome 👍

[@G.Lonnie]

anything with Sarah Brightman is automatically strange

[@G.Lonnie]

anything with Sarah Brightman is automatically strange

[@NamLe-dp1mx]

IKR, that combined with the creepiness in Sarah’s eyes.

[@ryanchristie3345]

The fact she rarely blinks makes this seem like a horror musical. And she's the villain.

[@MariaC25712]

😂👍

[@PyroGothNerd]

I mean, the book was intended to be horror.

[@gummyghostxx]

@@PyroGothNerdno it’s not. I will actually fight you on that!

[@PyroGothNerd]

@@gummyghostxx Dude, it was literally a ghost story.l where the Phantom isn't revealed to not be a ghost until halfway through, and he goes on murder rampage at one point. A lot of things that were considered horror back then are considered mild, now

[@markgnarz5399]

Well there was one blink, not in a close up though...

[@70n24]

"And when my song begins..." "You'll give your love to me, for love is blind" "The Phantom of the Opera is now... my mastermind" Underrated prototype lyrics.

[@antony5384]

The work in progress

[@garlottos]

i think the prototype lyrics for music of the night were better also "nighttime sharpens, heightens each sensation/ darkness stirs and wakes imagination/ silently the senses abandon their defenses/ helpless to resist the notes i write/ for i compose the music of the night"

[@daniellemusella1594]

@@garlottos Yeah. They cut those last two lines out to make way for a slight instrumental break. Part of me wishes that they hadn't. (6/27/2022)

[@brxzbze]

everyone talks about ‘helpless to resist’ but nobody mentions ‘close your eyes and let music set you free’ 😤

[@Mr-tu4cj]

@@brxzbze I think the change to “soar” is smart actually because it ties into Christine’s “soar” on the rooftop with Raoul.

[@greciabarraza4986]

The phantom: sing...my angel of music Me: blink angel of music, blink

[@lotte5489]

LOLLLLLL I laughed so hard at this

[@omgwth9796]

🤣😂😆

[@KennethHopkins]

I fell off my bed laughing! 🤣

[@ternitamas]

he's inside her mind that's why😉😂

[@kaorujustice2590]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@moonbug5640]

This is the most 80's thing to have ever thiged in the 80's.

[@CherryRedBanshee]

BLINK, MY ANGEL OF MUSIC

[@gregdabrat]

Lol

[@rhoeginearaza2647]

The fact that I am also being affected of her unblinking

[@AmandaPierrini]

Omg YESSSS

[@Nen014cy]

Stolen comment!

[@CardassianSunrise]

Steve Harley really gave his all and should be appreciated as the nearly-but-not-quite Phantom. RIP (fantastic voice!)

[@bethbread6858]

I love Sarah Brightman's Christine. I just love how "out of it" she looks. I also love how soft her voice is when hitting high notes, but it's quite deep when she's singing calmly.

[@janesgems7]

She was made for this role

[@sherrytelle]

@@janesgems7 actually the role was made for her, she was married to Andrew Lloyd Webber and he wrote the this part for her.

[@Mr-tu4cj]

Yeah, I really love the kind of soft and floaty way she hits the notes. It doesn't sound very powerful which some people complain about, but in my view that just adds to the haunting atmosphere.

[@phoenixtheenchantress]

Lol, Kristin was literally made for Sarah Brightman By Andrew :)

[@christinemerritt974]

CHRISTINE’S EYES!!!!!!!!!!! Terrifying ❤

[@Dragonrider1227]

You may think Erik is trying to kill Raoul because he's competition for Christine but in reality, he's trying to rid the world of that mullet. Truly, Erik is the hero.

[@jackster9775]

I thought truly thought that maybe Erik was the hero Bc the stage people treated freaks like shit repeatedly.

[@iriskie.d]

:)))

[@lenacd2387]

Besto comentario

[@charlesw5919]

Agreed. Eric was just trying to strangle the mullet menace in its cradle.

[@lanachristinee1661]

LMAO

[@EVITANDY]

It’s so easy for the hard-core fans to mock this in hindsight. Please try to remember that this was made long before Hal Prince came on board. The lyrics were the originals written by a Richard Stilgoe, again long before Charles Hart was there. At this time, it was assumed that Phantom was going to be a big old camp-fest, rather than the classic piece of beautiful theatre we now know. To compare Steve Harley to Crawford or anyone else who has been given the Prince treatment is also unfair. No, he isn’t the best singer or actor to play the role, but at the time they wanted a less subtle approach to the character than the one we now know. I honestly have no idea why Ken Russell was given the task of directing this, other then he was famous for campy romps such as The Boyfriend and Tommy, and this was how ALW envisaged the show at that time. Obviously, the genius that Hal Prince has, prevented this kind of schlitz from ever reaching the stage, but I can’t help thinking that this needed to be made to show how NOT to do the show. Please don’t judge this too harshly. Without it, Phantom may well have been a totally different animal.

[@msm1876]

ANDREW HOLTON Ken Russell directed this? It all makes perfect sense now.

[@Flamingerudostalion]

I love hidden gems like these in the comments section. 👌 Thanks for being awesome, ya nerd. :)

[@sgillman16]

Webber himself stated he wanted this video to be extremely over the top, to hype the musical

[@shiraduke812]

I was wondering when the changes got mad between this and the show! Thank you for the insight.

[@magicd5780]

So this was simply a music video they made before it went to stage?

[@PurpleColonel]

The way the lyrics just change, and ONE voice is the same and the backing track is the same but everything else is just... This feels like an alternate universe.

[@brxzbze]

In an alternate universe this is what the final show was like instead

[@Timmy4910]

@@brxzbze I would pay to see that

[@brxzbze]

@Large_Richard Oh I would too, believe me

[@KrystalHarwood-ty7rk]

its the same in RAH and 2004 version

[@arandombard1197]

"Dad, what were the 80s like?" "This should about cover things son"

[@dvdcbb]

Which 80s though? 1880s or the 1980s

[@0rchid71]

David Cobb 1980s lmbo

[@idontknowanymore5065]

I like the 80s then. I like a couple of things from the 80s though.

[@randomhuman4623]

@@CD-BVL Hence...the 80s

[@ughyes4671]

Do you ever see something made in the 80s and you’re like that’s just a little too 80s

[@marsonsaturn]

That's KISS in a sentence

[@ollinkaequihua]

I personally find the no blinking amazing... After all she is supposed to be under some type of hypnosis

[@andrewlloydwebber6765]

Thanks for your loves and support you've shown towards me. where are you watching from?

[@ollinkaequihua]

@@andrewlloydwebber6765 California USA :)

[@Mtz2604]

And her eyes are mesmerizing

[@victoriaanne6332]

The no blinking is not even remotely the most concerning thing about this video. Still if Christine was going for a hypnotic look I would have preferred no blinking but still being drowsy like Sierra Boggess does it. Here she is so wide eyed I find it a bit ridiculous.

[@Mtz2604]

@@victoriaanne6332 she already have huge round shaped eyes. When you have such eyes, opening up makes them go bigger than any other shape of eyes.

[@Girl-rj3qe]

I just learned of Steve Harley's passing, rest in peace.

[@lupipdm]

No one: Absolutely no one: Sarah Brightman: 👁👄👁

[@jongreenleaf1000]

Shut the hell up the no one: no one ever: was never fecing funny

[@lupipdm]

Jon Greenleaf umm... what?

[@yalikejazz5044]

@@jongreenleaf1000 it was a joke..

[@lianasoares8052]

Lupi, what does that mean?

[@lupipdm]

Liana Soares it means that Sarah has her eyes wide open a lot in this vid

[@doctordecipher7912]

Are we sure Christine is not supposed to be the stalker here? I mean that phantom looks and sounds like he's being forced into doing a duet. She doesn't blink just so he doesn't get away.

[@nikiirulan]

That would be a pretty nice remake. I want to see Christine as a yandere who forces phantom into loving her

[@vaultbean9954]

Plus she willingly went down there and put the wedding dress on

[@draconiusultamius]

niki irulan that's probably honestly a better fanfic that LND.

[@tiafakhouri2982]

Doctor Decipher this entire thing is creepy, I mean Christine is super creepy in the beginning and never blinks and during halfway in the video it looks like she’s staring into your soul, the phantom am mask is just hilarious most importantly Christine is terrifiying But I liked it I didn’t love it and I didn’t hate it I liked it

[@starrycactusx5978]

Tia Fakhouri - I think it’s supposed to portray the Phantom being in her mind? I don’t know.

[@bryannjoshuafrancisco8365]

Id be honest here, this version has something that the modern be version doesn't have, and im not talking about it being "bad or good", the vibe this gives is just indescribable.

[@lawrence_77]

agree

[@BeWiL0991]

That fever dream energy? Why that’ll be the drugs of the 80’s m’boy

[@arichan7599]

I like how this version it seems like the phantom is brainwashing her unlike in the modern version where it seems like Christine is just too religious and though the phantom was an angel send by her dead dad I like the first scene it's so nostalgic even tho I wasn't born in the 80s lol

[@francoisbessing]

Correct. Sometimes hitting all the right notes is the wrong way to perform it. There's definitely a vibe here that is lost in modern performances.

[@thisisdylangreenberg]

Tbh the vibe is because of the videos director Ken Russell. He also directed Tommy

[@libasaurusrex1145]

Oh my god. I thought this was a fever dream I had when I was a child. I haven't thought about this in years and randomly found it while looking for a decent version to add to a playlist. This is bonkers.

[@toastedpenguin23]

Add the version from the Royal Albert Hall that's my favorite :)

[@brynleenorthcutt1339]

I'm lost. 1.Christine's trippin on something, 2.Erik put frickin pythons in a sewer 3. Homeboys trying to sever a chandelier chain with a butter knife 4. Erik was apparently replaced by his stoner cousin Bill 5. Roul is wearing roadkill as a hat. K then.

[@angryasfuck6662]

So true!! And you are hilarious, btw

[@brynleenorthcutt1339]

Lightning Storm thx bro

[@axaalex74]

*News reporter: Someone killed a man with a roadkill hair style.We will move to our witness.* *Witness:I found a bread knife and a broken chandelier and the weird hairstyle dude was covered in blood.*

[@katherinebarnett5328]

Brynlee Northcutt 😭😂😭😂😭😂

[@parthxus]

Brynlee Northcutt I'm dying😂 this is so god damn accurate

[@alexrexaros9837]

For some strange reason, I really like how he says "You give your love to me, for love is blind". It's incredibly dull as lyrics, but damn, it's pretty well delivered.

[@KLeigh-ts2ih]

I know what you mean. I practically melt when he says it.

[@blackfalkon4189]

probably the background instruments that kick in @1:25 (w/e they are) greatly contribute to that effect

[@KLeigh-ts2ih]

@BlackFalkon Exactly, the note hits your ear a certain way.

[@jenniewalker6651]

For me , the line "you'll give your love to me, for love is blind" is the perfect encapsulating statement for what I love abt the "love" part of the show bc they're both so wrong? And it's not like they find actual love and the end, but they kinda realize that they both fucked up at the end and love isn't the picturesque thing they wanted in this form, and while Christine still gets her cliche happy ending w Ralph, she's also realized she has to let her father go. It's just so wrong abt thus idea of romance and I do kinda love that. And just... so good. Thr phantom has perpetual incel vibes, and the mullet is a crime, and Christine needs to learn to overcome her daddy issues, but that's the point of it, isn't it? They're all wrong abt love, because they're all trying to compensate for or get back a love they don't have.

[@jenniewalker6651]

@ my comment: Raoul, not Ralph. How did that even happen.

[@Cielosta]

I remember watching this during my teenage Phangirling years. There's so many things that wanna make me laugh...from Raoul's hair, the hyper 80s vibe, Phantom's cape blown by a fan...But the funniest thing still remains until this day: the fact that The Phantom tried to cut the chandelier using a bread knife

[@bella-tt9hk]

Oh I love this video the same way I love terrible movies. Whenever I show this video to anyone they usually say the video is awful, but the song is great. I view it the same way.

[@AwesomeSaucePictures]

After the owners stopped paying his salary, he had to cut down on his arsenal so he had to get...creative

[@sasasasmr5254]

When you said phangirling I was like pHan but yes 😂😂

[@kaitlynmariya2314]

Liz Who it looks like a steak knife

[@Food_Junkie]

Sara Cussie: I think it is ment to be that way, the PH makes the "F" sound, so she could have put that to stress that she was fangirling over "Phantom of the opera" ('cause there is "ph" in phantom, get it?).......is it only I who thinks this? ......ok......

[@elibennett6168]

Love how this phantom shakes his fist like the old guy screaming at kids to get off his lawn.

[@Julia-lk8jn]

Also fitting into that pattern: the way he shakes makes me worry that he's having a seizure. Okay, so I have to remember that it's always easy to poke fun at something and much harder to create something. I do notice that this video shows off the difference between a singer and a classically trained singer: compared with Sarah Brightman, Steve Harley's voice pales.

[@l_rob420]

@@Julia-lk8jnerik’s hypnotized himself into an epileptic for sympathy points

[@lucascoval828]

He's charging up his powers. It's in the lore.

[@digitalartemis333]

This was simultaneously the best and worst thing I have ever seen. Like Erik. Sweetie. Why.

[@JKolman1179]

1:06 Apparently they directed Harley to sing as if he's on the verge of a massive stroke. Either that, or someone is inside him controlling him with levers. Nothing else on the planet can explain that performance.

[@sonic8005]

Ah damn it, and here I thought we did a good job on the lever and pulley system with him. Oh well, back to the drawing board...

[@Reagan1984]

He looks like a malfunctioning animatronic. “My power over youyouyouyou-“

[@iAmMadeOfSoup]

JKolman1179 😂

[@iAmMadeOfSoup]

JKolman1179 he sounds like that disabled kid from South Park. Little Jimmy? Little Timmy?

[@Flickymcbean825]

JKolman1179 The BEST comment I’ve ever seen!!!

[@foibsdoesthings]

3:04 omg guys she blinked

[@0rchid71]

Phoebus Kotsakis finally

[@Niqhtmusic]

OOOOO

[@MewMewSun]

Her blinks be fast af boi

[@b.d6642]

But right after that she gives you the deepest death stare ever

[@TheGrobe]

2:51 omg The phantom’s giant cape on a stick so he can swing it in front of the camera😂

[@Shinigumi]

Pretty sure they stole it from Tim Curry's character in The Worst Witch.

[@nevermorenovelist]

See, I want to believe. I want to take Steve Harley's Phantom seriously. But when the first shot of him is him looking awfully cross-eyed in that gold mask at 1:05, I...I just can't.

[@hildademuner4901]

I thought the same thats so fun

[@rings-cn1yn]

Sing...............once again with me.

[@ethanlappin]

Also he sings with a weird accent which I can't get over

[@welldarn5063]

And the way he says "our strange duet" 🥴 ahr strAngduEhh

[@falouerba7730]

Angelina Meeks yeah also what is it with that fist moving

[@ChrisDaae1987]

This is the old lyrics version: [Christine (Sarah):] Beneath the opera house I know he's there. He's with me on the stage, He's everywhere. And when my song begins, I always find The phantom of the opera is there Inside my mind. [The phantom (Steve):] Sing once again with me Our strange duet. My power over you Grows stronger yet. You'll give your love to me For love is blind. The phantom of the opera is now Your mastermind. [Christine:] Those who have seen your face Draw back in fear; I am the mask you wear, [The phantom:] It's me they hear. [Christine / Phantom:] Your/My spirit and my/your voice In one combined The phantom of the opera is there Inside my/your mind [Choir (very, very soft):] The phantom of the opera Is there The phantom of the opera [The phantom:] Sing once again with me Our strange duet. My power over you Grows stronger yet. [Christine / Phantom:] I'll/You'll give my/your love to you/me For love is blind. The phantom of the opera is now My/Your mastermind. [The phantom (spoken):] Sing, my angel of music ... [Christine:] He's there, The phantom of the opera. [Christine starts wailing] [The phantom (spoken):] Sing ... Once again with me, our strange duet. My power over you grows stronger and stronger. Sing ... My angel of music/ Sing! Sing our strange duet - Sing! [Christine continues wailing, and keeps on wailing after every sentence the Phantom sings The phantom (spoken):] The phantom of the opera Is now your mastermind; I am here, inside your mind!

[@Arnorian3320]

I've become obsessed with this thing. I watch it at least once a day. Aside from the no blinking, Sarah Brightman is absolute perfection. Then there's the Phantom lol.

[@opheliabells]

yes! i thought it might just be me hah reading through the comments! I really have loved this for so long and still feel like I just heard it today. I love her "crazy eyes" and she still does this when singing this because i just watched kzbin.info/www/bejne/jImwhqB_psaVn7s&ab_channel=VincentNiclo which brought me back here it is part of the character.

[@elizabetesantiago8051]

Escreve a letra aqui por favor!

[@spoksonat985]

I actually really like this phantom

[@Nurolight]

This is where I am now.

[@9Tailsfan]

I like it. I think it conveys how Erik is controlling her. Sarah is supposed to be under hypnosis.

[@ladyrosenrot1514]

I LOVE HOW SHE PUTS THE WEDDING VEIL ON HER HEAD NO QUESTION ASKED (CHRISTINE IS DOWN SO BAD AND HONESTLY SAME )

[@madilynn_0660]

3:19 when it slowly pans up to his face and he says “Sing, my angel of music” with that deadpan tone and expression... Kills me every time

[@toastedpenguin23]

How does he sing with absolutely zero emotion lol

[@l_rob420]

homie does not give a fuck about her singing💀

[@altf1279]

Oh my god. At the end when hes cutting the chandelier. ITS A F*CKING BUTTER KNIFE. I'm laughing so hard this entire thing is so cringy and hilarious. And the blood at the end. This is beautiful.

[@user-yb2dx6jq8d]

So basically, 1. Christine sounds beautiful but forgot how to blink 2. The Phantom looks and sounds like a gerbil 3. Raoul has a dead animal on his head 4. The Phantom has a... Bread knife?

[@byronrieckman8416]

Lol yes, a bread knife, bread is popular in that opera house 😏🤣🤣flatly: sing my angel of music

[@huntermeek7450]

Accurate!

[@candycane1744]

Butter knife?

[@mrscringealot6058]

Cringe

[@septianputrawarnoto6813]

lol forgot to blink

[@IMRifley]

While criminally unknown to most, an amazing singer, and a tragic loss. RIP Steve Harley, 2024.

[@kaitealattes]

Ok so everybody is talking about the butter knife, but CAN WE TALK ABOUT ERIK’S BATMAN STYLE CAPE AND HOW STUPID IT LOOKS I LOVE IT

[@AnimeboyIanpower]

Honestly, I think Erik's cape looked kinda like Dracula's.

[@Lotto15719]

I loose it everytime at the cape 🤣

[@arianrhodhyde7482]

It makes me think of tuxedo mask.

[@nancyf290]

That cape is the best thing about him! It's not stupid at all. I love a long cape on a guy, no matter the setting.

[@Ayden_B]

You never realize how dead eyed Brightman looks until she’s staring straight in to your soul

[@IrisKingfire]

•Chickens8 • I KNOW IT CREEPY AS F

[@Ayden_B]

Madison Haynes OK IM NOT ALONE IN THIS! She can sing ok, but she’s a crap actress

[@al_fletcher]

It's almost Alexandra Daddario levels.

[@trippihippie7909]

😂😂😂😂

[@missmerbella]

Look up “sanpaku.” Case closed.

[@fr4225]

"sing. once again with me. our strange duet." he clearly hates every minute of this lmaooo

[@Shadamyfan-rs8xc]

She forced him to do this probably.

[@oncilla8344]

He sounds like he's in pain

[@kathann6608]

This christine doesn’t need a singing tutor to begin with, she can teach the phantom

[@thebluthunder8304]

It’s the same in the film version with Garard Butler clearly is the one in need of singing lessons from Emmy Rossum’s Christine 🤣🤣

[@erintwomey3846]

@@thebluthunder8304 Except for Michael Crawford, of course

[@papercutsurvivor5395]

BROOO 💀

[@Lenaray818]

Gosh how big is that cape

[@aesthxtic8081]

That cape can shade my whole house tho 🤣

[@irenecvietkovich1830]

Avy So Freaking Boring lol

[@altf1279]

Juz4Fun Vid It’s not even a cape at this point it’s a fricking sheet

[@nevermorenovelist]

Director: How big do you want the cape to be, Andrew? Andrew Lloyd Webber: Yes.

[@EvilDogMedia]

I wonder if that cape gave Michael Crawford the idea to do Condorman.

[@thecteam4395]

I know that's supposed to be Raoul, but I like to believe that the Phantom just flipped out over the mullet.

[@panicattheeverywhere8878]

This comment section is literally comedy gold, I could read it for days

[@skinnysnorlax9356]

That’s theater kids for ya! 🙂

[@DarthMeteos]

The comments are talking about it being cringe, but honestly, I love this unironically. Great visual storytelling, the Phantom seems genuinely unhinged and feral, the ending is beautifully realized.

[@Julia-lk8jn]

Some of the visuals are really good, yes, especially the first 30 seconds or so. After that it gets a bit weird - maybe I'm not making enough allowance for it being a music video, but goodness, 1:18 looks like someone's having a seizure (sorry). And yep, Raoul's hair and stunned-puppy expression crack me up. I actually like the lyrics! Maybe because it's fun listening to lyrics which I haven't known by heart for years, but either way, I enjoy it.

[@GrayYeonWannabe]

big "labyrinth" 80s camp vibes

[@boustrophedon5750]

@@Julia-lk8jn I know I'm like a year late, but it's literally because it's a music video. Sarah Brightman and Michael Crawford are classically trained actors. Every action is dramatic, expressive, and leaves no room for interpretation of their emotions so everyone from the nosebleeds to the front row can see and understand perfectly. It's a skill, and I love the way it looks up close, but I suppose it's entirely subjective. I am honestly surprised how many people think it's cringe. Growing up in theatre programs, directing musicals, and acting in them, all I see are really good actors who are deep in their roles. I think it's wonderful.

[@cawimmer430]

Moral of the story? The guy with the mullet always dies at the end!

[@gregdabrat]

Yes lol

[@sanctacaecilia11]

Good.

[@ericdillon1169]

Come on, man.. what's wrong with a mullet?

[@cawimmer430]

@@ericdillon1169, Nothing. Unless you want an early death. :D

[@HoorayBagels]

Somehow... I think I'm more scared of Christine than the Phantom.

[@SEmme-ov6yy]

Hooray Bagels maybe she’s the real phantom?

[@AliensTheGreat]

Omg same

[@saoirsestark3903]

@@SEmme-ov6yy that's absolutely a great plot twist

[@KeepCalmContemplateYourChoices]

@@saoirsestark3903 Better than the fact that Christine and the Phantom actually have a son on her wedding night Raoul, and then 10 years later, they go to Coney Island and the Phantom and Raoul have this competition to see who can win Christine's heart, and the son is actually a musical prodigy, and then Christine dies in the end because Meg was in love with the Phantom too?!?!?

[@_abowlofcoke6553]

They’re equally scary tbh

[@ladyspades7533]

Why does Raoul look like he's got a squirrel on his head?

[@dlc.1117]

He also acts strangely

[@Niqhtmusic]

Countess Hyde cause it’s the 80’s...? 😂

[@TylerCharlesFisher]

No, a squirrel has Raoul on it's ass.

[@Niqhtmusic]

Actually, I just think he has a squirrel on his head.

[@scottibrown3274]

It’s the 80’s that’s your answer 😂

[@malcolmmenzies4958]

That heavy distorted guitar at the start and that bass line changed my life forever.

[@Dirt_Reynolds17]

You should check out Pink Floyds echos that’s what it was stolen from.

[@John-k6f9k]

​@@Dirt_Reynolds17 There's a Procol Harum song called Conquistador from 1967 that uses a similar descending riff as it gets to the chorus. I always thought Pink Floyd took it from that since the two bands toured together.

[@0rchid71]

Plot twist: Christine is actually the phantom, she doesn’t blink therefore he cannot run and is forced to sing with her

[@jadeduong5968]

her eyes: 0-0 the whole time

[@musicalchild5338]

Yep

[@Katie-tx8rf]

Tbh mine would be too if that was my Phantom

[@bemiatto67]

👁👄👁

[@lilyroseheart]

"So you know the phantom of the opera?" "Yeah." "Imagine that, but like, Walk Like an Egyptian." "What?" "And Raoul's face is worse than the Phantom without his mask."

[@ItsMzPhoenix]

Raoul’s face???

[@trippihippie7909]

I just laughed way too hard at this comment

[@yanicristineossain8204]

HELP HAHAHAHHAHAA

[@musicalchild5338]

YEESSS

[@TothanCrawk]

Pretty sure Raoul and the phantom are the same guy

[@mysticdragonwolf89]

RIP Steve Harley, died of cancer this year of 2024, March 17th. He who would pave the way Michael Crawford to take up the mask of Phantom and make this masterpiece eternal and for other great singers to likewise take up the mask. - Say what you will of this version - it’s one of the first variants which would help create the musical we know and love. As Rome wasn’t built in a day, so Phantom wasn’t written perfectly; I hold this version dear especially knowing this has an unheard of, underrated, and forgotten Phantom. RIP Steve Harley

[@exist_much5625]

No one: This Phantom: ˢᶦⁿᵍ ᵐʸ ᵃⁿᵍᵉˡ ᵒᶠ ᵐᵘˢᶦᶜ

[@0rchid71]

Craigmeister999 pffffff

[@lianasoares8052]

Craigmeister999, why’d you type it like that?

[@spookysfx]

I love this coment

[@Summer.Serenity]

To think this could have been the OG casting YIKES. SO THANKFUL ALW CAME TO HIS SENSES

[@nicolebell5556]

@@lianasoares8052 They're making fun of the way he sings, a bit nasally and awkward.

[@masqueradian2028]

The Phantom sounds like he needs to sneeze but he has to hold it in.

[@Shadamyfan-rs8xc]

@Abc Xyz ewwew 😫

[@freddiemercury4880]

He looks like it too

[@jonnyl4273]

Sounds like he got a cold

[@antony5384]

He has to cough

[@AdamG319]

🤣🤣

[@josephrouleau9259]

The Rocky Horror Opera Show

[@RottiDog21]

A brilliant song, RIP Steve Harley, another great pop icon has left us 😪

[@jillianbutner6237]

3:30 is just...... pure _nightmare_ fuel

[@andrewlloydwebber6765]

Hi how are you doing today and how's your weather over there and I hope you are healthy?

[@justinedebolt5515]

Roaul:looks at Christine Phantom:sees >:( Phantom:cuts with butter knife

[@dvdcbb]

I like to imagine that happens everytime a boy looks at Christine during the opera

[@CT-oq1ou]

😂😂😂

[@lkblondie8061]

Im sorry but i laughed real hard at his first few lines, he sounded like he was forced into this lol

[@Trigger-Happy03]

LK Blondie Me too I can't resist it 😂😂😂

[@Love.Ruby.]

LK Blondie I laughed when the chandelier was getting cut down by a bread knife

[@stephanyfeliciano6978]

@@Love.Ruby. lmao 😂 yeah me too

[@josephrouleau9259]

all good- I don't think there is a single fan of the musical who isn't laughing at this monstrosity.

[@altf1279]

Rey Menacher Seriously, I mean correct me if I'm wrong but aren't chandeliers normally held by chains? Ain't nobdy getting anywhere on a chandelier chain with a butter knife

[@Chishannicon]

RIP Steve Harley. This video was the first exposure I ever had to what would eventually become my favorite musical.

[@flerkencat]

This is equally the best thing and the worst thing I've ever seen in my life. Sarah sounds *gorgeous* and then there's Harley... The 80s cringe, the snakes, the bread knife... And of course, Raoul's hair. What a gem.

[@lilymoss-yerg9666]

Glinda Bennett agreed

[@GiuseppeMiragliotta95]

Listen to nightwish cover

[@owenkrahl7446]

What did you expect? its a music video *In the 80's*

[@laurenhodges6411]

But the phantom's singing voice here is horrendous, or at least lackluster, compared to today's renditions of the same character

[@parthxus]

Glinda Bennett **uses bread knife to cut chandelier**

[@mispairocha]

WHY IS HE CUTTING THE CHANDELIER WITH A DAMN BREAD KNIFE

[@blobloblob]

basically, it's christine and erik cosplaying cleopatra and dracula respectively

[@historyboff23]

Steve Harley has passed away today (17th March 2024)… RIP you glam rock phantom! Nobody could have done this version of the song better!

[@kittykate5russell855]

This IS the definitive version imo. I loved Steve Harley in this

[@TemuMuuMuu]

I loved him so so much.

[@ElektroGamingOFF]

What. No...

[@gtenoriop]

Very sorry to know that. 😞

[@kyawkyawwin1]

Multi-talented indeed.

[@hazleslife]

3:21 “Sing my angel of music” in the most monotone voice ever lmao.

[@ishinoumi]

:')

[@cateybrackin6283]

Right??? Isn't it awful?? Lololol

[@jenniferlee9577]

he sounds almost like he popped out of alvin and the chipmunks

[@AnimeboyIanpower]

I think it may have been intentional, as the monotone was meant to be hypnotic in one way or another, but then again, I'm not entirely sure...

[@antony5384]

he's done, and slightly spooked by her non-blinking

[@Starnech]

Everyone sayinh she's not blinking and I'm here like I don't remember those lyrics

[@jenn8459]

Lol SAME

[@MrNoUsername]

The lyrics are different because this was used to promote the show rather than keeping the lyrics as it is

[@amberpage7936]

Andrew Lloyd Webber changes his lyrics all the time, this is not a new thing! Y’all are fake fans!😂😂 (I’m kidding)

[@morgant5680]

@@MrNoUsername this was used to *promote* the show, not make it look bad??

[@beneddiected]

morgan t this was before the real thing even happened

[@alexconverse4839]

yo i actually love the line "you'll give your love to me, for love is blind"

[@joaoandrecordeiropimentel2686]

This is so 80s it's almost an art

[@kristiangomes6826]

Beneath the opera house I know he's there. He's with me on the stage, He's everywhere. And when my song begins, I always find The phantom of the opera is there Inside my mind. [The phantom (Steve):] Sing once again with me Our strange duet. My power over you Grows stronger yet. You'll give your love to me For love is blind. The phantom of the opera is now Your mastermind. [Christine:] Those who have seen your face Draw back in fear; I am the mask you wear, [The phantom:] It's me they hear. [Christine / Phantom:] Your/My spirit and my/your voice In one combined The phantom of the opera is there Inside my/your mind [Choir (very, very soft):] The phantom of the opera Is there The phantom of the opera [The phantom:] Sing once again with me Our strange duet. My power over you Grows stronger yet. [Christine / Phantom:] I'll/You'll give my/your love to you/me For love is blind. The phantom of the opera is now My/Your mastermind. [The phantom (spoken):] Sing, my angel of music ... [Christine:] He's there, The phantom of the opera. [Christine starts wailing] [The phantom (spoken):] Sing ... Once again with me, our strange duet. My power over you grows stronger and stronger. Sing ... My angel of music/ Sing! Sing our strange duet - Sing! [Christine continues wailing, and keeps on wailing after every sentence the Phantom sings The phantom (spoken):] The phantom of the opera Is now your mastermind; I am here, inside your mind! I am everywhere! You're in my power. Sing! Sing, my angel of music! Sing! Sing!

[@thefluffykirbyprincess6307]

I'm sure this guy is doing his best, so Lord bless him, but I am SO glad they got Michael Crawford.

[@deloreandmc4611]

TheFluffyKirbyPrincess I don't think he was expecting to be singing opera (even though this is rock opera) Steve Harley is a rock singer xD.

[@Niqhtmusic]

I mean, this isn’t opera at all. Only “poor fool he makes me laugh” the end of “think of me” but that’s it

[@stanislausklim7794]

Crawford's singing of the song just carries the woefullness of the Phantom.

[@randyzochoa6358]

As I understand it, he was originally cast as the Phantom after this music video, but then was replaced 5 months later.

[@Mr-tu4cj]

@@randyzochoa6358 I’m pretty sure Harley was only brought on to do this promotional music video. From what I heard this was actually recorded with the intention of recruiting Crawford as the phantom. There was another rockstar Phantom before Crawford, Colm Wilkinson, who left the role before the musical was finished in favor of originating the main role in Les Mis. He did play the Phantom in the work in progress show though, and later in the first Canadian cast.

[@nonya566]

Sarah Brightman is just on another level

[@jinyu006]

i would give anything to see sierra boggess and ramin karimloo recreate this

[@captaincrunch784]

YES!!!

[@mayle2010]

It would be everything

[@mccraezee]

Well i doubt that would fit Lloyd’s weird fan-fiction well.

[@tiafakhouri2982]

YEEESSSSSSSS I WOULD LOVE TO SEE THAT

[@jenniferlee9577]

that would be amazing... and the phantom wouldnt sound like a gerbil

[@ttryon_65478]

Phantom has a weird mask: ✔️ Phantom sounds like a gerbil: ✔️ Christine turns into Cleopatra: ✔️ Yep!!this gets a 10/10 for weirdness

[@DandyBuntJester6222]

And looks like the phantom is struggling to shit onstage.😂

[@colinsushiboy745]

It's not that bad

[@anaisbarrosodgh5790]

@@colinsushiboy745 cawr

[@jasonlee2438]

thats the 80s for you bruv

[@Epic_Seal]

What kind of mask does he even wear in this?

[@ThisCallumPerson]

So if this is like a prototype version before the story was fully realised, perhaps Christine was supposed to be scary, her mind is controlled, and like the two of them are conspiring in secret to kill people. Could have been a vastly different show :)

[@Expressionlesscorpse]

Indeed it would very interesting tho.

[@70n24]

I want to be in the alternate reality where this vastly different show happened!

[@alexp.d3689]

@@70n24 I'm gonna write a different Musical version of the original novel where Christine and the Phantom are serial killers ... 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@thatTWOSETfan]

the dance at 2:26 is gold

[@S0n3ta]

He looks like he's trying to exorcise the real Phantom of the Opera with holy water

[@proclivities460]

OMG, she's so young here! I forgot she did this so young...

[@joeyma5802]

Me too

[@timberfins]

"the PHAAAAAAANTOM OF THE OPERA IS NOOOOOW MY MAAAASTERMIIIIIIIND" "sing my angel of music" "hE'S THEEEERE, THE PHAAANTOM OF THE OOOOOPERAAAAAAAAA! the phantom's so monotone i cant handle it

[@chaoticfantasycosplays]

I actually really like the look of this and the overall aesthetic. The costumes are decent, though the mask is...interesting. It's interesting to see how it was before it became a musical and it was just a concept. It's very weird and cringe in a few places, but it's definitely got the feel of the story down. It's strange and mysterious. Also, to the person in the comments who said they want Ramin and Sierra to recreate this, I agree 100% agree.

[@デ一-x6r]

Yess

[@kub2039]

Do you know where/when this was from? It seems to have different lyrics from the final production version. Thanks!

[@jackster9775]

That’s actually closer to the mask in the novel. In the novel his skull is partially exposed so it’s a medical need, but the metals it’s made from are unhealthy and thus it’s making him literally and metaphorically insane by fucking with his brain chemistry and his ability to be himself with others.

[@michaelboydston313]

His mask was reduced because it fucked with the mic

[@elizabetesantiago8051]

Acho fantástico!! Amo esse vídeo!!

[@tradrudeboy]

I love this. It's abasically "The Phantom of the Room." THe weird cuts, the re-used footage, "look! A snake!" This video has it all.

[@gregdabrat]

Raoul: *looks at christine* The phantom: *So you have chosen death*

[@baalgodofrain]

Butter knifed to death

[@notarussianspy508]

Raul needed to *lighten* up anyway.

[@sobefobik]

I'd be screaming like that too if I saw that blond mullet in the audience...thank god for the chandelier.

[@pcpoltergeist]

Are we all just going to ignore the fact that there's a bunch of headstones in a sewer???

[@jellyinjam]

Candlejack I think it’s meant to be the catacombs

[@noahsnow4656]

but even under Palais garnier, there isn't a sewer or catacombs

[@Jimmybarashkov]

It’s Erik. Of course there’s headstones.

[@cc10higa]

Nevertheless it looked beautiful

[@pisces2569]

Candlejack or they're pythons on them?

[@NotesFromTheVoid]

I burst out laughing when the phantom decided dropping the chandelier was the best way to attempt murder, especially the fake blood screen wipe. Where are there snakes, why is she Cleopatra, why does she not blink properly, wtf is everyone's hair, why the wedding dress, what is up with the ancient greek theatre mask, who are those twins WHY ARE THERE GRAVES IN THE LAKE

[@ede015]

The beginning says Christine in cleopatra I believe

[@stanislausklim7794]

I don't know.

[@ladyrosenrot1514]

these were all my thoughts while watching it ( I was like so Erik would just burry people under opera house ? ) why all these snakes tho ....owww so now we're in Egypt now? why's that big a$$ chandelier is hanging there with a single rope ( and yes I tried to cut the rope with Erik too )

[@ardechoki3025]

IM LAUGHING AT THE PHANTOM OMGGG

[@lilymoss-yerg9666]

FøxQueen SAME

[@chocopie8938]

FøxQueen 😂😂😂

[@natashawells6951]

FøxQueen why

[@natashawells6951]

FøxQueen oh my god wtf

[@aurasunshine9428]

Same!! 😂😂

[@aherrmie]

These lyrics are completely different. I didn’t think this could get anymore 80’s , but damn.... 😂❤️ Raoul’s hair, OMG. Classic 80’s mullet.

[@emmawalton6670]

He still has it... he's my director

[@andrewlloydwebber6765]

Thanks for your loves and support you've shown towards me. where are you watching from?

[@gabumonboys]

Me 5 minutes ago: Wouldn't it be great to live back in the good ol days? *Sees This Performance*: On second thought...

[@MrFireflies100]

All these comments are so funny to me, having never experienced a single shred of Phantom of the Opera content in my life but this. I watched this when I was little and have been obsessed with it since then. When I was a kid it was the coolest thing I had ever seen, and now as an adult I can appreciate it even more as some of the most sincere camp I've ever had the pleasure of experiencing. I'm almost glad I don't have any other reference for Phantom because this is just so pure to me lol

[@MaskedMan66]

"Camp?" How on earth do you figure that? Erik and Raoul obviously are gone on Christine.

[@MrFireflies100]

@@MaskedMan66 do you....know what camp means? sincerely asking here

[@MaskedMan66]

@@MrFireflies100 Yes, I... do. Maybe you'd be kind enough to explain why it's "Imitate William Shatner" Night. Meanwhile, I'll possibly teach you something. The term "camp" comes from the camp followers, who were young men who followed the army of the Roman Empire to perform entertainments and sexual favors for the soldiers. Thus, camp in showbiz means something made to expressly appeal to homosexuals. It's arguably the most misused word in the English language, since people think it means "kitschy" or something that is meant to seem cheap or not very well-made. Adam West went on at some length in his autobiography about how he despised the word "campy" in relation to the _Batman_ T.V. series. They know what "camp" means in the U.K., e.g. the _Round the Horne_ characters Julian and Sandy, _Are You Being Served's_ Wilberforce Clayborne Humphries, and the sitcom _Vicious._

[@ladyrosenrot1514]

bro you need to watch 25th anniversary with Ramin and Sierra like right nowwwwwww

[@maryjoanmartis9071]

Her eyes hunt me in my sleep

[@skyeaurelliah9883]

In sleep she stared at me, in dreams she came

[@musicalchild5338]

;-;

[@zemastor3650]

What's not to love about this insane video for "Phantom"? It's in the category of "I hate it so much that I love it"! The picture and audio quality on this is amazing. 1) The synthesizers and the guitar power chords! Would make any 80's hair-metal band proud! 2) Raoul's mullet! Stolen from Daryl Hall. 3) The heavily made-up (female) twins with Slash hair. Why are they there? 4) Very well sung by Sarah Brightman... but once we get to the Phantom... another story. 5) Horribly sung by Steve Harley (of Cockney Rebel) wearing a Mordred mask from the 1981 movie "Excalibur". 6) At 1:20, Harley's fist jerks back and forth stiffly while his body stays completely still and his feet nailed in place. Exactly like an early Disneyland animatronic's range of movement. Think "Great Moments with Mr. Lincoln". 7) at 3:18, Sarah's wide, unblinking eyes and all that eye makeup is reminiscent of the eye clamps on Malcolm McDowell in "A Clockwork Orange". 8) 3:35 What's the conductor for? This video has rock instrumentation, not an orchestra. 9) 3:46 Another Daryl Hall moment. 10) 3:51-3:58 Wonderful scenes where the Phantom is jealously skulking behind the curtains and zooms in on Raoul. Looks up at the chandelier and you can see the cartoon lightbulb going on above his head. "Ah Hah! I'll kill Raoul!" 11) The Phantom takes forever to carve through the chandelier's rope with a butter knife. Not a bread knife. If he used a bread knife, he would have cut through much faster. 12) Implied that the chandelier kills Raoul (???) 13) The video ends in Sarah's shriek and a screenful of animated blood. What happened? How can we find out? Do we need to buy tickets to the upcoming "Phantom of the Opera" show?

[@DarthMeteos]

6) him appearing slightly uncanny is a deliberate choice, adds to the overall feeling of unreality it's going for, like she's drugged by his powers 8) time has passed, she's singing on stage, and his voice remains in her head, his thrall over her is powerful enough that it haunts her whenever she sings 12) not implied, that guy is dead, a chandelier falling on you is not a survivable injury 13) the song is about the woman giving up her literal sanity for the ability to sing better than anyone ever, and she pays the price for her tuition with a terrible tragedy what happened is evident, this is not canon to the musical, it is its own story. raoul is dead and the phantom has claimed this woman's soul for satan

[@monsterascanbe5170]

I don't understand why people make fun of Gerard's singing... I mean come on lol this dude here is no Josh Groban either lol

[@BeWiL0991]

Monster AsCanBe fortunately this one never made it into wide distribution beyond this. Unfortunately Butler was so many peoples’ first impressions of the Phantom across the world...

[@molliemcmullan9187]

PharaohsAdv_1 I know this is an unpopular opinion, but I actually liked Butler’s voice and acting as the phantom. He, in my opinion, was able to show the pain the phantom feels and struggles with.

[@parthxus]

Monster AsCanBe **when you realize this isn't Gerard Butler** P.S I loved Gerard's singing.

[@CadDriftarus]

Gerard is pretty out of tune in my opinion, or there's something in his tone that makes it sound that way. Gerard hurts my head, but I... kinda like this version XD

[@ChibiRose654]

Monster AsCanBe Gerard is actually daddy

[@Mary_S90]

I’ve never seen Sarah in so young age before. This is very nice❤️

[@ceryshemmings6755]

Personally, I think this is an amazing performance. It shows how the musical has developed over time by different directors.

[@ElliMercie]

And there are still people insulting Gerard Butler? Shame on you

[@mumrah07]

Why should be we be shamed? Just because this is awful doesnt mean that Butler stops being terrible. He still sucks and should never have been cast in a musical when he's not even a mediocre singer.

[@saoirsestark3903]

Butler's performance is ok ☹️

[@maireadnic8280]

At the risk of damning him with faint praise, but Butler did a better job as the Phantom than the mangled mess he made of “Galway Girl” (and whatever sort of accent he was meant to be doing) in PS I Love You. That was truly abysmal

[@TheCosmicGuy0111]

Richard Bermudez I thought he sang very well

[@maleficent1776]

i thought gerald butler was okay too i think he can sing but he doesnt know how yo sing the technique wasnt there thats just my opinion

[@rose-ui6hk]

for some reason the phantom alone quietly singing "the phaaaantom of the ooooperaaaa" is the funniest fucking thing to me

[@LT-jc4qb]

There's just something so beautiful about the way she sings, "And when my song begins...". I don't know what it is.

[@sydneystewart8425]

I’m gonna tell my kids this was Phantom of the Opera

[@Shadamyfan-rs8xc]

........well yeah, it is.

[@bartsimpsonnft4387]

*_T h a t s t h e j o k e_*

[@antony5384]

You'll ruin their childhood