Andrew Rannells sings "Meadowlark" from The Baker's Wife

[@representationmetaphorique]

Andrew's voice is so open and warm and expressive

[@mollyreinhardt2272]

erin h I want his voice to hug me

[@mestewart82]

This is strange. I feel completely the opposite. There's no depth to his voice. It's bright and tinny. I'm not saying it's bad. But open and warm? Definitely not.

[@richardmayora1289]

@@mestewart82 You are very generous. I find it abrasive and utterly unpleasant.

[@henryforaker9880]

Warm is not the word I would use. Although he us good

[@CountryCowboy008]

@@mestewart82exactly. The texture is, uhm, sharp? If there’s such thing… reminiscing of Jeremy Jordan’s whiny voice (again if there’s such term lol)

[@cass1857]

Wowza! I couldn't believe he started that high with that key change coming but he totally owned it!

[@cindiverbelun1802]

And the nicest thing is that he's the NICEST guy, too. I met Andrew when he was touring as Bob Gaudio in Jersey Boys here in Cleveland before Book of Mormon even existed. I can say I "knew him when", and he deserves every bit of notoriety he gets. Beautiful job, Andrew!

[@sammyytaccount5515]

4:53 ..... *gay gasp*

[@johngee1628]

Such a moving song and, as always,Mr. Rannells nails it. The kisses he blows at the end were touching also.

[@MrMcMusic01]

After the first bar he sang, I knew he was about to BREAK MY HEART!!!! Beautiful!

[@hannahhamiltrash6455]

He deserves a Tony for this performance alone

[@JosephJohnson-gu5fw]

I've spent two days listening to various recordings...... This is the best. Hands down.

[@cheezy31]

I don't know how I've never heard this before. I've now been listening to this on repeat, mixed with a few other artists versions including Patti, Betty, and Alice. Each one is so unique, but so moving and beautiful. It's kind of blowing my mind right now. :-)

[@patrickdolan6202]

cheezy31 make sure to hear liz callaway sing it!

[@jasonc.parker4644]

Patrick Dolan Exactly what I was going to say! That was the first version I ever heard, and it still remains my favorite.

[@emeleel]

Sarah Brightman covered this, too. Was my first version of this song.

[@StarkidFAN00]

Listen to Hatty King. She's only a high schooler and she sounded beautiful.

[@ashtonbowen1032]

you also have to listen to lindsay mendez if you havent ^-^

[@bessmahaneypilates8638]

I just started watching this guy during 2020 quarantine, I’m in love❤️👌🏻

[@adambathon]

His voice of course is a favorite of mine. He is mind-numbingly handsome.

[@moo78870]

4:51 im just gonna leave this here so we can all listen to him hit that incredible note as much as we please

[@MeeplandHeights]

Aw man, this is so good! I hope he gets more broadway roles!

[@quentinkristmas4605]

Before my, *PAAAAAAASSTT ONCE AGAAIN!*

[@charmed122098]

Andrew is perfection

[@samosullivan1744]

This was the number that introduced me to Andrew Rannells, needless to say I’ve been a complete admirer ever since!

[@francescaprice1213]

He literally held that last note for 11 seconds, this man is a marvel and a blessing to humanity

[@robertregalbuto542]

the way he sings it with such emotion made me cry. he has such a gift

[@daisymurf4727]

I come back to this every few days and just cry

[@kevinford9891]

Watching this tonight...I soooo miss life......will it ever return??????????

[@melg279]

Oh andrew, my love, you're doing the infamous lip lick

[@VeerleLucinda]

Whenever someone points it out there is no unseeing it

[@irlastolfogranatum]

He needs some chapstick!

[@Dani-it9vc]

I hate this now I can't focus on anything else

[@instrumental32]

i counted 18-

[@blabla7417]

I was looking through so gs he sang live and this is one of my favs. I have listened to the version of Patti LuPone and (dont blame me) but i like his version more. It is a bit slower i think and his range matches the song. I want a recording of this. This man never fails to amaze me.

[@Griffologee]

His range matches because it’s transposed to fit him.

[@cindiverbelun1802]

Holy S&(&%^&%&#%^&_^&@(#&%^TTT!!! That was AMAZING!!!! I met Andrew in Cleveland on the closing day of Jersey Boys' first Cleveland engagement. He was playing Bob Gaudio, and Book of Mormon didn't even exist yet. I already knew he had great things ahead of him, but I can say I "knew" him when. Andrew, you NEVER disappoint!!!!!

[@nataliel6090]

there is no end to your talent andrew omg

[@robertboyken5550]

what an amazing version of this song. The slightly slower tempo allows the listener to hear the lyrics and appreciate how beautiful they really are. The music is bright and sparkles as a counterpart to the tragic elements in the story. Andrew has the chance to open up and let his talent shine and it's marvelous. It's a credit to all performers that perform songs across gender lines. Tituss and Andrew should get many kudos for their efforts.

[@CaptainQuirky]

I first heard the song last week at BroadwayCon when Betsy Wolfe sang it and fell in love with it. I wanted to look it up, and lo and behold, before I even put it in the search box, I saw this in my recommended videos! Andrew killed it :-)

[@johnmichaelreyes911]

Love this. Brings back memories when I got to solo parts of this when I was in the Seattle Men's Chorus.

[@jomay78]

That was FUCKING SPECTACULAR.

[@feliksnodelman3198]

I'm actually crying what I love him I love this

[@conanlover4ever]

Such perfection.

[@orion8835]

It’s fun to hear these numbers in a different voice than they were ever conceived.

[@mollyh.4697]

HOW HE DO DAT

[@saturnerens]

I NEED HIMMMMMMM IM SCREAMINGGGG CRYINNNGNGNGNGNGNNGNGNGNGNGNG

[@reever_r]

REALLLLL

[@kathleendufault7071]

My favorite version of this song. So beautiful!

[@Frededed2000]

This made me tear up. His unbridled joy makes my heart so happy. Well done, this makes me feel something and that's what really matters

[@Eva-ow7pu]

He's so expressive, I love it!

[@BeccaRothschild]

Chills. And I've seen LaLupone do it. So gorgeous.

[@mjf5142]

this seems like SUCH a difficult song to sing. And he KILLED IT!!! I'm super impressed.

[@stevef1290]

Andrew Rannells' rendition of "Meadowlark" takes Patti Lupone's and makes it that much better. And his range is amazing.

[@alexanderzamora5930]

Steve Flower he sings so passionately ❤️

[@beccaantoine2116]

He can do no wrong. Just amazing.

[@liakrall8227]

ugh he never disappoints😭😭

[@lilvladimir]

I'm addicted to this video.

[@brianeduardo1234]

what a lovely voice he has

[@alexfoo1839]

Omg Rannells really killed it wow!!!

[@EllaReid-th7lf]

I love him so much. 20,000 mins on my Spotify wrapped just him 😃

[@laurafewell2301]

I just discovered this amazing performance an I cannot stop watching it❣️ Thank you Andrew‼️

[@skoddyboy]

LOVE this song, LOVE this performer

[@stevenreeves9092]

Awesome! Beautiful!

[@adambathon]

That was so healing.

[@pedrovieira98]

Andrew ❤️

[@danny-yz9wh]

who is the lighting technician for this video and how do i tell them i Love them

[@NicholeParker]

This is my new addiction

[@awong2121]

I love the piano part for this.

[@BillyAlabama]

What a beautiful cover!

[@andrewford4437]

YAAAAAASSSSSSSSSS! Andrew is literal goals!!!!!!!!

[@sturza9182]

Does anyone else think that the music somewhat resembles the music of "Another Hundred People" from the musical Company? PS. I ADORE Andrew Rannells

[@daveha4445]

Ok they should do a ‘Baker’s husband’ and cast Andrew. Like as uhh Eugene instead of Genevieve

[@deeisaacs2586]

What a fantastic piece of talent… thank you Andrew

[@maxgill4193]

When I was a girl, I had a favourite story Of the meadowlark who lived where the rivers wind Her voice could match the angels' in its glory, But she was blind, The lark was blind. An old king came and took her to his palace, Where the walls were burnished bronze and golden braid, And he fed her fruit and nuts from an ivory chalice and he prayed "Sing for me, my meadowlark Sing for me of the silver morning. Set me free, my meadowlark And I'll buy you a priceless jewel, And cloth of brocade and crewel, And I'll love you for life if you will Sing for me." Than one day as the lark sang by the water The god of the sun heard her in his flight And her singing moved him so, he came and brought her The gift of sight, He gave her sight. And she opened her eyes to the shimmer and the splendour Of this beautiful young god, so proud and strong And he called to the lark in a voice both rough and tender, "Come along, Fly with me, my meadowlark, Fly with me on the silver morning. Past the sea where the dolphins bark, We will dance on the coral beaches, Make a feast of the plums and peaches, Just as far as your vision reaches, Fly with me." But the meadowlark said no, For the old king loved her so, She couldn't bear to wound his pride. So the sun god flew away and when the king came down that day, He found his meadowlark had died. Every time I heard that part I cried. And now I stand here, starry-eyed and stormy. Oh, just when I thought my heart was finally numb, A beautiful young man appears before me Singing "Come Oh, won't you come?" And what can I do if finally for the first time The one I'm burning for returns the glow? If love has come at last it's picked the worst time Still I know I've got to go. Fly away, meadowlark. Fly away in the silver morning. If I stay, I'll grow to curse the dark, So it's off where the days won't bind me. I know I leave wounds behind me, But I won't let tomorrow find me Back this way. Before my past once again can blind me, Fly away. And we won't wait to say goodbye, My beautiful young man and I.

[@katiee4396]

The power in his voice in this song is so amazing and it reminds me of the power he has in falsettos

[@ethanpayero]

His singing voice is amazing

[@emilykiers5344]

Instant goosebumps every time I listen to this song!

[@avisatinexd4768]

This was SO AMAZING!

[@willbowman7061]

Hes amazing.

[@dav9612]

when i was a girl l i had a favorite story of the meadowlark who lived where the rivers wind her voice could match the angels' in its glory but she was blind, the lark was blind an old king came and took her to his palace where the walls were burnished bronze and golden braid and he fed her fruit and nuts from an ivory chalice and he prayed: "sing for me, my meadowlark, sing for me of the silver morning, set me free, my meadowlark, and i'll buy you a priceless jewel and cloth of brocade and crewel and i'll love you for life, if you will sing for me." then one day as the lark sang by the water the god of the sun heard her in his flight and her singing moved him so he came and brought her the gift of sight he gave her sight and she opened her eyes to the shimmer and the splendor of this beautiful, young god, so proud and strong and he called to the lark in a voice both rough and tender "come along. fly with me, my meadowlark, fly with me on the silver morning, past the sea where the dolphins bark we will dance on the coral beaches, make a feast of the plums and peaches just as far as your vision reaches fly with me." but the meadowlark said no for the old king loved her so she couldn't bear to wound his pride so the sun god flew away and when the king came down that day he found his meadowlark had died every time i heard that part i cried ... and now i stand here starry-eyed and stormy oh, just when i thought my heart was finally numb a beautiful, young man appears before me, singing "come, oh, won't you come?" and what can i do if finally for the first time the one i'm burning for returns the glow? if love has come at last it's picked the worst time still i know i've got to go fly away, meadowlark fly away in the silver morning, if i stay, i'll grow to curse the dark so it's off where the days won't bind me i know i leave wounds behind me but i won't let tomorrow find me back this way before my past once again can blind me fly away ... and we won't wait to say good-bye my beautiful young man and i.

[@alexanderzamora5930]

Andrew slayyyeeed the meadowlark and cooked it with herbs and spices. Such an intelligent musician!

[@emilymae4206]

He’s so incredible.

[@saturnerens]

his nervous hands in the beginning oh im crying

[@ricoltmetric8156]

I love this song

[@lamontrussell1524]

Wow!!!!

[@Goose53]

Who are the heartless 19 people who have disliked this

[@PapaLobo94]

Nope My guess? Diehard Patti LuPone who have some serious sour grapes on the fact that Andrew did a great job of his telling in this song

[@mastersgirl414]

I'm thinking it's more likely people who've heard Sarah Brightman's version.

[@larrygevirtz30]

Awesome!

[@carolinerideout4251]

can i buy this on itunes

[@barbarahourigan8462]

❤️❤️

[@genevitale2626]

This is not an easy song to sing. It requires lots of support and sustaining long notes. I've been singing it for years but I feel like I've just heard it for the first time!

[@Bryan4Hillary]

❤️

[@arim5355]

this was fucking magnificent

[@RowdyColt]

kisses to u

[@isasiisa]

When i was a girl l i had a favorite story Of the meadowlark who lived where the rivers wind Her voice could match the angels' in its glory But she was blind, the lark was blind An old king came and took her to his palace Where the walls were burnished bronze and golden braid And he fed her fruit and nuts from an ivory chalice And he prayed: "sing for me, my meadowlark, Sing for me of the silver morning, Set me free, my meadowlark, And i'll buy you a priceless jewel And cloth of brocade and crewel And i'll love you for life, If you will sing for me." Then one day as the lark sang by the water The god of the sun heard her in his flight And her singing moved him so He came and brought her the gift of sight He gave her sight And she opened her eyes to the shimmer and the splendor Of this beautiful, young god, so proud and strong And he called to the lark in a voice both rough and tender "come along. Fly with me, my meadowlark, Fly with me on the silver morning, Past the sea where the dolphins bark We will dance on the coral beaches, Make a feast of the plums and peaches Just as far as your vision reaches Fly with me." But the meadowlark said no For the old king loved her so She couldn't bear to wound his pride So the sun god flew away And when the king came down that day He found his meadowlark had died Every time i heard that part i cried ... And now i stand here starry-eyed and stormy Oh, just when i thought my heart was finally numb A beautiful, young man appears before me, Singing "come, oh, won't you come?" And what can i do if finally for the first time The one i'm burning for returns the glow? If love has come at last it's picked the worst time Still i know I've got to go Fly away, meadowlark Fly away in the silver morning, If i stay, i'll grow to curse the dark So it's off where the days won't bind me I know i leave wounds behind me But i won't let tomorrow find me Back this way Before my past once again can blind me Fly away ... And we won't wait To say good-bye My beautiful young man And i.

[@aschmarkl]

Is there no limit to your talent?

[@iconicole888]

Oh. My. God.

[@kaydancealizzabeth9733]

4:52 damnnnnn go off king

[@c4tnip1111]

before my PAAASSSTTTT

[@jessicajarrett1879]

4:51 is just what dreams are made of.

[@decadencewhimsyandsarcasm]

I’m curious how people feel about this compared to Titus burgess doing it, I know he did a piece on obsessed with Seth rudetsky

[@kendalledwards6898]

He reminds me of Jeremy Jordan's voice

[@QueerOkie]

I know how that poor meadowlark felt.

[@CliodhnaSimpson]

The mic was ON.

[@dustinmcmullin3115]

This song is fabulous. Best love song ever about love. To bad the dialogue for the play was shite. One of the best

[@kevinfarrell523]

Subtitles?

[@2ghoul4school]

0:49

[@TheTheUltimatePrize]

WHAT KEY IS THIS

[@willhawks88]

Libby Babe Agreed!! What key please?

[@mryamahaxeno]

A

[@nickiebarron6016]

Key?

[@Isa-qz9mb]

A

[@user-mb6xo3oj4o]

1:48 *licc*

[@crystalfeline]

Oml how did you- … Wow. Speechless.

[@detected_chaos735]

can I just say this is amazing, like it's absolutely beautiful, Andrew Rannell's voice is amazing. (on another note he licked his lips 15 times but honestly, sometimes you have to when you sing or else you get, stuck, if you know what I mean so I get it.) p.s. Just clarifying, not a criticism I think he's amazing, I was just noting cuz I thought it was kind of funny.

[@robertbailey2792]

While I enjoyed this version; this song belongs to Ms. Betty Buckley. Do yourself a favor, and look it up.

[@ndemone]

High school

[@daveha4445]

Okay but what’s the deal with the pianist Or am I crazy

[@corapalanski9479]

im mad that a full grown man can belt that PAAAAAST on an E5 and i cant

[@bondfool]

Lots of tongue action.