Darren Criss and Lea Michele - The Coolest Girl (LMDC Tour - Cincinnati)

LMDC Tour - May 31st - Taft Theatre

[@jayshank-noel9782]

I love that Darren is still including starkid songs at his tour after like 10 years *cry*

[@jj_fantabulous4405]

And theres prob still gonna be people not knowing these songs !!!!!!!!!

[@Vero_la_fea]

Why wouldn't he? Are songs like supposed to die after 1-2 years or what? XD

[@albertesolveigbkgaardmorte9356]

I like how this still gets laughs after ten years, in the same places that were original intended. even from people who don’t know starkid!

[@mayagoodall4266]

The fact that he introduced Lea to this song makes me SO happy

[@iamnotnormal7941]

Darren’s piano sass is everything

[@amityislandchum]

This is such an appropriate song for the Rachel Berry character.

[@mariamejawara]

IKR

[@analisa07]

Love this. I remember Darren saying in an interview that he would love Lea to sing this song. And now she has. Awesome thanks for posting.

[@margarida9391]

I just saw that interview! It was at Leaky con 2011!

[@Xeophh]

Hermione can't draw

[@marsiemalloww]

And Lupin can’t sing!

[@StarGleeksWontFTBA]

and Lea can’t read ❤

[@ForeverDegenerate]

Am I the only one who now wants Lea Salonga to sing this? She would bring the sass level to 20 and it would be GLORIOUS!

[@gretep]

ForeverDegenerate I’d love that, but I feel like if she did sing it I couldn’t listen to any other version anymore hahah

[@maree0397]

ngl i prefer bonnie, but she’s a good singer

[@ryanmeneo6301]

This key is more of the apocalyptour version than the original avps version

[@paigefalor1529]

i went to the LM/DC tour in st. louis last summer (before i knew what starkid was) and their show was amazing. i remember darren mentioning a very potter musical and being like “wth”, but now it means so much to me he’s still singing these songs 9 years later

[@aeris44]

If you told me that a video exists of Lea singing Hermionrs song from AVPS I would have laughed but secretly wanted it. But it does exist I am not worthy!

[@PrestonJordanWayman]

YES!! I'VE WAITED FOREVER TO SEE LEA DO A STARKID SONG!!!

[@MeredithMathieu]

The cover I didn’t know I needed

[@jj_fantabulous4405]

Gosh I love this thanks for uploading!!! Idk why but this makes me miss Bonnie so much!!!!

[@calibaby6913]

How did a year go by and I missed that this happened like OMFG OMFG OMFG I remember when he was asked what song if his he would most like to hear her sing and he said this and I never thought it would happen!! But it did and it was beyond perfection and better than I could have ever dreamed and now I'm sobbing.

[@FroyDestroy]

Nooooo i can’t believe this happened!!!’ Thank ye baby jesus!!! I own ye my life!!!!!

[@maxpearson2900]

i’m so happy i saw this.

[@alibrannan8761]

This is so good love Lea what a great concert xx they should put out an album together xx

[@hufflepuffwannabe]

literally been waiting for this since 2011! Thank you for recording!!!

[@mrsbellkress]

2:38 Idina menzel is that you ?

[@OriginalityPeople]

I need emma watson's reaction to this song

[@ruby._.romanoffx7778]

Same

[@flyingwig1552]

i love how she’s pretending to read the lyrics

[@keikustar]

This is a great recording!!! She sounds so good. Thanks!

[@radxianixe]

i've gotten so used to the bonnie version that whenever i watch this, it feels weird haha. i don't necessarily mean it in a bad way, i respect lea.

[@Julia-oe9xl]

Samee except that last part. I dont necessarily respect lea. Ive heard shes real mean to people behind the scenes (like the cast of glee and stuff)

[@kingpersassy3863]

Same

[@justcallmeangel2805]

Amazing!! 👏👏👏👏

[@avalynsapiens2489]

Omg the first time I heard this song in the musical I thought: it’s giving Rachel Berry.

[@ksy4747]

My favorite AVPM song ever.. 🥹🥹🥹 but Bonnie is still the best.

[@cafekkos13]

Having mostly heard Lea on Glee I gotta say I love hearing her live and a bit more "raw" than the studio recorded songs on the show. Also, while I get the feeling she could have been more prepared for this song, her voice is such a good fit for it.

[@Pinkyshy101]

Oh heck, Cincinnati... hey, I live there!

[@lucyrogers7196]

This recording is so much better than the one I got lmao. My phone is such shitty quality

[@dreamfaller6372]

How am i only now finding out this exists?😍😍😍

[@longlivethegays]

oh my god i am deaddd

[@obohemma1983]

When it comes to music lea is the best she has the most beautiful voice ever and Darren criss is awesome in piano

[@CV-Moore]

Getting huge Idina Menzel vibes.

[@PrinceTrexus]

Why is she singing it so low??? Raise the key!

[@Vero_la_fea]

The chorus is super high, because this is the original, more difficult version Darren always sings. The chorus has more power in this version.

[@hyeiny]

its the same key to the original i think

[@ForeverDegenerate]

@@hyeiny Same Key, lower octave. It's basically the Meredith Stepien arrangement. Yes Starkid (probably Clark) re-arranged Coolest Girl for the concerts when Meredith was going to be the singer going forward. They kinda had to do that after Meredith tried to sing the original version and couldn't hit the notes properly. Seriously, go look for the first time Meredith sings the song live and you'll hear her struggling at that octave. But after that when they do the concerts and any live performance of it after Space Tour, you'll hear her singing it at a lower octave to better fit her vocal range.

[@keltzy]

@@ForeverDegenerate I was wondering. I'm glad Lea hopped back up in this one though. She sounded a little uncomfortable up to that point I thought.

[@joiceoliveira5890]

Bem a cara da Lea essa música ne

[@Matheussandree]

Joice Oliveira muito!

[@Summer-tz4to]

699th like:(

[@kingpersassy3863]

I was legit singing “Goin back to hogwarts” While in the car And now I get this on my recommendations 🥲KZbin really does know me well

[@c0llapsingst4rs]

as much as i love glee i kind of want the starkid songs to stay with starkid and not with glee... it’s just kind of a thing that’s just for us starkids to enjoy i guess. i mean at least that’s how i feel

[@JuliaSanJuan349]

I totally agree, starkid is like our own little secret, our unproblematic, safe place where we can all be a bunch of simps and theater nerds who will not shut up about how much we love them

[@ksy4747]

@@JuliaSanJuan349 and for simple fact that it's so much better than all the Potter movies out there.

[@overcomingobstaclescreates1695]

@NotSoRealEllis2004 It's because the G.L.E.E. always makes twisted abominations of everything and Starkid fans don't wanna see those works ruined.

[@annaburke8537]

The key is soooo low??

[@hyeiny]

and your point? also it's not that low lmao

[@astrowiz3544]

@@hyeiny too low for Lea

[@ross7107]

She sounds amazing but a bit unprofessional to be reading the lyrics on stage

[@spencermccroskey266]

Ross hey at least she’s reading

[@averyzeiler9686]

they’re there as a backup, both lea and darren have lyrics onstage because they learn new songs every tour date (like darren sings a different song every tour date at least, and lea michele was spontaneous with one of her song choices when she was in toronto) so like dONT JUDGE

[@iamnotnormal7941]

Darren’s piano sass is everything