Idina - What I Did For Love

[@pbohearn]

first Broadway musical I ever saw. Touring company at the Ahmanson in LA circa 1977. First sympathetic gay character I ever saw anywhere. I was 17. We existed. It meant a lot

[@MvyMkr]

Awesome! MAN I love that womans vibrato. And her Idinabelt...*sigh*

[@janicemurphy7878]

She's great and accompanied by the great Marvin this is nothing but fabulous I'm glad I found it today on KZbin thanks for posting it with music like this it makes the world beautiful even if it isn't

[@ninskimig123]

she is amazing

[@blueaardvark1717]

marvin doesnt need a band. he is the band. what a great player.

[@KristinandIdinagirl]

I smile just thinking about her, and this why. Ultimate Fanzel till the day I die. Maybe even after that. She has changed me "For Good"!! I stand for Idina Menzel!

[@937BROAD]

GREAT VOICE AND GREAT SONG.

[@MrMikesok]

She lowkey slayed! Yas!

[@CliffRichardFan2001]

Beautiful!

[@UselessTrivia]

her vibrato is just breathtaking and i love her riff at 2:30...just amazing.

[@LouisPeynaud-yt3jz]

Ma chérie tu es formidable à love you toute ma vie

[@michaelmiller1215]

👏 Bravo

[@DragonPrincessAoife]

I'm so mad that I missed this. AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH, Well, at least I got to see this vid.

[@Bearcatsr1]

Breath taking! That's all I can say!

[@chelsealong89]

absolutely amazing.

[@2Albrecht]

oh my amazing...!!!!

[@stillinthe70s14]

This is perfect ❤️❤️

[@AdaWong333]

Idina Menzel - THE ONE AND ONLY angel.. um.. green witch.. of music =D

[@SuperNikkilala]

she has also been nomintaed for a golden globe award for the role of elsa in disney's frozen and was in the wild party as kate

[@joycekellner9957]

So moving!

[@dsjump]

Someone told Marvin they were running late and to wrap it up. Idina's wondering why Marvin's playing the song as fast as a goddam saloon rag. She can barely keep up or sing over his loud embellishments. BTW, Idina should sue the hell out of the guy who invented autocorrect.

[@EmizeeLouuBoo]

Oh how I love this woman! She is far to amazing! And those 2 dislikes? ARE YOU DEAF !!!! : )

[@DragonPrincessAoife]

2:50 - 3:08 is the best part, in my opinion. It's amazing to me how absolutely beautiful Idina is. I love her so fucking much.

[@WishfulThinking911]

lovely voice......

[@xopinkmoonxo]

:dies: such amazing vocals

[@eilidhw]

I love her...

[@kallierivers2008]

RIP Marvin

[@MusicMakesMeBri]

Hmmmm. Maureen Johnson in the OBC of RENT. Elphaba Thropp in the OBC of Wicked. Maureen Johnson in the RENT movie. Reprised the role of Elphaba in London. Played Florence Vassy in the concert series of Chess! Was Nancy Tremaine in the movie Enchanted. Aaaaaand is currently working on originating the role of Elizabeth in the new musical, If/Then coming to Broadway in March 2014! She's done some other things like, personal albums and concert tours with her own music and such. But those are faves.

[@Kalahridudex]

i'm prEtty sure your List lackS one particulAr role.

[@juswakun]

@@Kalahridudex indeed...I'm also expecting that "one particular role" too lmao

[@RebelFanzel]

Omg Beuatiful if they let fanzels go there'd be huge standingovation and insane woooing

[@Hannahmiley161]

She's wearing green :)

[@deefan101]

BTW she is 39 but who is counting... lol I LOVE her! She sounds AMAZING singing this!

[@nnicole918]

the piano player from How to Lose A Guy in 10 Days! Such a good cover by the way!

[@larrylutzker587]

Standing in a private recital is frowned upon...and no one else did.............

[@DragonPrincessAoife]

@WickedRentIdina She is always.

[@66flamer]

thank you marvin. goodbye.

[@ThatIrishSarah]

@Lindow Totally aree. I can't believe how much her voice had freed up.

[@michellexsings]

i will never see her as anyone else but elphaba :)

[@Kalahridudex]

Yes, Elphie was the peak of her career :)

[@maxallanb3]

eye-dee'-nah Men-ZEL She's a wow.

[@bonnkaa]

I hope that she will come in 2011 to Europe.

[@Olivia_4444]

have you seen Rent? to me she'll always be Maureen;p

[@RebelFanzel]

@ilywebkinz 2006 to 2007 yeh she did i went lol best night in the theatre ever!

[@RebelFanzel]

@defygravitybewicked u forgot the fact shes adorable and gorgeous and very funny lol!

[@jasonandwilma]

Not the best version...but I appreciate her voice.

[@Lindow]

Wow, something really happened to her voice - it's much freeer, less pinched in sound and in the middle the true sound of her voice comes through instead of that rather strained timbre she used to have. Brava!

[@hrhmargaretburton]

@MvyMkr She spells her name Lea Michele. If you are going to criticize someone you should probably get his or her name right.

[@CarolanneTitmus-Greene]

beautiful son but the sound is too low.

[@sudycz]

Mono sucks...where's the stereo?

[@sha11235]

The late Marvin Hamlisch.

[@Maakimaaku]

Who was the guy introducing Idina and Marvin? It's on the tip of my tongue and his voice is familiar as hell.

[@camillecastro266]

I'm pretty sure it was Nathan Lane. He was in a bunch of musicals and other things, but his voice is very distinctive as Gomez in the Addams Family.

[@Maakimaaku]

camgom94 Thanks so much!

[@dylanbamford2434]

And the most famous meerkat, Timon~

[@Maakimaaku]

Kathryn Rodgers THATS HOW I RECOGNIZED HIM. omg lol

[@atimholt]

Not getting sound?

[@maggiehallua]

Anyone know where I could find a dress like that?

[@dalanyi11]

anyone know what key this is in??!?!?!

[@mmbr01rrf]

And the number of Tony noms she's had ? And the number of Tony wins she's had ? Any Encores ! performances ? How many original roles in Broadway productions ? Still curious.

[@Bookworm0485]

She's had 3 Tony nominations and won 1 Tony (for her role as Elphaba in the musical Wicked). As far as performances/encores shexs performed on multiple awards shows (the Tony's and the Oscar's) and had many appearances on TV talk shows where she's performed songs from RENT, Wicked, and Frozen. Shexs originated the roles of Maureen in RENT and Elphaba in wicked and voiced one of the lead characters, Elsa, in Frozen.

[@mmbr01rrf]

What has she ever done besides Wicked (not exactly Sondheim or Gershwin) ? I truly am curious.

[@stevekap8]

Let it breathe

[@MvyMkr]

@CainTheTemale Leah Michelle, although an amazingly talented singer spends too much time in her belt and puts cry on everything. I miss the old "legit" stuff

[@MvyMkr]

@hrhmargaretburton Sorry, my bad. American people spell their names odd :-P It's not so much her as what her producers will be asking her to do. I just miss the Mama who bore me singer!

[@Geellun]

She was original Maurine in Rent

[@davesheskin1]

Everyone is critic. This version of the song is not the best, but Idina Menzel is one of the best voices of our time. In this instance I blame Mr Hamlish for a weak orchestration performance. Linda Eders version is the best one.

[@saraiyakalu4544]

This was not one of her best performances :(

[@ValtronW]

That's the best she's ever sounded. I think she sounds too screechy when she sings songs from Wicked.

[@tukito101]

it's because she's supposed to sound menacing as elphalba

[@MissRaichyl]

2 people did NOTHING for love.

[@PlatformPoison]

Surely not if you're the president:L

[@FH60s]

she keeps sliding up to the notes, giving her a countryish spin on it. no no no!!

[@lunaeclipse5612]

I thought it was pretty good

[@katieissupercoollike]

She slaughtered this, oh dear. Not in time at all- missed her entrances and the composer had to extend his own music... She adds so many unnecessary trills, her voice breaks and the end note is just so unsupported. Anyone who knows this song will know im right :/

[@kimberley45am]

Couldn't disagree more actually. This isn't the musical version, she made it different. Considering Marvin worked with her on so many occasions I'm sure he would disagree with you too!

[@ricardogarcia6616]

kimberley45am Marvin Hamlisch accompanied Idina so many times!! And I think you're right Kim.

[@danic5487]

Katie Munroe actually I know this song very well and I disagree completely. Every singer has it's way of doing a song, Idina has a very passionate and strong voice that can't and shouldn't be concealed no matter the song. This song is about look foward and Forget the past, is a woman claiming her right to love and Idina gives the song, the power and emotion it needs. Sir Marvin worked with her in this song before this performance so she's performing it the exact way they agreed on. Now speaking about the technique this song demans, her voice didn't break, there was two notes she overpowered yes but it's just the way she choose to perform, the last note wasn't unsupported, it was just more fragile because the song itself demanded it, it's a very emotional song that needs an emotional ending, emotions are fragile. I understand if you like the original song, I do too, and I understand that maybe you didn't liked Idina's performance but that doesn't make it a bad performance, it's personal taste not a technical mistake of Idina. :)

[@lindamcwilliams8576]

I am

[@nachoignacio22]

Completely agree. This is NOT a song to prove your vocal capabilities. Its meant to be sung as an ensemble, not as a diva. Not gonna discus how amazing Idina Mendel is, but this song is to be performed at perfect tempo, not adding ANY vocal flourish as a ensemble would have sung it. It is then when it makes perfect sense with the lyrics and what it tries to express. Only an opinion though

[@ninacazalet2418]

shes great but linder eder is so much better ! imo :o

[@sifridbassoon]

i LOVE Idina but this wasn't her best effort. It seemed to me she was being a little bit cabaret-ish. I kept hearing Edith Piaf.

[@sugarhoneyicedtea123]

I honestly don't get why Idina is so famous aside from when she played Maureen in the original cast of Rent but that was eons ago. There are singers on broadway that blow her way out of the water even people who aren't even famous are better than her. Her technique is atrocious. All the "Fanzels" can come at me all you want but people who know music know that I'm right.

[@blulinx]

She's not a good live singer, period. Never has been.

[@jennawight6447]

Umm .. She was also the original Elphaba in Wicked

[@jennawight6447]

Indina is fabulous

[@bobbuff5421]

Sophie K You are sad and a bit jealous! You know music? You dont know shit. She is a Tony Award winning actress and singer. She sells out venues across the nation. GO AWAY YOU NOBODY.

[@bobbuff5421]

xo Jenna xo Absolutely correct. She is wonderful.

[@samanthapaige8639]

This is really awful. Sorry

[@OperaDan]

I wouldn't compliment this girl for her lousy treatment of this lovely tune. Everything about her singing that could go wrong went seriously wrong. Yet, I see no point criticizing the piano accompanymemt, as it did the song justice. The tempo is just right, not as somebody said here too fast, and the rich harmony and tasteful runs, embellishments, ad libs, improvs, and overall layout was really nice and touching, I don't find it overdone or in any way inferior, or substandard. Simply wonderful! But I'm not here to comment on the music, I simply want to say that it is such a great thing to be the leader of a free country, as the performances at the Whitehouse is simply more enjoyable than any possible grand propaganda extravaganza that the leaders of those Communist countries, like North Korea, Vietnam, or Red Chi-Na, could ever have the chance to enjoy at their designated performance venues.

[@jldlc7610]

Why on Earth would you spend at least half of your comment on the music, then say you weren't here to comment on the music, and then proceed to bring up contextually irrelevant issues? Surely there are more appropriate places to discuss Communism and American superiority? Never mind that you haven't been the leader of a free country, but you just KNOW that it's such a great thing because they get to see nicer shows than people in third world countries.

[@OperaDan]

I am sorry for your confusion. Maybe I should say "my main purpose is not lying so much on commenting the music" instead. That would be a more accurate depiction of my true intention. Yes, you are right about the relevance of discussing political issues, but sir, the internet is a free domain, and everybody has the right to speak their mind without hindrance.

[@camillecastro266]

I always want to give Idina Menzel a chance to surprise me and have a good performance, because I REALLY want to like her and view her as still being as talented as she used to be. But I'm sorry, her voice has gotten worse and I cringed throughout a lot of the song. She still sung some notes well, but overall? I was disappointed.

[@kiaralee3873]

CamGomez agreed

[@christinedelacruz4531]

She should stick for both white queen and green witch songs....lol

[@leoray1234]

I bet Marvin didn't like how she trashed the melody like that...

[@AtLastOnTheGround]

She has practically no control ... the yelping, squealing, over-riffing ... poor Obama!

[@SelphieFairy]

I like Idina but uh... didn't like this ?? :\ not a fan of all the noticeable sliding...

[@bh5606]

...amateur hour at the white house...

[@barbarellagb]

Epic FAIL.

[@CainTheTemale]

Lea Michele does it better XD

[@ashleygruff7448]

That was terrible the 7 girls that sang that song where 100000000 times better than her.

[@JanaeSmith]

RIP Marvin