Pity The Child - Murray Head - Chess - 1985

[@ernextification]

Came here to listen again to Lasse Wellander`s great guitar solo. R.I.P.

[@kaaring]

Me too. Miss him so badly

[@ClownenJac73]

Me too.

[@lakeswirl6985]

the blending of sadness and anger here is perfection. his body language and the softness of his voice at the beginning is sad, but he gets angry as the music picks up and it’s breathtaking. i’m sure any other children of broken homes here can agree it’s a cathartic performance to see - murray head snarling into a microphone with the collective rage we all wish we could confront our parents with. chess is such an important musical to me and this song is a big part of why

[@sharbux]

I agree....the balance of anger, despair and disgust in that last bit is absolutely gut wrenchingly perfect.

[@LilacSnowBun]

His performance is mesmerizing 🌷

[@lenka722]

His sincerity onstage is just stunning.

[@spannamatronic]

What I love with Murray Head in Chess is that he's not your traditional musicals singer - not like Tommy Korberg - and yet his voice is so perfect for this role.

[@mihailmilev9909]

Right

[@mihailmilev9909]

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[@mihailmilev9909]

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[@mihailmilev9909]

How's these 5 years been lol? I graduated HS among other things ofc

[@vsemprivet]

The guitarist at the end with this smug smile stole the show ))

[@jankarlsson8341]

Abba's guitarist Lasse Welander

[@LilacSnowBun]

He was having so much fun. The whole orchestra actually 😂💗

[@DavidTxxxx]

Wonderful - the old rocker nailing the guitar solo at the end ... and loving it !

[@jimmytwostones]

He would have been smashing solos his whole life. He's probably a bit freaked out he's there in a suit!

[@jaimhaas5170]

man did he ever---he is ALL in.....

[@Skumberg74]

It's actually ABBA:s guitar player - Lasse Wellander - so he's pretty famous after all :)

[@holidaysinsweden]

That solo! Lasse Wellander!

[@nettie311]

YES!!!!

[@mihailmilev9909]

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[@mihailmilev9909]

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[@AMcGrath82]

Murray Head is incredible. This is powerful and heart-wrenching. So well done.

[@artsygala]

Murray Head may not be the best technical singer but nobody puts as much emotion into their singing as he does. That is why nobody has surpassed him as Judas in Jesus Christ Superstar, IMO. He set the bar that others have been tried to reach, tried to copy and have failed.

[@dirkturrell6460]

artsy gala he really is an amazing singer! It's a shame there isn't more stuff from him floating around!!

[@rogermiller9277]

You obviously haven’t heard Drew Sarich be Judas

[@alunsmith5705]

Not now....in his twenties maybe.x.

[@christya3970]

Agreed! He has such a unique voice and such passion.

[@haydenkharrazi]

@@rogermiller9277 Or Carl Anderson

[@bshepard8591]

Love the way he pours emotion into this song. This comes from a guy who is a metalhead at heart.

[@concordep2504]

Murray is the best at singing this song as it brings a lump to my throat every time he sings it and the passion for the part if there even though many others have sung it Murray’s version gets to me every single time.

[@CeRz]

Listen to Anders Ekborg first, the swedish version.

[@frasseh]

Sad or not, but Murray Head is the best to sing this song. Much better then all others.

[@ThirdTwin3]

+frasseh What about his brother's version? There's really not a clean recording anywhere so it's difficult to compare (but I think it's worth a listen)

[@louisfenneymusic3763]

Adam pascal is way better he's just screaming on this

[@AMcGrath82]

Nothing against him, but Adam Pascal completely misses the point of "One Night in Bangkok." The song is supposed to be about a condescending villain, sneering at the people who go to prostitutes and fall for tourist traps. Adam Pascal plays it more like he's having fun with the locals than looking down on them.

[@JavertRA]

James Fox on the 2009 UK Tour is worth a listen if you can catch him, he hit and held some ridiculous notes.

[@AndersEngerJensen]

OMG! Goosebumps! Is this available in its entirety somewhere? CHESS is the one and only musical that defined my childhood. There is nobody above or equal to the works of Benny, Björn and Tim ever in my mind!

[@BrickworksDK]

I'll second that question. I Didn't know there was a concert recording with the original cast.

[@gaspode8]

Goosebumps all over. Saw Chess 1988 in New York. Best musical of all time.

[@chris200179]

Good to see that Benny is playing live there!

[@Lightstar57]

Just so wonderful music mmm made in Sweden🇸🇪Forever in my ❤️

[@hallson2917]

REST IN PEACE LASSE WELLANDER!

[@jankarlsson8341]

Apparently this song is called Pity the singer in musical circles since it's very hard to sing.

[@BlueLucario98]

Even for trained tenors this is a MONSTER of a piece. The amount of raw emotion and range this character in the musical needs to show throughout the entire production is hell on anyone’s vocals.

[@LilacSnowBun]

It seems pretty brutal.

[@LilacSnowBun]

@@BlueLucario98 the high notes are a C, right?

[@spannamatronic]

I wonder if it's almost harder for a trained singer - Murray Head is often singing slightly off the note and is prioritising emotion over technicality.

[@oliverdelgado8802]

@@BlueLucario98 true but i can sing it, im not trained i just sang over time to get better but the 2 high notes the i was only her son and the last part then she said Whooo yeah i can sing those but its mixed so yeah, this song is dope though

[@screamtoasigh9984]

How it should be sung. Beautiful. Thanks.

[@loureviews]

Thanks for uploading. Love Murray's version of this.

[@e.sjolund4011]

My god….my heart breaks every time I hear this song with this guy. 😭👌 💔

[@crimsonwolf9099]

Thanks for posting this Murray Head track. What a great singer!!

[@nworbydnar]

Sad song, but beautiful.

[@Muzicutevechi]

Lasse's Wellander great solo!

[@ElectoneMusicOfficial]

Woaaaoo! Benny Andersson, my hero! Notice he’s playing on his GX-1. The ”Dream Machine ” (Stevie Wonder)...

[@MJCGuitar]

This is great. Great guitar parts also.

[@peak26]

I'm searching for the whole concert televised in the 80's. Anyone got it? Please upload!

[@celstese]

Its all on youtube but in 4 parts under chess part 1-4

[@djpittymendoza9047]

Estoy orgulloso y feliz gracias por canarme el tema gracias saludos a mi amigo a chuck norris y a george maikel

[@alexalexides8947]

Thank you!

[@kaaring]

Lasse Wellander will live forever

[@PapalunaBarcelona]

Wonderfull...

[@bigasstony]

Is it just me, this song truly resonated way back when

[@emmataylor9298]

He is so amazing

[@Kegman027]

Loved seeing Prince Albert of Monaco rocking out on the guitar solo at the end!

[@VideoArchiveGuy]

I love the guitarist - he's clearly having way too much fun jamming in front of a full symphony orchestra.

[@christinecauseimanevilcar4073]

Amazing

[@lewieslisa]

Na na na na nana na hey jude! Love that part!

[@janabee]

Personally prefer Adam Pascal singing this. He's got a much stronger voice. But I really liked this. I always have an appreciation and respect for the OG's.

[@jamiemoreton4705]

Weird thing about Murray's voice - he sounds like he's stretching himself an octave before he actually hits the top of his range.

[@slancer25]

Yo you heard Raúl Esparza do this song? It's 👌💯

[@brokl26]

Oddly, if you're singing the thoughts of a child, in a voice that we can all hear that child singing, it won't be in a thirty year old voice with the richness and vibrato of a very accomplished singer as Adam is. We will hear and feel the voice Murray presents on this song. The purposeful, let's say thinness of his voice. Maybe the original voice was selected for a reason. Mind you, this is my opinion and usually my opinion doesn't account for much.

[@andrewgrant6516]

Wow. He looks so much like his brother.

[@LilacSnowBun]

I’ve been rewatching Buffy and listening very carefully when Giles sings 😂

[@annabellemonroe7728]

I prefer the chess in concert version with Adam pascal but credit where credit is due.

[@-RandomBiz-]

I can hear Peter Gabriel singing this and once I do the music sounds so much like early Genesis.

[@loridurko3373]

He could be Peter Gabriel's twin. LOVE

[@carolinex.a.5517]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/raWccmtvfL-ShdE I agree! I am an aspiring singer and I love to do covers. Please check out my cover I did of I know him so well, as well as I Don't Know How to Love Him and Can You Feel the Love Tonight! Thanks so much!

[@oscillationcommunications709]

I felt a very Gabriel aspect to this as well.

[@monabostrom8357]

How strange this feels. P. S. We fed on your heartblood. Perhaps that what made us survive.

[@christinepower7973]

Chills

[@christinepower7973]

Holy hell

[@choduet5807]

them there be some very tough vocal chords.... In the concept album -- he really belts some of those notes and sustains them.

[@kaaring]

Lasse Wellander is a deity

[@jfn467]

It's scary how bloody amazing that guy can play!!!

[@ravichristian6364]

very nice

[@patrickhicks9880]

he's very good in sunday bloody sunday

[@ChrisMagoo99]

damn guitarists like these are left in the dust by people with half their talent

[@HalberKeks_]

I think the same, lasse wellander and mats ronander are the best :)

[@pittymendoza8203]

genial los saludo yo el niño pitty mendoza

[@djpittymendoza9047]

Gracias por cantarme el tema yo el facha dj pitty Mendoza piana khalifa

[@yonghoju]

Do you have the whole Musical on VHS tape? Chess 1985... I have the soundtrack on cassette tape. Thanks for posting.

[@pjj2254]

No! I only have a few numbers.

[@yonghoju]

@@pjj2254 Can you post them please?

[@pjj2254]

@@yonghoju I've already posted this one. kzbin.info/www/bejne/m3mwdnyinMh5bqs When I get more time I can check my old videotapes and see if I find anything more

[@yonghoju]

@@pjj2254 Cheers much appreciate it. I noticed the DVD was released back in 2010, which is interesting because the compilation is about 25 minutes long. 👍🏻👍🏻

[@Shell.29]

for HG Tudor

[@tallyosborne976]

Who downvotes this...

[@toniisaacson6282]

Me.

[@ChiefBadMojo]

The Sergio Perez of ABBA musicals

[@mariasondell3613]

I think Murray is a wonderful Singer and he is georgious to look at. Tommy Körberg he is ok but he is a big diva to be better than others and i dont like him. But Murray is wonderful in many ways

[@Pittymendoza]

can be translated into Spanish please very good topic

[@mihailmilev9909]

569th like lol nice

[@isabelsiete10]

Me gusta mas la voz de Anders ❤❤❤❤

[@user-no9xq4hl1z]

5+молодец

[@SethSundman]

What key is this in? Bb?

[@pjj2254]

Yes Bb major

[@kaaring]

F

[@CeRz]

Not even close to Anders Ekborg's version of this song. Not even close.

[@poofballoon]

Hey everyone, listen to Peter Jöback's cover of this. It's so much more powerful

[@nicholasgonski8816]

Don't think he has the right voice for this song... He's clearly straining on the high Cs, not in a good way.

[@Miatpi]

Well, it's much better on the studio version.

[@channelglenn]

Is there a good way to strain ?

[@CeRz]

Anders Ekborg's version is so much better.

[@MrVoodoo75]

Lasse Wellander kills it!