Vocal Coach Reacts In the Heights - Paciencia y Fe | WOW! She was...

[@superzack247]

I interpreted her "as I feed these birds" as her taking care of her chosen family, the people she's watching in her apartment as she passes

[@SongsFromASuitcase]

Wow this is a great take on it!!!

[@sarahdurantsmith1278]

Also could be a reference to Feed the Birds from Mary Poppins, which I think fits that take very well. Happens to be a lullaby too 😭 Come feed the birds, show them you care And you'll be glad if you do Their young ones are hungry, their nests are so bare All it takes is tuppence from you I think the meaning is that Abuela lived a humble life, but she brought the block together and taught them to care about each other (a much different tone from "you better clean this mess")

[@wistii]

I think in the musical she’s feeding birds while she’s thinking about the *spoilers* lottery ticket that she won, so they just kept that in this song, idk why the rest isn’t tho

[@dragonreader3817]

She better get an Academy award nomination. She was brilliant.

[@jacklangboy7617]

Yes, she does!!! She was definitely the highlight of the movie, and the award will be well deserved!

[@SongsFromASuitcase]

She got a Tony nomination now lets go for the Oscar!!!!

[@jacklangboy7617]

@@SongsFromASuitcase ooo yay!!! Yes, fingers crossed for the Oscars🤞🏻🤞🏻🤞🏻

[@Jay-gq1mo]

Question, who from the Original Hamilton cast is so good at their role/s that they would be brought back for a movie adaptation? For me it dude who played Aaron Burr, Hamilton himself and Daveed Diggs

[@TheAdventuresOfLiz]

My grandma watched it with me on HBO MAX and she cried during Paciencia y Fe. She immigrated from Mexico when she was young and when her family got to California, the amount of prejudice and struggles she had to deal with was a huge part of how she turned out as an adult and she still holds everything close. It was to the point where she decided to not teach her kids their language or culture to prevent them from experiencing the same things she did. So now that her grandkids are all grown, she has so many regrets and she wonders if what she did was right and just now she's passing down bits and pieces of our heritage to us and telling us all about her dreams that she had when she came to America.

[@willowvale]

I was already crying because this song is so good but now this comment has me sobbing :( God bless your grandmother.

[@TheAdventuresOfLiz]

@@willowvale ❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@ihavenoname2ndaccount726]

She's such a strong woman, I'm sobbing now.

[@fabi45]

I cried soooo bad with this, this is one of the saddest songs. Great reaction. Btw, in case you don’t know, Paciencia y Fe means Patience and faith

[@SongsFromASuitcase]

her performance is just so amazing and really gives you all the feels

[@cesarpcjrgaming9314]

Same, every time the tone changes and she says the “ay mama what do you do when your dreams come true” I tear up. I feel her story, and it’s portrayed so well. I see my mother and grandmother in her.

[@jojackmcgurk4499]

That moment you realize New York is combining with Cuba and the images are her life flashing before her eyes as she dies. Tears begin streaming. And when she takes the stairs instead of the easier ramp, I was straight up bawling.

[@alejandraavina6604]

My granma passed away 5 months ago and this scene broke my heart. I cried like a baby for 20 minutes after this

[@SongsFromASuitcase]

Oh I'm sorry for your loss stay strong honey she is still with you I'm sure

[@MrRedwolf2014]

My abuela died in 2017 and this scene still hit like a s@$& ton of bricks, so trust me when I say you are not alone.

[@alexisjurado6004]

My grandma has died last year and this song had stabbed me right in the heart

[@andyhart2447]

My grandma died a month after the movie was released in theaters. I wasn't able to watch it again for a year, this scene was too hard to watch cause abuela Claudia reminded me of her.

[@Hamilfan31]

My grandma passed away in 2018, and I barely knew her. I miss her so much and apparently was mumbling ‘not again, not again’ when I watched this, before promptly crying.

[@fc8240]

She was an original broadway member. And too young for the role, but did it with makeup. And he could have cast someone else in the movie, but insisted on Olga! That's a class act. Besides, she slays.... smell a well-deserved nomination.

[@kathleenmorales9351]

The original is beautiful, but this hit me like an uppercut to the face. Also, your Spanish accent is very cute!

[@SongsFromASuitcase]

It was a great way to adapt this to a film and gracias 🙈

[@crimsonmaverick8237]

It all has to do with its placement in the movie and what it’s trying to represent. It’s like a reflection and final bow to her entire life; so making “paciencia y fe” her final words, is just the most perfect way to send her off.

[@celemiguel9218]

As a latina i can say that you pronounce really well. In the heights is one of my favourite musicals ever, i love how represents latin people and the songs are so beautiful💜 thanks for this reaction

[@SongsFromASuitcase]

We need more diverse stories like this!

[@dobbythefreeelf390]

I saw in the heights in the theater and there weren't many people but the people that were there were sobbing at this part

[@SongsFromASuitcase]

It's a powerful song I'm sure they felt every word!

[@zoew_]

i bawled like a baby during this scene, i lost my grandma in december and it really hit home

[@jolissourires]

same here!! but november :’) I’m sorry for your loss, may she rest in peace - sending lots of love to you, I hope you’re doing alright.❤️

[@SongsFromASuitcase]

Im really sorry for your loss Sending a 🥰virtual hug🥰

[@LoveValentineXO]

I'm never been that fond of the song, but it has my favorite line in the musical. "I've spent my life inheriting dreams from you!" Ugh! It says so much with so little. My heart!

[@SongsFromASuitcase]

It's a great song tho!

[@LoveValentineXO]

@@SongsFromASuitcase Story wise, I think it's really great, but I think need to have it in the context of the musical to really appreciate it, if that makes sense? Like, this video is the first time I've seen it performed rather than just hearing it on the soundtrack, so I can appreciate it a lot more than I have before.

[@dauferm]

That’s also one of my favorite lines. Then when she asks her mom if she should stay or leave. I think it’s very well done.

[@Nestor123057]

I'm Puerto Rican born in the Bronx. We use to sojourn to High Bridge Pool, in the summer; the pool depicted in the movie. My most recuring dream is of riding the subway. I'm either getting on, riding in a subway car, or transferring to another train. Sometimes I get off at a wrong stop and have to find my way back to the subway. The one constant is I'm always trying to go home, but never get there. Maybe someday, like "Abuela", I'll get to my stop and walk up the stairs, into the light.

[@codex_jinora]

"This looks like heaven" Oh you don't know the half of it. You realizing that made me bawl even harder.

[@SongsFromASuitcase]

It was a beautiful adaptation

[@JC_Cali]

I definitely missed the metaphor but when she goes into that 191st tunnel and says "ok mama," it hit me on the second viewing .. and when the tears started to flow.

[@finnstaples6250]

I understood the 'feeding the birds' line to be a reference back to the line at the beginning of the song when she would chase the birds in La Vibora, and that she is holding onto the joys she remembered from Cuba

[@SongsFromASuitcase]

Great explanation thank u

[@rubenflores6381]

I had the honor to share the stage with her on Broadway, when I joined the cast in 2009. I remember fondly hearing her warm up her voice practicing her classical training. She had to audition to win the part in the movie, proving that she was the best choice for the role. She is the kind of actor who comes off book to first day of rehearsal. Besides, she is a super sweet human being!

[@emilywilo5084]

You also need to do:Champagne,Blackout ,When the sun goes down and Finale +Carnival del barrio is amazing 💝

[@hunterbyrne8047]

really all the songs

[@zoeydavies6155]

bennys dispatch

[@michaeltamaleactor]

Honestly it's all the songs 😅

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[@georgiejackpot9540]

I keep listening to this song the most cause it touches home. She’s everyone’s abuela and this is our story in America. I’m old enough to remember how hard it was at first arriving in America.

[@happysounds8537]

I absolutely loved this song!! It made me cry so much. And still does tbh, her voice, performance and everything is absolutely amazing

[@SongsFromASuitcase]

A👏🏻M👏🏻A👏🏻Z👏🏻I👏🏻N👏🏻G👏🏻

[@canyouguessit]

Who else has seen this movie and cries every time they hear this song

[@SongsFromASuitcase]

I'm sure you are not alone its a powerful scene

[@douglasthompson1988]

Yes ‼️…er..someone keeps cutting onions 🧅

[@alwaysbam]

I never knew or saw this play. So i was going blind. But i loved this song and alabanza.

[@SongsFromASuitcase]

The stage version is awesome I really like it

[@olliegin712]

My interpretation of “as I feed these birds”, is yes, the people. She’s an immigrant and worked all her life for the country that is not hers. The “birds” are perhaps the actual citizens (more like the privileged ones because birds=free, unlike restrictions and racism experienced by immigrants), so yeah, like the country benefiting from her work. Hehe. I enjoyed and teared up on your review! 🥲

[@libbyf51]

this whole scene was so beautiful i cried in the theatre and when i watched it again i love it so much

[@ivanalvarado4085]

This song speaks to me so much, it makes me so emotional. I feel ever word in my soul.

[@Nalucha]

“It almost feels like heaven” is such a good observation for someone who has seen the show but not the movie yet. In the stage version, this song happens in the middle of act one, and Abuela Claudia just continues with her day after. She’s pensive after winning the lottery, that’s why she’s singing this. In the movie, it’s a retrospective on her life as she’s dying. It feels like heaven because that’s where she’s going as this song takes place in the movie. For someone who has seen the stage production and is watching this out of context to be able to pick up on that speaks to how good the creative choices in this movie are

[@as0ph1an]

This song means so much to me because it reminds me of what my family went through back then, it really makes me appreciate everything they’ve done.

[@sailordayix]

This song is heartbreaking. The first notes and I'm weeping.

[@richardspivey8642]

The way they shot this number was in my opinion phenomenal. The emersiveness of the words mixed with the colors and choreography was simply breath taking. Without a doubt my favorite part of the film.

[@n4l9bx]

Were definitely gonna watch the whole movie together yeah? :P This song really moved me in the cinema, her voice is so strong and the dancers were beautiful

[@SongsFromASuitcase]

It translated so beautifully from the stage to the screen!!!!

[@hufflepuffwannabe]

I just want to say that your microphone audio is spectacular!

[@mjlover276]

For anyone that doesn't know, fun fact: Olga is also the singing voice for Abuela in Encanto

[@RosesNightengales]

Olga made me sob so hard!!!! Even though I knew it was coming; I still cried so hard!

[@roseblood7094]

Beautiful song! Just beautiful!! No words can describe how powerful this song truly is, and it just makes me cry almost every time I listen to it.

[@SongsFromASuitcase]

It holds so much power!!!!

[@karstynmcdaniel]

This is one of my favorites Omg and as a dancer, I am just in love with the dancing in it

[@sammiej.5526]

Seriously love her vocals. All of the cast has wonderful voices when they sing. truly fitting to the movie and the characters they play. One of my favorite works from Lin-Manual Miranda

[@_aiko020]

her performance is so underrated man😩😩😩

[@ZephyrLucki]

Something I absolutely love is how her voice sounds kind of unsteady which adds to the charm and authenticity. Number 1, she’s old and dying, so it makes sense she doesn’t sing perfectly stable, and 2, she is remembering her hardships, so the unsteady voice makes it sound like she’s about to cry whilst remembering her childhood Thanks for coming to my Ted Talk!

[@ZephyrLucki]

And her voice is so strong and powerful! It’s so amazing!!

[@xibition3973]

This song always makes me cry, never fails. I'll be listening to the soundtrack and once Blackout plays, I start feeling like I'll cry because of this song, the by the time Alabanza plays I am full on ugly crying. this song was absolutely AMAZING for what Lin was trying to portray

[@DosisdeMaria]

I cry every single time I hear her singing this

[@lauranneal8289]

I sob ever time I watch her on here!!😭😭

[@Elgrecko87]

Olga in the role of abuela Claudia always reminded me of my grandmother. When I saw the movie adaptation it was just a couple of weeks after we buried her. This song is still the same, but also completely different now.

[@MrNorcal81]

In the Broadway show and its regional/local productions, Paciencia Y Fe is the end of the first act and it's where Abuela Claudia reveals that she has the winning $96,000 lottery ticket. Lin and Director John Chu moved the song later in the movie and used it to have Claudia recount the story of how she and her mother came from Cuba to the US right before she dies. That last sequence where Claudia decides that it's time to join her mother by walking up the stairs of the subway station into the bright white light of the great beyond and she dies peacefully in her own bed is enough to make the hardest heart weep.There's a video of a table read before the movie started shooting where Olga sings Paciencia Y Fe and the cast is awestruck by how even in the earliest rehearsal she just crushes the song,

[@jennym2276]

This was amazing. I loved this performance

[@SongsFromASuitcase]

It's marvelous

[@reneerenteria8941]

I swear every time I hear this I think of my abuela and how much I miss her and it just makes me cry

[@fc8240]

Olga can really sing and kills it acting wise. I saw it in the theatre and wept. She reminded me so much of my abuela. And when she died.... 😮OMG! 😲

[@Yehudagoldmanphoto]

My favorite movie musical of all time

[@ignacioalvarez33]

I watched an early screening… you could hear a pin drop during this song we all knew what was coming

[@SongsFromASuitcase]

I bet it just draw everyone in

[@howdyyall4335]

I loved this scene. It truly was a beautiful scene. God bless you all 💓

[@ashleyt324]

Lol I’m 7 months pregnant so naturally I sobbed like a baby (even though I was familiar with the musical and new what was gonna happen!)

[@ariannaraygoza5630]

This song destroys me I cry every time and it’s such a beautiful song but a devastating story. The abuéla reminds me a lot of both my nanas

[@zorrendelizo8397]

I interpreted the line "and as i feed these bird, my hands began to shake" as her saying her time pass (feeding birds) and noticing she grew old ( my hand begin to shake) in new york

[@lanesmith2853]

She can speak French too? God I love her so much!

[@imvuproductions5180]

When I tell you me and my mama went to see it when I saw her smile I start to tear because I knew her death was coming this was the saddest part. :(

[@alro18]

I literally cried at the end of this part

[@alro18]

like the ''do I leave or stay'' part

[@alro18]

I def wanna watch this movie again

[@dansehyanou6827]

I can’t wait for her to react to this 😭😭😭

[@SongsFromASuitcase]

Hope you enjoyed the vid!!!!

[@dansehyanou6827]

@@SongsFromASuitcase it was well analyzed and fun to watch!

[@buendiasolutions]

I just ran into this video, a bit late, I know, but think about it as a time machine. She does all the vocal parts for the grandmother in Encanto!

[@FreedomFighter2112]

OMG!!! Is no one going to mention 3:59 - 4:02. You are phenomenal

[@pambeesly1128]

auditioning for this role in a couple weeks im so scared 😩😩

[@pambeesly1128]

update i got a callback!!! it’s tomorrow 🥰

[@canyouguessit]

You really got to see the movie it's pretty different from the Broadway performance. The order of which the songs go and just the roles of basically the women are changed. Cuz this song is moved towards the end of the movie while it's in the beginning of the show, and then Nina has a whole different reason for leaving and going back to school

[@SongsFromASuitcase]

I've really like what I've seen so far for sure!

[@reagankey]

You need to react to the full movie. I need to watch you reacting to it

[@SongsFromASuitcase]

Maybe I should do a watch party 🤔🤔🤔

[@reagankey]

@@SongsFromASuitcase And I would definitely be there to watch it with you

[@GrazyGab]

I wish I had a french version of you ! I'd have already joined your creative community. My english is good but I think I'm not fluent enough. It'll be a double effort for me. I'm better with understanding than speaking it. Maybe one day, fingers crossed !

[@SongsFromASuitcase]

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[@dkseraph]

When you said it 'looks like heaven', I nearly broke down. If you've not seen the movie, definitely watch it...

[@SongsFromASuitcase]

I haven't watched the whole movie but I do love the show

[@dkseraph]

@@SongsFromASuitcase If I remember correctly, this song serves much the same purpose in both the musical and movie, even though the conditions are different. That aside, you *really* should watch the movie. It's got a very different feel (and ending) and as much as I have abiding hero worship for Lin Manuel (the man *is* a genius and an inspiration), I loved Anthony Ramos more as Usnavi. Plus, the cute little frenemies relationship they gave Mr. Piragüero (LMM) and Mister Softee (Chris Jackson) is a good testament to the actors' enduring friendship. I know the movie had some controversy but it was just the remedy I needed after 2020...

[@erikagholston6610]

Great musical

[@SongsFromASuitcase]

so much fun!!!!

[@wehaveadarkside]

please do 96.000 too

[@SongsFromASuitcase]

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[@booksandmusicals]

"All of society welcoming mami y me!" Me: That doesn't sound like America... "You better clean this mess" Me: Yep. I knew something was wrong.

[@alexandrecreao]

This song is favorite by far. So many emotion that only immigrants can relate to.

[@LeftysLefty]

I really like your energy

[@MandoMonge]

Hands down the best song in the film. I suggest you take a look at “Ghost Love Score” live at wracken 2013 or “the poet and the pendulum” live at Wembley. You’ll get your mind blown

[@nathanfajfar2361]

She was in the original Broadway cast

[@SongsFromASuitcase]

yes she was!

[@SongsFromASuitcase]

the OG Abuela Claudia

[@seven2012]

you’ve gotta listen to the og!!!

[@pandaguyread7770]

god i love this song

[@JayietheRiverWarrior]

God, I’m obsessed with thing song right now, it’s so gorgeous. :D Also, you should review something from Caleb Hyles if you get the chance. His voice is incredible! :D

[@SongsFromASuitcase]

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[@tiffanyamber3523]

its been a year plus.. wonder if shes seen the movie version yet

[@PigeonssGUGUGUGUGU]

When you realise this is actually her life flashing before her eyes: I'm not crying, it's just my eyes sweating ;-;

[@aidensimpsalot3577]

this song had my ugly crying in the cinema💀✋

[@ZstationZ]

One thing that the movie version, in my opinion, does better is that this song is used as the song of abuelas passing. In the stage version we don't directly see it happen but god damn do the feelings hit when you see her smile slowly fade and her go still in the movie. first time a musical actually made me cry.

[@kashafhussainghauri543]

Omg please react to 96,000 from the movie ❤️❤️

[@Charlierose214]

The editing of you saying stars 😂💥

[@SongsFromASuitcase]

LOL

[@icypenguin9000]

The train passangers: "hunny shes doing it again"

[@stacoco6166]

can you react to the strokes "chances" ? :D would love to hear your thoughts

[@SongsFromASuitcase]

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[@lisamorais891]

Am I the only one that can’t listen to this song without crying? (;´༎ຶٹ༎ຶ`)

[@ILYisa]

no I cry every time 😢

[@TheMagicalGamer1]

This song hits me different

[@SongsFromASuitcase]

So much power in just one song!

[@bagelfish8916]

4:11 like late 60s

[@hotshot104]

I can’t hear this song and not cry cause i know what’s coming

[@jibby5_w0rld]

In this part of the movie you could hear people sniffle and cry so bad in this part… (including me)

[@axstria1998]

One of my favourite scenes

[@SongsFromASuitcase]

it's magical

[@ramziesharhan1485]

Can you react to glee’s best high notes! They’re amazing!

[@SongsFromASuitcase]

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[@aekarinahater678]

Can you please react to ‘to love you more’ from glee because Rachel holds a belt for 28 seconds which is amazing, or holy night also by rachel

[@SongsFromASuitcase]

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[@theatrelover9920]

Oh please react to Alabanza!

[@gleyno]

she better prepare a set of tissues next to the camera

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[@xxmarjaxx]

Please react to Ramin Karimloo - If I Can't Love Her!

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[@eddyfumero4462]

Please react to “Don’t go yet” by Camila Cabello please 🙏🏻

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[@misturinhas1942]

react to wave your flag by now united, they're a global pop group w 18 members from different countries, I luv your videos, you're awesome

[@SongsFromASuitcase]

I will check it out

[@runshouse]

I know this is a singing channel, and it is awesome but the lyrics that apply to the emotion should be acknowledged.

[@kylefukumoto5811]

Not certain if you have covered this one, but kinda connected to "Paciencia y Fe", "In the Heights...Aubella", gotta be first reaction! kzbin.info/www/bejne/mHjShmR-d9KBhbM.

[@lu7117]

Coach, can you react to Another You (acoustic version) by The Vamps? They intersperse a lot on the vocal harmony and I think it would be really cool if you took a look. It's just a suggestion, I hope you'll consider

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[@b_reaction_music3900]

😎😎😎😎😎

[@SongsFromASuitcase]

🥰

[@cjd8860]

she's 65 , not so old

[@SongsFromASuitcase]

65 is super young and at the end of the day age is more a felling than a number

[@f_awake]

Blackout please

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[@moreblack]

God damn... Every latino that's had a grandma.... 😭😿

[@heatherlikesmusicals8018]

I see cat

[@SongsFromASuitcase]

Chihuahua ;)