Wishing You Were Somehow Here Again - Rob Houchen - West End Switched Off

Rob Houchen (Les Miserables) performs 'Wishing You Were Somehow Here Again' from Andrew Lloyd Webber's 'Phantom of the Opera' at West End Switched Off at the St. James Studio on 24th May 2015.
Parallel Productions' debut project is West End Switched Off. West End Switched Off is a brand new, exciting series of concerts and recordings that arrange musical theatre into acoustic, 'Live Lounge' style covers, collaborating with a wealth of talented musicians and performers. The first album features Ashleigh Gray (Wicked, Cool Rider), Adrian Hansel (Hairspray), Ian Stroughair (20th anniversary tour of Rent), Katie Hall (Les Misérables, Phantom of the Opera) Dale Evans (Ghost, Miss Saigon, From Here To Eternity), Simon Bailey (I Can't Sing, The Phantom of the Opera) and many more.
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Arrangement by Kris Rawlinson
Piano | Kris Rawlinson
Violoncello | Natalie Hancock
Guitar | Adam Smith
Bass | Sam Swinnerton
Drums | Keir Adamson
Filmed by Michael Tsim

[@tonyadams4989]

Rob has an incredibly pure voice! Pitch perfect, too! Great on the intervals, and spot on!

[@tomnicholls9455]

Rob is a triple threat!! Good looking, good actor and a brilliant singer

[@SnowdropWood]

Damn, this sounds absolutely amazing in a male voice. Wasn't expecting that. Fell in love with Rob a little whilst listening!

[@doctorfuller9514]

I didn't know I needed this until now.

[@MasterViolinPro]

+Alexis Costello Or you did not live until today😏

[@TheEmailqueen]

+Daeniel Quiambao HAHA great one

[@leefriedman3067]

Its been 7 years since this release and I still listen to it at least once a day

[@BeckyMD26]

Rob always brings beauty to every song. He's amazing as Marius

[@sc4rgazer]

Damn, no words can describe him and his glorious voice

[@ryannfreel1273]

I have no words. I am obsessed with Phantom of the Opera and that was FANTASTIC

[@stevehuggins9426]

Beautiful

[@KwokFong-yk6ti]

Beautiful voice.❤🎉😊 Eric Fong

[@SamWest96]

This was absolutely beautiful. I thought his version of Goodbye was my favourite thing to listen to but it's been bumped off the list!

[@toriadams5017]

He has such a beautiful voice

[@hiddles3308]

i didnt know this was missing in my life until i saw it

[@teejayoz1221]

stunning rendition i was so moved ❤️

[@ifmusicbethefoodofloveplay8076]

saw him as Marius the day before I started year 11, in September and he was incredible! He's so awesome

[@christinasamuel731]

wow we have something in common because I also saw him as Marius

[@mckaylao.7556]

He has a great voice and this is a wonderful cover but I feel like the accompaniment takes away from the sensitivity and inner strength of the song

[@blehehf6501]

+McKayla O. I feel the same...

[@blehehf6501]

+McKayla O. I think it has something to do with the strumming of the guitar and the piano. But his voice is beautiful.

[@britaguzman1331]

McKayla O. The accompaniment is too upbeat for the song.

[@paulfaulkner5786]

The accompaniment seems a little too involved, too "happy." Michael Crawford's version would be a good starting place. But this guy has an amazing voice.

[@teejayoz1221]

stunning voice but agree about the backing music

[@helenjenkins5074]

I've been listening to this on repeat for ages 😂 its just so beautiful❤

[@anneisaway]

he kind of reminded me of Aaron Tveit.

[@pennyj5595]

Same. Maybe that's why I like him so much lol

[@robertwilder5479]

Yes! He and Aaron Tveit could be twins.

[@bobwordsmith]

Amazingly beautiful!

[@rafiaahmed9553]

I love his voice!

[@Maya-xt1wd]

the acompaniment is great musically speaking but awful for the song. it just needs one piano myabe simple orchestrations as not to distract from the raw emotion and sadness and strength of the song. Rob is always so incredibly amazing , he’s like west end’s aaron tveit.

[@venusplease6501]

This is everything, wow, just stunning

[@Manteliina]

So a Marius who sings this instead of Empty chairs?

[@chantellebby]

this reminds me of my mum rip mum 17.11.04

[@mariezelena12]

I can't stop listening to this. :)

[@hindsightpov4218]

Sublime.

[@littlerandom8811]

I found West End's new Christine Daae LOL

[@aaronbrown7217]

More like Christian Daae xD

[@LielVini]

This is such a gorgeous performance! OMG.

[@brickzbrix4136]

I NEEDED THIS!! 😍😍😍 AMAZING VOCALS

[@missjam4981]

I have goosebumps

[@lesmiz-phan3028]

Amazing😍😍😍

[@SkiverGeorge]

Fantastic arrangement! Brilliantly performed

[@caitlinx3430]

This is a stunning cover!

[@spoekscosplay1360]

so perfect..

[@davidmoreton5276]

Fantastic voice Rob.

[@reaganderryberry501]

Good for a man singing a woman's part. Well done sir.

[@KnightMage]

+Reagan Claire The song lyrics are gender neutral. And yes, he did sing it well.

[@AshleyBabyMalone]

😍😘😍😘 oh my! 😘

[@joev4545]

Great voice. Nice interpretation..

[@ryanbrown4515]

Either he's amazing at saving himself or he made some lyrical changes. They all worked though :). And he has some great vocals.

[@falkon26]

Stunning

[@georghasenzagl4030]

which key did he use?

[@noiseybloke3137]

By far the best male cover of this song I have ever heard - absolutely beautiful. I don't know why you would choose to do this but if you wanted to see a worse version than this, please pop over to my channel and tell me what you think. I wouldn't bother though - this is better. Check out Jose Carreras singing this too.

[@mews_se]

John Owen Jones. Ftw :)

[@rayborrelli3650]

DOES ANYONE KNOW WHAT KEY THIS IS IN THIS IS URGENT

[@rbjnla]

The last line, did he change it? I don't remember it as "No more gazing across the empty years" It was very poignant. This song reminds me of my Mom, this made me cry.

[@Meg.01]

It's usually wasted years, so either he made a change or got a little confused, probably because he didn't have long to learn this! Still brilliant though.

[@mileycyrusfan197]

when i heard the song, that line is "no more gazing across the *wasted years." i dunno if it has always been that sentence you said. 🤔

[@christinasamuel731]

he was my Marius when I saw les miss

[@noebersier7088]

Does anyone know what key this is in? x

[@burizaemon9305]

The instruments are too much... one piano is enough for this whole performance..his voice is beautiful anyway

[@martinpalmer9810]

The accompaniment was absolutely dreadful, and while Rob was singing there was a question running over and over in my mind - who died???

[@JS-yk7pv]

Agree that the accompaniment - especially the not-very-accomplished guitar playing - is to the detriment of the performance. But far more so are the out-and-out wrong chords. Everybody is a musician...