Mean Girls On Broadway "I'd Rather Be Me" Official Lyrics & Meaning

Mean Girls On Broadway "I'd Rather Be Me" Official Lyrics & Meaning | Verified

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Mean Girls on Broadway is a hit and has already grossed over $63 million in ticket sales to date. “I’d Rather Be Me” appears on Mean Girls (Original Broadway Cast Recording), which is produced by Jeff Richmond, Nell Benjamin, Tina Fey, Mary-Mitchell Campbell and Lorne Michaels and co-produced by Pete Ganbarg and John Clancy. In the song, Barrett Wilbert Weed, who plays Janis, sings about the virtues of not caring what others think and being your authentic self.
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@Lily-sp9xc 5 жыл бұрын

finally someone who can sing a belt song without blowing out the mic because THEY KNOW HOW MICS WORK

@strawberrydragon4183 5 жыл бұрын

Lily Yeah she’s an actress. She played Veronica Sawyer in Heathers and Janis in Mean Girls

@m0zz4re11a1 4 жыл бұрын

*cough cough* gabbie hanna *cough cough*

@nalabees 4 жыл бұрын

she made the wise decision NOT to belt.

@edienigthingale9693 4 жыл бұрын

I enjoy the subtlety

@justincolin2966 4 жыл бұрын

She didn’t belt

@KendylDavis 5 жыл бұрын

I will be personally attacking anyone who tries and says something rude about Barrett, thanks.

@alizzahGrace 5 жыл бұрын

Kendyl Davis I’ll jump on this with you.

@Bruhtheusual 5 жыл бұрын

Joining your army.

@MsAshaanderson150 5 жыл бұрын

Kendyl Davis I’m with u

@samanthanavarro5839 5 жыл бұрын

I got you too!

@xsweetiebloomx605 5 жыл бұрын

I'll join you

@lyricals7272 5 жыл бұрын

Genius: Ok Barrett, no belting ok soft voices only. Barrett: *EASY*

@mackenziebitz9142 5 жыл бұрын

Genius: forgive us for our sins; now we’ve brought in a professionally trained vocalist with a song that’s actually decently written All is forgiven

@deweyduck0 5 жыл бұрын

All is forgiven, baby ;) (reference, I'm not trying to be creepy lmao)

@dankhnw8 5 жыл бұрын

JustAnotherInternetLoser Still not going to take you to prom

@Wendy-bl2te 5 жыл бұрын

@@deweyduck0 Come on, get dressed. You're my date to the pep rally tonight! (Also i'm not trying to be creepy but i don't think there's a way of quoting JD without sound creepy lol )

@TheIndigoSystem 5 жыл бұрын

Wendy V: what , why?!

@ellaneill2927 5 жыл бұрын

baby now get dressed you’re my date to the pep rally.

@juliarhapsody 5 жыл бұрын

now i want a soft acoustic verison of this song

@Allymai_ 5 жыл бұрын

Julia! It's your fault I'm here! 😂

@m4ryslibrary 4 жыл бұрын

walk off the earth has a good cover

@MountYourHorsesDrawYourSwords. Жыл бұрын

Only sung by the beautiful human of Barrett wilbert weed

@ifyousubtomeyouwillgainabs6072 5 жыл бұрын

At least these people aren’t flexing their wealth.

@raps-aid267 5 жыл бұрын

Flexing is the future

@SalahR9 5 жыл бұрын

MY SONG HAS FLEXING YAK CLICK MY CHANNEL AND CHECK IT OUT

@takethel5254 5 жыл бұрын

SalahRisticks yoooo THATS STRAIGHT FIRE WTF

@idkatthispoint4657 5 жыл бұрын

broadway actors literally make jokes about how they don’t make any money from broadway

@chloesur9536 5 жыл бұрын

She’s an actor on Broadway they don’t make mad money 😂

@KendylDavis 5 жыл бұрын

Now THIS is the content we DESERVED

@jaenamariearmat7279 5 жыл бұрын

yes we do

@absolutelynot524 5 жыл бұрын

NO, WE DO NOT DESERVE BARRETT. BARRETT IS TOO GOOD FOR OUR SOUL. WHAT DID WE EVER DO TO HAVE SUCH BEAUTY

@hannahj.6095 5 жыл бұрын

We have never deserved Barrett. She is a goddess.

@calistaharms1025 5 жыл бұрын

oh my god. are we gonna talk about how iconic Barrett’s unicorn shirt is??!!!

@xlectraheart 5 жыл бұрын

Calista Harms 3 unicorns the plastics

@jaimeesummer5334 5 жыл бұрын

Talking tips from Martha Dunstock I see

@onceuponablink7666 5 жыл бұрын

Having a Martha moment

@lyricals7272 5 жыл бұрын

Martha Dunnstock 😮😮😮😮😮

@morganmerriner8325 4 жыл бұрын

It's like Martha's from Heathers

@arilikefaeri3 5 жыл бұрын

Every single Barrett and Mean Girls stan is here

@laurarussi6603 4 жыл бұрын

Ari Roseman and Veronica fans

@marlinotalvaro7431 3 жыл бұрын

@@laurarussi6603 True I am both

@stormwhite3612 5 жыл бұрын

I didn’t know that I needed a soft/acoustic version of this song until now 😍🥰❤️

@somerandomnothings 5 жыл бұрын

Finally, someone who can actually sing Ugh I love Mean Girls Bway and Barrett so much

@amantiazeneli9860 5 жыл бұрын

Some Random Nothing's fax

@eclipsies 5 жыл бұрын

OH HI!!!

@lilygraber3812 4 жыл бұрын

Please listen to the Beetlejuice soundtrack! Specifically ‘Dead Mom’. Trust me u will love that!!!

@tododekuislife2906 4 жыл бұрын

@@lilygraber3812 hello fellow beetlejuice fan!!!

@cuzwhynot253 3 жыл бұрын

SAME Barrett is such a queen

@misssupercookie2011 5 жыл бұрын

My aesthetic is barrett saying/ singing "asshole" in a sweet soft pretty fairy voice

@TBG1 3 жыл бұрын

We love Barrett's soft voice, ngl

@christopheralessandro2149 5 жыл бұрын

Ok but can we get Taylor Louderman doing someone gets hurt?

@strawberrydragon4183 5 жыл бұрын

Christopher Alessandro YAS!

@grassj6002 4 жыл бұрын

Let's make a petition

@emma-lz6rq 4 жыл бұрын

Or World Burn and then Erika Henningsen doing I See Stars

@hannahreichelt7131 4 жыл бұрын

Nah renee

@glayjel 4 жыл бұрын

Hannah Reichelt tbh I wouldn’t find of any of the reginas sang someone gets hurt!

@whoareyoupeople7693 5 жыл бұрын

Finally some good fucking food

@WereYaMahz 5 жыл бұрын

Is it fish Thats a smart people joke

@venus2707 5 жыл бұрын

I call best comment right here

@trashygirls 5 жыл бұрын

Lmao i just commented that exact same fucking thing! Im deleting tho kudos to u funny guy

@hhhwhat9472 5 жыл бұрын

I approve.

@IAmNotNicolex 5 жыл бұрын

I don’t watch Genius videos but I saw they posted a Barrett Wilbert Weed video so I clicked on the Barrett Wilbert Weed video and I don’t regret it. Good choice, Genius. For once 😂

@heyitsnataliec 5 жыл бұрын

Lol it’s like all Genius artists are afraid to belt now because of the Gabbie video

@HikaruAkb 5 жыл бұрын

Heyit'smec she still sounds great tho lol 👍

@aimzuik8768 5 жыл бұрын

They needed Barrett after the flop

@glitzsz 5 жыл бұрын

The people at genius probably told them not to belt or else they knew they would be screwed again xD

@Livthecattt 5 жыл бұрын

Oh trust me Barrett can Belt. She’s just choosing soft acoustic version because she already has the belt it on stage

@cloudii9368 5 жыл бұрын

nerdykitty45 yeah she had to belt 8 times a week,,,which isn’t healthy for your voice lol 😂

@briannavictoria9137 5 жыл бұрын

BARRETT MY QUEENNNN

@ArabellaGloria 5 жыл бұрын

do dodie clark “monster” to make up for the WHAT IF IM A MONSTAAAAAAAR meme

@kmjdlc 5 жыл бұрын

¡Arabella L! YYEEEESSSS

@maliajaffe 5 жыл бұрын

It would probably be worse because they both can’t sing. Dixie Clark thinks she can sing but has way too weak of a voice, and Gabbie Hannah is just straight up untalented.

@abby-zp5ky 5 жыл бұрын

@@maliajaffe dixie clark....

@Dinonuggiez420 5 жыл бұрын

Malia Jaffe oh honey no

@chamoomile2709 5 жыл бұрын

@@maliajaffe *Dixie Clark* oh my god

@sassypants7536 5 жыл бұрын

I always knew Barrett was talented, but holy shit this accapella version is *beautiful* . She has such a stunning voice.

@clariceburn3622 5 жыл бұрын

barrett does the same thing as me, if she's not deep belting she turns into a timid nativity choirgirl, there is no middle ground

@elliegoo2946 5 жыл бұрын

Woah an *unironic* genius video?!

@aleksandrakopka1457 5 жыл бұрын

barrett is just so amazing like wow marry me

@elizabethfalgout 5 жыл бұрын

“I keep flipping you off over and over again” that’s a mood 😂

@redweather6315 5 жыл бұрын

I simply cannot believe this is happening. I LOVE this song it is the ONLY musical theatre song on my phone but I blast it

@alisonrex5767 5 жыл бұрын

Girl get more musical theatre on your phone!!! hahah

@victoriacazottes8725 5 жыл бұрын

If it's the only one you're missing out caus musicals are awesome

@TheIndigoSystem 5 жыл бұрын

GET MOREEEEEE

@EK-rf2uc 5 жыл бұрын

Holy craaaap. Those soft vocals killed me💞

@kiriikiri8108 5 жыл бұрын

I need Taylor singing world burn 😩👌

@rawrishwizard6015 5 жыл бұрын

They wrote Janis wrong in the description smh

@achilles7116 5 жыл бұрын

Hahahaha wtf

@ambersawyer5743 5 жыл бұрын

So we’re doing musicals now ? And I feel bad because Barret is a powerhouse singer who often belts, but here she sung the song “softly” or maybe to make it sound more pop?

@lindenmartin1321 5 жыл бұрын

Amber Sawyer she didn’t want to blow out the mic

@agnesbrstrom500 5 жыл бұрын

She’s on vocal rest

@yeye8581 5 жыл бұрын

or she just didn’t want another monster situation

@anonymouscolorguardsoloist1159 5 жыл бұрын

Amber Sawyer Genius discourages belting. Are you perhaps familiar with the ‘monster meme’? Besides, I love the soft sound. It’s...interesting.

@brat9479 5 жыл бұрын

She's most likely on vocal rest or had a show later that day

@raps-aid267 5 жыл бұрын

Wait this isn't a flex video?

@SalahR9 5 жыл бұрын

RAPS-AID MY NEW SONG HAS FLEXING CLICK MY CHANNEL AND CHECK OUT NY LATEST SONG DRANK

@takethel5254 5 жыл бұрын

SalahRisticks STRAIGHT FIRE WTF BRO

@saintajin7134 5 жыл бұрын

RAPS-AID no it isn’t cus they white (Bot to be racist)

@alisonrex5767 5 жыл бұрын

welcome to Broadway, RAPS-AID

@nicoleonlysometimes824 5 жыл бұрын

Sexy Senpaii Barrett wilbert weed is not white…

@averystreeter9470 5 жыл бұрын

Barrett is literally one of the most talented people on broadway, she’s so versatile and an icon 💓

@ilovecats6310 3 жыл бұрын

She is

@robertpattinsonismyhusband666 5 жыл бұрын

to actually hear barrett’s head voice i’ve been blessed

@TTVArgusGuy 5 жыл бұрын

I’d rather be the *monsTEEEEER*

@slick3996 5 жыл бұрын

well I'd rather be *FLOSSIIIIIIIING*

@awesomealiza4351 5 жыл бұрын

YUNG RESTAAR I be *FLOSSINNN*

@hellolettuce6652 5 жыл бұрын

If she actually sung how she did on broadway, she would probably sound even louder than Gabbie

@beauswan6531 5 жыл бұрын

NOOO

@krapulanta 5 жыл бұрын

@@hellolettuce6652 yeah exactly it wouldn't work out. Also Gabbie didn't belt so it probably hurt like hell lmaooo

@aetoate 5 жыл бұрын

This is the most creative thing I've ever seen on this channel, this is kind of amazing. Genius is expanding their culture way outward and I kind of love it.

@liddylessthan3 5 жыл бұрын

Genius has UPPED ITS GAME!!!! Wow um likes ha

@Mekaza_ 5 жыл бұрын

Lydia Grace watch them then bring some 15 year old who made a song about money come on

@liddylessthan3 5 жыл бұрын

@@Mekaza_ true

@apexflamopro_yt7772 5 жыл бұрын

Oh thank you no more memes like i be flossing

@simeonkalvin6534 5 жыл бұрын

Apexflamopro_yt 7 MAYBE IM THE MONSTARRRRRRRRRR

@Jay-jk2ou 5 жыл бұрын

MY BABY GOT VERIFIED FINALLY GENIUS. IVE BEEN WAITING SINCE HEATHERS💙💙💙💙

@caroline111 5 жыл бұрын

DO MORE BROADWAY 🎭

@absolutelynot524 5 жыл бұрын

Usually these live singing with no background music or whatsoever sounds awkward but man, Barret sounds incredible!

@minna3286 5 жыл бұрын

Are you trying to bounce back from the youtubers songs??? Cause it’s... working keep it up

@hi-yf3pq 5 жыл бұрын

Finally, some real talent. I *stan* Barrett

@jessgayton2782 5 жыл бұрын

Wait why is she singing this so softly in the musical she always belts it and puts real passion into it?!xx

@jessgayton2782 5 жыл бұрын

Your right lmao 😂😭

@ananya1405 5 жыл бұрын

lol I was just wondering why she didnt sound good

@lindenmartin1321 5 жыл бұрын

Ananya M she sounded great

@zonaldzuck1859 5 жыл бұрын

She has real shows to do

@smaj8153 5 жыл бұрын

someone belted a song and broke the mic so they don’t let people do it anymore

@bhadraandgourihariraj4031 5 жыл бұрын

0:52 1:14 1:49 2:19 3:01 3:53 4:29 5:18 5:52 6:36 Me: That vocal...

@omiveni7465 5 жыл бұрын

BARRETT WILBERT WEED OUR HOLY MOTHER AND QUEEN 👑

@crystallinesnowflakes5207 5 жыл бұрын

In this world, we stan our belting and inspiring queen *Barrett Wilbert Weed* "I'd Rather Be Me" speaks to me and my current social status and it feels so liberating listening to this...

@kateshellard6270 5 жыл бұрын

ilysmbww: i love you so much barrett wilbert weed :(

@waxstrips 5 жыл бұрын

Just give me more Barret. Not weird ass people you find on the streets

@ebenmorrid 5 жыл бұрын

I see barrett and I click

@iLikePotato3s 5 жыл бұрын

I love how Barrett barely has to even try and she sounds amazing. Other people that Genius features try sooo hard and sound horrible

@sabby_stewart 5 жыл бұрын

Did anyone else start chanting *JANIS, JANIS, JANIS* at 5:27 ? 😂

@raquelDRS5936 Жыл бұрын

Me too

@siobhannelson5386 Жыл бұрын

me lol

@rai4141 5 жыл бұрын

1:56 "So raise your right finger~" *Causally puts up middle finger* aha

@mangojuiceproductions2331 4 жыл бұрын

The small riff at 5:41

@Hannah-lr1uc 5 жыл бұрын

Genius please change your description it's "Janis" not "Janice"

@katiemccollum 5 жыл бұрын

hLyrics pretty sure everybody knows who they’re talking about... even a google search of “Janice mean girls” would come up with results for Janis so it’s not really that big of a deal

@ellenm9860 5 жыл бұрын

THE LAST FIVE YEARS OMG MY FAV

@Hannah-lr1uc 5 жыл бұрын

Ellen M hahah Yassss!!

@kaleighwest605 4 жыл бұрын

They changed it

@beetlefiend6521 5 жыл бұрын

why is no one talking about how cute Barrett is ????? 💕💕💕

@oliviashultz9484 5 жыл бұрын

I have to say, I absolutely love barretts voice off stage. It sounds... less forced I guess. Probably because she doesnt have to belt, but I think it sounds more comfortable and smooth if that makes sense. (I'm not saying she sounds bad on stage, that's definitely not the case)

@LeBeautiful 5 жыл бұрын

Better than flossing

@scott-ry4cj 5 жыл бұрын

LeBeautiful we all knew that

@user-fo4ss6zv8e 4 жыл бұрын

I'll bE flOoSsSinGgg

@v1ncent_0 3 жыл бұрын

Everything is better than flossing

@tannerclark4586 5 жыл бұрын

6:57 *Thigh Slaps* your welcome

@TEN0FIVE 5 жыл бұрын

She didn’t let that man talk at all 😂😂

@IAmNotNicolex 5 жыл бұрын

Blackbeard 124212 maybe that’s what he preferred 🤷🏻‍♀️

@uns0ciable4ever 5 жыл бұрын

Blackbeard 124212 they probably talk for like half an hour about the song and the editors cut it down

@thatoneannoyingsoprano8066 5 жыл бұрын

it’s because he didn’t write the damn lyrics! he just composed the music. they could have brought nell on for this video but they didn’t and i have no idea why. this is like bring on the scenic designer to talk about costumes instead of the costumer. yes, they worked together to make the scene look balanced but they have no idea the intricacies of the costumes like the costumer

@Tiffany-it7xy 5 жыл бұрын

the song is almost entirely about how girls have to be all popular n stuff i dont really think the dude can relate

@emilycalles623 5 жыл бұрын

Jeff Richmond is a bit of a shy guy lol

@mochiloki 5 жыл бұрын

barrett’s voice is so pretty sksksksksksk and it’s so soft in this interviewww like usually she’s belting !!!

@littlemuppet 5 жыл бұрын

I wonder if she didn’t belt it bc we all know what happens when we get loud belting what if I’m the monstEEEEEEEER either way I love the soft acoustic version of this

@merdwx11 5 жыл бұрын

she was probably on vocal rest

@charlottemia 4 жыл бұрын

Yeah, I’d say Genius tells the artists not to belt anymore after the monsterrrrrr situation.

@xlectraheart 5 жыл бұрын

you actually did something right, genius

@suzanvisser11 3 жыл бұрын

Wait Barrett I need like a whole prerecorded version of I'd rather be me in this calmer no belting version. I LOVE BARRETTS BELTING but this was beautiful in a whole different way.

@sugarblunt 5 жыл бұрын

This is awesome!!! Such an amazing voice and the commentary is so true.

@goodjobeli 5 жыл бұрын

Now imagine the real complicated broadway songs on genius (I mean those ones with 3 different meanings)

@Grace-xl8wm 5 жыл бұрын

Some Crazed Nerd falsettos tho

@aprilf00ls 5 жыл бұрын

So now we're doing Broadway's?? Well, Ben Platt is awesome, George Salazar is such a cutie, Lin Manuel us just,,, ♡. Im just saying.

@kat_denise_ 5 жыл бұрын

HEEYYEYE

@jeaddhist 3 жыл бұрын

Liked for mentioning the biggest of my celebrity crushes.

@tr-ash6597 5 жыл бұрын

Let's just take a moment for barretts shirt

@pleasecouldyoubetender 5 жыл бұрын

See genius did something good here for once

@inthesun3884 2 жыл бұрын

Oh my gosh she nails it! This gal has the very best voice of anyone in the show.

@bbblobbieee 4 жыл бұрын

4:45 what’s your DAMAGE HEATHER

@bingusd 4 жыл бұрын

Me and my guy best friend we’re walking down a corridor at school and we’re joking around and we’re play hitting each other (not hard just light taps) and a teachers saw and pulled him into a classroom and literally yelled at him for ages

@albieemery2828 3 жыл бұрын

Ooooooof

@AJ-dt4rj 4 жыл бұрын

those 'long drawn out' argument type things really destroy you. i've had a few friends who there's just an unspoken divide with because we just 'grew apart' but it isn't really growing apart it's gradually pushing each other away. and that stuff hurted.

@funpersonakaebw1110 3 жыл бұрын

Yeah, people should just say how they feel and resolve conflicts. We call what happened to you being iced out, and it really sucks for so many people.

@justmeyo4589 5 жыл бұрын

I was so excited to see this video!!! Yay Barrett and this song and Jeff!!!! YAAAAAAAH

@sienna9892 5 жыл бұрын

This is why genius needs more broadway songs on here. It’s saving you from becoming a meme.

@mellol0v324 5 жыл бұрын

Finally some good content from this channel

@ariatapia9596 5 жыл бұрын

Barrett can run me over with a truck and I would apologize for gettting in our queens way. 😂

@bunnyboy3200 5 жыл бұрын

When she started signing it higher and breathier than the way it's usually sung, I had doubts, but Barrett actually was able to make a normally belted song sound strong acapella and a lot higher. I respect that so much.

@theo7000 5 жыл бұрын

genius uploading the content we need

@biancaporciuncula489 5 жыл бұрын

Barrett’s vocals in this are absolutely TO DIE FOR

@ummmhi818 5 жыл бұрын

a genius interview that’s actually good? *shocking*

@_yesjas 5 жыл бұрын

I just saw this show on Tuesday, it was amazing and the music is sooooo great!

@laurena3139 5 жыл бұрын

Oh my god I am obsessed with how Barrett sings in this, just the way she sings it so softly it's so beautiful

@osaeg6547 5 жыл бұрын

OMG I AM SO HERE FOR THIS! GENIUS FOR MUSICALS....I THINK SO

@jesmens 5 жыл бұрын

Omggg barrett!!!!

@yaguchi6810 4 жыл бұрын

3:34 Literally what my old school said to me before kicking me out so now i flip them off and im homeschooled now so yeet

@angelikajoy5673 4 жыл бұрын

Nova ME YES YES

@medixnoche 5 жыл бұрын

one of the only genius interviews that hasn't failed

@catherinejoven5420 5 жыл бұрын

they need more broadway and more talent in their videos like barrett

@belle9351 5 жыл бұрын

First genius interview where someone sounds good🤷🏼‍♀️ we love Barrett in this house❤️

@Benjihatestuna 5 жыл бұрын

This is the best Genius interview ever!

@leahmarie5079 5 жыл бұрын

I got so excited when I saw this! I love Barrett so much, amazing job! I loved the soft acoustic version.

@shaillyverma5532 5 жыл бұрын

lmao its funny how they felt the need to explain the lyrics but like they’re pretty simple and self explanatory no tea. no shade. just facts

@idkatthispoint4657 5 жыл бұрын

it’s a promotional thing for mean girls on broadway

@shaillyverma5532 5 жыл бұрын

Nicky Nichols ik lol i was just saying that if they just sang the song everyone would understand it

@thatoneannoyingsoprano8066 5 жыл бұрын

okay, tea. the lyrics in this show are so simple. i like this show a lot but really?

@madisonwiley123 5 жыл бұрын

Its musical theatre. All the songs are self explanatory. This song has a great meaning and its a good relatable message for young women.

@thatoneannoyingsoprano8066 5 жыл бұрын

maddie it’s pretty obvious you’ve never listened to a sondheim song then

@sophiehoffman1573 5 жыл бұрын

finally! Actual talent on this Chanel

@taylorzotter3391 5 жыл бұрын

This is prob the only genius interview that doesn’t suck

@noel7297 4 жыл бұрын

this should be more popular

@noahmayfield3410 5 жыл бұрын

Look around look around at how lucky we are to be alive at the same time as Barrett right now

@omiveni7465 5 жыл бұрын

OK IS IT JUST ME OR DOES SHE KINDA LOOK LIKE MILA KUNIS HERE??????

@tonicaulfield294 5 жыл бұрын

oh my god, I needed this. high school sucks ass, and I'm an outcast as well, but I've recently been pretending to be this perky, joyous beam of light but it's been failing miserably. I ate alone yesterday and today, and that's what I was afraid of, of going back to that, but you know what? *I don't give a shit anymore.* I'd rather be me!