A suntan? Or is it like a sun chip ? 'Cause those are delicious. 😂

As a Brit, I don't think it should have been changed for the U.S. It was written in English by British/South African lyricists. I doubt the same happens for American shows coming to the West End.

As a UK listener I am laughing two-fold because most of this language is everyday to me... well, palavar (sp?) at least and sack.

I LOVE that he's using this recording. By far my favorite Les Miz cast ever, simply for Eponine. That song is my favorite too for the exact same reason. ^^

I'm literally Seth when I listen to Broadway soundtracks!

I know! I totally love the "y" in her jyust", too! I played Eponine a little while back and I definitely stole that pronunciation. It's so unique and really helps with the spitting, biting emotion of the scene. Attack on the Rue Plumet is one of my favorites.

"laughing saxaphones" had me laughing - you are FABULOUS!!!!!

"what a croisanwich". lol.

thank you so much for posting this! Absolutely hysterical! just made my day

You crack me up with your laughing saxophones.

Laughing saxophones🎷

I was told to watch this video and had no IDEA it would be so amazing. I kept bursting out in hysterics and having to pause it. I've loved LM since I was ten and have always wondered about "palaver"... the hussy thing is awesome. Plumet Attack and Lovely Ladies are currently my favourite songs, but I'll never unhear those laughing saxaphones. Pure greatness. (Back when I lived with my parents I used to listen to SIRIUS 77 all the time! So glad to know your commentary is available here!)

"Is it like a sunchip?" i LOVE YOU, Seth!!!

pls make merch shirts that say "mean, laughing saxophones"

"Laughing saxophones": I died XD

you never fail to make me smile!

I prefer London CD because of LuPone as Fantine, but something's always bugged me. Marius sings "Oh god for shame I do not even know her name" & then "Cosette Cosette oh were we dreaming when we met?" WTF? How did he learn her name? Was she wearing a name tag & he got close enough to see it? Did she hold up a giant sign w/her name on it? On the Bway CD we hear them introduce themselves, but London's recording is so much better due to Patti & the cockney underclass accents (especially Gavroche).

Seth, I love you and I usually agree with all of your ah-maz-ing broadway commentaries. I disagree with your criticism on the word "sack." I understood the context and I do not think it is a huge thing to criticize. On the other hand, I am also OBSESSED with plumet attack. In fact, only topped by on my own, it is my favourite song. You are one of the first people I have heard say that and it just confirms my admiration of you!

"Is it like a sunchip? Because those are delicious." Ah seth. You make my day with these daily reviews. I don't think you understand how much your fans are truly thankful of the fact that we can live another day in expectation of a nice little review with your amazingness each day. Keep it up and keep being amazing :)

I still come back and watch this video every so often. Still a classic!

oh my god, 'look down' had me literally laughing out loud.

Thanks for this one Seth! Great laughs :D

HAHAH. That was fantastic. Les Miserables was the first musical I was obsessed with back when I was getting into theater, and and I must admit I never stopped to think about the words that make no sense. Thanks!

"Take a look at his trousers, you'll see where he stands" was my one line when I did Les Mis in high school, and it was impossible to spit out!! I love this by the way, you're hilarious.

I love Eponine's part in that scene/song. glorious. You are amazing Seth!

"WHAT DO YOU THINK THE MEN SEE WHEN THEY LOOK DOWN?!?" hahahahahaha that one totally caught me off guard...

As I've said before, you make me incredibly happy.

You crack me the shit up, and I love that you love Plummet Attack, one of the most under-rated songs in the show. That, and Beggars at The feast.

lol This was awesome! I saw Les Mes for the first time performed by my local high school the year before I went there. I was fourteen and thought it was amazing. I've loved it ever since, but never thought of it in quite this way. Maybe, because I pretty much got all of the French-ish-isms. But it's awesome having them all pointed out. I actually didn't get the hussy comment, I was too young to know what exactly one was. Great video!

Seth, you are priceless!! up until now, I truly believed the lyrics were "it's worth a-somethin' my dear". I will now go and hide in embarrassment.

Lol...oh, Seth. You had me at croissandwich. Thanks for this. Answered some questions I've had about Les Mis, and cheered me up, too.

I was also happy to hear that he is obsessed with that song, because it has always been one of my favorites as well. No one ever gives it the recognition it deserves.

That was the funniest deconstruction yet. I almost fell out of my chair because I was laughing so hard!

I totally should be doing homework now but watching these videos is much, much more fun.

Love this recoding of Les Miserables. Worth a sun chip ? What are they looking at when they look down? Who is this hussy? Don't you know your own kid...? J- trust the old man...- hilarious! I sang along everytime you had music going! 😀. Plz deconstuct Javert & have Will Swenson as a guest 😃

I listen to Seth everyday! He's freaking adorable!

You Crack me up. I love the way YOUR mind breaks things up. I don't think that's what the title means though. Lmao

Haha. I always look forward to watching you.

THANK YOU!!! YESSSSSS!!! I am so glad I a not the only one!!

"The Wizard and Lie". I've probably listened to that 10,000 times and never noticed. Mind blown.

I've been trying to figure out what Eponine was saying for years!! Jeee-ust. Thank you!!

classic seth love it one of my faves

This was AMAZING, Seth!!!! Les Miserables means the miserables XD You didn't mention my FAVORITE "reference". Grantaire's "And here he comes like Don Juan" XD I've seen Les Miserables six times and I was wondering when you were gonna deconstruct it XD

LOL. Oh Seth Rudetsky...how I love you. I haven't finished the video yet (I've just barely started it haha). But the part about the centime had me ROLLING - I sang that part when I did Les Mis earlier this year and that's EXACTLY what I thought the first time I heard/read it. OK, now I've watched the whole thing. This is probably my favorite disconstruction thus far. :P

Seth I laughed out loud so many times during this video.....love.

"think ill drop my anchor in that harbor over there?!"

LISTEN TO THE MEAN, LAUGHING SAXOPHONES!

Les Mis was my jam when I was a kid! Especially "Lovely Ladies"; I used to sing it at the top of my lungs. It was only when I was older that I realized my mom let me cavort around in public singing about french prostitutes. Thanks mom!

you are so hysterical

oh seth, you make me smile.

The symphonic recording is the best in my opinion and the eponine part there is outstanding

Even strokers need a little stroke! Yet another reference ~_^

This. Dude. Is. Amazing.

5:49 gets me every time.

I nearly pee'd watching this. Love it

I just noticed that the word "palaver" is in the opening of The Addams Family. The ancestors sing "every cadaver/start the palaver." Hilarious. Wonderful. I immediately thought of this and had to come report it.

which cast recording is this?

Love you as usual, Seth. I want to see more videos with you and Jack Plotnick though. Break out the Jack, man.

Thing is, if they did what he wants and put in modern words the show would love all its integrity as an iconic musical set in a specific era of time. It would be so weird to watch period costumes and classical voices singing about being "sacked". Just my opinion.

Brilliant.

and he also says "cosette, what will become of you?" that sounds realy supportive:P

that was hilarious. Some lines in les mis are ridiculously entertaining. I have always been amused with Valjeans first lines to cosette in "in my life" "cosette you're such a lonley child" Not really the most friendly way to greet your daughter.

Fantine's hair is totes worth sun chips. Seth, you're awesome.

Seth, every time you said "down there" it made me think if my fav monologue from the vagina monolgues. It's called "The Flood." Loves it.

I considered buying the full symphonic recording, but I don't wanna give up I Saw Him Once and of course Patti fucking LuPone.

i CACKLED at look down

"What's a palaver?!" LOL!!!!

Frances Ruffelle is AHMAZING!!!!!!!!

i love how you say what the..we're americans and we're proud of it!

"Is it like a sun chip? cause those are delicious." HAHA

i never thought about the whole"sack"/"fire" thing... being british X)

Les Mis also seems to fall victim to the "because it takes place in Europe, we'll give the characters British accents." I have seen many productions where the Thernardiers have cockney accents even though they're in France. Now, I have admittedly never read the novel, I always assumed they were supposed to be French. As far as the use of the word "sack," I have found that to be a very common synonym for "fire." Unless, of course, they were using it as a euphemism for "take to bed."

Apperently in this context, it does mean French Penis. I wonder if there is a theme like this in EVERY B&S musical collabo...we should look into it. "what the cros'sanwich"? I would die. I would literally DIE. You really need to redo Les Miz *your* way because I really feel that it would make it *that* much better.

What is that? Sun tan? SUN CHIP? - Because they're delicious. OMG -- I'm obSETHED!!!! :)

So a new Sonic opened by my house. On the way home from work the other day I noticed they changed the big sign outside. It now says: "Try a Croissonic." I literally like died laughing, yelling, "What a croissonic..." HA. Also, please post more videos some day.

sunchips are quite addicting =] and i love les mis- i never reallized how many odd things are left in the show. haha

lmao! "is it like a sunchip? Cause those are delicious..."

Lmaao he is so funny

I saw Les mis twice before playing oboe in a pit of a show, and until I played, I never noticed the thenardier/eponine thing. I couldn't see what was happening on stage, and I thought the same thing "Why the french toast is Thenardier calling his daughter a hussy? No wonder she's obsessed over the shallowest character in the musical (Marius), she is obviously scarred from her parents serious lack of affection. Love your deconstructions, seth.

"What does a man see when he looks down?" Hahahaha! OMG!

Is it like a sunchip? Cus Sun Chips are delicious.

omg seth hahaha it came to the west end first after france and we say palaver all the time in england

What a Cra-sandwich! HAHAHAHAHAHA Seth I Love You!!!

5:50 Those are trumpets. But I love this anyway.

what a cursandwich! LMAO

-"Worth a few francs my dear" seems kinda choppy to me. -I like "sack the girl today" because it's kinda charming. -I also love Plumet Attack... the synth is BRILLIANT. (Also, in Dog eat Dog) -I had to look up palaver because I didn't know what it meant... weird that I've never looked it up before! - Really?? That's "laughing"? I never noticed that! - I'm sure you were joking but Look Down means keep your head down so the guard doesn't see you... Anyway, 5 stars!! Keep em coming

"centime" -penny "Les Miserables"- the miserables as in the lower people, the unfortunate people

Les Misérables actually means "The Miserables"

palaver - talk unnecessarily at length

croissan'wich.... hi-larious.

Yes, Sun Chips are delicious =]

Les Miserables means "the miserable ones"

I've noticed this, too, for years. Madame and Monsieur Thénardier are - by far - my favorite musical comedic team!!!

'Jyust' :)

LOL!

Oh Seth Seth Seth ... why so Americentric? Palaver = a conversation, chatter. And are you a prude about penises? (I'm teasing.) Love your deconstructions.

what a crossanwich? i'd die. you need to redo this YOUR way. I feel it would make the musical *that* much better.

😂🙌

Hahahahahahhaa!! Look down! I will never listen to this lines the same way...

hahahah look down!