Plus that's a note I've only seen her add to the song, usually it ends with the first long "win" but she goes and adds a longer *and* higher "win" to blow everyone else out of the water.

Support from the diaphragm and practice.

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@Daniel Black that's b5 hitting c6 with vibrato

remembering this was Rachel in season 1 if Lea sung this as season 6 Rachel she would make it perfect to be honest

April characterises it perfectly, Rachel is more naive in terms of less experience, so it ain't nearly as good... But she would get there irl.

also APRIL'S RANGE LIKE WUT COMPLETE CONTROL WHERE EVER RACHEL STRUGGLES

@@tuz2160 I guess that's the whole point of it, to show people that Rachel is good but she still needs more experience/pratice

Definitely and Kristins voice is twangy while Rachel’s has depth...it’s fitting

Galinda ;)

Haha yess!!!

And lost to both, as she should.

@@Chewbecca101 it wasn't a competition more so a collaboration....

I just read that Kristin and 'Adele Dazeem' are getting back together to do another rendition of 'Wicked' as an anniversary tribute. What a treat. Those two are magic together.

While we are the church bells

Hani Hassan she's lip syncing

Chris Collins have you ever seen her in live? With this song? It's the same

Orange Bar Actually it's pretty basic for musical's (TV and cinema) to sing in the scene even though what we'll hear is a pre-recorded track, just lip-sync would look so fake.

@@escotiyaotl8869 Exactly!

That's what makes this the best cover of Liza's original performance in Cabaret. April was, is, always will be her own cheerleader, even to the point of delusion, because she knows no one else will hold her up so high. She knows she has every reason to doubt her own ability to thrive, but she lives for the next time she succeeds (even if it's just succeeding in trying). The problem is that it gets a little bit harder to believe every day. Liza's version is vulnerable in the slip of the veil between "Maybe this time" and "maybe not", but she gives it her all. Kristen's is vulnerable because we can see on her sleeve that she has no reason to believe in herself, there's no maybe about it, she knows what the loser gets because she got more than her fair share of it, and yet she goes on -- the intensity of her conviction and self-belief through it all **is** her vulnerability. And in the end, it's her greatest strength.

This was a great version of the song with April's backstory. So bittersweet

Better to be glass half full or empty as long as you embrace being a loser you’re a winner

@@elcidabiera9751 did she have a love story with Will ? Thx

Hidden pain isn’t the word she lost everything and everyone and finds comfort in jazz and alcohol

Gracie Chris said that was his authentic reaction in an interview. He’s a huge fan

The crying literally wasn't scripted, it was genuine

Heh, then I'm not alone in my reaction the 1st time I watched this video... Ms. Chenoweth sells this song as a whole great experience :)

She was just miming the song as they pre-record all songs in a studio... So Kurt's crying was fake, unless seeing Kristin pretending to sing makes him emotional.

Avatar Conor I'm aware of them pre-recording it. There is an interview online I saw of chris talking about this moment.

If you watch their throats, they were singing (Kristin was, at least, it's a little hard to tell with Lea's hair around her neck). The version we hear was pre-recorded, but they were also singing "live".

Where did the tissues come from???

Aiyana Land I completely agree with you.

Smoking all right.

they did meet in the 100th episode one but I could be wrong when shelby and april and gwenth paltrols(spelled that wrong) wheee trying to get glee back

Mckayla Hutcherson Shelby wasn't a part of that

#CHENZEL

they could of done What Is This Feeling as a duet. LIT

didn't they say they had a Facebook of all the new directions guess?

Usman Mir yeah it's really weird but hey maybe they're just amazing at sight-reading?

Pengo Schwortz Would honestly be more impressed with the fact the school had such a good collective of musicians

School losers

Pengo Schwortz even if you're good at sight reading you need practice to make it perfect (or as flawless as this)

Usman Mir not to mention how Finn always jumped on the drums all the time while the bands drummer just had to stand there and wait for him to get off halfway through the song like... "Seriously Hudson?"

She's the whole package.

For me it ranks third behind the orginal and Emily Hampshire's version on Shitts Creek.

And I give Lea serious props for her willingness to stand on a stage and sing with Kristen Chenoweth. I'm not throwing shade: Lea is fantastic, and she holds her own 100%--but holy cow, that must have been intimidating!

Yes but Emily Hampshire does an excellent version also.

I have just watched the original as I’d never seen it, and I prefer Kristin

This is exactly what I said about her tonight when describing her to a friend who didn't know her. Lol.

Same with Lea!! (:

Emily Fisher He said what he said. Cheno.

Ever hear of so hyang?

I've been a fan of her for years. It never ceases to amaze me that such a powerful voice comes from her tiny body. She was born to sing.

Right? Like her talent is unreal. And it's amazing that Lea can go toe-to-toe with her in a song like this. I would have been sooo intimidated if I was her. Hey, you're going to sing opposite Kristen Chenoweth in this episode! lol

Amy Obito I know. Trust me. She was lead in one of my favorite Broadway shows. But she's still a grasshopper compared to masters Kristin Chenoweth and Idina Menzel. =)

Niala Terrell-Mason ew

Maksim Li ??

Can't be too hard on them. Most were too much in shock to cry.

Well,Lea just have least lines in this song

Juliane Serrano don't tell her that lol she will put put you in a crazy house

Kristin's voice sounds much better suited for this song than Lea's

What Kristin has is a ton of personality and the experience to put it to good use. She acts the song more, she laughs. Lea is a great singer but poor girl always looks like she's about to cry when she sings

Rachel’s voice is pretty, but for an alto she can’t seem to find her diaphragm and range, and she ends up cracking her voice and crooning more than singing. When the 5 ft dynamite Broadway star outdoes you, it’s time to go back to the basic breathing. The other one who kicks the heck out of arrogant Rachel is Idina Menzel. Their Poker Face duet showed the seasoned talent verses the temporary auto-tuned musical fad that is beautiful but not quite there.

Aron Lona 😂

Welp lol 😂

lmfaooooooooooooo!!

Aron Lona that was AWESOME!!

😂😂😂

aeris44 it wasn't really a duet, lea Michelle had three lines lol

Lol they change hairstyles to make them look older.. Since they rele can't grow taller or change.... They basically just change their hair. I bet if Lea got in that same costume with the same hairstyle she would be identical

Chris colfer did change a lot~😄

Schuesters hair didnt change tho

robz4627 Will stayed with those perms lmao

robz yes because In the show the high schooler characters grow up and his character is already grown. Their hair matures and his stays the same to show the growth of the characters

Abby F cuz lea herself was also a broadway baby… they all came from Broadway

They should have sing popular from wicked

@@efi9420 u don't have to be comparable with them to sing with them. Okay? what is your logic?

Maksim Li I didn’t say that, Lea may be a broadway baby but she is too lucky to get to sing with them because they are legends

Amy Lonsdale same 💕🌻

Honestly same

Heard that Cris Colfer actually did cry at this rendition and they just shot that image

Really....that was a waste of time

You forgot. "Stick that in youre pipe and smoke"

Jason Jones no it wasn’t I was tryna sing along and this made sure I ain’t forget the lyrics

Sofie Xu ♥️

And then she lost in the end anyway hahaah.....

100% agree

Well she is playing the character of a shallow, insincere, teenager without worldy experience to put into her songs. Her performance of the song is, I believe, a fairly realistic interpretation of what a 17 year old could produce. Yes it lacks depth, but not because Lea lacks it but because Rachel does.

Just watch her performance of My Man and it will change your perspective. Lea can certainly be very believable in her performances.

You have got to be kidding. That blonde chick would get booed off stage if she ever did amateur night at the Apollo. Liza at Carnegie Hall in 1987. Putt THIS in your pipes and smoke it, Liza's about to take all of you to school kzfaq.info/get/bejne/nbOEoLegp9GaYKM.html

Bravo.

Yeah, it's the best part of the song for me too. Incredible.

I can't even imagine how it would be liking a part by Lea the most

@@agnessofiacastrocarvalho774 no one asked you to ❤️

Likewise that was a golden vocal moment!

Great observation. That’s Brad. He was there for all six seasons.

Ben one of the only characters who stayed and he got no recognition 😂

He smile because someone finally ask for a song by name and form, no only say hit it

Angie Castro ikr Kristin is a queen

*toss toss* they say

That won it

+Pedro Manuel Moreno Cortes Most of people here cannot tell G5 belt that Lea made....then they just thought she was not awesome....sorry for them..

G#5 to correct you

It’s ok to watch but the quality dips in the middle…. It was a big hit mostly among younger audiences so it comes across shallow sometimes…. And bad storytelling as it focuses only on some characters. But there’s great moments like these

@@Ben-yj8ye Sometimes a show or a movie becomes a vehicle for a great performer. I don't think the Blues Brothers won any awards for screenwriting, but the fact that it captured so many incredible musicians and singers - many of whom are no longer with us (e.g., Ray Charles, Aretha Franklin, James Brown, Cab Calloway, John Lee Hooker) - makes it well worth watching over and over. Aretha Franklin's version of Think alone makes the film a classic and there's many more. The Muppets (which I never watched when it aired) also had some great performances that I've gotten to see on KZfaq - e.g. Kermit the Frog and Debbie Harry singing the Rainbow Connection and Liza Minelli doing a great melodramatic version of Copacabana. But the singing of the Glee cast member (who makes the song a kind of duet) is not anywhere near the level of Kristin Chenoweth's - so still not sure what the regular show was like. I'll try to catch some episodes somewhere to find out.

My suggestion is maybe you can check Wikipedia about the songs that Glee has covered and then watch the performance on KZfaq to see if you like it. I've watched all seasons and i have no plan in rewatching them, but some of their performances, including this one, are really top notch and i never get tired of listening/watching it. Some, in my opinion, are even better than the original

@@matthewschwartz9151 yes, Lea Michele’s voice is not as good as most people think it is. Even though she did originate a role on Broadway… Unfortunately she sings a lot on Glee, so I would go with the suggestion below. Check out their song list. They also released albums/DVDs every season, you can check out the songs from there rather than watch the show.

Well, she's Rachel.

Why can’t y’all just enjoy the damn performance!??

@@kerseyalejo3718 Because we wanted to enjoy April's performance. Not Rachel's. She sounded so much better, having Rachel interfere really didn't serve her.

It wasn’t even that bad, it’s actually pretty good, amazing even. Kristin has a full version of the song on spotify soo why don’t u listen to that??

@@kerseyalejo3718I know she’s sung the song by herself before, I’m just talking about it story-wise.

Haha agree Kristin Chenoweth is the QUEEN of Broadway

When I just listen I feel like Michelle did better but when I watch Kristen blew her out of the water

you do understand that kristin does different kinds of music like opera, theater, country. of course she'll be waaay better than the other girl.

i love me some lea. and kristin. wow haha sorry for the caps.

Jade Betz that’s not the point. She has more natural talent. You can hear the reverb fixing lea’s voice. Chenoweth would never need it

spartan2771 I think she's shit at performance. She looks like she's lip syncing, you hardly ever see bet Fucking teeth, and her body movements are Fucking bizarre.

Wonder what you're getting at here...😂

Well, if you're looking for actors who can sing, makes sense that you go to Broadway....

@@arx754 Lea was from Broadway before Glee

carmel calucer nn

When wasn't Kurt adorable?

Veronica Bennie dunno if you've seen the latest episodes, but he's started to lean more towards "hot"

True, but he'll always be adorable. It doesn't just fade away because of a different adjective.

That hair toss is perfect

I disagree. With this song specifically she’s still learning how to sing songs with emotion and depth. If you listen to my man you can see that she got a lot better in that aspect

Same deal when you hear Idina performing on the show