FALSETTOS: "I'm Breaking Down," Barbara Walsh

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  • @soljoez
    @soljoez 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1609

    I love the bounciness of the pianist omg

    • @ginnycolour4438
      @ginnycolour4438 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      I love him so much already - the gliss at the end and then the flourish is just *chef's kiss*

    • @Rebecca-bk9bd
      @Rebecca-bk9bd ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Man’s loving his life

  • @Sweetumskitty1789
    @Sweetumskitty1789 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1702

    I like how there's more rage in this version. The 2016 one is a lot sadder and she's quietly pissed and this one is outright angry.

    • @thekoala2074
      @thekoala2074 4 ปีที่แล้ว +120

      I disagree, I actually like the revival portrays trina actually being emotionally not okay and going crazy but with this one she seems extremely pissed but both are great performances

    • @joelmorris4339
      @joelmorris4339 4 ปีที่แล้ว +36

      @@thekoala2074 Barbara's version is clearly not emotionally ok, but shows it in different ways. We can clearly see she's really feeling sad and helpless underneath all her rage, whereas Stephanie's version is the opposite. I prefer Barbara Walsh's version, although I do love both.

    • @alias3660
      @alias3660 4 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      This one feels more neurotic, which I looove.

    • @expressobeanmilk
      @expressobeanmilk 3 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      @@alias3660 im sorry but IM NEUROTIC HE'S NEUROTIC THEY'RE NEUROTIC WE'RE NEUROTIC

    • @alisak1701
      @alisak1701 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Agreed. I also think that Stephanie also kinda over does this song???

  • @gracedorothy430
    @gracedorothy430 6 ปีที่แล้ว +541

    her expression when she says “marvin grabbing whizzers ass” is perfect

  • @crhiannonelizabeth4267
    @crhiannonelizabeth4267 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1003

    Pianist is loving his life lmao

  • @stephpiano2908
    @stephpiano2908 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1724

    I was expecting to not like this after seeing the perfection that is Stephanie J Block's version but this is actually flawless holy shit

    • @lrkenielsen3616
      @lrkenielsen3616 6 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      Steph Piano SAMEE

    • @lrkenielsen3616
      @lrkenielsen3616 6 ปีที่แล้ว +66

      I personally think i like them both equally

    • @counterfeitpsychic1116
      @counterfeitpsychic1116 5 ปีที่แล้ว +26

      If only y'all saw toursettos. Eden is so good in this song.

    • @5isacolor529
      @5isacolor529 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      i agree also i wanted to say that i like ur pfp

    • @Yagirlnyesha
      @Yagirlnyesha 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Right lmao her comedic timing and vocals are perfect

  • @alannabrereton8516
    @alannabrereton8516 6 ปีที่แล้ว +392

    'My life's a pity' close one, Barb

  • @charit3499
    @charit3499 7 ปีที่แล้ว +549

    i am in love with barbara's voice, the pianist is incredible, the audience loves it, goodness i love this video beyond compare

  • @fern4998
    @fern4998 7 ปีที่แล้ว +293

    This is a big mood for me tbh

    • @brijackson4127
      @brijackson4127 6 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      me when any minor inconvenience happens

  • @sheri1205
    @sheri1205 10 ปีที่แล้ว +254

    This song is on the In Trousers soundtrack for anyone looking for it.

    • @c.w.r.794
      @c.w.r.794 7 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Sheri Linsky As a bonus track

    • @ryeleeel
      @ryeleeel 4 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      And it’s sung by Alison frasier not Barbara Walsh

  • @jscho8674
    @jscho8674 8 ปีที่แล้ว +327

    So glad I got to see her nail this in person!

  • @grapeparlapiano6
    @grapeparlapiano6 6 ปีที่แล้ว +206

    Both versions are so amazing but I feel like the diction in this version is definitely better and I could tell what she was saying a lot better.

  • @supertastickangaroos2133
    @supertastickangaroos2133 3 ปีที่แล้ว +46

    It’s crazy how I’m in love with anyone who has played Trina

    • @rain-gx1lj
      @rain-gx1lj ปีที่แล้ว +2

      right-i'm lowk crushing

  • @thecomedyclownfish1731
    @thecomedyclownfish1731 4 ปีที่แล้ว +68

    The pianist is having so much fun with this song, it makes me love this song even more

  • @crhiannonelizabeth4267
    @crhiannonelizabeth4267 6 ปีที่แล้ว +83

    Her and SJB are absolutely amazing!!

  • @TheatreFilmBuff
    @TheatreFilmBuff 12 ปีที่แล้ว +159

    I am sure they felt since the three main men were immortilized on the other albums that this wasn't needed, but I still wish this one got recorded and Barbara Walsh is one of the main reasons. It is one of my top 5 favorite musicals.

    • @michaeleiniger8948
      @michaeleiniger8948 8 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      It was recorded. It is featured on the 1979 Original Cast Recording of In Trousers.

  • @HarveyTruffaut
    @HarveyTruffaut 13 ปีที่แล้ว +112

    I saw Barbara at Broadway, I don't think I will ever see another such a convincing number.

  • @chalkkish
    @chalkkish 5 ปีที่แล้ว +54

    ok, i cant decide between stephanie or barbara, so ill settle with loving the hell of of both their acting and singing skills.

  • @lisakealhofer7907
    @lisakealhofer7907 4 ปีที่แล้ว +19

    the “AAAAAND me” at 2:22 hitssss

  • @oliver91ist
    @oliver91ist 7 ปีที่แล้ว +147

    there is a live cast recording of Falsettos when the show was in LA which had the original Broadway cast apart from Jason it's the nearest thing to a Broadway Cast Recording apart from the recent revival.

    • @littlepaperjellyfish
      @littlepaperjellyfish 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      where can I find it? :)

    • @biav
      @biav 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      littlepaperjellyfish I have the link but it's a private video, is there a way I can message you? they don't allow links in comments

    • @littlepaperjellyfish
      @littlepaperjellyfish 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Bia Vasconcelos yeah! :) my email is juicingoranges@gmailmcom or rabbitmodern on tumblr

    • @biav
      @biav 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      done! :D

    • @kira7705
      @kira7705 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      i'd love to have it as well please :) xkirajansen@gmail.com

  • @calilovett2063
    @calilovett2063 8 ปีที่แล้ว +135

    Flawless performance *-* I love it!

  • @gracisntscared5466
    @gracisntscared5466 6 ปีที่แล้ว +116

    I just saw When this was posted bro how is 2010 *eight years ago*

    • @selitajimenez182
      @selitajimenez182 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      grac now it's 10 years

    • @starsadoring
      @starsadoring 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@selitajimenez182 oh wow

    • @5BIRDOG5
      @5BIRDOG5 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      A decade ago now! 😂

  • @mooimiu
    @mooimiu 7 ปีที่แล้ว +89

    Barbara lowkey looks like Lisa Kudrow omg

  • @RenzoRienzi
    @RenzoRienzi  14 ปีที่แล้ว +64

    @Rekidk: I taped this from a short-lived day-time talk show, the name of which I can't remember. It was when the 1992 B'dway production was running.

    • @twistedbrasshorn
      @twistedbrasshorn 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      Joseph Frazzetta the Rosie O'donnell show perhaps?

    • @lum5015
      @lum5015 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I think this is The Joan Rivers Show. Her show ran from 1989 to 1993. This looks like her set.

  • @joelmorris4339
    @joelmorris4339 4 ปีที่แล้ว +39

    Everyone is battling it out in the comments over who had the better performance, but they're both amazing in different ways and we need to get that some people have different opinions and we can't really change everyone's mind.

  • @girlonabookshelf4922
    @girlonabookshelf4922 7 ปีที่แล้ว +731

    I will always prefer Stephanie J. Block's performance, Barbara Walsh is phenomenal but she just doesn't make me laugh as much as Stephanie does also, she doesn't put as much into the fact that her character is breaking down, when you break down in real life, you try to keep it together yes, but this is being sung from her kitchen in the privacy of her own home and this is in her head and inside your head should be crazy if you are truly breaking down, so the best performance award for me will always go to Stephanie for always entertaining me and making me hold my sides from laughing so much, not just because she's funny but also because I know what it's like to break down, like a lot of people! XD

    • @c.w.r.794
      @c.w.r.794 7 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      I swear that in Miracle of Judaism I heard "Rosenthal" but it could just be the actual lyrics rather than that dumbass "Mendela effect" everyone keeps talking about. In 2017: "Don't ask me if a square peg fits into a round hole! In BREAKING DOWN!"

    • @camirobinson9237
      @camirobinson9237 7 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Theatre Geek it is the lyrics

    • @littlepaperjellyfish
      @littlepaperjellyfish 7 ปีที่แล้ว +32

      Meghan Robertshaw if you want to comment something about stephanie maybe go do it on one of her videos instead of a video of barbara

    • @meirionamaddy2096
      @meirionamaddy2096 7 ปีที่แล้ว +25

      Meghan Robertshaw yeah I find Staphanie's performance to be more convincing.

    • @jenniferhiemstra5228
      @jenniferhiemstra5228 7 ปีที่แล้ว +43

      Meghan Robertshaw I can agree. Stephanie has such an off beat take on it and it's obvious she's trying to KEEP FROM breaking down. Much better acting choice. This performance just plays it much too safe and traditional.

  • @rachelmueller445
    @rachelmueller445 7 ปีที่แล้ว +70

    queen

  • @hooey4362
    @hooey4362 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    hope the piano guy's having a swell day rn

  • @Rob1971ert1
    @Rob1971ert1 12 ปีที่แล้ว +249

    It's a scandal this song isn't on the recording!

    • @michaeleiniger8948
      @michaeleiniger8948 8 ปีที่แล้ว +42

      It is featured on the 1979 Original Cast Recording of In Trousers.

    • @confetti_kisses427
      @confetti_kisses427 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@michaeleiniger8948 wasn't that Alison singing?

  • @jessica23claire
    @jessica23claire 6 ปีที่แล้ว +32

    we stan a QUEEN

  • @theatrebear
    @theatrebear 13 ปีที่แล้ว +24

    Thank you so much. From what I believe to be the best musical ever written.

  • @mithramusic5909
    @mithramusic5909 13 ปีที่แล้ว +22

    I saw Barbara Walsh in Company (I was two when this video happened) and knew there was more to her than just acting like a drunken woman past her prime. This video is exactly what I was looking for. She is awesome. Thank you!

  • @ExitSiign
    @ExitSiign 13 ปีที่แล้ว +35

    Wow! I haven't seen a good video of this song since earlier this year I played in the orchestra. Would have loved to see this on Broadway but I was a baby. lol And this song isn't in my cast recording? Every single dress rehearsal and performance I'd say "WOW" after this song. The whole almost 6 minutes of it!

    • @mediocrio
      @mediocrio 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      it's on the in trousers cr!!

  • @fluttershytakesabongrip
    @fluttershytakesabongrip 6 ปีที่แล้ว +21

    i love stephanie's version, but i listened to this version first before it and ive always loved this one? this one is my favorite uwu

  • @JoeOgren92
    @JoeOgren92 13 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    this is literally perfection!! barbara is incredible, and so is the song.

  • @Janurinu
    @Janurinu 5 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    It doesn't get any better than Barb Walsh! SPECTACULAR!!!!!

  • @ebenmorrid
    @ebenmorrid 5 ปีที่แล้ว +19

    2x speed for a true breakdown

  • @mittyceo
    @mittyceo 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Her facial expressions are just excellent throughout THE WHOLE song. It’s just so angry and funny I love her performance!

  • @BNYClarke
    @BNYClarke 9 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    She is awesome!

  • @anneefreres3299
    @anneefreres3299 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Wow!!! So honored to be on this playlist!! GREAT song selections and wonderful performances!

  • @imokipromise1899
    @imokipromise1899 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    What a queen

  • @davidchernobyl1647
    @davidchernobyl1647 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    she so legendary omfg

  • @michaelrichardson2110
    @michaelrichardson2110 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    This one feels at the start more subtle but it gets there by the end

  • @batmandannyb
    @batmandannyb 12 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    A+ performance!

  • @morgan_c
    @morgan_c 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    The pianist is a mood

  • @celestelalianna7276
    @celestelalianna7276 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    i love her sm

  • @ZamTx1
    @ZamTx1 14 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Thank you for finding this and sharing it! I've been trying to find a vid of her performing this for years. It stopped the show when I saw the show years ago.

  • @sophie-tz2bt
    @sophie-tz2bt 6 ปีที่แล้ว +138

    Tag yourself: I’m the piano player

    • @awitngibon
      @awitngibon 6 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      im the ripped apron

    • @mehspacedorito
      @mehspacedorito 6 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Sophie C. I’m the piano

    • @eg5058
      @eg5058 6 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      I’m the hairband

    • @shawnbay2211
      @shawnbay2211 6 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Her dress 😏

    • @kiahbobiah907
      @kiahbobiah907 6 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      I’m the flowers on the piano

  • @Griffologee
    @Griffologee 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Listen to that projection. So healthy.

  • @mali-ze5ob
    @mali-ze5ob 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    WHAT A QUEEN YEESSS

  • @BEE-mp9vk
    @BEE-mp9vk 7 ปีที่แล้ว +49

    OMG Is the pianist Scott Frankel (Composer of Grey Gardens and War Paint)???

  • @sierramagallona1342
    @sierramagallona1342 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    If you guys haven't watched the 1993 bootleg version, it was HILARIOUS. imo it was better than this version and I literally cried from laugther she's amazing.

  • @malletgirl02
    @malletgirl02 14 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    I follow a link posted on Broadway World here, this a brilliant performance.

  • @angelof8th
    @angelof8th 6 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Alison Fraser’s will always be my favorite but damn does she nail this song! I love it!!

  • @lI-zx2em
    @lI-zx2em 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    barbra walsh fucking OWNS my ass

  • @ivorobotnik617
    @ivorobotnik617 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    god i love her

  • @lili8896
    @lili8896 5 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    Wow Barbara has a really pretty voice sksks

  • @lexipoo8886
    @lexipoo8886 6 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    i was in kindergarten when this was posted!!

    • @nicoyazawa9054
      @nicoyazawa9054 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Lol, I wasn't even in school yet when this was posted

  • @safiyahleane269
    @safiyahleane269 5 ปีที่แล้ว +22

    ok so are we just going to ignore the fact that the pianist looks like Martin Freeman? ok. cool.

  • @ash-xr6ri
    @ash-xr6ri 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    she’s so good

  • @reoij
    @reoij 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    fantastic

  • @stuffrules416
    @stuffrules416 11 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I'm obsessed!

  • @kitteridgesimpson8144
    @kitteridgesimpson8144 7 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    DAMN!

  • @stellasolari727
    @stellasolari727 7 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I'd like to be a princess on a throne
    To have a country I can call my own
    And a king
    Who's lusty and requires a fling
    With a female thing
    Great, men will be men
    Let me turn on the gas
    I caught them in the den with
    Marvin grabbing Whizzer's ass
    Oh sure, I'm sure, he's sure he did his best
    I mean he meant to be what he was not
    The things he was are things which I forgot
    He's a queen
    I'm a queen
    Where is my crown?
    I'm breaking down
    I'm breaking down
    My life is shitty
    And my kid seems like an idiot to me
    I mean that's sick
    I mean he's great
    It's me who is the matter
    Talking madder
    Than the maddest hatter
    If I repeat one more word
    I swear I'll lose my brain
    Oh, what else should I explain?
    Oh, yes it's true
    I can cry on cue
    But so can you
    I'm breaking down
    I'm breaking down
    Down, down
    You ask me "Is it fun to cry over nothing?"
    It is, I'm breaking down
    Now let's consider what I might do next
    I hate admitting I've become perplexed
    I'm bereaved
    I've cried, I've shook, I've yelled, I've heaved
    I have been deceived
    As enemies go
    Whizzer is not so bad
    It's just he's so damn happy
    That it makes me so damn mad
    I want to hate him but I really can't
    It's like a nightmare how this all proceeds
    I hope that Whizzer don't fulfill his needs
    Don't is wrong
    Sing along
    What was the noun?
    I'm breaking down
    I'm breaking down
    I'll soon redecorate these stalls
    I'd like some padding on the walls
    And also pills
    I wanna sleep
    Sure, things'll probably worsen
    But it's not like I'm some healthy person
    I've rethought my talks with Marv
    And one fact does emerge
    I think I like his shrink
    So that is why I might turn to drink
    I'm on the brink
    Of breaking down
    I'm breaking down
    Down, down
    I only want to love a man who can love me....
    Or like me...
    Or help me...
    Help me!
    Marvin was never mine
    He took his meetings in the boys' latrine
    I used to cry
    He'd make a scene
    I'd rather die
    Than dry-clean
    Marvin's wedding gown
    I'm breaking down
    I'm breaking down
    It's so upsetting when you've found
    That what's rectangular is round
    I mean it stinks
    I mean he's queer
    And me, I'm just a freak
    Who needs it maybe every other week
    I've rethought the fun we've had
    And one fact does emerge:
    I've played the foolish clown
    The almost virgin who sing this dirge
    Is on the verge
    Of breaking down
    I'm breaking down
    Down, down
    The only thing that's breaking up is my family
    The only thing that's breaking up is my family
    But me, I'm breaking down

  • @drmowinckel
    @drmowinckel 6 ปีที่แล้ว +19

    i’m seeing god rn hol up

  • @fanadiana
    @fanadiana 13 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    Ah! This is phenomenal! Does anyone have any idea why this was excluded from the cast recording?

    • @michaeleiniger8948
      @michaeleiniger8948 8 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      The original cast album of Falsettos is actually just a two-disc set including both original one-act musicals, March of the Falsettos and Falsettoland. "I'm Breaking Down" was actually featured in the first musical of the trilogy, In Trousers, and it was added back into Falsettos in 1992. Instead of recording a new album, they just released the two-disc set of both original recordings, so "I'm Breaking Down" was left out.

  • @theatrebritty
    @theatrebritty 14 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    This is a fantastic find. :)

  • @taffle91323
    @taffle91323 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    oh to be able to play this on piano

  • @genecorrado
    @genecorrado ปีที่แล้ว +1

    This is what happens when you match a passionate singer with a piano player who knows what he's doing.

  • @rubyhunt7108
    @rubyhunt7108 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    This is iconic

  • @meandmymoterbike12
    @meandmymoterbike12 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    the pianist is getting fukin turnt

  • @agyvv242
    @agyvv242 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    The best one

  • @christinelinnea
    @christinelinnea 7 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Barbara is the best

  • @Zazzalonies
    @Zazzalonies 15 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา

    I’m breaking down, DOWNNNNN DOWNNNN

  • @kayleeturner8768
    @kayleeturner8768 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I STAN

  • @sierra_wow_its_meee6504
    @sierra_wow_its_meee6504 6 ปีที่แล้ว +67

    I prefer this more than stephanie’s actually.

    • @nath.an.b
      @nath.an.b 6 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Same! I love Stephanie tho, don’t get me wrong

  • @fr4225
    @fr4225 6 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    this beats SJB's performance goddamn

    • @alexanderson698
      @alexanderson698 5 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      arcane knj they both have completely different tones in my opinion so I can’t compare them.

  • @AJ.the_ray.j
    @AJ.the_ray.j 24 วันที่ผ่านมา

    I love this sm I like ho wmuch more idk "agressive" it is compared to the 2016 falsettos

  • @candistelmos9423
    @candistelmos9423 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    The thumbnail is me 😞😂

  • @weegee1204
    @weegee1204 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    iconic

  • @GlennAustin829
    @GlennAustin829 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Barbra looked like my ex bosses wife

  • @alexandriafazio6980
    @alexandriafazio6980 6 ปีที่แล้ว +26

    She doesn’t seem as upset, I like Stephanie’s better

  • @theycallmeem5859
    @theycallmeem5859 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Hi... iconic😂⭐️!!!

  • @mittyceo
    @mittyceo 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    The song: About a woman struggling the cope with the fact her husband left her for a man and kinda just hates her life right now
    The Pianist: *bouncing non stop* 😆

  • @rem7019
    @rem7019 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    she fucking died at the end

  • @zigmundp
    @zigmundp 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Too bad Randy Graff’s performance isnt on video. She was the best Trina.

  • @daniellecozzetto5802
    @daniellecozzetto5802 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I don’t like her version.