To Kiss a Girl - Ben Fankhauser

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  • @randafoote2341
    @randafoote2341 9 ปีที่แล้ว +2094

    We all know how he warmed up for this....
    *mischievously clears throat*
    POOR
    GUY'S
    HEAD
    IS
    SPINNING

    • @femmeroo
      @femmeroo 9 ปีที่แล้ว +83

      Randa Foote If he did not, I would be EXTREMELY disappointed.

    • @kaylamcook696
      @kaylamcook696 7 ปีที่แล้ว +55

      Poor guy's never gonna live that down. XD

    • @hannahkeeler7647
      @hannahkeeler7647 7 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      AHAHHAAHH YEEESSSSSSSSSSS!!! I love that video!

    • @elizabethweiser9124
      @elizabethweiser9124 7 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Hannah Keeler Ah what video?!

    • @hannahkeeler7647
      @hannahkeeler7647 7 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      Look up Newsies back stage rituals on youtube. I think it's that one

  • @mentalstatus3220
    @mentalstatus3220 7 ปีที่แล้ว +747

    Prince Eric for a live action Little Mermaid? I think YES!

  • @PianoDisneygal10
    @PianoDisneygal10 10 ปีที่แล้ว +1340

    Can we talk about how effortless his riffs are?

    • @jkmusiclover
      @jkmusiclover 9 ปีที่แล้ว +51

      PianoDisneygal10 I think about that probably every day...

    • @julianna11924
      @julianna11924 9 ปีที่แล้ว +88

      Can we talk about how effortless everything about his voice is? It's beautiful

    • @PurpleDropsOnRoses
      @PurpleDropsOnRoses 7 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Julianna Miller no, because it makes me wanna cry, why can't I do this?!!!

    • @DakotaCastro7
      @DakotaCastro7 7 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      PianoDisneygal10 for real he was made to sing

    • @sammyt6461
      @sammyt6461 7 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      I probably sound like a dying cat trying to match his riffs lol

  • @dramaismylife2017
    @dramaismylife2017 9 ปีที่แล้ว +1563

    This gorgeous man and his gorgeous voice have completely ruined my standards for men.

    • @randafoote2341
      @randafoote2341 9 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      Yo same

    • @claraviguerie9273
      @claraviguerie9273 8 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      basically yeah

    • @beebourie642
      @beebourie642 7 ปีที่แล้ว +24

      I have never related to a comment more....

    • @emilyhogarty2850
      @emilyhogarty2850 7 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      divergent-ravenclaw-revolutionary-half_blood-on_fire I don't think anyone could have said it better!!!

    • @kaylamcook696
      @kaylamcook696 7 ปีที่แล้ว +49

      All these Broadway men have ruined my standards for men. They're all so perfect, but especially Ben. Like, oh my G-d.

  • @BellaGrace
    @BellaGrace 6 ปีที่แล้ว +892

    this video simultaneously cleared my skin, did my homework, made my parents proud, brought my grades up, and gave me 20 bucks

  • @chelbeytrump2744
    @chelbeytrump2744 7 ปีที่แล้ว +350

    okokok Barrett Wilbert Weed, Ben Fankhauser, and Ben Platt cannot be put in a musical together or I will literally die because they will kill me with their vocals. But secretly I want them to be together.

    • @millielach545
      @millielach545 4 ปีที่แล้ว +32

      With Jeremy Jordan

    • @rena4309
      @rena4309 4 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      @Millie Lach + the newsies as the dancers?

    • @millielach545
      @millielach545 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Jojo just freakin yes

    • @olliecoates4723
      @olliecoates4723 4 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      Dear Mean Newsies?

    • @noelleflores6031
      @noelleflores6031 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@olliecoates4723 SIDJKGHISRGE OMG YES.

  • @rumpleteaserimprov7702
    @rumpleteaserimprov7702 4 ปีที่แล้ว +169

    Ben Fankhauser could literally riff you in half

    • @Laura-tp2jl
      @Laura-tp2jl 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      I haven’t heard anything truer

    • @psychocolonelsanders1788
      @psychocolonelsanders1788 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I want him to.

    • @divinebovine
      @divinebovine ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I’m dying to know which member of Rumpleteaser made this comment

  • @ImJustBeingMary
    @ImJustBeingMary 9 ปีที่แล้ว +625

    "One more time" I tell myself as I hit the replay button for the 14th time at 2:30 in the morning

    • @randafoote2341
      @randafoote2341 9 ปีที่แล้ว +38

      Don't fight it. I put this song on its own TH-cam playlist and have had it set on replay for 8 days straight now.

    • @abigailrosebrock7184
      @abigailrosebrock7184 7 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      JustBeingMary SAME

    • @leilanyx
      @leilanyx 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      if this ain't me

    • @trinityarias6187
      @trinityarias6187 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      never seen anything more relatable

    • @graynicholas8591
      @graynicholas8591 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      1am

  • @nitakourkouliotis8501
    @nitakourkouliotis8501 7 ปีที่แล้ว +175

    HOW HE JUST SLAYS THOSE RIFFS AND THEN JUST AWKWARDLY SMIRKS LIKE HE DIDNT JUST GIVE EVERY SINGLE BROADWAY PERFORMER DOUBTS OF THEIR MUSICAL ABILITY

  • @maggiemoony8850
    @maggiemoony8850 7 ปีที่แล้ว +181

    that lil dismissive hand wave at 4:06 when he says 'oh, i'm no explorer' MY SMOL BOY TOO PRECIOUS

    • @kaylamcook696
      @kaylamcook696 7 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      LIKE, SERIOUSLY OH MY G-D
      All these people are talking about how hot the shirt grabbing is just before that, but I'm like, "No, my dude, the cute bit after that. He's adorable."

  • @arianavilani5968
    @arianavilani5968 8 ปีที่แล้ว +104

    WHEN HE GRABBED HIS SHIRT HOLY GUACAMOLE 👌👌👌👏👏👏💞💞💞💞😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍💕💕💕💝💕💝💕💝💝

  • @kaylamcook696
    @kaylamcook696 7 ปีที่แล้ว +382

    A lot of y'all are talking about the part where he grabs his shirt and does that really, really beautiful part--and that's really hot and all--but I really like the part right after that where he gets all cute and a little awkward and tries to go back to the way it was a few minutes ago.

    • @genesisperez2641
      @genesisperez2641 7 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Kayla M Cook where is this song from

    • @kaylamcook696
      @kaylamcook696 7 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Genesis Perez, I've no idea. I think it could be a stand-alone. If it isn't, it isn't from a show Ben's been in.

    • @genesisperez2641
      @genesisperez2641 7 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Kayla M Cook thanks

    • @kyiamcgill9144
      @kyiamcgill9144 5 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      @@genesisperez2641 it's from a small musical called Run Far Away; they have a TH-cam channel but it only has 4 songs up. Hope that helps!

    • @kristatyre2569
      @kristatyre2569 5 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      i just rewatched that bit and the little part where he puts his hand up like “awww stop”... he’s such a pure man

  • @TheHouseOffice
    @TheHouseOffice 9 ปีที่แล้ว +658

    SING AS A DISNEY PRINCE

    • @randafoote2341
      @randafoote2341 9 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      I liked this comment like a week ago and then just saw it again and forgot I'd already liked it so I tried to like it again and got super upset that I couldn't because THAT IS HOW MUCH I LOVE THIS IDEA.

    • @bedluvr1314
      @bedluvr1314 9 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      YES

    • @chelseamoretz2769
      @chelseamoretz2769 9 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      YES YES PLEASE

    • @adryannaokeefe2675
      @adryannaokeefe2675 7 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      YESSSS PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE

    • @bexs.4941
      @bexs.4941 7 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE

  • @sydneyschultheiss2016
    @sydneyschultheiss2016 10 ปีที่แล้ว +196

    When he grabs his shirt >>>

  • @TbirdSwimming
    @TbirdSwimming 9 ปีที่แล้ว +545

    Oh, I'm no explorer
    My vision's not great.
    I get tired when I run for too long.
    I still wake up groggy and go to bed late.
    And I guess it's been true all along.
    That of all the world's secrets
    Both this world and yours.
    From the depths of the sea
    To the eagle who soars.
    Beyond all the crap that us little guys face, each day.
    Past monsters and prophecies
    Shouldn'ts and shoulds
    Past mayors and nights
    Getting lost in the woods.
    I know it's not much
    I'm to young to unearth how it goes
    But Whether the sun burns our skin
    Or a west-ward breeze blows
    Of all the worlds secrets and mysteries
    From here to the tiniest star
    The greatest one, is the simplest one
    By Far
    To kiss a girl and hold her hand
    No monster in the land can understand
    When you kiss a girl
    And just like that
    The stars you're staring at start to disband
    Then they form a path
    And if you follow them blindly
    That's where you'll find she's gone.
    So kiss the girl and hold her hand
    And travel on.
    Sometimes I think
    When days grow lame
    And each night ends the same in this ghost town
    Men feel far to weak
    To make it through
    But boy there's work to do, so hunker down
    Then we'll form a pact
    And with bravado and soul
    Ease up on the holy snare
    She's just a girl and you the hand
    To take her there.
    Cowards by the dozens fly in spirals and they're fast
    Running like they're cowards from the future toward the past
    Never have I ever seen such cowards stand to last
    But who cares? Who really cares?
    When you kiss a Girl
    Ah
    Oh, I'm no explorer
    My vision's not great
    I get tired when I run for too long
    To kiss a girl and hold her hand
    No monster in the land can understand when
    You kiss a girl and just like that
    The starts you're staring at start to disband
    Then they form a path
    And if you follow them blindly
    That's where you'll find she's gone
    So kiss the girl and hold her hand
    And Travel on
    Ooooooooon
    I can't quite work his riffs into lyrics haha.

    • @norakmccarthy
      @norakmccarthy 9 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      TbirdSwimming GOD BLESS YOU HUMAN

    • @rolynn4131
      @rolynn4131 9 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      THANK YOU

    • @kayo36159
      @kayo36159 7 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      You said "You _kill_ a girl..." at te last paragraph O-O

    • @TbirdSwimming
      @TbirdSwimming 7 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Kip Girl Fixed! Thanks.

    • @annamissouri7768
      @annamissouri7768 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      TbirdSwimming thank you for this

  • @chloemonett
    @chloemonett 9 ปีที่แล้ว +360

    I'm unhealthily obsessed with this beautiful man ugh

  • @rorycharlesworthington
    @rorycharlesworthington 7 ปีที่แล้ว +296

    I seriously want to hear him singing as JD in Heathers. He would do the riff at the end of Freeze Your Brain such wonders. ❤❤❤

    • @melmelodies8730
      @melmelodies8730 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Rory Worthington FREEZE YOUR BRAAAAIIIIIIIN

    • @oonahiggins5814
      @oonahiggins5814 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      it would be like 3 mins long I need itttt

    • @vanessaxu6428
      @vanessaxu6428 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      SOMEONE MAKE THIS HAPPEN PLEASE OMG

  • @riohoughton9781
    @riohoughton9781 6 ปีที่แล้ว +189

    If Ben wanted my wig so badly he could have just asked for it instead of snatching it like that

    • @poppyjane1115
      @poppyjane1115 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      AHA THIS

    • @celanon8460
      @celanon8460 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Why doesn't this have more likes????

    • @Ally-pw8xe
      @Ally-pw8xe 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      AHHAHSJD

  • @maialovesdance
    @maialovesdance 9 ปีที่แล้ว +334

    Why is this not on iTunes? Because I'd buy it in a heartbeat... several times over.

  • @justred5569
    @justred5569 7 ปีที่แล้ว +213

    There goes Benonce

    • @olliecoates4723
      @olliecoates4723 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      I know what you mean by this but there's definitely two ways to read that

    • @thetexasrose04
      @thetexasrose04 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@olliecoates4723 it has to be Benoncé

  • @lindseyrosa6599
    @lindseyrosa6599 10 ปีที่แล้ว +177

    He has pure raw talent, you can't really find that these days.

  • @sarahromeo3469
    @sarahromeo3469 8 ปีที่แล้ว +161

    If they ever make a revival for Tuck Everlasting he could play Miles.

    • @laracromwell5298
      @laracromwell5298 8 ปีที่แล้ว +36

      And he and Andrew share a dressing room just so he can once again taunt Andrew with "The poor guy's head is spinning!)

    • @cattytamms5251
      @cattytamms5251 8 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      +Lara Cromwell yh that was funny he put the headphones on😂😂😂

    • @samipopcornpup9161
      @samipopcornpup9161 8 ปีที่แล้ว +21

      I NEED TO HEAR HIM SING TIME HOLY CRAP PLEASE

    • @lvkie6945
      @lvkie6945 7 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      THIS NEEDS TO BE A THING (but Ben and Andrew need to stay in it too) and then of course him and Andrew should share a dressing room, leaving Ben Tyler Cook and Michael Wartella together (cause why not) but they might as well share from the amount of time they spend in each other's rooms 😄

    • @stephpiano2908
      @stephpiano2908 7 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      YESSSSS

  • @girlonabookshelf4922
    @girlonabookshelf4922 8 ปีที่แล้ว +159

    I half expected this to be a Little Mermaid ballad version of Kiss The Girl! But instead I get this beautiful ballad from this gorgeous boy with an even more gorgeous voice! I LOVE THIS!

  • @kcorona7715
    @kcorona7715 9 ปีที่แล้ว +390

    TEARS ARE ACTUALLY IN MY EYES FROM ALL THIS BEAUTY

    • @DakotaCastro7
      @DakotaCastro7 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      K Corona same omg

    • @newsiesgirl6307
      @newsiesgirl6307 7 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I thought it was just me

    • @morgannotlefay
      @morgannotlefay 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      This is the first time I've heard this, and my *literally* started crying...I'm so weird, I know. But I'm not an easy crier, so that is a feat in itself!! His voice literally reduced me to tears

  • @sydneyschultheiss9577
    @sydneyschultheiss9577 10 ปีที่แล้ว +146

    I think I've listened to this song more times in the past week than I have any other song in my entire life

  • @emmaz7242
    @emmaz7242 2 ปีที่แล้ว +43

    I've been coming back to this video for six years and it still makes me choke up every single time. It's truly otherworldly

  • @madeleinetierney8993
    @madeleinetierney8993 8 ปีที่แล้ว +190

    Riffs of the gods. Out of this world. Has Natalie Weiss heard this?!

    • @arianacastaluccio-vilani2249
      @arianacastaluccio-vilani2249 8 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Madeleine Tierney OMG They need to collaborate THE KING AND QUEEN OF RIFFS♡♡♡

    • @-scotty-6321
      @-scotty-6321 7 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      she *needs* to get him on breaking down the riffs

    • @blondedancer987
      @blondedancer987 6 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      Ben just had his show at 54 Below and Natalie sang a few songs with him!! Someone better post the videos!!

  • @enceprz
    @enceprz 4 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    yes, i'm still here. good gracious hIS VOICE

  • @saraabigail2958
    @saraabigail2958 5 ปีที่แล้ว +28

    Thank you, Benoncé, for singing like an angel, being utterly perfect at riffing, and ruining my expectations for boys/men

  • @kkrocks0607
    @kkrocks0607 9 ปีที่แล้ว +49

    I'm reading the comments and I haven't got 2:30 yet so now I'm excited and scared and emotional yo

  • @prongsverse
    @prongsverse 7 ปีที่แล้ว +198

    I have so many things to say
    1. RIFF GOD BEN AT IT AGAIN!
    2. IM SO IN LOVE WITH THIS BOY
    3. IF THIS SONG AIN'T ME..
    4. I hope he warmed up with "Look it up THE POOR GUY'S HEAD IS SPINNING"
    5. HIS RIFFS ARE EFFORTLESS SOMEBODY HELP ME IM DYING YEET

    • @yacyahhh1658
      @yacyahhh1658 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Emily Elizabeth S A M E

    • @mewingmanda
      @mewingmanda 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      late comment but stan georgenotfound

    • @prongsverse
      @prongsverse 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Mewing Manda yes 😋

    • @charlotterose8420
      @charlotterose8420 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Benoncé

    • @georgesbleps897
      @georgesbleps897 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      YOU HAVE SUCH GOOD TASTE !! dream team & BEN FANKHAUSER? bless your soul

  • @theladieb
    @theladieb 7 ปีที่แล้ว +59

    Voice smooth like a smile that spreads like butter at 3:46

    • @merrickbaskie7941
      @merrickbaskie7941 7 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Bianca Grava the kind that turns a lady's head

    • @abbya2393
      @abbya2393 6 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Bianca Grava his voice is like that from 0:01 to 5:14

    • @graishawnlandry6558
      @graishawnlandry6558 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@merrickbaskie7941 It takes am orpahn with a studda'!

    • @irishsetter756
      @irishsetter756 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      GraiShawn Landry who’s also blind
      Mute and dead

  • @marleygreen3866
    @marleygreen3866 7 ปีที่แล้ว +246

    ok so during 3:43-4:03 i go into cardiac arrest

    • @veerlev.b5943
      @veerlev.b5943 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Y'all are gonna have to call me an ambulance istg

    • @Zem-u4o
      @Zem-u4o 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

      its concerning if that doesnt happen to you during that time stamp-

  • @jayas-e6188
    @jayas-e6188 9 ปีที่แล้ว +56

    And tra-a-aa-vel onnnn... I love Ben so much :)

  • @alexacomeau5043
    @alexacomeau5043 10 ปีที่แล้ว +33

    This song is my oasis.

  • @elliota1487
    @elliota1487 9 ปีที่แล้ว +263

    I'm not crying you're crying

  • @mollydavis3163
    @mollydavis3163 4 ปีที่แล้ว +58

    Disregarding my immense love for Ben Fankhauser, this music and it’s execution has given me a feeling that I didn’t know music could provide. I can genuinely feel the excitement and innocence from my own teenage love and when he begins the belt at 3:02 I can feel every ounce of emotion from not only him but myself. It’s one of the only songs that gives me a vivid picture of my own memory and he is one of the only singers who can deliver a song that seems to open the heart completely

  • @multimakeupdoll
    @multimakeupdoll 9 ปีที่แล้ว +100

    I need this professionally recorded asap k thx

    • @330ses
      @330ses 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Yes please!!!!!

  • @maddielentz7406
    @maddielentz7406 7 ปีที่แล้ว +34

    He is so underrated he has the voice of an angel

  • @songsfromtheheart37
    @songsfromtheheart37 8 ปีที่แล้ว +171

    3:46 *Becomes emoji with heart eyes * *Falls in love * *Dies *

  • @emilyadams3716
    @emilyadams3716 6 ปีที่แล้ว +38

    Can someone please ask Ben to sing at my funeral? It's the least he can do after he killed me with his beautiful voice.

    • @jonathanstewart2462
      @jonathanstewart2462 6 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Emily Adams too risky. He’d have to sing at everyone else’s funeral after he kills everyone there too. Then he’d start an unstoppable chain of mass unintentional manslaughter

    • @emilyadams3716
      @emilyadams3716 6 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@jonathanstewart2462 true, true

  • @nyc2laactress
    @nyc2laactress 7 ปีที่แล้ว +19

    He did that first riff, got me off my couching screaming.

  • @nettanakash9777
    @nettanakash9777 8 ปีที่แล้ว +131

    Ben has been my biggest inspiration to pursue musical theater, but I am not that good at dancing and my mom doesn't like the idea of musical theater as a career. I still want to though.

    • @abbymonkey18
      @abbymonkey18 8 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      So it's weird to see such a recent comment on this video, and I wanted to let you know I'm rooting for you, and I know you can go far in theater as long as you stay passionate!! I watched your videos too, and you really are a great singer!

    • @nettanakash9777
      @nettanakash9777 8 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      +Abby Folds thanks. I'm a new Fansie and I just watched this lol. But thanks for the support!

    • @justme-ew3ri
      @justme-ew3ri 8 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      +Netta Nakash I'm with you too, my parents (mom mostly) don't like the idea of arts as a career either

    • @SammieL80
      @SammieL80 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      hey I don't know how old you are but I grew up dancing and performing arts etc. I don't sing but I went through years of training and all I can honestly tell you is it takes years of hard work and training to get into the theatre industry and If I am being honest it is a hard business. I changed my career cause I ended up having knee industry and now write and do other things but if this is something you want to do then go for it and even if it fails life will lead you in a different direction. All the best with everything.

    • @SammieL80
      @SammieL80 7 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      just me I don't understand why parents these days have an issue with there kids being in the arts. Tony Goldwyn made an amazing speech about this a while ago and In the end It is your life and in my opinion it is better to do something you are passionate about than have a job that you are not happy in. Like I said above though just be prepared cause the performing industry is a tough industry to get into. Good luck with everything.

  • @Thales.Gustavo
    @Thales.Gustavo 10 ปีที่แล้ว +55

    Wow, Ben!! His agility is out of this world, and great tone and control! Amazing!

  • @arianacastaluccio-vilani2249
    @arianacastaluccio-vilani2249 8 ปีที่แล้ว +26

    ok.....But can I have my heart back now or...

  • @caspianswingburn5481
    @caspianswingburn5481 4 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    I know this video is 6 years ago and I am too late to notice this, but I just realized the caption is auto generated and his words are on point. His voice and his words are totally crystal clear. Just wow

  • @e-linamarie
    @e-linamarie 7 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    he has so much control wthhh he was riffing so easily and it didn't sound forced at all he made them all sound so easy

  • @jordanpennell859
    @jordanpennell859 7 ปีที่แล้ว +26

    not to be dramatic but i would die for him

  • @The_Rachel_Show
    @The_Rachel_Show 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    If you are wondering why there are way less likes than views it is because I alone have watched this video 805,000 times

  • @bee5445
    @bee5445 7 ปีที่แล้ว +23

    no man will ever live up to my expectations now thanks ben

  • @evanwilliams119
    @evanwilliams119 10 ปีที่แล้ว +123

    Ben is simply incredible. He's such an inspiration to me. I'm a high school senior at Lockport High School in Lockport, NY looking to go into musical theatre, and I would love none other than to follow in his footsteps and go to Ithaca

    • @watermelanie9387
      @watermelanie9387 10 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Are you going to apply early admission?

    • @gracepatrick9128
      @gracepatrick9128 10 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      good luck!

    • @evanwilliams119
      @evanwilliams119 10 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Thanks! Grace Patrick I don't know. Money is very tight and ithaca is quite expensive.. WaterMelanie93

    • @SweeneyTodd2095
      @SweeneyTodd2095 10 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I couldn't agree more, my friend. But Ithaca is really expensive. My name is Matt, and I'm a freshman Musical Theatre Major at Rider University. We've got a great program, and it's not nearly as much as Ithaca. Check us out!

    • @evanwilliams119
      @evanwilliams119 10 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Matt Sweeney Program looks awesome to me. Maybe i'll apply! Thanks!

  • @camchangfilms
    @camchangfilms 8 ปีที่แล้ว +76

    Fankhauser is amazing but I can't get past how fucking musical theater these lyrics are

    • @claire4112
      @claire4112 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      Cameron Chang lol that's true

  • @jamesclark2078
    @jamesclark2078 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    I come back to this video like 10 times a year

  • @jerushaputikka2642
    @jerushaputikka2642 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    I love it when he clutches his shirt when he sings "When you kiss a girl"

  • @emwheat5371
    @emwheat5371 4 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    IF I COULD RIFF LIKE THAT I WOULD NOT KNOW WHAT TO DO

  • @weeboman
    @weeboman 10 ปีที่แล้ว +67

    i need jesus oh my god ben is destroying me somebody do something

  • @gemmamckay7750
    @gemmamckay7750 9 ปีที่แล้ว +32

    He makes it look so effortless, he's amazing

  • @danikabrooke7194
    @danikabrooke7194 4 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    Ben Fankhauser is literally perfect.

  • @arianavilani5968
    @arianavilani5968 8 ปีที่แล้ว +86

    3:43 - 4:01 That's when I fell in love with him a million times

  • @AvidG
    @AvidG 4 ปีที่แล้ว +23

    I have listened to this at least 20 times every week. Oh boy, what would I give just to have a voice like him.

  • @AutumnRose1397
    @AutumnRose1397 5 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    Anyone keep on replaying the part from 3:40-4:00? He is so talented and his voice is so beautiful.

  • @aldinga50
    @aldinga50 9 ปีที่แล้ว +56

    Ben is superb. Can listen to him for ages. Love his "Great, Cool," by Joey Contreras with Blake Daniel.

  • @wizardtherat
    @wizardtherat 7 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    i cannot i'm actually sobbing this is the first time i've cried over a song and its actually hurting me

  • @oriyanbarnes
    @oriyanbarnes ปีที่แล้ว +7

    8 years and this is still incredible

  • @jmazzee692
    @jmazzee692 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I’m still coming back to this video years later

  • @jellybeanjoe083
    @jellybeanjoe083 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    This is a video I came across months ago, and I’ve been listening to it non-stop since. I came from researching the Newsies cast and I heard potential in Ben Fankhausers voice that wasn’t completely being shown in what he sang. I found this and broke down, it still makes me tear up. This man is blessed by God with a beautiful voice. 🎶

  • @user-oq6ol5fi2w
    @user-oq6ol5fi2w 6 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Everytime I listen to this song it feels like coming home

  • @beepbeepeddie8010
    @beepbeepeddie8010 6 ปีที่แล้ว +161

    A cute boy is singing bout how cute girls are. My bisexuality is shOOK

    • @emmakiel5210
      @emmakiel5210 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I relate so much you dont understand

    • @shaynab76
      @shaynab76 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      tghis song gave me my bi awakening

    • @vanessaxu6428
      @vanessaxu6428 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I relate to this on a dangerous level

  • @KenBernardez
    @KenBernardez 8 ปีที่แล้ว +30

    Pure and rich and lush voice of Ben! I love it.

  • @isabelladippel9649
    @isabelladippel9649 6 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    “from here to the tiniest star” the transition into head voice on “star” makes me know I’m alive

    • @Zem-u4o
      @Zem-u4o 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      fr no one else mentioned this and i felt that too bro

  • @katiemcdonough954
    @katiemcdonough954 5 ปีที่แล้ว +36

    Petition for Ben to play Orpheus when Reeve Carney leaves.

  • @gabiogle
    @gabiogle 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    I have watched this WAYYYYYYY too much!!!!!!!

  • @BrendaBass
    @BrendaBass 9 ปีที่แล้ว +31

    I CRIED ACTUALLY CRIED WOW

  • @musicalprophet9837
    @musicalprophet9837 10 ปีที่แล้ว +27

    Oh, my heart just melted. So good it kills me.

  • @wolgarush
    @wolgarush 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Still convinced this is the most beautiful thing I’ve ever seen and heard

  • @amandalynn3482
    @amandalynn3482 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    I think I’ve listened to this video a million times. His voice is the most perfect thing on the planet. How does he exist? Are we sure he’s human?

  • @ellafrances2025
    @ellafrances2025 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    how did i just now discover this?? my heart is MELTING

  • @abialston8476
    @abialston8476 7 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    His riffs make me weak in the knees

  • @ashleycolleen8969
    @ashleycolleen8969 9 ปีที่แล้ว +27

    Simply fantastic. Breathtaking. He is so talented- he makes it look effortless.

  • @GypsyInFenra
    @GypsyInFenra 5 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    i love songs like this--when the timid characters finally show their strength and passion, if only for a moment. beautiful.

  • @sadielandesman2059
    @sadielandesman2059 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    *Sings in beautiful perfection that is Ben Fankhauser*

  • @amha9205
    @amha9205 5 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    I didn’t know I needed this until I listened to it. It needs to be professionally recorded so I can listen to it on repeat forever.

  • @Emily-lc6jp
    @Emily-lc6jp 7 ปีที่แล้ว +23

    He's so extra with his riffs and I love it

  • @bluegalaxy14
    @bluegalaxy14 9 ปีที่แล้ว +83

    Repeats 3:43 - 4:01 forever.

  • @mollyblack4746
    @mollyblack4746 8 ปีที่แล้ว +48

    I'm pretty sure I'm like 130,000 of these views

  • @mattsweeney7540
    @mattsweeney7540 10 ปีที่แล้ว +34

    I love this song. Ben's voice is incredible, and so effortless. Does anyone know if there's sheet music for this?

  • @Illupapa666
    @Illupapa666 9 ปีที่แล้ว +21

    hello there I would also be very interested in the possibility of acquiring the sheet music. I'm actually right in the process of doing a german translation of the song (solely for audition purposes within Germany) and would be very interested in both your blessing and your advice regarding certain lines and their meaning.
    greets from Germany!

  • @hannahvanduyn6121
    @hannahvanduyn6121 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    this literally made me forget where i was

  • @marycathell6737
    @marycathell6737 10 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    This is my new favorite song! I can't get enough of it! I could listen to it forever!

  • @mikachu88
    @mikachu88 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Omg
    He's so flipping beautiful. He has an amazing voice. I love him

  • @spaceant0765
    @spaceant0765 7 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    When he looks into the camera...look into my soul boy

  • @ellieheaney2375
    @ellieheaney2375 5 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    Can this lad play Orpheus please

  • @LindsayBallif
    @LindsayBallif 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Whenever I get anxious I put this on and I feel good again

  • @jordynandrea3744
    @jordynandrea3744 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I could listen to this a billion times and NEVER get tired of it

  • @binchickenalfredo1928
    @binchickenalfredo1928 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Lyrics:
    Oh I’m no explorer
    My visions not great
    I get tired when I run for too long
    I still wake up groggy
    And go to bed late
    And I guess it’s been true all along
    That of all the worlds secrets
    Both this world and yours
    From the depths of the sea
    To the eagle who soars
    Beyond all the crap
    That us little guys face each day
    Past monsters and prophecies
    "Shouldn’ts" and "shoulds"
    Past mayors and knights getting lost in the woods
    I know it’s not much
    I’m too young to unearth how it goes
    But whether the sun burns our skin
    Or a westward breeze blows
    Of all the worlds secrets and mysteries
    From here to the tiniest star
    The greatest one
    Is the simplest one by far
    To kiss a girl
    And hold her hand
    No monster in the land can understand when
    You kiss a girl
    And just like that
    The stars you’re staring at start to disband
    Then they form a path
    And if you follow them blindly
    That’s where you’ll find she’s gone
    So kiss the girl
    And hold her hand
    And travel on
    Sometimes I think
    When days grow lame
    And each night ends the same
    In this ghost town
    Men feel far too weak
    To make it through
    But boy there’s work to do so hunker down
    Then we’ll form a pact
    And with bravado and soul
    Ease up on the holy snare
    She’s just a girl
    And you’ve a hand to take her there
    Cowards by the dozens
    Fly in spirals and they’re fast
    Running like they’re cowards
    From the future toward the past
    Never have I ever
    Seen such cowards stand to last
    But who cares
    Who really cares
    When you kiss a girl
    Oh I’m no explorer
    My visions not great
    I get tired when I run for too long
    To kiss a girl
    And hold her hand
    No monster in the land can understand when
    You kiss a girl
    And just like that
    The stars you’re staring at start to disband
    And they form a path
    And if you follow them blindly
    That’s where you'll find she’s gone
    So kiss the girl
    And hold her hand
    And travel on

  • @micharoo47
    @micharoo47 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Still coming back for more in 2020

  • @autumnkey4712
    @autumnkey4712 7 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    if a guy doesn't express his love for you like this, you need to leave him! This is truly beautiful and I am completely infatuated with this man and his voice

  • @matty6311
    @matty6311 7 ปีที่แล้ว +113

    Since when did Justin Trudeau sing off broadway?

    • @nerdygal6133
      @nerdygal6133 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Matthew Fifer I know! He looks so much like him it’s weird😆

  • @cheetsa1505
    @cheetsa1505 6 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    i want this at my wedding

  • @missluckystar100
    @missluckystar100 9 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    THOSE RIFFS GOD DAMN