As a AFAB theatre kid who can sing tenor, god this song can relate. I’m always forced to do male roles due to the lack of boys in my theatre. They all seem to forget I can sing soprano and alto too.
I saw Stuart Matthew Price as Riff Raff some years ago in Munich and that performance was so mind-hunting that I kept listening to more of his work. Will keep showing this video to friends. I don’t get the „dreamed in Dance“ reference though. If someone would like to spare three minutes of his time to explain that, I’d be grateful. 🙏
@@adamhodges8022 This is right. I was trying to find different fun ways for the guys to sing high. I just do sing high...Mikey comes across as someone who maybe can't sing high, but rocks out and does...Ben pretends to sing female songs to make him come across as a high singer...and then there's Richie who doesn't get to sing high because everyone assumes he can't as he "trained in dance" and not a singer. However, he too can sing. All just a bit of fun. I wrote this song on a National Express coach going home! Glad you all enjoy it - SMP x
Great fun to see the improved version ten years later with three of the four original singers - and at high-resolution video! Awesome orchestration too.
My goodness! How is this not at least 1M views??? SO AWESOME!!! WHAT AN INCREDIBLE JOB!!! I literally just send this video to all my students and co-workers! For real you guys just blew my mind!
Love this. Made me smile when life has been a bit c..rap during lockdown etc... As an aside Stuart is the absolute best riff raff.. Sorry Richard O'BRIEN .. He needs a huge musical to introduce him to the world.
Such a joyful musical song so well written, arranged and so well performed ! You guys are absolutely fantastic ! It is making my day :-) I was wondering whether you could release the words of your song Stuart Matthew as I cannot grasp every single word when the orchestra comes in being a non-native English speaker. Thanks in advance for your answer : a tenor who wants to have a go at it !
I’m a native speaker but couldn’t catch all of it. There are a couple of bits missing and there might be some errors but I did my best! He has the sheet music on sale for £5 if you Google it. Transcription: Well, shall we do this? There’s been Sullivan, and Hammerstein, Cole Porter, and Kurt Vile, But none of those could write the notes that proved my voice had style, Sopranos get the top end, altos are the pillar, Basses offer resonance, whilst me, I’m just the filler Occasionally a song would come that pushed me to a G (Um, that’s an A) (Sorry, G) (That’s better) (Don’t be so pedantic), But nothing’s that impressive unless you hit top C So this is just a little song to make you all aware The only way to make it is to give your voice some flair! Bernstein had the right idea when writing West Side’s Tony, Take a name and sing it thirty times to matrimony, Monotonous and lyrical, and it has a top B flat, The audience applaud me and that’s where it’s at! So stand aside and let me sing this pensive melody, I’ll make it more impressive by changing the key, ‘Cause if you want a tenor with a stupid range, well, No-one sings higher than me! People take one look at me and think, “that guy’s a bass,” But when I sing my higher notes, my balls leap out of place, [can’t figure out the start of this sentence] I’m a superstar with passion and pace, When I [something] Queen I will be melting your face! Classical is much too low and not where shows are heading, Belting songs with rocky riffs is what I do instead, In case you want a tenor for a rock-like melody, Then no-one sings higher than me! Let me sing, I’ll give you what’s needed, Even though my vocal cords are practically beated! The only way to get to the top in this cut throat industry Is to prove that you can sing top G (C, D, G!), alright! I’m the perfect auditioning, no-one sings higher than me! (Pretty high, man. Pretty high. Thank you.) Some people try to find a song that’s written far too high, But I have found a little trick that’s easy to apply, Find a song that’s written for a girl, not a guy, Casting panels laugh at me, I never know why So challenge me to Phantom and Christine’s top E, From Cats to Chess to Greece, I guess there’s no-one I can’t be! I may not be a woman, which is obvious to see, But no-one sings higher than me! Directors look at my CV and won’t give me a chance, They think I can’t sing reading roles because I trained in dance But there’s a voice inside me that is ready to soar, My Rend de Bras and pirouettes are now just a bore (Did he just say wonderbra?) (No, Ben, it’s Rend de Bras, it’s like a ballet term, mate) (Haha, “bra”) (Oh, come on) I really need a job, for once a singing job, I’m sick of dancing at the back edge of the stage I want to break free Maria, singing that refrain will never be a strain on me, Maria God why don’t they get it? Come on and get it! How many tenors do they need? At the ballet 5,6,7,8 All we really want in life is one show we can be in, Reality tv is now the only way of winning (ugh) Forget the shows and hire us, we all sing in key (ish) No-one sings higher, no-one sings higher, no-one sings higher, no-one sings higher than me (No-one sings higher than me) (Ben!)
We did indeed! Pre-recorded before we shot the video though (even though we sang along to ourselves rather than just lip synced). However I can 100% guarantee that we sang every note.
@@StuartMatthewPriceOfficialthanks for the explanation, since being a person unfamiliar with any of y'all, I had no way to know for sure that you were singers.
There is not such a thing as "rond de bras" in the ballet terminology. It shoul have said "Port de bras". Well other than that this song rocks. Bravo ❤
Hello - we are in the middle of discussions with Stuart and the BHS about the other video. Comments on this video are actively undermining our efforts to reach to a resolution. We would ask that everyone refrain from commenting here (or elsewhere) until we have had a chance to finish our discussions. Thank you.
FYI: they did indeed work it out, as I just came from the other video, not having known about either one until they popped up in my recommendations due to my longtime love of the barbershop sound.
I'm actually really glad to have found this through first take! Wonderful song that won't get out of my head lol
Completely agree.
I wish there was a version of them performing this live.
Dubbed over never gives me the same feeling as live.
As a bari-bass, I can't relate, but this is still a masterpiece.
Hopefully there will be a second song about how tenors sometimes think they can sing bass :)
As a AFAB theatre kid who can sing tenor, god this song can relate. I’m always forced to do male roles due to the lack of boys in my theatre. They all seem to forget I can sing soprano and alto too.
This is great! what an awesome original song
I saw Stuart Matthew Price as Riff Raff some years ago in Munich and that performance was so mind-hunting that I kept listening to more of his work. Will keep showing this video to friends.
I don’t get the „dreamed in Dance“ reference though. If someone would like to spare three minutes of his time to explain that, I’d be grateful. 🙏
Lol, subtitles say „trained and dance“. still don’t get it…
"trained in dance"- his CV says he's trained in dance rather than musical theatre so he gets put in ensembles rather than getting lead singing roles.
@@adamhodges8022 This is right. I was trying to find different fun ways for the guys to sing high. I just do sing high...Mikey comes across as someone who maybe can't sing high, but rocks out and does...Ben pretends to sing female songs to make him come across as a high singer...and then there's Richie who doesn't get to sing high because everyone assumes he can't as he "trained in dance" and not a singer. However, he too can sing. All just a bit of fun. I wrote this song on a National Express coach going home! Glad you all enjoy it - SMP x
Omg, I’m dying over here. This is basically my entire musical theater career in a single song. 😂
Great fun to see the improved version ten years later with three of the four original singers - and at high-resolution video! Awesome orchestration too.
I feel attacked and extremely seen at the same time. 🤣 SO GOOD!
Just brilliant....
My goodness! How is this not at least 1M views??? SO AWESOME!!! WHAT AN INCREDIBLE JOB!!! I literally just send this video to all my students and co-workers! For real you guys just blew my mind!
Very very well written! I am just blown away! I loved the comment about reality TV! So True! Thank you for making our lockdown even better! Thank you!
So brilliant and hilarious-- love it!!
This is so good. I'm dying to perform this.
Why doesn’t this have more views??
I was so scared my favourite video had been removed forever :O but you made it an official single! Congrats!
Brilliant!
I was listening to the 2015 proms and thought "wow this guy is amazing" so psyched to find you have a TH-cam channel and love this song!
Wonderful!
Absolutely Fantastic -Brilliantly Funny & Well Produced
Glorious!!
Love this. Made me smile when life has been a bit c..rap during lockdown etc... As an aside Stuart is the absolute best riff raff.. Sorry Richard O'BRIEN .. He needs a huge musical to introduce him to the world.
This is incredible. It deserves >1M likes
Stu, that is so awesome. Great songwriting and pruduction!!!
Tenors are no longer the outliers considering everything in musical theatre is written for Tenors now... Even so, this is awesome.
lol!! Thanks for the fun!! Good to hear your high note again Ben!! xx
Jeremy sent me. EPIC stuff y'all! Brava! :)
Literally same 😂
Such a joyful musical song so well written, arranged and so well performed ! You guys are absolutely fantastic ! It is making my day :-) I was wondering whether you could release the words of your song Stuart Matthew as I cannot grasp every single word when the orchestra comes in being a non-native English speaker. Thanks in advance for your answer : a tenor who wants to have a go at it !
I’m a native speaker but couldn’t catch all of it. There are a couple of bits missing and there might be some errors but I did my best! He has the sheet music on sale for £5 if you Google it.
Transcription:
Well, shall we do this?
There’s been Sullivan, and Hammerstein, Cole Porter, and Kurt Vile,
But none of those could write the notes that proved my voice had style,
Sopranos get the top end, altos are the pillar,
Basses offer resonance, whilst me, I’m just the filler
Occasionally a song would come that pushed me to a G
(Um, that’s an A)
(Sorry, G)
(That’s better)
(Don’t be so pedantic),
But nothing’s that impressive unless you hit top C
So this is just a little song to make you all aware
The only way to make it is to give your voice some flair!
Bernstein had the right idea when writing West Side’s Tony,
Take a name and sing it thirty times to matrimony,
Monotonous and lyrical, and it has a top B flat,
The audience applaud me and that’s where it’s at!
So stand aside and let me sing this pensive melody,
I’ll make it more impressive by changing the key,
‘Cause if you want a tenor with a stupid range, well,
No-one sings higher than me!
People take one look at me and think, “that guy’s a bass,”
But when I sing my higher notes, my balls leap out of place,
[can’t figure out the start of this sentence] I’m a superstar with passion and pace,
When I [something] Queen I will be melting your face!
Classical is much too low and not where shows are heading,
Belting songs with rocky riffs is what I do instead,
In case you want a tenor for a rock-like melody,
Then no-one sings higher than me!
Let me sing, I’ll give you what’s needed,
Even though my vocal cords are practically beated!
The only way to get to the top in this cut throat industry
Is to prove that you can sing top G (C, D, G!), alright!
I’m the perfect auditioning, no-one sings higher than me!
(Pretty high, man. Pretty high. Thank you.)
Some people try to find a song that’s written far too high,
But I have found a little trick that’s easy to apply,
Find a song that’s written for a girl, not a guy,
Casting panels laugh at me, I never know why
So challenge me to Phantom and Christine’s top E,
From Cats to Chess to Greece,
I guess there’s no-one I can’t be!
I may not be a woman, which is obvious to see,
But no-one sings higher than me!
Directors look at my CV and won’t give me a chance,
They think I can’t sing reading roles because I trained in dance
But there’s a voice inside me that is ready to soar,
My Rend de Bras and pirouettes are now just a bore
(Did he just say wonderbra?)
(No, Ben, it’s Rend de Bras, it’s like a ballet term, mate)
(Haha, “bra”)
(Oh, come on)
I really need a job, for once a singing job, I’m sick of dancing at the back edge of the stage
I want to break free
Maria, singing that refrain will never be a strain on me, Maria
God why don’t they get it? Come on and get it! How many tenors do they need?
At the ballet
5,6,7,8
All we really want in life is one show we can be in,
Reality tv is now the only way of winning (ugh)
Forget the shows and hire us, we all sing in key (ish)
No-one sings higher, no-one sings higher, no-one sings higher, no-one sings higher than me
(No-one sings higher than me)
(Ben!)
Only the 6th time watching since yesterday...
Did the men in this video actually perform the vocals for this song? Looks like they’re lip syncing
We did indeed! Pre-recorded before we shot the video though (even though we sang along to ourselves rather than just lip synced). However I can 100% guarantee that we sang every note.
@@StuartMatthewPriceOfficialthanks for the explanation, since being a person unfamiliar with any of y'all, I had no way to know for sure that you were singers.
Stu, still awesome!
Was the performance from years ago taken down?
There is not such a thing as "rond de bras" in the ballet terminology. It shoul have said "Port de bras". Well other than that this song rocks. Bravo ❤
Let BSH bring back First Take, ya petty bastards
Hello - we are in the middle of discussions with Stuart and the BHS about the other video. Comments on this video are actively undermining our efforts to reach to a resolution. We would ask that everyone refrain from commenting here (or elsewhere) until we have had a chance to finish our discussions. Thank you.
FYI: they did indeed work it out, as I just came from the other video, not having known about either one until they popped up in my recommendations due to my longtime love of the barbershop sound.