Chess has been my favorite musical for decades! My daughter and I watch Law & Order SVU and she was totally crushing on him. While digging around the internet I found this. I thought he was good as Freddy but after seeing this now I am now crushing harder than she is!. LOVE this!!
Very nicely done. Truly a hard song to perform. Good choice of voice and style. I only miss the synth drums and synth brass but hey you can't have everything:)
I just saw the limited revival in the West End and unfortunately this song was completely butchered. No disrespect to the performer but he clearly couldn’t handle the speed or range necessary for a fluid delivery, like he was breathless, squeaky and playing catch-up to the music. Raul here nails it with aplomb, owning the song.
Did you enjoy it though? Watched the matinee on Tuesday. Can also agree with The Arbiter being one of the least enjoyable songs during the performance, especially after listening to the original by Björn Skifs.
You have to have some SICK, SHARP diction and range to nail this one. Esparza *deeesssTROYED* it. Hardcore clarity.
His vocals are on POINT here 👌
You have to play this character as 100 percent 'don't f with me', with face and body language. He NAILS it!
Chess plus Raul Esparza. I didn't even wait to hear it before liking it
I am in heaven LOL!
This is such a wordy song, he nails it like no one else I’ve ever heard!
And the tempo is definitely faster than other versions, extra impressive!
@TigerPrawn_ sounds way better that way too!
EVERY song in Chess is a wordy song!
@@somewherenowhere676 I agree, when listening to other versions they sound so sluggish.
I like how he sings it with a rock voice like Bjorn Skiffs originally did.
He said once that he actually saw the original London production of Chess when he was a kid.
Sounds like he really took notes!
I wish all versions were this fast
He absolutly nails the Skiff version. Perfection!
Love it AND Raul...He's so multi-talented & cute!
Chess has been my favorite musical for decades! My daughter and I watch Law & Order SVU and she was totally crushing on him. While digging around the internet I found this. I thought he was good as Freddy but after seeing this now I am now crushing harder than she is!. LOVE this!!
--Proceeds to make one ruling over the course of everything~
Loving the rock style vocal , guitar, and bass. The dancers do a good job too even though it looks tough keeping in sync with the fast tempo.
Even though they're not all in time with each other, they do it with conviction!
They made him so sexy for no good reason
Biconic ♥
he's literally so cute!!!!!!
When Hannibal Lecter and Will Graham have a chess match, who do they call?
Cuanto mas maduro, mas apetitoso... Te admiro un montón Raúl!!!!!!!!!!!
Guapísimo mientras mas lo veo mas me encanta
BUT WHERE IS THE FULL RECORDING OF THIS SHOW D:
th-cam.com/video/vrlI0XyAwWs/w-d-xo.html this here is it!
Шикарно
Oh yeah he is
Шикарный темп, это лучший судья
Very nicely done. Truly a hard song to perform. Good choice of voice and style. I only miss the synth drums and synth brass but hey you can't have everything:)
Awesome
I just saw the limited revival in the West End and unfortunately this song was completely butchered. No disrespect to the performer but he clearly couldn’t handle the speed or range necessary for a fluid delivery, like he was breathless, squeaky and playing catch-up to the music. Raul here nails it with aplomb, owning the song.
Did you enjoy it though? Watched the matinee on Tuesday. Can also agree with The Arbiter being one of the least enjoyable songs during the performance, especially after listening to the original by Björn Skifs.
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