"He supports you, for he loves you..." - Compare the EVITAs...

[ClapYo'Hands]

Posted: 5/26/12 at 7:15pm

A video on Youtube comparing the delivery of the line from a New Argentina by many different Evitas:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W-MXhal9ddw&feature=youtu.be

Which is your favourite?


Updated On: 5/26/12 at 07:15 PM

[BroadwayFan12]

Posted: 5/26/12 at 7:45pm

Whenever someone misuses an apostrophe, God kills a puppy.

Frankly I don't think of them sound great. Andrew Lloyd Blubber wrote it in a key that's impossible to belt without screaming. If I had to pick one, it would be Pia Douwes.

[AwesomeDanny]

Posted: 5/26/12 at 7:47pm

Definitely Patti LuPone. She has the most power, and she does it all on one breath!

[CarlosAlberto]

Posted: 5/26/12 at 7:49pm

Evita's = Evita is (sorry puppies)

Evitas = multiple Evitas


I'm in awe that someone actually wasted their took the time to put all that together.

Couldn't get through the shrilliness of it all...

[ClapYo'Hands]

Posted: 5/26/12 at 7:53pm

Apologies kids, it's nearing 1am here...

Not that I pretend to be any sort of apostrophe expert anyway...

[CATSNYrevival]

Posted: 5/26/12 at 8:00pm

Definitely Patti. Is Elena Roger even singing it in the original key? I know Madonna isn't. Worst of the bunch goes to Nancy Opel though. Yikes.

[givesmevoice]

Posted: 5/26/12 at 8:04pm

I think Nancy Opel's Evita (save her Rainbow High) is really disappointing. Especially considering she probably has those notes NOW.

Pia Douwes and Loni Ackerman rock it out, though.

My favorite is still Patti, though. Although, I'll admit that a lot of that is due to hating the tempos in other productions.

[Gothampc]

Posted: 5/26/12 at 8:11pm

If you want to hear someone rock it out, listen to Julie Covington.
Link

[ClapYo'Hands]

Posted: 5/26/12 at 8:17pm

Elena is definitely singing it in the original key. They all are. The Nancy Opel recording itself has changed speed a bit, but she still sang it in the original key.

Madonna (obviously) is not in the original key.

[kadu335]

Posted: 5/26/12 at 8:31pm

I love Paula Capovilla's delivery of this line... she was amazing live when I saw her.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vJeIW6LhfBA

(on the 4:15 mark)

[ljay889]

Posted: 5/26/12 at 8:36pm

Patti all the way, bitches!

[Musicaldudepeter]

Posted: 5/26/12 at 8:42pm

The almighty strength behind Patti's vocal on that recording is spine-tingling. I mean, I don't care if she had difficulties in the role or if anyone thinks she is poor in the role or if anyone doesn't like Patti, no one can say that she can't ROCK the **** out of that score.

[muscle23ftl]

Posted: 5/26/12 at 8:51pm

Loni Ackerman and Paloma San Basilio are the best.

[bwayphreak234]

Posted: 5/26/12 at 9:02pm

Elaine Paige
Patti LuPone
Madonna
aaaannndd of course (I'm sure everyone on here knows this considering it is pretty well known on here that I am a huge fan), Elena Roger.
This and "You're a tramp, you're a treat, you will shine to the death, you are shoddy. But you're flesh, you are meat, you shall have every breath in my body" are my two favorite lyrics in the whole show.

[MikeInTheDistrict]

Posted: 5/26/12 at 9:11pm

I'm surprised no one's said Florence Lacey. I liked her, Loni, and Patti the best.

[CATSNYrevival]

Posted: 5/26/12 at 9:59pm

Loni Ackerman often sounds like she's just imitating Patti. In my opinion, of course.

[bwayphreak234]

Posted: 5/26/12 at 10:01pm

I just went to listen to an audio of Elaine Paige as Evita and HOLY S*&%^@ she sounds INCREDIBLE. The orchestrations sound a lot louder and fuller than the original Broadway production for some reason too.

[shrekster224]

Posted: 5/26/12 at 10:17pm

Didn't even think I'd mention two OBSESSED video's within such a short time period, but here is a recent Nancy Opel.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OaqudE349U0&t=5m3s

I do think Patti won in that video, but Florence Lacy did have a different take on it which was nice.

[CATSNYrevival]

Posted: 5/26/12 at 10:30pm

^She still sounds odd when she hits the high notes. Not quite sure what she's doing with her voice, but it's weird.

[MrMidwest]

Posted: 5/26/12 at 10:46pm

Paige's full New Argentina:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kD_ylgTOuE0

[Jackson Upperco]

Posted: 5/27/12 at 12:33am

I actually was just listening to all of the Eva's sing this today.

Patti is the best recorded one. From live audios, Ackerman, Perri, and Lacey are also great.

[E.Davis]

Posted: 5/27/12 at 1:19am

The tempo on the full Paige Audio was just painful..............

[kdogg36]

Posted: 5/27/12 at 2:00pm

Apologies kids, it's nearing 1am here...

No need to apologize; you didn't do anything offensive.


Miss Manners on Correcting Grammar Updated On: 5/27/12 at 02:00 PM

[Marlothom]

Posted: 5/27/12 at 2:30pm

I grew up listening to the Spanish version of Evita, so when I saw a double disc of Paloma San Bicilio (sp) I had to get it and I loved it. She was a huge pop star in Latin America. The Spanish translation is pretty good and honest (unlike the West Side Story one they tried a few years ago).

[Joviedamian]

Posted: 5/27/12 at 2:46pm

That is funny you corrected that CarlosAlberto, because growing up when you wanted to express multiple things in writing (as in plural), you would spell it like "Evita's"...the way...but times have changed...