Who sings defying gravity the best/ worst?

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Who sings defying gravity the best/ worst?

Posted: 8/1/05 at 4:53pm

i'd have to say Idina, i mean, shes the original, but i think that Kristy Gates little variations on it is also great. she really makes it her own.

I think the worst is Stephanie J. block, i just think she sounds wierd, especially when she's saying "and nobody, in all of oz..." i don't think shes BAD, i just think her voice sounds strange

#2

re: Who sings defying gravity the best/ worst?

Posted: 8/1/05 at 4:55pm

me. then bso. then idina.

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re: Who sings defying gravity the best/ worst?

Posted: 8/1/05 at 4:56pm

Wow, I never knew how quickly one could become a cynic on this board...
*erases all negative thoughts of bitter BWW veteran posters who head straight for the jugular on a post like this*

EDIT - Not directed at apdarcey, sorry. Just a general comment

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re: Who sings defying gravity the best/ worst?

Posted: 8/1/05 at 4:57pm

Best - Idina on the doctored cast recording.
Worst - Idina on the Tony Awards.

Personal Favorite - Ana Gasteyer

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re: Who sings defying gravity the best/ worst?

Posted: 8/1/05 at 4:57pm

I love the way Jenna Leigh Green and Kristy Cates end the song. I also love Saycon's Defying Gravity. Shoshana's is awesome too, she makes the song her own.

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re: Who sings defying gravity the best/ worst?

Posted: 8/1/05 at 4:58pm

Are we going off common bootlegs? Because I have a boot of steph...and I just saw her live..and WOW my mind changed.

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re: Who sings defying gravity the best/ worst?

Posted: 8/1/05 at 4:58pm

Stephanie live and Idina on the recording are tied for me. I also like how Ana Gasteyer messes with the ending a bit sometimes.

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#8

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Posted: 8/1/05 at 4:59pm

jacxr71, was that directed at me? if it was it went right over my head.

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Posted: 8/1/05 at 5:00pm

I love Eden the most btw.

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"I never had theatre producers run after me. Some people want to make more Broadway shows out of movies. But Elliot and I aren't going to do Batman: The Musical." - Julie Taymor 1999

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Posted: 8/1/05 at 5:02pm

Harvey Fierstein. Totally. I love the way he says "Noooooobody. In ELL of UZZ....is ever...gonna....BRING....MEEEEEEEEEEEEEE.. DOWN."

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re: Who sings defying gravity the best/ worst?

Posted: 8/1/05 at 5:02pm

Kristy Cates is the best. She's just fierce, powerful, and creates these riffs that would even blow your mother away.

Shoshana Bean is the worst. She NEEDS power. Her voice just isn't suited for the song. She's an awesome vocalist and she's the best riffer, but she's just not right for the song.

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Posted: 8/1/05 at 5:04pm

yeah, sometimes idina live can be kinda bad, but than sometimes she can sound REALLY good, is it the same with the rest of them or is there a performer who sings it amazingly every single time?

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Posted: 8/1/05 at 5:06pm

I like how Steph goes from note to note.

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re: Who sings defying gravity the best/ worst?

Posted: 8/1/05 at 5:07pm

Worst: Drunk guy in karaoke bar.

#15

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Posted: 8/1/05 at 5:07pm

Does anyone else like Megan Elizabeth Lewis's riffs at the end of the Wicked parody on the Forbidden Broadway CD?

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re: Who sings defying gravity the best/ worst?

Posted: 8/1/05 at 5:09pm

Best? Psh, Raúl Esparza.

I don't care if that's not the type of answer you were looking for.

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Posted: 8/1/05 at 5:14pm

Best: Idina on the OBC
Worst: Idina at the Tony's

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Posted: 8/1/05 at 5:17pm

haha, Emcee.
I've never heard him sing it. I've only heard Idina live and she blew me away each time.

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Posted: 8/1/05 at 5:17pm

www.raulesparza.com/recordings. Scroll down.

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Posted: 8/1/05 at 5:18pm

Emo ~ Who's in your pic w/u? Shoshana?

#21

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Posted: 8/1/05 at 5:19pm

Ooooh, okay. Ya know what? I might have lied. Maybe I did hear it. I can't remember. *goes to check*

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re: Who sings defying gravity the best/ worst?

Posted: 8/1/05 at 5:19pm

Screw you darce, I'm in leagues above you.

BEST Idina - Jan 2.

WORST Idina - Tony's/Eden (while Idina was off, I didn't get a headache as Eden gives me)

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#23

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Posted: 8/1/05 at 5:22pm

show2n2- Thats me kissing steph from avenue q!

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Posted: 8/1/05 at 5:22pm

idina live was very impressive.

calvin, funniest comment ever (because i'm clearly that drunk guy!)

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Posted: 8/1/05 at 5:22pm

i've heard an AMAZING version with idina... as i'm sure many of you have... from san francisco... she's FLAWLESS in that!


i enjoy them all. i think shoshana is more amazing live than i've heard elsewhere.

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