This video is the middle finger to anyone who says she can't sing. This was amazing
@tuttiflooti
Жыл бұрын
Who tf said that Idina Mendel can’t sing? She’s literally nicknamed the Queen of Broadway for her superior singing skills and excellent acting ability
@salumbre365
Жыл бұрын
LOL whoever dares to say Idina Menzel can't sing is truly, hopelessly fucking DEAF.
@ShadowAssassin29
Жыл бұрын
Oh do ignore the young snowflakes before you and I, we must introduce them to what real talent is :P]@@tuttiflooti
@edalvillar4257
9 ай бұрын
💜😌💜😠😠💜
@ughgowonsscalpandcrunchyvo4926
8 ай бұрын
I mean this song itself is a middle finger to anyone who has done you wrong
@MagicFreak442
10 жыл бұрын
you can discuss her singing skills and her voice as much as you want, but you can't deny the fact that she puts her soul in acting and pulled out one of the best, if not the best, Elphaba ever. It's incredible how possessed she is in every scene and song, especially during Defying Gravity
@mpacino1224
10 ай бұрын
I go for heart over anything. But that being said, I love her voice.
@edalvillar4257
9 ай бұрын
😠🤗👍🤗👍
@jdlaw001
9 жыл бұрын
I swear whenever Idina sings this song, it's so tear-inducing. I remember watching this on Letterman years ago and I got hooked instantly.
@spokenbookthoughts
9 жыл бұрын
jdlaw001 I literally can't listen to Defying Gravity without crying at the ending. As soon as she sings "So if you care to find me look to the western sky" and so on, I start to tear up. Automatically.
@spokenbookthoughts
9 жыл бұрын
hill hop That would be nice. And let's be honest here, For Good is just a sob fest. But Defying Gravity actually makes me really emotional. Her confidence and anger and freedom in that finale is like a punch through the heart. I literally can't listen to it when others are around! Tell me I'm not alone.
@ndsketcher2500
9 жыл бұрын
+jdlaw001 it totally is. i read your reply before i started listening and i was like "oh i'm definitely not gonna cry now". then she sang "and if i'm flying solo" and on that last word one tear escaped. i don't know why. maybe it was just a flawlessly sung note. maybe it was the emotion behind it. i don't know. but she's magic.
@Zeemac
Жыл бұрын
I keep coming back to these old performances. This is the exact description that fits the feeling I get with this song. Tear-inducing from being so overwhelmed
@edalvillar4257
9 ай бұрын
👰😠👰😠🙄
@rosarapha2037
4 жыл бұрын
Idina is so wickedly talented. She totally let go of her thoughts and sang. I bet with a voice like that she has no problems with paying rent. Because it’s really enchanted.
@KaiaPapaya22
10 ай бұрын
She left the audience frozen in awe
@edalvillar4257
9 ай бұрын
😠😄😠😄🫢😄
@000RainbowChick000
9 жыл бұрын
I love how she's one with her character; every emotion can be heard in her voice and seen in her face and the result is WICKED
@edalvillar4257
9 ай бұрын
👰👰🌲🤗👰
@ACIDICcitric
9 жыл бұрын
Respect must be paid. Idina is freaking amazing
@edalvillar4257
9 ай бұрын
🌞💝😬🌲🌞
@Blondie19980
10 жыл бұрын
Guys she may be exhausted but she is doing something she loves more than anything so its worth. Don't you see the joy just radiating off of her facial expressions? Just appreciate it.
@edalvillar4257
9 ай бұрын
😬💋😬💜💝
@sfden50
10 жыл бұрын
My GOD, this woman can SING!!!
@edalvillar4257
9 ай бұрын
😬😌😬😌
@rkgk1517
10 жыл бұрын
This is one of the oldest videos on KZitem I've seen that haven't been removed for copyright content yet. lol
@MrCoolTre
Жыл бұрын
Still here
@Mezzmers
Жыл бұрын
A performance so sensational, one could say it’s _defying copyright._
@JoshuaFazeli
Жыл бұрын
It’s because the arbiter of the copywriting decision making is a big old QUEEN.
@haha55555ify
10 жыл бұрын
She is such a FLAWLESS woman
@ghostsurfer23
10 жыл бұрын
If the guards didn't take the time to pose they might have gotten her!
@veraelphie0306
Жыл бұрын
I have a feeling even the guards didn't want her to stop singing :P
@dennismach607
9 жыл бұрын
Who's watching this amazing great performance of Idina Menzel in 2015? ;) I love idina!
@recordman555
6 жыл бұрын
2018
@rlavelleSLP
5 ай бұрын
2024
@turysta2575
5 жыл бұрын
If only Margaret Hamilton (Original 1939 Wicked Witch actress) could have lived to see this... she would have loved it
@manuelorozco7760
5 ай бұрын
Maybe she would have and maybe she would not have!
@starlight6196
11 жыл бұрын
She sounds like an angel!
@mollydaughertymusic7353
9 жыл бұрын
It's not about the notes missed in this song. It's about the emotion and Idina brought. I love this version.
@edalvillar4257
9 ай бұрын
🤗🌞😌💝🌞🤗😌
@LaceyWright98
10 жыл бұрын
This is probably her best performance of DG (although she is always good)....very strong belt, doesn't sound out of breath, etc. Brava! :)
@tracyluljak2389
7 ай бұрын
The emotion portrayed in her performances gives me chills every time
@idol9628
9 жыл бұрын
The funny thing is she goes higher in this song than she does in 'Let It Go,' yet she sounds soooo much better here...
@musicalme789
9 жыл бұрын
That's cause this is a good 8 years ago :P people's voices become lower as they age :)
@frozenfanatic4588
10 жыл бұрын
Idina is just completely amazing!
@cassidyaleksa7518
8 жыл бұрын
I love the story she told him a few years ago about how she was waving but she was still up in the air and he didn't see her.
@fattony4200
13 жыл бұрын
She may have been rushed but vocally, this is the best video of her I've seen on youtube. I was lucky enough to see her in 2006 on Broadway and she was incredible. Its a crime that doing to show for so long took a toll on her voice
@edalvillar4257
9 ай бұрын
😥💋😥💋💋😥
@bwhitewhblack6905
10 жыл бұрын
And I though that she can't sing anything better than LET IT GO. But this is so equal in performance.
@bwhitewhblack6905
10 жыл бұрын
***** WOW! Easy there. I'm just a new fan, well I can't be called a fan just yet, but you know what I mean.
@Trumpeter42
10 жыл бұрын
***** He was saying that he didn't before think that she can sing anything better than she sang "Let It Go" (as it was amazing), but this is an equal in his eyes, Calm down, bro.
@bwhitewhblack6905
10 жыл бұрын
Chris Sherrard It's okay, I didn't get angry, and thanks for explaining.
@Trumpeter42
10 жыл бұрын
No problem. ^_^
@Netsco
10 жыл бұрын
Welcome to the wonder that is Idina Menzel * u *
@yuuki123fire
12 жыл бұрын
that whole time she was up in the air, i swear to god. chills, everywhere. god bless her voice.
@redefiningcool
11 жыл бұрын
i love her voice, she's incredible! as a singer myself, i'm just in awe of her tonal control and precision.
@Waddoodaddy0117
10 жыл бұрын
THE Best live performance of all time of whatsoever
@coffeefaerie
12 жыл бұрын
Wow, her voice seriously gave me chills. She's so amazing.
@galacticjewels7856
10 жыл бұрын
She is incredible! Definently one of my favorite female singers
@Gfamilystudio
13 жыл бұрын
a few things: 1. This song gives me the chills 2. "the march of the witch" sounds an awful lot like "no good deed goes unpunished" and 3. Idina is my total Idol! she is so amazing! She did awesome on Glee, Rent, and Wicked. ... oh and 4. where can I get a witch hat like that? lolzz
@edalvillar4257
9 ай бұрын
💝💜😥💝🌲
@NewfaneseTheOriginal
9 жыл бұрын
Everytime she sings, she gives me shivers, so awesome :D
@NightStar787
10 жыл бұрын
Idina was an awesome Elphaba and I really can't help but laugh at the irony of Disney having Idina voice Elsa xD
@rtmusicvideos431
10 жыл бұрын
What's the irony?
@NightStar787
10 жыл бұрын
Rakhil T. You've watched the movie Frozen right?
@jdlaw001
9 жыл бұрын
Emma Melaney What's ironic about Idina playing both parts?
@NightStar787
9 жыл бұрын
jdlaw001 I found it ironic since I really wasn't expecting Disney to pick someone to voice Elsa who literally played as a character that was so similar to her. Actually I didn't even know for the longest time until I finally googled who Elsa's voice actor was since she sounded so familiar and then I burst out laughing when I found out it was Idina.
@jdlaw001
9 жыл бұрын
NightStar787 It might be just me, but I don't find it ironic.
@jenlyon6101
4 жыл бұрын
I am watching this 13 years later I really love Idina Menzel
@JonathanBontragerWaite
10 жыл бұрын
Idina looks so young in this video! I suppose it is from a decade ago.
@2secretgamergirls805
10 жыл бұрын
Wicked was created in 2003. Lol so only 11 years ago.
@JonathanBontragerWaite
10 жыл бұрын
2SecretGamerGirls It was an approximation. Its decade anniversary was last year.
@obessedbookwormA2Z
12 жыл бұрын
she always looks like she is having fun while doing this which is why i love her :)
@loboandthedog
10 жыл бұрын
wonderful as always I saw Wicked last month. But, before I saw it I had the original soundtrack first. I'm glad that she became more well known from Frozen. I hope that she'll be in more movies I hope to see another Broadway show with her in it someday.
@DanielChedgzoy
10 жыл бұрын
Besides the one she's in now? (If/Then)
@C00tiequeen714
13 жыл бұрын
This brings me to tears and gives me chills everytime
@fundifferent1
Жыл бұрын
She was on The View and talked about how it was awkward waving to David Letterman from a crane lol 4:12
@TechnoGlitter2048
13 жыл бұрын
I hope she NEVER gets tired of singing this, it's so breath-taking. I know I'll never get tired of listening to this. It's (obviously) so inspiring and beautiful, I feel bad for people who haven't heard it. ^u^
@Runejenn98
11 жыл бұрын
woah she's amazing!! I got chills the whole time she was singing~ truly talented
@dontlikegetthefuckout.unle6249
10 жыл бұрын
My right ear for my headphones enjoyed this video.
@manuelorozco7760
5 ай бұрын
Here I am in 2024 sent here by the new Wicked movie trailer! Defying Gravity is one of my all time favorite Act One finales! Make us all proud Cynthia. While we are at it, I don’t blame Idina for how vocally demanding singing these lyrics are. But she can still slay a tune!
@rbr246
10 жыл бұрын
Also see Maureen from RENT.
@carolineskulstad2220
9 жыл бұрын
So beautiful, brought tears to my eyes. Reading the books atm
@ACIDICcitric
9 жыл бұрын
The book is fantastic, if you like, please do yourself a favor and read the next three, you'll love them especially "Out of Oz"
@OldenCNile
Жыл бұрын
Goosebumps
@ajewel288
Жыл бұрын
After the watching a few videos of this song I have to say this might be my favorite
@xxxPaigeyD93xxx
13 жыл бұрын
God she gives me chills when she sings defying gravity!! It's insane!!!
@edalvillar4257
9 ай бұрын
🌲🫣🌲🫣🌲
@karinabucci4174
10 жыл бұрын
I got to go back stage the first time I saw wicked to see the the props and everything and I got to see how the flying machine and trapdoor work, it was so cool! I love Idina she's AMAZING her concert was amazing too!
@pratt123
10 жыл бұрын
There could be several reasons (listed in order of decreasing importance) why this performance sounds "better" than Let It Go. First, the tone of the song depends a lot on the music director and the soundtrack in the background. The singer could be much better than the song shows and a good director can make a bad singer sound better than he/she is. Second, Menzel is quite a bit older in Frozen's Let It Go than she was in Wicked. Third, she also developed asthma as a result of the years of singing Wicked songs so that could have changed the pitch of her voice.
@huntingtonparkway
13 жыл бұрын
How many people shed a tear when they heard this song in the stage production. I had to wipe my eyes I must admit
@loveamoreeunicorn
10 жыл бұрын
that wasn't Idina Menzel singing in Oscars. it was Adele Dazim.
@sevets2000
13 жыл бұрын
Idina Menzel is one of the very best - talent beyond belief. Thanks so much for sharing this performance with us.
@sammiebecerra260
10 жыл бұрын
I wish they made a movie of Wicked with Idina Menzel still the lead
@myadagdorj5214
4 жыл бұрын
sammie becerra this is funny because that really isnt whats happening now
@VanessaDMusic
Жыл бұрын
@@myadagdorj5214 nope…
@manuelorozco7760
5 ай бұрын
I’m still hyped for the real movie
@tuttiflooti
Жыл бұрын
0:22 March of the Witch Hunters 0:47 Defying Gravity (verse and chorus 1) 1:33 Defying Gravity (verse and chorus 2) 2:16 The Wizard and I 2:39 Defying Gravity (post bridge) 2:48 Defying Gravity (bridge 2 and final chorus)
@pbscraze
10 жыл бұрын
Let it go, Idina! LET IT GO!!!!!!
@musicismyname7
14 жыл бұрын
Love the medley of all the songs together, it works well! and she like zooms into that lift! that took her like two seconds, literally! jeez!
@willb.4141
10 жыл бұрын
The ghost never bother me anyway.
@niamhjevens111
10 жыл бұрын
She is so perfect
@princeorii7815
9 жыл бұрын
2:23 oh, shit. The police. Run!!!!
@princeorii7815
9 жыл бұрын
2:43
@567treehugger
14 жыл бұрын
I just listened to this on glee. I had to quickly come and listen to this version to restore my ears. ugh. Idina Menzel has the best voice ever!
@edgarperez4259
Жыл бұрын
Jealous of people who were able to witness idina doing WICKED
@manuelorozco7760
5 ай бұрын
I know how you feel. I already was in love with the music before I saw the show. Thanks to Idina. When I finally saw Wicked, it was Eden Espinosa
@emmarawrfase
3 ай бұрын
I know right
@lostinmagic67
14 жыл бұрын
i love the emotion in her voice, it is so believeable (;
@PinkRose93
10 жыл бұрын
Is it bad that only imagined Elsa singing this song the whole time? Lol
@PinkRose93
10 жыл бұрын
animelover509 Ohhh Shaddup
@lollipop623
12 жыл бұрын
its amazing that there are so many people who are this talented
@sondash1596
10 жыл бұрын
Defining Gravity reminds me of Let it go, and not just because of the actress
@is1531
13 жыл бұрын
Idina Menzel is going to put on an allstar performance this coming Saturday at Lincoln Center. I can not wait to be there.
@katere6893
10 жыл бұрын
Wow Think this is the best I have ever heard her sing that was perfect!!!
@JMunny
10 жыл бұрын
MAD MUNCHKIN ANYONE?!?!?!
@grady876876
13 жыл бұрын
First of all , the complexity and the artistry of the composition crytalizes this charater in time. The performer Idina Menzel captures the passion of Elphsba and articulates her desire to be something better ( something we all should do). The end result is a deeply powerful , spiritual moment. To compare this performance to any other, becomes irrelevant.
@jck1794
10 жыл бұрын
What a boring audience. They just witnessed one of the best musical numbers in broadway history and they applaud like they just saw a dog do trick for a bone.
@hannah4colbert
14 жыл бұрын
so many chills during this song.
@martinejan
11 жыл бұрын
Hi all you haters out there! You need to keep your opinions to yourself and shut up! Thank you have a nice day! Love, Someone who thinks, if you're not going to say something nice don't say anything at all BOOM! I'm out!
@Dfan9314
11 жыл бұрын
I can´t believe Idina has haters :(
@ndebmusicmania6687
10 жыл бұрын
Dfan9314 omfg. how can anyone HATE idina menzel?! she's amazing! she's my idol! I look up to her as a singer! Who the HELL hates Idina Menzel?! Dear God..
@rover8783
9 жыл бұрын
To the person who uploaded this. Thank you!
@sirwilfred374
9 жыл бұрын
Sorry but for me this performance was pitchy at times, and Idina's voice sounded pretty strained - especially at the end. Of course this isn't an easy song to sing... far from it. But when you watch someone like - oh, i don't know - Willemijn Verkaik sing it, you notice how much more effortless and pleasant to the ear the vocal is. I don't expect the die-hard Idina fans to agree with me, as of course she can do no wrong in their eyes. But musically, this was a good vocal - not great.
@MC-ig3ci
8 жыл бұрын
Exactly! Willemijn's version is fantastic. I wish Idina would work on her technique so she wouldn't have to shout the notes.
@tristendiangelo8910
8 жыл бұрын
I'm not a die-hard Idina menzel fan but you gotta give her a bit of respect she was the original Elphaba and she didn't have anyone to practice off of. The other elphabas could look at idinas performance but she had nobody
@MC-ig3ci
8 жыл бұрын
Tristen DiAngelo Oh, I respect her for that, to be sure. But I can still see her objectively enough to be able to say that she needs to fix her technique... she would gain consistency, have a better tone, and be able to maintain her vocal health much better if she'd work on a healthier vocal placement, resonance, and breath control; those are skills that she should have apart from whether she's creating a role or not.
@tristendiangelo8910
8 жыл бұрын
I agree. Thanks for your input
@lilgiggler35
7 жыл бұрын
Yes there have been some Elphabas that were as good or better than Idina in this performance. I will completely agree with you. However all you music experts who are hating her singing are missing a very key fact about this particular performance. Idina had a horrible asthma attack not long before she stepped out to sing. I happen to think her singing is brilliant considering the asthma attack. It was a miracle she was even able to sing, never mind hitting the notes in this particular song.
@ashbylaws1445
11 жыл бұрын
i got chills on those last notes that she belted. Idina Menzel is possibly the greatest singer in the world
@aliciabackham6554
9 жыл бұрын
Elsa changed a bit.....
@theisxc
14 жыл бұрын
Idina menzel is amaizing, in wicked, in rent and all the other she has done. I just love her.
@joelaw3128
9 жыл бұрын
Willemijn Verkaik still the best for me.
@abrett2010
14 жыл бұрын
speechless.....she is completely pheonmenally unbelieveable. i get goosebumps everytime i here her sing. omggg
@hannaaahbarrett
10 жыл бұрын
Jemma rix is so much better
@laurengr8t
13 жыл бұрын
IDINA MENZEL IS FREAKING AMAZING!! EVERY CHARACTER SHE PLAYS SHE NAILS IT!
@alejandroarzu9640
10 жыл бұрын
Oh my god, she can never manage to hit the right note. Did you here how horrible the "so if you care to find me" was... everybody's like "she's the broadway queen" "she's the best nothing beats her"... There's a woman called Willemjin Verkaik who sings Wicked in three different languages and is a waaaayyyyy better singer for this part than Idina Menzel. I'm not talking about the gasps and the faces you make, but a singer who can hit higher notes with accuracy not like this crappy mess.
@SteliosT95
11 жыл бұрын
I actually teared up... Great performance. I wish I could see the show live
@rosieeworthh3612
10 жыл бұрын
Mitch Grassi sang it better.. I think..
@JohnRaffertymusic
13 жыл бұрын
Rachel Tucker is also AMAZING singing this. She sang it on the tv show Dancing On Ice. She plays the lead in Wicked in London's west-end.
@DianaGreeven
9 жыл бұрын
Willemijn Verkaik is way better as Elphaba, I think.
@sirwilfred374
9 жыл бұрын
+Missy Doe Completely agree - Idina was actually pretty pitchy in this performance... Sure, it's far from an easy song to sing - but Willemijn makes it look so. Idina's voice sounded strained in this performance, especially towards the end.
@lizzyn8634
9 жыл бұрын
+Missy Doe never !!!!
@KristinandIdinagirl
13 жыл бұрын
She is my favorite person ever hands down.
@vibrani
13 жыл бұрын
I saw Stephanie Block, Shoshana Bean, and Idina play the part and they are all excellent. Shoshanna and Idina, I think have a little over Block. Idina was not the original choice for the role, but she and Kristin were so outstanding - it is still my favorite and I listen to the music over and over and love it each time.
@MrMovielover17
12 жыл бұрын
i saw this when it came to st. louis. it blew me away. esp this song. listen to this song while high its so mindblowing
@jazzzyy13
14 жыл бұрын
What a voice! She is seriously talented. Idina's like a legend :D
@HannahCobana
9 ай бұрын
I got to hear her sing Defying Gravity while she was doing a filmed live performance of Let It Go at Disneyland when I was working there. I worked the filming and absolutely despise Let It Go now because of how much I had to listen to it very loudly that shift but hearing her sing Defying Gravity live was incredible. She sounded amazing and she was just warming up and killing time on stage
@luvtomkaulitz4ever
14 жыл бұрын
aaah!! iluved it!! ive seen this musical 3 times in san francisco cuz we loved it soo much
@VanessaDMusic
Жыл бұрын
She NAILED that high F
@encanta411
14 жыл бұрын
god this song never gets old! Idina Menzel, the queen of Broadway!
@DaughterofBabaYaga
12 жыл бұрын
Thank-you. Well said and you managed to keep your temper (not sure how you did I certainly wouldn't have. Idina is a goddess. And Lea is a wonderful singer certainly one who should be gracing the stage of broadway at some point, following her mother's shinning steps.
@slytheringod
14 жыл бұрын
I have seen Wicked on Broadway and listened to videos of the Glee kids singing this song live. Both versions are incredible, just for the fact that all the singers involved are fantastic. I don't think people understand how ridiculously hard it is to hit some of those pitches. Congratz to Glee kids for doing so brilliantly on such a hard song.
@realbadmews
14 жыл бұрын
Every time I even think about this song or her voice I get massive goosebumps. Such a beautiful singer. Such a beautiful song.
@SnoopyPeep
12 жыл бұрын
Idina is such a powerful performer!
@Acepink96
12 жыл бұрын
Wow she is amazing and has a awesome voice!!!
@Cookieandcreame51
13 жыл бұрын
I love how well they all stayed in character on this set
@emma9077
12 жыл бұрын
I heard her sing the very same song without having to perform or move (which is breath demanding), and she was perfect.
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