Just realized: the prisoners are played by those who played Valjean in the American, Canadian, Irish, and Scottish productions.

@ozzyman0446

4 жыл бұрын

Paragon Josh and Australian

@crepepenguin4477

4 жыл бұрын

Wait... really?

@eljordinio7647

3 жыл бұрын

Seriously?

@anhduc0913

3 жыл бұрын

@@eljordinio7647 Checkpoint reached. Customize your character - choose your nationality.

@ashgames417

3 жыл бұрын

yeah I just noticed jeff the irish guy was one of the prisoners I'll have to look for the others

Man, that "And I'm _Javert_ " will never not make me smile. So much power in that one line.

The delivery of the line "I've done no wrong, sweet Jesus hear my prayer" is really good - you can really feel he's been wrongfully convicted.

@MsJubjubbird

6 жыл бұрын

all the soloists in this song, apart from Philip and Colm, were Valjeans from English speaking countries.

@lughildana

3 жыл бұрын

He was a thief

@9and7

2 жыл бұрын

....or just missed out on the Lead...

@heavenlytoned5998

2 жыл бұрын

The "look down! look down!" after that one hit especially hard.

@jonathanmarkoff4469

2 жыл бұрын

@@heavenlytoned5998 The one saying "How long, o Lord, until you let me die?" is also very powerful.

“How long, O Lord, before you let me die?” Why does that lyric hit so hard?

To quote Aladdin: "All this for a loaf of bread?"

@Emrys91

3 жыл бұрын

You robbed a house!

@wes5457

3 жыл бұрын

Kaladin ..." Be careful when you raise the bridge".

@ckali8702

3 жыл бұрын

emrys I broke a window pane. My sister’s child was close to death and we were starving

@Emrys91

3 жыл бұрын

@@ckali8702 you'll starve again Unless you learn the meaning of the law.

@ckali8702

3 жыл бұрын

emrys I now the meaning of those 19 years a slave of the law

Man even though the movie had the visual aids of the ships and then of course the sounds of crashing water, this felt more powerful bc of the vocal performances

@cheetoschrist5685

3 жыл бұрын

That's so true. The movie has amazing visuals, the sets are incredible, all the actors actually doing what they are meant to be doing the musical, but this feels so much more powerful just cuz of the voice performances. It's just really disappointing how the movie falls flat on almost every line

@espinabenevola3524

2 жыл бұрын

@@cheetoschrist5685 even when I prefer the theatrical productions, the movie holds a place in my heart because is the one that made me discover the world of musicals!

@Reallifesatan

2 жыл бұрын

Hollywood can’t be trusted to cast a vocalist. They’ll always hire some blockbuster actor like Gerard butler or, god forbid, russell Crowe.

@MaestroMarkos

20 күн бұрын

The funny this is that Crowe did better in this scene than Jackman

@davidegaruti2582

18 күн бұрын

@@MaestroMarkos jackman was dehydrated

Dunno if anyone's noticed, but the chain gang is comprised of the English speaking Valjeans form the international Do You Hear the People Sing at the end of the concert.

@NYKydd

4 жыл бұрын

All over these years and I mean years...I've never noticed

@DTux5249

3 жыл бұрын

Never new it I find that hilarious lol

@CBRN-115

2 жыл бұрын

So, multiple Jean Valjeans from different versions? Lmao

@sugarshow4941

2 жыл бұрын

Director: So how many Valjeans will you want? Philip Quast: YES

@MrMp33420

2 жыл бұрын

Makes sense lol. Only so many people you can put on stage, so use the ones not singing for backgrounds. Especially since they're doing the song in English

I love Javert's "No"

@GPS_DS

6 ай бұрын

It’s such a “No you moron” Kind of no.

I have a funny story about this song, I saw a community theatre in Michigan perform Les Mis and I begged to see it twice. The second time I saw it when Val Jean says “Yes it means I’m free!” Javert went, “Yes!.........I mean no!” And my sister couldn’t stop laughing

@Wolfmyth100

3 жыл бұрын

To be fair...I'd have a hard time not laughing

@comradewindowsill4253

3 жыл бұрын

When it’s Javert’s first week on the job and he’s real keen but isn’t quite the Inspector we know and love yet

@howverydeadly23

2 жыл бұрын

@Claudia Brown what theatre may I ask? I’m from Michigan as well

@claudiabrown1931

2 жыл бұрын

@@howverydeadly23 the barn theatre in kalamazoo

@foreveryoung9375

2 жыл бұрын

Lol, that's my first though when i saw the part for the first time, funny to know it's really happening lol

This is the best rendition ever of Les Miserables.

@dorisbrannon5141

Жыл бұрын

Until Alfie Boe came along!

1:26 Michael Burgess (Canadian) 1:38 Craig Schulman (American) 1:49 Rob Guest (Australian) 2:01 Phil Cavill (British) 2:12 Jeff Leyton (Irish)

@JimmySteller

10 жыл бұрын

That is so cool.

@shawno66

9 жыл бұрын

JimmySteller y

@shawno66

9 жыл бұрын

oooooooooo iv seen that

@mnsirens

7 жыл бұрын

Well they were the only Valjeans from around the world that spoke the Les Miserables script in English (in they're home country)

@sanitarvma

6 жыл бұрын

Ryan Gillis p0)p0p

I love Valjean and Javert's back and forth in this version. The two have great chemistry on stage, the timing was perfect.

Aaand I'm Javert! *chills*

@salazarslytherin9521

6 жыл бұрын

Selina Kyle yep

@liarliar6208

5 жыл бұрын

Selina Kyle your like naked in the picture good thing i cant see the hole picture…

@eljordinio7647

3 жыл бұрын

Russel Crowe take notes

@briggsdude

3 жыл бұрын

That epic growl of "Javert!"

@SuperAWaC

2 жыл бұрын

@@liarliar6208 that's catherine zeta jones idiot

After all these years, this song remains so up to date. It perfectly describes my workplace.

@hshshshshshshs8831

9 ай бұрын

lol

@frankdeleon4209

7 ай бұрын

😂😂😂

@amjthe_paleosquare9399

5 ай бұрын

That's rough, buddy 😂

I love how he spits the word Javert. He says it like that a couple times throughout this production.

When Philip Quast sings "And I'm JAVERT!" you really really know it. The definitive Javert and the best.

The "ah-ah"s at the end chilled me to my core!

It tore me apart when i realized this song was about Javert being "a slave of the law" and at the end he LOOKED DOWN, LOOKED DOWN... he was standing in his grave. PS. in the beginning of Victor Hugo's Les Miserable's, in the bishop who saved Valjean, M. Myriel, chapters Hugo said "transform the grief which gazes upon a *grave* by showing him the grief which fixes its gaze upon a *star*." Philip Quast said in an interview that the lyrics "and the stars are black and cold" was Javert realizing to himself the idea that there is no God and so he lost faith in the law which instantly brought him to his final decision

@brojuiceunderfoot5765

5 жыл бұрын

Damn thats badass

@him050

4 жыл бұрын

Time stamp?

@jeffbogdan9187

3 жыл бұрын

Javert was also forced to LOOK DOWN in pity at the man in the sewer, and Javert was no fan of pity. That didn't help either. If he had accepted that justice and mercy are both part of the law, and therefore justice and mercy could also be part of God, he could have lived longer.

@hawkeyepierce7035

2 жыл бұрын

What Javert realised was that morality was not necessarily synonymous with the law. All his life he had believed in the law as his system of morality. He ultimately committed suicide because he could not accept that following the letter of the law could in fact be immoral at times. Especially if following the law rigidly did not allow for any mercy.

@Apriluser

2 жыл бұрын

@@hawkeyepierce7035 You’re right. And Javert couldn’t accept grace.

Phillip Quast will always be the best Javert. The balance between technique and power is unmatched!

I just love the way they used to train singers in those days. It's so rare to hear a singer trained the same way these days. Even on broadway/west end.

@shannamartinez9494

5 жыл бұрын

Yeah, Wicked couldn't hold a candle to this.

@lughildana

4 жыл бұрын

They're still trained, just go unused

@overratedgamer4835

3 жыл бұрын

FamilyGirl35 Actually Wicked Phantom and Les Mis are the three good ones. If ya wanna poop on a musical, try Once. Or Dear Evan Hansen. 😆🐶

@MsJubjubbird

3 жыл бұрын

@@lughildana I even find if you listen to the newer versions of Les Mis and other older musicals, they don't have that richness to their voices. I think they half want to sound like their favorite popstar, also singers receive classical training- which helps develop the muscles and technique even if you don't want to be a classical singer. Everyone in this cast and most professional musicals you saw then (unless it was a rock musical or something) was like an athlete in singing

@almasamocha3018

Жыл бұрын

@@MsJubjubbird classical training brings me so much joy it's honestly just everything haha. I completely agree especially about more modern interpretations!!

2:15 I want more vocals of this guy! epic voice right there.

@Ihdc1

5 жыл бұрын

mewantcool He was also the Irish Valjean in the finale (the chain gang is actually the five English speaking Valjeans from the finale: American, Canadian, Irish, British, and Australian).

@acpisces

2 жыл бұрын

Can't stop replaying his part. Jeff Leyton is SOOOOOOO GOOD!!

How long, oh Lord, before you let me die?

I love the single-line singers who are over-doing it.

You know its gonna be good when the conductor is pumped too.

Holy shit - who is the guy singing " The sun is strong Its hot as hell below" - What a voice!!!!! - He must be hired to a rock band!

@CommissarMitch

Жыл бұрын

His name was Michael Burgess. He passed away in 2017 at the age of 70.

Philip Quast best Javert ever!

@fanzel123

9 жыл бұрын

Peter Shipway agreed

@queenelizabeth4017

7 жыл бұрын

yeah

@starhunter9085

6 жыл бұрын

Peter Shipway What about Russell Crow?

@amanda6993

6 жыл бұрын

Yes!

@lunarfox7287

5 жыл бұрын

Russel Crowe is legend

god i love that "two four six o one"

Michael Burgess - Canada: "The sun is strong! It's hot as hell below!" Craig Schulman - USA: "I've done no wrong. Sweet Jesus, hear my prayer!" Rob Guest - Australia: " I know she'll wait. I know that she'll be true." Phil Cavill - United Kingdom: "When I get free, you won't see me 'ere for dust!" Jeff Leyton - Ireland: "How long, O Lord, before you let me die?"

Les Miserables. Still my all time favorite musical

@wmier2

8 ай бұрын

It's a great musical, for sure. It is also my all time favorite. I just finished reading the book. If you haven't read it yet, I suggest you do. There are a few parts that drag on, but it fills in a lot of the backgrounds of the characters.

By far the best ever Javert

Interesting that the movie changed "No, it means you get your yellow ticket of leave/You are a thief" to "No, follow to the letter your itinerary/This badge of shame you'll show until you die/It warns you're a dangerous man.", which seems less confrontational (we aren't hearing Javert's opinion, only his second-hand relating what the document means). Perhaps they thought the audience would not understand 'ticket of leave' to mean a document Jean will have to show to every employer and landlord and thought they needed to spell it out.

@EternalShadow1667

2 жыл бұрын

I noticed the film presented Javert as less of a villain and more of just a man doing his duty

@kw7378a1

2 жыл бұрын

@@EternalShadow1667 I don't know that Javert is a villain per se. He's a man that's too rigid in his thinking - once a thief, always a thief. I think Geoffrey Rush was perfectly cast in the live action version from the 90s (not the musical) - he can play a character who is clearly hard-hearted but not mua-ha-ha evil. Russell Crowe didn't seem to get it.

@dorisbrannon5141

Жыл бұрын

The movie sucked!

@spiritualbeetle3904

Жыл бұрын

The show I saw in theater changed it to that too, it's not just a movie thing

@GPS_DS

5 ай бұрын

I really hate that line change because of how aggressively non-musical of a line it is. “Follow to the letter your itinerary, this badge of shame you’ll show until you die”, is super wordy, long, and doesn’t flow in the song at all. Why did the people making that movie seem to not care about musicals at all?

JAVVERRRGHHHTTT!!!!

@arleen123100

6 жыл бұрын

pony pond I

I love this scene

There’s those who can sing and those who have trained to sing. You cannot compare these talented people here who have spent years developing their skills to be able to make these sounds in the way they do to a ‘singer’

My goodness this musical definitely has one of the most lovely and harmonious chorus sounds I've heard yet!!!

"yes, it means im free" "(uuhm) no(pe)"

When you're celebrating snapping out of a depressive episode with an all-day earworm of a "Look down, look down, you'll always be a slave, look down, look down, you're standing in your grave"... that's not weird, is it?

@I_Made_it_Up

Жыл бұрын

Yes

What a incredible show! One day i will see this live! (look down, look down, you will never see it alive!)

Meanwhile the audience looks up...

"You are a thief!" "I stole a loaf of bread!" Welp... Yeah... That's what a thief is...

@SarSaraneth

6 жыл бұрын

No, that's petty theft.

@SarSaraneth

6 жыл бұрын

+PoisonBannanna Bread Yes, what?

@dankhnw8

6 жыл бұрын

ReviewCam You're right. He should have received a life sentence. *UNFORGIVABLE!*

@evanw1842

6 жыл бұрын

ReviewCam 5 years for what he did. The rest because he tried to run. Yes 24601

@MsJubjubbird

6 жыл бұрын

He's saying what he did wasn't so bad and didn't justify a prison sentence. But then Javert comes back with the fact that he broke and entered, he didn't just take it off the shelf of a shop, and that he also had escape attempts- hence it was his fault he was there for so long. Neither man is right in this whole story.

Phillip Quast is a powerhouse. He reminds me of Mr Bumble in Oliver.

FINALLLYYYYYYYY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I was probably no more than 8 years old when I saw this exact video... 20 years... It's been at least 20 years since I saw this video! WOOOOHOOOO!

Still the best version.

Colm Wilkinson is the King of the Valjean's.

I plan on making this my ringtone for work.

I'll make sure to forget your name Javert!

@fanzel123

7 жыл бұрын

mike jones seems legit

@niloufarmoezzi9139

4 жыл бұрын

Is that a threat or an offer..?

@eljordinio7647

3 жыл бұрын

I get it

Their voices are amazing!

"Which is heavier: a soldier's pack or a slave's chains?" Napolean Bonaparte “. . . Kings, aristocrats, tyrants, whoever they be, are slaves rebelling against the sovereign of the earth, which is the human race, and against the legislator of the universe, which is nature." Maxemillean Robspierre.

@markarmage3776

2 жыл бұрын

The second guy didn't end so well. The first guy is great, though.

Les Miserables is something else.

The dynamic between Jean Valjean and Javert is so symbolic to me personally as a Christian, one represents a life under the Spirit and the other represents life under the Law. Javert (the Law) reminds you of everything you've done wrong, and can only see you based on your sin, while the Spirit frees you from your sin, and give you grace to live a good, honorable life, and ultimately fulfills the law without making you a slave to it

Ahhhhh, I was listening to the 25th anniversary and I liked it but it was waaaay to stiff, this one feels so natural in it's execution!

@dorisbrannon5141

Жыл бұрын

The 40th is amazingly good

When your dad makes you do chores on the weekend

Saw this last year in dallas on opening night. I wasnt ready for how good this was gonna be. Just awesome.

im a simple person but how im fuc**** jealous to londoneers - who can visit that beauty every week ps im a russian - so not every week xD

French version: Prisoners: Have pity, pity, Your life you drag along, Have pity, pity, By the ball of your chain. Prisoner 1: The sun is burning, It's hot as hell below, Prisoners: Have pity, pity, There's twenty years to go. Prisoner 2: I did no wrong, Sweet Jesus, I implore you! Prisoners: Have pity, pity, Sweet Jesus doesn't care. Prisoner 3: I know she'll love me, I know that she'll be true. Prisoners: Who knows? Who knows? No one wants her but you. Prisoner 4: When I get free, I will avenge myself, Without mercy. Prisoners: Have pity, pity, How longer must we suffer? Prisoner 5: Have mercy, Lord! And rather let me die! Prisoners: Have pity, pity, Your life you drag along, Have pity, pity, By the ball of your chain. Javert: Now bring me prisoner 24601, Your time is up, And your probation has begun. Do you understand? Valjean: Yes, that I am free. Javert: No. It means you have to carry this yellow ticket, Because you were a thief, Valjean: I stole a loaf of bread. To feed the children of my sister, I had to pay dearly. Javert: You will pay again. Unless you learn to respect the law. Valjean: I know the meaning of those nineteen years, The law stole from me. Javert: Five years for what you did, The rest because you tried to flee, Yes, 24601. Valjean: My name is Jean Valjean. Javert: And I'm Javert! Do not forget my name, Never forget me, 24601! Prisoners: Have pity, pity, Your life you drag along, Have pity, pity, By the ball of your chain. Valjean: Freedom at last! I breathe the air again A new day dawns, and I shall see, If there is a hope reserved for me.

eargasm ^^

@carschmn

8 жыл бұрын

Major asmr tingles.

Love the young conducteur 😊

literally perfect

What a powerful story! We’ve seen it on film (2012 version) several times, on Broadway and in Philly. Can’t get enough of the story and the music!

I so would love to have seen this live I love Les miserables so much even if it goes on for three hours

Fucking hell this entire song gives me goosebumps

I made a couple mistakes in my 20s and have been saying, "Look down! Look down!" ever since.

This look down is really powerful

I saw it live in london,wow,just wow,it was incredible❤️totaly recomand it

Why didn't they cast Quast as Javert in the movie?

@fcanoso

8 жыл бұрын

+tcutshaw i think for comercial reasons was better have moviestarts in the film.

@dASDFGism

8 жыл бұрын

+tcutshaw probably due to his age, still sucks though

@xxtdhxx2019

7 жыл бұрын

tcutshaw what about norm Lewis he did it good

@SuperCatman

7 жыл бұрын

This was in 1995. the movie was made in 2011.

@SarSaraneth

6 жыл бұрын

Because the movie would still have been a poor adaptation, regardless of who played the roles. The writing was sub-par.

Thank you so much happy share 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉

Look down look down there's and audience staring at you.

Mr. Yamagami likes this song

EXCELLENT opening

Jeff Leyton's part is amazing

My school district just put this play on. It was shortened to about 2.75 hours because it's a school play. The orchestra is very OnPoint this year

Love this

I have always found the character of Javert somewhat attractive, regardless of who is playing him. (with the exception of Russell Crowe, I'm simply not attracted to that version)

@PinkManGuy

6 жыл бұрын

F I V E Y E A R S F O R W H A T Y O U D I D Gee I wonder why

@lyl9255

6 жыл бұрын

His ponytail is very cool.

@amanda6993

6 жыл бұрын

Me too

@BanditoBurrito

5 жыл бұрын

I'm a straight dude and I think officers of that century are pretty handsome. It's just a dutiful and powerful position.

@gabriellerausch594

5 жыл бұрын

0~0 we simply cannot be friends then..... The singing was great BTW

I love this

Awesome!!!

Very good interpretation.

This was in my head so I’m here now. 😆🐶

Javiers voice is insane

This whole song is a metaphor for school.

@cl34ve

3 жыл бұрын

Just wait until you discover the true cages

@sketchygetchey8299

3 жыл бұрын

That’s cute

look down!

Legends

2:12 Jeff Leyton . SOMEONE HAVE A LINK OF HIS PERFORMANCE FOR do you hear the people sing

BOM MSM BEM AGRESSIVO.

I cannot describe how much better this is than the theatrical release.

I saw a musical of this and this was my first musical I have seen that's not in my school :\ I thought it was like aladdin

Before i saw les mis movie, everytime some tv or book character referenced javert's search for val Jean, they made it sound like javert's only goal was with capturing/recapturing val jean for his entire career just for the loaf of bread.

I LOVE LEY MIS

Yessssss

Wow

My boss gets annoyed when I play this at work. Not sure why

Hey Russel this is how you sing.

the overture has no business being as good as it is does

@RobOtic

8 ай бұрын

I just saw a performance on stage afew days ago and forgot how hard it goes right out of the gate.

This is essentially what I think of school.

nice

Someone play this song in an amazon warehouse please

Can't hear 2,4 without thinking 6,0,1 lol

jeg så den med hovde rollen med Stige Rossen her i danmark-hilsen fra M.V.B.

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03:30 is my favorite

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