he is just so amazing. i can't get over how wonderful he. his voice makes me weak and breathless. he's funny, smart and yet really down-to-earth...this lyrics are brilliant, too. im SO glad i saw jason robert brown perfrom in nyc live in 2009. great video. i just love it.

he is too great. god his voice and characterization is just perfect, sublime, adorable. i can't get enough!

JRB was sued by his ex-wife over the show resembling their marriage/divorce too closely, so he removed all references to her Irish heritage from the show.

WOw. Never, never take this down. I am madly in love with JRB and NLB. Just...love.

Just the literal best.

I think JRB was right to replace this song with "Shiksa Goddess" (even if the decision was made for him by some lawyers). I think "Shiksa Goddess" does a better job of: a) establishing Jamie's character; b) contrasting with Kathy, who's just sung "Still Hurting."

@theassortedhobbyist

3 жыл бұрын

I see where you are coming from, but I argue that a) it establishes Jamie's wants and goals as a writer while talking about how wonderful he thinks Cathy is and how much he will do to be with her. Whereas with "Shiksa Goddess", there is only one line uttered that reveals his occupation as a writer and he's praising her and willing to date her because she is not Jewish like his past girlfriends. One of the lines is literally "...just as long as you're not from Hebrew school". b) it ties in better with Nobody Needs to Know, specifically with the final verse "And since I have to be in love with someone, since I need to be in love with someone, maybe I could be in love with someone like you" being nearly identical in lyrics, melody, and diction with the final verse in this song. c) it still contrasts with Cathy's "Still Hurting" because it is an upbeat number set in the beginning of the relationship.

The one good thing about this song is it bookends so well with Nobody Needs To Know. Shiksa is, other than that, a better open for Jamie.

@theassortedhobbyist

3 жыл бұрын

I do think "Shiksa Goddess" has a catchier melody, but "I Could Be in Love With Someone Like You" does a better job at establishing what Jamie does for a living and the extent of his attraction to Cathy as he's willing to follow Cathy's lifestyle and traditions so they can date. In "Shiksa Goddess", all of his praising and willingness to be with her stem from the fact that she's not Jewish, therefore different from the other girls he dated.

OMG!!!! I LOVE NORBERT LEO BUTZ!! AND I LOVE THIS SONG!!!! Thank you so much for uploading this! Jason Robert Brown is a GENIUS!!!

The way I heard it, the ex Mrs JRB thought it cut a little too close to home. It was replaced with Shiksa Goddess.

that is so true! He is a very talented actor!

wow, this is really different lol. I like Shiksa Goddess better, but this is really funny :D Thanks for posting!

I went to the same summer camp that Jason Robert Brown went to years and years before I did - one time he came and played a little concert and he sang thins song, it was so cool. Does anybody know if there are any recordings of NLB singing this available? I love Shiksa Goddess, but this is a wonderful song.

Wow--where did you find this? This looks like it was taped for TV or something--is there something about this show I don't know??? Was it put on TV at some time during its run?

@jasobres

Жыл бұрын

I'm thinking it was professionally shot for press reasons.

Thank you so much for uploading it! It's my favorite song!

This is a great song. I love Shiksa Goddess and I love this so I'm unsure if I'm mad this got cut from the show or happy that it did so Shiksa Goddess was put in.

"she was really great, it was all MY fault, i just got upset cuz she slept with my brother..." i luv him so much!!!!

i like shiksa goddess more but i love some of the funny one liners in this....

omg this is amazing! is there anymore?

Did something happen to the sound?

What happened to the audio 😊

it's like he's doing a mucical comedy act

^this is me, I was on the wrong accout, sorry!

lol that's funny

does anyone know why this was taken out and replaced with Shiksa Goddess cause this song is great

@theassortedhobbyist

3 жыл бұрын

Theresa O'Neill, Jason Robert Brown's ex-wife, sued him for this because the song and the show as a whole was too close in representing their relationship, breaking the non-disparagement and non-disclosure agreement they had. As part of the legal settlement, he removed all references to Cathy being Irish Catholic and this song, which is filled with Irish references and jokes, was cut and replaced with "Shiksa Goddess".

since this song got cut from the show, where and how is he performing this?

@danmccloskey6207

3 жыл бұрын

This was from the Chicago run before the song was cut

This song has NOTHING on "Shiksa Goddess"... why oh why did this song get put in it's place?

@rileycavallaro8704

4 жыл бұрын

other way around

I don't think so - Shiksa Goddess is an epically great song too, in my opinion.

wow... his name wasn't always Willerstein? It was O'leary? haha omg, that's so funny! but quite honestly, O'Leary freaks me out a bit because that's my gym teacher's name! lol and I like Cathy better than Cathleen (I mean, I know her name could very well be "Cathleen" but, I like it better as just Cathy :) )

@jonkopp6499

4 жыл бұрын

J B that’s wild