We all know how he warmed up for this.... *mischievously clears throat* POOR GUY'S HEAD IS SPINNING

@femmeroo

9 жыл бұрын

Randa Foote If he did not, I would be EXTREMELY disappointed.

@kaylamcook696

7 жыл бұрын

Poor guy's never gonna live that down. XD

@hannahkeeler7647

6 жыл бұрын

AHAHHAAHH YEEESSSSSSSSSSS!!! I love that video!

@elizabethweiser9124

6 жыл бұрын

Hannah Keeler Ah what video?!

@hannahkeeler7647

6 жыл бұрын

Look up Newsies back stage rituals on youtube. I think it's that one

this video simultaneously cleared my skin, did my homework, made my parents proud, brought my grades up, and gave me 20 bucks

@autumnmittlestadt

2 жыл бұрын

CRYING AT THIS COMMENT OH MY LORD

Can we talk about how effortless his riffs are?

@jkmusiclover

9 жыл бұрын

PianoDisneygal10 I think about that probably every day...

@julianna11924

9 жыл бұрын

Can we talk about how effortless everything about his voice is? It's beautiful

@PurpleDropsOnRoses

6 жыл бұрын

Julianna Miller no, because it makes me wanna cry, why can't I do this?!!!

@DakotaCastro7

6 жыл бұрын

PianoDisneygal10 for real he was made to sing

@sammyt6461

6 жыл бұрын

I probably sound like a dying cat trying to match his riffs lol

This gorgeous man and his gorgeous voice have completely ruined my standards for men.

@randafoote2341

9 жыл бұрын

Yo same

@claraviguerie9273

8 жыл бұрын

basically yeah

@beebourie642

7 жыл бұрын

I have never related to a comment more....

@emilyhogarty2850

7 жыл бұрын

divergent-ravenclaw-revolutionary-half_blood-on_fire I don't think anyone could have said it better!!!

@kaylamcook696

7 жыл бұрын

All these Broadway men have ruined my standards for men. They're all so perfect, but especially Ben. Like, oh my G-d.

Prince Eric for a live action Little Mermaid? I think YES!

@jordanpennell859

6 жыл бұрын

yES PLEASE

@rose123335

5 жыл бұрын

YES

@bwaypunk

5 жыл бұрын

I actually agree with this

@CamoFFAArmy

4 жыл бұрын

R.I.P

@gracewood9332

4 жыл бұрын

Or Derek Klena

Ben Fankhauser could literally riff you in half

@Laura-tp2jl

Жыл бұрын

I haven’t heard anything truer

@psychocolonelsanders1788

Жыл бұрын

I want him to.

@divinebovine

9 ай бұрын

I’m dying to know which member of Rumpleteaser made this comment

HOW HE JUST SLAYS THOSE RIFFS AND THEN JUST AWKWARDLY SMIRKS LIKE HE DIDNT JUST GIVE EVERY SINGLE BROADWAY PERFORMER DOUBTS OF THEIR MUSICAL ABILITY

that lil dismissive hand wave at 4:06 when he says 'oh, i'm no explorer' MY SMOL BOY TOO PRECIOUS

@kaylamcook696

7 жыл бұрын

LIKE, SERIOUSLY OH MY G-D All these people are talking about how hot the shirt grabbing is just before that, but I'm like, "No, my dude, the cute bit after that. He's adorable."

WHEN HE GRABBED HIS SHIRT HOLY GUACAMOLE 👌👌👌👏👏👏💞💞💞💞😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍💕💕💕💝💕💝💕💝💝

Why is this not on iTunes? Because I'd buy it in a heartbeat... several times over.

"One more time" I tell myself as I hit the replay button for the 14th time at 2:30 in the morning

@randafoote2341

9 жыл бұрын

Don't fight it. I put this song on its own KZread playlist and have had it set on replay for 8 days straight now.

@abigailrosebrock7184

7 жыл бұрын

JustBeingMary SAME

@leilanyx

6 жыл бұрын

if this ain't me

@trinityarias6187

6 жыл бұрын

never seen anything more relatable

@graynicholas8591

6 жыл бұрын

1am

okokok Barrett Wilbert Weed, Ben Fankhauser, and Ben Platt cannot be put in a musical together or I will literally die because they will kill me with their vocals. But secretly I want them to be together.

@millielach545

4 жыл бұрын

With Jeremy Jordan

@rena4309

4 жыл бұрын

@Millie Lach + the newsies as the dancers?

@millielach545

4 жыл бұрын

Jojo just freakin yes

@olliecoates4723

3 жыл бұрын

Dear Mean Newsies?

@noelleflores6031

3 жыл бұрын

@@olliecoates4723 SIDJKGHISRGE OMG YES.

When he grabs his shirt >>>

If you are wondering why there are way less likes than views it is because I alone have watched this video 805,000 times

SING AS A DISNEY PRINCE

@randafoote2341

9 жыл бұрын

I liked this comment like a week ago and then just saw it again and forgot I'd already liked it so I tried to like it again and got super upset that I couldn't because THAT IS HOW MUCH I LOVE THIS IDEA.

@bedluvr1314

9 жыл бұрын

YES

@chelseamoretz2769

9 жыл бұрын

YES YES PLEASE

@adryannaokeefe2675

7 жыл бұрын

YESSSS PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE

@bexs.4941

7 жыл бұрын

PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE

A lot of y'all are talking about the part where he grabs his shirt and does that really, really beautiful part--and that's really hot and all--but I really like the part right after that where he gets all cute and a little awkward and tries to go back to the way it was a few minutes ago.

@genesisperez2641

7 жыл бұрын

Kayla M Cook where is this song from

@kaylamcook696

7 жыл бұрын

Genesis Perez, I've no idea. I think it could be a stand-alone. If it isn't, it isn't from a show Ben's been in.

@genesisperez2641

7 жыл бұрын

Kayla M Cook thanks

@kyiamcgill9144

5 жыл бұрын

@@genesisperez2641 it's from a small musical called Run Far Away; they have a KZread channel but it only has 4 songs up. Hope that helps!

@kristatyre2569

5 жыл бұрын

i just rewatched that bit and the little part where he puts his hand up like “awww stop”... he’s such a pure man

I've been coming back to this video for six years and it still makes me choke up every single time. It's truly otherworldly

I'm unhealthily obsessed with this beautiful man ugh

@shortysutter

8 жыл бұрын

Aren't most of us?

@baileybieganek2446

8 жыл бұрын

+Lauren Sutter yes. Yes we are

@theo7000

6 жыл бұрын

same lmao

@christopheryoeurng3722

4 жыл бұрын

3 years after, same feeling

@morgannotlefay

4 жыл бұрын

That's me with Jeremy Jordan

yes, i'm still here. good gracious hIS VOICE

If Ben wanted my wig so badly he could have just asked for it instead of snatching it like that

@poppyjane1115

3 жыл бұрын

AHA THIS

@celanon8460

3 жыл бұрын

Why doesn't this have more likes????

@Ally-pw8xe

3 жыл бұрын

AHHAHSJD

He has pure raw talent, you can't really find that these days.

I seriously want to hear him singing as JD in Heathers. He would do the riff at the end of Freeze Your Brain such wonders. ❤❤❤

@melmelodies8730

4 жыл бұрын

Rory Worthington FREEZE YOUR BRAAAAIIIIIIIN

@oonahiggins5814

4 жыл бұрын

it would be like 3 mins long I need itttt

@vanessaxu6428

3 жыл бұрын

SOMEONE MAKE THIS HAPPEN PLEASE OMG

I half expected this to be a Little Mermaid ballad version of Kiss The Girl! But instead I get this beautiful ballad from this gorgeous boy with an even more gorgeous voice! I LOVE THIS!

I think I've listened to this song more times in the past week than I have any other song in my entire life

This song is my oasis.

TEARS ARE ACTUALLY IN MY EYES FROM ALL THIS BEAUTY

@DakotaCastro7

6 жыл бұрын

K Corona same omg

@newsiesgirl6307

6 жыл бұрын

I thought it was just me

@morgannotlefay

4 жыл бұрын

This is the first time I've heard this, and my *literally* started crying...I'm so weird, I know. But I'm not an easy crier, so that is a feat in itself!! His voice literally reduced me to tears

Oh, I'm no explorer My vision's not great. I get tired when I run for too long. I still wake up groggy and go to bed late. And I guess it's been true all along. That of all the world's secrets Both this world and yours. From the depths of the sea To the eagle who soars. Beyond all the crap that us little guys face, each day. Past monsters and prophecies Shouldn'ts and shoulds Past mayors and nights Getting lost in the woods. I know it's not much I'm to young to unearth how it goes But Whether the sun burns our skin Or a west-ward breeze blows Of all the worlds secrets and mysteries From here to the tiniest star The greatest one, is the simplest one By Far To kiss a girl and hold her hand No monster in the land can understand When you kiss a girl And just like that The stars you're staring at start to disband Then they form a path And if you follow them blindly That's where you'll find she's gone. So kiss the girl and hold her hand And travel on. Sometimes I think When days grow lame And each night ends the same in this ghost town Men feel far to weak To make it through But boy there's work to do, so hunker down Then we'll form a pact And with bravado and soul Ease up on the holy snare She's just a girl and you the hand To take her there. Cowards by the dozens fly in spirals and they're fast Running like they're cowards from the future toward the past Never have I ever seen such cowards stand to last But who cares? Who really cares? When you kiss a Girl Ah Oh, I'm no explorer My vision's not great I get tired when I run for too long To kiss a girl and hold her hand No monster in the land can understand when You kiss a girl and just like that The starts you're staring at start to disband Then they form a path And if you follow them blindly That's where you'll find she's gone So kiss the girl and hold her hand And Travel on Ooooooooon I can't quite work his riffs into lyrics haha.

@norakmccarthy

9 жыл бұрын

TbirdSwimming GOD BLESS YOU HUMAN

@rolynn4131

8 жыл бұрын

THANK YOU

@kayo36159

7 жыл бұрын

You said "You _kill_ a girl..." at te last paragraph O-O

@TbirdSwimming

7 жыл бұрын

Kip Girl Fixed! Thanks.

@annamissouri7768

6 жыл бұрын

TbirdSwimming thank you for this

Thank you, Benoncé, for singing like an angel, being utterly perfect at riffing, and ruining my expectations for boys/men

And tra-a-aa-vel onnnn... I love Ben so much :)

There goes Benonce

@olliecoates4723

3 жыл бұрын

I know what you mean by this but there's definitely two ways to read that

@thetexasrose04

3 жыл бұрын

@@olliecoates4723 it has to be Benoncé

I love it when he clutches his shirt when he sings "When you kiss a girl"

this literally made me forget where i was

no man will ever live up to my expectations now thanks ben

Riffs of the gods. Out of this world. Has Natalie Weiss heard this?!

@arianacastaluccio-vilani2249

7 жыл бұрын

Madeleine Tierney OMG They need to collaborate THE KING AND QUEEN OF RIFFS♡♡♡

@-scotty-6321

7 жыл бұрын

she *needs* to get him on breaking down the riffs

@blondedancer987

6 жыл бұрын

Ben just had his show at 54 Below and Natalie sang a few songs with him!! Someone better post the videos!!

Wow, Ben!! His agility is out of this world, and great tone and control! Amazing!

He is so underrated he has the voice of an angel

He did that first riff, got me off my couching screaming.

Disregarding my immense love for Ben Fankhauser, this music and it’s execution has given me a feeling that I didn’t know music could provide. I can genuinely feel the excitement and innocence from my own teenage love and when he begins the belt at 3:02 I can feel every ounce of emotion from not only him but myself. It’s one of the only songs that gives me a vivid picture of my own memory and he is one of the only singers who can deliver a song that seems to open the heart completely

Voice smooth like a smile that spreads like butter at 3:46

@merrickbaskie7941

6 жыл бұрын

Bianca Grava the kind that turns a lady's head

@abbya2393

5 жыл бұрын

Bianca Grava his voice is like that from 0:01 to 5:14

@graishawnlandry6558

5 жыл бұрын

@@merrickbaskie7941 It takes am orpahn with a studda'!

@irishsetter756

5 жыл бұрын

GraiShawn Landry who’s also blind Mute and dead

I'm reading the comments and I haven't got 2:30 yet so now I'm excited and scared and emotional yo

I have so many things to say 1. RIFF GOD BEN AT IT AGAIN! 2. IM SO IN LOVE WITH THIS BOY 3. IF THIS SONG AIN'T ME.. 4. I hope he warmed up with "Look it up THE POOR GUY'S HEAD IS SPINNING" 5. HIS RIFFS ARE EFFORTLESS SOMEBODY HELP ME IM DYING YEET

@yacyahhh1658

7 жыл бұрын

Emily Elizabeth S A M E

@mewingmanda

4 жыл бұрын

late comment but stan georgenotfound

@prongsverse

4 жыл бұрын

Mewing Manda yes 😋

@charlotterose8420

3 жыл бұрын

Benoncé

@georgesbleps897

3 жыл бұрын

YOU HAVE SUCH GOOD TASTE !! dream team & BEN FANKHAUSER? bless your soul

I have watched this WAYYYYYYY too much!!!!!!!

I come back to this video like 10 times a year

he has so much control wthhh he was riffing so easily and it didn't sound forced at all he made them all sound so easy

I have listened to this at least 20 times every week. Oh boy, what would I give just to have a voice like him.

Anyone else watching this in 2020?

Petition for Ben to play Orpheus when Reeve Carney leaves.

@katieg1524

3 жыл бұрын

PLEASE

@shadow_fox773

2 жыл бұрын

YES ABSOLUTELT

@theyluvtwoset.13

Жыл бұрын

THAT WOULD BE SO COOL

Ben is superb. Can listen to him for ages. Love his "Great, Cool," by Joey Contreras with Blake Daniel.

ok so during 3:43-4:03 i go into cardiac arrest

@veerlev.b5943

5 жыл бұрын

Y'all are gonna have to call me an ambulance istg

@user-sb6zf8dl4x

5 ай бұрын

its concerning if that doesnt happen to you during that time stamp-

IF I COULD RIFF LIKE THAT I WOULD NOT KNOW WHAT TO DO

He makes it look so effortless, he's amazing

Can someone please ask Ben to sing at my funeral? It's the least he can do after he killed me with his beautiful voice.

@jonathanstewart2462

5 жыл бұрын

Emily Adams too risky. He’d have to sing at everyone else’s funeral after he kills everyone there too. Then he’d start an unstoppable chain of mass unintentional manslaughter

@emilyadams3716

5 жыл бұрын

@@jonathanstewart2462 true, true

I’m still coming back to this video years later

how did i just now discover this?? my heart is MELTING

ok.....But can I have my heart back now or...

8 years and this is still incredible

3:46 *Becomes emoji with heart eyes * *Falls in love * *Dies *

@kaylamcook696

7 жыл бұрын

Did you tap into my brain before typing this? XD

@jenniferporschmann2245

5 жыл бұрын

songsfromtheheart37 Should

Ben Fankhauser is literally perfect.

I'm not crying you're crying

@maiajoy3957

7 жыл бұрын

ur right

@nurysacevedogaete3830

7 жыл бұрын

Elliot A like, same

@newsiesgirl6307

6 жыл бұрын

You are very right

@i.s.s.y7998

6 жыл бұрын

You're right. you'RE ABSOLUTELY RIGHT

@JillyBeanyBoo

6 жыл бұрын

You right... You right....

I know this video is 6 years ago and I am too late to notice this, but I just realized the caption is auto generated and his words are on point. His voice and his words are totally crystal clear. Just wow

If they ever make a revival for Tuck Everlasting he could play Miles.

@laracromwell5298

8 жыл бұрын

And he and Andrew share a dressing room just so he can once again taunt Andrew with "The poor guy's head is spinning!)

@cattytamms5251

8 жыл бұрын

+Lara Cromwell yh that was funny he put the headphones on😂😂😂

@samipopcornpup9161

7 жыл бұрын

I NEED TO HEAR HIM SING TIME HOLY CRAP PLEASE

@lvkie6945

7 жыл бұрын

THIS NEEDS TO BE A THING (but Ben and Andrew need to stay in it too) and then of course him and Andrew should share a dressing room, leaving Ben Tyler Cook and Michael Wartella together (cause why not) but they might as well share from the amount of time they spend in each other's rooms 😄

@stephpiano2908

6 жыл бұрын

YESSSSS

not to be dramatic but i would die for him

His riffs make me weak in the knees

Everytime I listen to this song it feels like coming home

I CRIED ACTUALLY CRIED WOW

“from here to the tiniest star” the transition into head voice on “star” makes me know I’m alive

@user-sb6zf8dl4x

4 ай бұрын

fr no one else mentioned this and i felt that too bro

i cannot i'm actually sobbing this is the first time i've cried over a song and its actually hurting me

Pure and rich and lush voice of Ben! I love it.

Anyone keep on replaying the part from 3:40-4:00? He is so talented and his voice is so beautiful.

Oh, my heart just melted. So good it kills me.

i love songs like this--when the timid characters finally show their strength and passion, if only for a moment. beautiful.

He's so extra with his riffs and I love it

Fankhauser is amazing but I can't get past how fucking musical theater these lyrics are

@claire4112

7 жыл бұрын

Cameron Chang lol that's true

*Sings in beautiful perfection that is Ben Fankhauser*

@loigiap6082

4 жыл бұрын

Sing

Omg He's so flipping beautiful. He has an amazing voice. I love him

i've watched this an unhealthy amount of times

Lyrics: Oh I’m no explorer My visions not great I get tired when I run for too long I still wake up groggy And go to bed late And I guess it’s been true all along That of all the worlds secrets Both this world and yours From the depths of the sea To the eagle who soars Beyond all the crap That us little guys face each day Past monsters and prophecies "Shouldn’ts" and "shoulds" Past mayors and knights getting lost in the woods I know it’s not much I’m too young to unearth how it goes But whether the sun burns our skin Or a westward breeze blows Of all the worlds secrets and mysteries From here to the tiniest star The greatest one Is the simplest one by far To kiss a girl And hold her hand No monster in the land can understand when You kiss a girl And just like that The stars you’re staring at start to disband Then they form a path And if you follow them blindly That’s where you’ll find she’s gone So kiss the girl And hold her hand And travel on Sometimes I think When days grow lame And each night ends the same In this ghost town Men feel far too weak To make it through But boy there’s work to do so hunker down Then we’ll form a pact And with bravado and soul Ease up on the holy snare She’s just a girl And you’ve a hand to take her there Cowards by the dozens Fly in spirals and they’re fast Running like they’re cowards From the future toward the past Never have I ever Seen such cowards stand to last But who cares Who really cares When you kiss a girl Oh I’m no explorer My visions not great I get tired when I run for too long To kiss a girl And hold her hand No monster in the land can understand when You kiss a girl And just like that The stars you’re staring at start to disband And they form a path And if you follow them blindly That’s where you'll find she’s gone So kiss the girl And hold her hand And travel on

Simply fantastic. Breathtaking. He is so talented- he makes it look effortless.

Still convinced this is the most beautiful thing I’ve ever seen and heard

3:43 - 4:01 That's when I fell in love with him a million times

@MarrysKreativWerkstatt

5 жыл бұрын

Trueeeee

When he looks into the camera...look into my soul boy

this makes me melt

This is a video I came across months ago, and I’ve been listening to it non-stop since. I came from researching the Newsies cast and I heard potential in Ben Fankhausers voice that wasn’t completely being shown in what he sang. I found this and broke down, it still makes me tear up. This man is blessed by God with a beautiful voice. 🎶

I need this professionally recorded asap k thx

@330ses

6 жыл бұрын

Yes please!!!!!

What would we do without this man 😭👏

I am a simple person. I see the words "kiss" and "Ben Fankhauser" and I click

@genesisperez2641

7 жыл бұрын

Bella Rose where is this song from

This is my new favorite song! I can't get enough of it! I could listen to it forever!

A cute boy is singing bout how cute girls are. My bisexuality is shOOK

@emmakiel5210

3 жыл бұрын

I relate so much you dont understand

@shaynab76

3 жыл бұрын

tghis song gave me my bi awakening

@vanessaxu6428

3 жыл бұрын

I relate to this on a dangerous level

Okay i'm not straight but God his voice-

Ben is simply incredible. He's such an inspiration to me. I'm a high school senior at Lockport High School in Lockport, NY looking to go into musical theatre, and I would love none other than to follow in his footsteps and go to Ithaca

@watermelanie9387

9 жыл бұрын

Are you going to apply early admission?

@gracepatrick9128

9 жыл бұрын

good luck!

@evanwilliams119

9 жыл бұрын

Thanks! Grace Patrick I don't know. Money is very tight and ithaca is quite expensive.. WaterMelanie93

@SweeneyTodd2095

9 жыл бұрын

I couldn't agree more, my friend. But Ithaca is really expensive. My name is Matt, and I'm a freshman Musical Theatre Major at Rider University. We've got a great program, and it's not nearly as much as Ithaca. Check us out!

@evanwilliams119

9 жыл бұрын

Matt Sweeney Program looks awesome to me. Maybe i'll apply! Thanks!

I think I’ve listened to this video a million times. His voice is the most perfect thing on the planet. How does he exist? Are we sure he’s human?

I didn’t know I needed this until I listened to it. It needs to be professionally recorded so I can listen to it on repeat forever.

Ben has been my biggest inspiration to pursue musical theater, but I am not that good at dancing and my mom doesn't like the idea of musical theater as a career. I still want to though.

@abbymonkey18

8 жыл бұрын

So it's weird to see such a recent comment on this video, and I wanted to let you know I'm rooting for you, and I know you can go far in theater as long as you stay passionate!! I watched your videos too, and you really are a great singer!

@nettanakash9777

8 жыл бұрын

+Abby Folds thanks. I'm a new Fansie and I just watched this lol. But thanks for the support!

@justme-ew3ri

7 жыл бұрын

+Netta Nakash I'm with you too, my parents (mom mostly) don't like the idea of arts as a career either

@SammieL80

7 жыл бұрын

hey I don't know how old you are but I grew up dancing and performing arts etc. I don't sing but I went through years of training and all I can honestly tell you is it takes years of hard work and training to get into the theatre industry and If I am being honest it is a hard business. I changed my career cause I ended up having knee industry and now write and do other things but if this is something you want to do then go for it and even if it fails life will lead you in a different direction. All the best with everything.

@SammieL80

7 жыл бұрын

just me I don't understand why parents these days have an issue with there kids being in the arts. Tony Goldwyn made an amazing speech about this a while ago and In the end It is your life and in my opinion it is better to do something you are passionate about than have a job that you are not happy in. Like I said above though just be prepared cause the performing industry is a tough industry to get into. Good luck with everything.

that run they both did at the end... BRO that was so pretty wHAT

Oh what I would do to get a straight theatre boy to like me... 🙃

Still coming back for more in 2020

there is no words to explain this song... two thumbs up... if I had more I would use those too...

I could listen to this a billion times and NEVER get tired of it

This was so beautiful it made me cry

Has anyone noticed that every BEN on Broadway is amazing? For example: Ben Platt and Ben Fankhauser

@kyiamcgill9144

5 жыл бұрын

Ben Tyler Cook😂