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  • “Pharaoh Story” performed by Maria Friedman as the Narrator. From the 1999 film version of 'Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat’ with Lyrics by Tim Rice & Music by Andrew Lloyd Webber.
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    Lyrics
    … Pharaoh, he was a powerful man
    With the ancient world in the palm of his hand
    To all intents and purposes
    He was Egypt with a capital 'E'
    … Whatever he did, he was showered with praise
    If he cracked a joke then you chortled for days
    No one had rights or a vote but the king
    In fact you might say he was fairly right wing
    … When Pharaoh's around
    Then you get down on the ground
    If you ever find yourself near Ramesses
    Get down on your knees
    … A Pharaoh story
    A Pharaoh story
    A Pharaoh story
    A Pharaoh story
    … Down at the other end of the scale
    Joseph is still doing time in jail
    For even though he is in with the guards
    A lifetime in prison seems quite on the cards
    … But if my analysis of the position is right
    At the end of the tunnel there's a glimmer of light
    For all of a sudden, indescribable things
    Have shattered the sleep of both peasants and kings
    … Strange as it seems
    There's been a run of crazy dreams
    And a man who can interpret could go far
    Could become a star (could be famous, could be a big success)
    (Could be famous, could be a big success)
    … Strange as it seems
    There's been a run of crazy dreams
    And a man who can interpret could go far
    Could become a star (could be famous, could be a big success)
    (Could be famous, could be a big success)
    … Strange as it seems
    There's been a run of crazy dreams
    And a man who can interpret
    Could go far
    Could become a star (could be famous, could be a big success)
    (Could be famous)
    Could be a star!
    ----
    In the summer of 1967, Andrew Lloyd Webber was asked by Alan Doggett, head of the Music Department at Colet court, St Paul’s Junior School who taught his younger brother, Julian, to write a ‘pop cantata’ for the school choir to sing at their Easter end of term concert.
    Andrew immediately approached his friend Tim Rice to ask if he would write lyrics for the project. After toying with ideas about spies, 007′s and the like, Tim suggested the story of Joseph.
    The first performance of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat was on a cold winter afternoon on 1st March 1968 at the Old Assembly Hall, Colet Court, Hammersmith.
    Accompanied by the School orchestra and conducted by Alan Doggett, the performance was only 15 minutes long.
    It was such a success that a second performance was arranged on 12th May 1968 at Central Hall, Westminster, where Andrew’s father was the organist. Julian Lloyd Webber gave a classical recital in the first half, along with Bill Lloyd Webber. The audience of approximately 2,500 consisted mainly of parents of the Colet Court boys. To Andrew and Tim’s surprise, Derek Jewell, Jazz and Pop Critic for The Sunday Times, saw the show and wrote a favourable review of Joseph, which appeared on 19th May 1968. A third performance took place on 9th November 1968 at St Paul’s Cathedral, where Joseph was expanded to include songs such as ‘Potiphar’ for the first time.
    #PharaohStory #DonnyOsmond #JosephAndTheAmazingTechnicolorDreamcoat #AndrewLloydWebber #TimRice

Komentáře • 118

  • @timmyeyre
    @timmyeyre Před rokem +59

    Donny Osmond was really good, he had a depth and an honesty. I have to say though Maria Friedman totally stole the show in this version of Joseph. Her voice is like a new frequency of light that emanates from inside the deepest reaches of your soul

  • @mattbod
    @mattbod Před 2 lety +57

    The narrator here is brilliant she has bags of charisma and can sing too.

  • @barbarapatocka4232
    @barbarapatocka4232 Před 2 lety +28

    Absolutely adore Maria Friedman. As the narrator, she was magnificent. Love her voice.

  • @keithhamilton9707
    @keithhamilton9707 Před 2 lety +77

    “No one had right or a vote but the king. In fact you might say he was fairly right wing.”
    I’m screaming 😭

  • @fknsydney222
    @fknsydney222 Před 2 lety +21

    when i played her role in my school's version of this play, this was my audition song and i'd like to say NOBODY compares to her🥺

  • @finleyforevermore
    @finleyforevermore Před 3 lety +76

    Short story: When my brother and I first listened to the soundtrack, we thought they said "Could be famous, could be an exorcist" for some reason.

  • @LibRoseITM
    @LibRoseITM Před 2 lety +15

    She is just PERFECT in this role!

  • @Dank-Hill
    @Dank-Hill Před 3 lety +42

    I’ll never forget this show. I saw it a couple times when I was an actual toddler. One of the times, I think the first time, when Donny walked offstage, I yelled “WHERE’S JOPHIS?!?” 💀😅

    • @lillymsf5946
      @lillymsf5946 Před 3 lety +7

      omg That's adorable XD

    • @Dank-Hill
      @Dank-Hill Před 3 lety +6

      @@lillymsf5946 I’m pretty sure the ENTIRE theatre heard me. 😆

    • @lillymsf5946
      @lillymsf5946 Před 3 lety +13

      @@Dank-Hill That's ok i had a similar experience myself. When i was four, i saw my dad in a production of 'Annie Get Your Gun' and the second he walked out on stage, i whispered, louder than i should have, "THAT'S MY DAD!" Everyone in the theatre laughed and i still cringe at it to this day XD

  • @christinanagy5062
    @christinanagy5062 Před 2 lety +16

    I love her voice!

  • @matgraham7949
    @matgraham7949 Před 4 lety +37

    Wow those are some talented people out there

  • @Nooticus
    @Nooticus Před 3 lety +16

    One of the best songs ever in my opinion. The instrumentation is just *chefs kiss*

  • @noelle_eames
    @noelle_eames Před měsícem

    It looks like she is having fun! Love her energy. Absolutely crushed it

  • @zainali-lm4zr
    @zainali-lm4zr Před rokem +6

    Her voice is so powerful

  • @kingkold5875
    @kingkold5875 Před 3 lety +10

    love from india ......
    we did a re act of this same very play .......
    since i was a kid ....i was in the choir ......
    loved every day of practice and loved every moment of this

  • @annemariebuckle3963
    @annemariebuckle3963 Před 3 lety +10

    This song is so inspiring.

  • @petrstanovsky7648
    @petrstanovsky7648 Před 2 lety +6

    Those kids in the choir are so cute. And they sing very nice.

  • @Goldenbane
    @Goldenbane Před 4 měsíci +2

    The lady on the far right at 0:14 is so beautiful!!

  • @alexanderharrop1940
    @alexanderharrop1940 Před 3 lety +9

    I used to play the main lead role as Joseph and it was really fun to do and i became so addicted to it every time i watch it

  • @MagicSilver1000
    @MagicSilver1000 Před 3 lety +16

    My friends sister was in this, even now when I watch it I always look out for her

    • @aoifeburns6741
      @aoifeburns6741 Před 3 lety +2

      Which one is she?

    • @MagicSilver1000
      @MagicSilver1000 Před 3 lety +2

      @@aoifeburns6741 she was one of the kids that go up on stage every now and then and she was in the 3rd row when the narrater walks in

    • @aoifeburns6741
      @aoifeburns6741 Před 3 lety +2

      @@MagicSilver1000 haha that’s amazing

  • @newglappy2389
    @newglappy2389 Před 3 lety +16

    2:28 Basically the only reason I re-listen this song

  • @ejayetang7582
    @ejayetang7582 Před 2 lety +4

    my Childhood 😭😭 thank you mom

  • @darrensherwell49
    @darrensherwell49 Před rokem +1

    I saw this show in Melbourne Australia at the close of the season. I must say that it is the best show I have ever seen.
    I cannot explain to you how much it meant to me.
    At the moment no one can understand the significance of what I am saying but soon you may.

  • @meganconnell6853
    @meganconnell6853 Před 2 lety +4

    I remember this.

  • @NPA1001
    @NPA1001 Před 2 lety +5

    Beat version of this song

  • @Sita_Schioetz
    @Sita_Schioetz Před 2 lety +8

    This is such a beautiful song!

  • @michaelhuggler7673
    @michaelhuggler7673 Před 6 měsíci +1

    Just love it

  • @jo89kiss
    @jo89kiss Před 2 měsíci

    She was the BEST narrator… my childhood memories of this on video

  • @emilystoycorner
    @emilystoycorner Před 5 lety +30

    Geez this barely has any comments

  • @gurkiratsvlogs6415
    @gurkiratsvlogs6415 Před rokem +2

    this is how it should be done!!!

  • @andygod75
    @andygod75 Před rokem +1

    My absolute favourite. She’s epic

  • @Tyler_Mills26
    @Tyler_Mills26 Před rokem +1

    We all had one teacher like this 2:25 lol xxx

  • @greggy757
    @greggy757 Před 2 lety +3

    Not sure why I woke up thinking about this song.

  • @kelvinsilveira56
    @kelvinsilveira56 Před rokem +3

    The final part at 2:53 is my favorite

  • @paulwagner688
    @paulwagner688 Před 5 lety +39

    Maria Friedman is to British theater what Audra McDonald is to American theater.

  • @thread20
    @thread20 Před 7 lety +42

    2:27 is when I became the man i am today

    • @petermcnallt12pm
      @petermcnallt12pm Před 5 lety +1

      you'll have to explain that one to me...I don't get it, went back and watched it a few times, don't know what I'm missing...

    • @simonster-9094
      @simonster-9094 Před 4 lety +3

      @@petermcnallt12pm I think he's actually referring to 2:25 when the sleeping guy wakes up. That part ends at 2:27 and must have put that as the time stamp by mistake.

    • @kako2776
      @kako2776 Před 4 lety +9

      @@petermcnallt12pm I think it's the power of her voice

    • @officialmichaelcarrasco
      @officialmichaelcarrasco Před 4 lety +1

      @@kako2776 czcams.com/video/uPp-nB5YRVk/video.html

    • @christopher_amor_02_animat79
      @christopher_amor_02_animat79 Před 2 lety +1

      @@simonster-9094 the guy asleep who plays Reuben the eldest of the brothers

  • @scribblebee5412
    @scribblebee5412 Před 2 lety +2

    1:26 glimmer of light 🙄

  • @annemariebuckle3963
    @annemariebuckle3963 Před 2 lety +1

    Pharaoh is a strong man.

  • @juliawise9158
    @juliawise9158 Před rokem

    Woo

  • @ximeniux
    @ximeniux Před 4 lety +25

    [NARRATOR]
    Pharaoh, he was a powerful man
    With the ancient world in the palm of his hand
    To all intents and purposes, he was Egypt with a capital E
    Whatever he did he was showered with praise
    If he cracked a joke then you chortled for days
    No one had rights or a vote but the king
    In fact you might say he was fairly right wing
    When Pharaoh's around, then you get down on the ground
    If you ever find yourself near Ramses, get down on your knees
    A Pharaoh story, a Pharaoh story
    Down at the other end of the scale
    Joseph is still doing time in jail
    For even though he is in with the guards
    A lifetime in prison seems quite on the cards
    But if my analysis of the position is right
    At the end of the tunnel there's a glimmer of light
    For all of a sudden indescribable things
    Have shattered the sleep of both peasants and kings
    [NARRATOR AND LADIES]
    Strange as it seems, there's been a run of crazy dreams
    And a man who can interpret could go far, could become a star
    [LADIES]
    Could be famous, could be a big success
    [NARRATOR AND LADIES]
    Strange as it seems, there's been a run of crazy dreams
    And a man who can interpret could go far, could become a star
    [LADIES]
    Could be famous, could be a big success
    [NARRATOR AND ENSEMBLE]
    Strange as it seems, there's been a run of crazy dreams
    And a man who can interpret could go far, could become a star
    [NARRATOR AND ENSEMBLE]
    Could be a star!

    • @alexanderharrop1940
      @alexanderharrop1940 Před 3 lety

      How long did you write it that was an outstanding song lyrics you made there it makes me want to sing it all over again

    • @audreyrichardson3218
      @audreyrichardson3218 Před 2 lety

      Thank you. I'm studying this for an audition.

    • @bootsycorsaro8002
      @bootsycorsaro8002 Před rokem

      Thank you so much for doing this :3

  • @sugarm1860
    @sugarm1860 Před 4 lety +9

    Hey....read below if you want to know a naughty fact about the narrator.
    She was in a show called “Heil Honey, I’m Home!” Though I am glad she was able to get some work after that.

    • @CoalDiamondandhisawesomeness
      @CoalDiamondandhisawesomeness Před 4 lety

      I've seen that! Who did she play?

    • @simonster-9094
      @simonster-9094 Před 4 lety +2

      @@CoalDiamondandhisawesomeness She played Eva Braun in the episodes that never aired.

    • @CoalDiamondandhisawesomeness
      @CoalDiamondandhisawesomeness Před 4 lety +3

      @@simonster-9094 interesting. I hope those episodes see the light of day because that show is such an odd anomaly. It's not good, but It's something.

  • @origamipein18
    @origamipein18 Před 4 lety +7

    Nailed it! 😄

  • @Scsigs
    @Scsigs Před 7 lety +132

    Oh my god, I finally got that "you can say he was fairly right wing" joke. Ha!

    • @jaydenmanalo6057
      @jaydenmanalo6057 Před 7 lety +3

      Scsigs I don't get it

    • @Scsigs
      @Scsigs Před 7 lety +15

      Political humor.

    • @jaydenmanalo6057
      @jaydenmanalo6057 Před 7 lety +2

      Scsigs ?

    • @Emma-dv2yh
      @Emma-dv2yh Před 4 lety +3

      @@jaydenmanalo6057 You'll learn as you get older

    • @meh62
      @meh62 Před 4 lety +1

      I hope all the adult jokes are as innocent as this one

  • @gogleeyou6001
    @gogleeyou6001 Před 2 lety +2

    Pharaoh is my foot 🦶👣

  • @silenceseppo7079
    @silenceseppo7079 Před 3 lety +8

    I like maria Friedman and Linzi hately equally, I prefer maria but linzi is amazing in her own way. (Linzi is from the 1991 London palladium recording)

    • @leeriches8841
      @leeriches8841 Před 3 lety +3

      I prefer Linzi as that's who I grew up listening to. But my all-time favourite is Ria Jones, who played the Narrator alongside Philip Schofield as Joseph, saw them twice.

    • @michaeltrew7683
      @michaeltrew7683 Před 2 lety +2

      Linzi Hateley is just amazing - the standard by which all other narrators should be judged. And this year, 2021, she returned to the role at the London Palladium and witnessed a huge outpouring of love, affection, respect and appreciation. She’s so grounded and down-to-earth too. 😊

    • @silenceseppo7079
      @silenceseppo7079 Před 2 lety +1

      @@michaeltrew7683 I had watched this 1999 version from a young age and thought I’d come back to listen again and that’s how I found out about Linzi’s version. Searched for the soundtrack on Spotify and linzi’s was the first to come up. I became a very new fan.
      I booked to see Linzi at the Palladium in August but unfortunately she wasn’t well(it happens), but on the plus side of that I did get to see Rochelle instead, she was amazing. I really hope if they do a cast recording we can get a version with each of the four narrators, Alexandra, Linzi, Rochelle and I believe there is another stand in narrator though I can’t remember her name.

    • @michaeltrew7683
      @michaeltrew7683 Před 2 lety +2

      @@silenceseppo7079 The other cover narrator was Abigayle Honeywill.

  • @Noahide
    @Noahide Před 9 měsíci +1

    Kanye West as Pharaoah in an American Production. Jason Biggs as Joseph.

  • @MostCommentsAreFake-ud8by

    What would the world be like if everyone was a brilliant singer ?

    • @emailerr
      @emailerr Před 4 lety +2

      We would all go randomly sing audition pieces in the middle of the street or in conversations

  • @AssassinsRush1
    @AssassinsRush1 Před rokem +1

    Why is this video is soft on volume?

  • @reganmclellan7188
    @reganmclellan7188 Před 2 lety +6

    i never understood the right wing joke when i was a kid... but i do now lol

  • @katykinch2213
    @katykinch2213 Před rokem +1

    I like song practice it for next show fabba theatre company

  • @katieminns9778
    @katieminns9778 Před 4 měsíci

    I always wonder why the girl at 1:26 rolled her eyes

  • @mikeor-
    @mikeor- Před 2 lety +1

    During Joseph's time, either Hatshepsut or Tuthmosis II was the Pharaoh. Ramesses I was the founder of Dynasty XIX and he did not know Joseph, so this song is incorrect,

    • @honeyfrost3355
      @honeyfrost3355 Před 10 měsíci

      You must be fun at party's, plus nothing in the Bible happened.

  • @haveaniceday8834
    @haveaniceday8834 Před 3 lety +7

    Unless you are Laurie Beechman or Maria Friedman it is illegal to sing this song.

    • @silenceseppo7079
      @silenceseppo7079 Před 3 lety +1

      I think Linzi hately also did a great job.
      I like her “could become a star” at the end the most.

    • @officialmichaelcarrasco
      @officialmichaelcarrasco Před 3 lety +1

      Laurie, Eden, Diana, and THIS Goddess I think you meant to say. 😎
      czcams.com/video/uPp-nB5YRVk/video.html

    • @phoebelim4941
      @phoebelim4941 Před 3 lety +1

      @@officialmichaelcarrasco i cannot believe how amazing she is. thank you so much for sharing that clip here! it's criminally underviewed, i fully cried with joy listening to that (sad as it seems) hahaha

    • @officialmichaelcarrasco
      @officialmichaelcarrasco Před 3 lety

      @@phoebelim4941 She's unreal. I do enjoy Maria as well, tho. Ha

  • @katen74
    @katen74 Před 2 lety

    Hi

  • @Emma-dv2yh
    @Emma-dv2yh Před 4 lety +2

    Omg she says CHUCKLED for days not CHALKeled for days

    • @jaysheppard1728
      @jaysheppard1728 Před 4 lety +21

      She says chortled not chuckled....it's another word for laughing

    • @Emma-dv2yh
      @Emma-dv2yh Před 4 lety +2

      @@jaysheppard1728 must be a posh word lol

    • @MrBouncyballoons
      @MrBouncyballoons Před 4 lety +1

      Really Emma No, it is just proper English

    • @Emma-dv2yh
      @Emma-dv2yh Před 4 lety +1

      @@MrBouncyballoons yeh so posh lol

    • @annatabner8459
      @annatabner8459 Před 4 lety

      Really Emma it really isn’t lol😂😂

  • @Scottwilkie18
    @Scottwilkie18 Před rokem

    2:24 what the what the

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