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It is due to the location of his microphones Which are located on the cheek like a headband while other actors had them located on the forehead hidden by the hair. There is a huge difference between the recording version and the live version.
Leslie doesn’t have a lisp normally. Not when he speaks, not when he sings (not even on the Hamilton soundtrack) but he does have a very noticeable lisp in the filmed version. I personally like it lol
@@zoie.w In the film version yeah. Pretty noticeable, listen to him in the Schuyler Sisters ("there's nothing like summer in the city...") or here in the beginning when he says "The Mercer legacy is secure" etc.
@@katpiercemusic Yeah I think it might be the mic too. His mic is on the cheek and top of his ear (he has 2) unlike the rest of the cast whose mics are in their hair.
I’m obsessed with this song. Burr’s turning point, I love the transition from Hamilton’s mocking dance of Burr with “you get nothing if you ‘wait for it’ ‘wait for it’”, to Burr’s “I wanna be in the room where it happens”. Love the thoughtfulness of the whole song!
I love Hamilton mocking burr in that part. It’s so good and it’s a different game than how it sounds in the soundtrack. These little things that are only apparent from watching it make the show even better.
Another brilliant thing is, despite all the genuine emotion Burr shows here, Alexander's right: we never learn what Burr truly believes in. Wanting to simply "be in the room where it happens" is an empty goal: _why_ does he want to be in that room? What does he want to _make happen_ in that room? We never know, and without that information, it would appear that Burr only sought power for the sake of power, as opposed to Alexander who wanted to "build something that'll outlast [him]" and is agonizingly explicit when explaining his goals.
an interesting video for Daveed Diggs would be to compare "Guns and Ships" to "what did I miss?" since he has said that he is more comfortable rapping 6 words a second instead of singing
Heh yeah, Daveed told a story about the first time he came to rehearsal and saw Renee and Chris doing vocal warm-ups, and thought to himself "well I'm screwed." For a guy who ostensibly lacks confidence in his singing, he managed to do pretty damn good imo.
A little trivia, when the backup singers call out names for the placement of the Capital, they were instructed to call out names of colonies from that time. One person calls out "Toronto", and they chose to leave it in and not redo it for this movie release. I understand that during the live performances, occasionally "Wakanda" was called out, too.
I always thought I heard Toronto!! I always call it out when I’m singing along lol. I just assumed it was my bias (as my display picture would suggest I am from nearby)
I always hear Florida which wasn't part of the US at the time. (Florida was Spanish before the 7 Years War. England gained control after the 7 Years War and during the Revolution. Then after the Revolution, Spain got it back again. I've not looked it up, but as I don't recall anything about Florida fighting for independence from my school days and it's always talked about the 13 colonies, I'm assuming that Florida sided with the Brittish. The US got it somewhere around 1820 I believe.)
On the comment of the lisp, Leslie himself doesn't have one. It isn't clear whether the historical Aaron Burr had a lisp, but Leslie has one when playing Burr. This seems to have been part of Burr's characterization, since other actors playing Burr also give him a lisp, whether the actors themselves have one or not. I'm not sure what the significance of the lisp is, or if it was just a quirk added to Burr, but in plain terms: Leslie Odom Jr does not have a lisp. Hamilton's Aaron Burr has a lisp. It is unclear whether the historical Aaron Burr had a lisp or not.
actually it's the microphone placing I think that gave him a lisp since he doesn't have one in the cast recording and he couldn't wear one like everyone else since he doesn't have enough hair
@@enchanted_inventory882 That's entirely possible as well. I didn't even think about the microphone placement, since Christopher Jackson also has a different placement for his mic. I just knew that other Burr actors have also had lisps, notably Giles Terera and Gregor Treco. However, these two naturally have lisps and I had believed they played up their natural habits (much as Jonathon Groff does for King George), and that Leslie may not have had a natural lisp but used it for his character. A microphone issue makes just as much sense, especially since I could not find any concrete documentation that the historical Aaron Burr had a lisp. (Though that search was some time ago and I wasn't looking very hard, and I haven't checked or dug deeper before writing this comment.)
So apparently different actors for Burr have ALSO portrayed him with the lisp, so it's possible that it was a direction thing, or maybe because they tried to closely match Leslie's origination of the character and decided to retain it. Then again, the cast album doesn't have the lisp so... the mystery continues.
One other point is to give him more depth as a character, soundtrack burr just sounds like he hates Hamilton whilst in the show he sound more happy and human
@@DoctorLuny I can definitely see that being the case. As pristine as the cast album may be, there's so much characterization that seems to be missing or was developed later, like how Groff calls for "everybody" to back up his singing in You'll Be Back: in the cast album he sounds happy and jovial, whereas live he sounds annoyed and demanding, which fits the character far more. I can imagine Burr's need to constantly "smile more" during live shows to produce more of a lisp as well.
I don’t know if Leslies voice sounds like that when he isn’t singing in Hamilton, but I LOVE how consistent his voice is!!! He sounds practically identical to the cast recording every time.
Even my dog can’t do zoomies without panting. Leslie does a massive zoomie in a donut formation, throws his feet up on a table and belts out a line like silk.
Many people call this song, Burr's Be Prepared, or his villain song, because this is where he actually makes a change and where things could possibly be considered to have begun to go downhill for Burr. I mean, this song shows why Burr hated Hamilton. For as long as he knew him, Hamilton never stopped and always said exactly what he thought, he never held anything back from the public and it didn't do much to quell his career, while Burr never let anyone know his true position on matters. But then here, Hamilton is like "guess I'm gonna finally have to listen to you" and he gets what he wants, but on the other hand, when Burr finally decided to do things the way Hamilton did, which is go after what he wants and not hold back, he didn't get what he wanted and he blamed Alexander for it. Quite sad if you think about it. (Wow this was a long comment...sorry)
It's also Burr's official "I Want" song, which is what a character uses to declare their motivations and define their personality, and _normally_ occurs much earlier (for example, "My Shot" is the collective "I Want" song for half of the Act 1 cast, particularly Alexander, and occurs nears the beginning). However, the fact that Burr's "I Want" song occurs so late in the show contrasts Burr's philosophy of "waiting for it" against Alexander's tendency to do everything like he's running out of time. It also suggests that Burr's dedication to not letting them "know what you're against or what you're for" is so strong that he even managed to hide his own desires from himself... until his core philosophy was directly shattered by Alexander.
Yeah, and knowing that, you can see the lighting on the final pose is the same as Hamilton's on "My Shot" except Burr's pose is inverted, with his finger (gun) pointed down. Hamilton shoots for the stars (also to foreshadow the climax, of course).
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I’ve watched several voice coaches review this one and it’s DRIVING ME CRAZY that no one takes the time to work through/go over/mention the transition to a mix of blues/jazz-scatty growl vocals and how that’s accomplished and how it relates to the character’s new more active approach going forward. It’s so incredible, and intensely connected to his character arc, as well as styled after a huge musical movement that changed music history and played a unique part in social progress and cultural dynamics. I just really get frustrated that I never hear ANYTHING about any of that
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I think the banjo is very deliberate and well placed. It was prominent in earlier jazz, so it's a throwback in the same way that Burr's is realizing his approach to success is a throwback. Not the point, but I love jazz banjo so I hyper focus.
You got it right - the title of the song is: The room where it happens. Through the song Burr sings about the room where it happened (the meeting), but the song depicts his switch from standing on the side to wanting to be a part of things, i.e. being in the room where it happens. I hope that helped :)
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I remember being so surprised hearing Leslie doing a lisp when I first watched this on Disney+! You can’t hear it on the cast album. I kind of like it actually. Regardless that dude is so talented and this is probably my most listened to Hamilton song
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In agreement with everyone saying his normal singing voice is like butter (and without a lisp) - he actually has SUCH a versatile voice. He can make it buttery and soft or extremely powerful - listen to the sonv Without You to really hear this. While youre at it listen to his discography - it's IMPECCABLE
Don't care, I have seen this play more than 20 times now, and I still love this part, so villainy. The introduction to his beginnings towards Hamilton's end. My favorite character is Aaron Burr, sir.
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I love how they repeat the whole scene from each person's POV. You mentioned only hearing Leslie in Hamilton- check out him singing Without You from Rent! Gives me chills!
He is so good. The lisp is interesting - it's not really apparent on the cast recording, and I haven't heard it in anything else he's done. I'm not sure if it's a deliberate character choice, or if there's some technical difference with LOJ using an ear-mounted mic compared to the hairline mics used by most of the others performers.
@@SongsFromASuitcase It would be interesting to know about the microphone placement and the difference in voice. I say this because I work in a news channel and there is a big difference when a person speaks with a handheld microphone in a frontal direction to the mouth or at chest height like a journalist does when on a live broadcast and a person wearing a lavalier microphone at chest level (either being exposed as is done with an interviewee or hidden in the costumes as occurs with an actor in a scene) Although there is clearly a difference between singing and speaking, the placement of the microphone greatly changes the tone of voice.
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Leslie has such a beautiful and powerful voice. He has amazing music out. Also his version of without you by rent performed a couple of months before quarantine started is so effing good, you're gonna love it. Also rent was his first musical on broadway, so full circle ❤
Love this. In the video 8:41 your talking about Leslie Odom, but in your pop up the left of you it says Daveed Diggs. Love the video. Leslie Odom Jr did a great job in this song, can see why he won the tony for his performance.
I bet this happens a lot when you watch Hamilton: Say no to this: *comes up* My lil bro: *in the room* Me:SH- *skips but accidentally skips The Room where it happened* NOOO
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If you listen to the pre recorded track of hamilton, Leslie doesn't have a lisp. I suspect there was just something up with his microphone that they couldnt fix. Or maybe it was just a character choice
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For sure the best song of the entire musical. And my favorit by far. My favorit line from the song is "What did it take for you to sell New York city down the river?" An all around great song.
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I've heard the lisp was actually something to do with the mic amplifying him, and the equipment used to record the audio. If you were standing next to him or in the audience, you probably wouldn't have noticed, just like it's not noticeable on the cast recording.
I would listen to his album 'Mr' and the work he does in One Night in Miami. He is very versatile. Hearing him sing 'Change Gone Come' will tell you a lot about his voice.
This is such a magical number and shows Aaron Burr's transformation from being Hamilton's adversary to full blown villain. It's not until the end of the show that Burr shows regret in the decisions he made to get to where he ended
This song, from my point of view, is definitive proof that Leslie Odom Jr. would be a perfect Dr. Facilier if they ever made a live action The Princess and The Frog
Aaron Burr had a lisp in real life, so Leslie is imitating the lisp. Apparently he only did this for the movie version and not the pure theatrical versions, but I could be misinformed. Leslie does not have a lisp naturally.
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omg memories of pain 0:40 my mouth just _lemoned_ but in a more amused way haa I should go for the playlists, if I'm gonna see multiple in order 1:58 ohh live and not OST 8:33 was such an anticipated note that I had this momentary sadness Last note, choreo with click-boom _yes_
It would be so interesting to compare the live performance to the recording of the album. There were some exciting tweaks that I noticed in Leslie's performance (both were amazing lol...just slightly different..he had more of a growl undertone in the live version?)
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Usually Leslie's voice isn't that raspy, it's actually very silky and smooth but maybe his voice was overworked or he was sick because he doesn't sound like that live or on the recording.
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God I just love Leslie's songs in Hamilton. Every single one of them. I will skip through the entire musical for songs where he leads first then do a full playthrough. I know a lot of people say "Room Where It Happened" is Burr's villain song but it's also telling us just how ambitious and conniving Ham is. The verse: Or did you know, even then, it doesn't matter where you put the US capitol Cause we'll have the banks We're in the same spot You got more than you gave And I wanted what I got When you got skin in the game, you stay in the game But you don't get a win unless you play in the game Ham is literally saying he sold out something of himself to get what he wanted to achieve his goal. So this may be Burr's villain song but it's also Ham's, to a degree.
I’ve never really thought of this as a villain song as much as an I Want song. This is the first time Burr has definitively expressed what he wants, something Hamilton first did in My Shot. It’s interesting to see the provocation that led to Burr expressing himself plainly.
A little note, in a live performance you might hear a lisp because an actor is trying to make sounds, like s, more pronounce so people in the far back can hear it. Therefore it might sound like a lisp. 😁
By far the best song got the best rythm Melody catchiness and subject matter of the whole show this song has always been the biggest stand out to me too tier
Small mistake... you labeled the last section as David Diggs... when it should be Leslie Odem, Jr. Still great breakdown. This song has so much of that dirty Bourbon Street feel... I love it.
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If you want to know more about how Leslie sings react to “ speak now” it sounds good
It’s not working do you have to buy the sheets?
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The lisp is a character choice. His real voice is smooth as butter.
It is due to the location of his microphones Which are located on the cheek like a headband while other actors had them located on the forehead hidden by the hair. There is a huge difference between the recording version and the live version.
yeah the london burr puts a lisp on as well
I only really noticed it when he said “honestly it’s kind of draining”
I think the real Burr had one as well.
Yesss! His singing is just so solid. One of my favorites!
Leslie doesn’t have a lisp normally. Not when he speaks, not when he sings (not even on the Hamilton soundtrack) but he does have a very noticeable lisp in the filmed version. I personally like it lol
he had a lisp?!
He probably added in for effect for Burr
Might also be the sound editing and mic placement just a little.
@@zoie.w In the film version yeah. Pretty noticeable, listen to him in the Schuyler Sisters ("there's nothing like summer in the city...") or here in the beginning when he says "The Mercer legacy is secure" etc.
@@katpiercemusic Yeah I think it might be the mic too. His mic is on the cheek and top of his ear (he has 2) unlike the rest of the cast whose mics are in their hair.
Leslie has an amazing voice, its so smooth. He is so talented it isn't fair, I could fall asleep by listening to him sing
Have you heard his Christmas album? Holy crap I’m in love with it
@@yourlocalwhitegh0st I've heard some of it, its amazing
@@yourlocalwhitegh0st and his album Mr also is SO good!!!
His voice truly is amazing. Every time I hear him, I also want to watch him sing. So therapeutic for me!!
I heard it a few weeks ago. So lovely!
I’m obsessed with this song. Burr’s turning point, I love the transition from Hamilton’s mocking dance of Burr with “you get nothing if you ‘wait for it’ ‘wait for it’”, to Burr’s “I wanna be in the room where it happens”. Love the thoughtfulness of the whole song!
I love Hamilton mocking burr in that part. It’s so good and it’s a different game than how it sounds in the soundtrack. These little things that are only apparent from watching it make the show even better.
Yes! It's a literal turning point in the choreography for him as well. This always feels like his villian theme song lol
Yeah!!
An example of Lin-Manuel Miranda's genius: Burr's "I want" song appears part way through the second act...because it totally fits the character.
Another brilliant thing is, despite all the genuine emotion Burr shows here, Alexander's right: we never learn what Burr truly believes in. Wanting to simply "be in the room where it happens" is an empty goal: _why_ does he want to be in that room? What does he want to _make happen_ in that room? We never know, and without that information, it would appear that Burr only sought power for the sake of power, as opposed to Alexander who wanted to "build something that'll outlast [him]" and is agonizingly explicit when explaining his goals.
an interesting video for Daveed Diggs would be to compare "Guns and Ships" to "what did I miss?" since he has said that he is more comfortable rapping 6 words a second instead of singing
Heh yeah, Daveed told a story about the first time he came to rehearsal and saw Renee and Chris doing vocal warm-ups, and thought to himself "well I'm screwed." For a guy who ostensibly lacks confidence in his singing, he managed to do pretty damn good imo.
@@Tenchigumi Pretty good? First time on Broadway, no audition...and he wins a Tony.
Thanks for this idea
@@shiftfocus1 well Daveed is preetty... and dang good!
A little trivia, when the backup singers call out names for the placement of the Capital, they were instructed to call out names of colonies from that time. One person calls out "Toronto", and they chose to leave it in and not redo it for this movie release. I understand that during the live performances, occasionally "Wakanda" was called out, too.
I'm going to have to listen for Toronto in there now when I watch it.
I always hear Toronto (could be because I’m Canadian) and I was wondering if I was hearing wrong lol!
@@thanek1 now that I think back I think I've heard it (also Canadian and from Toronto area), but I have to extra look out for it now
I always thought I heard Toronto!! I always call it out when I’m singing along lol. I just assumed it was my bias (as my display picture would suggest I am from nearby)
I always hear Florida which wasn't part of the US at the time. (Florida was Spanish before the 7 Years War. England gained control after the 7 Years War and during the Revolution. Then after the Revolution, Spain got it back again. I've not looked it up, but as I don't recall anything about Florida fighting for independence from my school days and it's always talked about the 13 colonies, I'm assuming that Florida sided with the Brittish. The US got it somewhere around 1820 I believe.)
On the comment of the lisp, Leslie himself doesn't have one. It isn't clear whether the historical Aaron Burr had a lisp, but Leslie has one when playing Burr. This seems to have been part of Burr's characterization, since other actors playing Burr also give him a lisp, whether the actors themselves have one or not.
I'm not sure what the significance of the lisp is, or if it was just a quirk added to Burr, but in plain terms:
Leslie Odom Jr does not have a lisp.
Hamilton's Aaron Burr has a lisp.
It is unclear whether the historical Aaron Burr had a lisp or not.
actually it's the microphone placing I think that gave him a lisp since he doesn't have one in the cast recording and he couldn't wear one like everyone else since he doesn't have enough hair
@@enchanted_inventory882 That's entirely possible as well. I didn't even think about the microphone placement, since Christopher Jackson also has a different placement for his mic.
I just knew that other Burr actors have also had lisps, notably Giles Terera and Gregor Treco. However, these two naturally have lisps and I had believed they played up their natural habits (much as Jonathon Groff does for King George), and that Leslie may not have had a natural lisp but used it for his character.
A microphone issue makes just as much sense, especially since I could not find any concrete documentation that the historical Aaron Burr had a lisp. (Though that search was some time ago and I wasn't looking very hard, and I haven't checked or dug deeper before writing this comment.)
So apparently different actors for Burr have ALSO portrayed him with the lisp, so it's possible that it was a direction thing, or maybe because they tried to closely match Leslie's origination of the character and decided to retain it. Then again, the cast album doesn't have the lisp so... the mystery continues.
One other point is to give him more depth as a character, soundtrack burr just sounds like he hates Hamilton whilst in the show he sound more happy and human
@@DoctorLuny I can definitely see that being the case. As pristine as the cast album may be, there's so much characterization that seems to be missing or was developed later, like how Groff calls for "everybody" to back up his singing in You'll Be Back: in the cast album he sounds happy and jovial, whereas live he sounds annoyed and demanding, which fits the character far more. I can imagine Burr's need to constantly "smile more" during live shows to produce more of a lisp as well.
And THAT, boys and girls, is how you win a Tony award.
I don’t know if Leslies voice sounds like that when he isn’t singing in Hamilton, but I LOVE how consistent his voice is!!! He sounds practically identical to the cast recording every time.
8.24 is where Burr goes full Disney Villain. I love this and the control through the dance he does after this is amazing.
Even my dog can’t do zoomies without panting. Leslie does a massive zoomie in a donut formation, throws his feet up on a table and belts out a line like silk.
🤯Mind Blown🤯
Many people call this song, Burr's Be Prepared, or his villain song, because this is where he actually makes a change and where things could possibly be considered to have begun to go downhill for Burr.
I mean, this song shows why Burr hated Hamilton. For as long as he knew him, Hamilton never stopped and always said exactly what he thought, he never held anything back from the public and it didn't do much to quell his career, while Burr never let anyone know his true position on matters. But then here, Hamilton is like "guess I'm gonna finally have to listen to you" and he gets what he wants, but on the other hand, when Burr finally decided to do things the way Hamilton did, which is go after what he wants and not hold back, he didn't get what he wanted and he blamed Alexander for it. Quite sad if you think about it.
(Wow this was a long comment...sorry)
It's also Burr's official "I Want" song, which is what a character uses to declare their motivations and define their personality, and _normally_ occurs much earlier (for example, "My Shot" is the collective "I Want" song for half of the Act 1 cast, particularly Alexander, and occurs nears the beginning). However, the fact that Burr's "I Want" song occurs so late in the show contrasts Burr's philosophy of "waiting for it" against Alexander's tendency to do everything like he's running out of time. It also suggests that Burr's dedication to not letting them "know what you're against or what you're for" is so strong that he even managed to hide his own desires from himself... until his core philosophy was directly shattered by Alexander.
Yeah, and knowing that, you can see the lighting on the final pose is the same as Hamilton's on "My Shot" except Burr's pose is inverted, with his finger (gun) pointed down. Hamilton shoots for the stars (also to foreshadow the climax, of course).
The storytelling through the lyrics is just magnificent!
You just blew my mind! Didn’t even notice that!
8:50 your label says Daveed Diggs but it's Leslie Odom Jr. singing.
I noticed that too
i saw that too
Was just going through comments to see if anyone else noticed before I added. I was so confused for a min.
That bothered me so much, lol
And I oop 😯
He's voice is soooo smooth and very professional! Hope you'll be reviewing One Last Time by Christopher Jackson and What'd I Miss by Daveed Diggs too
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He has soooo much energy and such good breath support to be running around and dancing like this while singing!!
Amazing!
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I’ve watched several voice coaches review this one and it’s DRIVING ME CRAZY that no one takes the time to work through/go over/mention the transition to a mix of blues/jazz-scatty growl vocals and how that’s accomplished and how it relates to the character’s new more active approach going forward. It’s so incredible, and intensely connected to his character arc, as well as styled after a huge musical movement that changed music history and played a unique part in social progress and cultural dynamics. I just really get frustrated that I never hear ANYTHING about any of that
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Leslie chose the lisp as a character choice ... his normal singing voice is butter with no lisp.
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You should react to Dear theodosia or wait for it from Hamilton. Great reaction, he has an amazing voice.
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I think the banjo is very deliberate and well placed. It was prominent in earlier jazz, so it's a throwback in the same way that Burr's is realizing his approach to success is a throwback. Not the point, but I love jazz banjo so I hyper focus.
The banjo for me is what gives it the Princess and the Frog vibes, "Friends on the Other Side"... I absolutely love hearing it in this song!!
@@AyeshaShaSha Totally. I loved that song too. Then again, I’m a huge fan of banjo in the hands of super cool people. Rhiannon Giddens... squee!
@@katpiercemusic I do love the sound of a banjo! I might have to look Rhiannon up!
This is so cool
He doesn’t have a lisp on the soundtrack, and he also has some albums out that you can listen to.
Yeah some say it might have been the mic
You got it right - the title of the song is: The room where it happens. Through the song Burr sings about the room where it happened (the meeting), but the song depicts his switch from standing on the side to wanting to be a part of things, i.e. being in the room where it happens.
I hope that helped :)
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You should do “What did I Miss” from Hamilton with Daveed Diggs!
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The name of the song is "The room where it happenS" but he says both happens and happened in the song
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I remember being so surprised hearing Leslie doing a lisp when I first watched this on Disney+! You can’t hear it on the cast album. I kind of like it actually. Regardless that dude is so talented and this is probably my most listened to Hamilton song
He's amazing
@@SongsFromASuitcase I have seen close to 200 live performances in my life and this one by Leslie Odom Jr. is the most beautiful one I've ever hear or experienced in person: czcams.com/video/AWSHal1Hk-E/video.html ....Enjoy!!!
In agreement with everyone saying his normal singing voice is like butter (and without a lisp) - he actually has SUCH a versatile voice. He can make it buttery and soft or extremely powerful - listen to the sonv Without You to really hear this. While youre at it listen to his discography - it's IMPECCABLE
He really is a powerhouse
Don't care, I have seen this play more than 20 times now, and I still love this part, so villainy. The introduction to his beginnings towards Hamilton's end. My favorite character is Aaron Burr, sir.
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I love how they repeat the whole scene from each person's POV. You mentioned only hearing Leslie in Hamilton- check out him singing Without You from Rent! Gives me chills!
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On the soundtrack the tilted is “the room where it happens”
Love the video
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This lines up perfect with my first snack break during school tomorrow! Lucky!
And this is my fave song too, great!
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He is so good.
The lisp is interesting - it's not really apparent on the cast recording, and I haven't heard it in anything else he's done. I'm not sure if it's a deliberate character choice, or if there's some technical difference with LOJ using an ear-mounted mic compared to the hairline mics used by most of the others performers.
oh! good to know.
@@SongsFromASuitcase It would be interesting to know about the microphone placement and the difference in voice. I say this because I work in a news channel and there is a big difference when a person speaks with a handheld microphone in a frontal direction to the mouth or at chest height like a journalist does when on a live broadcast and a person wearing a lavalier microphone at chest level (either being exposed as is done with an interviewee or hidden in the costumes as occurs with an actor in a scene) Although there is clearly a difference between singing and speaking, the placement of the microphone greatly changes the tone of voice.
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she paused on the best part “I-...”
I KNOW I WAS SO MADDDD
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I love Leslie's voice and especially right now I listen to 'Speak Now' 5 times a day so if you want to react to that, I'm in.
ME TOO!!!!!
You might like his version of Without You
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Leslie has such a beautiful and powerful voice. He has amazing music out.
Also his version of without you by rent performed a couple of months before quarantine started is so effing good, you're gonna love it. Also rent was his first musical on broadway, so full circle ❤
He's a powerhouse
Love this. In the video 8:41 your talking about Leslie Odom, but in your pop up the left of you it says Daveed Diggs. Love the video. Leslie Odom Jr did a great job in this song, can see why he won the tony for his performance.
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I bet this happens a lot when you watch Hamilton:
Say no to this: *comes up*
My lil bro: *in the room*
Me:SH- *skips but accidentally skips The Room where it happened* NOOO
LOL
YES, I was waiting for this one
If you want to hear Leslie sing in another show you can react to Smash. It was a 2 season show from years back when glee made musicals mainstream again. Song in question here:
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YES!!! SMASH is what I know Leslie from... When he sings Let's Start Tomorrow Tonight I get chills!! That was such a great show!
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If you listen to the pre recorded track of hamilton, Leslie doesn't have a lisp. I suspect there was just something up with his microphone that they couldnt fix. Or maybe it was just a character choice
cold be either one
I love that u were just jamming out by the end of the song
How can you not?
@@SongsFromASuitcase I have seen close to 200 live performances in my life and this one by Leslie Odom Jr. is the most beautiful one I've ever heard or experienced in person: czcams.com/video/AWSHal1Hk-E/video.html ....Enjoy!!!
For sure the best song of the entire musical. And my favorit by far. My favorit line from the song is "What did it take for you to sell New York city down the river?" An all around great song.
Oh my god... your reaction @9:37 was priceless, it was like you were a proud coach
I haven't heard this specific recording; Leslie sounds grittier here
this is my favourite in the whole musical
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I've heard the lisp was actually something to do with the mic amplifying him, and the equipment used to record the audio. If you were standing next to him or in the audience, you probably wouldn't have noticed, just like it's not noticeable on the cast recording.
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thanks for this fun fact
I would listen to his album 'Mr' and the work he does in One Night in Miami. He is very versatile. Hearing him sing 'Change Gone Come' will tell you a lot about his voice.
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This is such a magical number and shows Aaron Burr's transformation from being Hamilton's adversary to full blown villain. It's not until the end of the show that Burr shows regret in the decisions he made to get to where he ended
I love the doggo in the back :)
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Loved it ❤. Thank you for reacting to this song ^_^.
Aaah yay! I missed the premiere tho lmao 🤦🏻♀️
There wasn’t a “let’s sing something la la la” 😱
yeah. i had to get this out cause I know you guys can't wait for it :) and I'm just as excited to show you.
i like how you used that one unofficial channel that just has all the songs and no one even cares it’s using copyrighted footage
shhhh dont tell YT
@@SongsFromASuitcase hahaha, it’s all good we all use that channel
This song, from my point of view, is definitive proof that Leslie Odom Jr. would be a perfect Dr. Facilier if they ever made a live action The Princess and The Frog
Aaron Burr had a lisp in real life, so Leslie is imitating the lisp. Apparently he only did this for the movie version and not the pure theatrical versions, but I could be misinformed. Leslie does not have a lisp naturally.
He definitely do it when I saw it live on Broadway.
SO cool
Thanks
Will you break down some Evanescence? I've always wondered about the technicalities of her singing.
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omg memories of pain
0:40 my mouth just _lemoned_ but in a more amused way haa
I should go for the playlists, if I'm gonna see multiple in order
1:58 ohh live and not OST
8:33 was such an anticipated note that I had this momentary sadness
Last note, choreo with click-boom _yes_
The backup dancers deserve so much credit 😅😂
My fave!!
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It would be so interesting to compare the live performance to the recording of the album. There were some exciting tweaks that I noticed in Leslie's performance (both were amazing lol...just slightly different..he had more of a growl undertone in the live version?)
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I definitely recommend listening to Go Crazy by Leslie. So good!
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I’m binge watching watching these Hamilton videos lol.
Nice!
You should watch his version of without you from rent. It is beautiful!!!
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Can you react to the Room Where It Happens Say No To This mashup? Chills.
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Leslie is God when it comes to singing
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I've heard the lisp is because of the microphone, but I'm not sure
Yeah others have said that could be it
The whole cast is insanely talented but Leslie, Renée, Daveed, Oak and Chris are just magnificent
Amazing!
10:04 YOUR DOG WAS ON BEAT 😂
I love the tablecloth snap. I look for it every time. Leslie Odom Jr is a treasure.
Really talented guy!!!!
Why is this song so stinking relatable for people who often get left out
Yay
Love this song! A perfect Disney Villain song.
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This song sounds better on the soundtrack. In the film, they seem a little behind the music. Love this song though.
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Usually Leslie's voice isn't that raspy, it's actually very silky and smooth but maybe his voice was overworked or he was sick because he doesn't sound like that live or on the recording.
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Please react to Times are Hard for Dreamers and Stay from Amelie the Musical!! Such and underrated musical.
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Could you react to non-stop from Hamilton
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I believe the lisp is a character choice. I saw this on Broadway in 2020 with a different cast and the actor playing Burr also chose to do a lisp.
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You should react to the song cheering for me now٫ I think it's supposed to be a cut song from hamilton but it's actually really good in my opinion 👍
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Its the way hamilton mocked burr for me😂
God I just love Leslie's songs in Hamilton. Every single one of them. I will skip through the entire musical for songs where he leads first then do a full playthrough.
I know a lot of people say "Room Where It Happened" is Burr's villain song but it's also telling us just how ambitious and conniving Ham is. The verse:
Or did you know, even then, it doesn't matter where you put the US capitol
Cause we'll have the banks We're in the same spot
You got more than you gave
And I wanted what I got
When you got skin in the game, you stay in the game
But you don't get a win unless you play in the game
Ham is literally saying he sold out something of himself to get what he wanted to achieve his goal. So this may be Burr's villain song but it's also Ham's, to a degree.
I’ve never really thought of this as a villain song as much as an I Want song. This is the first time Burr has definitively expressed what he wants, something Hamilton first did in My Shot. It’s interesting to see the provocation that led to Burr expressing himself plainly.
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A little note, in a live performance you might hear a lisp because an actor is trying to make sounds, like s, more pronounce so people in the far back can hear it. Therefore it might sound like a lisp. 😁
Oh this is such a cool fact thank you
This song is definitely beautiful in so many ways
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Lisp aside: YOUR SO PRETTY
I think my favorite part is the little squeal at the end of the last “I gotta be” so it’s more of a “I gotta be- UH!”
Please do more Hamilton songs - Burn & Guns and Ships etc
Why do you put it at 9:00pm? Just wondering
It's 6pm PST
At 8:40 it is Leslie Odom Jr singing not Daveed Diggs.
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By far the best song got the best rythm Melody catchiness and subject matter of the whole show this song has always been the biggest stand out to me too tier
Small mistake... you labeled the last section as David Diggs... when it should be Leslie Odem, Jr. Still great breakdown. This song has so much of that dirty Bourbon Street feel... I love it.
yeah. sorry for that :)
This song has a really nice bluesy vibe about it.
Can you watch Leslie Odem jr sing with out you. It’s so good
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have you reacted to leslie’s “winter song?” it’s beautiful
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At 9 minutes you're talking about Leslie but wrote daveed?
It’s fine-
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At 8:56 (that commentary section), you've got it listed as Daveed Diggs. That's actually Leslie Odom Jr.
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I DIDN'T HEAR THE LISP UNTIL YOU POINTED IT OUT NOW I CAN'T UNHEAR IT WHAT
LOL its one of those things that you cant just forget about 😂 😂 😂 😂
That was Leslie Odom in the last part, though, not Dahveed Diggs
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