"Almost Touching" - Will Roland

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  • Опубликовано: 25 дек 2024

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  • @bee.ok666
    @bee.ok666 6 лет назад +438

    All of Wills songs have plot twists or are just genuinely hilarious

    • @e.keough2975
      @e.keough2975 6 лет назад +35

      I mean that credit kind of goes to people like Sam Salmond, Joe Iconis, James Ballard, Seth Christenfeld, Greg Bass, and Drew Gasparoni who write the songs.

    • @Joseph-vn2sk
      @Joseph-vn2sk 6 лет назад +13

      E. Keough i think they meen wills song choices

    • @e.keough2975
      @e.keough2975 6 лет назад +1

      My point still stands.

    • @Joseph-vn2sk
      @Joseph-vn2sk 6 лет назад +2

      yep it does was just sayin

    • @honeyart4988
      @honeyart4988 4 года назад +3

      It’s like bo Burnham but more lighthearted

  • @joyfulthought
    @joyfulthought 6 лет назад +177

    *"SHE IS TOUCHING MY HAND."*

    • @pixelbombed
      @pixelbombed 5 лет назад +9

      I do not understand, what's he reason she seems to be touching my hand-

    • @randomrhythm3693
      @randomrhythm3693 5 лет назад +8

      He's looking kinda funny...
      Does she think that I like her?
      Is this because I touched his hand!?

    • @galactic7458
      @galactic7458 4 года назад +1

      Thank you for reading my mind

    • @fixyrheart
      @fixyrheart 4 года назад +2

      TCB and BMC?? Fantasies come true

    • @kuaia3245
      @kuaia3245 3 года назад

      @@fixyrheart whats TCB?

  • @teijorei4549
    @teijorei4549 6 лет назад +334

    Everytime I listen to will singing a song I think "this is the weirdest song he's sung definitely" but nope it just gets weirder but in a good way

    • @ababypigeon6593
      @ababypigeon6593 5 лет назад +10

      dude that cookie one tho

    • @gigi1025_
      @gigi1025_ 4 года назад +10

      NO “I’M COOL” IS THE WEIRDEST SONG BUT IT IS SO GOOD

    • @Ariana-ty5qy
      @Ariana-ty5qy 4 года назад +3

      Lindsay sameee i always go back to that playlist😂😂

    • @willa9366
      @willa9366 4 года назад +2

      Gianna Alosi “the penis is gone” is def the weirdest. It’s about a failed circumcision that chopped off a baby’s pp. I was laughing my ass off the entire song tho 😂😂

    • @jesscervantes13
      @jesscervantes13 4 года назад +1

      @@lindsay1966 I found this videos because of that playlist yey

  • @jjju3
    @jjju3 6 лет назад +189

    _because she was insane_

  • @notmary1119
    @notmary1119 6 лет назад +123

    Will's expression and humor has touched my heart.

  • @evalieneva8374
    @evalieneva8374 6 лет назад +137

    THIS MAN WILL PLAY JEREMY HEER BLESS

  • @noreemalensuela3062
    @noreemalensuela3062 6 лет назад +149

    lyrics~
    I ride the train,
    from my home to my work
    Feeling lousy and lonely and always _____ (idk what he said here :P)
    Then one day I saw a goddess walking in
    She had a perfect face and perfect skin
    She gave me a look,
    and started reading a book
    And I started to dream,
    and I started to scheme
    We were almost touching,
    almost touching
    There was so much
    I thought it would be
    To have a woman like her
    almost touching me
    Everyday, I get braver and braver,
    getting closer and closer to the goddess on the train
    Then one day I couldn't take it anymore
    And as the morning rush poured through the door
    I rose to my feet
    And I gave up my seat
    She was standing right there
    And there was love in the air
    We were almost touching,
    almost touching
    It was everything I thought it would be
    To have a woman like her
    almost touching me
    And there I was,
    caught in her spell
    For a minute or a lifetime,
    I couldn't tell
    Then she stood up,
    closed her book
    And looked at my face
    and then the embrace
    She started,
    "Couldn't keep up with the act," she said
    "Pretending that she wasn't in love," she said
    "Tell me that you feel the same," she said
    "Please won't you tell me your name," she said
    And then I fled
    Running faster and faster
    Knocking over small children
    'cause she was _insane_
    After that, I didn't see her anymore
    No more goddess for me to adore
    We shared a romance
    But then she went
    crazy-pants
    But she was almost touching
    almost touching
    meeeee

    • @BongoBon360
      @BongoBon360 5 лет назад +12

      For the first part where you didn’t know it was always in pain

  • @emmawalters7151
    @emmawalters7151 6 лет назад +114

    We were almost touching...
    "She is TOUCHING MY HAND I DO NOT UNDERSTAND-

    • @patty.t2018
      @patty.t2018 5 лет назад +9

      WHATS THE REASON SHE SEEMS TO BE TOUCHING MY HAND

    • @kuaia3245
      @kuaia3245 3 года назад +1

      maybe this means she doesn't despise me, she doesn't despise me, and wants me to know

  • @raine3736
    @raine3736 6 лет назад +72

    can we just appreciate how beautiful will is?

  • @kaisetic3150
    @kaisetic3150 5 лет назад +27

    This man is too pure to the world. Someone give him a cookie

  • @janiceweaver6945
    @janiceweaver6945 6 лет назад +64

    For real, though, we are all wanting to be that goddess on the train. He is so talented and these lyrics are hilarious.

    • @e.keough2975
      @e.keough2975 6 лет назад

      Who is?

    • @janiceweaver6945
      @janiceweaver6945 6 лет назад +3

      E. Keough Will Roland is a Broadway actor currently playing the role of Jared Kleinman in "Dear Evan Hansen". The show won the Tony Award for Best Musical. He is adorable, hilarious and a great singer/actor.

    • @e.keough2975
      @e.keough2975 6 лет назад

      Yes, I know who he is. I was just wondering whether you were referring to the songwriter, the singer or both.

    • @peachimeachi8170
      @peachimeachi8170 6 лет назад

      Janice Weaver a tRUE iCoN

  • @myawesomevideosmav7834
    @myawesomevideosmav7834 6 лет назад +29

    The one dislike is the goddess

  • @wolfiebun5842
    @wolfiebun5842 6 лет назад +61

    _We shared a romance.... But she turned crazy pants_

    • @k444ng
      @k444ng 5 лет назад

      olaoalaialaiala

  • @e.keough2975
    @e.keough2975 6 лет назад +101

    He wore the same outfit from "It wasn't me" down to which buttons were unbuttoned. I suspect to hide from the kids at home. It worked. In December, this video only had 42 views.

    • @jamesballardmusic
      @jamesballardmusic  6 лет назад +11

      It's actually from the same concert as "It Wasn't Me", hence the identical outfit!

    • @e.keough2975
      @e.keough2975 6 лет назад +4

      James Ballard - Composer That makes sense. Took a while for the video to come up though and the stand was at a different angle. This is a really good song by the way. I loved the twist.

    • @jamesballardmusic
      @jamesballardmusic  6 лет назад +3

      Yea, another singer was doing this song recently and I said "Oh let me send you the RUclips video", but it turns out that while I had the video file on my computer I had never actually uploaded it to RUclips. Better late than never I suppose!
      And I'm glad you enjoyed it! Bill Finn liked this song because the first two A sections set it up for you to think that he's the crazy/creepy one, then in the B section we find out that SHE'S the crazy/creepy one. Always fun to have a twist in there! :)

  • @evan10307
    @evan10307 5 лет назад +16

    This is why Jere is single

  • @orangeblossom
    @orangeblossom 6 лет назад +44

    alMOST TOUCHING

  • @kaiyuen7883
    @kaiyuen7883 6 лет назад +69

    oOF POOR WILL

  • @tiny_saur6320
    @tiny_saur6320 5 лет назад +16

    _”We shared a romance, but then she went crazy-pants”_

  • @elsaanimates
    @elsaanimates 3 года назад +5

    I have recently been obsessed with the songs Will sings.. I just love them a lot lol

  • @JamesBrown-ij1px
    @JamesBrown-ij1px Год назад

    What a talent! Both funny and poignant at the same time! Great song. Great performance.

  • @princkleminckle1159
    @princkleminckle1159 4 года назад +4

    I haven't seen anyone comment this before but...
    WILL SOUNDS SO SQUEAKY BACK THEN OMFHDHDJDKS

  • @bethaniie_
    @bethaniie_ 2 года назад

    BANGER

  • @lanetower3411
    @lanetower3411 3 года назад +1

    Pure bliss

  • @ExplodingHeadGuys
    @ExplodingHeadGuys 6 лет назад +6

    Hi James. I know you might not see this but is it possible for me to buy the sheet music to this song to sing for an audition?

  • @chanceclark3988
    @chanceclark3988 6 лет назад +28

    Is this from a musical or just a single? I wonder this about most of the songs Will sings, such as "It wasn't me".

    • @e.keough2975
      @e.keough2975 6 лет назад +2

      phil wong They are mostly singles.

    • @chanceclark3988
      @chanceclark3988 6 лет назад

      E. Keough Okay, thanks.

    • @jamesballardmusic
      @jamesballardmusic  6 лет назад +23

      Not from a musical, just a stand-alone song. This and "It Wasn't Me" were both featured on a concert of songs from William Finn's class at NYU, where we write stand-alone cabaret songs based on various prompts.

    • @chanceclark3988
      @chanceclark3988 6 лет назад +1

      Oh, cool! Thanks, James! (Btw, I love it wasn't me). :D

    • @e.keough2975
      @e.keough2975 6 лет назад

      That song's by Seth Christenfeld and Josh Frelich.

  • @kitkat4260
    @kitkat4260 4 года назад +3

    I know this is a little late but, I don't really understand, why did he run away?

  • @robinrobbielee
    @robinrobbielee 5 лет назад +4

    wHaT iF sh3 ActuLlY d0esn'T liK3 Y0u

  • @cdcoach101
    @cdcoach101 3 года назад

    Is there somewhere that I could buy the sheet music for this?

  • @krisinallcaps
    @krisinallcaps 5 лет назад +16

    this is so stagedorks

  • @auburn_rachel
    @auburn_rachel 3 года назад

    pygmalion? this you?