25th Annual Putnam Cnty Spelling Bee - The I Love You Song
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THE 25TH ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE
12-15-05 ~ OFF BROADWAY
Derrick Baskin, Deborah S. Craig, Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Dan Folger, Lisa Howard,
Celia Kenaan-Bolger.
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It's heart breaking to think that Olive's idea of "highly unrealistic" is both her parents together telling her how much they love her
well, they are saying " *maybe* its true, I love you"
@@sarahallen8739 I thought it was baby
@@xubs5919 I think it's baby too
this comment always makes me cry
@@DivaDelgado128 According to the score it's "maybe"
The way she sings, "mama, mama, mama' is slightly more childish sounding than the rest of her singing and it just reminds you that we're witnessing a child, a child who dreaming of parental love. Whenever she says it I start to break down, it's just heartbreaking.
This is tragically beautiful. No child should have to imagine what it's like for their parents to love them.
Hey are you still alive?
Who replies to a comment like that?
I always felt Olive was the main character of the show and that this song was the show's climax, more so than the face-off between Barfée and Olive that comes after. Out of all the show's very clever and touching numbers, this one definitely hits the deepest.
No, Rona is the lead.
Sophia Gardner actually, Olive and Barfee are the leads, everyone else is supporting. Rona actually is in way less songs than all of the spellers.
Was shocked when me and my friends came to the conclusion that Olive's mom isn't really in India, and left the family after getting pregnant with another man's baby, explaining her "9-month spiritual quest." Pretty much, Olive is NEVER seeing her mama again.
I know this is 9 years later but HOLY CRAP
OH MY
BRUH
OH MY GOD
WHAAAT???
The combination of "Blame it on your Daddalee and Mammalee /
‘Cause depression runs in our family" is a odd and off-kilter rhyme, and catches people off guard in the middle of an emotional song. Finn/Lapine have similar such rhymes in other shows they've done ("Falsettos")
Jason Scott yes!! I love that part, and they do do it a lot in Falsettos
As someone who’s mom abandoned them and also has depression running in the family that hits hard
I can't believe someone videoed this back when cell phones weren't common. Nothing hits like that original cast. They really got it right. Olivia and her mother are perfect.
Lisa Howard and CK Bolger are OG for a reason. They are incredible performers.
Her vibrato and resonance on the “how I wish you were...” just before the parents come back in hits me in the chest every time. Celia is able to place the emotion in every lyric of this song. Her phrasing exemplifies true understanding of music and lyric together.
I just saw a production last night where during Olive's solo, her mom and dad went to the back of the stage were they were silhouetted against lights and reenacted an argument, Olive's mom's packing to leave, and Olive's dad throwing Olive's mom to the ground an aaaaaah it was terrifying and wrecked my heart but sooooooo good. Thanks for the upload, the original is perfection
Broadwaypuppet oh my god that sounds soooo emotional
I was assistant director to this show in high school, and while blocking this scene NO ONE could keep it together. We had such talented singers for our production, its insane how emotinal this is when you really *feel* it every night.
wow I have so many feelings about this song ugg
1) can we take a moment to appreciate the gift to this earth that is Celia Keenan-Bolger
2) this may just be me but the lyrics "I think dad is angry ma, and I do not know what to do/Mama mama mama, shanti shanti and om/I think he takes out on me what he wants to take out on you" suggest that Olive's dad is abusive ;o;
3) I ALWAYS CRY WHEN SHE SAYS "highly unrealistic, wildly fanciful." AT THE END. IT ADDS SO MANY LAYERS OF SADNESS TO THE SONG I CANNOT EVEN
4) The line/chord from 4:55-4:59 is such an eargasm to me like wow
this song makes me an emotional mess but we're not even doing the full thing in my production and I'm still very mad
Sparrowsongg In late 2005 back in my early college days, my friend and I had a long enough drive to listen to most of this soundtrack, so I picked my favorites. While listening to this song he literally curled up out of joy in my passenger seat, in reaction to the harmonies you reference around the 4 minute mark. I love this musical, and I think it should sit right up with all the off/on-Broadway best, such as Urinetown and Hedwig.
yes, it is well known olive's dad is abusive. that's the main point of this song, is to introduce that fact.
The thing I love most about this song is how it comes from practically nowhere in the show. In the beginning of the song, the audience is like, "wait should we laugh?" and as it goes on everyone's just blown away.
At one moment I couldn't tell if the actor playing Olive's father was facing her or her mother when he sang "I love you", which actually adds a whole new level of complexity to this already deep and emotional song. I think the lighting actually conveys the both the strain of Olive's family life and how she wishes things to be, quite well. I might be over-analyzing this or I might not, either way I love this song.
I was actually contemplating that as well. I wish I could've seen this on Broadway back then
The moment you learn the unconfirmed theory -but I think it's true- that Olive's mom isn't in India, that it is Olive's fantasy to cover up abuse or infidelity or just her plain running away, every lyric means so much more.
I just played Barfée in a production of this and we had to freeze on the risers while they were signing this song, and about half way through I looked over to the girl playing Shwartzee and we were both in floods of tears. Such a beautiful song
+Rory Leech I played Barfee last spring and the same thing happened. Unbelievably powerful moment.
This song is a gut punch.
Greatness! they sound exactly like they do on the cast recording , true talent.
thats because they are the cast recording! thats the original cast, before they went on broadway!
Undoubtedly one of the best trios in the musical theatre canon.
i thought olive's mom and dad were just saying they loved her but theyre fighting, theyre trying to prove each one loves olive more than the other and proving that neither really loves her as much as she deserves
i think this was more her imagining something "unrealistic", because that's the definition of the word. so she's imagining her parents actually getting along
Dang, that's a G flat she's belting.
Who says Gb I saw F#
+Josh Tanzer say*
They're the same note
No i know i just like dont like saying that way
Josh Tanzer It only matters if you're talking about a song
I’m playing Olive Ostrovsky for my High School and this song always gets me and I get really emotional about it when we reherse it because I understand it, not to get all sappy but my family isn’t exactly a tight-knit one(William Finn pun intended), so preforming this will be an emotional experience.
That's how I felt when I played Olive. We had the honor of watching the local college put on the exact same play we were putting on, and the girl who played Olive said she always teared up during this song.
Later, our girl who played Olive's mom and the obnoxious lady (idr her name...Perreti?) said that it wasn't THAT sad of a song.
I wanted so badly to point out that she is the spoiled youngest daughter of a two parent and sibling home, so NO she's not going to understand the struggle and fear and questions of a broken family like this.
I STILL tear up when I listen to or sing this song.
I saw Spelling Bee the night after it opened on Broadway so I had little to no knowledge of the show/songs other than I loved William Finn and James Lapine....and I did love the show and laughed up a storm but I remember thinking that I wanted a big William Finn ballad....then this epic came along. I was stunned by its beautiful melody and harmonies and the acting involved was very strong. It got a standing ovation that night. It is one of the best songs written for the theatre.
I've listened to this song more times than I can count, and you know, EVERY SINGLE TIME I still want to just bawl from 4:55 on....so heart wrenching, and the harmonies are just breathtakingly gorgeous. Not to mention the superb vocals. WOW.
I can't listen to this song without tearing up. SO BEAUTIFUL.
I'm doing it now.
Oh God I love this song.
It's so intense, and it builds so well.
I love Olive's belt. Such a solid belt.
Contrary to popular belief, I don't think Olive's dad is a huge abusive asshole. He is obviously not giving Olive the love she needs, but I don't think that's because he doesn't want to. Ik that sounds weird but hear me out. I agree with many theories that Olive's mom is not in India, or if she is in India it's kind of a situation where she left with the intention of forgetting her life and family in the US and starting over completely. Nonetheless, she has definitely left her husband and child for good. I suppose her dad knows this and hasn't had the guts to tell Olive yet. But he knows and of course, he is depressed and angry (remember, depression runs in the family), as anyone would be in this situation. He probably has to take on more work than he had previously had as a newly single parent in order to support Olive and himself financially. This is why I presume he can't come to the Bee. Not because he doesn't care, but because he truly is held up. I suppose the stress of working so much plus his bad mental state causes him to "take out" his anger on Olive. I like to think he's never hit her, but he does enough to scare her a lot. Perhaps he breaks things, yells at her when she asks for things because he is so tired etc. Of course no parent should make their kid believe that the concept of being loved is a chimerical one, however I don't think Olive's dad doesn't love her. I think their whole family situation is just impossibly difficult and sad as heck :(
I agree, It's clear that the father loved his wife and child. In this song you can clearly see him direct his "I love you" to both Olive and her mother. They were once very happy.
i hate to break it to you, but abuse doesn’t always involve hitting, so i think he still abuses her, but emotionally instead of physically
I agree that it's probably not physical abuse, but mostly because I've lived this situation pretty much. I feel like the mother left because of the father's abuse towards her, but if the abuse was as bad as physical abuse, she (hopefully) would have taken her daughter too as compared to emotional/mental abuse it's just as painful but much more complicated. But then again maybe I'm projecting lol
While I do agree that she isn't be physically abused, I do think of it as emotional abuse.
@@leaveitblank8198 The father directing the I love you to both olive and the mother basically proves he didn’t love them, considering the whole point was that it was a fantasy.
how did these tears get on my face
This song is so beautiful! I cry every time I hear it. I'm playing Rona (who plays Olive's mother in this song) in a production of Spelling Bee at Berkeley Playhouse and I'm so excited to be able to sing this song!
this performance becomes so much more touching and raw when you realize that celia’s (olive) mother passed three years before this performance.
Few songs can send shivers down my spine - this one is an immediate.
The harmonies are beautiful, the lyrics incredible, this show is so wonderful.
in the production I was in (I was Logainne) they had me, barfee, olive and her parents all sing the last "I love you" all together which I thought made it even more sad :( I was lowkey crying backstage the whole time
Does anyone notice towards the end where olives mom and dad are singing and instead of singing I swear it’s true I love you with olives mom, olives dad sings maybe it’s true? Really sets the tone on how olive comes to the conclusion that her mom loves her but she’s trying to convince her dad he loves her. Such a well thought out song.
4:28 and on. Oh My GOD! Amazing!
@lemonjuice0450 They aren't her "real" parents. She asks for a definition of her word and it's "fanciful, wildly unrealistic." These are her imaginary parents who love and dote on her whereas her real parents ignore her. The characters that act as her imaginary parents are the two most comforting adults involved in the bee. She turns them into her imaginary parents.
oh damn
This song makes me an emotional mess every time I hear it...
So why do I keep watching and watching this video??
I can't stop myself.
@TwilightsSecrets Ok. It's the original off-broadway cast, the same as the original Broadway cast. they are quite obviously not lip-synching because it is filmed in the theatre. Also, as you can hear at 5:03, Olive's voice strains a little bit (perfectly understandable) which is evidence that it's a live performance as in a cast recording they would have re-recorded that. These are the people that are on the CD recording, so their voices are going to be the same. The sound is simply lagging.
My head canon is that Olive's mom abandoned her and her father, and forfeited her parental rights, and Olive's father doesn't know how to break it to Olive, so he just tells her a partial truth. He tells her that her mom is in India, but he doesn't tell Olive that her mom is never coming back. And the dad, is having to bare all the weight and financial responsibility of being a single father, with no child support from Olive's mother. He is so angry and frustrated at the situation that he doesn't filter it in front of Olive, and he gets upset with her over little things, and spends all of his time working just to keep then afloat. He doesn't prioritize Olive's happiness. He probably works two jobs, and just wants to sleep when he comes home. He would like to be at the spelling bee, but he can't risk making his boss unhappy by leaving work early. Olive can't see any of this, she just see's her father being emotionally distant, and his bittnerness at the situation.
I’m playing Olive and I have my own family issues so I’m expecting to cry during this song.
Edit: Didn’t have tears come out at the show because I felt numb. But I did cry during rehearsals. The actor playing Olive’s Dad wasn’t there that day, and Olive’s Mom was singing so when I looked to my left, the actor wasn’t there. The cast in the audience started singing to “fill in”. I started bawling, because I know what it’s like to feel the presence of one parent whilst feeling the absence of the other. And people trying to fill in for the empty void, but it’s just never the same.
thats so touching
THEY BETTA SANG!!!!
Celia is an amazing talent.
This song is one of the best songs written for the theatre.
I’m playing Rona and Olive’s mom right now and uh-
HOW AM I SUPPOSED TO DO THIS
It's 2019 already and I still watch this video so often. Absolute feels everytime. This is why I love theater so much. 😭😭😭😭😭
As a child who's parents have been separated for so long, the interaction between the parents at 4:36-4:45 breaks me every time, what a masterpiece.
The “I had quietly packed” breaks my heart every time
I cry every. single. time.
"I think dad takes out on me what he wants to take out on you."
What do you guys think that line means? Is it as simple as physical abuse or is it more complex, like neglect or bitterness or simply sadness?
Kevin Orzel some people think its physical abuse, but it seems like she is simply being neglected and treated badly at home
tbh i think it could be a mix of both
My question is why do people always laugh during the beginning like ITS NOT FUNNY
ctw onstage IKR
ctw onstage The odd rhyme of "daddily and mammily/ Because depression runs in our family" often catches people off guard.
because she's singing this beautiful song and SINGING that depression runs in the family... it's sad and funny at the same time
Mainly because the show is a really dark comedy, and all the songs have been lighthearted and fun up to that point so that’s what people expect, but in turn they get their heart ripped out.
Same when my school did this no one laughed,
I've been casted as Olive's dad in my high school musical. THIS VIDEO IS A WHOLE YEAR OLDER THAN ME
I remember seeing this for the first time and I was dead silent during this song, I was so shocked to hear people laughing in this lol
The blend between Olive and the mom at 5:35 is RIDICULOUS. The harmony sends chills up my extremities every time!
This is the only thing that makes me cry every time I hear it without fail. Bill Finn is a complete genius.
What gets me every time, is that how she imagines this. It just makes my cry.
I don't think enough people realize that this is one of the two most important songs in the play
weezel365 What would you say is the other one?
I have played this song hundreds of times on my iPod. It's one of the most beautiful songs ever written, gorgeously sung by these three performers.
That chord at 4:57...Goddamnit. Gets me every time.
T Frazier Same.....
Yup it’s magical
i love reading the comments on these videos because none of my theater friends have never even heard of this musical so it sort of makes me feel better lol. i wanna do it at my high school so bad but none of teachers know anything about it soooo :(
Those harmonies at the end never fail to give me chills
4.56 onwards is one of the most incredible moments in theatre I've ever heard :D
It's a serious moment in a very funny show. It gives the show balance and depth.
this song always makes me cry. I heard this song at my schools play and I had to look it up! it's such a great and meaningful song!
This is one of my favorite songs! Such a fun and hilarious musical; so great to watch!
i love this song it makes me want to cry.
absoloutely spine-chilling! fabulous. incredible voices. i love lisa howard so much, and celia keenan bolger is fantastic as well. beautiful song, beautiful talent!
This song is brilliant. I absolutely love it and the performance. I remember being mesmerized when I saw it in NYC.
I absolutely adore this play.
oh my god. these singers are so incredible!!!
I played Barfée for a showing of Putnam County, and I still remember the first show we did and I almost teared up when we did this song, so damn powerful, and the Olives I worked with were so incredibly talented
One of my favorite show tunes.
When I was in this show, I played Logainne, and I'd have to go into the green room during this song, otherwise I'd start crying and wouldn't be able to do the following scene.
My school is about to perform it's final night.. in a freeze.. this song always brings chills down my spine... Amazing job Sarah as the Mum!
There's so much in this song that people don't talk about. It's so underrated.. our high school just put on this production and it was amazing. I was tearing up throughout the whole song...
This is one of my favorite songs, its amazing and beautiful, I cry when I hear it!! I could listen to it over and over again.
This song makes my cry sooo much! I love it!
4:56 gives me CHILLS! That harmony is SO AMAZING.
This song is is so heavy and beautiful.
i love the realization of the two girls that the guy joined in. it happened at the same time, and it was PERFECT!!!
Who could dislike this song!!!!!
Probably people who hate shaky cam and potato quality
I saw a local production of this show last night and this song brought me to tears.
i just realized this is the original molly aster and i’m sobbing even harder
I always, ALWAYS get chills when listening to this....its so sad, but so beautiful...
Such a heart-breakingly beautiful song.
I literally cannot stop repeating this. Not that I'm trying very hard to stop myself. BEAUTIFUL piece.
Such a wonderful performance and a wonderful song!
definately my favourite song in the whole show!
justgot the chills so bad. over and over again
The harmonies in this song just KILL ME
By far my most favorite song of the show...So good.
@Vampyr789 Olive's mom is away for 9 months in India, and her dad is supposedly coming later. She took the bus to get to the bee. At this point, Olive gets word that her dad won't make it, and she's devastated; this is the one thing she cared about enough to want her parents to be a part of it, and they let her down again. This song is the dream sequence in which her parents are abundantly affectionate towards her, and towards each other.
I love this song! It's so beautiful. Gives me goosebumps everytime; seeing it live makes me cry.
A friend of mine plays Olive in our production, and she is so talented, it's amazing.
This isn't an off-broadway cast. This is the cast I saw on broadway...incredible song!
The best song ever written. Ever. Chills everytime.
I saw this on Broadway a year and a half ago - I agree, it's awesome!
I always get chills
Thanks so much for posting this! I saw this in Chicago on adult night, so this song was cut! 'Twas sad when I first heard this song as I drove home from Chicago and realized I missed such a beautiful song.
I love this song. I never knew it exsisted until I went to California and heard it. From then on I have been in love with it. I will perform this one day, I just have to.
goosebumps! I miss being on stage
Thanks for sharing, This is a blast from the past for me.
this song is soooo freaking beautiful oh my gosh
God, I freaking love this song. Makes me cry every time I see it.
i just LOVE this. gets me every single time!!!
omg i am in tears
absolutely stunning!
I saw this cast on Broadway!!! It was sooo good!