I'm in my school's production of Les Misérables, and I have the great honor of being Grantaire. It's really difficult singing these lines since they are just so depressing. This song is absolutely beautiful though.
[ENJOLRAS] Marius, rest. [FEUILLY] Drink with me to days gone by Sing with me the songs we knew [PROUVAIRE] Here's to pretty girls who went to our heads. [JOLY] Here's to witty girls who went to our beds. [ALL] Here's to them and here's to you! [GRANTAIRE] Drink with me to days gone by Can it be you fear to die? Will the world remember you when you fall? Could it be your death means nothing at all? Is your life just one more lie? [ALL] Drink with me to days gone by To the life that used to be [WOMEN] At the shrine of friendship never say die. [MEN] Let the wine of friendship never run dry [ALL] Here's to you and here's to me [MARIUS] Do I care if I should die. Now she goes across the sea? Life without Cosette means nothing at all. Would you weep, Cosette, should Marius fall? Will you weep, Cosette, for me?
This is one of my favourite songs from Les Miserables honestly. It's calming and just sounds so wistful. "Drink with me today's gone by, To the life that used to be"
I love, love LOVE Grantaire's interpretation of his lines in this song! I've seen other productions where he's not singing it in an introspective way, like here, but he's more than half-drunk and mocking everyone. And though it does technically fit with the Grantaire persona, I like this version better, since it's the last we really see/hear of him personally. Most of them do show him climbing up the side of the barricade when Enjrolas makes his last stand, but so much is going on in that scene that it's easy to miss that little detail.
It honestly sucks that Grantaire's verse was cut in the movie, as it takes so much away from the song, but I think what a lot of people overlook is that in terms of overall importance and significance to the story, Marius' verse is more important, as Valjean overhears him saying that life without Cosette means nothing to him, therefore finding out that Marius and Cosette are in love, leading him to save Marius, making Marius the only survivor out of Les Amis, and therefore the story progresses, we get Empty chairs at empty tables, and Marius and Cosette get married
In the production I watched, when Grantaire sang his part, he grabbed Enjolras by the collar of his coat and pulled their faces so close. They're gay your honour
Everyone: Drink with me...
Grantaire: Don't mind if I do
People underrate this song. It's so beautiful!
I agree. The beginning of it reminds me of the beginning of Phil Ochs's folk-song Changes.
Agreed!!
"Here's to pretty girls who went to our heads, here's to witty girls who went to our beds".- Joly, Les Misérables
Brett I misread that as “witty girls who wet our beds”
Hi I Like FalsettoS Well it might be the same thing
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Actually, the first half of that line is said by Jean Prouvaire.
I'm in my school's production of Les Misérables, and I have the great honor of being Grantaire. It's really difficult singing these lines since they are just so depressing. This song is absolutely beautiful though.
Chris Altavilla i feel you man, im playing his part and singing the lines is so depressing.
Chris Altavilla we just did this show last week! I cried all through this scene after Éponine's death
I just got cast as grantaire!
Me too. I'm glad I got cast as Grantaire since I get to sing this fucking amazing verse.
I remember doing this for a production at my school too. I’m not THAT special I was just tech
I was listening to les mis on shuffle and this played after empty chairs at empty tables I'm so
[ENJOLRAS]
Marius, rest.
[FEUILLY]
Drink with me to days gone by
Sing with me the songs we knew
[PROUVAIRE]
Here's to pretty girls who went to our heads.
[JOLY]
Here's to witty girls who went to our beds.
[ALL]
Here's to them and here's to you!
[GRANTAIRE]
Drink with me to days gone by
Can it be you fear to die?
Will the world remember you when you fall?
Could it be your death means nothing at all?
Is your life just one more lie?
[ALL]
Drink with me to days gone by
To the life that used to be
[WOMEN]
At the shrine of friendship never say die.
[MEN]
Let the wine of friendship never run dry
[ALL]
Here's to you and here's to me
[MARIUS]
Do I care if I should die. Now she goes across the sea?
Life without Cosette means nothing at all.
Would you weep, Cosette, should Marius fall?
Will you weep, Cosette, for me?
This is one of my favourite songs from Les Miserables honestly. It's calming and just sounds so wistful.
"Drink with me today's gone by, To the life that used to be"
I love, love LOVE Grantaire's interpretation of his lines in this song! I've seen other productions where he's not singing it in an introspective way, like here, but he's more than half-drunk and mocking everyone. And though it does technically fit with the Grantaire persona, I like this version better, since it's the last we really see/hear of him personally. Most of them do show him climbing up the side of the barricade when Enjrolas makes his last stand, but so much is going on in that scene that it's easy to miss that little detail.
That’s Anthony Crivello, he later on played Javert and reprised his original role in the Dream Cast concert in 1995.
Could it be your death
Means nothing at all?
Is your life just one more lie?
luv the lyrics...
We sang this at our closing reception Saturday night after our last show as a toast to the season and to friendships we made
This is my favorite song from this show. It never fails to get me emotional.
same
So annoyed they cut Grantaire's verse in the film. I mean, why!?
+juloph Why care about a lot of people about to die, when you can care about some relationship troubles.
Your Mother not the original music man movie
To make the movie shorter apparently but they had time to add an extra song for Jean Valjean 💀
Marius: Do I care if I should die, now she goes across the sea?
Eponine: are you fucking kidding me
I’m currently performing in this show and I can’t emphasize how amazing this song is when you’re actually up there on stage.
I never understood why they cut grantaires verse. It’s one of my favorite lines in the whole show
I get to play Jean Poviure in this and I'm so excited!
idk why this song keeps playing in my head. I haven’t even listened to les miz in years.
My grandma had the original recording on cassette and I was told that the extra voices were the ghosts of the dead people.
It honestly sucks that Grantaire's verse was cut in the movie, as it takes so much away from the song, but I think what a lot of people overlook is that in terms of overall importance and significance to the story, Marius' verse is more important, as Valjean overhears him saying that life without Cosette means nothing to him, therefore finding out that Marius and Cosette are in love, leading him to save Marius, making Marius the only survivor out of Les Amis, and therefore the story progresses, we get Empty chairs at empty tables, and Marius and Cosette get married
This is what I sing with all my friends who voted Remain when brexit makes us miserable
Amazingly beautiful song with such depth. I live it!
love this song
Luv the lyrics of this song, so poetic
I’m here listening to this song by like, oh Grantaire baby, I love you! -shut up, no one cares Marius....Grantaire;-;
So great!!
grantier has the honor of being my first pants role
I’m getting “unlikely lovers” vibes from “falsettos”
When I was little, I could not pronounce Cossette, no matter hiw hard I tried so I called her courgette.
great
In the production I watched, when Grantaire sang his part, he grabbed Enjolras by the collar of his coat and pulled their faces so close. They're gay your honour
Anyone know the English song between 70's and 80's like this melody??
The beginning reminds me of Phil Ochs's song Changes. Is that what you mean?
Stevie Wonder 😂 "I've just called to say I love you"
@@alessandroinglese4238 omg ur right 👀
What I'd do to play Grantaire
Not my fave song, but still good.