'You Can't Win' Elijah Kelley | The Wiz Live!

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  • Опубликовано: 25 мар 2021
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    Elijah Kelley's Scarecrow goes up against the Crows and shows off his dancing skills in 'You Can't Win' from The Wiz Live!
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  • @vicentehizon6202
    @vicentehizon6202 3 года назад +1394

    Jackson would've been proud.

  • @DaddyBigg
    @DaddyBigg 8 месяцев назад +238

    Michael Jackson singing you can’t win always has been my favorite part of the movie the wiz

    • @C.L.190
      @C.L.190 25 дней назад

      I always LOVED the puffy orange and white on his outfit and the brown trash bag pants. MJ's somewhere between human and God.

    • @aaronbennett662
      @aaronbennett662 4 дня назад

      Mine too!!

  • @ChelseaCookmusic2011
    @ChelseaCookmusic2011 9 месяцев назад +131

    All I could think was “you betta sang seaweed!!” 😂

  • @littleboo2002
    @littleboo2002 3 года назад +831

    I thought he looked, sounded, and name familiar. He's FUCKING SEAWEED!!!! He totally deserved this part!

    • @elenasbookshelf1683
      @elenasbookshelf1683 2 года назад +45

      I said the same thing! MJ would be so proud of him 💕💕

    • @Mistyeyez2024
      @Mistyeyez2024 2 года назад +19

      Ikr! I thought that too!

    • @mistervstudios4239
      @mistervstudios4239 Год назад +11

      Is this Seaweed fella a character from a musical I haven’t heard of?

    • @littleboo2002
      @littleboo2002 Год назад +32

      @@mistervstudios4239 The 2007 film HairSpray.

    • @mistervstudios4239
      @mistervstudios4239 Год назад +5

      @@littleboo2002 Oh, okay!

  • @mayajoseph4361
    @mayajoseph4361 Год назад +233

    I wish MJ could see how well he did this 💛

  • @cameronconte889
    @cameronconte889 3 года назад +309

    elijah kelley is one hell of a performer

  • @lawandabailey7480
    @lawandabailey7480 Год назад +111

    Go Elijah. Michael's giving you a standing ovation in Heaven.

  • @kazkazzie3906
    @kazkazzie3906 8 месяцев назад +42

    The scarecrow and the crows were absolutely brilliant 👏🏾

  • @listentoyoursinglefriend3377
    @listentoyoursinglefriend3377 3 года назад +758

    Elijah can sing, dance, AND act. Like he does all three exceptionally well lol. This live show was when I was 1st introduced to him, then the NES. I loved that he made this song his OWN. Need to see him in more things!!!

    • @mardgreen88
      @mardgreen88 3 года назад +33

      I hope you check him out in the 2007 Hairspray movie, if you haven’t already!

    • @debbiedoodiedandi
      @debbiedoodiedandi 2 года назад +9

      I just read he'll be playing Sammy Davis Jr in a upcoming Hulu series about him

    • @janellcharm
      @janellcharm Год назад +1

      He was fantastic n star

    • @kadrae5277
      @kadrae5277 7 месяцев назад +1

      Elijah Kelly was also in RED TAILS, LEE DANIIEL'S THE BUTLER, and STAR.

    • @waypastcoolkid
      @waypastcoolkid 6 месяцев назад

      Wait…the Nintendo Entertainment System?

  • @eleven987
    @eleven987 Год назад +89

    The crows cuttin up on this one! This is one of my favorite songs and Elijah did a great preformance.

  • @jtmcf
    @jtmcf 3 года назад +136

    I bet MJ would be proud of him ♥️

  • @abrielleelysee7991
    @abrielleelysee7991 3 года назад +154

    How it felt to live through 2020

  • @hannibal-elmrs.6275
    @hannibal-elmrs.6275 6 месяцев назад +16

    I was skeptical- but he ATE THAT!!!

    • @LittleMixLuvr
      @LittleMixLuvr 2 месяца назад

      ain't you ever seen hairspray??

  • @ana-ds4zb
    @ana-ds4zb 3 года назад +355

    The choreography give me goosebumps every time. The crows look like they’re having so much fun :)

    • @DeeDaKaang1
      @DeeDaKaang1 11 месяцев назад +4

      The crows moves are amazing

  • @tobybartels8426
    @tobybartels8426 3 года назад +82

    This is our first clue about the true intelligence of the Scarecrow: he knows the three laws of thermodynamics.

  • @naturalbby1722
    @naturalbby1722 Год назад +26

    He can SING, dance and act!!! Triple threat at it's finest

  • @littlest-kim
    @littlest-kim 3 года назад +279

    i remember when this aired & people were so negative about elijah kelley's performance just to say they liked mj's performane better (the same people who said this "wasn't the real wiz" even tho it was a stage musical first). i already knew who kelley was from the hairspray movie, like he is so so talented & did not deserve the backlash he got. he did such a great job!

    • @Flicchik
      @Flicchik Год назад +2

      Mjs version was better to me

    • @kawaiionee-chan9557
      @kawaiionee-chan9557 9 месяцев назад +12

      @@FlicchikI mean understandable but this young man did his thing as well

    • @gabrielleclennon6589
      @gabrielleclennon6589 9 месяцев назад

      Oh yes.

    • @Marvellous132
      @Marvellous132 6 месяцев назад +1

      I know Kelley from his small part in Take The Lead with Antonio Banderas, he danced with the very talented Jenna Dewan.

    • @darrenjones9584
      @darrenjones9584 2 месяца назад

      The set was all wrong, it was supposed to be in the ghetto, I don't know what that was, but it was a few generations ago and ghettos definitely don't look like that anymore in fact they're disappearing, but it was good but will never take the place of the original because i.was a teen when that came out and some things aren't as good or never can be good as the original,....TOO ME 😂

  • @undead.rising
    @undead.rising Год назад +34

    Stepping in the biggest shoes that a guy possibly could do, and he pulls it off spectacularly!

  • @darrylwallace2428
    @darrylwallace2428 3 года назад +187

    Man…….that was really good. This guy should compete on the Masked Singer.

  • @Mortyc147
    @Mortyc147 2 года назад +70

    “And so you lay back, you smoke that smoke”
    “AnD YOu DrINK YA gLASS of WIIIiiiIne”

  • @RistoPalmeri
    @RistoPalmeri Год назад +20

    Im honestly impressed. MJ is smiling down on him

  • @GirlsLikeEmoBoys
    @GirlsLikeEmoBoys 3 года назад +60

    I really love this design for the scarecrow!

  • @mrdee6076
    @mrdee6076 Год назад +32

    I am a super fan of The WIZ. So the the original version is untouchable to me. But congratulations to Elijah Kelley for doing an good job in those shoes.

    • @WilliamWeaver-rh7dv
      @WilliamWeaver-rh7dv 6 месяцев назад

      I feel the same way but this live version definitely holds its own up against the original

  • @tiffanychan9627
    @tiffanychan9627 2 года назад +21

    I liked that there is a bit Scarecrow gets off the pole only to get chased and put back by the crows as part of the performance showing how toxic the crows are and how seemingly hopeless it is for Scarecrow

  • @stellabellafontay9366
    @stellabellafontay9366 2 года назад +26

    This young man put his all into this. Mike would definitely be proud. These crows are actually better

  • @seun0203
    @seun0203 3 года назад +103

    Such a great opening, as you see how the scarecrow progressed in his thinking later on. It's never too late to change one's mind or direction in life.

  • @Potentialaj
    @Potentialaj Год назад +16

    performed the hell outta that!! and he can flip too!! Wonderful!!

  • @Giuliauc
    @Giuliauc 3 часа назад

    Elijah Kelley the man that you are.

  • @Ticamo77
    @Ticamo77 Год назад +25

    I LOVED this when it aired on LIVE TV!! I just kept laughing because ToTo ran off the stage and never made it to Oz. 😂😂

  • @winterwithawhyknudsen5166
    @winterwithawhyknudsen5166 20 дней назад +1

    These people are so talented

  • @alysondavis9233
    @alysondavis9233 Год назад +10

    the wiz was the best live musical performance and i stand on it

  • @buildinggreatblocksconstru6322
    @buildinggreatblocksconstru6322 2 месяца назад +4

    Go head Elijah, singing like boss man and the one and only, Michael Jackson you singing that song how proud are we to hear you pay homage like that makes u, the listeners, very proud go ahead SANG that song

  • @miarahming2244
    @miarahming2244 2 года назад +9

    Yooo the crows SANNNGGG

  • @LiLReggie025
    @LiLReggie025 Год назад +8

    Bruh killed this, he always been hella talented 🔥🔥🔥💯

  • @benthe1275
    @benthe1275 3 года назад +22

    The costumes are so gorgeous!!

  • @user-ms5up6vn8e
    @user-ms5up6vn8e 10 месяцев назад +23

    He did a great job. I didn't think no one could ever sing that song other than Michael but he proved me wrong. He kept it the same but also made it his own. I can only imagine how he must have felt when people had to hear it for the first time. Dont worry Sir. It was a job well done. Im sure Michael is smiling down on you with a big thumbs up!

  • @elledeewhite8096
    @elledeewhite8096 Год назад +13

    Elijah Kelley did a great job!

  • @emasters8619
    @emasters8619 3 месяца назад +1

    Oh, the crows are great. This choreography is amazing.

  • @18Bruh
    @18Bruh 2 года назад +102

    2:06 so you're telling me he can do all that flipping around but can't walk 🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂

    • @TheShadowqueen347
      @TheShadowqueen347 2 года назад +8

      I JUST BUSTED OUT LAUGHING 🤣🤣🤣

    • @Hinokami777
      @Hinokami777 Год назад +1

      He obviously started walking around 1:57…..

    • @thairenea
      @thairenea 6 месяцев назад

      @@Hinokami777you clearly didn’t watch the movie

  • @Amezy
    @Amezy Год назад +13

    ELIJAH IS GONNA KILL IT AS SAMMY DAVIS! AND HE FAVORS HIM AS WELL 💪🏿

    • @brionnarich1200
      @brionnarich1200 Год назад +1

      Is there a movie coming out ? omg he def favors him , never paid it any mind

  • @corinne5697
    @corinne5697 2 года назад +14

    Elijah is so talented, been following his career since i saw him in hairspray when i was a kid

  • @lawrencelovingood470
    @lawrencelovingood470 Год назад +30

    I can’t wait to see him as Sammy Davis Jr.

    • @mahoganyscott82
      @mahoganyscott82 Год назад +2

      Honey he and the this he not play with gimme a a break movie

  • @shannondbrown1552
    @shannondbrown1552 Год назад +33

    The Wiz was one of my favorite musicals growing up. I think this version did a nice job upgrading it for today’s generation with people from today’s world. Amber completely killed her song, Mary did a good job as well as this young man. As someone who saw the original I prefer the sound of the 70’s version with Michael Jackson and Mrs Mabel King’s versions of the songs. They had more soul, these are a little more pop sounding. Nothing wrong with that, now there is an option and people can choose the one they prefer. RIP Michael and Ms Mabel!!!! I think they would be pleased..

    • @saintclaire4897
      @saintclaire4897 Год назад +2

      It really shows how hard it is to recreate a show that was such a big hit. One of my dance teachers was in the original and said that he lived off the residuals for years. It's the original for me❤

    • @shannondbrown1552
      @shannondbrown1552 Год назад

      @@saintclaire4897 Yes, nothing like the original version of anything. Must have been so cool to have a teacher in the original. I see why some folks will appear in 1 or 2 hits and step away, they can live off the money, fulfill a dream and leave the Hollywood BS behind….

    • @kazkazzie3906
      @kazkazzie3906 7 месяцев назад +1

      @@shannondbrown1552 exactly, you said it just right

    • @shannondbrown1552
      @shannondbrown1552 7 месяцев назад

      @@kazkazzie3906 thanks

  • @Hasdagod
    @Hasdagod Год назад +7

    EXCELLENT!! U really not supposed to mess wth Classic Art unless U can do it sum justice or outdo it.. Great Job! 🎩 🎩 🎩

  • @blksung8412
    @blksung8412 17 дней назад

    I love ELijah...he is hubby material

  • @michaellucejr.6374
    @michaellucejr.6374 Год назад +8

    Love this number, Elijah Kelly nails the scarecrow role, but I would love to see what Ne-Yo could have done with that role

  • @aislinnlujan424
    @aislinnlujan424 Год назад +26

    I will say that while I love Jackson's version, the fact that MJ stayed on the pole was a great tragedy. I feel like if the movie let him do the choreography it would have made that movie scene even better.

    • @mox9076
      @mox9076 Год назад +7

      That would've defeated the purpose.

  • @jamessirot854
    @jamessirot854 3 года назад +79

    Finally. Thank you for uploading the best song in the musical.

  • @syuhadaidris9485
    @syuhadaidris9485 3 года назад +18

    I love his voice😍💕

  • @Laila_lay
    @Laila_lay Месяц назад

    I love his voice!!! I was there last weekend!!❤

  • @DannyDowd-fq4pm
    @DannyDowd-fq4pm Месяц назад

    Marvelous. I love the song, and the singer that played the scarecrow was amazing and the costumes were remarkable, and the stage and background were terrific.

  • @Yummiiful
    @Yummiiful 3 года назад +13

    He did soooo good. I really enjoyed this when it was on tv

  • @VincentRutley
    @VincentRutley 6 месяцев назад +2

    Bro killed this 🔥🔥🔥

  • @SupaBlessedAries
    @SupaBlessedAries Год назад +10

    Congratulations Mr Kelley this was Not an easy task he completely Annihilated this performance and crazy thing is I just watched the real one last week so it’s fresh in my mind and he still blew me Away it’s never easy coming behind MJ and he would’ve been proud and gave his blessing ❤😢🙏🏼💐💐💐💐💐💐

  • @naturallymeplus3620
    @naturallymeplus3620 2 года назад +26

    ❤️ this was a great representation of old and new school 😍he did a great job with this and the supporting cast carried themselves well👍

  • @rettathomas837
    @rettathomas837 8 месяцев назад +2

    You go dude, you’re a triple threat 🩵🩵🩵

  • @Dimi374
    @Dimi374 Год назад +3

    These guys would make Broadway shine.

  • @krissie3045
    @krissie3045 3 года назад +16

    He’s amazing.

  • @jayiam9481
    @jayiam9481 Год назад +2

    The crows sound good af!!!

  • @nahh0070
    @nahh0070 2 года назад +8

    The trap beat was 🔥🔥🔥🔥

  • @QABM75
    @QABM75 3 года назад +15

    Oooo yes! Definitely amazing vocals

  • @jessicatripp5129
    @jessicatripp5129 Год назад +5

    The Crows telling Scarecrow that he's stuck is so heartbreaking.

  • @aleynaozkan433
    @aleynaozkan433 3 года назад +38

    Thank you for uploading this. You can't win is my favourite from the musical and Elijah is just awesome.

  • @shekelafarmer8306
    @shekelafarmer8306 Год назад +4

    Love peace & respect to the actresses and actors entertaining; and neat make-up jobs; and beautiful singing voices.↗😘

  • @avrilpeters
    @avrilpeters 2 года назад +19

    Elijah is a born performer you can tell how much he loves it❤️

  • @BrooklynRWhite
    @BrooklynRWhite 8 месяцев назад

    He ATE that last line!!!!

  • @TheRealMacStahh
    @TheRealMacStahh Год назад +167

    I love MJ and his version is a classic.. But this one takes it for me! Just the passion and soul Elijah has while he’s stuck on the pole.. Plus his ending riffs are stunning 😩 3:11 😩😩😩

    • @codychavarria6088
      @codychavarria6088 Год назад +14

      Both great by the MJ classic version more soulful more funky Is including his adlibs the rifs And of course the dancing.. Honestly seaweed's version is great and A tribute to Michael's.

    • @BeGood4Eva
      @BeGood4Eva Год назад +18

      this lil dude was good, but Mike sets the bar and no one has touched it yet. You must've not heard Mikes riffs and his ending to the song. Mike is definitely the high standard and don't you forget that.

    • @michaeldavis8665
      @michaeldavis8665 Год назад +9

      That’s blasphemy lol

    • @30klips
      @30klips Год назад +1

      this better den the original

    • @codychavarria6088
      @codychavarria6088 Год назад

      @Jay close but not better than

  • @Stitchy_witchy9734
    @Stitchy_witchy9734 2 месяца назад +1

    Elijah Kelly is the best scarecrow in my opinion! I love the OG yes, but cmoooooon!!!!

  • @kennygardiner3566
    @kennygardiner3566 7 месяцев назад

    Anything Mike vocals touched it was gold nobody can't touch it

  • @bondfool
    @bondfool 2 года назад +94

    The Wiz as a kid: this is a fun song!
    The Wiz as an adult: oh, this is about racial oppression.

    • @jabaricambridge405
      @jabaricambridge405 2 года назад +3

      Bro what

    • @clarelabellerose
      @clarelabellerose 2 года назад +27

      @@jabaricambridge405 The whole movie is allegorical to black struggles in America.

    • @defsouul3127
      @defsouul3127 Год назад

      @@jabaricambridge405 listen to the lyrics. The crows keep him in the yard, the poppies want to keep you forever, Evileen making the workers work no breaks, no water. It's abt slavery and oppression

    • @danisparrow12
      @danisparrow12 Год назад +8

      @@jabaricambridge405 it's about Jim Crow

    • @IronheartvsMiles
      @IronheartvsMiles 9 месяцев назад

      @@clarelabellerose it about white racism worldwide

  • @jq36
    @jq36 Год назад +6

    YOU BETTA GET IT ELIJAH! 🤣🔥🔥🔥🔥 THATS MY PART 1:47

  • @smartkidslose
    @smartkidslose 2 года назад +2

    You betta sing ELIJAH

  • @kaiabrooks5311
    @kaiabrooks5311 Год назад +1

    I’ve loved Elijah since hairspray

  • @lyndrasmith7134
    @lyndrasmith7134 Год назад +2

    He did an amazing job they all did 👏👏

  • @keishahicks9573
    @keishahicks9573 Год назад +4

    I just love this ❤️‍🔥

  • @terrimo1219
    @terrimo1219 Год назад +1

    The birds killin it tho🎉

  • @mylesrichardson1144
    @mylesrichardson1144 2 года назад +9

    The crows look a lot cooler and definitely more threatening here than the film

  • @LordAuthor
    @LordAuthor 6 месяцев назад

    HE DID THIS JUSTICE!!! ❤

  • @cheggycchig
    @cheggycchig Год назад

    the crows flying around on harnesses just take the cake for me. so clever.

  • @rachel-in-the-208
    @rachel-in-the-208 3 года назад +24

    I hope the broadcast the whole show again soon!!

  • @life10x
    @life10x 6 месяцев назад

    This was 🔥 🔥🔥🔥 Elijah rendition of a classic was just as moving. I wouldn't mind watching this version at all. Dope job!!!!

  • @shaudthetruth2300
    @shaudthetruth2300 7 месяцев назад

    He can't hit that note any better then he did❤️🔥🔥 really great job

  • @Jankamimation
    @Jankamimation Год назад

    Man was my fav in hairspray Hey Queen Latifah cool that they both in the same movie

  • @seanwhatshisname1831
    @seanwhatshisname1831 11 месяцев назад

    Not a bad impression of a ICONICALLY DONE PERFORFORMANCE. BY THE ONE AND ONLY

  • @chantiap.4058
    @chantiap.4058 6 месяцев назад

    Michael is smiling down right now, great job

  • @kaysaladd5873
    @kaysaladd5873 3 года назад +8

    This performance pulls on my heart strings🧡 I really felt this performance

  • @aliciamelendez5476
    @aliciamelendez5476 7 месяцев назад +1

    I love how, in the stage version of The Wiz, the crows know that Dorothy is there because she is sitting down in front of them whereas, in the film version, the crows don't realize that Dorothy is there until she comes out of hiding.

  • @robherringjr5018
    @robherringjr5018 Год назад +1

    This song is crazy when you really listen to the lyrics wow I didn't listen to it back then but now wow how it reflects today's climate

  • @lusciousluscious668
    @lusciousluscious668 2 года назад +2

    Ate it up Michael would be proud

  • @stephaniebrooks8044
    @stephaniebrooks8044 6 месяцев назад

    Yessss! U betta sang boy!!❤

  • @Clydeishungry2
    @Clydeishungry2 6 месяцев назад

    They killed it!!!

  • @jazzii365
    @jazzii365 3 года назад +8

    They both did good on you can’t win song Michael Jackson and Elijah Kelley

  • @deniseholmes1628
    @deniseholmes1628 10 дней назад

    I would of loved seeing this live I always said they should do a celebrity all star cast with the best vocal stars I bet it was just amazing live as it would of been on regular TV live is always better❤😊

  • @MegaMooneclipse
    @MegaMooneclipse 3 месяца назад

    Wonderfully done 👍🏻

  • @Bella-ke7pr
    @Bella-ke7pr 9 месяцев назад +2

    I was scrolling through the comments and someone said they thought Chris Brown was the scarecrow 🤭 I'm done 🤣🤣

  • @ReddieEddie
    @ReddieEddie 7 месяцев назад +1

    I loved this performance and he did have to fill some big shoes on this one.
    Playing a part the Michael Jackson is no easy feat.
    Good job brother💯

  • @DeeDaKaang1
    @DeeDaKaang1 11 месяцев назад

    This is my favorite song in the entire movie

  • @angelabaldwin9889
    @angelabaldwin9889 4 месяца назад

    I like him, smooth and Kool!

  • @krystinastovall7314
    @krystinastovall7314 Год назад +1

    I felt seaweed all over from this performance!

  • @glennstewart1101
    @glennstewart1101 Год назад

    The Wiz is the dopest soundtrack ever. #2 is waiting to exhale soundtrack