"Dear Theodosia" from Hamilton - Ben Folds & Regina Spektor with the NSO | The Kennedy Center

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  • Опубликовано: 29 ноя 2018
  • Regina Spektor and Ben Folds perform "Dear Theodosia" from the #HamiltonMixtape with the National Symphony Orchestra.
    #Hamilton was created by 2018 Kennedy Center Honorees Lin-Manuel Miranda, Thomas Kail, Alex Lacamoire , and Andy Blankenbuehler.
    This performance was part of the National Symphony Orchestra event "DECLASSIFIED: Ben Folds Presents Regina Spektor & Caleb Teicher." It was filmed live in the Kennedy Center Concert Hall on November 2, 2018.
    Ben Folds curates and hosts this unique “part concert, part party” event that defies the traditional classical music presentation by shining a spotlight on great live music performed by the NSO and special guests in a laid-back and relaxed setting.
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    #benfolds #reginaspektor #kennedycenter #declassified
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  • @alexarvidsson5216
    @alexarvidsson5216 5 лет назад +769

    REGINA IS SO HAPPY AND EXITED, IT'S SO CUTE AND PURE. Aaaah, my feelings can't handle it....

  • @arothmanmusic
    @arothmanmusic 5 лет назад +395

    Regina is a bottle of sunshine in human form.

  • @elleryrillaine
    @elleryrillaine 5 лет назад +230

    Regina's happiness? I live for that.

    • @annabelle7123
      @annabelle7123 3 года назад +1

      She looks genuinely so happy after singing 😢

  • @puellamagica3359
    @puellamagica3359 5 лет назад +191

    i kind of want regina to write a musical! she's such a master of telling engrossing little stories in her songs - it'd be interesting to see her take on the challenge of a full theatrical piece.

  • @nathanhittle9457
    @nathanhittle9457 5 лет назад +294

    Regina Spektor + Ben Folds + strings = ACTUAL TEARS. What beautiful fucking music. Thank you for uploading, Kennedy Center!

  • @brianfrancis8152
    @brianfrancis8152 5 лет назад +369

    In my opinion, this was the best "casting" decision on the Hamilton mixtape. And this performance is somehow a LOT better than the album version. Chills and tears. Thanks, Kennedy Center.

  • @sampatterson3909
    @sampatterson3909 5 лет назад +272

    Ben Folds is so dorkaliscious! I just love him. Spektor is infectious. I do hope parents are singing this lullaby anthem to their infants.

  • @halfaperson8967
    @halfaperson8967 4 года назад +28

    Ben Folds and Regina Spektor singing Hamilton with a beautiful orchestra... I’ve truly seen the most beautiful thing in my life.

  • @nousername5633
    @nousername5633 5 лет назад +172

    If anyone needs me, I'll be in a corner crying while playing this on repeat.

    • @kishawynn32
      @kishawynn32 5 лет назад +3

      This song is truly heartwarming I could listen to it over and over again great job you too👌👍

    • @viosey3723
      @viosey3723 5 лет назад +3

      Lol same. Can I join you in the corner? I brought pillows.

    • @robin_birdie_
      @robin_birdie_ 4 года назад +1

      Hugs!)

    • @jennifergibson3700
      @jennifergibson3700 3 года назад +1

      2 years later and I’ve just discovered this video. Now I’m crying 😢

    • @maryg.1014
      @maryg.1014 2 года назад

      and I'm still here, 2 years later.

  • @Egg-zactly
    @Egg-zactly 5 лет назад +473

    Hamilton? Regina? Are you trying to kill me?!

    • @aelvonus
      @aelvonus 5 лет назад +10

      This comment makes me so happy

    • @ivanterrible7362
      @ivanterrible7362 5 лет назад +7

      If I have to go. this is the best way I can think of.

    • @zzzcocopepe
      @zzzcocopepe 4 года назад +2

      LMFAO this comment though

    • @chunellemariavictoriaespan8752
      @chunellemariavictoriaespan8752 4 года назад

      😂🤣😂🤣😂 Amen...

    • @LHLMaE
      @LHLMaE 4 года назад

      So I assume by the time you wrote this comment you hadn't seen... REGINA + LIN!

  • @joeblankenship377
    @joeblankenship377 5 лет назад +16

    I will never ever get tired of Regina. She's got the magic.

  • @miltonsmovies7893
    @miltonsmovies7893 3 года назад +14

    Regina Spektor's voice is so delicate and emotive with enough warmth that it really feels like a lullaby.

  • @GypsyInFenra
    @GypsyInFenra 3 года назад +29

    I love that she covered this song. Makes you think of it as a mother singing instead of a father. Very profound in a different way.

  • @viazpar1418
    @viazpar1418 5 лет назад +239

    Regina is so underrated. This talented woman is precious and deserves all the fame but in the same time I don't want her to be popular and mainstream..

    • @beth9603
      @beth9603 5 лет назад +6

      Same!!! I love her music and yet I'm happy not many know her 💛

    • @sophiagabrielladavila3965
      @sophiagabrielladavila3965 4 года назад +2

      HAHAHAHAHAH, I feel exactly the same!!!

    • @valarindineo2471
      @valarindineo2471 4 года назад

      I'm not the only one, lol

    • @robertboles7418
      @robertboles7418 4 года назад +3

      They broke the mold when Regina was made. She is so far above popular and mainstream, she's on a completely different level, she is real. There's popular and then there is "my own private superstar" (i.e. the artist that has hundreds of millions of plays yet still speaks to each of us seemingly on an individual basis.) I'm sure it didn't hurt that her parents are exceptional individuals as well.
      I like to think that Regina considered the potential of fame and popularity from the beginning and addressed it in the song Us (among others.) If you haven't heard it a thousand times, it's worth another listen. So much meta...
      open.spotify.com/track/6zJms3MX11Qu1IKF44LoRW?si=YoJ2Ts_7TzmmzYthVCJSgw

    • @JosueReynoso
      @JosueReynoso 4 года назад +2

      Too late. She is already popular and (in a certain way) mainstream

  • @harlethan5748
    @harlethan5748 5 лет назад +89

    She's so adorable! I'm so glad she got to sing a song from Hamilton! She nailed it!

  • @michaelgustin1471
    @michaelgustin1471 5 лет назад +81

    I came as soon as I heard.
    I've never been able to sing this song with out my voice cracking at some point. What a fantastic rendition.

  • @pedrotillmann7841
    @pedrotillmann7841 5 лет назад +121

    I CRY AND LAUGHED AT THE SAME TIME

  • @NekoMouser
    @NekoMouser 5 лет назад +13

    This is what an artist looks like when they are just consumed and lost in their craft and giving themselves over to it entirely. Beautiful.

  • @kcheban
    @kcheban 5 лет назад +120

    Her emotions from 2:25 are priceless ❤️

  • @austinkemmer735
    @austinkemmer735 5 лет назад +21

    Just when I thought I couldn't love her anymore than I already do

  • @matthewjeffersonmusic2722
    @matthewjeffersonmusic2722 5 лет назад +15

    So many things you can learn from Regina. Just her huge smile teaches us many life lessons: how her smile shows passion in what she does, reveals how thankful she is to the audience and orchestra, how she forgets troubles in the world through art. Regina, thank you.

  • @KenBernardez
    @KenBernardez 5 лет назад +50

    One of the most beautiful collaborations ever existed.

  • @onnie9summers
    @onnie9summers 5 лет назад +67

    That voice is just so beautiful.

  • @luccavillanueva3053
    @luccavillanueva3053 5 лет назад +30

    REGINA’S FACE AT THE END! 😍😍😍 This video is priceless in every aspect!

  • @oryon9543
    @oryon9543 2 года назад +7

    They way they sing with such soft voices. It's just perfection. Like a gentle kiss on the head and a warm hug embracing me.

  • @shivainvalidos6873
    @shivainvalidos6873 4 года назад +16

    At this moment I only have one wish, and it's to see Regina Spektor live.

    • @MegaTucker26
      @MegaTucker26 3 года назад +1

      Right! I did go see her in Boston and it was one of the best concerts ever.

    • @hazellincons7139
      @hazellincons7139 2 года назад +1

      same😭❤️

  • @p.rosewood3421
    @p.rosewood3421 5 лет назад +11

    This live performance that is so beautiful that it hurts. Regina's voice is pure and incredible. The orchestra musicians and Ben Folds are so attentive to her. My favorite moment is at 1:47 just before she comes in again.

  • @labi2999
    @labi2999 5 лет назад +30

    I wasn't emotionally prepared for this 😩😭

  • @TheAlexanderPennington
    @TheAlexanderPennington 5 лет назад +37

    I wanna leave a poem here. It's said that Theodosia was lost at sea. This reminded me of a love poem. It's fitting that I remembered it because Annabelle Lee was "shut up in a sepulchre by the sea".
    Ben, I love your work and the passion you exhibit.
    Regina, you have a beautiful voice and have brought a new light to Dear Theodosia.
    Annabelle Lee by Edgar Allen Poe:
    It was many and many a year ago,
    In a kingdom by the sea,
    That a maiden there lived whom you may know
    By the name of Annabel Lee;
    And this maiden she lived with no other thought
    Than to love and be loved by me.
    I was a child and she was a child,
    In this kingdom by the sea,
    But we loved with a love that was more than love-
    I and my Annabel Lee-
    With a love that the wingèd seraphs of Heaven
    Coveted her and me.
    And this was the reason that, long ago,
    In this kingdom by the sea,
    A wind blew out of a cloud, chilling
    My beautiful Annabel Lee;
    So that her highborn kinsmen came
    And bore her away from me,
    To shut her up in a sepulchre
    In this kingdom by the sea.
    The angels, not half so happy in Heaven,
    Went envying her and me-
    Yes!-that was the reason (as all men know,
    In this kingdom by the sea)
    That the wind came out of the cloud by night,
    Chilling and killing my Annabel Lee.
    But our love it was stronger by far than the love
    Of those who were older than we-
    Of many far wiser than we-
    And neither the angels in Heaven above
    Nor the demons down under the sea
    Can ever dissever my soul from the soul
    Of the beautiful Annabel Lee;
    For the moon never beams, without bringing me dreams
    Of the beautiful Annabel Lee;
    And the stars never rise, but I feel the bright eyes
    Of the beautiful Annabel Lee;
    And so, all the night-tide, I lie down by the side
    Of my darling-my darling-my life and my bride,
    In her sepulchre there by the sea-
    In her tomb by the sounding sea.

    • @francescafrancesca3554
      @francescafrancesca3554 5 лет назад +2

      Wow! There's a song in Spanish called Anabelle, by Juan Perro and you should definitely check it out, it's based in that poem!

    • @respectpotatoes
      @respectpotatoes 4 года назад

      That poem is absolutely beautiful, thank you for sharing that.

    • @woolycooly9595
      @woolycooly9595 4 года назад

      aww

  • @gojosotaru4138
    @gojosotaru4138 5 лет назад +48

    Dear Theodosia, what to say to you?
    You have my eyes
    You have your mother’s name
    When you came into the world, you cried and it broke my heart
    I’m dedicating every day to you
    Domestic life was never quite my style
    When you smile, you knock me out, I fall apart
    And I thought I was so smart
    You will come of age with our young nation
    We’ll bleed and fight for you, we’ll make it right for you
    If we lay a strong enough foundation
    We’ll pass it on to you, we’ll give the world to you
    And you’ll blow us all away
    Someday, someday
    Yeah, you’ll blow us all away
    Someday, someday
    Oh Philip, when you smile I am undone
    My son
    Look at my son
    Pride is not the word I’m looking for
    There is so much more inside me now
    Oh Philip, you outshine the morning sun
    My son
    When you smile, I fall apart
    And I thought I was so smart
    My father wasn’t around (my father wasn’t around)
    I swear that
    I’ll be around for you
    I’ll do whatever it takes
    I’ll make a million mistakes
    I’ll make the world safe and sound for you
    Will come of age with our young nation
    We’ll bleed and fight for you, we’ll make it right for you
    If we lay a strong enough foundation
    We’ll pass it on to you, we’ll give the world to you
    And you’ll blow us all away
    Someday, someday
    Yeah, you’ll blow us all away
    Someday, someday

    • @memereview9803
      @memereview9803 5 лет назад +3

      the part with philip wasn't in there though, btw

  • @drewcamero1489
    @drewcamero1489 5 лет назад +62

    Ah music may save us yet. The keeper of truth where eyes deceive voice will reveal.

  • @andrewfortmusic
    @andrewfortmusic 5 лет назад +21

    I've never seen "Hamilton," but this song, as sung by my most cherished singer and songwriter (Regi, of course~) certainly entices me in that direction!

    • @kathleenjones5835
      @kathleenjones5835 3 года назад

      Stop whatever you are doing and watch Hamilton- it will renew your faith in everything, Id watch it everyday if I could

    • @andrewfortmusic
      @andrewfortmusic 3 года назад

      @@kathleenjones5835 It’s been two years since I made the original comment, so I’ve listened to some of the other music and decided that it’s really not much my style. I still come back to this edition of Dear Theodosia on occasion, but the rest of it I care little for. Sorry 😅

  • @jayadevcalamur163
    @jayadevcalamur163 5 лет назад +2

    My heart melts when she smiles at the orchestra at the end

  • @SteveBrant55
    @SteveBrant55 4 года назад +3

    I'm crying. The purity and joy in her performance is overwhelmingly beautiful.

  • @codylankford3641
    @codylankford3641 5 лет назад +11

    Well, I'm crying for forever...

  • @wilbersays4633
    @wilbersays4633 Год назад +2

    Best version ever - I’ll always have a place in my heart for Regina Spektor, and this song is so perfect for her.

  • @voshhi
    @voshhi 4 года назад +1

    look at her smile shes so precious

  • @christopherfelipe60
    @christopherfelipe60 5 лет назад +15

    I teared up ....I love this song....

  • @jessicawardlaw1821
    @jessicawardlaw1821 5 лет назад +3

    I see hamilton and/or ben folds and regina spektor, I click. Simple. 😍

  • @madisonfallmorales
    @madisonfallmorales 5 лет назад +1

    im crying

  • @kylamariebacarra6470
    @kylamariebacarra6470 5 лет назад +2

    Butterflies on my tummy, just found their party song. 💓 Pure music, real emotions. 💓

  • @scherzo7224
    @scherzo7224 3 года назад +1

    This song makes me feel so emotional for no reason

  •  2 года назад +1

    Regina is the sweetest girl in the world. Love this live.

  • @tonetoner8789
    @tonetoner8789 Месяц назад

    I’m just gunna pretend that a tiny sunbeam of joy didn’t poke through my cold, cold heart.

  • @spesproductions
    @spesproductions 5 лет назад +2

    This is unreal..so beautiful.. Love Regina.

  • @corrinebeau8869
    @corrinebeau8869 5 лет назад +6

    so beautiful 😭❤

  • @Stoughton48
    @Stoughton48 4 года назад +2

    First time hearing this song. Blown away!!!

  • @onlee1060
    @onlee1060 5 лет назад +3

    My favorite singers together♡

  • @kallenuppunen2059
    @kallenuppunen2059 5 лет назад +2

    Pure beauty! Thank you Regina, once again

  • @divalea
    @divalea 4 года назад +1

    I cry every time.

  • @nielu_sandbox
    @nielu_sandbox 5 лет назад +1

    OMG her voice is so sweet and warm...make me wanna cry😭

  • @jblanche747474
    @jblanche747474 5 лет назад

    Just love her singing and how she responded at the very end with her clapping..music was so gooooooood!!

  • @vkvk1280
    @vkvk1280 5 лет назад +1

    Love her for years and many more

  • @dannylin8674
    @dannylin8674 5 лет назад +1

    Thank you so much for sharing this moment so precious for our souls Kennedy Center !!

  • @e.rvanrood7373
    @e.rvanrood7373 5 лет назад +2

    Regina Spektor is magical

  • @ivanterrible7362
    @ivanterrible7362 5 лет назад +3

    All the feels in the world.

  • @youngsteralex9431
    @youngsteralex9431 5 лет назад +6

    This is magical!!

  • @microsofterror880
    @microsofterror880 5 лет назад +4

    the perfect combo

  • @medalomismo8424
    @medalomismo8424 5 лет назад +1

    Regina melts my heart.

  • @brianboucher4248
    @brianboucher4248 5 лет назад +1

    Wow, fantastic... I'm in love w/ Spektor... I'm soo easy.

  • @hannahbatchelor1286
    @hannahbatchelor1286 4 года назад

    i'm gonna cry i love regina with my whole heart

  • @cheri0427
    @cheri0427 3 года назад +3

    This version of the song really has my heart :)

  • @natm2443
    @natm2443 5 лет назад +2

    Dear Theodosia usually makes me cry but this was a new level

  • @hiago4142
    @hiago4142 4 года назад +1

    When you smile... You knock me out, I fall apart and I thought I was so smart ❤️

  • @ZDanielPhoenix
    @ZDanielPhoenix Год назад

    This has been stuck in my head for days at this point. Wonderful rendition.

  • @isaac1855
    @isaac1855 5 лет назад +1

    I could listen to this on repeat for HOURS!

  • @olivergermanochoa4699
    @olivergermanochoa4699 5 лет назад +2

    Beautiful

  • @shineelove15
    @shineelove15 5 лет назад +1

    MY TEARS CANT BE STOPPED

  • @mariposita1436
    @mariposita1436 5 лет назад +6

    this song was written for Regina Spektor to perform
    change my mind

  • @jodyquincy6946
    @jodyquincy6946 5 лет назад +1

    Stunning!

  • @brendabmcr
    @brendabmcr 5 лет назад +3

    Beautiful ❤❤❤

  • @Wetzeem
    @Wetzeem 5 месяцев назад

    Why does this make me cry every time? Because of the beautiful performance? Or from how far our great nation is from the American dreams, no longer a reality.

  • @samanthaopiela3016
    @samanthaopiela3016 4 года назад

    I love watching how happy she is performing with an orchestra.

  • @raytomshadow
    @raytomshadow 4 года назад

    Now I'm in love. Regina is such a joy.

  • @jennabacon1240
    @jennabacon1240 8 месяцев назад

    Giving me literal chills

  • @Tecnohat
    @Tecnohat 5 лет назад +1

    Happy. Ears happy

  • @Ariel_reymo
    @Ariel_reymo 3 года назад +1

    I'M IT CAN BE!!!!!! LOVE THIS!!!!!!

  • @thefemmefatale9634
    @thefemmefatale9634 5 лет назад +2

    Pure talent. Wow

  • @superenguanapianist
    @superenguanapianist 3 года назад +1

    She has that soothing voice that could put me into sleep every time I listen to her

  • @winstonllamas5163
    @winstonllamas5163 4 года назад

    I just found this video and can I just say, how wonderful this performance is. Wow.

  • @trixiacariaga3376
    @trixiacariaga3376 8 месяцев назад

    What a pure tone.

  • @ananyaacharya7745
    @ananyaacharya7745 5 лет назад +1

    Goosebumps

  • @WonderingAboutThat
    @WonderingAboutThat 5 лет назад +2

    love this!

  • @blessing291
    @blessing291 3 года назад

    this rendering..reaches all stars in the universe😭

  • @vickyg690
    @vickyg690 5 лет назад +1

    perfection

  • @cassidyshear
    @cassidyshear 5 лет назад +3

    Wow wow wow magnificent

  • @bamboofort
    @bamboofort 4 года назад

    Her genuinely authentic and spirited personality is infectious and leaves me smiling even if I couldn’t hear the song. I love this purely vulnerable and fiercely independent woman. Keep being you even when it’s not what others may do.

  • @tylerstark1969
    @tylerstark1969 5 лет назад +1

    This is beautiful

  • @jennifergreermusic
    @jennifergreermusic 3 года назад

    This is how a great/connected singer should be-- really connected to the words, the meaning, the musicians around her. It shouldn't be an exception. And for someone like her-- who mainly does alternative pop, I totally get how stunning it would be to sing with an entire orchestra! Good stuff!

  • @mariapiadematteis5395
    @mariapiadematteis5395 5 лет назад +2

    So cute!!!!

  • @YaronHaramati
    @YaronHaramati Месяц назад

    Amazing!

  • @izzavacaro
    @izzavacaro 5 лет назад +3

    I can't handle this 😭 😍

  • @alanaurban6464
    @alanaurban6464 3 года назад +1

    I was at this concert and these two work so well together it's incredible

  • @jeremytitus6575
    @jeremytitus6575 Год назад

    two of my absolute favorites

  • @April_a26
    @April_a26 5 лет назад +1

    Hey look, my favorite composer and my favorite hamilton song. Great.

  • @tearwordmelody
    @tearwordmelody 5 лет назад +6

    Perfect ❤👌

  • @unaanguila
    @unaanguila 5 лет назад +1

    Thanks for sharing.

  • @martinazumarraga1754
    @martinazumarraga1754 3 года назад

    BEAUTIFUL

  • @jinnwoo6866
    @jinnwoo6866 3 года назад

    this song and Regina own my feelings

  • @360Scuderia
    @360Scuderia 5 лет назад

    What an impressive performance. It makes me feel whole after listening to the song!