It really is. Especially if you have a flamboyant personality like I do already, it’s super fun. My personal favorite is Dog Eat Dog even though no one remembers it.
Am I the only one who thinks there were loads of happy moments? The whole love story? Even Valjean's death was happy. He was content with his life to die at that point. The whole thing showed that people could live through terrible things. At least, that's what it said to me.
I remember the director at my community theatre giving me and the backup for this song a long, LONG rant before going on about how deathly important it was for us to be totally perfect because without the relief song, the audience would be so horrifically depressed. Honestly, this song is so much fun, even a half-well performance is funny as hell
My French teacher has seen this musical 3 times live and the movie every year with his grade 10 class (me last year) and he always complains that we always clap along "they're the bad people why are we singing along?! Non non! Agh! !EVERYTIME I SEE IT LIVE IT'S THE SAME! NOT YOU TOO!!" He's my favorite teacher. He's teaching me again for the last time this year! (He's retiring this year!) I'll miss him more than any other teacher ever!
[THENARDIER (greeting a new customer)] Welcome, Monsieur, sit yourself down And meet the best innkeeper in town As for the rest, all of 'em crooks Rooking their guests and cooking the books Seldom do you see Honest men like me A gent of good intent Who's content to be Master of the house, doling out the charm Ready with a handshake and an open palm Tells a saucy tale, makes a little stir Customers appreciate a bon-viveur Glad to do a friend a favor, doesn't cost me to be nice But nothing gets you nothing, everything has got a little price! Master of the house, keeper of the zoo Ready to relieve 'em of a sou or two Watering the wine, making up the weight Pickin' up their knick-knacks when they can't see straight Everybody loves a landlord Everybody's bosom friend I do whatever pleases Jesus! Won't I bleed 'em in the end! [DRINKERS/DINERS/THENARDIER] Master of the house, quick to catch your eye Never wants a passerby to pass him by Servant to the poor, butler to the great Comforter, philosopher, and lifelong mate! Everybody's boon companion Everybody's chaperone [THENARDIER] But lock up your valises Jesus! Won't I skin you to the bone! [Thenardier greets another customer and takes his bag.] Enter Monsieur, lay down your load Unlace your boots, rest from the road This weighs a ton, travel's a curse But here we strive to lighten your purse Here the goose is cooked Here the fat is fried And nothing's overlooked Till I'm satisfied Food beyond compare, food beyond belief Mix it in a mincer and pretend it's beef Kidney of a horse, liver of a cat Filling up the sausages with this and that Residents are more than welcome, bridal suite is occupied Reasonable charges plus some little extras on the side Charge 'em for the lice, extra for the mice Two percent for looking in the mirror twice Here a little slice, there a little cut Three percent for sleeping with the window shut When it comes to fixing prices There are a lot of tricks he knows How it all increases All those bits and pieces Jesus, It's amazing how it grows [DRINKERS/DINERS/THENARDIER] Master of the house, quick to catch your eye Never wants a passerby to pass him by Servant to the poor butler to the great Comforter, philosopher, and lifelong mate Everybody's boon companion Gives 'em everything he's got [THENARDIER] Dirty bunch of geezers Jesus, what a sorry little lot [MADAME THENARDIER] I used to dream that I would meet a prince But God Almighty, have you seen what's happened since? Master of the house? Isn't worth me spit! 'Comforter, philosopher,' and lifelong shit Cunning little brain, regular Voltaire Thinks he's quite a lover, but there's not much there What a cruel trick of nature Landed me with such a louse God knows how I've lasted Living with this bastard in the house [DRINKERS/DINERS/THENARDIER] Master of the house [MADAME THENARDIER] Master and a half [DRINKERS/DINERS/THENARDIER] Comforter, philosopher [MADAME THENARDIER] Don't make me laugh [DRINKERS/DINERS/THENARDIER] Servant to the poor, butler to the great [MADAME THENARDIER] Hypocrite and toady and inebriate [DRINKERS/DINERS/THENARDIER] Everybody bless the landlord Everybody bless his spouse [THENARDIER] Everybody raise a glass [MADAME THENARDIER] Raise it up the master's ass [ALL] Everybody raise a glass to the master of the house
The bit that always made my Grandma, my Mother and me wince was the bit of what he was putting in the sausages and the mice and lice, and I always thought "poor horse, poor cat and poor people that were eating it unwary"
I love the original cast! This was the first b'way show I saw when I was about 8 and we played the recording endlessly on cassette. Thumbs up if you remember cassette tapes? Or records, for that matter!
I’m in this show rn and my director made a point about how the only reason it’s a happy song is because everybody’s drunk, and they’re all just trying to get wasted to forget their problems. Also: where’s the cockney accent?
@@havenhutchison4671 It's based on a Paris uprisng that happened in 1832. So technically it is based on a French Revolution, but not The French Revolution.
This has always been my favorite Thenardiers, with that grit in his voice. Jovial, yet still stern and evil when he wants to be. The guy they replace him with just seems too silly... and don't get me started on Borat in the movie. ... would have been funny if it wasn't so sad.
Thenardier: Welcome, Monsieur, sit yourself down And meet the best innkeeper in town As for the rest, all of 'em crooks: Rooking their guests and crooking the books Seldom do you see Honest men like me A gent of good intent Who's content to be Master of the house, doling out the charm Ready with a handshake and an open palm Tells a saucy tale, makes a little stir Customers appreciate a bon-viveur Glad to do a friend a favor Doesn't cost me to be nice But nothing gets you nothing Everything has got a little price! Master of the house, keeper of the zoo Ready to relieve 'em of a sou or two Watering the wine, making up the weight Pickin' up their knick-knacks when they can't see straight Everybody loves a landlord Everybody's bosom friend I do whatever pleases Jesus! Won't I bleed 'em in the end! Thenardier & Drinkers: Master of the house, quick to catch yer eye Never wants a passerby to pass him by Servant to the poor, butler to the great Comforter, philosopher, and lifelong mate! Everybody's boon companion Everybody's chaperone Thenardier But lock up your valises Jesus! Won't I skin you to the bone! Enter Monsieur, lay down your load Unlace your boots, rest from the road This weighs a ton, travel's a curse But here we strive to lighten your purse Here the goose is cooked Here the fat is fried And nothing's overlooked Till I'm satisfied Food beyond compare. Food beyond belief Mix it in a mincer and pretend it's beef Kidney of a horse, liver of a cat Filling up the sausages with this and that Residents are more than welcome Bridal suite is occupied Reasonable charges Plus some little extras on the side! Charge 'em for the lice, extra for the mice Two percent for looking in the mirror twice Here a little slice, there a little cut Three percent for sleeping with the window shut When it comes to fixing prices There are a lot of tricks he knows How it all increases, all them bits and pieces Jesus! It's amazing how it grows! Thenardier & Chorus: Master of the house, quick to catch yer eye Never wants a passerby to pass him by Servant to the poor, butler to the great Comforter, philosopher, and lifelong mate! Everybody's boon companion Gives 'em everything he's got Thenardier: Dirty bunch of geezers Jesus! What a sorry little lot! Mme. Thenardier: I used to dream that I would meet a prince But God Almighty, have you seen what's happened since? Master of the house? Isn't worth me spit! `Comforter, philosopher' and lifelong sh*t! Cunning little brain, regular Voltaire Thinks he's quite a lover but there's not much there What a cruel trick of nature landed me with such a louse God knows how I've lasted living with this bastard in the house! Thenardier & Drinkers: Master of the house! Mme. Thenardier: Master and a half! Thenardier & Drinkers: Comforter, philosopher Mme. Thenardier: Ah, don't make me laugh! Thenardier & Drinkers: Servant to the poor, butler to the great Mme. Thenardier: Hypocrite and toady and inebriate! Thenardier & Drinkers: Everybody bless the landlord! Everybody bless his spouse! Thenardier: Everybody raise a glass Mme. Thenardier: Raise it up the master's arse All Everybody raise a glass to the Master of the House!
Welcome, Monsieur, sit yourself down And meet the best innkeeper in town As for the rest, all of 'em crooks: Rooking their guests and cooking the books Seldom do you see Honest men like me A gent of good intent Who's content to be Master of the house, doling out the charm Ready with a handshake and an open palm Tells a saucy tale, makes a little stir Customers appreciate a bon-viveur Glad to do a friend a favor Doesn't cost me to be nice But nothing gets you nothing Everything has got a little price! Master of the house, keeper of the zoo Ready to relieve 'em of a sou or two Watering the wine, making up the weight Pickin' up their knick-knacks when they can't see straight Everybody loves a landlord Everybody's bosom friend I do whatever pleases Jesus! Won't I bleed 'em in the end! Master of the house, quick to catch yer eye Never wants a passerby to pass him by Servant to the poor, butler to the great Comforter, philosopher, and lifelong mate! Everybody's boon companion Everybody's chaperone But lock up your valises Jesus! Won't I skin you to the bone! Food beyond compare. Food beyond belief Mix it in a mincer and pretend it's beef Kidney of a horse, liver of a cat Filling up the sausages with this and that Residents are more than welcome Bridal suite is occupied Reasonable charges Plus some little extras on the side! (Oh Santa!) Charge 'em for the lice, extra for the mice Two percent for looking in the mirror twice Here a little slice, there a little cut Three percent for sleeping with the window shut When it comes to fixing prices There are a lot of tricks I knows How it all increases, all them bits and pieces Jesus! It's amazing how it grows! (Oh, sorry love Let's get something done about that) I used to dream that I would meet a prince But God Almighty, have you seen what's happened since? Master of the house? Isn't worth my spit! Comforter, philosopher' and lifelong shit! Cunning little brain, regular Voltaire Thinks he's quite a lover but there's not much there What a cruel trick of nature landed me with such a louse God knows how I've lasted living with this bastard in the house! Master of the house! Master and a half! Comforter, philosopher Don't make me laugh! Servant to the poor, butler to the great Hypocrite and toady and inebriate! Everybody bless the landlord! Everybody bless his spouse! Everybody raise a glass Raise it up the master's arse Everybody raise a glass to the Master of the House! Meu bando de embriagados, meu covil de dissolutos Minhas piadas sujas, meus bêbados tão estúpidos Meus filhos de prostitutas que passam a vida em minha pousada Pombos-correios guiados para casa Eles voam através das minhas portas E eles rastejam nos quatro membros Bem-vindo, Senhor, sente-se E satisfaça o melhor hospedeiro da cidade Quanto ao resto, todos eles trapaceiros Roubando seus hóspedes e fraudando a contabilidade Raramente você vê Homens honestos como eu Um senhor de boas intenções Que se contenta em ser O dono da casa, distribuindo charme Pronto com um aperto de mão e a palma aberta Conta um conto picante, cria um pouco de agitação Os clientes apreciam um bon vivant Fico feliz em fazer um favor a um amigo Não me custa nada ser bom Mas nada que te faz é nada Tudo tem um pequeno preço! O dono da casa, o guardião do zoológico Pronto para aliviar deles um vintém ou dois Aguando o vinho, suprimindo o peso Pegando as suas bugigangas quando não estão olhando direito Todo mundo adora um senhorio Amigo do peito de todos Eu faço o que quer que agrade Jesus! Não vou sangrá-los, por fim! O dono da casa, ligeiro para chamar sua atenção Nunca quer que um transeunte passe por ele Servo para o pobre, mordomo para o rico Consolador, filósofo e companheiro para toda a vida! Companheiro de todos os benefícios Acompanhante de todos Mas tranquem suas valises Jesus! Não vou te esfolar até os ossos Comida além da comparação. Comida além da crença. Misture no triturador e finja que é carne O rim de um cavalo, o fígado de um gato Enchendo as salsichas com isso e aquilo Moradores são mais do que bem-vindos A suíte nupcial está ocupada Taxas razoáveis Além de alguns extras à margem (Oh, Papai Noel!) Um custo pelos piolhos, um extra pelos ratos Dois por cento para se olhar duas vezes no espelho Aqui uma pequena fatia, lá um pequeno corte Três por cento para dormir com a janela fechada Quando se trata de fixar preços Há um monte de truques que eu conheço Como tudo aumenta, todas as tralhas deles Jesus! É incrível como isto cresce! (Oh, desculpe amor Vamos fazer algo a respeito) Eu costumava sonhar que iria conhecer um príncipe. Mas Deus Todo Poderoso, viu o que aconteceu desde então? O dono da casa? Não vale meu cuspe! Consolador, filósofo e um merda para toda vida! Pequeno cérebro de astúcia, um Voltaire comum Pensa que é um grande amante, mas não tem muita coisa lá... Que cruel brincadeira da natureza me enterrar com este piolho Deus sabe como é duro viver com este bastardo dentro de casa! O dono da casa! Dono e meio! Consolador, filósofo Não me faça rir! Um servo para o pobres, um mordomo para os ricos Hipócrita e bajulador e embriagado Todos abençoam o senhorio! Todos abençoam sua esposa! Tudo mundo erga um copo Erga para a bunda do dono Todos ergam um copo do dono da casa
Listening to this makes me remember the months I spent with my wonderful highschool cast rehearsing to perform this! I played Gavroche since I'm pretty small for a freshman but this just makes me remember the companionship, the friends I made, and the overall welcoming vibe of everyone in the cast. Even the senior actors were so kind. It's kinda like the vibe Master Of The House has, sleazy...yet welcoming!
I think Sacha Baron Cohen was perfect for that role since it's basically a black comedy scene and he's an actor who basically exclusively acts black comedy roles.
That's weird I imagine the episode where George goes to the show and the next day it gets stuck in his head and all he can say is "Master Of The House"
i’ll never forget watching this scene with my mom with the off broadway cast (pretty recently.) this song excited me so much and i was so thankful for the fact i got past my want to leave and hyperactive nature in order to see this.
I literally JUST saw this musical with my friend ... I LOVED IT. it was very sad and depressing of a musical, but this song totally randomly comes in and cheers the mood of the musical up.. :))
DRINKERS/DINERS] Come on you old pest Fetch a bottle of your best What's the nectar of the day [THENARDIER] Here, try this lot Guaranteed to hit the spot Or I'm not Thenardier [DRINKERS/DINERS] Gissa glass a' rum Landlord, over here! [THENARDIER (to himself, then out loud)] Right away, you scum Right away, m'sieur [DRINKERS/DINERS] God this place has gone to hell So you tell me every year Mine host Thenardier He was there so they say At the field of Waterloo Got there, it's true When the fight was all through But he knew just what to do Crawling through the mud, so I've heard it said Picking through the pockets of the English dead He made a tidy score From the spoils of war [THENARDIER] My band of soaks My den of dissolutes My dirty jokes My always pissed-as-newts My sons of whores Spend their lives in my inn Homing pigeons homing in They fly through my doors And their money's good as yours [DRINKERS/DINERS] Ain't got a clue What he put in this stew Must have scraped it off the street God, what a wine! Chateau Neuf de Turpentine Must have pressed it with his feet Landlord, over here Where's the bloody man One more for the road One more slug o' gin Just one more Or my old man is gonna do me in [THENARDIER (greeting a new customer)] Welcome, Monsieur, sit yourself down And meet the best innkeeper in town As for the rest, all of 'em crooks Rooking their guests and cooking the books Seldom do you see Honest men like me A gent of good intent Who's content to be Master of the house, doling out the charm Ready with a handshake and an open palm Tells a saucy tale, makes a little stir Customers appreciate a bon-viveur Glad to do a friend a favor, doesn't cost me to be nice But nothing gets you nothing, everything has got a little price! Master of the house, keeper of the zoo Ready to relieve 'em of a sou or two Watering the wine, making up the weight Pickin' up their knick-knacks when they can't see straight Everybody loves a landlord Everybody's bosom friend I do whatever pleases Jesus! Won't I bleed 'em in the end! [DRINKERS/DINERS/THENARDIER] Master of the house, quick to catch your eye Never wants a passerby to pass him by Servant to the poor, butler to the great Comforter, philosopher, and lifelong mate! Everybody's boon companion Everybody's chaperone [THENARDIER] But lock up your valises Jesus! Won't I skin you to the bone! [Thenardier greets another customer and takes his bag.] Enter Monsieur, lay down your load Unlace your boots, rest from the road This weighs a ton, travel's a curse But here we strive to lighten your purse Here the goose is cooked Here the fat is fried And nothing's overlooked Till I'm satisfied Food beyond compare, food beyond belief Mix it in a mincer and pretend it's beef Kidney of a horse, liver of a cat Filling up the sausages with this and that Residents are more than welcome, bridal suite is occupied Reasonable charges plus some little extras on the side Charge 'em for the lice, extra for the mice Two percent for looking in the mirror twice Here a little slice, there a little cut Three percent for sleeping with the window shut When it comes to fixing prices There are a lot of tricks he knows How it all increases All those bits and pieces Jesus, It's amazing how it grows [DRINKERS/DINERS/THENARDIER] Master of the house, quick to catch your eye Never wants a passerby to pass him by Servant to the poor butler to the great Comforter, philosopher, and lifelong mate Everybody's boon companion Gives 'em everything he's got [THENARDIER] Dirty bunch of geezers Jesus, what a sorry little lot [MADAME THENARDIER] I used to dream that I would meet a prince But God Almighty, have you seen what's happened since? Master of the house? Isn't worth me spit! 'Comforter, philosopher,' and lifelong shit Cunning little brain, regular Voltaire Thinks he's quite a lover, but there's not much there What a cruel trick of nature Landed me with such a louse God knows how I've lasted Living with this bastard in the house [DRINKERS/DINERS/THENARDIER] Master of the house [MADAME THENARDIER] Master and a half [DRINKERS/DINERS/THENARDIER] Comforter, philosopher [MADAME THENARDIER] Don't make me laugh [DRINKERS/DINERS/THENARDIER] Servant to the poor, butler to the great [MADAME THENARDIER] Hypocrite and toady and inebriate [DRINKERS/DINERS/THENARDIER] Everybody bless the landlord Everybody bless his spouse [THENARDIER] Everybody raise a glass [MADAME THENARDIER] Raise it up the master's ass [ALL] Everybody raise a glass to the master of the house
@LaMisereHQ Maybe! Ha, that would be so cool! I love Alan Menken and Les Mis, and Poor Unfortunate Souls and Master of the House are two of my favorite villain songs!
Has anyone seen the James Cameron movie “The Abyss”? The guy singing is the same guy who plays Catfish, the guy who swims in his underwear, underwater with Ed Harris to stop Coffey from releasing the nuclear warhead; he called his fist “The Hammer.”
Its interesting that highest point in the play is a song about an unhappy marriage and ripping people off in absurd ways. :D
hence, les miserables.
Highest point????
@@elizabethgoodman9290 In my opinion.
@@elizabethgoodman9290happiest
I love this version, it's so sleazy sounding.
I feel that it exemplifies the characters so well. They're supposed to be this sketchy and gross xD
Wish the movie version was as good. I thought it was such a letdown.
That's exactly the word I would use! I love a sleazy clarinet backing (on further reflection, I think it's actually soprano sax)
This is the only way Las miserables should sound....perfect match
@@trinitymplayers i think Tom Hooper wants to make them less funnier ,which is fine because they aren't funny but EVIL in the novel
the Thénardiers are the comedic relief that this play needed or it would just be one big cry fest since this musical is so moving
It's pretty bad when the most depressing and hopeless lives in the story are also its comic relief, oof!
Another comic relief, at least for me, is when Marius is in a trance during “Red and Black”
The Writer’s Block also when the wine guy is dancing around him
I agree completely, but later they are way worse. Dog eats dog just disgusts me. Who would do that
"Yay, we're being robbed!"
+Spooky Sans RIGHT!? XD
+XxdoodlerxX AJ Literally the song tho lol
Spooky Sans True!!
this role is probably really fun to act.
From someone who has had that role, it was fun
It really is. Especially if you have a flamboyant personality like I do already, it’s super fun. My personal favorite is Dog Eat Dog even though no one remembers it.
I played the wife a few years ago also extremely fun also this year I play young cosette so I sing castle on a cloud x
It is I did it at college x
@@klausoshaunacey8429 That song is usually cut in concert versions.
It's funny, because they're celebrating being robbed by Thenardier.
+Boni TRICHAMP SCOTTY DOESNT KNOW None of them know he's doing it
+HuragokSlayer hence the "funny" bit
You mean the Rothschild's and their army of stooges yeah?
They were drunk
@@pickle8001
They're just stupid (jk)
Am I the only one who thinks there were loads of happy moments? The whole love story? Even Valjean's death was happy. He was content with his life to die at that point.
The whole thing showed that people could live through terrible things.
At least, that's what it said to me.
“People could live through terrible things”
Literally everyone died though. Like only 2 people survived.
VALJEAN DIES?!?!?! A SPOILER ALERT WOULD HAVE BEEN NICE
@@myleemontag1690 the book has been out since 1845. Besides, it's still an enjoyable read/watch even if you know what is coming.
@@myleemontag1690 dude, its the comments of the literal musical. What were you expecting? not to mention, the books been out for more than 100 years
@@myleemontag1690 if you are going to watch the actual play it’s good that you know that because it’s hard to keep up with what’s going on
Lol "thinks he's quite a lover but there's not much there " xD xD xD
omg I cant 😂😂😂😂😂
If you listen closely you can hear a guy say " What are they talking about?"
Joshua Reisinger when?
3:43-46
I can’t unhear that 😂
Lol i heard it 😂😂😂😂😂
"EVERYBODY RAISE A GLASS-"
[Hamilton fans screeching in the background]
squeals 😍😍😍 YASSSSSSS
XD yah.. I`m not ashamed of it either
Avid Arois that is everything 🤤🤤
fair
HAHAHAHAHA LIKE
"Here we strive to lighten your purse" Yeah because "Everything has got a little priiiice"
i love when mrs. thenardier is singing, like, it sounds much more like what i imagine she would sound like, evil and nasty, not fancy and scheming...
I remember the director at my community theatre giving me and the backup for this song a long, LONG rant before going on about how deathly important it was for us to be totally perfect because without the relief song, the audience would be so horrifically depressed. Honestly, this song is so much fun, even a half-well performance is funny as hell
No one:
This: jazzy violin
This song just puts a big smile on my face
This... does a smile on my face
People seem to like this song the most because it's the only happy song in the entire musical.
Ummm... lovely ladies!!!
@@elizabethgoodman9290 oh my that song is certainly not a happy one... the song sounds happy at FIRST but goodness it is a really sad one
This is the best version imo
Personally I like the London version better
My French teacher has seen this musical 3 times live and the movie every year with his grade 10 class (me last year) and he always complains that we always clap along "they're the bad people why are we singing along?! Non non! Agh! !EVERYTIME I SEE IT LIVE IT'S THE SAME! NOT YOU TOO!!" He's my favorite teacher. He's teaching me again for the last time this year! (He's retiring this year!) I'll miss him more than any other teacher ever!
One of my favorite songs from this musical
good taste
[THENARDIER (greeting a new customer)]
Welcome, Monsieur, sit yourself down
And meet the best innkeeper in town
As for the rest, all of 'em crooks
Rooking their guests and cooking the books
Seldom do you see
Honest men like me
A gent of good intent
Who's content to be
Master of the house, doling out the charm
Ready with a handshake and an open palm
Tells a saucy tale, makes a little stir
Customers appreciate a bon-viveur
Glad to do a friend a favor, doesn't cost me to be nice
But nothing gets you nothing, everything has got a little price!
Master of the house, keeper of the zoo
Ready to relieve 'em of a sou or two
Watering the wine, making up the weight
Pickin' up their knick-knacks when they can't see straight
Everybody loves a landlord
Everybody's bosom friend
I do whatever pleases
Jesus! Won't I bleed 'em in the end!
[DRINKERS/DINERS/THENARDIER]
Master of the house, quick to catch your eye
Never wants a passerby to pass him by
Servant to the poor, butler to the great
Comforter, philosopher, and lifelong mate!
Everybody's boon companion
Everybody's chaperone
[THENARDIER]
But lock up your valises
Jesus! Won't I skin you to the bone!
[Thenardier greets another customer and takes his bag.]
Enter Monsieur, lay down your load
Unlace your boots, rest from the road
This weighs a ton, travel's a curse
But here we strive to lighten your purse
Here the goose is cooked
Here the fat is fried
And nothing's overlooked
Till I'm satisfied
Food beyond compare, food beyond belief
Mix it in a mincer and pretend it's beef
Kidney of a horse, liver of a cat
Filling up the sausages with this and that
Residents are more than welcome, bridal suite is occupied
Reasonable charges plus some little extras on the side
Charge 'em for the lice, extra for the mice
Two percent for looking in the mirror twice
Here a little slice, there a little cut
Three percent for sleeping with the window shut
When it comes to fixing prices
There are a lot of tricks he knows
How it all increases
All those bits and pieces
Jesus, It's amazing how it grows
[DRINKERS/DINERS/THENARDIER]
Master of the house, quick to catch your eye
Never wants a passerby to pass him by
Servant to the poor butler to the great
Comforter, philosopher, and lifelong mate
Everybody's boon companion
Gives 'em everything he's got
[THENARDIER]
Dirty bunch of geezers
Jesus, what a sorry little lot
[MADAME THENARDIER]
I used to dream that I would meet a prince
But God Almighty, have you seen what's happened since?
Master of the house? Isn't worth me spit!
'Comforter, philosopher,' and lifelong shit
Cunning little brain, regular Voltaire
Thinks he's quite a lover, but there's not much there
What a cruel trick of nature
Landed me with such a louse
God knows how I've lasted
Living with this bastard in the house
[DRINKERS/DINERS/THENARDIER]
Master of the house
[MADAME THENARDIER]
Master and a half
[DRINKERS/DINERS/THENARDIER]
Comforter, philosopher
[MADAME THENARDIER]
Don't make me laugh
[DRINKERS/DINERS/THENARDIER]
Servant to the poor, butler to the great
[MADAME THENARDIER]
Hypocrite and toady and inebriate
[DRINKERS/DINERS/THENARDIER]
Everybody bless the landlord
Everybody bless his spouse
[THENARDIER]
Everybody raise a glass
[MADAME THENARDIER]
Raise it up the master's ass
[ALL]
Everybody raise a glass to the master of the house
The bit that always made my Grandma, my Mother and me wince was the bit of what he was putting in the sausages and the mice and lice, and I always thought "poor horse, poor cat and poor people that were eating it unwary"
Mix it in a mincer and pretend it's beef- favorite line, just so blase about scamming people and possible food poisoning
I just saw a high school donut and they were so good I swore I was at Broadway, the person who sung this song as well did it perfectly!
* do it
I love the original cast! This was the first b'way show I saw when I was about 8 and we played the recording endlessly on cassette. Thumbs up if you remember cassette tapes? Or records, for that matter!
I’m in this show rn and my director made a point about how the only reason it’s a happy song is because everybody’s drunk, and they’re all just trying to get wasted to forget their problems. Also: where’s the cockney accent?
Do you think this is based at all around England? Boi, it's literally about the French Revolution IN FRANCE.
@@havenhutchison4671 it is not the french revolution
@@havenhutchison4671 It's based on a Paris uprisng that happened in 1832. So technically it is based on a French Revolution, but not The French Revolution.
This has always been my favorite Thenardiers, with that grit in his voice. Jovial, yet still stern and evil when he wants to be. The guy they replace him with just seems too silly... and don't get me started on Borat in the movie. ... would have been funny if it wasn't so sad.
Borat sounded so disinterested in the movie it made me fucking angry.
my theatre is doing this musical and my friend who sings this song is so funny😂 I can't wait to do the show!!!
Thenardier:
Welcome, Monsieur, sit yourself down
And meet the best innkeeper in town
As for the rest, all of 'em crooks:
Rooking their guests and crooking the books
Seldom do you see
Honest men like me
A gent of good intent
Who's content to be
Master of the house, doling out the charm
Ready with a handshake and an open palm
Tells a saucy tale, makes a little stir
Customers appreciate a bon-viveur
Glad to do a friend a favor
Doesn't cost me to be nice
But nothing gets you nothing
Everything has got a little price!
Master of the house, keeper of the zoo
Ready to relieve 'em of a sou or two
Watering the wine, making up the weight
Pickin' up their knick-knacks when they can't see straight
Everybody loves a landlord
Everybody's bosom friend
I do whatever pleases
Jesus! Won't I bleed 'em in the end!
Thenardier & Drinkers:
Master of the house, quick to catch yer eye
Never wants a passerby to pass him by
Servant to the poor, butler to the great
Comforter, philosopher, and lifelong mate!
Everybody's boon companion
Everybody's chaperone
Thenardier
But lock up your valises
Jesus! Won't I skin you to the bone!
Enter Monsieur, lay down your load
Unlace your boots, rest from the road
This weighs a ton, travel's a curse
But here we strive to lighten your purse
Here the goose is cooked
Here the fat is fried
And nothing's overlooked
Till I'm satisfied
Food beyond compare. Food beyond belief
Mix it in a mincer and pretend it's beef
Kidney of a horse, liver of a cat
Filling up the sausages with this and that
Residents are more than welcome
Bridal suite is occupied
Reasonable charges
Plus some little extras on the side!
Charge 'em for the lice, extra for the mice
Two percent for looking in the mirror twice
Here a little slice, there a little cut
Three percent for sleeping with the window shut
When it comes to fixing prices
There are a lot of tricks he knows
How it all increases, all them bits and pieces
Jesus! It's amazing how it grows!
Thenardier & Chorus:
Master of the house, quick to catch yer eye
Never wants a passerby to pass him by
Servant to the poor, butler to the great
Comforter, philosopher, and lifelong mate!
Everybody's boon companion
Gives 'em everything he's got
Thenardier:
Dirty bunch of geezers
Jesus! What a sorry little lot!
Mme. Thenardier:
I used to dream that I would meet a prince
But God Almighty, have you seen what's happened since?
Master of the house? Isn't worth me spit!
`Comforter, philosopher' and lifelong sh*t!
Cunning little brain, regular Voltaire
Thinks he's quite a lover but there's not much there
What a cruel trick of nature landed me with such a louse
God knows how I've lasted living with this bastard in the house!
Thenardier & Drinkers:
Master of the house!
Mme. Thenardier:
Master and a half!
Thenardier & Drinkers:
Comforter, philosopher
Mme. Thenardier:
Ah, don't make me laugh!
Thenardier & Drinkers:
Servant to the poor, butler to the great
Mme. Thenardier:
Hypocrite and toady and inebriate!
Thenardier & Drinkers:
Everybody bless the landlord!
Everybody bless his spouse!
Thenardier:
Everybody raise a glass
Mme. Thenardier:
Raise it up the master's arse
All
Everybody raise a glass to the Master of the House!
Pipe down, chorus boy!
I love the way he says "Keeper of the ZOO~!" XD
George Costanza still singing this in his head ...
Les Miserables is an emotional and depressing musical, and the song that got me into it was the lighthearted and comedic one
love madame thenardier's part!!
Welcome, Monsieur, sit yourself down
And meet the best innkeeper in town
As for the rest, all of 'em crooks:
Rooking their guests and cooking the books
Seldom do you see
Honest men like me
A gent of good intent
Who's content to be
Master of the house, doling out the charm
Ready with a handshake and an open palm
Tells a saucy tale, makes a little stir
Customers appreciate a bon-viveur
Glad to do a friend a favor
Doesn't cost me to be nice
But nothing gets you nothing
Everything has got a little price!
Master of the house, keeper of the zoo
Ready to relieve 'em of a sou or two
Watering the wine, making up the weight
Pickin' up their knick-knacks when they can't see straight
Everybody loves a landlord
Everybody's bosom friend
I do whatever pleases
Jesus! Won't I bleed 'em in the end!
Master of the house, quick to catch yer eye
Never wants a passerby to pass him by
Servant to the poor, butler to the great
Comforter, philosopher, and lifelong mate!
Everybody's boon companion
Everybody's chaperone
But lock up your valises
Jesus! Won't I skin you to the bone!
Food beyond compare. Food beyond belief
Mix it in a mincer and pretend it's beef
Kidney of a horse, liver of a cat
Filling up the sausages with this and that
Residents are more than welcome
Bridal suite is occupied
Reasonable charges
Plus some little extras on the side!
(Oh Santa!)
Charge 'em for the lice, extra for the mice
Two percent for looking in the mirror twice
Here a little slice, there a little cut
Three percent for sleeping with the window shut
When it comes to fixing prices
There are a lot of tricks I knows
How it all increases, all them bits and pieces
Jesus! It's amazing how it grows!
(Oh, sorry love
Let's get something done about that)
I used to dream that I would meet a prince
But God Almighty, have you seen what's happened since?
Master of the house? Isn't worth my spit!
Comforter, philosopher' and lifelong shit!
Cunning little brain, regular Voltaire
Thinks he's quite a lover but there's not much there
What a cruel trick of nature landed me with such a louse
God knows how I've lasted living with this bastard in the house!
Master of the house!
Master and a half!
Comforter, philosopher
Don't make me laugh!
Servant to the poor, butler to the great
Hypocrite and toady and inebriate!
Everybody bless the landlord!
Everybody bless his spouse!
Everybody raise a glass
Raise it up the master's arse
Everybody raise a glass to the Master of the House!
Meu bando de embriagados, meu covil de dissolutos
Minhas piadas sujas, meus bêbados tão estúpidos
Meus filhos de prostitutas que passam a vida em minha pousada
Pombos-correios guiados para casa
Eles voam através das minhas portas
E eles rastejam nos quatro membros
Bem-vindo, Senhor, sente-se
E satisfaça o melhor hospedeiro da cidade
Quanto ao resto, todos eles trapaceiros
Roubando seus hóspedes e fraudando a contabilidade
Raramente você vê
Homens honestos como eu
Um senhor de boas intenções
Que se contenta em ser
O dono da casa, distribuindo charme
Pronto com um aperto de mão e a palma aberta
Conta um conto picante, cria um pouco de agitação
Os clientes apreciam um bon vivant
Fico feliz em fazer um favor a um amigo
Não me custa nada ser bom
Mas nada que te faz é nada
Tudo tem um pequeno preço!
O dono da casa, o guardião do zoológico
Pronto para aliviar deles um vintém ou dois
Aguando o vinho, suprimindo o peso
Pegando as suas bugigangas quando não estão olhando direito
Todo mundo adora um senhorio
Amigo do peito de todos
Eu faço o que quer que agrade
Jesus! Não vou sangrá-los, por fim!
O dono da casa, ligeiro para chamar sua atenção
Nunca quer que um transeunte passe por ele
Servo para o pobre, mordomo para o rico
Consolador, filósofo e companheiro para toda a vida!
Companheiro de todos os benefícios
Acompanhante de todos
Mas tranquem suas valises
Jesus! Não vou te esfolar até os ossos
Comida além da comparação. Comida além da crença.
Misture no triturador e finja que é carne
O rim de um cavalo, o fígado de um gato
Enchendo as salsichas com isso e aquilo
Moradores são mais do que bem-vindos
A suíte nupcial está ocupada
Taxas razoáveis
Além de alguns extras à margem
(Oh, Papai Noel!)
Um custo pelos piolhos, um extra pelos ratos
Dois por cento para se olhar duas vezes no espelho
Aqui uma pequena fatia, lá um pequeno corte
Três por cento para dormir com a janela fechada
Quando se trata de fixar preços
Há um monte de truques que eu conheço
Como tudo aumenta, todas as tralhas deles
Jesus! É incrível como isto cresce!
(Oh, desculpe amor
Vamos fazer algo a respeito)
Eu costumava sonhar que iria conhecer um príncipe.
Mas Deus Todo Poderoso, viu o que aconteceu desde então?
O dono da casa? Não vale meu cuspe!
Consolador, filósofo e um merda para toda vida!
Pequeno cérebro de astúcia, um Voltaire comum
Pensa que é um grande amante, mas não tem muita coisa lá...
Que cruel brincadeira da natureza me enterrar com este piolho
Deus sabe como é duro viver com este bastardo dentro de casa!
O dono da casa!
Dono e meio!
Consolador, filósofo
Não me faça rir!
Um servo para o pobres, um mordomo para os ricos
Hipócrita e bajulador e embriagado
Todos abençoam o senhorio!
Todos abençoam sua esposa!
Tudo mundo erga um copo
Erga para a bunda do dono
Todos ergam um copo do dono da casa
Celso Costa Tu é brasileiro?
Thank you for this, but are you aware that the lyrics here are from the movie?
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This started and for a second I thought Ursula was about to start singing poor unfortunate souls
So excited to do this song for my schools musical!
Lucky!
3 dislikes = 3 people who are jealous of the fun that drama people have.
Been a favorite of mine for many years.
ironies of life, go figure!!!!
lmao. still a favorite.
My favorite version.
I get to dance on a table and slap monsieur Thenardier in this number
Lucky
I love the line about his not having much there LOL there are a lot of great lines in this little ditty!!! I love every single song in this musical!!!
Ive.... just realised that 'mother knows best' from tangled is, like, this but, y'know, a bit different
3:34-3:37 Sounds like something out of a Melanie Martinez song.
Howtodoitkids
It sounds like the beat from "Crybaby"
This is by far one of the best songs in Les Mis!
Listening to this makes me remember the months I spent with my wonderful highschool cast rehearsing to perform this! I played Gavroche since I'm pretty small for a freshman but this just makes me remember the companionship, the friends I made, and the overall welcoming vibe of everyone in the cast. Even the senior actors were so kind. It's kinda like the vibe Master Of The House has, sleazy...yet welcoming!
I first heard this song at a local school's musical performance and the guy doing it made it sound really sleazy and I'm so glad this is the original
I just saw Les Mis on tour and this song was hilarious Jimmy Smagula is a great Thénardier
sasha and helen's version is my favourite, but this is also really nice since it is of course the original (: x
I think Sacha Baron Cohen was perfect for that role since it's basically a black comedy scene and he's an actor who basically exclusively acts black comedy roles.
I came out of the theatre snging this song !!
I can imagine Kramer from Seinfeld singing this song.
That's weird I imagine the episode where George goes to the show and the next day it gets stuck in his head and all he can say is "Master Of The House"
No George kept singing this in the season 2 episode, The Jacket
The best version by far
i’ll never forget watching this scene with my mom with the off broadway cast (pretty recently.) this song excited me so much and i was so thankful for the fact i got past my want to leave and hyperactive nature in order to see this.
Playing Madame was the most fun I've EVER had in a role😂💜
Javert is obsessed with a man who stole a piece of bread and meanwhile these two crooks are running a shady inn
My opinion, this is THE best version. I wish there was video of this performance - with the same actors.
I saw this musical in London. I loved it, It's incredible how they put such a comic relief in such a sad story. The entire crowd was laughing :D
Same energy as Hard To Be The Bard
love this play ..original Toronto cast amazing London great ...Movie great
Les Mis action is placed in France, so both British and American English, are good/bad the same way. (Sorry for my English)
Saw this play when I first started High School and loved it ever since
My favorite song of the entire performance!
you just can't NOT laugh at this song!
I literally JUST saw this musical with my friend ... I LOVED IT. it was very sad and depressing of a musical, but this song totally randomly comes in and cheers the mood of the musical up.. :))
Doing musical songs from the past 60 years in my drama school...this song is SO fun to do!!!
The last verse is beyond doubt the best, it gets stuck in your head the most
Thenardier: "Food beyond compare, food beyond belief!"
2 seconds later: "Kidney of a horse, liver of a cat" XD Wow the best food ever... Toooooootally
Best food
Bad words or not, I wish in my school use that musical
kittygirl123100 At least, YOUR school does musicals...I wish we did here in Québec...
But yeah, your school surely should :)
ZeldAry Hyrule yeah XD
Honestly schools shouldn't do les mis, it's just... way too hard.
Not to mention uh... mature. "Lovely ladies" would probably need to be cut, and that's just the start
I just love this song.
Such a great song 😂😂👍
DRINKERS/DINERS]
Come on you old pest
Fetch a bottle of your best
What's the nectar of the day
[THENARDIER]
Here, try this lot
Guaranteed to hit the spot
Or I'm not Thenardier
[DRINKERS/DINERS]
Gissa glass a' rum
Landlord, over here!
[THENARDIER (to himself, then out loud)]
Right away, you scum
Right away, m'sieur
[DRINKERS/DINERS]
God this place has gone to hell
So you tell me every year
Mine host Thenardier
He was there so they say
At the field of Waterloo
Got there, it's true
When the fight was all through
But he knew just what to do
Crawling through the mud, so I've heard it said
Picking through the pockets of the English dead
He made a tidy score
From the spoils of war
[THENARDIER]
My band of soaks
My den of dissolutes
My dirty jokes
My always pissed-as-newts
My sons of whores
Spend their lives in my inn
Homing pigeons homing in
They fly through my doors
And their money's good as yours
[DRINKERS/DINERS]
Ain't got a clue
What he put in this stew
Must have scraped it off the street
God, what a wine!
Chateau Neuf de Turpentine
Must have pressed it with his feet
Landlord, over here
Where's the bloody man
One more for the road
One more slug o' gin
Just one more
Or my old man is gonna do me in
[THENARDIER (greeting a new customer)]
Welcome, Monsieur, sit yourself down
And meet the best innkeeper in town
As for the rest, all of 'em crooks
Rooking their guests and cooking the books
Seldom do you see
Honest men like me
A gent of good intent
Who's content to be
Master of the house, doling out the charm
Ready with a handshake and an open palm
Tells a saucy tale, makes a little stir
Customers appreciate a bon-viveur
Glad to do a friend a favor, doesn't cost me to be nice
But nothing gets you nothing, everything has got a little price!
Master of the house, keeper of the zoo
Ready to relieve 'em of a sou or two
Watering the wine, making up the weight
Pickin' up their knick-knacks when they can't see straight
Everybody loves a landlord
Everybody's bosom friend
I do whatever pleases
Jesus! Won't I bleed 'em in the end!
[DRINKERS/DINERS/THENARDIER]
Master of the house, quick to catch your eye
Never wants a passerby to pass him by
Servant to the poor, butler to the great
Comforter, philosopher, and lifelong mate!
Everybody's boon companion
Everybody's chaperone
[THENARDIER]
But lock up your valises
Jesus! Won't I skin you to the bone!
[Thenardier greets another customer and takes his bag.]
Enter Monsieur, lay down your load
Unlace your boots, rest from the road
This weighs a ton, travel's a curse
But here we strive to lighten your purse
Here the goose is cooked
Here the fat is fried
And nothing's overlooked
Till I'm satisfied
Food beyond compare, food beyond belief
Mix it in a mincer and pretend it's beef
Kidney of a horse, liver of a cat
Filling up the sausages with this and that
Residents are more than welcome, bridal suite is occupied
Reasonable charges plus some little extras on the side
Charge 'em for the lice, extra for the mice
Two percent for looking in the mirror twice
Here a little slice, there a little cut
Three percent for sleeping with the window shut
When it comes to fixing prices
There are a lot of tricks he knows
How it all increases
All those bits and pieces
Jesus, It's amazing how it grows
[DRINKERS/DINERS/THENARDIER]
Master of the house, quick to catch your eye
Never wants a passerby to pass him by
Servant to the poor butler to the great
Comforter, philosopher, and lifelong mate
Everybody's boon companion
Gives 'em everything he's got
[THENARDIER]
Dirty bunch of geezers
Jesus, what a sorry little lot
[MADAME THENARDIER]
I used to dream that I would meet a prince
But God Almighty, have you seen what's happened since?
Master of the house? Isn't worth me spit!
'Comforter, philosopher,' and lifelong shit
Cunning little brain, regular Voltaire
Thinks he's quite a lover, but there's not much there
What a cruel trick of nature
Landed me with such a louse
God knows how I've lasted
Living with this bastard in the house
[DRINKERS/DINERS/THENARDIER]
Master of the house
[MADAME THENARDIER]
Master and a half
[DRINKERS/DINERS/THENARDIER]
Comforter, philosopher
[MADAME THENARDIER]
Don't make me laugh
[DRINKERS/DINERS/THENARDIER]
Servant to the poor, butler to the great
[MADAME THENARDIER]
Hypocrite and toady and inebriate
[DRINKERS/DINERS/THENARDIER]
Everybody bless the landlord
Everybody bless his spouse
[THENARDIER]
Everybody raise a glass
[MADAME THENARDIER]
Raise it up the master's ass
[ALL]
Everybody raise a glass to the master of the house
Reminds me of George Costanza.
this part in the play in my country was hilarious, love this song
This song was cold!!!
My sistwr had this cd it was 2 discs album, I listened 2 it aand I started liking this
Never Staying at this inn!!!!!!!!
Me encanta
This song is only in the musical because it's freaking awesome.
Favourite version!
I know how despicable they are, but damn this song makes me want to be there with them partying!
I just saw my school do this musical and my god I love this song
I love this version!!
Okay but the intrumental beginning is the same melody as poor unfortunate souls...is it just me??
MissTuber agreed it’s confusing but also awesome that kind of spooky waltz thing it’s great
Emphasis on poor cause everything has got a little price
I love Mme Thenardier’s part.😃😃😃😄😄
One of my favourite songs ;u;
love this song!
I used to dream that I would meet a prince but god almighty look whats happened since (aka my life quote)
oh my god. i wonder how many things were taken from les mis and put into hamilton.
Wait why are you commenting this under this specific song? What'd I miss?
You’re going to have to expand on what you mean here.
God knows how I've lasted living with this bastard in the house! :D
a big mood
@LaMisereHQ Maybe! Ha, that would be so cool! I love Alan Menken and Les Mis, and Poor Unfortunate Souls and Master of the House are two of my favorite villain songs!
Every time I here this song I can’t help but think: Dr Doofmenschmirtz is that you? ( I can’t be the only one who hears that )
This song is so sleazy, but catchy!
i love this and my father does too mainly cause it’s catchy
i'm so excited i got the part of mme.thenardier!
So catchy!
Yessss
there differece version of this music master of the house i like it
Anyone else think the music's melody at the beginning sounds a bit like Poor Unfortunate Souls?
All I can say Sacha Baron Coren and Helen Bonham Carter played brilliantly for their roles.
Has anyone seen the James Cameron movie “The Abyss”? The guy singing is the same guy who plays Catfish, the guy who swims in his underwear, underwater with Ed Harris to stop Coffey from releasing the nuclear warhead; he called his fist “The Hammer.”
Favourite song to pay
Play
Literal bop