Empty Chairs at Empty Tables | Les Misérables 

This is the anthem for survivor's guilt. I can't tell you how many times I have asked those same questions to myself when thinking of the guys we left behind.

I’ve been privileged to see this show from first night at The Palace in 1985 to first night in New York at the Broadway theatre in March 1987. My daughter was 5 and was always with me. She’s 43 now! We have probably seen it 30 times and it always seems fresh. The very best cast was, in my opinion, led by Colm Wilkinson and included Roger Allam and Patti Lupone. Sue Jane Tanner and Alun Armstrong were the fabulous Thenardiers and Michael Ball was a lot slimmer then! We used to sit in the restricted view seats in row B, there was nothing restricted about them but they nearly always kept an empty seat in the front row which we moved to! Kate would sit on my lap and she became the orchestra mascot! It’s hard to believe it’s almost 40 years ago. Lovely memories.

Emotional performance, exactly how it should be! This song is a culminant point of the musical, and deserves more attention. The life of the character Marius changes fundamentally..

ROB HOUCHEN….LOVE HIS VOICE SO MUCH…EVERYTHING HE DOES!!!!!

It's also the anthem for survivors guilt for those who battle cancer and watch their chemo companions chair remain empty....

One of the better performances of this piece 👏 Glad I was finally able to see it!

WOW 👏👏👏👏👏

Fantastic musical and my favorite song !

am I blind? know I'm very tired and I'm new here... but do you seriously never list the singer? Just post the video never mentioning the artist or the performance? or am i blind?

Rob Houchen will be the all time greatest Marius in my book

Great movie of all time. Rural Europe...

Although others who've covered this song may technically have superior voices, it's Eddie Redmayne's rendition that ALWAYS leaves me in tears. The sweetness, honesty, and gut-wrenching regret are palpable.😢

Eddie who?

He’s scary

Good song but i wish it had been done by a better performer

Very bad. Overplaying. No voice at all comparing to original Marius.