"Don't wish, don't start Wishing only wounds the heart" Of all the feelings this song elicits, these two lines tear me apart because of the truth in them.
When I was young this song didn’t exist yet. For me - it was On My Own on my tape deck. Later - it was this - a musical dear to my heart: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-I5JmKECFjIw.html
This guy absolutely crushed it - and yes, every gay guy feels like this at some point (I know I have). Luckily music can also be the antidote to this kind of feeling... "Make your own kind of music" Mamma Cass Eliot - always brings me back to centre. Love to all x
Steffan... Props to you for letting yourself be vulnerable and breaking down that wall and going all in. Marvelous engagement, beautiful voice... Everything I love about what you continue to do. Bravissimo!
I am coming late to the party Steffan , I just discovered you via a short of Suddenly Seymour. And then I found this. It’s late for this ancient tragedy queen, and I need to go to sleep…but I can’t stop watching this video. No words, except thank you.
I know how this song feels, too. I appreciate you and that you allowed yourself to “go there” in tapping into the ache of not being that girl. Beautifully felt and sung.
Incredible. I only saw Wicked for the first time in March 2024 and this song has haunted me ever since. I can’t stop playing it, it resonates so profoundly. This guy captures the emotion INCREDIBLY well 🥺🥰🙏🏻
Wicked is one of my absolute favourite musicals and I absolutely love this song but I don’t think I’ve ever had such an emotional connection to this song when sung by anybody else!!! Such a beautifully moving performance! Diolch!!
True talent is a gift. Your voice, your smile, your delivery, your truth is an inspiration to anyone who gets to be a witness to your beautiful soul. How lucky that this platform allows us the privilege to know you through the magic of music. Thank you.
You are exquisite...there is a pain and a longing you invoke in your interpretation that hits my heart. You express what anyone who lives a life with any version of "green skin"; anyone outside the norm who feels like there is no hope for acceptance may feel. You wear your heart on your sleeve...It's a badge of honor, sir. Thank you so much for sharing your talent with us again today ❤❤❤
Wow! DUDE!! Perfection as ever but OMG! You even got my eyes blurry with this! The best thing about this particular song is that its power comes from its simplicity. No bells, no whistles, just a simple melody & extremely powerful emotions! Well done Sir!
I've seen Wicked four times and listened to countless versions of this song, but none have ever moved me as much as this. It's incredibly difficult to sing and act brilliantly at the same time, but you make it look easy. Utterly relatable and completely beautiful.
So beautiful and so heart wrenching at the same time. I found myself starting to tear up seeing the emotion from you. I hope that was acting skill not actual heartbreak.
Hands touch, eyes meet Sudden silence, sudden heat Hearts leap in a giddy whirl He could be that boy But I'm not that girl Don't dream too far Don't lose sight of who you are Don't remember that rush of joy He could be that boy I'm not that girl Every so often we long to steal To the land of what-might-have-been But that doesn't soften the ache we feel When reality sets back in Blithe smile, lithe limb She who's winsome, she wins him Gold hair with a gentle curl That's the girl he chose And Heaven knows I'm not that girl Don't wish, don't start Wishing only wounds the heart I wasn't born for the rose and the pearl There's a girl I know He loves her so I'm not that girl
💚 Steffan I absolutely love this and love you! Sung with such compassion I felt every world, you have a beautiful soul. Thank you for the gift of you!! 💚
Steffan, Your OUTSTANDING videos aren't significant because the songs are beautiful or because the performances are exemplary. Your videos manage to touch the hearts of the listeners and enrich our lives by showing that beauty can be heard, and emotions can be heightened.
What makes this version more heart breaking than Wicked has nothing to due with being gay. In wicked, when she sang this you KNEW they’d end up together, so it was hard to sympathize with her. But when he sings it you KNOW he won’t be with him and your heart shatters. He’s watching his true love fall in love with his polar opposite and it’s breaking him. This version makes me cry in a way wicked’s just couldn’t
Music has a way of cutting past the barriers we construct to wall ourselves off from feeling. This song I can relate to on more areas than I care to admit, but I actually hadn't heard it before today. Thank you for another beautifully done piece of music that has made me feel. And Music that makes us feel is the best of all.
Beautifully done. When you smile it can brighten the day, but here your performance is very moving indeed, especially from 'wishing only wounds the heart'.
What a beautiful and touching performance! I saw Wicked in Broadway 3 years ago and thanks tou your videos, I'm rediscovering it again! Again, congrats for such a wonderful performance, you're gifted! Hugs from Spain
OMG! Are you Ok Steffan? I hope you are. This is so touching and vulnerable. I'd love to support you if the song is available on any platform. Plz let us know.
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