Jesus Christ Superstar Medley | Michael Ball: Past & Present 

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I am always exhausted when this is finished! I feel every word. It always makes me cry. There is No ONE like Michael Ball!!!!!!!

Michael Ball singing Gethsemane is sublime

I love Michael's version of Gethsemane. It's powerful and passionate without being an over-the-top screech fest. He's been singing the song for years and sometimes his performance is smooth and polished like this one and sometimes it's much more emotional and theatrical. Whatever he does with it, it's always a stellar performance.

Gethsemane and Michael Ball! I was in tears all the way through it!

Michael Ball is definitely in his own show. So Theater character and voice is impeccable. So charming.

Michael Ball is AMAZING. That voice of his is divine.

Michaels rendition of this song is perfect

Riveting music, passionate story, impeccable vocals and scoring. One of the best musicals of all time!

I’m just here for Michael Ball.

I Don't Know How to Love Him has always been my favorite before I fell in love with Michael Ball

Michael Ball the superstar !

Magnificent Michael❤️

Gethsemane, by Michael Ball. 100%

Michael sings with his beautiful voice and heart

Unlike when Michael was in Les Mis, the other singers here are good but not great. He stands out. Just a phenomenal singer and performer! Also shout out to the genius's who wrote the songs and lyrics.

Ted Neely, Yvonne Ellmam and the rest of the cast of the film thumbs up 👍

Michael Ball is in a class by him self....

Beautiful, gorgeous, talented man ❤

One of the best Musicals

Gethsemane is my all time favourite. I have seen and heard many versions of this incredible Rock Opera. Just awesome.

What an amazing episode from a great concert!))

Michael ball simple y the best

this was awesome! now i really must see the Jesus Christ Superstar arena concert again please, The Shows Must Go On!

Amazing!!!

Bravo bravo!!

8:27 Michael did perform Gethsemane at Andrew Lloyd Webber The Royal Albert Hall Celebration in 1998

He would make a wonderful Jesus!❤👏

This is breathtaking.

yess

Incredible

Lovely presentation !

Gethsemane by Michael Ball

I am breathless at the talent :-)

Who is singing Heaven On Their Minds? I've not seen him before; what a wonderful voice.

I will always love the original. Sadly I lost my dvd copy in a house fire last year. 😓 Quick edit: this guy is no carl anderson but omg he's amazing!!!! 😯😯😯

he has to do the phantom in Phantom of the Opera. It's time already!

Micheal Ball should do the role of Jesus in a west end production of jsc

And the 2000 film was awsome.

COMPLETE LYRICS: JUDAS: My mind is clearer now At last all too well I can see where we all soon will be. If you strip away the myth from the man, You will see where we all soon will be. Jesus! You've started to believe These things they say of you. You really do believe This talk of God is true. And all the good you've done Will soon get swept away. You've begun to matter more Than the things you say. I remember when this whole thing began. No talk of God then, we called you a man. And believe me, my admiration for you hasn't died. But every word you say today Gets twisted 'round some other way. And they'll crush us if we go too far. If we go too far.... MARY MAGDALENE: Try not to get worried, try not to turn on to Problems that upset you, oh. Don't you know Everything's alright, yes, everything's fine. And we want you to sleep well tonight. Let the world turn without you tonight. If we try, we'll get by, so forget all about us tonight JESUS: Surely you're not saying we have the resources To save the poor from their lot? There will be poor always, pathetically struggling. Look at the good things you've got. Think while you still have me! Move while you still see me! You'll be lost, and you'll be so sorry when I'm gone. MARY MAGDALENE: Sleep and I shall soothe you, calm you and anoint you. Myrrh for your hot forehead Then you'll feel Everything's alright, yes, everything's fine. And it's cool and the ointment's sweet For the fire in your head and feet. Close your eyes, close your eyes, and relax Think of nothing tonight. MARY MAGDALENE: I don't know how to love him. I don’t, how to move him. He's a man. He's just a man. And I've had so many men before, In very many ways, He's just one more. Should I bring him down? Should I scream and shout? Should I speak of love, Let my feelings out? I never thought I'd come to this. What's it all about? Yet, if he said he loved me, I'd be lost. I'd be frightened. I couldn't cope, just couldn't cope. I'd turn my head. I'd back away. I wouldn't want to know. He scares me so. I want him so. I love him... so. APOSTLES: Look at all my trials and tribulations Sinking in a gentle pool of wine. Don't disturb me now, I can see the answers 'Till this evening is this morning, life is fine. Always hoped that I'd be an apostle. Knew that I would make it if I tried. Then when we retire, we can write the Gospels, So they'll still talk about us when we've died. CROWD: Hosanna Hey Sanna Sanna Sanna Hosanna Hey Sanna Hosanna Hey JC, JC you're alright by me Sanna Hosanna Hey Superstar JESUS: Sing me your songs, But not for me alone. Sing out for yourselves, For you are bless-ed. There is not one of you Who can not win the kingdom. The slow, the suffering, The quick, the dead. CROWD and JESUS: Hosanna Hey Sanna Sanna Sanna Hosanna Hey Sanna Hosanna CROWD (alone): Hey JC, JC won't you die for me? Hosanna Hey Superstar. JESUS: I only want to say, If there is a way, Take this cup away from me I don't want to taste its poison. Feel it burn me, I have changed. I'm not as sure, as when we started. Then, I was inspired. Now, I'm sad and tired. Listen, surely I've exceeded expectations, Tried for three years, seems like thirty. Could you ask as much from any other man? But if I die, See the saga through and do the things they ask of me, Let them hate me, hit me, hurt me, nail me to their tree. I'd have to know, I'd have to know, My God, I'd have to know, I'd have to know, My God, I’d Have to see, I'd have to see, My God, I’d have to see, I'd want to see, My God, Why I should die? Would I be more noticed than I ever was before? Would the things I've said and done matter any more? I'd want to know, I'd want to know, my Lord, I’d want to know, I'd want to know, my Lord, I’d want to see, I'd have to see, my Lord, I’d want to see, I'd have to see, my Lord, If I die what will be my reward? If I die what will be my reward? I have to know, I'd have to know, my Lord, I have to know, I'd have to know, my Lord, Why should I die? Oh why should I die? Can you show me now that I would not be killed in vain? Show me just a little of your omnipresent brain. Show me there's a reason for your wanting me to die. You're far to keen and where and how, but not so hot on why. Alright, I'll die! Just watch me die! See how I die! See how I die! Then I was inspired. Now, I'm sad and tired. After all, I've tried for three years, seems like ninety. Why then am I scared to finish what I started, What you started - I didn't start it. God, thy will is hard, But you hold every card. I will drink your cup of poison. Nail me to your cross and break me, Bleed me, beat me, Kill me. Take me, now! Before I change my mind, now! Before I change my mind!

I didn’t know he was in Jesus Christ superstar,that’s awesome

Camilo sesto se lo trajo a España y fue muy grande su musical interpretando un Jesucristo superstar magistral

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I wonder why Michael bell never actually played Jesus in broadway might not have the hair or beard but definitely has the voice

Fun fact colm Wilkerson was Judas in the Dublin production of Jesus Christ Superstar.

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Great but who are the other artists

I miss Ted Neely and Carl Anderson.

Can anyone tell me who is playing Jesus in this? I recognise him and it's bugging me :P

I guess I don't have to travel all the way to Las Vegas to see a lounge version of Gethesemane!

That was a different version of Gethsemane.

Am i the only one who hears the heavy autotune at the end from Heaven on there minds

I was Judas in the Dusseldorf Production... you can see me sing 'Heaven their minds' etc by entering my name, Ian Rowles in the youtube search. Maybe Leave a comment . 👍

Nada que ver con nuestro gran Camilo sexto

Who's this first Judas? Dark skin and great voice? He's amazing! ❤

If you believe in Judas

Amazing performance, but no Superstar.

Why is Judas Black and Jesus White? In actuality Jesus had brown skin and Judas had the same colour. Why don't we challenge these notions????? Don't get me wrong, Iove me some Michael Ball, he's got great talent.

not the same

Really? No G?

Not as good as minchin

Why do you make it into a concert when it'a should be a play so as to clearly relay the message of Christ. Is it all for fame. Give glory to whom glory is due.

I listened to the entire thing and to be honest in my opinion this really wasn't that good because usually when you hear a song being sung the instruments usually go with the voice in this case they didn't seem to also I was waiting for Michael Ball to sing Gethsemane which I have always enjoyed.. but if you hear previous versions of him singing this you'll see that some of the words were different... In my opinion the best version of the song that he has done was in the Andrew Lloyd Webber birthday celebration in 1996 I think it was

This dude sounds like he is singing the song and not embodying the character of Christ in his last moments of doubt. In fact, everyone he sounds like they are just singing it to get the words out but no one means them. I didn't buy that Judas was worried for his friend, I didn't buy that Mary Magdalene loved Jesus, I didn't buy that the apostles were happy. Not every singer needs to be Ian or Ted or Camilo but at least make me believe you were someone special. I guess also the arrangement doesn't help? Sounds like the ROCK was sucked out of it and replaced with an overly theatrical version. Almost like the original film tried to do but they kinda screwed up that job as well. Anyway, always fun to hear these tunes sang from different artists but this specific group did not much move me.

Michael Ball is good and the blonde who was singing Mary Magdalane in everything's alright. Everyone else wasn't that bad or anything, just not perfect for the roll.

bah

Why is this the Michal ball show? He was deffo my least fave out of them all.