Lena Hall Obsessed: Hedwig - "The Origin of Love" 

My wife and I saw Hedwig...twice. I'm a pretty reserved guy, but I reached my hand out as Lena strode up the aisle at the end of the show and she touched my hand. I'll never forget any of it.

I saw her as Yithzak, she's incredible!

I genuinely want this song played at my wedding. I think it’s so beautiful and I have such a connection to it, no matter who’s singing it.

How on Earth and in the name of the good Lord this has only 133k views? This should be in the hundreds of millions. By far the best cover of this amazing song.

When the earth was still flat and the clouds made of fire and the mountains stretched up to the sky, sometimes higher folks roamed the earth like big rolling kegs they had two sets of arms they had two sets of legs they had two faces peering out of one giant head so they could watch all around them as they talked while they read and they never knew nothing of love it was before the origin of love origin of love the origin of love origin of love Well there were three sexes then one that looked like two men glued on back to back they were the children of the sun and similar in shape girth were the children of the earth they looked like two girls rolled up in one and the children of the moon was like a fork shoved on a spoon they were part sun part earth part daughter part son oh the origin of love Well the gods grew quite scared of our strength and defiance and thor said i'm gonna kill them all with my hammer like i killed the giants but zeus said no you'd better let me use my lightning like scissors like i cut the legs off the whales dinosaurs into lizards then he grabbed up some bolts, he let out a laugh said i'll split them right down the middle gonna cut them right up in half and then storm clouds gathered above into great balls of fire And then fire shot down from the sky in bolts like shining blades of a knife and it ripped right through the flesh of the children of the sun and the moon and the earth and some indian god sewed the wound up to a hole turned it 'round to our bellies to remind us the price we payed and osiris, and the gods of the nile gathered up a big storm to blow a hurricane to scatter us away a flood of wind and rain, a sea of tidal waves to wash us all away and if we don't behave they'll cut us down again and we'll be hopping 'round on one foot looking through one eye The last time i saw you we had just split in two he was looking at me, i was looking at you you had a way so familiar i could not recognize cause you had blood on your face and i had blood in my eyes but i swear by your expression that the pain down in your soul was the same as the one down in mine that's the pain that cuts a straight line down through the heart we call it love we wrapped our arms around each other tried to shove ourselves back together we were making love, making love it was a cold dark evening such a long time ago when by the mighty hand of jove it was a sad story how we became lonely two-legged creatures the story, the origin of love that's the origin of love oh yeah, the origin of love the origin of love the origin of love

None of us deserve a rendition of the song this good

I can't stop replaying this... Between the extraordinary songwriting and the mind-blogging rendition from Lena, I guess a giant bolt did hit my head when I stumbled on this video!

Very generous from you to share the songs in RU-vid and make them available for all users around the world. Thank you! Love to hear your personal version after having listened to your Yithzak and your Hedwig many many times (maybe too many lol). Good luck in this project!

Please come back and do sets like this again, they're magic.

I love this version. But I gotta say that I apparently have an entirely different understanding of the lyrics than everyone else here. I saw someone even say they wanted this at their wedding. This is not that kind of song, from my understanding. It's so... lonely. It paints love as a feeling of loneliness and desperation. As a punishment inflicted on humanity by the gods. That they cursed us to be split from half of ourselves, forever trying to find the rest of what was once whole, shoving ourselves so crudely together in the act of sex to try to regain what was lost and can never truly, lastingly, be regained. This song is heartbreaking to me. I would never in a million years want it played at my wedding. It's an absolute vibe killer at an event like that. But having said all that, it's one of my favorite songs and this rendition is my favorite. Her voice is so good and she acts the hell out of it here. I just would never pay it at a wedding! Way too sad for that!

one of my favorite songs! and sung by my favorite actress.... when i saw this show i saw it with jcm as hedwig and lena as yitzak... that is an experience that changed my life forever! thank you lena for being a life changer

This is my favourite version of this song 😍❤️

This is EVERYTHING!!!!! Lena is amazing at everything she touches and this is stunning

Man did this give me massive chills... You have such a powerful presence. Incredible.

I wish the guitars weren't so loud, because you can't hear Lena in the soft parts. God, can she sing! LOVE LOVE LOVE!

What. A. Queen. Lena fucking Hall indeed!

Bbbiitttcchhhhhhhhhh yesssssss

When the earth was still flat And the clouds made of fire And mountains stretched up to the sky Sometimes higher Folks roamed the earth Like big rolling kegs They had two sets of arms They had two sets of legs They had two faces peering Out of one giant head So they could watch all around them As they talked while they read And they never knew nothing of love It was before, uhuh The origin of love The origin of love Now there was three sexes then One that looked like two men Glued up back to back They were called the children of the sun And similar in shape and girth Was the children of the earth They looked like two girls Rolled up in one And the children of the moon Was like a fork shoved on a spoon They was part sun, part earth Part daughter, part son Uhhh the origin of love Now the Gods grew quite scared Of our strength and defiance And Thor said: "I'm gonna kill them all With my hammer, Like I killed the giants." But Zeus said: "No, You better let me Use my lightning like scissors, Like I cut the legs off whales Dinosaurs into lizards." And then he grabbed up some bolts He let out a laugh, Said: "I'll split them right down the middle. Gonna cut them right down in half." And then storm clouds gathered above Into great balls of fire And then fire shot down From the sky in bolts Like shining blades of a knife And it ripped Right through the flesh Of the children of the sun And the moon And the earth And some Indian God Sewed the wound up into a hole Pulled it round to our belly To remind us of the price we pay And Osiris and the Gods of the Nile Gathered up a big storm To blow a hurricane To scatter us away A flood of wind and rain A sea of tidal waves To wash us all away And if we don't behave They'll cut us down again And we'll be hopping around on one foot Looking through one eye The last time I saw you We had just split in two You was looking at me I was looking at you You had a way so familiar But I could not recognize Cause you had blood on your face I had blood in my eyes But I could swear by your expression That the pain down in your soul Was the same as the one down in mine That's the pain That cuts a straight line down through the heart We called it love So we wrapped our arms around each other Trying to shove ourselves back together We was making love, making love It was a cold dark evening such a long time ago When by the mighty hand of Jove It was the sad story How we became lonely two-legged creatures It's the story of the origin of love That's the origin of love, oh yeah The origin of love The origin of love, uhuh-uhh The origin of love

So in love with this interpretation.

So powerful, so good.

i cant stop listening to this on repeat

This song is so powerful. Beautiful voice. Anyone that sings this song just amazing. ITS ALL ABOUT LOVE. THE WORLD NEEDS THIS. LOVE

this song always melts my heart

This version is so good! Literally gave me goosebumps. Thank you for sharing with all of us.

Breathtakingly beautiful performance of the best song ever made

I remember back when it came out I had a satellite dish and some service that let me watch it infinite times for free. I musta watched hame watched it at least 50 times. Great, wonderful, cover! Hell I’ve probably seen your cover of this son at least 50 times lol

i come back to this video once every few months and i always tear up. hedwig is a masterpiece, but this song is also its own thing. what an incredible fucking story is being told here. goddamn. lena's voice just makes it 100x better.

Ohhhhh!!!!!!! Congratulations for this interpretation!!!! I was scared in the beginning because Hedwig is sooo great, but your perfo was amazing!!!!!!!

I saw Hedwig twice in one night-Andrew Ranells and Lena Hall were amazing.. but I bought the ticket to the late show to hear Lena sing again. The only time I’ve been that moved at a live performance was the first time I heard kd lang sing “Crying” live when she was on tour supporting “Ingenue” in 1992. Both women are without pers.

How have I only just discovered you and your voice! Incredible Hedwig covers!

I can't decide which of these I love the most.

Thank you!

No words. Truly breathtaking.

2022 is the Year of Hedwig, ALL of these songs are HITTING JUST RIGHT ... And a REAL Trans-person is talented enuf to play Hedwig on stage, in a movie, even a mini-series ... Dear Lawd, please make it so!!

How can purchase your stuff? I want to support people with talent

Its perfect I always remember on Riverdale and Betty and Archie I love this scene😍

I love her version. It gives me chills!

Wow !!!!!! 🙌🏽🙌🏽🙌🏽🙌🏽

I got goosebumps. Amazing

I am living for this performance!

Nice cover of a wonderful song.

Wow…just Wow….Amazing

Wow! Me fascinas, tienes un voz fabulosa, saludos desde Argentina

lovelovelove.

This is flat-out AMAZING!!! Bravo, Lena!!!

I LOVE THIS SONG! this (film)play is my way to tell how someone is, if i wonder i sit em down and press play...

When the earth was still flat, And the clouds made of fire, And mountains stretched up to the sky, Sometimes higher, Folks roamed the earth Like big rolling kegs. They had two sets of arms. They had two sets of legs. They had two faces peering Out of one giant head So they could watch all around them As they talked while they read. And they never knew nothing of love. It was before the origin of love. The origin of love And there were three sexes then, One that looked like two men Glued up back to back, Called the children of the sun. And similar in shape and girth Were the children of the earth. They looked like two girls Rolled up in one. And the children of the moon Were like a fork shoved on a spoon. They were part sun, part earth Part daughter, part son. The origin of love Now the gods grew quite scared Of our strength and defiance And Thor said, Im gonna kill them all With my hammer, Like I killed the giants. But said, No, You better let me Use my lightening, like scissors, Like I cut the legs off the whales And dinosaurs into lizards. Then he grabbed up some bolts And he let out a laugh, Said, Ill split them right down the middle. Gonna cut them right up in half. And then storm clouds gathered above Into great balls of fire And then fire shot down From the sky in bolts Like shining blades Of a knife. And it ripped Right through the flesh Of the children of the sun And the moon And the earth. And some Indian god Sewed the wound up into a hole, Pulled it round to our belly To remind us of the price we pay. And Osiris and the gods of the Nile Gathered up a big storm To blow a hurricane, To scatter us away, In a flood of wind and rain, And a sea of tidal waves, To wash us all away, And if we dont behave Theyll cut us down again And well be hopping round on one foot And looking through one eye. Last time I saw you We had just split in two. You were looking at me. I was looking at you. You had a way so familiar, But I could not recognize, Cause you had blood on your face I had blood in my eyes. But I could swear by your expression That the pain down in your soul Was the same as the one down in mine. Thats the pain, Cuts a straight line Down through the heart We called it love. So we wrapped our arms around each other, Trying to shove ourselves back together. We were making love, Making love. It was a cold dark evening, Such a long time ago, When by the mighty hand of Jove, It was the sad story How we became Lonely two-legged creatures, Its the story of The origin of love. Thats the origin of love.

Omg I just saw John Cameron Mitchell in Mexico City and it was magical. Wish I can hear you sing this live too. Btw Justin Craig and Matt Duncan were there too! And Matt is sooooo cuuuteee! 😍

I love your voice!!!!!!! you are so amazing...

Hermosa ..mujer.. tienes gran oficio en tu voz y gran técnica Saludos .

Just so amazing! Thank you, Lena :)

QUEEN ❤️ sending love all the way from the philippines!!

听了六个版本，三个英文版，两个韩文版，一个中文版，真的太好听了，好想去听现场啊。。。

Amazing song. Incredible version. I wish you much health, success and love in your life. Thank you Lena. 🇧🇷😘👍

Nice I love it but I I still have Hedwig in my head with this song

Awesome 😍

sO MUCH TALENT!

I have a deep regret of not seeing you portray Hedwig.

Absolutely amazing! Love it!!

I am crying😭

your version are so delicious! I luv to watch it and sing like your vocals arrangements.

Uh. Wow. She killed this.

.... you can tell alot how people react to this powerrful tonic.

absolutely love this! you're voice is amazing ♥

heaven

How wonderful~ My hedwig lena h!

Perfection!!

wow wow wow!!!

Powerful ... wow!

Perfect!

God Damn!

A M A Z I N G !!!

✨️❤️ ❤️✨️

FUCK I'M IN LOVE - This made me so goddamn emotional

🎉🙌👏👏👏👏👏

WOW

Does anyone know what key this is in?

3:38 !!! Wow !

I just died and went to heaven. 😍😍😍

um.... holy shit.

👏👏👏👏👏👏👏

Why didn’t someone tell me this was on RU-vid.

uh huh... you got it gurl! Suggestion: the proclaimers: sunshine of leith

B R A V O !

What key is this in please, hive mind?

This is my hubby & I's theme song!

where is the pianist?

FUCKIN AMAZIN

Oh god

ooooOOhh..

Like I'm in an elevator going to the millionth floor.

Something weird with the pitch is happening at 01:41. I can't quite point out what's wrong, but one of the 3 is out of key. Bass, guitar or voice.

Better than the shitty Riverdale version

1 dislike, was probably Hedwig..

I wouldn't be surprised if we never saw Denise Richards again

Lump. In. My. Throat.

Don’t fucking change the lyrics, you YOU

It’s great but in the “part sun, part earth, part daughter, part son” part she went a half tone above the rest of the song so it sounds a bit off. Anyway, still pretty cool

She goes a bit flat when she gets to "they were part sun, part earth, part daughter, part son."