Oh. My. God. There is only ONE thing wrong with this performance. Raul should be wearing a pair of tooled leather cowboy boots. Other than that it's unbelievable perfection! I don't remember ever having heard this song before I discovered Raul's cover this week. I listened several times--blown away--then looked up the lyrics and fell TOTALLY in love with the song. Finally decided I need to compare it to the original, so I found Broussard's version and that sealed it. Raul Esparza can do anything. Brilliantly. His performance blows Broussard out of the water. I'm a 70 year old theatre freak who has always believed that TALENT is the sexiest thing in the world. In all those 70 years, I've never seen anyone with a more God-given gift than Raul Esparza. Living as I do in the middle of fly-over country, I know I'll never get to see him perform in person, but I'm so grateful that this amazing artist came into my life.
I am sorely lacking in Broadway culture. I decided to watch musicals this month and found a copy of Company. I did not know Raul Esparza could sing. EYES OPEN! My new Broadway crush!
