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Like all internet lists, this list is very scientific and objective which means there are rules.
First: no bootlegs.
What werenotgoing to do is illegally pirate theater!
Finally: absolutely no reality-TV singing-competition audition videos.
Betsy Wolfe
Betsy definitely gets an A for effort here.
Fundamentally, it lacks a sense of urgency.
but ultimately renders her climactic, guttural she used to be mine underwhelming.
However, she gains some points for a very pretty, restrained ending.
Standout moments: her finally at 2:50, her mine at 2:452:55.
The whole thing has a Rachel Berry NYADA Audition quality.
Standout moments: her messy at 1:09, her mine from 3:033:09.
Natalie Weiss
The preeminent riffstress has officially entered the chat.
Yes, she sounds incredible, but its all a littletooclean.
Frankly, its too easy for her.
Stand out moments: Her Mine from 3:123:20 is truly ridiculous.
Its obviously great, dont get me wrong, but is it particularly special?
But, it is definitely good!
Maybe Im missing something?
Jessie Mueller Rehearsal Footage
I know what youre saying.
But, Chris you scream at your gear screens, she ORIGINATED the role.
How can she be #10?
Thats part of the burden of being the first to do something the girls willalwaystry and one up you.
However, Mueller issucha good actress and singer that her original version has managed to crack the top ten.
Katharine McPhee
This one was tough for me.
If youve seen myinitial rankings on Twitter, you might have noticed that McPhee was a commanding No.
4 on my list.
How could she have possibly fallen from to No.
First, I had to look inward and be honest with myself.
Full disclosure, I have hadMcPheeversince Katherine McPhee appeared on the fifth season ofAmerican Idolin 2006.
I was firmly Team Karen in theGreatSmashWars of 2012.
She was my childhoodcrushbeard and for that I will always have a soft spot in my heart for her.
McPhee leans into what she does best the lyrical, lilt-y quality of her voice.
Proud of you, Kat!
Lucie Jones
The only entry from across the pond, introducing former West EndWaitressstar Lucie Jones.
Accent work aside (because that isnotwhat this is about) Jones delivers an emotional rendition of the song.
She goes for broke in this performance, leaving it all on the stage.
She also opts for a restrained final mine that you love to see.
A triumph in belting and storytelling.
God bless the queen.
That being said, its all a little …much.
It is inappropriate for a man to riff a womans song to make a point.
Words to live by.
Its the definitive version of the song.
This is the blueprint, and it should be treated as such.
When she referred toWaitress pre-Broadway run at A.R.T.
in Cambridge its out of town thing, I knew we had a contender.
This rendition shows that the song is bigger than the show with which it is situated in.
Jordin Sparks
The range!Jordin Sparksmakes my favorite musical choices out of anyone on this list so far.
And that lower register of hers!
Somebody callToni Braxtonbecause weve got an alto in the house.
My one gripe is that she chooses to belt the last word of the song.
PSA: if you belt the last word then you have misunderstood the assignment of the song.
This is one hell of a She Used to Be Mine rendition and an incredible Tonys performance.
Standout moments: Its the Tony performance just watch the whole thing.
Every time he flips into his gorgeous little falsetto, an angel gets its wings.
Every word he sings you feel.
When he smiles, you smile.
When he cries, you cry.
If you arent an emotional wreck after watching this… then I simply dont understand you?
Also, remember that timeAl Rokerwas in this show?
Life is crazy, man.
Shoshana Bean
Shoshana Beansings the best cover of She Used to Be Mine on the internet.
Its really not a competition.
Shoshanas version has everything.
Did I say Vocals?
Ms. Bean delivers nothing short of a master class in musical theater in this 4:55 second video.
She starts out with so much control.
Her but she tries and her but she lies?
But in the second half she absolutely lets loose and the result is … exquisite.
Not to mention its vocally out of this world.
Even Beans choice to belt the last note of the song works.
The coda is effectively the come down and should be treated as such.
Yes,Waitressmay be gone, but well always have Shoshanas She Used to Be Mine.
