Mark Pentleton

I recently played the beautiful song A little fall of rain from Les Misérables when Amy mentioned she’d performed it as an audition song. Another song which I’ve not yet played from Les Mis is In My Life, so that’s today’s song. It marks the moment in the show where Valjean realises his daughter has [...]

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I’m cutting things a bit neat today, due to a late-night visit to Ikea! I was reminded about this beautiful song from Les Misérables by Amy who sang it this week as an audition piece for the Centre Stage production of the show. The song is sung as Éponine dies in the arms of Marius [...]

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The previous songs from Les Misérables which I’ve included in my 365songs selection (I dreamed a dream, On my own and Bring him home) seem to have gone down very well, and there are plenty more to come! Today’s song, Empty chairs at empty tables, is sung by Marius about his friends who have not [...]

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Running a bit late today – sorry! Today I’ve had the official launch of the Euroquiz in East Dunbartonshire Council and I’ve been away all day since early this morning until late tonight. Anyway, today’s song is the beautiful Bring him home from Les Misérables. I hope you enjoy it!
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Today’s song is another favourite from Les Misérables, I dreamed a dream. It has been recorded in 21 languages and covered by many artists including Aretha Franklin, Hayley Westenra and most recently Susan Boyle who performed it on last year’s Britain’s Got Talent.
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There’s no particular reason for this one today. It’s the song On My Own from Les Misérables, sung by the character Éponine. The musical Les Misérables, based on the novel by Victor Hugo, was written in French by Claude-Michel Schönberg and Alain Boublil in 1980, but wasn’t staged in London until 1985 with English lyrics [...]

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