Various Artists & Joe Aaron Reid & Nicholas Bailey
Original London Cast of Dreamgirls Ensemble
Gabriel Mokake
RILEY & Ibinabo Jack & Liisi Lafontaine
Adam J. Bernard & RILEY & Liisi Lafontaine & Ibinabo Jack
Joe Aaron Reid & Adam J. Bernard & Tyrone Huntley & Nicholas Bailey & RILEY & Liisi Lafontaine & Ibinabo Jack
Liisi Lafontaine & Joe Aaron Reid
RILEY & Liisi Lafontaine & Ibinabo Jack & Joe Aaron Reid & Adam J. Bernard
Joe Aaron Reid & RILEY & Liisi Lafontaine & Ibinabo Jack & Adam J. Bernard & Tyrone Huntley & Lily Frazer
RILEY
Liisi Lafontaine & Ibinabo Jack & Lily Frazer & Adam J. Bernard & Joe Aaron Reid
Joe Aaron Reid & Liisi Lafontaine
RILEY
Ibinabo Jack & Adam J. Bernard
Adam J. Bernard
Adam J. Bernard & Ibinabo Jack & Joe Aaron Reid &
Tyrone Huntley & RILEY
RILEY & Liisi Lafontaine & Ibinabo Jack & Lily Frazer & Joe Aaron Reid
Liisi Lafontaine & Ibinabo Jack & Lily Frazer & Joe Aaron Reid & Nicholas Bailey & Tyrone Huntley
Liisi Lafontaine & RILEY
Joe Aaron Reid & Tyrone Huntley & Nicholas Bailey & Gabriel Mokake & Liisi Lafontaine & RILEY
Originally Beyoncé’s song for the character Deena Jones in Dreamgirls’s 2006 film adaptation, “Listen” was rewritten for the stage musical’s West End production with new lyrics by Henry Krieger and Willie Reale and was reimagined as a duet with Effie White. This song replaces an unnamed number after...
[DEENA]
Listen
And I'll try to do the same
To take my share of blame
For what went wrong
Listen
To the girl you used to know
The one who loved you so
For oh so long
I can hear our voices ringing in my head
Two girls laughing, singing on the bed
You'll hear them too
All you need to do
Is listen
Listen
Open your heart and forgive me
Give what I need you to give me
Give me Effie back
I need my Effie back
Please, sister, please
Oh
I have been so all alone
Oh, won't you help me Effie?
I lost myself, now I can't see
Who it is I'm supposed to be
No, I just don't know
[EFFIE]
Listen
To the girl you used to know
The one that loved you so
Back in the day
Oh, Deena, girl
I know what you're going through
I got through it and you can too
Now it's your turn
You've got to learn
To listen
Listen
There is a voice deep inside you
This is the voice that will guide you
To where you need to be
It will set you free
Take it from me
Oh
It's a long and lonely road
But girl, you've gotta take it
It's gonna hurt like hell today
But trust me girl, that'll go away
It goes away
[DEENA]
I don't wanna do it alone
Will you help me, help me be strong?
Please
[DEENA & EFFIE]
Sister, please
Yeah
[DEENA]
I will listen
[EFFIE]
Listen
[EFFIE]
To the girl you used to know
[DEENA]
To the girl I used to know
[DEENA & EFFIE]
The one who loved you so
Back in the day
[DEENA]
Now I know what I must do
I'm gonna
[DEENA & EFFIE]
Leave him, sister
[DEENA]
I will be strong
[EFFIE]
Strong
[DEENA]
I know I can
[EFFIE]
You can
[DEENA]
Gonna pick myself up
And
[DEENA & EFFIE]
Leave that man
[DEENA]
I'm gonna make it on my own
[DEENA & EFFIE]
On my own
Listen was written by Henry Krieger & Willie Reale & Scott Cutler & Beyoncé & Anne Preven.
Listen was produced by Henry Krieger.
Liisi Lafontaine & RILEY released Listen on Fri Apr 14 2017.