oh hot damn, this is my jam | let me be your star → smash (katharine mcphee and megan hilty)

elvensapphire:

Fade up on a star,
With it all her in her sights,
All the love, and the lights, that surround her. 

With the gorgeous Kathy singing Ivy’s part, and myself singing Karen’s.

It may be a bit silly, but I feel like I owe so much to this song. When I watched the Pilot episode of Smash, back in January, this song (and the whole feeling of it, of the idea of the show itself) awakened a sense of inspiration in me and a great longing to sing that I haven’t had (or have suppressed) for quite a while now - an inspiration that was then further fueled by the beautiful friends I’ve made here, both in kindly encouraging me and in raising their own glorious voices to share with us. I would never have thought I’d be brave enough, or even want to, post as much as I have, and it would never have happened without this song or without my friends.

Being able to go back to it now, and do it as a duet with someone as talented and as dear as you, Kath, means the world to me. YOU SOUND AMAZING, and I was absolutely thrilled to be able to sing with you, and I love you dearly. You are a star to me. <3

Jessie J, you are perfection. Ditto about the feels of the song, though. I just couldn’t get it out of my head it just had so much passion and drive in it. And of course the fact we felt the same way about it lead to a duet. It was so much fun singing with you, and you are my gold star as well. Can’t wait for the next one… <3

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