We Can't Stop Listening to Ben Platt's Rendition of "Corner of the Sky"

From Oprah Magazine

• Season 2 of Netflix's The Politician officially streamed on June 19.

• The series has a standout cast, including Broadway's award-winning Ben Platt.

• In the finale, "Election Day," Platt added to the show's stellar soundtrack with his rendition of Pippin's "Corner of the Sky."

Season 1 of Ryan Murphy's The Politician proved that in addition to its standout cast (Theo Germaine and David Corenswet, anyone?) and wacky true crime-inspired storylines, it would take full advantage of the Tony-winning vocal powerhouse that is Ben Platt.

Now, season 2 of the dramedy proved that the actor's tear-inducing rendition of "River" walked so that "Corner of the Sky" could run. The actor, as Payton, performed the emotional, beloved Pippin showtune during the finale, "Election Day." We see the aspiring politician back in New York City’s Marie's Crisis piano bar, in which he drunkenly sang Billy Joel's "Vienna" last season.

But this time, Sen. Dede Standish (Judith Light) and Haddasah Gold (Bette Midler) are in the audience, stopping by for a drink just moments before the election results are announced. After they have a quick chat with Payton, he returns to the piano for an encore performance and sings "Corner of the Sky," which is from the 1972 broadway musical Pippin. The original lyrics and music were written by Stephen Schwartz, with a book by Bob Fosse and Roger O. Hirson. The show—about a young prince looking for his meaning in life—had a 2013 Tony-winning revival. And, fun fact, if you walk into the real Marie's Crisis on any given night, it's nearly guaranteed to be on the playlist.

Platt opened up last year to Newsweek about making use of his musical chops and his hands-on approach with the show.

"I was very intense as an executive producer as well on making sure that the music was adding to the narrative organic to the story and wasn't sort of elbowed into the piece," he said. "I never want to just sing as a gratuitous reason to sing as much as I love to sing. And much like the musical moment in the pilot, he found really organic and beautiful ways for it to feel entirely earned."

Below, brush on the lyrics of the iconic showtune.

"Corner of the Sky" Lyrics

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