"Being Alive" from "Company" - sung by Patti LuPone.
Be sure to follow the video response link to hear Seth Rudetsky's very interesting analysis of Patti's singing technique - with a focus on this song.
Available on the highly recommended 1993 DVD "Sondheim: A Celebration at Carnegie Hall".
There are many great version of this song available:
Original version from Dean Jones:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2UDtlTqQTIo
Sung as a round in "Putting It Together" by George Hearn, John Barrowman, Ruthie Henshall, Carol Burnett and Bronson Pinchot:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bWepVt0SPbM
Raúl Esparza:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eaCRMlMVpIE
Bernadette Peters:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7KiXNZ-VrXQ
John Barrowman:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VAA1WW0Qpcw
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