 Diamond's version features a lyrical alteration at the end of the song; instead of "Now life has killed the dream I dreamed" Diamond sings, "But life can't kill the dream I dreamed".Other male singers who have recorded the song include rock singer David Essex on his 1987 album "Centre Stage",
"Phantom of the Opera" star Michael Crawford on his 1987 album "The Phantom Unmasked" and on his 1992 release "With Love",
LuPone's "Evita" co-star Mandy Patinkin on his 1994 album "Experiment" and British theater star Michael Ball (Marius in the Original London production of "Les Mis") on his 1996 album "The Musicals".In 1991, Aretha Franklin included a version of the song on her album "What You See is What You Sweat."