Madeline Kahn - You'd Be Surprised!
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- čas přidán 24. 08. 2024
- The brilliant Madeline Kahn performing "You'd be Surprised!" by Irving Berlin on Irving Berlin's 100th Birthday Celebration, 1988.
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Wasn't she just the best? God, I miss her.
She certainly was!
Ever watch her performance of Not Getting Married? It was like the song was made for her.
@@cannedmusic Absolutely! Comic genius.
@@cannedmusic lol oh yes!!! I’ve stared at it many times! (“I’m not well….”
She was everything.
She was the epitome of a charming, lovely, comedic woman who was equally accomplished in the theater, or on the screen. This rendition is outstanding. No one could do it better in my humble opinion.
I totally agree. She was a magnificent talent.
I agree too. No matter what show, movie ot TV show she managed to steal it all the minute she appeared. I loved to watch her in anything she did and her voice was amazing. Oh, Why did she have to die so young.
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Her voice was amazing. People who chose to sing comedy are so often under-rated as singers, but boy she had talent.
Yes, but technique too? You're not born with breath control like that
Madeline first trained to be an opera singer, and it sure shows here.
Everytime I see her I am happy..then sad that she's gone..her loss was our loss too.
I celebrate her every time i watch her....she makes me happy ❤
Love her. The subtle changes she could make to her voice and her facial expressions to hit a punchline are amazing. Such a funny lady she was, lost way to soon.
The hundreds of tiny nuances that shape the inflections of each verse... She was a genius! Just exquisitely superb!
I wouldn't use the word genius here. That requires LONG periods of study and practice.
She is, quite literally, a natural. It is effortless to her. She makes us believe every word and emotion with her inflection as if this is what she actually is like, on or off the stage.
At 02:08 is this lyric: "He's not so good in the house, but on a bench in the park..." After Madeline Kahn's death, a bench dedicated to her memory was erected in Central Park by her husband John Hansbury and her brother Jeffrey Kahn.
She was the proverbial total package. Who, in this generation, is even close?
Beautiful voice + on-target gestures and body language make this a comic gem.
Everything she ever did was this good….her acting was without peer. Wow
My GOD I miss her. I have never found another entertainer who quite matched this queen of the silver screen. Her vocals and charm, and of course, her humor, are just next level to the nth degree. ❤
Best version of this song. Too many others skip the opening, which is the perfect setup for the sweet comedy
To me this is a perfect match of singer and song. Madeline Kahn brilliantly brings out the humor of Irving Berlin's lyrics.
the ART of performance
Can't picture anyone else performing this with as much charm. She was simply a delight. I never tire of watching her, and still miss this spectacularly talented woman.
I think my favorite moment is the split second before the clip ends when Madeline goes from looking her character to getting this mischievous glint in her eyes and how she smiles. That just tells me how much she loved performing and how much fun she had with this song
How can anyone sing so well? Madeline had an unbelievable voice! Wow!
The show tune way of saying, “My man is an introvert with no social life, but he’s BOMB in the sack.”
"It is tru, it is tru!"
What a TREASURE she was! Thank goodness for movies & you tube! She could have sung the NYC phonebook & made it sound spectacular. I MISS her! Wish some 1 had produced a TV show OR special- "An Evening with Madeline Kahn".
Her body English knocks the song out of the park!
Man, she was great. I really miss her. She was gone too soon.
She was magnificent, beautiful, funny, unique, marvelous, delightful!
I only discovered this 6 days ago. And in that 6 days, I have watched it at least 12 times a day. It is brilliant. Thank you.
I discovered this a week ago.....Fan tastic ❤❤❤
I'm constantly surprised by Madeline Kahn. :)
really miss her...left us all way too soon.
Amazing talent vocally and with such subtle humor. How this is missed today!
Great comment...I fully agree. But, accurately--God did not take her, cruel death did, which comes from sin (Romans 5:12). It's not her fault nor God's--just an inherited defect we can all get past.
@@troybarnette8002 what the fuck are you talking about?
Flawless. Maddie doesn't skip a beat! What total perfection. I miss her.
Perfection down to the millimeter, every nuance - what talent(!) and what incredible instincts about how to deliver the song & the subject. MK was just great and so much fun!
She was a great comedian.
I love this! She was so great at everything she did. I had the good fortune to see her perform with several others in skits when she was first starting out at a club named "The Downstairs at the Upstairs".The ensemble was great but she stood out from the rest with her great voice and hilarious personality. I'm so grateful for the experience. Many great artists came to NYC when they started out. Unfortunately, it is now a shadow of what it once was. Our culture is disappearing and the world is a very different place than it was not long ago. Sad
what are ya talking about? there are oodles of great artists in New York, and oodles of great young artists too! maybe you're just looking in the wrong places?
no place stays the same over the course of a generation. regardless of whatever forces you deem responsible, it's simply impossible as people come and go.. NYC was vastly "different" from when your parents were young...and theirs....and theirs. Has everything been getting progressively worse as time goes on? To you, no doubt, yes...and the next generation may be fascinated with the world as it was through story, but...to each generation, things are what they are now, at their peak. It is the greater changes in the world that we struggle with later in life. But, to a younger person....it's all normal...just, this is how it's always been....and THEY see culture and identity in droves...where you do not, because you're clinging to what YOU define it as, and what YOU perceived as law when YOU were young. And in this way, you're unable to see the truly great artists and works that continue the spirit of artists like Madeline. You're so obsessed with her being irreplaceable, that no one else comes on your radar. In human history....NYC hasn't even been a city that long. Culture? How about when NYC was all like Central Park? Wasn't that long ago. How's that for a change?
Such a Beautiful babe and oh so talented, a great comedienne and a great singer as well!!! Madeleine Kahn, rest in peace doll, you are so missed by us all.
love her voice
Happy Birthday Madeline Kahn! Sept 29;)
Ridiculous! Perfection! Incredible! Madeline Kahn is missed sooo much. We are so fortunate to have youtube. Thanks!
Her voice, her voice.
I just loved Madeleine's voice, very captivating, seductive and sexy. And yes, she was classy all the way.
She was so wonderfully gifted...and we miss her so. This made me cry.
She and Gilda Radner can make any scene/act appear so goddamn effortless !! Truly a mark of genius ....
Everyone who met, or knew Madeline Kahn had nothing but good to say about her. She was a beautiful lady, inside and out.
Madeline Khan her name is a statement by itself of a brilliant talented person.
Yes!
Never oversells the humor. Just plays it simple and true, with that airborne voice. Love it. She alters one lyric so the contemporary audience will get the nuance: “a Morris chair” becomes “an easy chair.” Back in the day, a Morris chair was the predecessor of a modern recliner, with notches to lock it in place from upright to several degrees lower to full recline. They still make lawn chair loungers this way.
There is only one Madeline Kahn. ❤
What a loss! What a talent!
I first saw Ms Kahn in the movie “What’s up Doc?” With Barbra Streisand and Ryan O’Neal. I was mesmerized by her in that fiIm. I never had the opportunity to see her perform live which will forever be my loss.
Her delivery and her facial expressions are precious.
Give me an actor who can sing over a singer who can act anyway, Madeline Kahn is both!!!
I love Madeline Khan. Such a true talent. Love all her movies. She cracks me up. Wow! What a good singer.
She did this song so perfectly. I love her.
I SO love the arrangement of this!!! It's totally awesome, and Madeline sells it as well.
Frickin' brilliant and hilarious!
A real operatic soprano bestowed upon a great charismatic commedianne personality, with all theatre/ cinema skills!!! #GodblessYou #rip #Diva #MadelineKahn
She also sang Musetta in San Francisco, and was due to sign contract for #Fledermaus on #Metropolitan opera, alas- illness prevented her. Still , enormous #legacy remained! #JADORE She had/has it all!!!
She is so versatile, she really nailed it. I've gotta get that sheet music!
thank U for paying tribute to this remarkable Lady. Madeline was a comedic genius.
We miss her, of course, but how winderful thatwecan enjoy her still, thanks to people like BDTB.
i love that she can make little gestures or facial expressions and it still be amazing!
Effortlessly perfect.
you watch entertainment now, and maybe you don't notice as much until you come back and watch a performer this Talented, that we're really not seeing very talented people in our entertainments anymore.
But they look good don't they? All of them look very much alike - cookie cutter entertainers - and it's easy to see how good they look because we see so much of them thanks to their skimpy clothing. The art of suggestion and seduction is gone.
She was glorious!
Madeline Kahn brilliant in everything.
what a performance! where are the stars like this today?!?!
I started singing this at work, and the baby I was holding looked at me and smiled! I know I didn't sing it as fab as Madeline did, but a song that Madeline sang made her smile!
R.I.P Madeline xx
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One of the most effortlessly funny actresses of all time! God that voice!!! Wherever she is, she's makin' 'em laugh.
What a voice! Still missing her after all these years.
She's absolutely charming performing this number. Brava!
Impossible NOT to love, love, LOVE the genius that was Ms. Madeline Kahn.
She was so talented ❤❤❤❤❤❤
what a voice, what timing, exquisite, thrilling mimic!!! The best!!
No one can handle that musical material anymore.
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I think it would be all been impossible to watch this and not at least smile! boy oh boy was she fantastic!
How can FIVE people not like this??? Inconceivable!
What an amazing talented performer.
What a legend! Unparalleled talent!! This is an absolute master class.
Oh how I miss this talented lady. Her timing, the delivery and facial expressions are impeccable. No one else even begins to compare. Rest well sweet lady.❤
perfect! this was awesome! when i was little and in my teenage years i had a massive crush on this woman for so many reasons. BUT i would always get her confused with Bernadette Peters. They look so much alike! Thank you Madeline... gone to soon but your work... and great looks.... will live on forever thanks to all these mediums we now have. I love you.... muuuuah
I somehow forgot how full of talent this brilliant woman was. Damn, she was gone too soon, and there will never be anyone else like her. So funny, and that voice was supreme!
What a treasure! Thank you for sharing.
There are some people who you just want to hear laugh and sing and speak, and you are in complete heaven...
...for me it's Maggie Smith & Madeline Kahn...
We miss Madeline very much...
So talented. She has serious musical chops . . . and is perfectly able to interject the comedy when called for at the snap of a finger
Madeleine! What a honey! A true treasure. Perfect timing, and that voice....NOBODY better! Thanks for posting!
She is so adorable in this performance!
There needs to be LOVE BUTTON for this!!! Love Madeline Kahn and Love this clip.!!!
madeline kahn was such a wonderful lady of my young time. I loved her so much
What a voice! And gorgeous too. What a shame she was taken so young.
she was so awesome!! We miss you!
Oh, I miss her.
Her nuances were sublime!
Song, singer, accompaniment: perfect match! I do miss Kahn!
A brilliant, hilarious, talented and beautiful actress that left us too soon.
I just can't stop watching this! She is so good!
She really knew how to sell a song!!!
I'm in love with this girl. RIP sweetheart 😢
Heaven! Madeleine, we miss you!
Amazing Madeline Kahn!
i love her arm moves
That's her signature style, even in acting. Check her out here on CZcams with a search of "Cosby Madeline Kahn". She's hilarious on the show and uses the arm moves all the time. I read somewhere that she read the script as a song so everything is lyrical to her, even speaking.
one of the best comedic actresses EVER. miss her very much...sorely missed .
You can say that she was the female incarnation of Robin Williams
What a Gem we have lost....
She was so talented. I miss her.
I love her everything she sings and says is just so amazing. By far the most talented woman I have ever had the pleasure of seeing perform.
Madeline was a great actress and a fantastic commediane.
1st time I heard her.
Per enjoyment.
Very Missed..
What a woman, i laughed myself silly watching this...FABULOUS!
Good song, great singer, makes for one hell of a combo. We will all miss the genius of Madeline Kahn.
Too funny Madeline. I miss you!
Such a treat to find this here. I had a casual encounter with her once and she was like a just-opened bottle of champagne, which is exactly how she sings this song. Someday people will realize she was as brilliant a comedienne as Lucy and Carol Burnett -- and I think beautiful too. She was taken too soon, but her legacy lives on through her movies and CZcams. Thanks for posting.