Best quote about Judy Garland: "She didn't sing a song, she inhabited it." She was only 23 in 1945 !! Her voice carried a hundred years of emotion, pain, passion, and perfection. She was in a league by herself. And still is.
I wholeheartedly agree!!! People laugh when I tell them Judy is 1 of my 2 favorite vocalists of all time! Her range, pitch, power- unmatched and unrivaled.. yes, she was in a class of her own back in her day, and the mark she left behind will never fade. She didn't just sing a song.. she took it, threw it up, threw it down, flipped it, and turnt it inside out! Ability and talent of her caliber is rare indeed..
She should have won the Oscar for this performance alone. Before watching this, I have never experienced being truly blown away by someone singing. Judy Garland did that for me.
Oh my God! I was just going to look up if she won an oscar and thought for sure she did....that's awful! She probably refused to sleep with someone and lost to the woman who would.
Alyssa P Only Judy was molested and systematically destroyed by MGM. Grace probaly wasn't but still gave it up even if it meant Monaco years down the line
@@stevebbuk She wasn't. The sound guy from this film commented above that she sang along with the playback while they filmed her, and she was even louder than the playback. No holding back for Judy!
+Will Sankey You really are a disrespectful wanker to say such putrid, bitter things about a great, great talent who actually miraculously coped with all the hardship life threw at her. Yes, she did get addicted to drugs and put on some weight but maybe if she had had a bit more love and understanding from an early age, which idiots like you seem incapable of showing, then she may have survived longer and been even more capable of greater things .She has never ever been mediocre - SHE WAS A LEGEND FOR GOODNESS SAKE!! And how dare you say she was greedy and ugly - she was a beautiful, beautiful talent with the voice of an angel. Get back into the gutter where you belong, you wanker!!
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I saw Judy Garland in Indianapolis in 1967. She introduced Syd Luft, Lorna and Joey, who collaborated with her. She was not too well by then, but the concert hall was charged that night. I've never seen anything like it . . . until I heard Mahalia Jackson. Both powerhouses and fascinating people.
Frank Sinatra once said when all else fails we have Judy Garland the Best Entertainer of 100 years. During an interview someone tried to bait Gene Kelly to trashing Judy Garland Gene Kelly also said it didn't matter how long he had to wait for Judy Garland to show up on the set he would wait all day for Judy.
Jonathan Kieran Like you, I love them both but I feel that Judy sings with more feeling. You may have already heard Frank's version of "The Man Who Got Them Away" - if not, listen to it, and I think possibly you may agree that though it is a good and slick interpretation of the song, it is just not in the same league as Judy's, who really blows the top of this song.
I don't know how she did it but Judy had the ability to make me live the song with her. I am 72 and this song can still make me feel young. I miss her music. I was lucky enough to see her show at Radio City many years ago. Judy went to the side of the stage and waited for all the people who wanted to meet her in person. That was a performer.
That's true, she just had her son Joey an then, not win an Oscar was devastating, at least Liza, won one an Honored her Mother, I thought that was sweet of her. In my opinion Judy was better Actress an Singer instead of Grace Kelly.
EXACTLY! Love hearing how it was all done-in-one take. How many even now can do that? Heard she did it in "The Harvey Girls" intro as well. She is what you call EPIC! lol
It was Sinatra that said it and he was right. She was incapable of coasting even though it would have made her life easier. She always played for the highest stakes. It's amazing.
Sometimes the competition is fierce (I would say 1950), but not this year. I have always thought it was more a popularity contest, and thought Judy Garland was liked by her peers, but maybe not. She had been around long enough though, no doubt she just shrugged her shoulders and went on.
THIS is how one doesn't only sing or performs a song but INHABITS a song so that the song and the singer are fused so tightly together that the audience can't separate one from the other.
The night is bitter The stars have lost their glitter The winds grow colder Suddenly you're older And all because of the man that got away No more his eager call The writings on the wall The dreams you dreamed have all Gone astray The man that won you Has run off and undone you That great beginning Has seen the final inning Don't know what happened It's all a crazy game No more that all-time thrill For you've been through the mill And never a new love will Be the same Good riddance, goodbye Every trick of his you're on to But, fools will be fools And where's he gone to? The road gets rougher It's lonelier and tougher With hope you burn up Tomorrow he will turn up There's just no letup the live-long night and day Ever since this world began There is nothing sadder than A one-man woman looking for The man that got away The man that got away
Her singing this song, they way she did: all at once, no cuts, just her, all her...sends chills into my spine every time I hear it. Pure singing, pure emotion, pure Judy. I will forever feel chills and thrills for this. Thank you, Judy....for making me feel alive.
How anyone could ever call.her ugly (the mucky movie people of that time), just breaks your heart. She is a timeless classic. Beautiful voice, beautiful woman. Wish she would have known that. ♡
She was a gorgeous woman, but the studio hammered into her that she was plain and ugly and needed to "glam herself up" to maintain. They created a desperate, talented, addicted woman who had no confidence in her amazing ability and blamed her for it.
My nona said she met her and I didn’t believe her until she opened a draw and pulled out a folder, she was in a retirement home and cherished the photo more than her own life which is a shame I think 🙁, I think it was when she went on her last tour.. If only I was alive to see her it breaks me in and out what Hollywood done to her 😢😢
I love her little laugh at the end. So genuine. No one can touch her in terms of conviction to a song. She lives it, she breathes it, it totally consumes her.
💯 Like most memories of a past romance, they are scattered with many different emotions. She plays the memory so well with gesture and facial expression.
That song deserved the Oscar as did Judy for her heartbreaking and brilliant performance as Esther/ Vickie. And if there were an Oscar for best singing voice, it would be hers too! That voice is a gift. Thank you Judy!
Even The The Movie Flop , That Do Not Meant That The Movie Is Suck , This Movie Is A Piece Of Musical Magic . Oscar Just One A Film Which Get A High Box Office Currency .
My Dad told me all about Judy's talents when our mum left us. So every time I hear her it is so dearing to me I think of my dad who did everything he possibly could through for us when working in the coal mines, when he got home he played Judy and Liza's music.
According to TCM even though hear songs were recorded in a studio for the movie, she actually sung while filming her scenes..She could have lip synced but not Judy, she wanted it real..this song just blows me away... There will never be another like her❤
Nothing tops her, nothing beats her,, nothing is better than, equal,,,only one Judy Gardland,,,more than a singer , an actress,,,a superb performer that lived a hell,,,,and still shined,,,and still does,,,
There is no one, not now, not ever, who sang like this. It reaches into your soul as it emanates from hers. It is a gigantic instrument played with delicacy and power and depth. She owned every song she sang.
@@ronnieyoung2075 You need an ear adjustment. There is no comparison. Judy was working with way better music and instrumentation for one thing and Whitney, who I liked very much, did not have the same degree of emotional delicacy balanced against power that Judy had. Whitney was all power. And, she used too much melisma for my taste...very popular with pop singers but waaay overused...comes across as a gimmick. Having said all that, Whitney was one of the best pop singers of modern times but still not Judy.
@@ronnieyoung2075 Also, don't try to cheapen artistic talent by making it into a black vs. white thing which is what you appear to be doing. There was no need for you to denigrate Judy, your comment sounded petty and jealous.
That song fits Judy Garland like a glove. No one, but no singer can do that song justice like Judy Garland. Her HEART. Her SOUL. Her SPRIT, is deep into every word of that song. The lyrics to that song is for Judy Garland and Judy Garland only.
Let's park the acting, the command, the technique, the truth. They're all a given. Let's consider for a moment the musician. She knows that this is a deathless classic. The fourth beat of the melodic phrases repeatedly up the emotional ante. She knows that, even on a fourth-beat word, such as 'the' or 'for', it's the key to unlock this great song's mounting intensity. She's not afraid to open those insognificant words up, on the vowel, in order to fill the sails for what follows. The musicians know that too, and she knows that they know, and what I find so very moving are her countless glances of gratitude, of humour even, of collusion, of ''Thank you, boys, for supporting me' which pepper this outstanding performance by an outstanding artist in what is, for me, her most outstanding performance. Thank you, CZcams, Alexandra, for putting this up.
this song reduces me to tears every time I hear Judy sing. I have heard many versions including Streisand's but none of them can touch Judys version. This was written for her and my God she is perfect for it.
I can’t understand why anyone would want to remake this movie (and twice now??!!) when this version was perfect in every way. Judy was one of the Wonders of the World! Divine lady!!
Actually this movie is the second remake of “what price Hollywood” and a remake of the ‘Thirties version with Janet Gaynor. It was already an old warhorse when Garland got to it. But the story has always been a solid-gold tearjerker and still holds up even when compared to the Streisand and Gaga versions.
“When Judy sang to playback, you could never hear anything...She wanted me to start off at a full blast and then she topped that...her huge voice carrying out over the rafters. You could hear Judy clear as a bell, and she sang right with it..." -Earl Bellamy, the sound man
This woman was impeccable. Her instincts are off the charts. Every nuance and movement poised and intuitive. Is it all choreographed or is she making split second decisions based upon each intricate moment? Only she knows for sure. ABSOLUTELY BRILLIANT!
The film was a masterpiece and this song is for me, is Judy at her greatest. James Mason's final scene still makes me cry and Judy's final scene is breathtaking. This is what a true star was, not these one movie princesses without any talent....
When I watched it for the first time a few months ago, I almost gave out a cry during the scene in the police station toward the end. When I finished it, I was almost convinced that Judy was a goddess since she gave a tour-de-force performance.
From back in the days when you actually needed vocal talent to be star. No auto-tune, no backing tracks, no digital fakery to make a voice sound better, the way so many current pop stars do. An incredible voice, meshed with sensitivity and interpretive skills to know how to act a song and build it from quiet and introspection to powerful emotion. Singing isn't just about showing off your voice and wailing up and down scales and showing how long you can hold a high note, despite what those judges on American Idol and other shows keep encouraging. The contestants there always seem like they're trying to burst a blood vessel when they sing. It isn't pleasant.
What an absolute treat it must have been to be there to witness her beautiful gift. Those who saw her in person, who practiced with her, who loved her were very lucky.
+Mark Innocenzi Maybe, if you exclude Judy Garland singing "Over the Rainbow" or Judy Garland sing "Get Happy" or Judy Garland singing "Have yourself a Merry Little Christmas" or Judy Garland singing ...
+Mark Innocenzi I just watched it again and for me it always comes down to a couple of things. First, after she motions the trombone player over, we're watching a 4+ minute unbroken take. She's got to carry this scene by herself with no help from any editing tricks. Second, I'm always impressed by the sheer physicality of that performance. Notice how she starts out anchored to the piano. And then she starts to wander among the musicians--but on the first crescendo of the song she's back at the piano. In the meantime she's incredibly expressive with how she's using her hands and arms; great sweeping gestures, etc. And then when the song winds down and she's going to end up sitting down, notice how her hands are in a prayerful position. Its just absolutely magic.
I just about fell over when I first saw the fully restored version of this movie before the studio hacked it to pieces. I believe it effectively cost her a well deserved Academy Award. She was only 32 during this filming. With that though came her deeper woman’s voice. Which I love especially in that little show stopper, The Man That Got Away. It’s perhaps one of my all time favorites, and out of her catalogue of songs, my absolute favorite of HERS! Man she knocked me off my feet with that number. I’ll never forget her! This is a true legend.
@@taylordowning2533 But I think some of the film was actually trashed, so there is no way to truly put the original back together. The "restoration" I saw had still photos to fill gaps where they had some audio, but the film visuals had been tossed in the trash. What a waste!
I'm 19 and I love this. I actually hate today's mainstream music and I love vintage music and films. Old Hollywood seemed such a good era. Everything today is techno/dubsteb/electro -.- Bloody hate it. No feelings, no emotions, just annoying sounds made to be sold in the music industry. Too commercial and no music's true essence. Sometimes I feel like I was born in the wrong era cuz I have old taste haha
sasaazn No, it's good that a young gentleman like yourself can appreciate this type of music. I am now a 40 year old man but have always loved artists like Judy Garland and Nat King Cole from the age of around 15. I don't know if you agree but artists then to me seemed like Judy to sing more from the heart whereas today everything smacks more of commercialism and the ability just to sell records. No, mate, I admire you for standing out from the crowd and sticking up for what you like.
Jonathan Grewcock well said and thank you haha, I agree very much, today mainstream artists seem to be way more commercial than doing music for the true love of music, only doing what sells the most to be number ones on music charts. And it's also very sexualized or vulgar sometimes. There's too much lack of music true essence. And yeah I like to stand out from the crowd and have more unic and different taste in music. P-S: I'm a girl ;)
sasaazn I am COMPLETELY with you. Judy, Frank Sinatra, Nat King Cole, Tommy Dorsey, Harry James, Dean Martin and others is the only music i listen to. Don't be ashamed!!!! We vintage lovers have taste! :) Jonathan Grewcock , Ginger Haydon
I saw the film today for the very first time and I've got to say that she made me cry. What emotion in her voice! My God, she couldn't half bring meaning to every word and every note.
Every note, every gesture - full of meaning - just as she was. Legends never die ❤❤❤. She really did live inside every single note, didn’t she? *swoon*
Happy 100th Judy! The timing of this scene in the film is nearly perfect, and her acting the song is also perfect. Hers was a talent that only lives once.
My God!!!! She performs the hell out of this song!! She had some of the best chops in the business!! The way she internalizes each note and the depth and richness of her voice at this time in her career is bar none!!! She was a hell of an artist! God bless you Judy!!
The incomparable Ms. #JudyGarland made the earth shake and hearts break EVERY time she sung. This performance, however, made the universe vibrate and leap. She was just that talented and gifted! Damn! #RIP
Still the greatest vocal performance ever captured on film. That it is also easily among the greatest *acted* single-takes on film is also notable -- but somewhat beside the point. ... You could re-edit the film a hundred different ways and it would still be captivating. But there's literally nothing you could change in the vocals without detriment. Brava, Judy. Now and forever.
Easily one of the best vocal performances ever recorded across all genres of all time. I know Judy Garland is looked at as old Hollywood royalty for her acting , but her vocal ability out stripped her acting easily. A power, only matched by Whitney Houston 30 years plus after her vocal peak. If your best singers list doesn’t include doesn’t include Judy Garland in at least the Top 10 of all time, I’m not paying you any attention....🗣Rolling Stone!
Soon after Judy died a friend of hers - a comedian, I forget his name - was asked what was so special about her. "Judy Garland," he said, "was the greatest act of the twentieth century." He got it in one.
As a Christian, I delight in the million ways that God's grace manifests itself in this world; and how anyone can listen to a glorious performance like this, and still doubt that human beings have souls, is utterly beyond me. Among the many jewels in these few minutes: listen to how (seemingly) effortlessly Judy executes a singer's version of a "grand jete", as she vaults upward at 2:30 on "No MORE that onetime thrill..." Magnificent.
Garland, Streisand and Houston defined Generations! There are so many great singers in History (Ella, Aretha) and today (Adele) but Garland was truly one of the Best Ever!!
Best quote about Judy Garland: "She didn't sing a song, she inhabited it." She was only 23 in 1945 !! Her voice carried a hundred years of emotion, pain, passion, and perfection. She was in a league by herself. And still is.
Preach!
This is 1954, not '45. Despite that, one could make a strong case that she was the greatest non-classical singer of the 20th century.
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She was 32 not 23, she was born in 1922 and the movie was 1954. Still a staggering voice though.
I wholeheartedly agree!!! People laugh when I tell them Judy is 1 of my 2 favorite vocalists of all time! Her range, pitch, power- unmatched and unrivaled.. yes, she was in a class of her own back in her day, and the mark she left behind will never fade. She didn't just sing a song.. she took it, threw it up, threw it down, flipped it, and turnt it inside out! Ability and talent of her caliber is rare indeed..
The existence of Judy Garland proves humans are made of stardust. She is magical.
Beautifully stated ❤️
I love this comment. If Judy was an emoji I think she’d be this one: 💖 with a little ✨ because she shines so bright 💡
That is beautiful.
I have often tried to come up with words to describe the way I I feel about Judy Garland. Judy Garland is stardust! Thank You.
Beautifully put.
She should have won the Oscar for this performance alone. Before watching this, I have never experienced being truly blown away by someone singing. Judy Garland did that for me.
she was a great actress and singer, no ust a great singer, don't forget that
While I love Grace Kelly, who beat Judy out of the Oscars, I think Judy should have won it.
Her time to shine and she was ripped off at Oscar time.
@@tonyfromconey2164 I dearly love Grace Kelly, but Judy should have won!
@@_KarliWoodsterrible actress pretty but as wooden as pinnochio 😅
Groucho Marx said Judy Garland not winning an Oscar for A Star is Born was "The greatest robbery since Brinks." Agreed.
That it was.
Oh my God! I was just going to look up if she won an oscar and thought for sure she did....that's awful! She probably refused to sleep with someone and lost to the woman who would.
Definitely.
AMEN!!!!
Alyssa P Only Judy was molested and systematically destroyed by MGM. Grace probaly wasn't but still gave it up even if it meant Monaco years down the line
Surely one of the greatest vocal performances captured on film.
Yes but how I wish she wasn't miming.
What a performance, so much angst and soul, gives me the shivers each time I watch..
@@stevebbuk She wasn't. The sound guy from this film commented above that she sang along with the playback while they filmed her, and she was even louder than the playback. No holding back for Judy!
filmed in one take. masterpiece
There's an alternate take, with Judy in a different outfit.
No it wasn't. In the first take she missed her mark and the shot was blurry. For someone to be able to bring it like that again is truly gifted.
how can you tell?
Joshua Howard Yes!
It’s one camera and no break. THAT’s what is astounding. The one camera is always on her.
Probably the best singing performance on screen. Ever.
I think Helen Morgan’s “Bill” is up there with it, but nothing else comes close.
Not quite The Republican battle hymn sung
for Jack JFK
I would rate the end of Born in a Trunk as #1
Amen to THAT!!!
How did such a BIG voice come out of such a SMALL body? Jesus ... she was perfect.
+Will Sankey You really are a disrespectful wanker to say such putrid, bitter things about a great, great talent who actually miraculously coped with all the hardship life threw at her. Yes, she did get addicted to drugs and put on some weight but maybe if she had had a bit more love and understanding from an early age, which idiots like you seem incapable of showing, then she may have survived longer and been even more capable of greater things .She has never ever been mediocre - SHE WAS A LEGEND FOR GOODNESS SAKE!! And how dare you say she was greedy and ugly - she was a beautiful, beautiful talent with the voice of an angel. Get back into the gutter where you belong, you wanker!!
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like you :-)
+Will Sankey Begone, Troll!
@Will Sankey
Aren't you a charmer.
Lorna Luft
I feel so lucky to have seen this fabulous women in concert three times.
I saw Judy Garland in Indianapolis in 1967. She introduced Syd Luft, Lorna and Joey, who collaborated with her. She was not too well by then, but the concert hall was charged that night. I've never seen anything like it . . . until I heard Mahalia Jackson. Both powerhouses and fascinating people.
billinindiana midwest you are a lucky person! my bucket list is now to see paul mccartney in concert.
seriously... I am beyond jealous Nan. So incredibly fortunate
Nan Fitzsimonds I can only imagine. My mother graduated from college in 1954; I wasn't even born yet.
Before my time since I was born in 1988... but what I would do to see her live
Frank Sinatra once said when all else fails we have Judy Garland the Best Entertainer of 100 years. During an interview someone tried to bait Gene Kelly to trashing Judy Garland Gene Kelly also said it didn't matter how long he had to wait for Judy Garland to show up on the set he would wait all day for Judy.
Now that’s a gentleman!
Kelly was a class act.
Good God. Garland could sing rings around everybody. Only Sinatra rivaled her, and even he said she was unbeatable. Love them both.
The best.
He was a showman....but she was a powerhouse. I wouldn't snub either of em, but Judy just digs a little bit deeper.
Jonathan Kieran have to get you some Mel Torme records.
Jonathan Kieran Like you, I love them both but I feel that Judy sings with more feeling. You may have already heard Frank's version of "The Man Who Got Them Away" - if not, listen to it, and I think possibly you may agree that though it is a good and slick interpretation of the song, it is just not in the same league as Judy's, who really blows the top of this song.
Timmy G I agree! Noone does emotion quite like Judy!!
Judy not winning the Oscar for best actress is insane to this day.
I don't know how she did it but Judy had the ability to make me live the song with her. I am 72 and this song can still make me feel young. I miss her music. I was lucky enough to see her show at Radio City many years ago. Judy went to the side of the stage and waited for all the people who wanted to meet her in person. That was a performer.
She was simply supreme!
Wow. What year did she perform at Radio City? I don't recall hearring that she performed there. Carnegie Hall, yes.
Judy Garland had to be the greatest female singer of the 20th Century! Here is one example of her greatness!
Her best on screen performance. Robbed of an Oscar.
Yes, and that Grace Kelly robbed her and then ran off to Monaco to be a princess.
@@jackjules7552 Cruddy ain't it.
That's true, she just had her son Joey an then, not win an Oscar was devastating, at least Liza, won one an Honored her Mother, I thought that was sweet of her. In my opinion Judy was better Actress an Singer instead of Grace Kelly.
This one shot event is one of the best things ever captured on film.
omg i totaly agree iv been watching this for years its out of this world
EXACTLY! Love hearing how it was all done-in-one take. How many even now can do that? Heard she did it in "The Harvey Girls" intro as well. She is what you call EPIC! lol
@@Andrala007 They did "The Trolley Song" from Meet Me in St. Louis in one take as well; she is just an astonishing person!
100%
Yes yes yes. Thank you
It has been said that Judy Garland sung every song like it was her last. She was truly one of a kind and still dearly missed.
It was Sinatra that said it and he was right. She was incapable of coasting even though it would have made her life easier. She always played for the highest stakes. It's amazing.
No one remembers Grace Kelly in the Country Girl. Judy Garland's performance in a Star Is Born is immortal. Ironically, it didn't need an Oscar.
Sometimes the competition is fierce (I would say 1950), but not this year. I have always thought it was more a popularity contest, and thought Judy Garland was liked by her peers, but maybe not. She had been around long enough though, no doubt she just shrugged her shoulders and went on.
For me, this is the defining Judy performance. I can watch it over and over and almost cry every time.
Yes yes yes. Definitive.
YES! INDEED! YES!
She could sing vibrato like no ones business.
Probably my all time favorite vibrato!!! The ones that follow are Barbra Streisand and Patti LuPone!
You don't sing vibrato. It happens as a natural
Sing vibrato? That’s a strange way of putting it.
@@garydubois5539 you can choose to do it or not
That vibrato is earth shattering!
It’s actually hard to breathe while watching this. She’s unbelievable.
THIS is how one doesn't only sing or performs a song but INHABITS a song so that the song and the singer are fused so tightly together that the audience can't separate one from the other.
The night is bitter
The stars have lost their glitter
The winds grow colder
Suddenly you're older
And all because of the man that got away
No more his eager call
The writings on the wall
The dreams you dreamed have all
Gone astray
The man that won you
Has run off and undone you
That great beginning
Has seen the final inning
Don't know what happened
It's all a crazy game
No more that all-time thrill
For you've been through the mill
And never a new love will
Be the same
Good riddance, goodbye
Every trick of his you're on to
But, fools will be fools
And where's he gone to?
The road gets rougher
It's lonelier and tougher
With hope you burn up
Tomorrow he will turn up
There's just no letup the live-long night and day
Ever since this world began
There is nothing sadder than
A one-man woman looking for
The man that got away
The man that got away
Thanks!
Pure poetry
Guadalupe Ayala ... Thank you
Great lyrics
They sure knew how to write a frickin song back then.
Judy's best singing in The Man That Got Away... Her voice was amazing as she goes on singing it... Her voice is top... 💖 👌🏼 🎶 💃 🔥
Happy 92nd Birthday Judy!
From a 21 year old that holds you in high admiration.
Her singing this song, they way she did: all at once, no cuts, just her, all her...sends chills into my spine every time I hear it. Pure singing, pure emotion, pure Judy. I will forever feel chills and thrills for this. Thank you, Judy....for making me feel alive.
Christine Wilson you just read my mind. You can not fake this emotion. Just..amazing.
seriously this song rocked me to my core
Isn't it wonderful that we are able to enjoy her whenever we wish?
Chills, thrills and pills. That's Judy.
This song is simply awesome👍😍💚🧡💛 giving me goosebumps.
How anyone could ever call.her ugly (the mucky movie people of that time), just breaks your heart. She is a timeless classic. Beautiful voice, beautiful woman. Wish she would have known that. ♡
She was a gorgeous woman, but the studio hammered into her that she was plain and ugly and needed to "glam herself up" to maintain. They created a desperate, talented, addicted woman who had no confidence in her amazing ability and blamed her for it.
Wasn't she was in a dark period before this film? Perhaps, the remarks came from that phase?
If only she'd felt the same way about herself
@@budle89 Nope this was even before her dark phase. This took place at her adolescence.
NOBODY-And I cant stress that enough-could ever do what she did.
Agreed😍💚🧡💛👍
Could not agree more. She was a gift.
My nona said she met her and I didn’t believe her until she opened a draw and pulled out a folder, she was in a retirement home and cherished the photo more than her own life which is a shame I think 🙁, I think it was when she went on her last tour.. If only I was alive to see her it breaks me in and out what Hollywood done to her 😢😢
I love her little laugh at the end. So genuine. No one can touch her in terms of conviction to a song. She lives it, she breathes it, it totally consumes her.
💯 Like most memories of a past romance, they are scattered with many different emotions. She plays the memory so well with gesture and facial expression.
That song deserved the Oscar as did Judy for her heartbreaking and brilliant performance as Esther/ Vickie. And if there were an Oscar for best singing voice, it would be hers too! That voice is a gift. Thank you Judy!
Even The The Movie Flop , That Do Not Meant That The Movie Is Suck , This Movie Is A Piece Of Musical Magic . Oscar Just One A Film Which Get A High Box Office Currency .
No question. One of the worst if not THE worst Oscar gaffe in history.
It brings me to tears every time,
My Dad told me all about Judy's talents when our mum left us. So every time I hear her it is so dearing to me I think of my dad who did everything he possibly could through for us when working in the coal mines, when he got home he played Judy and Liza's music.
That is how you belt out a song!
According to TCM even though hear songs were recorded in a studio for the movie, she actually sung while filming her scenes..She could have lip synced but not Judy, she wanted it real..this song just blows me away...
There will never be another like her❤
Yes, I remember hearing about that on TCM.
She sounded amazing. Pure talent.
I just saw that on TCM! Left a similar comment above! 😉😉💗💗
Judy was the greatest.
She was robbed of the Oscar
No one would remember Grace Kelly I’d she hadn’t married into royalty:
Judy was a goddess!
Very True💝
Judy should have the oscar
She might have if she hadn't taken so many pills.
Nothing tops her, nothing beats her,, nothing is better than, equal,,,only one Judy Gardland,,,more than a singer , an actress,,,a superb performer that lived a hell,,,,and still shined,,,and still does,,,
There is no one, not now, not ever, who sang like this. It reaches into your soul as it emanates from hers. It is a gigantic instrument played with delicacy and power and depth. She owned every song she sang.
D elderful I mean Whitney Houston , but clearly you’re not ready for that talk right now
Ronnie Young what?? 💀🥴
Bryan Gonzalez there’s no what or buts about it. Whitney is a better singer than Judy garland
@@ronnieyoung2075 You need an ear adjustment. There is no comparison. Judy was working with way better music and instrumentation for one thing and Whitney, who I liked very much, did not have the same degree of emotional delicacy balanced against power that Judy had. Whitney was all power. And, she used too much melisma for my taste...very popular with pop singers but waaay overused...comes across as a gimmick. Having said all that, Whitney was one of the best pop singers of modern times but still not Judy.
@@ronnieyoung2075 Also, don't try to cheapen artistic talent by making it into a black vs. white thing which is what you appear to be doing. There was no need for you to denigrate Judy, your comment sounded petty and jealous.
Garland should have won the Academy award- what a performance and what a voice!!!
The greatest torch song sung by the greatest singer of torch songs......period.
Female vocalists now can't hold a candle to the "old school" singers who had class and talent.
That song fits Judy Garland like a glove. No one, but no singer can do that song justice like Judy Garland. Her HEART. Her SOUL. Her SPRIT, is deep into every word of that song. The lyrics to that song is for Judy Garland and Judy Garland only.
Just amazing!! The BEST version of "A Star is Born" ever!
What a talent!
Let's park the acting, the command, the technique, the truth. They're all a given. Let's consider for a moment the musician. She knows that this is a deathless classic. The fourth beat of the melodic phrases repeatedly up the emotional ante. She knows that, even on a fourth-beat word, such as 'the' or 'for', it's the key to unlock this great song's mounting intensity. She's not afraid to open those insognificant words up, on the vowel, in order to fill the sails for what follows. The musicians know that too, and she knows that they know, and what I find so very moving are her countless glances of gratitude, of humour even, of collusion, of ''Thank you, boys, for supporting me' which pepper this outstanding performance by an outstanding artist in what is, for me, her most outstanding performance. Thank you, CZcams, Alexandra, for putting this up.
One word: Perfection...!!!
A Star is Born... brought me here 2023....I was blown away by her Vocals. Judy Garland could sing! R.I.P. Judy Garland
Liza wasn't bad either.
Magnificent.
this song reduces me to tears every time I hear Judy sing. I have heard many versions including Streisand's but none of them can touch Judys version. This was written for her and my God she is perfect for it.
I can’t understand why anyone would want to remake this movie (and twice now??!!) when this version was perfect in every way. Judy was one of the Wonders of the World! Divine lady!!
Actually this movie is the second remake of “what price Hollywood” and a remake of the ‘Thirties version with Janet Gaynor. It was already an old warhorse when Garland got to it. But the story has always been a solid-gold tearjerker and still holds up even when compared to the Streisand and Gaga versions.
This may be a remake but Judy Garland owns this movie.
Anything pales after this because no one can match her raw talent.
“When Judy sang to playback, you could never hear anything...She wanted me to start off at a full blast and then she topped that...her huge voice carrying out over the rafters. You could hear Judy clear as a bell, and she sang right with it..."
-Earl Bellamy, the sound man
Imagine walking in on this level of talent and being able to experience it.
This woman was impeccable. Her instincts are off the charts. Every nuance and movement poised and intuitive. Is it all choreographed or is she making split second decisions based upon each intricate moment? Only she knows for sure. ABSOLUTELY BRILLIANT!
This is one of the greatest performances of all time. She just blows me away.
The World wouldn't have been the same if Judy Garland hadn't passed by.
Absolute.....perfection.
What a lovely thing to say :) very true
I agree! She would have even more amazing that Barbara Streisand and Bett Miller put together!
That is so sweet of you to say!
This comment is as classy as she is
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The film was a masterpiece and this song is for me, is Judy at her greatest. James Mason's final scene still makes me cry and Judy's final scene is breathtaking. This is what a true star was, not these one movie princesses without any talent....
When I watched it for the first time a few months ago, I almost gave out a cry during the scene in the police station toward the end. When I finished it, I was almost convinced that Judy was a goddess since she gave a tour-de-force performance.
you're not the only one listening to this masterpiece in 2022!
Absolutely perfect. Garland the Great!
The greatest singer ever in Hollywood, nobody can touch her in pure talent.
Even the musicians are so in awe of her.
From back in the days when you actually needed vocal talent to be star. No auto-tune, no backing tracks, no digital fakery to make a voice sound better, the way so many current pop stars do. An incredible voice, meshed with sensitivity and interpretive skills to know how to act a song and build it from quiet and introspection to powerful emotion. Singing isn't just about showing off your voice and wailing up and down scales and showing how long you can hold a high note, despite what those judges on American Idol and other shows keep encouraging. The contestants there always seem like they're trying to burst a blood vessel when they sing. It isn't pleasant.
somewhere over the rainbow, judy garland still sings eternally.
What an absolute treat it must have been to be there to witness her beautiful gift. Those who saw her in person, who practiced with her, who loved her were very lucky.
I can’t even imagine. I’ve watched some of the takes 1, 2, and 3, and this version by far is the best.
What a voice! What a woman! What a life! R.I.P., Frances Gumm.
She really was absolutely incredible, gave me chills and this isn't usually my kind of music.
simply the greatest 5 minutes in movie history!!!!
you may just be right there.
+Mark Innocenzi
Maybe, if you exclude Judy Garland singing "Over the Rainbow" or Judy Garland sing "Get Happy" or Judy Garland singing "Have yourself a Merry Little Christmas" or Judy Garland singing ...
+PackerBronco i get your point. you also can throw in "lucky day".
+Mark Innocenzi I just watched it again and for me it always comes down to a couple of things. First, after she motions the trombone player over, we're watching a 4+ minute unbroken take. She's got to carry this scene by herself with no help from any editing tricks. Second, I'm always impressed by the sheer physicality of that performance. Notice how she starts out anchored to the piano. And then she starts to wander among the musicians--but on the first crescendo of the song she's back at the piano. In the meantime she's incredibly expressive with how she's using her hands and arms; great sweeping gestures, etc. And then when the song winds down and she's going to end up sitting down, notice how her hands are in a prayerful position. Its just absolutely magic.
I might have to agree with you
this is absolutely and clearly one the cinema's greatest vocal performances. it leaves you with chills
Came looking for a memory...and found it. Wonderful. Better than I remembered it. Thank you.
I love her little laugh at the end. Makes me want to hug her.
I just about fell over when I first saw the fully restored version of this movie before the studio hacked it to pieces. I believe it effectively cost her a well deserved Academy Award. She was only 32 during this filming. With that though came her deeper woman’s voice. Which I love especially in that little show stopper, The Man That Got Away. It’s perhaps one of my all time favorites, and out of her catalogue of songs, my absolute favorite of HERS! Man she knocked me off my feet with that number. I’ll never forget her! This is a true legend.
How was it seeing the fully restored version? I always wanted to see it.
@@taylordowning2533 It’s well worth getting the Blu-Ray of
A Star is Born to see it.
@@taylordowning2533 But I think some of the film was actually trashed, so there is no way to truly put the original back together. The "restoration" I saw had still photos to fill gaps where they had some audio, but the film visuals had been tossed in the trash. What a waste!
I'm 19 and I love this. I actually hate today's mainstream music and I love vintage music and films. Old Hollywood seemed such a good era. Everything today is techno/dubsteb/electro -.- Bloody hate it. No feelings, no emotions, just annoying sounds made to be sold in the music industry. Too commercial and no music's true essence. Sometimes I feel like I was born in the wrong era cuz I have old taste haha
sasaazn No, it's good that a young gentleman like yourself can appreciate this type of music. I am now a 40 year old man but have always loved artists like Judy Garland and Nat King Cole from the age of around 15. I don't know if you agree but artists then to me seemed like Judy to sing more from the heart whereas today everything smacks more of commercialism and the ability just to sell records. No, mate, I admire you for standing out from the crowd and sticking up for what you like.
Jonathan Grewcock well said and thank you haha, I agree very much, today mainstream artists seem to be way more commercial than doing music for the true love of music, only doing what sells the most to be number ones on music charts. And it's also very sexualized or vulgar sometimes. There's too much lack of music true essence. And yeah I like to stand out from the crowd and have more unic and different taste in music.
P-S: I'm a girl ;)
sasaazn So sorry - hope I didn't offend you!
Jonathan Grewcock no not at all :) sometimes it's hard to know people's gender based on their username
sasaazn I am COMPLETELY with you. Judy, Frank Sinatra, Nat King Cole, Tommy Dorsey, Harry James, Dean Martin and others is the only music i listen to. Don't be ashamed!!!! We vintage lovers have taste! :) Jonathan Grewcock , Ginger Haydon
I saw the film today for the very first time and I've got to say that she made me cry.
What emotion in her voice!
My God, she couldn't half bring meaning to every word and every note.
I’ve seen all the outtakes and in my opinion this one was the right one to go with. Although, the others were fabulous too! She’s fabulous anyway!
My God, what a powerful voice..amazing
Every note, every gesture - full of meaning - just as she was. Legends never die ❤❤❤. She really did live inside every single note, didn’t she? *swoon*
💯 perfect vocals Judy was in a league all by her self
A triple threat great actress, singer and dancer
I can't listen to her sing this and not cry...everytime.
Thank you Gilmore girls for introducing me to such an amazing movie once again!
Jennica which episode was this featured in on gg?
Season 5 episode 16, titled " So.... Good Talk "like the last minute and 30 seconds of the episode .
Its was PS I Love You for me.
One of the greatest musical scenes in cinematic history.
Happy 100th Judy! The timing of this scene in the film is nearly perfect, and her acting the song is also perfect. Hers was a talent that only lives once.
Judy Garland. You will always be missed❤️
I'm a one-man woman looking for the man that got away. Imagine forever the anguish. I will love Judy Garland forever.
This haunting melody has been a favorite of mine for many many years. Judy sure knows how to belt one out. I miss her.
My God!!!! She performs the hell out of this song!! She had some of the best chops in the business!! The way she internalizes each note and the depth and richness of her voice at this time in her career is bar none!!! She was a hell of an artist! God bless you Judy!!
The incomparable Ms. #JudyGarland made the earth shake and hearts break EVERY time she sung. This performance, however, made the universe vibrate and leap. She was just that talented and gifted! Damn! #RIP
Nice tribute! 💗💗💗💗
50 years since she died. 50 years since Stonewall. I am 76.ut with Harvey. So proud. I love youn all.God bless America
Love you too
Incredible. She had experienced that song. She sung from her gut
She nailed this song.
53 years ago today the world lost the beautiful Judy Garland❤️❤️ R.I.P Judy💖
Still the greatest vocal performance ever captured on film. That it is also easily among the greatest *acted* single-takes on film is also notable -- but somewhat beside the point. ... You could re-edit the film a hundred different ways and it would still be captivating. But there's literally nothing you could change in the vocals without detriment.
Brava, Judy. Now and forever.
I agree she deserved the Oscar for this
Easily one of the best vocal performances ever recorded across all genres of all time. I know Judy Garland is looked at as old Hollywood royalty for her acting , but her vocal ability out stripped her acting easily. A power, only matched by Whitney Houston 30 years plus after her vocal peak. If your best singers list doesn’t include doesn’t include Judy Garland in at least the Top 10 of all time, I’m not paying you any attention....🗣Rolling Stone!
Yes! Spot on!
Soon after Judy died a friend of hers - a comedian, I forget his name - was asked what was so special about her. "Judy Garland," he said, "was the greatest act of the twentieth century." He got it in one.
Still watch it, look at it. The scene was filmed so smoky and real -- she kicked everybody out of the park on this.
She's so spectacular even the way she moves..... everything about her was completely unique
As a Christian, I delight in the million ways that God's grace manifests itself in this world; and how anyone can listen to a glorious performance like this, and still doubt that human beings have souls, is utterly beyond me. Among the many jewels in these few minutes: listen to how (seemingly) effortlessly Judy executes a singer's version of a "grand jete", as she vaults upward at 2:30 on "No MORE that onetime thrill..." Magnificent.
Judy garland was the proof needed to solidify the phrase
GLAMOROUS HOLLYWOOD MOVIE STAR LEGEND ⭐️🌈⭐️🌈
Babs and Gags can sit down. The best version of A Star is Born. What a legend and a talent. I just wished her real life was as magical as her voice.
Best musical moment in the history of film. Torch singing may not hold a candle to opera or jazz, but this is the one exception. Transcendent.
Judy Garland and Whitney Houston are the greatest of all time
Houston doesn't even remotely belong in the same category as Garland. Try Streisand, Ella, Lena Horne.
Garland, Streisand and Houston defined Generations! There are so many great singers in History (Ella, Aretha) and today (Adele) but Garland was truly one of the Best Ever!!
Houston and even Aretha do NOT belong on this list. Lena Horne does (one your ignorant omissions).
Not sure how I feel about the new movie, but I hope it introduces new generation to Judy Garland's greatness!