Catherine Tate singing The Ballad of Barry and Freda (Let's Do It)
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- čas přidán 3. 01. 2016
- Catherine Tate paid tribute to Victoria Wood on 'Bruce's Hall of Fame with Alexander Armstrong', singing 'The Ballad of Barry and Freda (Let's Do It)'.
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1. The video is out of sync, sorry about that.
2. She is DEFINITELY singing, but not playing the piano herself. - Zábava
The way she introduced Victoria Wood at the end, like her idol was on stage taking a bow with her genuinely brought a tear!!!
This reminds me of the version that the Doctor Who cast did back when Russel T Davis was leaving the show (along with David Tennant, Julie Gardner and several others I think) and they did a rewrite of it called 'The Ballad Of Russel And Julie' and Catherine did the 'Let's do it' part and David did the 'I can't do it' part and John Barrowman did the narration and I absolutely loved it lol
Yep, I know that one
Bit problematic these days, thanks to Barrowman.
@@frankshailes3205 Yeah 😅
Love that version!
@@frankshailes3205what did he do?
The smile on her face after the bow she did when finished singing. That's the smile that came from her deepest self. The smile of the young girl who olny dreamed about once being what she is now. The smile that is pure happieness. A true smile of feeling amazing.
The Ballad Of Barry And Freda is a bloody difficult song to do, and Catherine does an admirable job on her cover version. Nothing touches Victoria's various versions, obviously, but Ms. Tate gave it a right old go, and should be very proud.
It isn't a difficult song to do - it's following someone who did it so brilliantly that's the difficulty. Nobody could do it better than Victoria Wood and Catherine's valiant attempt is commendable but sadly way off the mark.
@@juliamcintyre5012 Nothing as pathetically sentimental as that I'm afraid - the narcissist Tate is only pleased she didnt hit a bum note or do a 'Les Dawson' during the song.
Nothing on par to Victoria wood ! Wasn't good at all !
@@rnw2739 You sound like a dick.
@@louduva9849 and you look like a wrinkled old bollock.
What a lack luster audience.
And here i am applauding my screen, shedding tear of one Comedy Genius paying Tribute to one of the Comedy Goddesses.
Fantastic!!!!
Lacklustre is one word and is spelled thusly.
Looks like someone needs to look in the Cambridge Dictionary, kitten. ;)
The audience was obviously disappointed with her awful performance it was rubbish
R.I.P Victoria Wood a true queen of comedy :'(
Take that Oprah
Annabel Murs PREACH!!!😹😹
I feel so blessed to grow up on Victoria wood, French and Saunders and Ruby wax. Genius and legends!
Victoria was absolutely brilliant
Rogers and Hammerstein, Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber, Lennon and McCartney ... the list goes on - none of them wrote lyrics to compete with "beat me on the bottom with the Woman's Weekly" or "bend me over backwards on the Hostess Trolley" or "melt the buttons on my flameproof nightie".
It is about true love and passion. Freda REALLY loves Barry and has more determination than any other romantic heroine I can think of.
And they're so English/British, too!
R.I.P Victoria Wood. You will be greatly missed. This is a Great tribute to her.
Can we just accept that this woman can play piano without looking at the keys, moving up octaves too (this is such a difficult piece) and sing like that? Jesus Christ, Catherine Tate is talented all round and a massive credit to the nation. Bloody brilliant - keep it up xx
Just looked back at the date of this. IMDB have it as released 2 Jan 2016. Victoria Wood was in her last few months of life, and hardly anyone knew. I hope she saw this and loved every minute of it x
The applause Catherine received at the end was so richly deserved; the Ballad of Barry and Freda is a difficult piece, but Catherine covered it so well.
*As a lifelong Victoria Wood fan, my first thought was, **_"It's either a very brave or a very foolish person who attempts a cover of Barry & Freda"_** and especially live! But overall (no not Mrs), I think she pulled it off extremely well. Victoria Wood never had any pretensions about her own singing voice, as she admitted on several occasions off-stage, but yeah, Catherine Tate did pretty darn good here in my opinion.*
That was absolutely awful and embarrassing to watch .
@@gillianwignall8223 Why do youbsay that?
I've absolutely never heard of Victoria. Catherine I know from Dr. Who and the Office.
.is she very famous in England? Did she write this song?
@@gillianwignall8223 You sound fun.
@@leif1075 Yes Watch DINNER LADIES Victoria wrote it Also watch her stand up's She was A National Treasure Gone far to Young. I love Kathy Tate she has her own Shtik
Catherine is one of the most amazingly talented multi performers of all time. What an incredible human being.
✌️♥️🇬🇧
The tragic loss of a fantastic performer... RIP Victoria... You made so many people smile and laugh.x You are a legend!!
Cant believe I have just stumbled across this after the terrible week. What a wonderful woman. RIP xx
I'm a simple person : I see Donna Noble singing, I like.
Your so right 😂😂😂
I was going to say, nice job Doctor Donna.
I ain't bovveeeerrrd
We all are simple mortal men
I see a one joke one character "comedian" doing a shite Victoria Wood cover.
I remember her she was so great miss her and her talent
4:09 to go straight to the singing.
Damn I was surprised at how good Catherine Tate was singing this.
🐻 ❤️
Her and David Tennant do a great parody.
@@darrengriffin8609 Sod DT I I was shocked at how good KT was in this. Given the fact the only experience I had of her was her "comedy show".
When I found out when was to be the companion I was screaming in my head "Nooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!". I was surprised at how good she was as a companion and when they killed her off I repeated that screaming.
She played my second favourite companion, my first is Ace, and both were because they didn't go all goo-goo eyes over the doctor.
Damn imagine her arguing with the current version of the Doctor.
Thanks 😁
Victoria Wood was actually an incredibly skilled pianist, as well as a superlative writer, singer and everything else. Her songs are actually very difficult to perform. Catherine Tate did an excellent cover version of this song. Well done!
Oh Victoria Wood, bless you. Miss you so much.
Never been able to look at a hostess trolley in the same way again
I'm wondering if I should buy one!
Catherine, you ACED THAT!!!
sad times, :( rest in peace to a great woman
+Alexandra Garrick (Alex) Couldn't agree more Alex. She had me laughing myself breathless more times than I can count and had a lovely manner.
Victoria like many others we've lost this and last year, I would have loved to work with
Catherine isn't, no, but Victoria wood who wrote the song passed away last year
Never heard of her...
@@randalllaue4042 Google Victoria Wood
Such an amazing entertainer and a comedic icon in the making.
What a performance Catherine ! Thank you. Was really enjoyable to watch to appreciate to listen and to dance on it !
I knew I heard that music somewhere before the Ballad of Russell and Julie
obviously she's not going to b as good as victoria but it's a tribute to her so shut up and enjoy it people😂
Can't believe she has gone , such a shock, they knew she was going and did this for her. Sad great loss to comedy
Can’t berlive who’s gone
Such a tragic loss R.I.P Victoria Wood :'(
BRILLIANT EFFORT CATHERINE !!! Victoria WOOD ….have been sooooo PROUD of you. XXX ;)
Is there anything Catherine can't do? So talented. Love it!!
play the piano
She can't drive. In the Dr Who episode Turn Left, they had to fake her driving a car.
Walk on water, pilot a plane, play the drums, code. Loads of things she can't do
Talented people don't fake playing piano . Notice how not once the camera went on her hands 🤣 so yes , plenty she can't do ..
maths... XD
The great Miss Victoria Wood RIP, left us so many treasures this especially, a good effort by Catherine Tate. Hard to believe she is no longer here, love to her family.
an absolutely bloody brilliant version and tribute !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! you have every reason to be proud girl
Totally agree Kris, my namesake!😊
The Spinners, a hostess trolley, lagging pipes, Judith Chalmers, Woman's Weekly...very much a lovely wander through the nostalgia of my childhood 😁 The less wonderful reference was that of avocado! Whether the foodstuff or colour of bathroom suites. Couldn't stand either in the 70's, can't stand them now 😁 Brilliant lyrics all the way through ❤
From one 'Ade P' to another ... (Also a 70's child.) Catherine Tate is brilliant, and Victoria Wood was a true Legend of comedian, who died too soon. R.I.P. Victoria Wood, you're sadly missed, but never forgotton..
Brilliant. I never even knew Catherine Tate could sing and play the piano, and do it well. My estimation of her has gone up 100%😌
I really doubt she's playing piano lol
@@randomspiel can't see her hands so no proof either way! Her singing is still ok though!😏
@@christaylor2070 Baby, no hands is the proof. And she is not moving like she's playing the keys, but doing a fair attempt at pretending for the bit.
@@randomspiel maybe. It might remain one of life's unsolved mysteries😉
@@christaylor2070 Read the description of the video.
Glad she brought that song back The Glorious Victoria being honoured RIP Wonderful lady
Really good performance and so difficult to do, she did her own take on it which is respectful.
I was never really a fan of Catherine Tate, but this was a really good tribute to the lateVictoria Wood. Well done Miss Tate, and r.i.p Victoria.
I don't like Catherine's sketch routines, but having seen her in a few other things, she is a great actress and an above average singer.
I'm just so sorry I never got to see Victoria Wood live , but she left a wealth of gifts for us to enjoy forever , Thank-you Victoria, rip ❤
DONNNAAHHHHHH !!
"Best temp in Chiswick! 100 words per minute!" And that's how Donna decided to use her fingers to become a pianist.
Except any lobotomy patient can see she is NOT playing at all, what's worse she clearly doesn't know how they work as she presses keys when none are heard....classic amateur folly.
Nice Job, Catherine. This is a really hard song to sing and to get right. Even Victoria Wood messed it up on occasion. She doesn’t sing it with the….. glee and twinkle that Victoria sings it with, but she clearly loves the song and gives it her best. We cannot ask for anything more. Well done.
No one will do it like our Vic, but you can see the love in this perfect tribute. I am a huge Victoria Wood fan, and i know she would have loved this!
A brilliantly performed tribute to the late and so great Victoria Wood. HOW CAN THERE BE PEOPLE OUT THERE GIVING IT THE THUMBS DOWN? UNBELIEVABLE
Because I think a ton of people think that this is an inappropriate song or something. I'm 13 and watching this and don't really care about the inappropriate lyrics or something that are in the song, I'm just watching it and just...yeah. She is such a great singer!!!
I love her, her joy is infectious my favourite roles are
1) Lauren cooper
2) Donna noble
Ditto, but.....
Am I bovvered tho?
I love this. Catherine is so talented
In many things but not a pianist, alas..
Not at this though !
After all these years this is still so good!😁
Had no idea The Ballad of Russell and Julie was based on something else. XD
Oh, don't mention the Russell & Julie remake. It shatters everything great about the original.
There's always one. People are so funny.
your a dick the remake was funny for dr who fans
Sarah McCully Whovians*
I love the ballad of Russell and Julie it’s actually part of the reason I’m watching this plus Catherine Tate Is awesome
Rest In Peace you wonderful lady. Goodbye Victoria Wood x
Aww come on you guys, this was a great effort to pay tribute the wonderful Victoria Wood !!! And to be Honest it sounded good to me
+Stephen Pearson It was really good--I was there--Ms Tate is in awe of Ms Wood which is why she wanted to do this and I think she was playing some parts on the piano
+Rupert the Bear glad it was good . Only wish I could have been there myself. Always liked Catherine Tate and this is such a fitting tribute to another wonderful comedienne
@@rupertthebear2771 she definitely wasn't playing the piano! Her shoulder and upper arm positions are completely out of synch with the music and she never looks down at the keys once. She's sitting too far forward also to play properly. Nobody plays the piano in this way (and I say this as someone who's played piano for decades).
You don't say----It was a tribute for Gawds sake---she was there to sing !!!
@@rupertthebear2771 Thick as well as blind then.
Catherine is an awesome singer and should do more of it.
Catherine Tate is so talented. She is a joy to watch.
I love Catherines voice
Same!!!
I was at the recording, amazing performance and a great tribute to the wonderfull Victoria Wood
thank you for saying that, i love Catherine Tate. such an amazing and talented women. well done.
Aww bless! Catherine introducing a whole new generation to this classic ballad.
When will she do Broadway?
Imagine her in SIX!
@@murdermcmurderface needs to happen!
She did Much Ado About Nothing with David Tennant
Soon as someone writes something for her.
@@murdermcmurderface YES!
What a great video to meet for 1st time such a Comedian!...
Catherine, You are me favourite brit comedian, but who inspired you, is always welcome...
FANTASTIC!
This is real comedy!!!!! You sit down with blank mind, then you smile, you understand and feel the same, you laugh you wow, then you laugh and wow again in tears of joy, appreciation and respect!!!
What a wonderful, well done and respectful tribute. Well done Catherine! Thank you Victoria. x
I think anyone who tried to follow in the foot steps of Victoria is very brave, because obviously people are going to say its not like Victoria. Thank you Catherine for having a good go. Victoria your humour was amazing and i am sure you are continuing once you settle in the new abode. Thank you for all the laughter and joy you brought here. Safe journey home. You and Ronnie are going to have a ball in the heavenly realm that I am sure.
BRILLIANT TRIBUTE CATHERINE YOU NAILED IT!
the song starts at around 4:08
Two great comedy geniuses. One tributing the other. Brilliant
2016 ... we've lost so many truly great people :'(
like whom?
Catherine Tate must have been devastated at her passing
loved it so much RIP Victoria Wood your a gem xxx
God, I love you, Catherine Tate!
Sadly missed a comic icon and forever a legend miss Victoria Wood
The words “full circle” come to mind, and I’m not talking about Adric’s debut.
R.I.P. Victoria Wood Missed by all.x❤
To all the ppl complaining that shes faking the piano...shes doing a tribute. They literally showed Victoria Wood playing the piana while doing this song so you can see thats obviously why they made the decision to put catherine in front of the piano. Not to make her out to have a talent she doesnt have
"Beat me on the bottom with a Women's Weekly"........pure class😂
No one performs this song like Victoria Wood - any attempt is futile! My God she was wonderful, there will never be another.
Please say Catherine Tate is still here she is amazing
She was brilliant...!
Never seen this before.... Mad props to CT for the piano playing.
Remember seeing VW do this as a kid.... VERY funny lady. RiP.
Oh come on... any fool can see she isn't playing at all... a bad mime an all. Someone should have told her not to press the keys when the piano is not heard on the backing track...
@@rnw2739 Chill, Mr Bad-ass..... You must have a special version of this video where they actually show her hands. LOL
Catherine is stunningly talented
Victoria. ! One of the greatest. Thank you foR saving my humour. !
I wonder if Victoria Wood ever got to see this before she sadly passed away. This was amazing, Catherine is the most talented comediane out there
Amazing and thanks for posting this.
Feeling a pang of sadness listening to this. VW was brilliant doing this. CT's rendition is a fitting tribute
Victoria wood is a one of a kind genius
Excellent cover Catherine Tate 👏🏻
Late to the party - but I got a kick out of imagining this song playing as a bride and groom’s first dance where they are choreographed between moments of waltz and bits of modern dance.
It would really be a cross between Charleston and foxtrot
this reminded me how much I love both victoria wood and catherine tate
Nailed it. RIP Victoria!
HA! I see Catherine Tate acting like a normal person, and I still wait for the punchline. Love her. A master of comedy.
Your so brilliant Catherine 😊
I love you Chatherine
What a fitting and glorious tribute to a sadly missed icon!!!
October 2021, so amazing to watch Catherine
Talented lady
Well sung Catherine, can't be too many people on the planet who could/should even attempt that song.
From the "published" date, this performance must have been some time before Victoria passed. I so hope she saw it. I'm certain she would have approved.
I doubt it. It was painfully obvious she wasn't playing the piano so I can't understand why she poorly attempted to mime that she was. Should have just sung the song.
@@rnw2739 she was miming playing the piano?
@@kldc2156 Yes. Your question reads as though you think this an impossibility. All she has to do is sit at the piano and move her hands on the keys in time to the backing track of Victoria Woods piano playing and if the camera does not film her hands on the keys (as it doesn't) then she is miming playing the piano. Every piano player ever recorded on film from Elton John to Les Dawson, has been clearly shown the notes they are playing and any pianist (of which I am one) can tell that a mile off.
@@rnw2739 no it wasn’t meant as the miming could be an impossibility it was more shock as I didn’t notice.
@@kldc2156 Oh sorry, I obviously misunderstood.
so talented gifted 1968 born actress!!
leeth jarod 1968 great year
And that's how you pay tribute to your heroes. Excellent.
great stuff still bloody hillarious
Awesome and entertaining! Well done Catherine!
I didn’t know Catherine played piano, let alone so well. She missed a couple of verses out but that was probably the programme producers.
I adore Catherine Tate, an enormous talent in so many ways, writing, acting etc., but I play piano - and she isn't playing on this
Musician here. She's definitely not playing the piano on this. She's obviously miming.
If she was this good, she'd be playing professionally and not doing comedy.
@@niamhmrosullivan A strange claim to make, given that Victoria Wood played the piano on her version and "did" comedy (very well too, if I may say so)
@@MSM101 To my trained ears, there's a world of difference between the standard of playing on this and Victoria Wood's playing, super talented as she was!
I fucking love Catherine Tate. Crazy beautiful and crazy talented.
swatchwatchable I for one would bash her on the bottom with a Woman’s Weekly 😂
Great tribute to the magnificent Victoria Wood.
tears of laughter when watching the comedy genius, now tears of sorrow with the sad passing of the great Victoria Wood. R .I. P
I loved Victoria Wood, she was so good and Catherine did a great job.