As Long As He Needs Me - Judy Garland, 1964
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Judy Garland sings "As Long As He Needs Me" on episode #25 of the Judy Garland Show. This performance was filmed on March 6, 1964 and aired on March 22, 1964.
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I saw her many years ago at the London Palladium, she came on in a tight fitting black dress and immediately got all the men, she walked to the edge of the stage, said 'These shoes are killing me' took them off and had all the women and then gave the most amazing performance that had the whole audience on its feet cheering!
@jadezee6316
2 ай бұрын
hardly.....since 95% of Judy's audience were gay men....
@stjustpaul1
2 ай бұрын
@@jadezee6316 That is a load of sh** in the fifties most of the audience, like me were with their partners, of the opposite sex. I was there with my girl, who is now my wife of nearly 70 years!
God, it doesn’t matter how many times I watch her slam her hands down with that last “as long as he needs me”, it always gives me chills.
@Dakotastx
Жыл бұрын
For me it’s “JUUUUUUUST”
Streisand, Piaf, Bassey, Dion, Minelli sing for their audiences and we listen in awe. Garland comes and sits down besides you and holds your hand and sings for you alone. Her gift over all the others was the love she gave when she performed.
@joshuaalexander6296
4 жыл бұрын
Jonathan Mays very well said. Some of the greatest music ever was 50s-70s when these singers were at their peak.
@jonathankieranwriter
4 жыл бұрын
True, mostly. But something serious needs to be clarified: Liza Minnelli shouts. Judy Garland *sings*.
@MrHlcg1962
3 жыл бұрын
Jonathan Mays...finally! You have unlocked what separates Judy Garland from EVERY other singer. Thank you!
@woodentopical
2 жыл бұрын
Well expressed. I feel similarly with Sinatra, Brel, Holliday & Piaf.
@bostonirish5867
2 жыл бұрын
very very well said mr. mays!!!
The composer/lyricist of this song Lionel Bart said he imagined Judy singing every song he wrote as he was writing them. Looking at this video, I know why. Truly an amazing rendition, vocally and acting-wise. That look upward as the song changes key, her hands hitting down on the trunk at the end, the sheer power of her voice coupled with the power of her emotions--absolutely fantastic. There's never been anyone like her and never will be again. Wish Carnegie Hall had been filmed.
She came, she sang, she conquered.
God, what a magnificent talent - SOUL personified! Her voice is SO RICH here and the amount of feeling is staggering. She paid such a high price for her great talent. I hope wherever she is she knows the joy she still brings to us. A critic once said of her - After awhile, you don't really se or hear her; you simply FEEL her - right on!
Again I repeat: No wonder Frank Sinatra said - "Every time Judy Garland sang she died a little".
@gildamarlowe5110
7 жыл бұрын
That's because Frank felt the emotion too. It's who can sing with emotion and feeling-not just "belting it out."
@valjayC
5 жыл бұрын
Wow very deep
@MIZHOG
4 жыл бұрын
i bet she did.
@Richie8a8y
3 жыл бұрын
It’s the number one comment on her efforts as posted here. The woman had a gift and it was exploited at every age of her too short life. I danced, it’s a different realm, but I get it. I identify with her gift and have reverence for her ability to “meet her match” year after year after year.
@patrickryan1515
Жыл бұрын
And I bet he did too -- or at least often.
I wasn't born until 1955, & Judy died in 1969. But in that short time I cherished each & every of her performances. She was a living legend. Effortless, powerful, emotional, & she really got to me. Her stage presence & charisma were beyond belief. I sure miss her.
I'm numb, I can't move, my voice quivers, like I was nearly in a car wreck, that's the emotional slap I just felt listening to Judy sing this. Over 50 years she reached forward and touched me. No, she grabbed me. She made me hers. I'm shaking in the power of her voice. For a brief few moments she looks into the camera like she's singing to me, telling her story of dedication to her uncaring lover. Yes, Judy, We ALL need you.
@melissaferguson9650
10 ай бұрын
She was ok.
@user-nz9pv1zx2d
4 ай бұрын
Purely the greatest vocal talent of the 20th century. Her control, power, and delivery have not been matched. She could take a worn out old song and have you mesmerized by it. 0:03
Gene Kelly said Judy Garland was the greatest talent of the .20th century. Gene Kelly worked with all of them. I will take his word for it. In my opinion the greatest talent of the 20th century. She could sing, dance, act and everything else. And she had a vulnerability. You could not help but love her.
"The rest of us will be forgotten; never Judy !" - once said Frank Sinatra I couldn't agree more on that.
@kennethwayne6857
Жыл бұрын
Frank will never be forgotten either.
Genius - Genius - Genius - There isn't any singer today who can deliver a song so simply yet with such power and emotion without having to 'jazz' up the number with riffs and extra words. Judy was one of a kind and her like will never be seen again.
In spite of the drugs and the booze,Judy turned out a body of work unequaled.Her starting young&her acting ability gave her so much to draw from during her concert years.There really is no one that can touch her and there probably never will.
And that's how it's sung.
No one…ever before or since. Moved me to tears.
imaging being in that audience and experiencing THAT? At her peak, the greatest singer ever.
@SueDNim
6 жыл бұрын
One can only dream. And oh, what a dream.
@michaelwaugh2640
5 жыл бұрын
Yes just imagine being there and hearing her sing
@richardmayora1289
4 жыл бұрын
At her worst, she was superior to just about anybody.
@cuteflygon
3 жыл бұрын
This isnt her peak
@Jay-os5nw
3 жыл бұрын
She was actually already quite sick at this point in her life. She was just the ultimate entertainer and could cover it all up and hide her pain to give the most amazing performance.
Powerful performance - emotional and real. No gimmicks. Just raw talent.
Recorded over 50 years ago, and it still tears you apart. Very powerful.
@patrickryan1515
Жыл бұрын
Yes!
@fritstimmer3331
Жыл бұрын
Wow well spoken yes
@johnp6260
15 күн бұрын
Now 60 years ago and still so true.
One of the most amazing voices still to this day!
58 years ago and still fresh.
I've heard many versions of this song, Judy garland's is the best
Mind blowing ❤🎉
Judy lived in the lyrics and interpreted them so beautifully and always with such deep introspection It appeared as if she wrote every song she sang. A true artist that wore her heart on her sleeve. Her work stands the test of time.R.I.P.
Gosh her voice was magnificent
Just lovely. Absolutely lovely.
Interesting how she starts with the bridge, which alters the emotional arc of the song so she can build smoothly to the big finish. In four minutes Judy takes us on a tour of human emotions. Hers were so close to the surface, they made her personal life difficult at times, but their great variety and accessibility gave her expressive abilities almost unique among singers. If I could bring only one recording to a desert island, it would be her Carnegie Hall album. She is a miracle.
Lovely
Does not get any better than this. Every phrase is a musical journey. I cannot imagine what it would have been like to see this live.
If I could time travel, I would go to this very performance just to experience this! I was born in ‘03 and I believe this music truly was moving as any good masterpiece of a song should be
Judy gave every ounce of herself to every song she sang. Growing up I wanted to sing just like her... one of the most incredible voices of all time. Soundtrack of my youth 🎼 🖤
Brilliant artist. She LIVED it.
Nailed it! Beautiful.
Judy can sing any song and make it sound lovely
Holy cow, what a performance.
Just beautiful, to look at and to hear that magnificent voice from the gods. Love her.
Judy was never afraid to take the risk, to strain or even crack a note. She put it all out there and was and still is one of the most stunning performers there will ever be. Weep no more, my lady. Rest in peace.
One of the most sensational performances EVER. Absolutely incomprabale!!!!! Not only does she sound *NONPAREIL* here, she LOOKS POSITIVELY *EXQUISITE*!!!! What a voice and what a FACE. Indeed the greatest singer of the 20th century.
What an incredible display of vocal technique, musicality and personal charisma. I was not alive for Garland and find much of her work is overestimated - but this is a sublime vocal performance. She's in complete control of it. Gorgeous.
@jonathankieranwriter
Жыл бұрын
That’s a fine compliment, but perhaps the portion of her work you feel is “overestimated” occurred after 1965. For someone who seems eager to critique great voices, I’d challenge you to analyze her massive Decca/MGM 1940s catalogue, her mid-late 1950s/early 1960s Capitol studio work (and Carnegie Hall, which stands on its own). After the 1950s it was nearly impossible to get Garland into a recording studio. Capitol Records even complained about it after ‘Judy at Carnegie Hall’ won 5 Grammys, went double platinum, etc. Judy didn’t like studios anymore, after that. So you ought to “estimate” her work as it was captured in plentiful, notated, controlled environments (mentioned above). Seriously, one of the stupidest statements anyone could make within a context of historicity is that Judy Garland’s “work” (as an entirety) is “overestimated”. Some of her later-in-life squawkings are too highly praised, certainly, but to say that the bulk of her recorded and filmed work, as an entirety, is “overestimated” removes anyone from an objective historical discussion about her contributions.
@TombCat
Жыл бұрын
@@jonathankieranwriter Y'all sound nutty. Read my comment again. Then review your non sequitur hysterical response.
@markwhitman9029
Жыл бұрын
@@TombCat LOL I am a Garland "nut" and you can see how up in arms her rabid supporters get with such a statement. If you have time or care to listen to her very early as far back as when she was 12! Judy is otherworldly and you have no idea how she can be that good.Then keep discovering her work through the decades at MGM then the 50s and of course 1961 Carnegie Hall live. If you then go late in her life the greatest of her voice diminished but she replaces it with unparalleled stage presence. Maybe she is overestimated because you heard her late in her life. Believe me at her best and peak Judy had no peer.Only Streisand, Piaf Ella can give her a run for her money but DO NOT surpass her
@christophermalfa4689
11 ай бұрын
@@markwhitman9029 I couldn’t have said it better myself.
@nondescript2892
8 ай бұрын
@@TombCatthey are nutty beyond reason....I was a member of the church of Judy but couldn't stand the uncritical hysterics anymore 😆...only other diva fanbase ( more of a cult) that comes close is Streisand's...beware of both..they bite and hit you with their rythm stick
Best version of this song ever!!!
Best performer ever. There never be a replacement or somebody with that level of talent again. I am so grateful I was born at a time when she was performing .
She’s in 1:47 amazing voice here. Nobody could touch her. Her vocal instincts, we’re perfection.
Judy Garland had one of the most amazing & beautiful voices. You can just see how Judy puts her all into her songs, you can see it in her face. This song gives me the chills everytime I hear it. It is sad that Miss Garland had such an emotional & hard life. Her legacy will forever be remembered. One of the best performers of the 20th century. We will never see the likes of her again. Thank you for posting this wonderful video.
I LOVE when she slams her hands down on the podium at the end of the performance! This isn't the only time she's done that, but I just LOVE when she does it!
That gave me chills and made me cry. Just outstanding.
Everything she sings, I swear it's as if she's making up the lyrics on the spot. So genuine and convincing.
This is one of my favorite performances of hers. Makes me emotional every time because of HER rawness.
She truly was an absolute legend. I'm struggling to find the words to describe this performance. I would've loved to meet her to tell her what an impact she has on my life. Something that upsets me very much is the fact that most people I know wouldn't have a clue of who she is or how amazing she is. C'mon people! One of the most iconic actresses of the entire film era!!! Well.. They're missing out on some true magic.
her artistry was unsurpassed!!
Wow wow wow she was sensational. Fantastic voice.
I can't believe I've seen this performance probably over 100x in the past six years, and it still leaves me short for breath and covered in goosebumps. In a time of so much media over-saturation, the power that Judy still has to elicit an emotional response from me is unlike anyone else.
And Judy Garland always gave it everything she had. Yep
Damn. She sang, we listened! Every single word.
Is it acting when you're showing genuine emotions? I honestly can not tell if Judy's doing either here. Maybe that is the highest form of acting there is. This was very emotionally moving. I want to cry.
@MrDanamp
5 жыл бұрын
I AM crying!
@llcooljay520
4 жыл бұрын
She’s definitely acting. I see a moment where she finishes a big note, and she has a big twinkle in her eye, very pleased with herself. Then, the next instant, she’s back into the character. Brilliant.
I'm still moved! thanks judy!
Judy Garland could sing the Encyclopedia Britannica, including the footnotes, and still blow you away.
@kevinwilson3609
4 жыл бұрын
Actually no. She needed composers to write melodies and lyrics to wrote words that were compelling for her to sing like this.
@briannab4037
4 жыл бұрын
@@kevinwilson3609 How to miss the point 101
@lapetitepapillon9101
3 жыл бұрын
@@kevinwilson3609 I mean she co-wrote Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas but whatever you say...She definitely didn't need anyone to write things for her, and they're right, she could sing lines of code and sound incredible.
@kevinwilson3609
3 жыл бұрын
@@lapetitepapillon9101I do not believe anyone would actually listen to her sing a phonebook. And its insulting to all the talented people who wrote her songs to suggest otherwise, as of their contributions are meaningless
@wgtinsley
Жыл бұрын
@@briannab4037 Indeed!!
My God. No one will EVER possess the talent this woman had. As amazing as her singing was, her acting was even greater. And that seems hardly possible.
@threesharpsa7302
3 жыл бұрын
If anyone has never seen her in "A Star Is Born" with James Mason, it's one of the greatest performances ever on film. It will literally rip your heart out your chest. What she goes through as she watches James Mason's character destroy himself is some of the most moving acting ever.
@dfwjac
3 жыл бұрын
Debbie Wileman comes damn close. She channels Judy, check out her channel.
@robertrocco3623
2 жыл бұрын
@@threesharpsa7302 Agreed. And another one worthy of mention is her Oscar-nominated turn in "Judgment at Nuremburg" (1961). She doesn't sing a note, but her performance is riveting.
"As Long As He Needs Me" has never been sung with such greatness, perfection & depth of emotion, Judy Garland gets inside this classic in a way that cannot be described, Garland creates passion & pathos in this gem never before reached!
The greatest “ singing actress’’ that ever lived . That is what separates her from the rest!
She reaches into your chest and grabs your heart and just rips it out of you. No one can emote a song the way she can. No one will ever equal her. Not ever. In the words of Frank Sinatra, "all of us will be forgotten someday - but not Judy. Never Judy."
The composer of "Oliver" wrote ever song in the score with her voice in mind. No wonder the show was so well received. Pure artistry.
@roycey32
4 жыл бұрын
I never considered that
@patrickryan1515
2 жыл бұрын
That is so nice to know. To have Judy as your muse is surely to have Heaven on your side. BTW, The music score to "Oliver" stands out in my mind as one of the very best ever.
ALWAYS, ALWAYS, ALWAYS (And in ALL ways) a command performance.
Judy was one of a kind. Her voice was as terrific as her life was tragic. As great as she sounds here, does anyone else think that she kind of seems somewhere else in her mind? Not quite there mentally?
The ultimate version!
My granddad used to work at a Theater in London and he says the most memorable thing of the whole time he worked there was Judy Garland. She came on an hour and a half late, people were complaining and all sorts, she was drunk as hell but she went out on stage and everyone came out saying that it was the most amazing performance they had ever seen. No one could take their eyes off her. If anyone has, or ever had star quality this woman does.
Judy does not act, she FEEls every note and word, with her genuine emotions,passion and pain. What an inspiring, spin CHILLING performance, from a subline DIVA, as always. You're a one off TRUE STAR. Blessings, encore, and BRAVO. x
@catherineblair5648
9 жыл бұрын
***** Thank you Drew, and from what I'm learning about her now, you're too right, sadly. However, I watched a documentary made by her daughter, Lorna Luft, last night, and it seems, that Judy and her 3 children had a wonderful close knit life together, and I don't feel it was all doom and gloom. We just don't seem to have true ARTISTS, like her any more though, and anybody is a "star" these days. How fantastic that we have YT now, and can look back on Judy's life, and her huge body of works, and what a legacy she leaves behind her. I've adored learning about her, and what a witty LADY! x
@catherineblair5648
9 жыл бұрын
***** Dearest Drew, I cannot thank you enough for this kind information on Judy, I'll look into it. Also, thank you so very much for the Berlin info. That's been fascinating to learn about! I now love this era too, and understand it so much more. I'm sorry in the delay in getting back to you, but I've got a long term illness, fibromyalgia, that leaves me in chronic pain etc. With my fondest best wishes to you, always.
@windstorm1000
9 жыл бұрын
Catherine Blair that's one of the keys for singing a song--it has to come from within--and she knew how to do it consistently---people feel it instinctively.
@windstorm1000
9 жыл бұрын
Catherine Blair that's one of the keys for singing a song--it has to come from within--and she knew how to do it consistently---people feel it instinctively.
@timothygriffith8583
8 жыл бұрын
+Catherine Blair Hey Catherine I've waited so long to respond to "Judy does not act, she feels". Obviously we both love Judy so much and my intent is not to argue. However she IS acting while singing this song. I say that with the utmost respect to Judy as a professional performer. Her head movements, eye movements impeccably timed with the words IS a performance. She was not always happy to be on stage, but her unmatched dedication to her job and her unbelievable discipline insured every song was the best she could give to her audience. I read once before going on stage she would say "fuck em, fuck em, fuck em", yet that is not what the world saw. She surely felt music deeply and her interpretations of songs are magic, but she was a performer above all else whether singing or acting, whether she wanted to be on or not. So. Yes her acting skills are on as much display for this televised taping as her singing talent. In fact, although I believe she is the most talented vocalist the world has known, her acting skills exceed even that. In conclusion - Judy Garland, in my opinion, is the greatest entertainment talent the world has has ever seen.
OMG. This is magnificent. There's no one like Judy!
still astounds me how this performance just drips with both passion and vulnerability, even if you didn't know the arc of her too short life. knowing it only accentuates those elements even more.
And, in a few minutes, she owned this song: lock, stock & barrel. She did this *specifically* to own it. Nobody will ever be able to sing it like that again, and she knew it. But that's why she's Judy Garland ... and we're NOT. It's cool that she was/is some sort of gay icon, that the gay community helped preserve her legacy, but so much better that everyone loves her art. She's always belonged to Everyone. One of the few geniuses that can play her voice like a violin, like a real instrument -- infused with more soul than a choir. She rocks. Like Sinatra, Como, Ella, and Dean Martin ... she just rules the roost, baby.
@maxxeliot
8 жыл бұрын
Bravo!!
@terrysmith8749
4 жыл бұрын
Nice list, but, Ella may be the only one who comes closest to belonging on that list. There's no one who can finish a song like Judy. Absolutely no one.
@jonathankieranwriter
4 жыл бұрын
Terry Smith Yep.
so much power...in this song!
What an incredible performance. What an incredible performer. No-one. NO ONE will ever match the power and talent of Judy Garland.
I don’t think there was ever a women that sung with such emotion as the wonderful Miss Garland
This kind of grace, beauty, and deepth simply cannot be found in modern music.
Words cannot describe how truly great Judy Garland was!
A consummate performer: intuitive beyond words, sublime beyond melodies. One of a kind, never to be replicated. This performance is a master class in "becoming" a musical number. Pure emotion filtered through one of the greatest instruments ever.
@jonathankieranwriter
2 жыл бұрын
One of the best assessments of her unique talent I have run-across. Well done and well intuited, CS Zimmerman.
@JackycClark
2 жыл бұрын
Well said . Was listening to Eydie Gorme when this came up . Watching Ms. Garland as I listen evokes many emotions , more than any other ever has .
I was born on January 1, 1900. It's hard to believe but it's true. I remember seeing Judy Garland in the 1940's, 1950's, and I was an audience member on her show in the 1960's twice. When she died, I cried for a week. Wherever she is, I want her to know that all of her fans of then and today cherish everything she brought to the movie and music business. It was people like her that made this world peaceful THROUGH THE YEARS.
She was & still to this day the Greatest Singer that has ever been
Her and Whitney Houston are two of the greatest singers to ever stand upon a microphone.
@kermittheefrog5762
4 жыл бұрын
yes!!! the way they were able to tell stories through lyrics and vocals was something very rare
@millers3888
4 жыл бұрын
j music and covers Agreed! It was effortless for Judy and effortless for Whitney. They just had a God given talent
She is the greatest
Incomparable artistry, interpretation, and execution. This is Judy at her best, and at her best, everyone else is second class. No one delivers a song like Judy.
Just how did Judy do this! Live….note perfect and with such ease! That just made me tingle,
@johnappleton5586
4 ай бұрын
She did all this….and through the drugs she took it makes you wonder how impressive her talent was. She just transcended everything when she sang
My God she jus ripped my heart out cuz she jus have so much soul! This woman can sing and hold that note nd then up she goes, w/that hand motion, nd then her mouth opens to deliver the most sublime tune ever...i am shaken w/so much respect 4 this amazing woman!
She was Hollywood's greatest talent!
I love the way she used her mouth to control her beautiful notes.
I know there is a Heaven; because Judy Garland lives there. THANK YOU, JUDY GARLAND.
It just seems like she just opens up her heart and lets the listener in. Her phrasing is flawless and the emotion is palpable in nearly every live performance by Judy. I love her so much!
One of my favorite Garland greats. Goosebumps every time!! Just imagine what heaven sounds like!!
SHE GAVE IT ALL EVERY TIME! Lord have mercy.
I have goosbumps after listening to that astounding rendition of 'as long as he needs me' Judy completely does that song justice and portrays the emotion - I was nearly in tears!
I lived that song for 23 years. I've also sung it many times. And Judy...thank you.
She doesn't just sing - she performs. She believes the words, thinks about what she's saying, so we do to. It makes even old standards fresh because she seems to care about what she's doing.
RIP Judy........a TRUE gift to the world there will NEVER be a performer to match the likes of Judy Garland.
This is why she's a legend! Amazing!
She brings her life history into each and every song she performs, which is why they're so GOOD. And this one is just breathtaking.
I LOVE HOW the power and magic of the song overtakes her so that she SLAMS her hands down lol its SO MUCH POWER lolol Undeniable
@robertsmith1474
9 жыл бұрын
I know it gives me chills every single time
@hannerglossop
4 жыл бұрын
I adore Judy but shani Wallis did it better 🤷♀️
This was the last year at the top of the mountain. After the show was over, she started a slow decline that that she only occasionally could sing over. But here, at her very finest, at the sum of her powers, to me she has no peer. She is able to sear the soul with her infinite talent. I wish, wish, wish CBS had had the brains to renew her show, she might have survived, and stayed at her best for several more years, as well as found financial security, because the worry over the lack of it was scaring her to death, with 2 young children to support. There will never be another like her; 1,000 pounds of talent in a 95 pound frame. God Bless You Judy, and I hope you are happy and at peace.
@raymondfarrish447
7 жыл бұрын
You are so right. Her show was great; short-sighted management at CBS gave up on her simply because the show didn't hit number one in viewership immediately upon its debut.
@jonathankieranwriter
6 жыл бұрын
Raymond Farrish ...True indeed. But there was more going-on with her show than people today realize (or people who are interested in such matters.). Very complex cock-up by CBS. Judy's weekly show was created to compete specifically with Bonanza, the popular Western serial, Sunday-night program that EVERYONE in America loved, and enjoyed watching after their rough work weeks in suburban, post-war USA. Understandable. Judy's first TV show that was pitted against Bonanza blew the Bonanza out of the water. Beat them hard in ratings. But that was because seeing Judy Garland on TV was an "event" and people gave-up their comfy Bonanza schedule to watch her. But she wasn't a good weekly "battler" with Bonanza. Too completely different ideas and needs of American viewers. Hear a legend pour her heart out in song every Sunday night ... or enjoy the root-em, toot-em fellas at the Ponderosa ranch. Much easier on the working American psyche. At best, what CBS should have done was put Judy's show on another night, and then maybe a few, select times a year pitted her show against Bonanza with extra-extra special concert shows (Sinatra, Dean Martin, maybe Elvis ... who wanted $70,000 to go on Judy's show. They refused.) Or, her handlers should have secured for her a deal wherein she did maybe four "seasonal specials" a year. (Judy at Easter, Judy on the Fourth of July, Judy at Labor Day, Judy at Christmas.) Big production and big money for Judy. A million bucks for each show, and have them every year. It would have become an American fixture, I believe. Her "specials" crushed all the competition. Her weekly program could have been a huge success with a little tweaking by CBS, on another night, but her real power was in special "event-type" programs. Watching a powerful, intense personality like Judy Garland every Sunday night was too much for the casual viewer at the end of their work-week. But the show could still have been easily turned into a ratings success on another night.
@SueDNim
6 жыл бұрын
"Sear the soul". What a brilliant description. That is precisely what she does.
@sfden50
6 жыл бұрын
Thank You, Sue. I think essays out before I write them.
@nursebeckus1643
5 жыл бұрын
amen 🙏🏼
I knew Lionel Bart: the composer and more relevantly the lyricist of this extraordinary anthem of self-delusion. It's not a subject often treated in song, but it's an experience with which we all are familiar. By then, in his personal life, he'd lost everything material. all his wealth, on the altar of such delusion. And yet he still smiled. He knew that from it, he had generated a masterpiece, unequalled,. She too knew where it came from, and found that defiant truth. God bless them both for giving us this. Art, unlike wealth, is immortal . Unperishing.
No words can do her justice...Thanks Judy
This performance is awe-inspiring and remarkable. It never ceases to shake me to my core after countless viewings. One of the many reasons why I've been a lifelong fan. Such raw, unabashed talent. Particularly devastating is when she slaps her hands down on the trunk during the last note. Unbelievable...
Kept wondering what her body movement would be on the last note. That smack on the trunk is just heart breaking.
Holy cow... I can, like, feel the song little by little
@edrhubart8011
5 жыл бұрын
Great! But, why "like?" Why not ACTUALLY???