Judy Garland was enslaved and manipulated by Hollywood and, even worse, her own mother. She was forced to work 72 hours at a time, being force fed amphetamines and pills to stay awake and barbiturates to fall asleep. Before her death, she was quoted as saying “I tried my damnedest to believe in that rainbow that I tried to get over and I couldn’t. I just couldn’t.” If that isn't horrifying and sad, then I don't know what is. RIP Judy Garland, 1922-1969

@yanlee2567

3 жыл бұрын

If only she knew how much her fans luv her!!

@jmacjr101

3 жыл бұрын

Hollywood did NOT deserve her.

@stevesmith8155

4 ай бұрын

I think she is there now.

@kinkajou777

Ай бұрын

From the rainbow, she is watching her fans from all generations. I’m among her fans born after her earthly departure in 1969.

@itsyaboiherman

Ай бұрын

Damn......that's so terribly heartbreaking 😢😢😢😢😢

Hollywood treated her such inhumanely you can see it here. this is more than singing. this is a life of agony.

@susanneosterholt3770

7 жыл бұрын

izzad ibrahim and even though she somehow overcame - but the price was high!

@honkhonkhonkhonk2334

6 жыл бұрын

No

@davidcozby3657

6 жыл бұрын

Probably Kixx edgelord is edgy I see...

@user-tb9ks9wz3q

6 жыл бұрын

Fuck you

@eltacosupreme

6 жыл бұрын

Probably Kixx ouch the edge

I don't think she ever truly knew just how special she was.

@AllenMQuinn

7 жыл бұрын

Which is such a tragedy in itself. Her own extraordinary talents scared her.

@g.meganruff8284

5 жыл бұрын

She didn't

@MsBlaez

5 жыл бұрын

She new, the ass holes that money off her was her demise.

@eirikastokes9652

5 жыл бұрын

She knew she had a gift for entertaining, but I don't think she ever thought she as a person was worth anything when she wasn't performing. One of the most heartbreaking stories ever.

@newguy90

4 жыл бұрын

Of course she wasn't allowed to know how special she was. It makes it easier for the studios to exploit her if they constantly tear down her self-esteem. It's practically Business 101.

Still a glimmer of hope in her eyes, but she barely even believes in the rainbow at this point. So sad that someone so talented and full of potential could get used and abused like Judy did in old Hollywood. A true shame

@jadezee6316

4 жыл бұрын

this is a performance..it is not about your imagination that judy garland was living her life to the words of a song......the truth is...no matter how she appeared while singing....the acting stopped the minute she walked off stage....try reading a few books instead of making stuff up......judy was a performer...first and always

@emilypresleysee

4 жыл бұрын

@@jadezee6316 did you know Ms. Garland personally? Why do you seem so offended?

@xadielbenejan8274

4 жыл бұрын

@@jadezee6316 but it's true, she was very abused in the industry

@borninthewrongtime6449

3 жыл бұрын

@@jadezee6316 Judy Garland said in many interviews that this song represented her life.. But unlike "those happy little bluebirds"...Judy could NEVER find the Rainbow nor fly over it. She lived the sadness of that song everytime she sang it. That's why, when she did sing it..It was the last song b4 she left the stage. She wasn't acting the pain in that song, she wasn't pretending to fight back tears. She lived it, every time she sang it.

@akrenwinkle

16 күн бұрын

@@jadezee6316 If you think anyone on this, or any Judy board, is going to read a book all the way through, you're an optimist. Of course, 99% of the abuse-victim stories is hogwash, but it's entertaining to make up things, swap stories. My favorite is the one about drunken munchkins goosing Judy up her Dorothy dress.

Liza Minnelli once told the story of a performance where Judy had laryngitis, and by the end of the show --"Over the Rainbow "was always her final number, of course -- her voice was entirely spent. So she sat down on a chair and TOLD the song to the audience, summoning all of her acting ability to transform herself into a master storyteller and make those lyrics come alive in a new, intimate way ("she told it TO them, not AT them," Liza said). Then, to cap it off, Judy then cued the orchestra and asked the audience to sing the song back to her. She sat there smiling, as the auditorium filled with music, and the voices of her adoring fans washed over her. Liza said it might just have been the most memorable version of that song she ever heard.

@hellonow4232

7 жыл бұрын

and her lousy manager had guards making sure she smoked 80 cigarettes a day as a part of her diet. thats not gonna be good on the vocals

@planetzanzibar9059

7 жыл бұрын

David Whiteis ... What a load of crap. Of course Liza Minnelli would say that the best version of her mother's signature tune was "that time when she had to speak it." Pull my left leg ... it's got bells on. The same, toneless, caterwauling Liza Minnelli who butchered ever song she ever sang and had ONE hit movie and a slew of forgettable Broadway flops. (But, for heaven's sake, let's pretend she didn't stink, because she's Judy Garland's daughter, after all. Let's just throw tons and tons of accolades at her because, well ... JUDY. DAUGHTER.) Yeah, shower the tone-deaf daughter with the guilt-ridden kudos that the industry refused to render during Judy's life. One of the greatest indications of the entertainment industry's dysfunctional approach. At any rate, your comment sucks large, salty balls, and Liza Minnelli should only dream that she could sing like her mother, much less accomplish the wide-range of multimedia successes her mother accomplished. LIZA: One hit movie ... one hit TV special. And then a supporting comic role to Dudley Moore. And David Gest. .

@jazzmanchgo

7 жыл бұрын

Well, it was Liza's comment, not mine -- I was just reporting it, so there's no need to attack me personally. I've heard enough gifted singers who've found ways to compensate for "shot" voices (Billie Holiday and Bobby "Blue" Bland, to cite only two examples of many) to believe that something like that could very well have happened. Judy was a masterful actress, of course, as well as a singer, so it's not surprising she could mesmerize an audience with her storytelling ability.

@MGustave

7 жыл бұрын

Planet Zanzibar Either you are a troll, or a very sad and embittered person. I'm sorry you have to speak with such venom to strangers on the internet who did you no wrong.

@itseemedtoher4223

7 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for sharing this story. I didn't think anyone could possibly add to this performance but you did.

"Birds fly over the rainbow... why? then, oh.. why can't I". Heartbreaking :'(

@angelitoincrisis

4 жыл бұрын

Made me disappointed she was treated like garbage May her rest in peace..

@XBLGR

3 жыл бұрын

you can see that line totally broke her but she held it together long enough to finish the song. incredible

It is plainly visible that she was truly struggling (emotionally) to get through this song. So sad and beautiful.

@FLBoy46

10 жыл бұрын

She acted this song so well that she did not like anyone to see her performance more than once so they wouldn't think she was "acting" the song (which, in reality, she was -- and perfectly so).

@sionnadehr3313

6 жыл бұрын

I think she might have been struggling physically as well. If this was post suicide attempt it certainly could be the case.

@mariontimmons2670

3 жыл бұрын

I love that song brings bacck many memories

@WilliamSilva-ml5nw

3 жыл бұрын

@@FLBoy46 You can't act like that without the emotional background to bring that performance out.

@marcosmith2501

2 жыл бұрын

Why was she performing in this hobo persona?

THIS is the ultimate version of this song.

@cresenteayo3638

3 ай бұрын

Absolutely correct. No other version Judy was the original.

This was so heartbreaking to watch. The look on her face while she was singing broke me down. When she hit that high note, it really made me cry. I didn't know until now that she tried to kill herself the night before this performance. Knowing that makes this even harder to watch. Just seeing the pain in her eyes really kills me and I'm a 37 year old man. I really feel for her in my heart. For all the pain and heartache you suffered Mrs. Garland, I hope you are forever in your place over the rainbow. God bless you.

@TheBrokenWagon

5 жыл бұрын

If the voice over in the intro is to be believed then this is in 1955, a few years before her attempted suicide in 1963. Still a heartbreaking performance though.

@SSsmith24

4 жыл бұрын

Beautifully said TY

@mauhuff

4 жыл бұрын

Gorgeous comments

@katiejo6066

3 жыл бұрын

Very well said.

@ayshasharma176

3 жыл бұрын

So touching. Power of love.

you can tell she was crying. like wholeheartedly crying and singing because her whole life she was mistreated. called names shoved drugs down her throat molested and touched by men twice her age. had a diet of chicken soup black coffee and 80 cigarettes a day AT 16 YEARS OLD and she had people spy on her to make sure she was on that diet or else her mother or the director would call her names or hit her. this song was her cry for help in hopes she would find it. yes the wizard of Oz is one of my favorite movies but the darkness behind the scenes makes it very difficult to love..

@kareyannefoster

7 жыл бұрын

Wizard of Oz is my favorite movie of all time. Alas, it is difficult to love knowing that they treated the beloved Judy Garland like a piece of property instead of like a human being. If everybody treated their property like MGM and especially Louis B. Meyer did, said property would be run down and worthless. Judy Garland was a rare and beautiful gem like that of which we will never see again she deserved so much better than that.

@oldnewbie47

7 жыл бұрын

She reportedly said this song was the "story of my life". She could never get over that rainbow no matter how hard she worked... fabulous talent but probably the saddest story of mistreatment in old Hollywood history.

@mindpower2824

7 жыл бұрын

I don't think she was truly crying... she was a performer, a show woman, a great actress. Look how she moves her lips. She over acts... It's like she was forcing it. Perhaps it was just another show. When she apparently sang that song in the movie, she was actually lip syncing. All the songs were recorded in a studio. In this case, I think even though she went through many things... She was strong enough so as not to let those emotions take over on stage. I mean, she hid them. Look how she's dressed. She was performing as a sad, lonely beggar. So, maybe this sentimental act was part of the show.

@amandak06

7 жыл бұрын

Mel Rodes she said many times how much this song meant to her... she would only perform it on very special occasions. Although she was an actor and a fantastic one at that. I believe the emotion in this performance is real. Check out lornas book about her. It gives a good insight to her life.

@richonfen

7 жыл бұрын

I guess you have no heart Mel Rodes

This just makes my heart ache. No one else has, or ever will have, such an emotional rendition of this song. Rest in peace Judy.

@recuerdos26

5 жыл бұрын

i have heard the voice of the little mermaid Jodi Benson sing this song and is a beautiful rendition too

@janetaeschliman3168

4 жыл бұрын

Youre spot on

@tedoyle61

4 жыл бұрын

Yep, I've heard so many try. They change it, they attempt. But you just can't replace the original artist, imo!

@emilypresleysee

4 жыл бұрын

Liza comes pretty damn close

@rtothes936

2 жыл бұрын

Church

This footage guts me. I'm so thankful I found it here- preserved for the world.

The depth of emotion in this performance is astounding. She bares her soul here, and we are treated to an extremely intimate moment. This song is hers. It was written for her voice. Never has there been a more perfect marriage of singer and song.

@VintageRose75

8 жыл бұрын

Amen! She poured her entire being and soul into this particular performance...like it was last ounce of hope she had left in the world.

@kelsiejean3669

5 жыл бұрын

She attempted suicide the night before this performance and they forced her to do it....

@firstlast-qe9sx

5 жыл бұрын

Never has there been a more perfect marriage of comment and cringe

@usualdosage7287

4 жыл бұрын

@@firstlast-qe9sx hope you burn in hell

@eddieg2828

3 жыл бұрын

@@firstlast-qe9sx dang bro who hurt you?

I remember seeing an interview with Judy Garland where she was emphatic about "Somewhere Over the Rainbow" being the one song she never messes with because she knows how important it is to people who love it and are buoyed by its hopeful message

Makes me cry, Judy seemed so sad here. Those lyrics were made for her. Rest her beautiful soul.

That breaks my heart..You can see she is crying thru the whole song. Judy was ALWAYS looking for that place..that safe place "over the rainbow", I pray she FINALLY found it ! I hope she NOW knows how much we all love her!!

@kinkajou777

3 ай бұрын

To me it’s obvious that she’s an angel in Heaven! I’m sure that she knows that we love her!

This breaks my heart. She can barely sing with so much emotion, bless her.

That walk off stage at the end breaks my heart. This is the most honest performance I ever saw.

Wow, this version of the song breaks my heart. So many different emotions on display; it's the most raw and open I've ever seen her perform it. A tiny window into her soul, whatever she was going through that year. It was clearly a heavy burden for her. I do hope that eventually she found that peaceful place over the rainbow.

It's like her whole life is flashing before her eyes as she tears up and finally she breaks down seeing here life and all the hardships over all the years. This may be the saddest thing I've ever seen. RIP Judy. You were one of a kind.

@youssef16844

10 ай бұрын

Once you've reached and reasoned with death, you open up to her.

It's so sad to watch this because it's just like, written all over her face. How tortured she must have felt as a person and the drugs, suicide attempts, etc, it's just so sad. Her eyes explain it all and in the 50s they were oblivious to serious drug addictions like that so she was basically killing herself. Ofcourse we hear about the Diva Judy but under each Diva is a scared soul.

@sammiewatts9150

9 жыл бұрын

Halle Lee i was just thinking the same thing about her eyes they held such pain in them made me tear up

@stocker104

8 жыл бұрын

Maybe cause she's a woman with a beard

@CrayHay

8 жыл бұрын

+Sammie Watts Michael Jackson has this same look in his eyes.

@DigitalZiggurat

8 жыл бұрын

+Halle Lee Well said.

@artistphx

8 жыл бұрын

+Halle Lee Not every Diva is a tortured soul. Many are but the few are just amazing people who can interpret the emotional quality of anything.

The most iconic song in the history of film, her voice golden, her life tortured, God rest you Judy. At long last over the rainbow !

@walwilliams5534

7 жыл бұрын

".. her voice, golden; her life, tortured.." is one of the most-poetic combinations of words I've seen in this life.

@SueDNim

6 жыл бұрын

+John Croce I had just finished wiping away the tears when I read your comment, and they burst out all over again. Well played, sir.

@jensz9360

4 жыл бұрын

Hard to believe its been about 50 years since she went home. Such a wonderful soul she was, brings a tear just thinking about how enduring of a talent she is. RIP Judy Garland!

@romanceenthusiasm7972

Жыл бұрын

She's definitely being admitted to heaven she endured a lot in mind control and I think she found her truth and was suicide program activated. 💔

@michaelverbakel7632

Жыл бұрын

Judy Garland would have turned 100 years old in 2022. Happy 100th birthday and R.I.P Judy Garland you were one of a kind.

this is so heart breaking. holy cow, I just read how bad she was treated and this breaks my heart. she needed the place somewhere over the Rainbow.

there's almost an "I Dreamed a Dream" quality to this rendition. she was forced to accept that there just is no rainbow for her. props to the orchestra too for never getting ahead of her. this was her time to tell the story on her terms. rest easy Judy. you truly were too beautiful for this world.

@brianfrost7376

8 ай бұрын

Of course, it all flooded in, because a singer listens to themselves. She lost it big. Thank God she kept hold! God Bless you Judy! I’ll always think of you!

Funny, Judy Garland always sung about the rainbow with such yearning not realising that she was indeed the rainbow, that little strip of colour in an often black and white world!

@pamelaibethvera6648

4 жыл бұрын

Yes Dan24, you said it all!

@ecb1979

4 жыл бұрын

This comment made me cry 😭

@lorrainechandler7864

3 жыл бұрын

💙

@yanlee2567

3 жыл бұрын

Wat you said is so true.

@HazelYellowbird

2 жыл бұрын

Thats beautiful.

Very sad. I think she was actually talking to the audience and asking... Why can't I ever find that place over the rainbow. She was basically kept a prisoner by Mayer who kept her constantly doped up on uppers to perform long hours and barbiturates to help her sleep. This abuse went on for years. I felt so sorry for her. She was used by her mom and later by Mayer. I really believe she honestly was relating to her own life and begging for help in this performance.

@wilsonmoisesdecarvalho5811

10 жыл бұрын

Sim, Afterlyfe o que você diz é real sobre Judy, é o que sempre pensei.

@angela8257

10 жыл бұрын

I agree with you Afterlyfe, she is reaching out to the audience in search of an answer. She has poured her heart out in this performance.

@lbroderick783

10 жыл бұрын

That is so true. What they did to Judy was criminal! Poor Judy had a horrible mother and she let Mayer do whatever he wanted to keep Judy working. They both should have been locked up for giving drugs to a minor. And only God knows what else happened to her that we don't know about. R.I.P. Judy

@garyb3397

9 жыл бұрын

Michael Hooky And you're trapped in 1974. Look at your 'stache!

@afterlyfevijions1078

9 жыл бұрын

It's called makeup!

That was not her acting, I don't think. That was her, being.

@johncullers

6 жыл бұрын

Space Lemon. Causes tears

@Malibucompany

3 жыл бұрын

She sings from her soul

This is one of the most heartbreaking things I've ever seen.

Well, there are still many talented people in our world, but you won't see performing talent like this again, onstage, up-close, raw and pure. Judy is a legend for very good reasons.

@creamithmanning2632

7 жыл бұрын

There are numerous instances of these sorts of performances. Look up Kanye West's performance of Hey Mama which took place shortly after his mother's death. Vanessa Hudgens's Grease solo number which she performed after she found out about her dad's passing mere hours before. The list goes on. Everybody has it tough in one way or another, though very few had it as bad as Garland.

This song truly belonged to her. She looks so tired, emotionally spent, but she always gave her audience her very best. RIP Judy. You were the best.

@torquey2

Жыл бұрын

Truth

:'( RIP Judy. There never was and there never will be another like you.

“I tried my damnedest to believe in that rainbow that I tried to get over and I couldn’t,” she once said. “I just couldn’t.” I really hope everyone who did anything bad to her got their due. Those were insane times.

@spike16965

3 жыл бұрын

MGM went bankrupt after she left so karma got them

@jetnight88

3 жыл бұрын

She not in pain now and I hope she found her place over that rainbow 🌈 😢

@HazelYellowbird

2 жыл бұрын

They continue to suffer the karma for what they do.

@berl2343

Жыл бұрын

It’s sad I can relate to that statement and feeling

one of the greatest performances ever recorded. what a legend.

Judy Garland was a very talented, troubled person, but from watching this you can see she was a human being who had feelings, deep feelings...

Every blink, every nod, every turn of her head...i don't think there's been a more talented performer in history

Our childhood is what we fall back on for hope when times get tough. Without a childhood she had nothing good to look back on. She landed Dorothy at age 16. I remember when I was 16 I was still in school climbing trees, making friends,running through parks, joining sports.. etc. she gave all of that up for us to have this song. I think that's why this song is so powerful, because she gave one of the biggest sacrifices in art. She gave her childhood spirit to Dorothy.Rest In Peace Judy Garland...

This song had a completely different meaning in 1955 because she was going through real life struggles.

The greatest female singer of All TIME...need a cry, this is it! RIP darling Judy!

@terrygrant3467

6 жыл бұрын

Greatest SINGER OF ALL-TIME PERIOD!!

Haunting, Beautiful, Legendary. Only Judy could and will ever be able to sing her song like that.

@sleepymisty9667

6 жыл бұрын

Aussie High ~ Yep, it's like that song was written just for her. Truly amazing!! ❤

I started crying at the first note!

@critchley3819

8 жыл бұрын

I was born in 51 so have heard this many times, yesterday I heard it on the radio & I cried...

@kareyannefoster

7 жыл бұрын

God knows me too!!! :'(

@johncullers

6 жыл бұрын

Andy Mann same here breaks my heart

Anyone who wasn't moved by her tears just aren't human.

How can something so beautiful be so heartrendingly sad?

@katier3381

8 жыл бұрын

Depression doesn't care how beautiful you are.

@NecromanciPottamus

6 жыл бұрын

DandyGuy Late, I know, but it's because of how sad it is that her performance gets its beauty.

@bLackmarketRadio

6 жыл бұрын

DandyGuy Because beauty is pain.

@xxkewldudexx

6 жыл бұрын

^ This. The best things are both, in my opinion.

@KyleLoughlin85

5 жыл бұрын

True but most beautiful people aren't depressed.

Oh..👀 DAMN. That was an artist - interpreting something everyone on the planet can relate to! Beautiful. . Brava! 👏🏼🙏🏼🥲

OMG what a performance!!! She is actually crying and not just golds it together but takes it to another level. Amazing

@MetalPharoah

11 ай бұрын

I am uncertain if you are aware the difficulty it is singing while crying. Such an incredible challenge.

This video is so much. That song means the world to so many people, and is so remembered, and is so loved. Judy was treated unfairly her entire life. She was born and shoved onto the stage, and later into MGM. Her mother wanted her to be a star. And then, at MGM, they told her she was too fat and not pretty enough and they put her on medications and they mistreated her completely. They caused her to get hooked on drugs and skyrocket into depression. And she was just a little girl when it all started. You can tell she's singing in hopes of finding a better place, where ever that may be.

@jonathankieranwriter

8 жыл бұрын

True. And the amazing thing: she was not only amazingly talented, but she was a pretty young lady, too. And, when adjusted for inflation, Judy made MGM billions of $$$. She was in fact the first true "multimedia" star -- hugely successful movies, hugely successful recordings, hugely successful stage/Broadway, television, radio. She is, in many respects, the star of all stars.

@VintageRose75

8 жыл бұрын

So very true

@VintageRose75

8 жыл бұрын

+kagurawinddemon How awful!! I didn't know that! That is infuriating...even though it was so long ago.

@maggiemconnor

7 жыл бұрын

it's so true. As a young girl I was simply transfixed by her. I loved her so for all she gave us.

@kareyannefoster

7 жыл бұрын

+kentuckycountrygirl Sadly, yes, I've read many books about Judy Garland. She had a very tragic life. check out Judy Garland books on Amazon. God bless.

This made me cry. I saw the true emotion behind those eyes and that voice. She went through a real rough life and its as if that song resonated something in her; something she only knew. Rest in peace, Frances Ethel Gumm.

Wow, how heart wrenching! I cried along with her...........

@jetnight88

6 жыл бұрын

Hvnly777 it’s just sad no one took action on setting her free from the pain 😭

Often in life some of the greatest songs ever recorded is when that artist is having and going through their horrible hell in life.

@michellemahone1291

Ай бұрын

True

I'm legit tearing up right now, what a legend.

@spensermichaels218

6 жыл бұрын

CassieJazz96 likewise...so amazing and heartfelt emotion.

They way she turned around and walked backstage was really heartbreaking

OMG this is heart wrenching. If you watch this and don't feel moved there's something wrong with you.

@jonathankieranwriter

8 жыл бұрын

You hit the nail on the head! So true, and thanks for such a heart-filled comment 🙂

@youssef16844

10 ай бұрын

What a ridiculous statement.

I've seen this so many times, and what always strikes me is how there are many versions of her singing this song at different periods of her life--it's not always full-out pathos like this. Sometimes she sang it with hope, with sweetness, with a little bit of whimsy--but always with tremendous respect for the lyric and the melody.

So emotional. Judy is almost crying out here about how her life went taking such a sad and destructive route for such a fabulous talent. God bless you judy, I hope you found that special place over the rainbow.

There will never be anything close to this amazing talent. When I think of the term "star"... Judy's voice is what I hear.

I cannot hold back the tears...its just impossible. The first note itself broke me down into a crying mess.

I felt that in my skin like it was mine ... sweet Judy ♥

From the age of 9 to almost 70 I've loved this hauntingly beautiful song & Judy singing it. No one else comes close to her. So glad both singer & song found each other. So grateful Shirley Temple "couldn't be released from Contract" This song will be played at my Funeral. 🌈😊👍💜👏👏

You can tell by her reactions to the lyrics she really believes what she's singing. Such beautiful lyrics.

Sometimes I wish Judy left Hollywood after oz. They destroyed her.

@AliSakurai

7 жыл бұрын

misternormL she was beaten and pressured to look her best. She was forced to eat nothing but soup and smoke 41 cigarettes a day. She was only a sixteen year old little girl and they destroyed her. That's why I wish she left after oz.

@reepacheirpfirewalker8629

7 жыл бұрын

how they destroyed such an amazing talent. I loved any Jack Paar show that had her on it, because she4 was real, as real as one can get whose living the Hollywood Babylon G-d knows what she endured in order to be allowed to bring us her precious talent. Like Norma Jean, another angel. I wonder if today's actresses and singers are willing to go through such horrendous things. I had a friend named Don who had been a Anglican priest and had been is key to him. Anyhow his daughter wrote to Ann B Davis who she loved on Brady Bunch asking her advice to become a star. Ann told her, if your father is a Christian minister you should have nothing to do with Hollywood or Broadway it will do nothing but destroy you in all it's way's.

@clarissaariel

6 жыл бұрын

AliSakurai im sorry but why did they force her to smoke CIGARETTES? didnt they know that they are dangerous as hell .-.

@watchman1178

6 жыл бұрын

Claaaraa Qiuu They forced her to smoke cigarettes to suppress her appetite. Just one more act of child abuse, even though the dangers of cigarette smoking weren't as well-known at that time. Actually, there are pictures of Judy as "Dorothy," and you can see a pocket on one side of her dress. That's where she kept her cigarettes.

@clarissaariel

6 жыл бұрын

WATCHMAN 117 Thank you so much for the explanation! have a nice day👍🏻

It tears me up inside, as tears wash my entire face. If you've lost something or someone, you know that you can't really get them back. Escaping over that rainbow seems like the only way to deal with it.

she looks like she’s about to burst into tears. i still keep on rooting for her to this day.

@yeezus5518

4 жыл бұрын

i agree. her mother was way too cruel

They say that the good die young. Sadly, Judy Garland was among the good that died young. Drugs and alcohol never made her a bad person. I will continue saying good words about her. We can never forget her. I know that she is a wonderful Angel in Heaven!!

I watch this and I am 9 years old again! Some are calling it simply a "performance." Would that it were, and she had lived a long and happy life into her 80's, but that was not the case. That she had so much pain to draw on means that this performance was filled with a deep subtext. Even as a small child at the time, I/we all knew her life was filled with tragedy and pain. She was something special, and this "9 year old heart" belonged. . . belongs to her!

@annabellethedoll3764

9 жыл бұрын

I agreed. I was born in the 20th century so I didn't know. but she saying the pain of me, of being a transgender. i'm a friend of Dorothy.

And of course she flew over that rainbow ….that talent that we only see every few hundred years ….she was a remarkable artist in very sense of the word …a very gifted person ….and we too flew over that rainbow with her…she took us along for the ride ….I’m so thankful to have been able to see her in person ….and I will never forget that night ….God bless her soul…

In response to all the mentions of her costume during this number -- in her stage show, Judy always performed the "We're a Couple of Swells" number from "Easter Parade" (1948 with Fred Astaire) just before the end of her concert. She did it dressed in a costume similar to the one she wore in the movie -- the tramp costume. After that song, she simply sat on the apron of the stage in the same costume and did "Over the Rainbow," then walked offstage in silhouette. It was incredibly moving. That's why she did it that way in this clip, and why she is dressed as she is. No one could put more sheer, raw emotion into a performance than Garland -- she lived each word of each song, and it was only about 30% technique -- most of it was simply genuine feeling. She was probably the finest untrained Method actress of hers or any other generation. There is no one working today who can touch her: She was an accomplished untrained dancer who could hold her own with Astaire and Kelly; a natural singer with a voice that could melt iron; a richly skilled comedienne, a dramatic actress of range and fire -- you name it, she could do it. But the raw emotion on which she drew, and which made her such a consummate performer also burned her out at a very early age. She is unequaled in entertainment history, and we can only be thankful that, unlike Bernhardt or Adams, we have her on film forever.

@Sharebear50

10 жыл бұрын

you said it all. She was and is the best there is and ever will be. She was before my time but I watched her as a child in reruns of The Wizard of Oz and fell in love with her voice and style and everything. Nobody else in history will ever be able to touch her talent. The feeling she sings with is amazing.

@SueDNim

6 жыл бұрын

I keep coming back to this video just to read the heartfelt and profound comments, like this one.

@sleepymisty9667

6 жыл бұрын

Anjuli McDonald ~ Well said! No one will ever come close to the talent and heart this LADY had. ❤❤❤

@terrygrant3467

4 жыл бұрын

I do believe that's the same costume she wore in the movie Easter Parade. She took it when she left M.G.M.. I think that costume was wore by Wallace Berry in one of his movies.

@GD20254

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you! I was wondering

@ 3:27 you truly feel her pain and I cried right there with her. For her, her life had so many battles but all Judy ever wanted was to be loved and be happy. What would had become of her if she was not put on so many drugs by the studio.

by far the greatest rendition of this American classic I've ever seen. it looked like she was reflecting back on her life as she sung this. when she walked off the stage into the shadows with her head down, it was all I could do to choke back the tears. my late mother and I would watch the wizard of oz together when I was young. I would hide behind her as the witch would appear. but this version of this song was by far me & my mothers favorite. there was one other version done by judy. it was on her Christmas special with her family. lorna, and the rest. it ended with her kids saying to judy "momma, sing that song you always sing every year". we thought she was going to do a traditional Christmas song or something, but she broke right into "over the rainbow". my jaw fell to the floor as she did it. she was a true showman. and she loved her audience. it always showed whenever she performed. rest in peace judy. you were one of the best. may you sing and sleep with the angels

Nobody can begin to come close to this performance by this legend.

"Hollywood's a place where they'll pay you a thousand dollars for a kiss but fifty cents for your soul" Marilyn Monroe😔... This is true I was a inspired actor for a few years I gave up fame for life they don't care about you in Hollywood your a "THING" to them not even human just a product etc I love you Judy garland😢 well your over the rainbow and they will pay because karma is reality...

Thus is amazing and the rude comments are highly disturbing .

@LordGoatAlmighty

8 жыл бұрын

+sherrilundberg yeah, quite.

@kareyannefoster

7 жыл бұрын

True. People are just hateful. They can have their nonsense and keep it to themselves.

Judy Garland was my Dad's favorite actress. He died in 1991. I am 50 years old now and finally know why thanks to this song.

I've shared this with new singer/performers I've coached as the top example of somebody inhabiting the lyrics and absolutely baring their soul in front of a live audience . You can see her facing the horrible truth of what they did to her as a child . She isn't acting this out like its a 4 week run in a theater and this is the " sad part". She is living it right there, right then. Any performer that can even come CLOSE to being that vulnerable onstage is going to be something special .

I'm thinking of Robin Williams today. Robin, I'm going to miss you terribly.

@Spiderman7Bob7

9 жыл бұрын

If there is a 'movie star' Heaven, Robin is there with Judy Garland and all the other greats that have gone before him. Their in Gods care now, not to be judged anymore.

fuckin hell, this is haunting

@richardsuarez2146

7 жыл бұрын

yes it is my friend yes it is

@thevariousartists

7 жыл бұрын

thank you! all the best my friend!!

@alexrodriguez351

7 жыл бұрын

Mike Krammer --less haunting...more moving..

God, I love Judy. She was such a comfort to me when I was growing up. I had a tumultuous household and I always retreated to Judy, her records, her movies. I always dreamed of singing like her. (I can sing, just not as great as her). She had no idea how much she meant to people. How many people truly loved her. I recently read a memoir by Hayley Mills and she talked about a time when she met Judy and she put it very well when she said, "Here was a woman adored by millions - talented, beautiful, funny - and yet she saw no reason to value herself, because despite her success, everyone treated her like dirt in her personal life." How very sad. We love you, Judy. Always will. Rest well beyond that rainbow.

This woman and this song are inseparable, and this clip is the only proof that's necessary. It's the most moving rendition of Over the Rainbow I've ever heard.

It's hard to watch. Her emotions were so raw. I'm an empath and the was so much pain, yet hope on her at that time. She felt she could slay her dragons. I hope she finally found the peace and love that she was seeking here on earth.

The ultimate showgirl! What a performance! Judy Garland is the yardstick by which all others in show-business can measure themselves. There are very few others who are on a par, e.g. Streisand, Minelli; but Garland set the tone and the benchmark.

This performance utterly breaks my heart. She got such a raw fucking deal in this world and it's so, SO unfair. You can just feel her hurt right in your chest as she's singing, like a knot. We love you, Judy. My god, we love you so much.

My Mom saw her in LA. She said she did exactly what this video shows...Judy sat at the edge of the stage and sang . My Mom said she was so special, and I'd say Judy Garland is the G.O.A.T of all time singers.

Forever in love with Judy Garland. Since I was a little girl watching her and Mickey Rooney and still now at 26. Miss them both on the silver screen.

@michaelmcbride5012

7 жыл бұрын

Thank you for your thoughts. I also grew up watching the two of them. I'm glad that continuing generations will be able to enjoy them...forever young.

@MirandaIsTired

7 жыл бұрын

It's my pleasure Michael. Take care.

to my boyfriend who listens to this when he feels extremely low and suicidal I love you so much and please stay with me ❤️

@cameroncalzone8860

3 жыл бұрын

i don’t think he’s going to see this

@rebeccaellis6057

3 жыл бұрын

@@cameroncalzone8860 is it bad I don’t know which boyfriends this was now oooops

@FrostByteFilms

3 жыл бұрын

@@rebeccaellis6057 Jesus

One of the most emotional live performances I’ve ever heard! Miss Garland was a treasure and everyone knew it but her.

Omg the amount of pain in her voice and the amount of hope in her eyes. Just heartbreaking

Her performance in the movie was sweet but this performance tore at my heart. Bravo! RIP Judy Garland.

HOLY CRAP How many times have all of us sung this song this way

This version is my favorite of all her performances of this iconic song.

crying in the middle of my school library, thanks

This gives me chills every time I listen/watch. When she puts her head down before singing the last verse my heart just sinks. God what a lovely woman she was.

Goddess!!!! Queen!!!!! Legend!!!!! Legendary!!!! Icon!!!!! Iconic!!!! Angel!!!! Diva!!!!!! Judy, Judy, Judy!!!!! (project 52)

As Al Jolson said when asked. She is the Greatest female singer of the twentieth century.

@Dan-ky5es

10 жыл бұрын

Amen to that from THE MAN, JOLSON!

@TheVerbalVolley

10 жыл бұрын

Even Frank Sinatra said the same thing about Judy.

@FLBoy46

10 жыл бұрын

Verbal Volley "We will all be forgotten - but not Judy." Frank Sinatra

Why is it that in the face of such a massive talent that i always feel sorry for her, shes so melancholy. Beautiful but melancholy

crying all over again. every dang time. love Judy

Mesmerizing. THAT'S how you sing a song.

ABSOLUTELY NO ONE COMES CLOSE TO JUDY.....she gave us all of her, pure, raw emotion, sharing the joy and pain .....she still takes with her on her journey Over the Rainbow.......

Tears my heart out. Always loved Wizard of oz, but she stretches it on this number.

I can remember Judy Garland since I was a little girl and I can remember the day she died...I was 8 years old, oh how I cried and cried that day and those that followed. I absolutely loved her when I was a little girl and I still do. This version of Over the Rainbow is absolutely heart-wrenching. Such an amazing talent. Thanks Judy.

@rnhealer6044

6 жыл бұрын

I remember the day Judy died I cried and cried. I was in high school and had loved her music from early childhood. I felt so sad for her accidental death, She was so charismatic. The fact that her performance in this video has moved each of us who posted here so profoundly is her perpetual gift to us. We baby boomers and teenagers, alike have all been touched by her music.

My heart breaks every time I see this clip...

Hauntingly beautiful

What a heartbreaking performance