I love this scene so much, not just because Bea Arthur is amazing but just because of how sweet this scene is when you think about it. This man just invited this woman who he's never met before to sing just so she'll feel more comfortable and confident in her surroundings. It's just wonderful.
I wonder if everyone in that room realized how lucky they were to see Ms Arthur perform that in person amazing voice and performer. She'll always be my favourite Golden Girl 😃😊😊😍
Dorothy was always my favorite. sarcastic, insecure, but knew when it was her moment to shine. and I love how she wore a sailor dress to the Rusty Anchor.
She definitely is the GG closest in personality to me: shy, poor self-image, not usually the most popular person in the room...but who can shoot one-liners like Rambo taking out a helicopter.
SlyBoogie2u Me too....first ever I heard this song.It was THIS.I found The CHET BAKER'S version and ive been hooked since 2000.But like I said DZ version here is what still moves me😢
There is one, kinda. It is a recording of her tour "Bea Arthur on broadway- just between friends". Not a regular studio album, but she does sing and even though she was much older then as she has been on The Golden Girls, she never lost "it". It's a beautiful album.
I love the ensuing scene where Blanche admits that she finds herself jealous of Dorothy for the first time... A humble Blanche tells Dorothy why all the the men were swooning for her- because when she is up there singing, she's beautiful, she simply glows.
The beginning of the song where Dorothy hums a portion of the first few words is genius on whomever thought of it. It really made you feel Dorothy’s anxiety, but also working through it.
This has always been one of my favorite scenes… It so deeply heartfelt through Bea’s voice .. soulfully beautiful. I wonder how much of connection it was for her. I wish she would’ve recorded the entire song. I love The Golden Girls so much. It first aired when I was 12 yrs old, I’m now 47 will be 48 this year. I watched her life unfold for yrs not knowing it would be my life soon. I’ll be an empty nester soon and I’m looking for my Golden Girls pals. Their living arrangements is perfect for me. 😊❤
This sums up the golden girls appeal in one short clip. Poignancy and warmth perfectly balanced with razor sharp comedy. Honestly this clip kills me every time. Bea’s vulnerability in this moment then the confidence kicking in ❤️
This is my favorite version of the song. Irving Berlin wrote it when his mother died because he missed her so much. I lost my mom last week and had to find this.
Thank you very much for your comment! I lost my mom two days ago... I watched this episode today. I'm watching Golden girls all past months my mom was very sick. She loved 80s. She had those 80s and 90s hair style and clothes when I was a small child and I remember her through Golden Girls. She was my Golden Girl. This song touched me so much today. I didn't even know it. I'm not surprised someone wrote it for his mother. I'm deeply touched and grateful for art and poetry and music people created through the years, so I can today cry for my mom and her beautiful soul who's in heaven 🙏🏻 Thank you aknown friend ❤
Bea Arthur is phenomenal. She was cut from a different cloth. There’s no one like her today. There was no one like her back then, and they’ll never be anyone like her. May she rest in peace. I would’ve given everything that I have and my eye teeth to have seen her on Broadway.
it's precious but i noticed one day as i was watching this on Hulu that her singing put my son to sleep. So now when it's time for his nap everyday, i play this.
Side note: Anybody else find Bea Arthur quite attractive in season 7? She hit her physical peak on that show in the final season, even usurping Blanche in my opinion.
v_espertine I think Bea was a strikingly attractive woman. Perhaps not traditionally beautiful, but certainly physically appealing in many ways. I agree - she looked her best in Season 7 and the other later seasons.
I want to cry for my beloved Bea, when I see her in season seven. She gained weight and was starting to lose her Maude voice that she used in the earlier seasons. I think she left the show also for health reasons too. But her hair and face was also very beautiful this season. In the last episode Dorthy is given lots of love dignity. Her son Mathew admits in magazine interviews, that Bea's voice was aging and she felt it time to bring the show to a close.
I'm writing this from Munich, Germany, in September 2020, LOL, and I also had never heard this song before until hearing it tonight on the Disney Channel on that special episode of "The Golden Girls"... Bea Arthur sang it so beautifully, it brought tears to my eyes!
1:37 Always trips me up. There's an honest emotion in Rue's face that makes me believe she was touched by Bea's performance but tried to channel it into "Blanche" being "jealous" since that's what the scene called for. But true "jealousy" shows up in anger and resentment because jealousy is a defense mechanism to hide vulnerability... not reveal it.
Her voice is so beautiful. If she ever came out with a Christmas album, I would’ve listened to that endlessly!!!!❤️ such a beautiful woman. A treasure.
My favorite part about this style is that it’s not necessarily showy or ostentatious. It’s really visceral and not superficial which juxtaposes Blanche’s methods of attention perfectly
This is one of my favorite Dorothy episodes, because we get to see the vulnerable, gentle side that so rarely comes out. Don’t get me wrong, I love Dorothy’s snark and sarcasm, but moments like this prove that her barbs are actually covering up deep sadness and insecurity. She’s likely singing about Stan-who, deep down, she always loved and still cares about-and all of the other “ones who got away” over the years. Bea Arthur does the best rendition of this tune I’ve ever heard. Thank you, Ms. Arthur. I’m sure you are singing in Heaven...
This. This right here. This is without question my favorite moment in the show. Bea Arthur's performance is so unbelievably beautiful and impactful. I sing this to myself damn near every night.
Separating from my wife of 7 years this summer. Nothing bad we just grew apart...this is one of her favorite shows. This song shreds the heart if you know how it feels
@@beccahaines3617 we're divorced but I don't hold it against her. It's getting easier for me these days...New relationship is slowly growing. I moved to a completely different place. I just focus on my job and the gym
❤️❤️❤️ It's 5am in Denver, and I'm looking up this beautiful piece of history to show my friends, I end up with tears in my eyes singing this song. "when I'm alone with only dreams of you, That won't come true, What will I do?"
Aweeeeee... Bea Arthur has always been one of my favorite. I love this version of this song, I remember this song from The Great Gatsby.. RIP Bea Arthur..
Cheers to the young musician who listened to his intuition about Dorothy and encouraged her within a couple of minutes of first meeting each other, pretty much told her, Bea yourself and go for it...he saw through her shyness about it, has a passion for music reflecting... So yeah, cheers to that dude. ♥
This episode introduced me to the Great American Songbook and Jazz standards. I still hold What'll I Do and Hard Hearted Hannah very near and dear to my heart. ♥
She sings it as if she's had those thoughts and feelings before. One of my all time favorite Golden Girls moments.
Who hasn't?
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Her husband left her for another woman after 38 years of marriage!
hes a putz
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I love this scene so much, not just because Bea Arthur is amazing but just because of how sweet this scene is when you think about it. This man just invited this woman who he's never met before to sing just so she'll feel more comfortable and confident in her surroundings. It's just wonderful.
Amanda Johnson Agreed! It is so sweet and lovely, and I love that they allowed Dorothy to shine. 💕
I wonder if everyone in that room realized how lucky they were to see Ms Arthur perform that in person amazing voice and performer. She'll always be my favourite Golden Girl 😃😊😊😍
I miss Dorothy!😢 Blanche,Rose & Sophia! Especially now that I’m almost 80! I wish I had friends like them!
Amen.
Magical
Vulnerability, pathos, warmth, hilarious comedic timing in a couple of minutes...this woman was phenomenal
yes indeed ...
i love the Golden Girls been watching them since i was 5 years old back in 1988 and 1989
I teared up the first time I saw it. I still do.
Dorothy was always my favorite. sarcastic, insecure, but knew when it was her moment to shine. and I love how she wore a sailor dress to the Rusty Anchor.
DiscoMatty McNiceness Beautiful.
She definitely is the GG closest in personality to me: shy, poor self-image, not usually the most popular person in the room...but who can shoot one-liners like Rambo taking out a helicopter.
Agreed
Really??, never noticed...👀
Aww I love your appreciation of her. ❤ She was great and really shines in this scene.
Cried for no reason. Perhaps it's the deliverance she made with words and her soulful voice
..or maybe you felt what we all do whenever we're wondering what will we do...
@@WedrownyGrajek Exactly.....that's the power of a great performer--she's able to touch your soul and share the raw feelings with you.
Brings tears to my eyes every time I watch this episode and hear Bea Arthur's version of this song. Just beautiful. 😢
+SlyBoogie2u Right, me too. There's so much conviction in her delivery.
+SlyBoogie2u ~ Me too. She really was talented.
Me too love her
SlyBoogie2u Me too....first ever I heard this song.It was THIS.I found The CHET BAKER'S version and ive been hooked since 2000.But like I said DZ version here is what still moves me😢
I want to agree a Million times!
Bea Arthur truly had a beautiful voice. I honestly wish she would have cut an album
There is one, kinda. It is a recording of her tour "Bea Arthur on broadway- just between friends". Not a regular studio album, but she does sing and even though she was much older then as she has been on The Golden Girls, she never lost "it". It's a beautiful album.
@@hannahmeyer4865 - Thank you!
A true song bird in human form!
@@nicolebrown1927🤍
Always makes me cry. I think this one really came from her heart. I miss Dorothy.
Dan Knott I couldn’t agree more. Well said.
Me too!
Same!!! 😭
I agree, she felt that
Same. Since I first heard this song when I was 10 in 1960.
A beautifully melancholy tone ... I’ve never heard this song sung so perfectly.
Aww I know it's heartwrenching❤
I think this is the only song that made me cry and then laugh all in the space of 2 mins. What a talent
Nobody mentions the pianist but he's the man, instantly looks behind Dorothy. Great observer!
I love the ensuing scene where Blanche admits that she finds herself jealous of Dorothy for the first time... A humble Blanche tells Dorothy why all the the men were swooning for her- because when she is up there singing, she's beautiful, she simply glows.
Uncle Adam Beautifully said.
*Everyone thinks the song is over *Dorothy notices the attention...
"WHAT'LL I DO!" Hahahaha, classic 😂
R.I.P. Bea Arthur
Sebizzar didn't notice that before..
Love that part, Dorothy kicked it up a notch!
Makes me laugh every time
Haha love that part
Sebizzar 🤣🤣🤣😂😂🤣🤣😂😂🤣😂🤣🤣
I dont think she was acting, she was feeling; she sang, yes! but she was just feeling every single word
YOU are feeling every single word- right?
Wow Dorothy sang like she owned it.
Beautiful how she sings this song. You can see the real emotion behind it: passion and hurt.
Bea looked so beautiful and elegant in the last two seasons.
I can't help but cry my heart out every single time I listen to this.
then don t listen too often
@ oh, how funny and smart of you... Arschl*ch.
It's sound like she was holding back tears when she song that song made me 😢
The beginning of the song where Dorothy hums a portion of the first few words is genius on whomever thought of it. It really made you feel Dorothy’s anxiety, but also working through it.
Rue McClanahan mentioned this episode was very intricately written and choreographed, so everything is beautifully done by design.
wish bea sang even more. love her emotion and timber of voice. gives the music soul.
Just heard Bea singing for the 1st. Time !! Great soulful voice, love the song!! 👍🏻🏴🇨🇦😘
August 26th./21👏
Give a listen to MAME. Bea singing a duet with Lucille Ball is something to behold!
This one got me. Weeping.
This has always been one of my favorite scenes… It so deeply heartfelt through Bea’s voice .. soulfully beautiful. I wonder how much of connection it was for her. I wish she would’ve recorded the entire song. I love The Golden Girls so much. It first aired when I was 12 yrs old, I’m now 47 will be 48 this year. I watched her life unfold for yrs not knowing it would be my life soon. I’ll be an empty nester soon and I’m looking for my Golden Girls pals. Their living arrangements is perfect for me. 😊❤
This sums up the golden girls appeal in one short clip. Poignancy and warmth perfectly balanced with razor sharp comedy. Honestly this clip kills me every time. Bea’s vulnerability in this moment then the confidence kicking in ❤️
Her voice is so warm and calming.
This is my favorite version of the song. Irving Berlin wrote it when his mother died because he missed her so much. I lost my mom last week and had to find this.
Thank you very much for your comment! I lost my mom two days ago... I watched this episode today. I'm watching Golden girls all past months my mom was very sick. She loved 80s. She had those 80s and 90s hair style and clothes when I was a small child and I remember her through Golden Girls. She was my Golden Girl. This song touched me so much today. I didn't even know it. I'm not surprised someone wrote it for his mother. I'm deeply touched and grateful for art and poetry and music people created through the years, so I can today cry for my mom and her beautiful soul who's in heaven 🙏🏻 Thank you aknown friend ❤
Ok, Im a big tough dude but this brings tears to my eyes every time I hear it.....
Greekpapi Same here, brother!
No shame in that. You're a good man.
Big boy👍
I love this scene because it shows Dorothy enjoying being the center of attention instead of being ridiculed
The moment it hits you that Broadway Bea Arthur is coming through and actually singing...wow...
"You friend is good "
Blanche" Yeah...Yeah I M NOT WEARING A BRA " 😂😂😂😂
I would have killed to see her on broadway! BRAVO BEA 👏🏻
She played Yente the matchmaker in the original Broadway cast of Fiddler on the Roof in 1964.
@@jamesknoblock1064 and Vera Charles in Mame in 66 alongside dame Angela Lansbury
This is a heartbreaking song, but when Bea sung it, it was just so beautiful and soothing.
Such a shame bea arthur didnt record a version of this beacause she sung it very beautifully
Very true
This made me tear up 😢
About to cry, Rest in Peace Bea Arthur
Bea Arthur is phenomenal. She was cut from a different cloth. There’s no one like her today. There was no one like her back then, and they’ll never be anyone like her. May she rest in peace. I would’ve given everything that I have and my eye teeth to have seen her on Broadway.
When I first watched this it had me laughing and clapping for her. Now I can relate 😪 if you have someone enjoy every moment
it's precious but i noticed one day as i was watching this on Hulu that her singing put my son to sleep. So now when it's time for his nap everyday, i play this.
Omg, that is so sweet 😢❤
He is 6 now and I just had his sister 2 months ago. The 3 of us now watch reruns together ❤️
I just discovered this song for the first time while watching Golden Girls .Now i don't know if i can go a day without hearing it.
Irving Berlin wrote this heart wrenching song in 1924. It always tears me up and today is mo different.
Side note: Anybody else find Bea Arthur quite attractive in season 7? She hit her physical peak on that show in the final season, even usurping Blanche in my opinion.
That's when her hairstyle looked the best too, imo.
She does, but I think she looked the best around season 5/6, when her hair was a little longer
v_espertine I think Bea was a strikingly attractive woman. Perhaps not traditionally beautiful, but certainly physically appealing in many ways. I agree - she looked her best in Season 7 and the other later seasons.
I want to cry for my beloved Bea, when I see her in season seven. She gained weight and was starting to lose her Maude voice that she used in the earlier seasons. I think she left the show also for health reasons too. But her hair and face was also very beautiful this season. In the last episode Dorthy is given lots of love dignity. Her son Mathew admits in magazine interviews, that Bea's voice was aging and she felt it time to bring the show to a close.
I thought i was the only one haha
This will always be my favorite scene from Golden Girls
She should've recorded this!
She always wanted to sing and she got her chance in her later years. She was a natural. True class act.
this song makes me think of my grandma. she had my grandpa's pic on the table so she could talk to him. He died WAY before her. LOVE BEA ARTHUR!!
I love this rendition. Always made my heart melt a little to hear her sing this. R.I.P.
Recuerdo este capítulo Dorothy era mi personaje favorito de la serie, me encantaba su sentido del humor 😂...
lost sister a few months ago and just sobbed my eyes out to this 😢
Oh my goodness I am so sorry to hear this. Did you watch the show together? Sending you so much love and healing.
Glad to know I'm not the only one who cries when she sings. Song is just touching!!
Irving Berlin is smiling with a few tears.
This scene... everyone... THIS SSSSCCCCEEENE IS EEEEVERYTHING!!!! GAWD I'm crying and smiling at the same time!!!
Dorothy has a great singing voice.
One of my fave Golden Girls moments. I get emotional everytime I watch this...
Bea Arthur's version is as good as any professional singer I absolutely love it 💚
her version of Hard Hearted Hannah is my go to
Bea Arthur was a “professional” singer as evidenced by her broadway career.
I'm writing this from Munich, Germany, in September 2020, LOL, and I also had never heard this song before until hearing it tonight on the Disney Channel on that special episode of "The Golden Girls"... Bea Arthur sang it so beautifully, it brought tears to my eyes!
The way she sings is captivating, you can feel the sorrow with every word
1:37 Always trips me up. There's an honest emotion in Rue's face that makes me believe she was touched by Bea's performance but tried to channel it into "Blanche" being "jealous" since that's what the scene called for. But true "jealousy" shows up in anger and resentment because jealousy is a defense mechanism to hide vulnerability... not reveal it.
You never know, people present emotions differently and sometimes for different reasons
Now you know why Broadway dimmed its lights when Bea passed. She was and is a legend! ❤
Her voice is so beautiful. If she ever came out with a Christmas album, I would’ve listened to that endlessly!!!!❤️ such a beautiful woman. A treasure.
I wish I could’ve met her ♥️
One of my favorite episodes Bea Arthur could sing this song for me anytime
Strange really, I am an 80's kid. So many love songs out there anz yet I keep cominh back to this one and only because of Bea. Bar none!
Bea is one of a kind. Rip
This makes me tear up. Love her
Best rendition I’ve ever heard of this tune. She inspired me to learn and perform this tune. But hers is best.
Bea, are you listening, wherever you are- YOU are the one we’re singing “What I’ll Do” to- we miss you and love you always, GG 💛🎼💛🎼💛🎼💛
My favorite version of this song...
My favorite part about this style is that it’s not necessarily showy or ostentatious. It’s really visceral and not superficial which juxtaposes Blanche’s methods of attention perfectly
Masterful , performers of any genre could only hope to have timing as good as hers.
I love the moment she realizes she's got an audience and then amps it up😂😂
I wish her rendition of this beautiful song was released... absolutely wonderful! A truly "golden" moment in the series.
Beautiful. Just beautiful. RIP Bea Arthur.
This is one of my favorite Dorothy episodes, because we get to see the vulnerable, gentle side that so rarely comes out. Don’t get me wrong, I love Dorothy’s snark and sarcasm, but moments like this prove that her barbs are actually covering up deep sadness and insecurity. She’s likely singing about Stan-who, deep down, she always loved and still cares about-and all of the other “ones who got away” over the years. Bea Arthur does the best rendition of this tune I’ve ever heard. Thank you, Ms. Arthur. I’m sure you are singing in Heaven...
Nice touch, humming through a line in the beginning. Seems authentic, unrehearsed.
Heartbreakingly beautiful every time.
This. This right here. This is without question my favorite moment in the show. Bea Arthur's performance is so unbelievably beautiful and impactful. I sing this to myself damn near every night.
Separating from my wife of 7 years this summer. Nothing bad we just grew apart...this is one of her favorite shows. This song shreds the heart if you know how it feels
James Baggett I hope you're doing better now and moving on to a better future. 🙏
@@beccahaines3617 we're divorced but I don't hold it against her. It's getting easier for me these days...New relationship is slowly growing. I moved to a completely different place. I just focus on my job and the gym
I feel your pain! Lets hope for a better future!
Love you, Bea. Rest in peace, dear lady.
This is my favorite episode. With the show winding down, Bea really brought a great performance.❤
What a star! What talent i could fall asleep listening to this she will be missed:(
There should be a full version *.*
This lady gave me so so much laughter in my life.. going back decades etc 👏❤ i will never ever forget miss arthur xxx
👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾
I love the way she sings this!!!
This episode always makes me think of watching The Golden Girls with my mom when I was young. And I cry every single time.
❤️❤️❤️ It's 5am in Denver, and I'm looking up this beautiful piece of history to show my friends, I end up with tears in my eyes singing this song.
"when I'm alone with only dreams of you,
That won't come true,
What will I do?"
The pianist is playing I Wanna Be Loved By You... that’s a fun little bit of foreshadowing 😃
Yesss I noticed that too! I wonder if it was added on purpose? 🤔
🙌🏾My favorite Wow Dorothy is so talented 🥰👌🏽✅
I wish this was longer
d flat haha Dorothy was hilarious..and of course Ma.. picture this, Sicily... lolol
In my opinion, the most heartfelt scene of Golden Girls.... perhaps because we can all relate to the words
What s class act! Legendary Broadway Star! Luv and Miss You Bea Arthur!
I love when Dorothy realize that all the men are looking at her she turned the volume UP 😂
I loved her! She was awesome ❤️
Aweeeeee... Bea Arthur has always been one of my favorite. I love this version of this song, I remember this song from The Great Gatsby.. RIP Bea Arthur..
One of my all-time favorite GG scenes.
She does it the best!
I was just singing Dorothy's version on my way to the kitchen, and I said, I wonder if they have it on YT. Ah, one of my favorite Dorothy moments ❤
Cheers to the young musician who listened to his intuition about Dorothy and encouraged her within a couple of minutes of first meeting each other, pretty much told her, Bea yourself and go for it...he saw through her shyness about it, has a passion for music reflecting... So yeah, cheers to that dude. ♥
This has to be one of my favorite episodes I can't even listen to her sing without crying
Beautiful older women who didn't over do it with plastic surgery and weren't afraid of not looking 22 i miss that.
This episode introduced me to the Great American Songbook and Jazz standards. I still hold What'll I Do and Hard Hearted Hannah very near and dear to my heart. ♥
Hard Hearted Hannah, the tramp of Savannah GA!
Something tells me bea lived every single one of those words at some point in her life