The brilliant Madeline Kahn performing "You'd be Surprised!" by Irving Berlin on Irving Berlin's 100th Birthday Celebration, 1988. Like my clips?? Check out my radio station, Sho-Toonz, at www.live365.com...
She was the epitome of a charming, lovely, comedic woman who was equally accomplished in the theater, or on the screen. This rendition is outstanding. No one could do it better in my humble opinion.
I agree too. No matter what show, movie ot TV show she managed to steal it all the minute she appeared. I loved to watch her in anything she did and her voice was amazing. Oh, Why did she have to die so young.
Love her. The subtle changes she could make to her voice and her facial expressions to hit a punchline are amazing. Such a funny lady she was, lost way to soon.
At 02:08 is this lyric: "He's not so good in the house, but on a bench in the park..." After Madeline Kahn's death, a bench dedicated to her memory was erected in Central Park by her husband John Hansbury and her brother Jeffrey Kahn.
I wouldn't use the word genius here. That requires LONG periods of study and practice. She is, quite literally, a natural. It is effortless to her. She makes us believe every word and emotion with her inflection as if this is what she actually is like, on or off the stage.
My GOD I miss her. I have never found another entertainer who quite matched this queen of the silver screen. Her vocals and charm, and of course, her humor, are just next level to the nth degree. ❤
What a TREASURE she was! Thank goodness for movies & you tube! She could have sung the NYC phonebook & made it sound spectacular. I MISS her! Wish some 1 had produced a TV show OR special- "An Evening with Madeline Kahn".
I think my favorite moment is the split second before the clip ends when Madeline goes from looking her character to getting this mischievous glint in her eyes and how she smiles. That just tells me how much she loved performing and how much fun she had with this song
Never oversells the humor. Just plays it simple and true, with that airborne voice. Love it. She alters one lyric so the contemporary audience will get the nuance: “a Morris chair” becomes “an easy chair.” Back in the day, a Morris chair was the predecessor of a modern recliner, with notches to lock it in place from upright to several degrees lower to full recline. They still make lawn chair loungers this way.
Can't picture anyone else performing this with as much charm. She was simply a delight. I never tire of watching her, and still miss this spectacularly talented woman.
Perfection down to the millimeter, every nuance - what talent(!) and what incredible instincts about how to deliver the song & the subject. MK was just great and so much fun!
Great comment...I fully agree. But, accurately--God did not take her, cruel death did, which comes from sin (Romans 5:12). It's not her fault nor God's--just an inherited defect we can all get past.
I first saw Ms Kahn in the movie “What’s up Doc?” With Barbra Streisand and Ryan O’Neal. I was mesmerized by her in that fiIm. I never had the opportunity to see her perform live which will forever be my loss.
I somehow forgot how full of talent this brilliant woman was. Damn, she was gone too soon, and there will never be anyone else like her. So funny, and that voice was supreme!
Such a Beautiful babe and oh so talented, a great comedienne and a great singer as well!!! Madeleine Kahn, rest in peace doll, you are so missed by us all.
A real operatic soprano bestowed upon a great charismatic commedianne personality, with all theatre/ cinema skills!!! #GodblessYou #rip #Diva #MadelineKahn She also sang Musetta in San Francisco, and was due to sign contract for #Fledermaus on #Metropolitan opera, alas- illness prevented her. Still , enormous #legacy remained! #JADORE She had/has it all!!!
I love this! She was so great at everything she did. I had the good fortune to see her perform with several others in skits when she was first starting out at a club named "The Downstairs at the Upstairs".The ensemble was great but she stood out from the rest with her great voice and hilarious personality. I'm so grateful for the experience. Many great artists came to NYC when they started out. Unfortunately, it is now a shadow of what it once was. Our culture is disappearing and the world is a very different place than it was not long ago. Sad
what are ya talking about? there are oodles of great artists in New York, and oodles of great young artists too! maybe you're just looking in the wrong places?
no place stays the same over the course of a generation. regardless of whatever forces you deem responsible, it's simply impossible as people come and go.. NYC was vastly "different" from when your parents were young...and theirs....and theirs. Has everything been getting progressively worse as time goes on? To you, no doubt, yes...and the next generation may be fascinated with the world as it was through story, but...to each generation, things are what they are now, at their peak. It is the greater changes in the world that we struggle with later in life. But, to a younger person....it's all normal...just, this is how it's always been....and THEY see culture and identity in droves...where you do not, because you're clinging to what YOU define it as, and what YOU perceived as law when YOU were young. And in this way, you're unable to see the truly great artists and works that continue the spirit of artists like Madeline. You're so obsessed with her being irreplaceable, that no one else comes on your radar. In human history....NYC hasn't even been a city that long. Culture? How about when NYC was all like Central Park? Wasn't that long ago. How's that for a change?
perfect! this was awesome! when i was little and in my teenage years i had a massive crush on this woman for so many reasons. BUT i would always get her confused with Bernadette Peters. They look so much alike! Thank you Madeline... gone to soon but your work... and great looks.... will live on forever thanks to all these mediums we now have. I love you.... muuuuah
you watch entertainment now, and maybe you don't notice as much until you come back and watch a performer this Talented, that we're really not seeing very talented people in our entertainments anymore.
But they look good don't they? All of them look very much alike - cookie cutter entertainers - and it's easy to see how good they look because we see so much of them thanks to their skimpy clothing. The art of suggestion and seduction is gone.
thank U for paying tribute to this remarkable Lady. Madeline was a comedic genius. We miss her, of course, but how winderful thatwecan enjoy her still, thanks to people like BDTB.
I started singing this at work, and the baby I was holding looked at me and smiled! I know I didn't sing it as fab as Madeline did, but a song that Madeline sang made her smile! R.I.P Madeline xx
There are some people who you just want to hear laugh and sing and speak, and you are in complete heaven... ...for me it's Maggie Smith & Madeline Kahn... We miss Madeline very much...
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Wasn't she just the best? God, I miss her.
She certainly was!
Ever watch her performance of Not Getting Married? It was like the song was made for her.
@@cannedmusic Absolutely! Comic genius.
@@cannedmusic lol oh yes!!! I’ve stared at it many times! (“I’m not well….”
She was everything.
Her voice was amazing. People who chose to sing comedy are so often under-rated as singers, but boy she had talent.
Yes, but technique too? You're not born with breath control like that
Madeline first trained to be an opera singer, and it sure shows here.
She was the epitome of a charming, lovely, comedic woman who was equally accomplished in the theater, or on the screen. This rendition is outstanding. No one could do it better in my humble opinion.
I totally agree. She was a magnificent talent.
I agree too. No matter what show, movie ot TV show she managed to steal it all the minute she appeared. I loved to watch her in anything she did and her voice was amazing. Oh, Why did she have to die so young.
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I miss that wonderful woman so much. Bless you for the great times you gave us.
Love her. The subtle changes she could make to her voice and her facial expressions to hit a punchline are amazing. Such a funny lady she was, lost way to soon.
At 02:08 is this lyric: "He's not so good in the house, but on a bench in the park..." After Madeline Kahn's death, a bench dedicated to her memory was erected in Central Park by her husband John Hansbury and her brother Jeffrey Kahn.
Everytime I see her I am happy..then sad that she's gone..her loss was our loss too.
I celebrate her every time i watch her....she makes me happy ❤
The hundreds of tiny nuances that shape the inflections of each verse... She was a genius! Just exquisitely superb!
I wouldn't use the word genius here. That requires LONG periods of study and practice.
She is, quite literally, a natural. It is effortless to her. She makes us believe every word and emotion with her inflection as if this is what she actually is like, on or off the stage.
There is only one Madeline Kahn. ❤
Beautiful voice + on-target gestures and body language make this a comic gem.
Everything she ever did was this good….her acting was without peer. Wow
To me this is a perfect match of singer and song. Madeline Kahn brilliantly brings out the humor of Irving Berlin's lyrics.
Best version of this song. Too many others skip the opening, which is the perfect setup for the sweet comedy
She was the proverbial total package. Who, in this generation, is even close?
My GOD I miss her. I have never found another entertainer who quite matched this queen of the silver screen. Her vocals and charm, and of course, her humor, are just next level to the nth degree. ❤
What a TREASURE she was! Thank goodness for movies & you tube! She could have sung the NYC phonebook & made it sound spectacular. I MISS her! Wish some 1 had produced a TV show OR special- "An Evening with Madeline Kahn".
The show tune way of saying, “My man is an introvert with no social life, but he’s BOMB in the sack.”
"It is tru, it is tru!"
Her body English knocks the song out of the park!
I think my favorite moment is the split second before the clip ends when Madeline goes from looking her character to getting this mischievous glint in her eyes and how she smiles. That just tells me how much she loved performing and how much fun she had with this song
the ART of performance
Never oversells the humor. Just plays it simple and true, with that airborne voice. Love it. She alters one lyric so the contemporary audience will get the nuance: “a Morris chair” becomes “an easy chair.” Back in the day, a Morris chair was the predecessor of a modern recliner, with notches to lock it in place from upright to several degrees lower to full recline. They still make lawn chair loungers this way.
Can't picture anyone else performing this with as much charm. She was simply a delight. I never tire of watching her, and still miss this spectacularly talented woman.
How can anyone sing so well? Madeline had an unbelievable voice! Wow!
Man, she was great. I really miss her. She was gone too soon.
She was magnificent, beautiful, funny, unique, marvelous, delightful!
Perfection down to the millimeter, every nuance - what talent(!) and what incredible instincts about how to deliver the song & the subject. MK was just great and so much fun!
I'm constantly surprised by Madeline Kahn. :)
She was a great comedian.
Amazing talent vocally and with such subtle humor. How this is missed today!
Great comment...I fully agree. But, accurately--God did not take her, cruel death did, which comes from sin (Romans 5:12). It's not her fault nor God's--just an inherited defect we can all get past.
@@troybarnette8002 what the fuck are you talking about?
I first saw Ms Kahn in the movie “What’s up Doc?” With Barbra Streisand and Ryan O’Neal. I was mesmerized by her in that fiIm. I never had the opportunity to see her perform live which will forever be my loss.
Flawless. Maddie doesn't skip a beat! What total perfection. I miss her.
really miss her...left us all way too soon.
Her voice, her voice.
I just loved Madeleine's voice, very captivating, seductive and sexy. And yes, she was classy all the way.
She and Gilda Radner can make any scene/act appear so goddamn effortless !! Truly a mark of genius ....
Happy Birthday Madeline Kahn! Sept 29;)
I somehow forgot how full of talent this brilliant woman was. Damn, she was gone too soon, and there will never be anyone else like her. So funny, and that voice was supreme!
Madeline Khan her name is a statement by itself of a brilliant talented person.
Yes!
She was so wonderfully gifted...and we miss her so. This made me cry.
I only discovered this 6 days ago. And in that 6 days, I have watched it at least 12 times a day. It is brilliant. Thank you.
I discovered this a week ago.....Fan tastic ❤❤❤
love her voice
Such a Beautiful babe and oh so talented, a great comedienne and a great singer as well!!! Madeleine Kahn, rest in peace doll, you are so missed by us all.
What a loss! What a talent!
Everyone who met, or knew Madeline Kahn had nothing but good to say about her. She was a beautiful lady, inside and out.
One of the most effortlessly funny actresses of all time! God that voice!!! Wherever she is, she's makin' 'em laugh.
Ridiculous! Perfection! Incredible! Madeline Kahn is missed sooo much. We are so fortunate to have youtube. Thanks!
Madeline Kahn brilliant in everything.
A real operatic soprano bestowed upon a great charismatic commedianne personality, with all theatre/ cinema skills!!! #GodblessYou #rip #Diva #MadelineKahn
She also sang Musetta in San Francisco, and was due to sign contract for #Fledermaus on #Metropolitan opera, alas- illness prevented her. Still , enormous #legacy remained! #JADORE She had/has it all!!!
I love this! She was so great at everything she did. I had the good fortune to see her perform with several others in skits when she was first starting out at a club named "The Downstairs at the Upstairs".The ensemble was great but she stood out from the rest with her great voice and hilarious personality. I'm so grateful for the experience. Many great artists came to NYC when they started out. Unfortunately, it is now a shadow of what it once was. Our culture is disappearing and the world is a very different place than it was not long ago. Sad
what are ya talking about? there are oodles of great artists in New York, and oodles of great young artists too! maybe you're just looking in the wrong places?
no place stays the same over the course of a generation. regardless of whatever forces you deem responsible, it's simply impossible as people come and go.. NYC was vastly "different" from when your parents were young...and theirs....and theirs. Has everything been getting progressively worse as time goes on? To you, no doubt, yes...and the next generation may be fascinated with the world as it was through story, but...to each generation, things are what they are now, at their peak. It is the greater changes in the world that we struggle with later in life. But, to a younger person....it's all normal...just, this is how it's always been....and THEY see culture and identity in droves...where you do not, because you're clinging to what YOU define it as, and what YOU perceived as law when YOU were young. And in this way, you're unable to see the truly great artists and works that continue the spirit of artists like Madeline. You're so obsessed with her being irreplaceable, that no one else comes on your radar. In human history....NYC hasn't even been a city that long. Culture? How about when NYC was all like Central Park? Wasn't that long ago. How's that for a change?
No one can handle that musical material anymore.
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She is so versatile, she really nailed it. I've gotta get that sheet music!
I SO love the arrangement of this!!! It's totally awesome, and Madeline sells it as well.
Frickin' brilliant and hilarious!
So talented. She has serious musical chops . . . and is perfectly able to interject the comedy when called for at the snap of a finger
Her delivery and her facial expressions are precious.
She was glorious!
I think it would be all been impossible to watch this and not at least smile! boy oh boy was she fantastic!
She was so talented ❤❤❤❤❤❤
perfect! this was awesome! when i was little and in my teenage years i had a massive crush on this woman for so many reasons. BUT i would always get her confused with Bernadette Peters. They look so much alike! Thank you Madeline... gone to soon but your work... and great looks.... will live on forever thanks to all these mediums we now have. I love you.... muuuuah
What a voice! Still missing her after all these years.
you watch entertainment now, and maybe you don't notice as much until you come back and watch a performer this Talented, that we're really not seeing very talented people in our entertainments anymore.
But they look good don't they? All of them look very much alike - cookie cutter entertainers - and it's easy to see how good they look because we see so much of them thanks to their skimpy clothing. The art of suggestion and seduction is gone.
Give me an actor who can sing over a singer who can act anyway, Madeline Kahn is both!!!
I love Madeline Khan. Such a true talent. Love all her movies. She cracks me up. Wow! What a good singer.
i love that she can make little gestures or facial expressions and it still be amazing!
She did this song so perfectly. I love her.
She is so adorable in this performance!
Effortlessly perfect.
How can FIVE people not like this??? Inconceivable!
Amazing Madeline Kahn!
I'm in love with this girl. RIP sweetheart 😢
what a performance! where are the stars like this today?!?!
She's absolutely charming performing this number. Brava!
What a woman, i laughed myself silly watching this...FABULOUS!
she was so awesome!! We miss you!
Her nuances were sublime!
thank U for paying tribute to this remarkable Lady. Madeline was a comedic genius.
We miss her, of course, but how winderful thatwecan enjoy her still, thanks to people like BDTB.
What a legend! Unparalleled talent!! This is an absolute master class.
What a voice! And gorgeous too. What a shame she was taken so young.
I'm not crying, you're crying.
Okay, we're both crying. I miss her so much.
She was so talented. I miss her.
madeline kahn was such a wonderful lady of my young time. I loved her so much
What an amazing talented performer.
What a doll!
I started singing this at work, and the baby I was holding looked at me and smiled! I know I didn't sing it as fab as Madeline did, but a song that Madeline sang made her smile!
R.I.P Madeline xx
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Heaven! Madeleine, we miss you!
There needs to be LOVE BUTTON for this!!! Love Madeline Kahn and Love this clip.!!!
What a treasure! Thank you for sharing.
What a Gem we have lost....
Madeline was a great actress and a fantastic commediane.
So simple and so perfect. She was amazing!
A brilliant, hilarious, talented and beautiful actress that left us too soon.
one of the best comedic actresses EVER. miss her very much...sorely missed .
You can say that she was the female incarnation of Robin Williams
Madeline was a performing genius.
She's an angel.... beautiful woman
what a voice, what timing, exquisite, thrilling mimic!!! The best!!
There are some people who you just want to hear laugh and sing and speak, and you are in complete heaven...
...for me it's Maggie Smith & Madeline Kahn...
We miss Madeline very much...
Madeline had such a sense of timing......and what a set of pipes! WOW!
she is a genuine delight. i've always loved her.
Too funny Madeline. I miss you!
Impossible NOT to love, love, LOVE the genius that was Ms. Madeline Kahn.
Oh, I miss her.
fantastic performance