I am 80 and when I first heard this song as a child it brought me to tears. She was a gifted singer and actor. You won't go wrong with any of her movies, she was a legend. Thank you
The release of this movie during WWII makes this rendition hit home--so many families separated, both in the US and abroad. So much uncertainty and dread. Judy was especially treasured in England during the war, as many of her songs uplifted and brought solace to those suffering there. Her voice is no less important today to millions of fans, bringing joy and beauty to our complicated and oftentimes ugly world.
Also remember that this was an integrated musical film and the songs were linked to story and plot development. Margaret O'Brien's Tooty is NOT pacified by Judy's song. She suddenly bolts out of the house, hysterically crying, and destroys her beloved snow people. This leads the father character to rethink moving the family from St. Lousis to New York. Margaret was well known for her full on tears crying scenes. In fact, she and June Allyson were known on the M-G-M lot as : "the town criers".
One of the unforgettable magical moments in film musicals, on a par with Gene Kelly's Singin' In The Rain number in that film. Did you know this was the debut of that Christmas song? Garland had a voice like no other; it just went straight to the heart, didn't it? Meet Me In St Louis was one of thee most charming movies ever made, a timeless love letter to the everyday challenges, heartaches, kindness, humor and joys of ordinary families everywhere.
Thank you for your genuine and honest reaction Joe. Great research, too. You have great heart and depth in your comments. Judy Garland was an extraordinary person and performer who touched us so deeply.
That little girl was Margaret O'Brien, who got her parts BECAUSE of her ability to cry on screen. The best non-Judy version was done by Chrissey Hine of the Pretenders.
My mom told me that during that time, there was no tv, only radio, and they heard nothing of what was going on. Meanwhile, her 18 and 20 year old brother, one in Europe and her other brother in the Pacific fighting there. Every night while she was in Jr. High school she and her mother and pretty much everyone in town would be at their local churches praying for their sons to come home. None of these kids had ever traveled more than maybe 50 miles from home and to have them so far away, so young inexperienced just parking they came home alive no matter in what condition, brutal. This movie came out then and was trying to send the message, keep the faith, they'll be better times ahead.
Thank you for reacting to Judy. I've loved her since i was a little boy. You yourself have a beautiful tone to your voice and i like it very much. David.
So delightful to see the wonderful child star, Margaret O 'Brien, here with Judy. They were both so great in this movie, in which they played sisters. I have the videotape of this terrific movie.
Loved your analysis and enthusiasm about this song and this performance by a gifted master. It is to be hoped that Judy and her talent will be remembered and appreciated until the end of time!
Judy's admirers are plentiful 55 years since her passing. There are numerous Judy groups on Facebook with numerous members. Frank Sinatra famously said that most performers will be forgotten, but not Judy. I've been a fan for 56 years. Most of the fans I encounter are much younger than me.
It’s so refreshing to hear a intelligent reaction video. Thank you! The movie “Meet Me In St. Louis” is one of the all time great movies. Directed by the great Vincente Minnelli. Of course the pairing of Judy and Vincente brought us Liza a couple of years later. 🙂
thanks for your reaction to this iconic clip. (i kinda needed this right now.😔) i grew up on this film, and, especially as a st louis native, it was always an annual viewing experience with family. this song's place in our cultural heritage is also important to consider in the context of world war ii, as at the time of the film's premiere (november 1944), the war was still far from over, and for the many families with members actively engaged in combat, this song must have struck a particularly poignant note. also have to give a shout out to: the film's director, vincente minnelli, one of the legends of hollyood's golden age (especially in musicals); actress margaret o'brien, as little sister tootie in this scene, still with us at age 85; cinematographer george folsey's beautiful technicolor compositions; and songwriters hugh martin and ralph blane, for their enduring contribution to the christmas song canon.
@@joemusicvault. For next Christmas, We Need A Little Christmas, written for the 60s musical Mame, starring Angela Lansbury. The song’s author also wrote Hello Dolly.
You have to remember that this came out in 1944, World War II. Everyone had someone fighting overseas with no news or hope they'd come back. So, this pain of separation from them added was rejected in her version.
The film is brilliant but this song, written for this movie i believe, is full of emotion. There is a ton of sarcasm in the song and certainly in the movie scene but it's so emotional.
What makes this scene even more disturbing is that the little girl, Margaret O'Brian, then runs into the yard and destroys the snow people, crying "I'd rather kill them if we can't take them with us!"
Judy Garland is one of all time favorites from the movies, along with her daughter, Liza. There are a couple of TH-cam clips of them signing and dancing together. There is a new artist who I am enjoying very much who sings the old jazz standards like Frank Sinatra, Ella Fitzgerald, Billie Holiday, etc. since a child, and newer songs like Adele, Amy Winehouse, Sam Smith, and now at 17 has released an EP album. Her name is Angelina Jordan and if you would like to hear and react she has many tracks to listen to and has a wonderful journey to see. Thank you.
You have to watch the movie to get the full emotional meaning in context.this isn't a version this is the og and the only way I want to hear it.i don't want it made jolly to fit the American holidays.some things shouldn't be messed with. I watched the movie growing up and this song always makes me tear up.
There is also the context that much of Judy's childhood Christmases were preempted by her career, a monstrous Mother, and the death of her beloved father. You don't learn to sing like she sang this song by not knowing sadness and loss. And, of course extraordinary talent.
Hello Joe. Please react to Elvis Presley singing "If I can dream" from the '68 Comeback Special. The white suit video. Masterful performance. Thank you... 👍🌍🇿🇦
A cordial greeting to you!!... No one better than you, to analyze this incredible singer who is leaving all the experts, literally with their jaws on the floor (Do you remember Jim Carrey's movie "The Mask"? well, just like that)...In 2017, a 22-year-old singer from Kazakhstan, named Dimash Kudaibergen, was invited to participate in the famous Chinese program for professional singers called "The Singer"... In his first appearance, Dimash covered one of the most difficult songs in the world, a famous French composition called "S.O.S. D'un Terrien En Détresse"...Since then all this madness began on the internet, TH-cam and social networks worldwide and he is already considered the best singer on the entire planet... It is almost impossible to see a human being, being able to reach vocal ranges of 8 octaves, that is, the 88 keys of a digital piano, which allows him to reach all registers, both masculine and feminine, that is, he can sing as Bass, Baritone, Tenor, Contratenor, Contralto, Mezzosoprano and Soprano...You can see in TH-cam to all kinds of experts (Vocal coaches, analysts, singing teachers, singers, youtubers, reactors, etc.), who have dedicated themselves to watching his videos and verifying for themselves that what is said about him is completely true...In addition to all this, Dimash is capable of singing in more than 12 languages...In all his concerts worldwide, tickets are sold in just seconds, via the internet, due to the immense popularity he has worldwide... Anyway, I think you haven't met this impressive singer yet, so here is the link to the first song that Dimash performed in China in that year 2017, the song S.O.S., and if it doesn't bother you, I would like you to mention me as the person who recommended it to you...Warning: You have to be prepared for thousands of views, comments and new subscribers...The video It is more recent, so it does not have the millions of views that the first ones, but it is more complete, including an intro, subtitles in several languages and better audio and sound quality...th-cam.com/video/bDX3FhmyNac/w-d-xo.html
1944, the war was still going on, "We will be together"... :next year "we'll have to muddle through." whether designed exactly, but it's the war. that's my opinion anyway...
I am 80 and when I first heard this song as a child it brought me to tears. She was a gifted singer and actor. You won't go wrong with any of her movies, she was a legend. Thank you
The release of this movie during WWII makes this rendition hit home--so many families separated, both in the US and abroad. So much uncertainty and dread. Judy was especially treasured in England during the war, as many of her songs uplifted and brought solace to those suffering there. Her voice is no less important today to millions of fans, bringing joy and beauty to our complicated and oftentimes ugly world.
Also remember that this was an integrated musical film and the songs were linked to story and plot development. Margaret O'Brien's Tooty is NOT pacified by Judy's song. She suddenly bolts out of the house, hysterically crying, and destroys her beloved snow people. This leads the father character to rethink moving the family from St. Lousis to New York. Margaret was well known for her full on tears crying scenes. In fact, she and June Allyson were known on the M-G-M lot as : "the town criers".
One of the unforgettable magical moments in film musicals, on a par with Gene Kelly's Singin' In The Rain number in that film. Did you know this was the debut of that Christmas song? Garland had a voice like no other; it just went straight to the heart, didn't it? Meet Me In St Louis was one of thee most charming movies ever made, a timeless love letter to the everyday challenges, heartaches, kindness, humor and joys of ordinary families everywhere.
Thank you for your genuine and honest reaction Joe. Great research, too. You have great heart and depth in your comments. Judy Garland was an extraordinary person and performer who touched us so deeply.
Thank you so much for the kind words ❤️
It fit the story line of the film. It will always be the true version to my heart and mind. Taking it and jollying it up was sacrilege.
She was the greatest of the greats. ❤
Judy Garland and Barbra Streisand - Happy Days are Here Again - is one not to miss. I think Judy was introducing Barbra on her show as a new talent.
Subtext and dramatic tension in a Christmas song. Vincent Minnelli was extraordinary.
That little girl was Margaret O'Brien, who got her parts BECAUSE of her ability to cry on screen. The best non-Judy version was done by Chrissey Hine of the Pretenders.
My mom told me that during that time, there was no tv, only radio, and they heard nothing of what was going on. Meanwhile, her 18 and 20 year old brother, one in Europe and her other brother in the Pacific fighting there. Every night while she was in Jr. High school she and her mother and pretty much everyone in town would be at their local churches praying for their sons to come home. None of these kids had ever traveled more than maybe 50 miles from home and to have them so far away, so young inexperienced just parking they came home alive no matter in what condition, brutal. This movie came out then and was trying to send the message, keep the faith, they'll be better times ahead.
I hope you watch the movie so you fully appreciate the emotion behind it.
Thank you for reacting to Judy. I've loved her since i was a little boy. You yourself have a beautiful tone to your voice and i like it very much.
David.
Thank you so much David
That's why "someday soon we'll all be together if the fates allow" hits so hard.
So delightful to see the wonderful child star, Margaret O 'Brien, here with Judy. They were both so great in this movie, in which they played sisters. I have the videotape of this terrific movie.
Loved your analysis and enthusiasm about this song and this performance by a gifted master. It is to be hoped that Judy and her talent will be remembered and appreciated until the end of time!
Judy's admirers are plentiful 55 years since her passing. There are numerous Judy groups on Facebook with numerous members. Frank Sinatra famously said that most performers will be forgotten, but not Judy. I've been a fan for 56 years. Most of the fans I encounter are much younger than me.
It’s so refreshing to hear a intelligent reaction video. Thank you! The movie “Meet Me In St. Louis” is one of the all time great movies. Directed by the great Vincente Minnelli. Of course the pairing of Judy and Vincente brought us Liza a couple of years later. 🙂
thanks for your reaction to this iconic clip. (i kinda needed this right now.😔) i grew up on this film, and, especially as a st louis native, it was always an annual viewing experience with family. this song's place in our cultural heritage is also important to consider in the context of world war ii, as at the time of the film's premiere (november 1944), the war was still far from over, and for the many families with members actively engaged in combat, this song must have struck a particularly poignant note. also have to give a shout out to: the film's director, vincente minnelli, one of the legends of hollyood's golden age (especially in musicals); actress margaret o'brien, as little sister tootie in this scene, still with us at age 85; cinematographer george folsey's beautiful technicolor compositions; and songwriters hugh martin and ralph blane, for their enduring contribution to the christmas song canon.
Thank you so much for sharing that info from the film and the time period it premiered. And wishing you a Happy Holidays
@@joemusicvault. For next Christmas, We Need A Little Christmas, written for the 60s musical Mame, starring Angela Lansbury. The song’s author also wrote Hello Dolly.
You have to remember that this came out in 1944, World War II. Everyone had someone fighting overseas with no news or hope they'd come back. So, this pain of separation from them added was rejected in her version.
Not sure what you're saying?
Judy real name Francis Gum and she sang with her 2 sisters.
Thank you !❤
Hey, you're not a bad singer, yourself, Joe!
The film is brilliant but this song, written for this movie i believe, is full of emotion. There is a ton of sarcasm in the song and certainly in the movie scene but it's so emotional.
More Judy please
And just to think Garland didn’t want to make “Meet Me In St. Louis.” She didn’t want to play a character younger than are age.
"Have yourself a merry little Christmas, it may be your last"
What makes this scene even more disturbing is that the little girl, Margaret O'Brian, then runs into the yard and destroys the snow people, crying "I'd rather kill them if we can't take them with us!"
Judy Garland is one of all time favorites from the movies, along with her daughter, Liza. There are a couple of TH-cam clips of them signing and dancing together. There is a new artist who I am enjoying very much who sings the old jazz standards like Frank Sinatra, Ella Fitzgerald, Billie Holiday, etc. since a child, and newer songs like Adele, Amy Winehouse, Sam Smith, and now at 17 has released an EP album. Her name is Angelina Jordan and if you would like to hear and react she has many tracks to listen to and has a wonderful journey to see. Thank you.
Joe, hopefully you have or will see the movie to understand the full emotion of the song.
The original
Here's the story of the lyric change according to the composer: th-cam.com/video/2D5XZj0UIC8/w-d-xo.html
You have to watch the movie to get the full emotional meaning in context.this isn't a version this is the og and the only way I want to hear it.i don't want it made jolly to fit the American holidays.some things shouldn't be messed with.
I watched the movie growing up and this song always makes me tear up.
And I hate that so many people say Frank Sinatra made this song famous. It was Judy and this definitive version
@@thomasbradley4505 facts! merry christmas
There is also the context that much of Judy's childhood Christmases were preempted by her career, a monstrous Mother, and the death of her beloved father. You don't learn to sing like she sang this song by not knowing sadness and loss. And, of course extraordinary talent.
Hello Joe. Please react to Elvis Presley singing "If I can dream" from the '68 Comeback Special. The white suit video. Masterful performance. Thank you... 👍🌍🇿🇦
Sorry, autofill puts in words I didn't type.
The original version
Judy's version is nostalgic and heartfelt - and it was the standard for this beautiful song - until Karen Carpenter recorded it in 1978...
I love Karen Capenter, but Judy's rendition is un- paralleled IMO.
A cordial greeting to you!!... No one better than you, to analyze this incredible singer who is leaving all the experts, literally with their jaws on the floor (Do you remember Jim Carrey's movie "The Mask"? well, just like that)...In 2017, a 22-year-old singer from Kazakhstan, named Dimash Kudaibergen, was invited to participate in the famous Chinese program for professional singers called "The Singer"... In his first appearance, Dimash covered one of the most difficult songs in the world, a famous French composition called "S.O.S. D'un Terrien En Détresse"...Since then all this madness began on the internet, TH-cam and social networks worldwide and he is already considered the best singer on the entire planet... It is almost impossible to see a human being, being able to reach vocal ranges of 8 octaves, that is, the 88 keys of a digital piano, which allows him to reach all registers, both masculine and feminine, that is, he can sing as Bass, Baritone, Tenor, Contratenor, Contralto, Mezzosoprano and Soprano...You can see in TH-cam to all kinds of experts (Vocal coaches, analysts, singing teachers, singers, youtubers, reactors, etc.), who have dedicated themselves to watching his videos and verifying for themselves that what is said about him is completely true...In addition to all this, Dimash is capable of singing in more than 12 languages...In all his concerts worldwide, tickets are sold in just seconds, via the internet, due to the immense popularity he has worldwide... Anyway, I think you haven't met this impressive singer yet, so here is the link to the first song that Dimash performed in China in that year 2017, the song S.O.S., and if it doesn't bother you, I would like you to mention me as the person who recommended it to you...Warning: You have to be prepared for thousands of views, comments and new subscribers...The video It is more recent, so it does not have the millions of views that the first ones, but it is more complete, including an intro, subtitles in several languages and better audio and sound quality...th-cam.com/video/bDX3FhmyNac/w-d-xo.html
1944, the war was still going on, "We will be together"... :next year "we'll have to muddle through." whether designed exactly, but it's the war. that's my opinion anyway...
Her version is sad because WW2 is going on, and a loved one is overseas, and can't be there for X-mas.
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