Garland starts the song wistfully and ends it with a defiant crescendo. She’s not just reciting the lyrics, she’s living every word. This song is an anthem to loss and surviving heartbreak; it’s Soul.
@@elspethcoogan1499 You're welcome. I went a little crazy 😜 with the adjectives. Boy, I can't think of a more appropriate song for this Corona virus... the lonely virus. Sometimes we have to muster strength within ourselves.
@@KSChris-vi5mg Yes indeed we do. I guess we are all in this together so there is a kind of collective camaraderie aspect to these difficult times we're in. A lonely virus yet we can all identify with the struggle of living with it amongst us, whilst hopefully staying safe.
A great Talent that sacrificed herself for you. On drugs, drinking, overworked. The bastards that took advantage of her. Can you imagine the depression she went through.
Cynthia Ferraiuolo By the way, Many people think Judy was an alcoholic, she positively was not. The London Coroner said that she showed absolutely no sign of alcoholism, NONE!
Martina, if that statement you made is suppose to insult me, you failed. I’m am sick and tired of people saying things about Judy that aren’t true. Mickey probably knew her better than most, but he doesn’t remember, or didn’t remember that well. One of his best friends, or best friend, and he didn’t remember what film was their first together. Ann Miller made up stories about Judy that weren’t true, and she said Mayer had nothing to do with the drugs they were giving her. Mayer was such a nice guy that he was starving her. She’d go into the commissary, order something to eat, and all she would get is broth, just broth. He also molested her for several years, until she told him to stop or she would tell, the big wigs in New York. Ann only worked with Judy in Easter Parade, and they weren’t in many scenes together, so how would she know what was going on for sure. I apologize for babbling on so, I’ve been a Judy fan since I was 8 years old, and I’ve gotten sick and tired of Judy being made fun of. I’m am not gay, straight people love Judy just as much as Gay People.
@@terrygrant2028 i am not making fun of you, i merely pointed out that judy was addicted to prescription drugs and was started on this through no fault of her own. i appreciate you are a fan, i can see she was a great talent too,
I hope Louis B Mayer is burning in hell for what he did to her as a 14yr old girl....drugs to work 12-14hrs a day....drugs to make her sleep..., overworked and degraded by him for years. Had a person monitoring every move she made and ate.
@@Tombabos you're the first person that brought up Mr Mayers name and his insensitive part of what happened to Judy Garland. He did not look at her as a person but rather as a product of making money.😭 Therefore he exploited her talent, gave her drugs to wake her up ,drugs to go to sleep, I believe she did over a hundred movies for him and others as well.💯🌈 She dedicated her entire life to being a performer and that's the way she went out. It's not so sad that she died🌈 what is so sad is that she was dying through her entire lifetime as she was so unhappy and felt she wasn't even Worthy of taking good care of herself. She based how she felt about herself on other people's opinions. That makes me sick. 💞I am so happy now that she's home with the Lord and at peace🙏. Hey folks just think for a moment of this she started her career as an artist and began performing when people first saw her at the age of 14 yrs old in the year 1939 singing her heart and soul out in the phenomenal movie 🌈The wizard of Oz and now in the year 2021, her new audience are people within the ages of 30 and 40 and yet her music and her stamina and who she was when she sang all her songs, her talent ,will never ever go away 💯. We will all listen to her music which is her legacy allowing us to overlook her sad 😢horrible life ! It was so unjust and yet so unfair and yet when she performed and sang especially somewhere over the Rainbow 🌈 she brought so much happiness 2 millions of us even 70 years later her voice has that same effect on people today, love and joy 💞 we all know that God gave her the gift of that everlasting amazing voice that I feel will live on and on for many more generations to come 💔💔💔 rip Judy
@@SaxonC umm what's wrong with you young people on the internet getting offended all the time. Clearly that person is saying what they believe the quote means to them. And your getting all touchy like "I DIDN'T SAY THAT" Fucking kids man. Grow up.
viktorya psychedelic.souljam what the hell are you talking about? they responded literally so calmly...??? where do you see anger or offensiveness in “never said they were. it’s a quote.” very different than an all-caps “I DIDNT SAY THAT!” like wtf?
John Dalton When you’re drugged early on and get everything taken away from you, you’re not “playing an audience”. She never had the opportunity to be a kid. She had innocence in her eyes because she was still a kid despite her age.
@@mauri123g I disagree with you. She was enormously talented. Absolutely brilliant, and she knew how to get the audience feeding out of her hand. Read Mel Torme's book about his experiences with Judy working on her show. She was no innocent victim.
Judy Garland, "people were repelled by her intense narcissism and her growing instability."her manager once said. She was brutal she cut people off, including her children, a star is a star because they can do this and she had it down pat.
Judy reminding the world that strength and vulnerability are not mutually exclusive. Every shred of her humanity was scraped up for this despair-defying performance. What an enduring rarity she was, and always will be. For years I return to this, time and time again. Very difficult to watch without tears or a hard lump rising in the throat, but I always walk away feeling more in touch with my feelings, more human.
She didn't just sing songs, she performed them, she reinterpreted them. She made a good song great. She was the greatest movie star of the 20th century. The studios made her a drug addict to squeeze more work from her -- and then threw her away because she was an addict. She was the best ever.
Sitting in my car in a church parking lot watching this for the first time. I've had a really hard week -- feeling so down and depressed, like I just want to give up, like I can't deal with anything anymore, hating myself, feeling so, so alone. Something about this song -- her fierceness, her grit, the sheer power of her voice -- it's helped a little bit. Just have to keep going...
eshire ....I hope you’re still keeping going. Whatever is happening in your life, there are other people going through things just as bad, so you’re not really alone. I lost my mum three years ago, I lost my 17 year old cat two weeks before Christmas, and Monday I lost my dad. I live alone, and have been feeling extremely lonely lately, but, the thought that something is just around the corner to give a reason for being here at all is the thought that keeps me going. You don’t know what’s going to happen, somebody or something marvellous maybe just about to come into your life. Never give in. My mum made me promise I wouldn’t give in, and I haven’t, so if I can do it, so can you. 😘
@@MoonSpinners I hope your feeling better today . Rember you never ever loose anyone you love they live in your heart keeping you safe and guiding you through good and bad times.
Princess Julia ...thank you so much, that’s a really lovely thing to say, and I agree, they do live on. Since my mum died, I’ve seen a robin visit my garden nearly every day, and when my cat died, my brother and I buried her in the garden, along with my mums ashes. We planted a cherry tree over them and lately there’s been two robins in the garden, and a few times they’ve been sitting in the cherry tree. I feel it’s a sign, even if it’s coincidence, it makes me feel better to think that it’s a sign. Just waiting for one from my dad. 🤗
@@MoonSpinners I really believe that nature sends us signs. On my lowest day last year, a cardinal appeared in my yard. It stayed in a low branch of a tree watching over me. I talked to it. I asked it for help. On my lowest day a few years ago (oh, dear, it was bad), two sparrows flew right up to me. I believe they were sent from my grandparents. I survived because of these visits/signs. I think the sign from your dad will come when you really need it. I love that you planted a cherry tree. This year, I will finally plant a lilac tree (or bush). I have been saying that for years, but this spring, I know I must plant it.
doveskylark ...oh, that’s wonderful isn’t it? We’ve both gained strength from visits from our feathered friends. And you’re right, I do believe I’ve recieved a sign from my dad. I saw an advert for some kittens, I contacted the breeder because I’m desperate for another companion after losing my gorgeous Molly. I’ve chosen a kitten, which will be ready to pick up in April, then I asked the breeder when they were born, I was told “the 6th of January” we’ll, that was the day my dad died. If anyone tells me that’s a coincidence, I won’t believe them. I really hope you plant your lilac, I have one and they’re beautiful.
I was so happy to read your reaction to that! I never knew what to think of it. I never saw her do that anywhere except The Judy Garland Show, where I’ve seen her do it on several shows. From now on I’ll just think, “What a badass.”
What a badass indeed. By '64 I don't think she even had to bother with the customary bow, they all knew anyway how much she was giving, for such little reward. They knew this and respected it. Reminds me of Frank's so-called retirrement concert..' scuse me, while I disspear', before walking into the darkness beyond the stage.
She gave it everything, the raw emotion makes it so powerful. "For it was not into my ear you whispered, but into my heart. It was not my lips you kissed, but my soul."- Judy Garland
She used that acting experience to full advantage when performing. It really is a performance, versus singing a song. That last note is a real show-stopper.
M G eh.:: happen at a lot of shows I’ve been to whether it’s older artists or modern.:. Although at shows like rap shows ur already standing a lot lol...
@@sophritoh ha ha well, standing room only is a different thing. but sometimes there are SOs given and it might have been a fine performance but not earth shattering or profound. Few are that.
People saying “they don’t make em like this no more “ ???? I truly hope they don’t . We have great singers out there but I don’t wish nor do I want any of Them to be made like this . This women’s pain and sorrow was real . That’s why we feel it so much more .
^ just because pain is apart of life doesn’t mean we should just accept it. Judy didn’t deserve an of the abuse and difficulties she received. But yes she created beautiful art and she the best with what she had
It sounds almost like your saying pain is bad. As though those with misfourtune shouldn't exist.. Sorry but try meeting people outside your little box. Or were u trying to be deep by saying pain shouldn't exist? Lmao makes no sense to me.
I agree and totally respect your comment. And to the few that disagree go do research, go see the movie. Research Marilyn Monroe, also tragic celebrity deaths of the 1950s
Judy Garland was one of a kind. Her greatness is still apparent today. She didn’t need auto tune or any correction to her singing. She lived what she sang. Each song was a small scene to her. She didn’t let the tragedy that she endured destroy her artistry.
I believe, if I remember correctly, this was the night it was announced the Judy Garland Show was cancelled. According to Bob Mackie the ovation was at least 5 minutes and heard from the dressing room
If this was the last show, then she was indeed, done a dirty, by the network. And I remember watching it, deeply impressed by her ferocity. Always an artist, painting with sound.
Basically the story of her life. In the book, Valley of the Dolls, one of the characters is actually portraying Judy. I've read that she was a contemporary with Elizabeth Taylor, and she was constantly compared to Liz, which made her feel ugly and of lesser value. How many of us, if we had a choice would choose Liz over Judy...the tremendous singing voice and with her kind of charisma...I'd take Judy, always. Judy was so under-appreciated, and in fact mistreated, by the industry moguls, breaks my heart.
Poor woman was a MASSIVE talent and treated like crap from everyone! She was only in her 40s here and looked to be in her late 60s and only looked to weigh 75 pounds. Absolutely horrible how they treated her!
@@1blessedbrotha get out of your moms basement...having no talent..no money no looks..no job..no friends...may make you so sad....but try walking ....it is good for the brain...and you might get inspirations while crossing bridges...or being near isolated bodies of water....etc....stuff your parents brought you up to appreciate and act upon......trust me...it will change your life....
I'll go my way by myself This is the end of romance I'll go my way by myself Love is only a dance I'll try to apply myself And teach my heart how to sing I'll go my way by myself like a bird on the wing I'll face the unkown I'll build a world of my own No one knows better than I myself I'm by myself alone I'll go my way by myself Here's how the comedy ends I'll have to deny myself, love and laughter and friends Gray clouds in the sky above Have put a blot on my fun I'll try to fly high above For my place in the sun I'll face the unkown I'll build a world of my own No one knows better than I myself No one knows better than I myself How I wanted love and fell Now I say what the hell All of those black days are gone Cause its solo, all alone By myself, from now on
Thank you for writing Mel Torme's wonderful lyrics out for folks to read. You may want to edit this transcription so that it reads "blot"which is a stain, instead of "blotch" which is usually plural because they are patches. It's a difference that is important to the song.
I believe more and more that Judy’s greatest asset, besides her God-given talents, was her sense of humor and unique ability to laugh at herself. This humor is never far from the surface. And I believe that drama and comedy come from the same well.
I agree. I hate this thing of her being a VICTIM, it's misogynist, and besides, if she had demons, and then got up and sang anyway, that makes her strong in my eyes. And you are so right, she had a delightful sense of humor and a twinkle in her eye; she wasn't morose, but light and playful. And this is never mentioned because it doesn't fit in with the trope of "poor victim Judy" - so thanks for mentioning it.
@@slowpainful That is so well said - I agree with every single word. Her humour could be slapstick, it could be dry and it could be very witty. She certainly had a good sense of humour. What she lacked was business acumen, but I have seen and heard enough two-dimensional singers with cash register eyes to be grateful that she wasn't an accountant! She was also very unlucky in that agents like the crook David Begelman ripped her off. Perhaps she should have seen him (and others) coming, but that is easy to say with hindsight and he ripped loads of people off, men and women right to the very top of the entertainment tree...including accountants!.
My husband recently passed after meeting him at the age of 18 and being together 44 years. I am still in my early 60s and I see so many of my friends with their loved ones spouses celebrating 42 years 40 years together. Romance will never happen for me again one love one life. 💔 So for me that song is just so appropriate I will move on in my life never knowing a kiss never knowing a hug never knowing someone embracing me and that loving warm way 💔ever ever again. However I'm a strong woman and I know I will do it all by myself. Thank you Judy Garland you're one of a kind 💔🙏💔
Thank you for liking my comment as I'm just speaking the truth. So if you have a loved one and even though here n there you argue fuss n fight go back to what made you full madly in love with that 💖 person. Time can fog what it was you love so much about that person but if you hang on to what it was that you really loved about them it's still there.💞 Don't let life get in the way with all the b******* that life hands to us remember that you did say I love you and he said I love you back ❤️🌈❤️🌈🌈 being in love is never easy but if you work hard enough at it at the end of it all it's the best thing you get in life 💔🙏💔
You ain't missing anything if you had the best. As my widowed mother (who is 92) said about aged suitor ten years ago "All these men want is a nurse and a purse."
I’m 32 and never have been loved and have never felt how to be important to somebody. Always alone. It’s hard to know that the best years of my life are passing me by. It’s hard to se happy couples, soul mates and I usually have nobody even to talk to. Be thankful for what you had. You had memories. I dont’t even have them. Only my loneliness.
THE GREATEST LEGEND TO WALK THE EARTH. FORGET ALL THE TRAGEDY. SHE WILL ALWAYS BE THE GREATEST TALENT THAT EVER EXISTED IN THIS WORLD, OR ANY OTHER WORLD.
Becky Westfall Not one of the greatest. THE ABSOLUTE GREATEST! I HIGHLY DOUBT IF THE UNIVERSE WILL EVER SEE ANYONE WHO WILL COME ANY WHERE NEAR THE GREATNESS OF FRANCES ETHEL GUMM/JUDY GARLAND. I READ SOMEWHERE THAT SOME OF THE RESIDENTS OF GRAND RAPIDS MINNESOTA, DIDN’T LIKE BEING KNOWN AS THE BIRTHPLACE OF JUDY GARLAND, BECAUSE SHE WASN’T A PERFECT LITTLE ANGEL IN HER SO CALLED PRIVATE LIFE. AND I’M SURE SHE WASN’T, ESPECIALLY WHERE SHE GREW-UP. BUT, SHE HAS MILLIONS OF FANS, FANS THAT SHE HAS TOUCHED ALL THE WAY TO THEIR SOLES. JUDYS FANS DON’T JUST LISTEN, THEY FEEL, RIGHT DOWN TO THEIR VERY SOLE. SHE CAN MAKE YOU FEEL, SAD, DISAPPOINTED, LONELY, ANGRY, FRUSTRATED, THEN TURN RIGHT AROUND AND MAKE YOU SMILE, AND FEEL GREAT, HAPPY, SOMETIMES ON TOP OF THE WORLD AND GLAD TO BE ALIVE. SHE IS A MESMERIZING FORCE, WHO CAN TAKE YOU ON A ROLLERCOASTER RIDE OF EMOTIONS, SHE COULD MAKE YOU SAD ONE MINUTE, THEN MAKE YOU LAUGH THE NEXT. SHE IS THE GREATEST OF THE GREATS AND ALWAYS WILL BE. ONE LAST THING BOYS AND GIRLS, YOU DON’T HAVE TO BE GAY TO BE A DIE HARD FAN OF JUDYS,. WHEN ASKED ABOUT HER HUGE GAY FOLLOWING, JUDY SIMPLY SAID “I SING TO THE PEOPLE, GAY, STRAIGHT, REPUBLICAN OR DEMOCRAT, SHORT OR TALL. FAT OR THIN, WHITE OR BLACK, YOUNG OR OLD, I LOVE MY AUDIENCES, AND I HOPE THEY LOVE ME BACK.
Thett, Judy didn't like being considered a tragic figure. She didn't consider herself tragic. She loved to entertain, sing, dance, joke, act, and tell her stories. She had a stage presence that was unmatched by anyone. I truly believe that, and Judy knew it. There is only three things in this World that Judy loved more than her audiences. LIZA, LORNA, AND JOE. THANKS JUDY FOR ALL THOSE WONDERFUL YEARS, PAST AND PRESENT, FOR SHARING YOUR TREMENDOUS TALENT WITH THE ENTIRE WORLD.
i don't know if she LOVED it...it was all she knew. her mother pushed her to perform since she was a baby. it was the only way she got approval from the people in her life.
Well, her entire existence was based on entertainment rather than love, she would do it because she would not know how to live otherwise. She didn't know any better. And the reality is that since she was little she was drugged, they took her name, her childhood, and her adolescence, and also she was sexually harassed, starved to death and emotionally tortured to absorb her talent and make money. She was the goose that laid the golden eggs. She had no choice to decide what to do with her life and that is why she died young from an overdose, she had completely lost control and no one could really do anything for her to free her from the addiction to which she was tied since childhood. She may have been a Hollywood star, but in the industry she was a complete slave. Your comment is the furthest thing from reality that I have heard in a long time, I don't know if you ignore what Judy went through on purpose or you just don't know it or like most, it doesn't matter. But considering what she went through you can tell that Judy never had a real life at all so she lost control
As great a singer and actress as Ms Garland is and will remain (in our memories), I am just as enthralled when I see her taped appearances on talk shows. Ms Garland was a true raconteur. An entertainer of the highest order.
This is such a great intro to the later Judy. She starts out sad and vulnerable (as many people see her) and then switches to defiant and strong. When she hits that perfect belt at the end and says "Now I say what the hell!" she speaks to everyone who focuses on her problems and not her talent. Brava.
It pains me to watch late scenes from the CBS series sometimes, knowing now what she was going through with the execs, yet she comes out and puts that emotion into her songs, just like always. Truly an international treasure for singing and performance, and a icon and symbol for all those who hide their pain through other venues! Simply incredible woman!
She was told she would never need to work again if this series was a hit. It so deserved to stay on air. Instead CBS canceled it. What a mistake! Every performance was magic.
Not if you ask her. She hated being referred to as a tragic figure. She said she had a lot of fun and great times in her life. AND SHE DID HAVE A MARVELOUS SENSE OF HUMOR. COUNTLESS NUMBERS OF PEOPLE WHO MET HER AND THOSE WHO ALREADY KNEW HER REFER TO HER AS THE FUNNIEST AND SMARTEST PERSON THEY EVER KNEW. So stop with the tragic figure crap.
Joe Thomas Judy absolutely hated being called Tragic. She said she had many great times in her life. Hard times yes, but more good times. So if you really lover her and care about her, never call her a Tragic figure PLEASE. She hated that.
@@terrygrant2028 I agree...Judy was human with all the ups and downs in life we all go through....Same could be said for another legendary woman I love and admire, Marilyn Monroe. I hate when she is called tragic. Both Judy & Marilyn had short lives, but had many happy days and times.
Charlie, they may have laughed at her, but technically she had the last laugh. SHE WAS AND IS THE GREATEST EVER. IT’S BEEN FIFTY YEARS SINCE HER DEATH, HER FAN BASE CONTINUES TO GROW. SHE WILL NEVER BE FORGOTTEN. CAN THOSE WHO LAUGHED SAY THE SAME THING? NOPE, THEY CAN’T. And to the new Judy fans, don’t believe all the CRAP people say about her. Most of it is an out right lie. It’s good for selling books. People can say anything nowadays, because you can’t prove it one way or another. Jack Paar is a perfect example, Judy was his biggest rating getter, and what did he do long after she was gone, he wrote a book, and made some absolutely ridiculous statements about her. He deserves to rot in hell for his backstabbing statements about her, which no one can prove either way. Judy was used and abused while she was living, and continues to be today. But, lie about her or not, the one thing that will never change, SHE WAS THE GREATEST TALENT AND ENTERTAINER THAT EVER LIVED......
She was & remains a gift from God . What made her superior, was not only the amazing voice but that she sang from her soul. She felt & conveyed those lyrics that really pulled the listener in. And all you wanted was more & more from her. No other singer, man or woman, can touch her in all around ability & certainly not on the live stage.
Areatha Franklin called Judy the GREATEST soul singer ever, because she sang every song FROM HER SOUL. I'm no a fan of Miss Franklins, but, she had great taste.
Drew....your mama raised you right! Judy Garland was...no..IS ...a star for all time. Her light will never dim. We had a few stars like her..Whitney Houston is one but I don't think even Whitney's fame and contribution to the performing arts world will outlast Judy's. I'm 64 years old and I've seen them come and I've seen them go. But Judy Garland was there in my childhood and now she is still great in my second childhood! Can you imagine any of the musicians of today standing on a stage next to Judy Garland? I can't.
FABULOUS !!! Judy was an "idol" of Dusty Springfield and it is easy to see what Dusty learned from her regarding delivery of a song.... so personal... so real... so JUDY...so DUSTY...
That echo of a smile on her face, her ability to play the opposites of what the audience expects, the choice to artfully grow stronger in her convictions until she goes for broke on her decision to go it alone; the perfectly timed unleashing that powerhouse of emotion... these are only tiny, tiny parts of why Judy Garland is both such a gifted artist, and such a gift.
@PolishViking Thanks so much. I always love hearing from people who have seen her live, especially those who weren't necessarily huge fans before they saw her. They almost always speak of it like one of the converted.
i wonder how much work she put into these songs before stepping in front of an audience. I know Liza has a book where she has the lyrics on one page and on the opposite page the character breakdown. Judy always comes across as an instinctive performer to me but perhaps that's just because she is SO good. I know she was infamous for skipping rehearsals but that doesn't mean she didn't do a buttload of homework in her own time with pages of notes scattered around like confetti when she wasn't hiding from the people bossing her around and was prepared AF when she eventually turned up (i mean if she wasn't she couldn't pull it off the way she does, surely). I wish she had a interview or SOMETHING where she talks about her process it would be absolutely fascinating to listen to. I mean- if you're a regular fan you probably wouldn't want that magic deconstructed like that but to fellow performers the insight and cogs and wheels are just as interesting
You’ve expressed Judy's complexity as a singer beautifully. She was definitely not an “easy listening” performer; what she did was demand the audience's full attention. She’s not to everyone's taste but those of us who ‘get’ her understand how much she is worth investing [emotionally] in.
My mom had a colossal console stereo that you could hear a half a block away when she was blasting it. Music was everything to her. I could not understand why she would break down and cry while listening to Judy Garland sing. I get it now.
every singer should watch this and her performance of Ol Man River. She is one with her emotions and the song - you can see right into her soul. No wonder people are still obsessed with her.
as brilliant as this number was performed by Judy, and everytime I watch her do this song I am always amazed, and see more and more nuances. this time i was thinking about after she gives such a heart/gut wrenching and soul shattering performance that got a standing ovation, watch her walk upstage and off, and notice her body language saying I sold the hell out of this number, and shot it out of the ballpark.
@@rah62 yes and no. Judy's mind was almost letter perfect and photographic, she had not only a super-fast computer memory, but when she learned something she never forgot it. On the other hand, Judy was alsway super aware of what her strengths and weakness' were at any given moment, if she did not feel quite up to a movement she at that moment in the performance would modify it so it came across with the same meaning. What was so perfect about Judy's performances was you never really saw her technique (unless you looked really hard and know what you are looking for), and every time she did aq number it was like an opening night performance.
@@craigslivka1 Lordy, are you getting paid by the word? Truth is she did the same movements (the round-the-circle and then the storming off the set at the end) every time she did that particular song.
They should give out an Academy Award for a performance like this. How in the hell she didn't get an Emmy award for her show is beyond me. Her mini concerts, her duets with so many that just floor you. The ones with Barbara Streisand and Lena Horne were both literally jaw dropping. Someone has been posting unaired Judy where there are flubs and they are delightful peeks into what it might have been like to be in the audience. I've seen so many performers live and nobody gives so much to the audience and puts so much nuance, emotion and fire. She can transition from despair to hope and triumph while making you smile, laugh and cry within moments. Watch her performances of Old Man River, Battle of the Republic for JFK they will blow you away...I Cant Give You Anything But Love and A Foggy Day are sweet, heartfelt soft treasures. The Man That Got Away and is a heartwrenching and downright flammable torch song . Nobody does it like this Legend and one more suggestion Chicago and San Francisco are uplifting and fun.. Thank God for TH-cam. And Thank you for posting.
Amen on the Emmy opinion. She was nominated so many times and her television specials alone from the late 1950s and early 1960s (before her series) were record-breaking events of both artistic and commercial triumph. And the Emmy is the only major award missing from her unique collection (Oscar in 1939, Tony in 1952, Grammys in 1962 and posthumous Grammys in the 1990s and Aughts, Golden Globe in 1955, the Cecil B DeMille Award in 1961, etc. If anyone merits a posthumous Emmy honorary award, it’s Judy.
What an amazing talent to behold. She gave her performances her all until she couldn't. One of the GREAT ones that lives on in all our hearts that knew of her history & talent.
Her voice gives me goosebumps. One of the greatest singers this world has seen . What breath control she had. There were times when she was singing she looked like she did when she was young
I'm glad the movie Judy came out, I just got home from seeing it. It made me appreciate this amazing American treasure that is Judy Garland. An absolute angel who gifted us with her talent.
Apart from the singing, Judy also always had such a timeless, almost pharaonic sense of style. What she's wearing here is totally modern and minimalist. Through her wardrobe and hand gestures, she reduces everything to a hieroglyph; and like glyphs on papyrus, or crop circles in fields of wheat, her message is coded. I love the almost alien language of this deceptively simple white belted, shimmering beaded top. Like Garland herself, it seems to be stitched of quicksilver. Her cigarette-thin silhouette was modellish and quasi-androgynous, which is what I think the gay community resonated with about her physically. She was just very chic always with her wardrobe choices: the simple, almost childlike Bateau and collarbone-grazing, horizontal necklines were in keeping with a kind of Jackie Kennedy & Audrey Hepburn relaxed-yet-formal fashion-forwardness : ie; the Balenciaga-esque stand up collars and two piece ensembles of the London performances and swing-back jacket sets, the bracelet-length 3/4 sleeves, the minimal jewellery, the simple knee length fitted pencil skirts, the boyish yet somehow feminine short tufted and semi-punk hair which prefigured 1980s haircuts by about 2 decades : she was just way ahead of her time in so many ways. Garland set a standard for how to "present" and posture in public which was totally different to how other performers of her generation were acting on stage during a song. She kind of crumples up into herself like a Frank Gehry building. It's astonishingly postmodernist. Her performativity was architectural in that sense and it's what makes us remember her more than anyone else. You cannot not see that when you watch her, because she's somehow led you there herself beforehand in this mesmeronic sonambulism. The mesmerism of a Garland performance is so much like the most enjoyable sleepwalking. You remember it all, as if in a dream. The typical Garland 'line' (often a "trapeze" shape on top slimming to nothing below) was a postmodernist 'V' which accentuated dizzying facial expressions. Never one for the confinement of an A-line ball gown a la Grace Kelly or other actors of her generation, each narrow upside down pyramidal silhouette reassured us of this Egyptian evanescence of line and form. When facing you front on, Judy represents transcendence through papyral thinness, lightness. She moved in a way which was hieroglyphic, like an ancient Egyptian priestess: hands and arms used as salutations to the sun, out beyond the dark side of the moon and perhaps even to outer space. Mostly, the Garland face is always photographed and lit in Egyptoidal profile. That way we remember her from the side: not "woman" but message; telegraphed flat and pressed out permanently into our minds like a communication from a satellite from a galaxy far, far away, stretched out across time and for all time. Judy's spaciness is seen so lusciously in this video clip. She inhabits history as singular Queen laid out in a valley of kings. And like a female pharaoh, Judy was hip and cool even when she sang show tunes and classic melodies. Paradoxically, she was youthful and transparent with how she was feeling in that she didn't seem afraid that the audience knew she was struggling with prescription drugs and her weight and money issues. As queen of Hollywood (and of modern day queer agency) she just owned it all. Lock stock and barrel. I think that's where her inherent style was, which went beyond couture and clothes: the ownership of her problems, despite being the most famous "child victim" of the studio system. Even today, in an age of confessionals and supposed openness, few performers can convey her sense of directness, and like a Hatshepsut high priestess, the royal self-possession and mastery to sell the idea to us of what it meant to be human. More than singer, Garland was seller. Communicator. Interpreteress of encoded, cryptic messages of what it meant to be fully and unapologetically human, captured in the bas-relief - not of stone and plaster - but of flickering pyramidal light and sound, forever.
I love this. First, you treat fashion with the significance it deserves for how it both mirrors and reinforces attitudes, and you don't treat Garland as a victim, but as a Queen, a trendsetter who is self-aware; a living embodiment of "camp" in the best sense. The angular gestures almost like ballet, which codify emotion. I have NEVER seen Judy Garland as a victim but as a symbol of invincibility; she is stronger for her demons because she defied them. The "victim" trope says more about those who buy into it than about Judy, who is elusive. I'm keeping your comment to re-read.
St. Michael: That was amazing! I will need to read it several times, and share it with friends. Thank you for sharing your thoughts and expertise on the incomparable Judy Garland.
I love her music, movies and TV show. Can't get enough of her entertainment. She gave her all and I love it. RetroTV or was it GetTV was playing her TV show reruns, what a treat that was. Fortunately, MovieTV plays her movies.
That's what she was known and loved for....she never just sang a song...her lyric, chorus and verse came from her heart, her soul, her own pain and you felt every note. There will really never be another like her.
Now, THIS is the way "By Myself" is sung. Bolts of electricity flying from the stage! Anything else is a pale imitation. This is The World's Greatest Entertainer!!! Never to be surpassed. Judy Garland, I adore you!
All the trademark moves drag queens fell in love with and exaggerated are present here. Whipping around with the microphone cord, fingers through her hair, accentuated hand gestures. Perfect.
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Sinatra said it best when he bowed at the Judy altar saying she died a little with each song she sang, she gives that much..!!
@Tim Dewano lol. You stfu you sad ignorant troll. If you can't accept polite different opinions stay of the internet.
@B Sinatra war right! Judy will never be forgotten!
I'll never forget Judy Garland for as long as I live
she wore blackface
For a movie
Garland starts the song wistfully and ends it with a defiant crescendo. She’s not just reciting the lyrics, she’s living every word. This song is an anthem to loss and surviving heartbreak; it’s Soul.
This has to be one of the most succinct perfect cogent thoughtful replies I've ever read in my life. Beautifully written. Thank you.
@@KSChris-vi5mg Thank you for your lovely compliment.
@@elspethcoogan1499 You're welcome. I went a little crazy 😜 with the adjectives. Boy, I can't think of a more appropriate song for this Corona virus... the lonely virus. Sometimes we have to muster strength within ourselves.
@@KSChris-vi5mg Yes indeed we do. I guess we are all in this together so there is a kind of collective camaraderie aspect to these difficult times we're in. A lonely virus yet we can all identify with the struggle of living with it amongst us, whilst hopefully staying safe.
I absolutely agree with K.S. Chris about your most perfect Comment 😇🥰😇🥰😇🥰😇🥰😇🥰😇🥰😇🥰😇🥰😇
So fragile looking here. But such a powerhouse.
good things come in little packages
That’s the point. The standard was so impossible that even starving yourself and drugs wasn’t enough. Judy suffered from people controlling her
It's called " Amphetamines ".
Small body but huge heart and soul
A great Talent that sacrificed herself for you. On drugs, drinking, overworked. The bastards that took advantage of her. Can you imagine the depression she went through.
For the 100th time. The London Coroner said that Judy WAS NOT AN ALCOHOLIC. She showed absolutely no signs of ALCOHOLISM, NONE, NOTA, ZIPPO.
Cynthia Ferraiuolo By the way, Many people think Judy was an alcoholic, she positively was not. The London Coroner said that she showed absolutely no sign of alcoholism, NONE!
@@terrygrant2028 prescription tablets
Martina, if that statement you made is suppose to insult me, you failed. I’m am sick and tired of people saying things about Judy that aren’t true. Mickey probably knew her better than most, but he doesn’t remember, or didn’t remember that well. One of his best friends, or best friend, and he didn’t remember what film was their first together. Ann Miller made up stories about Judy that weren’t true, and she said Mayer had nothing to do with the drugs they were giving her. Mayer was such a nice guy that he was starving her. She’d go into the commissary, order something to eat, and all she would get is broth, just broth. He also molested her for several years, until she told him to stop or she would tell, the big wigs in New York. Ann only worked with Judy in Easter Parade, and they weren’t in many scenes together, so how would she know what was going on for sure. I apologize for babbling on so, I’ve been a Judy fan since I was 8 years old, and I’ve gotten sick and tired of Judy being made fun of. I’m am not gay, straight people love Judy just as much as Gay People.
@@terrygrant2028 i am not making fun of you, i merely pointed out that judy was addicted to prescription drugs and was started on this through no fault of her own. i appreciate you are a fan, i can see she was a great talent too,
The industry did her dirty, she deserved better. ❤️
Reminds me of Britney Spears :/
I hope Louis B Mayer is burning in hell for what he did to her as a 14yr old girl....drugs to work 12-14hrs a day....drugs to make her sleep..., overworked and degraded by him for years. Had a person monitoring every move she made and ate.
@@Tombabos Hell is TOO good for Mayer
@@Tombabos you're the first person that brought up Mr Mayers name and his insensitive part of what happened to Judy Garland. He did not look at her as a person but rather as a product of making money.😭 Therefore he exploited her talent, gave her drugs to wake her up ,drugs to go to sleep, I believe she did over a hundred movies for him and others as well.💯🌈 She dedicated her entire life to being a performer and that's the way she went out. It's not so sad that she died🌈 what is so sad is that she was dying through her entire lifetime as she was so unhappy and felt she wasn't even Worthy of taking good care of herself. She based how she felt about herself on other people's opinions. That makes me sick. 💞I am so happy now that she's home with the Lord and at peace🙏. Hey folks just think for a moment of this she started her career as an artist and began performing when people first saw her at the age of 14 yrs old in the year 1939 singing her heart and soul out in the phenomenal movie 🌈The wizard of Oz and now in the year 2021, her new audience are people within the ages of 30 and 40 and yet her music and her stamina and who she was when she sang all her songs, her talent ,will never ever go away 💯. We will all listen to her music which is her legacy allowing us to overlook her sad 😢horrible life ! It was so unjust and yet so unfair and yet when she performed and sang especially somewhere over the Rainbow 🌈 she brought so much happiness 2 millions of us even 70 years later her voice has that same effect on people today, love and joy 💞 we all know that God gave her the gift of that everlasting amazing voice that I feel will live on and on for many more generations to come 💔💔💔 rip Judy
The Lowest Life Industry in the Universe,Be Careful,Don’t Go There
"I'll have to deny myself love, laughter....and friends" very poignant lyric, and there's a slight punch there if you listen for it
Soren Aleksander so true
Oh, it's so evident, Soren. What an emotional tidal wave!
“If I’m supposed to be a legend, then why am I so lonely?”
adoring fans aren’t friends.
LEGACY PROJECT never said they were. It’s a quote of hers.
@@SaxonC umm what's wrong with you young people on the internet getting offended all the time. Clearly that person is saying what they believe the quote means to them. And your getting all touchy like "I DIDN'T SAY THAT" Fucking kids man. Grow up.
viktorya psychedelic.souljam what the hell are you talking about? they responded literally so calmly...??? where do you see anger or offensiveness in “never said they were. it’s a quote.” very different than an all-caps “I DIDNT SAY THAT!” like wtf?
You know a legend that has friends?
You could see the innocence in her eyes. She only wanted to make people happy.
She's acting. She was a shrewd and intelligent woman who knew how to play an audience. There is no innocence in a 40 year old Judy Garland.
John Dalton
When you’re drugged early on and get everything taken away from you, you’re not “playing an audience”. She never had the opportunity to be a kid.
She had innocence in her eyes because she was still a kid despite her age.
@@mauri123g I disagree with you. She was enormously talented. Absolutely brilliant, and she knew how to get the audience feeding out of her hand. Read Mel Torme's book about his experiences with Judy working on her show. She was no innocent victim.
@Dxlilah yeah born destined to be Judy Garland. ...even bearing such a name can devastate a soul.
Judy Garland, "people were repelled by her intense narcissism and her growing instability."her manager once said. She was brutal she cut people off, including her children, a star is a star because they can do this and she had it down pat.
The woman was simply outstanding
Judy reminding the world that strength and vulnerability are not mutually exclusive. Every shred of her humanity was scraped up for this despair-defying performance. What an enduring rarity she was, and always will be. For years I return to this, time and time again. Very difficult to watch without tears or a hard lump rising in the throat, but I always walk away feeling more in touch with my feelings, more human.
Brilliant comments. Thank you.
She didn't just sing songs, she performed them, she reinterpreted them. She made a good song great. She was the greatest movie star of the 20th century. The studios made her a drug addict to squeeze more work from her -- and then threw her away because she was an addict. She was the best ever.
Hello Mikki, How are you doing?
Spot on about Hollywood
Sitting in my car in a church parking lot watching this for the first time. I've had a really hard week -- feeling so down and depressed, like I just want to give up, like I can't deal with anything anymore, hating myself, feeling so, so alone. Something about this song -- her fierceness, her grit, the sheer power of her voice -- it's helped a little bit. Just have to keep going...
eshire ....I hope you’re still keeping going. Whatever is happening in your life, there are other people going through things just as bad, so you’re not really alone. I lost my mum three years ago, I lost my 17 year old cat two weeks before Christmas, and Monday I lost my dad. I live alone, and have been feeling extremely lonely lately, but, the thought that something is just around the corner to give a reason for being here at all is the thought that keeps me going. You don’t know what’s going to happen, somebody or something marvellous maybe just about to come into your life. Never give in. My mum made me promise I wouldn’t give in, and I haven’t, so if I can do it, so can you. 😘
@@MoonSpinners I hope your feeling better today . Rember you never ever loose anyone you love they live in your heart keeping you safe and guiding you through good and bad times.
Princess Julia ...thank you so much, that’s a really lovely thing to say, and I agree, they do live on. Since my mum died, I’ve seen a robin visit my garden nearly every day, and when my cat died, my brother and I buried her in the garden, along with my mums ashes. We planted a cherry tree over them and lately there’s been two robins in the garden, and a few times they’ve been sitting in the cherry tree. I feel it’s a sign, even if it’s coincidence, it makes me feel better to think that it’s a sign. Just waiting for one from my dad. 🤗
@@MoonSpinners I really believe that nature sends us signs. On my lowest day last year, a cardinal appeared in my yard. It stayed in a low branch of a tree watching over me. I talked to it. I asked it for help. On my lowest day a few years ago (oh, dear, it was bad), two sparrows flew right up to me. I believe they were sent from my grandparents. I survived because of these visits/signs. I think the sign from your dad will come when you really need it. I love that you planted a cherry tree. This year, I will finally plant a lilac tree (or bush). I have been saying that for years, but this spring, I know I must plant it.
doveskylark ...oh, that’s wonderful isn’t it? We’ve both gained strength from visits from our feathered friends. And you’re right, I do believe I’ve recieved a sign from my dad. I saw an advert for some kittens, I contacted the breeder because I’m desperate for another companion after losing my gorgeous Molly. I’ve chosen a kitten, which will be ready to pick up in April, then I asked the breeder when they were born, I was told “the 6th of January” we’ll, that was the day my dad died. If anyone tells me that’s a coincidence, I won’t believe them. I really hope you plant your lilac, I have one and they’re beautiful.
Wow, she didn't even bow; she was just like, "I'm done." And walked off. So badass.
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I was so happy to read your reaction to that! I never knew what to think of it. I never saw her do that anywhere except The Judy Garland Show, where I’ve seen her do it on several shows. From now on I’ll just think, “What a badass.”
What a badass indeed. By '64 I don't think she even had to bother with the customary bow, they all knew anyway how much she was giving, for such little reward. They knew this and respected it. Reminds me of Frank's so-called retirrement concert..' scuse me, while I disspear', before walking into the darkness beyond the stage.
She sang "I'll face the unknown" at the end of the song, she's facing the unknown, by walking directly into it.
She knows she killed it.
Judy Garland would be 97 if she was still alive today
1922-1969
Even if you're hearing it for the umpteenth time, it still gives goosebumps as if you're hearing it for the first.
Steve Carr Every. Time.
She was also Shirley Bassey's idol.
She gave it everything, the raw emotion makes it so powerful. "For it was not into my ear you whispered, but into my heart. It was not my lips you kissed, but my soul."- Judy Garland
She used that acting experience to full advantage when performing. It really is a performance, versus singing a song. That last note is a real show-stopper.
A human in such pain just trying to make a living. A cruel world we live in. Gut wrenching and beautiful .
That ending is absolutely incredible .she had such tremendous talent
It's so powerful, the way she ends it and walks off the stage.
'By myself '
(Ed Sullivan)
@@kathycahill1698 hello Kathy how are you doing, you have a very beautiful and charming smile
In the days when standing ovations were rare and genuine.
They still are
M G eh.:: happen at a lot of shows I’ve been to whether it’s older artists or modern.:. Although at shows like rap shows ur already standing a lot lol...
@@sophritoh ha ha well, standing room only is a different thing. but sometimes there are SOs given and it might have been a fine performance but not earth shattering or profound. Few are that.
Standing ovations have become so routine on Broadway they have lost all meaning.
Indeed! Earned and deserved. Remember distinction and finesse in a performance?
People saying “they don’t make em like this no more “ ???? I truly hope they don’t . We have great singers out there but I don’t wish nor do I want any of
Them to be made like this . This women’s pain and sorrow was real . That’s why we feel it so much more .
^ just because pain is apart of life doesn’t mean we should just accept it. Judy didn’t deserve an of the abuse and difficulties she received. But yes she created beautiful art and she the best with what she had
Pocket knife 💕💕💕
@Parker930 children don't understand this. And people act like children into their far 20s in 2019...
It sounds almost like your saying pain is bad. As though those with misfourtune shouldn't exist.. Sorry but try meeting people outside your little box. Or were u trying to be deep by saying pain shouldn't exist? Lmao makes no sense to me.
I agree and totally respect your comment. And to the few that disagree go do research, go see the movie. Research Marilyn Monroe, also tragic celebrity deaths of the 1950s
Just those EYES, and that VOICE. Nothing compares.
Judy Garland was one of a kind. Her greatness is still apparent today. She didn’t need auto tune or any correction to her singing. She lived what she sang. Each song was a small scene to her. She didn’t let the tragedy that she endured destroy her artistry.
I believe, if I remember correctly, this was the night it was announced the Judy Garland Show was cancelled. According to Bob Mackie the ovation was at least 5 minutes and heard from the dressing room
If this was the last show, then she was indeed, done a dirty, by the network. And I remember watching it, deeply impressed by her ferocity. Always an artist, painting with sound.
U should see her tribute to jfk
It makes my heart so happy to know that over two million people have enjoyed this performance. Thank God for cameras in the 1900s.
im crying- you can genuinely hear the loneliness and raw emotion in her voice its so beautiful and sad
Basically the story of her life. In the book, Valley of the Dolls, one of the characters is actually portraying Judy. I've read that she was a contemporary with Elizabeth Taylor, and she was constantly compared to Liz, which made her feel ugly and of lesser value. How many of us, if we had a choice would choose Liz over Judy...the tremendous singing voice and with her kind of charisma...I'd take Judy, always. Judy was so under-appreciated, and in fact mistreated, by the industry moguls, breaks my heart.
There was no one like her. A class by itself ! Her motions, body movement, facial expressions , said it all !
Hello Julie, How are you doing?
Poor woman was a MASSIVE talent and treated like crap from everyone! She was only in her 40s here and looked to be in her late 60s and only looked to weigh 75 pounds. Absolutely horrible how they treated her!
She doesn't look late 60s lol
I agree, she was treated poorly by many, but she looks tired and not in her 60’s
who felt loneliness more than judy?
I am....so sad
@@1blessedbrotha get out of your moms basement...having no talent..no money no looks..no job..no friends...may make you so sad....but try walking ....it is good for the brain...and you might get inspirations while crossing bridges...or being near isolated bodies of water....etc....stuff your parents brought you up to appreciate and act upon......trust me...it will change your life....
@@jadezee6316 Stop with the dot dot dots, you look dumb.
Jade Zee Wow you just judged the hell out of that comment. 👍🏽
@@TracyD2 yeah, with lots of dots 😂
I'll go my way by myself
This is the end of romance
I'll go my way by myself
Love is only a dance
I'll try to apply myself
And teach my heart how to sing
I'll go my way by myself like a bird on the wing
I'll face the unkown
I'll build a world of my own
No one knows better than I myself
I'm by myself alone
I'll go my way by myself
Here's how the comedy ends
I'll have to deny myself, love and laughter and friends
Gray clouds in the sky above
Have put a blot on my fun
I'll try to fly high above
For my place in the sun
I'll face the unkown
I'll build a world of my own
No one knows better than I myself
No one knows better than I myself
How I wanted love and fell
Now I say what the hell
All of those black days are gone
Cause its solo, all alone
By myself, from now on
I can relate all too well.😞😷😊
I think it’s “blot” not “blotch”. The lyrics are so poetic, aren’t they?
Thank you for writing Mel Torme's wonderful lyrics out for folks to read. You may want to edit this transcription so that it reads "blot"which is a stain, instead of "blotch" which is usually plural because they are patches. It's a difference that is important to the song.
@@dahliafully Done.
@@dahliafullyIs correct "dog days are gone"??
I believe more and more that Judy’s greatest asset, besides her God-given talents, was her sense of humor and unique ability to laugh at herself. This humor is never far from the surface. And I believe that drama and comedy come from the same well.
I agree. I hate this thing of her being a VICTIM, it's misogynist, and besides, if she had demons, and then got up and sang anyway, that makes her strong in my eyes. And you are so right, she had a delightful sense of humor and a twinkle in her eye; she wasn't morose, but light and playful. And this is never mentioned because it doesn't fit in with the trope of "poor victim Judy" - so thanks for mentioning it.
@@slowpainful I think you are both exactly right.
@@slowpainful That is so well said - I agree with every single word. Her humour could be slapstick, it could be dry and it could be very witty. She certainly had a good sense of humour. What she lacked was business acumen, but I have seen and heard enough two-dimensional singers with cash register eyes to be grateful that she wasn't an accountant! She was also very unlucky in that agents like the crook David Begelman ripped her off. Perhaps she should have seen him (and others) coming, but that is easy to say with hindsight and he ripped loads of people off, men and women right to the very top of the entertainment tree...including accountants!.
She lived this song. You can feel it in her performance
Exactly!
After watching the movie...if that's how u go out..go out doing what u love
Best singer of all time. Period.
Tetrazzini, Houston, Garland, Carpenter.
Sarah Vaughan would like a word
Edith Piaf.
@@steveellis9004 Judy is the American Piaf and Edith was the French Judy
Everytime I'm feeling down or alone I come to Judy! No one raises my spirits more!
same here!!
I think she never stopped grieving the loss of her father. He was her only safe haven.
To have been there and experience this performance...A precious gem! Such greatness from a star.
The definition of talent. She was a walking embodiment of song. The best.
Hello Anne, How are you doing?
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My husband recently passed after meeting him at the age of 18 and being together 44 years. I am still in my early 60s and I see so many of my friends with their loved ones spouses celebrating 42 years 40 years together. Romance will never happen for me again one love one life. 💔 So for me that song is just so appropriate I will move on in my life never knowing a kiss never knowing a hug never knowing someone embracing me and that loving warm way 💔ever ever again. However I'm a strong woman and I know I will do it all by myself. Thank you Judy Garland you're one of a kind 💔🙏💔
Thank you for liking my comment as I'm just speaking the truth. So if you have a loved one and even though here n there you argue fuss n fight go back to what made you full madly in love with that 💖 person. Time can fog what it was you love so much about that person but if you hang on to what it was that you really loved about them it's still there.💞 Don't let life get in the way with all the b******* that life hands to us remember that you did say I love you and he said I love you back ❤️🌈❤️🌈🌈 being in love is never easy but if you work hard enough at it at the end of it all it's the best thing you get in life 💔🙏💔
Sending you so much love 💜💜💜
You ain't missing anything if you had the best. As my widowed mother (who is 92) said about aged suitor ten years ago "All these men want is a nurse and a purse."
I’m 32 and never have been loved and have never felt how to be important to somebody. Always alone. It’s hard to know that the best years of my life are passing me by. It’s hard to se happy couples, soul mates and I usually have nobody even to talk to. Be thankful for what you had. You had memories. I dont’t even have them. Only my loneliness.
@@lazanahoria567 I would recommend a short story by Carson McCullers 'A Tree, A Rock, A Cloud'
God she's electric here. It's like she's about to come flying apart, but she's somehow channeling all that energy into her performance.
One of the greatest LEGENDS EVER TO WALK THIS EARTH!
The greatest, PERIOD!
THE GREATEST LEGEND TO WALK THE EARTH. FORGET ALL THE TRAGEDY. SHE WILL ALWAYS BE THE GREATEST TALENT THAT EVER EXISTED IN THIS WORLD, OR ANY OTHER WORLD.
And thats on periodt.
Becky Westfall Not one of the greatest. THE ABSOLUTE GREATEST! I HIGHLY DOUBT IF THE UNIVERSE WILL EVER SEE ANYONE WHO WILL COME ANY WHERE NEAR THE GREATNESS OF FRANCES ETHEL GUMM/JUDY GARLAND. I READ SOMEWHERE THAT SOME OF THE RESIDENTS OF GRAND RAPIDS MINNESOTA, DIDN’T LIKE BEING KNOWN AS THE BIRTHPLACE OF JUDY GARLAND, BECAUSE SHE WASN’T A PERFECT LITTLE ANGEL IN HER SO CALLED PRIVATE LIFE. AND I’M SURE SHE WASN’T, ESPECIALLY WHERE SHE GREW-UP. BUT, SHE HAS MILLIONS OF FANS, FANS THAT SHE HAS TOUCHED ALL THE WAY TO THEIR SOLES. JUDYS FANS DON’T JUST LISTEN, THEY FEEL, RIGHT DOWN TO THEIR VERY SOLE. SHE CAN MAKE YOU FEEL, SAD, DISAPPOINTED, LONELY, ANGRY, FRUSTRATED, THEN TURN RIGHT AROUND AND MAKE YOU SMILE, AND FEEL GREAT, HAPPY, SOMETIMES ON TOP OF THE WORLD AND GLAD TO BE ALIVE. SHE IS A MESMERIZING FORCE, WHO CAN TAKE YOU ON A ROLLERCOASTER RIDE OF EMOTIONS, SHE COULD MAKE YOU SAD ONE MINUTE, THEN MAKE YOU LAUGH THE NEXT. SHE IS THE GREATEST OF THE GREATS AND ALWAYS WILL BE. ONE LAST THING BOYS AND GIRLS, YOU DON’T HAVE TO BE GAY TO BE A DIE HARD FAN OF JUDYS,. WHEN ASKED ABOUT HER HUGE GAY FOLLOWING, JUDY SIMPLY SAID “I SING TO THE PEOPLE, GAY, STRAIGHT, REPUBLICAN OR DEMOCRAT, SHORT OR TALL. FAT OR THIN, WHITE OR BLACK, YOUNG OR OLD, I LOVE MY AUDIENCES, AND I HOPE THEY LOVE ME BACK.
When the word *legend* is used, it is synonymous with Judy!
Thett, Judy didn't like being considered a tragic figure. She didn't consider herself tragic. She loved to entertain, sing, dance, joke, act, and tell her stories. She had a stage presence that was unmatched by anyone. I truly believe that, and Judy knew it. There is only three things in this World that Judy loved more than her audiences. LIZA, LORNA, AND JOE. THANKS JUDY FOR ALL THOSE WONDERFUL YEARS, PAST AND PRESENT, FOR SHARING YOUR TREMENDOUS TALENT WITH THE ENTIRE WORLD.
i don't know if she LOVED it...it was all she knew. her mother pushed her to perform since she was a baby. it was the only way she got approval from the people in her life.
Well, her entire existence was based on entertainment rather than love, she would do it because she would not know how to live otherwise. She didn't know any better. And the reality is that since she was little she was drugged, they took her name, her childhood, and her adolescence, and also she was sexually harassed, starved to death and emotionally tortured to absorb her talent and make money. She was the goose that laid the golden eggs. She had no choice to decide what to do with her life and that is why she died young from an overdose, she had completely lost control and no one could really do anything for her to free her from the addiction to which she was tied since childhood. She may have been a Hollywood star, but in the industry she was a complete slave. Your comment is the furthest thing from reality that I have heard in a long time, I don't know if you ignore what Judy went through on purpose or you just don't know it or like most, it doesn't matter. But considering what she went through you can tell that Judy never had a real life at all so she lost control
@@Threeleebird you really are sugar coating it. somewhat I think.
@@seanmcgivney7631 ?
As great a singer and actress as Ms Garland is and will remain (in our memories), I am just as enthralled when I see her taped appearances on talk shows. Ms Garland was a true raconteur. An entertainer of the highest order.
This is such a great intro to the later Judy. She starts out sad and vulnerable (as many people see her) and then switches to defiant and strong. When she hits that perfect belt at the end and says "Now I say what the hell!" she speaks to everyone who focuses on her problems and not her talent. Brava.
Judy didn't just sing torch songs, she sang a huge variety of songs. And she put everything she had into everything she sang.
It pains me to watch late scenes from the CBS series sometimes, knowing now what she was going through with the execs, yet she comes out and puts that emotion into her songs, just like always. Truly an international treasure for singing and performance, and a icon and symbol for all those who hide their pain through other venues! Simply incredible woman!
I feel so sorry for her, the way she was treated.
What was she going through
Everyone made money from Judy Garland except Judy...smh...Hollywood, ex husbands, producers....what a shame- she slaved her entire life.
@@laurenherold8783 And let's not forget her mom who exploited her from the time whe was 2.
She was told she would never need to work again if this series was a hit. It so deserved to stay on air. Instead CBS canceled it. What a mistake! Every performance was magic.
Stunning grace bravery and endless timeless beauty ❤ good lord I love u Judy
She died in her 40's. That's so young. I can only imagine.
Wow. Powerful. I wonder if people realized how badly she was hurting. Such an amazing talent, such a sad and tragic life.
Not if you ask her. She hated being referred to as a tragic figure. She said she had a lot of fun and great times in her life. AND SHE DID HAVE A MARVELOUS SENSE OF HUMOR. COUNTLESS NUMBERS OF PEOPLE WHO MET HER AND THOSE WHO ALREADY KNEW HER REFER TO HER AS THE FUNNIEST AND SMARTEST PERSON THEY EVER KNEW. So stop with the tragic figure crap.
Joe Thomas Judy absolutely hated being called Tragic. She said she had many great times in her life. Hard times yes, but more good times. So if you really lover her and care about her, never call her a Tragic figure PLEASE. She hated that.
@@terrygrant2028 I agree...Judy was human with all the ups and downs in life we all go through....Same could be said for another legendary woman I love and admire, Marilyn Monroe. I hate when she is called tragic. Both Judy & Marilyn had short lives, but had many happy days and times.
No! They were too busy judging her about drugs and her personal life and blaming her for everything and laughing at her!!!😓💔
Charlie, they may have laughed at her, but technically she had the last laugh. SHE WAS AND IS THE GREATEST EVER. IT’S BEEN FIFTY YEARS SINCE HER DEATH, HER FAN BASE CONTINUES TO GROW. SHE WILL NEVER BE FORGOTTEN. CAN THOSE WHO LAUGHED SAY THE SAME THING? NOPE, THEY CAN’T. And to the new Judy fans, don’t believe all the CRAP people say about her. Most of it is an out right lie. It’s good for selling books. People can say anything nowadays, because you can’t prove it one way or another. Jack Paar is a perfect example, Judy was his biggest rating getter, and what did he do long after she was gone, he wrote a book, and made some absolutely ridiculous statements about her. He deserves to rot in hell for his backstabbing statements about her, which no one can prove either way. Judy was used and abused while she was living, and continues to be today. But, lie about her or not, the one thing that will never change, SHE WAS THE GREATEST TALENT AND ENTERTAINER THAT EVER LIVED......
She was & remains a gift from God . What made her superior, was not only the amazing voice but that she sang from her soul. She felt & conveyed those lyrics that really pulled the listener in. And all you wanted was more & more from her. No other singer, man or woman, can touch her in all around ability & certainly not on the live stage.
totally agree. well said.
Areatha Franklin called Judy the GREATEST soul singer ever, because she sang every song FROM HER SOUL. I'm no a fan of Miss Franklins, but, she had great taste.
Drew....your mama raised you right! Judy Garland was...no..IS ...a star for all time. Her light will never dim. We had a few stars like her..Whitney Houston is one but I don't think even Whitney's fame and contribution to the performing arts world will outlast Judy's. I'm 64 years old and I've seen them come and I've seen them go. But Judy Garland was there in my childhood and now she is still great in my second childhood!
Can you imagine any of the musicians of today standing on a stage next to Judy Garland? I can't.
. . . and all she wanted was to have a happy marriage.
. . . yet, it's Ok;
We all Wish we could have sheltered her & restored: her earned fortune.
Roger
I'm here b/c of TCM....A Star Is Born....Judy Garland & James Mason ❤❤
Long live tcm
FABULOUS !!! Judy was an "idol" of Dusty Springfield and it is easy to see what Dusty learned from her regarding delivery of a song.... so personal... so real... so JUDY...so DUSTY...
I could do this song every evening. She worked so hard for so long. All my love to this gorgeous woman.
This breaks my heart. She wasn’t even 50 yet and looks awful from so much stress and heartbreak in her life. God bless her. Hollywood was cruel.
The pain, the longing, the life experience, the emotion… she gave it all. Performers like her no longer exist, she is a GEM
We do still exist, the media just doesn’t celebrate us and the industry doesn’t allow us space anymore.
She's so beautiful
JUST WOW!!!!!!!!!!!!
That echo of a smile on her face, her ability to play the opposites of what the audience expects, the choice to artfully grow stronger in her convictions until she goes for broke on her decision to go it alone; the perfectly timed unleashing that powerhouse of emotion... these are only tiny, tiny parts of why Judy Garland is both such a gifted artist, and such a gift.
@PolishViking Thanks so much. I always love hearing from people who have seen her live, especially those who weren't necessarily huge fans before they saw her. They almost always speak of it like one of the converted.
i wonder how much work she put into these songs before stepping in front of an audience. I know Liza has a book where she has the lyrics on one page and on the opposite page the character breakdown. Judy always comes across as an instinctive performer to me but perhaps that's just because she is SO good. I know she was infamous for skipping rehearsals but that doesn't mean she didn't do a buttload of homework in her own time with pages of notes scattered around like confetti when she wasn't hiding from the people bossing her around and was prepared AF when she eventually turned up (i mean if she wasn't she couldn't pull it off the way she does, surely). I wish she had a interview or SOMETHING where she talks about her process it would be absolutely fascinating to listen to. I mean- if you're a regular fan you probably wouldn't want that magic deconstructed like that but to fellow performers the insight and cogs and wheels are just as interesting
You’ve expressed Judy's complexity as a singer beautifully. She was definitely not an “easy listening” performer; what she did was demand the audience's full attention. She’s not to everyone's taste but those of us who ‘get’ her understand how much she is worth investing [emotionally] in.
Wonderful voice. Such sadness in her eyes... Poor Judy. 🖤😎🎼👍
My mom had a colossal console stereo that you could hear a half a block away when she was blasting it. Music was everything to her. I could not understand why she would break down and cry while listening to Judy Garland sing. I get it now.
every singer should watch this and her performance of Ol Man River. She is one with her emotions and the song - you can see right into her soul. No wonder people are still obsessed with her.
Amazing lady , still missed by so many ❤
Beautiful Angel ( luv this women so much ) !!!! 2019
as brilliant as this number was performed by Judy, and everytime I watch her do this song I am always amazed, and see more and more nuances. this time i was thinking about after she gives such a heart/gut wrenching and soul shattering performance that got a standing ovation, watch her walk upstage and off, and notice her body language saying I sold the hell out of this number, and shot it out of the ballpark.
She did that every time she sang that number. Her movements are the same as when she did it in the movie.
@@rah62 yes and no. Judy's mind was almost letter perfect and photographic, she had not only a super-fast computer memory, but when she learned something she never forgot it. On the other hand, Judy was alsway super aware of what her strengths and weakness' were at any given moment, if she did not feel quite up to a movement she at that moment in the performance would modify it so it came across with the same meaning. What was so perfect about Judy's performances was you never really saw her technique (unless you looked really hard and know what you are looking for), and every time she did aq number it was like an opening night performance.
@@craigslivka1 Lordy, are you getting paid by the word? Truth is she did the same movements (the round-the-circle and then the storming off the set at the end) every time she did that particular song.
Simply magnificent .a talent so great she possessed rarely seen.
Goodness gracious do I wish I could ever see a performance in my lifetime to this caliber. If there is an afterlife, I’d love to see Judy there.
I could listen to this forever, love you Judy😊
They should give out an Academy Award for a performance like this. How in the hell she didn't get an Emmy award for her show is beyond me. Her mini concerts, her duets with so many that just floor you. The ones with Barbara Streisand and Lena Horne were both literally jaw dropping. Someone has been posting unaired Judy where there are flubs and they are delightful peeks into what it might have been like to be in the audience. I've seen so many performers live and nobody gives so much to the audience and puts so much nuance, emotion and fire. She can transition from despair to hope and triumph while making you smile, laugh and cry within moments. Watch her performances of Old Man River, Battle of the Republic for JFK they will blow you away...I Cant Give You Anything But Love and A Foggy Day are sweet, heartfelt soft treasures. The Man That Got Away and is a heartwrenching and downright flammable torch song . Nobody does it like this Legend and one more suggestion Chicago and San Francisco are uplifting and fun..
Thank God for TH-cam. And Thank you for posting.
Amen on the Emmy opinion. She was nominated so many times and her television specials alone from the late 1950s and early 1960s (before her series) were record-breaking events of both artistic and commercial triumph.
And the Emmy is the only major award missing from her unique collection (Oscar in 1939, Tony in 1952, Grammys in 1962 and posthumous Grammys in the 1990s and Aughts, Golden Globe in 1955, the Cecil B DeMille Award in 1961, etc.
If anyone merits a posthumous Emmy honorary award, it’s Judy.
Tells you all you need to know about industry awards.
they quit the Judy Garland show because Bonanza got more viewers.... That's how smart they were....
She’s above awards
It's So So Beautiful ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
So wonderful
What an amazing talent to behold. She gave her performances her all until she couldn't. One of the GREAT ones that lives on in all our hearts that knew of her history & talent.
I love Judy’s voice. I wish I could have seen her perform. Rip Judy. 👑🕊🌹
Hello Julie, How are you doing?
No Stars Today, Like The Old Stars!
I'm at a loss for words. Sublime is as close as I can get. Thanks for sharing.
Strength is beautiful and lonely. May beautiful say it's called trying to get here there and now happy.
My depression is so awful rn and hearing Judy helps me so so much
Zachary Wilde 🙏🏽💕
Can relate
(The Classics 4 also helps)
Her voice gives me goosebumps. One of the greatest singers this world has seen . What breath control she had. There were times when she was singing she looked like she did when she was young
Judy Garland,is an amazing singer, actress ❤❤❤❤ 🙏🌈👍
Absolutely Awesome!!!!!
She gives a million percent of herself to the audience. She leaves nothing left. That’s why she is exhausted when she comes off stage.
Through all the pain and sadness in her eyes, I can still see dorothy in there!
Nobody does it like Judy.
I'm glad the movie Judy came out, I just got home from seeing it. It made me appreciate this amazing American treasure that is Judy Garland. An absolute angel who gifted us with her talent.
Yes Joey, Outstandingly Amazing!!! LOve U Judy Peace
Fantastic orchestra arrangement too!
Apart from the singing, Judy also always had such a timeless, almost pharaonic sense of style. What she's wearing here is totally modern and minimalist. Through her wardrobe and hand gestures, she reduces everything to a hieroglyph; and like glyphs on papyrus, or crop circles in fields of wheat, her message is coded. I love the almost alien language of this deceptively simple white belted, shimmering beaded top. Like Garland herself, it seems to be stitched of quicksilver. Her cigarette-thin silhouette was modellish and quasi-androgynous, which is what I think the gay community resonated with about her physically. She was just very chic always with her wardrobe choices: the simple, almost childlike Bateau and collarbone-grazing, horizontal necklines were in keeping with a kind of Jackie Kennedy & Audrey Hepburn relaxed-yet-formal fashion-forwardness : ie; the Balenciaga-esque stand up collars and two piece ensembles of the London performances and swing-back jacket sets, the bracelet-length 3/4 sleeves, the minimal jewellery, the simple knee length fitted pencil skirts, the boyish yet somehow feminine short tufted and semi-punk hair which prefigured 1980s haircuts by about 2 decades : she was just way ahead of her time in so many ways. Garland set a standard for how to "present" and posture in public which was totally different to how other performers of her generation were acting on stage during a song. She kind of crumples up into herself like a Frank Gehry building. It's astonishingly postmodernist. Her performativity was architectural in that sense and it's what makes us remember her more than anyone else. You cannot not see that when you watch her, because she's somehow led you there herself beforehand in this mesmeronic sonambulism. The mesmerism of a Garland performance is so much like the most enjoyable sleepwalking. You remember it all, as if in a dream. The typical Garland 'line' (often a "trapeze" shape on top slimming to nothing below) was a postmodernist 'V' which accentuated dizzying facial expressions. Never one for the confinement of an A-line ball gown a la Grace Kelly or other actors of her generation, each narrow upside down pyramidal silhouette reassured us of this Egyptian evanescence of line and form. When facing you front on, Judy represents transcendence through papyral thinness, lightness. She moved in a way which was hieroglyphic, like an ancient Egyptian priestess: hands and arms used as salutations to the sun, out beyond the dark side of the moon and perhaps even to outer space. Mostly, the Garland face is always photographed and lit in Egyptoidal profile. That way we remember her from the side: not "woman" but message; telegraphed flat and pressed out permanently into our minds like a communication from a satellite from a galaxy far, far away, stretched out across time and for all time. Judy's spaciness is seen so lusciously in this video clip. She inhabits history as singular Queen laid out in a valley of kings. And like a female pharaoh, Judy was hip and cool even when she sang show tunes and classic melodies. Paradoxically, she was youthful and transparent with how she was feeling in that she didn't seem afraid that the audience knew she was struggling with prescription drugs and her weight and money issues. As queen of Hollywood (and of modern day queer agency) she just owned it all. Lock stock and barrel. I think that's where her inherent style was, which went beyond couture and clothes: the ownership of her problems, despite being the most famous "child victim" of the studio system. Even today, in an age of confessionals and supposed openness, few performers can convey her sense of directness, and like a Hatshepsut high priestess, the royal self-possession and mastery to sell the idea to us of what it meant to be human. More than singer, Garland was seller. Communicator. Interpreteress of encoded, cryptic messages of what it meant to be fully and unapologetically human, captured in the bas-relief - not of stone and plaster - but of flickering pyramidal light and sound, forever.
I love this. First, you treat fashion with the significance it deserves for how it both mirrors and reinforces attitudes, and you don't treat Garland as a victim, but as a Queen, a trendsetter who is self-aware; a living embodiment of "camp" in the best sense. The angular gestures almost like ballet, which codify emotion. I have NEVER seen Judy Garland as a victim but as a symbol of invincibility; she is stronger for her demons because she defied them. The "victim" trope says more about those who buy into it than about Judy, who is elusive. I'm keeping your comment to re-read.
The best biography of Garland's style and image I have ever read. Just exquisite.
St. Michael: That was amazing! I will need to read it several times, and share it with friends. Thank you for sharing your thoughts and expertise on the incomparable Judy Garland.
Judy - everyone in your life made you a machine and took from you. We as fans love you. Thank you for giving so much.
Man what a vocalist ...her timing and delivery were amazing
I wish I could have seen her perform live
What a gift she had!!
Love when it gets jazz-y at 1:50, that was Judy’s specialty since she was 12, you can listen on YT!
I love her music, movies and TV show. Can't get enough of her entertainment. She gave her all and I love it. RetroTV or was it GetTV was playing her TV show reruns, what a treat that was. Fortunately, MovieTV plays her movies.
One of a kind. Will never be another. BRAVA !!!! 🧡🧡
you tell it Judy, brilliant
She makes this song triumphant. No self pity.
Watching this for the first time ever truly thankful I didn't miss seeing or having her grace my ears wow
That's what she was known and loved for....she never just sang a song...her lyric, chorus and verse came from her heart, her soul, her own pain and you felt every note. There will really never be another like her.
Now, THIS is the way "By Myself" is sung. Bolts of electricity flying from the stage! Anything else is a pale imitation. This is The World's Greatest Entertainer!!! Never to be surpassed. Judy Garland, I adore you!
Pure brilliance genius and magnificence!
A shame her show was cancelled, she was truly amazing. Love her forever ❤ My beautiful Mother adored her ❤
Happy Thanksgiving Judy❤
Her eyes sing , every word speaks the truth
Thnkd to Renee for making the movie so I get to see more of the legend
Renee 👍 nailed it with the movie
All the trademark moves drag queens fell in love with and exaggerated are present here. Whipping around with the microphone cord, fingers through her hair, accentuated hand gestures. Perfect.
Truly😂😂😂
In this clip Judy is rather restrained compared to some other performances.
No one wants to hear about those pieces of shit.