In the words of Frank Sinatra: "She will have a mystic survival. She was the greatest. The rest of us will be forgotten - never Judy." I agree 200 pct. A musical genius and beyond, I might add.. A gift sent from above to spread a little love among Us. She remains an original and unsurpassed in my opinion.
These shows were as "real" as it gets. My father was the arranger, composer, and conductor for these shows as well as the Carnegie Hall concert. My mother was Judy's stand in for rehearsing the orchestra. As big a star as Judy was, I still recall how down to earth she was with people. Backstage she would babysit me, and even took the time to teach me how to speak french.
Trevor thanks for sharing your experience with two tremendous talents, your father did wonders showcasing what I have always considered the greatest singer ever, you must have stories about being on the set of the brilliant "The Judy Garland Show" where much of the finest singing ever is contained within those incredible shows, love the concert episodes and what a great arrangement Mort did here, nobody ever came close to their "Come Rain Or Come Shine"!
What I love about Judy as a singer is that she was very much aware of her vocal power, but she never overused it. She was a true artist and storyteller, never a show-off.
She was a good actress as well, and that certainly helped. She knew how to perform and sell a song like no one before or since. And those arrangements were just out of this world. I've never heard this song arranged in this way before. The tempo was way faster than how it is commonly performed.
There are some terrific talents out there - past & present. But Judy stands alone. This is one take, no gimmicks, in front of a live audience - on television. She breezes through a very complicated arrangement & equals the miracle she created at Carnegie Hall. Judy & her ilk are the reason I am not impressed with so many super-stars who take forever to film a video of one song & years to release a single album. We were lucky to have Judy Garland - & her like.
Just imagine if the Carnegie Hall concert was recorded full-out on videotape like this. And this arrangement of "Come Rain.." is, at the very least, ambitious: a much faster tempo, aggressive brass and bongos, etc. And Judy doesn't just rise to the occasion, she attacks. By the 3rd minute of the song she's in full bloom: using the arms, stabbing the air for emphasis on certain notes, and on the last "shiiiiine," she surprises even herself. A stunning performance.
Just look at the shear determination in her face at 3:05 She was channeling something deep, very deep to be able to finish the song as she did. I absolutely love the look of shock in her face as she says "oh my goodness" as if she were watching it, in awe, along with us. Never has there been anyone better and there never will.
She's so in command, and at home there. And her camera technique is phenomenal. Plus, she's so open to her surroundings, and so completely present, that as a viewer I get that thrilling feeling that anything could happen up there.
Joe Hartman ... Yep. It’s called “charisma” or ... “It”. But you’re correct completely about her technique, of course. (And not everyone can even make a camera love them 😄). She knew how her body and gestures worked toward both camera (MGM training) and the general eye of an audience-think of how many solo singers perform big shows with BIG crowds and are able to “reach” an entire audience. In my lifetime, only Tina Turner could do it, on a stage with no “dancers” or effects. Make you feel she was sweating *just* for you. In Garland’s day, she could play to crowds of 15,000-20,000 and leave that same huge impression on an audience regularly. It’s why people paid to see her. Strange wonder, huh?
I saw Judy in S.F.'s Civic Auditorium when she went on tour right after Carnegie Hall...and yes, she was absolute magic on stage. I'm 77 now, have seen many great performers, but Judy's concert was the most exciting thing I have ever seen. I can still remember it...total and complete magic.
Bob ... What an amazing night that must have been. She was in superlative form that year, judging from the Carnegie Hall record, entertainment history, AND personal anecdotes like yours. Thanks for sharing. The crowd must have been on its feet for the whole show. Lucky guy!
I'm 67 and was living in Japan when she died,but even at age 12 and that far away, i recognized her unique talent. I'm so happy for you😊and jealous of you😁that you got to that show of a lifetime🧡
An immortal performance by an immortal artist. She totally nails it - with ease. And, yes. she was even better at Carnegie Hall (listen to the album & this song.) Best arrangement. I'm glad I saw her live as much as I did (when I was young.) The greatest.
This is a person, an artist, being a genius. Painful, difficult to watch, brilliant, far ahead of her time, enjoyable, inexplicable, jarring, beautiful. None of it makes sense, but all of it makes sense.
I had heard this song with June Allyson when she was a guest star precisely on the Judy Garland Show, she sounded cute. Oohh, but with Judy it's a totally different experience!! Thank you.. Fantastic Judy 💞.. 💜🌿
Absolutely extraordinary. I've been a singer all my life-church choirs, etc. Judy's artistry with a song is never better demonstrated than in this piece. The rhythm, the modulations-jaw dropping!
This was someone who was 100% on top of her game...and then for this song notched it up to 300%.....I really don't think she thought she would be this good. She nailed that last note....one of those rare occurences where you're already "that good," but your voice just catches that wave and rides to a crescendo that staggers....
EPIC. Yes, that word comes to mind. Nothing like this, or her, today. Staggering talent, the likes of which we'll never see again. This is so visceral it just about sets me on fire! WHOA!!!!!
I don't even know how many times I've watched this, but THANK YOU for posting it. This song is just so inspiring and just... wonderful. It captures every aspect of Judy's singing so perfectly. So again, thank you!
NOBODY can sing like this woman ! I read that Johnny Mercer composed the lyrics to this song thinking of Judy Garland and that he was obsessed with her. This version is even better than Carnegie Hall in my opinion, particularly the last 8 bars of this song....absolutely spellbinding !
What a voice! Thunder expresses it beautifully. Reverberating into the cosmos. R.I.P. Judy. I would have loved to see one of these concerts. Before my time unfortunately.
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Amazing to watch the mechanics of how she produces every note and word. Not one note is just stand up and sing because you've got a great, god-giver voice. There's a life-time of vocal training by the very best that has become so ingrained she doesn't have to consciously think about it; it's just there. Watch her mouth and even her head.
All these old clips remind me of the day when several nights a week on various networks there were LIVE variety shows. No lip-syncing, just the good stuff. Dennis
If this woman never existed or became as big as she did, we would’ve never had the same modern day LGBT Rights movement that we have today. Let that sink in.
She knows this song very well, and can use the template she has worked out before to improvise upon. The major difference throughout the 60s is the diminishing of her air supply (damn those cigarettes) which she substitutes for with a controlled phrasing ideal for the intimacy of TV -- and then the "Irish witch" as she often called herself, comes to the fore and she somehow simply summons up a voice from years before---listen to the Metropolitan opera tapes, only 4 years before, but a surprisingly "young" voice, and amazingly, the tribute to Harold Arlen in 1968, a time when she was talking songs in her concerts, but for him she pulls out a voice of massive range and power.
Most stunning and entertaining version of this song! I've spent the last 30 min or so looking at/ listening to the other artists on TH-cam. While they're still great, this tiny little lady with a voice out of this world, once again went over and beyond. The ending.....100% FABULOUS! ! ! ! ! ** really really hope the Carnegie Doc. makes it to theaters next year**
Oh this is just the best of anything you'll ever hear or see. Madonna could only dream of her career if it weren't for Judy. And Gaga owes some thanks. Seriously, this level of talent is off the charts. I'm almost 50 years old and I come back to Judy all of the time for that punch, that dose of reality. I'm not interested in the kids these days. I'm still listening to Stevie Wonder and Led Zeppelin and Genesis. Let's love each other.
Judy looked the best she ever did from The Series. Vincente Minnelli was there to watch Liza perform and Judy Knew he was there in the director's booth and she had great affection for Vincente. He made sure she was lit right, her hair & makeup were perfect. He was really the only Director who knew what she needed & how she should be filmed. I read articles from different writers that He Loved her. MMISL proved it. She never knew she was beautiful. She was Beautiful! She gave it her all! Thanks
Judy is the foundation that most singers are built upon but NO ONE CAN OR WILL SURPASS HER. EVER !
I agree! Judy has a thumb print on the great Barbara Streisand. Honestly, I’m much more impressed with Judy’s singing!
The way she bends that last note at full belt - it’s so Judy! Can’t imagine how difficult that is.
it is incredible 🤯
Mort Lindsey arrangement? Fantastic!
I think it was Nelson Riddle. She recorded this first in the mid-1950's for Capitol Records.
When she pointed and sang “I’m with you baby” she was looking at Liza who was a guest star that week. Fantastic!!
In the words of Frank Sinatra:
"She will have a mystic survival. She was the greatest. The rest of us will be forgotten - never Judy."
I agree 200 pct. A musical genius and beyond, I might add.. A gift sent from above to spread a little love among Us.
She remains an original and unsurpassed in my opinion.
she always brings a smile to my face - the band is smokin' - Judy is ON. there will never be another Judy Garland.
These shows were as "real" as it gets. My father was the arranger, composer, and conductor for these shows as well as the Carnegie Hall concert. My mother was Judy's stand in for rehearsing the orchestra. As big a star as Judy was, I still recall how down to earth she was with people. Backstage she would babysit me, and even took the time to teach me how to speak french.
you are unbelievably lucky! what a woman she was xxx
I am a big Mort Lindsey fan. He was terrific, loved his arrangements for Judy.
Trevor thanks for sharing your experience with two tremendous talents, your father did wonders showcasing what I have always considered the greatest singer ever, you must have stories about being on the set of the brilliant "The Judy Garland Show" where much of the finest singing ever is contained within those incredible shows, love the concert episodes and what a great arrangement Mort did here, nobody ever came close to their "Come Rain Or Come Shine"!
Merci!
Your father was brilliant and you can tell how much Judy respected him! You’re blessed to have experienced such great memories
What I love about Judy as a singer is that she was very much aware of her vocal power, but she never overused it. She was a true artist and storyteller, never a show-off.
You're so right. She’s often referred to (sometimes by herself) as a ‘belter’ but she sang medleys with restraint and subtlety.
She was a good actress as well, and that certainly helped. She knew how to perform and sell a song like no one before or since. And those arrangements were just out of this world. I've never heard this song arranged in this way before. The tempo was way faster than how it is commonly performed.
Precisely. She knows her instrument and uses it perfectly. Her vocals will always be iconic.
Too fantastic for words. Have loved this lady for over 50 plus years!!!!
One of the fabulous "belters". That massive voice, from such a small frame....intensity!
You should have seen/heard Edith Piaf as well. An extra thrill when a voice like this comes out of someone barely five feet tall.
I legit didn’t know this song existed until yesterday. Thanks Naomi and Monet!
Research it! :)
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That’s one of the things I love about Drag Race, it introduced me to so many old school masterpieces 🥰
“You’re my Lady Bunny.”
Manila’s funeral song
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Carnegie was some of the greatest evenings of my life…what a party. Most of the Official Judy Garland Fan Club was there and boy did we celebrate!
There are some terrific talents out there - past & present. But Judy stands alone. This is one take, no gimmicks, in front of a live audience - on television. She breezes through a very complicated arrangement & equals the miracle she created at Carnegie Hall. Judy & her ilk are the reason I am not impressed with so many super-stars who take forever to film a video of one song & years to release a single album. We were lucky to have Judy Garland - & her like.
Just imagine if the Carnegie Hall concert was recorded full-out on videotape like this. And this arrangement of "Come Rain.." is, at the very least, ambitious: a much faster tempo, aggressive brass and bongos, etc. And Judy doesn't just rise to the occasion, she attacks. By the 3rd minute of the song she's in full bloom: using the arms, stabbing the air for emphasis on certain notes, and on the last "shiiiiine," she surprises even herself. A stunning performance.
Just look at the shear determination in her face at 3:05 She was channeling something deep, very deep to be able to finish the song as she did. I absolutely love the look of shock in her face as she says "oh my goodness" as if she were watching it, in awe, along with us. Never has there been anyone better and there never will.
Spramped1 ... Amen! #ChurchOfJudy
Yep
They had professional chemistry and knew their art.
She's so in command, and at home there. And her camera technique is phenomenal. Plus, she's so open to her surroundings, and so completely present, that as a viewer I get that thrilling feeling that anything could happen up there.
Joe Hartman ... Yep. It’s called “charisma” or ... “It”.
But you’re correct completely about her technique, of course. (And not everyone can even make a camera love them 😄). She knew how her body and gestures worked toward both camera (MGM training) and the general eye of an audience-think of how many solo singers perform big shows with BIG crowds and are able to “reach” an entire audience. In my lifetime, only Tina Turner could do it, on a stage with no “dancers” or effects. Make you feel she was sweating *just* for you.
In Garland’s day, she could play to crowds of 15,000-20,000 and leave that same huge impression on an audience regularly. It’s why people paid to see her. Strange wonder, huh?
She was just brilliant. Amazing!
I saw Judy in S.F.'s Civic Auditorium when she went on tour right after Carnegie Hall...and yes, she was absolute magic on stage. I'm 77 now, have seen many great performers, but Judy's concert was the most exciting thing I have ever seen. I can still remember it...total and complete magic.
Bob ... What an amazing night that must have been. She was in superlative form that year, judging from the Carnegie Hall record, entertainment history, AND personal anecdotes like yours. Thanks for sharing. The crowd must have been on its feet for the whole show. Lucky guy!
@@jonathankieranwriter: Bob here again...and yes, after a 10 minute standing ovation for her walking onstage, we never sat down again.
I'm 67 and was living in Japan when she died,but even at age 12 and that far away, i recognized her unique talent. I'm so happy for you😊and jealous of you😁that you got to that show of a lifetime🧡
The always amazing Judy!
Thank God for these shows so generations can see how great she was. No performer compares to her. No one.
This is Judy at her best. Nobody can do this version of this song like her. Saw the movie last night about her last months. Don't miss it!
She says 'Oh my goodness'. She's in shock with herself.
david kirkman I also realized that and I LOVE IT!
She sang it even better than Carnegie Hall, especially that last phrase. So she should be damn pleased with herself!!
I think she surprised herself!!
An immortal performance by an immortal artist.
She totally nails it - with ease. And, yes. she was even better
at Carnegie Hall (listen to the album & this song.) Best arrangement.
I'm glad I saw her live as much as I did (when I was young.) The greatest.
This is a person, an artist, being a genius. Painful, difficult to watch, brilliant, far ahead of her time, enjoyable, inexplicable, jarring, beautiful. None of it makes sense, but all of it makes sense.
Goosebumps.
Best entertainer that ever lived.
Out of this world performance!!! Such a talent!!!!
Electric. One of the rarest talents EVER. No one could "put one over" like the one and only Judy.
I had heard this song with June Allyson when she was a guest star precisely on the Judy Garland Show, she sounded cute. Oohh, but with Judy it's a totally different experience!!
Thank you..
Fantastic Judy 💞.. 💜🌿
This song fills me with a sort of melancholy and an inspiring energy at the same time. She was amazing.
Absolutely extraordinary. I've been a singer all my life-church choirs, etc. Judy's artistry with a song is never better demonstrated than in this piece. The rhythm, the modulations-jaw dropping!
Wow! Thank You for posting this -
I like how at @3:09 Judy could out sing the blaring trumpet section 🗣 🎶🎶>🎶🎺
PHENOMENAL! Best arrangement of this song ever and Judy just kills it! Love this video!
This was someone who was 100% on top of her game...and then for this song notched it up to 300%.....I really don't think she thought she would be this good. She nailed that last note....one of those rare occurences where you're already "that good," but your voice just catches that wave and rides to a crescendo that staggers....
3:05 is supernatural. Judy's voice is really unique.
Absolutely immaculate. 😍
There will never be another Judy Garland
Love that song so much and she was so magnificent an artist
BRILLIANT AND ELECTRIFYING ❤
EPIC. Yes, that word comes to mind. Nothing like this, or her, today. Staggering talent, the likes of which we'll never see again. This is so visceral it just about sets me on fire! WHOA!!!!!
Magnificent! She cruises through this difficult arrangement with ease. No-one better!
I love JUDY GARLAND!!!
Absolutely the greatest performance ever!!!!!
This is as great as it gets! I'm so grateful that this recording exists! ❤️
Timeless!! She is all about communication....instinct.
She is so spot on here.
I don't even know how many times I've watched this, but THANK YOU for posting it. This song is just so inspiring and just... wonderful. It captures every aspect of Judy's singing so perfectly. So again, thank you!
Thank you for such lovely poem i have heard
NOBODY can sing like this woman ! I read that Johnny Mercer composed the lyrics to this song thinking of Judy Garland and that he was obsessed with her. This version is even better than Carnegie Hall in my opinion, particularly the last 8 bars of this song....absolutely spellbinding !
agree!
ive always loved the CH recording...but this is even BETTER❗
Amazing!
This song is impossible. I love it. Judy absolutely slays
What a voice! Thunder expresses it beautifully. Reverberating into the cosmos. R.I.P. Judy. I would have loved to see one of these concerts. Before my time unfortunately.
she is 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉 still one of the greatest singers of all time 🍾🧰🥤🍫🫕🛗🌷🌺🧵💂📅🚍🚍🃏🖍️🎇🎇🎇🎇🎇🎇🏡🏡🏡🏡🎇🎇🎇🎇 🎇🎇🎇🎇🎇🎇🎇🎇🎇what a great singer 💖 💖 💖 💖 💖 she is a star ⭐⭐🌟⭐⭐✨✨✨✨✨✨✨
🙂 GO! GIRL! GO! THERE'S JUDY! THEN THERE THE REST! 🙂 THAT WILD ARRANGEMENT! WAS PERFECTION FOR HER!
it's just amazing to see her after she performs (not mentioning during) she just has this great energy and pride that surprises me every time.
Amazing to watch the mechanics of how she produces every note and word. Not one note is just stand up and sing because you've got a great, god-giver voice. There's a life-time of vocal training by the very best that has become so ingrained she doesn't have to consciously think about it; it's just there. Watch her mouth and even her head.
Absolutely THE BEST!!! No one has ever come close to her awesome talent.
I'm in awe of her talent...just takes my breath away...what joy!
Wow...force of nature!
she sang from her soul
more like her toes!
All these old clips remind me of the day when several nights a week on various networks there were LIVE variety shows. No lip-syncing, just the good stuff. Dennis
Every recording I watch she ends with such a humble bow and thank you.
If this woman never existed or became as big as she did, we would’ve never had the same modern day LGBT Rights movement that we have today. Let that sink in.
She knows this song very well, and can use the template she has worked out before to improvise upon. The major difference throughout the 60s is the diminishing of her air supply (damn those cigarettes) which she substitutes for with a controlled phrasing ideal for the intimacy of TV -- and then the "Irish witch" as she often called herself, comes to the fore and she somehow simply summons up a voice from years before---listen to the Metropolitan opera tapes, only 4 years before, but a surprisingly "young" voice, and amazingly, the tribute to Harold Arlen in 1968, a time when she was talking songs in her concerts, but for him she pulls out a voice of massive range and power.
WOW!!! I'm at a loss for superlative words!!! Wish I could have seen her live.
Absolutely amazing! No singer today can even hold a candle to Judy!
Amazing!!! I wish I was alive at the time to see Judy in person!! I love her so much!!
This woman was an utter DELIGHT!
Watch her at the end..... there is no way anyone can avoid falling for her.
We have all seen the drag race episode but i came here bcz of my love for judy!!!
I have always loved barbra streissand and judys cover of happy days
@bebe zahaha benet yasssss darling
She was just wow.
Most stunning and entertaining version of this song! I've spent the last 30 min or so looking at/ listening to the other artists on TH-cam. While they're still great, this tiny little lady with a voice out of this world, once again went over and beyond. The ending.....100% FABULOUS! ! ! ! ! ** really really hope the Carnegie Doc. makes it to theaters next year**
Difficult song,,,,but she was ,,,,,, perfect 👌🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹
What a beautiful voice. She was like the black Cab Calloway.
Great Harold Arlen song, TERRIFIC Arrangement, inimitable Judy!!
I'd argue that this is an even better performance than at Carnegie Hall. She seems to have more control here. Both superlative performances, though.
Outstanding performance. She was one of the best!
Correction, She WAS THE BEST, AND STILL IS THE BEST.
Oh this is just the best of anything you'll ever hear or see. Madonna could only dream of her career if it weren't for Judy. And Gaga owes some thanks.
Seriously, this level of talent is off the charts. I'm almost 50 years old and I come back to Judy all of the time for that punch, that dose of reality. I'm not interested in the kids these days. I'm still listening to Stevie Wonder and Led Zeppelin and Genesis.
Let's love each other.
3:01 - 3:14 Speechless. 🤯👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
she was an amazing talent!
This gives me so, so much life
Such 👏 a 👏 legend👏
Imagine. Less than two hundred thousand views of this seen on TH-cam, and seven billion people people love on Earth. Pass this along.
BRAVO Judy is simply MARVELLOUS! She's GREAT! BRAVO. PEACE
MARVELOUS
Amazing performance ...!!!!!!!!!!!
Wow. Thank you. Great video
Judy looked the best she ever did from The Series. Vincente Minnelli was there to watch Liza perform and Judy Knew he was there in the director's booth and she had great affection for Vincente. He made sure she was lit right, her hair & makeup were perfect. He was really the only Director who knew what she needed & how she should be filmed. I read articles from different writers that He Loved her. MMISL proved it. She never knew she was beautiful. She was Beautiful! She gave it her all! Thanks
Loved it!!!!!!!! I love when singers get completely engrossed into the song
WOOF!!!! Tremendous!
i love how mostly everyone in the comments is from drag race, hey kitty girls 💖💘
This is soooo good
amazing man! the sound, her dress and the voice. breathtaking! this could have been my mother's anthem
素晴らしい！ ジュディならではのパワフルな歌に感動した。まさしく伝説のカーネギー・ホール・ライヴを思い出させる熱唱だ。
And this my friends....is how it's done....!
JESUS CHRIST …WHAT A PERFORMANCE…
The first punk rock artist. Period.