Loved Lena Horne . A great Singer . I met her at her Concerts ..Seen her 3 times was backstage with her.A beautiful woman and so nice.💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💘💙💙💙💙💘💙R.I.P Lena.💜💜🐯💜💜🐯🌈❤️🐯🐯
She is SOOOOO beautiful. This version is an A+++++++. Can't help but hitting the replay button over and over and over and over and over again. Rest is peace sister Horne!!!
I had the rare privilege of seeing Lena Horne in concert at the Pauley Pavillion in Westwood, CA when I was a teenager and have never forgotten the experience. She was a beautiful woman with a stunning, light tremolo in her voice that made me shiver. I will never forget the experience.
Why can I stop Crying. I so Miss her!! I use to imitate her style as a kid. I wanted to be so graceful and beautiful like her. She was and still a role model for me. RIP Ms. Horne You will be so missed!!
What makes this song so open to individual interpretation ( in my opinion ) is that each individual who anticipates the journey through life that is written about in this song may have different expectations about the outcome of the journey as well as the journey itself. These expectations could be based on optimism, uncertainty or perhaps a longing for something that the individual has not yet experienced in their life.
at this time lena was separating from lennie hayton. she loved him very much but she was coming into her own as a black person and felt it was necessary to leave lennie, who was white to strengthen her own blackness and that seems reflected in this rendition
I met her twice in NYC after her one woman show. She is a CLASS ACT all the way. She truly emotes and feels what she sings. Thanks ever so much for posting
Wow, the interpretation of the song is fantastic!! She sang with heart and soul - like the many jazz greats did. Her voice ... well how do you class a legend?!!!!
sublime. couldnt ask for more perfection. thank you for everything. most accomplished lady, most thank you for showing us ourselves by your comment on us. and thank you for every hour of joy
Unbelievable way of putting the words across with that one of a kind voice. Her facial expressions and gorgeous eyes make me want to only totally focus on her. She was still recording at 80 and did a Gap commercials. Such a genuine real person who we could all relate to. We will miss you Lena!
I honestly can't see anyone other than Alicia Keys playing Lena Horne. She is the perfect choice! The physical resemblance alone between Alicia and Lena is amazing. Thanks for the update!
@TahshaTPitsMe I used to have Lena on 78 records my hair on my arms stands up whenever I hear this song What a woman. Thank you for all your beauty Lena
Classy. Hearing it all over. Excellent excellent obituary in the NYTimes. As a gay man I find it esp heartening to have just read her one true love happened to be a gay musician she said she couldn't be intimate with, but gave her so much instruction and hope. Yay!
This was either from "THE ANDY WILLIAMS SHOW" or "THE BELL TELEPHONE HOUR", because their original color videotapes from that period were saved, while most of the other variety shows of the mid-'60s [including "PERRY COMO'S KRAFT MUSIC HALL"] mostly exist on black & white kinescope film.
Strange to say but I had never heard this version of this nice song and for me it tops all. The singer's voice is so good the song seems to become true when she sings it.
Back then, they really tried to downplay as much Black beauty and talent as they could, so as to avoid threatening comparisons in some cases....beauty & the voice vs. good looks & good looks
She was a class act as was Mancini who wrote this song. We've lost so many memorable people who have shaped this world for the better. God bless her. May she remain safe in God's loving care.
She was the epitome of class, elegance and just going out there and singing without cannons, fireworks, tidal waves of water: just sing the damn song, total containment! She's singing to the Angels!👑🦚💜💝💖💞🎀🎼🎤🎵🎹🎼🎶
@NYCguys2007 I read that excerpt, and I found no criticism from Gavin. He just talks about how Ms. Horne would sing traditionally optimistic songs, like "Moon River", with sadness and pain. It's not a critique; it's a description of the parallels between Ms. Horne's real-life frustrations and her performances during that same time. It must have been tough for Ms. Horne, but thank goodness for her truthfulness, which left us indelible performances like this one.
@NYCguys2007 you're right amplification was available from the 30s on; in the 60s, amplification could be excellent if you had a well chosen equipment and the right engineer, but this may not have happened so often...
@NYCguys2007 i agree 100 percent with you Lena planned out every single facial expression and movement she ever did she interpreted song lyrics very well and i think this song right here was meant to be sung like this to me it is a sad song
Much agreed! I remember seeing Alicia a couple years a go at some red carpet event. She had on a 30's style gown, with her hair styled to match that particular period, and I said OMG that's Lena Horne all over again! Do you know if this is a big screen production? (I pray that it is)
I'm an Italian from Belgium and I'm 100 % agree with you. What the blacks gave to the american music is gold. All the other shity things of hate, etc.... are not important.
@KatherineNoblesYou don't if you sing very low... this recording wasn't sang loud at all, so she didn't have to open her mouth so wide. She probably lipdubbed it singing loud and with an audience, so she let her voice ring -and this cannot be heard in the present recording.
well actually she did that in all her performances where she did not lipsing she just opens her mouth wide like whitney quivers her lips like tina flicks her hair its just a habit lol Lena reminds me so much of my late grandmother
@sweetcharlie63 I am very sorry for this. I catched the news from CNN and they use to be updated at the very day so I presumed that she passed today. I should have checked it. Nevertheless. She is gone to eternity now and the meaning of the message remains.
Loved Lena Horne . A great Singer . I met her at her Concerts ..Seen her 3 times was backstage with her.A beautiful woman and so nice.💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💘💙💙💙💙💘💙R.I.P Lena.💜💜🐯💜💜🐯🌈❤️🐯🐯
Beautiful song and performance. Lena was pure class!!!
A great singer.
She is SOOOOO beautiful. This version is an A+++++++. Can't help but hitting the replay button over and over and over and over and over again. Rest is peace sister Horne!!!
Please god bring her back for one more live performance. I’ll pay in tears and apple pie
I had the rare privilege of seeing Lena Horne in concert at the Pauley Pavillion in Westwood, CA when I was a teenager and have never forgotten the experience. She was a beautiful woman with a stunning, light tremolo in her voice that made me shiver. I will never forget the experience.
Lena makes this her own, I love it.... Thank You..
The best I've ever heard anyone sing this, from a technical standpoint, as well as communicating.
Why can I stop Crying. I so Miss her!! I use to imitate her style as a kid. I wanted to be so graceful and beautiful like her. She was and still a role model for me. RIP Ms. Horne You will be so missed!!
You'll be missed Lena, such a fantastic performance here I had to put it out there. Brought me to tears.
I’m madly in love with Lena’s beautiful voice right now! ❤❤❤
I still remember watching "Stormy Weather" in the 80s on VHS and realizing how much talent and beauty this woman had. Farewell Ms Horne.
What makes this song so open to individual interpretation ( in my opinion ) is that each individual who anticipates the journey through life that is written about in this song may have
different expectations about the outcome of the journey as well as the journey itself. These
expectations could be based on optimism, uncertainty or perhaps a longing for something
that the individual has not yet experienced in their life.
at this time lena was separating from lennie hayton. she loved him very much but she was coming into her own as a black person and felt it was necessary to leave lennie, who was white to strengthen her own blackness and that seems reflected in this rendition
素晴らしい！リナの歌声が、心に響きます。
The passion she uses to sing is so amazing to me. I love playing music. Can't wait until I expereience it this deeply.
I met her twice in NYC after her one woman show. She is a CLASS ACT all the way. She truly emotes and feels what she sings. Thanks ever so much for posting
This performance is so amazing, the arrangement so haunting, it's giving me goosebumps!
Wow, the interpretation of the song is fantastic!! She sang with heart and soul - like the many jazz greats did. Her voice ... well how do you class a legend?!!!!
How can I miss this music when I wasn’t even born when it was recorded lol
Lovely footage of my fav lady. ♥
thank you very, very much
john
a classic by one of the greatest, and most exquisitely beautiful divas of all! Gr8 post!
sublime. couldnt ask for more perfection.
thank you for everything. most accomplished lady, most thank you for showing us ourselves by your comment on us. and thank you for every hour of joy
love it. i don't no why but this is one of my favourite versions of Moon River
I remember Lena Horne coming to England and performing on tv when I was young also remember thinking this woman is a class act.
Unbelievable way of putting the words across with that one of a kind voice. Her facial expressions and gorgeous eyes make me want to only totally focus on her. She was still recording at 80 and did a Gap commercials. Such a genuine real person who we could all relate to. We will miss you Lena!
Love love love
How very lovely...Thanks so much for sharing :)
Oh moon river is amazing! She just enhances it.
I love this so much
I honestly can't see anyone other than Alicia Keys playing Lena Horne. She is the perfect choice! The physical resemblance alone between Alicia and Lena is amazing. Thanks for the update!
Thank you!!!! :)
one of the finest singers of all time! always in style and fashion..sooo regal!! we miss u ms horne..rest with the angels now!!! *soo saddd*
thank you!
Incredible interpretation!! Thank you for posting.
Flawless, flawless, beautiful, flawless. Legendary classic beauty. Hands down.
Beautiful song, great singer. A diva!
Much love and respect to Ms. Horne for all she endured she came shining through. I believe in you! Sleep in heavenly peace.
Thanks for clearing that up, 'NYC'! Lena appeared frequently as a guest on the "BELL" series....
thank u nycguys, and miss lena, you too.
Remembering Lena....Stunning Voice leave this world
What a fine lady. Loved by my late parents and grandparents. RIP, Lena.
Awesome Talent , With beauty to match . Rest in peace Dear Soul !
Awesome Thank YOU ~:)
@TahshaTPitsMe I used to have Lena on 78 records my hair on my arms stands up whenever I hear this song
What a woman.
Thank you for all your beauty Lena
Wonderful!!!
RIP my beautiful Lena... and thank you for everything
Beautifully Fantastic!
Divine star. Rest in peace. 10th of May 2010
Classy. Hearing it all over. Excellent excellent obituary in the NYTimes.
As a gay man I find it esp heartening to have just read her one true love happened to be a gay musician she said she couldn't be intimate with, but gave her so much instruction and hope. Yay!
TALENT SUPREME Singing with the gods
fantastic, Miss Lena...
I love you my dear soror. You had a phenomenal voice. May you always rest in perfect peace. We love you dearly, and you will be missed.
This was either from "THE ANDY WILLIAMS SHOW" or "THE BELL TELEPHONE HOUR", because their original color videotapes from that period were saved, while most of the other variety shows of the mid-'60s [including "PERRY COMO'S KRAFT MUSIC HALL"] mostly exist on black & white kinescope film.
so sublime
Happy 100th to the great Ms.Lena Horne
Beautiful talented singer, what a voice!.
Strange to say but I had never heard this version of this nice song and for me it tops all. The singer's voice is so good the song seems to become true when she sings it.
Back then, they really tried to downplay as much Black beauty and talent as they could, so as to avoid threatening comparisons in some cases....beauty & the voice vs. good looks & good looks
How sweet and smooth her voice is -
She was a class act as was Mancini who wrote this song.
We've lost so many memorable people who have shaped this world for the better.
God bless her. May she remain safe in God's loving care.
She was the epitome of class, elegance and just going out there and singing without cannons, fireworks, tidal waves of water: just sing the damn song, total containment! She's singing to the Angels!👑🦚💜💝💖💞🎀🎼🎤🎵🎹🎼🎶
@@rochellehowlett2700 Yes, agreed!
@TahshaTPitsMe You are sooooooooo cool for saying this. I hope you are blessed and loved.
Rest in peace Lena, the angels are now your audience.
Wonderful
R.I.P. thank you for the years of entertainment !
Sorry, I meant to hit thumbs up, not down, but wasn't paying attention. You are dead-on, very moving! Lena at her best!
@bms0013 , Correct statements. She will be missed for those she touched their Hearts and Souls . A Diamond Treasure indeed !
Perfect!!!!!!!
Rest In Peace, the remarkable Ms. Horne...
I love the 60's Lena. Classy arraigments for a classy beautiful lady. Lenny Hayton her husband wrote the classiest charts for her. Long live a Queen.
@darkoanton5 There is nothing over done about this! It simply oozes out and is in perfect step with the musical chart.
rest in peace. you were a legend.
Amazing.....better than the garbage they put out now days. There will never be a time like this again. Always treasure it!
We'll miss you..
@swingmanu This is from a NETWORK NBC TV program, color even in 1965. They had all the correct equipment.
what a great voice u will be missed
@NYCguys2007 I read that excerpt, and I found no criticism from Gavin. He just talks about how Ms. Horne would sing traditionally optimistic songs, like "Moon River", with sadness and pain. It's not a critique; it's a description of the parallels between Ms. Horne's real-life frustrations and her performances during that same time. It must have been tough for Ms. Horne, but thank goodness for her truthfulness, which left us indelible performances like this one.
@NYCguys2007 you're right amplification was available from the 30s on; in the 60s, amplification could be excellent if you had a well chosen equipment and the right engineer, but this may not have happened so often...
Legendary...Classic...Cool
💜
@NYCguys2007 i agree 100 percent with you Lena planned out every single facial expression and movement she ever did she interpreted song lyrics very well and i think this song right here was meant to be sung like this to me it is a sad song
She was always a class act.
She's lovely...
Much agreed! I remember seeing Alicia a couple years a go at some red carpet event. She had on a 30's style gown, with her hair styled to match that particular period, and I said OMG that's Lena Horne all over again!
Do you know if this is a big screen production? (I pray that it is)
I'm an Italian from Belgium and I'm 100 % agree with you. What the blacks gave to the american music is gold. All the other shity things of hate, etc.... are not important.
Great Lena.
@bluetooth718 totally !!!! That made me laugh (with tears in my eyes from her singing)
RIP Lena Horne. :-(
wow so nice....
I will tell you this Melissa benoist sang this on a flash and supergirl episode and she did it beautifully and this woman too
RIP Lena Horne
Audreys is still my fav
A beautiful song sung by a classy lady.
@KatherineNoblesYou don't if you sing very low... this recording wasn't sang loud at all, so she didn't have to open her mouth so wide. She probably lipdubbed it singing loud and with an audience, so she let her voice ring -and this cannot be heard in the present recording.
RIP.
well actually she did that in all her performances where she did not lipsing she just opens her mouth wide like whitney quivers her lips like tina flicks her hair its just a habit lol Lena reminds me so much of my late grandmother
Anyone else getting Barbara Streisand vibes, they are both so amazing
rip Lena Horne-
@sweetcharlie63 I am very sorry for this. I catched the news from CNN and they use to be updated at the very day so I presumed that she passed today.
I should have checked it. Nevertheless. She is gone to eternity now
and the meaning of the message remains.
THAT'S A LADY--CLASSY N CLASSIC RIP LADY LENA
Was this performance from her hosting the first television special by a black female?