The great Cleo Laine - she has the most incredible voice .... it is like a human oboe or something. There is a quality in her voice that moves me each time I hear it .... and her range man oh man!
This performance of Cleo here is absolutely amazing!! One of the best singers in Europe! A strong, rich voice! I wonder why some of the postive comments here are rated so badly. Really weird.
Its just beautiful. I have never seen the show that this song is from, but I think it sounds more suited to an older woman. The dog is a bit random, but I love Cleo Laine SO much. She is one of the greatest female vocalists of the past 50 years. And she still sounds great today, at the age of 82
A great performance from a legend who truly earned her right over the years to be considered "diva." I don't quite understand these videos (a tour of her home perhaps?) but there's no doubt it's one of the best Sondheim recordings around - you can't beat those lush Tunick orchestrations!
@ProLit It is her very strong pronounced British accent. She is a very very famous jazz and theater singer from England. She is not a classical singer. She has a great range, but she has been a jazz artist since the 60s.
Agreed, no age barrier it's a timeless song which each can bring their own experience to. Catch Barbara Cook singing it at her Carnegie Hall concert, age 80! Actually, in a way maturity brings something special to this song.
I don't think this song has anything to do with being young enough to sing it. Many performers have sung this song - men alike. This is not unusual. If you can perform a song, then you should. In fact, I was recommended "Marry Me a Little" by my instructor, and I am a 23 year old female. Anyway. This is beautiful! A friend actually JUST sent me Cleo's 'Sings Sondheim' cd this past weekend. I adore it.
You seem to make a lot of these inane comments on here when you don't know what you are talking about. Cleo is BRITISH, which leads to some small differences. the OTHER pronunciations are her style == she has sung the same way since I first heard her, which was almost 40 years ago !
@borne4broadway So that just means she doesn't put on sn American accent which, to her, being British, would be a different pronunciation. Some British pop singers sound more American when they sing, like the Beatles, for example, or Dusty Springfield. I think that's because they learned their styles from American singers like Elvis & Martha Reeves, etc. But listen to singers like Julie Andrews or Shirley Bassey. They don't sound American at all.
@borne4broadway Speaking of Shirley Bassey and Sondheim, listen to her sing "I'm Still Here." She says "...sometimes it's CRISPS and a beer." (instead of chips and a beer.) I don't agree with that choice! Why not say chips?
Yes, agreed, as composers who don't compose that way... well... their compositions are not all that well done. When you write specifically for a character and the emotion in that time of the show, it's all very important and evident. But as a song, I feel it is very open to any singer who can attack it. And when you are making a tribute/compilation cd as Cleo did here, then the whole point of characters and what not are moot.
@raaadja99 I'm American & you assume all of us are uneducated idiots. How would you like it if the prejudice was reversed about all Brits. By the way, I don't hear any odd pronunciation.
I think it's likely than one commenter signed in under different accounts and down-arrowed the "offending" comments. I've commented on lots of videos, including other Sondheim ones, and I've never been down-arrowed 20-odd times (!)
@borne4broadway You must be American. So it would probably be worth reminding you that your language comes from England. That's why it's called English not Americanish. Comprende?
Work on pronunciation? People pronounce words differently ("You say tomato..."). Perhaps you have a problem with her enunciation? Trying to sing? You must be joking - can you not hear the range and control on show here? Oh, and "this person" is Cleo Laine.
Yeah well Sondheim is American and not one decent work of musical theater came out of the UK in about 100 years. Also let me remind you, Americans are people who had enough sense to leave your God-forsaken island. But hey, have fun bowing to your monarch.
The great Cleo Laine - she has the most incredible voice .... it is like a human oboe or something. There is a quality in her voice that moves me each time I hear it .... and her range man oh man!
this CD and this song was my introduction to Sondheim - I am forever grateful for Cleo and Steven
I love the way she lives, every single word in this performance!
david williams I definitely agree with you 😊
I adore Cleo Lane and love her signing Sondheim ..Saw her at the Gold Coast Fantastic. So pleased I did.
she's sitting and still shaping hers sounds, she rocks
This performance of Cleo here is absolutely amazing!! One of the best singers in Europe! A strong, rich voice!
I wonder why some of the postive comments here are rated so badly. Really weird.
The song is from the Sondheim musical, Into the Woods. It is sung by Cinderella to Little Red Riding Hood after a lot of people have died.
She is everything
I always go for quality...can't get better than DAME CLEO!!
Thanks so much for this...my favorite of many favorites from Dame Cleo.
Its just beautiful. I have never seen the show that this song is from, but I think it sounds more suited to an older woman. The dog is a bit random, but I love Cleo Laine SO much. She is one of the greatest female vocalists of the past 50 years. And she still sounds great today, at the age of 82
A great performance from a legend who truly earned her right over the years to be considered "diva." I don't quite understand these videos (a tour of her home perhaps?) but there's no doubt it's one of the best Sondheim recordings around - you can't beat those lush Tunick orchestrations!
who are you and what gives you the right to criticize a singer like Cleo Laine, the epitome of class and talent and just BEAUTIFUL PRONUNCIATION?!
@DaDaddySF She's amazing indeed! She sounds and looks really ageless. It's amazing!!
Beautiful!
@jemb2000 You're absolutely right. Cleo does an amazing performance here.
@ProLit It is her very strong pronounced British accent. She is a very very famous jazz and theater singer from England. She is not a classical singer. She has a great range, but she has been a jazz artist since the 60s.
Agreed, no age barrier it's a timeless song which each can bring their own experience to. Catch Barbara Cook singing it at her Carnegie Hall concert, age 80! Actually, in a way maturity brings something special to this song.
Great! What is this from? Did she do a TV special to promote the "Sings Sondheim" album?
Lol she's singing to her dog. It's kinda cute.
I don't think this song has anything to do with being young enough to sing it. Many performers have sung this song - men alike. This is not unusual. If you can perform a song, then you should. In fact, I was recommended "Marry Me a Little" by my instructor, and I am a 23 year old female.
Anyway. This is beautiful! A friend actually JUST sent me Cleo's 'Sings Sondheim' cd this past weekend. I adore it.
Anyone else notice that the vocal track here is slightly different from that of the recording?
You seem to make a lot of these inane comments on here when you don't know what you are talking about. Cleo is BRITISH, which leads to some small differences. the OTHER pronunciations are her style == she has sung the same way since I first heard her, which was almost 40 years ago !
@borne4broadway She just happens to be English.
@wickedistheshiz So am I.
In the shower.
Saw CL live ages ago.
@borne4broadway So that just means she doesn't put on sn American accent which, to her, being British, would be a different pronunciation. Some British pop singers sound more American when they sing, like the Beatles, for example, or Dusty Springfield. I think that's because they learned their styles from American singers like Elvis & Martha Reeves, etc. But listen to singers like Julie Andrews or Shirley Bassey. They don't sound American at all.
@borne4broadway Speaking of Shirley Bassey and Sondheim, listen to her sing "I'm Still Here." She says "...sometimes it's CRISPS and a beer." (instead of chips and a beer.) I don't agree with that choice! Why not say chips?
The original is 'pretzels with beer'..... Pretzels weren't really a thing in the UK. That's why. (The more you know.!.....)
Yes, agreed, as composers who don't compose that way... well... their compositions are not all that well done. When you write specifically for a character and the emotion in that time of the show, it's all very important and evident. But as a song, I feel it is very open to any singer who can attack it. And when you are making a tribute/compilation cd as Cleo did here, then the whole point of characters and what not are moot.
@borne4broadway She's British.
Part Jamaican
Comedic gold
She has an accent. Well, who cares? She still sounds great.
it's a singer thing to pronounce things differently.
@raaadja99 I'm American & you assume all of us are uneducated idiots. How would you like it if the prejudice was reversed about all Brits. By the way, I don't hear any odd pronunciation.
In what key is she singing this?
I think it's likely than one commenter signed in under different accounts and down-arrowed the "offending" comments.
I've commented on lots of videos, including other Sondheim ones, and I've never been down-arrowed 20-odd times (!)
@borne4broadway You must be American. So it would probably be worth reminding you that your language comes from England. That's why it's called English not Americanish. Comprende?
shes english.....
I don't have any problem with the singing.. i find the dog a bit weird?...
Is this lip-synched ? I love Cleo but I'm not used to seeing her sit down and sing.
Work on pronunciation? People pronounce words differently ("You say tomato..."). Perhaps you have a problem with her enunciation?
Trying to sing? You must be joking - can you not hear the range and control on show here?
Oh, and "this person" is Cleo Laine.
Yeah well Sondheim is American and not one decent work of musical theater came out of the UK in about 100 years. Also let me remind you, Americans are people who had enough sense to leave your God-forsaken island. But hey, have fun bowing to your monarch.