Barbra Streisand Neil Diamond - You Don't Bring Me Flowers
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- Опубликовано: 11 янв 2009
- LYRICS 2A BEAUTIFUL SONG, IV LOVED FOR OVER 20YRS
You don't bring me flowers
You don't sing me love songs
You hardly talk to me anymore
When you come thru the door
At the end of the day
I remember when you couldn't wait to love me
Used to hate to leave me
Now after lovin' me late at night
When it's good for you, babe
And you're feelin' alright
Well you just roll over and turn out the light
And you don't bring me flowers anymore
It used to be so natural to talk about forever
But "used to be's" don't count anymore
They just lay on the floor
'Til we sweep them away
Baby, I remember
All the things you taught me
I learned how to laugh
And I learned how to cry
Well, I leared how to love
And I learned how to lie
So you'd think I could learn
How to tell you goodbye
You don't bring me flowers anymore
Well, you'd think I'd could learn
How to say tell you goodbye
You don't say you need me
You don't sing me love songs
You don't bring me flowers anymore 
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It was the first time they sang this together. For the album, due to professional commitments, they each performed their parts on separate coasts, and a recording company mixed them. This is one of the top truly magical moments in television history.
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When did this first air?
@@mysticaltyger2009 I believe it was the Grammy Awards of 1980.
February 27, 1980
“It might very well have been the first Grammy moment ... they [had] never performed the song “live” together, so on February 27, 1980, the lights dimmed at the Shrine Auditorium and Barbara and Neil took the stage to sing one of the classic television duets of all time.”
And what a time it was!❤
@@Steve-yo4ld Would have been nice to have been there.
This song always brings tears to my eyes. Who's listening in 2024.
Me!!! It got stuck in my head!
Listen from my hospital bed this morning... lungs full of inflammation
@@Tanman-lk1hkI hope the healing power of this gorgeous song speeds you to a full recovery soon!
@@Kaw72774 thank you
I just heard it again . Still a classic song!😊
I heard that Streisand had such terrible stage fright before this performance. Diamond said “just keep your eyes on me.”
Barbra writes in her autobiography that the moment she touches Neil's face was unplanned. A spur of the moment thing. The audience loved it
It 's like she touched Redfords face during The way we were, I guess.
She really gets into the lyrics, since she is an actor also.
@@currawongs Yes, she is "an actress who sings," as she always insisted from the very beginning. I'm so glad I got to grow up with her magic in the background.
A good Jewish boy and Jewish girl making beautiful music together ❤️
what's that got to do with it?
@@normadesmond6017 Everything. Go and have a wee think to yourself.
❤❤ ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️BOOM….thank you!
It has to do with A TON…!The fact that you are commenting “what that got to do with it” especially considering the abhorrent recent hostility toward Israel and the Jews. I leave you to your own personal “ Quiet”opinion….
I knew in my head what your profile would be, age, demographic, political affiliation, IQ, and ability to be EMPATHETIC.
Normadezmond6017.
Maybe you meant it differently…and you know the history Judea…..Jews have been in ISRAEL since Jesus!they have roots to to core of the earth and let’s not forget that itty bitty thing called the HOLOCAUST. We should be SUPPORTING ALL THE ICONS, ENTERTAINERS, and DIRECTORS. If you don’t decide to do that and support Palestine…may the WRATH OF GOD OR ALLAH CUSH YOU LIKE A BUG!!!
Again if you meant it some other way I apologize. Regards 😊
They went to the same middle or high school in New York
No dancers, no auto tune, and covered from head to toe. How in the world did they get a standing ovation? Oh yeah, it's called talent.
Liking it!🤣
It's called REAL Talent, something we don't see much of today!! P S you're an IDIOT!!!
100% Klasse 😍
And class
Omg brilliant🤣🤣, im going to pin this comment. Today is a joke, mainstream music is all controlled and most cant sing, once voice filters, removed and all the theatrics on stage. Non at all here and its one of the best duets, live performance in its genre of all time i think. Bless you you lol
This is back when the Grammy's had class.
Certainly did have class and real talent back in the day, same with Oscars...can't be bothered watching either anymore 😔 🇦🇺
One of the best duets of all time. No fancy staging, no exaggerated musical scores. Just two voices communicating human emotions to the audience. Yes, please.
Hi Cindy hope you're okay??
2 of the BEST EVER voices too Cindy, You just Don’t get this anymore! I have Loved this song for Years and will Always love it ! X
And the second greatest is Barbra with Donna Summer!
This was 43 years ago. I hope I never forget watching this on the Grammy’s. The way Neil looks at her, the way she touches his face at the end. True chemistry!
That was her “signature move” with Robert Redford in The Way We Were. She timed it perfectly!
Beautiful
I remember seeing this on the Grammys. Still gives me goosebumps. Just phenomenal talent
That would be ‘nineteen-eighty.
A moment not to be forgotten. Very few people were aware that they would be on the Grammy telecast that evening ,adding to the vibe that STILL brings tears and chills. One of a kind performance.
After fourty five years it still brings tears to my eyes. What a magnificent performance.
I was working the evening this aired. My sister told me described it beautifully, explaining the magic and chemistry. She sadly told me I would never get to see the performance. She sadly lost her battle with Cancer in 1982. I think of her ever time I watch. I have felt her with me a few times, she is glad she was wrong.
What a lovely memory to have of her. You are blessed ❤
We're the lucky ones who were able to watch this in our living rooms and not on RUclips. Loved it then and love it now. We grew up with the best music.
I love how he locks eyes with her WITHOUT BREAKING for the entire song.
If he looked at me that way, I would faint. What a beautiful man inside and out.
@@user-zj1ft5tx5flol😅😅😅😅
Barbara didn't perform live for 27 years (during one point of her career), you can see the relief on her face and her gesture as they walked off the stage.
great song. Whats really more interesting Barbra and Neil attended the same high school graduated the same class and had choir together.
Really? 😃😱❤️
How amazing is this
Barbra said in her book she was nervous and her voice wobbled when she was walking toward him, she told herself to get it together girl. It was hardly noticeable. Wonderful performance.
perhaps the BEST duet EVER broadcast on live television.
How can you not watch this by two of the most amazing solo artists and not cry and think they were ''making love'' on stage
If a man ever looked at me that way, I would never let him get away.
Very well spoken.
I know right! Pure unadulturated raw passion. My My My!
Yes I couldn't agree more, I'd melt like a puddle at his feet, WOW ❤
Hahaha so very true. I look like I can only dream about🫶💫
Ikr. I would melt and cause a mess on the floor.💕💕
Back when the Grammys mattered
Word
I’ve just watched this over and over again. Barbra is so very nervous and who wouldn’t be singing a superstar like Neil Diamonds song not only with him but at the Grammys having only ever sung it together over the phone. I take my hat off to him regarding the advice he gave her and how his performance was so relaxed . It would have helped her calm her nerves. Absolutely beautiful rendition from both❤
Barbra Streisand was a superstar long before Neil Diamond. If anyone should have been nervous it should I have been him.
@@mikelheron20 They both and superstars, each in their own right. I'm sure he was equally as nervous as she was. Especially having sung this for the first time live on stage. Two beautiful souls and treasures to this world. 🥰🥰
My mother worshipped Barbra Streisand. She played this song all the time... when I was a young person..I am 50 now...her marriage to my father wasn't a fairytale...my mom wanted to be "cherished". she would tell me repeatedly...my father did cherish her, they just couldn't communicate.. yet they were together over 50 years...until he died at their home in 2010....she died earlier this year...
I found all these greeting cards that my dad had given my mom...she kept every single card...and there was an intimacy...there was..and a loyalty....they just couldn't put pride aside...
Miss them both very much...
I know just how your mother felt. This song hits me right in the feels, too, for the same reason.
I have lost my parents too, it's sad x
thks, for sharing a hug - hope you being loved, live long
After winning a bride men don't think they have to do anymore. Most women go about their daily duties. Men go about theirs. But there is very little left for intimacy. Very sad, but true.
Pride , Yes a hard thing to put aside
Two of the greats. Barbra’s clarity and Neil’s warmth is a perfect match.
such a good observation!
When music was beautiful and respectful. No dawgs or bitches invited. Thank God I grew up in this time.
Same here buddy
@khobia2 I teared up during this, the same as I did the night it played live. There is no true emotion in "music" today...lots of aggression, as you rightly alluded to. WE came from a time before cell phones, selfies, Ipads, autotune. We came from a HUMAN time, before AI voiced and generated videos...It was so, as you said my friend, "Beautiful and respectful." Take care, Be Well!
Those were great days 😊
Me too
Me too
The quiet power of Neil's voice is such that it doesn't even get lost in Barbara's amazing vocal acrobatics 🥰❣
The way he looks at Barbara as he sings this beautiful song simply takes my breath away. His voice and talent even touched a young girl of 10 back in the 70s. Sweet Caroline is still one of my favorites
@@pattyhaley2949 yeah good song. Sweeeet Caroline dun dun dun how the good times never last??? Can't remember lyrics lol but then a bit of
Doo da do do.. I watched the jazz singer when I was about 12 with my mum an I really liked it . Good songs too. Actually I'm gonna find an upload some Neil diamond soon I need a refresher it's been so long. I'm 47 but bless my mum forever otherwise I woukd never of experienced some of the truly talented singers and amazing love songs you just dont get today
@@Drop_Of--Flame I absolutely adore Neil Diamond and I was very young when my friend's brother introduced me to the music of the great Mr Diamond. I'm 63 and have been a fan since the age of 10 or so. Luckily I was able to see him in 2017 before he had to retire. Such a great entertainer and always easy on the eyes. I still say Neil and Elvis were the greatest performers to rock a pair of leather pants.....
@@pattyhaley2949 yes agreed. Elvis what a beautiful man an love some of his songs. He basically changed music an to think he was called the devil cause of his moves and look at today lol even I think some of it is nasty. So you saw Neil D in 2017 lucky you an May that same year my favourite artist of all time an VERY EASY ON THE EYE died that year. So gutted. He started in mid 80s and done so much. Different bands an solo stuff over the years. Voice of an angel. Well atleast 2017 was a good year for one of us lol
@@pattyhaley2949 I forgot all about this little chestnut an it just popped in my head while hanging the washing. You may or may not like but it's definitely an amazing duet. Nothing like these songs an love duets anymore. Sad really
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Barbra’s memoir brought me here. She wrote that she was so nervous. However, during rehearsal the producer has a bouquet of flowers on a stool in the middle of the stage. She asked it to be removed because the song is YOU DONT bring me flowers. LOL! Great direction by Barbra
Shame that duets like this don’t happen anymore
How about Magan and her stallion?😅
Uh oh boomer alert ⬆️
because he didnt bring flowers anymore lol
@@embracedchimera5886 did you see the price of flowers 💐 these days?😳
Not true... Pink with what's- his- name, just give me a reason...
The best live performance I have ever seen. 😊
yes. in this genre for me hands down a winner, so beautifull
This never gets old. It's an absolute masterclass in how to perform a duet. ❤❤
Absolutely! Makes me Cry Everytime too 🤦🏻♂️ lol 💖
Agreed 💫🫶
Neil never tried to outshine anybody….He didn’t have to! What a shining star! Amazing in every way!
They’re equals.
He's a true gentleman. From many interviews I've seen of him, he's a super nice person.
Barbara and Neil, greatest voices in the World!
I still get chills over this being the first time they actually were in the same room singing this for the first time.
This respect and chemistry is genuine. They were HS chums!!! Two friends who made it and helped change the course of music. I wish they perform this live at least one more time
They were in the same HS and overlapped but didn’t know each other.
There is no music, there are no singers like Barbara Streisand and Neil Diamond anymore. This was a performance for the ages. Two incredible talents sharing a few moments and creating something we will never stop watching.
How can you not love this? Simply beautiful.
They deserved an Oscar for this performance👋👋👋👋👋
Is anyone here to watch this after listening to Barbra speak about it in her book?
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Yes.
I haven’t read her book what did she say
Barbra directed it but the moments of her touching his face and Neil kissing her hand were spontaneous and she is such an amazing storyteller, I wanted to see it too. I cried!!
Yep! Me! Listening to her book on Audio book...SO good!
What a beautiful song by two amazing legendary legends
I watched this when it first aired during the Grammy’s, no introduction they just walked onto the dark stage. Super cool, still the all time greatest duet!
No computer gimmicks, Raw talent, Really Amazing live performance. Thank you.
I love the way they look at each other while their singing. The Best duet ever!
This was truly the greatest moment of Grammy's history. The duet between Barbara Streisand and Neil Diamond was the most beautiful and touching moment for the two super stars coming together and performing this beautiful song.
The emotions of this performance still hit, decades later
It's still a knockout punch every time I watch it. You are just amazed at the sheer, raw talent of the likes of Neil Diamond and Barbara Streisand - and when you put them together for this duet it is just pure magic. The audience who were there on the night gave a standing ovation, which I'm sure went for many minutes, as they knew they were the presence of a performance that would never be equalled again. You just don't see talent like that anymore.....
*Barbra
@@calisongbird No one asked you and who cares
Just think they went to the same High School.
Neil Diamond is saved because of my prayers also🙂
@@calisongbird Original spelling of her name was 'Barbara' but early in her career, her manager suggested dropping the middle 'a'...
That…. Right there…. Is perfection.
I was only 3 years old then, but why isn’t music like this anymore. All time geniuses in the world of music and know one to replace them once they are all gone 😢 Even my 14 year old daughter is listening to music from 25 years ago now.
It's insane how they can connect with all of us just by singing and having eye contact and minimum physical contact with each other. This is what the new generation is missing out. 🔥❤️
There’s no connection of any kind today only the illusion of connection with technology. Sad.
Yes, for sure. Wish we could go back to a time where folks loved each other more and had values! Always a pleasure tho hearing this once again. Then, an unbeatable pair!
I applaud all your comments and say the same, FANTASTIC and SPOT ON!!
This is theatrical. The singing is just part of the act. But the talent is unreal.
I watched this live and was in tears with chills too!! Stunning!!!
Amazing to think that these two were in the same high school choir!
This was absolutely magical moment. The chemistry, the performers, simply unforgettable.
This is perfection! Barbara is beautiful, her eyes, and her voice! Wow! Neil, perfect gentleman, and keeping eye contact all the way thru,.... Beautiful! I have to watch it two or three times every time and always takes my breath!
A good bit of acting going on as well as singing. The whole performance was first class. They start out far apart from each other, then as the song progresses, they get closer and closer to each other, until they reconnect at the end. The record itself - before the performance - hints at a reconciliation between the two by the way they first sing the line "So you'd think I could learn how to tell you goodbye," in contrast to the way they sing the line the second time. They first sing it in syncopated time (for the musically unlearned, that means one starts to sing the line and then the other starts singing the same line before the first one gets done singing it. Kind of singing "around", as in row row row your boat), and then the second time they sing the line at the same time. They are then getting back in sync with each other, which hints to a reconciliation. At least, that's how I choose to view the song. The physical contact between the two at the end is more or less a confirmation of the reconciliation.
Neil has been a part of my life since my teens and the absolute expressiveness in Barbaras voice is magic.
2 powerhouses. Loved this performance.
Love this so much. I’m still just a younger fella but damn this was so amazing. Both of them. Iconic.
One of the best duets and performances of all time. The moment she touches his face just sends chills.
In my book, this is the BEST DUET in the history of music!!!
They sing emotion together like no other duo!!!
Have a look at Neil singing Play Me with Shirley Bassey. The same emotions and the eye contact ❤
@@shirleyhenriksen2026 thank you for the suggestion. I will definatly look it up. Neil will always be number 1 with me.
Try War & Treaty singing “ O Holy Night”. Something special Al about them and their eye contact…
One of the best duets in my lifetime. Truely amazing.
Hi this is ANTHONY MARVELLI AND MAY GOD KEEP BLESSED YOU AND Barbara for evermore and be happy always and I love you Barbara and Neil always ❤️ 💙
43 years later it still brings me to tears
Awe to be serenaded by a handsome man like Neil Diamond. I was just a young girl when I fell for him and his music. This duet with the Great Barbara Streisand is pure MAGIC!!!!
Hi Patty hope you're okay??
Neil Diamond & Barbara Streisand are saved because of my prayers!!! Praise the Lord!!!👍👍👍
I just read about this in her book and just had to see what it looked like, Awesome!
One of the best duets I have ever heard!
Truly a class act, I was impressed by the way Neil was able to re-establish eye contact with Barbara. It is very subtle, so you must watch closely to catch this; young performers could learn a lot here.
These were two musical Giants that came together, to record and sing one of the best duets ever done. Period.
It was a DJ who noticed they had separately recorded the song but in the same key, so he cut it together himself. It was such a hit, Neil and Babs decided to make an official recording.
According to her book, this wasn't even originally a duet. A random disc jockey was going through a divorce and ended up splicing both of their solo versions together. The rest is history.❤
Every woman wants a Neil Diamond, the look of love in his eyes makes me remember being in love.
Just love love Neil. The ultimate singer and performer. Gorgeous with Barbara. Worst thing ever that he got sick. The worlds not the same when hes not singing.
Parkinson are an awful desease...my brother in law had it...
His music lives on forever through all his recordings and, of course, in my head.
They just don’t sing ‘em like this anymore! Wow, such an amazing song sung by two of the most dynamic vocalists of the 1970s. This one and only live performance was from the Grammy Awards Ceremony. It aired February 27th, 1980. It’s so wonderful to be able to go back and watch old performances like this and countless others on RUclips. I remember watching this as a kid in ‘80 thinking 🤔 I’d love to see that again…and now we can 😊
Those voices blend perfectly!! Beautiful and so talented!
I was merely a child when I saw this live on television that night. I remember how it was all over the radio at the time. Looking back now at this colossal moment for the Grammys that I’d like to point out that this performance is as much about the time as it was performed as it was about the song itself. If you notice the audience applauds at least four or five times throughout the song. Those are the times when audiences appreciated the artist even more than now I think and they showed it by randomly applauding. Those applause, in those moments, you know where exactly the audience were feeling it. Anybody who went to the movie theater in the 1970s and the early 1980s will remember when audiences used to cheer at the screen, used to applaud at the screen, who used to scream at the screen and I mean for the most enthusiastic of films not just some horror movie. Films like “Rocky”, “Grease”, “Superman”, “Star Wars”. Audiences don’t applaud like that anymore. They just don’t respond like that anymore but I still do. ❤
Yes, I agree. I still applaud at the movies sometimes.
And they went to high school together!
What year was this?
Non importa se sono entrambi ebrei, sono semplicemente due cantanti straordinari che emozionano con la fusione delle loro voci. Bravissimi.
WOW! They just don't make them like this anymore! I remember how big this was when it was first on tv.
Me too! If I remember right, it was a surprise….and clearly a big deal since Streisand rarely performed, much less a duet.
Yes, I saw it live on TV at the time, also. It was kept a secret. No one believed the two of them were going to perform this duet live.
Two majestic singers singing a most beautiful song.
When singers were really SINGERS.
2 voices that will last for generation's to come. And make them feel like we feel. Pure gold.
❤
Apresentação dos cantores tão linda que , sem comentário ! Vozes lindíssimas !
A beautiful song sung by two beautiful people. Such chemistry between the two of them. Hard to believe this was released as a single originally.
One of the best duets in my opinion. Something rarely seen today.
According to Casey Kasem, it wasn't even a duet originally. Each artist coincidentally released it as a solo song on their own albums, and a Louisville, Kentucky DJ named Gary Guthrie edited a bootleg mashup that got airplay and attention. We actually have him to thank for them deciding to revisit this, and record it as a duet.
@@nightmaretoys5309Barbra Streisand mentions this in her memoir. She also tells the story of this performance.
This song always makes me think of watching my parent’s relationship fall apart. Perfect that it’s sung by Barbra…thank you Barbra for giving my mother such joy in her short life. She played all of your songs to me. I love me some Barbra because of her. This is beautiful, and an amazing performance by both. Always makes me sad, but it’s so beautiful I still listen to it.
Kinda same for me too. Blessings and love to the 2 beautiful mothers who gave us the gift of such amazing music also 💞💞💫🙏🙏
Wonderful, simply wonderful
This duet is just heartbreaking and phenomenal!! Barbra is my Queen!!!! Her voice is absolute perfection and Neil’s voice fits hers so flawlessly. Real voices - NO AUTOTUNE!! 🎤🥹❤️❤️❤️❤️🔥🔥🔥🔥👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾
I still love how Neil Diamond lets Barbra Streisand shine in this piece. Even though he could easily overpower her, he is the consummate gentle-man here. Just beautiful!
Barbara and Neil are equals. They complement each other. Both shine together.
Dont tell Barbara.. 😀
Overpowering her? What are you talking about? Are you saying Neil is a better singer or are you simply implying he could overpower her in strength? If it’s the latter, then you are ridiculous. If it’s the former, then you are even more ridiculous. It’s very obvious who is having a higher pitch in this duet.
True gentleman… freedom…
He let's her shine? Um, ok.
Neil Diamond you were a perfect gentleman purchasing Barbra Streisand's I also can't believe the two of you went to high school together in New York and we're in choir. There won't be any great artists like Barbra Streisand and Neil Diamond 💎. They were a great classical act. That's when the Grammys were really good in the Late 1970,s and the1980s and to give two great artists a standing ovation at the Grammys in February 27,1980.
May each of us experience at least some moments of love and intensity that we all imagine is passing between these two amazing artists !
Pure, straight up, unadulterated magic. I get a chill every time I watch this, and that’s a lot of times.
Beautiful isn't it compare this to what is classed as main stream music today. Not only no soul but dam filth really. Amazing how quick it all changes. Its not even about talent an heart anymore. I love lots of these old songs but I'm really into old grunge rock music an even the best of them have all gone now. Music is all but dead in any worth while genres sadly
Beautiful 🌬 🏂🏂
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Truly beautiful, by two of the most gifted singers in world history. But Streisand voice truly magical.
WOW WOW! Fantastic talent!
I remember watching this live on t v Back when I was 17 almost 18. Back when you still got up to change the channels. Had Neil Diamonds album, "You Don't Bring Me Flowers" on cassette tape. Listened to it all summer long. 1978
My favorite Grammy's moment of all time, and there have been many, many great performances.
From Neil Diamond's dynamic live performances I get the sense he could have easily overpowered Barbara Streisand but is holding back so as not to. There's a magic about this duet that gets me every time. You can see it got to everyone else in the audience too, by their reaction during, and at the end of the song. Thank you to these two legendary artists for a duet that is one for the ages!
Overpower one of the greatest pop singers to ever live? I dont think so.
Overpowered Barbra ?!
This a lovely little song ❤❤
It's been a long time since I heard it I remember my mam and dad singing it to each other pure lovingly across the room while they were both doing something i dunno mam wiping dishes dad at the radio their almost 50 years married god bless them I love them to bits but my dad was real lucky she stood by him now nothing could break them old skool love... ups and downs... beautiful ❤
Two of the greatest in a masterpiece....it does´nt get any better than this.......
And for those who have witnessed this.....you may feel privileged....
Yep, I saw it live. WOW!!!
Such a beautiful song. I am still to this day mesmerized by Barbra's unconventional beauty.
Remember watching - live...such a different world then...far, far better it was...
I remember this when they appeared at the end. I cried then and I cried now.
I watched it as a young girl. I saw them approach from the wings of the stage as the music began and was spellbound at what was happening before my eyes. I could feel the electricity through the screen. No one knew it was going to take place. Pure magic
I love you Barbara an icon 💓 of my generation you always take me right There back in memories of long ago ty God bless #ThewayweWere❤
I will never forget this moment in time! We all knew something magical was happening right before our eyes and no introduction was needed. Only wish there were more moments like this that hang in the rafters forever!