I hate to sound like my dad, the music that is put out now can't hold a candle to the classics. I am so glad there are sites like this. Hopefully young people will stumble across these gems and fall in love with them too.
trust me, there are some of us. I’m a teen and I love Judy and all the other classic stars! I’m so grateful I discovered them. I agree nothing today can compare to the classics
I used to tend bar at a lounge that played live music. We had an older crowd so we often had old-fashioned songs like these in the repertoire. One of the singers was a girl I loved, and I would often trade shifts just to work the nights she was singing. She sang this song once and I remember being so transfixed by her rendition that I broke an expensive bottle of whiskey and ended up working for free that night.
Rags Ragland looks to be enthralled 🙂. The pairing of Judy Garland and Mickey Rooney was one of the best duos in the business. This is a beautiful song and a beautiful scene. Thank you to the Gershwins and Judy!!
Is it a rendition? I'm a fan from the Chet Baker version and wanted to find the original. Turns out I read this song was originally written for this musical so I happily assumed that meant Garland was the first to record it.
She was so unique, so talented, so broken - sadly it was on this film that it became apparent the "energy pills" aka speed the studio was shoving onto her had finally started to take its toll. There is an excellent documentary called Sid & Judy that chronicles this sad part of her career. No one could sing like her.
@@MJ-dq8ik Talking smack there, what kind of pills are you shoving in - Judy looks terrific in this film, healthy and giving a controlled, flawless performance.
@@rx1201 It is not "talking smack" why are you in denial? She was supremely talented but it is well documented how pills & booze took its toll on her & it started to get bad around Girl Crazy. Read any of the numerous biographies on her or the documentary I cited.
Few singers have been able to sell a song like Garland. She knew how important lyrics are, and reached down deep inside where few like to go, and bared her soul in song.
Utterly sublime. Stands alongside 'Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas' from 'Meet Me In St. Louis' as her sweetest, saddest and most gut-wrenchingly mournful cinematic ballad. Just perfect.
Couldn't agree more, Chesterton7. She was such a loving person, but very little came her way. The many whose hearts were touched by her will, hopefully, cherish her memory and make their world more beautiful.
This song is one of the classic songs that rings so true to me. And to this day there are "Pollyannas" who will spout cliches like "You'll find someone" or "Plenty more Fish in the Sea". If any of you took one glance at my family tree (my very small family tree) you would see all my uncles, great aunts and great uncles.....who never married. As for me...I'm not going there on this comment section.
Judy Garland owned and still owns this Gershwin song. No one, even with her forte performance as a guide, comes close to this nuanced interpretation. There are lots of opportunities for lesser singers to make it silly or even worse, make it the flat rumblings of deep depression. Garland sings it with exquisite appreciation of the warmth love could provide -- alas. I have often wondered if this unusual sensibility to human emotion in turmoil or ecstasy were part of Garland's brilliance and tragic misery. Kudos of course to the Gershwins whose music tapped into our minds' humor, longings, and loves. I have always loved the lines: With love to lead the way I found more skies of gray Than any Russian play could guarantee
Bobby my dear, this song is for you. 9 years since you passed and you are still in my heart. Nothing could have happened between us because you were gay, but I was your lady and you were my lord. Only you can understand the love between us. Love always your Lady G.
This track is on the two-record album set of her soundtrack recordings my parents gave me for my birthday in about 1968; always recall my mother loving this song and commenting how popular it was in her high school days in the 1930's. No better rendition than this one; she always sang with such human emotion.
For some reason, this song has been running through my head today. Had to look it up, and surprise!, yours is the only clip of Judy, singing from the movie. (That's just so wrong.) Thank you. What a gift she had.
I don't know if you can see it on this video, but when I watched this movie on my t.v., I remember there being a small tear on her cheek when she lifts her head and starts singing, "They're writing songs of love..." Oh, it just broke my heart! I love this song, but especially how she sings it.
Old man sunshine, listen you Never tell me dreams come true Just try it, and I'll start a riot Beatrice Fairfax don't you dare Ever tell me he will care I'm certain, it's the final curtain I never want to hear from any cheerful Pollyannas Who tells you fate supplies a mate It's all bananas They're writing songs of love - but not for me A lucky star's above - but not for me With love to lead the way I've found more skies of gray Than any Russian play - could guarantee I was a fool to fall - and get that way Hi ho alas and also lackaday Although I can't dismiss The memory of his kiss I guess he's not for me (bridge) Although I can't dismiss The memory of his kiss I guess he's not for me
«Girl Crazy», este filme de 1943, com o título em português «Doidinho por Saias», estreou em Portugal, em simultâneo, nos cinemas Trindade e Olympia do Porto, a 6 de Fevereiro de 1945. Nele brilham os incontornáveis, quando jovens, Michey Rooney e Judy Garland, num enredo divertido, cheio de belas canções, música e bailados. António Tavares
The lyrics here where Judy sings ' I'll start a riot' are eerily prognostic, as they portend to the emotional upheaval and events of the day she died. The night Judy Garland died the police routinely raided a gay bar in New York city called The Stonewall Inn that was having a lock-in until the early morning to mourn Judy's passing and pay their respects, after hours. The crowd in the bar were collectively mourning the death of one of the biggest and most fondly regarded Gay Icons of her era and were in no mood to put up with the tyranny and disrespect given to them by the police. They were so upset about Judy's death they fought back, for the first time ever a spontaneous fight exploded against the homophobic attitude of the authorities, aggression was met with aggression and unbeknownst to the people in attendance that night this was the violent catalyst needed for the beginnings of the Gay Civil Rights Movement. The Stonewall Riots aka The night Judy Garland died.
The Stonewall riots were 6 days after her death. It's only theorised that the patrons were celebrating Garland at the time; there's no significant evidence to back that up
@Jorg Hannakh … eh, whether or not there was any connection resulting in some sort of direct instigation or retaliatory activity is almost irrelevant. Those riots did indeed occur six days after Garland’s actual death in London, but they commenced the very day *after* her public New York City funeral, which was indeed an enormous media and cultural “event” in the city, with some 25,000+ people lined behind police barricades to mourn publicly and view the body. That’s to say nothing of the millions in the city (and elsewhere) affected in different ways-sorrowful, regretful, angry, indifferent-by the major news of the troubled Garland’s demise. One would have to admit that a significant membership of the city’s gay community, for whom Garland was, for whatever psychological reason, a towering icon, were probably quite deeply affected by the sheer proximity of her “circus maximus” funeral in their own town, the immense coverage, crowd experiences, the passing of a key icon, the tragic ending of a unique entertainment era represented specifically by Garland, etc. People were probably feeling rather “moody about Judy” in the bars and hideaways. Again, it was the day after the immense impact of the funeral on the entire city. It’s obviously way too much to assert that members of the gay community took-up pitchforks, bricks, and torches and explicitly rioted with the words, “This is for Judy!” on their lips. No way. But it’s equally naive to think that the events surrounding her death and high-profile funeral the day before the riots began played no role whatsoever in the mood and volatility of a victimized, struggling group of people who identified closely with a perception of Garland as a victimized, struggling iconic individual. Her death and funeral most likely played a strong socio-cultural, personal role in reactionary emotions that helped fuel the riots, among other persecutory factors-the timing and impact of her death/funeral are simply too big to ignore and Garland’s importance to the gay community in particular was too prominent to dismiss. It certainly would not be the first time in human history that the public funeral of a major figure (beloved or not) stirred up emotions that led to reactionary and even violent encounters and repercussions. It’s probably best to admit that her demise/funeral played a part in prevailing emotional moods and tides that spurred such combustible reactions … but the role of her death/funeral in this matter is not quantifiable in any way. Almost certainly correlative, but not quantifiable. It also bears mentioning that Garland certainly never “belonged” to the minority gay community alone. Gay citizens were often torchbearers for her legacy at a low point in her last years, but her final fate affected many, many more millions of people worldwide in mainstream society for whom she was equally beloved or fondly remembered. In these times of RUclips and cinematic streaming, one is nowadays just as likely (or even more likely) to see Garland being rediscovered and appreciated in comments sections by little girls, young women, and people of all evident backgrounds rather than by one or several minority subsets of society. Which makes sense, because for the majority of her career, Garland was a huge star appreciated and celebrated by the masses. She was certainly no fringe or “cult” figure, even though certain subgroups of fans approached her work in cultic ways that would ebb and flow over the years. But that happens with any major entertainment or media figure, and, for some reason, especially with melodramatic, larger-than-life female entertainers. There you have it.
Do someone have the sheet music including the intro? i'm finding only the part that begins with "they're writing songs of love etc". I really need it...
I'm sorry, but the audio on this is terrible, and the picture quality isn't too good either. Ms. Bell, I think you're doing Miss Garland an injustice by keeping this up, don't you agree? Here's a much better quality print: ruclips.net/video/qujt9bsrDMI/видео.html
Hot take: This song is bad. The melody is decent, and even compelling at the apex of the choruses. Garland sings it well, and the last 32 seconds are excellent, including the tear on "kiss." It isn't particularly out of character for a Gershwin song. But the lyrics are way too witty to serve as the emotional heart of a show/movie. "I'd start a riot"? "Bananas"? "Russian plays"? These sound like light little whimsical metaphors suited for a patter song. Nobody would say these things while in the midst of a genuine emotional crisis. Judy sounds like she's doing farce when she has to say some of these weird things, and it doesn't make any sense for her to be moved to tears just seconds later. Either the song is serious and sad, or it's a snappy number for the Gershwins to showcase their wonkish lyrical cleverness. It doesn't work when it tries to be both. An audience might literally laugh 2 or 3 times within a 2-minute song that is allegedly supposed to show how un-ironically devastated the lead actress is. That's not the vibe you want.
@@rx1201 I don't know why it isn't a hot take, just because you don't like my opinion of this song. I don't see a lot of other people with my opinion. That could make it a misguided take, but it's clearly a hot take. I know quite a bit about the output of the Tin Pan Alley songwriters--a lot of their material is genius, including things from Gershwin. The fact that this is a bad song that awkwardly tries to do too much doesn't take away from their genius.
@@garybennett1070 Yeah. No. I don't know why you would choose Janet Jackson, whose heyday was also 40 years ago, but I have great respect for Gershwin and for the other giants of his time in the musical theatre world--Kern, Rodgers and Hart, Porter, Irving Berlin and others. This happens to be a bad song for this occasion in this movie. It's too irreverent for the mood and thereby makes Judy Garland's acting look forced. This is not some kind of uninformed take about "how music in the 40's is bad so let's all listen to Janet Jackson instead."
I love Ella, but she takes a back seat to Garland here. In addition to singing like an earthbound angel, Garland had an uncanny ability to get to the meaning of a song, in a way Ella never quite did.
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I hate to sound like my dad, the music that is put out now can't hold a candle to the classics. I am so glad there are sites like this. Hopefully young people will stumble across these gems and fall in love with them too.
we can hope.
trust me, there are some of us. I’m a teen and I love Judy and all the other classic stars! I’m so grateful I discovered them. I agree nothing today can compare to the classics
It was Judy and only Judy and no one in a million years could equal her magic. Never.
65 and I'm still mesmerized by Judy.
The saddest song sung by the most beautiful singer. Tears fill her eyes near the end. Kills me every time.
Martin Olson She sang a song that only she understood.
I can't help hearing this song through the lens of her tragic personal life.
one of the greats from the Great American Song book
Lovely song, not a sad one, though.
Garland & Gershwin...nothing more needs to be said.
I dont get it
I used to tend bar at a lounge that played live music. We had an older crowd so we often had old-fashioned songs like these in the repertoire. One of the singers was a girl I loved, and I would often trade shifts just to work the nights she was singing. She sang this song once and I remember being so transfixed by her rendition that I broke an expensive bottle of whiskey and ended up working for free that night.
some people wear their heart on their sleeve, she wore it in her voice. she still brings tears to the eyes.
So beautifully put!😂
Her eyes. Her endlessly expressive eyes.
Hi Lucy
Good God - if ever there was a Song, that describes being in a Love Funk, this is it.
Singing is in fact delivering a soliloquy…. adopting a persona…. Nobody does it better than the Fabulous Judy Garland.
Nobody could sing with such emotion and vulnerability like this Legend. She has no peers because nobody can come close to her greatness..
Ur nuts
Saxon C How true your words are.
Agree
Here from the red garland piano album. This is just simply amazing
Beautiful.. Judy Garland a National Treasure. We love you... 💕💕💕💕💕
Hi Slyvia
Rags Ragland looks to be enthralled 🙂. The pairing of Judy Garland and Mickey Rooney was one of the best duos in the business. This is a beautiful song and a beautiful scene. Thank you to the Gershwins and Judy!!
She sang with such heart. Darling Lady. One of my favorite singers.
This rendition always touches my heart. Judy looks so lovely here and brings just the right emotion to this song.
Is it a rendition? I'm a fan from the Chet Baker version and wanted to find the original. Turns out I read this song was originally written for this musical so I happily assumed that meant Garland was the first to record it.
I agree either way, what a magnificent woman.
She was so unique, so talented, so broken - sadly it was on this film that it became apparent the "energy pills" aka speed the studio was shoving onto her had finally started to take its toll. There is an excellent documentary called Sid & Judy that chronicles this sad part of her career. No one could sing like her.
@@MJ-dq8ik Talking smack there, what kind of pills are you shoving in - Judy looks terrific in this film, healthy and giving a controlled, flawless performance.
@@rx1201 It is not "talking smack" why are you in denial? She was supremely talented but it is well documented how pills & booze took its toll on her & it started to get bad around Girl Crazy. Read any of the numerous biographies on her or the documentary I cited.
Few singers have been able to sell a song like Garland. She knew how important lyrics are, and reached down deep inside where few like to go, and bared her soul in song.
Utterly sublime. Stands alongside 'Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas' from 'Meet Me In St. Louis' as her sweetest, saddest and most gut-wrenchingly mournful cinematic ballad. Just perfect.
THIS SONG RIPS YOUR HEART OUT........................
Yep.
She is so beautiful and her voice is like heaven.
Hi Cynthia
Yes it really
So great.
my favorite singer no one compares to her she makes me cry. she was magic.
Gorgeous talented woman.
Hello Gloria
It does not get any better than this...
Judy Garland’s voice could reduce the meanest and toughest men to tears.
Couldn't agree more, Chesterton7. She was such a loving person, but very little came her way. The many whose hearts were touched by her will, hopefully, cherish her memory and make their world more beautiful.
Brings atear to my eye. The voice of an angel.so pretty. And i relate..
Same.
I relate too. Love seems not to be something I'll experience.
SHE WAS GREAT.
Judy sings this song so beautifully! The amount of emotion she is able to convey with her voice and body language is simply amazing 🌹
Yes it is
This is one of Judy's finest. Wow.
Judy Garland is just such a skilled artist…she's such an inspiration.
She was so lovely 💖
This song is one of the classic songs that rings so true to me. And to this day there are "Pollyannas" who will spout cliches like "You'll find someone" or "Plenty more Fish in the Sea". If any of you took one glance at my family tree (my very small family tree) you would see all my uncles, great aunts and great uncles.....who never married. As for me...I'm not going there on this comment section.
Perfect. And Miss Judy IS perfection.
Judy Garland owned and still owns this Gershwin song. No one, even with her forte performance as a guide, comes close to this nuanced interpretation. There are lots of opportunities for lesser singers to make it silly or even worse, make it the flat rumblings of deep depression. Garland sings it with exquisite appreciation of the warmth love could provide -- alas. I have often wondered if this unusual sensibility to human emotion in turmoil or ecstasy were part of Garland's brilliance and tragic misery. Kudos of course to the Gershwins whose music tapped into our minds' humor, longings, and loves. I have always loved the lines:
With love to lead the way
I found more skies of gray
Than any Russian play could guarantee
Ginger Rogers
God, I just love her
Perfection
One of the greatest singers of all time singing one of the greatest songs of all time...wow...
This is such a beautiful song, and Judy sings it (as usual) like no one else can.
no one else
Sing it girl.
Bobby my dear, this song is for you. 9 years since you passed and you are still in my heart. Nothing could have happened between us because you were gay, but I was your lady and you were my lord. Only you can understand the love between us. Love always your Lady G.
This track is on the two-record album set of her soundtrack recordings my parents gave me for my birthday in about 1968; always recall my mother loving this song and commenting how popular it was in her high school days in the 1930's. No better rendition than this one; she always sang with such human emotion.
So true.
For some reason, this song has been running through my head today. Had to look it up, and surprise!, yours is the only clip of Judy, singing from the movie. (That's just so wrong.)
Thank you. What a gift she had.
Love her -- always have, always will
Now watching Girl Crazy on TCM ☺ BRAVO Judy Garland 👏
i got starlight
I got sweet dreams
I got rhythm 💋
her singing this beautiful song gives me the chills!!!
I don't know if you can see it on this video, but when I watched this movie on my t.v., I remember there being a small tear on her cheek when she lifts her head and starts singing, "They're writing songs of love..." Oh, it just broke my heart! I love this song, but especially how she sings it.
joshstoph I seem to recall that too
WOW!
Wow.
Such a beautiful gentle singing voice
Really beautiful! Thanks Michele. Nobody could break your heart with a song like Judy Garland!
What a commensurate actress and vocalist! R.I.P. Judy. The movie “Judy” is coming out on Sept. 20th. Renee Zwellinger plays Judy. 🥰👍
she was my inspiration , and she taught me how to sing this song and i can cry on cue now
Hi there
Judy sure could sing!
My baby Judy😊😘💝
One of the greatest performer ever !!!
love this movie, one of the better mickey rooney pair ups
Puro corazon y alma...👀💖🌹🍃🌹🍃💎🌠💎🌠🎼🎶
What a passionate and to,antic song. Judy was an icon! A great actress and vocalist! 🥰👍
Hi there
Wow
so charming♡
As you know, Judy grew up with Mickey before the eyes of the audience. From adolescent to maturity. And you're bringing us that history. Thanks again.
O.M.G. !!!!! MAGIC !!!!!
January 1st 2019 midnight and this is the first song I hear! Oh that voice!
I cry to sensible
I cry everytime i listen to this. Thanks eavan T_T
Hi Sophia
I do believe I've just found a new cover!
Beautiful performance. This is one of my favourite Judy songs. She was amazing.
Great vocals, great performance!
Old man sunshine, listen you
Never tell me dreams come true
Just try it, and I'll start a riot
Beatrice Fairfax don't you dare
Ever tell me he will care
I'm certain, it's the final curtain
I never want to hear from any cheerful Pollyannas
Who tells you fate supplies a mate
It's all bananas
They're writing songs of love - but not for me
A lucky star's above - but not for me
With love to lead the way I've found more skies of gray
Than any Russian play - could guarantee
I was a fool to fall - and get that way
Hi ho alas and also lackaday
Although I can't dismiss
The memory of his kiss
I guess he's not for me
(bridge)
Although I can't dismiss
The memory of his kiss
I guess he's not for me
I think It's really sad that this song almost reflects Judy's situation at MGM, don't you?? 😢😢
Absolutely!
¡¡Maravillosa versión!!!
The only song I can relate to...
I have to learn the melody to this song for tomorrow... perfect video to do it with.
beautiful video. and thank you for your kind comments on my video. :) Best wishes
Thanks for posting it.
If you are in love and it is not returned than you can get drunk to it also. And if you are not in love you can also get drunk to it.
you really never know where Judy is looking at..:D
«Girl Crazy», este filme de 1943, com o título em português «Doidinho por Saias», estreou em Portugal, em simultâneo, nos cinemas Trindade e Olympia do Porto, a 6 de Fevereiro de 1945. Nele brilham os incontornáveis, quando jovens, Michey Rooney e Judy Garland, num enredo divertido, cheio de belas canções, música e bailados.
António Tavares
😢💝🎶🍁
Aww
"It's all bananas."
❤️
Hi there
0:54
The lyrics here where Judy sings ' I'll start a riot' are eerily prognostic, as they portend to the emotional upheaval and events of the day she died. The night Judy Garland died the police routinely raided a gay bar in New York city called The Stonewall Inn that was having a lock-in until the early morning to mourn Judy's passing and pay their respects, after hours. The crowd in the bar were collectively mourning the death of one of the biggest and most fondly regarded Gay Icons of her era and were in no mood to put up with the tyranny and disrespect given to them by the police. They were so upset about Judy's death they fought back, for the first time ever a spontaneous fight exploded against the homophobic attitude of the authorities, aggression was met with aggression and unbeknownst to the people in attendance that night this was the violent catalyst needed for the beginnings of the Gay Civil Rights Movement. The Stonewall Riots aka The night Judy Garland died.
The Stonewall riots were 6 days after her death. It's only theorised that the patrons were celebrating Garland at the time; there's no significant evidence to back that up
A lyric from a song that's all - how much acid did you take?
@Jorg Hannakh … eh, whether or not there was any connection resulting in some sort of direct instigation or retaliatory activity is almost irrelevant. Those riots did indeed occur six days after Garland’s actual death in London, but they commenced the very day *after* her public New York City funeral, which was indeed an enormous media and cultural “event” in the city, with some 25,000+ people lined behind police barricades to mourn publicly and view the body. That’s to say nothing of the millions in the city (and elsewhere) affected in different ways-sorrowful, regretful, angry, indifferent-by the major news of the troubled Garland’s demise.
One would have to admit that a significant membership of the city’s gay community, for whom Garland was, for whatever psychological reason, a towering icon, were probably quite deeply affected by the sheer proximity of her “circus maximus” funeral in their own town, the immense coverage, crowd experiences, the passing of a key icon, the tragic ending of a unique entertainment era represented specifically by Garland, etc.
People were probably feeling rather “moody about Judy” in the bars and hideaways. Again, it was the day after the immense impact of the funeral on the entire city. It’s obviously way too much to assert that members of the gay community took-up pitchforks, bricks, and torches and explicitly rioted with the words, “This is for Judy!” on their lips. No way. But it’s equally naive to think that the events surrounding her death and high-profile funeral the day before the riots began played no role whatsoever in the mood and volatility of a victimized, struggling group of people who identified closely with a perception of Garland as a victimized, struggling iconic individual.
Her death and funeral most likely played a strong socio-cultural, personal role in reactionary emotions that helped fuel the riots, among other persecutory factors-the timing and impact of her death/funeral are simply too big to ignore and Garland’s importance to the gay community in particular was too prominent to dismiss. It certainly would not be the first time in human history that the public funeral of a major figure (beloved or not) stirred up emotions that led to reactionary and even violent encounters and repercussions.
It’s probably best to admit that her demise/funeral played a part in prevailing emotional moods and tides that spurred such combustible reactions … but the role of her death/funeral in this matter is not quantifiable in any way. Almost certainly correlative, but not quantifiable.
It also bears mentioning that Garland certainly never “belonged” to the minority gay community alone. Gay citizens were often torchbearers for her legacy at a low point in her last years, but her final fate affected many, many more millions of people worldwide in mainstream society for whom she was equally beloved or fondly remembered.
In these times of RUclips and cinematic streaming, one is nowadays just as likely (or even more likely) to see Garland being rediscovered and appreciated in comments sections by little girls, young women, and people of all evident backgrounds rather than by one or several minority subsets of society. Which makes sense, because for the majority of her career, Garland was a huge star appreciated and celebrated by the masses. She was certainly no fringe or “cult” figure, even though certain subgroups of fans approached her work in cultic ways that would ebb and flow over the years. But that happens with any major entertainment or media figure, and, for some reason, especially with melodramatic, larger-than-life female entertainers. There you have it.
😢
😭
Same.
Do someone have the sheet music including the intro? i'm finding only the part that begins with "they're writing songs of love etc".
I really need it...
Does anyone know what key this is in??
The sound is distorted. Does an injustice to the artist and the song writers. Please re-load?
Allen Gumm try spotify. there is a really clear crisp version on there.
Lol! Love Ronstadt, but she couldn't hold a candle to Garland.
Call an ambulance...
I'm sorry, but the audio on this is terrible, and the picture quality isn't too good either. Ms. Bell, I think you're doing Miss Garland an injustice by keeping this up, don't you agree? Here's a much better quality print:
ruclips.net/video/qujt9bsrDMI/видео.html
I’m sorry. That’s jymsea.
Chet Baker brought me here
she once had a beautiful voice, too bad it got hard and brassy.
Beautiful... but Linda Rondstadt did it better.
Hot take: This song is bad. The melody is decent, and even compelling at the apex of the choruses. Garland sings it well, and the last 32 seconds are excellent, including the tear on "kiss." It isn't particularly out of character for a Gershwin song.
But the lyrics are way too witty to serve as the emotional heart of a show/movie. "I'd start a riot"? "Bananas"? "Russian plays"? These sound like light little whimsical metaphors suited for a patter song. Nobody would say these things while in the midst of a genuine emotional crisis. Judy sounds like she's doing farce when she has to say some of these weird things, and it doesn't make any sense for her to be moved to tears just seconds later. Either the song is serious and sad, or it's a snappy number for the Gershwins to showcase their wonkish lyrical cleverness. It doesn't work when it tries to be both. An audience might literally laugh 2 or 3 times within a 2-minute song that is allegedly supposed to show how un-ironically devastated the lead actress is. That's not the vibe you want.
A not so hot take and nobody is laughing except at your farce.
@@rx1201 I don't know why it isn't a hot take, just because you don't like my opinion of this song. I don't see a lot of other people with my opinion. That could make it a misguided take, but it's clearly a hot take. I know quite a bit about the output of the Tin Pan Alley songwriters--a lot of their material is genius, including things from Gershwin. The fact that this is a bad song that awkwardly tries to do too much doesn't take away from their genius.
Steve, you're hopeless. Go put on Janet Jackson and immerse yourself in mediocrity.
@@garybennett1070 Yeah. No. I don't know why you would choose Janet Jackson, whose heyday was also 40 years ago, but I have great respect for Gershwin and for the other giants of his time in the musical theatre world--Kern, Rodgers and Hart, Porter, Irving Berlin and others. This happens to be a bad song for this occasion in this movie. It's too irreverent for the mood and thereby makes Judy Garland's acting look forced. This is not some kind of uninformed take about "how music in the 40's is bad so let's all listen to Janet Jackson instead."
Ella Fitzgerald did it better!❤
I love Ella, but she takes a back seat to Garland here. In addition to singing like an earthbound angel, Garland had an uncanny ability to get to the meaning of a song, in a way Ella never quite did.
I was just thinking that today. Ella's great gift was phrasing, but she lacked the emotional expression of Garland, Sinatra and Lena Horne.