I saw Elaine Page perform this in sept 1981. She was brilliant in the show. And that is what many comment on here seem to forget. She is a musical theatre actress and not just a singer like most of the others that performed it!
Elaine Paige is such a wonderful vocalist and performer. Memory and Don't Cry for Me Argentina are such beautiful songs. She does them so beautifully. I am moved every time I hear her sing them. Betty the Poet
I'm argentinian. This song is based on last Eva Peron's speech. She knew she was ill (cancer) and It's saying goodbye to crowd...A few days later, she died.
I love this song, it touches my heart from the very beginning when I first heard it, it doesn't matter what country you came from if you understand what the lyrics meant.. it's a beautiful song
Soy un pedazo de historia argentina. Tengo 80 años y estuve becado en La Ciudad Estudiantil en Buenos Aires en 1952. Allí conocí y hablé muchas veces con Juan Perón y Evita. Me tocó hacer guardia de honor en su velatorio. Me emociona esta canción.- Desde Mendoza, Argentina.-
Have become a big fan of Ms Paige through the generosity of the many people who have uploaded so many of her performances. For that, all I can say is "Thank you."
One of the most impressive interpretations of the song. Ms. Page is a tremendously gifted actress and singer and this is my favorite rendition of Don't Cry...
Notice how she never looks at her feet as she's descending the stairs, never breaking her steely gaze toward her audience. That took practice! She is so smooth.
The True Grand Dame of the musical art form. Ms PROFESSIONAL, Elaine Paige, the standard against which all other female vocalists are measured . and rightly so. I love this woman's voice. right from the belly, not her throat.
lol..so completely wrong.....there are many many finer voices and women who would be considered the grande dame..ESPECIALLY SINCE YOU DONT EVEN KNOW THE CORRECT TERM....PAIGE IS certainly not THE VOICE OTHER FEMALE VOCALISTS ARE MEASURED AGAINST.....LOL..GROW UP BEFORE YOU YAP
Elaine adds an amazing presence to any song she does. There isn't any training that can give one this gift. You either have it or not and she definately has it!
Elaine Paige have got such a unique vocal that no one can come close to her talent. Which I can sing like her, such a beautiful voice, soft and dreami , like a lorabi you sing to your child.. trust in her voice 😇
By far the best rendition of this powerful song... I saw Elaine in the original stage production of Evita and boy was it good... A perfect cast with David Essex and Joss Akland. A night so perfect and one i shall never forget.... .
God! I love this song and the story it tells. I haven't heard an artist sing this dong that I didn't like. It is such a heartfelt song that stirs the emotions about a real person.
wow.....my mom gave me good taste in music. She always sang in the kitchen when I was young. She passed away from pancreatic cancer on the day this was published. 02/08/2008. It's 03/31/2019. Her birthday was 3 days ago. I miss her so much.
I am so happy for you, Kathy Roach, that your Mom shared the best of music with you, and know that it will remain in your heart. And I am so sorry and offer my condolences and sympathies to you for the loss of your mother :'( in 2008 and that her life was taken away by the menacing Pancreatic cancer the day this video was published. Very sad and odd.* Though, somehow, in some way, I feel your mother may have seen this video (within 'Heaven's' time) for she knew how much this meant to you. Her spirit felt it---and she smiled. May peace surround you by her memories. Blessings to you and your mother and I wish you could be celebrating her birthday as she continues to listen to music in Heaven. My best wishes to you, Kathy. ~ Sherri I also have another 'personal' note* I'd like to share with you and will come back to write it. ALSO: PLEASE look at this video and listen to Nicole Scherzinger singing 'Don't Cry for Me Argentina'. Nicole's version of this song is the best if ever heard. She's MAGNIFICENT! She emotes feelings that really touch me with her embrace if the the words and her powerful voice. I know you will enjoy it! :-) ruclips.net/video/NuttvUdcMds/видео.html
I remember that moment of my childhood when i heard the new Eva Peron had die, and this song starts in a Spanish version (the original one) so I felt in love with it. But sounds so delicious with Elaine Paige, someone that I knew thank to Susan Boyle. Greets from El Salvador - RUclips is the only source for us to know about these artists, thanks.
The first lady of West End Musial Theatre in London England played the original Evita. Here, the one and only Elaine Paige did not disappoint, She is brilliant!
What a superb joy to see and hear this artist ! I am drying my eyes now, as I recall my wife and I seeing Elaine Paige do this live aboard a top of the line cruise ship about six years ago. I wish I could share this moment with her again today !
It helps that Andrew Lloyd Webber did write this with Ms.Paige's voice in mind, she was "Evita" in the original performances of the musical. But, damn, if I was a poor worker in Argentina listening to this voice sing this song, I think I would do anything she asked. Her ability to put emotion into her performances is amazing.
No one in the world can compare with Elaine Paige's vocal and emotional dramatic ability. Her talent in singing and acting is magnificent and incomparable. That's the reason she's The First Lady of British Musical Theatre. She's a Legend and simply the best! BRAVO, ELAINE!!!
i watched all the video these 3 great singers nicole,elaine,lea,but honestly the perfect rendition for me when it comes to clarity of voice,diction and the emotions is no other than lea salonga.
Sabes cuantas veces se me calleron lagrimas por esta gran nacion llamada Argentina,al verla como sus propios politicos o gobernantes la desangran,la unden,la umillan, la vacian y¡ ni aun asi!!!!esta tierra se levanta y la levanta el PUEBLO...yo que soy Argentino
Y que lo digas...es una herencia...pero también España ha caído y se ha levantado un millar de veces...más fuerte cada vez...lo llevamos en la sangre, pero en nuestra debilidad llevamos nuestra fortaleza, como nuestra, antes hija, ahora querida hermana, Argentina.
As much as I have respect for Patti LuPone and Madonna, Elaine Page is the original EVITA. Madonna may have brought this song to the screen and Patti LuPone may have brought this song to Broadway, but Elain Page MADE this song.
Yet oddly enough, much maligned for her Pop music Nicole Scherzinger did it some serious justice and added a tone of hope and spirit into it others never came close to achieving. While I grew up hearing and adoring Elaine rip this one out in epic style. Only modern version I have heard come close; is Nicole's version.
Catrin Maynard Oh, I get it now. Sorry for the loss. You know, the real Eva Peron said a similar thing. One of the plaques on her tombstone begins: "No me llores perdida ni lejana..." which means "Don't cry for me for I am neither lost nor far away from you..." media-cdn.tripadvisor.com/media/photo-s/01/5c/84/bb/eveta-peron-s-grave-buenos.jpg
I think to compare any body to any body is showing a dearth, a paucity of experience. That is natural and wonderful in it's own special way. I do understand what you say. I know Madonna very well, and what she does and what this genius here does are two very different -, but not unequal, generous gifts to all humanity. We are so lucky to be alive in this moment, What did we do to deserve such wonders?
The queen of West End Musical Theater in the United kingdom played the original Evita Peron in England. She wowed them then, and she does it here. This performance is proof of why she is consider a treasure in West End Musical Theater and in the theater community throughout the world. I just love her.
The great Elaine Paige was the original "Evita" in the West End Production that opened June, 1978. She has the superb voice, class and exceptional acting ability to remain the fantastic legend she has since become and will always be.
I saw Elaine Page perform this in sept 1981. She was brilliant in the show. And that is what many comment on here seem to forget. She is a musical theatre actress and not just a singer like most of the others that performed it!
Elaine Paige is such a wonderful vocalist and performer. Memory and Don't Cry for Me Argentina are such beautiful songs. She does them so beautifully. I am moved every time I hear her sing them. Betty the Poet
Yessssss!!! its true
I still loved Madonnas very emotional rendition. She portrayed the vulnerable woman Evita really was.
I'm argentinian. This song is based on last Eva Peron's speech. She knew she was ill (cancer) and It's saying goodbye to crowd...A few days later, she died.
i’m also argentinian and not many people know this story i love how their reaction to this song changes when i tell them
Yeah but within the show, she sings this after Perón is elected.
thanx for sharing...sad, just sad
I love this song, it touches my heart from the very beginning when I first heard it, it doesn't matter what country you came from if you understand what the lyrics meant.. it's a beautiful song
Thanks, Never realized that it was part of a speech. I always assumed someone got bits and pieces of her life and put this together.
I love the whole performance, but what I love the most is the way she moves her hands at the end, like following the music... Simply brilliant
there isnt one song she cant handle!!what a talent ==thanks elaine for keeping me interested in these kinds of songs!!!!!
Soy un pedazo de historia argentina. Tengo 80 años y estuve becado en La Ciudad Estudiantil en Buenos Aires en 1952. Allí conocí y hablé muchas veces con Juan Perón y Evita. Me tocó hacer guardia de honor en su velatorio. Me emociona esta canción.- Desde Mendoza, Argentina.-
Have become a big fan of Ms Paige through the generosity of the many people who have uploaded so many of her performances. For that, all I can say is "Thank you."
Perfectly voice and expression. Feeling is most most important when singing compared to others. Gorgeous and unbelievable!
One of the most impressive interpretations of the song. Ms. Page is a tremendously gifted actress and singer and this is my favorite rendition of Don't Cry...
Kathryn Wyant : Try listening to and watching Nicole Scherzinger’s version. She’s set the bar on this.
Julie Covington for me.
She's fantastic, but listen to Nicole Scherzingers version.
I love Elain Paige she sing so beautiful . I love her and her woice
I have no words that can possibly , ever, do this song with that most magically mesmerizing voices....Justice.
Best version of this song, Elaine is such a thoughtful performer, she was great with everything she sang that night!
Notice how she never looks at her feet as she's descending the stairs, never breaking her steely gaze toward her audience.
That took practice! She is so smooth.
That stage hand ruined it for her in the end. Mic not adjusted for her.
The True Grand Dame of the musical art form. Ms PROFESSIONAL, Elaine Paige, the standard against which all other female vocalists are measured . and rightly so. I love this woman's voice. right from the belly, not her throat.
lol..so completely wrong.....there are many many finer voices and women who would be considered the grande dame..ESPECIALLY SINCE YOU DONT EVEN KNOW THE CORRECT TERM....PAIGE IS certainly not THE VOICE OTHER FEMALE VOCALISTS ARE MEASURED AGAINST.....LOL..GROW UP BEFORE YOU YAP
Trying to sound knowledgeable and superior to a 4 year old comment based on an opinion makes YOU look foolish, at best.
Laura. Bretan.
just amazing!!! the best verson of this wonderful song!!!!
i agree with you!!!
God she's amazing ... she's truly the queen of Broadway ❤
30 years later this still is such a moving song and the best performance by the best voice
R,,
Wonderful Lady*,Wonderful voice*
how beautifully sings ... Elaine Paige!
Always loved Elaine Page, saw her in the original Evita Production- just fantastic.
What a beautiful piece of music... And nobody sings it more beautiful than Elaine Paige! What a voice.
Elaine adds an amazing presence to any song she does. There isn't any training that can give one this gift. You either have it or not and she definately has it!
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Incredible Work of Art. Brava, Elaine Paige!!!
Breath-taking beautiful performance.
Unique in her special way ------ Telling a story while looking at you. A beautiful lady, Loved by many.
BEAUTIFUL SONG...SUNG BY A BEAUTIFUL SINGER...THIS MADE MY DAY.
Amazing performer !! Beautiful !!
My dream theater performance. I wish I could have seen this live!
I saw Elaine in 1978 in London in Evita- thrilling performance!
Elaine Paige have got such a unique vocal that no one can come close to her talent. Which I can sing like her, such a beautiful voice, soft and dreami , like a lorabi you sing to your child.. trust in her voice 😇
Elaine is irreplaceable.She is definitely a legend of musical theatre.
Beautiful woman, beautiful dress, beautiful song!
Hi
I have watched this 50 times and get chills every time.
By far the best rendition of this powerful song...
I saw Elaine in the original stage production of Evita and boy was it good... A perfect cast with David Essex and Joss Akland.
A night so perfect and one i shall never forget....
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Elaine Paige,♡♡ singing Don't Cry For Me Argentina . Her voice is so smooth and so lovely. ( thank you for posting such a wonderful video.)😍😍☆☆☆☆☆
I got such goosebumps listening to this lady singing this masterpiece.
God! I love this song and the story it tells. I haven't heard an artist sing this dong that I didn't like. It is such a heartfelt song that stirs the emotions about a real person.
Agreed. It’s always great. Wonderful song
wow.....my mom gave me good taste in music. She always sang in the kitchen when I was young. She passed away from pancreatic cancer on the day this was published. 02/08/2008. It's 03/31/2019. Her birthday was 3 days ago. I miss her so much.
I am so happy for you, Kathy Roach, that your Mom shared the best of music with you, and know that it will remain in your heart. And I am so sorry and offer my condolences and sympathies to you for the loss of your mother :'( in 2008 and that her life was taken away by the menacing Pancreatic cancer the day this video was published. Very sad and odd.* Though, somehow, in some way, I feel your mother may have seen this video (within 'Heaven's' time) for she knew how much this meant to you. Her spirit felt it---and she smiled. May peace surround you by her memories. Blessings to you and your mother and I wish you could be celebrating her birthday as she continues to listen to music in Heaven.
My best wishes to you, Kathy.
~ Sherri
I also have another 'personal' note* I'd like to share with you and will come back to write it.
ALSO: PLEASE look at this video and listen to Nicole Scherzinger singing 'Don't Cry for Me Argentina'. Nicole's version of this song is the best if ever heard. She's MAGNIFICENT! She emotes feelings that really touch me with her embrace if the the words and her powerful voice. I know you will enjoy it! :-) ruclips.net/video/NuttvUdcMds/видео.html
Oh im sorry.
kathy Roach , I know your mom was a great Lady. She is still with you keeping an eye on things.
God bless her soul
Kathy Roach - your mum left you with the wonderful gift of appreciating beautiful music, make this song you're treasured memory of her.
Loving all the great comments about Elaine on here she is amazing and my 3rd cousin and i'm very proud of her! x
Such a uniquely dramatic singer. Simply superb.
Bless Elaine. Just wonderful.
simply perfection... Love you, Elaine.
I remember that moment of my childhood when i heard the new Eva Peron had die, and this song starts in a Spanish version (the original one) so I felt in love with it. But sounds so delicious with Elaine Paige, someone that I knew thank to Susan Boyle. Greets from El Salvador - RUclips is the only source for us to know about these artists, thanks.
Lovely that you came to know Elaine because of Susan!
Shivers. Six minutes of shivers. Elaine is a true artist.
A wondere
Wonderful
She is a wonderful singer , we need more!
I love it what a lovely soft voice grizabella - Elaine Paige.
The first lady of West End Musial Theatre in London England played the original Evita. Here, the one and only Elaine Paige did not disappoint, She is brilliant!
What a superb joy to see and hear this artist ! I am drying my eyes now, as I recall my wife and I seeing Elaine Paige do this live aboard a top of the line cruise ship about six years ago. I wish I could share this moment with her again today !
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Loved this performance.
One of my favorite interpretations of this song
It helps that Andrew Lloyd Webber did write this with Ms.Paige's voice in mind, she was "Evita" in the original performances of the musical. But, damn, if I was a poor worker in Argentina listening to this voice sing this song, I think I would do anything she asked. Her ability to put emotion into her performances is amazing.
Julie Covington recorded the score two years before the first stage prodution.
Bravo! She has such control
Lovely voice.
Thanks
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No one in the world can compare with Elaine Paige's vocal and emotional dramatic ability. Her talent in singing and acting is magnificent and incomparable. That's the reason she's The First Lady of British Musical Theatre. She's a Legend and simply the best! BRAVO, ELAINE!!!
beautiful voice ❤
Beautiful voice.
Beautiful voice!!!
No one sings it better than Elaine Paige. Stunning performance!
Barring Julie Covington, who sung it first
i watched all the video these 3 great singers nicole,elaine,lea,but honestly the perfect rendition for me when it comes to clarity of voice,diction and the emotions is no other than lea salonga.
Amazing performance filled with dignity and passion. EP is a star in the truest sense of the word
I never get tired listening to it
best rendition ever
Sabes cuantas veces se me calleron lagrimas por esta gran nacion llamada Argentina,al verla como sus propios politicos o gobernantes la desangran,la unden,la umillan, la vacian y¡ ni aun asi!!!!esta tierra se levanta y la levanta el PUEBLO...yo que soy Argentino
:')
Y que lo digas...es una herencia...pero también España ha caído y se ha levantado un millar de veces...más fuerte cada vez...lo llevamos en la sangre, pero en nuestra debilidad llevamos nuestra fortaleza, como nuestra, antes hija, ahora querida hermana, Argentina.
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It's performances like this that make me proud to be a human
Such a beautiful talented Lady!
wow. just wow. (and what a beatiful, expressive woman). wow!
Amazing voice!!!!
Elaine's voice at 1st note tugs at my heart and my throat constricts with a sob. She's such a treasure... a gift to all of us.
My new favorite piece!!!
Beautiful voice beautiful performance
A voice trained for theatre is way more beautiful than those only trained for film.
As much as I have respect for Patti LuPone and Madonna, Elaine Page is the original EVITA. Madonna may have brought this song to the screen and Patti LuPone may have brought this song to Broadway, but Elain Page MADE this song.
Elaine Paige is so good at expressing the songs she sings.
the best performance i've ever seen of this song.. great elaine.
So beautiful!!
Love Elaine Paige in anything, her voice is ultimate!
Sorry - but neither Madonna nor Olivia Newton John can hold a candle to Elaine Paige. Has to be one of the greatest show singers ever.
Yet oddly enough, much maligned for her Pop music Nicole Scherzinger did it some serious justice and added a tone of hope and spirit into it others never came close to achieving. While I grew up hearing and adoring Elaine rip this one out in epic style. Only modern version I have heard come close; is Nicole's version.
@@DreamlandsDesign
Excellent points.
For me, it is the pathos in Paige's renditions that give her the edge.
Same with her version of "Memory."
Lea Salonga also made a good rendition of the song.
Karen carpenter Very best
Madonna n Olivia r more commercial voices, while Elaine page n Susan Boyle r truly classical theatre voices from above!
My god that was fantastic, drama, theatre, passion. BEAUTIFUL.
This lady is one of my very few idols in the world. Amazing amazing talent.
Awesome, the best ever rendition!
She has a very powerful voice, I love it!
Goosebumps....goosebumps...goosebumps...
This was the last song that my great grandmother sang to me 😓 R.I.P mam 31.01.15
cat maynard why did she sing it?
musicaltheatergeek79 because i was crying because she was not going to be with me for much longer. :(
Catrin Maynard Oh, I get it now. Sorry for the loss. You know, the real Eva Peron said a similar thing. One of the plaques on her tombstone begins: "No me llores perdida ni lejana..." which means "Don't cry for me for I am neither lost nor far away from you..."
media-cdn.tripadvisor.com/media/photo-s/01/5c/84/bb/eveta-peron-s-grave-buenos.jpg
i am here because we are trying to find a version to play at my Grandmother's funeral this week. She is pretty amazing!
Catrin May
I think to compare any body to any body is showing a dearth, a paucity of experience. That is natural and wonderful in it's own special way. I do understand what you say. I know Madonna very well, and what she does and what this genius here does are two very different -, but not unequal, generous gifts to all humanity. We are so lucky to be alive in this moment, What did we do to deserve such wonders?
wonderful, wonderful, splendid, magnificent, astonishing, portentous
Vey beautiful woman... But thanx to Susan Boyle she became famous in the US... Thanx to Miss Boyle I have a new favorate singer...
You must be joking, Elaine was singing long before Susan went on Britain's got talent , Americans are so up their own arshole it is pitiful.
I also came to know of Elaine page thanks to Susan Boyle. She's a great singer. Very soothing voice. Love her .
@@douglaskay9959 he's not joking. I had never heard of Elaine Paige until Susan Boyle
Celestino Di Vieste Elaine Page was and is before Susan Boyle
I'm a theater nerd, so I knew of Elaine from Cats...
Fantastic
What a set of pipes!
Just Wonderful.
Thanks for posting.
Never gets old 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾
what a beautiful song
The queen of West End Musical Theater in the United kingdom played the original Evita Peron in England. She wowed them then, and she does it here. This performance is proof of why she is consider a treasure in West End Musical Theater and in the theater community throughout the world. I just love her.
Just f-ing killing it!! Wow!!
That was actually amazing
Wow! How have I missed this lady all these years... Class and talent too-- hard to find these days...
amazing lady so elegant
Just Beautiful
The great Elaine Paige was the original "Evita" in the West End Production that opened June, 1978. She has the superb voice, class and exceptional acting ability to remain the fantastic legend she has since become and will always be.
I saw Evita live and I love this song, the theatrical rendition of this song is so beautiful and Ngl I cried
Iconic!!!