Love those romantic musicals movies are my favorite like the Sound of Music,this Carousel, Oklahoma, West Side Story, Student Prince and Cinderella etc.
@user-un8ij3rh7n Paul McCartney did a beautiful Til There Was You. I think he once said If I Loved you was one of the most beautiful he'd heard. He had a great ear lol.
This song always makes me cry. It means so much to me. I remember my mum telling me that my dad took her hand in a crowded pub and sang this song to her with everyone watching. I just wish someone had loved more this much.
I didn't see this film until I was in my twenties, but musicals such as this firmly founded my ideas of what love would be like. My parents story of meeting could have been made into one. And both of them sang beautifully. My brothers were in the orchestras of several musicals (including this one) when I was a young teen. Tragically, my mother would pass away agonizingly close to their 25th wedding anniversary. I worried that something like that might happen to me. My wife, every bit as beautiful and enchanting as Shirley Jones is here, didn't pass away . But 17 years later she chose to leave me. There has been a huge hole in my heart ever since. That was 27 years ago now. SO here I sit, alone for all those years, yet still believing in this kind of magically intense love, quietly crying real tears, thinking of the loss my poor Father had to endure fror24 years, and now his son, an even longer time. I must look and sound pathetic, but there is no one here to see. And I will never stop believing. And at least my Father and I had a lot longer than poor Billy Bigelow. tp experience transformative love, the kind I expect to feel again in Heaven.
I am touched by your comment. Unlike the more popular and uplifting stories of finding love after loss, the darker and quiet reality is that many people never find their special someone-either again, or just never at all. It’s why many of “us” need to escape to an idealized masterpiece of young love such as this song
I had forgotten what a beautiful voice Shirley Jones had and want a stunning beauty she was. Gordon MacRae's voice with Shirley Jones' voice was the perfect combination for this and other wonderful songs written by Rogers and Hammerstein back when very gifted people wrote music and lyrics. I am so glad to have lived through that period.
In a day where digital assistant software makes even tone deaf performers like Dwayne Johnson carry a tune, and instant gratification permeates society, true talent is going extinct
@@m.a.packer5450 My nephews are extremely talented traditional Irish musicians, no machines. On Wednesdays and Sundays there are sessions at Irish American pubs, musicians come from all over. The craic is great.
There is absolutely no one, no one who could sing a duet of this song the way Shirley Jones and Gordon MacRae sang it. No one even comes close. I cry every time I hear the song and watch the video.
My mom passed away in 2021 (not covid, her 88 year old heart just wore out). I recorded this song on her piano in her house the next day....and played that recording at her memorial service....with her earthly remains looking on. My arm trembled at the start and my little sister ran up and held me up and helped hold my arm up as I played the cell phone recording into the funeral home's microphone and sound system for all to hear. I know mom would have been beaming with joy to hear it. Wish I had told her more often that I loved her. If your mom is still alive, and she's a good mom.... tell her you love her....lots and lots!
So wonderful. Every October my dad would take mom from Chicago to NY on one of his business trips. He would do his work stuff and she would shop in the days. At night they would go to the Met and "take in the shows." (This was before you needed a second mortgage for Broadway tix.) One year they finally took me and my brother and sister and we saw The Music Man. Decades past. Dad and Joey gone, my sister working in Tokyo. Mom was 100 and living with me. We watched The Music Man on TCM one night. The next morning she didn't wake up but I thought "Well, she went out on a good night."
This song meant so very much to us, my husband use to sing it to me. Unfortunately he passed away many years ago but I still sing it myself and the tears start. It is the most beautiful, sad, heart rending song I have heard and Gordon MacRae and Shirley Jones put so much feeling into it that you can,t help but cry. It will last forever, and sung when Ipass away.
When I read your words it touched my heart. I am a guy who grew up in the 50's from Brooklyn, NY. I can remember my aunt & uncle. who lived in the apartment house across the street singing many, many songs from Rodgers & Hammerstein musicals, this one in particular. That has stayed with me for the past 60 years or so. Anyway, when I hear this song now I think of them and my mom & dad. All the adults of my generation back then are gone now, its just my wife & me. My wife is suffering with stage 4 cancer and at times my heart is soothed by this song. I trust in God for everything and thank Him for giving me a wife for the past 56 years. God bless you Audrey and may the Lord comfort you always and it's ok to shed some tears over your wonderful memories. Bob
Dan Menefee You Just never know but you maybe right. With soaring musical arrangements and playful lyrics, tough to find it in today’s theatre climate.
Hollywood or Broadway does not even produce musicians, composers and songwriters today who have the caliber and quality of people like Rodgers and Hammerstein or Lerner and Leowe(Alan Jay Lerner) who were the creators of shows like An American in Paris and My Fair Lady.
been watching this film after my mom introduced it to me when i was 7, im now 16, and i think that more of my generation should have the same love and respect i have for films like this..
Rodgers & Hammerstein were absolutely perfect genius together. They gave us so very many gorgeous songs....it just doesn't happen anymore, sadly. *sigh* from Carousel to Oklahoma, The Music Man, The King and I (Anna & the King of Siam), South Pacific, The Sound of Music....so much of the American Soundtrack from 50s to the 70s was by these 2 gentlemen & some wonderful actors who could actually sing! Definitely part of the fabric of lives from that era.
They were amazing. Having the guts to include songs like Ole man River and You’ve got to taught is incredulous. Some towns banned Show Boat and South Pacific for these songs.
There is absolutely no one, no one like Sirley Jones and Gordon MacRae who can sing this duet as well as they did. I cry everytime I hear this and watching the video.
For some reason I have had this song in my head all day so I had to find it and play it. Everything was so much better years ago, the music, the people, I wish I could go back in time to a better world.
My thoughts exactly - Too late to go Back, But can go forward to the Millennium ( same physical world but with perfect Justice and Righteousness and then for forever... Cheers
My favorite film. I also had a crush on Gordon. He's still so handsome many years later. Beautiful singing and so much feeling from Shirley as well. Thank you for this beautiful movie!
Nothing that's better. But many other women stars from the Golden Age who've been a very close tie: Ginger Rogers, Ruby Keeler, Janette Mcdonald, Judy Garland, Eleanor Powell, Deanna Durbin, Doris Day, Cyd Cherise, Esther Williams, Jean Harlow, Thelma Todd, Carol Lombard, and many others. I've seen many films from the era in the past few years with each of the above mentioned stars, films I didn't really know much about until a few years ago, I'm certainly glad that I've discovered them
The minor keys throughout and the stunning lyrics of this piece make it one of the most beautiful and heart wrenching love songs ever written. Nobody could do it better than Gordon MacRae and Shirley Jones! Thank you, Mr Rodgers and Mr. Hammerstein!
My mother has dementia, too, but I sing the old songs to her and she can sing them back beautifully, even though she doesn’t remember what she had for breakfast. She love these old musicals, and we used to watch them together.
Shirley and Gordon were perfect in their roles as Julie and Billy. This scene is incredible. I could watch it over and over. Rogers and Hammerstein were brilliant composers. "If I Loved You" is such a beautiful song. It's so touching. Amazing performance by two seasoned professionals, Gordon MacRae and Shirley Jones. The ever talented Shirley Jones mentioned in an interview that Frank Sinatra was supposed to portray the role of Billy Bigielow and then bowed out. One of the producers asked Shirley to get a hold of Gordon MacRae so he could take over the role of Billy and the rest is history. CAROUSEL was an amazing movie with a superb cast. I've been singing "If I Loved You" a lot lately. Can't help myself. ♥♥♥♥Love this song so much!!!!
I first heard this when l was young, l was struck by it's beauty. I am now turt 79 soon, it still is magical to my ears. I recently lost my wife of 50 years, it reminds me of when we first met, years ago.
This was my mum’s favourite musical. This and ‘You’ll never walk alone’ were her most favourite. Even in the last stages of her dementure, bedridden, she still remembered the songs and tried to sing them. RIP mum. X
I bought the collection of Rodgers & Hammerstein musicals to listen to them with my mother, who also suffered from dementia. Appreciation of music is one of the last memories to be lost.
Gordon is just wonderful in this musical, particularly with Shirley. What a voice he had. I used to belong to The Friends of Gordon MacRae. Wonder what happened to them? The words “we don’t count at all”. We do! Thank you for this and to Rogers and Hammerstein too. RIP❤️🙏🇬🇧
Vi esta película cuando era un jovencito junto a mi madre. Era realmemte inolvidable. Años después vi el musical. Estraordinario! Me emocionaron mucho las escenas finales cuando él desciende del cielo a ver a su amada esposa y su hija. Mi madre esa vez no me acompañó. Había fallecido.
@@Clara-iy4vt I love them too. Beautiful singing. love musicals from the 1930s, 1940s, and 1950s. Those years are called the Golden Age for a reason. I've seen many of them in the past few years, an era I didn't know too much about until a few years ago, and til then didn't realize how much I was missing
There is only one God, but I want to ask you what you think about the dude in "Paint Your Wagon", Harve Presnell, who sang " They Call The Wind Maria"---sigh... Also, he played Leadville Johnny both on Broadway, (entire run), of "Unsinkable Molly Brown", and the film version in 1964. I saw the movie with Debbie Reynolds. I guess they weren't making quality so much after that, so, those types of roles diminished for him, as far as movies go. I see where he played Daddy Warbucks in touring company; I saw it twice, once in Atlanta, so, I might have seen him.
Yes, Rogers and Hammerstein were geniuses! Shirley Jones and Gordon MacRae were just marvelous in “Carousel”. Their voices are for all time and all generations!
I met Gordan at the Royal Villa in Raleigh, NC in the late 1970s. What a wonderful man. No celebrity airs, just a man having a drink with two guys in a bar. Just an ordinary guy with a glorious voice, This video is incredible!
Happy Happy 100th Birthday Gordon MacRae! What a voice you had! You were a good actor too in this film, Oklahoma and all those you did with Doris Day. Thank you for leaving them behind.
@@suchabadkitty1293 jesus, no need to be so pedantic. firstly, the youre was probably my spellcheck bc im not stupid i just can't be bothered to type properly. secondly,, yes, it has flaws, its flaws being outdated morals. why the heck are you so pressed about my comment? I literally said I love the film,,
Nope, but if you ever get a chance, listen to Patrick Wilson singing a brief version of this song for the patrons in a little piano bar in NYC. Just charming. It's on RUclips.
You should definitely listen to Jessie Mueller and Joshua Henry in the 2018 revival cast. While they may not top this, their voices are angelic and the magic in this scene was incredible live.
Rogers and Hammerstein Were American treasures and I am so thankful Hollywood made these wonderful musicals so we will have them always. Did you notice that a lot of their songs are in waltz time. Shirley's voice was at it's peak in this movie but always perfect.
I enjoyed the movie immensely. Along with Brigadoon, my favorite musicals. There was a magical feeling in both films. The other scene I liked the most in this was the 'June is busting out all over' scene. The dancing and choreography were unbelievable!
I realize that you posted your comment 3 years ago, but I am just discovering this amazing artist and I couldn't agree with you more... "achingly beautiful"
Same here, tearing up. Such wonderful movies and actors back then. Sigh...movies were a wonderful adventure, a social activity the entire town would turn up to each Friday or Saturday night.
After 60 years , they still make my heart melt... I don't think there could ever be a more wonderful Couple to show how American Life USE TO BE!!! Thankyou !!!! We loved and Miss you so much
i love this I grew up with all these wonderful musicals, My parents passed away this year three months apart the loss is so great, but this just takes me back to when they were alive and we would all sing along to these amazing songs.
Eric Kriel I know exactly what you mean. I was the same, grew up with these songs. They always take me back to my lovely mum and dad and how they loved these musicals, and I miss them so much every day
Eric Kriel These song take me back to my grandma from my moms side who passed away five years ago at age 90 from leukemia. One of her 85th birthday presents was the Rogers and Hammerstein Movie DVD Collection. Mom says I inherited the theatre bug from her. I’ve seen all these movies except Carousel and South Pacific.
Eric, thank you for sharing a piece of your memory with us. These songs also remind me of a different time, a time when I was completely happy and content. Be blessed and happy!
The best rendition of a female singer. Done by the beautiful and charming Shirley Jones. Her emotionally sweet sounding natural voice is amazing.. unmatched.. nobody has even come close.
Gordon MacRae--one of Hollywood's best voices--and a hunk and a half. Those puppy dog brown eyes, boyish grin, and sturdy physique makes me melt. Sigh.
Nobody can sing this like Gordon. I can't go to any theatre versions of Carousel because all I hear is Gordon's voice and nobody else will ever be as good.
There's a sweetness and, in Billy, a roguishness, in the performances of Jan Clayton and John Raitt that MacRae and Jones don't capture for me. This is lovely, but I prefer Raitt and Clayton.
@@MrDanamp They recreated the scene accurately and beautifully in 1954 (both were 37) for a TV special honoring Rogers and Hammerstein. Look for it under their names and "If I Loved You."
As a young music student in 1965 I had the pleasure of playing in the orchestra of a rather good amateur production of Carousel. Subsequently I have seen many R&H shows on stage and screen but Carousel remains the only one I have played and holds a very special memory for me. It would be over 50 years before I saw the film and several things struck me; firstly the young lady who played Julie in Horsham bore a striking resemblance to the beautiful Shirley Jones, secondly no-one comes even close to singing "if I loved you" like Gordon MacRae. Incidently, like Richard Rogers, I had no idea what a clambake was!
Musicals are special, they're movies, but they're movies with so much more heart than ordinary films. I think.
You must be right when we still come back here in 2024❤
Love those romantic musicals movies are my favorite like the Sound of Music,this Carousel, Oklahoma, West Side Story, Student Prince and Cinderella etc.
@user-un8ij3rh7n Paul McCartney did a beautiful Til There Was You. I think he once said If I Loved you was one of the most beautiful he'd heard. He had a great ear lol.
Especially if you sing it. You feel more passion and other lovely emotions. ❤❤❤. I love singing this among the other old musicals. ❤
I absolutely agree. The Alfred Newman scoring and orchestrations for this and other Rodgers and Hammerstein movies added much and is still unsurpassed
Graduated from High School and saw this with the girl I fell in love with and have loved her for 60 more years now.
Ahhh... Sounds like perfection. :)
😍
Awe!
That brings a tear to my eye. Very best wishes to you both.
U know u aren't alone! My friend and faves of allwys: oliver twist ( who will buy) and sound of music (lonely goatherd)
They don’t make films like this anymore beautiful
This song always makes me cry. It means so much to me. I remember my mum telling me that my dad took her hand in a crowded pub and sang this song to her with everyone watching. I just wish someone had loved more this much.
I didn't see this film until I was in my twenties, but musicals such as this firmly founded my ideas of what love would be like. My parents story of meeting could have been made into one. And both of them sang beautifully. My brothers were in the orchestras of several musicals (including this one) when I was a young teen. Tragically, my mother would pass away agonizingly close to their 25th wedding anniversary. I worried that something like that might happen to me. My wife, every bit as beautiful and enchanting as Shirley Jones is here, didn't pass away . But 17 years later she chose to leave me. There has been a huge hole in my heart ever since. That was 27 years ago now. SO here I sit, alone for all those years, yet still believing in this kind of magically intense love, quietly crying real tears, thinking of the loss my poor Father had to endure fror24 years, and now his son, an even longer time. I must look and sound pathetic, but there is no one here to see. And I will never stop believing. And at least my Father and I had a lot longer than poor Billy Bigelow. tp experience transformative love, the kind I expect to feel again in Heaven.
🥺💔
I am touched by your comment. Unlike the more popular and uplifting stories of finding love after loss, the darker and quiet reality is that many people never find their special someone-either again, or just never at all. It’s why many of “us” need to escape to an idealized masterpiece of young love such as this song
Absolutely heart rendering. Not a fool at all..Thank you for sharing and God Bless
Heaven is my home too.
@@cassie3734 Yes, and Wife if also, in Heaven, will be even Stronger... Blessings and Cheers
I had forgotten what a beautiful voice Shirley Jones had and want a stunning beauty she was. Gordon MacRae's voice with Shirley Jones' voice was the perfect combination for this and other wonderful songs written by Rogers and Hammerstein back when very gifted people wrote music and lyrics. I am so glad to have lived through that period.
shirley jones mimed to mary martin the best unknown movie singer google mary martin
I didn’t realize this. Shirley Jones had a beautiful voice. Why would they dub Mary Martin?
@@wolfwind1 I don't believe Mary Martin's voice was dubbed in. Mary Martin didn't sing nearly as well as Shirely.
Mrs Partridge be da bomb!
"I Think I Love You"
with Kieth, Danny, and Laurie...
It doesn't get too much bettah than dat!
Sounds NOTHING like Mary Martin! Dat's a lotta BS!
People today have no idea of the talent that the stars of the old days had, and how much we loved our old motion pictures.
Back in the fifties, when you went to a “grown up” movie like a musical with mom and dad, you got dressed up.
In a day where digital assistant software makes even tone deaf performers like Dwayne Johnson carry a tune, and instant gratification permeates society, true talent is going extinct
@@m.a.packer5450 My nephews are extremely talented traditional Irish musicians, no machines. On Wednesdays and Sundays there are sessions at Irish American pubs, musicians come from all over. The craic is great.
Amen. I heard these songs on hi-fi stereo as a kid. My parents played these records over and over. I'm in my 60's now and I can remember each tune.
Oh I do, and I miss the talent. I grew up with My Fair Lady and other musicals.
Carousel. The place where my love for musicals began.
There is absolutely no one, no one who could sing a duet of this song the way Shirley Jones and Gordon MacRae sang it. No one even comes close. I cry every time I hear the song and watch the video.
I cry too her voice is so beautiful like an angel
ABSOLUTELY
My mom passed away in 2021 (not covid, her 88 year old heart just wore out). I recorded this song on her piano in her house the next day....and played that recording at her memorial service....with her earthly remains looking on. My arm trembled at the start and my little sister ran up and held me up and helped hold my arm up as I played the cell phone recording into the funeral home's microphone and sound system for all to hear. I know mom would have been beaming with joy to hear it. Wish I had told her more often that I loved her. If your mom is still alive, and she's a good mom.... tell her you love her....lots and lots!
My mom wasn't a good mom. She didn't love me. Except when she was abusing me. Or whipping n g me or kicking me or punching me.😢
My parents took me to see this on Broadway in New York 1956. I was 5. So enchanted.
So wonderful. Every October my dad would take mom from Chicago to NY on one of his business trips. He would do his work stuff and she would shop in the days. At night they would go to the Met and "take in the shows." (This was before you needed a second mortgage for Broadway tix.) One year they finally took me and my brother and sister and we saw The Music Man. Decades past. Dad and Joey gone, my sister working in Tokyo. Mom was 100 and living with me. We watched The Music Man on TCM one night. The next morning she didn't wake up but I thought "Well, she went out on a good night."
This is the most beautiful song ever written for a musical. I can’t listen without crying. The music just goes straight to your heart.
No one can ever replicate the genius, talent, magic, joy & happiness of the words & music of Rodgers & Hammerstein!
I'm finding I have the same problem (in tears).
Such wonderful memories R H movies were the best I'm 75 and still get excited to hear them ❣️❣️❣️
It is very beautiful, you are right
My heart too. Viet nam Marine. Music like this, the lyrics, helped me get through the hell...thanks.
This song meant so very much to us, my husband use to sing it to me. Unfortunately he passed away many years ago but I still sing it myself and the tears start. It is the most beautiful, sad, heart rending song I have heard and Gordon MacRae and Shirley Jones put so much feeling into it that you can,t help but cry. It will last forever, and sung when Ipass away.
A lovely song, sad one, but I try to remember good things,
@@georgeorwell5596 YES George, I have never heard such a beautiful song sung so perfectly. It still makes me cry. Audrey Harrison
When I read your words it touched my heart. I am a guy who grew up in the 50's from Brooklyn, NY. I can remember my aunt & uncle. who lived in the apartment house across the street singing many, many songs from Rodgers & Hammerstein musicals, this one in particular. That has stayed with me for the past 60 years or so. Anyway, when I hear this song now I think of them and my mom & dad. All the adults of my generation back then are gone now, its just my wife & me. My wife is suffering with stage 4 cancer and at times my heart is soothed by this song.
I trust in God for everything and thank Him for giving me a wife for the past 56 years.
God bless you Audrey and may the Lord comfort you always and it's ok to shed some tears over your wonderful memories.
Bob
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To be honest, Audrey - you made me well up just reading your comment, bless you for sharing a little piece of your heart.
There will never be anyone who will create as wonderful music as Rogers & Hammerstien.
Dan Menefee You Just never know but you maybe right. With soaring musical arrangements and playful lyrics, tough to find it in today’s theatre climate.
Hollywood or Broadway does not even produce musicians, composers and songwriters today who have the caliber and quality of people like Rodgers and Hammerstein or Lerner and Leowe(Alan Jay Lerner) who were the creators of shows like An American in Paris and My Fair Lady.
Unfortunately.
A better n kinder life then.
Who says men don't cry? This song is so emotional it always makes my eyes well up with tears.
Oh yeah... 😭
Yes indeed
Yes, same here.
First saw this on black and white TV in the sixties...I was only 12 and was totally mesmerized by the whole thing...still gets to me at 70...
been watching this film after my mom introduced it to me when i was 7, im now 16, and i think that more of my generation should have the same love and respect i have for films like this..
I first saw this as a stage play in 1953. Now I'm 81 and blubbering like a baby.
It shows you to become wiser and more sensitive as you age... and I with you! :-)
Me too!
I'm not quite as old as you, but I'm blubbering too!
I saw the stage play too when I was young.
Thomas Vaughan Jones I'm 41 and blubbering like a baby!! Beautiful, classic
Rodgers & Hammerstein were absolutely perfect genius together. They gave us so very many gorgeous songs....it just doesn't happen anymore, sadly.
*sigh* from Carousel to Oklahoma, The Music Man, The King and I (Anna & the King of Siam), South Pacific, The Sound of Music....so much of the American Soundtrack from 50s to the 70s was by these 2 gentlemen & some wonderful actors who could actually sing! Definitely part of the fabric of lives from that era.
Except they didn't write 'The Music Man'. That was penned by Meredith Wilson.
They were amazing. Having the guts to include songs like Ole man River and You’ve got to taught is incredulous. Some towns banned Show Boat and South Pacific for these songs.
If this dosent bring a tear to your eye your hearts stopped beating.Memories of a magical youth when age was a long way off .
Possibly one of the most perfect duets ever written and ...sung....perfectly
My mum and I used to watch this when I was a kid. Lost my mum to dementia last November. Watching this with tears but also a smile xxx
There is absolutely no one, no one like Sirley Jones and Gordon MacRae who can sing this duet as well as they did. I cry everytime I hear this and watching the video.
mary martin was the singer shirley jones mimed
There is no one but Gordon macrae who can sing this and any other beautiful music
For some reason I have had this song in my head all day so I had to find it and play it. Everything was so much better years ago, the music, the people, I wish I could go back in time to a better world.
My thoughts exactly - Too late to go Back, But can go forward to the Millennium ( same physical world but with perfect Justice and Righteousness and then for forever... Cheers
Gordon Mcrae what a voice it could crack glass he has a voice like no other .
He was so underrated. Personally, I don’t think any singer of his time or since had the same combo of technical skill and feeling.
My favorite film. I also had a crush on Gordon. He's still so handsome many years later. Beautiful singing and so much feeling from Shirley as well. Thank you for this beautiful movie!
I'm about to sing this song and found this video🥰,but it will be sang on high notes, what a voice🥰
I met him years ago
This is not outdated. This music is forever.
Her face, her hair, that voice, that dress. Could there be anything more perfect.
mysterioso 100 -- 'Twas The Golden Age....BRAVI from San Agustinillo, Oaxaca !
In those time people learned how to sing. Not like in the musical right now.
@@Kiarinadia -- We live in very different, inferior, times...but we value the Past's obsession with Quality.
Nothing that's better. But many other women stars from the Golden Age who've been a very close tie: Ginger Rogers, Ruby Keeler, Janette Mcdonald, Judy Garland, Eleanor Powell, Deanna Durbin, Doris Day, Cyd Cherise, Esther Williams, Jean Harlow, Thelma Todd, Carol Lombard, and many others. I've seen many films from the era in the past few years with each of the above mentioned stars, films I didn't really know much about until a few years ago, I'm certainly glad that I've discovered them
No, probably not.
The minor keys throughout and the stunning lyrics of this piece make it one of the most beautiful and heart wrenching love songs ever written. Nobody could do it better than Gordon MacRae and Shirley Jones! Thank you, Mr Rodgers and Mr. Hammerstein!
Absolutely heartstopping, it’s timeless❤
Agreed ❤❤❤.
I'd love to hear Howard Keel and Kathryn Grayson take a crack at this song.
My Mum aged 92 has dementia - it's one of the few things she responds to. "Oh, it's very sad isn't it".
My mother has dementia, too, but I sing the old songs to her and she can sing them back beautifully, even though she doesn’t remember what she had for breakfast. She love these old musicals, and we used to watch them together.
Dementia is very sad 😢 my wife and my twin sister both have it 😢
So so sad 😢
Still moved by this passion-sixty-five years later (and still delighted to be married and to be a father and grandfather).
Gordon MacRae was outstanding; a gorgeous, masculine voice - perfect.
This duo had such beautiful voices together.
Shirley and Gordon were perfect in their roles as Julie and Billy. This scene is incredible. I could watch it over and over. Rogers and Hammerstein were brilliant composers. "If I Loved You" is such a beautiful song. It's so touching. Amazing performance by two seasoned professionals, Gordon MacRae and Shirley Jones. The ever talented Shirley Jones mentioned in an interview that Frank Sinatra was supposed to portray the role of Billy Bigielow and then bowed out. One of the producers asked Shirley to get a hold of Gordon MacRae so he could take over the role of Billy and the rest is history. CAROUSEL was an amazing movie with a superb cast. I've been singing "If I Loved You" a lot lately. Can't help myself. ♥♥♥♥Love this song so much!!!!
Watching these clips from these clips give me tears and chills.They were so beautiful.The music the people.
The sweetness of Shirley Jones' face and singing voice has never been equaled.
This is ultimately my favorite musical ever and my favorite song by two beautiful Singers Gordon MacCrea and Shirley Jones! God given voices ❤❤
So very beautiful and talented. I wish Hollywood would make movies like this again.
Nobody will ever be able to sing this as good as Gordon. He was just pure magic.
I first heard this when l was young, l was struck by it's beauty. I am now turt 79 soon, it still is magical to my ears. I recently lost my wife of 50 years, it reminds me of when we first met, years ago.
@@godfreygilmour8497 Im sorry about your wife❤
Dick Haymes I believe has the best rendition. i heard it before I saw this video, So I may be biased!
@@vincentjaime181...I went to listen to Haymes' version and..I CAN'T agree with you.🤷
This was my mum’s favourite musical. This and ‘You’ll never walk alone’ were her most favourite. Even in the last stages of her dementure, bedridden, she still remembered the songs and tried to sing them. RIP mum. X
Shed a tear, for your Dear Mum ❤
I bought the collection of Rodgers & Hammerstein musicals to listen to them with my mother, who also suffered from dementia. Appreciation of music is one of the last memories to be lost.
Simply Beautiful.
O my goodness this song brings me to tears and moves me so much...Billy you both loved one another so much!
So so perfect..most beautiful song ever written
The orchestration is wonderful.
Utter perfection , two beautiful people singing one of the best songs ever written
Gordon is just wonderful in this musical, particularly with Shirley. What a voice he had. I used to belong to The Friends of Gordon MacRae. Wonder what happened to them? The words “we don’t count at all”. We do! Thank you for this and to Rogers and Hammerstein too. RIP❤️🙏🇬🇧
Yes,... Especially, in the Upcoming Eternity ... Cheers
A beautiful tear-jerker. Love Gordon and Shirley together.
I'm 76 and it stills brings tears to my eyes and heart.
A classic musical-theatre duet penned by the legendary Rodgers and Hammerstein and brought to life by the iconic Shirley Jones and Gordon Macrae.
@@allenjones3130 Wow, thanks for that recap🙄
... but afraid and shy is the saddest phrase in the song. We always regret what was not said, rather than what was spoken.
Vi esta película cuando era un jovencito junto a mi madre. Era realmemte inolvidable. Años después vi el musical. Estraordinario! Me emocionaron mucho las escenas finales cuando él desciende del cielo a ver a su amada esposa y su hija. Mi madre esa vez no me acompañó. Había fallecido.
This musical was my father’s favorite. His favorite song was You’ll Never Walk Alone
My funeral song! 😢
Yes on Both... Cheers
One of the most beautiful love songs I've ever heard.
I agree....I cry, each time I listen to it. Oh, superbly sung by both. Love them....x
@Kayden Lionel lol
@@Clara-iy4vt I love them too. Beautiful singing. love musicals from the 1930s, 1940s, and 1950s. Those years are called the Golden Age for a reason. I've seen many of them in the past few years, an era I didn't know too much about until a few years ago, and til then didn't realize how much I was missing
@@alvexok5523 Yes, those are the true "Golden Decades" for American musicals.
I weep every time!
Their voices complement each other so perfectly. The reprise when Billy returns makes this performance even more meaningful.
Shirley Jones was very underated as a singer. I had forgotten how good she was.
Every time I hear this song, I thank the music gods that Gordon MacRae sang this rather than Frank Sinatra.
There is only one God, but I want to ask you what you think about the dude in "Paint Your Wagon", Harve Presnell, who sang " They Call The Wind Maria"---sigh...
Also, he played Leadville Johnny
both on Broadway, (entire run), of "Unsinkable Molly Brown", and the film version in 1964. I saw the movie with Debbie Reynolds.
I guess they weren't making quality so much after that, so, those types of roles diminished
for him, as far as movies go.
I see where he played Daddy Warbucks in touring company; I saw it twice, once in Atlanta, so, I might have seen him.
Was he supposed to be in it? That woulda doomed the film. Not that Frank isn't great. Just not his type of thing, innit?
truth
Yes, Rogers and Hammerstein were geniuses! Shirley Jones and Gordon MacRae were just marvelous in “Carousel”. Their voices are for all time and all generations!
One of the most beautiful tunes.
As a songwriter I consider this one of the most beautiful songs and song ideas ever conceived. And the singers are right up there too.
I saw this movie when it first came out in 1956. I was nine years old. This music has been with me ever since.
Absolute magic. These two can never be replaced, they ARE Billy and Julie.
Off you would go in the mist of day ...😢 one of the most beautiful songs ever written
midst of day.
@@ericgrosch8073 Mist of day....I thought is correct. I Googled the lyrics to be sure. You are wrong.
I met Gordan at the Royal Villa in Raleigh, NC in the late 1970s. What a wonderful man. No celebrity airs, just a man having a drink with two guys in a bar. Just an ordinary guy with a glorious voice, This video is incredible!
it does not get any better than this!!!!
Gordon MacRae and Shirely Jones had such great chemistry. Both in this and in Oklahoma.
I agree. You said it better thankyou
When music was music and when singers could really sing. Simply THE BEST.
So beautiful a piece.
i love this part of the film. it's so magical.
Happy Happy 100th Birthday Gordon MacRae! What a voice you had! You were a good actor too in this film, Oklahoma and all those you did with Doris Day. Thank you for leaving them behind.
Yes I agree love Gordon macrae beautiful voice and handsome man
They certainly don't make musicals like this any more. Such a beautiful song.
The last big screen musical I saw was Greatest Showman. Loved it
yes your right, they really don't make musicals quite so sexist anymore :)
joking btw, i love carousel, despite its outdated flaws
@@dollyrocksubliminals9702 Outdated flaws? So... then the so-called "flaws" are acceptable now?
Speaking of flaws, it's *you're.
@@suchabadkitty1293 jesus, no need to be so pedantic. firstly, the youre was probably my spellcheck bc im not stupid i just can't be bothered to type properly. secondly,, yes, it has flaws, its flaws being outdated morals.
why the heck are you so pressed about my comment? I literally said I love the film,,
Nobody will ever be able to sing this duet the way these two can
You're exactly right.
Nope, but if you ever get a chance, listen to Patrick Wilson singing a brief version of this song for the patrons in a little piano bar in NYC. Just charming. It's on RUclips.
My Favourites also the original stage stars from 1945 John Raitt and Jan Clayton sing this wonderfully too
You should definitely listen to Jessie Mueller and Joshua Henry in the 2018 revival cast. While they may not top this, their voices are angelic and the magic in this scene was incredible live.
I agree wholeheartedly! These two vocalists and actors are iconic. 🥰
I remember going to see this film and loved this song. There was something so special about this song.
Rogers and Hammerstein Were American treasures and I am so thankful Hollywood made these wonderful musicals so we will have them always. Did you notice that a lot of their songs are in waltz time. Shirley's voice was at it's peak in this movie but always perfect.
I was never a huge fan of Carousel, however, this is my absolutely favorite piece of all musicals. Only geniuses could write music like this!!!
I never actually seen Carousel but I do like this song and You'll Never Walk Alone
Tom , I absolutely agree with you.Without ‘If I Loved You’ I would never watch this movie again.The plot makes me feel nauseated.
I don't like the plot that much, but the music is wonderful.
I enjoyed the movie immensely. Along with Brigadoon, my favorite musicals. There was a magical feeling in both films. The other scene I liked the most in this was the 'June is busting out all over' scene. The dancing and choreography were unbelievable!
@Tom Terreri - you are probably right in a way but i do not think i would like to listen to einstein or newton doing this.
Wow Wee. Two beautiful people with beautiful voices captured in time for us to see. Just sublime.
Richard Rogers said the music from Carousel was the most beautiful he had written in his lifetime
lynnyoga, he was right.
Oh, he was right.
He wasnt wrong, beautiful❤
@@nicolaperren9493I don't think I have seen this before.
Indeed the lovely ''If I loved you'' is truly inspirational writing.
I was thrilled by this song, as a teen and still am!!!!!! I was smitten with Gordon McRae
A beautiful song, performed by two of the most beautiful voices EVER to grace a movie screen. Excellent!😊⛪
Absolutely!! Richard Rogers lives!!
Achingly beautiful...almost too beautiful to listen to. Tears come... for both the beauty of the music, and the astounding talent of these singers
Reminds me of a girl I met in a geography class and have loved her since
Exactly what I feel whenever I hear this. Almost too beautiful to stand.
I realize that you posted your comment 3 years ago, but I am just discovering this amazing artist and I couldn't agree with you more...
"achingly beautiful"
Same here, tearing up. Such wonderful movies and actors back then. Sigh...movies were a wonderful adventure, a social activity the entire town would turn up to each Friday or Saturday night.
Sooo true.
This is opera quality American music.
Sublime and elegant.
After 60 years , they still make my heart melt... I don't think there could ever be a more wonderful Couple to show how American Life USE TO BE!!! Thankyou !!!! We loved and Miss you so much
Gordon's singing is amazing! He handles every move, note to note , with legendary art and athleticism.
I wasn't even born when this song was written, but nothing in my lifetime can compare with this beautiful song.
i love this I grew up with all these wonderful musicals, My parents passed away this year three months apart the loss is so great, but this just takes me back to when they were alive and we would all sing along to these amazing songs.
Eric Kriel I know exactly what you mean. I was the same, grew up with these songs. They always take me back to my lovely mum and dad and how they loved these musicals, and I miss them so much every day
Eric Kriel These song take me back to my grandma from my moms side who passed away five years ago at age 90 from leukemia. One of her 85th birthday presents was the Rogers and Hammerstein Movie DVD Collection. Mom says I inherited the theatre bug from her. I’ve seen all these movies except Carousel and South Pacific.
My parents liked musicals as well. I'd play the albums and sing and dance alone. Happy memories!
So sorry for your losses. Sending my prayers💔
Eric, thank you for sharing a piece of your memory with us. These songs also remind me of a different time, a time when I was completely happy and content. Be blessed and happy!
The best rendition of a female singer. Done by the beautiful and charming Shirley Jones. Her emotionally sweet sounding natural voice is amazing.. unmatched.. nobody has even come close.
Well Julie Andrews was absolutely fantastic
This is a beautiful scene from Carousel.
This era of musicals is timeless, never to be repeated
Carousel, South Pacific, west side story.
Glorious,One of the most beautiful songs ever written!!! Stands the test of time!!
This is the only movie that brings tears to my eyes.... You'll Never Walk Alone... incredibly emotional 💜
Perhaps the greatest ending in all musicals.
Gordon MacRae--one of Hollywood's best voices--and a hunk and a half. Those puppy dog brown eyes, boyish grin, and sturdy physique makes me melt. Sigh.
windstorm1000 - Me too! He looks good on a horse as well - Oklahoma!
windstorm1000 One of the best-looking and talented men ever.
Agreed. GMR is gorge 💕
I was 10 years old when I was taken to see Carousel by my big Sister. I cried. Still cried at 69 it's still brilliant
Two of the greatest voices in the musicals of Rogers and Hammerstein.
Billy gone much too soon. What a beautiful voice.
60 years old, and it's still moving. I don't usually like musicals but I can watch this over and over
How could I have forgotten how lovely Shirley Jones' voice was, or how powerful Gordon MacRae's voice was? Tears.
I have my late mother singing this song, recorded on an old reel to reel recorder. It brings back so many memories, some happy and some very sad
That's beautiful
as we get older, Memories can Become so Important... Cheers
Nobody can sing this like Gordon. I can't go to any theatre versions of Carousel because all I hear is Gordon's voice and nobody else will ever be as good.
There's a sweetness and, in Billy, a roguishness, in the performances of Jan Clayton and John Raitt that MacRae and Jones don't capture for me. This is lovely, but I prefer Raitt and Clayton.
Completely agree
@@gailwilliams2678 Were Jan Clayton and John Raitt ever filmed?? How do we see their performances?
@@MrDanamp They recreated the scene accurately and beautifully in 1954 (both were 37) for a TV special honoring Rogers and Hammerstein. Look for it under their names and "If I Loved You."
perfectly correct
Too beautiful I am in tears
One of my favourite musicals with the great voice of Gordon MacRae and the lovely Shirley Jones
What a beautiful song & voice.
Always called this: "10 minutes of Hollywood magic."
Wonderful.
As a young music student in 1965 I had the pleasure of playing in the orchestra of a rather good amateur production of Carousel. Subsequently I have seen many R&H shows on stage and screen but Carousel remains the only one I have played and holds a very special memory for me. It would be over 50 years before I saw the film and several things struck me; firstly the young lady who played Julie in Horsham bore a striking resemblance to the beautiful Shirley Jones, secondly no-one comes even close to singing "if I loved you" like Gordon MacRae. Incidently, like Richard Rogers, I had no idea what a clambake was!
I was 10 years old when this beautiful movie premiered...
The utterly gorgeous Shirley Jones, along with the great Gordon McCrae. One of the great duets.