Send In the Clowns - Glenn Close

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  • Опубликовано: 12 янв 2025

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  • @AtlasBlizzard
    @AtlasBlizzard 9 месяцев назад +16

    This performance brings me to tears 😭❤️

  • @1000mizz
    @1000mizz 4 года назад +34

    this woman here....pure art.

  • @alexanderbaladad9831
    @alexanderbaladad9831 5 лет назад +54

    I hate the Oscars for not giving you what you deserve Glenn!

  • @wookiewarrior8948
    @wookiewarrior8948 11 месяцев назад +66

    Glenn Close is one of the all time greats. So incredibly talented and in my opinion, underrated. There’s something very regal about her as a person. She’s legendary

  • @AnnikensKitchen2015
    @AnnikensKitchen2015 7 лет назад +549

    She deserves an Oscar just for beeing Glenn Close :D

    • @freshlybakedbria
      @freshlybakedbria 6 лет назад +7

      EXACTLY

    • @robertmoore8545
      @robertmoore8545 6 лет назад +1

      Annikens Kitchen she’s about to get one finally.

    • @ZACAZULI
      @ZACAZULI 5 лет назад

      Yes ... 💙💙💙💙

    • @katekrissana
      @katekrissana 4 года назад

      An honorary one perhaps

    • @jmkkrakkaus
      @jmkkrakkaus 4 года назад +4

      I agree. This I remember seeing this live. I wept! Barbara Streisand.. take a back seat. This is Glenn Closes song 😊

  • @darrylmelvin3778
    @darrylmelvin3778 Год назад +51

    Pure magic. Masterclass on singing and acting at the same time.

  • @nodirshox3553
    @nodirshox3553 Год назад +28

    Despite she had never won Oscar, audience choise already awarded her multiple times.

  • @RoccoOne
    @RoccoOne 8 месяцев назад +29

    The most underrated actor in Hollywood.

  • @lesliedrewh
    @lesliedrewh 14 лет назад +227

    Wow - I never knew Glenn Close could sing - and so beautifully. She really *is* Desiree in this performance - haughty, painfully and ironically self-aware, too self-controlled to cry, and almost amused by her own foolishness, yet aching on the inside. She ends with a glimmer of hope. She really lives this performance. Bravo.

    • @shirleykurtz
      @shirleykurtz 3 года назад +15

      Glenn is a fantastic actor and singer! She nailed this one just right!

    • @christopherbarnes6801
      @christopherbarnes6801 3 года назад +2

      She was fabulous in SUNSET BLVD BY ANDREW LLOYD WEBBER

    • @johngorman731
      @johngorman731 2 года назад +8

      And a Bravo to Leslie for her perfect review of Close's performance.

    • @julavaughs1137
      @julavaughs1137 2 года назад +1

      Greetings from barbados 🇧🇧, I concur.

    • @byronheffner9838
      @byronheffner9838 2 года назад +6

      Go listen to her in Sunset Boulevard!! Her “As If We Never Said Goodbye” is my favorite rendition of the song!

  • @renkenjushi
    @renkenjushi 14 лет назад +74

    This was beautifully done. She didn't oversing it and her voice complimented it amazingly. It was so touching. Amazing woman.

    • @OskarJosef
      @OskarJosef Год назад +3

      Thisssong makes me cru every time.

  • @tracyparker6676
    @tracyparker6676 5 лет назад +177

    This lady should always be included when discussing the best of the best. It shouldn't always be the Meryl Streep show. Glenn Close IS the absolute best. Love her so talented, so multi faceted.

    • @livycat
      @livycat 4 года назад +14

      Meryl VS Glenn
      I am for Glenn Close hands down...

    • @rickyricardo113
      @rickyricardo113 4 года назад +5

      Tracy Parker Glenn and Meryl offer very different strengths as actresses, but they are both phenomenal legends. They are the Liz Taylor’s of our generation!

    • @BroadwayGuy
      @BroadwayGuy 4 года назад +2

      Streep is monumentally EGO-CENTRIC & GROTESLESLY OVER-RATED. STREEP IS A VILE FRAUD!! I am sick to DEATH of Streep and her smug arrogance.

    • @rickyricardo113
      @rickyricardo113 4 года назад +1

      Dewey Mee Whoa there, it’s almost as though you know her personally? Which, in that case, I want to know more!

    • @Zva26
      @Zva26 4 года назад +6

      @@rickyricardo113 First of all, both Streep and Close are very close friends and have been for forty years. They even appeared together in "House of the Spirits" and won critical acclaim. Close has always been considered the premiere STAGE actress, while Streep gave up theater very early to focus on film. Both are so great and possess talents so overwhelming that their careers are the envy of all American actresses.

  • @mattyboyd4045
    @mattyboyd4045 4 года назад +66

    Think about it. This is the same woman who perfected her roles in Fatal Attraction, Dangerous Liaisons, and 101 Dalmatians... but she can do this. Sing a song to perfection, and make us go somewhere we never thought possible. Glenn close is a true iconic actress AND singer. The best ever. Love her.

  • @alwaysnew189
    @alwaysnew189 4 года назад +88

    This is not "ordinary actors' singing". This is breath control, this is knowledge. Congtas, Madame GC

  • @LunaMoonfae
    @LunaMoonfae 2 года назад +89

    I can't believe how wonderful Glenn Close is at singing this, she sings it with such emotion

    • @finemelon
      @finemelon Год назад

      Tips tricks and men clowns

    • @hubraden
      @hubraden Год назад

      Latitude in clarity astounding…! SEND IN THE THE ECHOING LYRICS…!

    • @kasienkakaminska6915
      @kasienkakaminska6915 Год назад +1

      Wonderful voice, Glenn Close sings with such emotion 🎬🎼🤩❣️

  • @robinkaskey3251
    @robinkaskey3251 4 месяца назад +28

    I saw her walking down Broadway, dressed like a moviestar walking her two little toy dogs. You don't speak to them when you see them but it's something you never forget. Glen Close is an arts icon.

  • @lukepondlukepond
    @lukepondlukepond 11 месяцев назад +9

    Shivers every time! Masterpiece!

  • @perlanahum6835
    @perlanahum6835 3 года назад +14

    Glenn Close, superb, as ever. Tks Stephen Sondheim.

  • @Insolitus11
    @Insolitus11 3 месяца назад +10

    The Actress. That generation that were versatile, able to sing, dance, play, live both on stage and on silver screen. God, I hate to say that, but I see no such talents in Hollywood today

  • @hubraden
    @hubraden 2 года назад +25

    The clarity in tone, delivery, sensitivity,analytical spacial moments - remarkable…!

  • @pacrimco
    @pacrimco 9 лет назад +375

    One of the best renditions ever of this magnificent song.

    • @d.g.164
      @d.g.164 8 лет назад +23

      +JON D. ELDER YUP! I have to agree with you. Even though she is not a big belter, she GETS the meaning of this song. She does more for the song with her facial expressions and hand gesture than a big voiced singer could do by holding notes for a long time.

    • @pabs619sd
      @pabs619sd 8 лет назад +1

      Figlio gets it.

    • @joseariascaro4776
      @joseariascaro4776 6 лет назад

      JON D. ELDER yosinti

    • @sirarthurlancelot216
      @sirarthurlancelot216 4 года назад +2

      Agreed, but those of Judy Collins and Barbara Streisand are also good

    • @shirleykurtz
      @shirleykurtz 3 года назад +2

      @@d.g.164 She knows how to use her acting skills to make the song much better! I loved her version!

  • @susanbaldwin2771
    @susanbaldwin2771 Год назад +35

    This is by far the absolute best rendition - out of many - of this timeless classic. I’m a retired music teacher and musician and, in my opinion, she embodies the song, although Sondheim wrote it specifically for Glynis Johns. THIS version brought me to tears. Bravo Glenn Close!

    • @vahramelagoz6759
      @vahramelagoz6759 Год назад +3

      Just a short while ago I read about the passing of Glynis Jones for whom this song was composed. Then I came across Judy Dench’s rendition of the same song during a London stage performance: I had teary eyes. And then Glenn Close: what a powerful, perhaps a bit too upbeat, interpretation of this timeless song! What a wonderful start to a day. Rest In Peace Glynis Johns!

    • @davidblackwell8940
      @davidblackwell8940 10 месяцев назад +2

      I love this one, and also Judi Dench's. Of course, Barbra's can't be forgotten.

    • @gstan1608
      @gstan1608 9 месяцев назад +1

      Absolutely.

    • @MrEclipsesport
      @MrEclipsesport 3 месяца назад

      Judi Dench acts this as it should be

  • @margaretlouisehodges8945
    @margaretlouisehodges8945 8 лет назад +341

    both Judi Dench and Glenn Close sing this song as it was meant to be sung - great actresses. Beautiful.

    • @chrislandis6873
      @chrislandis6873 5 лет назад +5

      i love glenn close but think this was her worst performance. judi dench knocks it out of the park though

    • @DavidHassell2004
      @DavidHassell2004 4 года назад +4

      Watch the original. British actress Glynis Johns. Sondheim wrote it for her ruclips.net/video/OAl-EawVobY/видео.html

    • @patricedecourcy4505
      @patricedecourcy4505 4 года назад +3

      @@DavidHassell2004 He didn't write it for her. She happened to sing this song first though.

    • @deirdrelewis1454
      @deirdrelewis1454 4 года назад +5

      Actually, I think Glenn Close is the only one of the 3 who can sing. Having said that, I’ve seen all of the performances and all of them are magnificent in their own way. However Judy

    • @leoray1234
      @leoray1234 4 года назад +5

      @@chrislandis6873 worst how? This is the kind of song that sounds best with an actor, more than a pure singer in my opinion.

  • @ste.b.7400
    @ste.b.7400 8 лет назад +140

    Glenn Close is a great, underrated actress. And now I see, a good singer with a very strong voice, fits her personality.

    • @Zva26
      @Zva26 4 года назад +6

      Any actress who's won THREE Tony Awards and FOUR Emmy Awards can hardly be considered "underrated". Close has had a career on the stage and in the movies that is second to none. Meryl Streep is a great friend and admirer of hers and is one of her biggest fans and supporters.

    • @livewiiiiire
      @livewiiiiire 2 года назад +2

      Underrated lol it's Glenn fucking Close, she is sufficiently rated

  • @joschmo1007
    @joschmo1007 5 лет назад +12

    It's not just her singing voice, it's that she sings it as if she is talking to him, with such resigned regret, if that is the right term. She really acts the song. What a wonderful job!

  • @StorytellingHeadshots
    @StorytellingHeadshots 3 года назад +185

    God, this performance is a Masterclass. Chills. What skill, and nuance, and intelligence, and pathos....the self-deprecating bitter irony, nailed it totally. Glorious.
    I had no idea about this side of Glenn Close. Bravo.

    • @itsokitsok5020
      @itsokitsok5020 3 года назад +6

      Oh I did. I became aware of Glenn Close magnificent singing ability ability when she made a movie with the actor Mandy Patinkin I believe in 1985 the movie called "MAXIE" and in the movie Glenn Close sing a wonderful rendition of the song of the "Bye Bye Blackbird". And the movie is all out fun and captivating and I highly suggest you watch it or Google it.❤

    • @marleneamry4258
      @marleneamry4258 3 года назад +6

      Splendid, as an actress, and as one discovers, also a sensitive singer.

    • @olly-kai
      @olly-kai 3 года назад +5

      Check out her 2 famous songs from Sunset Boulevard. Amazing!

    • @christopherbarnes6801
      @christopherbarnes6801 3 года назад +6

      She's amazing in Sunset Blvd by Andrew Lloyd Webber

  • @freshlybakedbria
    @freshlybakedbria 6 лет назад +138

    Someone please explain to me how one human being can be so gorgeous and talented at the same time.

    • @gloriajacobs756
      @gloriajacobs756 5 лет назад +11

      Just an ANGEL

    • @arielmickle4770
      @arielmickle4770 4 года назад +6

      Seriously talented and amazing. But yeah....the beauty... she was about 46?? here and her skin was still flawless.

    • @pacoalvarez4937
      @pacoalvarez4937 4 года назад +2

      @@gloriajacobs756 absolutely!

    • @shirleykurtz
      @shirleykurtz 3 года назад +1

      There truly are just s many great ones!

  • @stephenaustin5525
    @stephenaustin5525 9 лет назад +228

    Very surprised that she can sing so well. She really is a super star.

    • @marcela21884
      @marcela21884 9 лет назад +9

      Stephen Austin Oh yes, she's great. She can sing and act really good!

    • @DannX68
      @DannX68 9 лет назад +1

      WORD!!

    • @stephenaustin5525
      @stephenaustin5525 9 лет назад +1

      Marcela castaño
      Not to mention she was a K O in the day.

    • @TruthSerum101
      @TruthSerum101 9 лет назад +1

      +Stephen Austin ........was she?
      ....great actress though.

    • @susanandrew6453
      @susanandrew6453 5 лет назад

      so was I. But what a voice!

  • @58christiansful
    @58christiansful Год назад +13

    Superb. One of the most talented actresses.

  • @Dutchmusicfan1992
    @Dutchmusicfan1992 7 лет назад +124

    This song, sung by one of the greatest actresses to have ever lived on this earth, is pure magic.

  • @gstan1608
    @gstan1608 10 месяцев назад +22

    Exceptionally beautifully sung by Glenn Close, in fact the best I would rate amongst others. Her exceptional voice stands out above the rest.

    • @DeborahBoily
      @DeborahBoily 5 месяцев назад +2

      I saw Judy Dench play this role in London. She made me finally understand this song and this moment..

  • @jhorgeneestiller9684
    @jhorgeneestiller9684 2 года назад +14

    Glenn Close is greatness personified.

  • @johnhamilton1814
    @johnhamilton1814 8 лет назад +115

    Great rendition. She and Judi Dench convey the irony of this song perfectly. Love her low-pitched voice.

    • @tjkerr73
      @tjkerr73 7 месяцев назад

      Agreed. They sign the best versions. Dench is one but Glenn is a close second.

  • @christopheroshea8306
    @christopheroshea8306 4 года назад +2

    Glenns non Oscar but universally praised
    And a box office smash

  • @XOMartha44
    @XOMartha44 14 лет назад +34

    Do you believe how beautiful she is? She just gets more gorgeous with time. Love this rendition. Great actress.

  • @brianpeterson876
    @brianpeterson876 Год назад +9

    I love listening to this often. Love the song and Glenn Close.

  • @CountryCowboy008
    @CountryCowboy008 5 лет назад +54

    "Send in the clowns
    Don't bother, they're here.."
    Goosebumps. I mean, that line has so much impact in me. That the singer realized that, all this time, they are the clowns.

    • @johncitizen9540
      @johncitizen9540 5 лет назад +1

      Country Cowboys like Broadway musicals? Awesome.

    • @fi123ona
      @fi123ona 5 лет назад

      Countrycowboy08 Trump administration

    • @777TheChrist
      @777TheChrist 5 лет назад +2

      You wouldn’t get it...

    • @CountryCowboy008
      @CountryCowboy008 3 года назад +1

      @@johncitizen9540 hahaha yeah why? I’m also bisexual so not so much of that stereotypical cowboy, eh?

    • @CountryCowboy008
      @CountryCowboy008 3 года назад

      @@777TheChrist I did lmao

  • @sarahm5936
    @sarahm5936 9 лет назад +41

    That's how one emotes. I felt it in the orchestra, and I feel it in her voice. Marvelous.

  • @AGMundy
    @AGMundy Год назад +3

    This is a superb and my favourite rendition of this poignant song. Glenn Close inhabits the song, she fully understands its tone of resignation and as an actress she conveys the role of the character from A Little Night Music. This stands streets above the awful Frank Sinatra version (the man had obviously not seen A Little Night Music as he says its about a couple who have been together for years but are breaking up...) and indeed I think the Julie Christie version has none of the steel here. I need hardly mention that stunning gown she was wearing. This whole tribute concert to Stephen Sondheim was a mark of how esteemed and cherished this genius of musical theatre was. He wrote to me some kind words in his usual self-deprecating style after I had written to express my gratitude for all he had done. That letter is one of my treasure possessions.

  • @guyrub1441
    @guyrub1441 4 года назад +62

    This is the best performance of this song. Glenn Close is absolutely amazing.

    • @salvatorerossi2315
      @salvatorerossi2315 Год назад

      I think so too

    • @MrAlexsegal
      @MrAlexsegal Год назад

      I agree Close is superb in this song. But so too are Vaughan, McRae, Lee, Burnett, Dench, Laine and some others. I find it so hard to say which I love most - let alone which is the best. Vaughan stuns me the most (in the version where she sings part of the song a capella); Lee moves me the most.

    • @stephenkonefal276
      @stephenkonefal276 Год назад

      I think SONDHIEM might call it a tie.remember he wrote it for Glynnis..he said he needed an actress who could sing a little.not the other way around.

  • @puckfig73
    @puckfig73 8 лет назад +1513

    How criminal is it that this wonderful lady has had 6 Oscar nominations, never won but Gwyneth Paltrow has?!

    • @d.g.164
      @d.g.164 8 лет назад +7

      +puckfig73 OKAAAAAAAAAAY??????????

    • @execelsior999
      @execelsior999 8 лет назад +64

      Another great mystery of life!!!!!!!!!!! Mind you, it ain't over yet ...... Judi Dench waited years for the Americans to notice her!!!

    • @bigbenigs
      @bigbenigs 8 лет назад +133

      it's also criminal tha Meryl Streep is getting all the musical parts. as wonderful as Meryl is, I think Glenn would have been phenomenal in Into the Woods

    • @brettburger2187
      @brettburger2187 8 лет назад +72

      I am a HUGE Meryl Streep fan. like a huge huge fan...but honestly I never even thought of Glenn playing the witch and I would have loved to see that....I would love to See Glenn in a movie musical soon.

    • @dforscher
      @dforscher 8 лет назад +57

      well, good actress/actor never complained about not winning a trophy. look back to old stars who never won but the names are immortal. there are (many) oscar winners that we hardly remember. do something to win is just not right. just do something best no matter what the outcomes.

  • @johnsmith-rb2yz
    @johnsmith-rb2yz 3 года назад +8

    Great delivery of a classic Sondheim song. Glenn Close sings this song as it was written, heartfelt. Bravo!

  • @delareyvanniekerk4845
    @delareyvanniekerk4845 10 лет назад +76

    So elegantly sung, one of the best versions i have wittnesst

    • @paddy9i99
      @paddy9i99 9 лет назад +3

      I have never witternetterest bettererorer

  • @MsManners123
    @MsManners123 4 года назад +9

    I had no idea Glenn Close could sing like this. Breathtaking!

  • @JennyBMoon
    @JennyBMoon 9 лет назад +52

    This is my absolute favorite rendition. Not only beautifully sung, but performed as well.

  • @decadencewhimsyandsarcasm
    @decadencewhimsyandsarcasm 9 лет назад +33

    My favorite part of this is that while she obviously songs it perfectly, the really unique thing is you can see in her delivery/acting the bitterness and sadness that makes this song so gorgeous

  • @elenasande2553
    @elenasande2553 8 лет назад +41

    I have not words! She is one of the best actresses that I know! So great voice! She is real QUEEN! Bravo!!!

  • @alskndlaskndal
    @alskndlaskndal 11 лет назад +282

    Wonderfully acted, and she really has a fine voice. I'm always fascinated to see different interpretations of this song. Hers is sort of bittersweet. As if she's disappointed by what has happened, but not surprised. She comes across as one who looks at life with a sad, wise smile.

    • @JaesadaSrisuk
      @JaesadaSrisuk 7 лет назад +12

      R.D. Dragon Another interpretation of this song is one of resolute bitterness and anger. It's a song that can be performed in myriad different ways.

    • @susanandrew6453
      @susanandrew6453 5 лет назад +7

      I think her version is the best.

    • @marcela21884
      @marcela21884 5 лет назад +3

      She doesn,t need an Oskar. She,s already great !!

    • @Johnmiller-rg3yo
      @Johnmiller-rg3yo 3 года назад +4

      You gave such an accurate description of this amazing Lady!❤️🌹🇮🇹🇬🇧🇺🇸

  • @howardhoffer6204
    @howardhoffer6204 3 года назад +7

    Nothing can approach this heart rendering performance meant to be as Sondheim felt

  • @greenlee7smythe
    @greenlee7smythe 9 лет назад +26

    The look on her face at the end as the spotlight dims out just breaks my heart and makes me cry like a baby. Such a beautiful touching yet sad rendition. Great job, Miss Close!

  • @AgaModzel
    @AgaModzel 14 лет назад +9

    I thought that Dame Judi Dench's version was the unbeatable perfection. I have never, EVER imagined Glenn Close had such a beautiful, powerful singing voice... left me speechless.

  • @colinweir5807
    @colinweir5807 2 года назад +1

    Pleasantly a very suprising rendition of the song.

  • @petemason59
    @petemason59 10 лет назад +84

    Missing the point.
    An Oscar class actor with a voice I would give my right arm for.
    This is a purists performance.
    Note perfect, thoughtful and sublimely sung.

    • @sweeney60
      @sweeney60 10 лет назад +5

      I think she would be a great Desiree now if they remade the movie. What do you think?

  • @jackiemcmeekin6551
    @jackiemcmeekin6551 5 лет назад +32

    What a consummate actress! She was marvelous in the play “ Sunset Boulevard”. What passion and energy she puts in her performances!! 🥰👍☺️

  • @BretonInTokyo
    @BretonInTokyo 14 лет назад +9

    Isn't it amazing when people surprise you with such beautiful singing?

  • @martinpascoe5904
    @martinpascoe5904 7 месяцев назад +2

    3 Golden Globes, 3 Emmys. 3 Tonys and 8 Oscar Nominations plus countless other Awatdsa and Accolades plus Iconic roles in more genres than you can poke a stick at GOD BLESS GLENN CLOSE xx

  • @bernig
    @bernig 6 лет назад +29

    Incredible! Anyone else revisiting this as this year awards season heats up? Love Glenn! One of the best, ever!

    • @swaralipi6224
      @swaralipi6224 5 лет назад +3

      I'm visiting here after her heartbreaking loss

  • @theprimalpitch190
    @theprimalpitch190 3 года назад +7

    Back to listen a 2nd time. Holy Cow! Chills is the word. So articulate in emotion. Kind of a revelation re the talent of Glenn Close! Brilliant.

  • @geowynleda4641
    @geowynleda4641 6 лет назад +22

    She actually understands what she is singing. Wonderful.

  • @stevefricker7005
    @stevefricker7005 2 года назад +20

    Glenn Close is most probably the best actress of all time.

  • @mamamulee
    @mamamulee 7 лет назад +11

    I feel she meant every single word as if she was the one in that mind shattering situation.
    I can hear bitterness , irony and acceptance at the same time even though I'm not an English user. She's truly one of the finest actresses.
    And thanks for the uploading.

  • @jackiemcmeekin6551
    @jackiemcmeekin6551 6 лет назад +7

    I cannot believe that Glen Close has never won an Oscar. She is a such a marvelous actress. And she has a great voice.

  • @rebeccaventer
    @rebeccaventer Год назад +4

    A treasure… and raises herself beyond “losses”… she’s a winner!

  • @davexxx5175
    @davexxx5175 Год назад +2

    Many singers (male and female) have sung this song.
    This version was a great pleasant surprise for me!
    I didn't know it...Glenn Close is amazing!

  • @madeleinebelle2105
    @madeleinebelle2105 6 лет назад +17

    Glenn Close was wonderful in Sunset Boulevard...you may not win Oscars..but "it ain't what you do but the way that you do it!".

  • @Tom-j5v7z
    @Tom-j5v7z 3 месяца назад +2

    I never knew, astounding, what a voice

  • @neurokillbill88
    @neurokillbill88 6 лет назад +15

    I love her voice when she speaks and when she sings :)

  • @johnhuwroberts7766
    @johnhuwroberts7766 11 месяцев назад +2

    She has a beautiful voice…..x

  • @windchimeisland
    @windchimeisland 5 лет назад +4

    I had no idea she could sing; her voice is as rich, husky, faceted and unexpected as she is. This is my new favorite rendition of this song. I want to hear more from her.

  • @raddyreyes538
    @raddyreyes538 3 года назад +6

    Glenn Close is perfection personafied, simply amazing!

  • @alexvillarama7713
    @alexvillarama7713 3 года назад +8

    I so love her versions from among others that i've listened to. Her voice was so strong but full of emotion with words of clarity...

  • @Cfaison2
    @Cfaison2 14 лет назад +4

    Glenn Close is a member of the Very Elite classically trained Stage Artists. And for that I love her even more.

  • @newexodus20
    @newexodus20 6 лет назад +17

    Great among the greatest singers. Bravo Ms. Glenn Close. You make the people happy!

  • @brendadrew834
    @brendadrew834 2 года назад +2

    A very strong, clear voice sung with great feeling! I had the pleasure of seeing and hearing the incomparable great Glenn Close performing in the hit Broadway show, "Barnum" in the early 1980s before she became the legend she is today! Another great Broadway show that should be performed more than it has been with gorgeous lyrical songs says this lifelong pianist and composer of an American folk opera which has been performed in public in New England. I have a quote to paraphrase the late great Sondheim, '''creating art is easy, it's financing it that's hard"! So true!
    Thanks BestArtsSondeim!

  • @Chexsum
    @Chexsum Год назад +3

    this has to be the musical piece of our current generation

  • @AtLastOnTheGround
    @AtLastOnTheGround 15 лет назад +2

    I remember the first time I came across this video -- It was about two years ago. Ever since then, I've never gotten over how perfect Glenn's performance of the song is. She looks so paralyzed by disappointment and hurt that all she can do is cover it up with a smile.
    Some women who sing this song just cry to prove to the audience that they're "such good actresses" that they can cry on demand, but Glenn shows us nothing but the truth.

  • @AviCohen31
    @AviCohen31 4 года назад +7

    It is THIS performance that had brought me finally to the stage in which i understood the song completely! Thank you Glenn Close for your outstanding performance!

  • @d.g.164
    @d.g.164 8 лет назад +41

    One of the very best versions of a song that has been done by SO MANY singers. Glenn Close really gets this song. She knows exactly what the song is saying and she gets that message across SO beautifully even though she is not a singer first. She relays the true message of the song with her face, hand gestures, posture and lastly with the rising and falling of her beautiful voice. Just look at her face when she sings the line "losing my timing this late, in my career". She is the bewildered lady, scratching her head and wondering what has happened to the love she thought would always be around and the spell she thought she'd always have over him. She really does beat A LOT of the people who have taken a whack at this song. My personal favorite, for sure!

    • @greenlee7smythe
      @greenlee7smythe 8 лет назад +11

      especially the end when she said, "maybe next year" with a look on her face and her eyes that said, "I hope but I know it won't happen" and her pride keeping her from crying. makes me cry.

    • @d.g.164
      @d.g.164 8 лет назад +2

      +greenlee7smythe YUUUUUUP!

    • @shirleykurtz
      @shirleykurtz 3 года назад +3

      Glenn certainly aced this song!

    • @stephenkonefal276
      @stephenkonefal276 Год назад

      Well said.im sure SONDHIEM would agree.

  • @bobgilles
    @bobgilles 15 лет назад +4

    She is a true performer in every sense, she sold that song with perfection. There is nothing fake about this woman.

  • @Brix96
    @Brix96 3 месяца назад +2

    A great interpretation of this song.

  • @danielneal1705
    @danielneal1705 10 лет назад +16

    Ms. Close..such perfect tone..the emotion from the heart.
    By far the best performance of this song of any artist. Thank you!

  • @erhardjackel4822
    @erhardjackel4822 3 года назад +3

    I admire her for such a long time al ready what a special lady outstanding actress and person

  • @utoobah
    @utoobah 6 лет назад +8

    this is the best version of the song omg

  • @caughtintimewarp
    @caughtintimewarp 5 лет назад

    Song from the 1973 musical A Little Night Music. Glenn performed in 1993 Carnegie Hall, a celebration of Stephen Sondheim's music.
    Had listened to Judy Collin (Grammy Best Song 1976), Sinatra, Striesand, Sarah Vaughn & others. But, WOW! This is a wonderful interpretation by Glenn. Just found it, after I thought I'll give the actresses (also Judi Dench) a hearing.
    I love Glenn's low-pitched vocal, singing with so much emotion and sadness in a heartfelt lament.
    Tq RUclips for the varieties. Always finding gems.

  • @StevenTorrey
    @StevenTorrey 10 лет назад +38

    A beautiful song beautifully rendered. Her rendition is so simple that she lets the song do the work the song is intended to do.

    • @thebigz3909
      @thebigz3909 2 года назад +1

      Her rendition seems simple but only because of her incredible talent. Few if any others can match the perfection of this performance. She almost makes it look easy. But that's the work of a consummate talent. Brilliant!

    • @StevenTorrey
      @StevenTorrey 2 года назад

      @@thebigz3909 The triumph of the true artist is to make it look easy!

  • @ER-uy7ct
    @ER-uy7ct 4 месяца назад +2

    Beautiful. Same song, different meaning that Dame Judi Dench, both ate amazing.

  • @Jennifer19854
    @Jennifer19854 2 года назад +4

    I`ve just discovered the full talent of this amazing person=WOW she is something else.

  • @amantebate1
    @amantebate1 8 лет назад +6

    This is the greatest rendition of this wonderful song. I have listened to them all several times.

  • @newexodus20
    @newexodus20 3 года назад +3

    Greetings from Manila. After 2 years, I glad to watch and hear this song again. Ms. Glenn Close, how good you are to open and close memories, sweet or bitter. Bravo. Great. May God bless you.

  • @puckfig73
    @puckfig73 8 лет назад +11

    She is reprising her iconic role as Norma Desmond in London from April 2016 for 5 and a half weeks. I have got tickets for the 2nd night and am beyond excited!

    • @lorenfoster8252
      @lorenfoster8252 8 лет назад

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  • @gigirruth
    @gigirruth 8 лет назад +21

    What joy to listen to the beautifully articulated words.

  • @momifatimahmedows2183
    @momifatimahmedows2183 Год назад +1

    ABSOLUTELY STRIKING!!!

  • @minime2354
    @minime2354 4 года назад +4

    Such a great actress... didn't know she can also sing! Wow! So lovely to see this! ♥️🌹

  • @yeehaw6737
    @yeehaw6737 6 лет назад +7

    Absolutely stunning. One of the most genuine songs written for the industry and no one better to sing it. Brilliant!

  • @PhoebeFayRuthLouise
    @PhoebeFayRuthLouise 6 лет назад +32

    I’ve loved this song forever, yet never more than this! It is a testament to Glenn Close’s acting that she can sing this familiar song and make it sound so new!

  • @josebonifacio8366
    @josebonifacio8366 Год назад +7

    BRAVO MISS CLOSE!!!

  • @randycox3232
    @randycox3232 7 лет назад +7

    Glenn Close....divine! Incredible actress.... everything she touches is enriched by this legendary artist! Bravo!!!!!

  • @neilmurphy7554
    @neilmurphy7554 3 года назад +2

    Nailed it!!!! What a talent, what a voice, what beauty....... sublime. Vale Sondheim.

  • @davemillet4160
    @davemillet4160 2 года назад +4

    This is one of my favorite performances of this song. It still makes my eyes water within moments - and keeps those emotions stirring until the end.

  • @skiprydell1
    @skiprydell1 3 года назад +4

    Glenn Close is the most talented actress of her generation.

  • @markjex9035
    @markjex9035 2 года назад +4

    She 💅 Nailed it. 🇬🇧