Bea Arthur - Don't Rain On My Parade 

she actually was considered for the part of Ursula but she had to turn it down because she was working on Golden Girls at the time. I always thought Bea would have made a great Disney Villain too, she has everything the voice, the elegance and the sarcasm.

Bea Arthur was stage GOLD. You could always tell she got her chops in the Legitimate Theater.

I can hardly stop crying watching this. She was such a terrific actress, singer, human being... No parade will ever be the same without Bea....

What a deep voice! 👏👏👏

I like her rendition! She’s obviously not trying to copy Streisand, so she sings it her own way.

Seth rudetsky brought me here. xD watch his live deconstruction, it's HI-LARIOUS

Shes was great in everything she did.. God Bless........

Talent no auto tune needed love it

Such a Star ⭐️

Oh my! What a legend! Rest in peace Dorothy, Ma, and Blanche from the wonder-filled Golden Girls.

Such an amazing share! Thank you so much! Maybe not her best vocals, but above all she is a performer and she did so well. Full of Bea-Sass as DivaBehavior said and cue-stepping aside, so great!

Bea Arthur was one of a kind! Still love her!

I personally love it! Yes it was too fast, yes it was kinda off beat and yes the conductor should have been sacked but all of those things contribute to this being an extremely unique performance. R.I.P Bea Arthur 😔

Bea Arthur and Pat Carroll have VERY similar voices to either one would have been perfect to play Ursula. I love both of those women. and I can imitate them too.

Bea could sing. I love her voice. RIP Bea

She NAILED it!!!

Holy *shit* that ending. What a fucking icon

Only Bea could take one of Barbra's signature songs and literally make it her own. 30 something years later at the Tonys, Lea Michele has just performed this. I think Lea is a wonderful singer who will be on stage/screen for years but I just love this Bea-Sass version. Lea was just trying and stretching too hard for the Barbra phrasing IMO and when you do that, your always going to coming (a close) second best. Bea wisely did her own thing with it. RIP Bea - one of the greats in many fields!

Oh I bet she destroyed that conductor after the show!

@kevisaurus Actually, the role of Ursula was created for Bea Arthur, but she was occupied with the Golden Girls at the time.

no body, no no body....is gonna rain on my DUN DUN DADUDNDAAAA conductor, the song is called dont rain on my PARADE.

She would make the best Dolly Levy ever!!!

Killin me softly, Bea Arthur.

After they made Bea Arthur, they broke the mold!

@sweeney60 yes its so perfect how the orchestra comes in an hour early and cuts of the last word.

You all came here for 1:55

Bea did so good.

If I were a raincloud, I'd be TERRIFIED.

I love her. Always will

If I was Dorothy/Maude, maleficentdiva, I'd say to you "Your mother must be very proud." *Bea Arthur stare as the audience laughs*

Oh my goodness the ending would have been so sassy if the damn orchestra didn't have to come in like a half a beat early and cut her off!!!!

Haha I'm just imagining that overexcited conductor at the end :) Anybody? Nobody?

Seth Rudetsky sent me here!

I love this song

love this

What a shame the conductor tampled her last line. :( Rest In Peace Bea. We will miss you.

This is simultaneously the best and worst thing I've ever seen.

Her eyebrows here are killing me softly. Who the hell did them dark AF and that shape? Lol

The orchestra will get you for that Bea.

I don't know why she didn't have an album I would have bought it

... nobody ... is gonna rain on my par BLOP!!

@kevisaurus you know that role was originally written for her, right?

@omarinem Really? I never knew that...thanks for the info! =)

Did she ever sing high? Like falsetto or 5th or 6th octave..would love to hear..

@JerseyBob86 LMAO that made my night lol

@hardrich2 well shes mocking barbra, not trying to be good.

I love Bea Arthur, she is my favorite of the GG. She can definitely carry a tune, but that doesn't make a person a great singer. Sorry Bea! Love ya!

@DorisDayFanatic You're welcome :)

LOL you're funny :)

what year was this?

Thank you for the information! It would certainly be an interesting thing, wouldn't it? But I couldn't imagine someone other than Pat Carroll to voice Ursula, especially someone who played Maude and Dorothy XD

Omg Bea has a waist!!!

I hope to God I don’t get hate for this because I love her in golden girls I really do but this just didn’t work for me.

She'd make a great Ursula.

Great Song but she was singing it too fast..

This is the gayest thing I've ever seen. I fucking love it.

AHHAHAHAHHAHAHA!

I'll take Bea over Streisand any day!

Love Bea Arthur ... but ouch! Not good.

I love everything Bea has ever done...except for this. She's not even trying, she flubbed a few of the lyrics, and though she's a powerful singer, she just doesn't have the vocal capacity to pull this one off. True, that conductor should have been strung UP for cutting her off and the timing of the mudic was all out of whack...but honestly, WHO decided she should sing this song to begin with?

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Ummm... 😬

Who ever thought it was a good idea to let Bea Arthur sing?? My goodness…….😵‍💫

Love her to pieces but I'm sorry, this song is musically beyond her. She should not have been exposed in this way.

Fail.

Fail.