Julie Andrews is the actress who can do BASICALLY ANYTHING FLAWLESSLY. Like, is she even human?! In the words of Phillipa Soo, 'she is a gift to us all'
check out her rapping with carol burnett...she really is something...she actually did a verse from this show randomly out of the blue at one of her event in December. The audience were gobsmacked, there was an audible gasp when she did it with such ease more than 25 years after this show.
Wow. This is like flawless! Not one hole in the rhythm. It's the original speed. The Melody is fluid and the phrase is held as long as it needs to be. No pauses, no scrambles. Mrs. Julie Andrews, I applaud you!
Apparently when she sings live, without a mike, it used to feel like surround sound, comes from all angles and sides to the listener, particularly on the higher notes above the staff....she could have jumped to the high b-flat from the last F to no effort I bet.
Julie is one of those performers whom we almost don't notice because we've written them off as impossible to compare with anyone else, so, why bother? She has set the bar so high that we don't expect anything but perfection, and where she is concerned, we simply expect it. We are not flabbergasted, but we should be. Result: she is taken for granted and underrated.
Another thing I love is "pre-*h*istoric" at 1:54. She didn't omit the 'h' which one would certainly want to do considering it's a consonant that takes up a lot of breath, and it's already a very long phrase.
This is absolutely one of the great Julie Andrews performances - and that's saying a whole, whole lot! What a treasure of a star and what a treasure of a song!
JENNY: Bless this day, Pinnacle of life Husband joined to wife The heart leaps up to behold This golden day. PAUL: Today is for Amy Amy, I give you the rest of my life To cherish and to keep you To honor you forever Today is for Amy, My, happily, soon-to-be wife. AMY: Pardon me, is everybody here? Because if everybody's here, I'd like to thank you all For coming to the wedding. I'd appreciate you going even more, I mean, you must have lots of better things to do, And not a word of it to Paul Remember Paul? You know, the man I'm going to marry But I'm not, because I wouldn't ruin anyone As wonderful as he is. Thank you all for the gifts and the flowers, Thank you all, now it's back to the showers Don't tell Paul, but I'm not getting married today. JENNY: Bless this day, Tragedy of life Husband bound to wife The heart sinks down And feels dead This dreadful day. AMY: Listen everybody, look, I don't know what you're waiting for A wedding. What's a wedding? It's a prehistoric ritual Where everybody promises fidelity forever, Which is maybe the most horrifying word I ever heard of, Which is followed by a honeymoon, where suddenly he'll realize He's saddled with a nut, and want to kill me, which he should. Thanks a bunch, but I'm not getting married Go have lunch, 'cause I'm not getting married You've been grand, but I'm not getting married Don't just stand there, I'm not getting married And don't tell Paul, but I'm not getting married today. Go! Can't you go? Why is nobody listening? Goodbye! Go and cry At another person's wake. If you're quick, for a kick You could pick up a christening But please, on my knees, There's a human life at stake! Listen everybody, I'm afraid you didn't hear Or do you want to see a crazy lady fall apart in front of you? It isn't only Paul who would be ruining his life You know, we'll both of us be losing our identities I telephoned my analyst about it, and he said to see him Monday But by Monday I'll be floating in the Hudson with the other garbage. I'm not well, so I'm not getting married You've been swell, but I'm not getting married Clear the hall, 'cause I'm not getting married Thank you all, but I'm not getting married And don't tell Paul, but I'm not getting married today. JENNY: Bless this bride, Totally insane Slipping down the drain And bless this day in our hearts As it starts To rain. PAUL: Today is for Amy Amy, I give you the rest of my life To cherish and to keep you To honor you forever AMY: Go! Can't you go? Look, you know I adore you all But why watch me die Like Eliza on the ice? Look, perhaps I'll collapse In the apse right before you all So take back the cake Burn the shoes, and boil the rice. PAUL: Today is for Amy, My, happily, soon-to-be wife My adorable wife... AMY: Look, I didn't want to have to tell you, But I may be coming down with hepatitis, and I think I'm gonna faint So if you want to watch me faint, I'll do it happily, But wouldn't it be funnier to go and watch a funeral? So thank you for the twenty-seven dinner plates, Thirty-seven butter knives, Forty-seven paperweights, Fifty-seven candle holders PAUL: One more thing... AMY: I'm not getting married. CHOIR: Amen! PAUL: Softly said... AMY: But I'm not getting married. CHOIR: Amen! PAUL: With this ring... AMY: See, I'm not getting married! CHOIR: Amen! PAUL: I thee wed. AMY: Still, I'm not getting married! CHOIR: Amen! PAUL: Let us pray that we are getting married AMY: Let us pray that we're not getting married ALL: Today!
I love this! You should check out Randy Rainbow’s version which is “Don’t tell Donald he’s Not Re-elected Today!” It’s equally as good and he also takes no breaths during long verses and it’s amazing. I can’t do that! 😂😂😂😂
I love her my one critique is she sounds like she is calmly dismissing the wedding before getting frustrated while in the play the lady kinda sounds like she’s losing her mind a bit
She’s fucking fantastic god but sometimes doesn’t know where to look eyes really darty in the beginning haha. The fast tempo part? No one can match Jbabys diction. Don’t even try.
