I am a professional drummer. I played a show where Bernadette sang this and also "You'll Never Know." At rehearsal she had a real tear running down her cheek, which spoke volumes to me. It showed that she really meant it; not just for the show, but even at the rehearsal. She was so kind to every musician, stage hand, food servers, etc. I have worked with some Divas, and Miss Peters is NOT that at all. Quite the opposite. So vulnerable, kind, and engaging. Her goodness just shines through. I have the utmost respect for her as an artist and as a human being.
Joe Caroselli - Thank you, Joe, for your insight. Public figures are savaged by media wonks and now with social media, anyone can have an opinion about anyone else. It’s nice to read some positive, kind words about a performer whose singing I’ve enjoyed for the last 40 years. Thanks, again.
I’ve seen a few of Bernadette’s shows - I adore her. Just last night I was out with an old friend and his buddy, whom is met before, we were talking shop and this guy mentioned Bernadette Peters. He told a story of a very similar tone and - from (full orchestra)rehearsal to curtain Bernadette was fantastic to everyone. I’m here tonight not just for that but because it’s the three year anniversary of my partner’s untimely death and, well... it’s nice to know she means what she sings and sings what she knows. Much love and much more than you’ll ever know, From Boston
What separates Bernadette Peters from most others is that she doesn't just "sing" a song, she performs it. She's the ultimate Ideal of what Stephen Sondheim has always wanted in his casts, an actor who can sing -- and can she ever sing! She finds the true core meaning of each song she does and conveys that to her audience. She makes us hang on every word, every note. We're transported to wherever the song leads her, and we're compelled to follow her along. I've seen her in Broadway plays, but have never had the joy of seeing her in concert. I'm so envious of those of you who have seen her in concert. I think she's perfect.
This was my father's favorite song. He died very recently and now this song has become mine. I see him everywhere in all the old familiar places. I now honestly understand this song.
Saw her Pasadena a week ago ...just as wonderful as 75 as she was at 60.....her kindness comes through, her sense of humor, her dramatic delivery of material that rings true every time......sublime.
I saw her at UCONN right after she lost her husband. She sang Time Heals Everything. I don’t know how she got through it, but she did. It was stunning. The silence in the auditorium during her singing was palpable. She is my favorite and by inspiration.
The only criticism I have concerning the magic woven by the special artistry of dear Ms. Peters when she graces us with her singing is that the songs don't go on forever and ever and ever.
wow! she has a beautiful voice! i've never heard someone who had such a unique voice...singers begin to sound alike these days, and hearing her voice made me feel relieved and reassured
She has a beautiful voice, her wit for humor is outstanding, and she is a very talented actor. And if that isn't enough (don’t let her little girl voice fool you,) she has a doctrines degree in science. I don’t recall which science. Just trust me… she is very smart!
Great phrasing. Can't think of anyone singer who can top this rendition. Composers - Music: Sammy Fain; words Irving Kahal. Written in 1938. Revived 1943 to become one of the most successful ballads of WW2, At the piano: Marvin Laird who was also musical director for Broadway's Gypsy and Annie Get Your Gun revivals in the 1990's. I researched his bio, hardly anything written about him. A fantastic musician and accompanist Bernadette Peters - born Bernadette Lazzara, Ozone Park, Queens, NY 1948 FEB. Wikipedia notes her father is Maltese
I watched her sing on the Boston Pops on TV and she had tears running down her cheeks, too. So impressed me. She has a wonderful soul. Thank you, Bernadette, for you.
I can never think of Bernadette Peters without remembering her tears during many of the touching ballads she is known for. She sings her lyrics from deep within. Great singers and great musicians, like great actors, know the words and their meaning, and are able to convey the author's feelings as if they were their own, which they often are. This is how the greatest musicians can make us feel the lyrics as if they were actually being spoken ...or sung by their instruments.
I'll be seeing you In all the old familiar places That this heart of mine embraces All day through In that small cafe The park across the way The children's carosel The chestnut trees The wishin' well I'll be seeing you In every lovely summer's day In everything that's light and gay I'll always think of you that way I'll find you In the morning sun And when the night is new I'll be looking at the moon But I'll be seeing you
She is a special and spectacular performer, as unique and rare as a red diamond! She, of all the singers who sing Sondheim songs, has the passion and perception that only Sondheim might have felt while he was writing the songs. When she sings, when Sondheim is in the audience, it is like she is singing directly to him. She is the feminine side of Sondheim. She shows the emotion he only shows in his songs, which he hides from the media and in his rare interviews. Distress, loss, regret Sondheim songs are sad, mock lasting love, conventional lives. Yet the unfulfilled longing is always there, and Bernadette Peters, when she sings Sondheim songs, sings like she knows this
BERNADETTE PETERS! Bernadette is one-of-a-kind. Bernadette is a beautiful lady who can sing with passion and make any song her own! I have uploaded her songs from iTunes and I am a big fan of this amazing lady!
l bought this video years back and although l love most versions, this along with Dale Belmonts (RIP) is my favourite version. My best friend Mike has been on Chemo for a year or so but has been told that there is no more that they can do for him. While he told me the sad news over the phone I cried but silently. I am all he has and l will see this with him through till the end. I go to karaoke most weeks and being a very good singer myself will make this version his theme tune and keep him in my heart. God bless you Bernadette for this wonderful version. It means l will alwys be seeing him in most of his familiar places we went too.
I just melt into my socks when I hear this... three more are from her self-titled album with the angelic portrait by Antonio Vargas: "If You Were The Only Boy (In The World), "Other Lady" and "Only Wounded" She, as well as her voice, is an enigma. As tender and sweet as a waif of a girl, and as arrestingly beautiful, supremely confident as a woman, she can hopelessly captivate me, bringing me to tears that fall like the rain, then mischievously make me smile, like the sun following the rain.
What a beautiful rendition of this classic! Bernadette Peters is so talented, sexy, outrageous, funny, bright and unique... It's always a real treat to see her, always, always, always...
i dunno but this song has been in my life since i was young... i heard it once from a movie and since then i naven't forgotten it, but the thing is i just know the melody and the last paragraph so when i was reaching for it few years back it wasn't in any site, not YT not google, its just this morning that it occurred to me that the title must be "ill be seeing you.." and it was! thanks for posting this. this is the best version i've seen so far, although it's short. ^_^
When Liberace had a TV show a Looong time ago, this was his closing song. I have it on my smartphone and, believe it or not, it is just lovely. I know...Liberace...but it really is lovely.
Liberace was a showman but he did know music ... he just made it all seem as if he was play acting. To do that and get away with it (and he did!) you had to know your stuff. It's easy to take it as a joke the way he did it but to make it work you had to really know the basics. He was no fool which is why he succeeded.
Agree. He was a showman. People came to see him just to see his costumes and furs and diamond rings. And he was a pianist not just a diva sitting on a bench.
From the moment I saw her in The Jerk I thought she was the most gorgeous woman ive ever seen in my lifetime and shes still just as breathtaking today. :D
This song was written was composed by Sammy Fain & lyrics by Irving Kahal, in 1938, just before WW2. It’s a sad song for loved ones leaving to go to war. This song is also for loved one leaving but we don’t know when we will see him/her. Over the years many singer have sung this song (including Jimmy Durante, Brenda Lee etc). It’s also a song some people listen to, to remember loved ones who have passed away.
Una intérprete. Una elegida. La heredera de los productos "Entherman". Recibió de su madre el talento y las clases necesarias para entender cuántos días de ensayos son necesarios para darle a tres minutos de interpretación de páginas magistrales y clásicos de la cultura de los EU esa perfección desde lo imperfecto. Ella lo sabe todo, desde el proscenio a la pared de fondo en un escenario. Ella sabe decir las canciones. Ella sabe ser linda. Ella es una autoridad en esa ciudad donde se consume más teatro que en otra.
I'm crazy about Bernadette Peters, our first lady of the theater. She sings this beautifully and is probably the only other female singer, I enjoy singing this song........And then, there's Johnny Mathis who blows it out of the park. But again, I love Bernadette Peters.
20,000 feet over festung Europa.... just at the IP.... straight and level waiting for lead to toggle .. the 109's queing up to make their attacks......a woman like Bernadette singing this song..the last vision of life and beauty some nineteen year old ever had.
She grew up in my neighborhood in queens just a few block from where I lived. Her name was Lazzaro. Her father owned a bread route and I would see his trucks dashing thru the neighborhood all the time. My friend Russell delivered the LI press to her house. She was a few years younger than me, I don't think she ever married. What a voice. What a beauty. She has discovered the fountain of youth.f
lol~"...if you want to." ..It's nice to see when people give performers they can't stand, {and we know are wonderful;)}, a second chance, finding themselves--darnit!--pleasantly surprised!;)
Why is this, Bernadette's definitive and fantastic interpretation of this classic song, not available to buy? It is not on iTunes/Apple music, as far as I can tell. Help!!
They dont make classic and versatile stars like bernadette peters and liza minelli. Oh i always mourn the passing of those years when stars really shine
