She's so great but my favorite thing about this version is that I can actually understand what she's saying. A lot of people who sing this song sacrifice good diction for speed
AND she did the patter part only again in NYC just last week!!! I was there and the audience was blown out of their seats....we were all left speechless..it was impromtu and unrehearsed.
This woman is so freaking talented!!!!!! Her breathing control, her amazing diction, her pristine voice.... A unique wonderful lady! Long Live to the Queen of Musicals!
This QUEEN! Firstly, the glitter people jumpsuit is amazing. Second, she sang all the parts like it wasn't even a big deal. Thirdly, she did Paul's part and the first half of Amys verse without a single breath! And lastly, I heard every word. She is a walking, talking treasure that needs to be held onto. We should never lose her.
@@johnboys4697 Did you read the comments from 2 years ago? She was singing then. My jaw nearly hit the table when I read that. And, if you catch the Diana Sawyer interview w/ Andrews (where Julie goes public with the news) Sawyer and her team found a clip of Andrews singing after the surgery failed. It is played during the interview. I'm not saying JA lied, I am saying she has, at times, gotten her voice back.
One of the best version. She makes every word clear and heard while also doing it as fast as it should. Also, while most performances either go too subtle or too over the top but shes just perfect
Thank you for this very rare video! I don't think that song was easy on Dame Andrews' vocal cords, but what a breathtaking (For her too!) rendition! I hope Mr Sondheim was pleased!
yah man, that was some tough growls and screams on her pristine chords. She really put them through a lot night after night with this song and then victor victoria, and before it was My Fair Lady. Camelot was super for her voice.
The fast speaking is talent in itself, it's reminiscent of 'My Fair Lady' & then she breaks back to soprano with that clarity! I also love the way she rolls her 'r' on the word 'rain'. It would have been tiring performing this live tho, especially if you were doing it 8 times a week :O
This woman taught me how to sing!!!... my mother saw my potential and made me listen to Julie Andrews instead of paying for lessons lol... I give her credit for my diction because I wanted to sing just like her!!!!!
That's exactly what I did as a child. I listened closely to Mary Poppins, My Fair Lady (Broadway original cast), Camelot - and I just copied Julie Andrews, her style, her diction, her musicality - and my friends would say, you sound just like Julie Andrews! She was absolutely my model. I sounded like her because I imitated her.
oh god, she is unbelievable. Every word, every syllable, every note so perfect. how does she do it so seamlessly. In fact in 2019 during the release of her new book, she was asked a question about the song, and she just LAUNCHED into it, without missing a beat, without missing a word, as if she did it yesterday. I was gobsmacked, as was the audience. We were all silent for a good few minutes trying to understand what we just witnessed.
Great facility, chest head and blended voice, breath control diction... AND she managed to sing two other o ok arts where she could whilst staying central as the character “not getting married today “. Brilliant .
Julie Andrews is really the best singer ever with the most glorious voice! Singing this song the way she does is extraordinary. And she still remembers those extremely difficult lyrics to this day, as she proved in an event for her great book Homework, in 2019. Isn't she a treasure? Bravo, Julie!
This was the first version of this song I heard. I had no idea this was not a solo until I stumbled onto another, and read the comments here. She’s amazing
If you dare to try it 😂 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 there? Because if everybody's there, 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 leaps up 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.
Maravillosa!. Mi ídola absoluta desde que tengo 15 años (o sea, desde hace 40...). No habrá ninguna igual, no habrá ninguna.... Gracias por este regalo invalorable, Music & Memories!
Watching this I feel like there has not been a musical part written that really uses her talent. She is crazy funny, can do everything from grand opera to gospel to rock, country and music hall busker songs, does not exactly dance but moves beautifully. I would have like Julie , Angela Lansbury and Barbra Streisand in a musical by Sondheim.
1:57 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 anything 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. 2:45 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
This is amazing. I've seen it with Madeline Kahn, but never Julie Andrews - and doing all three parts. I have no wish to try this piece, it's so Sondheim and no favorite of mine. So Sondheim is safe from me! But kudos to Julie for courage!
the fact she managed to make this song look so effortless and easy to sing, even tho this song is extremely difficult just goes to show Julie Andrews talent
Listening to it twice, I definitely notice that just the patter by itself would be difficult (for most people) (if she's doing it impromptu and unrehearsed then that presumably means that she's made it part of her permanent or long term repertoire and has it memorized and available for use at all times, so she can just pull it out of a hat whenever she needs to). First time around the main thing I noticed was how funny it was. I wasn't really noticing if it was difficult or not. Her work does tend to have that effect on people. ^____^
