For those wondering about the songs used... remember that this was a special which aired in 1962, so all the songs were from Broadway musicals prior to that. So there may be quite a few unfamiliar to modern audiences -- and here you go: *Every Little Movement - from "Madame Sherry, 1910 *Ah, Sweet Mystery of Life - from "Naughty Marietta, 1910 *Tramp, Tramp, Tramp, Along the Highway - from (Naughty Marietta, 1910 *Look for the Silver Lining - from Zip Goes a Million, 1919 [which was a flop, and the song was re-introduced in "Sally" from 1920 and became a hit] *Limehouse Blues - from "The Revue of 1924" *Fidgety Feet - from "Oh, Kay", 1926 *I Love Your Funny Face - from "Funny Face", 1927 *'S Wonderful - from "Funny Face", 1927 *Hallelujah! - from "Hit the Deck", 1927 *Why Was I Born? - from "Sweet Adeline", 1929 *Don't Ever Leave Me" - from "Sweet Adeline", 1929 *Dancing in the Dark - from "The Bandwagon", 1931 *I Get a Kick Out of You - from "Anything Goes", 1934 *Get Out of Town - from "Leave It To Me", 1938 *Where or When - from "Babes in Arms", 1937 *More Than Glad to Be Unhappy - from "On Your Toes", 1936 *I've Got You Under My Skin - from "Born to Dance, 1936 [movie] *Begin the Beguine - from "Jubilee", 1935 *I'm Just a Girl Who Cain't Say No - from "Oklahoma!", 1943 *Wouldn't it Be Loverly? - from "My Fair Lady", 1956 *A Boy Like That/I Have a Love - from "West Side Story", 1957
I was planning to search the lyrics one by one! thanks for this info! I may be born in the 90s but, I love songs from 60s, 70s, 80s. ;) I love listening to Broadway songs even if I didn't watched one live.
You really know your stuff! Thanks! I've been listening to this medley since I first taped it in 1962 and never have I seen a list of the songs before.
+Keaira Cox Julie has a huge powerful operatic voice! But yes, she does have certain soft qualities which makes her voice so unique and incredibly beautiful, we will never see another quite like her ever.
God didn’t take away Julie’s voice - imperfect men, age and Satan did. She was 62 when she underwent surgery on her vocal chords, certainly no spring chicken, and she had had a 50+ year run of perfection, remarkable for any voice. Hers was special! I would like to know why no one thought to insure her voice in the fist place. She had to sue the hospital and doctors stead. Voices age, and especially soprano voices. It’s very painful to listen to an older soprano sing with a vibrato that spans an entire octave, who doesn’t understand how painful it is for the listener to hear it and he audience smiles but pities the singer. People who blame God instead are doomed to misinterpret life. Julie never sang a cringeworthy song, so her record remains flawless. And Julie didn’t let her misfortune stop her. Dame Julie is also a prolific writer, educator and artist, at almost 87 years old! Her awards are numerous, and her charm endless. She is my mom’s age, and we will always cherish the wonderful experience of Julie Andrews and her multifaceted talent.
Spoken like a person who doesn’t have the knowledge or capacity to conceive of the purpose and origins of our existence, suffers from arrogance in residing in the limitations of a man made reality, and risks the eternal death by the suicide of unbelief.
@@janschiebout7955 Written (not "spoken" as we are not speaking) like a person who suffers from undiagnosed mental illness, as most people who suffer from delusions of fictional characters in one's head also believe they hear voices of these fictional characters such as "god".
Carol has a KILLER voice! And obviously she’s hilarious. She also gives space to let Julie be funny too!!! No hams here, just two women who seem to really love performing together.
I have watched this at least 100 times! I love Julie Andrews and Carol Brunett! Julie Andrews is one of the greatest singers I believe! She is my idol!
Could you imagine the preasure on Carol Burnett to have to sing a duet with one of the greatest vocal talents who ever lived? LIVE??? I've got to hand it to her though, even though Julie is in a whole 'nother league, Carol held her own!
"Every Little Movement (Has a Meaning All Its Own)" from _Madame Sherry_ (1910) "Tramp! Tramp! Tramp! (Along the Highway)" from _Naughty Marietta_ (1910) "Look for the Silver Lining" from _Zip, Goes a Million_ (1920) and _Sally_ (1920) "Limehouse Blues" (1922) "Fidgety Feet" from _Oh, Kay!_ (1926) "Funny Face" / "S Wonderful" from _Funny Face_ (1927) "Hallelujah!" from _Hit the Deck_ (1927) "Why Was I Born?" / "Don"t Ever Leave Me" from _Sweet Adeline_ (1929-30) "Dancing in the Dark" from _The Band Wagon_ (1931) "I Get a Kick out of You" from _Anything Goes_ (1934) "Night and Day" from _Gay Divorce_ (1932) "Get Out of Town" from _Leave It to Me!_ (1938) "Glad to be Unhappy" from _On Your Toes_ (1936) "Where or When" from _Babes in Arms_ (1937) "I'v got you under my Skin" (1936) in film _Born to Dance_ "Begin the Beguine" from _Jubilee_ (1935) "I Cain't Say No" from _Oklahoma!_ (1943) "Wouldn't it be Loverly" from _My Fair Lady_ (1956) "A Boy Like That / I Have a Love" from _West Side Story_ (1957)
It was magic when they met Some people get an instant connection when they meet and that happened between Carol and Julie Carol is godmother to Julie's daughter Emma
I turned 65 today. I had to watch this again. I was 15 when this was on. It's such an amazing show. I bought the LP as soon as it came out and played it (and especially this and "Big D") a lot during college. I memorized the whole thing. I wanted to be Julie, but I did a better Carol. While the rest of the medley is fun, I always get chills with "I have a love..." The switch from playing it for laughs from Carol to Julie's conviction should be seen (and understood) by any acting hopeful.
Classic! I do NOT agree that Carol is awkward & ungraceful here, as expressed by at least one person herein. She couldn't have made it onstage at all if she were. But contrasted w/ Julie Andrews, how many of us would out-shine her? And considering JA's vocal strengths, it is a tribute to their friendship that this sort of thing happened several times...check out YT for more of the same.
Its that West Side Story Medley that shows so much. If you can, just watch Carol; listen to Julie. No surprise where the laughs come or the pure voice. Keep watching as Carol stops, freezes and slowly recedes into the deep background,while Andrews reaches her climax both vocally and dramatically. Keep watching Burnett as she moves into pathos, memory, pain. Its all in that face that got guffaws moments before. Julie is not done yet expressing that simple yet eternal truth about love.
I think this should be shown to all young people aspiring to do musical theatre... to show them what it means to be consummately professional, tasteful and classy.
wow you can entertain an audience with two people singing in front of a curtain!! Maybe somebody should try it again ' Hmmm, finding the curtain is easy , but that still leaves a problem.....
I can't count how many times I've watched this. It's so brilliant. They are so perfect together. I'd rather watch this than watch 99% of what is on TV today.
WOW! What an historical Time Capsule. I didn't even knew that this existed. I didn't know that they ever collaborated with one another either. Fantastic. Thanks for sharing.
Ty Nash They've been best friends since their agents introduced them around 1960. They first worked together when Julie guest starred on THE GARRY MOORE SHOW, where Carol was a regular. I think Julie guest appeared on at least one other episode of TGMS. This special was filmed in June 1962 (Julie is actually 4 months pregnant here) and they won the Emmy for outstanding musical program the following Spring. Carol also won a separate Emmy for her performance in it. They reunited at Lincoln Center in 1971 and a third time in 1989.
What an extraordinary duo... I always apreciated Julie Andrews as a vocalist. But at this point, I can no longer say I dislike musical theatre because of the force unveiled in this performance. Seriously. What a power combo.
I'm on a Carol/Julie high at the moment and I'm really in love with the softness and royally fanciful voice that Julie uses; likewise, with Carol brass, yet poignant voice I can't help but to smile when she uses that instrument with her comedy.
Thank you for unloading this phenomenal duo! I'm crying from Leonard Bernstein's "West Side Story" finale. Wow, what a gift God gave to them to pass on to us! ¬ Janet Thompson Deaver
I had the privilege of meeting Dame Julie whilst she was visiting in Sydney a few weeks ago, she is the personification of of elegance. A true lady through and through and an encounter I shall never forget.
Um, Julie Andrews sang for the King when she was 12, being prominent in stage entertainment already. This tv show from 1962 is not at the beginning of her career.
Actually, it was taped live in 1962. Julie was pregnant with her daughter Emma, who was born about 5 months later. They won the Emmy Award for Outstanding Musical Program in 1963, and Carol won a performance Emmy for it at the same ceremony. The program was directed by Mike Nichols. Watch the other segments of this altogether splendid offering, including the hilarious send-up of then-running Broadway hit THE SOUND OF MUSIC (a couple of years before Julie filmed that magnificent movie).
Both amazing, beautiful women demonstrating the beauty of difference! One as great as the other, but completely different vocal styles. Both as talented as each other and both an inspiration to me when I was a young lady!
No disco balls, no naked dancers, no special effects, simply, grace, talent, elegance and professionalism... A time gone bye... Forgive me for being anachronistic, but I hunker for quality, thank you for giving it to me here!!!!
A tremendous performance by two wonderful artistes. This pairing of an English Rose with an all American feisty 'Dame', has proved a terrific match with genuinely great rapport making for an outstanding duet. Thank you for posting this.
I love these ladies! I had the great pleasure of saying hello to Carol Burnett (ever so briefly) after seeing her and Brian Dennehy on stage in "Love Letters". I'd love to meet Julie some day, just to say how much pleasure they have brought to people over years.
Julie Andrews did a beautiful job with A boy like that. She is really an amazing singer, her phrasing and vocal quality is just incredible. Cant believe she never recorded this song officially and never worked with Bernstein.
Goodness... they get to the dramatic West Side Story duet and they totally nail it after all the lighthearted stuff preceding it. This is top of the line - thanks for posting!
I'm in tears at the fun and the beauty of this wonderful clip. Julie's voice is at its absolute prime, able to do virtually anything. And it is wonderful to hear Burnett's voice when she used a wonderful head voice. Her voice remained wonderful, but she had to belt so much on her show. People forget what a great musician one must be to blend with Andrews, Merman, et al.! Anyway, this is sheer heaven, and the the final duet is heartbreaking.
"Youuuu should know BET-TAH!!" The ultimate treat would be if this is ever remastered from its 2-inch videotape original to DVD. The ladies not only can SANG, they are lovely to boot, and surprisingly comic in the "A Boy Like That / I Have a Love" medley (the finale at that time!!), with them literally playing the roles. I miss the days of live television variety specials like these.
there is nothing more beautiful then pure talent. Why can we not have the same amazing actors and actresses we had once upon a dream? much love to the inspiration of both Julie and Carol
1) Plenty of people can sing quite well without autotune. 2) If autotune had been available 50-60 years ago, you can bet there would have been people using it then. 3) You left out the part where when you were a kid you had you had to trudge 20 miles through the snow to go to school.
I was 12 when this came on TV, back when you had 1 TV set and you watched what mom and dad wanted. Fortunately, my dad was a big fan of musicals of all sorts, so we watched this show. I'm sure it could be duplicated today; lots of the pop singers could do this, but they're all afraid to alienate their fans. They don;t realize how many new fans they could get by doing a show like this.
There were three (yes, only three) TV networks, yet at least once a month something marvelous like this would come on. I recall specials featuring Fred Astaire, Barbra Streisand, The Supremes, Frank Sinatra, even Bette Midler. Now we have 800 channels - and Honey Boo-Boo. What happened?
Their friendship is so cute! I hope they are doing this again sometime in the future, after all, it's been more than 25 years after their last TV special together in 1989. Just acting skits with no singing would be fine by me!
I really hope so too so I can finally see them do this in my generation (I'm 14)! Their skit for the English tea in 1989 was so good doing more would be awesome!
God is this great!! Wow. This show again really shows their singing skills. I have hardly ever heard Julie sing as dramatic as in this part from West Side Story here, it really caught my breath! :-) They both are SO amazing, it's indescribable!
