She sings this song as a swing ballad. Too many people try to pour every human emotion on earth into it and sing it as though it is the national anthem of the universe. It is a sweet, simple, wistful song. This is perfect. Thank you Sarah!
When people banter harmlessly about the great voices of the past, the conversation inevitably and predictably comes to a slow exhale when Ms. Vaughn's name is mentioned.
I wish there was a dark lounge I could go and sit, drink wine, and listen to a live band with this pure voice.....maybe I’ll find it once over this COVID rainbow
@@ItsJayceChandler Love Patti, but she exaggerated the song, which destroyed the emotion this song was originally supposed to give. On that note, you can't own anything that isn't original.
As much as I love gospel type of singing such as what Patti does, I think it is a bit over the top. Having said that, it is a matter of preference. Patti and Sarah are so far removed from each other that it would come down to your personal taste. When I was younger, it was Patti's version. Now that I'm older, I appreciate Sarah's version. You don't always have to holler and sing loud to invoke emotion. There's an art to singing soft as well but usually goes unnoticed over loud singing.
I saw this clip several years ago, in a showing of videos of great jazz singers, with an audience of people. With some of other jazz singers, the audience would laugh, or move, or sway. In the middle of this performance, I noticed that a quiet had came over the audience, like time had stood still. The singing and the instrumental accompaniment has such a relaxed feel, and everyone was still.
Above and apart from everything else--the magnificent tone, intonation, breath control, subtle use of vibrato, etc., etc.--you could take the lines Sarah sings here as a masterclass in how to tastefully embellish and reharmonize a standard while maintaining and indeed deepening the essential mood & feeling of the original lyric. Masterful, magical, "beyond category."
It's a brilliant performance. She was a musician through and through. There's a video somewhere on RU-vid where she tells the band's pianist to move over, she then sits down and plays the most amazing piece of jazz piano. She must have worked hard at it but she seems like one of those people who are just touched with genius somehow.
wow that scale she sings at 3:33, perfectly incorporating the lyrics, her phrasing was just so different and challenging. Not to mention her incredibly rich tone, love her rendition of this classic.
I love this version. A lot of singers seem to do this song without the famous melody (maybe in deference to Judy Garland). But when they do that they remove the lifeblood from it. Vaughan being Vaughan, she pays attention to the melody.
Sassy Sarah,truly help's with setting the mood, for Us. Ty Sassy for such timeless Music,from Your Soul to Ours. Now,We see Soul Music, from any genre.
I just watched the tribute to Amy Winehouse and she mentioned that Sarah Vaughan was a great influence on her, I can't think of a better way to remember Amy. 2 great artists.
I sure do miss the 70s and 80s. The music today is not even the same. Sometimes I wish I could find a time machine and go back in time. Life was much easier and everyone enjoyed life! Is this your favorite song?
The masses aren't concerned with real talent or simply talent apparently. I'm saddened to know many people of color don't know how important this woman is to popular music and musical genres. Smh.
Tell me why I know about Judy Garland...but not Sarah....I even know about Judy's daughter, Liza M. ....But I never knew about Sarah. I had to stumble upon Nancy Wilson....even Nina Simone. BARELY knew anything about Billie!
