Songs From The Movies [Part 4] Fiddler on The Roof - If I Were A Rich Man (REACTION) 

This is a wonderful musical. Songs like “Matchmaker , Matchmaker” and “Sunrise, Sunset” are classics that stand up to this day.

"Fiddler on the Roof" is one of the most popular musical plays there ever was. It's a must-see, and you guys need to react to it.

Tasha, it’s so wonderful that you reacted to this song. This was a Broadway play and I’ve seen it on Broadway and in many local theaters and high school productions. It was made into the movie that you saw the clip from. The themes in the movie are timeless and not for Jewish people but for everyone. It deals with being forced to leave your homes, persecution, children not wanting to follow in the old traditions, love, marriage, etc. It’s beautifully acted and the music and dancing are great. The song Tradition from this movie is fantastic. Guaranteed to bring a tear or two. Another must watch for you. 👏👏👏✌️

You have to see this movie!! My daughter and I watch this multiple times a year. My mother's family are Ashkenazi Jews from this area.

The Fiddler on the Roof was a play long before the movie was made. It's a great classic. You should watch the whole thing. You'll love it!

This song is about a Jewish family/community in Russia prior to yet another a pogrom to kill and push the Jews out of the nation. Topol is completely awesome. He was brought over from the successful play on Broadway to star in the movie. As to old/classic music it is reinvented continually, back to the classical era of Bach and Beethoven and likely even before.

I saw this in 1971 and loved it ever since. It is one of my favorite musicals along with My Fair Lady.

I'm so glad you did this one. This is the best soundtrack of all time! It's a long movie, you might want to do it in 2 parts.

Amazing movie adaptation of a fantastic musical. A must see.

This musical is so enchanting. That's the best adjective I can think of. It takes you into their world and makes you forget who or where you are, like being on a dark ride in Disneyland. It takes you in, to the point where you feel like you're one of the family, in that culture and time, experiencing every emotion and mood swing that the characters are going through. One of the greatest ever!

Great movie. About European Jews having to leave their home, because of decrees and edicts against the Jews. About some of the pogroms and persecutions they faced, and about intolorence. Hope you take time to watch the whole movie, once you've see it, its unforgettable.

John Williams won his first Oscar doing the musical arrangements for this movie.

I adore this movie!!!

He played the part in the Broadway show which opened for the first time in 1964, I have seen the traveling troupe perform it, amazing the story the talent.

West Side Story, the Original! 1961. Was a hit at theaters and on stage. Great choreography and singing , and is still going...

TASHA, you really NEED to watch this BEAUTIFUL movie, it has so many WONDERFUL SONGS, and fantastic DANCING, you have to see the "Bottle Dance" in the wedding scene! I LOVE LOVE it! I have seen this movie SO MANY times since it first came out. It was just on TV ( TCM channel - Turner Classic Movies, shows it often) last week and I watched it again. I KNOW you will love the movie. It takes place in 1905 in a little Jewish village called Anatevka in Russia. Tevye, the one you see here, and his wife Golde have 5 daughters, it is mainly about this family, the other villagers, the traditions that they followed at the time in their faith, marriage, etc. I hope you will watch it, you might need a few tissues as their are some very poignant moments (the wedding) and some sad moments.

This was sooo much fun watching you enjoy this!! It’s such a great story based on a Broadway play. I saw the play in Chicago!! Just wonderful!! 😅

It shows you they have to draw from the days of Real Talent of those who worked at their gifts. The greats, Irving Berlin, George and Ira Gershwin, Jerome Kern, Cole Porter just to mention a few. So wonderful of you being so young appreciating things like this, it shows you have such a good heart, thank you for you reaction. Blessings Always!

I just watched a very good documentary about the making of this film, and it made me want to watch it all over again. I don't think I've seen it since I was a kid, and I know I'd get a lot more out of it as an adult. So many great songs, and a very engaging and dramatic story, as well. It really transports you to another culture, one that most people today would not be at all familiar with.

LOVE this movie, one of my all time favorites! It WAS a Broadway play before it was a movie. The song that really defines what the story is all about is Tradition!

I’ve heard my dad singing this song with the same hopes he was being heard by his Maker too!

I love this song. I'm glad you did this one. You should see the movie.

Fiddler on the Roof is touring the country at present - perhaps it will be in your area. The film is one of my favorites!

This movie and soundtrack is so wonderful. We used this song in pep band, in high school. So fun.

Chaim Topol (Tevya) is a good actor and singer. I just realized that he's still alive at 87...

One of my favorite movies of all times. The history and the suffering inflicted on the Jewish communities during the Russian pograms is so poignant, and yet they persevered, finding joy where they could, their traditions steadfast and followed them wherever they were forced to go, because without them they would be "as shaky as a fiddler on the roof". The music is absolutely wonderful!! The storytelling in the songs is delightful! I can never express how very much I love this movie!

Yes, this is why we teach history in schools. Very few "new" concepts, etc. are really new.

and if you want to go down the musical route, you should also watch "My Fair Lady"

Very cool to see your reactions to songs from musicals! I used to mime along with this song when I was like 4. LOL. Of all the big musical films of the era, (Fiddler, King & I, Singing in the Rain, Oliver, South Pacific, etc etc) I think Fiddler on the Roof really might be my favorite. There are really no fluff songs, every one is a banger, their meanings and their scenes also being super interesting. The entire storyline is very moving and historically important in its context.

One of my favorite movies of all time with a phenomenal soundtrack.

This is a fantastic play and movie. I started watching these clips today because Topol passed last night. Nobody played that part like he did. The musical which is one of my favorites, no matter how many times I have seen it, always makes me laugh and cry especially when you take into account the very real events that took place during the pogroms in Russia. I sure hope you have seen the movie by now😊

Fiddler on the Roof was originally a Broadway Show, made into a movie. Many Broadway shows were made into movies after they retired from long runs on "The Great White Way" (meaning the white lights of Broadway) Don't Rain On My Parade... Barbra Streisand , from the movie "Funny Girl." .(Also was on Broadway). Papa...by Barbra Streisand from her movie Yentel( that she directed) That's Jazz by Bing Crosby and Louis Armstrong...from the movie High Society,( also starting Sinatra) (a musical remake of the movie The Philadelphia Story) 76 Trombones...Robert Preston, from the movie Music Man ( another movie remake of a Broadway show...Preston started in both) For a current B roadway hit that was made into a movie while it's still on Broadway ( because the tickets are prohibitive in cost and the waiting time to get a seat can take months, the creator, playwrite, director and starring actor, Lin Manuel Miranda turned it into a movie with most of his original cast. The movie is actually better than the stage play because the diff.camera angles catch more of what's going on than can be seen from the audience. I've seen both and Lin Manuel Miranda was spot on with his decision-making the movie version...it showcases each of the featured actors, and there are many. HAMILTON IS THE MOVIE AND BROADWAY SHOW. IT IS PURE GENIUS!!!. A MUST SEE for everyone. The back story is Lin picked up a book at an airport to read on the plane. It was a book about one of our Founding Fathers, Alexander Hamilton. Lin turned this true American historical time into a musical, but not just any musical. Most of the whole story is told in song with hip-nop, R&B, Pop, Soul and regular style show gunes.. It is spectacular a masterpiece.... The movie was aired on the Disney Plus. If you have to pay to rent it for a month, it's worth it because you will want to watch Hamilton over and over because you can't take it ALL in once or even twice. It is THAT GOOD!! Also, if you haven't listened to The Danish Symphony Orchestra playing the music from the Good, The Bad and The Ugly, put that on your list. It's a must. If you see something questionaable, don't worry. It is from a recurring storyline in the movie. The Orchestra also does great justice to the Star Wars music.

The original play opened on Broadway in 1964 and has had many, many revivals over the years, in almost every country and every language. Because it is about a family adapting to change, about parents and children, about marriages, it speaks to every culture. This film version was made in 1971.

Haven’t seen this since I was 13 at the movies. It was such a great human movie

so glad you reacted to this , one of my favorite musicals of all time , ill never figure out why they dont televise this once a year like the sound of music , a true classic and like someone mentioned below great sound track again thanks for reacting to this and as always great reactions

I saw him do Fiddler years ago when they came to Canada, what an amazing evening that was. I highly recommend this movie, it's so moving and charming and unlike anything I had ever seen before! Thank you!

Started as a Broadway musical. It's such a beautiful film. The music kicks ass throughout. Jerome Robbins' choreographed (he also choreographed West Side Story). John Williams (Jaws, Raiders of the Lost Ark, Jurassic Park, E.T.) scored and conducted. Stellar cast. Your reaction was fun to watch. I appreciate your observations about newer songs that borrow, sometimes quite a lot, from older music. Yeah, it's way better when you get to know the originals, and each original is another rabbit hole of music in itself. I definitely recommend this film. I think a reaction to it would generate a lot of views. I know I'd watch it!! Subbing, and all the best.

Love this soundtrack

Every song is so good and informs the entire story. Thanks for doing this. Hope you do more (Matchmaker preferably….)

This is a very long movie, but well worth the time. There's many parts to the story line as it moves along, but a core that weaves throughout. Wonderful music and acting.

I saw this masterpiece on broadway, when i was 11, what an impression it left! ✨️✨️✨️

Tasha, it is an AWESOME musical, and I am sure you'll love it. You laugh, you'll cry, you'll be joyous at times, hopeful and sad in others, but you will never be bored or wanting. I'd actually LOVE to see you do a movie reaction to it. The singer's name here is Chaim (or Haym) Topol, an Israeli actor, but he just goes by Topol, and he did this same part on stage and obviously, in this film. You will probably know a handful of songs from this movie, and if you don't, you will afterwards because they are that good. You will never forget them. You'll want to get T in on it too, if you can👍😉😊.

This is a natural dream for a peasant farmer to have.

I'm a little older. During the 50s and 60s, it seems there were many more musicals than today, though are some great musicals today. But, in 1964 the beginning of my junior year in high school, a musical was released that grabbed me so hard that I would go to the library and check out the sound track. The musical was My Fair Lady starring Audrey Hepburn and Rex Harrison. I had seen Westside Story and The Music Man and Oklahoma, which were and are great musicals, but something about the songs in My Fair Lady held my attention. In this time, Netflix put out a Christmas movie in 2020 which is a musical that I have watched last Christmas and now this year as well. It has powerhouse songs, singers and dancers and one of my favorite actor Forrest Whitaker. It also has that magic that Disney used have when Walt Disney was running his company. That musical is "Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey".

I also love finding out connections and pop-culture too. Fantastic

The movie is about a small Jewish shtetl in Eastern Europe in the late 19th C. during the period of the pogroms, which were state sanctioned attacks on these people. Many people came to the US as a result of this persecution against Jews in Eastern Europe.

In 1971 when I was in 5th grade our class went to see this movie. He’s talking to God.

It's amazing how many covers and samples exist across the numerous musical genres

The musical "Cabaret", with Liza Minnelli, is brilliant in its entirety. A beautiful film with unforgettable music. I think you'll love it, if you loved this.

A fantastic movie...saw it when it came out as a child and the whole thing stuck with me...the soundtrack is just amazing! Jesus Christ Superstar is another you should check out

Oh you absolutely have to see this movie. It is amazing. The songs are soooo good.

Such a wonderful play/movie. Put it on your list to watch please. ❤❤❤❤❤❤

We saw this musical years ago. The last tour of the star, Topal. One of the best shows we've ever seen.

It was a Broadway play, I believe the original Tevya was Zero Mostel!! There were so many great songs in this play!!

The movie is a must see. One of the few movies where you laugh and cry by the end of if.

Every single sing is iconic and memorable from Fiddler on the roof from Sunrise Sunset to Matchmaker to Tradition.. please watch the film as the story is both a history lesson and an amazing musical journey.

Loved the play, loved the movie, and loved VoicePlays cover of this song.

Bravo for going outside the box on this reaction. Well done. 😊

I grew up watching this, and what a good story he tells

The movie is important to me for 2 reasons (aside from being amazing): my parents took a 2 year old me to see it and I watched some, rested in their laps for the rest of it (memories of my safe and happy feelings with my folks back then in early 70s NY); and my grandma escaped with her family (she was 4) from Russia - old peasant Jews made their way to the Catskills NY. It is very important to keep this alive for me and subsequent generations.

this movie is from 1971 , the broadway musical started in 1964 . it has had 5 broadway revivals since the first one which was performed over 3000 times.

This musical was about several things: the tsar of Russia in the very late 19th century forcing the Jewish people from theit lands; the practice Jews and other ethnic groups had of matchmaking (which in it's own way was a commentary on interreligious/interacial marriage and the generation gap and revolution that was going on when this film came out.) This was so subtly done that when I saw it as a child I never noticed this! Came to realize recently my dad tried to matchmake for me when I was in my teens but being a rebellious rocker chick, I would have none it. Being a rock vocalist, I attract struggling musicos. Maybe my dad and Tevye knew best..lol. Ty 4 showing this!

i remember me and my friend did fiddler on the roof jr play for a church summer camp, it was so fun

I never knew Gwen sang part of this song. Back in the day, when albums were bought, you could read who wrote the music and lyrics to each song.

Another great song from this musical is "Miracle of Miracles"

I ve seen the play when I was in elementary school and now I'm 63

I loved this song from 10 years old. 1970's My Mom had the album.

The story revolves around a Jewish Village in Russia, and how they were being forced to leave. The singer is the the main character who talks and sings to the camera, Have watched is more times than I can count since my first viewing December 31st 1971 at the 9:00pm showing

A great one for sure you'll enjoy the movie... Another great one is "Man of LaMancha"

Please watch the movie or see the play if it’s ever done in your area. It’s a magnificent story.

What a great video and what a great song and musical! It is actually very moving.

This a real Classic and the song is Classic too. Of Jewish life in Russia , I think. It was on Broadway for many years , than was made into a movie. Really worth watching, there many classic songs. and a sad part too.

I definitely recommend seeing the film. It is heartbreaking and beautiful. I wish there were more reactions to the film on RU-vid. ha ha…

That's what it was. One of the biggert musicals on btoadway....turned into a movie..... love it....

This was a great movie singing was great

It was a Broadway play before it was a movie. There is WAY more in the movie but in an interview the people that wrote it said that it was really about 'tradition' and that has made it accepted in many places including Japan. Lin Manuel Miranda played a song from this for a group dance at his wedding reception.

I love this movie and this song.

A very special story❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

What a delightful reaction.

One of the great movie musicals.

A Black Women reacting to this? Your crossing bounds that should make anyone with a heart beat proud!

Definitely, you should react to or just see this movie. It is a great movie with a lot of really nice music. Although, the story centers around Jewish people in Tzarist Russia dealing with poverty, persecution and modern ways of the younger generation against traditions, the theme is so universal that the Broadway play(which preceded the movie) has been translated in dozens of languages and shown in many countries. Two of my favorite songs are Matchmaker, Matchmaker and Sunrise, Sunset which is a real tear jerker where the father , at his daughter's wedding, reminisces about her growing up. I just love your reactions, Tasha. You are my favorite reactor of all. You are so sweet, perceptive and ADORABLE!

You should also watch 'Sunrise, Sunset' from the wedding and don't skip the wedding dance!

I agree with you on having the younger generation studying music and movies. They think things are new and it's all been done before.

ITS IMPORTANT TO HAVE TRUE CULTURE

Lovely!

I have this on dvd great movie I watched with my mother.

Omg love it I’m young again

What a great Reaction! Love it!!!

This is a great movie!

also , i dont know if youve reacted to the other songs in this movie but i highly recommend it and or watching the entire movie with reactions

Girl I'm watching you from Spain and really enjoyed your reaction. I hope you will actually view the movie.

Tevye is the town’s milkman He is a devout man and talks to God often. I highly recommend this movie.

Rich Man is the Bari-Bass go to audition song.

It was about Russian Jews being kicked out of their homes and Russia. Match Makers choosing who should marry who. He disowned one of his daughters for marrying a Russian. It’s dramatic, comedic also.

It was a huge Broadway hit and has been revived a few times..

“There is nothing new under the sun”.

Check out the great song "They call the wind Maria" from the movie "Paint Your Wagon".

Best song in the movie. A great song in general. And yes, Gwen took that bit from this song. Also, watch the movie. It's a must-see classic. A great musical about Jewish hardships under Imperial Russian rule.

My favourite musicals are Fiddler On The Roof, Sound Of Music, Mary Poppins, The King & I, My Fair Lady, Jesus Christ Superstar, Evita, Cats, Les Miserable & Starlight Express.