I can’t believe we don’t talk more about Eydie Gormé. Literally one of THE greatest vocalists of all-time. This performance alone … her delivery, her presence, her raw honesty, her belt, her perfect placement, her vibrato … absolutely astonishing.
Oh my God absolutely unbelievable performance live. The level for female singer used to be so high. Eydie, Barbra Streisand. Shirley Bassey. Judy Garland. Who could belt it out.
this is showmanship at it's finest, the way in which she builds a song is simply marvelous, surely she was the dream girl singer for any big band arranger. Ms. Eydie Gorme, Ladies and Gentlemen, let's hear her one more time.
I can't help but be thoroughly thrilled every time I hear this. This is a first rate performance by a great singer with style, grace, feeling, and all the necessary intangibles that make up a truly great performance. ❤️Eydie❤️
Not to mention a Lady who is dressed with style, class, grace, and dignity. Not looking like she just left a stage equipped with only a brass pole. Kudos Edyie, kudos.
This has always been my favorite version. Eydie is pure magic. I love Barbara Harris’s version as well, being she was the original Daisy on Broadway. But, I honestly don’t like Babs arrangement in the movie. The insane amount of key changes in just about everything she sings get to be a bit monotonous after a while. But, don't get me wrong though. I am an old school Barbra Streisand fan. I love pretty much everything up to her original farewell concert tour that lingered on like it was on life support, and everyone was afraid to unplug it out of fear of being electrocuted by the frayed plug in the outlet!
She was blessed with a magnificent instrument and sure knew how to use it. Her diction is perfection and she knows the meaning of every single syllable. Her modulations during the song brought emphasis exactly where it needed to be and boy that finish! She was one of the greats.
I absolutely agree! However, technically her breath control was absolutely totally amazing! The greatest and the very best of all the many excellent singers! Other great singers (like Barbra Streisand) can continue singing many words or holding notes -but she/they are only singing softly , which is still always amazing to hear. However , Here, Eydie gorme is belting out words and phrases after another all in that one breath! 🤔🤔🤗🙄😳🥰💌
I was a rock and roller back when Steve and Eydie were in their prime. I didn’t pay much attention to them. I was in high school. My tastes have changed and I enjoy all kinds of music now, this being an example. But I am making this comment Because great performances Deserve great applause! This performance is off the scale!!! What a voice, but it’s the body language that she so skillfully uses to put soul and great emotion into the song!!! This performance is so understated to start, and then she builds it up and explodes at the end! It is truly a masterpiece!!
The sound, the quality, richness and unequal beauty of that mesmerizing voice with that inhuman and unattainable breath control!!!😱 Like Garland, these two are in a class by themselves!🤔🤗♥️
What a total powerhouse! My Mom had this album and even though I was 13 and all in for the Beatles I still recognized she was something very very special. Under-rated is an under-statement.
And unfortunately many only remember her for "Blame It On The Bosa Nova", a song I'll always love but a song not nearly indicative of her tremendous vocal range and control.
The great Eydie Gorme was in spectacular company, because I know of only two other women who possessed this kind of effortless lung (((power))) ... Garland and Streisand.
I probably write a comment every time I watch this. It's just that good, I can't help myself. This is a great performance by a great singer. My mother had Steve and Edie albums in her collection. I always loved Edie but couldn't stand Steve. I love Edie's powerful voice, which she displays fully on that last chorus. She was well-versed on how to gradually build to the climax like all great singers are. Judy Garland is one of those type singers that pops to mind. Judy could belt the hell out of a song. Another amazing talent.
I so agree with you. What passes for talent now is just a sad and painful disgrace. The artists from the "old skool" like Ms. Gorme are just irreplaceable gems . She defined talent, class and the ability to communicate the message of the lyric with music.
@@TimH-pu2dd His voice is amazing. He’s quite a talented singer. He just never moved me and I was just indifferent to him. But his wife I absolutely love. Her voice really gets to me. You know, I really should go back and re-visit some of those old albums. I might discover a new appreciation for him that I didn’t have then. No doubt the man was an excellent singer. But I absolutely love her voice.
@@mtp4430 I do understand not being moved by him regardless of an appreciation of his voice. His choice of material tended to stay in the realm of the safe and popular, which made him a rather generic crooner with a pretty smile. It would have been interesting to hear him tackle dark or edgy material now and then, for variety.
As a singer of what they call "serious music" and as a trained musicologist (by "trained" I mean that I can do lots of tricks when you mention various composers! LOL) she doesn't just sing the words, she sings the meaning. That's what singing is all about. I'd love to hear her sing Schubert's "Gretchen am Spinnrade". She has also been underrated as an actor as well. Her musical "Golden Rainbow" was not great, not because of her, but because of a critic who hated the play it was based on.
One of the greatest, her & Karen Carpenter, Doris Day, those were the real singers!! They sang from the heart. It just flowed out of their mouths. They had that special something, chrisma I guess & buckets of talent!
Actually, it's even more insane on the studio recording, where the tempo is quite a bit slower! ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-iUCVQYAKcw4.html
Never heard this song before, but the message is great! I wish I knew the answer to that question. I saved this to listen to over and over. Would be great to converted into a country flavor/style. I wish I knew 😓😓
Woman was in a class by herself words can’t describe love her with Steve they we’re a perfect couple remember seeing them in Resorts AC great show as always glad I got to see this magical couple GOD bless you Eddie in Heaven
@@davidwilliamson9333 I thought Barbra's Daisy Gamble rendition was a frantic kvetch. People who loved it probably did not know of Eydie's dramatic arrangement, which is classic Tonight Show material with big band backup.
@@marilynmichaels8358 Absolutely right on that. Another thing I love about this performance is the drum roll at the last note. Eydie throws out her arms as if to signal "NOW!" Perfect ending to this dramatic song.
Beyond a shadow of a doubt, Eydie Gorme was one of the Great ballad singers of the 20th Century like 'Her husband, Steve Lawrence, 'Talk about climbing inside a Lyric & making it Her own' 'Eydie owns the patent on Such
Barbara Streisand got first shot at this song from her musical 'On A Clear Day You Can See Forever'. But it was Eydie who made it a legendary and definitive performance.
Eydie released this song in 1966, (the Broadway show was 1965) so she was way before Babs. www.discogs.com/Eydie-Gorme-Dont-Go-To-Strangers/release/5004773
Barbara Harris actually got first shot in the Broadway musical. And she did an incredible job but you can't compare that with Edye since it was a musical performance. But still...Edye owns it and was one of a kind!
What is this from and year? Someone wrote Steve kept Eydie from being more of a singer and performer than she was. I think she loved being Steve and Eydie. The love for each other showed every time they sang together.
Lyrics What did I have that I don't have? What did he like that I lost track of? What did I do that I don't do the way I did before? What isn't there that once was there? What have I got a great big lack of? Something in me that he could see That beckons to him no more I'm just a victim of time Obsolete in my prime Out of date and out-classed, By my past What did he love that there's none of? What did I lose the sweet warm knack of? Wouldn't I be the late great me, if I knew how? Oh, what did I have I don't have now? What did he like that I am not like? What was the charm that I've run dry of? What would I give if my old know-how Still knew how? Oh, what did I have I don't have? What did he see that's gone now? What did I have I don't have now?
