This is the best live performance of any singer ever!!!!!!!!!!

Some say she was too young to play Dolly, but I think she was perfectly charming and captivating...and her singing!

Before Barbra, no one sang like her. No one has since, and no one ever will.

Wow, how amazing. Her voice is so strong, ringing and resonant. Her voice is very powerful but not in a "Shirley Bassey" kind of way. Shirley Bassey always sing at full volume, that's her default setting. Barbra can be loud, soft and everything in between. She is devoid of any habits, she just adjust to what the lyrics or her inspiration demands. She can be breathy one minute and growl like a tigress the next. She never strain her voice, it looks so easy. And since she's a natural (she never took a lesson), her singing doesn't sound manufactured. It's always fresh, spontaneous, free with a certain kind of purity, innocence, vulnerability. There is a certain detachment also in her delivery, like she doesn't care if she isn't liked, contrary to someone like Lea Michele who wants you desparately to love her (even if I love Lea).

I was at this show 50 years ago tonight, the night before this film was made. It was to be a TV special, but was only telecast on Ed Sullivan in this great segment. I was 16 years old. It was a memorable night. For $15, you got Barbra and a lobster dinner. I still have the program/menu. Her singing and star power were consummate perfection. I feel lucky to have been there and remember the show vividly. That same afternoon Ted Kennedy had gone on TV to try to explain Chappaquidick. To think, Barbra was just singing in Hyde Park a week or so ago. Like the song says, "She's still going strong."

"It's a little lumpy but it rings"😂😂 Her comedic choices are masterful.

Barbra at her very best. She later started singing more softly but that trombone growl she had at the time in contrast with her crystal clear high notes just went straight to your heart. Even the nasal quality of her tone was pretty and brought perfect emotional depth to the material. Her fashion sense and presentation were absolutely beautiful here as well. She was a rebel up until the 80’s where she became a much more polished version of herself. Cannot wait for her book.

No lip synching for Barbra. She wouldn't never do that.

An original. There has never been anyone like her and most likely, never will be.

I've been a huge fan for 50 years since seeing the movie Funny Girl. Never heard a voice so beautiful, with perfect interpretation. Her story is amazing considering the fact that people said "she would never make it". She's the absolute best talent and the last of the truly great legends.

This is a gem, I've never seen this before. I've always love the movie since I was a little kid dreaming one day to sing like her, you don't see performances like this no more, Barbara Streisand was gifted with a beautiful voice, amazing just amazing my hat off!!!

The woman is truly touched by the Divine and thank God for that simple fact!

Her stage presence is on the level of shirley bassey’s. No need to dance or background singers. Just her. Those women were incredible

The best voice...ever...

Her voice cannot be imitated. She is truly one of a kind.

I am always totally awestruck when I hear the lovely Barbra. My idol for more than 50 years. I have every recording I could find, and my son took me to Hyde Park, London to see her live in the last 3 years, A lifetime ambition. I saw her too, in Funny Girl in London when we were both so young. Cannot imagine life without her.

She's a very rare talent. Once in a lifetime voice and a great actress.

She has remained so true to her unique and classy performance style. Dialogue, humor, fashion, and stage set. A setee? Of course! No one else puts on a show like her or ever will. She creates a comfortable and engaging set and rapport with the audience while still making it about her singing, not gimmicks. And we watch spellbound!

I’m trying to think of any singer today who could just open her mouth and sing like this - without autotune or fireworks or backup dancers or skimpy costumes. Streisand knew how to put her cards on the table.

Her Voice... Never again I never never heard anyone compare to Barbra she is the best

I’d like to see more of Barbra live at time! She was at her absolute best vocally. Her energy and range was something else!

The woman has a perfect understanding of what a song requires in terms of delivering the drama and theatre of a song, Using her great pipes, her great finesse with lyrics, her wild and exotic beauty (with the fab hair, superb make up and exquisite gown, she looks especially a vision in this clip ) and also her great clowning abilities she delivers here an absolutely riveting and unforgettable performance! And for that she has my eternal gratitude. ,

The way she sounds exactly the same as in the recording studio version of the songs 😩🤍🤍🤍🤍

I hope this gets remastered and released by Ms Streisand. Matt Howe, can you hear me? Hahaha

everybody knows during barbra’s time nobody could sing as good as her! lay off! get a grip and stop hating on somebody who’s clearly the best forever! you all wish you could sing like her!

barbra telling the history of hello dolly at the beginning! she may not have been the first but she will always be my fav ❤️

It's shocking that this film - originally intended for a TV special - has never been properly restored and officially released. The leaked excerpts show it was top class, so why not let us have it in full, and with pristine quality?

That VOICE!!!

she is incredible. what talent, funny and full of personality. she does act her singing, wonderful!

Wow , the audio on this her voice WOW , WISH THE VIDEO was not so grainy but still you just can not stop watching her and listening , I will take this over the over production crap they have now a days , love this

Would have loved to have seen rhis show live in Vegas!!!! Barbra was at her peak voice and she is and will always be ....the greatest star!!!!!😘😘😘😘😘

Wish the sound was better on this video ,BUT IT’S STILL “FANTASTIC. “. Love Barbra…… Chris in Portland,🥀 Oregon. ♥️🎶🥀🎶♥️🥰😘👏👏👏

And I loooooove the hair !!

Hello Dolly is my absolute favourite movie! And finding this video has made my 2023 so far! 🥳🥰 And “Before the Parade Passes By” is my favourite song from the musical … I’m on cloud 9 now. 🥳🥰 And Babs is THE best!!! 🎉

Selfishly wishing that final note was held longer. But what a GREAT archival moment to have!!!!

She was amazing then and still amazing now!!!

Barbra Streisand is a magnificent all around artist. Huge fan here...love her!

this was so beautiful! prettiness with power and comedy! completely execlelence! i love this performance! ugh it was a beautiful performance. i love her voice so much!!!!! it’s in my soul!!!! thank you for barbra!

i don’t have to compare her...she is my favorite actress, singer, and she’s sexy! i love her ! i don’t care if she has the best voice. but it is the prettiest voice to date. amd she does have one of the best voices to date! her voice is so pretty! it really is! she’ll always be my favorite who touches me like nobody else!

she’s so cute too!

this clip of the concert is Sublime and mind-boggling. Since it was all taped it is in Barbra's vault and i assume it was not released at the time as right after this movie and On a Clear Day Barbra had to change her image to the 1970s to stay relevant. Just think she was a legend and still in her 20's. I am certain as time moves on this entire concert will be released, Barbra, is pretty much settling down now as she heads to 82 and wants everyone to see all the incredible works she's been storing in her vault. Look how much she just gave us with The Yentl album and the restored scenes from TWWW. She is an Earth Angel.

incredible, fantabulous, one one of the best; love you Barbra

This looks like it was so fun for her you can tell with all that energy and she was so on point with everything from her kemetic style to her music super fragilistic expialidocious

Yes,loving Barbra,loving Dolly ! z

So so wonderful Barbra, and so young. Very excited about hello Dolly at the Palladium this July with gorgeous Imelda Staunton.

Barbra was too young for the film version of "Dolly" but wisely, instead of acting old, she just went with it... a young Dolly. Carol Channing's book would later crow about Barbra's film failing, but I thoroughly enjoyed it.

She certainly didn't have stage fright then!

I believe there was a better, clearer version of this same TV segment on KZfaq before. It seems to have been taken down. Too bad.

Amazing always she is amazing

STUNNING.

This is shortly before she stopped performing in major live events. It’s so wonderful to hear her and also her patter - open & charming. And the voice … well… LIVE?! Brava.

Simply S P E C T A C U L A R S H E I S I love this video so much. This songs are extremely beautiful

Barbra ♥️😘👏🫶👌👍🙏

Ah - it’s Vegas! Wow. Unreal to her her live and unedited or mixed on a sound board . Fantastic live performance!

I don't think Ed Sullivan made it clear that this was virtually part of Barbra's act at her current residency at the (brand new) International Hotel in Vegas (July 2-Aug15 1969). Critics ripped the opening night to shreds claiming Barbra didn't even acknowledge the audience because she felt they were hostile, so she reportedly sang to the orchestra with her back to the audience most of the 55 mins.. But the second night went better and by the time this was filmed, Barbra had the act down pat and was clearly enjoying herself. She was paid over a $1 million dollars, the highest in Vegas' history at the time. Tickets were $15 dollars!

Wow!!!!!

Goddess.

It was Matthau that was miscast.

No one can sing a song or entertain us like Barbra. She didn’t want the part but wise men like director Gene Kelly picked her so don’t blame her. Carol Channing did it on Broadway but I don’t think she could have handled the singing on the movie.

.................... at her finest!

Curiosity has me wondering if the great Roger Edens put this medley together.

AAAAHHH-MAZING !!!!

A the next year it was barbara joan streisand album and a complete evolution

👍🏾👍🏿👍♥️ 🇫🇷PARIS : 2019

i seem to recall seeing another clip of this but it also showed and encore performance of " on a clear day you can see forever" can anyone confirm this?

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Where did this take place? Did I miss that info?

Watch how Baz Luhrmann totally builds, in Australia, the same scenario for "Elvis". The real Presley opened a day after this Streisand show was filmed. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/Z517lr1-u7zOknU.html

I've met her 3 times - once at 12 when I was receiving a vocal award - once when I was 25 with Paul Jabara (Enough Is Enough) and once shortly after that when we partied together at Bob Esty's house.

I met Ruth Gordon who starred in this story in 1954 in 1982 during my 1st year in College at Emerson in Boston. We hit it off right away and she invited me to live with her that next summer in Martha's Vineyard for 3 months. I did. We smoked pot - drank green tea and went yard sailing everyday - laughing our asses off. It was very HAROLD AND MAUDE without the sex. She was sexy thought in a way - very spunky at 94 with alot left in the tank. Then I met Barbra in Hollywood 3 months later.