Michelle Dockery's BEAUTIFUL rendition of Somewhere Over the Rainbow

Michelle Dockery's BEAUTIFUL rendition of Somewhere Over the Rainbow | This Town - BBC

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2 ай бұрын

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@FloatingOnAZephyr Ай бұрын

That's not just an exceptional vocal, it's an acted vocal, stabilising as the character goes from hesitant and emotional to confident and lost in her moment. Very few actresses could pull that off quite like this. Bravo.

@eathomelive Ай бұрын

She is a phenominal actress.

@TheSharron Ай бұрын

Brava…

@FloatingOnAZephyr Ай бұрын

@@TheSharron Neither of us is Italian :p

@TheSharron Ай бұрын

@@FloatingOnAZephyr You used the wrong term…bravo-men…brava-women.

@yevgeniyaleshchenko849 Ай бұрын

@@TheSharron Again, most people (non-Italians) use ''bravo''. The OP complimented Michelle and you chose to nitpick. Go demonstrate your knowledge elsewhere.

@KKP7557 Ай бұрын

I had no idea Michelle Dockery could sing, let alone sing like that! There's nowhere to hide vocally when singing a capella. She was phenomenal.

@juliag.5114 Ай бұрын

she sang a little in downton abbey too, “if you were the only girl in the world”, season 2 episode 4, one of my favorite scenes

@TheCallyTeddy Ай бұрын

She even has her own band. They're not well known, but a little digging and you can find some live recordings or a handful of studio recordings

@schittscrack 27 күн бұрын

She is in a duo band named Michael and Michelle. They met on set. Micheal Fox is actually married to Laura Carmichael irl Sometimes Elizabeth McGovern will join her.

@wpgitchick 3 күн бұрын

Exactly what I was thinking!

@DonoVideoProductions 2 ай бұрын

Thankfully, they let her sing this "live," rather than lip syncing to a prerecorded studio version, as is usually done in movies and TV. The immediacy of the performance, the live timbre, and the genuine reaction of the other actors to her real performance made the scene incredibly affecting.

@eberlinschwinn5634 2 ай бұрын

The acoustics in the church add to the performance and that would be missing if they’d done a studio version. Excellent job.

@shespeakssoftly 2 ай бұрын

So well done.

@carollewandowski7192 2 ай бұрын

❤

@markhare8652 2 ай бұрын

I thought it was lovely

@jeanl9969 2 ай бұрын

Made me cry ❤

@lizziemaxxe8778 2 ай бұрын

She's so brilliant. Not just the voice, but the range. Hard to believe this is the same person who played Lady Mary ❤❤❤

@Naomirose86 2 ай бұрын

Had to rewatch and still didn't look like her 😮

@mca_a1131 2 ай бұрын

Try Watching "Godless." Dockery will surprise you all the more with her South American accent! So seamlessly perfect!

@joanthomas6337 2 ай бұрын

@@mca_a1131 Yes, she was fantastic in Godless. Perfect portrayal.

@MeMe-bs3tc 2 ай бұрын

Or also Anatomy of a Scandal on Netflix.

@brianmeyer9004 Ай бұрын

Agreed. Her version is beautiful and spot-on. I never would have guessed it was the same person who played Lady Mary. Glad to see her expanding beyond that role.

@anamorphosys85 2 ай бұрын

She looks a bit like Helena Bonham Carter here. Just shows the versatility of Michelle Dockery in everything she does. 🙌

@LaleOlsson 2 ай бұрын

Also like Zooey Deschanel

@nanonano03 2 ай бұрын

I was actually thinking of Helena Bonham Carter while watching this clip.

@sandiegoann Ай бұрын

Also Susan Sarandon

@yevgeniyaleshchenko849 Ай бұрын

She looks like herself in-character. Not just Helena can embody distraught characters.

@jlb127 29 күн бұрын

neither of which she was trying to portray. LOL she was a hurting daughter.

@767wattsy 2 ай бұрын

A beautiful scene - the way her singing goes from hesitant to full-bodied, and the mourners shift from awkward to deeply moved, is beautifully done.

@sydastark Ай бұрын

I sang “ somewhere over the rainbow” to my mother as her spirit left her , it was her favorite song . This is so beautiful

@villavillain Ай бұрын

my poor dad - we sang "Ring of Fire" to him, and thought, " oh, man, maybe we shouldn't sing it, since he's gonna be cremated. we think he'd have appreciated the irony...

@melaniekendall4903 12 күн бұрын

Don't you mean favourite

@TwistedArtdesigns 2 ай бұрын

Dockery is a trained singer. She sang at the 50th Anniversary of Ronnie Scott's Jazz Club in London and has occasionally sung with Sadie and the Hotheads, a band formed by Elizabeth McGovern, who played her mother in Downton Abbey.[31] In February 2022, it was announced that Dockery and her Downton Abbey co-star Michael C. Fox had signed a record deal with Decca Records as the duo Michelle and Michael.

@dottymason8012 2 ай бұрын

Beautiful

@amierichan1428 2 ай бұрын

What a phenomenal actress. At first -- and maybe second and third-- glance, you would never know that was Lady Mary. I am so glad she included the intro to the song-- I recorded SOTR a capella, 7 times, melody and 6 harmonies, and several people said they hadn't even known that the intro existed until they heard my version.

@cynhanrahan4012 2 ай бұрын

I'd never heard the intro before today, and I collect renditions of SOTR. This has me in tears. Eva Cassidy does that to me, but I'd never heard this before. How personal and intimate.

@MeMeDaVinci 2 ай бұрын

@@cynhanrahan4012 Do you have Mandy Patinkin on the David Letterman show? He did the intro, too.

@jacruick 2 ай бұрын

I had no idea…. Amazing !

@kirbyourenthusiasm 2 ай бұрын

As soon as she started to sing I was tearing up. That song never fails to make me cry. I have zero context to the scene or the actors in it but it still broke my heart. That is a good performance.

@MISNM0 2 ай бұрын

Same. I don't even know what show this is or why it's on my feed.

@kronos77777 Ай бұрын

….same here….

@americanswan Ай бұрын

I don't know this movie/show. Sounds like something I heard in The American Tale.

@JustLuthor Ай бұрын

It's a BBC show called "This Town"

@falafeland Ай бұрын

Good to know I am not the only one crying and don't even know the show. What a moving scene.

@PLuMUK54 11 күн бұрын

OMG! What an amazing tribute to a mother. Whoever wrote that scene has experienced the pain of loss.

@geligniteandlilies Ай бұрын

Crying like a baby was on my schedule actually, but I didn’t think it would be because of this. So beautiful and moving.

@peaceandlove809 Ай бұрын

Me too 😢

@lorianncostello531 Ай бұрын

It’s usually abused dog videos that get me crying every day

@yolandahebert2350 Ай бұрын

She has such a lovely voice and rendition of the song. Churches are designed with excellent acoustic designs because they are meant to be places of singing, praise, and worship.

@tracymcdermott8920 Ай бұрын

… and healing

@ashtondurham5075 Ай бұрын

Did anyone else tear up ❤ that was lovely 😊

@suzanneaskey5653 2 ай бұрын

That was beautiful. I used to sing that song to my mother when I was taking care of her the last couple years of her life. We played a recording of Ella Fitzgerald singing Over the Rainbow at my mother's graveside service. I haven't been able to sing that song since she died in 2022, it was really emotional listening to it now.

@lizstraub6621 2 ай бұрын

My mom died at the end of 2022, and yes, that song will always be a special reminder of her. Only last week I heard Ella's version in a shop, and I almost broke down, it was so amazing. Brava Michelle, well done 🥰🐦🌈👏💗

@MISNM0 2 ай бұрын

🫂🫂🫂🫂🫂🤍🕊

@Baharak1978 Ай бұрын

I hope one day you can, i understand. I also understand how grief when allowed can get us back to somehow smiling about them again. 8 years for me..

@KKP7557 Ай бұрын

Listen to Mandy Patinkin's recording of that song, my favorite version.

@MISNM0 Ай бұрын

@@KKP7557 Love Mandy!

@5578pedro 2 ай бұрын

She sang it beautifully, it made me cry.

@rosew2914 2 ай бұрын

That was beautiful. I had no idea Michelle Dockery could sing too. She is amazing ❤

@melissad7855 2 ай бұрын

There were a couple episodes of Downton where she sang (and her sister played piano for her). During the war, I think.

@billyriedel6449 2 ай бұрын

I believe she has a band or something

@christinaluna713 2 ай бұрын

⁠@@billyriedel6449Yes! She and Michael Fox, the guy who played Andrew, on Downton, have recorded together. He is quite talented, as well. And just for one other little trivia nugget, he’s also in a long-term relationship with Laura Carmichael, who played Lady Edith. They have a son, together.

@ignaciagarcia3917 2 ай бұрын

I have never seen this show, but this scene is absolutely phenomenal and extremely moving. I was in tears. This actress is exquisite ❤👏👏👏👏👏

@cherylalt101 2 ай бұрын

She played Lady Mary on Downton Abbey. That's where most of us first saw her wonderful acting.

@ignaciagarcia3917 2 ай бұрын

Thank you for that info 😃

@eathomelive Ай бұрын

@@cherylalt101 I have rewatched DA so many times. Love that show.

@heatheriyer4353 Ай бұрын

She was playing a drunken drug addict in This Town

@alixbaker8064 2 ай бұрын

Wow, what an actress, that scene gave me shivers.

@ruthopenstone3432 13 күн бұрын

She's an extraordinary talent. Such an honest, heartbreaking performance.

@cy4330 2 ай бұрын

What an exceptional actress! She always takes up very complex characters and holds her own, not afraid to be a villain or psycho in thrillers and horror films, a true artist I respect. I am excited of her upcoming movies.

@sonyarosenrose6934 2 ай бұрын

I’m a puddle. So well done. I’m remembering the family that I have lost, my mom, my dad, my two brothers. I need a cry now and then.

@shespeakssoftly 2 ай бұрын

🤍🤍🤍 me too.

@MISNM0 2 ай бұрын

💔💔💔🫂🫂🫂🤍🕊

@allisonforfornsed 2 ай бұрын

Magnificent. Michell Dockery is superb. Excellence.

@cynthiacopland8634 2 ай бұрын

Hauntingly beautiful performance 🎭 from Michelle! This is not an easy song to perform & she killed it! Brava! ♥️♥️♥️

@sadjaxx 2 ай бұрын

Oh that was so beautiful. I have never heard that little prologue before. So beautiful.

@roxiesbroadwaybreakdown5599 2 ай бұрын

That’s when true acting and a beautiful voice mixed together can really move people to true emotion! Beautifully done!♥️

@MISNM0 2 ай бұрын

I can not stop coming back to this for healing. To everyone who had a part in bringing this about....I hope you know what you've done to everyone and I really hope you celebrate your accomplishment at bringing us all to the heart of the matter- Love.

@ChantalA489 2 ай бұрын

Lady Mary transported herself to the 1980s! Michelle is such a versatile actress and a beautiful singer!

@theresestoulil8500 2 ай бұрын

She is the UK’s Meryl Streep - brilliant

@eathomelive Ай бұрын

She is one of the best actors of her generation. She's doing a lot of American stuff now too. She is really fantastic.

@ianvonmemerty6502 Ай бұрын

She really is a wonderful talent. Inhabits space so clearly and such inner intensity and then the breath control, the mix and timbre of her voice - colours of folk and country and rock.

@debrafreake4759 2 ай бұрын

Simply the most beautiful version of this time worn classic that I’ve ever heard. In awe here.

@katehobbs2008 Ай бұрын

Listen to Eva Cassidy.

@jessl1177 2 ай бұрын

Theres something about Michelle Dockery that just entrances me everytime I see her on screen

@Jorma_K Ай бұрын

She’s gorgeous

@lorrainehinchliffe5371 2 ай бұрын

A Cappella too. 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

@cocoaddams4502 2 ай бұрын

I love her so much. Amazing actress. Given her range, that last off-key note was acting in character.

@Lightescape1 Ай бұрын

I didn't watch this show... the premise just didn't grab me and I rarely watch TV... but I like Michelle Dockery so I thought I would listen.. and it brought a tear to my eye. She is exceptional.

@RavenCreekCharms 2 ай бұрын

OMG Stunning !! So very Beautiful, brought me to tears ! Bravo Michelle !🌈☀🐦😢🥰🤗

@cindyfrye3026 2 ай бұрын

I love the intro to the song. Not many artists use it in their renditions.

@user-pk7hk3vb4s 2 ай бұрын

She can do anything, play anybody, first heard her sing on Good Behavior, Michelle Dockery and Juan Diego Botto had the best chemistry together I’ve ever seen for television, great story telling.

@jennifera5205 Ай бұрын

Agree! The first season is magic!

@thumpingbuck 2 ай бұрын

I’ve heard this song sung by too many people but this one is simply breathtaking ❤

@mikeyirish1967 2 ай бұрын

Michelle Dockery once again gives us a master class in acting.

@AlessandraCartocci 2 ай бұрын

Truly amazing. I love Michelle both as an actress, as a singer and a writer together with Michael. Check their songs!

@mrscwhite18 2 ай бұрын

Please show this in canada

@james-pierre7634 17 минут бұрын

Magnificent beyond words. She gave us the whole entire complete version that few have ever heard before. Bravo!

@WorldlyWanderer-2024 2 ай бұрын

Though I lack any prior context, I must admit, what a captivating performance! One can only imagine the sheer delight for those deeply invested in the characters and storyline, their experience elevated to new heights by the intricate layers of emotion and narrative unfolding before them.

@nataliemiroshnichenko3594 2 ай бұрын

Incredible performance from Michelle! She's such a talented actress and singer ❤

@MissCagoita 2 ай бұрын

she's absolutely amazing, both as an actress and as a singer!

@etherealtb6021 Ай бұрын

OMG. I've always wanted this sung at my eventual funeral! Not kidding.

@Bailey2006a 2 ай бұрын

Love the great Dockery...she shines in everything she does!

@georgiahogue8588 2 ай бұрын

Agree.

@patriciabaughn4749 2 ай бұрын

She sings beautifully.Always loved Michelle.

@christienelson1437 2 ай бұрын

I love the stained glass cross shinning in the background as she sings.

@adriangreen5228 2 ай бұрын

I hardly ever cry to a song I’ve hear before but that made very teary😭

@junerose-sommer5494 Ай бұрын

She is a superb actress!!! Great voice!!!

@michaelfoxbrass 2 ай бұрын

Just beautiful. Now I want to watch the program.

@christianeduardo1 2 ай бұрын

Great show, watch it, you won’t regret it

@shespeakssoftly 2 ай бұрын

Me too. I look forward to it being available in the US. BBC & ITV are the best.

@ames1007 2 ай бұрын

Michael and Michelle - you must listen. Mesmerizing music that I adore.

@echognomecal6742 2 ай бұрын

I have no background knowledge for any of this. What a lovely performance! How much better for those invested in the characters & story!

@KA-ui3sm Ай бұрын

Wow! Just wow! What a beautiful voice! She’s an incredible performing whether acting or singing. Simply lovely. This was such a touching scene.

@atalantarunning6205 2 ай бұрын

The best scene in a movie for years

@Fox1nDen Ай бұрын

who knew. riveting. lovely how it empowers her in her grief and it changes the room

@MISNM0 2 ай бұрын

I have no idea what this show is and I feel like I've watched the entire series from this one clip. This scene is beyond comparison for what it stirs in my soul. No one could have added any more than they did and what everyone added created a beautiful harmony to her vocals and incomparable performance. I can't stop crying and I didn't even really like this song that much. It will never be that way again.

@tybulmer4034 2 ай бұрын

I think this is the church in Neasden where my best friends fathers funeral was held. Very moving rendition.

@veronicatisa Ай бұрын

her voice is even more beautiful in person! so happy I've had the privelege of seeing her and Michael (C Fox) perform! :)

@Nichi310 2 ай бұрын

😢Wow, absolutely amazing! Michelle shows how extremely talented she is! She will always be Lady Mary Crawley. But she’s definitely more than that! Bravo Michelle! 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

@cya2163 2 ай бұрын

that was lovely...particularly in this context...

@sharonalexa 2 ай бұрын

Wow Michelle you sing like an angel 🤍

@edwardnashen5960 4 күн бұрын

I love Michelle Dockery. What a range as an actress!

@karmachameleon326 Ай бұрын

I’m not crying, YOU’RE crying! Wow, just wow.

@labangs65 Ай бұрын

I'm crying! 😭😭😭

@fredamcpherson9940 2 ай бұрын

Wow, just Wow😮😢

@TheQuietStorm630 2 ай бұрын

Why did this make me tear up?😢💖💖💖

@767wattsy 2 ай бұрын

Because it's exquisite?

@TheQuietStorm630 2 ай бұрын

@@767wattsyYes!

@queenswillrule 2 ай бұрын

Because it's an impassioned cry for hope and freedom. Dorothy knows it's there, she just can't reach it. Until the twister, at least.

@DonoVideoProductions 2 ай бұрын

Because she sang it with passion, longing, and pain. We would all want to have someone love us this much.

@etherealtb6021 Ай бұрын

Because, this song?

@WillemLeeuwenhart 2 ай бұрын

Excellent singing, excellent acting. 👌🏻

@Deedee-ee1sg 2 ай бұрын

Aww, this was sweet. Really enjoying this drama. Excellent cast and very good soundtracks. Quite bleak and upsetting, but that was the reality of our lives. Can't wait to see next ep!

@MeMe-bs3tc 2 ай бұрын

I don't know "This Town" but I'm sure gonna look it up now!

@carolyncalhoun7555 2 ай бұрын

Well done Lady Mary!

@maryeliason1504 2 ай бұрын

Good actress & nice voice

@RitaAnne Ай бұрын

OMG she is amazing I love her as an actor had NO idea she could sing..

@LillianC Ай бұрын

I've never heard of this show before. But hearing her sing, and imagining the show in my head...really did me in. Puddles of tears here. 😥

@Kevmacc1000 Күн бұрын

She is an amazing actress. 😊 I love her so....

@horsartist 26 күн бұрын

I have heard this song a million times and I swear, this is the first time that I have ever actually “heard it”. I just never heard the words before. Amazing!

@tammylain7754 2 ай бұрын

amazing!!! did not know she was so good an actor as this.. wow..

@keeshiabrie 2 ай бұрын

I love Michelle’s voice! For those who like it too, I recommend listening to her and Michael Fox’s (co-star from Downton Abbey) songs ☺️

@user-sh8vg9sk5c Ай бұрын

This is so moving. M/S Dockery. Thank you for this. ❤❤❤❤❤.

@dianepage2654 2 ай бұрын

It’s a great programme, well worth watching and this scene was so moving.

@spencer97m Ай бұрын

Wow! I always liked her as an actress but I had no idea.

@brookemartin6101 Ай бұрын

🫢 Beautiful is an Understatement, This is STUNNING!!.

@libertyvilleguy2903 2 ай бұрын

Beautiful voice

@ares6953 2 ай бұрын

She made me cry !

@tarotaddicts4695 2 ай бұрын

We love her. Still loving Mary from downton. Brilliant actress❤

@alfredcalleja450 6 күн бұрын

If you're reading this Michelle: you bought a tear to my eyes when I saw this during the movie. I loved every minute of the song.

@brmam1385 Ай бұрын

Beautiful. Stunning. Words are not enough. TY for posting!♥

@sushisuzanne99 2 ай бұрын

She’s so talented. Lovely voice.

@anthonysalvi4404 2 ай бұрын

Beautiful

@jeanrobinson6584 2 ай бұрын

It was stunning!

@Terry_1111 Ай бұрын

Beautiful voice and rendition of a favorite song! Thank you for sharing it.

@jakeboyd3055 Ай бұрын

Wow, just stunningly beautiful! Thank you, Cheers!!

@kristybennett3752 27 күн бұрын

This made me cry. Heartbreaking.

@MeMeDaVinci 2 ай бұрын

Wow. She is phenomenal.

@acarlisi590 Ай бұрын

Beautiful! Michelle Dockery is quite the talent!! Gave me chills!

@EverAppl14 25 күн бұрын

I think Michelle Dockery is an unbelievable talent. All of her characters are so absorbing and authentic, imo. She has a natural intensity that's fascinating from the first second that she's on screen. What a treat to be an audience to her work.