From Sondheim's 80th Birthday Concert with the New York Philharmonic at Avery Fisher Hall / Lincoln Center. Elain Stritch singing 'I'm Still Here' from Follies
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@SomeDaysYoureBarbra Жыл бұрын
Is Elaine your favorite Sondheim singer? If not, who is? What is your favorite song and play by Sondheim?
@TheGingerNinja_ Жыл бұрын
Patti LuPone ♥
@TheMadamfee1234 Жыл бұрын
OUTSTANDING ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
@miriamaugust67411 ай бұрын
Unconventional, but Julie Andrews.
@amyowens705010 ай бұрын
Ellen for me!
@416Akt10 ай бұрын
Elaine and Bernadette
@patrickhobbs39624 жыл бұрын
"I got through all of last year ... and I'm here!" will be the line for 2021. lol
@DrewWasMe4 жыл бұрын
You said it for all of us!
@kathleencoleman61253 жыл бұрын
I’m hoping I’m still here!!!!🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻
@tomvalveede68083 жыл бұрын
Isn't That the TRUTH! LIVE, LOVE, LIVE, LAUGH! ♥️🌹♥️🌹♥️
@AAwildeone3 жыл бұрын
There should be a new years eve mix of this song...eartha kitt has a good one too
@BillyAlabama3 жыл бұрын
I could not agree more! 😀
@34blackstars11 жыл бұрын
Patti LuPone casually fangirling over there...
@xxfayerocksxx6 жыл бұрын
I love that 😍❤️💞💕
@brittneypalmer58245 жыл бұрын
Aren’t we all though?
@kaymountainalight704 жыл бұрын
And then she sang it so good in pose
@DSSVouge3 жыл бұрын
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@samanthab19233 жыл бұрын
I was thinking she knows this will be her.
@SamTuckerSmith2 жыл бұрын
I don’t say this lightly. This is my favorite video on the internet. I have watched it time and time again: to cheer up, to gain resolve, and to revel in the absolute brilliance that is this hilarious, heartbreaking tour de force. The best performance ever of one of the best songs ever. I got through all of last year…
@SomeDaysYoureBarbra2 жыл бұрын
That's quite a statement - I will have to think of my favorite video on the internet now.
@SamPockerOfficial2 жыл бұрын
My favorite is still Michael Jackson grocery shopping, this one is probably my second favorite.
@eviesmail54472 жыл бұрын
Me too
@internationalkathy6569 Жыл бұрын
Sam Tucker, this song got me through a divorce and so much more. I hear you friend. ❤
@SisterCaliGal Жыл бұрын
same.
@theblackdaria_5 жыл бұрын
"I got through all of last year, an I'm here" That really struck a nerve... I felt that.
@greeneyedvegan4 жыл бұрын
Brianna Nechelle - Same ... and by the end of the song I was like .... are these tears? Am I crying?
@ellenkole91864 жыл бұрын
@@greeneyedvegan oi
@rend72674 жыл бұрын
yeah -- today more than EVER!!!
@lolin112224 жыл бұрын
I cry every time!!
@ShannonReneeStories4 жыл бұрын
I still watch this a cry at that part alone! That was personal for her!❤️
@whatfreshhellisthis88106 жыл бұрын
And that, darlings, is how it’s done.
@jimmyconway2945 жыл бұрын
Thanks, Mary.
@pkinnakeet5 жыл бұрын
Amen Genevieve R!!!!
@Smokingbarn1Ай бұрын
Yeeeeesssss! ❤😊
@matsuato94155 жыл бұрын
I love how Patti Lupone is just having the time of her life in the background wHahHahhhHahaa
@glennfromthebronx5 жыл бұрын
good lord....YES!
@andyvanm15 жыл бұрын
Nasty woman
@bronxbear81265 жыл бұрын
Stritch should have interrupted the song to answer her cell phone while of course flipping the bird at Lupone with her other hand. Lupone's inevitable sour-faced and mean-spirited reaction would have produced an expression I'd like to have seen. And if Stritch is going to rewrite the lyric for a lame riposte against Barbara Walters, why not update the other references as well? Happily, she's "no longer here" to do so.
@themonadospower39415 жыл бұрын
Bronx Bear did you just say it’s a good thing she isn’t here?! You’re a monster to say that about anybody.
@jjaniero4 жыл бұрын
@@bronxbear8126 hallucinate much?
@coll9128 жыл бұрын
The crazy thing is she DID live through the depression
@stanochocki89848 жыл бұрын
True...once in an interview, her her mention the DAMN FABULOUS Sights of the GREATS of Broadway that she had seen and met..From Mae West to Sophie Tucker; a virtual memory bank of Who's Who...and this song...just fits.
@deshaunx7767 жыл бұрын
She will probably be the last American Broadway star to sing that line honestly...unless Barbara Cook decides to sing it soon.
@Jcontardo6 жыл бұрын
And now Im crying.
@fabulousk84 жыл бұрын
Were you depressed?
@sambrownsings3 жыл бұрын
So did both of my grandparents.
@DirtyOldMountainGoat8 жыл бұрын
How can you not like this? It is the song of someone who has been through it all and persevered against all odds. It's knowing you're mortal. It's knowing the world doesn't owe you anything. It's about being responsible for your own actions ... damn the consequences.
@dannysimion5 жыл бұрын
Couldn't have said it better myself! You are awesome!
@kimbaker41694 жыл бұрын
DirtyOldMountainGoat So eloquently written!!
@JRobbySh3 жыл бұрын
No self pity here. BLM-Take notice
@FC-hj9ub3 жыл бұрын
Because there's not much singing.
@OctavinaPlayer5 жыл бұрын
Anyone watching in 2019? I missed her so much. My favorite, 'Still, someone said she's sincere - so I'm here,' always brings tears in my eyes. Love you Elaine.
@slp19645 жыл бұрын
me! I come back and rewatch from time to time, just to see how an artist does it..
@duranfamily2915 жыл бұрын
She was such a power house. I could watch this performance once a day for the rest of my life. God... why do ya always have to take the good ones.
@annearenstein81955 жыл бұрын
Ditto SueLin P. This is the definitive performance, better than Polly Bergen's IMO. As for the comments about her not singing on pitch--she does and always did. You can't have the kind of career she had singing off pitch. Many of the other greats sharing the stage with her are in tears, for good reason. This is really artistry. And BTW--if she replaced Brenda Frazier with Barbara Walters, who can blame her? Who knows Brenda Frazier? I didn't. The theater is dimmer without her. Luckily, we have LuPone, the phenomenal McDonald, Peters, and Murphy are gracing the stages. Get over it--Stritch was a force of nature.
@OctavinaPlayer5 жыл бұрын
@@annearenstein8195 yes, this segment of the concert shows the best bunch of Broadway divas in history... so sad we already lost two (Stritch, Mazzie)
@jasonc.parker46445 жыл бұрын
And then to see those shots with just her with Marin in the background. Simply heartbreaking.
@Iron_Stigmata5 жыл бұрын
The way she says "Whatever happened to her?" Is just... So fucking on point. I love this performance so much, I keep coming back to it.
@2011littleguy3 жыл бұрын
Me too! I’ve watched about 10 singers do this song and Stritch nails it the best.
@allisonroberts13793 жыл бұрын
Me, too. 🙂
@Margotxmargot10 жыл бұрын
I want to be Elaine Stritch when I'm older.
@wessikes5 жыл бұрын
I want to be Elaine Stritch right now!!
@Juliamiller564 жыл бұрын
A kick-ass old broad that don’t miss a trick! Damn sure you won’t put one over on her!
@peterdevereaux3843 ай бұрын
@@wessikes I was just thinking the very same thing...
@arronholman8 жыл бұрын
Why am I over here with tears in my eyes? Like honestly she just made me cry. I can't be the only one! Elaine Stritch you're still "here" to me. Thanks for inspiring.
@SoaringTrumpet8 жыл бұрын
+Arron Holman You're not the only one. She's one of a kind and she'll be missed.
@exjazzer6 жыл бұрын
me too
@exjazzer6 жыл бұрын
Me too.
@jameslucero16145 жыл бұрын
me too
@Tokushimaz5 жыл бұрын
Same here, same here!!!
@nicollegalligan56582 жыл бұрын
this stage is filled with the absolute A-list of broadway women and the reverence they pay to Madame Stritch is beautiful.... This performance is magnificence. Stritch is a National Treasure.
@thepodcastcompany47362 жыл бұрын
This is why Sondheim is so good - you don't need a pretty vibrato to deliver his songs, just let the words and melody do the work. RIP.
@waltdoherty5402 жыл бұрын
The words, the melody, and passionate performance!
@MR-ki8ud Жыл бұрын
Yep Stephen’s brilliance❤️
@deborahs25932 жыл бұрын
Tonight somewhere the feisty Stritch and brilliant Sondheim are together, wit and melody singing through the universe...
@cb89622 жыл бұрын
✨❤️❤️✨
@arianabhagwansingh43232 жыл бұрын
Awww that’s beautiful what u said !! Ur a beautiful soul for having that thought !
@eyerissdee Жыл бұрын
❤❤❤❤
@fabulousk84 жыл бұрын
If we are lucky, we will all be able to sing: “I got through all of last year, and I'm here”
@tiagogomez28043 жыл бұрын
We did ig
@tracelynnsangster3 жыл бұрын
Almost a year since you commented; hopefully you’ve been able to get through it still ☺️
@tejaswoman Жыл бұрын
2022 and we are still getting through all of last year
@sakurathornsickle56815 жыл бұрын
You know at the end, she means every word, the words may have been written by Sondheim, but every word of this song was true for Elaine Stritch and this is why it crossed from acting into something real, of the moment and therefore truly special and to be treasured. I am sure when people look back on her career, they will highlight this as one of her greatest performances. This song was meant to be sung by her and I am sure we will never see it performed like this ever again.
@sensesnonsenses73108 ай бұрын
4⁴&&&&&&&&&&&1😅😊😅😊😊; mm
@alaetaulealo5 жыл бұрын
There's no better example of Elaine Stritch's brilliance than at 4:42. The opening lyrics come round again and instead of immediately (following the accompaniment) going for a triumphant ending, she exposes her vulnerability, her fragility and it's heartbreaking. She kicks you in the guts. And then the end is so triumphant because you know it's so hard won. One of a kind and one of the greats.
@ztramsey934 жыл бұрын
Merins reaction @ 4:52 KILLS ME
@MichaelAuthorAllAges3 жыл бұрын
One experiences tears and exultation watching her. What a magnificent actress.
@elengstrom2 жыл бұрын
Husband and I saw her in her first performance of this and then 3 other times. I’ll go to my “grave:” with those remembered experiences at the top of my list of life’s lessons English muffins be dammed.
@maskaraid476311 ай бұрын
@@ztramsey93 Yes - and Marin Mazzie also looks tearful at the opening (it might be from the previous song, not in the clip?) - but the way she hangs on every word and note is notable. And my understanding of top artists is they're sensitive, so when they're in the audience they connect to the emotions and nuances of the performer more acutely than most.
@SomeDaysYoureBarbra10 жыл бұрын
What a talent. Here's to the ladies who lunch.
@kymsutton95788 жыл бұрын
+Mike Hipp Mike, I agree ! Miss this Gal !
@lindabuck27775 жыл бұрын
2019, this wonder enters my feed and I’m elated! Thank you so much! What a treasure Elaine is! ❤️❤️❤️
@saigelevi2 жыл бұрын
Her authenticity shines through!!! A true dame!
@cfykes4 жыл бұрын
Y'all watching this in 2020? Sounds like a good "fight song" for what we are all enduring 😅
@MsDefectiveToaster4 жыл бұрын
Yeah, I think the "I lived through all of last year" bit will be pretty poignant in 2021. For a number of reasons.
@DrewWasMe4 жыл бұрын
You betcha!
@MarylandBear14 жыл бұрын
That very thought was what brought me here.
@nandoleonet67734 жыл бұрын
Yes I’m preparing to perform this Song next year for my birthday once the vaccine is out
@courtneybrubaker97383 жыл бұрын
I'm rewriting this song for my xmas cards about this year.
@thefailedactress8 жыл бұрын
I can't. This is a master class.
@dannysimion5 жыл бұрын
I wholly agree! Heres a woman who's been there and here and can still tell it like it is! RiP Elaine!
@stanleyslawski13392 жыл бұрын
Yes. At so many levels.
@vickistotts93162 жыл бұрын
And even at that is an understatement. I would have killed to have been a product of the 40s and been amongst the greats
@wilsonwatt92835 жыл бұрын
Look at the faces of the great next generation [Audra, Bernadette, Patti etc] sitting on the chairs and you can see the love and admiration they have for one of the greatest of all Broadway performers,
@beckygrajeda24023 жыл бұрын
Marin Mazzie was never an etc., sir.
@stevers628 жыл бұрын
There have been many excellent performers that do this song, but Elaine really blows them all away here. You can tell by watching the women in the background focused in absolute rapture and admiration. They are all professionals that have seen it all, and the fact that even they clearly know this is really special is clear. Thanks for posting!
@ericholck2725 жыл бұрын
Many years ago, I had a conversation with Stephen Sondheim about this song and the various people who have performed it. He told me that Elaine Stritch had really wanted to sing it in the concert version of Follies, but that he had nixed that idea because he didn't think Stritch was up to the task vocally. I saw Stritch perform (and slay) this song several times over the years and always liked to imagine that at least some of the defiance and bravado in her performances stemmed from that earlier snubbing.
@vmiln58285 жыл бұрын
@@ericholck272 Well, he couldn't have been more wrong could he? I wonder how often Mr. Sondheim regretted that misguided decision?
@ejgotcher10114 жыл бұрын
@@ericholck272 I mean to be fair the song here is taken down a few steps cause he was right she couldn't vocally do it but the thing about her is that she doesn't just sing, she performs and that's what makes her a once in a lifetime talent, she really took what she had (superb acting talent and a sub-par singing voice) and just made it work.
@Koldeman2 жыл бұрын
@@ejgotcher1011 Yes, absolutely that. Some of Elaine's contemporaries like Channing & even Merman didn't approach their songs with the grace of an operatic angel, they brought a bulldozer of CHARACTER & CHARM to every note. They knew they weren't Garland or Andrews, hitting every note with laser-focused accuracy & pitch, and they never tried to be that. These were PERFORMERS & ENTERTAINERS which is a class in & of itself. If you wanted a Broadway legend to wring out every drop of truth & raw integrity in their performance, Elaine Stritch was among the best.
@kylesteele3936 Жыл бұрын
Stritch was everything and second only to my Judy who she partied with.
@nateisbord210 жыл бұрын
Three cheers dammit, c'est la vie. RIP Elaine.
@Teezer449 жыл бұрын
Good performers sing pitch perfect, great ones make you believe every single word they are saying. Elaine is the latter.
@sharrodstewart95795 жыл бұрын
ok okokok truest and most important comment.
@claymodelexpert5 жыл бұрын
I'm pretty sure she was able to do both back in her prime! By no means was this performance bad in any way. True artist
@glennfromthebronx5 жыл бұрын
@@claymodelexpert ....and I'd bet Sondheim needed yet another sets of aspirin, ANACIN....BUFFERIN lmao
@Keith_Petersen_Actor5 жыл бұрын
@@claymodelexpert Nah, she really couldn't. Lol. Its her whole schtick
@elainechacon10555 жыл бұрын
Well thank you! lol
@The22on5 жыл бұрын
She owns this song. Others sing it - very well - but for me, it will always be her song, her legacy. By the way, the song is about Joan Crawford, according to Sondheim. That's especially true about the line where someone said that she was sincere.
@tonyhoward700410 ай бұрын
But did Sondheim write it specifically for Stritch to perform?
@11sophiemarie5 жыл бұрын
Patti Lupone sang this in POSE, and owned it. I'm certain, Elaine is watching from above and smiling. Both women, amazing talents 👏👏👏
@pkinnakeet5 жыл бұрын
But Patti LuPone plays such a vile character!
@harrysmoker44397 ай бұрын
I’m 70 now but I remember our drama club going to NYC to see Company when I was in high school. I still get chills when I think about Elaine singing The Ladies Who Lunch. That was when I realized the power of one person,one song, one actress commanding the entire theater. Over the years I’ve learned that this combination is rare and magical. Thank you Elaine for giving me those five minutes! Stellar.
@Kameaux2 жыл бұрын
I’m so grateful for Tina Fey for introducing me to Elaine Stritch via 30 Rock. And I’m grateful for The Algorithm and The Universe for serving me up this video! I love the women behind her too x
@cactustree5055 жыл бұрын
Elaine Stritch embodies this song. It's as if it was written for her personally. This is hands down the best performance of I'm Still Here.
@shannongeier635 жыл бұрын
I wish Carrie Fisher had lived long enough to sing this somewhere.
@Ma_Ba5 жыл бұрын
I feel you. I wish she was "still here." Only wish she had been more of a survivor. Her mom was that kind of survivor though. "Postcards from the Edge" has her mother figure played by Shirley MacLaine singing it. Her mom, Debbie Reynolds, sang it in her touring show. The "Bright Lights" documentary has her family riffing on the lyrics to "There's No Business Like Show Business." Elaine Stritch does that! The end song in "Bright Lights," Carrie does a torch song, right? There's a gutsy spirited song of Yoko Ono's that Carrie does which has just a snippet on an iphone You Tube clip.It is the opposite of a torch song and I think you would love it. In around 2010 at a benefit. "What a Bastard the World Is." (She had a bond with Yoko Ono and Sean Lennon.)
@stephenacs4 жыл бұрын
Sat at her feet as she sang this at the Cafe Carlyle. One of the best nights of my life.
@paulwalsh84593 жыл бұрын
Robert oh my gosh wow. Is say that must have been some feeling
@davidschalk13 жыл бұрын
@@paulwalsh8459 I was at the piano for one of those performances and I was her helper for the evening: "Are you gonna help an old lady get down from here." After that I was her lifter/descender for the evening.
@samanthab19232 жыл бұрын
David Schalk Did you see the doc Always at the Carlyle? There's a part where the lights go out during some interviews & they all agree it's Elaine making contact 😘👻
@anenthusiasticreader4 жыл бұрын
This feels like the right song at the right time.
@nunyabeezwacks14084 жыл бұрын
Especially now!
@34blackstars11 жыл бұрын
Performing in HEELS at 86 years old! THAT is impressive!
@apoidea998 жыл бұрын
Elaine is so sadly missed... But songs like this confirm that she really is still here...
@scollier44504 жыл бұрын
I want to be Elaine Stritch when I grow up. I'm already a 58 year old actress...there's still time.
@cb89622 жыл бұрын
Elaine Stritch is so F*ckin Phenomenal! I was blessed to see her one woman show live in New York in 2001, Elaine Stritch: At Liberty. A simple loose silk shirt with her long hosed legs and gentle heels. She held the space with such a delicious mix of irreverence, timing, energy, vulnerability, humor, and theatrical dexterity. She was (and her spirit still is) a Wonder! ✨🙌🏾💕✨
@melissa89085 жыл бұрын
My gosh, why did this make me cry? Oh I know why. Because this is the epitome of broadway. It's about selling emotion to everyone from the front row to the balconies, not (necessarily) about signing runs and other vocal acrobatics. Such a powerful performance. Thanks for posting it.
@ahoued424 жыл бұрын
I held out my tears until she went and gave everyone a kiss..... waterworks and she's greatly missed!
@stanleyslawski13392 жыл бұрын
Omigosh, yes! Sometimes I want to scream when I read the comments below a video of whoever is the current pop star flavor of the month, comments that say "Oh, look, there's a tear. She has so much emotion. Nobody else does that!" But instead of screaming, I offer a link to this, or any of the other performances by the ladies at that concert.
@MarilenWood3 жыл бұрын
I absolutely love how the women on stage behind her get more enraptured with Elaine Stritch’s performance as she goes on. It is a testament to how amazing this woman truly is.
@latinguy672 жыл бұрын
Yes, Patti LuPone is looking on at her with such admiration. Beautiful!
@laurynhurley67314 жыл бұрын
This is the song I played for my dog when she passed because, I don't know, she really reminded me of Elaine Stritch. That might sound stupid but this song and this woman are such an inspiration to me I watch this video probably once a week and it never gets old.
@tejaswoman3 жыл бұрын
💔❤️🧡💛💚💙💜💔
@poitier329 ай бұрын
Elaine Stritch… the legend you still are, deeply missed
@MrCamp8 ай бұрын
The problem is that this is how this song deserves to be performed by everyone, but only the icon Elaine Stritch can do it like this! She just got up from a chair, wearing normal clothes, and made everyone feel something like she’s been on stage setting this up. Legendary. And Patti LuPone lip syncing behind her is the greatest.
@michaeljul2175 жыл бұрын
This is criminally underviewed
@michellecena81593 жыл бұрын
@Michael Julliard I assume that's because it's not the sort of performance that is easily appreciated. It's along the lines of an "acquired taste".
@davidanders236510 ай бұрын
Elaine just delivers. She is the original "been there done that".
@CHEETAH692 жыл бұрын
I’m not a Broadway kinda guy at all. But I happened upon this video randomly yesterday and I’ve watched it 3 times. And each time I tear up a bit. One of my many regrets will be that I never got to see her live. What talent.
@wbcjr17106 Жыл бұрын
A year has passed since you posted this. I hope that in that time you have found and seen or heard "At Liberty" or the KZfaq posts of Company's Original Cast Album ("The Little Things You Do Together" and the soul-shattering "Ladies Who Lunch") or Elaine's later concert performances of "Ladies." If not, please do so! Each, you will find, is time well spent. She will come to throbbing, roaring life every time you watch her.
@wallymarcel1 Жыл бұрын
She was extraordinary live. No one like her.
@ccdaly25613 жыл бұрын
Finally got my husband to watch this. He never got into musicals growing up. But at least now he understands why I yell "STRITCHYYYYY" whenever she turns up on 30 Rock.
@mikkibaker6907 Жыл бұрын
Sondheim always wanted actors who could sing, and he wrote songs that had to be performed, not just sung. This song and the performance by Elaine Stritch is simply perfect.
@maxaustin33774 жыл бұрын
The way she sings "I got through all of last year" makes me tear up. I'm sure Sondheim knew what he was doing when he wrote that line too.
@StellarStina Жыл бұрын
It's the line that most makes the audience reflect on the individual trials they've survived. Simple and brilliant.
@Mandeley1005 жыл бұрын
A masterclass, plain and simple. People will look at this performance in the years to come and say YES!!!! THAT is how you do it.
@SamuraiPanda2013 жыл бұрын
I don't think there's a better rendition that can match the passion and fire of this song. Elaine truly lived thru a lot and that experience shines thru every aspect of this performance. When she says, "But I'm here," I believe it. God I miss her. Look at the respect she gets from the rest of the performers behind her, and Jesus, that line-up's nothing to scoff at: Donna, Marin, Patti, Audra, Bernadette? Holy shit.
@stephenhartman92313 жыл бұрын
Why aren't more people seeing this? I watch it at least 3 times a week. She really IS still here!!!!!!!!
@garymeise673 Жыл бұрын
Probably watched this video 20 times now. I am convinced that Elaine Stritch was the most talented and coolest person on the planet. This has got to be my favorite 6 minutes of life. Jesus effing Christ. How incredible is this glorious woman.
@MsVirginiaHammer2 жыл бұрын
REST in FOREVER HONORED PEACE, STEPHEN SONDHEIM -- You passed away yesterday and we're all REELING here ... ELAINE STRITCH - RIP, too! You are the most moving creature on the planet in so many ways here ... THANK YOU FOR INSPIRING us ALL! Y'all KNOCKED IT OUTTA DA BALLPARK. T'anks! (ALL those lyrics and not ONE FLUFF! -- WHEEEEW!)
@diegoraulmauryreveles850511 жыл бұрын
My god...performing at 86 years old.....what a woman!
@damlah.74524 жыл бұрын
Elaine’s, Patti’s and Donna’s performances on sondheim’s birthday make me fucking cry every single time. These are true artists with true talent. This is true entertainment.
@CarolynViolin3 ай бұрын
When it comes to this particular song, Elaine Stritch's performance is the VERY best. She is a trooper and a survivor, and she really HAS been through it all.
@namelast4403 ай бұрын
my dad used to be her driver before she passed, such a sweet woman, my biggest inspiration.
@SomeDaysYoureBarbra3 ай бұрын
Aw, cool. Thanks for sharing.
@andrewjackson74583 жыл бұрын
"I got through all of last year And I'm here." The ballad alof 2021.
@TudorQueen4 жыл бұрын
She may not have had a classically beautiful singing voice but she was utterly authentic, a brilliant interpreter of whatever she sang, completely and wonderfully unforgettable. And damn it, she was here!
@davidfriscic30097 ай бұрын
Best rendition of this Sondheim standard. A true master class sung by a show biz survivor --- who better than Stritch to understand this song!!??
@raggedyhaggity2503 жыл бұрын
"seen all my dreams disappear" "but im *here* " yes maam, preach
@laynezeiner27309 жыл бұрын
I love watching a sincere, heart felt, joyous performance. A reminder to performers it isn't just about making the prettiest sounds.
@FantasiusTriton19933 жыл бұрын
It's 2021, the Oscars are over, and I can honestly say it'd be a damn shame if the Tonys don't put this in the show. After all that happened last year, we're kind of overdue for this reassurance
@SomeDaysYoureBarbra3 жыл бұрын
Agreed. Put Trump and Covid in the song and it would be quite appropriate for what we've been through - as the world! Who would you pick to sing it?
@alondraperez-ramirez83633 жыл бұрын
@@SomeDaysYoureBarbra i would have picked Bernadette Peters or Donna Murphy.
@edward3118 жыл бұрын
Gave me goosebumps and tears. What a talent. She's STILL here as far as i''m concerned.............
@eirikastokes96529 жыл бұрын
You're still here, Elaine. Always will be. Too bad you didn't get through all of last year...but God, you ARE here.
@ingridbartinique90309 ай бұрын
Not bad for 85 years of age! The immortal Elaine Strich. 🤩💖
@bernardcleary43303 жыл бұрын
Nobody ever deserved to sing this brilliant Sondheim song more than dear Elaine Stritch, especially at that point in her career. What a talent, sorely missed!
@rachelmarie22289 ай бұрын
You can just see how much respect, admiration, and affection all of the other incredibly talented women sitting on that stage had for Elaine Stritch. Patti and Bernadette especially looked just so excited and elated. Even when this happened i felt like this number was celebrating not just Stephen Sondheim and his incredible talent, career, legacy, but also Elaine Stritch's incredible talent and career.
@jadezee63169 ай бұрын
which accounts for the attention.....but nothing wrong in certain associations
@amylee9442 Жыл бұрын
I’m going to act like and dress like this lady when I’m older and always be young ❤
@wdh472113 жыл бұрын
There will never be anyone else like her ever in our lifetime!
@s.chaisrisuk495622 күн бұрын
Few could retain their greatness towards later years. She florished.
@codybeasenburg627521 күн бұрын
I don't know what it is, but there's something about the way she delivers "whatever happened to her?" that lets you know exactly what happened to her and it absolutely guts me every time.
@kymsutton95788 жыл бұрын
The Queen of Broadway ! How this world move's without her I'll never know !
@Spiderman7Bob79 жыл бұрын
What a terrific ole' B'way broad babe Elaine Stritch was. Who would have thought that Elaine could still knock this song out of the box at this stage of her life? Elaine Stritch was one of the best B'way stars of my time as were such as Mary Martin or Ethel Merman were a few decades ago. If there is a special place for special stars in Heaven, Elaine Stritch has made it up there. God bless her soul.
@robertcamilleri86137 ай бұрын
Elaine Stritch was one of our greatest American Musical Actress. There will never be another like her.
@whisphy70842 жыл бұрын
I'm so in love with her silver hair, red suit, black top and her red high heels. I'm so touched by these. So glamourous.
@christopherlundgren3499 Жыл бұрын
Anyone else loving how much fun the conductor seems to be having in this song? That's fun to me, that he's enjoying making this great musical event so much!
@lenwelch21955 ай бұрын
Definitive version, a masterpiece. It took her life to bring every nuance to each line. She shines knowing she nailed it. Yes Elaine your a major talent.
@EmmerFan11 жыл бұрын
This is the best version of this song and even the best Elaine has done.
@lesliejabine17832 жыл бұрын
I've watched other actresses do this. They can't hold a candle. Gives me hope for the years ahead.
@laurencebrooks76997 ай бұрын
I love the emotion and acting Elaine put into this song...Ive heard better singers, but have not seen better acting in this song.
@noochinator7 ай бұрын
Yes!!!!!!!!!!
@TiGoave52 ай бұрын
Dammit, Sondheim! Your compositions and lyrics are magic! Stritch brought these words to life in a way we'll not witness again, I'm sure. There's something to be said about a technically perfect performance, but something entirely different when you lose the line between performer, character, and... something bigger: A perfect intersection of the two. And that.. is pure magic. 🎉 God, thank you for Ms. Elaine Stritch.❤
@lapisgamer55492 жыл бұрын
I have watched this over and over, and I just noticed Marin and Donna bouncing their heads to Elaine's jumping at the end. Had a huge chuckle
@lenwelch21954 жыл бұрын
She’s been through it all and toward the ends she got sober to find she didn’t need a crutch in the first place . She found out that her unique talent was one of a kind - the ability to communicate deeply with her audience through humor . She said in an instant one can change a downer day to a great day with humor . Thank you Elaine for lifting many of my days . That’s about the greatest gift one can give another . The “ I got through all of last year “ sprung up emotion in me that I didn’t give permission for but am grateful for . All of us are human and life at times is rough but it’s ok . Just laugh and you’ll look down on the problem instead of looking up at it , helpless . No one is truly alone . Life hits everyone.
@LittleMonsterMan939 жыл бұрын
I absolutely love this performance. What a perfect moment.
@timtobias65416 жыл бұрын
I love how those 5 women absolutely adore Ms. Elaine. What a fabulous group!!! Patti was loving every Performance. Her face said it all! You go Florene!!!! LOL!
@GlenBrixey4 жыл бұрын
I always crack up when she laughs after saying Beverly Hills 😂 3:02
@wilanderfan228 жыл бұрын
Elaine Stritch is everything. RIP Queen. I am dealing with a lot of loss in my life & I sooooo needed this today.
@mister_vegas3 жыл бұрын
This clip and Elaine's Emmy acceptance speech in 2004 are two of the coolest videos on KZfaq.
@PKM254 жыл бұрын
Her hopping at the end!! I’m living for this performance
@YesItsMeGuys682 жыл бұрын
My God , i love this woman !! What a life she must have enjoyed .. we miss you lady !
@rr7firefly5 жыл бұрын
Jack Donaghy, I wonder if you ever really appreciated what an enormously talented performer your mother was. Watching this for the sixth time, I can only say that she absolutely deserved the boisterous standing ovation.
@StellarStina Жыл бұрын
She was perfect as his mother
@brucebarton46452 жыл бұрын
I still come back and watch this occasionally. She was one or a kind. Watch her one woman show, Elaine Stritch at Liberty. Will blow you away.
@AAwildeone3 жыл бұрын
Elaine Stritch and Eartha Kitt doing this song are unmatchable!!!
@ehuff99 Жыл бұрын
What makes this special is the fact that she is probably the last person to sing this song on a major stage where some of those lyrics are actually true. And if not true to her, she knew people who they were true for first hand. That will never happen again.
@lukelaister3700 Жыл бұрын
This wasn't singing, it was storytelling. Only a certain generation has that in them. Top, top performance! 👏🏻
@StellarStina Жыл бұрын
😂😂 only one generation has storytelling? Tell me you're a boomer without saying you're a boomer.
@thomasmagnum3588 Жыл бұрын
Damn she crushes this ! Oh to be in the audience that night! I hope to see her do this live one day with the heavenly choir. What a performer!!!
@abretumente7809 Жыл бұрын
It would’ve been an honor to be at one of her performances, but sadly she passed away in 2014, may she rest in peace
@stanochocki89848 жыл бұрын
An Exceptional performance. She really does, steal the show. A TRUE SHOW STOPPER!
@annelimartini64644 жыл бұрын
Most wonderful most beautiful makes me Most happy!! OH What a miracle and what an ARTIST!