This song still has such a haunting melancholy about it.

I have tears in my eyes. She is so perfect

I agree. Julie has a lovely rendition here, but when Barbara Cook sings it...what emotion, so heartbreaking. Brings tears every time....

Yes, Ms. Cook may OWN IT, but it is glorious to hear it from Julie with her impeccable pronunciation, diction and denationalization. Just an observation ~ not a criticism. She places her own interpretation on the work without the pressure/responsibility of having to 'perform' it 8 times a week. If the project had gone forward as a movie I'm 'bloody' well sure we'd have every emotion and heart-string played upon and delivered in said motion picture. But it's only and forever Ms. Cook's.

Oh god she would have been a great amalia for a film version

was gorgeous music, what orchestration and ofcourse what a voice! Makes many kneel down in deep gratidude.

Thanks for this -- great job with the sound. Just think - if she had made the film version, we would have gotten to hear her sing " Will He Like Me?" also.

Why did I never know this was a thing?! Thanks for sharing! Super lovely!

What a shame she didn't record "Vanilla Ice Cream", she would have been absolutely amazing

Thanks Jon!!!!

Lovely !

The flowers, the linen, the crystal I see Were carefully chosen for people like me. The silver agleam and the candles aglow, Your favorite songs on request. Each colorful touch in the finest of taste, And notice how subtly the tables are spaced. The music is muted, the lighting is low; No wonder I feel so depressed. Charming, romantic, the perfect cafe Then as if it isn't bad enough a violin starts to play Candles and wine, tables for two But where are you dear friend? Couples go past me I see how they look. So discreetly sympathetic when they see the rose and the book. I make believe nothing is wrong How long can I pretend? Please make it right Don't break my heart Don't let it end, dear friend. (Waiter: we're closing up Amalia: so soon? Waiter: It looks like your friend didn't get here Amalia: I'm sure there's a very good reason Waiter: then he'll write to you, And you can patch it up And I hope you'll be very happy Amalia: oh, thank you) I make believe nothing is wrong How long can I pretend? Please make it right Don't break my heart Don't let it end, dear friend

Such a loss to not have Andrews & the great Jerry Orbach in the planned film version. Imagine...

Barbara Cook OWNS this song. .. Period!! Even Julie Andrews would agree with that. .. Check it out.

She would have been charming in the role. Judy Garland, Barbara Cook, and Julie Andrews - all talented in their own way. Nice sound, John.

Its a Barbara Cook song she owns this as Julie owns the My Fair Lady or Camelot songs. She sings it beautifully but.....

What a pristine version - beats my crackly old single! BTW it's Bock - not Boch;)

I disagree! Cook is wonderful of course but this Julie Andrews version is a lot easier to the modern ear for it's not as "operatic" and hence it's more commercial. The never made movie version of "She Loves Me", with Andrews as the female lead, is one of the great losses of 1960s cinema!

Wow! What won't you scrub up next?

Thanks for sending this to the celestial car wash for angelic records. Thanks also for the info about the aborted film (how perfectly lovely that would have been with her).

Yes Tom Philibi please! Thanks ahead of time! I wonder if Ms. Andrews has such and more never before heard singles in her closet gathering dust somewhere....someone please ask her! If only she knew me, id be cleaning everything up! Free of Charge!

Johnes >The composers never talked with Julie for the Broadway She Loves me.Bock and Harnick always wanted Barbara Cook for the role . Julie ,Dick,Carol Burnett and Jack Cassidy, the only member of the Broadway cast, would have made the film that was canceled as other Julie s films in the late sixties Ido ido with also Dick Van Dyke and Say it with music with Frank Sinatra.But as I said before the composers wanted Barbara Cook as Amalia from the begining and she made auditions with many actors including Tony Perkins for the role of Georg and Daniel Massey was cast.Barbara and Daniel looked more like the actorswho made the Lubitch movie The shop around the corner Margaret Sullavan and James Stewart. Maybe if Perkins had been cast the musical would have been filmed with Perkins and Cook because he was a famous movie star in the sixties.

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Julie wasnt slated for the original Broadway production.Harold Prince wanted her but the composers Bock and Harnick always wanted Cook as Amalia and talked to her about the role years before. the musical opened in 1963. .When Barbara was cast they chose the leading male performer.She preferred Anthony Perkins but Prince chose Daniel Massey who was excellent in the role.The movie would have been made in1968 at MGM with Julie,Dick,Carol Burnett and Jack Cassidy the only member of the original cast and would have been directed by Blake Edwards.Julie and Dick could jhave been good but for me these were Barbara and Daniel roles

Whew - I almost typed 'Bach'.

Julie Andrews wasm very good but Barbara Cook is the owner of the song and the best of all Amelias. Dame Julie knew it and she didnt do the film.Its a pity that wasnt done with Barbara

Do I understand that on the flip side of this recording Julie sang the song 'She Loves Me'...? That must have sounded a bit odd. Rather like the story of Sinatra wanting to record the Gershwin song 'The Man I Love'... Even changing the pronouns don't help in an instance like this: 'Some day she'll come along...the girl I love....and she'll be big and strong... ' Amazonian images spring to mind.