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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@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 28 күн бұрын

Brava…

@FloatingOnAZephyr 28 күн бұрын

@@TheSharron Neither of us is Italian :p

@TheSharron 26 күн бұрын

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

@yevgeniyaleshchenko849 26 күн бұрын

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

@KKP7557 29 күн 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 24 күн 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 24 күн 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 17 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.

@lizziemaxxe8778 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 Ай бұрын

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

@mca_a1131 Ай бұрын

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

@joanthomas6337 Ай бұрын

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

@MeMe-bs3tc 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 Ай бұрын

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

@LaleOlsson Ай бұрын

Also like Zooey Deschanel

@nanonano03 Ай бұрын

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

@sandiegoann Ай бұрын

Also Susan Sarandon

@yevgeniyaleshchenko849 26 күн бұрын

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

@jlb127 19 күн бұрын

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

@sydastark 28 күн 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 27 күн 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 2 күн бұрын

Don't you mean favourite

@DonoVideoProductions 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 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 Ай бұрын

So well done.

@carollewandowski7192 Ай бұрын

❤

@markhare8652 Ай бұрын

I thought it was lovely

@jeanl9969 Ай бұрын

Made me cry ❤

@TwistedArtdesigns 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 Ай бұрын

Beautiful

@767wattsy 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.

@amierichan1428 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 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 Ай бұрын

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

@jacruick Ай бұрын

I had no idea…. Amazing !

@kirbyourenthusiasm 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 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 29 күн бұрын

It's a BBC show called "This Town"

@falafeland 28 күн бұрын

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

@PLuMUK54 Күн бұрын

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

@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 21 күн бұрын

… and healing

@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 28 күн бұрын

Me too 😢

@lorianncostello531 27 күн бұрын

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

@5578pedro Ай бұрын

She sang it beautifully, it made me cry.

@ashtondurham5075 Ай бұрын

Did anyone else tear up ❤ that was lovely 😊

@rosew2914 Ай бұрын

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

@melissad7855 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 Ай бұрын

I believe she has a band or something

@christinaluna713 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.

@suzanneaskey5653 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 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 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 29 күн бұрын

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

@MISNM0 28 күн бұрын

@@KKP7557 Love Mandy!

@alixbaker8064 Ай бұрын

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

@ignaciagarcia3917 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 Ай бұрын

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

@ignaciagarcia3917 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

@ruthopenstone3432 3 күн бұрын

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

@cy4330 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.

@allisonforfornsed Ай бұрын

Magnificent. Michell Dockery is superb. Excellence.

@sonyarosenrose6934 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 Ай бұрын

🤍🤍🤍 me too.

@MISNM0 Ай бұрын

💔💔💔🫂🫂🫂🤍🕊

@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.

@ChantalA489 Ай бұрын

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

@cynthiacopland8634 Ай бұрын

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

@theresestoulil8500 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.

@roxiesbroadwaybreakdown5599 Ай бұрын

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

@debrafreake4759 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.

@sadjaxx Ай бұрын

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

@MISNM0 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.

@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.

@jessl1177 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 Ай бұрын

A Cappella too. 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

@user-pk7hk3vb4s 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 Ай бұрын

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

@AlessandraCartocci Ай бұрын

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

@mrscwhite18 Ай бұрын

Please show this in canada

@cocoaddams4502 Ай бұрын

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

@RavenCreekCharms Ай бұрын

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

@cindyfrye3026 Ай бұрын

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

@WorldlyWanderer-2024 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.

@mikeyirish1967 Ай бұрын

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

@etherealtb6021 Ай бұрын

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

@nataliemiroshnichenko3594 Ай бұрын

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

@MissCagoita Ай бұрын

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

@Bailey2006a Ай бұрын

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

@georgiahogue8588 Ай бұрын

Agree.

@patriciabaughn4749 Ай бұрын

She sings beautifully.Always loved Michelle.

@michaelfoxbrass Ай бұрын

Just beautiful. Now I want to watch the program.

@christianeduardo1 Ай бұрын

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

@shespeakssoftly Ай бұрын

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

@christienelson1437 Ай бұрын

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

@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.

@ames1007 Ай бұрын

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

@adriangreen5228 Ай бұрын

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

@junerose-sommer5494 28 күн бұрын

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

@Fox1nDen 20 күн бұрын

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

@MISNM0 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.

@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! :)

@echognomecal6742 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!

@atalantarunning6205 Ай бұрын

The best scene in a movie for years

@TheQuietStorm630 Ай бұрын

Why did this make me tear up?😢💖💖💖

@767wattsy Ай бұрын

Because it's exquisite?

@TheQuietStorm630 Ай бұрын

@@767wattsyYes!

@queenswillrule 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 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?

@karmachameleon326 Ай бұрын

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

@labangs65 Ай бұрын

I'm crying! 😭😭😭

@Deedee-ee1sg 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!

@Nichi310 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! 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

@tybulmer4034 Ай бұрын

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

@horsartist 16 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!

@cya2163 Ай бұрын

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

@sharonalexa Ай бұрын

Wow Michelle you sing like an angel 🤍

@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. 😥

@keeshiabrie 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 ☺️

@MeMe-bs3tc Ай бұрын

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

@jeremiahgabriel5709 9 күн бұрын

I'm watching this at work on break, and the first comment I saw was positive, so I thought I'd give it a go. I nearly forgot where I was a I got so sucked in, nearly burst into sobs. Still cried. I don't even.. I i always have words, but don't right now. Incredible. She's not just singing either. She's singing as this woman singing and...wow

@dianepage2654 Ай бұрын

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

@fredamcpherson9940 Ай бұрын

Wow, just Wow😮😢

@WillemLeeuwenhart Ай бұрын

Excellent singing, excellent acting. 👌🏻

@EverAppl14 15 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.

@user-sh8vg9sk5c Ай бұрын

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

@sparkle28a 21 күн бұрын

This has always been a special song in our family - especially between my Mom and me. I remember her singing it to me and my younger brother to put us to sleep. At her request, made shortly before she passed away, we played it at her funeral. I'd like it played at mine one day as well.

@brmam1385 Ай бұрын

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

@RitaAnne 27 күн бұрын

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

@carolyncalhoun7555 Ай бұрын

Well done Lady Mary!

@maryeliason1504 Ай бұрын

Good actress & nice voice

@tammylain7754 Ай бұрын

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

@Terry_1111 Ай бұрын

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

@the-end-of-my-tether 28 күн бұрын

Wow ❤ that was better than the original version. ❤ It's one of those moments where you stop what your doing and fall into the music ❤

@ares6953 Ай бұрын

She made me cry !

@kristybennett3752 17 күн бұрын

This made me cry. Heartbreaking.

@acarlisi590 Ай бұрын

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

@spencer97m 26 күн бұрын

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

@brookemartin6101 Ай бұрын

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

@tarotaddicts4695 Ай бұрын

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

@anthonysalvi4404 Ай бұрын

Beautiful

@c.athompson9280 20 күн бұрын

That was effortless and beyond beautiful.

@jeanrobinson6584 Ай бұрын

It was stunning!

@kjw1856 Ай бұрын

Wow! To go from hysterics to BELTING out an amazing and heartfelt rendition…., Judy would be jealous!

@JustLuthor 29 күн бұрын

What a beautiful moment in a great show. I really hope it gets renewed for a second season!

@libertyvilleguy2903 Ай бұрын

Beautiful voice

@martemacdougall1985 Ай бұрын

I first knew Michele from her role as MARY in Downton Abbey. I had no idea how versatile she is and her performance in this scene is so real and so moving. I was just as memorized as the people in the church. Their reactions seemed real to me as well. Lovely ❤