She sings it as if she's had those thoughts and feelings before. One of my all time favorite Golden Girls moments.

I love this scene so much, not just because Bea Arthur is amazing but just because of how sweet this scene is when you think about it. This man just invited this woman who he's never met before to sing just so she'll feel more comfortable and confident in her surroundings. It's just wonderful.

Vulnerability, pathos, warmth, hilarious comedic timing in a couple of minutes...this woman was phenomenal

Bea Arthur truly had a beautiful voice. I honestly wish she would have cut an album

*Everyone thinks the song is over *Dorothy notices the attention... "WHAT'LL I DO!" Hahahaha, classic 😂 R.I.P. Bea Arthur

Cried for no reason. Perhaps it's the deliverance she made with words and her soulful voice

Dorothy was always my favorite. sarcastic, insecure, but knew when it was her moment to shine. and I love how she wore a sailor dress to the Rusty Anchor.

It's sound like she was holding back tears when she song that song made me 😢

Brings tears to my eyes every time I watch this episode and hear Bea Arthur's version of this song. Just beautiful. 😢

I love the ensuing scene where Blanche admits that she finds herself jealous of Dorothy for the first time... A humble Blanche tells Dorothy why all the the men were swooning for her- because when she is up there singing, she's beautiful, she simply glows.

Nobody mentions the pianist but he's the man, instantly looks behind Dorothy. Great observer!

Always makes me cry. I think this one really came from her heart. I miss Dorothy.

This is my favorite version of the song. Irving Berlin wrote it when his mother died because he missed her so much. I lost my mom last week and had to find this.

A beautifully melancholy tone ... I’ve never heard this song sung so perfectly.

Wow Dorothy sang like she owned it.

I dont think she was acting, she was feeling; she sang, yes! but she was just feeling every single word

This sums up the golden girls appeal in one short clip. Poignancy and warmth perfectly balanced with razor sharp comedy. Honestly this clip kills me every time. Bea’s vulnerability in this moment then the confidence kicking in ❤️

"You friend is good " Blanche" Yeah...Yeah I M NOT WEARING A BRA " 😂😂😂😂

The moment it hits you that Broadway Bea Arthur is coming through and actually singing...wow...

Ok, Im a big tough dude but this brings tears to my eyes every time I hear it.....

Bea looked so beautiful and elegant in the last two seasons.

This one got me. Weeping.

Such a shame bea arthur didnt record a version of this beacause she sung it very beautifully

Beautiful how she sings this song. You can see the real emotion behind it: passion and hurt.

Irving Berlin is smiling with a few tears.

Her voice is so warm and calming.

it's precious but i noticed one day as i was watching this on Hulu that her singing put my son to sleep. So now when it's time for his nap everyday, i play this.

wish bea sang even more. love her emotion and timber of voice. gives the music soul.

This is a heartbreaking song, but when Bea sung it, it was just so beautiful and soothing.

I just discovered this song for the first time while watching Golden Girls .Now i don't know if i can go a day without hearing it.

I would have killed to see her on broadway! BRAVO BEA 👏🏻

I wish I could’ve met her ♥️

I love the moment she realizes she's got an audience and then amps it up😂😂

This scene... everyone... THIS SSSSCCCCEEENE IS EEEEVERYTHING!!!! GAWD I'm crying and smiling at the same time!!!

Side note: Anybody else find Bea Arthur quite attractive in season 7? She hit her physical peak on that show in the final season, even usurping Blanche in my opinion.

About to cry, Rest in Peace Bea Arthur

I wish this was longer

They should have utilized Arthur's voice throughtout the series.

Glad to know I'm not the only one who cries when she sings. Song is just touching!!

Bea is one of a kind. Rip

Something tells me bea lived every single one of those words at some point in her life

She should've recorded this! She always wanted to sing and she got her chance in her later years. She was a natural. True class act.

this song makes me think of my grandma. she had my grandpa's pic on the table so she could talk to him. He died WAY before her. LOVE BEA ARTHUR!!

My favorite version of this song...

Nice touch, humming through a line in the beginning. Seems authentic, unrehearsed.

1:37 Always trips me up. There's an honest emotion in Rue's face that makes me believe she was touched by Bea's performance but tried to channel it into "Blanche" being "jealous" since that's what the scene called for. But true "jealousy" shows up in anger and resentment because jealousy is a defense mechanism to hide vulnerability... not reveal it.

Strange really, I am an 80's kid. So many love songs out there anz yet I keep cominh back to this one and only because of Bea. Bar none!

I'm writing this from Munich, Germany, in September 2020, LOL, and I also had never heard this song before until hearing it tonight on the Disney Channel on that special episode of "The Golden Girls"... Bea Arthur sang it so beautifully, it brought tears to my eyes!

Dorothy has a great singing voice.

Now you know why Broadway dimmed its lights when Bea passed. She was and is a legend! ❤

One of my fave Golden Girls moments. I get emotional everytime I watch this...

Bea Arthur's version is as good as any professional singer I absolutely love it 💚

This makes me tear up. Love her

One of my favorite episodes Bea Arthur could sing this song for me anytime

The way she sings is captivating, you can feel the sorrow with every word

Best rendition I’ve ever heard of this tune. She inspired me to learn and perform this tune. But hers is best.

She,s one of the actresses that before they died you wish they did a cd

The pianist is playing I Wanna Be Loved By You... that’s a fun little bit of foreshadowing 😃

Her voice is so beautiful. If she ever came out with a Christmas album, I would’ve listened to that endlessly!!!!❤️ such a beautiful woman. A treasure.

I love this rendition. Always made my heart melt a little to hear her sing this. R.I.P.

Bea, are you listening, wherever you are- YOU are the one we’re singing “What I’ll Do” to- we miss you and love you always, GG 💛🎼💛🎼💛🎼💛

This is my favorite episode. With the show winding down, Bea really brought a great performance.❤

Now I'm not in love with her but this is exactly how I feel about her. Like all I have is her in videos and pictures and dreams of meeting her that'll never come true.

Separating from my wife of 7 years this summer. Nothing bad we just grew apart...this is one of her favorite shows. This song shreds the heart if you know how it feels

I used to play this for my PekeAPoo Bozo...he was 18 and passed away. I miss him so much RIP Bozo I ❤️I love U always

There should be a full version *.*

This is one of my favorite Dorothy episodes, because we get to see the vulnerable, gentle side that so rarely comes out. Don’t get me wrong, I love Dorothy’s snark and sarcasm, but moments like this prove that her barbs are actually covering up deep sadness and insecurity. She’s likely singing about Stan-who, deep down, she always loved and still cares about-and all of the other “ones who got away” over the years. Bea Arthur does the best rendition of this tune I’ve ever heard. Thank you, Ms. Arthur. I’m sure you are singing in Heaven...

Dec 2018. One of Bea Arthur best Golden Girls scenes

❤️❤️❤️ It's 5am in Denver, and I'm looking up this beautiful piece of history to show my friends, I end up with tears in my eyes singing this song. "when I'm alone with only dreams of you, That won't come true, What will I do?"

Beautiful older women who didn't over do it with plastic surgery and weren't afraid of not looking 22 i miss that.

I wish her rendition of this beautiful was released... absolutely wonderful! A truly "golden" moment in the series.

She had a beautiful voice

This episode always makes me think of watching The Golden Girls with my mom when I was young. And I cry every single time.

Beautiful. Just beautiful. RIP Bea Arthur.

I just noticed the pianist is playing 'I Want to Be Loved by You' - the song Blanche will sing later on top of the piano!

🙌🏾My favorite Wow Dorothy is so talented 🥰👌🏽✅

So Classy...Epic...I miss them...

This lady gave me so so much laughter in my life.. going back decades etc 👏❤ i will never ever forget miss arthur xxx

I loved her! She was awesome ❤️

She's was just wonderful

This. This right here. This is without question my favorite moment in the show. Bea Arthur's performance is so unbelievably beautiful and impactful. I sing this to myself damn near every night.

What s class act! Legendary Broadway Star! Luv and Miss You Bea Arthur!

Love you, Bea. Rest in peace, dear lady.

I like how she start singing and when she look back to see who looking she really gets into it lol

In my opinion, the most heartfelt scene of Golden Girls.... perhaps because we can all relate to the words

I love the way she sings this!!!

d flat haha Dorothy was hilarious..and of course Ma.. picture this, Sicily... lolol

My favorite part about this style is that it’s not necessarily showy or ostentatious. It’s really visceral and not superficial which juxtaposes Blanche’s methods of attention perfectly

I cry when I hear her sing this song

I was just singing Dorothy's version on my way to the kitchen, and I said, I wonder if they have it on YT. Ah, one of my favorite Dorothy moments ❤

What a star! What talent i could fall asleep listening to this she will be missed:(

Cheers to the young musician who listened to his intuition about Dorothy and encouraged her within a couple of minutes of first meeting each other, pretty much told her, Bea yourself and go for it...he saw through her shyness about it, has a passion for music reflecting... So yeah, cheers to that dude. ♥

This gets me everytime

Nice and my favorite episode.... 🌟✨🌟✨🌟✨🌟✨🌟✨🌟😉

This has always been one of my favorite scenes… It so deeply heartfelt through Bea’s voice .. soulfully beautiful. I wonder how much of connection it was for her. I wish she would’ve recorded the entire song. I love The Golden Girls so much. It first aired when I was 12 yrs old, I’m now 47 will be 48 this year. I watched her life unfold for yrs not knowing it would be my life soon. I’ll be an empty nester soon and I’m looking for my Golden Girls pals. Their living arrangements is perfect for me. 😊❤

Heartbreakingly beautiful every time.

She had such a beautiful voice, this scene gives me chills 🥰😭

I may be drunk but I'm crying

A classic classic classic era of television once upon a time not too long ago to be a star you not only had to act you had to sing and you had to dance they don’t make stars the way they make them nowadays

This is beautiful