André Rieu - Feed the Birds (Live in Amsterdam)

[@jenny2540]

When I was a kid I always thought this song was about feeding the birds, now as an adult, I realize that it’s more metaphorical. The writers meant for it to be about being charitable and humane, whether that means giving a little of yourself to others or helping an innocent animal or person when they’re in need. Such powerful lyrics and melody!! The best Disney song ever in my opinion!

[@roshauncoombs8124]

Excellent analysis of the song!

[@ThePsho]

And although this song was sung to the children by Mary Poppins, Mr. Banks was the one that ultimately learned the lesson and had the biggest life changing moment. I think I recall Walt Disney stating that this was his favorite Disney movie song. I agree with both of you, and I'll add that not only are the lyrics poignant, but the music itself (melody, chord progression, dynamics) is amazingly powerful.

[@aw3some517]

I love how Mary Poppins manages to combine a heart-warming story with a deeper meaning and a lesson for old and young alike. In the end, Mary Poppins is not about Mr. Banks, representing all of us, who have lost the joy and light-heartedness of our youth, reminding us how important it is to keep the child in us alive and spread joy and happiness in a world that has become emotionally cold :)

[@carolnahigian9518]

Amen

[@benjaminbarrera214]

I didn't realize what this song was about until I heard it today. Yes, showing mercy and while it costs something, it doesn't cost much.

[@lazypaladin]

I cried then I cried now _And I'll forever cry when I hear this song._

[@granterono1]

Same

[@ContentJapaneseMaples-gk8ji]

As a 73 year old man, I cry whenever I hear this song. Why ? RIP Richard.

[@jamesbaggett7223]

My mom loved this song. She always teared up when this scene played. She passed away last year and now here I sit crying and missing her

[@estherschmuck1515]

I am sorry for your loss and hope you are ok! ❤ music can be very powerful and I hope listening to this helps you to remind beside missing your mother

[@bakersmileyface]

The bird lady in Mary Poppins was a veteran actress called Jane Darwell. Aged 84 at the time. She had been involved with over 100 movies in her career, won an oscar as 'best supporting actress' and even received a star on Hollywood boulevard. She died in 1967 at the age of 87. Every time I hear this song I can't help but think about her and feel sad. I also hope she finds it funny that after all of her years of hard work, she'll always be remembered as the bird lady.

[@JF-sh2sm]

I think it was also her last role before she died

[@lanslarrazabaldemartinez6829]

That'd be here legacy to our generation, Mate... 🥲🥲🥲

[@Smethells2023]

Adding on to this: she was Ma Joad in “The Grapes of Wrath”, acting alongside Henry Fonda. Darwell was basically in retirement at the time, living in an old folks home for actors/actresses in California. Walt Disney personally came to visit her, to offer her the role of the Bird Woman. She initially declined but eventually accepted. It was her final film role. She had been a film actress since 1914. (This was also Walt Disney’s favorite song.)

[@princepeterwolf]

It's probably the best rendition I've heard since the original

[@thatslife2769]

Agreed.

[@KevboKev]

You should listen to Elizabeth South's version. It's absolutely amazing!

[@princepeterwolf]

@@KevboKev Thank you so much for recommending it to me, I just listened to it and it was absolutely breathtakingly beautiful! Best I've heard since Julie's version

[@KevboKev]

@@princepeterwolf Awesome! After replying to an 8-year-old comment, I wasn't sure you'd even get my reply. :-) Glad you enjoyed it.

[@The_Real_John_Parker]

Yeah no one will ever fully beat the original

[@petermacdonough9077]

You know why those people are crying, is because they remember seeing the original Mary Poppins when it first came out with their families!!! It was such a beautiful movie and it filled their childhood with happy memories so many years ago. Such a beautiful performance and such a wonderful singing voice. You can hear the passion and love of the lyrics in the voice!!!

[@Oceanbigcat317]

To think if Disney had given up because of PL Travers, we would not have this. In fact, the movie Saving Mr Banks was about it

[@craigsievewright8003]

All my working days in the great City of London for 34 years from 1981. All those years took me daily from Cannon Street to Holborn. My morning walk took me through St Pauls Churchyard and around the side of the cathedral where the steps are where in Mary Poppins the old Edwardian lady sold her crumbs for 2d. Every time I passed those steps I thought of her and sang to myself - Feed the Birds. 😍

[@hobbitfan8686]

Rest in Peace Richard M. Sherman (6/12/1928 - 5/25/2024) 🍞 🕊️ 🪙 💼 Now you’re finally reunited with your brother & music partner, Robert and your friend, Walt Disney.

[@chriswybrew1740]

Walt's favourite song indeed so much so he asked the Sherman brothers to perform it for him at their concluding meeting each Friday long after they were all working on new projects. On first hearing them play it for his approval he told the brothers "That's what it's all about, isn't it?" So recalled Richard Sherman in a 2004 interview. Sherman called the song "a prayer for understanding - be kind, give love. It doesn't cost anything".

[@Dukonious]

LOVE this song, but nobody...NOBODY...Will ever sing it as BRILLIANTLY and BEAUTIFULLY as Julie Andrews!!!

[@stevenmcgann6352]

Dukonious I know .....tcb

[@donadel70]

Dukonious this one wasnt bad too

[@Tinyman12]

Actually Julie Andrews never sang this in the movie. This was done by the Bird Lady.

[@doctordisinfectant]

True

[@KenRoberts4KenTheRoad]

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[@Lady1216]

is anyone else tearing up at the sight of the older people tearing up?

[@MisfitPanda82]

+Asukers I couldn't help but cry also firstly because this song has that effect on me, and secondly those older people. Gahh. :'(

[@spiritblue9]

+Asukers yes...I am

[@똥쌀짜식]

+Asukers me...

[@annabellethedoll4032]

Yep, that's when the water works came about - not to mention the words to this song...

[@hannahplumleymycarnivaladd6365]

Asukers this song makes me cry anyway

[@toyman9642]

Why do I get teary eyed every time I hear this? One of the most beautiful songs ever written.

[@SamuelDJCox]

Because the song asks us to do one simple thing which is so easy yet so commonly overlooked and not done enough and that is to simply be kind, to show just a little more love. We know it. But we just don't all do it enough. It's so simple, it may be in fact something so small... tuppence... yet something as small as a smile, a quick "are you okay?", a pat on the back or just being there for someone even if you don't know what to say... it's about the smallest things we can do for other people... that tuppence we afford for others can go a long way and change the world and lives for the better.

[@ContentJapaneseMaples-gk8ji]

Well said Samuel.

[@Sarah-zr1nj]

The bridge of this song (1:52) has always stirred a very profound feeling in me, even as a kid. The Sherman Brothers penned a modern masterpiece with this song.

[@Susanluc59]

I am not sure what made me tear up more~ Mirusia's absolutely beautiful rendition of one of my most favorite Disney songs ever, or the lady with the red jacket who was in tears right from the beginning. Either way, I am a wreck.

[@zsoltkiss7645]

Julie Andrews-nak is tetszene, az biztos...

[@berenicegarcia3325]

I though was a man with the red one

[@nataliedejagermusic6923]

Her voice is fairly lovely, but wow her breathing is terrible. The gasping really ruins the song.

[@traviss6564]

@@nataliedejagermusic6923 The mic is fixed and right at the corner of her mouth. She can't put it down to breathe.

[@rrcw320]

This is a great tribute to Richard Sherman (RIP). Thank you Ms. Sherman. Thank you Mr. Rieu.

[@TheVote2010]

A beautiful interpretation of this song. Takes me straight to St.Paul's Cathedral in London, and the vision of an elderly Edwardian lady selflessly feeding the hungry birds.

[@chrisnorton4382]

She was selling bags of crumbs to passers-by to feed the birds (tuppence a bag) - she was a street vendor, like match sellers in later times. Begging was illegal but selling small items wasn't, so people could give her money and she avoided prosecution for vagrancy. The song is about charity to those in need not about birds.

[@TheVote2010]

Chris Norton I think the magic of Disney, is you can interpret these songs in any which way you choose. Their isn't a rule book of what the songs are about. They are about whatever you choose them to be about. Isn't the imagination a great thing?

[@taylorb9484]

Except that the song was clearly written with the scene in mind. Disney songs are, if anything, the type of songs LEAST open to interpretation as to what they're about. It is more accurate to say that Disney songs can be _reimagined_ in almost any way you choose. The intended meaning remains; the way you try to apply it can change.

[@kayleighbrown965]

Chris Norton the line "their young ones are hungry their nests are so bare" I do believe it's about the poor and destitute in London as well, not just London but world wide to be fair..

[@michellemunn7959]

I used yo sing this to my two oldest kids. And just now I got to sing this to my new granddaughter

[@davewilkinson4425]

I am 64 and this song is brilliant so many memories.

[@rt3593]

I think there are 5 perfect songs written in the course of human history....this is one of them.

[@toyman9642]

I can't listen to this beautiful song without getting teary eyed.

[@selket51]

I cry every time I hear this song! I'm not alone!

[@guidodelhaes1433]

Ich kann einfach nicht aufhören, es mir anzuhören. Diese junge Frau singt so wunderschön und das ganze Ensemble spielt so herrlich, es berührt einfach mein Herz im Innersten. Ich glaube ebenso wie bei dem älteren Herrn, mit Tränen in den Augen, der zweimal eingespielt wird. Danke Herr Rieu für diese wundervollen Momente voll zärtlicher und liebevoller Emotionen. Sie leisten damit in meinen Augen einen großen Dienst an der Menschheit und an der Menschlichkeit. Zugleich erfreuen Sie damit Millionen von Menschen. Vielen herzlichen Dank!!!

[@helmut1940r]

Dem kann ich nur zustimmen . Danke

[@bethelight5613]

This lovely singer causes everyone to tear up...so gifted. Her singing could be therapuetic

[@pjproudify]

I was nine years old when my grandfather took me to see Mary Poppins. Oh, how I cried.

[@Thomas_Wolf1]

Eternal memory to the great composer! His unique masterpieces of music will forever remain in our hearts...

[@theemeraldminecartorange3390]

My nana just died 5 months ago and she sang this to me and my brother and she is gone up to the other Angels but the song goes on and on in my head and my heart

[@gordanabadzakov5873]

..God Bless your nana ...to rest in peace ...Amen !

[@matthines4748]

Immortality is when you write, compose, or any other deed you do touches the souls of people long after you are gone. The Sherman brothers are immortal.

[@overcamehim]

Charity is another word for love. God is love and I think He had a hand in the creation of this song. It profoundly elevates my soul each time I hear it.

[@southwestsearch]

It warms the cockles of my heart watching the audience's reaction to this song. I've always enjoyed this song.

[@samdiego1965]

Thanks for the amazing songs that helped shape our childhoods Richard Sherman. RIP

[@rafaelmartinez9697]

Oh God. I've not heard this since I was a child in the 1960s and I think immediately of my dear mom. She made sure I was exposed to so much culture and beauty despite the misery of her loveless marriage to my father. She subscribed to a Disney program that sent dramatized versions of their movie soundtracks out monthly and would play them for us. This one song absolutely captivated me .. Julie Andrews' angelic rendition and the swelling Sherman string section were something I pulled that record needle across to hear again and again. That's where my love of music truly began, over LPs Mom made sure we got. Oh mom, you gave us so much - your words were simple and few and I know God heard your cries. You tried to spare us so much and you rest now among those apostles. Silly me, my eyes are misty. Looks like I wasn't alone ...

[@RavenclawStudent123]

When I was a child I thought it was just about birds but this song means so much more

[@55DepotStreet]

This performance of “Feed the Birds” is flawlessly sung by Marusia Louwence, one of the great voices of the last 10 years. At 33y she will hopefully be singing for a long time to come. The close, personal style of Julie Andrews was a perfect match for this song, and her version is dramatically great, but a studio version. Marusia knocks it ‘out of the park’ live in front of 10,000 people! A completely different demand than singing on a good day with 17 takes. Even Ms.Andrews would admit Marusia’s talents are of a different time and place. Julie Andrews is an icon of the 60”s, 70’s and 80’s. But her career was abridged, as the voice of an Angel was cut short by unneeded surgery. Imagine the world if ‘charity’ were the focus rather than war, money, greed, drugs and crime....

[@agentfungus9742]

I always cry at this scene from the great Disney film. Along with Bambi realizing his mother is gone. Argh. Wiping tears from my eyes. Forever.

[@RavenclawStudent123]

Omg. This is so beautiful. I always loved Mary Poppins

[@MrLesliegreen]

Great song way back in 1964 all those years ago and still gets people crying when this song is sung. Can't beat the words to this song. Still sounds great even after all this time! Certainly gets my vote. Lovely!!

[@MrMjdc]

Hauntingly beautiful. Chills. How did she not get a standing ovation?!

[@LandPirate62]

This song means a lot to a lot of people. Hearing it treated with this much respect truly remarkable and emotional.

[@maestro_oz]

Mirusia has the voice of an angel

[@55DepotStreet]

I have listened twice again, and nobody has ever sung the song like Marusia. This performance is astounding, and it is live! What an incredible talent!

[@carterbroadway39]

This song is about loving our children by raising them and spending time with them. The whole movie is about this. Career and womens rights are all nothing when turning your back on your kids.

[@fabiansaah6482]

In the film it is the FATHER who turnes his back on his children and has something to learn.

[@arwak12]

What could be more beautiful than music that is strong enough to fill your heart and flood your eyes with tears. Truly a masterpiece. Hope to witness this piece live someday.

[@TheNightfallDreams]

I could not stop humming this song when I went to the bank of England from the cathedral.

[@jacksongrainger9926]

I did that too,i was also hoping to see a bird woman on the steps if st.pauls

[@emmcatherine1460]

What a wonderful song as I feed the birds that come into my garden. I am so pleased I can as a bag is not as cheap as tuppence now. In return, I have the pleasure of watching them along their way.

[@Alex462047]

It is such a transient thing, to help another person in need, yet it is an act that may reverberate in eternity, as all our words and actions surely will. The importance of charity cannot be understated.

[@Selmikedmu]

ijen csodálatos hangal rendelkező szép hőlgy ugy el tudja varázsolni az embert igy ősszel elrepit álom világba

[@satukuituniemi5862]

Really beautiful song . And the voice of the singer. 10+ . Thank you very much this song. Hello from Finland 🇫🇮

[@emmcatherine1460]

I so love this song from Mary Poppins. I have so much pleasure in life being able to feed the birds that come in to my garden and on bird stand. This classical rendition of the song is well, no other words "Magical"

[@GAR23LOVMUZ]

Mirusia, What A Heaven Sent Voice. Love This Song Composed By Richard And Robert Sherman🎵

[@Joseripollet]

Beautiful music is the art of the prophets that can calm the agitations of the soul; it is one of the most magnificent and delightful presents God has given us. Thanks for sharing my friend Javier...

[@Azarath_89]

It just makes me think of when my family and I used to go to a church in Denver and help feed the homeless and the hungry. It was difficult to begin with… but you never think you’d see so many children with big eyes and empty bellies. Broke my heart. I just hope this song pushes people to be a little more charitable.

[@elizabethtrudgill9900]

This song gives me chills.

[@nowhere2hide648]

Unbelievable performance…….. words cannot describe.

[@ucizoldi9823]

GRATULÁLOK!.ZSENIÁLIS , CSODÁLATOS, ROMANTIIKUS! GYÖNYÖRŰ! TOP10

[@TheNightfallDreams]

I would like to see this in the Cathedral of Saint Paul

[@kamrecoful]

I luv Sean Paul. Girl you got da right temperature

[@taylorb9484]

Ugh. Sean Paul is horrible-sounding and doesn't know how to make good music.

[@Karlinii1516]

The Cathedral is beautiful! Wonderful! I visited!

[@sonola1]

Beautiful on so many levels - happy childhood memories, beautiful music, beautiful performance by beautiful people. The tears of joy in the audience are the sum of these factors. Bravo! Rieu and co, you hit the spot every time

[@williamradford9631]

Mirusia as Mary Poppins. She does it honours, feed the birds song.

[@angelforceforyou]

BEAUTIFULLY performed! Excellent voice and exceptional orchestral arrangement!!!!

[@Greg-ix4gb]

Simply stunning and taking me back to my youth. Beautiful.

[@feliciachirila7775]

Absolutely BRILLIANT !!!!!Congratulations ANDRE RIEU, MIRUSIA & JSO !!

[@mrstigara]

😭❤Wow❤This is other worldly Thank you all for this❤

[@jamesobie5567]

Sherman brothers were great song writers

[@KenRoberts4KenTheRoad]

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[@oakleysierney1918]

They are simply amazing, Disney sure lucked out by getting them to work for him. We all lucked out.

[@Malubvra]

I didn’t know the writer. Thank you.

[@truvi2461]

So true! 🥰😍

[@coralinehitsugayaff]

The world needs this

[@MustafaKulle]

Andre Rieu, you truly are a legend, you make everything sound epic. Thank you

[@pirro8506]

he did not go to save the children. She came to save Mr. Banks. always in our memory

[@qaderdorosti7808]

What a voice what a music! It’s the voice of heaven.

[@CAROLINA8847]

POR DIOS !!!!!!! QUE HERMOSO, LA ORQUESTA, LA VOZ PERFECTA......ESE ESCENARIO, TAN CORTA LA CANCIÓN Y TAN HERMOSO SONIDO, BRAVO......BELLÍSIMO.

[@jimbeattie8967]

Cant believe half wits would find anything wrong with this performance.

[@똥쌀짜식]

she is an angel.. ...

[@marygarciapadilla2825]

Eugenie Song I'm agree. I love Mirusia, she is my favorite singer 😀😀❤❤❤

[@rileyhinds8616]

A simple message: feed the birds. Life changing.

[@olgakarasso7007]

Angelic voice accompanied by a straordinary Orchestra conducted by a fantastic André Rieu.

[@adrirosg]

Early each day to the steps of Saint Paul's The little old bird woman comes In her own special way to the people she calls, "Come, buy my bags full of crumbs; Come feed the little birds, Show them you care And you'll be glad if you do The young ones are hungry The nests are so bare All it takes is tuppence from you Feed the birds, tuppence a bag Tuppence, tuppence, tuppence a bag Feed the birds," that's what she cries While overhead, her birds fill the skies All around the cathedral the saints and apostles Look down as she sells her wares Although you can't see it, You know they are smiling Each time someone shows that he cares Though her words are simple and few Listen, listen, she's calling to you "Feed the birds, tuppence a bag Tuppence, tuppence, tuppence a bag"

[@jayjayjay909]

If only uncle Walt Disney could listen to this 😩❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@malunafinol7930]

Jason Vongthongkham he is listening this...like my father say,when some one die that person will fly in the skies like the beautiful birds, thats because we have to feed them and protect them

[@renaniidepinheiroepereira4104]

That was his favorite song.

[@ОльгаМихайловна-с4ь]

And my beloved deseased mum and dad too

[@ОльгаМихайловна-с4ь]

@@malunafinol7930 true words

[@desireea.thomas2419]

She nailed this song. She brought it justice for a rendition of this Masterpiece. I bet Dame Julie Andrew’s would Love it as well 🥳👏🏼🥳👏🏼🥳👏🏼🥳👏🏼🥳👏🏼🥳👏🏼Simply Beautiful

[@caddydan7427]

If this video dosnt show the power of music I don't know what dose. Listen Listen what better words to describe such power

[@LoboMochileiro]

Walt's favorite song. He loved so much this music.

[@mariocassar7541]

Im listening feed the birds and cry. Wonder full song

[@nunosantos485]

I know it’s just a song about feeding birds, but somehow she makes it so emotional. Edit: Just listened again and paid attention…now I know why it’s so emotional😢

[@robertkfoury5048]

I don't understand, why is it so emotional? What's the other meaning?

[@nunosantos485]

@@robertkfoury5048 It’s about giving to those in need. Feed the birds would mean buying bread crumbs from a poor old lady that sells each bag of crumbs for tuppence. If you watch the movie again it becomes clearer.

[@mikevonkleist6767]

Context, people, context. Our own personal experience when we hear this song. Conjures our own memories that hold meaning just for us.

[@toyman9642]

Anyone who doesn't love this is cold and heartless.

[@annikaalicia975]

so true

[@Kafkodesu]

I don't exactly love it, but it do like it a lot. Guess i'm cold and heartless.

[@mararuh6050]

Rob Tro I love it but I don't understand the text because I'm german, can someone say me what it means?

[@thomasmaletic74]

maybe you're luke warm to tepid !!! (whichever one is warmer) Not so bad !! And I gotta' assume you've got a beating heart !!

[@thomasmaletic74]

it means that if, in this world, everyone tried to to show some nurturing, caring and empathy for the lowliest creatures, both human and animal, this world would be a better place and maybe we'd be more appreciative of the wonder and gifts we've all been given, and in return, God may be appreciative of us due to our gratitude.

[@norajuanillo1580]

March 6, Sat. 8:45am Thank you so much for sharing the Story of the Movie FEEDS THE BIRDS..... Very, meaningful and emotional... sang by Mirusia with her Angelic voice ...thanks Maestro Andre A BLESSED SATURDAY TO YOU

[@emmcatherine1460]

December 2018 I am watching again. One word Wonderful.

[@Oceanbigcat317]

Out of all of the music his movies created, this was Disney’s favorite song

[@roberthiggins9115]

Gets my vote. Simply beautiful and beautifully simple.

[@roadkill_666]

I love the director just watching and following her

[@j2mbx951]

N'oublions pas les Sherman brothers, magiciens de la partie musicale et chantée du Disney de la grande époque. Belle, ample et fidèle interprêtation !

[@dukeofclancampbellofglasgow]

Does anyone know the name of this angel singing ? i have heard a lot of beautiful singers in my life , but this lady fell from a cloud above and fell to earth and gave us this beautiful voice from heaven for us . This angel should be on every stage in the world sharing this angelic voice to every human being .

[@akanekeiko6985]

cette chanson me fera toujours pleurer malgré que maintenant je suis adulte .... merci Disney et les deux frères d'avoir crées et accepter cette magnifique chanson

[@mikevonkleist6767]

Admit it, Kevin, you're a sentamentalist. We all are. Just love it and enjoy. That's why we love this piece.

[@ed10523]

This Song Reminds me of My Beautiful Mother. She Was Gentle and Strong. I will never Forget you.

[@TheJohnhargrave]

Thank God for Andre, Mirusia, the rest of the cast, and the Johann Strauss Orchestra. So pleasing to listen to and magic performances.

[@galinalevkovich1368]

So a beautiful voice! Thank you , 👍❤️

[@heloisacosta1761]

What a wonderful voice ! So sweet and harmonious ! Love this melody !

[@christianruiz2640]

I cried so hard so beautiful then laughed cuz as soon as it brights up she dissipates to steam!

[@micumilica2741]

Multumesc Mirusia Te iubesc pentru tot ce ne daruiesti prin interpretare artistica desavarsita!

[@imbiraid6521]

Yes, You said it all! Maestro Andre and Mirusia are just the excellent performers for that song.

[@sylwiaregowska7577]

And an amzing performance of Mirusia..Thank you...

[@gerardlabet5507]

Magnifique. Voilà au moins ce que j'appelle des mélodies.On en aurait presque les larmes. Bravo, Bravo Many kisses

[@rayw295]

Lump in throat time - this song is very emotional

[@marta63susana]

que belleza de canción y que dulzura de voz!!!!!!. verdaderamente maravilloso!!! gracias

[@jody024]

the A.R Concert in Maastricht in 2011 is one of the greatest gigs i've ever been to

[@lumynntheawesomemom3014]

One of my favorite songs from Disney... and favorite movie. =) If you get a chance, watch the movie "Saving Mr. Banks" . Great movie. =)

[@dennzlies4776]

Mary Poppins is better

[@oakpineranch]

she is portraying Mary Poppins

[@nurlindafsihotang49]

...now you got me bawling!😢😭 ah, saving Mr Banks!