BARBRA WHO!? || Now Then: Theatre Thursdays ("My Man" - Funny Girl)

[@BrettTwinSavage]

Also, I really enjoy your reaction and analysis! You are both just mesmerized as she performs then you sorta had to gather yourselves. She does that to you! More importantly, you both come across as warm and personable! So thank you!

[@nowthen.4363]

Thanks David!! She definitely did that to us!! Haha xx

[@jons.105]

Just like a midnight snack!!

[@jons.105]

A++ reaction!

[@BrettTwinSavage]

@@jons.105 FINALLY!! Been asking for this forever! kzbin.info/www/bejne/iIXdeKd5YqxgbKc

[@BrettTwinSavage]

@@jons.105 Well why’d you think that she was wearin’ black, Jack!?

[@thomasgriffith2953]

The greatest female vocalist of ALL time! 👍❣

[@kingy002]

One of. And I have loved her since I discovered her over 40 years ago. I really cried at the start of this. Just breathtaking, the emotion, and the sheer power of her vocal.

[@nibotgonzalez]

Absolutely ❤

[@tykotate9346]

Streisand was the blueprint for post-war female singing generally. No one had more influence. Even now, when most female singers sing a ballad, whether they know it or not, they are channelling Barbra's approach and technique on some level.

[@BrettTwinSavage]

Barbra did win an Oscar for “Funny Girl”. In fact, the alternate title of this song is “How To Win An Oscar In Under Three Minutes”!

[@Mike-fp5rc]

5:22 "Barbra Streisand can never be copied or repeated ... " ... that just about says it all.

[@MsAppeljack]

Her first film and she won the academy award for best actress. Amazing.

[@ericbrown1750]

What makes Barbra's performance in the movie of FUNNY GIRL even more gobsmacking is that she was only 25 years old when she made it. TWENTY-FIVE!

[@alexgraetzer]

22 when she started the Broadway play. She's too amazing. I'm reading her book and am loving it

[@sheayankee]

One of the greatest musical performances ever. What a finish! I get goosebumps every time I hear this. Barbra is truly incomparable!

[@rafaelajoanashiraanshel5118]

She asked the director if she could sing the beginning live. He agreed to let her try and do that... And yes she bares her soul. She won best actress her first movie! 25 years old!

[@magicchandelier]

She makes every audience shock at this moment. So difficult dramatical act, to cry, sing, perform, that much deep sadness, so much truth with the missing love in that moment she is trying to search at that theater in that scene. She stoped her singing to start searching her husband through the audience, but she continues after not founding him in a deep sadness recovering herself infront of that sad moment of the story of the movie. After it she strongly manage her sadness act until it ends She is PERFECT. AWESOME.

[@snarkyenigma9219]

THE most Oscar worthy movie debut in history ... bar(bra) none. Sure, Broadway gave her a huge advantage, but as we all know, stage doesn't always translate to the big screen.

[@rebeccawyse5562]

You must watch funny girl... true story...outstanding babs

[@ACinemafanatic]

My mom said everyone was crying and cheered the moment she ended the show when funny girl came out in 1968

[@MissAstorDancer]

I can tell you that's true! My Mom took me to see "Funny Girl" when it came out. The audience in the movie theater were VERY into it, and mesmerized by Barbra! I can also tell you that my Mom had turned me on to Barbra at a very young age, so by the time "Funny Girl" hit theaters, I was a hopeless fan! Then, when we went to see the film, I was actually in tears within the first few moments of instrumental music accompanying the beginning credits! Before Barbra had sung a note, or appeared on screen, I was in tears to just the instrumental medley! I stayed in tears for a LOT of the entire movie, and still do, to this day. "Funny Girl" is in my Top 10 Favorite Movies!

[@ACinemafanatic]

@@MissAstorDancer did she take you to see on a clear day you can see forever

[@MissAstorDancer]

@@ACinemafanatic No, I did not see "On A Clear Day" in the theater. I have seen it 4 times on TV, though! LOVE it!

[@ACinemafanatic]

@@MissAstorDancer what about yentl in theatres

[@MissAstorDancer]

@@ACinemafanatic - The only ones I have seen in a theater were, of course, "Funny Girl", "Funny Lady" and "A Star is Born". I have seen "Yentl" several times, and love it!

[@glennlaroche1524]

And THIS is why she's 'the actress who sings'. Goddess.

[@marcackerman492]

I became an instant fan when I first saw Streisand in the 1968 movie of Funny Girl. What an incredible journey. An incredibly talented woman.

[@kingy002]

Ditto. That was my experience as well.

[@Evan1060]

Did anyone mention that Barbra insisted on singing the first time through live because she wanted to bring her acting chops to the piece. The second time is prerecorded. The reverb is different in the second half. What an amazing performance.

[@LuLu-nw6bi]

Barbra actually said that she wanted to do it live all the way, but the director wanted a recorded audio version.

[@justlikebuttah]

She got her way. 😁

[@sharonlabrecque1655]

Barbra Streisand is simply the best 💖

[@edithcarter3554]

You need to watch whole the movie. She IS the best actress of song and that voice.

[@sharonschmeederjohnson4648]

The truest female Legend

[@theresemurphypsychicentert4182]

Someone might've already mentioned this but Barbra did want to sing this whole song live - if not every song she ever recorded in her movies - and they might've filmed at least one take live all the way through. I believe Barbra said she liked the live version but she couldn't convince them to use that version. It was remarkable that she prevailed on them to even try it and that they kept this hybrid version. Jaw dropping. LOVE your reactions!!

[@lewisbreland]

Oh, PLEASE do more Barbra! Thank you for this. I'm subscribing for this reaction.

[@daves6255]

I'm pretty sure that initially this was prerecorded but she convinced the director to shoot the entire scene live with an audience of fans.

[@garyluchau432]

Barbra Streisand had done a pre-recorded performance of my men for the movie and she told the producers that she could do a much better performance doing it live. So they let her do the performance live and they use that in the film. I watch this song in the movie over and over and every time I know what's going to happen and I still cry she's an amazing performer. Yes you did win an Oscar for this movie her first movie. I love your channel do more Barbra.🎉😊

[@bjwillson1]

In those days musicals on film always prerecorded songs. “My Man” was in the can and producers were happy with it. Barbra convinced the director to let her sing the beginning of the song live so she could emote and add to the performance.

[@kingy002]

I think you can detect the change to the studio recording clearly.

[@OACDYCSF]

I was going to tell them this so I'm glad to see someone already has.

[@blanchefan]

You all are charming and committed and knowledgeable as you talk about the inimitable Barbra; I don't know you, but I'm proud of you. Your youth and passion in perceiving her brilliance are very moving to me. Guess what; as a teenager (don't hate me now) I saw Funny Girl on Broadway with her; as you can imagine, that experience was unforgettable, thrilling, hypnotic. She's equally at home on stage, television, on film. She's something, right? Blessings to you--- :)

[@rbianca1]

She is THE greatest!

[@pikemeredith5604]

The one important thing I like about Barbra is that even in movies she chooses to sing 'live' as with this performance. No lip- syncing for her. She is a unique superstar surviving 6 decades & still making albums today. Check out her 'duet' ones, they are something. Even her 'Walls' album proved how diverse she is as it was a great album I thought, particularly liked the songs Don't Lie To Me & The Rain Will Fall. Yes, Barbra has been accused of being a perfectionist but if a song is worth singing it is worth doing well & only Barbra can move U & take U on a musical journey like no other. This IS why she won the Oscar for Funny Girl, it was a wonderful movie as well as the songs.

[@BradHoover-m1i]

A PERFECT PERFORMANCE!!!!

[@lukewoodhousee]

Loved this video! She’s got an incredible voice! The way she shows her emotion on stage is amazing! X

[@nowthen.4363]

Ah thanks Luke!! 😍

[@jj2288]

Her face is so beautiful!

[@thomasgriffith2953]

Luke ... to quote Barbra ... "I'm an actress who sings." and that's just part of what makes her such a great singer ... yes, that spectacular voice but also the emotion that comes through with it. 👍❣

[@marilynrivera7731]

You are about to be astonished by her voice nu.ber 1 no one co.pares and what an actress Wow

[@romuloemilioguevara5403]

The first part was live actually. She insisted on it. Once the orchestra comes in , that was the prerecorded part .

[@stephaniestanley8041]

When that song begins the emotion flows. This is a beautiful video essay.

[@dianecostanza]

Makes me breathless every time.

[@jtt306]

She word paints and manipulates the pitch, sharpens or flattens slightly depending on the tone’s position in the chord. Incredible control.

[@Carter_0326]

She sounds amazing! So much emotion 🤩

[@sharoninglima1217]

Barbra is just amazing and the GOAT! 60 years of talent from this unreal singer (EGOT)! ❤❤

[@jj2288]

LOL at both of you! You said it right Barbra Streisand "cannot be copied or repeated", thats why it's very seldom that her song is a choice for audition of most aspiring singers.

[@bobstewart1668]

BTW Director William Wyler recorded her LIVE for this finale with only music playback ONLY! Yeah, she knocked it out of the park!

[@sanyrub]

Unbelievale.

[@valogden]

Don't Rain on My Parade is the absolute standout song from the movie but the movie is great.

[@garyluchau432]

Very good reaction I've subscribed 👍👍🎉 do more STREISAND.

[@davidroyston1918]

Barbra...The ONE and Only! ♥♥♥♥♥ Cheers and Happy New Year!

[@lenwelch2195]

Barbra had that passion, talent, the character of Fanny Brice within her. Some artist develop in to themselves over life experience but Barbra started her life as Barbra which is why she gave such a great performance. She performed on broadway for 3-4 years before making the movie, she worked out every obstacle so the movie captured her best performance. She’s the best at what she does just as Judy was at her best at what she offered.

[@BradHoover-m1i]

if for no other reason, this song alone is more than enough to merit an Oscar.

[@Jude74]

Mariah and Celine sing their sings, Streisand performs hers.

[@pibly7784]

Yes- exactly. She acts them out.

[@waynesworld5855]

I'm a big Barbra Streisand fan and I know this is from the movie Funny Girl, and so I was wondering why you didn't do a live version of her singing this song. There are a number of live performances on KZbin. I especially like the live performance she did from 1975. The picture is not very good but the audio is great and she was fantastic, you should check it out.

[@mindykronenberg3318]

Wonderful analysis! I enjoy your thoughtful response to this amazing performance.

[@MichaelRomeoTalksBooks]

Stunning, stunning, and stunning. I'm listening to her memoir on audiobook and I'm at the part where they are putting Funny Girl together.

[@wengfong6742]

Great video. Have you guys seen Barbra’s 1975 live version of My Man? From the tv special funny girl to funny lady? That version is her best live version of my man, it includes the bridge left out in the movie. And it proves your point that Barbra can easily do the whole song live abs knock it out of the park. And it was perfection

[@ChuckMusicDinoLover]

Also my favorite live performance of this song! And she looked so (hello) gorgeous as well with that long silky platinum blonde hair. That last note she holds with so much power and vibrato! Everyone should see that TV special and listen to what a real singer can do live and without any auto-tune! I really hope one day we'll finally see a commercial release of this and other live TV she's done. Here's a bootleg copy of the whole singing part this special, "Funny Girl to Funny Lady"... kzbin.info/www/bejne/a3itf6Rjm9F4pqs

[@justlikebuttah]

She did this live for the film as not the best at lip syncing. Iconic.

[@ACinemafanatic]

The greatest star

[@edithcarter3554]

Absolutely

[@micahkazlinowski7941]

See, this is why all this talk about Funny Girl ("Beanie is out, Michelle is in") is just futile. You simply cannot duplicate, let alone improve upon this kind of perfection. Funny Girl is Barbra, Barbra is Funny Girl.

[@danieldubek6155]

One of my all time favorite songs and film scenes. ❤️

[@rff2552]

Nothing recorded. She insisted on doing it live

[@ConstantGardener-q9q]

She is an ACTOR who can sing her heart

[@miguelgarciadomenech4260]

A great reaction 👋🏾👋🏾👋🏾🎤🎶🎵❤️❤️💕💕💕

[@marie-thema706]

Que dire.? C est Barbra Streisand la meilleure 💓💛❤❣

[@Cindrbell]

I can't stop crying.

[@brianwebberable]

I am blown away…..

[@MrTeddylovejoy]

Less than one minute now then the wonderful video starts ☺️☺️☺️☺️

[@treyhill4239]

You should do a reaction video of Barbra singing With One More Look at you/Watch Closely Now. Very similar AND she sings it all live.

[@kingy002]

A stunning performance that cut into me like a knife and introduced me to Barbara.

[@bl6797]

She sang in gay clubs in nyc greenwich village…not jazz clubs….she started singing Broadway songs in the very beginning.

[@robertn800]

She always says they were gay clubs in interviews- maybe that made her so comfortable with her son being gay 🌈

[@happyexpat3744]

Great reactions and ones I share with you. I believe I read that in order to get the emotion of the moment, the director, William Wyler, asked her to sing this one song in the film, live. No pre recordings, which has become more and more extinct over the past decade. I believe, allowing her to do this allowed her to give us the performance of this short, Fanny Brice, song, (I think it was originally in French until Ziegfeld Anglocized it for Brice) that we all react so strongly to. This song, just to mention it, is not in the revival with Leah Michele, who is fabulous in the role and it stinks that she is not eligible for a Tony, though she may bring it to London so an Olivier is possible....but it is not in the revival as it is not in the Broadway version of the show, just the film and that was to do homage to Ms. Brice. Which they did, wonderfully. Cheers!

[@mhd6230]

SHE ASKED to sing it live!

[@vipjcaq]

Ms Barbra .. An Alive Legend ..

[@dynchristianson3425]

The director wanted her to lip sync the entire song. However, she has said a few times over the years she's a bad lip syncer, because she never sings a song the same way twice. At any rate, she got him to agree to do a live version where there is a close-up and then upon panning out, she lip synced. What a stunning performance.

[@kingy002]

She didn't lip sync. They overlaid the studio version over the top of her singing live.

[@douglaspeterson8360]

I believe she sang this live for the film and it was not prerecorded in any way.

[@garyluchau432]

They did do a pre-recorded version but she thought singing live would be much better. So that's the one they used.

[@johnbeebe7568]

The first part is LIVE, (her idea), the rest of the song is Lip-Synced.

[@violamateo-on8pc]

Some additional backstage info: Those tears that you see weren't produced by glycerin. Streisand and her co-star Omar Sharif had been having an affair during the filming of "Funny Girl". They both knew their love couldn't survive (for one thing, she's a Jew and he was an Egyptian, and during that period the tensions in the Middle East were every bit as awful as they are today; possibly worse). So when they were going to film this scene, the director, without Streisand's previous knowledge, had Sharif stand right next to the cameraman -- so Streisand was singing directly to HIM.

[@viennaactress]

I'm so glad they left out the lyric "he beats me too" which Fannie sang and Hellen Morgan and Billie Holiday

[@StevenGreen-p2l]

Steven austraila was sang on the stage because when it was a few months later she asked the director if she could sing it live and that's what you see

[@peterroszak9472]

What's fascinating about this final scene from Funny Girl movie, she sang it live without playback. She convinced the director to shoot it live to capture the real emotions, and she didn't want to lipsync, as she wasn't good at that in her own words.

[@johnbeebe7568]

What we see in the movie, the very first part is sung LIVE (her idea), the rest of the song is Lip-Synced.

[@robertoignacio4054]

You need to watch the closing scene of the performance In her movie version of A Star is born , from the 70’s in my opinion her voice was at the highest form song “ the man on the moon”

[@sharonlabrecque1655]

You mean Woman in the Moon...

[@mhd6230]

Her singing was amazing in "A Star Is Born" but I prefer Judy Garland introducing herself as Mrs Norman Maine. Always makes me cry!

[@MrTeddylovejoy]

I can't wait

[@nowthen.4363]

Enjoy!!

[@MrTeddylovejoy]

@@nowthen.4363 thnx. I'm a new subscriber. I really enjoy your takes on these performers

[@nowthen.4363]

@@MrTeddylovejoy Ah amazing!! Welcome Teddy! xx

[@lindaostrom570]

she started on broadway, she emotes.

[@mstraction]

I think they said she sang this song live...it was not autotuned or dubbed over...it was live..of course she sang it live on stage in the play everyday for several years

[@mhd6230]

This song was not in the play! She sang the "music that makes me dance" in the play.

[@jenniferbabros1985]

Yes hope you caught the movie🎬

[@thomasgriffith2953]

Here's a bit of truth. Barbra sang this song live with an orchestra on the sound stage when this was filmed. She insisted on this. Also to quote Streisand, "I'm an actress who sings." 👍

[@nowthen.4363]

There’s definitely a change though? First section is definitely live and raw. Second part sounds very studio recorded. But hey, if you know the truth 🙏🏻 xx

[@Anna-Gunilla1792]

Yes, you are right. (Thomas Griffin)

[@eldiran2]

And on another level--a point you missed, perhaps not knowing the film and where this song falls--she is forced out onto the stage as a performer having just been told by her husband that they shall divorce, and Must Perform, so there is a tension in Being a Performer and The Devastating Heartache she is feeling. (which is the theme of the play: the incongruency between ones Personal Life and Being The Performer....and then, by chance, it is THAT song she must sing.(It was most likely recorded all live in close-up, then they reshot the end with her lip-syncing to her original performance, though it IS also normal to re-sing a line or two in the studio.)

[@giovannimaggio3]

This moment of the film is also very famous because it was recorded live, there are no additions of parts recorded in the studio, they shot the same scene several times, each time it was different, and in the end they chose this one, but everything is absolutely live. It would be much better to inquire in detail before publishing videos. g

[@loon-a-sea3872]

and...she was probably younger than the two of you when she did this (mid 20's)!

[@ACinemafanatic]

Please do on a clear day you can see forever by Barbra Streisand

[@pablovanschravendyk9877]

Actually, this was recorded live as Barbra has said she’s hopeless at lip syncing

[@nowthen.4363]

Hey. I’m not sure about that but happy to be proved wrong. But for me you can hear a change between the live section and the recorded section. It could be that she dubbed over the final footage in a studio. But either way it’s an amazing performance x

[@cdcotr]

Who the heck could say musical theatre is not acting?! Seriously? Can you also react to her singing Papa can You Hear Me from Yentl? Pretty pls? and Liza Minnelli!, Kristen Chenoweth, Bernadette Peters etc etc lol

[@BrettTwinSavage]

I agree. I am only a musical theater performer in my dreams (or the shower) so I only know what I guess. It must be a challenge to emote effectively when it has to be done so it matches the word placement and tempo of a song. In speaking scenes there is often an emotional cadence or tempo of delivery or exchange the actors are following. It mostly feels like a function of the writing to me (though not soley). Still, I’d think there’d often be some room for an actor’s wiggle there. When you’re acting to music, this word/emotion must hit right at this beat, and this word/emotion must start here and last until there, and these words/emotions need to be compressed here. It seems to me that having to express realistically within such confines must be difficult to do and not end up looking like high camp. Or maybe not...because I’m only theorizing and have no idea what I’m talking about. Obviously, that possibility has never stopped me... 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@billyboystl]

This was one take…it would be a benefit to your show and its viewers if you set up the scene, explained the context before you start the clip. It matters what happened right before she walked on stage, why she’s upset. Thanks for posting this iconic, Oscar winning performance!

[@edwardhannah]

I have to think that Bradley Cooper studied this scene when it came to the final scene in his version of “A Star Is Born” when Gaga sang I’ll never Love Again. Now I know that a big deal was made about how Bradley and Lady Gaga sang live in all the musical numbers in ASIB but did Streisand actually sing live over a prerecorded track for this scene? Is that how singers usually work in film?

[@BrettTwinSavage]

In what we think of as typical musicals, it’s usually lip synched to a pre-recoded track. Most of Funny Girl is done in this traditional way. However, Barbra has always said she hates to lip synch because “I’m lousy at it”. I heard her say in an interview that she told director Willie Wyler she couldn’t create emotion that felt real and do something that’s “not real” by it’s very nature (I.e., lip synching) at the same time. So the first part when she’s crying is live. When the song revs up, it switches to a pre-recorded vocal track. In most modern movies that feature musicians/performers as characters the music is, typically, performed live and the final recording that we hear is created from that live performance (as was the case in both the 1976 and 2018 versions of ASIB.)

[@wengfong6742]

Barbra’s own a star is born was done live. Her live finale is amazing.

[@donnamentrasti2695]

@@wengfong6742 Totally agree. "With One More Look At You/Watch Closely Now" was one of the greatest closings of a movie ever and to this day, as many times I've heard it, I still bawl my eyes out.

[@bl6797]

She sang it live on film! There was no other over dubing in the studio…she was very adamant about singing it live for the film! She said she wanted the film audience to get the live theater feel that she did in the Broadway show version!

[@anthonybisbano7478]

Only the first half of the song was sung live.

[@MissAstorDancer]

@@anthonybisbano7478 That is correct.

[@mhd6230]

This song was not in the play!

[@lanivirtudes1134]

Are there no more Salonga Sundays???

[@nowthen.4363]

Of course! There’s one coming next weekend xx

[@MrTeddylovejoy]

💖💖💖💖💖💖

[@dougschneider8041]

You two are adorable. Now watch Barbra sing this totally live in 1975 on live tv from the Kennedy center. Truly one of the most amazing vocal performances of her career - flawless and totally Live!! Look it up!!

[@BrettTwinSavage]

@@dougschneider8041 Right you are! She also does “Don’t Rain On My Parade” and it is also flawless and exciting! It’s also here on The Tube. (That was a TV special for the premier of “Funny Lady”.)

[@a13xxgrey12]

Hello, I would like to see your reaction to the performances of Diana Ankudinova. Her amazing voice surprises everyone, she performed covers of the famous songs "Wicked Game", "Human", "Havana","Take on Me". She also has her own songs "Into the sky" (В небо), "Your Voice" (Голосом твоим), "Happiness" (Счастье).

[@brentwalker3300]

Barbra's mother was an opera singer. Go figure. I love to see reactions like my own. I guess having been a theater and choir geek myself might have something to do with it. Cheers.

[@harveyharrison1773]

PLEASE check your history about this performance because there is footage of Barbra being interviewed where she states the entire sequence from walking on to the end of the song was shot LIVE. If your are going to make comments about such a significant artist get it right.

[@donnamentrasti2695]

Barbra's closing of "A Star Is Born" [1976], was as moving, maybe even more so, than this. Would love your reaction video to it. kzbin.info/www/bejne/pqW6gKykd6ernbM

[@LeoGer94]

Please, make a reaction to the songs of the singer Diana Ankudinova.

[@melwanna]

Please react to Lea Salonga’s Bring Him Home

[@SueProst]

It was recorded live because Barbra hated lip sinking.

[@nowthen.4363]

I believe it was recorded live but part of it dubbed over afterwards :) but that’s my opinion from what I can hear. X

[@wolfgangriemann5275]

Please react to her rendition of Since I Fell For You: kzbin.info/www/bejne/gpTUg3SMl5yfjac

[@ericbrown1750]

You should know that it really irritates Barbra Streisand when people mispronounce her last name. The 2nd syllable is pronounced "sand," as in the sand on the beach. It is not pronounced "stry-znd." She even called the CEO of Apple to have Siri pronounce her name correctly. Just saying.

[@nowthen.4363]

Thanks Eric xx

[@MrTeddylovejoy]

Please do reaction to Regine Velasquez rendition of Barbras song A piece of sky from movie Yentl

[@frankiebowie6174]

Barbra Streisand has a hundred talents, but lip syncing isn’t one of them. Judy Garland was the best at it.

[@johnryskamp2943]

You realize, of course, that it's dubbed.