Idina Menzel - "Don't Rain on My Parade" (Barbra Streisand Tribute) | 2008 Kennedy Center Honors

Idina Menzel gives a powerful performance of "Don't Rain on My Parade" for 2008 Honoree Barbra Streisand, who originally sang the popular number in the 1964 musical Funny Girl.
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[@unicorngirl2221]

The fact that this was in 2008 and that she still looks like that 11 years after scares me 😂💖

[@noriatika1804]

My elphaba💚

[@danielnunez1533]

She is a witch 💚

[@moon-ww6qt]

@Anna-Maria Beatrice Schultz shes like keanu reeves, and kristen they're all immortal and ill accept no other answer

[@angeliquemariel2916]

aҡɨɦɨҡօ saċɦɨʀօ YESS THEY REALLY REALLY ARE IMMORTAL THEY NEVER AGE!!!!🙌🏼🙌🏼🙌🏼🙌🏼❤️❤️❤️

[@unicorngirl2221]

@@moon-ww6qt you forgot Paul Rudd 😂

[@zinone2009]

funny how she plays Lea’s mum in Glee and Lea sang this in Glee

[@viniciusmirandadias560]

@@sleyla_slays Rachel is very similar to Lea in many aspects hahaha.Forgive Karlyn20 for that haha.

[@alicelu5691]

and those manhattans played back just the highest note and shit gone crazy 🤦🏻‍♀️

[@davidbobowski3604]

Funny Girl

[@jesuslabradormorcillo468]

100000 barbra streisand is best in all the ways

[@jonaguillermo1306]

Shelby?

[@joyenchanted13]

She was having the time of her life on that stage, it makes me so happy.

[@nellym1243]

finally a positive and true comment 🙏🏽

[@fionagallagherapologist5968]

glee fans are so annoying 😐

[@manuelorozco7760]

As someone who knew who Idina was before Frozen, i feel the same way

[@sheperdspie2065]

❤️❤️

[@anusthing]

too bad Barbara wasn't lol

[@valentinahuidobro8398]

Why is this video full of judgy glee fans? Idina Menzel is a wonderful singer, you are really mean.

[@jaidentunes7794]

Idina changed some notes and it doesn’t really doesn’t sound that great because of it.

[@davidbobowski3604]

@@jaidentunes7794 it's called singer's freedom

[@jaidentunes7794]

David Bobowski it is, but sometimes it gets backfired. Especially in this case. Idina’s voice is absolutely stunning, but the new notes sound out of place.

[@davidbobowski3604]

@@jaidentunes7794 I disagree, but I respect your opinion

[@Maisie.Meehan]

@@davidbobowski3604 yeah but for a lot of people changing the notes/key just makes them automatically think you can't sing the original version

[@megans9251]

Lea’s version is still my favorite. She kills this song every time she sings it. Although I love Idina, I didn’t really like her version of it.

[@seunosewa]

She shouldn't have changed the notes for no reason. Hate it when singers try to personalize a song they are covering by altering it unecessarily. Glee usually doesn't do that.

[@arrianamarquez8454]

I agree ! Barbara seems un amused lea is so versatile!

[@TheJusticka]

I still prefer Naya's version 😎

[@caramelastic]

Seun They did it in the last version of defying gravity and it was really annoying. But yeah, glee did a lot right

[@aluvmoon]

​@@caramelastic I agree. The first Defying Gravity on Glee is amazing, but the second one was nothing compared to the first one, it sucks. Glee actually made almost every cover amazingly, like Don't Rain On My Parade.

[@boblowney]

Barbara looks so Judgy!

[@corellicorelli]

They all sing so poorly...

[@notcherbidness501]

Apparently, she is very shy. It comes off differently than that.

[@tabiarrey]

That’s because she’s judging...as she should!

[@tabiarrey]

@@remsmodious That was the same night that Beyoncé performed “The Way we Were” and you could see that Barbra was living for that performance! She didn’t have her contacts in either! You don’t need contacts to enjoy the sound of music

[@HerHomeschoolHomestead]

Well... Barbra is perfection 😆

[@valerieaurelia4573]

Give it a break guys, she did this song her way and I think her version is just as beautiful as Lea's or Streisand's. You can't compare them cause they are different and great in their own way.

[@jenn3681]

Valerie Aurelia sure, Jan

[@Emiliano_Figueroa]

No, she was out of tempo, her breathing unstable, and Barbra clearly didn't like it

[@takeomiso]

Belona v.a. I respect that. But Idina was a little off key for the orchestra and that took her out of place, and then when she was trying to get on key, her breathe started to get unstable and then she switched to chest voice, and then to using her neck, which took away from the overall sound and performance.. I love Leah Michelle and Glee. And I love how they do interesting twists to the story like Indina doing Don’t rain on my parade. And Leah doing defying gravity, and let it go.

[@OneLoveRSR]

It baffles me that people even put that auto-tuned Lea Michelle in the same category as Barbra.

[@chits28]

No. This one's bad

[@daydreamingdoormat9197]

Oh my gosh. I see so many comments on how lea should have sung this or how she would have done it better. I'm just here to appreciate Idina's vocals because wow that is some talent.

[@applespotty2232]

i literally came to youtube trying to find Idina's performance where she engaged with the audience after the bridge, and instead ended up here with a bunch of people bringing Lea into this for absolutely no reason 😭

[@ky4864]

PSA! Idina has asthma and this song is CRAZY hard to sing. Let’s all just be grateful that she graced the world with her talent. She is singing her heart out!! It’s the easiest thing in the world to tear down someone’s art, but let’s just not. Xoxo

[@noriatika1804]

IKR!

[@danielmitchell451]

If she can sing Defying Gravity and The Wizard and I, with asthma, she can sing this. I dont know what she was thinking or trying to do, but she did not do a good job with this cover. I think this song was just a little too fast for her which is why she had trouble singing it.

[@avishipandya2030]

I have asthma and can sing this song, I think it’s just her singing style.

[@lisamarie5937]

Idina has never said she has asthma. That's just a rumor her fans like to repeat. Kristin Chenoweth however does have asthma and always sounds great. Idina simply has very bad breath control.

[@dylanhafner7608]

Lisa Marie exactly, huff and puff Idina they call her 😂her elphaba was horrendous

[@Thornus_______]

Lea sings it at a slightly higher tempo but Idina's range is perfect

[@toomuchtv5768]

the original is faster

[@juonisback]

Idina sucks! just like how she sucked when she sang Let it Go live. I wonder how she became a "theater" actress with this kind of mediocrity.

[@victoriacazottes8725]

@@juonisback what the hell? You try singing half as well as her and then talk, she's isn't off key here, it's just different stylistic choises

[@inka-on6mt]

@@victoriacazottes8725 she has amazing voice but her style isn't always good. Like her style doesn't match this song at all.

[@isabella-hq8oj]

エストラダルジー i bet you can do it better right? Indina has an amazing voice and is insanely talented

[@macecrawford2860]

I thought she did great. I read the comments. oh my. Barbras face lite up when she said I am your biggest fan. I enjoyed it.

[@marga_mld]

Kudos to Idina, she sang it beautifully with the emotions of the song AND in front of Ms Streisand herself, that must have been nerve-wracking as hell

[@susannitkewicz4089]

Idina has a good voice,But seriously the person who they should’ve got to sing a tribute to Barbra Streisand was Lea Michele she sings it spot on in fact she could play Barbra Streisand in Barbra Streisand’s life story

[@msfuegoyluz]

Lea CANNOT HOLD A CANDLE TO IDINA...#sorrynotsorry

[@taefinesse730]

Are you crazy?? Lmfaoo Lea is nowhere close to Idina’s level💯😂

[@toomuchtv5768]

@@msfuegoyluz In general, no she can't. But she has this song DOWN

[@moviereelness7527]

I actually agree. Lea shouldve sung it. Idina´s style is very different from barbras.

[@REE-er2wd]

I love idina but I think lea would be better

[@danickiminajjjj1179]

It truly is insane how accurate Glee was casting her and Lea as mother and daughter. They literally look the same, have the same voice, same power, same stage presence, same facial expressions, and same talent. Its seriously so crazy looking back.

[@chloelea4831]

I love how Idina is just having fun

[@Recrivain]

Everybody comparing which version is better: Idina's or Lea's. But here I am, loving Santana/Naya's version more than anything

[@junesmind7325]

YES YES YES YES YES YES!!!

[@gagatputra3759]

It's weird version tbh

[@mayleenc7109]

Naya’s version was so much better then Lea’s, she really made it her own and in my opinion I think she’s an overall better singer than Lea

[@cristina00007]

I love both version although I love Naya's emotion everytime she sings, she's more raw and infectious, Lea is a little bit over the top at times and like she's forcing her emotions with her face. Although I have to point out that Naya's version may have been on a lower key.

[@Recrivain]

@@mayleenc7109 Completely agree. I was blown away by Naya's version.

[@AveryButters]

That last note was everything 👏🏻👏🏻

[@zentryii]

B4 is not that high but considering the fact that you need to hold this note for more than 5 seconds really shows how difficult it is.

[@samuelbrown112]

Apparently Barbra is not a fan...

[@jamesrender6701]

Why do you say that?

[@carlosalejandroalvarenga4913]

james render 0:46 this

[@onceuponablink7666]

Samuel Brown well she did nod and smile later in the performance

Poor barbs wasn't wearing her glasses, so she couldn't even see straight who was actually performing (something Barbra told idina menzel in person)

[@olavihekandjo2928]

She was nodding her approve

[@fionnaadeline7525]

0:55 absolutely LOVED her "rain on myyy parade" 😍😍😍

[@Es_Campanita]

I love how Barbara is so unimpressed.

[@pauloluna5340]

BEC.SHE IS FAKE

[@anastapatsak]

@@pauloluna5340 Or because to anyone with as much of a technique as Barbra, Idina sounds awful.

[@dickmedownplz1157]

@@anastapatsak tru btw is barbra a mezzo

[@illumination_0109]

Barbra is queen of breathe support she could hold a note for long of course she be unimpressed her songs isn’t about how high but how long you hold those damn notes and not a lot of people can do that singing the entire song

[@dinabudraj-prashad7907]

@@anastapatsak idina's an amazing singer. barbra even said that she wasn't wearing her glasses and couldn't even tell who it was.

[@joaomarques7341]

Idina: *says shes Barbra’s biggest fan just after calling her StreiZand* Barbra: Sure, Jan

[@TamannaDas]

Hahaha that's what I was thinking.

[@alinaadam2681]

How do you say it?

[@joaomarques7341]

Alina Adam streisand, like sand on the beach.

[@jesuslabradormorcillo468]

Yes. Why people pronounce streizand. You have to pronounce like sand. Im spanish and I know how to pronounce.

[@justynatypkiewicz30]

Pronunciation may change whilst singing that's all I'm saying

[@MrsGreenCrocs]

she's singing this REALLY good, it's a really hard song to perform, i just miss more of that "grunge" that barbra does, if that makes sense 😁 love you idina!

[@Arthur-by4jh]

She looks so much like Lea Michele it's so perfect that she played her mother on Glee

[@natalia199907]

What a bunch of jerks in the comments....

[@takeomiso]

Haha! WDYM?

[@collinkilloran5721]

I KNOW RIGHT

[@bracita15]

Natalia Jimond 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[@theroyaleroses9048]

Im watching legit every version of this song I can find , not to compare , just to listen to the beautifully different voices and how they change the song .

[@achselsuherman2130]

Idina has that timeless beauty then i realized she doesn't change after 11 years ♥️♥️♥️♥️

[@manuelorozco7760]

She may have just turned 50 but she has aged like wine.

[@daisycook2366]

Imagine being so talented that a goddess like Idina Menzel is YOUR biggest fan!

[@MCMNasty2]

Babs is a piece of work man. I adore her and how she couldn’t give a crap less about anyone performing her work no matter who it is or where or why.

[@marlenef777]

So good. If I wanted to hear anyone other than Barbra sing this song it is definitely Idina. 🙏

[@corellicorelli]

Barbra's unimpressed facial expressions here are priceless: she could sing all of them out of the room in her seventies...

[@veidafurlerjergi2749]

Idina is the best!! 😍😍😍🎆

[@fuzzyfelina]

Barbas there like “y’all if you’d have asked I’d have sang it myself”

[@corellicorelli]

Exactly! And it would have been much better!

[@kellystelmaszczyk7530]

Lol that’s so funny! I read somewhere online that Barbara didn’t like performing in front of live audiences bc she often forgot the lyrics to her songs and it would stress her. That’s why she didn’t have many live tours.

[@sophiebr6466]

Wow.. she really look like a "old" version of Rachel Berry 😂

[@pauloluna5340]

Fabulous!!!!!!!!!!

[@zaccamden5016]

Barbara doesnt look like she's enjoying herself, judging every song and saying smugly to herself, i sang it bettahhh

[@mrs.meaney1748]

In my opinion she really tried to build the song very well... Her opening section was in a sort of chirpy, happy tone, which I had never heard before (and tbh found a tad unsettling), but it built to the broad and belting section, which I LOVED! Still love Idina!

[@mrs.meaney1748]

Came back to add.... I think I like Idina's vibrato more than Lea's (though have to acknowledge Lea's awesome Macy's Parade opening!!) Also Idina looks gorgeous here....

[@lauedamln6679]

No words to describe how amazing she is

[@mother-lana]

And this is the same person that sang Into the unknown, Let it go and defying gravity ... WOA amazing 👏 😍

[@manuelorozco7760]

Wicked cast album was the first time i heard Idina sing. Years before Frozen happened. I wore one of my T shirts to see Frozen at the El Capitan in Hollywood in 2013 in her honor

[@mother-lana]

Wow thats amazing

[@manuelorozco7760]

@@mother-lana Thank you. And Wicked was how i became a musical theatre geek. I was 20 (almost 21) when Frozen came out I'm 28 now. That day was two weeks before Xmas and my last day of school before the New Year

[@mother-lana]

I'm a musical theatere geek because I'm a performer so, the reason I wanted to become a theater performer is because I went to see indina performing in wicked, I was a performer way before that but seeing that performance was like, this is what I want to be. Ya know

[@manuelorozco7760]

@@mother-lana I remember wanting to be a performer. But i rather just be a patron

[@chartera9647]

Lea Michelle's is forever gonna be the best version of "Don't Rain on my Parade"

[@quinnaddison420]

Lillias White has entered the chat.

[@saharasafari4529]

Brock Wilson yeah hers was really good

[@Fun4u5678123]

John M the best cover

[@illumination_0109]

I kinda like Santana’s pop take on it but I don’t think anyone can really make a good enough cover of this song the breathe support and technique is so insane

[@isabella-hq8oj]

John M PERIOD

[@marceline_mal]

I love Lea and her work on this song... but Idina is a proper, Broadway trained singer and actress. She’s stellar, and her voice resonates more than almost anyone’s. I love her version and I think she puts her own fun spin on the song. I just don’t think people like her twang... but I LOVE it 🖤

[@gillianmilstein8228]

Lea Michelle was on Broadway as a child dude. She's Broadway trained. They're both exceptional singers with very different vocal styles.

[@BerryStraw15]

LMAO no.

[@yoshi7028]

I can’t stop watching this ❤️

[@sharonefee1426]

Amazing performance!

[@invisible6433]

I love Idina Menzel so much! 😭❤️

[@avawolf1521]

she is so amazing omg

[@kennedyt7472]

AHAHA BARBS FACE

[@manuelorozco7760]

I remember watching this on CBS! This was the first time i ever heard the song. I was almost 16 when the telecast aired that night. I'm 28 now. It took me four years after this to actually rent Funny Girl. Idina slayed this classic showtune

[@vellbariaofficial]

1:21 - This is my favorite from Streisand's !!! Idina did it well!

[@jesuiszrr]

1:24 "streiZand" she must've been so mad lol

[@alinaadam2681]

How do you say it?

[@angelinadtp3993]

@@alinaadam2681 with an s

[@millangullehag4138]

It’s her way to zing

[@TamannaDas]

Same, I had so much second hand embarrassment

[@kab1200]

@@TamannaDas me too!

[@daniellealmonte]

she did amazing! I wish I had her voice❤️

[@milenacostella2146]

this music is incredible!!!! it's perfect in her voice, i loved it!

[@sarahviviane9441]

She's amazing! 💚

[@rivkaquella310]

She owns this stage. Amazing singer, Barbra looks damn proud

[@Jmcinally94]

Idina: I'm your biggest fan Barbra: 😐 *slight nod of "as well you should be"*

[@yisalin-ting7251]

Idina is so good live

[@ladyvader139]

One of my all-time favorite Kennedy Center performances!

[@TheTaiylorWallace]

I just love Idina Menzel and her energy. I first became aware of her in the movie version of RENT and I've been a huge fan ever since.

[@ilgiovanedalgolfinorosso4347]

Idina! Idina.... Oh, Idina. You are my dream.

[@tom2you]

Thank you very MUCH! Beautiful song - beautiful performance! T🙂

[@ACHthe]

The story she tells at her concert on this night is amazing

[@freddylowe4900]

My favourite singer of the song!

[@isabelekeseth8372]

damn! my jaw literally dropped

[@davidjensen4702]

Wow! Idina really nailed it, and put the exclamation point perfectly in the right spots.

[@forevermonde]

It's the tongue 👅 out at the very end there for me. Every professional singer knows exactly what that's about 😎😉 #tradesecrets

[@ricardoneves7307]

Idina and Lea, epic and perfect, great rendition.

[@hoppy1404]

why it gets so much hate? ITS PERFECT

[@Rachelisme-ir7uv]

Idina's best performance tbh

[@SuperPianogirl123]

This is actually the shadiest comment here

[@daniellabenfield6931]

damn she hasn't aged a bit

[@manuelorozco7760]

Last Sunday was her 50th birthday. And i totally agree

[@efglez]

Fanfabulous!

[@vyoung31]

She did her best but I hate that the tempo had to be slowed down. It took away from the song. And she was still out of breathe. I sing this in my car all the time. Lol it’s hard as hell to do it at Barbra’s tempo without having an asthma attack. And her face at 0:47 says it all. Barbra was like “nice grown.” 🤣🤣🤣

[@chocolatesouljah]

Yah, I wanna love Idina on this and she had some great moments. Unnerving to say the least singing this SONG to LA STREISAND!!!! I'm glad she had the honor. I've long been a fan of Ms. Menzel since I saw her in Rent in '96 & '97. I feel like she's earned the right to do this song so this makes me happy.

[@victoriacazottes8725]

@@chocolatesouljah i totally agree with you, nice to see some positivity in these comments for once

[@aestheticbetty2983]

Idina is so amazing

[@noriatika1804]

Some people compare Idina to Lea but tbh i really enjoy Idina's rendition here.

[@Sumarluco]

Absolutely beautiful; so is Lea's version. Amazing voices! Barbara's is magical, though and so far, no one can touch her.

[@greengreen2331]

I honestly love Idina's version more than Lea's. She's playing with the notes! AMAZINGGG

[@junioramorimable]

Lea sings the best song, but both are great.

[@useranon9571]

Indina is like one of my favourite people ever and one of the best singers I’ve ever heard and I could never pull this off. But like Lea michele’s version was crazy good 🤩

[@thisaintnowownow]

Ugh, I love her sfm more after this

[@gigih1012]

Idina’s voice 😍😍👏🏾🥰

[@wmariahv1]

Omg Barbra’s face would have sent me to an early grave sheesh.

[@raymondalvin3645]

Idina Menzel is fabulous!

[@josiahrodriguez7796]

"Hey Ms.Streszand"

[@kingsaved7270]

All of you are commenting and commenting and commenting! First of all, don’t you think that she knows how her surname is pronounced? Well probably she does, cause of them have been around for long! Second, she said she is her biggest fan as part of the act, is she really? Maybe she shouldn’t have said it, but I m sure it was planned, so if people wanted to stop her, they would. Last, Idina is Idina and Barbra is Barbra. They are different people, why does everyone need to be worse or better or Similar or whatever to anyone else? It s a tribute, and Idina is doing her best! She is on stage being criticised and compared enough. That s already very hard. She was absolutely great!

[@christinanagy5062]

So beautiful! Great job! 😊

[@alvinmedina7121]

Idina did a good job.. Barbara owns this tune

[@brennobiller8278]

BARBRA’S FACE HAHAHAH I CANT-

[@nichlao8637]

The look on Barbra Streisand's face says it all...

[@unniehwasacl7909]

This is why Shelby didn't get the fanny role.

[@glittergrasshopper1144]

OOF

[@almostangel4759]

And I oop

[@CarolJuvenil]

Hahahahaha

[@aluvmoon]

LMAOOOOOOOOOO i loved this

[@rhymedt]

Dfq HAHAHAHAHA

[@lexaarciniega4085]

This is amazing

[@saharasafari4529]

0:54 is my only favorite part

[@MadameCorgi]

this was mine 0:48

[@PauloSergio-mt7nb]

@@MadameCorgi kkkkkkkkkk Jesus kkkkk

[@Sean.Gathew]

Beautiful

[@Nasia.02]

her and lea michelle looks so much alike...

[@AmberLiusStrrawberry]

They played mother and daughter in Glee

[@ninachristoffersen1470]

One of the most iconic songs lea Michele sang on glee as Rachel, and idina menzel aka Rachel's mom on glee gave this iconic performance of the same song. Love it 😂😍

[@kaitlintran3641]

idina is so pretty

[@henryanderson6752]

I love it.

[@kanwarghuman7720]

Menzel is really good and I love this performance but it’s so different from the original. Rivera also had that problem. Nothing wrong with the performance but the song loses its broadway touch that in my opinion makes it amazing. That’s where Streisand and Michelle do very well

[@srsgas1]

I love her dress

[@zzivana]

HER VOICE IS AMAZING!!

[@logansanders1934]

i love this 😍😍

[@rebornsnuzzles2573]

The look on Barbara's face says it all.

[@beardrag7729]

amazing

[@maleekalawrence5477]

Barba face had me cracking up at 0:46

[@alejandrofeocecin3399]

She did amazing