Judy Garland battle hymn of the Republic reaction

• Judy Garland: Battle H...

[@edwardrenefette7119]

You spoke of how she really was getting into this song. As someone else posted, she was good friends with JFK and she was was devastated when he was assassinated in November of 1963. She wanted to sing this song as a tribute to him but the CBS executives didn’t want her to sing it because they thought it would be too political. The taped show was shown on December 13, 1963 and according to her youngest daughter, Lorna Luft, Judy had said, “This is for you Jack” but the powers that be at CBS edited that out. But, the studio audience and the people who watched it in their homes knew who she was singing it for. You can see the fire in her eyes as she sings most of it and the softness as she seems to almost want to cry during the verse about the lilies. She poured every ounce of her heart and soul into this performance and it shows.

[@richardselfridge2926]

I am always happy to welcome a new Judy fan. Thank you. Welcome

[@Spiderman7Bob7]

I'm so glad that these reaction video clips are being posted because they can see and hear how great Judy Garland was , and apparently still is .

[@charleswtriplett]

Miss Garland sang this in tribute to her friend and President John F. Kennedy who had just been slain a few weeks before. Considered one of the greatest moments in Television history......

[@clearwater9118]

My hairs are giving a standing ovation. I got chills and felt like crying.

[@lc6067]

I can’t listen to this without being covered in goosebumps.

[@dawnsmoke2586]

Wonderful Judy !

[@deuxjournalistes2993]

There are a lot of negative comments being directed at this poster. He's reacting spontaneously to a person he hasn't heard before. I'm in love with Judy Garland but I'm not going to hate on him for saying her last name wrong. The vast majority of people born after 1980, are not familiar with her. It's a fact, no matter that she was once one of the biggest superstars in the world. What he got right is how GREAT her voice is and he was very SINCERE in his appreciation. I applaud any young person who's exploring music outside of their generation.

[@chefcookiereacts1253]

Well I appreciate it

[@gabe-po9yi]

You make a really good point. I’ll quit being upset that he got her last name wrong and just appreciate, like you said, him appreciating her voice.

[@bhveU]

Yes, as someone who grew up knowing who she was and has always believed she was the possessor of one of THE most amazing collection of God-given talent in the 20th century; I was also first surprised (as I frequently am these days) that he did not know much about her. od that However, I am THRILLLED and grateful to GOD that Chef has discovered her and I hope he continues to look into her rich history of performances. She had a very hard life that was basically a set up for disaster since childhood. I hope many more young people come to appreciate and understand the phenomenon that she was and the issues that can come from child exploitation and how "Hollywood", etc. chews people up.

[@pman5886]

Judy Garland...Legend...one of the greatest entertainers of the 20th century. Just look at this performance. Needed no gimmicks... She just needed a spotlight and nothing else.

[@bbren1971]

The interruptions are brutal

[@shaunreilly774]

She really was the greatest singer of all time, no question about it!

[@perrymalcolm3802]

Grayland??? This is not a “soundtrack”, it’s a live, in-studio orchestra! This was the 60s. A tribute to Kennedy, her friend, who was just assassinated. Judy, Sinatra, Nat King Cole n John Lennon were the most recognizable voices of the 20th century. Few things equal the heft of this clip!

[@SuperPlacido1]

Great song & singer! I like this so much! Thanks for sharing this moment with us! Can you do I.C.U by Lou Doillon please? Continue to sharing great moments with us! Have a nice day & stay safe!

[@chefcookiereacts1253]

Yep

[@wendellnelson1118]

I'm sure Judy "GRAYLAND" appreciated your reaction.

[@Kitty-ek6br]

LOL

[@10lassie]

Yes Wendell I caught it too. Young people need to learn to read . The video read 1963 also. Its was a tribute to JFK killed around 3 weeks earlier.

[@yael9137]

And then he's surprised that she can sing! Like what?! Which rock have you been living under?!

[@wendellnelson1118]

@@yael9137 Exactly! I prefer my reactor's a little higher in the food chain!!!

[@frankiebowie6174]

President Kennedy was a dear friend to Judy Garland and you can see the pain in her face and hear it in her voice as she remembers him.

[@chefcookiereacts1253]

True

[@charlesturner3688]

You know Judy the Wizard of Oz (somewhere over the Rainbow) one of the great voices. Thanks for responding only the second. Maybe a little 60’s rock with Emerson Lake and Palmer Pirates Live Montreal 1966. 11 minutes in the life of Pirates. TY. Liza Minnelli is Judy’s daughter. Check out Liza in the movie Cabaret. Great singer like her mom and good movie. TY.

[@laurathomsonmusicart9146]

The incomparable Judy Garland sang straight from her soul to the listener's soul. She could be funny, too! Check out "We're a Couple of Swells", a song and dance with Fred Astaire, for a laugh. :)

[@beatleschick1000]

Great choice!! Just love Judy. Good job!! Thanks 😃

[@chefcookiereacts1253]

Thank you

[@mountainman4859]

She is Liza Minnelli’s mother.

[@paulstewart6203]

Awesome video. she was Dorothy in 'The Wizard of Oz' you're right it would never be sung on TV these days. also Gunsmoke, Matt Dillon many times would say scripture during a burial.

[@chefcookiereacts1253]

Didn't really watch gunsmoke or Matt Dillon

[@5d512]

@@chefcookiereacts1253 So did you (re)watch her sing 'Somewhere Over the Rainbow' from the Wizard of Oz?

[@chefcookiereacts1253]

@@5d512 no I haven't yet

[@donnaf.9694]

At the end of her performance of this song, Judy Garland looked at the screen and said "That was for you, Jack." (her good friend JFK who was killed that week). The idiots heads of CBS cut that moment from the telecast.

[@cameronadair4135]

Not many people know this but she could hold a single note for 5 minutes straight

[@chefcookiereacts1253]

That's a long time

[@terrysmith8749]

As opposed to two notes?

[@chefcookiereacts1253]

@@terrysmith8749 alright

[@greglegakis4177]

We actually sang this song in school in the mid 60's

[@chefcookiereacts1253]

Alright

[@greglegakis4177]

@@chefcookiereacts1253 it shows that times have really changed. Singing about Jesus in a public school certainly wouldn't fly these days. Unfortunately.

[@chefcookiereacts1253]

@@greglegakis4177 very true sadly

[@5d512]

Same here. Of course we sang the kid's version outside of school ... Glory glory hallelujah, teacher hit me with a ruler, etc... As an adult the kid lyrics sound awful but we loved our teachers and those were simpler times for kids in the early 70s so it was just silly. We also sang 'My Country Tis of Thee' before the pledge of allegiance.

[@greglegakis4177]

@@5d512 Now if you had the kids sing it the ACLU and the separation of church and state Atheists would come after you with guns blazin' calling for you to be fired and never teach in another school again. Welcome to the "Brave New World."

[@susiealles5878]

This was a tribute to President JFK who has just been assassinated. He was her friend.

[@gabe-po9yi]

You’re so right that anything about religion wouldn’t be tolerated in this day and time and hasn’t been for a long while, now. Good point.

[@cathymckee1255]

Bravo Judy Garland !!!

[@terrysmith8749]

Who in the heck is this dummy? Judy was the most famous entertainer in the World and he never heard of her? He never saw the Wizard of Oz? He mispronounced her last name. And he kept cutting into her tape. I hope he doesn't try to get someone to introduce him to Judy. There is no one more awesome than the greatest entertainer in the history of the World, the one and only JUDY.

[@chefcookiereacts1253]

Well you say I'm dummy I say who decided that if it's you then its invaluable by someone that doesn't even show there face also watched wizard of oz as a kid

[@cathymckee1255]

I guess you were born much later on but you have to have respect !!!

[@SueProst]

December 1963 right after JFK assassination

[@chefcookiereacts1253]

Didn't know that

[@valeweathers]

Yeah he was her friend, this was for him. I heard she dedicated it to him, but they cut it out because they thought it would be too political.

[@cathymckee1255]

Judy was a very respected lady... Period

[@Telboy555]

She was always a respectful lady

[@cathymckee1255]

Hollywood wasn't kind to Judy Garland !!!!!!!!!!!!

[@michaelballlenger7614]

It would be great to see the performance without you interrupting every10 seconds! Run through it silently and then comment.

[@greglegakis4177]

Gar Gar Gar Land not Gray-land

[@greglegakis4177]

This is the definitive version and performance of this song. Nothing else compares

[@michaelballlenger7614]

You interrupt and talk to much during the proformance. Save your comments for the end. This was 1963. She was one of the greatest performers of the middle of the 20th century. Movies and TV.

[@clearwater9118]

Wow this song is graphic in the beginning. So deep. You don't wanna be against jesus on the day of the Lord. That's for sure.😨 People think the devil is a tough enemy. Ha! God is Almighty.

[@clearwater9118]

And when they do mention God, they don't indicate what god? There are many false gods. But only one God who has a son named Jesus.