Judy Garland "Here's to Us"

The final number that never aired.

[@BHW722]

I get so angry when I think how CBS did everything they could to destroy her show. This was JUDY GARLAND! You don't cancel the most talented woman ever to set foot on a stage.

[@showtunestarpower]

Can you imagine how powerful this number would have been as the series closer had they done a montage of all the great moments in the previous episodes? I know we all are mad at CBS for not giving her a second season - but at least they preserved on excellent tape this burst of Garland creativity. It always amuses me when people say that she was unreliable. Think of the body of work this woman has left behind - unsurpassed, excellent work!

[@bradly2007]

Every fiber of her soul & being is poured in to this stunning & magnificent performance showing Judy is truly the greatest performer of this past century & beyond...why "The Judy Garland Show" didn't continue confused me as a teen and still to this day feel had it continued Judy would have been around more years & what a loss this magical lady was gone too soon but leaves behind wondrous gems like "Here's TO Us" for all to savor and enjoy over and over...Bravo Judy, love you & RIP

[@burleq]

Still one of the heart-rending performances ever...actually difficult to listen to; the emotion is so strong, so complicated and so HONEST. I sob every time.

[@xxxyorks]

Can you imagine how this show would be percieved today - Amazing

[@DavidRigano]

One of the best tunes from one of the best composers sung by arguably the all time best song interpreters. Doesn't get better than this.

[@grai]

lesser mortals would have collapsed under the pressure and heartbreak she must have been feeling knowing the show hadn't worked (through no fault of her own) Judy didnt collapse - she came out and gave a performance up to her usual staggering standards - she was a miracle

[@harlowe9]

I hope that you can hear this where ever you are, Judy........thanks for giving us everything you had. You were one of a kind.

[@sthocjim]

I have read about this show. How she was not able to finish it. But then here she is totally on top of her game. Simply amazing. Yet, so sad what the next years would bring.

[@georgelong9782]

JUST THE BEST EVER!!!!! Loved Judy since I was 12 years old and I'm 60 now. Noone like her or ever better!!!! Love this song and clip.

[@xxxyorks]

This pulls at the heart strings

[@SaxonC]

How cute she had Milk on hand to give to her Kids so they could join and toast Judy and her fans! A great clip! Judy will always be Larger than life and her Legend will never die, not as long as we have her Movies,TV and recordings!

[@luftloft]

Truly heartbreaking. I can't watch it without crying. Judy at the end of the line with more talent, gumption, courage and power than anyone has a right to expect. Only at 3.59 do we see the momentary collapse of the dream.

[@rileyrossi]

how the hell did this show ever rate as low as it did with audiences??? I think it was a brilliant thing that Judy was doing and they should have let her try another season

[@amateursewing]

BRILLIANT!!! Nearly 50 years after the TV series these songs/devastingly honest performances will live on and on!! Think that says it all!! There will NEVER be a talent to equal her!!!

[@log05mus]

this made me cry...knowing how I loved to watch her SING>>> and her great talent....her last show, she always kept on going>>>>RIP, I love you Judy.

[@georgelong9782]

I love Judy and this song!!! She's been my favorite singer since I was 12 years old and I'm 60 now.I loved when she wore her clown or tramp costumes.Especially looking funny and then singing a dramatic song. NOONE EVER BETTER SINGER!!!!

[@Jimbo8137]

Here's to us tonight..not for what might happen next year cause it might not be nearly as bright! another prophetical song by Judy as if she knew troubles lay ahead. I love this song by her. always trying to be optimistic under daunting circumstances.

[@drednm]

Song is from the Broadway show LITTLE ME which starred Sid Caesar and was originally sung by Nancy Andrews. Fabulous.

[@permacultureli]

oh...that goes without saying...after all, this woman is a part of our spiritual being, she nurtured us all..of course!! bravo to her and her legacy forever, old chum!!

[@bradly2007]

Stunning & brilliant performance from Judy has got to be the greatest & most real performance ever of any singer captured on film...on the DVD box set of the CBS Series, this is a must have a was CBS ever stupid to not appreciate having the greatest talent ever and let it get away...go figure! Bravo Judy!!! a brilliant moment

[@bvheath]

Who remembers those asses at CBS who were so cruel to Judy? Yes, she had the last word -- an immortal legend.

[@No1KCfan6]

judy's just bigger than anyone, isn't she? she put all of her blood, sweat, and tears into all her performances.

[@Jimbo8137]

Another prophetical number by Judy. Not for what might happen next year because tomorrow may not be as bright. almost like she saw her future. I love this song and her peformance.

[@DeepScreenAnalysis]

One of the greatest talents of the 20th century & any century!

[@permacultureli]

what excelent sound recording...it sounds like the best of today's technology...it is amazing recording engineering...

[@Jimbo8137]

it's a great performance!

[@sfden50]

Here's to us; my darling, my dear - just about says it all - love's the thing

[@mitchellivers]

Actually, don't read Mel Torme's book at all. He lies and makes things up. Read Coyne Steven Sanders's "Rainbow's End: The Judy Garland Show"--it's a much better account.

[@EagleRockers]

She's the greatest, ever.

[@Spramped1]

I'm sure CBS didn't want her having the final word, and this song completed this chapter. That's how figure it.

[@bradly2007]

Judy was such a powerful & talented performer and one of the greatest singers ever but the CBS executives were sadly threatened by this little giant & did everything to supress Judy but in the end it was their loss & the audiences...a truly magnificent performance from the most real LEGEND...Bravo JUDY!!!

[@klavers]

I can't get enough of this video!!!I have seen it for 20 times or so....... it's sad and glad the same time. was this the last episode of the Judy Garland Show? Cheers, jk.

[@sthocjim]

Funny, but I am sure that I once read that the ending of the final show had to be pieced together from other shows because she was unable to complete the show. Yet, her is this clip showing her in full command of herself and er talent.

[@RealPete]

@up2space You're right that it was intended as the final number for the show, but in fact this was filmed after she had done a number called "Where is the Clown?" which explains the clown costume. That number was cut, and hence this number as a finale wasn't used because the producers believed it would be too jarring and inexplicable for the audience if Judy went from being dressed in an evening gown to a clown suddenly in the final number. Instead I believe they used "When the Sun Comes Out".

[@thenwasbetter]

At 3:29, I can't help but think she MAY have meant to sing: "...and here's to YOU for letting me DO what I'll do to the end of my days!" Still, what an incredibly prophetic lyric!

[@mitchellivers]

Not quite. Read Steve Sanders's book about the TV series, RAINBOW'S END.

[@mitchellivers]

@2much4mymirror No, It's from the final taping session for her last CBS TV show. Read Coyne Steve Sanders's RAINBOW'S END, an excellent book about the the making of her television series.

[@mitchellivers]

@jrbflyme This is one of the extras included in the 2nd boxed set of DVDs of the television series.

[@valerydekov4514]

Великая певица. Как жаль, что россияне смогли о ней узнать лишь через десятилетия после ее физической смерти.

[@serenamina]

Ah, well thank you very much for doing so!

[@regenprotec7109]

Thank you!

[@ghentbois]

from 2much4mymirror... [two posts from the bottom] " ... the live-performance recorded for "Judy Takes Broadway" at the Manhattan Center in New York City on April 26, 1962? " What is this all about???

[@mitchellivers]

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Judy_Garland_Live!

[@Jimbo8137]

+Scott Fuchs one song from that performance is on you tube....."Joey Joey Joey"

[@Happysky33]

Sorry!!!! My finger slipped!! This a FIVE STAR RATING!!!!

[@mca1218]

She's 41; the show finished in 1964.

[@serenamina]

Is there a studio recording of this song anywhere done by Judy. It's one of my favorites and I haven't found it anywhere.....

[@allanfisch]

@up2space no, actually it was the first thing taped when the audience was let in.

[@mitchellivers]

A performance like that and all you can mention is the SOUND? Watch it again, bub.

[@mitchellivers]

Well, I hope you watched the rest of it.

[@No1KCfan6]

@Jimbo8137 i agree

[@mitchellivers]

No, there's not. That's why I posted it.