Judy Garland - San Francisco

The Judy Garland Show. Many thanks to 'divaqueen' who tells me that this footage is from 1962.

[@PanamaBob1942]

Garland has just triumphed in the Carnegie Hall concert and took her concert to San Francisco. I was 19 and wanted to see her...went to the box office, sold out...of course. Just as I started to leave, a man rushed to the box office and wanted to see if her could get a refund on two mezzanine tickets..I and another lost soul grabbed them. I have never experienced anything like that concert in all the years since. The moment she walked out on that stage, the electricity jumped across the footlights, the audience was electrified, and she held all 5,000 of us in the palm of her hand. She was absolutely amazing. After the show, I ran to the rear of the Civic Auditorium, hoping to see her leave. Her limo was there, waiting...I was next to the rear window when this tiny woman appeared at the stage door, acknowledged the cheers, climbed in and scooted over to where she was 5 inches away from my beaming face. Like an awkward fan I yelled through the glass, "I love you!" She beamed a huge a smile and yelled back..."I love you, too!" I cherish that memory to this day.

[@darrenwicks5772]

What a beautiful story. I never got to share this earth with her so stories like yours are all the more touching

[@Robert4770]

The greatest star that ever stood on a stage. Nobody was even close to her in excitement and talent. Peggy Lee said it best......."at the end, at her tragic end she was still better then everyone else put together".

[@hollywoodpills]

Im a 29yr-old guy in 2021 and this is by far my favourite fucking song to listen to almost every day....and several times a day if Im drinking :p Her talent is untouchable and ageless. Judy fucking rocks!!

[@ITSFULLOFSTARS1]

Marry me.

[@toddehlen8214]

I fell in love with her about your age. No one like her!

[@rogerrigby9113]

The incomparable legend was great in so many ways and her tragic times overshadow it in a way but she is one of a kind and this (with video) version of San Francisco is a super treasure. I find no other version (or tune by her) comes close to the moment where she croons the only bridge is a darn old bridge to.... SAN FRANCISSCOOOOO. can watch it a million times and goose bump delight each and every time. And great how she enjoys singing it here, and the crowds love and when did you ever hear applause in middle of a song these days?

[@5301mike]

In my book, JUDY GARLAND was is & always will be best person to ever step on a stage.

[@user-ug3qq4py3i]

Judy Garland greatness. God how lovely she was.

[@RaymondHarrigan]

And that's the way it's done. W O W .... she was the absolute best female singer we have had. What a stage presence and talent. Thank you Judy, so much. Blows this song out of the park.

[@JRichinDaHouse]

Judy died on the year I was born. So I only knew her from the Wizard of Oz when I was growing up. Thank God for KZbin because I'm discovering what a great tallent she really was. I can't get enough of her.

[@VickiDavisDesigns]

I envy those who had the chance to see Judy live. She seems to have been loaded with talent in every nook and cranny of her mind, body and soul. And I appreciate her for it.

[@jonathankieranwriter]

Vicki Davis ... Such a good observation. She exudes power and charisma even through a KZbin screen. Just imagine what it was to experience her in person. Obviously, that’s a huge reason for her success after the movies. She delivered.

[@SHARKTIC5]

Love Judy but her Melbourne Australia Concerts were troubled. Hours late. Forgot lyrics. A few loyal Fans helped her with the lyrics. Others walked out.

[@MrJawstherevenge87]

@@SHARKTIC5 well the confiscated her pills before she performed in Melbourne I think

[@RandyWilsonESQ]

Omg! You mean she wasn’t perfect? How dare she be a human being - shame shame

[@mattleinhauser9166]

She is such a gorgeous and wonderful woman. Absolutely love her ❤❤❤❤

[@Robert4770]

The greatest star who ever stood on a stage at the peak of her game.

[@amageingrace]

Perfection. Every note, every word, every gesture. Her artistry was just unbelievably wonderful.

[@dlsw23]

She looks So Beautiful here! And she's in such great voice! Awesome. Love her so!

[@dianavictoriaaljadeff8949]

The world best female entertainer ,a genius:Judy Garland!!!

[@dianavictoriaaljadeff5302]

I agree

[@terrygrant3467]

The Worlds GREATEST Entertainer, PERIOD!

[@terrygrant2028]

Diana Victoria Aljadeff The Worlds greatest entertainer period. Male or female. No one can even come close to her, nobody no how, ever.

[@thebambino4728]

@@terrygrant3467 Al Jolson was THE GREATEST ENTERTAINER with Judy being the greatest FEMALE entertainer EVER !

[@nataliewaite]

She's so adorable and badass at the same time!

[@BriefEncounter1987]

how the hell did a voice that good come out of a woman who was barely even 5ft in heels!?!?! what a woman....love this song!!!!!!!

[@massimogiordano2778]

LADY STAR FOREVER. I LOVE YOU. JUDY ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@Eddieguitarloebs]

Wow....Judy had tons of spunk and attitude man....what a great performer!

[@philmurphy995]

Just tights, and giitterry blouse and a VOICE THAT could slay anyone

[@nicholastroutman5931]

Those aren't tights those are cigarette pants and peddal pushers

[@hillfamily4]

I have never heard such ADORATION for a performer, in my life ..people are practically throwing themselves on stage to touch Judy ..Amazing thing to see !! xo

[@Poet2916]

she's the only performer I can watch without stopping smiling or sitting in awe...=D

[@lancedukel3436]

I LOVE Judy's version of this BEST!

[@PJINCALIF]

The greatest entertainer of the 20th century!!!!!

[@dianavictoriaaljadeff5302]

YES

[@thebambino4728]

You EVER HEAR OF AL JOLSON ???? He wasn't called " The Greatest Entertainer " FOR NOTHING !!!

[@mickeyray3793]

OMG.......Judy was the BEST pop singer EVAH!!! WOW, I'm sitting here shaking and with tears in my eyes!!! She is so exciting to both hear AND see!!

[@boleyn123]

The consummate singer of all time. God Bless Judy, you are surely missed.

[@Chazzyclay]

Without Hesitation my #1 Female Singer of all time ***JUDY***

[@MrManorAvenue]

I love her rendition of this song, and her similar rendition of "Chicago." The long-lost art of trulying belting out a song!

[@l0s72]

This song makes me cry for a time I was never alive

[@GraydoninLA]

Judy always saved her big gesture for the end of the song.

[@SaxonC]

Judy had the most unique singing voice GOD ever blessed another human with. Her voice touched even the hardest of hearts. She told a story with each song & her sincereity & reverance to all who came to hear her sing. She personalized each song no other singer had that talent. She was unrivaled then and still unrivaled now and there will never be another singer like her ever. 40+ yrs after her death she still ignites excitement & she is still garmering new fans. how many singers can say that?

[@hollydrucker3508]

What a talent and a voice packed into that tiny body. WOW!😁

[@wseabuck]

As close to the "Carnegie Hall" concert performance as you can get. Thank you. Love the Kay Thompson gestures...the backlit profiles, perfect.

[@scottgrunow5201]

Chills down my spine. Peerless

[@stephenwilliams944]

WOW Fantastic performance I wish I had been there to hear that live.

[@haydenstenlund5818]

Irreplaceable, Immeasurable TALENT, When she gets up on that stage, she's fully clothed, vibrant, energetic, and she gives it her all, you can tell! It also happens to be at the climax of her career (and if I may be so bold, her lifetime!) 1960-1962 is the best, clearest, time in terms of the quality of her singing voice, she was also a superb dancer (as seen in this clip, her timing is absolutely perfect, she has the audience in utter disbelief, and just listen to 1:25-2:15! Unbelievable, absolutely amazing talent, Just imagine what it would have been like if she lived to 2013 still singing, this decade would have been amazing, I hope to get a front row seat to her when I grow old and go to heaven, Hayden Stenlund, 15.

[@gingerland62]

The person I was named after singing about my home town.!!! Love it!~

[@patrickpdxchgo]

Love this song. Its the great final song of the evening for Beach Blanket Babylon at the Club Faguzi and it turns into a sing along.

[@rick0e295]

Incomparable JUDY , saluting Jeanette from a classic film about MY City by the Bay! 🏆.💖

[@lapowitz]

She is so crazy and wonderful :X She will never be really dead.

[@gethappyConor]

Love her little prance at 1.25, she looks so joyful! :)

[@rick0e295]

Back again to see this! So much talent singing the song so close to my heart ❤! Many years ago on my first trip to SAN FRANCISCO, I descended the staircase of my hotel 🏨 to the sound of Jeannettes recording of SAN FRANCISCO. Spent many wonderful visits in SFO. Such a beautiful city and so many great people. Most are now gone including ONE ❤VERY 💜 SPECIAL 💖. In more ways than one, I left my heart ❤ in SFO.

[@FLBoy46]

A recreation of her Carnegie Hall performance a year earlier (1961), and just as powerful! From her TV special with Frank Sinatra and Dean Martin. This version is colorized.

[@kayrahe1141]

Fantastic what she can do with that voice and all her talent.

[@MiiZzJ0kEr]

noone knows how great thiis is...no back tracks...pure musiic coming out her own mouth...LOVE IIT!!

[@97sweeney10]

I'm singing this for my show in the Spring! I'm super excited.

[@shivkptheorganist3809]

I love how dear Judy Garland remembers the great Jeanette Macdonald! I think its wonderful how she resings one of Jeanette Macdonald's most finest songs! Imagine how wonderful they both would have been if they did a production together! Of course, I'll always adore Jeanette Macdonald the most but still got to love Judy too. Long live Jeanette Macdonald & Judy Garland!!!!

[@bernardoohara]

omg how i wish i could hear and see jeanette and judy together! perfection!

[@thibedeprins3035]

I feel Jeanette Macdonald is just not remembered by anyone sadly she was a great singer and actress

[@shivkptheorganist3809]

@@thibedeprins3035 Agreed to an extent, although she still certainly is remembered by a good few people ! She was an absolute legend and my most favourite soprano and actress. She deserves a lot more recognition than she's been getting lately

[@MrMarcusvimar]

Beautiful voice!

[@xstanadu]

She was Amazing !!!

[@JennRighter]

WOW!!! Just unbeatable.

[@MrMarcusvimar]

A beautiful voice ...

[@haydenstenlund5818]

She's so powerful and electric that she crashes down like a meteor!!

[@markstabinski2568]

GODS GIFT TOTHE WORLD

[@mortensenegbert6619]

Man, she pours this song full of liquid dynamite and sends it sky-high! I never would have thought she could duplicate the power of her Carnegie Hall performance, but she does it again. If anything she outdoes that version. What a star she was.

[@WitoldBanasik]

Well... Judy was placed on a long slimming road to being skinny just two years later. Anyway She rendered the classic song perfectly, certainly. Norman Jaweson- who produced the show and later on the first 7 episodes of Judy's famous CBS The Judy Garland Show- once said that he had been working with many many grand artists (Norman directed the best ever dramatic musical movie ever- "Fiddler on the roof") but nobody had come close to Judy. I couldn't agree more on that...

[@ajgroelant]

AMAZING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@hildabusciglio]

escuchar a judy garland es estar en el cielo

[@BruceWayneOfOz]

The Greatest! Now in Glorious Technicolor and Stereophonic Sound!! :) All of the McSingers du jour should be Groveling at the feet of this Pure Genius!!

[@ossydave]

Stunning

[@GBBIII]

This was a "Special" in '62, prior to her CBS weekly show that started in '63. This "event' show may have been what sold the idea to the network...but they didn't know how to produce a weekly showcase for her talents, she was up against the blockbuster Bonanza, and she couldn't handle the grind...and her agent Begleman embezzled her money...she couldn't catch a break....

[@Damian-pj6dh]

Judy absolutely drips with talent. ❤

[@christinerandenberg4076]

Motivated me to go visit San Francisco. Use to call it Frisco, for over 50 Yrs. but Judy says not Frisco so there you go.

[@dawnevans4518]

There will never be another like her!!!!!

[@ruthannrodgers6882]

Wow! Just wow.

[@neveratime]

What a iconic person to be named after, you must be very proud. Thanks for commenting. All the best to you in 2013 and the Bay area.

[@jamesperretta]

THIS is how it's done. Beyonce', are you paying attention?

[@RhaegarTargaryen1st]

Beyoncè doesn't need to pay attention, she already knows how it's done!

[@RhaegarTargaryen1st]

+Larasati Anindhiya Shut up!

[@lancedukel3436]

Beyonce who?

[@terrysmith8749]

Rhaegar, If Beyonce already knows how to do it, then why doesn't she. Judy didn't need anything extra to enhance her performance or to win over an audience. She had everything she needed. A microphone, some music, a stage, and a ton of God given talent, and the smarts to know how to use it. There will never be another Judy. She died 51 years ago, and her fan base seem to be growing with each passing day.

[@augustuscaesar7846]

The greatest star.

[@sophiam1234]

I love this performancce and on the dvd with rockabye and a couple of others...judy is on top formation here, thanks for posting i can never get tired of watching judy!!! x

[@millers3888]

1:37 she makes it look so effortless but if I tried to do that I’d sound like a dying animal. What a talent she was.

[@KCNwokoye]

Phenomenal woman

[@ceceliecamarillo9226]

LET'S GOOOO SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS!!! BRING IT HOME!!

[@williamzavlaris4054]

Love Judy with the best rendition of this iconic song but if you really want to see total perfection check out her "The Man that Got Away" number from "A Star is Born". Absolutely incredible!

[@OldieMusicMan]

I love her Carnegie Hall album.

[@fkd1963]

OldieMusicMan Just a gal w a song.

[@frankiebowie6174]

“I know. I’ll stay all night and we’ll sing them all!”

[@lala-gj4oo]

amazingly powerful voice. judy was one of a kind. rip

[@FilmBuffClassic]

Wonderful!!!

[@neveratime]

Thanks for comments.

[@cscottzimnamaste]

Greatest entertainer ever. None like her.

[@dianavictoriaaljadeff5302]

I agree

[@MasterWitchDoctor]

she couldnt hold a candle to Pat Benitar

[@terrygrant3467]

+MasterWitchDoctor WHO?

[@douglastunnell6992]

@@MasterWitchDoctor Who is pat Benitar?? LOL You have it ASS backwards!

[@PeaceFan1]

AMEN to THAT!!!! NO ONE BETTER than JUDY, Period!!!

[@Chazzyclay]

She's Heaven Sent a True Golden Gift to us all ❤️🙏

[@rhetthayworth7832]

For those of us who’ve lost any pride in being from SF... she’s brings it back to us..

[@pennysparkle7220]

🙄

[@robertrosen3969]

...one of the finest performances...)

[@RealPete]

Agree totally.

[@neveratime]

I am sure it must have been a privilege and an honour Allan, of which many will be envious. Thanks very much...Keith

[@MissSunny1966]

Thank you for this awesome piece of history!

[@neveratime]

Thanks for your interest and feedback. :)

[@fkd1963]

Btw, this is colorized. It would be nice if the whole special were uploaded in b/w. Give the lady her props.

[@Chazzyclay]

Luv Judy 💞💞💞

[@SaxonC]

@neveratime I think they should have used only one camera to give us that intimate feeling where they really show cased her talent instead of switching angles. They really show cased singers on the Hollywood Palace tv show when they would film them. But anything Judy did was spectacular! Thank u for posting this great clip.. :)

[@jaydeenyc]

@purplefrf Judy is referring to the 1936 film "San Francisco" in which Jeanette McDonald stood in the ruins and sang.

[@YoureAbsolutelyRight]

This is so funny. I wonder if many people understand the polite rudeness. . I bought my audio recording of this concert number -while on vacation in San Francisco. Thanks for posting.

[@edgycouture1934]

This song will have new meaning

[@mggentry]

#godisawoman and her name is Judy

[@ericcarlson3746]

the way she does that intro, smiling as the crowd laughs and wonders what's going on..... stood there in the rhrhuins.. and sang... and saaaang....and then.....

[@neveratime]

@Poet2916 ,,Barbra Streisand has a similar effect on me. Barbra has spoken with high regard for Judy as well. Thanks for watching.....Keith

[@terrygrant3467]

Not always. She has taken a few shots at Judy in a few of her interviews. One, if memory serves me correctly was on 60 minutes.

[@massimogiordano2778]

Piuttosto che una vita di emme ...preferisco la loro ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@lyndatucker9426]

Love Judy and Jeanette!!

[@SaxonC]

Tony Bennett told the world back in 1985 that she has to be the Greatest singer of 20th Century. How true. Just listen to her fans that night.. Not to mention the Carnegie Hall Album.

[@bbbartolo]

...never to roam again, by Gumm!

[@mortensenegbert6619]

Ha! That's cute.

[@sweetness010]

oh whoa look a singer whos not withering on the groud half naked. and look she can actually sing well

[@bellini7verdi]

si señor....yesssssssssssssss....la mejor............la mejorrrrrrrrrr

[@emilypetsche1]

Clifford (1994) brought me here

[@SaxonC]

this does sound very much carnegie hall. she was in great voice and looked amazing!

[@justme_mare3529]

Go ahead ... name one performer who can knock your socks off like Judy. I dare you. 🥰