Judy Garland...Speak Low

Performed on 'Mail Call #72', broadcast on 5 January, 1944.

[@gabrielzepeda4180]

Really fantastic! Thanks very much; a treasure.

[@antoniatrotta-houdin1573]

Ute Lemper sings it beautifully, what is astonishing with young Judy is the maturity of her voice, she was fantastic!

[@elysianfields49]

Judy Garland always brought a haunting emotionality to any song she sang...

[@deanersch1]

I've never heard this before. I love Judy. I love Weill. I love Judy doing Weill.

[@elizabethdacosta5601]

Astounding! How could anyone do it better? Thanks for posting this. I’ve never heard it anywhere else.

[@WillDanceAlone2U]

I do like this Bossa-Novaish by Marisa Monte: kzbin.info/www/bejne/ppnCc3iKeZiLe80

[@ThePalmermark]

Judy had such a hard life I believe she was singing from her heart!

[@princeandrey]

She brings Judy to it, and it's fine. She can't fail, really.

[@MrMusicguyma]

Nice one from Judy.

[@trajan75]

The poignancy of the song fits Judy's voice and her life. The lyricis by Ogden Nash, the music by Kurt Weill

[@Bluejeans0701]

Judy Garland was amazing in singing any song she chose to sing for us. I have heard Mary Martin and Lotte Lenya covering this song, and Judy’s version is second to neither artist I mention here.

[@murrayaronson3753]

Mary Martin didn't cover Speak Low, she created it in One Touch of Venus in 1943.

[@murrayaronson3753]

@@princeandrey Mary Martin "created" Speak Low, everyone else including Lotte Lenya did covers, IMHO.

[@unclealand]

The arrangement takes away the intimacy of this fine tune.

[@RanBlakePiano]

Didn’t t realize she had vibrato in her youth .nice performence

[@RossCompose]

Didn't know she ever performed this? (Intense vocal but somewhat curious arrangement.) Radio ?

[@mlockey1]

I love Judy, but I think she is too young to sing this. Great phrasing, though, This songs needs someone who has been around the block romantically a few times. Peggy Lee's version is fantastic.

[@maureen7746]

Try Sarah Vaughan's for what you seek in the singer of this particular song. Ella Fitzgerald has a nice version with Joe Pass. Diane Schurr has a good version also.

[@elizabethdacosta5601]

She was almost 22 here so she had been married once at least, and I think one could say she had been around the block romantically several times. Sounds wonderful to me!

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[@john-vn7dr]

Nice vocal, bad arrangement!

[@dtedfontenot]

Jo Stafford is better with this song.

[@maxiesthree8590]

lotte Lenya

[@onuw]

Ute Lemper is best.

[@lindatorres9125]

I prefer Peggy LEE🌊🌊

[@Rollem38]

As is Mary Martin who introduced it. Judy's version is basically lovely, though I don't like the arrangement especially the swooping at the end.