Liza Minnelli - But The World Goes 'Round (New York, New York)

Liza singing one of her greatest songs in a segment I found enchanting from the movie 'New York, New York made in 1977 by Martin Scorsese, showcasing her amazing talent and fabulous singing voice. Liza has more talent than any singer alive today. I love you Liza May :)
I do not seek to breach copyright, I only wish to share this gem with the world. 'New York, New York' is the property of United Artists.

[@srobindittrich6599]

Liza Minnelli seems to be channeling all 40s torch singers here, including her Mom, Judy Garland. Genious ending with her hands in her pockets.

[@alegria1883]

CeZ⁷

[@tommyrall3]

In my opinion the best performance by Liza Minnelli.

[@stardusth2o]

When she sings “sound” at 3:32 is one of the moments where she sounds eerily like Judy. I love this song and nobody could possibly sing it like Liza. She’s the greatest.

[@originaltommy]

OMG You're so right! Liza is very different from Judy which is what makes being alive so exciting in this day and age! The similarities are obvious but the differences are profound. I love them both equally and have never compared them although Judy gives me a deeper emotional experience. She was the greatest vocalist and entertainer of her time.

[@Richard_Fouts]

DAMN, you're so right. That was really interesting ... and wonderful.

[@Tina-qp7py]

That's just what I think. I can really hear Judy in her in this performance.

[@bkss109]

One of my favorite songs she sings❤️

[@markwhitman9029]

She is reminiscent of Judy"s belting in Born in a Trunk from A Star is Born. Liza is great but JUDY mega great!

[@fan1rundgren]

Superb. Liza at the height of her abilities.

[@amysorrell9246]

They actually did this song/scene in ONE take. Who else but Liza is perfect enough to do that!!!

[@RoderickFernandez-bo8pc]

Her Mom!

[@davidhillman1532]

To see this performance upon its initial release is something I will always cherish. The audience was spellbound.

[@Broadwaybuff-pi1qg]

THe movie didn't do that well when it was released but I remember seeing at at the time and also again in 83 when it was re-released with the cut musical number restored. I remember the audience applauding her songs, not something that happens often in movie theatres.

[@Broadwaybuff-pi1qg]

I remember when a longer version was released in theatres in the early 1980s with the big production number with Liza and Larry Kert restored. The audience applauded this scene every time I saw it.

[@hawby7mgh]

Mind blowing film for me in 1977!

[@fan1rundgren]

Me too.

[@bruw5640]

This is my favorite song of Liza’s. I don’t want to hear any other singer touch it.

[@markwhitman9029]

I haven't heard any other singer sing it but Liza. How does one improve upon perfection?

[@maryriley8077]

No one could ever touch it.

[@bubblesandpickles]

Wow! That is one of the best musical solos in film history. Scorsese really captured Liza's magic.

[@SandViolet]

When I saw "Cabaret " in '72, I fell in instant love and worship with Liza and "Maybe This Time" became my theme song of all time- until five years later when I saw her do this number in "New York, New York". I realized at once that this was her greatest number and ever since "But the World Goes 'Round" is my favorite of all. When "Brokeback Mountain" lost the Oscar I was devastated but not as furious as I was in '78 when this song and "N.Y.,N.Y." were completely ignored by the Academy. Shame!

[@JloveLamar]

I believe N.Y.N.Y would have won the Oscar had Sinatra not gotten to it. If they could have kept it hidden, I believe it could have gotten it.

[@SandViolet]

@@JloveLamar Sinatra recorded the song, and made it a hit, two years after Liza's recording. The movie was such a flop (100% due to Robert De Niro's obnoxious character) that it took down everything connected with it: Liza's tremendous performance and sure-thing best song of the year (if it had been nominated) "New York, New York".

[@jeremynv89523]

@@SandViolet I agree. Curiously, even the critics who hated this movie the most gave Liza glowing reviews.

[@michaelcarlo9296]

Could u imagine snubbing those two songs. What was awarded the Oscar that year?

[@SandViolet]

@@michaelcarlo9296 "You Light Up My Life".

[@alegria1883]

2023, Happy New Year, Liza. My Lord, what a treasure and jewel. God to bless you forever, you glorious angel.

[@JONROSE44]

Liza is beautiful here, and in all her vocal powerhouse splendor!!!!!!! She is the best!!!!

[@vsantome]

She is the best....but first is Barbara Streisand

[@EagleRockers]

God, she is brilliantly good! - Loving Liza for 50 years now.

[@bradly2007]

Liza Minnelli giving a raw soulful performance taking ones breath away, one of the greatest musical performances in history of motion pictures, stunned audiences in opening weeks of NYNY stood and cheered this riveting soul-stirring performance in the movie theater being a rarity indeed...

[@JackycClark]

Saw in the theater when I was 12 or 13 . Didn't know at the time this is it , absolutely best performance in a musical . Loved the brass ever since too .

[@jeremynv89523]

I agree. It’s probably the best performance ever captured on film, and that’s saying a lot!!

[@tramoliter]

I saw her do this song last summer In Canada, and Ill tell you she is still a force. She belted this song out with the energy of a gathering hurricane and blew the house away with this number. No cheating on notes at all, its still there. She nailed it and left no doubt as to why she has the star status that she rightfully deserves.

[@tommynewman8621]

WHY ARE THERE NO MORE PROFESSIONAL SINGERS LIKE THIS!!!¡!!😢😢😢😢😢

[@awesomemom533]

OMG, her breath control! Her voice and talent defy description.

[@Geronimo1913]

I love this song so much! No one does it like Liza. Bravo!

[@tampico63]

Are there any other versions of this song out there ?

[@Geronimo1913]

@@tampico63 There a few live recordings that are out there but other than that, none that I'm aware of.

[@tampico63]

@@Geronimo1913 thanks

[@dohaperson1]

Only Liza can climax a song by putting her hands in her pockets and still be stunning...

[@countrymonkOSB]

This is just amazing. Beautifully staged. Liza shows how much she masters look and gesture, just like her mom did. Compare this with the similarly staged "The Man That Got Away" from "A Star is Born". Both of them are brilliant in these scenes; here Liza shows how much she is a chip off the old block! I just love when she finishes the song by putting her hands in her pockets! Brilliant, brilliant, brilliant!

[@budnark2012]

Benedict Joseph Miller 1

[@ajgroelant]

wonderful song great movie liza should of received a oscar nom.

[@brandx01]

Liza Minnelli is a blessing.

[@dixie17084]

I agree; she said once that some people would always see "Mama" in her and I guess that's true. I recently saw "Cabaret" again and she really was fabulous in it; Judy had a more delicate voice but Liza has a lot of power and I bet Judy would be proud of her

[@pbunting]

Awesome ! One of a Kind ! VIVA LA LIZA ! ! !

[@bluechocolate4315]

I went to the New Beverly Cinema in Los Angeles last night to see a midnight screening of "Arthur" (1981), and they showed this clip before the previews. The audience applauded & cheered after it was over, as we didn't know it would have such impact. What a performance.

[@DoctorHP7]

now and then I can't help but think I see her mother in her! Stunning vocals!

[@tearmann]

scorsese's most overlooked film. but, all musicals were minimalized in the 70's; too bad, this is a great one. thankfully, we can all experience it now and enjoy it as the great film it is.

[@slowpainful]

I agree 100%. Nine years later lol!

[@candelise]

What a performance, and she was NOT miming!!

[@markwhitman9029]

Its complete version was stellar with "Happy Endings" don't know why critics panned it

[@larainevanetten5311]

Good Lord! Phenomenal! She is amazing!! God bless this wonderful woman!!

[@UandMeKid]

Still breathtaking to watch! Brilliant!

[@ms.capone3762]

Sometimes your heart breaks with a deafening sound. Man, that sure says a lot.

[@AntinousIsGod1]

Thanks. I agree. Liza is a great talent and deserves a lot more awards for her work :)

[@Ms.HistoryBuff433]

Although I am a diehard Judy fan, this performance is all Liza! A talent unto herself. With much help from the great Kander and Ebb. Love you, Liza!

[@benedettascutp4528]

this is just the best thing I've ever seen

[@docmontecristo]

One word: Exceptional!.........

[@LIT70]

I'm appreciating her far too late. She's been through some crap in life and acknowledges that, despite that, the world does indeed go round. What a multi-talented survivor.

[@jaxguy52]

I loved this movie

[@manueldiggs9525]

What an amazing performance!!!!!!!

[@Kasbahkabaret]

Superb.... Super Star Liza. I love her!

[@johnayalachef]

The staging of this performance similar to her mother’s The Man That Got Away. Quite different as the camera doesn’t move in for a closeup but Liza made this her own. She has the gravitas and storied career to imbue magic, you believe her from beginning to end. Bravo 👏 👏👏👏👏

[@guywill7875]

no one sin like this anymore .damn

[@lirio7585]

She’s wonderful absolutely! I’m so sorry she has the health problems she has. She’s given us a lot of joy.

[@AntinousIsGod1]

I love this song, Liza is amazing.

[@mca1218]

Probably my favorite clip from NYNY. And I love how Liza gives homage, intentionally or otherwise, to mom Judy who performed a similar single-take number (and from practically the same camera angle) in "I Could go on Singing."

[@lynn3429]

the incredible Liza

[@lynnrose7562]

What a voice.

[@unclealand]

Liza's finest moment.

[@paulrob555]

Agh how amazing!!! I need to see her in my life. She's just this absolute ball of incredible energy

[@raymundoyanez3282]

sorry kiddo you missed the train that ship has sailed

[@briandutille9649]

I get goosebumps.

[@larainevanetten5311]

Wow! She is blessed! Magnificent!

[@samosullivan1744]

This film is SEVERELY slept on!

[@sohooded]

Thanks Liza...great song.

[@briandutille9649]

Incredible perfromance-OMG!!

[@Summer4All]

How Brilliant is this woman !!?? what a powerful Voice !!! Just like her mother Judy , her "Star" will shine for all times !!! ten Stars*****.... little paulo Cristo :-D

[@hifrommike2120]

When Scorsese was filming New York New York, he told Liza to "give me less; I'll tell you when to let out all the stops." This is what he meant.

[@michaellazzeri9439]

I love this film, & consider it among Scorsese's finest work. ------------MJL, 74 y/o

[@markwhitman72]

She really has it hear a charisma close to her mother. Vibrato and belting is superb here like Judy!

[@vivianmartinez5028]

Liza like Judy was a vocal powerhouse.

[@thelmalee489]

I love this movie. It mirrored my life at that time.

[@robertcervera1887]

simply AWESOME

[@jonsjordan]

one of my favorites!!

[@paulrob555]

I was playing this song the other day and my mom asked if it was Liza. She said how she sounded so much like her Judy. Absolutely remarkable whatever Judy had and gave to her

[@yaya-mk3nn]

LYRICS: Sometimes you're happy, sometimes you're sad But the world goes 'round Sometimes you lose every nickel you had But the world goes 'round Sometimes your dreams get broken in pieces But that doesn't alter a thing Take it from me, there's still gonna be A summer, a winter, a fall and a spring And sometimes a friend starts treating you bad But the world goes 'round And sometimes your heart breaks with a deafening sound Somebody loses and somebody wins And one day it's kicks, then it's kicks in the shins But the planet spins, and the world goes 'round- But the world goes 'round But the world goes 'round Sometimes your dreams get broken in pieces But that doesn't matter at all Take it from me, there's still gonna be A summer, a winter, a spring and a fall And sometimes a friend starts treating you bad But the world goes 'round And sometimes your heart breaks with a deafening sound Somebody loses and somebody wins Then one day it's kicks, then it's kicks in the shins But the planet spins, and the world goes 'round And 'round and 'round and 'round and 'round The world goes 'round and 'round and 'round And 'round!

[@livetutor4u318]

The most all around talented actress. Singer. Dancer. The new lin manuel miranda and Kander Broadway musical- i trust Kander demanded all cast watch Liza do the film version!

[@AntinousIsGod1]

Thankyou, I do love the film :)

[@w.urlitzer1869]

how beautiful.

[@Rafaela96april]

Can't stop thinking "Money makes the world go around, the world go around"!

[@scottwilliams17]

Saw this in a revival house....loved it

[@johndalton3180]

In her day, Judy may have been a technically better singer, but remarkably there's something they BOTH do that no one else does. As with Judy's Rock-a-by Your Baby, Liza is a master at the slow build. By the end you're in sheer awe. And, as with Judy's The Man That Got Away, you know she's feeling every lyric, every phrase, and she knows you've been through that pain, heartbreak, and betrayal too. There are other singers who do amazing things, but none of them hit those sweet spots like Judy Garland and Liza Minnelli.

[@Wolfsky9]

Mr J. Dalton : Sir, you just stated Judy / Liza, perfectly. What I still cannot understand is just why both are/were, Gay icons???? ------------WolfSky9, 72 y/o

[@johndalton3180]

@@Wolfsky9 There are a few answers to this, but first off, anyone can enjoy Judy and Liza. If a straight guy likes them, all is says about him is that he has very good taste. But, it's certainly true that gay men of a certain age have had a particular affinity for Judy and Liza. First off, look to The Wizard of Oz. Judy's most famous role. How many gay boys in the '50s when Oz first played on TV dreamed of leaving their dreary towns in suburbia, and going to Oz (the big city) filled with color, life, and old vaudevillians. The song Over the Rainbow reflects the longing of many gay men of the era to be able to live a happy life. Another factor is their personas and the kinds of songs they sang. Judy and Liza both had difficult lives. All kinds of problems. But, they survived, and at various points even triumphed. Gay men related to that struggle. Also, just their aesthetic. Gay guys loved old Hollywood glamour. Finally, they were made that way. Judy Garland's father was gay. Liza Minnelli's father way gay. Between them, Judy and Liza had nine husbands. At least five of them were gay. And that's giving the benefit of many doubts. But, again, really who cares? Anyone who likes talent can like Judy Garland and Liza Minnelli.

[@slowpainful]

@@johndalton3180 I think you summed it really well. There's also something weirdly androgynous about female megastars, which makes me think of them sometimes as honorary drag queens! It's the over-the-topness, the drama, the emotionalism: all cliché gay qualities, but every stereotype has a grain of truth somewhere. Still there is something else going on I can't explain. The level of hysteria at her shows was not seen again until teenybopper girls caught wind of The Beatles. Was Judy a goddess, the audience her acolytes?

[@stevers62]

Wolfsky9 A gay friend of mine summed it up for me (also gay) in a rather unflattering, albeit funny way. “Gay men like women who yell”. I seem to like so many gay icons that fit that category, I find it a little humorous that I can’t disagree.....at least for entertainers. I LOVE all the great belters with Judy and Liza at the top, but also Streisand, Merman, Bassey, Cher, etc. Female comedians, Joan Rivers, Kathy Griffin, Totie Fields. All powerful voices. As for actresses, Joan Crawford, Bette Davis, Tallulah Bankhead, etc.......all loud, over the top. There is obviously more to it than just that, but there is certainly some truth to that slightly unflattering analysis. In fact, my love for Judy Garland is what outed me to my parents when I was 13.

[@markwhitman9029]

@@johndalton3180 exactly and very well put plus gay men are not forced to accept their lack of heterosexual appeal.Both talents stick out and not seen as sex objects like Marilyn Ava Gardner,etc.Straight men sometimes don't care for Judy or Liza or Babs because they aren't gorgeous sex symbols. I think that is why gays see them as icons

[@Mischa10001]

Wonderful Liza!

[@subvert47]

what power! - incredible

[@plato12000]

ELECTRIC!!

[@alexandrabillings99]

There's a moment herei the 3>33 mark where Minnelli all but false completely apart. Never at a loss for an emotional pace to hang her hat, and yet, more af an inner crumble. Her Gesture seems to suggest that she is looking to ignore, all movement of the outside world, by covering her ears. No sound, no trouble. And yet, because she is so inwardly open, because her spirit is so completely involved, one cannot imagine that for a second that Liza is not fully engulfed in the loss and the regret of losing her own true love. The person who said they's show up and never did. The one who promise they're be there and weren't. And of course the human who wrote about love and affection, but never really held it in high regard, This is something Liza knows first hand. It would be easy to become mushy an sloppy, and Liza knows from the center of her that that they story is worth telling and so sh uses what's true for her, funnels it specifically rough those Gestures and allows it all to manifest itself under the imaginary circumstances of the scene And yet there isn't one false note. No a moment goes by where were aren't utterly enthralled and completely unnerved Story telling and human refleetion at it's finest

[@originaltommy]

Casino Rama? I was there. Stunning concert. The encore was absolutely devastating. "every time we say goodbye". Tissue, anyone?

[@michelpasseleur6462]

la petite fille , ...génée ! mais qui avait tout .....................on le ressent !! merci LISA !!!!!!!!

[@brianwebberable]

She’s amazing… wow

[@JNeil1975]

She is soooo much like her mom.......but still her very own talent too.

[@niccolomas]

The greatest of all

[@4EyedAnimation]

pretty amazing...love the movie and the music

[@timrobb9918]

Maybe Kennedy Center forgot that Liza has won an Oscar, an Emmy, 4 Tony Awards, a Grammy Living Legend Award and 2 Golden Globes. Take a look at the whole list of Kennedy Center Honorees from over the years. It's good for a laugh when you see that BRILLIANT Liza has never been honored. I'd love to know how they continue to have any relevance. You'll be shocked by the honorees that were chosen over Liza Minnelli.

[@freshair3451]

Yes!!!...the world goes round.

[@Shazbut01]

Unbelievable

[@rogerstanek6704]

Hard to believe she hasn't received the Kennedy Center Honor

[@stephaniestanley8041]

Very unexpected for her to put her hands in her pockets with the last notes. She was confident and knew she was bringing it home.

[@davidhillman1532]

i suspect that the hands-in-pockets business was all Liza, and after his orgasm, Scorsese never thought of a retake. I remember seeing this film at age 17 in Richmond, Virginia. Packed house. This sequence had us spelbound, and there was applause at the end, something I'd never experienced with a movie musical. Staggering that nothing from NYNY was Oscar-nominated, especially this song and this actress.

[@stephaniestanley8041]

Incredible story...the audience reaction to this powerhouse performance. ❤ My favorite bit in the movie is The Pink Squirrel 🐿️. My friend and quote those lines all the time.

[@harlemhomme]

...as only LiZa can!

[@sew1835]

Really liked this movie when it came out in "77.....35 YEARS AGO...YIKES!! But looking and hearing Liza sing these older songs, you can't help compare her to her mother, or at least I can't. I know it is unfair, as in my opinion, there is no one better than Judy. But Liza does a great job belting the songs out.

[@albertolencisa3959]

es la canción que más le gusta a Miss Minnelli

[@enagyb]

The one and only Liza Minelli.

[@AntinousIsGod1]

@fanliza And Liza has lots of guts, we both know that :)

[@amyfzsishn2527]

To Cathy Elle- What the hell are you talking about? It's obviously not about this amazing, fabulous talent voice of the greatest entertainer of our time! My g*d!! What power she has in those pipes- and FYI- she did this song for the movie in ONE take!! No one else can deliver like Liza!!!! G*d I love her!!!

[@grai]

I'm more of an Ebb and Kander fan than a Liza Minnelli fan I love this song it's one of their best "Sometimes your heart breaks with a deafening sound" is so intense How courageous she was to agree to be filmed singing it in such a vulnerable setting but somehow it brought the best out in her and it's sheer magic The final note is incredible

[@Broadwaybuff-pi1qg]

Kander and Ebb wrote many of their best-known songs for Liza. For a reason. She did them well.

[@adilsonjorge605]

DEEEEEEEEELIIIIIIIIIIIICIIIIIIIUIOOOOOOOOUUUUUUUUUSSS

[@elizabethlevy3647]

love Liza Would you post at the end when she sings Ny Ny from the movie is the bes t Thanks ,Liz

[@lecopop]

Tem dia que não é fácil, mas... é bem isso que a letra diz...

[@fairies47]

I see Judy here... For me this IS Liza's song, just like for her mother it was The Man that got away in A Star is Born...

[@MrUggamugga]

Around 3:00 she turns into Judy for a few fleeting seconds. Magic.

[@joshdukie998]

She looks so much like her mother her with the hair and wardrobe :)

[@katherinebrecka9450]

Oh boy do I agree

[@Zander45]

@jamesleejobe Truth is,she has gotten older and her voice has matured. At 3:34 liza resembles her mother(Judy) and although her voice is distinctively her own, it has the power of her mother . I adore them both and applaud the fact that liza has received professional help, There wasn't Betty Ford centers and others when Judy was going through her addictons ,only places to dry out or receive pschiatric help.. We must have compassion for them both and everyone who struggles with addictions.

[@vincentmarchese8202]

👍👍🤗

[@michelvaillant2711]

❤

[@Zander45]

@jamesleejobe . At 3:34 liza resembles her mother(Judy) and although her voice is distinctively her own, it has the power of her mother . I adore them both and applaud the fact that liza has received professional help, There wasn't Betty Ford centers and others when Judy was going through her addictons ,only places to dry out or receive pschiatric help.. We must have compassion for them both and everyone who struggles with addictions.