Mitzi Gaynor 'Let Go!' Full 4K Restoration

[@brucehamrick9651]

Oh my that dress! Couldn't take my eyes off of her. She was also very talented!

[@MichaelSteverMLS]

So glad you're enjoying the 4K Restoration Bruce! Had the good fortune to film Mitzi at a Drama Desk Awards ceremony which you can see if you peruse my KZbin page. She literally steals the show in the most hilarious way! Please consider subscribing to my page if you haven't Thank you so much for chiming in. Mitzi was 110% a bonafide Star! A real class act, Cheers!

[@GiftSparks]

She was stunning in every way!

[@markbeck8384]

Wow, she really was entertaining and beautiful! This was a very good number, and Bob Mackie knew his stuff. Can't imagine there weren't strands of bugle beads all over that stage, afterwards. Thank you for restoring it.

[@JoshAragon]

Mizi at her peak this is a dazzling number perfect in every way

[@ericsanniez9986]

Remarkable 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉❤❤❤ a genius, starting with Canto de Ossahna (viva Caterina Valente ) and that magical number , everything is magic with her and the boys !!! Thank you for the quality it deserves. Love ❤🎉😢😢😢😢😢

[@marybethmorrison]

This is so fabulous in every way! And that dress!

[@akrenwinkle]

I recognize that NBC applause track used for their variety shows. It gets loud, then tapers off at the end, three separate claps.

[@williamarmstrong3604]

Just Fabulous! Met Mitzi in the 70's at Valley Forge Music Fair. She was sensational!

[@pierrelong6283]

so good, a masterpiece! brilliant!

[@johnflanagan3661]

So fabulous! I wish someone had a clear clip of her 1967 Academy Awards performance of Georgy Girl.

[@tommoncrieff1154]

Everything about this number is terrific and they all look like they’re having a blast even though it was obviously choreographed down to the last millimetre. That dress! Helped not least by Mitzi’s incredibly in-shape lithe body. It’s so daring and yet so tasteful and actually quite conservative. She really works the dress under the lighting. The boys are so smart and add so much without drawing attention from the star. Great song and arrangement too.

[@Modguy61]

Watched MItzi Gaynor in Les Girls with Gene Kelly last night on TCM! Such a talented & beautiful lady; I'm lucky to share birthday of September 4 with her. 🤩🤩💝

[@Juliaflo]

Don't figure out my age, but I saw 'Les Girls' when it first came out, and I was mesmerized by the beautiful dance style of Miss Gaynor. She lived a long life and had a fulfillling career.

[@Modguy61]

@@Juliaflo She certainly did! Seemed like a lovely person.

[@gtlfb]

Mackie’s first nude illusion gown. Mitzi said Gene Kelly advised her to NOT do a weekly variety show, to just do event television. Very Wise. Boy, do I miss all the variety shows and specials. So much music, featuring every great entertainer of the time. So glad so many of those wonderful moments are preserved here.

[@maxlinder5262]

Check.. Carroll Baker .. Pierre Balmain nude gown 1964....😊

[@clivecarser7356]

Marilyn Monroe 1962 happy birthday Mr president nude gown

[@emerybayblues]

@@maxlinder5262 Mackie's first nude dress, not the first nude dress ever.

[@clivecarser7356]

Yes !!! Jean Louis was designing nude gowns for marlene dietrich in the 1950s for her las Vegas act !!! Bob mackie was just starting his career and was working under jean Louis when he designed Marilyn's gown.

[@carlv1379]

The way the stage becomes completely dark, against the flashes of white and silver... and the dress, seemingly totally bedazzled but the suggestion of nakedness under a dazzling silver, wow.

[@stephenmkatzasc]

My parents us to Las Vegas. This was back in the days when the hotels were small and so lovely. Yes, we saw Mitzi…fabulous….

[@TomYaz]

Great job on the restoration

[@jeggerton]

A talented, beautiful and whipsmart woman.

[@MichaelSteverMLS]

Am so happy. you're enjoying the video. It's so ironic, this ULTRA sexy, eye-popping Bob Mackie gown was boundary pushing for its day in 1969. Bring back THIS kind of musical, choreographic genius! Pronto!~

[@williamarndt9465]

I saw her at Valley Forge Music Circus in the 70s. Amazing

[@JM-lw3nx]

I miss her already!

[@rdo1231]

01:12 Wow. That body. That dress. That voice. Truly missed.

[@63bplumb]

NO! Really! List ALL the Women entertainers in 2024 that have that kind of level of talent! I'll wait right here.......Still Waiting!

[@christya2488]

Beyonce, Pink, Taylor Swift, Kelly Clarkson, Cynthia Erivo, Ariana Grande, Nicole Scherzinger... I could go on.

[@63bplumb]

@@christya2488 I read your response a couple of hours ago but had to stop laughing to sit down to write a response! You must be about twelve years old? Even the women you listed if they were honest would be in awe of a performance like this let alone all of the other parts of the entertainment field Mitzi conquered.

[@christya2488]

@63bplumb Well, now that you've had time to catch your breath, I suggest you look up Pink's performance of "Glitter in the Air" at the Grammys, or maybe Beyonce's Super Bowl halftime show, and then let me know what you think about those performances.

[@akrenwinkle]

@@63bplumb I'm with you, not just about the topic of talent, but I must say I often do get the impression the majority of people who comment on boards are teenagers, and I don't mean 19 either.

[@campion7038]

Oh, my GAWD. That dress has never been surpassed. Who could have guessed the Stonewall riots happened the year of this special? But correlation does not equal causation.

[@akrenwinkle]

I always suspected Stonewall was the result of Judy Garland's death AND Mitzi Gaynor's nude gown. The combination of fabulousness and tragedy. Fabgedy.

[@terencewong-lane4309]

Bob Mackie dress?

[@501rivet]

..one of his best known designs, as Mitzi has presented in various interviews.

[@danilocaio432]

This is a version of the Brazilian song Canto de Ossanha by Vinicius de Moraes and Baden Powell.

[@christya2488]

Who was responsible for the backup dancers choreography??? What was that?

[@davidbrienlantry8760]

Skin and beads!

[@robdoubleyou4918]

I’m stunned. I’m not sure what to make of this. It’s so slick. Maybe too slick. Is that even possible? There is clearly talent and artistry in every nook and cranny of this musical number, but it seems to “jump the shark” with its overindulgence. This Mitzi clip seems to be almost a parody of itself. Perhaps I’ve seen SCTV’s Lola Heatherton dance with the Juul Haalmeyer Dancers too often.

[@robdoubleyou4918]

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[@MichaelSteverMLS]

Am so glad this number left a powerful impression Rob. Truth be told, it was nothing less than ground-breaking back in 1969. This style of eye-popping, 'almost see-through' gown Mitzi wore thanks to the genius of Bob Mackie no doubt essentially HYPNOTIZED millions of people from Coast to Coast when it first aired. Mitzi herself praises this gown, (and the number itself) as one of her absolute favorites, and it's easy to see why. We'd also be remiss if we didn't acknowledge the profound, soul-stirring impact the song itself and the lyrics no doubt had on MILLIONS of citizens (not just in the U.S.) psychologically plagued with distress and rage at our American Government perpetuating this 'unwinnable war' overseas. Rest assured, while the Vietnam War ignited MASS rage across the Globe, no citizenry was more shell-shocked and horrified at this unadulterated genocide than millions of American citizens. Mitzi Gaynor's TV show was a welcome respite amidst a sea of chaos, and this entire 'nude gown' anomaly was only icing on a much needed cake! Here's a page from Mitzi's FB page, where she gives a bit more context on the number, and her love for the inimitable Bob Mackie. facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10156709332326127&id=55092721126&set=a.10150540330966127

[@robdoubleyou4918]

@@MichaelSteverMLS Thanks for helping to put it into context. It certainly is a stunning performance! I didn’t see the date in the title of the clip, but knowing that this was the late sixties, makes it even more groundbreaking. I thought the clip was in the hay day of the seventies and that it was riding on the coat tails of musical variety shows like Sonny & Cher and The Carol Burnet Show, but clearly it is the other way round! Bob Mackie’s dress foreshadows the amazing work he did on those later variety shows. So, hats off to a groundbreaking performance. I so glad you posted it! Xoxo

[@akrenwinkle]

@@robdoubleyou4918 Hay day? Let's leave Mr. Ed out of this, shall we?

[@robdoubleyou4918]

@@akrenwinkleoops…I guess I meant “heyday”. 😥