Robert Preston sings Carol Burnett

[@hildaturner3115]

The wonderful Brilliant Robert Preston,Brought so much Happiness to Theatre and films goers,Will we ever see performances like that again, Thanks for the memories xx

[@RonMotta1972]

I've never seen this before. It's sensational. My God, Robert Preston was so brilliant. And he makes it look so easy.

[@janellepowles660]

Absolutely love this man. What a wonderful talent.

[@canamus1768]

i was lucky enough to see mr preston live in a performance of "mack and mabel" during the show's pre-broadway tryout tour, when i was about 9 years old. i had been captivated by bernadette peters in one of her appearances on the carol burnett show, so my dad took me to see m&m when the show came through town. thanks for that wonderful memory, dad.

[@AMTProductionCo]

God what a brilliant showman! Robert Preston was the perfect performer. They don't make 'em like him anymore.

[@Juliaflo]

He was, is, and forever will BE Professor Harold Hill.

[@emmceeee]

He makes it look effortless, but it is surely not!! He’s got talent, with a capital T, and that rhymes with P, and that stands for Pro!! 🎶

[@Tom6093]

This is what he was known for, He was the best there was, the best there ever will be.

[@KayaGirouxsings]

I LOVE Robert Preston!

[@bethlearyhegedus839]

I'm not alone...what a fabulous talent!!!!

[@kennethkahn7913]

I really enjoyed him in the "Last Star Fighter".

[@lawrencebrooks8697]

The one, the only, the Definitive Music Man.

[@teniquemathieu29]

he was so freaking adorable no mean like him anymore...

[@showtunestarpower]

What a great bit of Preston power!

[@Historian212]

He was still brilliant in 1982’s Victor/Victoria. I loved him as Toddy, what a performance.

[@xhaxha1028]

Robert Preston was a truly unique and multi-talented man. Most people recall his Music Man, but take a look at his work in All the Way Home with Jean Simmons. PHENOM!!!!!!

[@emerybayblues]

The Dark at the Top of the Stairs, he originated the role of Henry II in Lion in Winter in Broadway. Very multi talented entertainer.

[@gardensofthegods]

He was so great in that movie all the way home that I cannot picture anyone else playing his role . It was such a wonderful and unique movie I'm convinced it is probably one of the most overlooked films of all time

[@MARIANSCATLIFFE]

Rob Preston sheer genius

[@kangadillo]

Brilliant and wonderfully clever.

[@earnestprole9461]

Staggering talent.

[@IZS13020]

Perfect comment!

[@mortalclown3812]

Exactment. And your "handle" is terrific. 🤣

[@greengablesgirl8]

Marvelous. I wonder what it would be like to have him and Danny Kaye challenge each other to rapid tongue twisting songs

[@Mothko]

This is literally changing my life right now - thanks for posting

[@Tmyres1977]

I actually have the entire show. I'm pretty busy with some projects right now, but I'll see if I can upload something in the next month or two.

[@dieunbekannte1122]

Do you possibly still have the entire show?

[@bmalma]

yes please do

[@fmovie22]

When you can, could you please upload the entire show? Thanks.

[@heatherkelly2580]

Robert Preston sings Carol Burnett

[@melissastruxness512]

This only has 500 likes come on. This is brilliant

[@dahlia58]

For those interested, on IMDb, An Evening With Carol Burnett (1963 special), for music on the show Ken Welch is listed as creator and musical director. He worked with other entertainers in his career, so likely wrote this song. The show only starred Carol Burnett and Robert Preston.

[@StevenTorrey]

An earlier poster said Mike Nichols wrote the piece.

[@gwenniegirl50]

@@StevenTorrey for what it’s worth, I checked IMBd. Ken Welch is listed as the creator/writer of the musical numbers. The writer of the special itself is listed as Igor Peshkowsky. This was possibly Mike Nichols, although his birth name is actually spelled differently.

[@randygiannini1418]

Wow, great! Glad there's still an audience to post it. I'm pretty old and it became part of my youtube algorithm because I was reminiscing The Last Starfighter in which he played Centauri

[@kreativeorthodox1282]

I wonder if he wrote this song... Incredible talent and performance! What charisma he had! I can't imagine an actor today delivering like this.

[@mmbr01rrf]

No, he didn't write this song. He was an actor NOT a songwriter/lyricist.

[@rickrodgers2790]

This was back in the era when CBS had a stable of composers or freelancers to write original songs for performers. Billy Barnes was such a person, and he wrote many of the movie take-offs on Burnett's weekly show.

[@dahlia58]

Someone posted that it was actually written by Mike Nichols. I like to think that it was.

[@otok1949]

A couple of minutes of research reveals (if you can trust the Internet) that the title of this song is "I Died a Thousand Deaths"... ...and that the composer was Igor Peshkowsky... ...a.k.a. Igor Mikhail Peschkowsky... ...the birth name of the late, great Mike Nichols!

[@dahlia58]

Whoa

[@Historian212]

Cool fact, thanks!

[@scottbreitbart6460]

Isn't that Mike Nichols real name?

[@kevins.butler3402]

And Bob Preston said he couldn't sing..Shame on You..Bob.

[@heru-deshet359]

Only 6415 people here know what real talent is.

[@shawnmulligan2894]

Can you please upload the whole show? I love Robert Preston!!!

[@brinkholden7174]

Gosh, do you have anything else from this special??? I've been waiting 50 years to see this!!!!!!! I had a huge crush on Preston after seeing him in The Music Man, but my mother wouldn't let me stay up late to see this Burnett special and I cried myself to sleep! I have been waiting all these years to see something from this, and I thank you SO MUCH! Do you have the entire show? Please???

[@mortalclown3812]

See Victor/Victoria if you haven't!!! He steals the whole thing

[@DoggieFosters]

Aww, what a great story. I totally relate. I actually cried in 1987, at the age of 15, when he died.

[@MrZviswerd]

I did see this show when it was first broadcast. AND since I had a reel-to-reel audio tape recorder which was attached to the family TV's speaker, I recorded it and played it back many times. Unfortunately, the tape finally died, but I remembered most of this number as well as Carol telling how as a kid she used to sing Jeanette MacDonald and Nelson Eddie songs (with her singing the man's part) when she wasn't doing the Tarzan yell. I also would love to see more from Carol's first TV special, not to mention as many old clips from the Garry Moore show as anyone can find and upload to KZbin.

[@paulineevans1126]

That was really great 😄 I adored Robert Preston from the age of around 6 when I first saw one of his films on TV, but I always got really upset because he died in so many of them 😢 I hated Joel McRae for years after I saw him shoot Robert Preston in a film 😠😃

[@Humordoomer]

I had a huge crush on him in my early teen years and on. It was rare to ever see him in a romantic role and when I did, it was exciting.

[@lla788]

Wow!

[@ajdelrosario5091]

Sings Along To The Night Of The Mountains Sung By Robert Preston & Andrea Libman Performer: Robert Preston Performer: Andrea Libman Vocal: Robert Preston, Andrea Libman

[@dahlia58]

Thanks for that

[@dahlia58]

Could not find it

[@tonypanzarella9387]

Faster than a speeding Danny Kaye.

[@EricLindros]

Rap, before rap existed.

[@ronaldoaraujo8811]

2023

[@mostlyrandommusicals]

I ran out of breath just watching this - Preston was great! Song format is very similar to Ya Got Trouble from Music Man. A lot of fast lyrics...

[@billbrimmer1739]

I wonder where this musical number comes from? It’s like it was written for the fabulous Mr. Preston.

[@MrZviswerd]

It WAS written for him to perform on this special.

[@harvardkarbodie]

What is the name of this? Did Robert Preston record it?

[@dahlia58]

Who wrote this song?

[@katiez.7622]

Bob Preston, the original Sean Bean. 😄

[@laurabeane8862]

Sure, I appreciate and revere Robert Preston, but these days all I focus on are the Winchester Brothers😀😀

[@Tbirdamazonzebra]

Can anyone explain shy this clip has been viewed only 2,000 times? What crap must be on here that's pulling the high numbers!?!

[@mortalclown3812]

At least it is up to 15K 🤗

[@jettrink7510]

I'm a heterosexual man and I love Robert Preston.

[@mortalclown3812]

I'm a straight chick - can you only imagine how I feel? 🤣 Especially after Victor/Victoria. Nothing like him ever.

[@johnpickford4222]

Jett Rink: That you love Robert Preston is a sad commentary that the first thought is homosexuality not an appreciation of this wonderful talented man. Now there’s a woman named “Mortal Clown” that also loves Robert Preston so maybe the two of you can hook up over your mutual for Robert Preston. Unless of course by using the name “Jett Rink” you are alluding to a dubious sexuality similar to the actor that played Jett Rink in the film GIANT, namely James Dean

[@TomDeVor30]

I think might be me...

[@marshav.w.9309]

Who wrote this? Anyone out there?

[@mmbr01rrf]

Check the show credits. Might be in the CBS Archives OR Carol Burnett might own the rights. Then you have to check copyright ownership.

[@operagirl84]

Who wrote this for him???

[@tomcorey5831]

Where is Carol?

[@karrezza]

This talk singing is an awful lot like Rap.

[@mortalclown3812]

Rap??🤣

[@kevingilles4363]

It’s “sustained talking.”😉

[@Historian212]

This performance was in 1963. Rex Harrison did this technique in the original My Fair Lady production on Broadway in 1956. Preston did it in the Music Man premiere in 1957. Richard Burton did it in Camelot, which premiered in 1960. I suspect it’s at least as old as vaudeville, probably much older. Follow up: although some people credit Rex Harrison with having invented it, as I expected, it was a technique being used in Germany in the 19th century, and probably grew out of the more singing-ish technique used in operas, operettas, and oratorios called recitative. No idea when similar techniques may have also emerged in non-European cultures, though. en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sprechgesang

[@kenchristie9214]

(C)rappers! That's how it's done.