Sarah Brightman - Memory (with Betty Buckley)

Live, 2006

[@NWgirlstuckinFL]

Betty Buckley will always be a national treasure.❤️

[@Kibouo]

Betty Buckley has still got it! And the fact her voice has aged brings that extra bit of poignancy and emotion that the role requires

[@gamarrathvalentino188]

Assoluta I’m totally disagree

[@chrispelletier8654]

no, you could tell she was either afraid or incapable of that C.

[@Kibouo]

It’s not about just being able to hit the notes, this performance has the weight of life experience behind it, what it lacks in technical excellence is more than made up by the artistry and weariness conveyed through the vocals imo. I always feel a dissonance when a young attractive singer with perfect vocals sings something like “I was beautiful then”, “all alone in the memory of my days in the sun”. The whole song is about someone past their prime years, I think only somebody past their prime years in real life can truly do this song justice.

[@inkyguy]

Yes, like Rosemary Clooney. She made the age in her voice part of her interpretation of the music.

[@Angela-xo5kh]

@@Kibouo Yes, especially emoting when her wearied face and extended arm reach, reaching out to find that future "new day."

[@ivyleague5224]

Is it me, or does this performance have more meaning in her age? Her voice was certainly stronger in her youth, but my god she gives it so much emotion, and the words are more meaningful somehow.

[@albertshumate7688]

Betty Buckley was a natural.

[@jennahodgin184]

Y’all in the comments need to call a truce. They are both legends. They have different voices. They both sang beautifully. Don’t compare them to who’s better because both of them are exquisite at what they do. They both deserve the same praise as the other.

[@douglasduff4466]

Completed agree.

[@kathleenann631]

A true voice of reason; thks.

[@RonWylie-gk5lc]

Never truer words spoken Jenna

[@amyslingsby6947]

Yes! Plus I’m really sick of women being pitted against each other. They can both be amazing.

[@twistknit1]

Betty was the original Grizabella on Broadway and Sarah was the original Jemima in the West End production. They are singing the duet part of Memory like it's sung in the show. I don't see how or why anyone would compare the two.

[@Rainmaker65]

Seen a lot of people asking what he was doing with his jaw...it's simple...the jaw motion suppresses the urge to cry. It works for me each time I listen to this song, regardless of whether Betty or Sarah is singing.

[@ashleyartus8430]

This is a classic. Sir Andrew watching this performed, his work, moved, he can hardly breathe. He is visibly moved. Echoes of his own cat, God love this man.x I love this man so much. He has no filter. This is what makes a great Artist.x

[@HoyaSaxaSD]

Ashley Artus we have a mind reader! Why haven’t you made millions in Vegas??

[@Orholam5]

that or he was rolling on something, chewing constantly hah

[@djjnonya2170]

You have no idea what he was thinking or what was going through his mind. Good grief.

[@JoshyKel]

Betty Buckley still amazes me being 63 in this video and singing that entire climax of the song all the way from "Touch me, it's so easy to leave me. It''s so easy to leave me . All alone with the memory, Of my days in the sun" in ONE EFFING BREATH! Geezus I've never heard anyone sing this song better, I've never heard anyone come close to matching that amazing breath control. She truly is a treasure to the stage and screen.

[@thinkpad20]

not to take anything from your point or her amazing performance, but she did take a breath after "so easy to leave me" 😬

[@djjnonya2170]

She did take a breath but to answer your question mamie parris did the entire end on one breath.

[@ivarnic]

Barbra Streisand!

[@aaron01845]

If you want to engage in the single breath feud, here's Betty in her prime: kzbin.info/www/bejne/qmq1pmN_d9hngtE

[@StopBeingLiedTo]

Every time she sings "touch me...." my jaw drops and my head shakes in disbelief. Incomparable. Indescribable. Positively Faustian!

[@jekdjons413]

А мне она вообще не понравилась,Николь вот огонь...

[@Lorena-gc9nf]

Betty Buckley (with Sarah Brightman).

[@Lea_Deetz]

Miss Betty has such a huge chunk of my heart, I absolutely adore her. She's my grizabella and always will be.

[@daviddavis6171]

Betty as an singer and actress delivered that night. Sarah delivered her role her. Pure and simple and honest..

[@aidanjanemcintosh6919]

When I was a little kid, Sarah Brightman was akin of fairy godmother to me.

[@Span91423]

I think the word showstopper was literally coined because of this song. Stunning

[@dianesullivan5521]

Betty Buckley, THE VOICE OF BROADWAY!

[@davidpellegrene1133]

Andrew can't help it He is about powerhouse voices. The best there is. He is overworked. Let him listen to his work.

[@marlenebourgeois266]

One if the most beautiful songs ever written. I still get chills. Bravo ladies!!

[@intheory9772]

If you look closely and pay good attention to Andrew near the beginning he takes a big gulp, swallowing his tears, hence his 'gnawing' throughout the performance. This happens to me also, but I can't stop the tears no matter how hard I try to, I find it better and more therapeutic to just let them fly away as they will. There is no shame when you witness such beauty. I had the pleasure of seeing Sarah live in March of 2001 during her La Luna tour. I still have this vivid memory of her wrapped in a large red cloth that nearly covered the whole stage and I also remember her floating above the stage in a long silk dress. It was quite the production and was truly enchanting, and I was awe struck the whole time. Magnificent!

[@singtweetypie]

I saw two of Sarah Brightman's shows - Luna also being one of them..and there is no one like her. Absolutely two of the best shows I have seen in my lifetime. Love her so much and love how theatrical she is with her eyes and her face and always reminds me of Kate Bush - another superstar.

[@intheory9772]

@@singtweetypie You have superb tastes. Best show I've ever been to also, and the only one I really remember, though I haven't been to very many. I was also much younger than most of the attendees. I guess she just transfixed me into such a trance that I will never forget those precious hours.

[@singtweetypie]

@InTheory. Thank you. I have been to many shows and hers still stand out in my mind as something so incredibly special. I still remember Sarah introducing a then unknown singer called Josh Groban during her La Luna concert in Toronto - and singing with him. It was magic. I also saw 'Harem' another of her absolutely spectacular shows. I had/have all her albums and played them non stop (along with Bocelli) for my then young children so they would learn to appreciate all types of music. In 2000 she apparently outsold both Elton John and the Rolling Stones in album sales - so clearly - many loved her voice and her music just as much as you and I do.

[@intheory9772]

@@singtweetypie Magic is the perfect word to describe her and her talent as a singer and a performer, and just the person she is in life. I hope these forms of art don't die out because of lack of interest of the younger generation AKA movie fanatics. I can barely watch many new movies because of all the CGI incorporated and relied upon in so many films today and the super hero genre though very popular doesnt interest me in the least. Nor do many remakes and reboots. I enjoy movies that make you feel something deep inside like many classics and many independent and foreign films. TCM is on all day for me no matter what I am doing. I feel these classics make me smarter and somewhat worldly. One of my all time recent favorites is Amelie. It's a beautiful story with amazing actors and a fantastic director and it is so very relatable to me and my life. There are many good performers and singers today, but it is an all out assault on the senses and not much serenity in it or worldly knowledge. I've seen Romeo and Juliet and The Phantom of the Opera live shows twice in my lifetime and would love a resurgence of both The Phantom and I would still love to see a live performance of Cats by real Broadway stars and there are others I would love to see also that I can't think of right now. Seeing live shows like this opens the mind, the heart, and all the senses. I would also love to see a Philharmonic orchestra of some kind in my lifetime. There is nothing better than a room full of the best of the best instrumentalists putting on a live performance. I can only dream and hope. Thank you for the stimulating conversation. I wish you a bright future and many hopes and dreams to be realized in your life.🙂❤️

[@allthatjazz-7]

I think it is really inspiring and touching, to see Andrew Lloyd Webber cared so very much, about these performances. The mark of a great artist.

[@MonsterPrincessLala]

Did he? Because he can't stop playing with his dentures

[@lindanolan1447]

She still gives me goose bumps when she sings this song.

[@Nensi014]

Who??

[@lynnemarkgraf8689]

I can't even fathom the goosebumps they must have had in that audience!

[@TheBennie102103]

The title should be "Betty Buckley - Memory (with Sarah Brightman)"

[@kevinmcguire5696]

Betty Buckley is singing the full song - Sarah Brightman is singing only the Jemima/Sillabut pickup line (as she did when she was in the original London Company)

[@robertkratochvil6574]

Hard to believe it's been over 16 years since this event occurred. Had to look it up, but I did recognize that it was a Kennedy Center Honor for Dolly Parton, Steven Spielberg, and Andrew Lloyd Webber. It occurred on Dec. 3, 2006, and also honored classical music conductor Zubin Mehta, and musical artist Smokey Robinson. What a night of talented people being honored!

[@jtryan77]

If only your math was as good as the performances...

[@ThePokegaga]

I wish Sarah would have sung longer. Awww. Andrew was flooded with emtion, oh how music is such a beautiful thing.

[@Orholam5]

why? she was awful

[@etiennedegaulle3817]

She sang the same part she sang in 1983.

[@darreylhenderson702]

Why? Betty Buckley was in the original Broadway production of Cats, and Sarah was in the London production of Cats. They are actually singing the parts of the song that they sang in those productions. Betty singing the main, with Sarah singing the part of the younger cat, as they did in the actual stage musical. So it makes complete sense.

[@mickmaloy]

Anyone notice ALW continue to look at Sarah in a special way. I don't think he ever stopped loving her.

[@rachelmcmillan6175]

AHHHH IM NOT OKAY 😭😭😭

[@Kibouo]

The look of his wife at 2:16 suggests that she senses that too perhaps!

[@lindarust7024]

Betty Buckley was always my favorite

[@redroger3637]

Elaine

[@atis9061]

@@redroger3637 BETTY

[@musicman5768]

Very well done Ladies ... I mean LEGENDS. Even the audience couldn’t get enough of this.

[@salomeriingen4122]

Beautiful

[@waterbird91]

Andrew Lloyd Weber wrote the song of the century !!! 'Love your cat"....

[@Elizabeth__Smith]

You mean Betty Buckley WITH Sarah Brightman

[@luluandfriends1]

Yes, my thoughts exactly! No offence to Sarah but it's kind of disrespectful to Betty.

[@remyfacade]

Click bait

[@tracymcmillan1466]

But it was also unfair to pair an aging Betty Buckley with Sarah Brightman. If you hear earlier versions of Betty's work her voice is equal to Sarah's.

[@darreylhenderson702]

@@tracymcmillan1466 but this is actually how the song is supposed to be sung with a younger actress singing Sarah's part, and an older actress singing Betty's part, at least when it's done in the actual musical

[@inkyguy]

🤯

[@pinkcandygirl]

Awww..... Andrew teared up.....

[@tomkent4656]

Or coked up?

[@katielawrence5420]

I love Betty Buckley and Sarah Brightman.

[@moracruz715]

Bravo maravilloso su voz un tesoro felicidades

[@bobclavile5653]

The Most beautiful Broadway music and song that will never lose it's power to induce tears of wonderment and joy. No matter who sings it. The same feelings of absolute adoration must go out to Andrew Lloyd Webber. A Genius of Sounds.

[@wandamiller6167]

Wow! what an absolutely amazing voice Betty Buckley has! No matter her age she has still got it!

[@carlosunknown9973]

The originL a song about life as it moves ever forward to a destination as of yet written. and for not wanting to let go.

[@kathleentyson6727]

I never knew Betty Buckley had that incredible voice when she was on eight us enough she blew me away and still does to this day wow wow wow and Sarah Brightman need I say more

[@furbl4345]

Sarah Brightman and Betty Buckley sang brilliantly here but yet they have their own uniqueness in their performance of the songs. While Brightman mostly uses her head voice, Buckley sang it with her chest voice almost entirely.

[@aaron01845]

That's the role. Grizabella belts while Sillabub (Sarah's character) encourages her with head voice.

[@jonasmooka5124]

Beautiful performance

[@Nina-lp7kt]

Sara is amazing!

[@haydenlloyd3377]

Thank Heaven. How fabulous. Who can match her? She’s the original one.

[@stacythomas7162]

Barbara certainly hasn't lost her "Memory"!

[@leep8828]

The song still touches him . Amazing

[@mariannbjorklund700]

She is amazing! I can't believe she is "Carries" phys ed teacher in the movie!!

[@ghostrider-ek8gu]

Two of the greatest singers ....

[@NigelT57]

You can tell in his reaction that this was exactly how he visualised and heard it when he wrote it.

[@rob5024]

Boy Howdy I'v never heard of Betty Buckley before , but after see her sing in Tender Mercies I'm her favorite Fan... BRAVO...

[@rcarnegie78]

Look her up singing memory at Tony awards i think 1983!! ASTOUNDING.

[@dockogugum]

Betty, she is the best of best

[@cynthiacude2478]

The performance is amazing and the song truly tells A story

[@douglasduff4466]

Fantastic

[@chondradickerson4093]

Omg Betty is amazing!!!!!

[@tinamarief51]

😢 always moves me to tears.

[@Kikiyayazengardens]

I saw Betty and John Barrowman in London in Sunset Boulevard in 1994. Fabulous.

[@garyclark9807]

Saw Betty Buckley in the early 80 in NYC of cats. Still moved me

[@ADDAuntDawnDisorder]

Such an emotional song for ALW, clearly. He was shaking & we love “our” Dolly… the greatest singer / songwriter of ALL time.💛🙏🙌👏

[@sburris65]

Simply perfection. And let's be thankful that Sarah and Andrew's divorce ended so amicably.

[@kinneybrokeragellc1814]

One of the greatest songs of all time

[@soniasalinas7034]

OH.!!OH.!! Wonderful M.rs.Betty.dear Sarah..from Chile.

[@boukephalos1ram84]

What a voice.

[@Art_m0320]

Oh por Dios, Sarah estaba increíblemente preciosa ese día.... inimaginable que haya cantado poquísimo...

[@mariafernandavelascohernan5839]

Le debiero dar una canción para ella sola!!

[@salvadortorcivia8839]

Canto muy poco pero brilló inconmensurablemente.

[@labradorshalladore4966]

Both of these beautiful women have wonderful, singing voices don’t take that away from them writing a shitty comment

[@RonWylie-gk5lc]

Wow, they were both sensational and even though Im English I still think Betty san the definitive version of this

[@andrewhallam880]

Agree - the "if you touch me" at 1:46 here is spine tingling - kzbin.info/www/bejne/a57PnZ-Ima6Zp9k

[@dominiccrimmings6925]

Nah, not a chance - watch Elaine Page and Veerle Casteleyn perform the reprise of "Memory", it's beautiful (and I say reprise, because "Memory" is sung before the character Grizabella sings it)

[@AlmeidaToto]

Sarah Brightman beautiful,wonderful.

[@Irishgirl7]

Betty Buckley though…is something else. And of course Sarah Brightman.

[@macaro28]

Just so beautiful

[@drRoth-uy4sv]

Great performance and one of my favorite pieces of music.

[@waynelukemire6320]

Betty Buckley was amazing ❤

[@kimbenneweis9037]

She is The best All others are got as vell 🧙‍♂️

[@ethansprofile6670]

I see Betty from the play, the wonderful acting.

[@marceloolivera4330]

Es una pieza de arte que me emociona no importa el lugar!!!!!!

[@nealhurwitz]

Great!!!! He is a genius.

[@TheDragonlady08]

Simply glorious! 🎹🎶 ❤

[@janhoke7796]

Treasure!! Betty Buckley! ♥️Xxxooo

[@thepiernuditoboy]

Yo queria mas Sarah Brigthman!

[@ericmorgan47]

Um why are you giving top Bill credit to someone who only sang 3 bars of music? Your title should read BETTY BUCKLY - MEMORY (WITH SARAH BRIGHTMAN)

[@ambrosecars2124]

BINGO! Betty Buckley (and some other woman) sing "Memory" while Andrew transports himself back 30 years.

[@kmetzz1]

Amazing to watch this.

[@333Euridice]

Que maravilla. musica y personas con alma

[@baranyaigyorgy1952]

Betty the best Grizabella...

[@Magnabonum]

Chills when Betty sings,

[@user-dq9ug1gi2b]

Непревзайденная Сара Брайтман👏👏

[@cheech41]

Both legends hands down

[@Mikinaak2023]

Ah the Phantom watching his muses, enthralled.

[@cjoldham7841]

Andrew Lloyd Webber is a GENIUS equal to Johannes Strauss. His memory will be ETERNAL.

[@Orholam5]

let's not exaggerate

[@sandrasiaudvytyte7186]

Tell that to Patti LuPone

[@chairde]

Sweet Jesus that is good.

[@SolidBoy82]

oh my God....the last note...haunting!!!

[@barbarabrennan1753]

Enjoyed lecture by Ms. Buckley in Williamsburg.

[@anicav100]

This couldn’t be more well done! Thank you, and the reason Sarah is stated first is for the die hard Sarah fans... makes it easier to find this video. Truly has any one seen such a well done tribute (speech not shown here) to a former love (ALW) as this ?❤️

[@alexthebold]

😅 I wish this could be presented as a duet.

[@montsediazcuenca8352]

Bravo, bravo, bravooooo!!!

[@anamariamartinez4259]

BELLÍSIMAS, SIMPLEMENTE ESPECTACULAR

[@monialopes7872]

Legend!

[@FranciscoFerrerGaliana1930]

MARAVILLOSA

[@goddambitch12]

Andrew in the audience feeling every word,

[@vintage1520]

queen

[@Foxie635]

Both are great

[@JohnC-xq1ds]

I loved reading some of these kind words toward Sir Andrew... reminds me of Sir John Gielgud (RIP) who when asked by Sir Andrew... "John? Why is it that people take an instant dislike to me" replied "To save time, dear..."

[@AlmeidaToto]

My God I am delighted that wonderful voices.

[@FranciscoFerrerGaliana1930]

Maravillosas voces.!!!

[@user-ik1bd3hm4k]

Ahhhh...Betty Buckley.

[@iracisilva1272]

Perfeitas. Cantoras

[@FabinhoFlapp]

Epic night! And Betty nails it!

[@johnjonesToffeeman]

As Sir Andrew Lloyde Webber famously said. "There is no specific role in Cats for Sarah but I intend to give her one anyway" which he did

[@chickletsushi2761]

Sarah's voice is very intoxicating. There will never be another.

[@ginaangelina4933]

Yas Weave! Com on Sarah