SINGERS ATTEMPTING THE "DON'T RAIN ON MY PARADE" ENDING NOTE!

[@Neto.dcp23]

I love Lillias White, she did not copy Barbra's style and her vocal power was wonderful for the 52 years she was in that performance

[@grantwoodby3223]

I had never heard of her. What a VOICE!!!!!

[@got2bjosh]

Loved the phrased belting and touch of melisma.

[@theslaytoendyourfaves]

the clarity and power in her voice just omygod 🤯

[@m.a.6136]

Fabulous

[@BeesBeesBees248]

I saw her as Mama Morton in Chicago. So thankful I did. Truly a legendary performer

[@MathematicPony]

I think it's hilarious that they lower Naya's by a minor third just so she can do an extra "high" embellishment a major third higher, effectively placing her one half step above the original high note 😂😂😂 In character, that's hilarious - outdoing Rachel by 1 half step is the funniest thing hahaha

[@alienmerman]

Naya’s note is still easier than Lea’s as changing the note’s key is usually something that people do when are unable to hold a note for too long and Naya’s voice was never strong like that. I am almost sure that’s why she changed the note as she never held any long note during the whole show.

[@islandeatssand684]

@@alienmerman They did that in the studio, she probably could have held the note if she needed to

[@magaencina2863]

@@islandeatssand684 eStudio recording doesn't do miracles, if she can't hold or hit a note they can use autotune and correct some things but not if what they artist can't even try. Naya had a beautiful tone and was indeed very talented but she wasn't the "Broadway belter " kinda singer and thats fine. I don't think she wanted to be on Broadway and they wouldn't cast another "Lea Michele" on the show. The point was that they were all different. The 3 best singers were def Lea, Amber and Naya but they had totally different voices .

[@islandeatssand684]

@@magaencina2863 By what I said I mean that in the studio she could have multiple attempts. She probably could hold it

[@GeorgiaAndrea]

@@alienmerman pretty sure she can if wants

[@kb2023]

The arrangement in Naya's version was soo good

[@karimkirsch2673]

Soooo good!

[@daniellondono6688]

Incredibly done.

[@HMMC101]

I wish I could like this comment 1,000 times! Her version is the best!! RIP beautiful girl ❤️ 😢

[@miketiongson7409]

Wish there was a live performance of it :/

[@MakuraZalis]

How is her performance two tones lowers if she sounds higher at points

[@ukuleleeddie1953]

Streisand owns this song. Lilias White is the only person in this group who tried to do it her own way and didn't just try to out Barbra Barbra. This is a song that can easily make even really good singers sound weak.

[@cassie_verycool3439]

umm Naya Rivera did her own version if u want to watch the whole song...

[@sleepystarchild]

Did you not hear Eden Espinosa or?

[@allythebean0420]

I think Lilias is better 😰

[@gokangames5331]

Leah Michelle and Naya forever living on fan’s minds with their version of the song

[@hazelnutspred3348]

Not yall acting like it's a bad thing when someone tries to do it like the original

[@Ninafan68]

There's a reason why Barbra is the legend that she is. She sings with so much ease and she's not trying too hard like all the others. A natural talent.

[@mooblink4ever899]

Coz "B4" isn't a high note 😃 no one struggles to hit a "B4" note 😂

[@fraguasrenato]

@@mooblink4ever899They struggle to sustain this note so long. Barbra doesn't.

[@zentryii]

@@mooblink4ever899 Male singers do.

[@mooblink4ever899]

@@zentryii of course LMAO I mean female singers.

[@mariloom]

@@mooblink4ever899 what do you mean by no one? Did you mean in the video or just everyone? And btw a B4 is tough when you hold it for so long

[@AllGreyEverything]

Hitting the note isn't the deciding factor for me, the phrasing running up to the note is. Lillias White's dynamics and musicality were a cut above the rest.

[@taggedgalaxy]

hers was the worst

[@TavonT]

I agree

[@trappistpreserves]

Lillias is, as we say in England, the Dog's Bollocks. Peerless.

[@wotan10950]

It’s a really difficult song, but I like Lillias White’s version best. All of the others seem to be saying, “I’m gonna out-Barbra, Barbra.” If you want to make a statement with this song, sing it with your own style, don’t copy the uncopyable Streisand.

[@nonyabusiness2510]

you mean they shouldn't sing it the way it was written. Got it.

[@silby1867]

They all did well, but no one can sing as effortlessly as Barbara. Look at the strain on their faces on those last notes compared to hers. She is so relaxed and doesn't take a breath in the middle of Par-ade like some of them.

[@masonguthrie1257]

I mean Lea Michelle looked just as good honestly.

[@yyg4632]

Yep those lungs must be strong as hell

[@debussy9773]

I think it could partially also be because the song was made to compliment her talents

[@BbGun-lw5vi]

@@masonguthrie1257 Lea is so good but she was straining at the end. I thought the girl, Victoria, was the best one. Although no one touched Barbra.

[@masonguthrie1257]

@@BbGun-lw5vi fair enough. Though honestly as amazing of a singer Barbra is I honestly think a few singers were in her wheel house as well.

[@novafriberg4767]

I absolutely love what Naya did with this song. That she goes a note higher at the end, OMG love it. R.I.P my angel Nay Nay❤️

[@xoxo_sean]

and the fact she did it just to spite rachel 💀💀

[@novafriberg4767]

@@xoxo_sean yeees!!

[@imissnj2]

It was auto tuned as well. It was the only one that wasn’t recorded live. Just because she’s passed doesn’t make her a saint or perfect vocals.

[@xoxo_sean]

@@imissnj2 all glee performances were… what’s your point? guarantee you if she sang it live she would sound the same

[@harrystylesfan4812]

@@imissnj2 uh all glee performances were recorded

[@frankcnstein]

I like Jeremy's version (I really like Jeremy singing) but Naya's arrangement is just so good that's almost unfair to the rest of the world

[@alexandreleite2541]

Except Barbra.

[@Katiekoala19]

Jeremy is just so damn adorable

[@GeorgiaAndrea]

So many people can actually render this song well and give it justice.

[@got2bjosh]

Well, it's a B4 which isn't a hard note for most professional singers. The key is having proper placement and support for the necessary breath control to sustain the note and give it resonance.

[@manantial773]

Actually, most of the singers cannot do it.

[@rhonal4198]

@@manantial773 I mean they're not wrong. A b4 is in most female singers range unless they're a female tenor. The quality and breath control is a separate issue but also not really that hard tbh.

[@MrCamp]

You HAVE to watch Lillias White’s full version of this because it’s beyond spectacular. The crowd applauds like 3 different times during the number, they can’t help it. But there’s a version floating out there by Patti LuPone that is amazing too.

[@sergiefiedserge2798]

Take note Lilias White is one of the muses in Hercules

[@cassie_verycool3439]

NAYA'S VERSION IS JUST SO SO GOOD AND STANDS OUT, ik its much lower in terms of tone but thats bc she has anaturally deep voice, but for me its the way she kept going up and up it just scratches an itch in my brain fsr, ICON.

[@calebdoufopt7743]

Hers was also lower but she is amazing either way

[@cl22396]

Stands out because wasn’t live… they edited every song on Glee veryy heavily

[@nicolasvargas3579]

@@cl22396 actually the people who edited the show said she had the least ever use of auto tune compared to the rest of the singers

[@kidkad7698]

@@cl22396 Naya had very good voice and sang well live. But I agree, to be fair we should've compared with a live version.

[@islandeatssand684]

Naya’s version also went higher cause she added extra notes

[@dominiquepocopio777]

the way idina sang it feels uncomfy omg she did it so well 😭 thank you sm for respecting jake zyrus' name, it's the bare minimum but so many CANT EVEN do that

[@ConcreteAngelx3]

I was wondering why they put that name (just looked it up).. I had no idea he was transgender. It’s just so surprising because he was always so feminine before he transitioned

[@shirosh809]

lea's and naya's my fav can't help it haha Lillias White was really good, don't know her but really liked her version! brittany was really really good!

[@al201103]

Will come back to this. Stopped after Idina. I thought "attempting" implied they missed it. Everyone so far has been stunning (including Lea Michelle, who I am not a huge fan of, but damn she got pipes!)

[@peytonmerriman259]

There have been a few so far I haven't liked

[@RLucas3000]

You have to see Jeremy Jorden at the end! Wow! His hubby is certainly a lucky man!

[@prithvimuratee1425]

@@RLucas3000 Jeremy is straight and has a wife💀

[@klaviersimp]

@@RLucas3000 He is married to a woman (Ashley Spencer)

[@jb0781]

1:39 sounds exactly like Whitney Houston to me🥴 she better slay!! And I see a comment saying she’s 52 in the video WOW she’s amazing ❤️❤️❤️

[@igroom1990]

yesss

[@ianclaudio777]

Yessss, total agility, Control, power and resonance

[@ianclaudio777]

She's amazing to 52

[@shiningyoonie]

Omg yes her belts sound similiar to Whitney’s

[@seangocrazyyy]

y’all sleeping on stephanie she sounds so similar and amazing!

[@Phoenixhunter157]

Agreed

[@benzeybeth]

Naya's version is so good ✨😌

[@marcackerman492]

Streisand always makes it look so easy. She truly has a God-given talent. It's not forced or over done like the others.

[@randyseay4855]

Lots of wonderful voices and terrific takes but there is only one Barbra and nothing can ever top her. She is the reason anybody ever sings this song!

[@beaellie9766]

In early 2000s, I saw Barbra in concert and nothing that evening sent shivers down my spike like hearing her sing this live and hold that note. I didn't expect it at all and the audience was sent into a wild frenzy by it. There was no question or doubt that on this song, she is the goat.

[@atinytrashcan6755]

On a side note, as a Filipino, it's a very tiny detail, but I'm relieved to see a video using Jake Zyrus' real name instead of his dead name. Most people in our home country, including members of his own family refuse to acknowledge his gender identity despite him being relatively open about his struggles with dysphoria. As a queer person myself, it was disheartening to see people like me aren't welcome here no matter how useful or talented we were. I could only imagine how much worse it was for him. His voice dropped when he started taking t and everyone around me kept saying he wasted and threw away his talent. None of them ever realized his mental wellbeing and personal happiness is more important than being able to listen to him singing with a feminine voice ever was and will be.

[@mememistress927]

Ah be quiet no one cares Fr.

[@yyg4632]

Yea it's nice

[@yyg4632]

Funny that there's 2 Filipinos

[@moonenthusiast3585]

This!!! Whenever I watch Jakes performances online, there will ALWAYS be people in the comments being so absolutely transphobic and ignorant for absolutely no good reason at all as if Jake isn’t just a human being as well. It takes a lot of bravery to come out and seeing people be complete assholes to him just saddens me as both a both fellow queer person and someone who cares and respects Jake as an artist and person.

[@djjnonya2170]

yes, virtue signaling is a requirement nowadays.

[@laner9153]

lillias white’s version will always hold the number one spot in my heart, she is so incredible!!

[@ChuckMusicDinoLover]

Can we just take a moment while listening to the End Screen at 6:30 with Barbra again, and realize she is 77 years old at that concert! I was there! She's like the Energizer Bunny!! Oh, and my fave of these is definitely the first Barbra take at 0:13 from her TV Special - Funny Girl to Funny Lady back in 1975. Effortless, Hello Gorgeous Sound!

[@yanischiff2389]

Lea has a unique voice😍

[@romichika9789]

Can't believe that no one is talking about Jeremy Jordan... like it's the only man in the video and did it amazing!

[@davilobo5199]

Jake Zyrus...

[@Ben-yj8ye]

@@davilobo5199 he sang when he was still a woman though

[@ajzabala9143]

Im still addicted to Naya's pop version

[@Desi-zz4gb]

Naya version arrangement will forever be my fav

[@joaquinsedilloDP]

In my humble opinion, Naya absolutely killed that song! Watch the whole thing! It’s INCREDIBLE!

[@rawrshallavenge]

Damn not enough people talking about Bonnie Milligan - I love the embellishment, it's not too much, and her tone at that last note is golden

[@ladisneyprincesse]

She should have been the next Fanny after Beanie!

[@corgeousgeorge]

LILLIAS WHITE BETTAH WERQ!!!! Also Idina Menzel has two sets of lungs apparently, holy moly can she hold a note. Granted not a note I enjoy, but man can she hold it! Soshana Bean is doin too much as usual, girl, calm down.

[@r.uwamhenye8282]

LMAO

[@jelielm.8103]

Shoshana sang it like everyone else lol why u hating

[@zentryii]

Idina also has asthma.

[@deuteragonist1078]

i'm obsessed with the linda eder one tbh

[@baileyjones6864]

The drama in Regines was amazing

[@MrJpanese]

Lillias White's unexpected run is one of the most beautiful and unexpected things I've EVER heard. Chills. Everywhere.

[@alexanderzamora5930]

You also have to look at the legato style where the singer sings the lines continuously and takes her breath appropriately. You don’t sing paaaa (pause to take a breath) raaadde

[@madreh7549]

the one's i loved must was the original Barbra is so big, and Lea's she's so unique she didn't make any trick or change remains identically to the original performance

[@Ineddiblehulk]

That is literally the opposite of unique

[@christinawatkinsyoutube]

Barbra just does it so effortlessly. Legend

[@misterWAHI]

Top 3 for me would be Barbra, Lillian White, and Naya Rivera :D

[@VeronicaBaughman]

I love Naya's. The others were amazing and powerful, but her version brought something new and it was beautiful. I miss her so much.

[@FFSnotagain]

Wow this girl Brittany has some resonance for real!

[@bellaamaral1117]

she was great

[@esther4482]

I randomly started singing this today. Fbi been working hard

[@aristired6252]

All of the people are fantastic singers. It takes so much strength, control, confidence, skill and endurance to sing and hold that belt. You can feel how people are really pushing out that last note, even seasoned veterans. It’s HARD. The lung capacity and belting skills are just ridiculous. The song was made for Barbara and she has such a unique voice and skill set. It’s hard to sing a song made for someone else who is so incredibly unique. She just looked so comfortable and it came to her effortlessly. I think what makes Lillias such a standout for so many is the fact that she took the song and adapted it confidently to fit her voice and strengths. She had the skills and she used them to her utmost potential which made her version so great:)

[@darrencriss5529]

Naya is my favorite. Latin power all the way

[@patricedecourcy4505]

It's so effortless for Streisand to sing this song. Some other singers look like they are about to die.

[@joycegagliardi364]

I just have to say it - there's no one like Barbara. Like Sinatra did, she has perfected her breath control so it seems effortless to hit that note, or any others. Even watching her sing, she has an ease and comfort that never seems strained - watch her face. I have adored her since I first heard my parent's "Funny Girl" album as a kid.So many of the singers on this post were wonderful - that young girl was amazing- but some looked like they were in pain! lol I'm really excited for Lea Michele, can't think of anyone else who can make it her own and that is the whole point.

[@mariyadimitrova2097]

So basically all the elphabas

[@kristiandeanmongis5924]

The vibrato of Regine in the end notes are so pleasing, but Jeremy’s version is 😍

[@xxjuiciixx]

some are truly brilliant, but a lot of them could work on their dynamics, I think the hard part about this song is to belt so many notes in this range without making it shouty.

[@hello_gorgeous_]

Barbra sings so easily. I do not know why.

[@alexandreleite2541]

It's a gift.

[@MariaBelova]

Nature+nurture

[@silentsmurf]

The song was written for her

[@houcineabdelhak3177]

@@MariaBelova woah, nice lol

[@MakuraZalis]

I can't imagine how thunderous it would be if Patti labelle or Bjork covered this

[@GhGh-ci8ld]

oh my god i love this idea but also burn it

[@jtd1349]

Every time I hear naya I start crying. Gorgeous voice. Stunning.

[@KuzemjaAsobuto]

Barbra she made me fly she shot me with her voice force pushed me away with her sound incredible

[@jeffbassin630]

No one can outdo Barbra. "Don't Rain on My Parade" is an excellent example.

[@marspowr]

Half the people in this video sound better than her…

[@edglebennett6312]

@Meg Girl! Please stop typing.

[@Emily-oy2nq]

@@edglebennett6312 I agree, not everyone is gonna like her voice

[@edglebennett6312]

@@Emily-oy2nq I didn't ask you for approval. I said what I said! What I need for you to do, is to clean your FUPA!!!!

[@Emily-oy2nq]

@@edglebennett6312 Damn dude all I said was some people like other singers better, you seem to have some anger issues

[@johninsf1984]

Each individual made the song their own with that those end vocals. All superb and a huge Bravo! To them. Also everyone check out Linda Eder singing the song. Incredible also.

[@TheIndigoSystem]

Jeremy could easily do it in the original key and tone, I’ve heard him belt C5 effortlessly

[@freddylowe4900]

Thank you so much for including Idina Menzel! Her version is my personal favourite rendition (as much as I love those by Lea Michele and Naya Rivera), partly as it was my first one. 😊

[@marilynmichaels8358]

Idina screams and sings flat.... she cannot sing this song with intelligence..

[@DerLiesl]

​@@marilynmichaels8358 She gave me goosebumps 🤷🏻‍♀️

[@waymilky442]

You are a little nobody to even talk about her.

[@TJ1920]

Streisand at her best is unbeatable Queen of song

[@jayjanzee9059]

Naya's vocal arrangements and rendition was the best. Everyone else was pretty much sticking too much to the basis and weren't willing to take risks, landing to become one note, literally and figuratively. But what a gem Naya was. 😩 😫 We lost her way too soon

[@romerjusu3804]

Donna Summer killed it in Atlantic City live in 2010. I was there in the 9th row.

[@davidlaprairie9169]

This is missing one of the best renditions of this iconic song. Linda Eder blows these out of the water!

[@jar-kam]

YES!! Was thnking the same thing!! Linda's version is the best IMO! 😍

[@BbGun-lw5vi]

Except for Barbra, I agree.

[@nippymutt9018]

I was looking for this comment, and I agree.

[@bjsteinhoff9810]

Amen! The Best!​@@jar-kam

[@alanamun1z]

lillia is SO SOOOO GOOD and of course barbara is literally the blueprint AND VICTORIA HERR FOR BEING SO YOUNG WOW also jermey jordan gosh i love tenors

[@gwenbolger4486]

I think they all sound amazing

[@Warbird1984]

Barbara's voice is strong even until now. Watching her old clips was a revelation and an answer as to why the greatest singers like mariah, Celine etc. held her in high regards. Her vibrato was describe like a Sonar, vibrating strong to soft to strong and soft and can go on and on and on. She was the BELTER.

[@33Jenesis]

Well, you have to mean it when you sing nobody’s gonna rain on your parade. Some of them just tried to economize air outflow or too technical. They didn’t inject the conviction behind the lyrics.

[@catnash]

Lilias White was amazing. I loved that Naya Rivera did something different and it sounded great as well.

[@dennisbelkofer9278]

Why isn't Linda Eder on this? Her rendition matches Barbra's like no one else. So effortless.

[@jak30341]

Actually I think she sings it higher key

[@wengfong6742]

Linda Eder herself said that those people who say her parade is better than Barbra are absolutely crazy

[@nippymutt9018]

​@@wengfong6742Gotta love the humility...

[@choochd]

God damn Liias White does it again!!!!

[@corgeousgeorge]

WHo is this Brittany J. Smith and how can I get her to just sing songs at me all day? What a tone!!!

[@ArthurRaymundo]

You definitely should have put Linda Eder's version in there.

[@CDawg]

I was waiting for her to appear.

[@kiaranaicker1820]

Naya's version will always be my favorite

[@cyruspagan8026]

Lillias white is amazing she was awesome in that part of the song

[@pebbie363]

Wheres melba with that 20 secs sustained mid belt and glissando c6 mix?!

[@gameikko2909]

IKR 😢

[@SuperPianogirl123]

That sounds horrible

[@MathematicPony]

Idina holds the last note for 15 straight seconds like a champ hahaha what the fuck

[@ASparkleross]

I mean, talented as all the others may be, you just can't ever ever beat Babs. It's almost unfair to compare. She owns this, forever, for always.

[@michaellamonte3764]

Nobody can do it like Barbra

[@fabiosarfatireal4567]

Lea is iconic singer. The best!!!

[@luisrodriguezmena8227]

Naya ♥

[@ianclaudio777]

Ms. Streisand and MS. White are the best

[@yfdogf_fan336]

1:55 4:00 FROZEN MEETS STREISAND

[@DRUOPS]

J Jordan has a sensational "my"

[@whatdoyousuppose]

The high note was originally a C5 if you listen to the original Broadway cast album with Barbra before the movie version - the entire song was up a half step in the key of Bb instead of A!

[@guglielmomattiuzzi]

Lea's tone 🤤🤤🤤🤤 can't get enough. And that resonance!

[@joemel_cruz]

2:59 really good!!!

[@gabrielbarbara5122]

Hola, bárbara es la mejor

[@Unbotheredasf98]

Nayas world 🙏❤️

[@-Secret]

It's the fact that when Barbara sings it, it sounds like she doesn't even freakin breathe yet she continues to sing that note effortlessly. You think "take a breath, where does she stop to breathe?" But there's no sign that she actually does. It just comes out beautifully and impossible to me. I feel Lillia White is the only one who truly did it in a way where it wasn't a copy, or doing too much, because everyone who copied just didn't do it like Barbara did it, and the ones who did something differently to make their version better, came off as unsatisfying and too much in an unpleasant way.

[@jujub4553]

They all did great! I will always love a good, strong, powerful, sustained belt 😍😍😍🧡🧡🧡

[@ambermarielewis9353]

Naya was amazing. I miss her

[@fraguasrenato]

Tone is everything. Barbra wins!

[@colosheepclassysongs3484]

Lea michelle killed it, Brittany j. Smith was amazing too

[@julienpoulain3692]

And Adele !! 😊

[@moviefreak316]

Lillian White is a true legend. Love her rendition

[@Tetrium]

Naya Rivera is 1 tone and 1 semitone lower.

[@neutralman9124]

The only one not live?

[@Tetrium]

@@neutralman9124 Also that haha

[@Caprizonica]

@@neutralman9124 The only one that didn´t try to imitate or copy Streisand. Funny how Barbra feels about unoriginal people that lacks a style of their own, lol.

[@ajsjsoaisidid5297]

@@Caprizonica a lot of this versions are different from Barbra's version. Even Lea Michele's version is different. Majority just have the musical theater sound but if u compare it to the original, it's different.

[@TruthSerum101]

Streisand and Lillias White were my favorites here.

[@nwmusic2010]

Idina, Idina, Idina. That was flatter than road kill.

[@ellemaeleech1229]

Honestly, the final note is probably one of the easiest parts of the song The length of leas last note is astounding though!

[@gracioussunchild9877]

Lilias White. Best alt version.

[@Altruistic_Hall]

Naya's version is the one I absolutely love to sing, it's so amazing

[@coltonkleins]

Because you can't sing the original version? So you have to sing the version with lower notes ? 🤭

[@Altruistic_Hall]

@@coltonkleins what did you gain from saying this? So what if I prefer singing Naya's version? Stop trying to make an innocent comment into something it's not.

[@sten0nger]

@@coltonkleins lmao, it's so easy sitting there anonymously behind your keyboard just sprouting hate, isn't it? I can bet everything I own on the fact that you can't sing either version - especially not the lower one.

[@girrl88]

@@coltonkleins How is changing the key so it better suits the voice something to be considered "less than"? I'm quite sure that there are songs where you'd need to change the key in order to sing them well. When you develop a 5 octave range or have a degree then maybe, just maybe you'll be in a position to judge all of the people (professionals included) that change the key from that of the original.

[@s-agk]

@@coltonkleins you thought you did something bro what 💀💀