Julie Andrews - Saga of Jenny - STAR!

[@robtau65]

*Lyrics:* There once was a girl named Jenny Whose virtues were varied and many Excepting that she was inclined Always to make up her mind And Jenny points a moral With which you cannot quarrel As you will find Jenny, Jenny Who's Jenny? Never heard of Jenny Jenny made her mind up when she was 3 She herself was going to trim the Christmas tree Christmas Eve she lit the candles Tossed the tapers away Little Jenny was an orphan on Christmas day Poor Jenny, Bright as a penny Her equal would be hard to find She lost one dad and mother A sister and a brother But she would make up her mind Jenny made her mind up When she was 12 That into foreign languages she would delve But at 17 to Vassar It was quite a blow That in 27 languages she couldn't say no. Poor Jenny, Bright as a penny Her equal would be hard to find To Jenny I'm beholden Her heart was big and golden But she would make up her mind Jenny made her mind up at 22 To get herself a husband was the right thing to do So she got herself all dolled up In her satins and furs And she got herself a husband But he wasn't hers! Poor Jenny, Bright as a penny Her equal would be hard to find Deserved a bed of roses But history discloses That she would make up her mind Jenny made her mind up at 51 That she would write her memoirs before she was done The very day her book was published, history relates That were wives who shot their husbands In some 33 States. Poor Jenny, Bright as a penny Her equal would be hard to find She could give cards in spadies To many other ladies But she would make up her mind Jenny made her mind up at 75 That she would live to be the oldest woman alive But gin and rum and destiny They play funny tricks And poor Jenny kicked the bucket At 76... Poor Jenny, Bright as a penny Her equal would be hard to find Poor Jenny, Bright as a penny Her equal would be hard to find Jenny, Jenny, Jenny, Jenny Jenny points a moral with which you cannot quarrel Makes a lot of common sense Jenny and her saga Prove that you're gaga If you don't keep sitting on the fence You know that Jenny and her story Point the way to glory For all man and womankind Anyone with vision Comes to this decision You mustn't make up Shouldn't make up Never, ever, never make up Your mind

[@TheXnyr]

Thanks for that Rob!

[@mariashouse5492]

Thank you!🙂

[@shamsarefin5204]

Julie sings it SO clearly u dont need any lyrics hahaha

[@rebeccabrown1563]

I very much appreciate the lyrics.

[@vitorbruno7631]

I do need! I’m Brazilian and didn’t get everything.

[@RachelDeRosier010894]

I can hear the vibrating in Julie's voice that she didn't do voiceovers afterwards, that she sung while she was dancing. Woman never lost it, talent and dedication that is. ❤

[@emilywilson778]

Rachel DeRosier they added those vibrations during the recording to make it seem more realistic

[@woodypride5497]

@@emilywilson778 I wondered if they may have done that, its quite well done

[@simonramsay6080]

@@emilywilson778 did they?

[@ethannielson942]

The song was prerecorded with the tremors in her voice ‘acted’ in to appear she was being tossed about on stage. This number was definitely not sung live. It took weeks of rehearsal and 90% of all the stunts were done by Julie because of the close-ups involved. There was no CGI in 1967 when this picture was filmed, so all special effects were practical.

[@simonramsay6080]

@@ethannielson942 it's just as well they thought of those things to make it seem authentic! I didn't know all the details behind it, but I knew obviously that there was no CGI.

[@marisharieff9067]

I saw this film when I was eight and it was the most exciting thing I had ever seen - quite life changing really. Can’t say I like musicals anymore, but music, film and art are the joys of my life.

[@ericholck3914]

Every now and then I come to this clip just to marvel at Andrews' talent. The voice... the energy... the dancing... that last note. She was amazing.

[@SylvieV599]

Oh Gosh! Julie is a GODDESS... I LOVE HER 👏😍

[@amanekabbaj]

SilvVanessaC she certainly is

[@Robert-v3o2e]

Great to find this! Loved the film when it came out even if the critics didn't, and this was my favourite number....maybe Julie's finest performance. Made my day seeing this....great sound too!

[@TheXnyr]

Thanks for the comment! Glad you enjoyed it..

[@lizaelliott6862]

Such a beautiful dancer too. Nobody will ever be so special ❤️

[@beccaflynn6261]

Julie looks gorgeous in this!

[@kevinfarrell523]

A criminally underrated musical with conceivably the best performance ever from Julie Andrews.

[@enolamsamoht]

Exactly 👏👏 👏!!!

[@KendriiSaysHello]

What a woman!!! Bravo!

[@mlchc9004]

Julie's performances on her movies & Broadway shows she made classic are all mind blowing! Her movie STAR portraying Gertrude Lawrence is above & beyond divine & luminous, she is a STAR like no other in the history of Hollywood & Broadway!

[@CliffordSCARSON]

I've always thought this was a dynamite number. One of her best and the definitive version of this song. It will never be arranged, conducted or sung better by anyone.

[@TheCanineBoutique]

how could this movie be a flop was one of the best performances from Julie! Many to follow Just purely incredible!

[@RobinPratt]

+Victoria Smith -- Sadly it was the time of the Viet Nam war and musicals of this high caliber were "out dated" (not to me of course). This was actually about the very last big musical. Things were so serious then that the public could find little humor nor enjoyment in great films like this. It has ALWAYS been one of my favorites.

[@joshuataylor6087]

TUNE THATPIANO Wow, thanks for the back story. That certainly explains things and is very interesting indeed.

[@mlchc9004]

pippin 1964 i love the Sound of Music, Mary Poppins movies Julie made timeless & iconic! Disappointed that ppl could not appreciate her versatility with this amazing phenomenal movie! Victor Victoria in the 80's s both movie & Broadway were smash hits tho! Any info on how I can get hold of the full movie STAR? Would really appreciate it. Looked it up on Amazon & Netflix! No luck! Thnx:)

[@mlchc9004]

pippin 1964 thank you! I guess I'll have to get it on DVD! I have almost all of her movies from Amazon & Netflix:) Signed an online petition to " Publish the Julie Andrews Hour in DVD"! Would really be awesome if they do! Amazing how Julie is loved , she appeals to all generations, what a treasure! She is my queen!

[@mlchc9004]

Just seen it 09-11-17, they had it on Decades Channel! Love Julie even more ! She was super sensational on STAR!

[@chanellestofberg155]

Amazing !! She did all the stunts herself and while singing !!

[@BernardProfitendieu]

well, lots and lots of edits ... and at least one stunt double in a wig that I spotted (and I wasn't even looking for HIM)

[@joyk555]

@@BernardProfitendieu There are videos and photos of Julie rehearsing and doing many of these stunts herself. And considering that 32 years is a little late to start in stunts. It's quite meritorious.

[@chaturongarchary9773]

@@BernardProfitendieu I agree this must have lots of takes and some stunt (that extreme long shot dashing to the stage perhaps?)...including skillful Julie who has definitely looks of a real Ms.Lawrence .

[@waynealexander1615]

I enjoyed this film too. Released at a time when big budget musicals were on the wane in popularity and lots of Julie's fans did not want to see her in such a role. She herself admitted later she was miscast as Gertrude Lawrence. This was discussed at length in the book Roadshow which I recommend to anyone interested in learning about the rise and demise of musicals in the 1960s. Donald Brooks costumes and Michael Kidd's choreography are wonderful In this number. Julie is also wonderful in the Burlington Bertie number which you can also see on KZbin. In my opinion, her two best numbers in the film. You might also enjoy seeing Ginger Rogers interpretation of the Ballad of Jenny number in an excerpt from her film on the life of Gertrude Lawrence entitled Lady in the Dark. You will find this on You tube as well. Thank you xNYr for posting this wonderful number from Julie's film STAR! I hope it will be shown again in a retrospective on the Big Screen again to be truly appreciated.

[@wantograpple]

Actually, Lady In The Dark is not about Gertrude Lawrence at all. Ms. Lawrence starred in the show on Broadway. Had Julie Andrews not suffered vocal damage, following the Broadway Victor/Victoria, she was scheduled to do a revival of Lady In the Dark. And whether or not she feels she was miscast in STAR!, no one else could have done justice to Miss G. and that era. Noel Coward (Gertrude Lawrence's dear friend) reportedly saw STAR! and liked it quite a lot. Had the late 1960's been a less tumultuous time, this film (and several other musicals that were not so well received) would have been tremendously successful. Happily they are on film and can be appreciated for their artistic excellence today. I was fortunate to see STAR! on the big screen in a movie theater and it is spectacular. For those who might not know, STAR! was directed by Robert Wise who directed The Sound of Music.

[@mlchc9004]

pippin 1964 Julie I believe was a perfect fit for the role. Her performances onstage singing & dancing are all spectacular , this may be true that GL could not do them as superbly as Julie, but I still appreciated & loved it! I can't say Julie is or was a miscast! She did GL justice with her brilliant artistry! We have to separate Julie as the amazing sweet person she is to the roles she plays!

[@frankcheers7529]

Roadshow was fucking fantastic.

[@mdt2610]

This musical biography of England's very talented Gertrude Lawrence is just one of many energetic performances by Julie Andrews. And Ruth Jenkins You are right she does most if not all her stunts. It's a real classic.

[@charlesbosselman]

MD T

[@DanielJohnson-hn4el]

A lot of people are saying it’s too much, I thought it was perfect , the song was supposed to be dreamlike and I think the did an awesome job, especially in the beginning

[@JuanFernandez-jr2wz]

This movie deserves the recognition and success that eluded it at the time. And the great Julie Andrews offers a magnificient performance of Gertrude Lawrence, one of the finest performances in a long and brilliant carreer like hers.

[@lizaelliott6862]

It just occurred to me that Julie was the same age as Ginger Rogers when she performed the Saga of Jenny. They were both 32 years old:) It's interesting to compare their renditions. They're both very unique and quite different.

[@mlchc9004]

No other STAR will ever be ! Julie you are the Queen of the WORLD😘 The whole world adores you

[@LUIZLAIT]

She did it the best way ever. There will never be any other sweet perfect voice to sing like her.

[@mlchc9004]

What a STAR! Versatile & perfect in everything she does! Who does not love Julie? She is adorable!

[@claumouz]

I'm just sorry for 24 people who can't appreciate this gem...

[@liberte5847]

The best Hollywood she performer EVER still alive ! Merci beaucoup from Paris France.

[@mlchc9004]

I love this movie! Hard to believe ppl then failed to appreciate Julie's brilliant & extraordinary artistry! She was most loved with her roles in the SOM & Mary Poppins movies she made iconic that ppl bypassed & overlooked her amazing versatility & talent!

[@alexadraalberti3868]

I love Julie Andrews she is a awesome actress I love all of her movies she is wonderful she is still awesome she is so good as a queen in Princess Diaries and a mother in Sound of Music and a Nanny in Mary Poppins and Actress

[@Klespyrian]

+Alexadra Alberti I had no idea this was the same person as in those movies!

[@mlchc9004]

Why wasn't this huge?!? America, why?!? I can't even get this its out of stock with Amazon! Love love Julie in this! Another brilliant creative artistry of Julie's!

[@maxg.9300]

Julie’s look around the stage from 1:21-1:25 says everything about how Gertrude feels to finally have discovered success, the happiness at hearing applause for something she’s a part of. Julie will never be matched as a consummate performer.

[@thefoxandkwa]

I so love this song and Julie Andrews.. She is such a STAR.. :)

[@madiethistle7543]

I simply adore this!

[@richardlee8495]

well, one of most dazzling numbers in a Julie Andrews musical unappreciated at the time. but look at it now. we won't see this kind of number again any time soon. great song. great singer. great production, to savor.

[@TheXnyr]

Thanks for your comment, Richard. Couldn't agree more. 👍

[@richardlee8495]

@@TheXnyr thank you. watching this number again, to my usual delight. Lennie Hayton, Lena Horne's husband, as the arranger, added to its excellence. told Lena that, in our interview later, and she agreed, altough they had been divorced at that time. no matter. this number stands, as we who are discerning enough to appreciate it, still agree. thank you again, mr xNYr. thank you, always.

[@liberte5847]

Julie Andrews is the Best ever, no way, Nothing to be added. Merci beaucoup! Emmanuel from Paris

[@liberte5847]

Jenny's Saga by the greatest singer ever, évidemment, a great story! Thanks Julie Andrews! Merci beaucoup for this incredible stereophonic, Technicolor and Cinemascope évocation! Merci beaucoup! Top singer! Emmanuel from Paris

[@SwatDBOverlord]

"Star!" was photographed in 70mm (Todd-AO) the DVD version uses a 35mm transfer (which loses picture information on the sides mostly and the soundtrack is compressed) while the 1995 LaserDisc uses the 70mm image transfered from the Original 65mm Camera Negative (not only uncompressed soundtrack from the 70mm 6-Track Stereo) and also has the Intermission/Entr'acte and Extended Cast Credits both of these elements are missing in the DVD version.

[@22imogen22]

Best ever I have seen it1000 times. :)

[@annetteelliott1494]

I must've seen this movie about 5 times and loved it more everytime.....

[@fredgregatl]

An absolute tour de force by Julie! I love this number and never tire of watching it!

[@kevinfarrell523]

Best ever performance from Julie Andrews. Robert Wise achieved some of his best work. Sod the critics.

[@laura-anne9782]

She is iconic ❤️

[@russellstinson3414]

My God, this performance makes me wish there'd been an entire Broadway revival of Lady in the Dark with Julie Andrews in the lead! But seriously, I know the full Broadway show this is from extremely well, and it's way overdue for a major revival (perhaps with a few minor updates to the book). Sutton Foster could be a good choice for the title role these days.

[@CriticalListener]

WOW! How magically this opens! I miss this kind of 'choral choreography' where the entire troupe dances on a big musical production number, and love the professional acrobats used to best effect. Note that her going through the ring of fire represents Jenny going to Hell, where she's greeted by the two devils! Quite a production number. Well done, all--and especially Julie!

[@BlueSparklyMonkey]

I have nothing but respect and admiration for her.

[@simonramsay6080]

That high note at the end! I've never heard her sing in that key at any other time, anywhere! B-)

[@ElleCee62978]

Actually, you have. The final note in “Do Re Mi” and the note she hits in the film version of Victor/Victoria when she auditions are the same note. They’re both B-flat.

[@simonramsay6080]

@@ElleCee62978 I didn't know that. I thought her end note on Do Re Mi sounded a bit different from this; I had thought that might have been top C!

[@ElleCee62978]

@@simonramsay6080 Nope. She hits a B in “The Physician” from this film. I am a semi-retired opera singer who sang a lot of Julie’s stuff.

[@simonramsay6080]

@@ElleCee62978 that's really interesting, both that you're a semi-retired opera singer and that you used to sing a lot of Julie's songs. She always used to sing at the right speed for the bit of the song she was at, & I'm aware that Julie was singing Bel Canto when she was in My Fair Lady & Camelot.

[@liberte5847]

Jenny, an historical woman in Hollywood history no way! BRAVO for this incredible rendering original print! MERCI BEAUCOUP in stereophonic soundtrack, Technicolor and Cinemascope wide screen incredible rendition! MERCI BEAUCOUP from FRANCE Paris. Emmanuel

[@jaccusefashion]

Perfect in every way.

[@mlchc9004]

Been looking for the full movie! From the clips I have seen this movie is spectacular! Would love it to watch in its entirety

[@johnabramson1099]

That Andrews did her singing LIVE - no backing! - is absolutely INCREDIBLE considering the level of physicality involved

[@dottzie33]

STAR one of my fav musicals ever loved Julie and Daniel

[@liberte5847]

We all think of her in 2019, Mary Poppins she was, a great dancer and a perfect singer no doubt, merci beaucoup for your perfect art! Emmanuel from Paris

[@sizerrul]

that is hows it done!!!

[@mckavitt13]

Thanks to her own talent too!

[@WillScarlet16]

Fun fact - the author of the book for 'Lady in the Dark' also directed Julie in 'My Fair Lady' and 'Camelot.'

[@oliverbrownlow5615]

Moss Hart

[@connernielander7853]

Those twin red devils are so wickedly fabulous

[@liberte5847]

A singer she is and was used to be! Nice cinemascope print that time. Thanks! Emmanuel de Paris

[@pohjax1]

I Love The Movie and I Love U writing this.

[@mlchc9004]

Love this movie!

[@annetteelliott1494]

I must've seen this movie about 4 times......way back in the late 60,s.....

[@rebeccabrown1563]

When I'm upset, I go to my "Julie Andrews" playlist and listen to songs from the Sound of music, Mary Poppins, Star and the Julie Andrews hour and some she sang with Harry Belafonte less than 15 minutes later I'm my usual happy self again

[@TheBogushka]

pure perfection!

[@mariashouse5492]

Love the high note at the end!

[@jenniferabraham5130]

BRILLIANT

[@calebstoyreviews6707]

very cool and good tune, keep this good work up

[@paulprocopolis]

Superb!

[@dietraumerin2675]

I love it so much!

[@hebneh]

"Jenny and her saga Prove that you are gaga If you don't keep sittin' on the fence..."

[@paris0135]

This is so Diana Vreeland style it's unreal!

[@lou4tea]

Musicals are the best movies 👍❤️😍🎥😁

[@22imogen22]

I love julie soooooooooooooooooooooo much I need to see her I no it of by heart Julie Andrews come please I love you sooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo much

[@shamsarefin5204]

Her high b-flat was SOOOOO good!

[@nsimpson76]

No she didn't...they said that it would be to noticeable so she did all the stunts herself! Makes me love her even more!

[@wantograpple]

For the "Do Re Mi" sequence in The Sound of Music she learned to play the guitar!

[@ericgrunin]

There are at least two shots where it's not her: [1] The flip after she jumps into the arms of the acrobats [2] Sliding down through the ring of fire.

[@simonramsay6080]

@@ericgrunin you can tell it's certainly not a double, as her voice jumps a bit when she's leaping around!

[@ericgrunin]

@@simonramsay6080 The two spots I'm referring to have no singing, they're clean cuts where you don't see her face. The ring-of-fire stunt is more dangerous than the others, there was no reason *not* to use a double.

[@simonramsay6080]

@@ericgrunin I see what you mean, yes :-|

[@elisekeeley9453]

LOVE this

[@mlchc9004]

I love this movie! Hard to believe it didn’t do so well in the box office?!? Why America???

[@japluspmc]

The musical is an vehicle for Julie's extraordinary artistry and I adore Star! much more than TSOM and MP. She is perfect in every way in Star!

[@chrismills2192]

Thanks xNYr for posting this. Must admit I saw the movie trailer when a lad, and based on this scene decided "I have to see this movie." But it's R rated so I couldn't get in. Can't find the movie. Thank goods I found this finale on your site. Cheers.

[@jeffghitelman6809]

You're welcome Chris.. glad you enjoyed it. Thanks for posting. BTW Star! is out on DVD, tho it might be out-of-print, not sure.

[@chrismills2192]

@@jeffghitelman6809 I'll look into that, Jeff. Thanks.

[@erichudson774]

Spectacular

[@evabc4976]

she was such a babe

[@christopherraven]

Now THAT'S a number!

[@federicaf2705]

LEGEND

[@karena1587]

Disney truly suffocated this woman and her career. She was amazingly multitalented.

[@chrisnorton4382]

It wasn't Disney's fault, he gave her her first big break in movies. It was the astonishing success of the sugary Sound of Music that led to the public seeing her as a "secular saint". After Poppins in 1964 she didn't make a film again for Disney until 2001. It is said she might have done Bedknobs and Broomsticks (1971) but wouldn't commit and Angela Lansbury won the part.

[@mlchc9004]

Super divine that’s Julie!

[@robertfencl4401]

YOU GO GIRL!

[@oklahomorose]

Dame Julie Andrews as the ringmaster for Cirque du Enfer!

[@jdubbs8412]

Pretty f*ckin awesome if I do say so🌟

[@christopherd.1200]

Hello- hopefully they will release a blu-ray of the complete roadshow cut.

[@jeffghitelman6809]

Wouldn't that be lovely... I'm still waiting for "On A Clear Day" sigh When I see all the trashy titles get released on blu-ray these glorious films languish.

[@mlchc9004]

Julie what a gift U truly are

[@agiszamveberne4272]

Super!!!

[@thomasmulroney2065]

I remember being stunned at the negative reviews this movie got how in the world could anything with her in it be bad

[@TJ1920]

Julie was quite attractive and athletic as well as a brilliant voice

[@TotzkeMike]

The best she's ever looked.

[@little.lights.media.2022]

I’m so sad this isn’t on Spotify

[@EleDichosa]

there is a recent version on the web, take a look, it's very nice: Orchestra da Tre Soldi - "Saga of Jenny" (Kurt Weill, arr. Orchestra da Tre Soldi)

[@Dani-wt4sv]

Woah watching this is like watching a weird dream.

[@joehop1505]

Love Love ,Jenny make her mind up ...

[@AlanCanon2222]

2001: a Space Odyssey is my all time official favorite film, made by Stanley Kubrick and the only reason that Stanley Kubrick isn't my favorite director (and I have studied every frame of every one of his films from The Day of the Fight to Eyes Wide Shut) is that Mr Robert Wise made four times the number of movies that Stanley Kubrick did, for probably the same total amount of money, and he's just so good. This, The Andromeda Strain, The Body Snatcher, Executive Suite, Star Trek: The Motion Picture, The Haunting, The Hindenberg, Run Silent, Run Deep, The Day the Earth Stood Still. Can it be possible that there were many great directors working at the same time, for example, Robert Wise, and Stanley Kubrick, each with their own studio-dictated or not stories to tell, for a given budget in a given year? I don't have to play favorites. It would have been cool if Kubrick and Wise had made a movie together, though. That movie would have been meticulously researched and made. I can imagine Stanley and Robert in the budget room: "If we spend this much less on clear glue for the sets, we can afford 2 more takes."

[@johnflynn9619]

Julie looks Gorgeous. Her wig and makeup. Jack Warner should have given her My Fair Lady.

[@brendanmolloy2009]

There is Nobody and I mean Nobody like Julie! x

[@thomasmulroney9926]

I agree. How could this have flopped.

[@robjack2804]

Star is the over looked Andrew's vehicle, and in my opinion, better than Sound of Music & Poppins.

[@rebeccabrown1563]

Julie Andrews must be very trusting to let people flip her and catch her. Me on the other hand not so trusting. This song is very catchy I sung it for almost 3 days before. Julie Andrews is simply marvelous and practically perfect in every way or character.

[@oliverbrownlow5615]

In *Mary Poppins* she was flown on a wire!

[@rebeccabrown1563]

I honestly don't know who Gertrude Lawrence is, I only watched the movie because the lovely Dame Julie Andrews was in it, but I heard Julie Andrews & Gertrude Lawrence lives in show business and Broadway were very similar.

[@billismienalien4ever]

i know the moves and lyrics to all the songs in every Julie movie xD