To Keep My Love Alive

[@lenwelch2195]

Elaine makes me laugh and cry at same time so human so talented.

[@NFNJP]

I had the privilege of being her hair and makeup man, for awhile. Oh the stories ! RIP Elaine

[@soulierinvestments]

Sylvia Fine Kaye did a Broadway-themed series for PBS way back when. I was a kid in Utah and watched them. I remember this installment vividly. Ms. Kaye said Elaine had traveled from her home in London [this was in Elaine's London period] just to sing this song for us on that TV program. I had never heard of Elaine Stritch before this, but I sure knew her after this. She performs brilliant: the violence lies only slightly below the surface.

[@chocolatesouljah]

What is it about her? From deadpan to glimmering imp. Vocally limited tonal beauty. Hardworking but seemingly effortless. She’s one of the all time greats!

[@ah7910]

Beautifully put 💛

[@chocolatesouljah]

@@ah7910 aw shucks! Thanks! I wrote the original comment a while back so your response was a much needed reminder to watch this again. Even better viewing this go around 🫶🏾

[@cgtravers]

This remains the BEST rendition of this song that I have ever heard (or seen) - with love to Vivienne Segal, of course.

[@Jasper7182009]

My heart belongs to Miss Segal with her rendition. We have the luck of a video with Miss Stritch. We don’t have a video of Miss Segal’s performance of this song. 😢. Our loss.

[@gnirolnamlerf593]

Have you heard Mary Martin's completely sweet, deadpan version with Rodgers at the piano? Either way, some of the most brilliant rhyming in a comedy song. wreck to me / appendectomy patricide / mattress side Worthy of Cole Porter, Noel Coward, etc. How is it that this has not been recommended to me until 2024?

[@soulierinvestments]

So far as I can tell, this comes from a PBS program entitled Sylvia Fine Kaye's Music Comedy III, circa 1985.

[@kennethdesmondmosley1075]

soulierinvestments yes and they were wonderful. And so hard to find now.

[@TVHouseHistorian]

That would be around the time she was doing the Ellen Burstyn show.

[@OldieMusicMan]

I love this. I never get enough of Elaine Stritch's underrated, interesting singing. Thanks! Can anybody re-post an old video of her singing "You Took Advantage of Me" on some old TV show? I really want to see it, but it's no longer anywhere on KZbin.

[@JR1960actor]

Excellent! I've loved this song since I heard Pearl Bailey do it (on vinyl) years ago, and now another great version.

[@iluvmusicals21]

Blossom Dearie's version is wonderful with her so innocent sounding voice.

[@F7bXtL7C]

never heard of her. Thanks for the info. What a voice! Here's how I got here ... kzbin.info/www/bejne/lZ-bnqRtqMqXhpY > kzbin.info/www/bejne/qqGxqmmuptSEl5o > kzbin.info/www/bejne/pYXWpn6Vfax5gMk > kzbin.info/www/bejne/jpCraqx9e5hpiMU > kzbin.info/www/bejne/rnmkcmWVdrBmidE

[@celtboxer]

Thanks for posting this. It's my all-time favorite performance of the song.

[@geoffreyfox9801]

Elaine Stritch did this brilliantly. Mary Martin also did a wonderful version of this on a 1950's album.

[@robertmuller4533]

Lyric like this is not done anymore. Larry Hart was the greatest!

[@chuckashton8924]

What a treat! Thank you

[@Gary_Jaffe]

thanks for posting, she's a genius

[@TotzkeMike]

Magnificent ...

[@operagirl84]

Perfection.

[@nicholaskoufopolos2288]

cgtravers, what a genius you are to tell us who will and will not be forgotten.

[@Seniormediator]

Brilliant!!!!

[@rmdavebarton]

Its from one of Sylvia Fine Kaye's BROADWAY specials that were taped in Los Angeles.

[@margeno1]

LOVE IT!

[@mmjhcb]

I love Elaine Stritch. She's great and she's exceedingly funny here. However, for a completely different take, there is the legendary Mary Martin's, who underplays this to great effect, letting the lyrics play against her love song delivery, while Richard Rogers accompanies her.

[@stephaniekeyes2928]

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[@kevinoes]

Who is the woman at the end narrating...?

[@markschildberg1667]

Sylvia Fine, aka Mrs Danny Kaye

[@dianaaljadeff2983]

She wasnt a dinger she was an interpreted of songs an actress a personality

[@passuoutnw]

Check out Evangelia Kingley's version

[@bigred8432]

Which isn’t one hair as funny

[@cgtravers]

@jimh23 you are obviously too young and inexperienced to appreciate true greatness. yes, mary testa can be good - or perhaps good enough - but she is not great and will be forgotten as soon as she has left us. stritch will endure. you need to read a book about the theatre - i suggest you begin with every book that ethan mordden has ever written. DO THIS NOW! (mary testa indeed - jeez1)

[@stephaniekeyes2928]

That’s a bit harsh- I love Mary Testa. No she’s not Stritch but no one is!

[@carolineorchange21]

This is a bit brilliant.

[@iluvmusicals21]

Blossom Dearie's version is wonderful with her so innocent sounding voice.

[@stephaniekeyes2928]

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