When she sings, she reminds me of Marlene Dietrich. I saw Miss Kitt once and it was amazing how she sucked in the audience. You really felt she was singing to each audience member. I think these two women were much greater actresses than singers, and that's what made them so mesmerizing.
Oh eartha thsnk you so much for being trained and tslked by an axtraordinary,extraterrestian woman,her great heart and humor What a great soul,thank you sister Akon the hathor😂😂😂❤❤❤
I tried to get the spoken word part down as best as I could. Starts at 2:01 or so. There's been some clouds and stormy skies And different worlds all filled with lies I've traveled through the stings of lovers And wiped my tears upon the covers I've lived a life of rogue and queen And dyed my hair to fit the scene I've been as honest as I could And shamed the shame of those who should I've been loved and I've been lied to And found few shoulders I could cry to And all those years I thought life naughty She made me beautiful At forty. For life has not been so bad to take But now I cut life's golden cake Into a million tiny squares And with each piece recall the years The taste of life has not been so bad Between the tears and joys I've had For with some good and a little sin She always allowed me to get up again And now that I've seem to have passed her senses It seems that this is where life commences I know life has her games to play And she puzzles it with crackling clay For graves are dug and wars are lost But life goes on at any cost I do think life has made me wiser So there is no reason to disguise her She wouldn't(?) try to rearrange her She has been fair I would not change her But if I had to live her over I would take her four-leaf clover And pluck her petal as from a daisy For I know she can be lazy She presents me life so simply In a cup that's almost empty With a little wine to tease me But not enough to really please me And if I drink without a question She will frown without suggestion But if I sip and let her take me She is wise enough to wake me But only after dreams and visions Allowing me to seize decisions And all those years I thought life naughty My visions visualized At forty.
@dylanlancaster3160 I wasn't aware of that, but I just listened to it and you're absolutely right. For anyone interested, it's called Life Made Me Beautiful At Forty.
@@yugodom This is really late, but I think most of the time as she's referring to 'her' or 'she' Eartha is referring to life, as she seems to put life as a whole personification.
My late mother adored her. So do I at 72. Amy Winehouse, Esther Williams and Eartha Kitt, plus Barbra streisand are God's Gift of Magic in Music❤thanks Good Heavens, ever and ever🎉
Exquisite rendition of a classic song she's made her own with this performance!🥰😘 Rest well, beautiful lady,so glad 😊 she is beyond the hurt she experienced in her lifetime...🥰🥰😘
Her phrasing is quite something, impacable,well beyond reproach. Its perfect, speaks of her truth in its entirety. This was a truly unique Talent,a once in a lifetime gift to the world..Ertha❤❤❤may you rest in song and in power ❤
And I thought the “Modal Mixture common tone enharmonic double chromatic mediant modulation” video dissection of Celine’s version is the best All By Myself YT Video there is…
@@jadezee6316 It's true, but the quote is usually "the most exciting woman on earth." They were close friends and co-starred in a play in 1950. You can see pix of them together on YT.
I wonder what did Eric Carmen think about the Cabaret performance of his song All By Myself and I Wonder if the Great Bobby Short, got a chance to sing the song.
Oh but it’s real. Look into who she was. Perhaps you don’t see it but when she sings i see her whole life in her face. Every feeling and emotion. And best yet it’s so subtle. Not many artists could do this without faking it.
What's your favorite song cover by Eartha Kitt? 🎶
------------------------ cover.....? her Catwoman costume.....
@@rsgabrys3080 Hehe😛
Not a cover, as far as I know, but I Don't Care
as of today, _All by Myself_
My favorite song that she sang is, I Want to Be Evil. I've done a music video of her with a remix of that song
I was lucky enough to work with her and share days and evenings with her as well as get to watch her perform daily. Amazing.
Sounds so much better sung in this subtle way.
When she sings, she reminds me of Marlene Dietrich. I saw Miss Kitt once and it was amazing how she sucked in the audience. You really felt she was singing to each audience member. I think these two women were much greater actresses than singers, and that's what made them so mesmerizing.
More Like Josephine Baker
Oh eartha thsnk you so much for being trained and tslked by an axtraordinary,extraterrestian woman,her great heart and humor
What a great soul,thank you sister
Akon the hathor😂😂😂❤❤❤
I feel you so deeply mon coeur,dearest,love forever
Akon❤❤❤
When she was young her life was truly horrific. Check it out if you have a strong stomach? Deserves much higher respect and recognition than she gets.
Eartha really put her all in her performances. Amazing cover.
Yes, Rachmaninoff would be pleased she covered him.
I tried to get the spoken word part down as best as I could. Starts at 2:01 or so.
There's been some clouds and stormy skies
And different worlds all filled with lies
I've traveled through the stings of lovers
And wiped my tears upon the covers
I've lived a life of rogue and queen
And dyed my hair to fit the scene
I've been as honest as I could
And shamed the shame of those who should
I've been loved and I've been lied to
And found few shoulders I could cry to
And all those years I thought life naughty
She made me beautiful
At forty.
For life has not been so bad to take
But now I cut life's golden cake
Into a million tiny squares
And with each piece recall the years
The taste of life has not been so bad
Between the tears and joys I've had
For with some good and a little sin
She always allowed me to get up again
And now that I've seem to have passed her senses
It seems that this is where life commences
I know life has her games to play
And she puzzles it with crackling clay
For graves are dug and wars are lost
But life goes on at any cost
I do think life has made me wiser
So there is no reason to disguise her
She wouldn't(?) try to rearrange her
She has been fair
I would not change her
But if I had to live her over
I would take her four-leaf clover
And pluck her petal as from a daisy
For I know she can be lazy
She presents me life so simply
In a cup that's almost empty
With a little wine to tease me
But not enough to really please me
And if I drink without a question
She will frown without suggestion
But if I sip and let her take me
She is wise enough to wake me
But only after dreams and visions
Allowing me to seize decisions
And all those years I thought life naughty
My visions visualized
At forty.
Eartha released it on Thinking Jazz. It's a heartbreaker.
@dylanlancaster3160 I wasn't aware of that, but I just listened to it and you're absolutely right. For anyone interested, it's called Life Made Me Beautiful At Forty.
@@JoseMoreira-yv3exTo whom does she refer to as “she”?
@@yugodom This is really late, but I think most of the time as she's referring to 'her' or 'she' Eartha is referring to life, as she seems to put life as a whole personification.
@@JoseMoreira-yv3exyes
My late mother adored her. So do I at 72. Amy Winehouse, Esther Williams and Eartha Kitt, plus Barbra streisand are God's Gift of Magic in Music❤thanks Good Heavens, ever and ever🎉
Judy Garland too
Diese Frau ist einfach Göttlich, dieses Lied bringt mich zum Nachdenken und macht mich irgendwie auch traurig.🍀👍🦋💋💐
The absolute best version of this moving song!
: Eartha Kitt was epic! 🕯🕊🕯
Peace and love...
I saw her show in Melbourne, just great I love you Eartha 👍👋🙏
I am 40. And this is everything. Thank you.
Oh my gosh that speech! She got me crying! Felt every word and I’m not even forty!
There are very, very little performers who could live and project a song like she did. Oh how I miss her
Exquisite rendition of a classic song she's made her own with this performance!🥰😘 Rest well, beautiful lady,so glad 😊 she is beyond the hurt she experienced in her lifetime...🥰🥰😘
An autobiography given as a brilliant and intensely emotional performance!
A great neglected artist!
You are never forgotten, and loved! Thank you!!
Her phrasing is quite something, impacable,well beyond reproach. Its perfect, speaks of her truth in its entirety. This was a truly unique Talent,a once in a lifetime gift to the world..Ertha❤❤❤may you rest in song and in power ❤
Rest in powerful peace
Eartha Kitt 🙏
17 January 1927 ~
25 December 2008⚘
A great singer can make you cry and she does it every time..every word is felt!! Very few singers like her today..
There are just something in her life and her voice, and those words that let my tears flow...so, so very beautiful 😢
Now that's what you call a performance.
This is terribly sad. She was remarkable !
BEAUTIFUL! And with her emotive poetry and distinctive singing, she elevated the song into something else! ❤
One of the best things I’ve ever seen and heard
Spectacular. Such a brilliant performer. So talented and beautiful ❤️✨
I love that woman.
Absolute greatness!!!🎉🎉🎉
such elegant and amazingly talented woman she is!
I cried. I’m not afraid to admit it. 😢
Crying is not a reason to feel shame.
EARTHA IS A SUPERSTAR!!
❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
truly one of a kind
Love you Eartha beautiful Angel rest now sweet soul ✨🙏💚
Just beautiful
And I thought the “Modal Mixture common tone enharmonic double chromatic mediant modulation” video dissection of Celine’s version is the best All By Myself YT Video there is…
Brilliant cover!
Orson Welles once called Eartha Kitt "the most exciting woman in the world."
lol..sure
@@jadezee6316 It's true, but the quote is usually "the most exciting woman on earth." They were close friends and co-starred in a play in 1950. You can see pix of them together on YT.
touching
Incredible.
After witnessing this, I had to re-evaluate everything I knew and loved about camp. I've downgraded everyone a notch. This is the pinnacle.
i didn't this song can be this emotional
I probably would've busted out cry in the audience, seriously lol
Truly sad and moving :(
This is how to be raw
Le style. Le grand style.
She sang her life…
The only way this song has a right to be sung😢😢😢😢😢
Wow
❤
❤❤❤❤
👑👑👑
I wonder what did Eric Carmen think about the Cabaret performance of his song All By Myself and I Wonder if the Great Bobby Short, got a chance to sing the song.
👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏😭
What monologue is that from in the middle of the song?
she wrote it
Life Made me Beautiful at Forty.
Her singing reminds me of Marlene Dietrich. Like "Das Lied ist aus".
I like I Want to Be Evil ( not sure if that's a cover) 🎃
Think that’s her own!
Wow! I thought "I Want to Be Evil" was great...
That’s fooking shocking seriously
The performance is amazing. Not sure that it is the best version of the song, though.
She makes Eric Carmen’s version sound like the Sex Pistols. Sorry, just didn’t like this.
Don't say sorry when you clearly aren't. Just state your OP and leave it. 💤
maybe you'll like it more when you've lived a little
@@Marcel_Audubon how old do you have to be to recognize a bad performance?
@@jadezee6316Obviously Because You Don't Know Art And Wouldn't Know It If It Was Staring You In The Face
On Batman ,didn't she play a Villain named Dogwoman? That tried killing people with her singing?
She was Catwoman .
You are thinking of The Siren.
Mag kwento ka na lng haha
This rendition is a stinker 🦨
L😍VE the spoken part, but the rest...nah.
Shite.
Don’t like it at all. Overdramatic.
Oh but it’s real. Look into who she was. Perhaps you don’t see it but when she sings i see her whole life in her face. Every feeling and emotion. And best yet it’s so subtle. Not many artists could do this without faking it.
Tears I can't hide ❤🎉
Bravo
stunning