What is with all the Carolee hate she is just a true Broadway powerhouse, and she can't help that her voice has a beautiful natural vibrato it only adds to how to hurt Donna is in the scene in my opinion. I just think she is terrific and Myrel Strep wishes she could sing like her.
Meryl may not be a Broadway vocalist but you can't take away the power in her emotion during this song. She reaches into her soul and throws it into her performance.
This is absolutely STUNNING.... such emotion and such power. Unbelievable. I have seen so many different performances of this on stage, and this is by far the best ever.
That's definitely the best version of "The Winner takes it all" i've ever heard in my life! Thanks Abba for the lyrics, but from now on this song will always reminds me of Carolee Carmello 😮
Carolee is one of the nicest ladies in the theater. She is very approachable and genuine, along with Beth Leavel and unfortunately the late Rebecca Luker and Marin Mazzie. Karen Ziemba is also a sweetheart. I saw Carolee many times on Broadway and she reacted to me laughing in something she did in Sister Act. She smirked at me as if I was watching Maggie Smith in the original movie and it had me in tears. Karen Ziemba applauded back at me for applauding her. Patti in War Paint and Bernadette in Dolly were also very happy about audience love. Beth cried with every standing ovation she got at The Prom, and Victoria Clark was shaking with tears when I saw Light in the Piazza. I adored Carolee in Tuck Everlasting. I saw all the Broadway Dolly's and I would rush back to see her.
Carolee is amazing. I saw her perform no less than 40 times at the Winter Garden back when I was just starting to write my musical and grow my producer/director chops. She a dynamo on stage and a lovely person off. I'd love to hire her one day.😀
This is so incredible- the song and the delivery; when she sings “loses someone dear” - it’s so powerful, and heartbreaking, it’s - and this is conveyed perfectly in lines like this - still fundamentally a *love song* and she still desperately loves and wishes she had the person who chose another over her. This makes it simultaneously a devastating protest anthem, hurling rage at “the gods” as well as at the one she still loves. Well the song says these things infinitely more powerfully than these words can suggest, but what a performance that can convey these layers so precisely, powerfully, and authentically.
I don't want to talk About the things we've gone through Though it's hurting me Now it's history I've played all my cards And that's what you've done too Nothing more to say No more ace to play The winner takes it all The loser standing small Beside the victory That's her destiny I was in your arms Thinking I belonged there I figured it made sense Building me a fence Building me a home Thinking I'd be strong there But I was a fool Playing by the rules The gods may throw a dice Their minds as cold as ice And someone way down here Loses someone dear The winner takes it all The loser has to fall It's simple and it's plain Why should I complain But tell me does she kiss Like I used to kiss you? Does it feel the same When she calls your name? Somewhere deep inside You must know I miss you But what can I say Rules must be obeyed The judges will decide The likes of me abide Spectators of the show Always staying low The game is on again A lover or a friend A big thing or a small The winner takes it all I don't want to talk If it makes you feel sad And I understand You've come to shake my hand I apologize If it makes you feel bad Seeing me so tense No self-confidence But you see The winner takes it all The winner takes it all So the winner takes it all And the the loser has to fall Throw a dice, cold as ice Way down here, someone dear Takes it all, has to fall It seems plain to me
wich date is this? I've never seen this bootleg before!...by the way,is there any mamma mia fan who knows the time laps in wich carolee was donna in the show? That is,when she first arrived and when she departed?
You can find that info out on Playbill.com Most of the time you can... I just checked it only gives her departure dates and according to Playbill.Com she played the role twice. Her first departure was August 31, 2009 and her second was July 1, 2011
This so reminds me of “Send in the Clowns.” Obviously they are similar jilted woman songs, but in their theatrical contexts, they’re so devastating because the wounded woman sings it to the one who ditched her, and it’s the chance to protest basic human decency required that he accord her, including the chance to wound him back as best she can for what he has done to her. Such a scene is almost too devastating to think about, but it’s part of nature’s cruel mating game in which there are winners and losers with little on between. It’s literally winner take all. And so CRUEL. In these scenarios, all people can do to mitigate the cruelty is let the woman dump as much of the pain she can into the man who inflicted it. So the men in these scenes, their role is to absorb as much punishment as she can inflict and he can absorb, both as what he owes her (whatever relief this gives her), and the price of finding a new mate he loves more. It is a disgusting part of life, and these scenes honor that most vital critical role of art: making this misery and cruelty more bearable by acknowledging and protesting the suffering life inflicts. This performance should be treasured for doing absolute justice to this reality, and justice *for* the women (and men sometimes) who undergo this pain nobody deserves.
Hi! My name is Zoe Chipalla and I'm a reporter with 23 WIFR TV news in Illinois. I was wondering if I could use this video/any videos you have of Carolee in a story I'm writing about the Broadway industry. If you could shoot me a DM on Twitter I'd appreciate it!! @ZoeChipallaTV
This red haired vixen sings this song as though it were a Sondheim masterpiece instead of a piece of garbage whose lyrics mean nothing. I bartended at the Winter Garden, inside the actual performance space, for some of Mamma’s run and we all wanted to stab our eardrums out EXCEPT for when she performed this song. She’s a gifted vocalist and a truely original talent, something Broadway used to be good at showcasing before the financial stakes got so high that now every performer from the past 20 years is basically a version of Sutton Foster.
I saw Carolee as Donna in January of 2008, and that was my intro to Mamma Mia. I absolutely adored her (though I loved Judy as Tanya as well) and it was later that year that the movie came out. Though Carolee has a much more classical musical theatre style voice, I have to say...I prefer Meryl for this song. That probably comes from the fact that I have Meryl's version on a playlist I listen to pretty much every day at work, and it's become the the version that I am most familiar with, and her acting combined with her singing blows pretty much anyone out of the water, but Carolee is a close second.
Charles Duncan I totally agree! Meryl may not hit the notes perfectly and her vocal technique is not perfect, but that is what I love about her performance. She doesn’t sing with vocal perfection but with real and raw emotions that embody Donna’s regret, sadness, and anguish.
Ok, I’m just going to say it: You don’t need to drag Meryl down to raise Carolee up. It does nothing but make you look like a dick. Carolee would probably be horrified to see fans of hers tearing down an Oscar winning legend. We all have our preferences, but Meryl put everything into her version, and that deserves everyone’s respect, at least. Hell, Benny and Bjorn adore everything she did with their songs, so I wouldn’t want to be acting like you know better than the writers of the song. Let’s not pit two talented women against each other, ok?
I agree it sounds far too forced. This is supposed to be an understated songs, and she forces is too hard from the start. it just doesn't go anywhere at all. No build up throughout the number. Its never sung like that over here in the UK. Totally wrong kind of voice for the role of Donna.
I agree it sounds like she's forcing the emotion and pushing waaay too hard. A song like this just doesn't need to be sung like that. she needs to ift her foot off the pedal a bit, so to speak definitely.
She has a beautiful voice but she always raises her voice for a high note. I think it would it be better if she wouldn’t do a lot of high notes but only in the chorus and the ending of the song.
Talk about over egging the pudding! This is waaaay over the top! Too much too soon and too much vibrato & she also doesn't get chance to develope and go anywhere cuz she hits the audience over the head straight away with her powerful voice. Its supposed to be an understated, emotional monologue that builds and builds, this doesn't AT all! It just gets harder and more forced! She's got a cracking voice , but just so so wrong for this role. As an amendment, I've just seen her performance of The story goes on from Baby and thought her voice was better suited for the role and especially that particular song. She's a superb Singer and actress, Im not denying that or trying to pull her down or hating on her as has been suggested further down in the comment section. Just this sing and her rendition here isn't to My taste. It's just My opinion is all.
@@Chaneloweenz Yes I do thanks for asking. I saw the original production in London and had friends in both that production and the UK tour, so I know the role and the show very well.
This is by far the best performance of the winner takes it all I've ever seen
I consider myself lucky that she played Donna in the very first Broadway performance I saw. Ages ago now, but I’ll never forget this song live.
@@brianives4369 you are pretty lucky, for sure
For me she’s tied with Louise Pitre both of them nail it and hit the emotion hard
This was the first show I ever saw on broadway and Carolee Carmello belting the last note of this song will forever live rent free in my head.
What is with all the Carolee hate she is just a true Broadway powerhouse, and she can't help that her voice has a beautiful natural vibrato it only adds to how to hurt Donna is in the scene in my opinion. I just think she is terrific and Myrel Strep wishes she could sing like her.
Meryl may not be a Broadway vocalist but you can't take away the power in her emotion during this song. She reaches into her soul and throws it into her performance.
I saw her recently in Hello Dolly and she brought the house down. Truly a class act.
violin artist I mean... Meryl certain flapped her arms around a lot during that song. I prefer acting like Carolee’s.
Agreed prefer the stage version to this over film, Carolee is top 3 along with Judy McLane and the best Louise Pitre
You don’t need to drag Meryl down to raise her up. I doubt Carolee would appreciate it.
Pure talent. No vocal or acting training. If there was a replacement Tony award, she’d have won it at least twice.
Should have won the real deal for Parade.
ummm she has extensive vocal training but I agree
@@ohadashkenaz According to herself she doesn’t
i worked at this show for 10 years backstage . this song brings out the best in lead actresses .
Carolee can sign ANYTHING!! This is EPIC!!!!
Agreed she is up there with Louise Pitre as one of the best Donnas period.
This is a fiendishly difficult song to sing. Carmello nails it.
This is absolutely STUNNING.... such emotion and such power. Unbelievable. I have seen so many different performances of this on stage, and this is by far the best ever.
This song literally brings me to tears because I really can relate to her.
Same when you can relate it hurts so much more
That's definitely the best version of "The Winner takes it all" i've ever heard in my life! Thanks Abba for the lyrics, but from now on this song will always reminds me of Carolee Carmello 😮
When you skip ten seconds and she's still on that last note. damn. she's good
There’s never been a Donna like Carolee
Seeing her live is even better! Her voice truly rings beautifully through the theatre. ✨
Carolee is one of the nicest ladies in the theater. She is very approachable and genuine, along with Beth Leavel and unfortunately the late Rebecca Luker and Marin Mazzie. Karen Ziemba is also a sweetheart. I saw Carolee many times on Broadway and she reacted to me laughing in something she did in Sister Act. She smirked at me as if I was watching Maggie Smith in the original movie and it had me in tears. Karen Ziemba applauded back at me for applauding her. Patti in War Paint and Bernadette in Dolly were also very happy about audience love. Beth cried with every standing ovation she got at The Prom, and Victoria Clark was shaking with tears when I saw Light in the Piazza. I adored Carolee in Tuck Everlasting. I saw all the Broadway Dolly's and I would rush back to see her.
Carolee can sign ANYTHING!! This is EPIC!!!!
Finally, someone with an actual voice singing it!
You don’t need to drag others down to raise her up.
@@EvaSofieagreed Louise Pitre had a voice and sang like a French chanson
Flawless. I've seen this show a couple times with different actresses playing Donna. NO ONE does it like Carolee.
JESUS CHRIST THAT WAS SO GOOD
my goosebumps won't go away hearing that ending
This is the best video on youtube.
Love this comment.
I have to see this woman live. In anything.
gotta applaud how she knew she was gonna get huge ass applause and manages to be walk out right away IN CHARACTER
Finally, someone with an actual voice singing it!
You don’t need to drag others down to raise her up.
No, he's right. Now that's a Voice.
Carolee is amazing. I saw her perform no less than 40 times at the Winter Garden back when I was just starting to write my musical and grow my producer/director chops. She a dynamo on stage and a lovely person off. I'd love to hire her one day.😀
This is so incredible- the song and the delivery; when she sings “loses someone dear” - it’s so powerful, and heartbreaking, it’s - and this is conveyed perfectly in lines like this - still fundamentally a *love song* and she still desperately loves and wishes she had the person who chose another over her.
This makes it simultaneously a devastating protest anthem, hurling rage at “the gods” as well as at the one she still loves.
Well the song says these things infinitely more powerfully than these words can suggest, but what a performance that can convey these layers so precisely, powerfully, and authentically.
I don't want to talk
About the things we've gone through
Though it's hurting me
Now it's history
I've played all my cards
And that's what you've done too
Nothing more to say
No more ace to play
The winner takes it all
The loser standing small
Beside the victory
That's her destiny
I was in your arms
Thinking I belonged there
I figured it made sense
Building me a fence
Building me a home
Thinking I'd be strong there
But I was a fool
Playing by the rules
The gods may throw a dice
Their minds as cold as ice
And someone way down here
Loses someone dear
The winner takes it all
The loser has to fall
It's simple and it's plain
Why should I complain
But tell me does she kiss
Like I used to kiss you?
Does it feel the same
When she calls your name?
Somewhere deep inside
You must know I miss you
But what can I say
Rules must be obeyed
The judges will decide
The likes of me abide
Spectators of the show
Always staying low
The game is on again
A lover or a friend
A big thing or a small
The winner takes it all
I don't want to talk
If it makes you feel sad
And I understand
You've come to shake my hand
I apologize
If it makes you feel bad
Seeing me so tense
No self-confidence
But you see
The winner takes it all
The winner takes it all
So the winner takes it all
And the the loser has to fall
Throw a dice, cold as ice
Way down here, someone dear
Takes it all, has to fall
It seems plain to me
11 people have no taste whatsoever. The definitive version. Just revelatory.
Christian Gillett this is is not the original or what the sound track is
the joker doesn’t make it any less iconic
Christian Gillett the Meryl Streep version is still superior to every version of this song, even the original
The original then this but this tops Meryl, love Carolee, Louise Pitre, and Judy Mclane theirs belts are amazing
THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU for this. The footage you post is so invaluable.
And thank you---glad you are enjoying it.
aurora spiderwoman is there a full show version anywhere?
Carolee is pure magic!!! ❤️❤️❤️
This is my check in, when I feel defeated.
Despina Vandi to Greece production will be gorgeous!!
Very very good! That's the best rendition I've heard.
Just remarkable. A fantastic singer and actress. Clearly she's a winner.
this song builds and builds nonstop. it’s an absolute bitch to get the pacing right. she makes it look effortless.
Another gem. Thank you for posting them!
You are welcome---glad you liked it.
Simply WOW
Amazing
Thank you---glad you liked it.
Stunning.
I was not ready for that last note!!
this is unbelievable
YESSSSS! Been LOOKING for this footage!!!
Incredible ✨
My favorite out of all the girls❤
Amazing do you have the full show?
BRB bawling my eyes out
Love her performance
wich date is this? I've never seen this bootleg before!...by the way,is there any mamma mia fan who knows the time laps in wich carolee was donna in the show? That is,when she first arrived and when she departed?
You can find that info out on Playbill.com
Most of the time you can... I just checked it only gives her departure dates and according to Playbill.Com she played the role twice. Her first departure was August 31, 2009 and her second was July 1, 2011
ginonovanta 2008
There’s a good chance the poster is the person who filmed the bootleg and has never traded it away.
@@xww6849 yep, that’s most likely it. aurora spiderwoman truly loves to hide their bootlegs away lmaoo. it’s kind of fun, it makes it mysterious
The winner takes it all
I love this song
When you skip ten seconds and she’s not even hit vibrato yet 😍
Unbelievable control. I’d like to hear her sing today💕💕💕
I need to know who these 34 people who gave this a thumbs down are. I just wanna talk
Carolee said eat up im serving up the new standard.
This so reminds me of “Send in the Clowns.” Obviously they are similar jilted woman songs, but in their theatrical contexts, they’re so devastating because the wounded woman sings it to the one who ditched her, and it’s the chance to protest basic human decency required that he accord her, including the chance to wound him back as best she can for what he has done to her. Such a scene is almost too devastating to think about, but it’s part of nature’s cruel mating game in which there are winners and losers with little on between. It’s literally winner take all. And so CRUEL. In these scenarios, all people can do to mitigate the cruelty is let the woman dump as much of the pain she can into the man who inflicted it.
So the men in these scenes, their role is to absorb as much punishment as she can inflict and he can absorb, both as what he owes her (whatever relief this gives her), and the price of finding a new mate he loves more.
It is a disgusting part of life, and these scenes honor that most vital critical role of art: making this misery and cruelty more bearable by acknowledging and protesting the suffering life inflicts. This performance should be treasured for doing absolute justice to this reality, and justice *for* the women (and men sometimes) who undergo this pain nobody deserves.
Ok now this is AMAZING!!
i got chills
Am I the only one with goosebumps? Wow!
THANK YOU!
GOD DAMN
this version is brilliant
I love Carolee Carmello.
I remember seeing this on broadway!!!!
Phenomenal.
WTF😱 SHE IS BEAUTIFUL
wow!!!!!!
Awesome!
outstanding
OMG
DAMN
*would anyone happen to have a full bootleg?*
awesome
The best song in the ‘Donnathon’
I know the character is named Donna, but is there actually a thing called a "Donnathon," or did you make it up?
@@auroraspiderwoman5886 no, heard many West End and Broadway Donnas call it that since she sings 3 songs in one scene
@@tomgallowitz Thanks!
WOW!!!!!!! I would love it Carolee was Donna in the UK version of MAMMA MIA!
El-e-va-ted this material
i stan
Caralho!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Arrepiei o corpo todo.
I prefer Meryl’s version, but this is amazing as well
Do you have the whole thing please have the whole thing
Holy shit
Do you happen to have Louise Pitre and/or Judy McLane singing this?
linda de mais
Is that Jacob elordi?
Hi! My name is Zoe Chipalla and I'm a reporter with 23 WIFR TV news in Illinois. I was wondering if I could use this video/any videos you have of Carolee in a story I'm writing about the Broadway industry. If you could shoot me a DM on Twitter I'd appreciate it!! @ZoeChipallaTV
This red haired vixen sings this song as though it were a Sondheim masterpiece instead of a piece of garbage whose lyrics mean nothing.
I bartended at the Winter Garden, inside the actual performance space, for some of Mamma’s run and we all wanted to stab our eardrums out EXCEPT for when she performed this song.
She’s a gifted vocalist and a truely original talent, something Broadway used to be good at showcasing before the financial stakes got so high that now every performer from the past 20 years is basically a version of Sutton Foster.
I saw Carolee as Donna in January of 2008, and that was my intro to Mamma Mia. I absolutely adored her (though I loved Judy as Tanya as well) and it was later that year that the movie came out. Though Carolee has a much more classical musical theatre style voice, I have to say...I prefer Meryl for this song. That probably comes from the fact that I have Meryl's version on a playlist I listen to pretty much every day at work, and it's become the the version that I am most familiar with, and her acting combined with her singing blows pretty much anyone out of the water, but Carolee is a close second.
Charles Duncan I totally agree! Meryl may not hit the notes perfectly and her vocal technique is not perfect, but that is what I love about her performance. She doesn’t sing with vocal perfection but with real and raw emotions that embody Donna’s regret, sadness, and anguish.
Phuong Tran tbh what i love about Meryl’s version is when she’s off-key. it adds emotion to her performance
Nicki could never
She is VERY good and adored by Broadway...but Tina Walsh in the Vegas production was just excellent.
Patty Spelman yeah she starts off with a bit to fast rhythm..... not my top pick for this
Love her but Louise Pitre is my fav.
Ó ooooooo
Ok, I’m just going to say it: You don’t need to drag Meryl down to raise Carolee up. It does nothing but make you look like a dick. Carolee would probably be horrified to see fans of hers tearing down an Oscar winning legend. We all have our preferences, but Meryl put everything into her version, and that deserves everyone’s respect, at least. Hell, Benny and Bjorn adore everything she did with their songs, so I wouldn’t want to be acting like you know better than the writers of the song. Let’s not pit two talented women against each other, ok?
INTELL:lied u SEEMe
Is it just me, or is her vibrato just annoying? Don't get me wrong, she really can sing, but i find the vibrato over-exaggerated...
I agree it sounds far too forced. This is supposed to be an understated songs, and she forces is too hard from the start. it just doesn't go anywhere at all.
No build up throughout the number.
Its never sung like that over here in the UK. Totally wrong kind of voice for the role of Donna.
I agree it sounds like she's forcing the emotion and pushing waaay too hard. A song like this just doesn't need to be sung like that. she needs to ift her foot off the pedal a bit, so to speak definitely.
She kind of is a little extra
I take this back
DEFINETELY SHE CAN REALLY SING, IT´S JUST THAT I DON´T LIKE THE SOUND OF HER VOICE. IS NOT NICE AND SOUNDS A LITTLE HARD
Its* called vibrato
I didn't rly like it tho😔 just my preference
She has a beautiful voice but she always raises her voice for a high note. I think it would it be better if she wouldn’t do a lot of high notes but only in the chorus and the ending of the song.
Talk about over egging the pudding!
This is waaaay over the top!
Too much too soon and too much vibrato & she also doesn't get chance to develope and go anywhere cuz she hits the audience over the head straight away with her powerful voice.
Its supposed to be an understated, emotional monologue that builds and builds, this doesn't AT all! It just gets harder and more forced!
She's got a cracking voice , but just so so wrong for this role.
As an amendment, I've just seen her performance of The story goes on from Baby and thought her voice was better suited for the role and especially that particular song. She's a superb Singer and actress, Im not denying that or trying to pull her down or hating on her as has been suggested further down in the comment section. Just this sing and her rendition here isn't to My taste. It's just My opinion is all.
Do you even know the role?
oh sweet! please send me your resume - i’d love to use you on my next production as a dramaturg. you seem to know quite a lot.
@@Chaneloweenz Yes I do thanks for asking.
I saw the original production in London and had friends in both that production and the UK tour, so I know the role and the show very well.
nobody does this song like her
Amazing