Sarah Vaughan sings Send in the Clowns

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  • Опубліковано 15 січ 2012
  • Recorded from a BBC4 programme of stars singing songs from the musicals - divine rendition of Send in the Clowns - originally recorded and aired in 1981
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  • @BenAvodot
    @BenAvodot 8 місяців тому +32

    In 1981, when she performed this for the BBC, Sarah was 57 years old. Her voice, so seasoned and rich. Never better. Incredible. The way she can hold a note, her phrasings, her outrageous range, hitting higher notes than at any time in her career, as far as I’m concerned. I love that she went acapella just when the words said “finding myself, this late in my career.” Just brilliant and very touching. We miss you, Sarah. We really do.

  • @bmw3842
    @bmw3842 Рік тому +37

    Amazing Sarah Vaughn.These women worked tirelessly crisscrossing the globe doing what they did best under the circumstances that oppressed Black Americans during those turbulent times in America .Yet they they never wavered or faltered. Because they knew they were creating something magical. Sarah Vaughan has recorded 48 studio albums, ten live albums, 35 compilation albums, two extended plays, five box sets and eight album appearances.
    Happy Birthday to Miss. Sassy Sarah vaughn

    • @roxiet7016
      @roxiet7016 3 місяці тому

      @bmw3842Absolutely….🎉🖤I too salute the endurance of my Melianated ancestors!..
      Genius in musical 🎵 ability 🎤 . Genius in self assurance and survival mood.
      I too salute this wonderful extraordinary Queen.

    • @fredvlietstra2394
      @fredvlietstra2394 Місяць тому +1

      Yes the same for Gladys Knight.
      Stupid Madonna and Barbara Streisand where more in foreground than Gladys.

  • @roshidadowney1575
    @roshidadowney1575 8 років тому +400

    When she sang this, all you could do was wait and wonder which way her voice would go next! Truly gifted songstress!

    • @williamroden8495
      @williamroden8495 7 років тому +26

      Roshida Downey
      Your comment was just as perfect as is possible.
      I'm crying as I type this-
      What a unforgetable voice and rendition of this great song!

    • @j.c7719
      @j.c7719 4 роки тому +22

      Without a doubt one of the most powerful deliveries of a song ever.

    • @leongardner710
      @leongardner710 4 роки тому +8

      @@j.c7719 ...exactly

    • @fiomcc8298
      @fiomcc8298 3 роки тому +15

      Sassy was the best of the greatest jazz singers .. Her voice came from heaven ... yes, she could go anywhere in a song

    • @stevew5146
      @stevew5146 2 роки тому +8

      So true. She was a giant gift to our hearts!

  • @cyshadowx
    @cyshadowx 2 роки тому +53

    She blends Opera and a soulful jazz vibrato no one else has sounded like her the best singer ever

  • @PrestonCOrr
    @PrestonCOrr 11 років тому +157

    She's a sculptor of the voice. This is stunning.

    • @TheAraby212
      @TheAraby212 2 роки тому +9

      Wow. What an original and poetic statement @Preston

    • @LlyleHunter
      @LlyleHunter 8 місяців тому +1

      Absolutely. I’ve never heard anyone describe her as the sculpture of the voice. Sir Preston you know how to touch a person’s heart. I sincerely hope that you’re a writer. I’d be interested in anything you’ve written. What a wonderful way you have with language. I knew her personally and I’m flawed.
      Thank You for sharing your gift.

    • @dennismclaurin1487
      @dennismclaurin1487 4 місяці тому +1

      I love the 1987 version!!!

    • @mjlesq
      @mjlesq Місяць тому +2

      Well said.

    • @wlee5726
      @wlee5726 27 днів тому +1

      I agree!!!

  • @murph3001
    @murph3001 6 років тому +11

    simply the finest American female singer we ever had

  • @stevecrumpton9643
    @stevecrumpton9643 2 роки тому +25

    I don't know which came first; the chills or the tears. Hypnotized and speechless for the entirety of this performance.

  • @randfonteinss
    @randfonteinss 10 років тому +219

    this lady has an orchestra in her mouth. such an unadulterated voice. perfect intonation. definitely my favourate.

    • @wellingtonmiddleton3739
      @wellingtonmiddleton3739 3 роки тому +5

      Yes, an archestra in her mouth . . . You nailed her voice perfectly. What a gifted singer🙏🇧🇸

  • @jimrandolph3361
    @jimrandolph3361 5 років тому +226

    It's not really fair to compare other female singers to Sarah Vaughn. She's obviously in a league of her own.

  • @Mikejames1080
    @Mikejames1080 4 роки тому +4

    The best singer in the world.

  • @Raindepebble
    @Raindepebble Рік тому +19

    A true Diva...she could easily perform opera, classical and any other genres...she was one of a kind!

  • @krishnasongkitti1607
    @krishnasongkitti1607 8 місяців тому +4

    My favorite female singer. God bless you Ms. Sarah Vaughn.

  • @timothyklee5101
    @timothyklee5101 10 місяців тому +29

    My wife of 40 years has stage 3 cancer. Sarah is our comfort and joy.

    • @user-xn6vj8hx7o
      @user-xn6vj8hx7o 3 місяці тому +1

      May the majestic richness of her voice bring your wife healing.

    • @roxiet7016
      @roxiet7016 3 місяці тому +2

      Sincere condolences..

    • @fionalomax7175
      @fionalomax7175 2 місяці тому

  • @stevesmith6685
    @stevesmith6685 6 років тому +116

    It took me a while to really appreciate Sarah Vaughan, maybe two thirds of my life. I finally opened my ears. What an artist. What a treasure!

    • @TREVASLARK
      @TREVASLARK 3 роки тому +2

      Me too. Now I feel so humbled.

    • @DoggieFosters
      @DoggieFosters 2 роки тому +7

      I had the opposite experience: for all the many fine and wonderful vocalists I've admired in my life, the first time I heard Vaughan it literally stopped me in my tracks. There's only one other vocalist since then that I've had the same experience with. Both of whom continue to STUN me. The funny part to me about Vaughan is I just really don't care for cool jazz. At all. 😆 But her voice! My god. 😍

    • @neusalix5209
      @neusalix5209 2 роки тому +2

      I love jazz songs. I love her voice, her singing in any kind of music...not just jazz music

    • @paf2587
      @paf2587 2 роки тому +2

      Same here. I’ve felt silly ever since.

    • @josephlee4337
      @josephlee4337 Рік тому +1

      I learned to appreciate her when I grew to maturity.

  • @jimmckee771
    @jimmckee771 4 роки тому +27

    She goes from being almost shy at the beginning to undergoing a completely transformative experience by the end. No actress can pretend to do that and no director can make that happen. That's pure Sarah Vaughan.

  • @DavidHaile_profile
    @DavidHaile_profile 3 місяці тому +3

    Thank you to the UA-cam overlords for reminding me how much I've loved Sarah Vaughn. What a voice!

  • @PLA5207
    @PLA5207 4 роки тому +14

    Sarah was a master of the masters. What a gift from God!

    • @dennismclaurin1487
      @dennismclaurin1487 4 місяці тому

      She would be overwhelmed by these beautiful comments reflecting her

  • @stevew5146
    @stevew5146 2 роки тому +35

    The woman could sing gorgeously even with her mouth just barely open. She was so much of a vocal sensation but so natural, cool, and passionate. Sarah!!

    • @dennismclaurin1487
      @dennismclaurin1487 4 місяці тому

      Exactly right.
      I've noticed that on her 1989 Grammy tribute performance of 'So many stars '

    • @j.c7719
      @j.c7719 День тому

      Roy Orbison was the same way, barely moved his mouth. I wonder if that’s the secret?

  • @mca1218
    @mca1218 9 років тому +240

    Somewhere around 1984-1986, I had the immense pleasure to usher at the Monterey Jazz Festival at the Kennedy Center, and saw the divine Sarah perform live- and when she closed her appearance with this song, particularly the a Capella lilt of "in myyyyyyyyyyy CAREEEER!!!" it brought cheers and swells from the house like you've never heard before. There was an indescribable thrill to hear and see her live. And at the song's conclusion of "maybe next year," her soulful runs positively had me in tears. Then I had to direct her offstage to a corridor leading to the dressing room, and she positively skipped down the walk, giggling a little "thank you, baby," while toweling herself down. I was floating!!

    • @itgetseasierlessitry
      @itgetseasierlessitry 9 років тому +23

      mca1218 Enjoyed reading your recollection. Thanks for sharing it.

    • @kenwall7484
      @kenwall7484 8 років тому +8

      It's been 6 mos but I wanted you to know I loved it almost as much as you did, maybe even more! Thank you for your thoughts. Enjoy it again.

    • @yug08
      @yug08 8 років тому +16

      I was blessed to see her live also, in a theater in Elizabeth, NJ. Totally out of this world! She sings this song better that anyone sings anything!

    • @sulfuricpictures2725
      @sulfuricpictures2725 7 років тому +7

      That's subjective but there's no denying she's one of the best singers ever and was bloody amazing RIP Sara Vaughan

    • @MICHGO1
      @MICHGO1 5 років тому +6

      LUCKY YOU. I'VE SEEN HER MANY TIMES AND SOMETIMES SHE TOOK THE IMPROV AT THE END TO THE EXTREME. I HAVEN'T FOUND A VIDEO OF AN EXAMPLE YET. SHE ALWAYS SOUNDED FANTASTIC BUT IF YOU'VE SEEN HER ENOUGH THERE WHERE TIMES WHEN SHE WAS EVEN BETTER THAN SIMPLY "FANTASTIC"...IF YOU CAN IMAGINE THAT.

  • @paulaltizer5414
    @paulaltizer5414 Місяць тому +2

    OMG, when she goes a capella and then at 4:05...once in a lifetime! What the audience must have experienced.

  • @jkglim9606
    @jkglim9606 3 роки тому +14

    No one past or present can sing this song better than Ms Vaughan, EVER!!

    • @tjkerr73
      @tjkerr73 2 місяці тому

      Listen to the Judi Dench version. It's a masterpiece.

  • @lindsleyghee2859
    @lindsleyghee2859 2 роки тому +17

    One of the most beautiful and artistic versions of Send in the Clowns I’ve ever heard! Her voice is like a finely tuned instrument!

  • @SilverMinstrel
    @SilverMinstrel Рік тому +1

    Wow! What a mesmerizing amazing performance.

  • @bluespig1
    @bluespig1 3 роки тому +75

    Possibly the greatest female singer of the last 100 years. I absolutely adore her tone. A pure instrument with vibrato to die for, RIP my dear Lady.

    • @markdrinkwater1508
      @markdrinkwater1508 3 роки тому +1

      That title is firmly in the hands of one Aretha Franklin. I love Sarah but Aretha is simply without rival, her overall sound was celestial in every sense, her tone, her range, her instinctive use of her instrument, her technical skills, her elasticity, she emoted like no other and sang from the soul of humanity itself. Just ask Sarah, she said it herself, Aretha was a rival-less artist.

    • @ellysofiana1206
      @ellysofiana1206 2 роки тому

      @@markdrinkwater1508 k

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      @oakleychandler3697 2 роки тому

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      @adriendakota6136 2 роки тому

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      @oakleychandler3697 2 роки тому

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  • @marcelsimon9156
    @marcelsimon9156 2 місяці тому +4

    There's a reason NO ONE does this song since Sarah Vaughan left us. Who would risk comparison to THAT instrument, so richly endowed by God? She sang it often her last decade or so, each finely different from all the others, all magnificent. The one etched in my soul was at Carnegie Hall during the Kool Jazz Festival 1982, when she graced us with SEVEN ENCORES, ending with a "Send In The Clowns" that had people WEEPING OPENLY; I feel no shame in saying I was among them.
    Sing, Sarah Vaughan. Sing with the angels.

    • @shomee2687
      @shomee2687 2 місяці тому +2

      🙏🏼🌃 Thank you for sharing your beautiful moment.

  • @paymonbidari3513
    @paymonbidari3513 3 роки тому +12

    Ms. Vaughn you own this song. No one does it better. ❤🙏

  • @LydgiaOfHarlem
    @LydgiaOfHarlem Рік тому +6

    Whenever I hear her sing this, a few tears fall. What mastery and control. Bravo.

  • @nickyact1
    @nickyact1 10 років тому +34

    You will never see the likes of this lady again! Xxx

  • @Hajnikovmuz
    @Hajnikovmuz 2 роки тому +2

    RIP Stephen Sondheim, thank you for this song!

  • @maryfluker8268
    @maryfluker8268 3 роки тому +2

    One the best of the best for all the times

  • @jhaychylla
    @jhaychylla Рік тому +5

    I am mesmerized by her name and melt from the sound of her voice. She always gets my complete attention. She must be in Heaven singing right now.

  • @zacharylavender1568
    @zacharylavender1568 6 років тому +57

    She paints such a beautiful picture! Absolute brilliance! Thank you Ms Vaughn!

    • @dennismclaurin1487
      @dennismclaurin1487 4 місяці тому

      Love the way she paints lyrics with her eyes and hands.
      I 1st noticed that on her 1989 Grammy appearance in her honor. She sang ' So many stars '

  • @josephparker7127
    @josephparker7127 Місяць тому +3

    There will never be another

  • @piustwelfth
    @piustwelfth 6 років тому +61

    This is a fantastic live performance by Sarah Vaughn. The entire song is a vocal tour de force, but she takes it to another level with her acapella @ 3:46

  • @jeffphillips4817
    @jeffphillips4817 8 років тому +71

    Simply one of the greatest American vocalizations of all time.

  • @dennismclaurin1487
    @dennismclaurin1487 3 роки тому +1

    My favorite singer !

  • @brucefurman297
    @brucefurman297 3 роки тому +5

    No one compares to Sarah, not even Ella. An American Classic!

  • @plastichouselady
    @plastichouselady 8 років тому +173

    Nobody does this song with more elegance, artistry, and sheer soul than Ms. Vaughan...

    • @vincentcarter6066
      @vincentcarter6066 7 років тому +7

      I agree,the first time I saw her she became my favorite singer and I followed her until her passing what a great singer

    • @carolkelly1324
      @carolkelly1324 6 років тому +4

      Exquisite....pure...nothing compares...straight out of heaven...

    • @bdcsluper
      @bdcsluper 5 років тому +2

      true dat!

    • @neusalix5209
      @neusalix5209 2 роки тому +4

      Many great singers out there, but Sarah is unique

  • @johnsummerhayes5720
    @johnsummerhayes5720 3 місяці тому +2

    Sarah Vaughn was incredible throughout her career, but here she is at her very best with superb backing from Michel Legrand.

  • @markplese5384
    @markplese5384 10 місяців тому +1

    Beyond words - played her singing this song as a college DJ on the jazz station. Beautiful

  • @malikstuart711
    @malikstuart711 4 роки тому +4

    There was never a better version of this song and will never be. NO DEBATE

  • @rayc1503
    @rayc1503 3 роки тому +8

    Wow I was truly blown away by this version. That's one almighty voice this talented lady has there. 🤯

  • @bonniekindler4885
    @bonniekindler4885 2 роки тому +2

    majestic….godly….spiritual. i bow to the voice.

  • @josephineangeloni7587
    @josephineangeloni7587 Рік тому +1

    I listened to a lot sing this song however nobody does it better!! ❤

  • @imbees2
    @imbees2 5 років тому +18

    Nobody on the voice or American idol has this voice.

  • @pacrimco
    @pacrimco 3 роки тому +1

    It's all on the inside trying to come out., a rare thing indeed. She took us to beautiful, unknown places and experiences.

  • @etaeleifi
    @etaeleifi 2 роки тому +3

    I never liked this song, until I heard her singing it. It totally makes sense now.

  • @phamlam9022
    @phamlam9022 5 років тому +19

    One of the most connected voices in non-opera music ever !

  • @monktrane325
    @monktrane325 Рік тому +1

    This lady blew me away.

  • @888Sooty
    @888Sooty 4 роки тому +19

    She reconstructed the song with her amazing musical instrument her magnificent voice

  • @u.rajabalrahim557
    @u.rajabalrahim557 3 роки тому +3

    I have Never heard anyone sing it Better.

    • @u.rajabalrahim557
      @u.rajabalrahim557 3 роки тому +2

      I once heard her sing it at boys and girls field in Brooklyn, N Y and she laid it out, no one ever did it better in my View.

  • @aintthatsomeshit2920
    @aintthatsomeshit2920 9 років тому +98

    Opera meets jazz.

    • @MICHGO1
      @MICHGO1 5 років тому +6

      SHE ALWAYS HAD THE DESIRE TO DO OPERA. SHE WANTED BERNSTEIN TO WRITE HER AN OPERA. SADLY SHE NEVER LET HIM KNOW OF HER DREAM.

    • @phyllisbankscook7781
      @phyllisbankscook7781 4 роки тому

      Just Devine!!

  • @vwheato
    @vwheato Рік тому +1

    Blessed to have seen her sing this several times. No one like her.

  • @imbees2
    @imbees2 5 років тому +2

    Best singer of all times and Ella.

  • @georgemichaud5060
    @georgemichaud5060 9 років тому +18

    Sass was the greatest. Loved her so much

  • @margaretposby6119
    @margaretposby6119 3 роки тому +1

    I first saw her perform on my bithday May 25 1984 WOW what a gift, she is a gift too us all, God bless.

  • @raymatthews7624
    @raymatthews7624 4 роки тому +3

    Underrated New Jersey Gem.

  • @vanessacarnow6207
    @vanessacarnow6207 5 років тому +18

    The "can't" at 1:18...made my heart skip a beat and I exploded with laughter at 4:41 bcuz her emotions were so on point...

  • @ginaturk9689
    @ginaturk9689 7 років тому +21

    Sarah Vaughn is
    phenomenal to say the least.
    Her voice enters your inner soul.

  • @SOUTHAFRICANKNIFEGUY
    @SOUTHAFRICANKNIFEGUY 9 років тому +39

    damn What Voice that lady had!!!!! incredible!!!

  • @stamped5793
    @stamped5793 4 роки тому +3

    Nobody brings life to the song like the sultry and elegant Ms Sarah Vaughan We will never have another Sarah! You can hear the angels in her voice

  • @frauleinmona
    @frauleinmona 5 років тому +6

    This just made me cry. I'm actually still crying. Today is the anniversary of my Father's death. "Send In The Clowns" was his favorite song and Sarah Vaughan was one of his favorite singers. Favorite female singer that's for sure. I've never seen my Father cry in my whole life. But the closest I ever saw him come to crying is when I showed him this clip of Sarah singing his favorite song. I'm absolutely sure I saw a little tear in the corner of his eye. I miss you Daddy. Everyday. You were my best friend and my Superman. I pray to God that someday I will be reunited with you. I love you so much Daddy and I hope you're safe in Heaven.👼💕☝💖🙏

    • @douggresham2821
      @douggresham2821 3 роки тому +1

      Bless you...i lost my father 8 years ago. He was the last of my entire family including siblings to pass on. I live in terrible grief everyday of my life. This was a song he introduced me to at a young age.

    • @frauleinmona
      @frauleinmona 3 роки тому

      @@douggresham2821 Thank you so much. And bless you too my friend. I am so very sorry for the loss of your beloved Father. I can sympathize and empathize with you completely. I as well, live everyday in terrible grief. The pain is still so ever present and has not gone away even after 6 years. And I know I will continue to feel that emptiness and heartache for many years to come. As you had mentioned that 8 years after your Father has passed, the grief is still strong. So, I know it will not end. As you had mentioned that your Father introduced the song "Send In The Clowns" to you at a young age, I feel most fortunate that I was introduced to *Sarah Vaughan* by my Father when I was a young pre-teen. I've never seen him *so* moved in all of his life as when he watched 'Sass' sing "Send In The Clowns". Every time I see or hear Sarah Vaughan I always think of my beautiful Father. And I know you'll think of your Father too, when you hear "Send In The Clowns" being sung by Ms. Vaughan as well. And probably anybody *else* singing the song for that matter! 😊 Thank you ever so much for taking the time to leave a comment for me. You're so very kind. I wish you comfort, healing, strength, courage and peace, dear friend.🙏💖👼🎤🎶🎹🎼☝😺🍀

  • @kindell1
    @kindell1 Рік тому +1

    She had the prettiest vibrato. Not too many people could tell a story like she could while singing either

  • @antoniojohnson3308
    @antoniojohnson3308 8 років тому +239

    God is real! This may be the best thing I have ever heard in 27 years of life.

    • @yug08
      @yug08 8 років тому +19

      Indeed, it's the best thing I've heard in 60 years! She is my favorite, and perhaps the best singer that ever lived!

    • @NYCBG
      @NYCBG 8 років тому +3

      Amen sister

    • @ralphecairns5272
      @ralphecairns5272 8 років тому +10

      +Antonio Johnson two thoughts Mr Johnson GOD is very very real this is one of the best songs i"ve heard in my 73 years on earth.GOD is not stupid However its been my experiance GOD does have a ironic sense of life

    • @yug08
      @yug08 8 років тому +5

      Definitely true for my 60 years of living!

    • @NYCBG
      @NYCBG 8 років тому +5

      yug08 God is an amazing fumbler. He could've made this life so much less painful, so much more perfect... but no, he is a bumbling amateur, bent on creating his little world that he can play with, NO MATTER HOW MUCH suffering AND pain it causes!
      YIIIIIKKES!
      Even my little sister could have created a better, less painful, world!
      Really, what IS his problem? Why do we even have childrens' hospitals? Kids dying of brain tumor??? Come on, Mr. God??? WHADDAFUCK are you trying to prove?

  • @lesauthorroberts7363
    @lesauthorroberts7363 3 роки тому +3

    This is the most emotionally ripping version of a great song. I don't think there is any female singer EVER who quite reaches the astonishing creative and painfully wonderful heights reached by Sarah Vaughan,

  • @jameskthompson9469
    @jameskthompson9469 8 років тому +28

    The Divine One... your voice always brings a tear to my eyes...Viva Sarah Vaughan!!!

  • @Hecate2011
    @Hecate2011 6 років тому +2

    No one could touch her. Just magic. RIP Gone too soon.

  • @beyourself2444
    @beyourself2444 2 роки тому +1

    This is how I remembered her in my childhood. Such an exceptional songstress

  • @dennisg.582
    @dennisg.582 2 роки тому +2

    This women's singing makes me weep. GREATEST singer ever!!!!!!!!

  • @simone222
    @simone222 4 роки тому +8

    Listening to this song sung by the late great Sarah Vaughn doesn't fail to move me to tears. This is one of the few select songs wherein one can somewhat fathom- or gain an iota of understanding of- the wondrous beauty of Ms. Sarah Vaughan's voice.
    Quoting the words of renowned jazz critic Gary Giddins:
    ''No matter how closely we dissect the particulars of her talent ... we must inevitably end up contemplating in silent awe the most phenomenal of her attributes, the one she was handed at birth, the voice that happens once in a lifetime, perhaps once in several lifetimes."
    ''Her voice had wings: luscious and tensile, disciplined and nuanced, it was as thick as cognac, yet soared off the beaten path like an instrumental solo ... that her voice was a four-octave muscle of infinite flexibility made her disarming shtick all the more ironic.''

  • @BodilessVoice
    @BodilessVoice 7 років тому +24

    Wow, she owned that room!

  • @michaeltrocchia4554
    @michaeltrocchia4554 Рік тому +3

    absolutely brilliant, she is missed, brings such passion and emotion to every word, im in awe, and i thank you RIP

  • @chakafan2
    @chakafan2 7 років тому +54

    I saw her live and she sang this song - different phrasing, tone, etc., and just as perfect. Pure Genius!

  • @renegade8367
    @renegade8367 3 роки тому +3

    I can listen to this performance by Sarah Vaughn all day. She opens a spiritual portal with her singing talent.

  • @floww9642
    @floww9642 Рік тому +1

    Love me some Sarah Vaughn ❤ the best

  • @MsDilly12
    @MsDilly12 3 роки тому +4

    Damn! Pure genius. What an incredible ending. Feeling so inadequate. Long live Sarah - where ever all geniuses go to. Move over Maria Callas.

  • @renelavoie7444
    @renelavoie7444 8 років тому +20

    I heard her sing this with the Count Basie orchestra in Fort Lauderdale in 1981. Remember it like it was yesterday, I was completely blown away.

  • @johneyon5257
    @johneyon5257 2 роки тому +2

    the only time i can listen to this song with enjoyment is when Sarah sings it - ironic that it was written to accommodate Glynis Johns' meager singing abilities - but when turned over to someone who really can sing - it has even greater depth and power

  • @ramg529
    @ramg529 7 років тому +25

    what an eerie and beautiful song sung by a truly amazing performer. WOW.

  • @piustwelfth
    @piustwelfth 4 роки тому +6

    This was one of her signature tunes later in her career. It was perfectly suited to her voice.

  • @justMe-rd4sw
    @justMe-rd4sw 7 років тому +86

    this has brought me to tears, and I'm proud to say it

    • @aidanstafford318
      @aidanstafford318 6 років тому

      Sarah's talents bring me to beloved tears as well.

  • @TheObserver2
    @TheObserver2 8 років тому +80

    In a class by herself. There is no one even close. All of today's pretenders who call themselves singers should listen to this and stay humbled

  • @largemarge1603
    @largemarge1603 5 років тому +48

    Pianist is extraordinary. Sensitive.
    Bassist is powerful. Foundational.
    Superb arrangement!

    • @redinhodaflauta1269
      @redinhodaflauta1269 4 роки тому +7

      George Gaffney and Andy Simpkins, respectively - and Harold Jones of Count Basie fame on drums.

    • @rondaallen7211
      @rondaallen7211 8 місяців тому

      what about the drummer?

  • @suzannevaichinger8233
    @suzannevaichinger8233 Рік тому +1

    Sublime Miss Vaughan!

  • @antd8259
    @antd8259 7 років тому +17

    Saw a clown sing this on, The Simpson's last night lol. It was like a musical episode where they sang everything they said . I was like, what's this song. I liked the little part the clown sang. Then I came here and WOW! Sarah Vaughn sang this with her heart and soul. Great is all I can say. Hats off to Sarah Vaughn!

    • @harrietjohnson1930
      @harrietjohnson1930 2 роки тому

      LOL, that’s a funny story. I hope I can find that Simpson’s episode online. 😂

  • @LB-sj3li
    @LB-sj3li 4 роки тому +2

    This is what heaven must sound like.

  • @CarmineStrollo
    @CarmineStrollo 5 років тому +6

    This is the most amazing rendition I have ever ever heard in my life. Thanks dad for turning me onto Sarah....she's amazing! What dynamics and finesse..I cried....

  • @danielstanwyck2812
    @danielstanwyck2812 10 років тому +4

    No one like Sassy Sarah. A luscious rendition, the best of all those very good ones of everyone else. I saw her once in a club in NYC 20 or so years ago - and she was exquisite...

  • @veegerman6135
    @veegerman6135 2 роки тому +4

    Shown on BBC4 last night, hours before the announcement of Sondheim's death. Such an unwittingly prescient tribute to a truly great composer.

  • @MrGayman7
    @MrGayman7 6 років тому +6

    My favorite Sondheim song sung exquisitely by a legend! Her interpretation is full of heartache and melancholy.

  • @maryfluker8268
    @maryfluker8268 3 роки тому +1

    She is the best ever to sing the best ever ❤ 💕 and I love 💘 her enjoy the greatest ♥ voice that sing .she is so good

  • @piustwelfth
    @piustwelfth 10 місяців тому +2

    This became her signature song in the later part of her career.

  • @andrethompson2034
    @andrethompson2034 Рік тому +1

    She got the name Sassy for a reason, what a voice 👌

  • @frsh6272
    @frsh6272 7 років тому +44

    This video was my first time hearing Sarah Vaughan a couple years ago, after seeing her mentioned on countless videos I said well let me check her out. I did and she is now my favorite, there could not be a more pure instrument.

  • @imbees2
    @imbees2 5 років тому +5

    They need to show this video on all shows on tv that are vocal competition

    • @TREVASLARK
      @TREVASLARK 3 роки тому

      Boy, that would be mean ! But very educational . :)))))

  • @cbm1838
    @cbm1838 2 роки тому

    On what was her 50th birthday in 1974, I saw Sarah Vaughn perform in a small club in Hollywood, Ca. There are so many gifted vocalists that I regret never having seen perform live while they were still among us. I'm so thankful that I didn't miss the experience of hearing Miss Vaughn's exquisite voice from a few feet away......

  • @ritadecassiafernandes3746
    @ritadecassiafernandes3746 8 років тому +22

    Ave Maria, she is more than wonderful, that voice goes in my soul, and I cry, cry of joy and happiness! Thanks God for giving her this wonderful mission.

  • @maryjaneesplen8480
    @maryjaneesplen8480 2 роки тому +1

    Beautiful...so beautiful...So gifted...

  • @janetrogers160
    @janetrogers160 4 роки тому +8

    2019 ❤ God bless your legacy Ms. Sarah Vaughn

  • @michaelshifflett76
    @michaelshifflett76 3 місяці тому

    A CLASSIC singer-period.