Is it me, or does this performance have more meaning in her age? Her voice was certainly stronger in her youth, but my god she gives it so much emotion, and the words are more meaningful somehow.
Y’all in the comments need to call a truce. They are both legends. They have different voices. They both sang beautifully. Don’t compare them to who’s better because both of them are exquisite at what they do. They both deserve the same praise as the other.
Betty was the original Grizabella on Broadway and Sarah was the original Jemima in the West End production. They are singing the duet part of Memory like it's sung in the show. I don't see how or why anyone would compare the two.
It’s not about just being able to hit the notes, this performance has the weight of life experience behind it, what it lacks in technical excellence is more than made up by the artistry and weariness conveyed through the vocals imo. I always feel a dissonance when a young attractive singer with perfect vocals sings something like “I was beautiful then”, “all alone in the memory of my days in the sun”. The whole song is about someone past their prime years, I think only somebody past their prime years in real life can truly do this song justice.
Seen a lot of people asking what he was doing with his jaw...it's simple...the jaw motion suppresses the urge to cry. It works for me each time I listen to this song, regardless of whether Betty or Sarah is singing.
Betty Buckley still amazes me being 63 in this video and singing that entire climax of the song all the way from "Touch me, it's so easy to leave me. It''s so easy to leave me . All alone with the memory, Of my days in the sun" in ONE EFFING BREATH! Geezus I've never heard anyone sing this song better, I've never heard anyone come close to matching that amazing breath control. She truly is a treasure to the stage and screen.
This is a classic. Sir Andrew watching this performed, his work, moved, he can hardly breathe. He is visibly moved. Echoes of his own cat, God love this man.x I love this man so much. He has no filter. This is what makes a great Artist.x
Betty Buckley is singing the full song - Sarah Brightman is singing only the Jemima/Sillabut pickup line (as she did when she was in the original London Company)
If you look closely and pay good attention to Andrew near the beginning he takes a big gulp, swallowing his tears, hence his 'gnawing' throughout the performance. This happens to me also, but I can't stop the tears no matter how hard I try to, I find it better and more therapeutic to just let them fly away as they will. There is no shame when you witness such beauty. I had the pleasure of seeing Sarah live in March of 2001 during her La Luna tour. I still have this vivid memory of her wrapped in a large red cloth that nearly covered the whole stage and I also remember her floating above the stage in a long silk dress. It was quite the production and was truly enchanting, and I was awe struck the whole time. Magnificent!
I saw two of Sarah Brightman's shows - Luna also being one of them..and there is no one like her. Absolutely two of the best shows I have seen in my lifetime. Love her so much and love how theatrical she is with her eyes and her face and always reminds me of Kate Bush - another superstar.
@@singtweetypie You have superb tastes. Best show I've ever been to also, and the only one I really remember, though I haven't been to very many. I was also much younger than most of the attendees. I guess she just transfixed me into such a trance that I will never forget those precious hours.
@InTheory. Thank you. I have been to many shows and hers still stand out in my mind as something so incredibly special. I still remember Sarah introducing a then unknown singer called Josh Groban during her La Luna concert in Toronto - and singing with him. It was magic. I also saw 'Harem' another of her absolutely spectacular shows. I had/have all her albums and played them non stop (along with Bocelli) for my then young children so they would learn to appreciate all types of music. In 2000 she apparently outsold both Elton John and the Rolling Stones in album sales - so clearly - many loved her voice and her music just as much as you and I do.
@@singtweetypie Magic is the perfect word to describe her and her talent as a singer and a performer, and just the person she is in life. I hope these forms of art don't die out because of lack of interest of the younger generation AKA movie fanatics. I can barely watch many new movies because of all the CGI incorporated and relied upon in so many films today and the super hero genre though very popular doesnt interest me in the least. Nor do many remakes and reboots. I enjoy movies that make you feel something deep inside like many classics and many independent and foreign films. TCM is on all day for me no matter what I am doing. I feel these classics make me smarter and somewhat worldly. One of my all time recent favorites is Amelie. It's a beautiful story with amazing actors and a fantastic director and it is so very relatable to me and my life. There are many good performers and singers today, but it is an all out assault on the senses and not much serenity in it or worldly knowledge. I've seen Romeo and Juliet and The Phantom of the Opera live shows twice in my lifetime and would love a resurgence of both The Phantom and I would still love to see a live performance of Cats by real Broadway stars and there are others I would love to see also that I can't think of right now. Seeing live shows like this opens the mind, the heart, and all the senses. I would also love to see a Philharmonic orchestra of some kind in my lifetime. There is nothing better than a room full of the best of the best instrumentalists putting on a live performance. I can only dream and hope. Thank you for the stimulating conversation. I wish you a bright future and many hopes and dreams to be realized in your life.🙂❤️
But it was also unfair to pair an aging Betty Buckley with Sarah Brightman. If you hear earlier versions of Betty's work her voice is equal to Sarah's.
@@tracymcmillan1466 but this is actually how the song is supposed to be sung with a younger actress singing Sarah's part, and an older actress singing Betty's part, at least when it's done in the actual musical
Hard to believe it's been over 16 years since this event occurred. Had to look it up, but I did recognize that it was a Kennedy Center Honor for Dolly Parton, Steven Spielberg, and Andrew Lloyd Webber. It occurred on Dec. 3, 2006, and also honored classical music conductor Zubin Mehta, and musical artist Smokey Robinson. What a night of talented people being honored!
The Most beautiful Broadway music and song that will never lose it's power to induce tears of wonderment and joy. No matter who sings it. The same feelings of absolute adoration must go out to Andrew Lloyd Webber. A Genius of Sounds.
Why? Betty Buckley was in the original Broadway production of Cats, and Sarah was in the London production of Cats. They are actually singing the parts of the song that they sang in those productions. Betty singing the main, with Sarah singing the part of the younger cat, as they did in the actual stage musical. So it makes complete sense.
I never knew Betty Buckley had that incredible voice when she was on eight us enough she blew me away and still does to this day wow wow wow and Sarah Brightman need I say more
Sarah Brightman and Betty Buckley sang brilliantly here but yet they have their own uniqueness in their performance of the songs. While Brightman mostly uses her head voice, Buckley sang it with her chest voice almost entirely.
This couldn’t be more well done! Thank you, and the reason Sarah is stated first is for the die hard Sarah fans... makes it easier to find this video. Truly has any one seen such a well done tribute (speech not shown here) to a former love (ALW) as this ?❤️
Nah, not a chance - watch Elaine Page and Veerle Casteleyn perform the reprise of "Memory", it's beautiful (and I say reprise, because "Memory" is sung before the character Grizabella sings it)
I loved reading some of these kind words toward Sir Andrew... reminds me of Sir John Gielgud (RIP) who when asked by Sir Andrew... "John? Why is it that people take an instant dislike to me" replied "To save time, dear..."
I was set 2 see Buckley pre-pandemic in the revival touring co. of 'Hello Dolly!' But, last minute, she w/drew due 2 illness! After seeing her here w/ the luminous Ms. Brightman! kinda glad I, last mimute, SETTLED 4 seeing her UNDERstudy!!! 🥴
Jeeze what's with all the Sarah hate? Correct me if I'm wrong, but that's how the song goes in the real version...the main older cat singing Memory and at that random part in the middle, another younger female cat sings a bit until the main older cat cuts in again. And Sarah originated the role of that random younger cat singing for a bit. I don't know the names of these cats but haha. They're not supposed to be the same voice type here... So it wasn't like they just had Sarah cut in for 20 seconds for the hell of it, but b/c that's how the song goes and these are the parts they both respectively played...
blackngold cuttlefish for some reason this made me laugh so loud! A person who happens to have the name Sarah thinking all the comments about “Sarah” - in a video with Sarah Brightman in it - are nevertheless about Sarah the commenter! 😂
Betty Buckley will always be a national treasure.❤️
Is it me, or does this performance have more meaning in her age? Her voice was certainly stronger in her youth, but my god she gives it so much emotion, and the words are more meaningful somehow.
Betty Buckley was a natural.
Y’all in the comments need to call a truce. They are both legends. They have different voices. They both sang beautifully. Don’t compare them to who’s better because both of them are exquisite at what they do. They both deserve the same praise as the other.
Completed agree.
A true voice of reason; thks.
Never truer words spoken Jenna
Yes! Plus I’m really sick of women being pitted against each other. They can both be amazing.
Betty was the original Grizabella on Broadway and Sarah was the original Jemima in the West End production. They are singing the duet part of Memory like it's sung in the show. I don't see how or why anyone would compare the two.
Betty Buckley has still got it! And the fact her voice has aged brings that extra bit of poignancy and emotion that the role requires
Assoluta I’m totally disagree
no, you could tell she was either afraid or incapable of that C.
It’s not about just being able to hit the notes, this performance has the weight of life experience behind it, what it lacks in technical excellence is more than made up by the artistry and weariness conveyed through the vocals imo. I always feel a dissonance when a young attractive singer with perfect vocals sings something like “I was beautiful then”, “all alone in the memory of my days in the sun”. The whole song is about someone past their prime years, I think only somebody past their prime years in real life can truly do this song justice.
Yes, like Rosemary Clooney. She made the age in her voice part of her interpretation of the music.
@@Kibouo Yes, especially emoting when her wearied face and extended arm reach, reaching out to find that future "new day."
Seen a lot of people asking what he was doing with his jaw...it's simple...the jaw motion suppresses the urge to cry. It works for me each time I listen to this song, regardless of whether Betty or Sarah is singing.
Betty Buckley still amazes me being 63 in this video and singing that entire climax of the song all the way from "Touch me, it's so easy to leave me. It''s so easy to leave me
. All alone with the memory, Of my days in the sun" in ONE EFFING BREATH! Geezus I've never heard anyone sing this song better, I've never heard anyone come close to matching that amazing breath control. She truly is a treasure to the stage and screen.
not to take anything from your point or her amazing performance, but she did take a breath after "so easy to leave me" 😬
She did take a breath but to answer your question mamie parris did the entire end on one breath.
Barbra Streisand!
If you want to engage in the single breath feud, here's Betty in her prime: ua-cam.com/video/t9Ru0IBs4Lo/v-deo.html
Miss Betty has such a huge chunk of my heart, I absolutely adore her. She's my grizabella and always will be.
Betty Buckley, THE VOICE OF BROADWAY!
Every time she sings "touch me...." my jaw drops and my head shakes in disbelief.
Incomparable.
Indescribable.
Positively Faustian!
А мне она вообще не понравилась,Николь вот огонь...
This is a classic. Sir Andrew watching this performed, his work, moved, he can hardly breathe. He is visibly moved. Echoes of his own cat, God love this man.x I love this man so much. He has no filter. This is what makes a great Artist.x
Ashley Artus we have a mind reader! Why haven’t you made millions in Vegas??
that or he was rolling on something, chewing constantly hah
You have no idea what he was thinking or what was going through his mind. Good grief.
Betty Buckley (with Sarah Brightman).
One if the most beautiful songs ever written. I still get chills. Bravo ladies!!
The title should be "Betty Buckley - Memory (with Sarah Brightman)"
Betty Buckley is singing the full song - Sarah Brightman is singing only the Jemima/Sillabut pickup line (as she did when she was in the original London Company)
Betty as an singer and actress delivered that night. Sarah delivered her role her. Pure and simple and honest..
When I was a little kid, Sarah Brightman was akin of fairy godmother to me.
I think the word showstopper was literally coined because of this song. Stunning
I think it is really inspiring and touching, to see Andrew Lloyd Webber cared so very much, about these performances. The mark of a great artist.
Did he? Because he can't stop playing with his dentures
Andrew can't help it He is about powerhouse voices. The best there is. He is overworked. Let him listen to his work.
If you look closely and pay good attention to Andrew near the beginning he takes a big gulp, swallowing his tears, hence his 'gnawing' throughout the performance. This happens to me also, but I can't stop the tears no matter how hard I try to, I find it better and more therapeutic to just let them fly away as they will. There is no shame when you witness such beauty. I had the pleasure of seeing Sarah live in March of 2001 during her La Luna tour. I still have this vivid memory of her wrapped in a large red cloth that nearly covered the whole stage and I also remember her floating above the stage in a long silk dress. It was quite the production and was truly enchanting, and I was awe struck the whole time. Magnificent!
I saw two of Sarah Brightman's shows - Luna also being one of them..and there is no one like her. Absolutely two of the best shows I have seen in my lifetime. Love her so much and love how theatrical she is with her eyes and her face and always reminds me of Kate Bush - another superstar.
@@singtweetypie You have superb tastes. Best show I've ever been to also, and the only one I really remember, though I haven't been to very many. I was also much younger than most of the attendees. I guess she just transfixed me into such a trance that I will never forget those precious hours.
@InTheory. Thank you. I have been to many shows and hers still stand out in my mind as something so incredibly special. I still remember Sarah introducing a then unknown singer called Josh Groban during her La Luna concert in Toronto - and singing with him. It was magic.
I also saw 'Harem' another of her absolutely spectacular shows. I had/have all her albums and played them non stop (along with Bocelli) for my then young children so they would learn to appreciate all types of music. In 2000 she apparently outsold both Elton John and the Rolling Stones in album sales - so clearly - many loved her voice and her music just as much as you and I do.
@@singtweetypie Magic is the perfect word to describe her and her talent as a singer and a performer, and just the person she is in life. I hope these forms of art don't die out because of lack of interest of the younger generation AKA movie fanatics. I can barely watch many new movies because of all the CGI incorporated and relied upon in so many films today and the super hero genre though very popular doesnt interest me in the least. Nor do many remakes and reboots. I enjoy movies that make you feel something deep inside like many classics and many independent and foreign films. TCM is on all day for me no matter what I am doing. I feel these classics make me smarter and somewhat worldly. One of my all time recent favorites is Amelie. It's a beautiful story with amazing actors and a fantastic director and it is so very relatable to me and my life. There are many good performers and singers today, but it is an all out assault on the senses and not much serenity in it or worldly knowledge. I've seen Romeo and Juliet and The Phantom of the Opera live shows twice in my lifetime and would love a resurgence of both The Phantom and I would still love to see a live performance of Cats by real Broadway stars and there are others I would love to see also that I can't think of right now. Seeing live shows like this opens the mind, the heart, and all the senses. I would also love to see a Philharmonic orchestra of some kind in my lifetime. There is nothing better than a room full of the best of the best instrumentalists putting on a live performance. I can only dream and hope. Thank you for the stimulating conversation. I wish you a bright future and many hopes and dreams to be realized in your life.🙂❤️
You mean Betty Buckley WITH Sarah Brightman
Yes, my thoughts exactly! No offence to Sarah but it's kind of disrespectful to Betty.
Click bait
But it was also unfair to pair an aging Betty Buckley with Sarah Brightman. If you hear earlier versions of Betty's work her voice is equal to Sarah's.
@@tracymcmillan1466 but this is actually how the song is supposed to be sung with a younger actress singing Sarah's part, and an older actress singing Betty's part, at least when it's done in the actual musical
🤯
I can't even fathom the goosebumps they must have had in that audience!
She still gives me goose bumps when she sings this song.
Who??
Wow! what an absolutely amazing voice Betty Buckley has! No matter her age she has still got it!
Hard to believe it's been over 16 years since this event occurred. Had to look it up, but I did recognize that it was a Kennedy Center Honor for Dolly Parton, Steven Spielberg, and Andrew Lloyd Webber. It occurred on Dec. 3, 2006, and also honored classical music conductor Zubin Mehta, and musical artist Smokey Robinson. What a night of talented people being honored!
If only your math was as good as the performances...
I love Betty Buckley and Sarah Brightman.
Anyone notice ALW continue to look at Sarah in a special way. I don't think he ever stopped loving her.
AHHHH IM NOT OKAY 😭😭😭
The look of his wife at 2:16 suggests that she senses that too perhaps!
The Most beautiful Broadway music and song that will never lose it's power to induce tears of wonderment and joy.
No matter who sings it. The same feelings of absolute adoration must go out to Andrew Lloyd Webber. A Genius of Sounds.
I wish Sarah would have sung longer. Awww. Andrew was flooded with emtion, oh how music is such a beautiful thing.
why? she was awful
She sang the same part she sang in 1983.
Why? Betty Buckley was in the original Broadway production of Cats, and Sarah was in the London production of Cats. They are actually singing the parts of the song that they sang in those productions. Betty singing the main, with Sarah singing the part of the younger cat, as they did in the actual stage musical. So it makes complete sense.
Awww..... Andrew teared up.....
Or coked up?
Betty Buckley was always my favorite
Elaine
@@redroger3637 BETTY
Very well done Ladies ... I mean LEGENDS. Even the audience couldn’t get enough of this.
Beautiful
Beautiful performance
I never knew Betty Buckley had that incredible voice when she was on eight us enough she blew me away and still does to this day wow wow wow and Sarah Brightman need I say more
Sara is amazing!
The song still touches him . Amazing
Sarah Brightman and Betty Buckley sang brilliantly here but yet they have their own uniqueness in their performance of the songs. While Brightman mostly uses her head voice, Buckley sang it with her chest voice almost entirely.
That's the role. Grizabella belts while Sillabub (Sarah's character) encourages her with head voice.
Andrew Lloyd Weber wrote the song of the century !!! 'Love your cat"....
Omg Betty is amazing!!!!!
The performance is amazing and the song truly tells
A story
Thank Heaven. How fabulous.
Who can match her? She’s the original one.
Two of the greatest singers ....
She is amazing! I can't believe she is "Carries" phys ed teacher in the movie!!
Um why are you giving top Bill credit to someone who only sang 3 bars of music? Your title should read BETTY BUCKLY - MEMORY (WITH SARAH BRIGHTMAN)
BINGO! Betty Buckley (and some other woman) sing "Memory" while Andrew transports himself back 30 years.
😢 always moves me to tears.
You can tell in his reaction that this was exactly how he visualised and heard it when he wrote it.
Boy Howdy I'v never heard of Betty Buckley before , but after see her sing in Tender Mercies I'm her favorite Fan... BRAVO...
Look her up singing memory at Tony awards i think 1983!! ASTOUNDING.
Barbara certainly hasn't lost her "Memory"!
Fantastic
The originL a song about life as it moves ever forward to a destination as of yet written. and for not wanting to let go.
Simply perfection. And let's be thankful that Sarah and Andrew's divorce ended so amicably.
Such an emotional song for ALW, clearly. He was shaking & we love “our” Dolly… the greatest singer / songwriter of ALL time.💛🙏🙌👏
Bravo maravilloso su voz un tesoro felicidades
This couldn’t be more well done! Thank you, and the reason Sarah is stated first is for the die hard Sarah fans... makes it easier to find this video. Truly has any one seen such a well done tribute (speech not shown here) to a former love (ALW) as this ?❤️
😅 I wish this could be presented as a duet.
OH.!!OH.!! Wonderful M.rs.Betty.dear Sarah..from Chile.
Just so beautiful
One of the greatest songs of all time
I saw Betty and John Barrowman in London in Sunset Boulevard in 1994. Fabulous.
Wow, they were both sensational and even though Im English I still think Betty san the definitive version of this
Agree - the "if you touch me" at 1:46 here is spine tingling - ua-cam.com/video/5mlllRdIfqw/v-deo.html
Nah, not a chance - watch Elaine Page and Veerle Casteleyn perform the reprise of "Memory", it's beautiful (and I say reprise, because "Memory" is sung before the character Grizabella sings it)
Amazing to watch this.
Great performance and one of my favorite pieces of music.
What a voice.
Saw Betty Buckley in the early 80 in NYC of cats. Still moved me
Es una pieza de arte que me emociona no importa el lugar!!!!!!
Simply glorious! 🎹🎶 ❤
Betty Buckley was amazing ❤
Непревзайденная Сара Брайтман👏👏
Treasure!! Betty Buckley! ♥️Xxxooo
Great!!!! He is a genius.
Betty, she is the best of best
Yo queria mas Sarah Brigthman!
Enjoyed lecture by Ms. Buckley in Williamsburg.
I loved reading some of these kind words toward Sir Andrew... reminds me of Sir John Gielgud (RIP) who when asked by Sir Andrew... "John? Why is it that people take an instant dislike to me" replied "To save time, dear..."
Both legends hands down
Oh por Dios, Sarah estaba increíblemente preciosa ese día.... inimaginable que haya cantado poquísimo...
Le debiero dar una canción para ella sola!!
Canto muy poco pero brilló inconmensurablemente.
Betty Buckley though…is something else. And of course Sarah Brightman.
Sarah Brightman beautiful,wonderful.
I see Betty from the play, the wonderful acting.
oh my God....the last note...haunting!!!
Bravo, bravo, bravooooo!!!
Chills when Betty sings,
Que maravilla. musica y personas con alma
Betty the best Grizabella...
Ah the Phantom watching his muses, enthralled.
Both are great
Both of these beautiful women have wonderful, singing voices don’t take that away from them writing a shitty comment
BELLÍSIMAS, SIMPLEMENTE ESPECTACULAR
My God I am delighted that wonderful voices.
Sweet Jesus that is good.
Legend!
Epic night!
And Betty nails it!
MARAVILLOSA
queen
After a stunning Josh Groban performance, this is what I needed to calm down.
Andrew Lloyd Webber is a GENIUS equal to Johannes Strauss. His memory will be ETERNAL.
let's not exaggerate
Tell that to Patti LuPone
As Sir Andrew Lloyde Webber famously said. "There is no specific role in Cats for Sarah but I intend to give her one anyway" which he did
Maravillosas voces.!!!
I was set 2 see Buckley pre-pandemic in the revival touring co. of 'Hello Dolly!'
But, last minute, she w/drew due 2 illness!
After seeing her here w/ the luminous Ms. Brightman!
kinda glad I, last mimute, SETTLED 4 seeing her UNDERstudy!!! 🥴
Andrew in the audience feeling every word,
Ahhhh...Betty Buckley.
Perfeitas. Cantoras
Jeeze what's with all the Sarah hate? Correct me if I'm wrong, but that's how the song goes in the real version...the main older cat singing Memory and at that random part in the middle, another younger female cat sings a bit until the main older cat cuts in again. And Sarah originated the role of that random younger cat singing for a bit. I don't know the names of these cats but haha. They're not supposed to be the same voice type here... So it wasn't like they just had Sarah cut in for 20 seconds for the hell of it, but b/c that's how the song goes and these are the parts they both respectively played...
They're hating on me because of me calling out bad people. Not Brightman.
@@LaStryka a...are you joking or not? (bc your name is Sarah). I'm referring to the comments hating on Sarah Brightman
Grizabella is the older and Jemima is the young cat. There is also a reprise of the song with Jemima solo and the choir.
blackngold cuttlefish for some reason this made me laugh so loud! A person who happens to have the name Sarah thinking all the comments about “Sarah” - in a video with Sarah Brightman in it - are nevertheless about Sarah the commenter! 😂
HoyaSaxaSD 😂😂😂