Oh, how I wish my mother could have heard you sing this song. She taught it to me 60 plus years ago, and I ended up singing it on stage at my high-school in 11th grade. She would have LOVED your voice. It's magical.
2:35 is just so fucking good and effortless. Love how she never sounds strained when she sings and you can tell she's been well trained and knows what's she's doing
July 3rd: Happy birthday Actress-Singer Audra McDonald; 6 x Tony Award winner, Drama Desk Award. Tony Award: Best Actress in a Musical; Tony Award: Best Actress in a Play. Thank you and God bless. Thanks for the upload, Euloize Chamot. Blessings
Thang Vuong I've seen her in the TV movie versions of A Raisin in the Sun and Annie which were both executive produced by Neil Meron & Craig Zaden. I've seen her in a few TV appearances as well as The Sound of Music Live starring Carrie Underwood.
Summertime, And the livin' is easy Fish are jumpin' And the cotton is high Your daddy's rich And your mamma's good lookin' So hush little baby Don't you cry One of these mornings You're going to rise up singing Then you'll spread your wings And you'll take to the sky But till that morning There's a'nothing can harm you With daddy and mamma standing by
This is a rather cinematic low key version. Much of the melody is parlando versus actually being sung. The quality is more jazz riffed, intimate versus operatic. The effect is personal, simple, moving and calm. It’s also very evocative. There are a few ways and keys to play with this song.
must be rad to be the xylophone player and have two notes to play every so often (admittedly they are pretty magical sounding notes and holy shit imagine being part of this calibre of performance in any capacity)
... No disrespect to Emma Thompson, she's one of the great actresses of any time, but why... WHY was Audra McDonald NOT cast as Mrs. Potts in the Beauty and the Beast remake!? It could have worked!
funnily enough, the two had actually worked together in another musical before Beauty and the Beast- a production of Sweeney Todd, where Audra McDonald played Lucy, and Emma Thompson played Mrs Lovett. (I just realised that original Mrs Lovett - Angela Lansbury - was also the original Mrs Potts, aka the magical teapot that Emma Thompson played. Maybe that was the logic?) I agree with you - Audra's singing makes me believe that humans are capable of working magic. I can't think of a more fitting place for her voice than the title song of a remake of one of Disney's greatest films. (I should say that I am genuinely a huge Emma Thompson fan, she is an incredibly funny, witty, talented lady - y'all should look up her version of Worst Pies in London, or like, any interview with her, or Sense and Sensibility. She is a genuinely fabulous actress - but Audra's singing voice is one of a kind. )
@@user36able ... Wow... Incredible meta. Also, one thing I perhaps should have made clear, Thompson is a good singer too... They just didn't let her sing well for some reason. But Audra... I want to hear her sing Beauty and the Beast at least ONCE!
IMO, that live-action B&TB prioritized the acting over the singing. They got great actors who could minimally sing instead of great singers who could act.
Audra's voice makes me melt, she is so much better and classier than Beyonce or Cardi B, hands down!! I love this old school stuff and Audra has a voice that does not quit!
I don't think Audra would even think of comparing her voice to Price or Fleming...on the other hand many opera diva's cannot do what she does in musical theatre...many tried and often failed...bringing the over-dramatic acting and singing a peg down to colloquial Broadway is also a gift..and Audra masters it
MASKERTUBE Perhaps you should listen to Ms. McDonald perform the aria"My Man Is Gone Now" or the clip from the musical Masterclass ( readily available on UA-cam)which really displays her voice at it's full majesty.
Summertime, And the livin' is easy Fish are jumpin' And the cotton is high Your daddy's rich And your mamma's good lookin' So hush little baby Don't you cry One of these mornings You're going to rise up singing Then you'll spread your wings And you'll take to the sky But till that morning There's a'nothing can harm you With daddy and mamma standing by
*cries a river of alto tears*
Now this my fellow Broadway fanatics is why Audra won her 5th out of 6 Tonys for her performance in Porgy and Bess.
Oh, how I wish my mother could have heard you sing this song. She taught it to me 60 plus years ago, and I ended up singing it on stage at my high-school in 11th grade. She would have LOVED your voice. It's magical.
One of the best singers in the entire world.
Every time this woman sings i get full body chills ❤
Tiene una voz increíble ❤❤
Angels exist !!! And angels are in the voice of Audra!!
Just amazing !!!
Audra McDonalds 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
I never get tired of listening to this gorgeous voice.
This woman is phenomenal, my word she SANG that song
per.fect (adj) 1. audra mcdonald
2. audra mcdonald's rendition of summertime
I heard her sing it live and I can die now
💯
I believe this is what Gershwin imagined 100%
Anne Brown, she was Gershwin's pick. The original Bess.
He actually wrote Bess with Emma Moten in mind. She played Bess in one of the countless revivals and it became her signature role.
Absolutely
I love listening to this one. Then the Janis Joplin version. So different and both so GOOD!!!
Yes!!!! 😊
My favourite song sung by my favourite soprano, perfection
Absolutely beautiful artistry.
+Tandra Haynes Very rare to find these days
+Manuel Orozco
Rare indeed.
Tandra Haynes It's a tough pop culture world out there. I love Audra
Her performances gives me chills always
I got to see her perform this and it put me in a trance. Her voice is just out of this world
Beautiful song and beautiful singer.
2:35 is just so fucking good and effortless. Love how she never sounds strained when she sings and you can tell she's been well trained and knows what's she's doing
What's even more amazing is the seamless transition from head to chest at 2:38.
I always feel recharged after listening an Audra vocal!
STUNNING rendition!
I’ll never stop thinking about this performance. Beautiful
She sings so beautifully!🥰🎶
Every note she sings I'm like "f***, she's good!"
Angelic voice.
Every time I watch this video I never want it to end
The voice of a Goddess!
THe consummate master. The most beautiful voice ever!
maybe the best of the best - beautiful vibrato - -----and feeling
Beautiful! Awesome voice! I've just seen her Beauty and the Beast.
Absolutely perfect 😮
A great singer singing a great song.
I could listen to this on repeat forever
What an incredibly beautiful voice!😍
Audra: Sings like three notes on one word
Audience: clapping automatically
Lisa Ortuno it’s custom to clap because this is the opener of the Opera right after the overture. It’s just proper etiquette.
Esther Okuro also, can you blame them? It’s fucking Audra
I want to give her flowers and have her sing at my funeral
It’s Audra, for goodness sakes!
Fantastic singer, amazing
I love her!
Never heard that song sung quite like this. Audra’s voice was made by the Lord himself! ❤
Stunning.
I wish I could send her applause!
July 3rd: Happy birthday Actress-Singer Audra McDonald; 6 x Tony Award winner, Drama Desk Award. Tony Award: Best Actress in a Musical; Tony Award: Best Actress in a Play. Thank you and God bless. Thanks for the upload, Euloize Chamot. Blessings
Gerald Johnson we have the same birthday. i still can’t believe i have the same birthday as an actual queen.
Thank you so much for uploading!
+Thang Vuong I saw her sing this in her concert at Lincoln Center on PBS.
Manuel Orozco Lucky devil.
Thang Vuong Why thank you. Audra is such a beautiful singer. I actually never saw her in her stage work before but I saw her in a few little things.
Thang Vuong I've seen her in the TV movie versions of A Raisin in the Sun and Annie which were both executive produced by Neil Meron & Craig Zaden. I've seen her in a few TV appearances as well as The Sound of Music Live starring Carrie Underwood.
+Manuel Orozco Did you see her performance as Billie Holiday singing music from the musical Hamilton. It is SO good!
It's not often I get chills, but wow I'm all goosebumps.
That voice is like a gift of God. She's remarkable.
6 year ago and only knew I heard ! However : fantastic !
She's a dual threat: An amazing singer and a great actor.
Summertime,
And the livin' is easy
Fish are jumpin'
And the cotton is high
Your daddy's rich
And your mamma's good lookin'
So hush little baby
Don't you cry
One of these mornings
You're going to rise up singing
Then you'll spread your wings
And you'll take to the sky
But till that morning
There's a'nothing can harm you
With daddy and mamma standing by
Simply fascinating!
This is a rather cinematic low key version. Much of the melody is parlando versus actually being sung. The quality is more jazz riffed, intimate versus operatic. The effect is personal, simple, moving and calm. It’s also very evocative. There are a few ways and keys to play with this song.
Uh, yeah. And it really sounded good too.
La classe absolue ❤
This was really great, thank you!
I like that she added her own Gershwin flair! I loved it!
lovely!
must be rad to be the xylophone player and have two notes to play every so often (admittedly they are pretty magical sounding notes and holy shit imagine being part of this calibre of performance in any capacity)
Thank you.
The perfect voice, the beautiful woman
Audra McDonald is a goddess
TBH I'm not sure anyone else should bother singing this. Ultimate version.
Harrison Williams The ultimate is Ella. Audra's rendition is stunning, but her soprano lacks Ella's darkness.
I prefer Janis Joplin's version, but I'm admittedly not a fan of the opera...
DesiderataTruth I love Ella. However this is the proper key, sung in character from the opera Porgy and Bess by George and Ira Gershwin.
@@brandonburrell8517 her vocal nuances how she slides some of the notes etc, yeah totally absolutely beautiful
Harrison Williams Leotyne Price
Wow. Uh... this woman is incredible.
... No disrespect to Emma Thompson, she's one of the great actresses of any time, but why... WHY was Audra McDonald NOT cast as Mrs. Potts in the Beauty and the Beast remake!? It could have worked!
Aussieroth7 she fits as the wardrobe though because the wardrobe is an opera singer.
funnily enough, the two had actually worked together in another musical before Beauty and the Beast- a production of Sweeney Todd, where Audra McDonald played Lucy, and Emma Thompson played Mrs Lovett. (I just realised that original Mrs Lovett - Angela Lansbury - was also the original Mrs Potts, aka the magical teapot that Emma Thompson played. Maybe that was the logic?)
I agree with you - Audra's singing makes me believe that humans are capable of working magic. I can't think of a more fitting place for her voice than the title song of a remake of one of Disney's greatest films. (I should say that I am genuinely a huge Emma Thompson fan, she is an incredibly funny, witty, talented lady - y'all should look up her version of Worst Pies in London, or like, any interview with her, or Sense and Sensibility. She is a genuinely fabulous actress - but Audra's singing voice is one of a kind. )
@@user36able ... Wow... Incredible meta.
Also, one thing I perhaps should have made clear, Thompson is a good singer too... They just didn't let her sing well for some reason.
But Audra... I want to hear her sing Beauty and the Beast at least ONCE!
IMO, that live-action B&TB prioritized the acting over the singing. They got great actors who could minimally sing instead of great singers who could act.
Mrs. Potts is fkn old lmao
Fantastic
spine tingling.
if she wasn't perfection itself... ❤️
best ever version I have heard of this classic if there is such a thing as vocal perfection wow if this isn't it its seriously close
Breathtaking 😌
Gershwin was a genius, and McDonald is a consummate performer.
Love her 🎶🎶🎶🎶🎶
Sing it baby!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! WOW!!
Audra's voice makes me melt, she is so much better and classier than Beyonce or Cardi B, hands down!! I love this old school stuff and Audra has a voice that does not quit!
Why would you compare this to Beyonce or Cardi B. I love Audra as well...however the others are great in their own right!
Wow!
so good
Meravigliosa 💓
This needs to be about 5 minutes longer.
incomparable
the life is wonderfull
Wooooooooooooooooow
the fact that the guy is playing the thingy like that is killing me
to: mrs berrywolf
from: sarai ruiz
This woman is so beautiful and so HOT, this is totally unfair to the other women in this world
maybe the best of the best - beautiful vibrato - -----
I’m learning this song with my vocal coach! 😆😊💖💖
Looks like it was written for her.
2:34 reminds me of Kirsten chanoweth in her performance of glitter and be gay
Does anyone know where to watch her live preformance if of ILL BE HERE
WoW
When is this song going to be sung as a lullaby?
I prefer operatic Audra, as glimpsed in the old My Man's Gone Now video, to musical-theater Audra.
Yes! Especially cause she’s classically trained, sometimes I do wish she did more arias and less musical theatre 😫
@@samuelking9497 If you want the apotheosis of how to sing this aria, watch the Harolyn Blackwell version.
😢
Holy shit
♥️🎶🎶🎶🎶🙏🏽
😍❣👏👏👍💐💋
Suppose that very gifted jewelry had not understood, could these voices sing?
Is it just me or I’m watching this because it me Hw
That vibrato gave me a headache before "Sometime" was done. Impossible to tell if she is even on the note.
p
This is very good but not as good as Fleming or Price. They have voices beyond the norm of "very good."
Well for one, why are you comparing her to them? 😂
@samuelking9497 Because I can. Duh!
I don't think Audra would even think of comparing her voice to Price or Fleming...on the other hand many opera diva's cannot do what she does in musical theatre...many tried and often failed...bringing the over-dramatic acting and singing a peg down to colloquial Broadway is also a gift..and Audra masters it
@nondescript2892 That's just too humorous-- on a number of levels.. Thanks.
ummmm she`s no leontyne but she`s ok
She's more than "ok" she's incredible. No one who has won 6 Tony Awards could ever be considered just ok .
+Thang Vuong yea but she just doesn't compare to leontyne price
+MASKERTUBE I respectfully disagree.
MASKERTUBE Perhaps you should listen to Ms. McDonald perform the aria"My Man Is Gone Now" or the clip from the musical Masterclass ( readily available on UA-cam)which really displays her voice at it's full majesty.
+MASKERTUBE No accounting for taste. Price is not in her league. Not even close.
Summertime,
And the livin' is easy
Fish are jumpin'
And the cotton is high
Your daddy's rich
And your mamma's good lookin'
So hush little baby
Don't you cry
One of these mornings
You're going to rise up singing
Then you'll spread your wings
And you'll take to the sky
But till that morning
There's a'nothing can harm you
With daddy and mamma standing by
Thank you.