Barbra's Best Live Performances

Barbra's Best Live Performances

I think Barbra should produce and release an album/cd and dvd of her top 24 live performances - and call it "24 Lives" - amazing to listen to, even more awesome to watch and listen. These would span her entire career - from the first Happy Days through Ed Sullivan and Judy Garland shows through her Village Vanguard. Select the best performances of her top songs. Why 24? Her lucky number. Yes, some of these are on youtube - but the quality is poor. By producing this project, the quality could be signficantly improved - could be the 'master class' for all singers. If you like this idea, hit me back - and submit your top entries to make the 2 disc set. Here are some of mine (in no specific order);

1.Happy Days/Get Happy - duet with Judy Garland, Judy Garland Show
2. People - from My Name is Barbra TV Special
3. He Touched Me - from A Happening TV Special
4. Evergreen - from the Clinton Inaugural Celebration
5. Somewhere - from the '92 Concert video, live on Times Square
6. You Don't Bring Me Flowers - from the Grammy Awards performance, duet with Neil Diamond
7. Cry Me A River - from Ed Sullivan Show
8. Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered - Judy Garland Show
9 - 10.Starting Here, Starting Now - 2 performances should bookend the set - the first to start it off from the 'My Name is Barbra' TV special, and the Second from the 2006 concert series to end the set
11. Didn't We - David Frost interview
12. Silent Night - A Happening TV Special
13. Tomorrow - from the Israel Birthday Celebration TV Event
14. On A Clear Day - from concert in the late 60's in Las Vegas
15. My Man - from the Funny Girl to Funny Lady special
16, The Way We Were - from the Funny Girl to Funny Lady special
17. Send in the Clowns - from the '86 concert
18, Watch Me Fly - duet with herself during the '92 concert
19. Here's to Life - Village Vanguard concert
20. When the Sun Comes Out - Ed Sullivan Show

I'll stop there - feel free to add more to this. Let's have some fun with this. She would probably struggle selecting these, maybe turn this over to her fans to pick? There are live performances that have never been released that should be on here. What would you pick?

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Great idea - I'd add to the list;

- Close to You - duet with Burt Bacharach
- One Less Bell to Answer/House is not a Home performance on Burt Bacharach's TV special - not sure if part is live and part is taped.
- any place i hang my hat - from color me barbra
- saw a poor quality video of her singing the duet with Johnny Mathis - it was amazing
- i've dreamed of you from the timeless concert

also, starting here/now is from color me barbra