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Friday, October 2, 2009 - 22:05
What's your favorite "all time Barbra" song?
If you had to pick only one song sung by Barbra as your favorite (and I know how incredibly difficult it would be), what song would that be?
Mine would have to be from her Barbra Joan Streisand album: Since I Fell For You.
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Can not say my favorite song but the one that means most to me is ''No Matter What Happens'' from Yentil.
Just listern to the words, they are wonderful.
My coming out song so means so much.
Please Barbra sing it more..........
Russ Cole, Buckinghamshire, England
So hard to choose, but because of its place in my life, I would have to say "Love Comes from the Most Unexpected Places" from Streisand Superman. I was deeply in love when that recording (then called an album!) came out and that song very accurately describes the rawness of a relationship, the quiet desparation some experience when they are waiting for the right person to come along. Her voice on that song is simply tremendous. It starts out very quiet and reachs an amazing, surprisingly bluesy crescendo. Most importantly, every single word of the beautiful lyrics is delivered in an actorly way.
Since I fell for you ....Oh ... my...god! After hearing barbra sing that song, well, I have to give myself a few minutes to change back from a liquid to a solid! ....cottontop
Thats a really hard question to answer. So I looked over a few of her albums and tried to think of one...and after careful consideration I would have to say the song that stands out most for me, no matter the mood or time of day or whatever,
would be the song at the end of the Prince of Tides soundtrack;
"Places that Belong to You"
The soundtrack pulls you in and and all the time your yearning to hear her voice to the medley, then finally at the end...there she is!
What an impossible question to answer..here's my best shot:
A Sleepin' Bee from her first album. Every time I hear the first few notes of that song, as arranged by Peter Matz, time stops for me.
I would say "As if we never said goodbye" including the Intro from The Concert 1994.
A masterpiece and the perfect choice for the opening of that show, given Barbra's fear of returning to the stage at that time.
It´s a very hard decission, but...
"No matter what happens". A very personal choice maybe, but in 1983 I felt really identified with the song and its lyrics. Personal decissions, turning points. Still an obvious favourite after 26 years. "Prisoner" and "The woman in the moon" are the very honoured runner up options.
The ones I find myself listening to most often are Down With Love and My Man. What emotion she conveys into My Man! Her voice was at its absolute best! Does anyone else get goosebumps when they listen to this song?
"Make Believe" from The Third Album
Barbra Streisand is so exceptional, it really is hard to say which song is the best...
One song influenced me very much, it is A PIECE OF SKY!
But she is so unique, wonderful, everything she sings is wonderful. Her way to sing her songs let me forget the the little problems and worries or whatever. Her voice is magic.
Hope she comes to Europe once again on tour...
that question is a hard decision
the list goes on and on
hmmm
The Barbra Streisand Album (1963)
Happy Days Are Here Again
Much More
Come To The Supermarket
Who's Afraid of the big bad wolf
cry me a river
Second Album (1963)
Anyplace I Hang My Hat Is Home
Lover Come Back To Me
I Stayed Too Long at the Fair
When The Sun Comes Out
Third Album(1964)
Make Believe
As Time Goes By
Draw Me A Circle
Taking A Chance On Love
As Time Goes By
Bewitched Bothered And Bewildered
Funny Girl (1964)
People
I wanna Be Seen With You
The Music That Makes Me Dance
Don't Rain On My Parade
People (1964)
How Does The Wine Taste
I'm All Smiles
People
My Name Is Barbra(1965)
Where Is The Wonder
I've Got No Strings
My Man (beautifully sung)
My Name Is Barbra Two(1966)
Second Hand Rose
I've Got Plenty Of nothing
My Name is Barbra Medley
Color Me Barbra(1966)
Yesterdays
The Minute Waltz
i Stayed Too Long At The Fair
Where am i going
Starting Here Staring Now
Jamepelle Barbra(1966)
"Ma Première Chanson
Simply Streisand (1967)
I'll Know
More Than You Know
A Christmas Album(1967)
jingle bells
silent night
the christmas song
have yourself a merry little christmas
the best gift
my favorite things
ave maria
White Christmas
Happening in Central Park(1968)
Love Is Like A Newborn child
people
folk monologue
happy days are here again
Marty The Martian
Funny Girl (1968)
i'm the greatest star
I'd Rather Be Blue
People
Don't Rain On My Parade
Sadie Sadie
my man
funny girl
you are woman i am man
What About Today
Ask Yourself why
little tin soldier
the morning after
alife
Stoney End
flim flam man
if you could read my mind
stoney end
Barbra Joan Streisand
One less Bell TO answer
since i fell for you
you've got a friend
where you lead
The Way We Were
The Best Thing You've Ever Done
the way we were
Butterfly
I Won't Last A Day Without You
Guava Jelly
Lazy Afternoon
shake me wake me
by the way
i never had it so good
A Star Is Born
Everything
Evergreen
Queen Bee
Superman
superman
my heart belongs to me
new york state of mind
Songbird
Tomorrow
I Don't Break Easily
Love Breakdown
You Don't Bring Me Flowers
songbird
stay away
Wet
No More tears
Guilty
Guilty
woman in love
run wild
promises
love inside
what kind of fool
never give up
memories
memory
you don't bring me flowers
my heart belongs to me
new york state of mind
evergreen
the way we were
comin in and out of your live
yentl
a piece of sky
Emotion
heart don't change my mind
make no mistake
here we are at last
left in the dark
Broadway Album
Putting It Together
something's coming
not while i'm around
being alive
send in the clowns
somewhere
one voice
somewhere
evergreen
something's coming
people
send in the clowns
guilty
what kind of fool
the way we were
happy days are here again
it's a new world
america the beautiful
Till I Loved You
title track
Love Light
You and me for always
all i ask of you
some good things never last
one more time around
collection
we're not makin love anymore
Back To Broadway
everybody says don't
as if we never said goodbye
Mirror Has Two Faces
Got Any Scotch
I Finally Found Someone
All My Life
It Doesn't Get Better Than This (which was cut from the film and never released)
Higher Ground
Title Track
At the same time
If i could
a love like ours
i've dreamed of you
if you ever leave me
the music that makes me dance
Christmas Memories
It Must Have Been The Mistletoe
grownup christmas list
i'll be home for christmas
the movie album
Moon River
Guilty Pleasures
stranger in a strange land
it's up to you
above the law
come tomorrow
don't throw it all away
Love Is The Answer
Where Do You Start
Smoke Gets In Your Eyes
In The Wee Small Hours
I have to go back to the beginning, when the world first fell in love with Barbra, and I was so moved by "People." "On A Clear Day" still gives me goosebumps though!
What a tough choice! If I had to chose one song, it would be "The Way We Were."
That's a tough one - but if I had to pick one - JUST one - it would be "A Piece of Sky" from Yentl. Gives me goose bumps every time - it's kind of become my theme song for life - lol.
With no hesitation... " The Music That Makes Me Dance " from the Broadway production of Funny Girl LP ( 1964 )l...for the movie it was replaced with My Man...she chose to record it again for " A Love Like Ours" ( 1999 )
It obviously is a favorite for her too. On the CD jacket her note reads as follows:
" This song has a very special meaning for me. It was written by Jule Styne and Bob Merrill for Funny Girl ( in fact the ending of this version echoes the melody of the show's most popular song "People" ) The lyrics resonate for me now more than ever. You might say that in 1963 I sang it in character...but today I can sing it for real...
On her new album " Here's To Life"
Evergreen
Happy Days Are Here Again
I'm The Greatest Star
Don't Rain On My Parade
I have almost all of her CD's so to choose just one song from all of the possibilities is just impossible! I'll just say that I love all of her songs. I have alot of favorites and I could never just choose just one! She has a beautiful voice and I could listen to her all day long!
Wow! One day I will do a post like COLORMEMICHAEL did above. For a long time, my favorite song was "Lullaby for Myself" from Streisand Superman. I still love to listen to it now and then. Of course, I have so many favorites.Right now, I'm listening to some of her discs in the car. Whan I find another "favorite" or quite a few like Michael did, I will enjoy posting those.
Much more later!
Love to all,
Chip
Wow! One day I will do a post like COLORMEMICHAEL did above. For a long time, my favorite song was "Lullaby for Myself" from Streisand Superman. I still love to listen to it now and then. Of course, I have so many favorites.Right now, I'm listening to some of her discs in the car. Whan I find another "favorite" or quite a few like Michael did, I will enjoy posting those.
Much more later!
Love to all,
Chip
I have ALL her albums and some discontinued 45's never released to the public, so with so much to select from..usually, I begin my private evening with Barbra by playing, "Starting Here, Starting Now" which she sang on the staircase in her second TV special and it must have meant something to her as well as she chose to open her last concert tour with it. After the first chorus and the orchestra begins playing a thrombatic scale...each note deliberate and crescendoing until it reaches its top destination and Barbra, in her BEST vocal tone sings...full-blast..."NOW, take my hand for the greatest journey heaven will allow! Starting here! Starting Love! Starting Now". That ONE phrase would raise goosebumps in a graveyard..Melody, lyrics, orchestra, and voice...ALL PERFECT!!!
"No matter what happens" the song that changed my life...