when fanny sings the 'my man' song at the end i always break down! it sends shivers down my spine..sooo good! i've tried downloading it and searched all over for some sort of a cd but cant find anything! any help?
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hahha thanks..yea its a great song
unfortunately i live in canada i dont think we have that store:(
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That Was filmed in One take, Live. She refused to do it with the playback trac. That is why it is so moving and honest. Also she was getting over some personal pain. I read the biography of Fanny Brice. Wow. What a life and Nick was abusive, beat her, and was Married when they met.
shareHere's the last scene on youtube! Great moment that always makes me cry.
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hey thanks so much..i tried to find some more scenes like the "i'd rather be blue" song but no luck..
shareStreisand has admitted that only the first half of "My Man" - the very emotional part of the song - was done live; the second half (after the tempo has picked up) was lip-synched to a playback.
None of this takes anything away from the scene's impact; Streisand is so good in this sequence it's almost startling (and let's not forget the contributions of Harry Stradling, whose cinematography captured the number so beautifully).
Streisand's all-out version of "My Man" was nothing like Brice's under-played version (you can see and hear part of that in 1936's THE GREAT ZIEGFELD). Nevertheless, along with the tugboat scene it remains an indelible screen musical image, and a great one. For Streisand's "dress rehearsal" for "My Man" on film check out her 1965 TV Special My Name is Barbra. If I recall correctly, the only difference is a sleeveless gown in 1965. (Darn it, I might have to treat myself to watching it just to make sure!)
"I don't use a pen: I write with a goose quill dipped in venom!"---W. Lydecker
"If I recall correctly, the only difference is a sleeveless gown in 1965. (Darn it, I might have to treat myself to watching it just to make sure!)"
Another difference - the movie version doesn't include the bridge ("It cost me a lot, but there's one thing that I've got...") that was used in the MY NAME IS BARBRA special, and also on the album of the same name.
Both performances are equally riveting, however.
that is indeed the (untrue) story
shareBefore I bought the movie, I used to rent the video periodically, then fastforward to the end, back up to that last scene, play it over and over AND be moved to tears by her singing MY MAN....BAB's performance IS what singing is ALL about!!!
"WE DON'T LIVE IN THAT KIND OF A WORLD THELMA"
Buy The Essential Barbra Streisand, it's a 2 disc set. My Man is on there along with most of her other best songs. Or go to walmart.com and buy the Funny Girl soundtrack. Great song!
I'm 18 and I love Streisand! No nothing is wrong with me! :)
haha im only 17
shareDo people think you are weird for liking Streisand because people say that I am. It bugs me.
I love being an 18 year old girl!
Although I don't think they ever said it to my face, I'm sure my friends thought I was strange when in 8th grade I listened to "The Essential Barbara Streisand" on repeat for like a whole semester! Whatever, she is fabulous!
shareMy friends thought I was totally weird for loving this movie. Let me add that this was when I was 8 years old, in third grade. The year this movie first came out!
My best friend's mom took us to see this movie. It made an incredible impact on me. I remember how she warned us never to go to a "private dining room" with a man. I couldn't understand why she said it, at the time, because it seemed so exciting and romantic. Now I understand that she was a big prude.
It's so amazing, the minute she starts singing is just an absolute thrill. Barbra killed it (in the best way ofcourse)! In fact that part is so good that as soon as you hear it you want to hear it again and again, it's addictive. Judy Garland's The Man That Got Away in A Star is Born, Liza Minnelli's Maybe This Time in Cabaret, and this. Gotta love those torch song performances by the greats.
"Farewell Ethel Barrymore, I must tear myself from your side" *rip*
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just saw it on TCM tonight and I agree, that ending is incredible!!!
shareThat is one of my favourite scenes. You can feel everything she's feeling through that song.
Dumbledore: "Lily... after all this time?"
Snape: "Always."
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Agreed! When I watch her sing I can't breathe...
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