Teaching Ethel Merman to Sing (I Got Rhythm)

[sarakat76]

the Judy garland's song!

[thisherecat2]

What a crap voice and what a crap show.

[chattymagpie1210]

Teaching Ethel to sing is like trying to teach Meryl Streep or Marlon Brando how to act! She doesn't need lessons nor did she ever take them in her life.

I love her face from the beginning to 0:06. She's like "WTH?! This is my song!"

[mirrorgazer08]

@chattymagpie1210 Hahaha, I loved the ending of the video the most, she finishes, and looks at Lucy like, "Well?"

[chattymagpie1210]

I wish they had the entire episode of this. Both ladies were talented and spectacular. RIP Lucy and Ethel.

[1960galBSAM]

i love this one(: along with ethel merman on THAT GIRL. Even though I adore Lucille Ball, I have to admit, I like the episode of THAT GIRL better(:

[krazkjn]

Great clip, thanks for posting. When I was a kid they'd play Lucy re-runs early in the morning, and I clearly remember this episode. I had no idea what an Ethel Merman was before then. I decided on a whim to see if youtube had it -- of course they did, youtube has EVERYTHING.

[mirrorgazer08]

@krazkjn No prob :D

[BigNoiseFromWinnetka]

The song is "I Got Rhythm" (1930), music by George Gershwin, lyrics by Ira Gershwin, from the Broadway musical _Girl Crazy_; it is not "I've Got Rhythm."

[mirrorgazer08]

@BigNoiseFromWinnetka I appreciate the correction, but we're only talking two letters here...