When I am laid in earth- H. Purcell - ex Vanity Fair- BBC'98

[molealto]

From Wikipedia: "Little is a trained singer with a mezzo soprano voice and is also trained in basic jazz, ballroom and period dance. Her hobbies include dancing, flute and singing." So, coupled with a check on the soundtrack, it does look as if she sang it herself. Good luck to her :)

[dstamand]

Thank you so much for posting this. I watched the 2004 Reese Witherspoon Movie, then read the reviews that recommended the BBC 1998 mini-series which I just watched and it truly was so good. And this Dido's Lament is so perfect for the movie setting. Natasha Little is a classically trained singer so I am guessing this is really her. The Thackery novel deserves its place as a classic.

[EITrollo]

@pinchmeImnotdreaming you tried to deliver a curiously structured comeback but you ended up with a couple of sexy syntax and literacy botches. and, more importantly, you missed the fucking point again: british nobility IS "the worst and most oppressive social class ever". that is a fact of fundamental importance. remember it.

[EITrollo]

@sjymusic1 fuck becky sharp.

[ImCalebRosengard]

Where can I watch this?

[gonrolgonrol]

Wow beautiful. She sings it in a more "down-to-earth" than usual making it in a way more fragile, or more relatable maybe.

[EITrollo]

fuck british nobility.

[StanierBlack5LMS]

@EITrollo Well, you must be a stinking bloody  FROG !

[EITrollo]

@StanierBlack5LMS and so? british nobility still sucks. the worst and most oppressive social class ever.

[pinchmeImnotdreaming]

@EITrollo

'sucks' - as well as the crass, ill-informed, comment, this stupid adolescent slang just about sums up this contributor.

[TheTradWarrior]

@EITrollo Oppressive social class? So what? We're still better than you will ever be!

[TheTradWarrior]

@EITrollo No, you're can't say that: you're not allowed.

[Jeansschwimmer]

To make a film like this you must be able to slip into the culture of a bygone past.

Recreation is no fake,it is art.

[polszik]

This piano sounds anachronic

[splufty]

'may my wrongs create no trouble in thy breast'. wonder why they changed the lyric to 'no trouble in my breast' odd. perhaps it was an intentional choice that made sense in context? didn't see this myself.

[jayne2354]

This is the greatest moment in an extraordinary production. I first saw it in on A&E early one morning- this was before that cable network slide into worthless reality tv ville. Any way, I was so stunned by this version of Vanity Fair that I immediately purchased the DVD- loved every minute of it. Thanks for posting this clip, now I can enjoy my favorite part with out having to search for it on the disc.

[zeb902]

This was a great moment in the series - perfectly ironic choice of lyric, performed in wonderful 'uncut gem' style (it would sound ridiculous sung 'professionally' in this setting) and with a strong almost wordless (cinematographic) narrative

[carltonpowers]

If a girl could play this song, and sing it, id marry her.

[MissJessyeNorman]

@carltonpowers Then you need to hear great singers do it. Like Jessye Norman, Tatiana Troyanos, Janet Baker, Teresa Berganza, etc...You'll just die!

[crazedwolfe]

According to IMDb: When I Am Laid In Earth"

Traditional

By Henry Purcell

Performed by Natasha Little

It was a shocking moment in the movie. Most of the film was farcical until this moment...It was as if the film makers wanted to remind us that, despite the satire of the story, Becky Sharp's life (and other women much like her) was a misery. This version remains my favorite of the filmed versions partly due to this moment in the film.

[DieSonneSinkt]

LOL this looks horrible...

[blackberryliqueur]

she showed promise unfortunately there are many technical issues with her singing - especially on the words I and me.... she is also off pitch on certain words. Why a tv show would allow such a version, not sure.

[blackberryliqueur]

@blackberryliqueur i think missing the last part was good, her high note was horrid.

[DrRyan87]

@blackberryliqueur Yes, why would a TV show allow something imperfect that mimics reality? Uhm... are you for real?

[TheNuharoo]

In society, Becky kept getting it wrong. Dressing in dark colors at night, always overdressing, and never could grasp the rules rightly.

[UkeBoxess]

argh, why is it cut ath the end? :( I've been looking just for this part for years!

[eniotnasnyw]

@UkeBoxess I will try to upload it again after I have recut it with the moviesoftware, but haven't found the time yet to do so.

[UkeBoxess]

@eniotnasnyw Thank you! :) :)

[AlcaeusTnr]

@eniotnasnyw have you found it yet, cause you know people are lookin for it!! cheers

[mmenolwenn]

:'( no amor :'(

[TheFireHorseUK]

Thanks for the upload - I was looking for 'When I am laid in earth' but by Sarah Connolly but this is a nice find....

[suyujialane]

Couls anyone upload this period drama? I would be so grateful!

[SurfChicky09]

@suyujialane this is a BBC series that is (from memory) 6 episodes long. Best off buying it or looking elsewhere.

[TheFireHorseUK]

@suyujialane - I couldn’t agree with 'eniotnasnyw' more about BBC dramas, they really do know how to produce some of the finest quality period drama. Personal I got into their production of Anthony Trolloppe’s Barchester Chronicles (may be dated for some tastes) and Way We Live Now, The – plus if anyone is interested try their drama of Gustave Flaubert’s Madame Boouary. 

[baldwalrus7]

I don't get it--is this a satirical comedy? 

[eniotnasnyw]

@baldwalrus7

In a way, yes it is satirical. It is a cerain view on the aristocracy but the characters haven't become caricatures at all. Like all films/series based upon books of the romantic period they are all somewhat unreal to uswho are living in a modern straight forward world where romantism has allmost no place. Of course there are better versions and singers ( I prefer the version of Tatiana Troyan os), but nevertheless it is nicely brought and believable incorporated in the series.

[MissJessyeNorman]

@baldwalrus7 Yes, it's a satire, meant to reveal to the reader/viewer his own cruel, greedy, sinful nature. Thackerey meant it to serve as a cautionary tale, to jolt us into action, so that we don't fall into the various sinful traps that the characters do. He meant it to apply to all of us, regardless of class. I consider it, as many do, still and likely forever, a very timely appraisal of the state of humanity...

[MissJessyeNorman]

@baldwalrus7 ...(from wiki) The book's title comes from John Bunyan's allegorical story The Pilgrim's Progress, first published in 1678 and still widely read at the time of Thackeray's novel. Vanity fair refers to a stop along the pilgrim's progress: a never-ending fair held in a town called Vanity, which is meant to represent man's sinful attachment to worldly things.