Ethel Merman " There's No Business Like Show Business "

[MrPorkmann]

Fabulous battleaxe.

[Magnus19681]

I agree with one of the comments here. She is the only one whose voice can be heard space.

[stevecra]

One of my favorites second to Robert Plant

[GreatBlackCars4Sale]

She is truly incredible. Some people simply cannot be topped and she if definately one of the greatest performers to ever grace any stage. A most beautiful person in every way.

[jump5nrg]

@CancunCharlie - SO right!

[Jstruzz]

Alright I need to know where to get the tape for the full show. Anybody? AND I MEAN ANYBODY!!!!

[BBQFanNo1]

God Bless Ethel. 

[chaksheba]

EPIC LEGEND!!!! RUDOLPH AND FROSTY'S CHRISTMAS IN JULY!!! =)

[JeanBean42]

i love her! such a classic performer... truly a great! such a unique voice :)

[andrewlowewatson]

Her voice could stop rush-hour traffic on the M25



[JSweit8573]

Ethel owns this song..period

[bscottb8]

The only voice you could hear from space.

[ormandy]

I saw Ethel Merman in Annie Get Your Gun at Lincoln Center in 1966. A Performane To Be TREASURED!!!

[TheJazzydrummer]

Whenever I'm feeling low, I just listen to THIS show!!

[internationalgiant1]

Ethel ROCKS!

[Bigman240]

Let's gaaaaaauuuu on with the shaaaaaauuuu!

The Great Ethel Merman!!!! The one and only!!!

[soupkup1]

SHE WAS IT!! I WOULD HAVE PAID A HUNDRED DOLLARS TO HEAR HER. SHE WAS THE GREATEST WHO EVER LIVED ON THIS PLANET PERIOD.

[Bigman240]

@soupkup1 Agree totally...as well as Maria Callas...Two people I would have loved to hear live....Alas!

[mcflyer54]

@soupkup1 Ironically when she was the biggest star on Broadway you could have had a front row seat for less than $10. Now you have to pay over $100 just to sit in the balcony. Merman was truly one of a kind. She wasn't the most beautiful actress of her time, or the best singer on Broadway, certainly not a dancer and her acting skills needed some polish but when she was on the stage you couldn't keep your eyes off her - she was truly a star in every sense of the word. What a performer.

[inkychinkychinaman]

My father designed this dress. It's called the M-sleeve caftan. Cheers to Miklos. A class alone.

[TheJazzydrummer]

@scoobydoo, I'm with you on that one!!

[scoobydoorocks10]

is it just me or is this good for a new york city video

[JSweit8573]

Who is the idiot that disliked this...must like the crap of today

[OLIVCHEN77]

The golden Age of Broadway

[MrDuggie1968]

Fabulous! She is sooo fabulous!

[Bluejeans0701]

I am afraid many young singers today could fail to belt out like Ethel Merman when they would reach her age in this clip. I cannot believe she never took singing lessons befor she made her debut. Nobody would mistake her voice for another's. She was a real showstopper!

[dejahthoris]

Inspiration for life!!!

[greenstboy]

Ethel was class personified.  But notice how unprofessional the second violinist is? He looks away from the music and the conductor to observe Ethel and the audience several times!!

[christoph415]

Love it!

[ChristopherHinves]

what a delight!

[richierichnumber1]

What a voice I love her

[Barderella]

i like ethel but i can think of probably about 100 better pops performances hehe

[mkworkman]

1:04 YouTube video. January 16, 1908: birth of Ethel Merman, American actress and singer (d. 1984).

[MrDuggie1968]

She was faaaabulous! Love how she belts out this song.

[ssnoc]

SHE HAD TOTAL TRUST IN THE AUDIENCE AND GAVE THEM EVERYTHING, WE LOVED EVERY SECOND AND GAVE IT BACK TO HER TEN FOLD - I CAN STILL HEAR HER SINGING FROM ABOVE :) THANKS ETHEL.

[niceguy400]

unreal ...

[CancunCharlie]

ETHEL MERMAN WAS THE QUEEN OF BROADWAY MUSICALS FROM THE 1930'S TO THE 1970'S. SHE WAS IN A CLASS BY HERSELF.

[italy4blktop]

SOMEONE P L E A S E....CORRECT THE SPELLING OF THE TITLE ABOVE...

[annasdressedinyellow]

Little known fact about me: I love Broadway show tunes and Ethyl Merman.

[niceguy400]

awesome.... great find

[kemlo]

luv ya eth. the BEST.

[PrincessSharonella]

I LOVE ETHEL MERMAN!!!!!!



[BTURNER1961]

If memory serves, as staged in the original broadway show, the number is basically sung TO Annie, Ethel barely touched the lyric. She sure made it hers though.

[mike1950ful]

No One could sing this like Ethel Merman, this was Ms. Mermans trade song.

[olbrych82]

NO BETTER POPS PERFORMANCE EVER