If I Loved You - Carousel on TV show

[firstgirl0930]

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[kbmrcampbell]

as to John Raitt being a beautiful sounding plank of wood, having worked with him and seen him many times live, he is simply present in his work which actor/singer appreciate and admire. No scenery chewing is necessary when you naturally drag your balls across the stage and have the voice and the looks of an angel

[kgarmaker123]

This is so wonderful... its so real, not mushy and becomes romantic realistically.. Fabulous from both.. I am particularly impressed with Ms. Clayton.

[royalnt1]

John Raitt: the most beautiful sounding plank of wood you'll ever see. There's actually NOTHING going on in his eyes or in his singing. It sounds beautiful, sure, but there's no meaning behind it. I absolutely love Carousel and I think that this scene is probably the best ever written in musical theatre history.

[haroldhill1000]

Watching Jan Clayton and John Raitt. who originated these roles 9 years prior to this performance, is a marvel. I was familar with Mr. raitt, having seen him perform on the road years ago. He simply is peerless in his delivery of this song. Jan Clayton is a marvel. Watch the nuances in her vocal delivery and her pure acting skils when Mr. Raitt is talking. A lesson to learn for all of us.

[watcher9828]

They kiss. The end is actually shown on another you tube hit.

[brozzerb]

It's so beautiful, this scene... just to watch the emotions on Jan Clayton's face. She can act and sing so beautifully! John Raitt can sing, but can't act at all. He's no equal to her. Hugh Jackman will be incredible in the new movie version, if it ever get off the ground.

[RPenta]

@brozzerb This is great; but Shirley Jones and Gordon MacRae is the greatest ever. Jackman does not have the voice or even acting range to equal MacRae-Raitt voicewise is also great.

[berryshorttcake]

does anyone know how the scene ended!?!? Do they kiss, hold hands, does it rain...?? different version do it differently. how was it originally??

[RayPointer]

At last intelligent people knowing what they are "talking" about on YouTube!

Thank you for being enlighting.

[stevevandien]

Such a lovely scene, featuring the creators of these roles. Clayton is a petite and sweet Julie. And no matter how many times I hear it, I always get chills when Raitt soars into and through "If I Loved You." Quite possibly R&H's finest song:) --

[arpeggio1358]

@stevevandien Raitt is the perfect Billy Bigelow. Clayton is fine, too. What a shame most people only know her as the mom on Lassie. There was so much more to her talent than this.

[stevevandien]

@arpeggio1358 Hey Laurie, I agree absolutely. You know, I spent my childhood watching Clayton in "Lassie" reruns. Had no idea about this dimension of her talent until I first heard the "Carousel" cast album in August of 1978 -- have been suitably impressed ever since:). I LOVE Shirley Jones, who played Julie in the film. She was then a lovely young woman with a strong soprano. But Clayton, for me, is better -- lighter voice, lighter presence against the BIG-TIME Billy of Raitt.

[RayPointer]

@arpeggio1358 Agreed. When I was sent to USC through the Navy, I had the opportunity to visit the Warner Brothers lot. I was walking with one of my mates who was "star stuck," announcing aloud every actor he recognized. Then Jan Clayton came out of a back door from a sound stage. He remarked, "Look, look! There's Lassie's old mother!" Jan heard that and smiled in my direction as I registered embarrassment.

[arpeggio1358]

@RayPointer How very embarrassing. Apparently, Clayton understood what he meant and didn't take offense. I have a couple of star struck friends, so I know how you must have felt. I've been there.

[rhomp2002]

Jan Clayton was the original laurie in Oklahoma on Broadway. One of the truly underrated actresses of Broadway.

[gsygsy]

joan roberts was the original broadway laurie.

[flylooper]

Rodgers and Hammerstein. One of the greatest Broadway show composers in American theatre. Years ago they were thought of as maudlin. But time has shown them to be terrific. Hammerstein's lyrics are like fine china: beautiful and brittle. Richard Rodgers's harmonies are just wonderful.

[steph42uk]

@flylooper They certainly were the greatest Broadway show composers in American Theatre I have always loved them even years ago when some thought them maudlin, I never thought so and knew that those people were wrong,and was proved right by the passage of time, they are terrific.

[operabeauty]

Perhaps the greatest scene in American musicals. This is American music at its best. Rodgers was the American Puccini.

[shazam20007]

of course the feminit wimyn see this as a complete put down of a wimyn hahahahaah

another example of 10 000 years of sexual discriminatin and harassment

the guy would be arraigned for some awful sex crime

[ocgiii]

Jan Clayton was a doll. She played the mom on the original 'Lassie' TV series.

[shle42]

My choice for the greatest scene in musical theater history.

Ten minutes of character development and courtship in a perfect marriage of dialogue and song, built on the creative use of the conditional -- what would it be like IF I loved you.

This scene if filled with poetry and pure magic.

[bertiejr]

@shle42 that is beautifully said. it goes hand in hand with the scene. :):)

[shle42]

@bertiejr Thanks for the kind words, bertiejr. Much appreciated.