Barbra Streisand- Cry Me a River

[philh37]

There are a seemingly infinite number of versions of this tune that are vastly superior than this pretentious Barbara Streisand rendition. Diana Krall, Ella Fitzgerald, Julie London, the list goes on and on - Joe Cocker does a better job than Babs.

[bekyea]

i would kiss babs for 18 seconds ,then i would make her some toast,

[meg28781]

Barbra's voice is unequaled. No one has ever done this song better. She is the greatest singer of our lifetime and the lives after ours.

[philh37]

@meg28781 And we are all entitled to our opinion. Afterall, there were a large number of Indianapolis fans who were livid when the Colts drafted Peyton Manning instead of Ryan Leaf.

[susanboylefan91]

This version of Cry Me a River is nothing compared to Susan Boyle's 1999 version. Don't get me wrong, I like Barbara Streisand's music too but her version of Cry Me a River does nothing for me.

[xbass02]

@susanboylefan91 HUH??? You're kidding right..??

[CondeCoacalco]

¡¡¡She is the greatest singer of the century!!!

[CondeCoacalco]

¡¡¡She is the greatest singer of the century!!!

[cleaningagent101]

I prefer Dinah Washington's version. I feel this is somehow a little over the top.

[RImusclebear]

If you think about her interpretation its a 3 act play. The first act is the buildup.The second act is the conflict and the third act is the resolution .Barbra does this with a lot of her songs. Maybe that is why she is great!

[joelok48]

I saw her sing this live on Johnny Carson's show one night and almost had a heart attack. From then to now I never saw such a SHOCKINGLY good live performance by anybody doing anything on TV!

[jojopuppyfish]

I think this is the best version of this song and I'm not a fan of barbra

[joezee70]

voice of a true legend - timeless - bliss

[worldtalker]

For me, overall, thee greatest female vocalist I've ever heard, or ever will. Her interpretations are masterpieces!

[billyboylb]

The best there is!

[042442]

Still fantastic 47 years later. Over the top Shmover the top. Great performance. Great orchestration. Streisand and Matz working from the Peter Daniels foundation....magic. First heard this in my teens. Still listening. This is test of time stuff. Overdramatic. Yes, but I agree with hunterunc. Her anger and humor and yearning were the hallmark of the sixties Streisand.

[psylover1991]

added to favorites

[nyambura2009]

Tune!! Listen the Acoustics

[junebianca]

todo el mundo te imita pero nadie puedo igualarte ni menos superarte, ni siquiera se acercan a tu interpretación, tremenda voz, impecables bajos y agudos, con sentimientos incluídos en cada tema. INIGUALABLE

[nyambura2009]

My oh my....!

[gkuras]

Thx, YouTube, for preserving and publishing this great piece of musical history...and pardon me, but what is a "Susan Boyle?"

[saberon]

Barbra Streisand is a legend. Susan Boyle is some ugly talentless hack, not even close to being in the same league as Barbra. God Bless Babs.

[lag3227]

When Barbra was young, there was no touching her. She was fearless, and it showed in her music. If only I could have seen her live peforming in "Funny Girl" or in concert in the '60s. Just a generation before my time.

[tuerknopf4444]

Why always compare people?

[PJCoan]

Thank you for this- the very first song on her first solo album. I used to use the word "plebian" from this song to rattle people's cages. It worked. That was 31+ years ago.

[aclnash]

I remembered the song. I heard the song when I was growing up over 30 years ago. Thank you for putting it on YouTube. I have always loved Barbara Strisand classics.

[superdude1006]

Michael Bubles version is best.

[Hunterunc]

Duh, of course this is over the top. That's the point of the performance. She is vengeful and bitter. It's called giving a performance as opposed to just singing the lyrics. You have to remember when this was recorded. Most (white) "girl singers" at the time were soulless--except for Garland of course. Barbra broke new ground here, as she does with everything she touches. Susan Boyle? Please.

[zarskoeselo]

I won't to be evil, but...Susan she is nothing but a hound dog crying all time...:)

[anitaeducation]

@Hunterunc EXACTLY.

[The2ndNewaccount]

@Hunterunc JERK

[poeticjournalism]

chills chills chills. THIS is the best version. to anyone who disagrees: get your goddamn ears checked ;)

[opinion1234]

not to mention she just turned a mere 20 when she recorded this album

[opinion1234]

there is no pop singer who has the control, sound, emotion, vibrato, timbre, etc that Streisand encapsulates in one voice

[Breambutt]

I still can't get over how friggin' horrible this version is, hard to believe that even contemporary one hit wonders could molest and mutilate Cry Me a River as thoroughly as Streisand did with this piece of oral diarrhea.

[firste]

marie knight's version is sooooo much better !!

[justbecool10]

i like this better then boyles but boyles is really good

[zarskoeselo]

Please don't mix Susan Boyle with Barbra streisand. Matchfyre you're perfectly right. There's not comparison between them: Boyle has her vibrato out of control, and the voice cannot reach the top that Barbra reach. And, gosh, here we hear feelings, while listening to Boyle we hear someone singing.

[balto4]

@zarskoeselo I agree,this is really the best version of this standard. This is amazing,and Boyle cannot reach the feelings that Streisand could

[alexkassios]

I love her rendition (all of them actually since she has sung it in different ways), her expression, she is such an astonishing performer...

Still there is something to Julie London's version... A softer touch..

[you2449]

this sounds like community theater. but at least the voice is excellent.......... watch the vids of her singing it Live - those versions are even more over the top.

[spinkydoodle101]

boyle and strysan's versions are soo diferent. i love them both.

[xoxduffyxox]

Noooo nooo noooooo guys Barbra Streisand is the original, her voice is much more soft and passionate, NOBODY can compare!

[justbecool10]

well shes not the orginial but shes the best :}

[LisaMackXx]

I am in love with this song!

[starlingcity]

She is a master....

[kls424mx]

this song: BOYLE CLEARLY better, the power of boyle's beginning is too good.

[saitek5678]

She may have

Boyle beat..... No,... Striesand used voice madness to get the point across . Boyle did it with sheer vocal music , way more convincing. Boyle kicked ass on this song!!!

[Matchfyre]

Perfection..just perfection.

Lot's of comments on susan boyle..going to listen to her version next. BUT

this version will always be my favourite.

i'm sure Susan does a nice job but in no way can she compare with the calibre of Streisand!

[Matchfyre]

Ok..heard Susan Boyles version..i do like Susan..nice voive.

however,,her version of cry me a river sounds like a plain song sung nicely, where Striesands version..u feel it..it moves u and she sings it with way more passion :)

[CCHS61]

Neither Barbara, Ella Fitzgerald, Leslie Gore, Diana Krall, Alison Moyet, Lulu, or any of the others who have recorded this song (and esp. Joe Cocker), can compare with Susan Boyle! Some people are just blessed by being at the right place at the right time. Hopefully, Susan's time has finally come by being on BGT. She certainly deserves to finally have her unmatchable talent recognized and honored. (God bless you, Susan, wherever you are, now and always!)

[biolawyer1]

I prefer Barbra Streisand's version. I like Susan Boyle's version, but for me Barbra's controlled anger and pain in her rendition reach a depth I do not find any any other version. Barbra is a true actress and it comes across in her singing. God bless Barbra, Susan, and all of us.

[lostinlover]

i like justin timberlake's version.

[Namaechan]

That's not even the same song, dufus

[BigBiff68]

Pure as it can be!!

[phlashba]

Please don't use Barbra and Susan Boyle in the same sentence. Boyle is cute, but Barbra is BARBRA!

[parisprag]

Why always compare artists§ she is absolutly amazing and he rinterpretation is such powerfull.But I like Bayle also very much...Do we really need to choose between these two great artists? ART is not competition. (sorry for my terrible english)

[waricensi]

My love my unique Love....Barbra.....THE BEST!!

[sangeetakumar]

you never near so much emotion in a song nowadays

[ShannonRakow]

could someone tell me what key this is in please

[henners167]

Wow funny almost all of the comments are disabled for the various versions of Babs singing this. Hope it is her fans and not the artist herself. I prefer Boyle's version but doubt she could ever do Evergreen. Babs is way to angry here, but she was 21, a woman and the year was 1968 so maybe the anger fit.

[Bez1960]

Barbra Streisand was born in 1942 - this song is from her first album and I think I am right it was 1963 (but she was 21)...she said she had somebody in mind when she sang it and although she never said who, I would make an academic guess that it was Barry Dennen...I love this version, it is very 'dramatic' and I don't care what anybody says, Susan Boyle will NEVER come close to this kind of singing. Julie London's version is also excellent.

[redpen007]

no one can match the original done by julie london.

[Pianda]

Barbara Streisand is soooooo big for me! She is toooo good! Outstanding! What the chance of Susan is, is that she is not so much improvising, listen to her version of "cry me a river" - it goes directly into the heart. Barbara is the bigger artist and nobody will frighten her singing ever - but again: we will also like the new version of Susan! Why: because her (Susan's) existing record of 1999 is already sooooo good as well, more natural with outstanding charming and voice! So charming!

[deffinatelybodmin]

The best version of the song ever by miles no-one can beat BABS!

[mullen1025]

NOBODY LIKE YOU, BARB. Many has tried but you wll always be the greatest creation of God.

[KissHope]

Classic Babs....love it.

[Sahprano]

the two songs are totally different...his was great for the time

[Smile4Eva1]

I cant belive Justin copied this song! Her version has more meaning and she sounds great!

[eelegroeg]

This lady is phenomanal.....shecan sing anything,anywhere anytime....Thank You Ms. Streisand!!!!!

[EAJGG]

Terrific vibrato. Her style is timeless. Bravo Barbara.

[fredstreisand]

MAMA there is noone but Barbra

[777Thinking]

Streisand, Darling! You are as stunning as always! Your heart means a river to all of us. Look us up the next time you visit to SLO Town. "...San Luis Obispo is a very magical place..." Melanie Griffith

New World Christ Church & About-Out Enterprises San Luis Obispo, California 93401 Business Telephone: 1 805 595 1982

[bibertikatze]

singing like a dead bird

[dgray92237]

perfection is Babs

[NunsAndPoses]

amazing, what a voice!!

[dgray92237]

she holds that last note over 18 seconds what a fantastic songstress

[psylover1991]

@dgray92237 its just a coinsidence i guess, but man's orgasm last for 18 seconds

[thebearclawjones]

@psylover1991 Oh no, not mine. I'm still having one that started June 2008. It's been difficult.