Thank you for posting this. One of my all time favorite musicals. I was 22 (1967) when I saw this, with my then wife, at the Fisher Theater in Detroit.
Loved it. I saw him years ago appearing in a hotel (forget which one) in DC. He actually came over to our table and sang to me. He sang, "If I were the only boy in the world." It was my birthday...he didn't know it...but it was the best present I got.
This is soo romantic! If I was Julie, I would die!!! :) I love this musical! MacRae and Jones are brilliant together! Specially in Oklahoma! Two great musicals with two amazing actors and singers!
My sister was listening to pandora, when all of a sudden, this song played. We looked at each other and immediately fell in love with it! Now i can't stop listening to it! :)
I saw this play at Interlochen over the summer and by the end I was a wet noodle. It was so touching! I just sat and cried. My mom said the musical wasnt very good but I love it with all my heart!! This play is honestly one of my favorites. Makes me cry everytime...
One of the most beautiful and sad songs I've ever heard. An old friend recently reminded me of this masterpiece. Yeah, just thinking of the lyrics brought tears to my eyes.
I could never understand why this fantastic musical drama never seemed to get the accolades it deserved,certainly here in the UK.Next to South Pacific it was & still is a favourite of mine.
There was charm and beauty and first-rate singing by Gordon MacRae who was America's finest Baritone in Musicals while Shirley Jones added sweetness to
an era when this country recognized quality in more ways than one.
IM PLEASED TO SEE IM NOT THE ONLY ONE WHO DISSOLVES INTO TEARS WHEN I WATCH THIS (ESPECIALLY WHEN "YOU'LL NEVER WALK ALONE" (WHEN BILLY DIES AND AT THE "GRADUATION" CEREMONY" WHEN HE TELLS JULIE THAT HE ALWAYS LOVED HER (THAT HE WISHED HE'D BEHAVED HAS ANYONE HEARD FRENCH SINGER RICHARD ANTHONY'S VERSION?
I MIGHT be using this as my audition song for drama school to study musical theatre :) just uploaded a video of me singing it today, it's a lovely song to sing. :)
Gordon MacRae--one of Hollywood's best voices--and a hunk and a half. Those puppy dog brown eyes, boyish grin, and sturdy physique makes me melt. Sigh.
@akamaru4321 The bad guy that Rod Stieger plays has, I think, one song, which he sings badly. Why don't you try out for that part. It's quite a big part. Good luck!
One of my favorite musicals. There has been some discussion regarding spousal abuse in this movie. You have to consider the time period this takes place and put the whole thing in context. It is what it is. This was a taboo subject. It is a beautiful love story, yet it shows the dark side. It is a heart wrenching story.
Jeo, I agree...that undercurrent of abuse gives this film an unsettling but undeniable power. Mainly, of course, it's the beautiful melodies that remain (with me).
If you would, please explain it to me. I know the outlines the play, and how the character Jigger is a bad fellow, but I can't think of the connection you are making. And I'n not being provocatively "misunderstanding."
When I first saw this as a teenager, I couldn't explain why I was crying. It was the haunting and beautiful melody. After living through things in life, I could understand better the pathos of the scene. So I cried more; but still love this, my favorite musical (and i don't usually like musicals).
Yes we have a very pleasant memories with our Love Theme Song with a beautiful St. Paul University Nun but all turn into a misery for me after she becomes a butterfly lover to another lover priest whom she works with in the church choir in Ermita. I did never tought that Nuns could be that playgirl .
This musical is quite magical, but the ending disturbed me. If a woman is in love with a man, but that man hits her, it will feel like a kiss. I wonder how many men hit women they loved at the time. Does anyone agree with this or find the idea unsettling? Sometimes films are like magical spells, emotionally arousing & hynotic, so could an evil idea slip through this way?
@Jeorney For many years I felt that way about this musical. Then I saw the British revival. The line about the hit being like a kiss is in a scene between the daughter and the mother (Julie) and Julie's sub textual reaction was "Yes, it can happen but it is absolutely the last thing I would ever wish for you". That put the whole musical into a new perspective for me.
@Jeorney I find it quite unsettling. While this film is full of beautiful music, it is incredibly dysfunctional and, IMO, romanticizes domestic abuse.
@herlastvoyage People appear to be analysing this musical as if it is set in the present period. Although I am not sure of the period it is supposed to portray, I assume early 1900's, therefore it would present with domestic abuse and other atrocities, but don't forget, in the early days, domestic abuse was rife in many homes. That was the norm. It is only in our more modern times that we are now aware of the term, domestic abuse.
Thank God we have pleasant memories with good music and I don't have to listen to the head banging music of today. The computer has been an escape and we can listen to music we remember best. I think I'll move over to the music from the Sound of Music, close my eyes and remember. Thanks to all the people that put all this together.
No, Frank Sinatra signed up to do OKLAHOMA but they were filming that movie twice, once in regular film and second time in VISTAVISION which was a new wide-screen version. Frank was never signed or offered Carousel. Gordon MacRae was then suggested by Shirley Jones to play Curley in Oklahoma when Frank walked off.
"Longing to tell you..but afraid and shy..I'd let my golden chances pass me by.." Reminds me of 2 summers ago when I saw this play with my grandparents and was talking to my crush every night..the funny thing is now it's a completely new guy:P
this movie and Carmen Jones are probably the best musicals ever , you'd have a heart of stone to keep from crying. all the Liverpool fans should listen to 'You'll never walk alone' from this movie. Fantastic singing. Thank you for this gem,
I may be doing this song as a duet for a community theatre concert. I'd never seen Carousel, but this song is beautiful. I'm honored to be asked to sing it and I hope I can do it justice.
I have not seen this for over fifty years, and it kills me in two minutes. A beautifull melody, sentiment, and singing. It was originally a French novel , but I cannot remember by whom. Due at a neighbours barbacue in fifteen minutes and here am I slaughtered with red eye's ! Thankfully its a high pollen count so a bleary eyed old git in a corner will not look out of place. Thankyou so much for posting this jem.
i love this movie. gordon macrae and shirley jones just made all of the amazing rodgers and hammerstein music and storylines EVEN BETTER. i'm saying this as a teenager who greatly appreciates music and theatre music.....
I read that Frank Sinatra was originally cast to play the male role but declined when he found out that the scenes had to be filmed twice. Gordon is great in the role and probably better than Frank would have been anyway. As for Shirley, They don't make classy women like that much anymore.
Whoa..when my mum and dad split up...he wouldnt let my mum come home...I went to my grans to see her and my grandparents where so quiet...I know now they were worried for us...my mum was at work and I watched this film with my Gran...lol...I was with my m8 albert but I just cried when I saw this song...the guy looks like my dad...my parents are together now again...I would NEVER tell my m8s but I cry when I see this song lol...albert is a cool bud...haha I think he cried too but I never noticed
This is one of the most heartbreaking and beautiful scenes & songs in musical theater. It's timeless. Two rather flawed people trying their best to grasp love & what it 's about, an ethereal thing at best. We've all been there one way or another.
I want this movie on Blu Ray I recorded It off of educational television network at 720p I do Not know what format the television stations use but hard disk drive crashed & I lost this movie & Gigi I have got these movies on DVD but I think Its only 480p
Shirley Jones may have been disappointed how that movie turned out but she has said in a recent film that it was her favorite song and that Richard Rogers had said it was his favorite. I don't think anyone does it better than these 2.
Shirley Jones and Gordon MacRae make a fine and believable pair. They are convincing in their love songs and the quality of their singing and acting here is quite fine. I just bought the film version on dvd as I was so impressed with these two!
@BernardProfitendieu My take is you have two different moods. In Oklahoma, more light-hearted atmosphere. In Carousel, more serious. This scene called for them to act restrained and yet yearning for each other. Not bad direction at all. Just -- different.
@pegcage you're being too kind - there's a big difference between restraint and standing around awkwardly not knowing what to do with their hands ... this scene is just poorly directed. Shirley Jones herself has said the way this movie turned out was a big disappointment.
Wonderful show. I played Billy Bigelow in my first Amdram performance for the Red Rose Company in Lancaster England. His soliloquy is enough to tax any performer. Thanks R&H for a beautiful musical! Still cry after all these years!
time is endless living in an circle of life, love is rare to find true love is something only a few find, these days its a fast life, longing to tell you but a affriad and shy. how many people can say this. when they find that person. brillant video
was i 6 when i fell for shirley and this song and musical? "soon you'd leave me, off you would go in the mist of day". that's the way it has always been for me. but when you turn into a fat drunk.....well....who cares? :)
One of the best songs in musical history performed by two of the best performers in movie musicals. Saw it for the first time some 40 plus years ago and it is timeless, touching and ultimately heartbreaking.
@joeparkson Couldn't agree with you more. My career was as an actor in NY for many years.
"Broadway Cares" did benefits every year for various charities. The 3rd year I did the benefit I was asked if I would do a duet and I told the organizers it was fine. To make this short, I got a note asking to perform this song with Shirley Jones. I jumped at the chance. Tho I had performed to large audiences I never sang with one of the theatre's big names. She was amazing; her voice beautiful as ever.
I always had to think why they finally get together when she says "They're coming down by themselves. Just their time to, I recon". Now I finally get it. They don't need a push from outside, they just have to do it. Gordon got the metaphor a lot quicker than I did ;) Beautiful song and wonderful acting!
Beautiful. I adore Shirly Jones and Gordon Mcrae. Fell in love with them after i watched oklahoma :) These are the type of shows i'm hoping to perform in when i'm older xx
i had to sing this song for an audition and i started crying at first! this song always brings tears to my eyes, and it sounds cheesy but it is such a moving song!
What a beautiful look into the past! There is nothing like this today. There isn't much interest in this type of real talent and quality anymore. It's such a shame. I am glad that I can still appreciate these musicals. Rodgers & Hammerstein and Lerner & Lowe were the best.
My Father and Mother on their honeymoon in 1947 stayed at The Hotel New Yorker and saw the original Broadway Show and cast-John Raitt, (Bonnie Raitt's dad), as Billy, my beautiful father said "he was transported to another world..." It was their favorite musical all their lives. My father who was a truly a heartfelt singer, and my mother would always ask him to sing "If I Loved You."
@Ballerinabbz Oh I just adore old musicals, and I'm a teenager as well. I really grew up watching The King and I, Seven Brides for Seven Brothers, GiGi, and My Fair Lady while my friends all watched Nickelodeon. It's great there are other young people out there who feel the same way.
@Ballerinabbz I was the same when I was a teenager- eventually you'll find someone who appreciates it too. My best friend and I now get all of the Rogers and Hammerstein movies and sing along when we come back from university.
@Ballerinabbz yeah it is a real shame tbh, todays teenagers think this stuff is soppy and corny... and I'm 25!! i grew up with these musicals since 1985!!
@Ballerinabbz Good for you, when I was a teenager which wasn't long ago, I loved Shirley Jones too! You just know how to appreciate the good things in life. It's good for people to broaden their horizons and try new things.
There's a reason this is considered the golden age of film.
Starsplasher 1 day ago
I just got cast as her and i can not wait!!
TheMusichis 6 days ago
For me one of loveliest numbers from the string of great post war musical.
meredith218461 1 week ago
Smoshpit
belislecrocodile 1 week ago
Thank you for posting this. One of my all time favorite musicals. I was 22 (1967) when I saw this, with my then wife, at the Fisher Theater in Detroit.
Better days my Friends...better days.
michaelgerarddejong 2 weeks ago
it does not get any better than this!!!!
cooperdogable 3 weeks ago
Loved it. I saw him years ago appearing in a hotel (forget which one) in DC. He actually came over to our table and sang to me. He sang, "If I were the only boy in the world." It was my birthday...he didn't know it...but it was the best present I got.
musicbroad 1 month ago
The first film my mother took me to see and it's still my favourite!!! Wonderful music!
stillovescott 1 month ago
What a haunting melody...
shishirth 1 month ago
This is soo romantic! If I was Julie, I would die!!! :) I love this musical! MacRae and Jones are brilliant together! Specially in Oklahoma! Two great musicals with two amazing actors and singers!
hailey4579r 2 months ago in playlist Musicals
We just put on this musical at my school and I fell in love with this song the first time I heard it
Animelover7192 2 months ago
My sister was listening to pandora, when all of a sudden, this song played. We looked at each other and immediately fell in love with it! Now i can't stop listening to it! :)
HisFireIsInMe 2 months ago
D': uh hu hu huuuuuu so beautiful!! Just say you love each other!!!
Lala2616 2 months ago
Now these two are simply the best. Classic, pure and perfect. Can't beat it!
lydflorence 3 months ago
SOOO perfect - touching, demure, passionate, thrilling, innocent - modern singers note this is how it should and used to be done!
rudolfhucker100 3 months ago
yay! this is my schools musical this year!
cutiemama135 3 months ago
Way to go, Mrs. Partridge!
london2z 4 months ago
I saw this play at Interlochen over the summer and by the end I was a wet noodle. It was so touching! I just sat and cried. My mom said the musical wasnt very good but I love it with all my heart!! This play is honestly one of my favorites. Makes me cry everytime...
broadwaywannabe1998 4 months ago
People today have no idea of the talent that the stars of the old days had, and how much we loved our old motion pictures.
peasblossom1973 4 months ago 6
One of the most beautiful and sad songs I've ever heard. An old friend recently reminded me of this masterpiece. Yeah, just thinking of the lyrics brought tears to my eyes.
TheCTO3 4 months ago
Incredible power - why world, why did we lose this?!
naybaybay 4 months ago
How beautiful. So sad that young people today are not exposed to such sweetness and beauty.
blossomrosieful 4 months ago
I could never understand why this fantastic musical drama never seemed to get the accolades it deserved,certainly here in the UK.Next to South Pacific it was & still is a favourite of mine.
popazz1 4 months ago
One of my favorite musicals of all time(the other South Pacific). With one of the greatest standards of all time: Soliloquy.
uniquejuggalo 4 months ago
@uniquejuggalo Amen, Amen, Amen !!! .......and throw GYPSY in there, too, will ya ??
iamintheburg 3 months ago
There was charm and beauty and first-rate singing by Gordon MacRae who was America's finest Baritone in Musicals while Shirley Jones added sweetness to
an era when this country recognized quality in more ways than one.
MrSkylark1 4 months ago
When I was a kid I used to absolutly love this film. but now I can't remember any of it :l
LivingDeadDollx3 4 months ago
IM PLEASED TO SEE IM NOT THE ONLY ONE WHO DISSOLVES INTO TEARS WHEN I WATCH THIS (ESPECIALLY WHEN "YOU'LL NEVER WALK ALONE" (WHEN BILLY DIES AND AT THE "GRADUATION" CEREMONY" WHEN HE TELLS JULIE THAT HE ALWAYS LOVED HER (THAT HE WISHED HE'D BEHAVED HAS ANYONE HEARD FRENCH SINGER RICHARD ANTHONY'S VERSION?
gilllianlewis730 4 months ago
I MIGHT be using this as my audition song for drama school to study musical theatre :) just uploaded a video of me singing it today, it's a lovely song to sing. :)
GeorginaPerformer 5 months ago
Gordon MacRae--one of Hollywood's best voices--and a hunk and a half. Those puppy dog brown eyes, boyish grin, and sturdy physique makes me melt. Sigh.
windstorm1000 5 months ago 28
@windstorm1000 Amen sister!! :o)
Reeny125 3 months ago
@windstorm1000 double amen, sister!
heartxtime 3 months ago
@heartxtime No, that's 'brother'---Gordon gets gay guys going too--ha, ha
windstorm1000 3 months ago
No voice dubbing needed here! What a great movie. Tears. of course
wb5oxq 5 months ago
One of my all time favorite moments in a musical. The magic of it never dies.
How can one not be moved. I love this musical.
lunab4 5 months ago
@kylane2011 It takes place in 1873.
Smwox007 5 months ago
Viva Acappella ladies - The song appears twice in this clip, so watch all the way through!!!
Grace
Shiggi90 5 months ago
I'm trying out for the musical soon, but I'm a really bad singer. Are there any non singing roles (despite it being a musical >.<)
akamaru4321 5 months ago
@akamaru4321 The bad guy that Rod Stieger plays has, I think, one song, which he sings badly. Why don't you try out for that part. It's quite a big part. Good luck!
spacechick3000 5 months ago
@sp
this film is Carousel , Rod Stieger was in the film Oklahoma ..acechick3000
TheDADDYBAILEY 5 months ago
It's Shirley not Shirely - how is it you people do not have the respect to spell correctly the names of the people you profess to admire.
kevinastraw 6 months ago
One of my favorite musicals. There has been some discussion regarding spousal abuse in this movie. You have to consider the time period this takes place and put the whole thing in context. It is what it is. This was a taboo subject. It is a beautiful love story, yet it shows the dark side. It is a heart wrenching story.
waxer51 6 months ago
I'M IN LOOOOOOOOOVE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
blahdiblah2010 6 months ago
This is one great musical and a lovely song!!!
magpie4321 6 months ago in playlist Carousel
There are so many versions of this song. This is one of the best.
Rosalie1942 6 months ago
Beautiful love song - expresses the tender feeling we all have but sometimes are afraid to express.
cadbury6443 6 months ago
"Only those in the cutting-froom, knew how many takes it took! Live, Stage acting, is a totally different creation!"
Grifiki 6 months ago
Jeo, I agree...that undercurrent of abuse gives this film an unsettling but undeniable power. Mainly, of course, it's the beautiful melodies that remain (with me).
jtanistube 6 months ago
@jtanistube
If you would, please explain it to me. I know the outlines the play, and how the character Jigger is a bad fellow, but I can't think of the connection you are making. And I'n not being provocatively "misunderstanding."
What is the connection?
lskarin 6 months ago
My all time favorite song. Thank you "Rogers and Hammenstein" doug matley
douglasmatley 6 months ago
When I first saw this as a teenager, I couldn't explain why I was crying. It was the haunting and beautiful melody. After living through things in life, I could understand better the pathos of the scene. So I cried more; but still love this, my favorite musical (and i don't usually like musicals).
jtanistube 6 months ago
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dirkbogarde44 6 months ago
@jtanistube If you like this one, check out 'Brigadoon', with Gene Kelly and Cyd Charisse. The two best musicals of all time.
london2z 4 months ago
I dont know what is this, but.. i fall in love.
IzzyWonka 7 months ago
We're doing this for our show choir camp!:)
namine001234 7 months ago
Yes we have a very pleasant memories with our Love Theme Song with a beautiful St. Paul University Nun but all turn into a misery for me after she becomes a butterfly lover to another lover priest whom she works with in the church choir in Ermita. I did never tought that Nuns could be that playgirl .
the047777 7 months ago
This musical is quite magical, but the ending disturbed me. If a woman is in love with a man, but that man hits her, it will feel like a kiss. I wonder how many men hit women they loved at the time. Does anyone agree with this or find the idea unsettling? Sometimes films are like magical spells, emotionally arousing & hynotic, so could an evil idea slip through this way?
Jeorney 7 months ago
@Jeorney For many years I felt that way about this musical. Then I saw the British revival. The line about the hit being like a kiss is in a scene between the daughter and the mother (Julie) and Julie's sub textual reaction was "Yes, it can happen but it is absolutely the last thing I would ever wish for you". That put the whole musical into a new perspective for me.
winnebagodude 6 months ago
@Jeorney I find it quite unsettling. While this film is full of beautiful music, it is incredibly dysfunctional and, IMO, romanticizes domestic abuse.
herlastvoyage 6 months ago
@herlastvoyage People appear to be analysing this musical as if it is set in the present period. Although I am not sure of the period it is supposed to portray, I assume early 1900's, therefore it would present with domestic abuse and other atrocities, but don't forget, in the early days, domestic abuse was rife in many homes. That was the norm. It is only in our more modern times that we are now aware of the term, domestic abuse.
kylane2011 5 months ago
Thank God we have pleasant memories with good music and I don't have to listen to the head banging music of today. The computer has been an escape and we can listen to music we remember best. I think I'll move over to the music from the Sound of Music, close my eyes and remember. Thanks to all the people that put all this together.
mikeyzip 7 months ago
Haven't seen this in years-thank you for posting this!
qt8625 7 months ago
imet them in boothbay harbor when they were filming this movie,!
idontknow2040 7 months ago
No, Frank Sinatra signed up to do OKLAHOMA but they were filming that movie twice, once in regular film and second time in VISTAVISION which was a new wide-screen version. Frank was never signed or offered Carousel. Gordon MacRae was then suggested by Shirley Jones to play Curley in Oklahoma when Frank walked off.
debgrand53 7 months ago
I want to sing like Gorden Macrae. I always have.
barochial 7 months ago
"Longing to tell you..but afraid and shy..I'd let my golden chances pass me by.." Reminds me of 2 summers ago when I saw this play with my grandparents and was talking to my crush every night..the funny thing is now it's a completely new guy:P
cooljen94 7 months ago
this movie and Carmen Jones are probably the best musicals ever , you'd have a heart of stone to keep from crying. all the Liverpool fans should listen to 'You'll never walk alone' from this movie. Fantastic singing. Thank you for this gem,
Bobbysnr.
dongibson100 7 months ago
Originally Frank Sinatra was to do this movie, but quit when he found out he would have to do every seen twice.
dahsuerk 7 months ago
@dahsuerk Glad he dropped out! Nothing could top sexy Mr. MacRae with that ringing, virile baritone.
windstorm1000 5 months ago
I may be doing this song as a duet for a community theatre concert. I'd never seen Carousel, but this song is beautiful. I'm honored to be asked to sing it and I hope I can do it justice.
DragonFlame87110 8 months ago
that lady reminds me of Amy Adams
mjennafrancis 8 months ago
Exquisite enough to break a heart, albeit an old one.
kend16 8 months ago
imagine Frank Sinatra as Billy Bigelow! It nearly happened.
dermie12 8 months ago
oops, it is from the Hungarian writer Ferenec Molnar, see "Liliom" in Wikepedia for the full story.
BunkyOhare 8 months ago
I have not seen this for over fifty years, and it kills me in two minutes. A beautifull melody, sentiment, and singing. It was originally a French novel , but I cannot remember by whom. Due at a neighbours barbacue in fifteen minutes and here am I slaughtered with red eye's ! Thankfully its a high pollen count so a bleary eyed old git in a corner will not look out of place. Thankyou so much for posting this jem.
BunkyOhare 8 months ago
What a song! And two beautiful voices -no wonder people get tears in their eyes(including this 58 yo guy from Australia)Thank You.
spoofa20 8 months ago
She has a beautiful voice, and he a strong one, great movie.
thereds1959 8 months ago
My favorite song of all time. Not just musical theatre-wise. This is my all time favorite.
LeftyHendrix93 8 months ago 10
this is wonderful :)
Marsbar927 8 months ago
i love this movie. gordon macrae and shirley jones just made all of the amazing rodgers and hammerstein music and storylines EVEN BETTER. i'm saying this as a teenager who greatly appreciates music and theatre music.....
secretsantababe11 8 months ago
I read that Frank Sinatra was originally cast to play the male role but declined when he found out that the scenes had to be filmed twice. Gordon is great in the role and probably better than Frank would have been anyway. As for Shirley, They don't make classy women like that much anymore.
wb5oxq 9 months ago
Whoa..when my mum and dad split up...he wouldnt let my mum come home...I went to my grans to see her and my grandparents where so quiet...I know now they were worried for us...my mum was at work and I watched this film with my Gran...lol...I was with my m8 albert but I just cried when I saw this song...the guy looks like my dad...my parents are together now again...I would NEVER tell my m8s but I cry when I see this song lol...albert is a cool bud...haha I think he cried too but I never noticed
XxpauldadudexX 9 months ago 2
wonderful
bluesoulady 9 months ago
How tremendously handsome is he?
daffonfire 9 months ago
that was beautiful. they don't make movies like that anymore.
zelda75231 9 months ago
they don't make ladies and gentlemen like these two anymore..
14gaa 9 months ago
Possibly one of the most perfect duets ever written and ...sung....perfectly
vpo2g2 9 months ago 2
Thanks for posting this for the generation that may have missed this! There are few duets in Americana that can go toe-to-toe with this!
FRANKHODGES39 10 months ago
This is one of the most heartbreaking and beautiful scenes & songs in musical theater. It's timeless. Two rather flawed people trying their best to grasp love & what it 's about, an ethereal thing at best. We've all been there one way or another.
Jercarp55 10 months ago
My school just did this musical they did a very good job! this son gis very pretty BUT I HATE BILLY!
love2dream17 10 months ago
I want this movie on Blu Ray I recorded It off of educational television network at 720p I do Not know what format the television stations use but hard disk drive crashed & I lost this movie & Gigi I have got these movies on DVD but I think Its only 480p
ortafunk 10 months ago
i am so in love with this song...my all time favorite!!! Just the whole scene is beautifully done
johnandbob2 10 months ago
Haha i had to do this for my high school play, I was Enoch :s
ArgentCrusader23 11 months ago
Now this is a musical!
I was looking forward to doing this or "Singin' in the Rain" for our school musical, but no, we're doing "High School 'Freakin' Musical!"
kdgreer0 11 months ago 41
Wonderful. Very sincere and touching. They don't make them like that anymore.
welsh4u 11 months ago
Shirley Jones may have been disappointed how that movie turned out but she has said in a recent film that it was her favorite song and that Richard Rogers had said it was his favorite. I don't think anyone does it better than these 2.
lizziewho 11 months ago 3
@lizziewho why did she not like the film ? what did she say specifically ?.
Bethfromwigan 8 months ago
Shirley Jones and Gordon MacRae make a fine and believable pair. They are convincing in their love songs and the quality of their singing and acting here is quite fine. I just bought the film version on dvd as I was so impressed with these two!
Erdrick345 11 months ago
Guess I wasn't the only 18 year old to fall in love with Shirley Jones in 1956, there must have been thousands!
volunteer1938 11 months ago
Is this Mr. Partridge? Did he run out on the family years after this? Did he ever meet Reuben? (ahahaa--just kidding.)
xemxi142 11 months ago
beautiful music - very stiff direction
compare this scene to "People Will Say We're in Love" - same 2 actors, performing with much better direction
BernardProfitendieu 11 months ago
@BernardProfitendieu My take is you have two different moods. In Oklahoma, more light-hearted atmosphere. In Carousel, more serious. This scene called for them to act restrained and yet yearning for each other. Not bad direction at all. Just -- different.
pegcage 11 months ago
@pegcage you're being too kind - there's a big difference between restraint and standing around awkwardly not knowing what to do with their hands ... this scene is just poorly directed. Shirley Jones herself has said the way this movie turned out was a big disappointment.
BernardProfitendieu 11 months ago
One of my all time favorites. Maybe I spelled it wrong last time.
WPGS25041941 11 months ago
Wonderful show. I played Billy Bigelow in my first Amdram performance for the Red Rose Company in Lancaster England. His soliloquy is enough to tax any performer. Thanks R&H for a beautiful musical! Still cry after all these years!
psjtache 1 year ago
makes me cry everytime i watch it.....
hedwigkiesler 1 year ago
@hedwigkiesler The direction isn't that bad!
computerrage 11 months ago
i'm singing this as an audition piece for the music man...u can probably guess what part i want lol...but anyway this song is so beautiful :)
NTMRemixes 1 year ago
time is endless living in an circle of life, love is rare to find true love is something only a few find, these days its a fast life, longing to tell you but a affriad and shy. how many people can say this. when they find that person. brillant video
firesafetymanof2009 1 year ago
my single most favorite of all time.....heart-wrenching poetry, music, and drama....and what voices.......
2georgeorwell 1 year ago
was i 6 when i fell for shirley and this song and musical? "soon you'd leave me, off you would go in the mist of day". that's the way it has always been for me. but when you turn into a fat drunk.....well....who cares? :)
2georgeorwell 1 year ago
One of the best songs in musical history performed by two of the best performers in movie musicals. Saw it for the first time some 40 plus years ago and it is timeless, touching and ultimately heartbreaking.
DRG82100 1 year ago
this is a masterpiece and if anyone thinks differently they are idiots and have no souls . it touches your heart , magnificent
bearcub410 1 year ago
One of the best film adaptations of a musical. They actually cast people who could sing. It's hard to watch this movie without dissolving into tears.
joeparkson 1 year ago 17
@joeparkson Couldn't agree with you more. My career was as an actor in NY for many years.
"Broadway Cares" did benefits every year for various charities. The 3rd year I did the benefit I was asked if I would do a duet and I told the organizers it was fine. To make this short, I got a note asking to perform this song with Shirley Jones. I jumped at the chance. Tho I had performed to large audiences I never sang with one of the theatre's big names. She was amazing; her voice beautiful as ever.
SteveAndrade623 4 months ago
shirley is truly unbeatable. she sings effortlessly.
MrsDanielRadcliffeN1 1 year ago
I'm so nervous, I'm doing this song for my audition tomorrow but I can't reach the notes between 1:55-2:07.
Any tips? :/
MrsDanielRadcliffeN1 1 year ago
@MrsDanielRadcliffeN1 choose another song. If you can't hit the notes, then keep working it but sing something else for an audition.
JohnHowardHenry 1 year ago 2
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MrsDanielRadcliffeN1 1 year ago
I think Shirley Jones was the most beautiful actress and singer. Gordan McCrae just wonderful too. Never will there be anyone like these two again.
85nikki96 1 year ago
my fav musical with my fav performers..thxs for posting
andy1753 1 year ago
Her phrasing is strange.
missbabyice 1 year ago
As a young boy my Mom played all the great musicals like this one. Thankyou so much for bringing back Mom. I can see her know.
MrJohnnyrace 1 year ago
hunny im 16 n i freakin love shirley jones n gordon macrae. they're amazing
edwardc101 1 year ago
@edwardc101 - Demonstrates your ability to appreciate wonderful music.
raymonda100 1 year ago
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lol ikr
edwardc101 10 months ago
omg how i love this misical and Gorden McCrae even betta
linderella54 1 year ago
Nothing like this old classic musical. So charming, bursting with hope and promise.
Pattifish 1 year ago
Breaks my heart. Thanks for posting.
fingletoad 1 year ago
I always had to think why they finally get together when she says "They're coming down by themselves. Just their time to, I recon". Now I finally get it. They don't need a push from outside, they just have to do it. Gordon got the metaphor a lot quicker than I did ;) Beautiful song and wonderful acting!
45r2d2 1 year ago
music doesn't get more sublime than this........espec. the passage starting at 2:55
jjaniero 1 year ago
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Best singer ever!
buckskipper 1 year ago
Beautiful. I adore Shirly Jones and Gordon Mcrae. Fell in love with them after i watched oklahoma :) These are the type of shows i'm hoping to perform in when i'm older xx
SunnieSparkles 1 year ago
Fabulous - sets a standard of charm that will be enjoyed for ever.
405liner 1 year ago
Thanks for posting this...it's soooooooowonderful!
TallBrunette821 1 year ago 2
Beautiful.....just perfect....What actors can sing and act, and have takes without breaks? Thanks for posting this...:-)
TallBrunette821 1 year ago 56
What a film. I need my tissues!
cheekiepetes 1 year ago
Up amongst the greats!
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And that's where they belong, as of course Rogers and Hamerstein.
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Happy day eh! and what we got now?
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Ami Whinehouse and Lady Gaga. The mind boggles
BertHigginbottom 1 year ago 2
it's true she is lovely and really great but he is just wonderful, and to me his voice just conveys so much much more. makes me nearly cry
geminiroks 1 year ago
Richard Rogers wrote some of the finest songs for the musical stage and this probably the best.
iduefoscari 1 year ago 2
@iduefoscari I truly SECOND that. I don't call Rodgers and Hammerstein 'the big ampersand' for nothing.
Juliaflo 1 year ago
The most beautiful song ever written.....
PennTrafford 1 year ago
This is a great song! I'm singing the part that starts at 5:10 for an audition next week.
UtahDude13 1 year ago
Always a piece that inspires soul-searching...
Thank you for your time and effort that was spent here!
wee1belle2 1 year ago 2
beautiful lyrics, beautiful music, great actors :)
beefire05 1 year ago
has anyone seen this done by rene fleming and duane(not sure of his last name)?
coolidgepark 1 year ago
R.I.P. Gordon, Mere-z, and Bruce...
shanatoo 1 year ago
The most beautifully shot and most beautiful performance of the most beautiful ballad ever written in the greatest film musical of all time.
attyrsa 1 year ago
i had to sing this song for an audition and i started crying at first! this song always brings tears to my eyes, and it sounds cheesy but it is such a moving song!
Emarie083 1 year ago
@Emarie083 Not cheesy at all - it just shows your intense appreciation of and feeling for beautiful music and meaningful lyrics.
raymonda100 1 year ago
@Emarie083 Not cheesy at all. I'm a 59 year old male, and my tears are streaming down my face as I listen to this while writing to you.
Zeppolino100 1 year ago
Best musicals for songs, Carousel, 7 Brides F7B's, My Fair Lady, Les Mis., Oliver.
My humble opinnion of course.
rafhenlow 1 year ago
"Gulp"
buckskipper 1 year ago
What a beautiful look into the past! There is nothing like this today. There isn't much interest in this type of real talent and quality anymore. It's such a shame. I am glad that I can still appreciate these musicals. Rodgers & Hammerstein and Lerner & Lowe were the best.
mclacek5 1 year ago
My Father and Mother on their honeymoon in 1947 stayed at The Hotel New Yorker and saw the original Broadway Show and cast-John Raitt, (Bonnie Raitt's dad), as Billy, my beautiful father said "he was transported to another world..." It was their favorite musical all their lives. My father who was a truly a heartfelt singer, and my mother would always ask him to sing "If I Loved You."
thanksforthemusic 1 year ago
thanks the two most beautiful voices of the 50s look up if i loved you the reprise omg so beautiful
renak4691 1 year ago
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What an absolutely brilliant performance of a brilliant performance. This made my otherwise boring evening special. It brought me to tears.
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bkent0001 1 year ago
What an absolutely brilliant performance of a brilliant performance. This made my otherwise boring evening special. It brought me to tears.
Barbara Kent, author
SUCCESS In the Word of the Masters
bkent0001 1 year ago
This is a beautiful song, a wonderful movie. Thanks for this post.
necktieguy1 1 year ago 2
*sigh* It's a shame something like this could never be made today.
xemxi142 1 year ago 4
Love love love. Thank you for sharing this!
WaltzingMtilda 1 year ago
an absoulte classic .i love shirley jones and im a teenager .i iwsh more people my age apprricated films like this.
Ballerinabbz 1 year ago 115
@Ballerinabbz Oh I just adore old musicals, and I'm a teenager as well. I really grew up watching The King and I, Seven Brides for Seven Brothers, GiGi, and My Fair Lady while my friends all watched Nickelodeon. It's great there are other young people out there who feel the same way.
broadwaybumblebee 1 year ago
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broadwaybumblebee 1 year ago
@Ballerinabbz I was the same when I was a teenager- eventually you'll find someone who appreciates it too. My best friend and I now get all of the Rogers and Hammerstein movies and sing along when we come back from university.
silverlightbeam 1 year ago
Me too...but then we are two already..:)
EnchantedMind0 1 year ago
@Ballerinabbz o i love it,im 18 and we are doing this as our school play,this song is really romantic,:)
xXxMyEverything92xXx 1 year ago
@Ballerinabbz I am a teen too and I appreciate these films. : )
dazzlekiss123 1 year ago
@Ballerinabbz, I am a teen too and I appreciate these films. : )
dazzlekiss123 1 year ago
@Ballerinabbz I completely agree
SouthernLulabelle 1 year ago
@Ballerinabbz me too.
laurarox01 1 year ago
@Ballerinabbz yeah it is a real shame tbh, todays teenagers think this stuff is soppy and corny... and I'm 25!! i grew up with these musicals since 1985!!
tatulover01 10 months ago
@Ballerinabbz Good for you, when I was a teenager which wasn't long ago, I loved Shirley Jones too! You just know how to appreciate the good things in life. It's good for people to broaden their horizons and try new things.
amsellner 10 months ago
@Ballerinabbz I do!
stephenburtondepp 9 months ago
@Ballerinabbz I totally agree!!! I am a teen too, and I love these old musicals. They r beautiful.
susie894 8 months ago
Shirley Jones on was one of the most underappreciated Opra singers. She sou sing and range.
debnuc55 1 year ago
They sure don't make the movies like this anymore. Lovely. Thanks for uploading.
belladeballe 1 year ago
One of the most beautiful tunes.
13notejazz 1 year ago