Candide - 12 I am easily assimilated (The Old Lady's tango)

[Sheherezade27]

lupwned.

[14921960]

@JCChotocruz: Thanks for the geography lesson. But this is musical comedy, not geography or sociology. Presumably people in Mexico, Argentina, and Spain have a sense of humor and love of whimsy that would let them enjoy these absurdities in the witty staging of this marvelous song. Do YOU enjoy this?

[JCChotocruz]

Please people:

1) People DO NOT wear Mexican sobreros in Spain

2) Tango is from Argentina NOT SPAIN

[NeuwirthFan]

like. comment. share. subscribe. scream "I LOVE PATTI!". and put a heart at the end <3

[Bigman240]

Patti's got problems with pitch

[BallintheJack1]

Am I the only one who doesn't like her?

[BenMcCormack91]

I think she was actually made for this part. Which is weird, because she does everything well.

[zzzut]

Patti LuPone IS Broadway! Love her to death! Funny fact: She says "I am Spanish" while she dances an Argentinian tango with guys wearing Mexican sombreros!

[rhiready]

"I'm suddenly Spanish!" :D

[Transoxiana94]

Oh, my gosh, this is GREAT! Wonderful voice, gorgeous accent, and she acts and dances so well!

[MegaGum1]

and the Old Lady is supposed to be sexy. Ms Patti can do that shit in spades

[broadwayloverny10]

This is something that you can watch over and over and over and never stop laughing..I know I have. This is what made me become a fan of Patti's my favorite part being 2:51 - 2:57 xD rofl This whole routine is nothing but hilarious :)

[thefamilyname1]

Julie Andrews is mine i love her but his is a good one

[crazysinger111]

her performance was fabulous :D

[allisonfox94]

her performances are just so fun to watch! shes an easy character to love :)

[crazysinger111]

the spanish people just love her don't they. hehehe especially the one who gave her the rose. :P

[gretchenamspinnrade]

I love Chenoweth's "Glitter and be gay", but this beats it!! :-)))

[mefeetbecold]

Squeegeebeckenhiem? Lorelei Gilmore gave you these lyrics? ;)

[bmc102392]

i'm adding this to my list of dreamroles...

[sensobrando]

Maravilloso. Muy divertido y muy bien cantado. Pero es una pena: los mexicanos son mexicanos, los españoles, españoles. Lástima ese vestuario mexicano. Es totalmente erróneo.

[kalindoscopy]

americans don't know the difference

[AutumnToSpring]

I want to hear her speaking more German c:

Love this clip .. dancing and singing (and LOOKING) like this at the age of .. 59 (?) is just INCREDIBLE !!

[wenarto]

mexican is not the same as spanish, but great performance

[Ivilinpl]

me sale una hernia jajajajajaja

This is crazy! awesome too!

[MsJohannaRoseBarker]

Patti LuPone is amazing! love her!

[tianicolea23]

rofl.

love patti.

she was great in this show.

i love when they try to pick her up.

xD

[evitaperon88]

Oh, how I love the Lupone.

(Also, I WANT THAT COSTUME!)

[TIFTTofficialchannel]

she can sell anything. she's just the best <3

[aifar]

what a incredible performance hahaha

[nickles8189]

not a fan of all of her interpretations of some of the pronunciation or pitch inflection, but she's really funny to watch :-)

[TheAmazingFlub]

I'm gonna run you over with my car.

[Mayrox12]

wth XD

[emanuelrp]

Me muero me sale una Hernia jajajaja

[nevado3]

Genial!

[mcrlover101]

-grins- I love Patti Lupone.

[Chastalard]

Isn't she wonderful!!! One of a kind!

[eastzoe]

i cant seem to stop watching this song its so funny and patti is so amazing you jsut cant help it

[MatchingExterior123]

i love patti :)

[imbored1996]

haha i kinda hate the way she says assimilated but it gives her a paiza accent hahahahaha

[AriesModerator]

Patti shines! A true enduring talent!

[Selendomono]

is the characters name the old lady or do you just not know the name.

[tatyrules12]

no its the characters name

[doctor52893]

patti is as beautiful as ever even as an old woman

[VivaLaMerman]

okay, i love patti as much as the next person...but she's not a looker. definitely

and i like her here, but it never really helps that patti never exactly dictates well while singing especially with the mix of languages and the wit of the lines

[tatyrules12]

out of this costume she is

and when she was younger she was crazy hot

so i dunt know what ur smokin dude

[chochanggurl]

I personally think that she's stunning =/

[CuriositysCat]

As do I. And I think she's gorgeous here.

[CuriositysCat]

And am the only one who seriously wants her costume?

[outoftheshadows09]

No. I want it too. I'd wear it, even to the market!

[manthasagittarius]

@CuriositysCat No, no . . . not the only one. The only thing better than the way it looks is the way it moves.

[asisecanta]

Although I love Luppone, this seems not as spontaneous as Christa Ludwig's version with Bernstein conducting. On the other hand, the tempo is too fast. So, 4/5.

[tatyrules12]

i wanna dance with patti

tht wuld be so fucking awesome

i would die after i did

but happily :D

i loves patti

[Selendomono]

this is the second ugliest costume shes ever had (the first is passion) but the talent is so great!

[tatyrules12]

no the costumes in passion were gorgeous the makeup was bad

but i didnt think she looked tht bad in passions, she just looked sleepy, you cant make patti look ugly unless u put like prosteics(sp?) on her, shes too amazingly beautiful

[wickedphant0m]

God I freaking love Patti.

Do you have Make Our Garden Grow?

[ALYSSZ]

Ofcourse I have :) I'll upload the whole show (including the dialogues) as soon as I'm returned from my holidays.

If you want to, you can send me a PM, and I can send you the link where you can download the whole concert, so you don't have to wait 'till I'm back :)

[anniesdreaming1]

@ALYSSZ Just wondering, but are you planning on continuing with just the individual songs?

[NeuwirthFan]

@ALYSSZ can i have that link please???

[XFirebirdVX]

this part must have been so fun to play...im jealous

[BaileyOnBroadway]

This song is amazing ..

Patti is amazing ..

and my mom's boyfriend thinks Patti looks like a man too .. I just don't see it .. she is soooo pretty! Well.. maybe not here so much but really Patti LuPone beautiful!

[tatyrules12]

i think its jsut cuz of the makeup because i think shes GORGEOUS! she doesnt look 59 at all when i read that i was like no way u have to be joking and when she was 30 and she did Evita she looked like she was 18! she has like the power to defy age

[ALYSSZ]

That's so true! And imagine yourself singing and dancing like that when you're 59.. Patti is amazing ^^

[tatyrules12]

i love her shes my idol like i have other favorite performers but her and shoshana bean are my idols,isnt that like a weird mix?

[ALYSSZ]

Shoshana is amazing too! ^^ Although I never seen her live :(

[BaileyOnBroadway]

Gosh, yes. She is beautiful.

she is my like .. girlcrush LOL.

That sounds a bit weird but yeahh...

I still can't believe Evita and Life Goes On .. i never knew she was really 40 when she did that show. She just doesn't look like it at all.

[tatyrules12]

lol she might be mine to and im 12!

shes just indescribable

amazing doesnt even do justice

i need to see her in gypsy or i may die

i have a video of a character book im making her if i see gypsy for my birthday im gunna give it to her how weird is that im giving her a gift for my birthday oh well, she deserves it

[BaileyOnBroadway]

WOW yeahhhh.

i'm 16 lol

nooo i would give her a gift if i could think of something worth giving her.

I mean .. cause she is just soooo perfect.

[sexybookworm10]

haha don't feel bad i have a major girlcrush on La LuPone as well.

[katemuffinn]

Wow, Patti is so amazing. I just love her.

[foreverjynxed]

You have got to love Patti Lupone!!! :D

[PinkIcing7]

Patti LuPWN indeed.

[tatyrules12]

lol that my like saying thing and my friend knows im obsessed with her so she says it and im like "UR NOT ALLOWED TO SAY IT UNTIL UR OBSSESED WITH HER" and its really not hard to get obsessed with her cuz shes so amazing

[ImperfectlyPerfect2]

This DVD is so great; It's definitely worth buying. Patti is so amazing as the Old Woman!

[laughsingdance]

Actually, The Old Lady was written for a Mezzo/Alto. And that is Patti Lupone not a tranni. She is just powdered up for the role.

[hanna2994]

u do no thats a bloke hes a tranni

[foreverjynxed]

It's Patti Lupone, you meanie-head!

One of the greatest women ever on broadway.

NOT a tranni!

:D

[hanna2994]

excuse me i didnt no so YOU stop being a meenie cuz she looks a bit like a man so sorrry!

[foreverjynxed]

Okay, calm down.

I understand.

(I was just poking a little fun at you mistaking Patti Lupone for a man... It's pretty hilarious. :D I apologize if I came off a bit rude)

[guitarmy039]

In some versions that I've heard, the Old Lady is treated as a very high soprano, but I like the way it is in this production as more of a mezzo-soprano/alto.

[sonqualnave]

Wonderful!

[x3MamaRose]

omg i love her!