Mandy Patinkin - South Pacific - Carefully Taught

[SeeThinkFall]

I...I didn't think I could love him any more. and then THIS!!!!!!

[gfors]

Talented dude - not my cup of tea (snicker), but the song is great!

[0utlier]

Saw Mandy and Paul Ford this summer in concert - awesome! :-)

[ashbrauw]

i didn't know he can sing so beautiful

[YTsamNZ]

beautiful

[Una756]

Mandy's talents are never ending!

[TheGrey720]

Eat this racism! Pew pew pew!

[gormley14413]

This song always stuns me. It's about 30 seconds long, and sums the whole thing up.

I don't know why people think it's "hidden" though - South Pacific is a very anti-racist play, right from the opening.

[scratchingcat]

I am really missing a replay button for this video.

[CalJennings]

Great social insight by Rodgers and Hammerstein. If everyone could remember back into their early childhood, they'd remember having to be taught hate and prejudice. Then maybe they'd give it up.

[missbabyice]

Is he chopping wood with that hand?

[MrSunlander]

Wow! That's where he went! Fantastic.....

[buddy4life5678]

Holy shit it's Jason Gideon!!!!!

[INFINITEINDIGOCHILDE]

What a Message Hidden (not so much) in the Rogers and Hammersteins' Musical for South Pacific,now the real Lesson is if only we could All be not Taught to be like that in our everyday lives, hmm. Peace To All!

[Pearly056]

Wonderful Mandy. To all that have not, read the book Tales of the South Pacific by James Michener. Wonderful book, it would make a great movie..

[roch202020]

This is Glenn Beck and Rush Limbaugh's lullaby! Woa! Enjoy!

[wirklichdoof]

i didn't know he could sing :)

[333lovergirl]

The only complaint I have is he moves his hand a bit too much in the same movement. Otherwise it was a fantastic song that I'm sure R&H still smirk in their graves when someone sings it.

[hutjim58]

The best version of this song is Iain Matthews accapella rendition,check it out

[checkeredheart2009]

dude....i didn't mandy could sing like that....very cool :D

[TheShadowfox]

Neither did I!! He's great!

[checkeredheart2009]

wow....totally meant I didn't know :/ darn typing :(

[Sshelly34213]

This was a very bold song to write during the late 40s, early 50s.

[btmmannj]

It certainly was. But think about it for a moment and about how many of Rogers and Hammerstein's musicals sent out very strong messages dealing with racism, sexism, bigotry...in a way, I believe they pulled the wool over millions of peoples eyes. And R&H are probably still giggling.

[Sshelly34213]

Indeed, good for them.

[Onegurrrlrev]

@Sshelly34213 Whoever wrote it was ahead of their time.

[Sshelly34213]

@Onegurrrlrev I don't know, really thinking about what generation specifically had a problem with racism? JFK's generation who fought in WW2 was the one who allowed civil rights to occur and yet have been unfairly cast in an oppressive light for 50 years. Eisenhower was from a generation even older than the WW2 generation. So I don't think it was really "ahead of its time" as much as it seems from what culture pre-60s has been portrayed as.

[Sshelly34213]

@Onegurrrlrev I've noticed in cinema or tv, you always see the 50s portrayed as either evil and oppressive, or some golden era of America. In reality I think it was ahead of its time to the adults who remembered pre WW2 America and behind the times to those who didn't.

[youtubuzr]

@Sshelly34213 It's the unsung anthem of the Tea Party.

[gdmadix]

Where is the rest of the song? It was so true then and is just as true now. Hate is easily taught.

[TonyLouis9345]

Lyrics:

you've got to be taught to hate and fear

you've got to be taught from year to year

it's got to be drummed in your dear little ear

...

you've got to be taught to be afraid of people whose eyes are oddly made and people whose skin is a different shade

...

you've got to be taught before it's too late

before you are 6, or 7, or 8

to hate all the people your relatives hate

[EmpressEnterprises]

I could watch him for hours - Saw him live, about 14 years ago, and it was just he and a grand piano - two hours of delight! Thanks for posting!

[friendsfamilyaccount]

@EmpressEnterprises Me too - Paul Ford on the piano....saw him twice in NYC years ago. Just amazing!

[klickenpod]

he is so inspiring.. this is a gem!

[Sshelly34213]

OMFG its indigo(hope that's the right name) from The Princess Bride ghaa! that's so amazing!

[lexi0522]

Ingo....no Indigo

[Sshelly34213]

dude...we're both wrong lmao its actually inigo

[MORGAN999]

I have a request for all Mandy fans: Several years ago there was a TV tribute to Rogers and Hammerstein... Mandy sang Bali Hai. Does anyone have this recorded?

I was absolutely blessed to grow up close enough to Broadway to see many shows "original cast" as a kid... I love to be moved by the magic of the Theater! But I will say that Mandy singing Bali Hai at that tribute show was just as moving as anything I had ever seen live. I wept like a child, it was so beautiful! Anyone have this?

[TrajanGregory]

Funny it took nine months for a response ...

I do NOT have a copy, but I too wept with Joy not only for Mandy's amazing Bali Hai, but also because he sang this song so wonderfully - It was my introduction to the sensitivity of Hammerstein to racial issues, and how this message so powerfully exposed those who promote hatred as small minds and puny hearts.

I came here to see if I can find Brian Mitchell's "This Nearly Was Mine", which also broke my heart in it's sublime beauty and sadness ...

[Sunnyhappyday]

Love Mandy!

[Unklebillybob]

Fantastic! The recording for South Pacific, In London Thank you