Down With Love - Audra McDonald

[fabriciomartinesalve]

Nossa, estou passado, ainda melhor que a versão original. Abaixo o amor já.

[broadwaytamn]

Personally, I would say this is my favorite version if I were to compare it to Judy Garland and Barbra Streisand's renditions.

[emkingston100]

is there any sheet music available for this version?

[comactortony]

I did D W L in DRAG @ the JUNGLE lounge in Nashville TN. In a BLACK BEE-HIVE wig, a torn & tattered wedding dress and tons of mascara running down my face! it was an off-the-beaten-path, a few blocks up from Broadway where all the honky-tonks where. so quite often the BIG guys whould slip on down the road and check out a drag version of Minnie, Dolly or Patsy Cline! Reba & Wynnona used go there so did Merle Haggert and his posse..well everybody has @ one time or another

[ImmaMink]

You know what? I don't care for this..sounds like a lot of screaming (belting) but mostly screaming. Some of the notes even sound a little off; either over or under the intended note. She may be great in a broadway show, a good singing actress, but I'll take Barbra or Celine any day for everyday listening. Oh, and Liza, while her voice isn't as "good" as Audra's, Liza is one hell of a performer. I'll take her too.

[simplyme78]

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[Annabear2628]

its hard to tell wich is better her or judey but i think judey is

[dandy166]

Whow, When I first heard this at :"Live at the Lincoln Center" I flipped. Man, what a voice!

[Falln4DarkAngel]

I think...that this is the soundtrack of my life xD

[blahq123]

LOVE LOVE LOVE it and her so so much

[ajamesu]

Simply amazing.

What are the names of the songs that she quotes?

[Ramsgate15]

@ajamesu i could pick out my man from funny girl

mister snow from carousel

call the whole thing off from i dont know what

[halaluani]

@jnetusil Broken ribs will make one gasp for breath when singing.... LOL, I don't think she needs to learn anything. As Evilqueen1985 pointed out, it's good enough for 3 Tony awards (the 4th was for a play w/o music). I'll add 2 Grammys to that in 2009 for Best Opera Recording & Best Classical Album. I think she has less to learn than you do, lol. You may not be able to wrap your brain around it, but it's good enough to be highly respected in the industry and nail these awards.

[Evilqueen1985]

I love when people post comments about how whomever is in the video can improve their performances. Im just thinking out loud here, but if you all know how to sing it better shouldnt you be at Carnegie Hall? Oh and maybe have 4 Tony awards under your belt... But I could be wrong about that...

[tggold]

@Evilqueen1985 Probably because by extroverting their thoughts they learn something from the performance. As singers we are taught not to impersonate voices we admire because we will copy the good and the bad. There is no such thing as a perfect voice that ever lived. A person's accomplishment does not suddenly prevent them from being able to make a flaw. Furthermore there are many people out there with "abnormal" instruments that can get away with improper phonation (ie: most famous belters).

[lethel4444]

there is no comparison, it's a different style; each one of us has our own preference; no good or bad; ususally the original version or the most popular version is favored; oaky and the emotion may be different and not so appealing to the average audience

[hesstgmc]

A perfect example of venturing too far out of one's repertoire. Good voice, but WAY too controlled for this song. Watch Streisand at 21 on the Judy Garland Show for a few pointers, Audra. Reminiscent of Liz Torres (the resident Puerto Rican on All in the Family) who made a brief comic career after that show's demise by intentionally interpreting disco tunes of the time ala Beverly Sills, except Audra was apparently serious here. Nauseating.

[bmc102392]

@hesstgmc too controlled? did you even watch from 3:09 on? she rocked it. Though I do love streisand's rendition, I personally think this is brilliant.

And I don't know how "Audra" and "nauseating" could be used in the same thought unless it's: "It's nauseating how much I love Audra McDonald"

[TyTripleThreat]

Ms. McDonald, you are everything.That is all.....

[ddsdbp]

oh shit, nvm who am I fooling, I can not learn this in 2 weeks lol.

[HeavyEmmy18]

Audra looks seriously PISSED in this song. Love it!

[HeavyEmmy18]

Audra looks PISSED. I love it!

[cammicty]

Sorry, I love Heather Headley, but this was just Okay for me, I've heard it sang to many times by some of the greats!

[DannyHiggs]

Basically my favorite performance of this song. And definitely one of her best.

[wickedlizzie09]

sounds like she went for more the barbra feel to it. that was great :]

[slimjem0]

Is it just me or does she sound like MIKA at 3:17??

great voice bad song choice

[CrazyGood88]

Sometimes you gotta get UGLAY with a song! Love the deliverance! She Is Queen!

[pudgeuncle]

Love Audra but parts of this look like a mental breakdown.

[hop208]

@pudgeuncle I think that was the point.

[nrusso42]

thanks for posting this - I absolutely love this every time I see it!!!!

[francinemegan]

She kind os sounds like Barbra Striesand

[veronihika]

I thought this song was Judy Garland's, but anyhow, Audra bats it out of the stadium!!! she's absolutely great!

[jlow121]

I will be within arms reach of her at Hale Center Theater Orem on July 6th. I'm in denial.

[kenjamin991]

The Queen! She KILLS this song!

[alexmz123]

Audra has always professed to love Streisand. But Audra brought the house down in her own style with this Streisand song. Amazing Audra!!!

[Mikmoo]

I used to watch this DVD every night for a good 4 months! Love this performance!!

[agrainne24]

that's so cool in most of this song audra seems to be paying tribute to barbra with the way this song is arranged and singing bits of the music that makes me dance and my man, genius and well sung audra!only knew of her from watching private practice but man can she sing!

[River166]

This is powerful.

[Silvete]

lol. she is awesome!

[ThatGeorgiaBoy]

Audra...hey Audra.....................call­ me.

[lilithmoon1979]

you cannot compare barbra streisand with audra!! audra is schooled classically and barbra isnt and audra shows it... don't get me wrong, i am a huge fan of barbra streisand but you simply cannot compare voices and techniques as barbra and audra are 2 way diffrent kind of singers...

[cammicty]

@lilithmoon1979 Can't compare Barbera wth Audra 2 different singers, there is no one who could sing this better than Barbera! She was very sloppy in the middle of the song. Im a perfectionist when it comes to music and she is great but she'd never have passed the test to get into broadway with this version, they were perfectionist then. Barbera would and did blow his out the water on so many different levels. Now she has the soul, FYI Barb went to school 4 voice with one of the best teachers.

[MrRedFredSaid]

@cammicty - audra has her own style. She's getting the meaning of the lyrics across without overwhelming the listener. Her voice is good and powerful without being too much. And it's not that often we get to hear a soprano interpreting this music. And live music is not about perfection. If you want that, buy a studio produced cd where every nuance is obliterated by OVER production. Cheers.

[magicfunk151]

@cammicty Need I tell you that Audra did in fact study voice at Juilliard?

[carr0760]

@cammicty Barbra Streisand took a total of 1 voice lesson in her entire life. She talks about it in many interviews. She went once, disagreed with what they tried to teach her and never went back. Audra has a degree in classical voice studies from Julliard. Julliard! Not to mention the fact that she HAD gotten into broadway and has 4 Tony wins and 2 Nominations to prove it.

I love them both for both similar and different reasons. 2 of the best voices of all time.

[cammicty]

@carr0760 She can sing I'm not denying that, but Barbera blows her out the water when it comes to singing this song. Also, her Tony's and Nominations could never stand to Barbera's! Many people study at Juliard, just because one studies there, does not make them the best. EX: Alicia Keys also studied there, but she's not as good as Audra, in my opinion, she shouts more than she sings. Her piano playing, well I've set in auditions, with young Asian children who play better. Audra does sing well!

[MrMerrick1]

@cammicty so true my friend

[mtforever16]

Absolutely incredible!

[respectthequeendom]

how do i find this arrangement who was the musical director

[book021296]

@respectthequeendom Well, if you mean on iTunes, Audra McDonald is copying Barbra Streisand's version of the song, so look up 'Barbra Streisand Down With Love'.

Hope this helps.

[bradshaw5678]

@book021296 @respectthequeendom yeah the CLOSEST version is in Barbra's latest songbook. But Audra uses Mr Snow and Let's Call the Whole thing off...makes it slightly different. You can use Babs' version and get a good transcriber to make up the difference. It's been on my list of things to do for a while now. lol. I want it BADLY.

[nisuperman]

Maybe the next Ella Fitzerald, great rendition!!

[majixone77]

I love this song and her version is exceptional

[stuyone]

She should stick to classical. She is not a belter and this does not sound great. I'd rather hear Streisand any day and I believe she is overrated as well.

[book021296]

@stuyone I agree. I think she puts too much head voice into it, and she sounds like an opera singer.

[teddybears1232001]

@book021296 She does but she did study to be an opera singer in high school and it's been known that she prefers the classical tone above other styles.

[carr0760]

@stuyone Wow...you must not be familiar with her Broaway work. She has multiple Tony awards to show otherwise. This woman can belt better than most!

[scoll032]

I do love this version, and this song, especially on Valentine's Day! lol Audra is fabulous, as always!

[Lisa246861]

Down with cupid! BANG!...hahahaha

[Dani257]

I love that part.

[SMINOR1]

I really LOVE this version of this song! Her facial expressions are the best! She sings with so much feeling!

[enolamsamoht]

She looks good in black.

[only4miami]

oh...........my............GOD­!!!!!

[civicplayer]

That was frickin amazing!!!

[underzero13]

EASY!!! EASY Girl!!!  LMAO!!!

[underzero13]

Gave her 5 Stars for the Good laugh!!! :-D

[billyboylb]

ick

[Lauterstein]

Fantastic...Amazing!

[ajamaicanparadox1]

Wow, her voice is splendid!

[girlisciousness09]

amazing amazing tribute to BARBRA, especially the medley she went into at 2:25 and yet she came up with her own style, i love it love it love and im sure Barbra would be grateful, i love Audra!

[dandy166]

The latest is she's divorcing her musician husband. Available soon in a theater near you. Ha ha Just kidding

[MirandaHopeYaLikeIt]

shes ah-ma-zingggg

[ixion86]

Absolutely fantastic!

[wackydmasta1]

Audra is only renewing Barbra's songs becuz they were about to die i think itz a good thing

[sorryman105]

Maybe not die, atrophy more like.

[AtLastOnTheGround]

3:19 -- Whoa. That was FIERCE!

[kauffman1970]

those upbeat final minutes are a 'tribute' to barbra streisand's interpretation. I like audra, but i do think it odd that she does so much barbra imitation - the duet with patti lupone that mimics barbra and judy, the substantial use of barbra's early recordings. Barbra's versions weren't original, but how many other people have recorded 'a sleeping bee' and 'any place i hang my hat is home' and 'down with love'... I like audra a lot, but again just find it odd.

[halaluani]

I sing this type of music and sing all these songs -- as do others I know who sing these genres. A good song is a good song. I don't think it's accurate to say Audra imitates Barbra. What you could say is that she sings some of the same songs. But, even at that, it's really very few she sings. You just happened to notice these few.

[furiozara]

Superb!

[mariah17]

I love that she brought her own vocal style and training to the song. You can hear the classical/opera training, yes her musical charm and acting also comes through. I have yet to hear Audra sing something poorly.

[Misty15big]

haha me too :) even when she sings a song that I'm not particularly fond of she still manages to make me love it :D

[Metanin]

Eh, I seriously doubt it's a matter of her classical/opera training. She can sing like everyone else, but she chooses not to. Almost single-handedly she formed her own nitch in vocal music which is sort of like new classical. It's difficult to identify this type of singing style, especially for this song, with anyone else. Especially not Barbra. This is why Audra is amazing.

[osahju914]

i understand that...i just wish she did it jazzier...

[machinegunvibrato]

ALL HAIL MS. MCDONALD

[WeddingsByHope]

Supurb! Excellent Soloist indeed.

[ffgape]

Wow.....simply amazing!!!!

[mikyla213]

HAHA BANG

[laralovesmusic1]

3:05 hahaha "DOWN WITH CUPID!"

[nikorando]

DIVINEEEEEEE!!!!

[Magamaguitam]

What a beautiful velvety soulful voice!!!

Really, I'm thrilled! Loved the great musical accompaniment as well¡¡¡

Thank you!!!

Cheers from Mexico City!

Mine ;-)

[ARaeOfSunshine]

I love the Streisand shout out. Bringing in the history of the song.

[GenLovesBroadway]

This is amazing; sung with real feeling, heart-break and resentment. The lyrics suit this kind of slower rendition more than they do a peppy version, I think.

[711luvAquaatmall]

I loved her in Annie! She's amazing!

[studdd22]

omg me too..she is so sexy and talented

[tokyolover86]

She's inspirational!

[sweetmelodies90]

Love ittttt!!!!!!!

[KillerQueenFan99]

haha "down with cupid BANG!"

[amandap228]

Does anyone know where I can get sheet music to this version???  I'm willing to pay or trade!

[RachelAS09]

Can anyone tell me where to find the lyrics for this version of the song? Or can you just tell me what the words are at about 3:10-17?

[smilnsinger5]

that would be "Mister Snow" by Rogers and Hammerstein.

[RachelAS09]

Thanks. That's what I thought.

[brdwybnd08]

i don't care if he's young, sea-faring,

bold and daring,

not too sure about the rest of that little thing lol..

[quackjack123]

I love how she can sing jazz with a classical voice type. it's absolutely beautiful.

[pamphilia]

That's what serious CLASSICAL TRAINING can help true talent to do. Barbra is of course also amazing, but never had classical training.

And why haven't they let her sing on Private Practice? The only reason I watch that crap is because she's so awesome.

[nclysander]

Lucky!

[opossum765]

holy crap!! she's bloody amazing!! got goosebumps at the end.

[veronica896]

oooooommmmmmmgggggggggggg AMAZING!!!!!

[AmorMuse]

I love Audra McDonald! she is a beautiful and immensley talented Artist/Singer!

[vinceinelkins]

ok, i am gonna say it one time, BETTER THAN BARBARA

[nclysander]

I prefer it too. Now let's duck for cover.

[a1054893]

yep i think its better than barbras verison too!

[followtheherdtoo]

dito

but anonymously

[mariah17]

i agree!!!!!

[book021296]

@vinceinelkins it BARBRA, only 2 a's. If you're gonna say something like that, you should at least spell their name right.

[wariolover]

oh okay cool. thats fun.

[Tavie1918]

does anyone know where i can download this version of the song??

thanks :D

[OBCBW]

HOLY CRAP!!!!! She can do anything!!!!

[90viclee]

i like the idea where she suddenly put in down with love with the rest of barbra's songs, 1. the music that makes me dance, 2. he touched me, 3. my man and then she goes back with "down with love..." i wonder anyone noticed that...

[Malzziz]

So amazinggg!

Love her working in Mister Snow there.

[wariolover]

she never wears her wedding ring i noticed.

[halaluani]

Perhaps you're assuming too much. Is it established that she HAS a wedding ring?

[wariolover]

yes of course. she has been married since 2000. she has one because she has it on in some pictures. but rarely when she performs.

[halaluani]

I know she's married. I was merely questioning if anyone has ever seen a ring. I know a number of people who are married and don't have rings.

[wariolover]

oooooooooooooh oh yeah she has a ring. she wears it in pics sometimes. like if you google some of her images you can see it but its real rare. i truly doubt if her and her husband make all of that money and she not have aring. haha.

[dudewheresmydignity]

this could have been prior to her marraige.

[wariolover]

nope. they were married in 2001. i think this was in 07

[dudewheresmydignity]

no, she looks way too young for it to be so reasoned. i don't know, i'm just guessing.

[dudewheresmydignity]

i meant *recent.

[wariolover]

im sure its after 2001. she doesnt look that young that it could be befroe then.

[melliottmartin]

delicious

[sunrisesunset51]

HOLY CRAP. O_O

HOLYCRAPHOLYCRAPHOLYCRAP.

Her head voice is so great, sometimes we forget about her belt!

DAMN!

[JunkE4Theatre]

loooove it

[verbena04]

could she be any more beautiful? in voice? in body? GOD!

[stlsugamama20]

This song is hilarious!! I love it and Audra!

[shortbreadfinger]

she has a beautiful head of hair lol and shes just amazign all around

[MuskokaGirl]

Audra has such an amazing set of pipes!! Once she does a song, no one else can top it = D

[risaroo55]

Thank you soo much for bringing this back!! This is my favorite Audra video! She rocks this song.

[Javaisreve]

YAY!!! It's back! I've been waiting for this since your BestArts account was deleted. Thank you so much, I love Audra, especially here!