Deanna Durbin - Goin' Home

[Chrisiant]

A crystal voice, and a song that always brings me to tears. May God bless you, Miss Durbin.

[mindspring57]

@Chrisiant Indeed the song has brought tears to many eyes. Another moving rendition of it occurred in April, 1945, in Warm Springs, Georgia, when President Roosevelt had died, and Graham Jackson played the music on his accordion and sang the words.

[samarian100]

I just think she's great!!

[mrskerriemeehan]

does anyone know wher i can get this version from, my nan really wants it.

[sisselfan]

This was beautiful. My favourites are Sissel and Deanna Durbin.

[cwfannumber1]

I don't know whos version I like more. Her version or Chloe Agnews version. her version is more operetic while Chloe's is more innocent

[mrsmagloo]

One of the very few pieces I can still play on the piano. I want this sung at my memorial service. Check out the Jane Froman version. This song always brings me to my news and into a pool of tears.

[Tenderness6]

@mrsmagloo I already choose Paul Robeson's version of Goin' Home during my memorial service, but I agree that Deanna Durbin's rendition of this song is beautiful as well.

[paulostroff99]

Dvorak would certainly approved of this! Brava!

[sebreathnach]

I remember her first as an actress; but,on reflection, I can see how she shared those extraordinary inner qualities of the Diva... Thank you.

[rajma]

Most famously feature in the movie The

Snakepit with Olivia DeHavelind

[MMLAlbri]

Her voice always gives me the chills. As a contemporary of Judy Garland what a pleasure to have 2 great voices at the same time.

[KSCrosby]

finally!

[reastarr]

when was this recorded?

[dominique777]

THE BEST OPERA SINGER OF HER TIME!

[talie1964]

She wasn't an opera singer. She was a film actress/singer.

[violinthief]

It depends on how you define "opera singer". If you mean the venue in which she performed, then yes, she was a movie singer. But if you are referring to the kind of songs she sang and the voice she possessed, then she definitely was an opera singer.

[paulostroff99]

violinthief- Bravo for you. The Met begged for her services when she was but a young teen,but that was not what she wanted. As for her voice-it was up there with the very best.

[montsyblackmadonna]

@violinthief You mean operatic singer !

[mypoetforever]

Great song.

[mypoetforever]

"sensational" is the songwriter and Deanna!

[divaesq]

the melody of this song is an old Scottish tune brought to the US by the Scots-irish immigrants, adapted by American slaves into a spiritual, picked up by Dvorak while living here, put into his New World Symphony. Full circle!

[sebreathnach]

Never heard that before... Sounds like a great story.... Can I ask you what your source is? I would just like to know it!

[farrarhound]

This was an original melody by Dvorak. No evidence has appeared that this melody existed prior to Dvorak's writing it.

[guitaress1]

Beautiful..love the New World Symphony

[paulostroff99]

Sensational!Thank you so much for posting this gem!

[texasoperastar]

A big thank-you. Any performance from our precious Deanna is always appreciated!

[WACOAGENTS]

Thanks for this. I was not sure if she had a recording of this. I'm happy to know it exists. She is/was wonderful. I say the movie clip is even more effective; to bad it wasn't finished as all her other songs in her movies were. This is a tribute to her acting as well as her singing IMHO. Thanks for sharing this audio.