She comes from an era where the stage was not miked. A performer stood square on the stage, and gave it to you full throttle filling the whole theatre with the power of their voice and personality. She was in her mid 70s here and she still had it. Wow!
For Livesteam45...You said: "Dedicated to President Obama.....Loser!" Does this valued clip on the great Ethel Merman have anything to do with politics? None that I can see, fool. Yet, you just had to open that empty head of yours and spew garbage (which I am sure you thought was witty). Get a life, open a book (even Cat in the Hat), expand your putrid mind and hopefully in the future; you will have something intelligent to say. That is not too difficult, is it? Though I am reserving doubt.Peace
@BearyHairy Dear HairyBeaver, Don't be so stupid. . With the right book LiveStream45,will know that everything is, in fact, connected to everything else. . May be you ought to be reading more books; when was the last time you went to your local municipal library? Probably years ago. . And another thing this isn't Ethel Merman it is Barbra Streisand. . Cheers. from, del-boy.
Ladies & gentlemen, this is divine talent from the start to the end of her long life. Bing Crosby called her, "The Mighty Merman," which I would say is an understatement of her talent. She, as this clip will attest, gave 110 percent plus to each & every performance. A pure, true chanteuse of energetic fire roared on by magnificent voice, music & song. Maestro Irving Berlin knew what he was doing when he handed scripts to this incredibly talented woman. Genius knew genius, as it were.Peace. Bear
Its hard to define whats makes Ethel so unique to modern audiences. Musical theater was the premier expression of American performance for decades and New York was its hub. Merman had the greatest talent begging to write and compose for her. She never failed to deliver, never flopped and was the surest gauge of what folks would pay to see. Operatic voices were a dime a dozen,,great actors worked as waiters, but she brought down the house in show after show for 40 years. Now define talent!
What a horrific orchestral arrangement.... OMG... does absolutely no justice to the song nor the artist....! Should have used the original orchestrations from GYPSY. There's nothing better than the original. This is like trying to reformulate the recipe for Hershey's chocolate or Heinz catsup!!!
Do you know what I find really rather irritating? When I come to listen to a piece of music, and I see people trashing artists like Madonna and Lady Gaga. Because you know what? I love it all. And I think that ANYONE who calls themselves a lover of music should at least RESPECT, all musicians. Past, present, and future, even if you don't like their music, or their fashion, or their voice (Although I would say that people who preach hate in their music do not deserve respect.) Thank you.
@Egsggum Thank you so much for saying this. I'd tried to express the same point to @Johndobbs1130, but it seems my view wasn't given clearly enough. To regard Madonna and Lady Gaga as somehow inferior, for seemingly no other reason that they came after Ethel Merman, is ridiculous. All three are musical powerhouses, worthy of our respect in their own right. Indeed, why someone would compare a musical legend like Merman with commercial artists like LG and Madonna is beyond me. It doesn't compute.
@Egsggum Except I don't believe its music if you're singing auto tuned over a computerized bass beat. Musicians are people who have actual musical talent playing actual music instruments, thus disqualifying most of today's pop artists.
@Egsggum What a Great and Dignified comment - i think this sums up everything i always wanted to say to all these people who come here to listen to Music and comment on Politics instead and mix the two together!!! Very well said indeed my friend!!!
I've never been a huge fan of Ethel - I just don't care for her performance and singing style. HOWEVER. I have great respect for the pavement she created for actors/actresses today. She is classic.
In all honesty - I never liked her voice, personality or stage persona. As, to me, she was always...'too much'.
BUT...she was a unique talent with lots of emotive power & commands the stage. Indeed: how many of today's 'stars' could still perform at this level in their old age?
There could never be any mistaking that voice! I don't know how old she was in this clip,but I gotta say,I defy any of the so-called 'stars' of today to be still doing what they do well into their 'old-age'. They sure could learn a helluva lot from true stars such as Merman.
Broadway lore has it that, after seeing her performance in "Girl Crazy," George Gershwin advised Merman to never take a singing lesson! He was concerned that lessons would destroy her unique talent.
Some of these comments crack me up. LOL For her day she had a VERY BIG VOICE! She had pipes, baby! She was one of the first ladies in entertainment to have serious PIPES.
@blue2765 you kind of have it wrong, Ethel merman was never trained was never accomplished she was a belter old school its about he emotion, and sheer noise level with merman and don't forget by this point she was really getting on a bit
Ethel Merman, Kate Smith, Judy Garland, and their ilk made it on raw talent and hard work. They were troupers of the first order. Also, they appreciated and respected their fans.
@Ignorance96 Wikipedia writes, her last performance was in 1982 in Carnegie Hall NYC (she died in 1984 by an Brain Tumor) maybe it is this performance. Well, you can think about her what you want, but shes the best lesbian Musical actress (who is dead) the best (not lesbian) actress is Patty LuPone (thats what i think *smile*) Being a succesfull actress for 52 years is really impresent to me! She was the Broadway Star all over this years! I Im Sorry for my bad english!
@michaelastreee I guess those 4 marriages and 2 kids were just a con to fool the public. What does lesbian have to do with anything. You are a sick puppy.
@michaelastreee I guess those 4 marriages and 2 kids were just a con to fool the public. What does lesbian have to do with anything. You are a sick puppy.
@hunkhk thats exactly what im thinking! Times change, and the way of singing too, in her age it was not usual to scream as much as the actresses (is this right???) do today (but i like this too)
@shaneopimpdog...based on your username I can see why you would think Lady Gaga is not trash. She may be talented, but she is promoting herself/himself as trash because that is what a degenerate public is asking for. She/he and Madonna like to sell their bodies as part of their act. I also think it is possible that the studio makes them sound better than they actually are. Trash-Lady?-Gaga vs. Class - Ethel Mermon
The only reason I can even think of for the five people who disliked this video is that they accidentaly hit 'dislike' when they went to his 'like.' Ethel Merman is a goddess.
My buddy Beni is in the first row...called me at like 2AM after this whole show; it was originally for Lorimar employees...I still have the whole thing somewhere.
She really still is the best at singing these types of stirring, emotional songs! No one can compare to her, even after all these decades since her demise! She was my Grama's favorite singer and is still the Broadway Gold Standard.
@johndobbs1130 who are you to say that Lady Gaga is trashy. What planet do you live on. She is a classy, smart, talented woman owns the world. You need to get you're facts striaght before you speak. Now dont get me wrong Ethel is amazing and I love her. But Dont dis others that you dont even know. You're a rat.
@johndobbs1130 ...why the heck would you put lady gaga or miley in the same sentence as classy? did they say they want to be classy? no need to be so judgmental and authoritative about how women should act, mister classy.
@johndobbs1130 Hah, Ethel Merman comes from a generation of people who performed for the love of art and culture, not just to show the world that they are the best and sell tons of record albums while being cheap and trashy.
@johndobbs1130 It's not always the artists' fault you know. Record companies are not interested in hiring modest people, young women especially are pressured to be provocative because sadly that's what sells.
I second that emotion! The late great Ms Merman had her faults (as we all do) but she had more talent in her little finger than many so called "stars" of today. A truly one of a kind talent....the most memorable voice Broadway has ever known. She was BORN to play Mama Rose.
@johndobbs1130 This is such historical-cultural elitism. You clearly equate more modern artists with the 'trashy' epithet, so more fool you. Madonna and Lady Gaga are, quite rightly, regarded as musical powerhouses for their musical creativity. Ethel Merman may be a better *singer*, but your labelling of the others as 'trashy' is woefully unsupported by fact. I love Ethel, Madonna *and* Gaga. The three aren't mutually exclusive. Broaden your mind.
@oxfordruse musical creativity? Really? Looks like porn to me. Naked writhing on the stage while you lip sync is not "powerhouse" musical creativity. Sorry.
@johndobbs1130 - I'm quite sure they're a lot more aware of the different female singers out there than you are. How about instead of trashing other people, just liking who you like?
@BayviewFinch who is "they"? Doesn't matter how many other female singers there are in the world... those who use sex instead of talent to sell their music qualify as "trashy".
@johndobbs1130 - Um... The singers you noted? Again, maybe it's better to focus on who you like as opposed to who you don't like. Anyway, I'm sure if Ethel Merman was around today, she'd have good things to say about the musical geniuses, Madonna and Lady Gaga. Isn't it nice to be both talented, and sexual?
What a voice! What a talent! No one could sing this song like the late great Ethel! The perfect "Mama Rose". A veritable force of nature! THANK YOU for sharing this delightful clip with us! :)
She didn't have a beautiful voice, but she was memorable, to say the least. Singing isn't always about making lovely sounds. The singer's job is to make people experience an emotion or feeling and Merman did that well.
@zolluuu Individuality is the earmark of success in show biz. Like Katherine Hepburn or James Cagney...when you hear Mermans voice..there is no mistaking who it is.
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SparkluMusicGoddess: Just goes to show how influential the industry is on a misguided public. They actually convinced an entire generation that this woman could actually sing, and they fell for it! Sheeeesh!
You realize that she figured out she had cancer a couple of days later then died like a couple of months later, she was one of the most famous broadway singers when she was young.
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RippleAffectMedia: She wasn't an old woman while in her heyday, and her singing was practically identical during the span of her career. I just can't understand why the pundits continued to shower her with accolades.
The greatest musical star ever. This has always been and always will be Ethel Merman's theme song. No one can take it from her. Gypsy was written for Ethel and nobody else can play that role like she does.
It's from the Broadway musical, "Gypsy" and Ethel was the star of it! If I remember correctly, she had a standing ovation every night -- deservedly!!!
@TheLuddgang My cat really did get scared when she sang. He was sleeping and when she came on TV he covered his ears and made a weird sound. I think it was the tone and loudness that scared him.
Now THIS is how it is done.
She comes from an era where the stage was not miked. A performer stood square on the stage, and gave it to you full throttle filling the whole theatre with the power of their voice and personality. She was in her mid 70s here and she still had it. Wow!
Lampshade51 1 day ago
Wow ... This was WONDERFUL!!
DavidVanP 1 week ago
When you heard her voice there was no confusion about who was singing.....she was one of a kind...and I miss her.
HankJDog 1 week ago
Mark of a great artist: she gets a standing ovation just for appearing.
o249s3 1 month ago
For Livesteam45...You said: "Dedicated to President Obama.....Loser!" Does this valued clip on the great Ethel Merman have anything to do with politics? None that I can see, fool. Yet, you just had to open that empty head of yours and spew garbage (which I am sure you thought was witty). Get a life, open a book (even Cat in the Hat), expand your putrid mind and hopefully in the future; you will have something intelligent to say. That is not too difficult, is it? Though I am reserving doubt.Peace
BearyHairy 1 month ago
BraunMannn 2 days ago
Everything's comin' up Milhouse!!!
DonnerParty1000 1 month ago
Ladies & gentlemen, this is divine talent from the start to the end of her long life. Bing Crosby called her, "The Mighty Merman," which I would say is an understatement of her talent. She, as this clip will attest, gave 110 percent plus to each & every performance. A pure, true chanteuse of energetic fire roared on by magnificent voice, music & song. Maestro Irving Berlin knew what he was doing when he handed scripts to this incredibly talented woman. Genius knew genius, as it were.Peace. Bear
BearyHairy 1 month ago
How the hell can she not start crying listening to her own voice? So beautiful!
Vikkio92 1 month ago
What year was this?
jamesthemaniac 2 months ago
One thing that I heard about Ethel Merman is that she insisted on being treated like a star. But when the curtain went up she was one.
meanwiddlekid 2 months ago
A standing ovation and she hadn't even started singing (:
LizzardArmstrong 2 months ago
Wow....She was just phenominal in everything she did. What an amazing human being.. RIP Ms. Murman, we love you.
moonshine2280 3 months ago
Diva! Sorely missed.
FeLiPe684 3 months ago
Its hard to define whats makes Ethel so unique to modern audiences. Musical theater was the premier expression of American performance for decades and New York was its hub. Merman had the greatest talent begging to write and compose for her. She never failed to deliver, never flopped and was the surest gauge of what folks would pay to see. Operatic voices were a dime a dozen,,great actors worked as waiters, but she brought down the house in show after show for 40 years. Now define talent!
BTURNER1961 4 months ago 8
Watch and learn, bitchez.
nandesneto 4 months ago 2
Let'er rip, baby
Brockett122 4 months ago
What a horrific orchestral arrangement.... OMG... does absolutely no justice to the song nor the artist....! Should have used the original orchestrations from GYPSY. There's nothing better than the original. This is like trying to reformulate the recipe for Hershey's chocolate or Heinz catsup!!!
dw4720 4 months ago
This is absolutely WONDERFUL! Bless her heart! She was a true legend and a true talent! Thanks so much for sharing this.
SanAntonioCrooner 5 months ago 2
I didn't say anything about working hard. Many of today's female singers appear to be wannabe porn stars. They work hard... at being trashy.
johndobbs1130 5 months ago
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Dedicated to President Obama.........Loser!
Livesteam45 5 months ago
@Livesteam45 I think you are on the wrong board.
Lampshade51 5 months ago
She was good in mad mad mad mad world
kylemcgrath14 5 months ago
Do you know what I find really rather irritating? When I come to listen to a piece of music, and I see people trashing artists like Madonna and Lady Gaga. Because you know what? I love it all. And I think that ANYONE who calls themselves a lover of music should at least RESPECT, all musicians. Past, present, and future, even if you don't like their music, or their fashion, or their voice (Although I would say that people who preach hate in their music do not deserve respect.) Thank you.
Egsggum 6 months ago 17
@Egsggum Thank you so much for saying this. I'd tried to express the same point to @Johndobbs1130, but it seems my view wasn't given clearly enough. To regard Madonna and Lady Gaga as somehow inferior, for seemingly no other reason that they came after Ethel Merman, is ridiculous. All three are musical powerhouses, worthy of our respect in their own right. Indeed, why someone would compare a musical legend like Merman with commercial artists like LG and Madonna is beyond me. It doesn't compute.
oxfordruse 2 months ago
@Egsggum Except I don't believe its music if you're singing auto tuned over a computerized bass beat. Musicians are people who have actual musical talent playing actual music instruments, thus disqualifying most of today's pop artists.
jamesthemaniac 2 months ago
@Egsggum What a Great and Dignified comment - i think this sums up everything i always wanted to say to all these people who come here to listen to Music and comment on Politics instead and mix the two together!!! Very well said indeed my friend!!!
Leo Statten Astor
TheOwlBerlin 1 week ago
how old was she here, cause that's one big forehead
jpaul0909 6 months ago
She's a pillar. I personally don't like her very much, I have to admit that, but I absolutely can't deny she's incredible :)
CaliCaliente00 6 months ago
SCTV brought me here. Andrea Martin!
BayviewFinch 6 months ago
She was quoted as saying " I just holler & hope my voice holds out!" " AMEN to that.
54jeanmarie 7 months ago
I've never been a huge fan of Ethel - I just don't care for her performance and singing style. HOWEVER. I have great respect for the pavement she created for actors/actresses today. She is classic.
melissamarie9597 7 months ago
I want her dress!
br04dw4ybaby 8 months ago
This doesn't even sound like she had a mic.
pinoyidol2006 8 months ago
@pinoyidol2006 Ethel never needed a mike. I am so blessed that I finally got to see her perform (albeit in Hello Dolly.)
gregsmithers 7 months ago
In all honesty - I never liked her voice, personality or stage persona. As, to me, she was always...'too much'.
BUT...she was a unique talent with lots of emotive power & commands the stage. Indeed: how many of today's 'stars' could still perform at this level in their old age?
I tip my hat to this lady of the theater.
19lfm12 8 months ago 2
@19lfm12 ...and she was 74 when this was filmed!
19lfm12 8 months ago
There could never be any mistaking that voice! I don't know how old she was in this clip,but I gotta say,I defy any of the so-called 'stars' of today to be still doing what they do well into their 'old-age'. They sure could learn a helluva lot from true stars such as Merman.
popazz1 8 months ago
She is the prototype of every Drag Queen - amazing voice -
anthonynewsome 8 months ago
Broadway lore has it that, after seeing her performance in "Girl Crazy," George Gershwin advised Merman to never take a singing lesson! He was concerned that lessons would destroy her unique talent.
jaiyinjing 9 months ago
Some of these comments crack me up. LOL For her day she had a VERY BIG VOICE! She had pipes, baby! She was one of the first ladies in entertainment to have serious PIPES.
bp0407 9 months ago
Thanks Airplane for introducing this fine woman to me.
Wildrage101 9 months ago
What a fabulous talent! And nobody had trouble hearing her up in the cheap seats!
steeelblu 10 months ago
The greatest ever! I had the great luck to see her live in Gypsy! It was advertized as the "Best Damn Musical on Broadway." And it was!!
greenstboy 10 months ago 2
The greatest ever! I had the great luck to see her live in Gypsy!!!
greenstboy 10 months ago
wow i got chills. and thatts wierd because i dont really like her voice, but shes so old and lightyears better than me.
silenthillmaster755 11 months ago
I understand what she has accomplished but I just dont get it. Her voice always seems off pitch.
blue2765 11 months ago
@blue2765 you kind of have it wrong, Ethel merman was never trained was never accomplished she was a belter old school its about he emotion, and sheer noise level with merman and don't forget by this point she was really getting on a bit
lottielovelife 9 months ago 2
My daughter just sang this song at a local talent showcase...it's still current and always classic!!!
AshybugsMommy 11 months ago
I love her brassy voice and I don't think we will see her like again!
onebaud 11 months ago
The old broad is a diamond real class I love her
richierichnumber1 11 months ago 3
God smiled......Merman Sang
The best of the history of this world
markarnold1963 1 year ago
20 to 30 years later shes still got it wow what a women
scott12061972 1 year ago
Ethel Merman, Kate Smith, Judy Garland, and their ilk made it on raw talent and hard work. They were troupers of the first order. Also, they appreciated and respected their fans.
skateboardgumby 1 year ago
what year is this?
Ignorance96 1 year ago
@Ignorance96 Wikipedia writes, her last performance was in 1982 in Carnegie Hall NYC (she died in 1984 by an Brain Tumor) maybe it is this performance. Well, you can think about her what you want, but shes the best lesbian Musical actress (who is dead) the best (not lesbian) actress is Patty LuPone (thats what i think *smile*) Being a succesfull actress for 52 years is really impresent to me! She was the Broadway Star all over this years! I Im Sorry for my bad english!
michaelastreee 1 year ago
@michaelastreee I guess those 4 marriages and 2 kids were just a con to fool the public. What does lesbian have to do with anything. You are a sick puppy.
idobelieveinfairies8 11 months ago
@michaelastreee I guess those 4 marriages and 2 kids were just a con to fool the public. What does lesbian have to do with anything. You are a sick puppy.
idobelieveinfairies8 11 months ago
Oh, thats Lieutenant Hurwitz.. He has severe shell shock... He thinks he's Ethel Merman...
Mathieu1903 1 year ago
6 people dont know how to appreciate class
hunkhk 1 year ago
@hunkhk thats exactly what im thinking! Times change, and the way of singing too, in her age it was not usual to scream as much as the actresses (is this right???) do today (but i like this too)
michaelastreee 1 year ago
@shaneopimpdog...based on your username I can see why you would think Lady Gaga is not trash. She may be talented, but she is promoting herself/himself as trash because that is what a degenerate public is asking for. She/he and Madonna like to sell their bodies as part of their act. I also think it is possible that the studio makes them sound better than they actually are. Trash-Lady?-Gaga vs. Class - Ethel Mermon
avtech31 1 year ago
When was this from
Akitarent 1 year ago
SHE GAVE TOTAL TRUST TO HER AUDIENCE AND GAVE US EVERYTHING SHE HAD - EVERY TIME --- AND WE LOVED HER BACK TEN-FOLD IN RETURN!
I CAN HEAR THAT VOICE FROM HEAVEN - GOD IS LUCKY :) Thanks Ethel xxoo
ssnoc 1 year ago 31
@ssnoc caps lock is stuck.........oh wait........you were trying to make a point and do it just to get thumbs up, sorry
dyerseve07 4 months ago
@ssnoc awesome comment!
chaksheba 4 months ago
still the best, true broadway noone else like her. I loved learning the songs she sang
MsChris1173 1 year ago 2
All there is folks!! Here we have America's finest Musical Theatre STAR!! It takes your breath away!
WE LOVE YOU MISS MERMAN!! The **GREAT AMERICAN REVUE** will tell your story!!
dancinman17 1 year ago 2
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themamagoatshow 1 year ago 2
How do you get a Standing O before you even start to sing? Only Ethel!
TheMightyJeffers 1 year ago
amazing - that voice! it's still there!
Smile6784 1 year ago
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microphone?...who needs a mic when you're ETHEL MERMAN
bpfoeva88 1 year ago
microphone...who needs a mic when you're ETHEL MERMAN
bpfoeva88 1 year ago 2
there will never be another Ethel Merman... the woman could belt it to the balcony without even trying..
caivan 1 year ago
A voice like a sonic boom. The one and only Ethel Merman.
primogennaio 1 year ago
1:43 for my homies
LAG8000 1 year ago
Such a powerful voice!
Tecfob 1 year ago
GO GREEN...
camper9080 1 year ago
@JerryBerryLover that is a tally different song, "roses turn"
gusthetheatrecat123 1 year ago
Wow she sounds amazing! What happened to the second part of the song? Wasn't there a when is it my turn don't I get a dream for myself part?
JerryBarryLover 1 year ago
She was in a class by herself!
CancunCharlie 1 year ago
The only reason I can even think of for the five people who disliked this video is that they accidentaly hit 'dislike' when they went to his 'like.' Ethel Merman is a goddess.
JRyanReichel 1 year ago
My buddy Beni is in the first row...called me at like 2AM after this whole show; it was originally for Lorimar employees...I still have the whole thing somewhere.
burleq 1 year ago
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fuck this ugly jew
BowToMySkill 1 year ago
such a strong scenic presence.. she was one of a kind!!!!
burreiro17 1 year ago
Which of today's performers can better the Queen?? None that I can think of...
009scottie 1 year ago 2
People can say what they will about her style and technique, but she sounds great for 74!
alextirrell 1 year ago
Lt. Hurwitz?
engelbertestrada 1 year ago
What a voice she had. And I can understand her! :)
pammyinlp 1 year ago 2
i liked her in the movie called Airplane!
PakaBubi 1 year ago
She was a lovely person. five stars*****
24kevinB 1 year ago 2
She really still is the best at singing these types of stirring, emotional songs! No one can compare to her, even after all these decades since her demise! She was my Grama's favorite singer and is still the Broadway Gold Standard.
kimberly72608 1 year ago
Wonderful. Enjoyed listening to her voice again!
rrbond07 1 year ago
Madonna, lady gaga, myley, and the other trashy singers should take a look to see what class is all about.
johndobbs1130 1 year ago 81
@johndobbs1130 AMEN TO THAT!!!!!
spokeshole 1 year ago
@johndobbs1130 who are you to say that Lady Gaga is trashy. What planet do you live on. She is a classy, smart, talented woman owns the world. You need to get you're facts striaght before you speak. Now dont get me wrong Ethel is amazing and I love her. But Dont dis others that you dont even know. You're a rat.
shaneopimpdog 1 year ago
@johndobbs1130 Lady gaga's actually legitimately talented, Miley.
Jamesscalise 1 year ago
@johndobbs1130 ...why the heck would you put lady gaga or miley in the same sentence as classy? did they say they want to be classy? no need to be so judgmental and authoritative about how women should act, mister classy.
missa21 1 year ago 2
@johndobbs1130 Hah, Ethel Merman comes from a generation of people who performed for the love of art and culture, not just to show the world that they are the best and sell tons of record albums while being cheap and trashy.
Katyusha666 1 year ago 3
@johndobbs1130 It's not always the artists' fault you know. Record companies are not interested in hiring modest people, young women especially are pressured to be provocative because sadly that's what sells.
PurrfectPeach 11 months ago
@PurrfectPeach Everybody has choices.
johndobbs1130 6 months ago
@johndobbs1130
I second that emotion! The late great Ms Merman had her faults (as we all do) but she had more talent in her little finger than many so called "stars" of today. A truly one of a kind talent....the most memorable voice Broadway has ever known. She was BORN to play Mama Rose.
JubalCalif 9 months ago
@johndobbs1130 This is such historical-cultural elitism. You clearly equate more modern artists with the 'trashy' epithet, so more fool you. Madonna and Lady Gaga are, quite rightly, regarded as musical powerhouses for their musical creativity. Ethel Merman may be a better *singer*, but your labelling of the others as 'trashy' is woefully unsupported by fact. I love Ethel, Madonna *and* Gaga. The three aren't mutually exclusive. Broaden your mind.
oxfordruse 6 months ago
@oxfordruse musical creativity? Really? Looks like porn to me. Naked writhing on the stage while you lip sync is not "powerhouse" musical creativity. Sorry.
johndobbs1130 6 months ago
@johndobbs1130 - I'm quite sure they're a lot more aware of the different female singers out there than you are. How about instead of trashing other people, just liking who you like?
BayviewFinch 6 months ago
@BayviewFinch who is "they"? Doesn't matter how many other female singers there are in the world... those who use sex instead of talent to sell their music qualify as "trashy".
johndobbs1130 6 months ago
@johndobbs1130 - Um... The singers you noted? Again, maybe it's better to focus on who you like as opposed to who you don't like. Anyway, I'm sure if Ethel Merman was around today, she'd have good things to say about the musical geniuses, Madonna and Lady Gaga. Isn't it nice to be both talented, and sexual?
BayviewFinch 6 months ago
@johndobbs1130 Axle Rose certainly has! His singing is obviously inspired by this classy lady.
qu1et 5 months ago
@johndobbs1130 You don''t have to diss people who work hard to get where they are to prove your point?
IDontShine423 5 months ago
What a voice! What a talent! No one could sing this song like the late great Ethel! The perfect "Mama Rose". A veritable force of nature! THANK YOU for sharing this delightful clip with us! :)
JubalCalif 1 year ago 4
She was so fantastic.
ashleysamoska 1 year ago 2
She kept her power and magic to the end. Thank you.
defancamp 1 year ago 4
Fantastic!
Larry33069 1 year ago
Oh how fantastic!! She was completely awesome.
blackpoolrok 1 year ago
this lady can sing. thanks Airplane for directing me here.
madeyemiller 1 year ago
A true great lady, she is awesome.
robertsafner 1 year ago
God...how we all loved her! I think I'd give my right arm to have seen her in "Gypsy"!
damone77 1 year ago 2
Oh... back in the days when musicals weren't second rate rock concerts... I miss the days of showtune like this... when musicals were still musicals!
kennyalancramer 1 year ago 2
Hahahaha I keep thinking about that scene in Airplane when the woman is sedated after being delusional and singing this lol
JerryBarryLover 1 year ago 2
marvelous!! one of the very few people who will get a standing ovation BEFORE a performance!
mysweetsmile23 1 year ago
I like the arrangement here better than Lansbury's, with the slow consideration of every line at the end.
44032 1 year ago
her amazing voice is still just as clear and powerful as it was 50 years before this performance. A true original!
cliffie23 1 year ago
amazing and great voice.
CARDUELIS999 1 year ago
Does anyone know what year this was? She still could belt it out!!!
MPL029 1 year ago
Beautiful!!Made me cry....
toxiccello666 1 year ago
Ethel Merman must have been quite disciplined to retain such a powerful voice
throughout her brilliant career. I compare her voice to the sun while I regard Mary Martin's voice as the moon.
Operalover12002 1 year ago
This song/performance should be the national anthem.
clarkewi 1 year ago
Shame they don't make em like this anymore (and they havn't for a long time!)-- great post --thanks
nycbbbco 1 year ago
what year was this?
ellicullab 1 year ago
@ellicullab 1982
filmmekker 1 year ago
She didn't have a beautiful voice, but she was memorable, to say the least. Singing isn't always about making lovely sounds. The singer's job is to make people experience an emotion or feeling and Merman did that well.
zolluuu 1 year ago 20
@zolluuu Individuality is the earmark of success in show biz. Like Katherine Hepburn or James Cagney...when you hear Mermans voice..there is no mistaking who it is.
MPL029 1 year ago
Old school class. ;)
screenwitch 1 year ago
No matter how old Ethel was, she could only sing one way.....GREAT!!!
dennydog10 1 year ago 3
Simply the greatest
consultgp 1 year ago
incredible! what a set of lungs on Ethel brava!
ginaswo 1 year ago
omigod shes amazing!! legand!! :) ethal merman is amazing...i love her
PrettyVFCgurrl 1 year ago
Wow!! Amazing projection!
To the naysayers - Ethel's voice has already passed the test of time, and does not need your endorsement.
windycityguy 1 year ago 2
I hereby ENDORSE Ethel Merman's voice.
madamerotten 1 year ago
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She "sings" terribly! Absolutely disgusting.
terrafirma91 1 year ago
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Disgusting is being too kind, terrafirma91.
She's total barb bag material.
What "roses"?? She's the vomit vixen.
SparklyMusicGoddess 1 year ago
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SparkluMusicGoddess: Just goes to show how influential the industry is on a misguided public. They actually convinced an entire generation that this woman could actually sing, and they fell for it! Sheeeesh!
terrafirma91 1 year ago
You realize that she figured out she had cancer a couple of days later then died like a couple of months later, she was one of the most famous broadway singers when she was young.
RippleAffectMedia 1 year ago 2
you should feel bad to insult an old woman like that, just goes to show you how mean you are.
RippleAffectMedia 1 year ago
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RippleAffectMedia: She wasn't an old woman while in her heyday, and her singing was practically identical during the span of her career. I just can't understand why the pundits continued to shower her with accolades.
terrafirma91 1 year ago
Wow. How old is she here?
GodslayerYuri 1 year ago
B R A V O !!!!!!
The Grande Dame of Broadway ,This legend really knew how to project to the audience ,the greatest voice . Ethel Merman ...forever
hlywdplayer 1 year ago 5
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hlywdplayer: The "greatest voice ever"? Please! You must be joking.
terrafirma91 1 year ago
The greatest musical star ever. This has always been and always will be Ethel Merman's theme song. No one can take it from her. Gypsy was written for Ethel and nobody else can play that role like she does.
tamarexxe 2 years ago 4
LOL I like that characature of her
CubicalGirl 2 years ago
Happy Birthday Ethel! You will ALWAYS be the Queen of Musical Comedy!
CapricornDavo 2 years ago 3
That old battleax could belt them out couldn't she........Loved her in Mad, Mad, World.....
pensacola321 2 years ago 6
What a singer even at the end! Rest in peace dear lady.
philip0460 2 years ago 5
Ethel was the queen of musical comedy and no one will ever fill her shoes!!!!!!
KayD1010 2 years ago 3
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Kellieannef 2 years ago
Ethel was a businesswonan with her voice -- other singers should follow her example.
KayD1010 2 years ago 4
Airplane
ConalCochran 2 years ago 2
Oh, God . . . Her voice was perfectly preserved. I mean, I'm shocked. She never lost it.
And did you see that standing ovation at the beginning? If nothing else, that made my holidays.
OldieMusicMan 2 years ago 15
THAT put the biggest grin on my face!!!
Bless her!!!
multuminparvo 2 years ago 5
Ethel Merman..THE "Grande Dame Of Broadway!"
KatradioNY 2 years ago 6
I love how her voice still has all that power, even so many years later.
moonstone1520 2 years ago 2
It's on a vinyl album, not sure if i can upload it, I will endeavour to do so...
TheLuddgang 2 years ago
I love Ethel! Nobody compares to her!
lalymaho 2 years ago 2
I have her singing "if i knew you were coming i'd;ve baked a cake"...... it scared my cat
TheLuddgang 2 years ago 3
what is that from and can u post it
rashen24 2 years ago
It's from the Broadway musical, "Gypsy" and Ethel was the star of it! If I remember correctly, she had a standing ovation every night -- deservedly!!!
KayD1010 2 years ago 4
@TheLuddgang My cat really did get scared when she sang. He was sleeping and when she came on TV he covered his ears and made a weird sound. I think it was the tone and loudness that scared him.
DaxShaw 1 year ago
The last of the great belters!
malgray2 2 years ago 3
and really the first - she was the beginning and the end of belting... the definition of belting.
juzzyfuzz 2 years ago
I always felt she sang with all the finese of a female truck driver. LOL!
Eschatus2 2 years ago 6
If you want to see female truck drivers, you need to see Rosie O'Donnell doing Grease!
jeffreysalley 2 years ago
LOL! I would, but going deaf is enough... I don't want to ALSO go blind! LOL!!!!!
Eschatus2 2 years ago
Broadway royalty, will we ever see another like her again?
Robert4770 2 years ago 34
@Robert4770 It's called Angela Landsbury, Bernadette Peters, Patti Lupone. They are not the Merm yet... but they are well on their way.
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