Nicole Kidman is like old hollywood actresses, she can act (Extremly good), she can sing (pretty damned good) and she has the looks, what more can hollywood want from her
yes, she is like the actresses from the golden age, though perhaps a little nice in comparison. what i like best about nicole is that she is completely fearless; she takes huge risks when choosing roles and films, when almost every other a or b list actress plays it totally safe.
I love this version of the song. I've heard other versions and this is the best I've heard. Those high voices sound blah. Nicole was spot on with her low sorrowful voice. Pity she can't sing as high pitched as she did in Moulin Rouge though. THAT would have been something. lolz She was the best in that movie in this one though she is still amazing!
Her voice may be lower than most would like for this number but she brings something fresh to it. Plus I'm a bit biased to Alto's. Too many years of only sopano's singing take it's toll on ones ears. and I agree with thecluephone that there is a certain nolstagic feel. Her character was talked about with such alure and suspence that when she finally does appear itsthe big moment . Nicole delivers what everyone would expect from her a star preformance and nothing lees would do for her.
Nicole Kidman continues to surprise me with the breadth of her talents. I love the way she sings this song, full of meaning and expression. She holds a note beautifully (as in the "why" around 1:30). Her performance was so alluring that I only wished her part called for being on screen much longer.
Why do people have to 'critique' everything can't they just enjoy it...:) and here's my two cents since everyone has started...is it reall that low? and who cares? As for saying she is not a singer, well she sung and sung in tune I'd say she's actually a very good singer. She certainly sounded good with Robbie williams and in moulin rouge was very nice as well. Good for her!
i love nicole kidman, she is amazing. Nine, Australia, Moulin Rouge. She is soo good. And this low song, compared to the soprano's on moulin rouge, show and support just how talented this woman is. Love her!
normally, i loathe it when hollywood changes the key to bway songs, but in this case, i guess it's fairly fitting for the song. however, i still do like the orig key much better
I just love the way Nicole sings the song. It touches me. I wanna sing it in that same register. I feel more comfortable singing in the lower range of my voice.
I love this song and I love Nicole Kidman...I didn't like this version at first, due to the change. It's a soprano song and this woman is clearly alto. STILL, it's a good change...just took me a bit to get used to. xD
@soundhoundvt Except Karen Akers plays Luisa in the original Broadway cast. She recorded the song on the album In a Very Unusual Way, but I would hardly consider it definitive. Then again, I don't see how any one person can say which version is "CLEARLY" the definitive one.
@davidlysander I agree with you. Laura's version is definitely my favorite. I like this one too, and I don't really have an issue with it being in a lower key, but Laura's was more haunting, imo. I feel she got into the song more-and that's why I'm judging it on, not the acting (though Nicole Kidman does act well in this song, too)
I think people just have a hard time enjoying a woman with a lower voice because everyone is trying to be a Soprano I and all the guys are trying to be Tenor I and there is a really beautiful thing in the lower voices.
@hotwaiter Hmm. Nothing to do with it reazlly. It's about where your singing voice sits naturally, and you find that out after a bit of training and hard work. Alto voices are truly rare and very, very beautiful. This is not a trained contralto voice, it's just speak-singing in a low register because she's not a trained singer. It's not ugly, and it works as it has a sexy sound. But it was written in a higher key for a reason, meant to reflect a younger sound. This sounds like an old voice.
@pianomags I understand that, and Nicole herself said she doesn't like her own singing voice, but I find that even though it was written higher there is a more serious tone that comes out in a lower voice. It's more haunting...reflective and mature as you said. I guess I get a fuller meaning out of this song when it's sung like this. But high or low it's a beautiful song.
@hotwaiter She's mezzo soprano so it's high but also low,...get what i mean? not high enough to be soprano, not low enough to be entirely alto. i'm mezzo too!
wahoo! ça fait du bien de retrouver la voix de Nicole Kidman comme dans "moulin rouge!" !(meme si cette chansons ne vaut largement pas par exemple "one day i fly away" )
I think Nicole sounds AMAZING in this. I actually like this version better than the original. When it's the octave up, it seems too operatic. It's much more heartfelt to me in this key. I love it. : )
I will agree with you on one point: she needs to stop using botox. However, you don't really need acting lessons if you've won an Oscar. Those people aren't stupid.
Fine. But let me ask you this, do you think people like Cuba Gooding Jr. or Jennifer Hudson have amazing talent? Both of them are Oscar winners and have zero talent if you ask me.
I believe that they are both very talented. I will admit that Cuba's Oscar for Jerry McGuire is a little weird to me, but Jennifer deserves every amount of praise for her performance in Dreamgirls. Like I said, though, we are both entitled to our own opinions. : )
Jennifer Hudson has talent at SINGING, acting, she is merely an amateur, and her Oscar win proves if your performance is hyped up enough, you can win.
nicole acting is great and also she sings nice, not a great singer but i agree she sings from his heart, this is a great movie for the ones who enjoy musicals if you are not don't see it or rent the dvd
Not very many people enjoyed this movie, judging from critic reviews and box office results. Even in my own theater, the second it ended, someone said "thank god!", and even I didn't enjoy it as much as I had hoped, even if I think its a decent movie.
I believe the plot drove people away too, and while the performances were great, I don't believe that makes up for it. The music, acting, and setpieces were good, but the plot was just so bad it heavily dragged down the overall quality of the film. Like I said, it was decent, but if the plot was better, it could've been a great movie, maybe another Chicago.
I think it's hard to find a perfect actress who can act and sing :) But I think Nicole Kidman does it nice.
@jojo34209 : I'm not a fan of Nicole Kidman, but I think you really have a grudge against her LOL!! Hating someone who never hurts you is not very pleasant to hear/read ;D
I agree. It was never about whether she could sing well, they book the face/body etc. Is a brilliant , tricky show song best done by a professional., a real show-stopper. But hey she did her best and I bet she's very aware of her vocal limitations.
ok....while kidman wasn't terrible in this song, i can hear that they lowered the key for her. I personally think they lowered the key WAAAYYY too much, and it took away from the full effect it could've had on the audience. you guys should youtube other versions of this song, and you'll see how great it really is.
I have never thought Nicole star material, but I am Australian & can vividly recall her prior to fame, hence I will concede any accusations of bias. Nicole served as the catalyst in Lewis' recognition of higher truth, perhaps even his alter ego, embodying that there is no success without loss, nor pleasure without pain. Her timely cameo was vital to the plot & was delivered with superb emotion; to upstage Lewis is no small feat & for the briefest of moments she did it.. Thank you:)
@bobbyBollyfan Oh my. Anyone who has seen Moulin Rouge would agree that Nicole has star quality. Even if you can't stand musicals. She's not a singer, but man oh man she was stunningly beautiful. And she's a suburb actress. I was pleasantly surprised by this song. I think lowering the key for her was an excellent idea. It gives the song a more bittersweet, nostalgic tone. Better than the grandstanding, belted-out torch song that many stage actresses would go for.
Greetings thecluephone:) Great comment. I own Moulin Rouge; who can forget those eyes & their mystique? I have always thought it far less appreciated than it should be & what I really like is that these days Nicole can delight & surprise at times effortlessly, something that she has developed over the years; as she ages, her aura will mature & those eyes will continue to work their magic. Yes, she does not sing that well, but if this is any indication even that will acquire divinity in time:)
@thecluephone I agree with you totally . I think the song sounds better sung in the lower key.... it feels more emotional and there is much more depth in it..
A lot of people didn't like Nicole Kidman because her part wasn't very big. I thought it was no different than the other female roles. Each of them had their own song. I mean all of the actresses appeared periodically throughout the film. Kidman was seen in flashbacks...I really liked her performance and I don't see why everyone thought that her role was small because it wasn't that bad.
@RajaMCool Catherine Zeta Jones was offered the role by Marshall and she said no because the part was too small...she asked Marshall to write more for her but he declined saying that it would not work.
ok i dont know who answer my msn , ufff well it doesnt said nothing wrong , so is OK , i do love nicole , and i know that the movie is doing really bad , but i am happy because it is not for her, she is only 5 minutes on it , the weight is on daniel, marion, and penelope ( which i dont like), , nicole , sophia and fergie are not even in the movie and that was the big mistake. anywayssss , love nicole , love how she sings and love her as a person byeeeee
Jesussss stop comparing it to the original. They aren't saying 'come and watch exactly the same film and musical that has been made before'. It is a remake, and you don't do it in exactly the same way, you put your own spin on it. Nicole doesn't have to sing it in the exact same way as it has been done before, she is making it her own, and it's good, so stop comparing it and enjoy it for what it is.
That is the problem, the movie and the singing of this song are missing everything that made the play and the revival great. With original work you can get away with things, but when you are reinterpreting existing material, it has to be at least as good if not better.
I know that her Oscar was for the hours, I never said otherwise. And no, not necessarily. By remaking a film or whatever you are making it your own, not copying it exactly, so it's not going to be exactly the same, what the fuck would be the point in making an exact copy? You can't seem to accept anyone elses opinion but your own, I was just pointing out that her films are not flops and though she may not have oscars for all, she has many awards
Her OSCARS? She only won one, for THE HOURS. Bewitched, Birth, Dogville, The Stepford Wives, The Golden Compass, The Human Stain, Australia, The Invasion, Birthday Girl, Fur; a lot of flops in that resume, and now she can ad NINE to that list of flops, considering how lackluster and ill-conceived the movie is.
I listed 10 films of her that were resounding FLOPS, so you are just plain stupid and clueless to follow a conversation properly.
YES YOU DID, YOU SAID "OSCARS" , PLURAL, MORE THAN ONE.
You are far more stubborn than you say I am, on top of being close-minded, wrong and missing the point completely.
And if you adapt someone else's work and make it your own, that is PLAGIARISM, and that is why the original work is always credited, because it is being reinterpreted, your assumption about making it your own is truly moronic.
i actually prefer the range and how she sang this song than any of the other versions ive heard. Sure, some notes aren't carried exactly right and shes off on her verbrato, but her voice is so lovely, its very very very bearable. ive been listening to this song repeatedly.
Nicole Kidman is hands down the best actress since the silent actresses of the 20s- no one can touch her, NO one! And the fact that she has an Oscar (for the best performance of all time as legend Virginia Woolf in "Hours, The")- amazing. Im crying now as I type this.
"It scares me so, that I can hardly speak"- Brought tears to my white lily eyes. No other actor in HISTORY could do what she did here.
Nicole Kidman should just retire gracefully after her string of flops. She definitely shouldn't sing either. I look forward to seeing this film, I just hope she hasn't ruined it. She is one of the most overrated actresses...I can't watch her anymore.
Her string of flops...I suggest you check out her portfolio....check out her awards for Moulin Rouge how 'bad' people must have thought it is...her oscars speak for themselves.
Her OSCARS? She only won one, for THE HOURS. Bewitched, Birth, Dogville, The Stepford Wives, The Golden Compass, The Human Stain, Australia, The Invasion, Birthday Girl, Fur; a lot of flops in that resume, and now she can ad NINE to that list of flops, considering how lackluster and ill-conceived the movie is.
those may have been "flops", but she won rave reviews for "birth", "dogville" and "margot at the wedding", and mainly glowing reviews for "birthday girl", "fur" and "australia" (if you don't count those who are clearly biased and wrote the whole film review based on the notion that shes had too much botox.
no, i think you are just being pig headed. go look on rotten tomatoes or metacritic.
its widely believed nicole only missed oscar nominations for "dogville" and "birth" because of the controversy surrounding both films. one was completely anti-american and the other touched a disturbing subject with close detail.
And you are being blinded by your own selfish ignorance, you are not able to be objective about the whole thing, and the fact that your brain is useless with all that blow you do.
okay little boy/girl. if i really were a cocaine addict, i'd still be considered more reasonable than you here, and thats something that should bring you shame.
wow takes you a while to get out what you're trying to say exactly. You call me close minded ha, you're the one getting aggressive with everyone on here and insulting. Have I called you names? No, yet you chose to call me stupid based on nothing than your own assumption just because I do not want to agree with the fact that Nicole's films were supposedly 'flops'.
Nope, it all comes out pretty quickly. And no assumptions, just facts easy to find anywhere that speak for themselves, I don't blind myself like you and others and twist the facts around to sound ill-prepared and ignorant; and once again you responded to the wrong trend, so not much intelligence and reason to be expected from you.
Pfft as if that's any kind of indication, I respond to a comment when I see your name, unless your not intelligent enough to follow? As some of your comments have been removed by the author I'm not going to waste time searching for specific ones. I'm gonna ignore your ignorance now, as if you know anything about me from a few comments, I think you're the one being unreasonable, not me, now I'm going to ignore any further comments, because you're a narrow minded twat.
I think it´s a pitty that she played this part, why didn´t they take someone from broadway? Someone who is able to sing it in the right key. But I am hoping her acting is so good she makes up for it!
LOL, talk about a goofball ah? It is your choice not to be objective about this and to overlook the obvious.
Interesting you picked my comment to respond to, considering all the other comments in here that show the same frustration and letdown this movie has proven to be.
No disrespect to the lovely Miss Kidman, but Barbra Streisand and Linda Eder run circles many times over and around this version. No wonder the movie is underperfomring badly. Very lackluster performance of such an important number of the play.
It was first recorded an octave higher and they didnt like it so made her re-do it, probably her voice was too thin.
They had to hire Nicole for her box office appeal not for her singing skills. Broadway and London stages are full of much better singers..that no one would pay to see in a movie.
I agree that she hasn't got the best voice, and this version doesn't immediately touch you - it didn't me when I heard it. Today I saw the movie, however, and this song is played in parts in between dialogue and combined with the atmosphere in the film and everything it was breathtakingly haunting, even without the fantastic voice. What I think people often forget is that a musical is not a collection of sings threaded together with a story. It's a story threaded together with songs. Great movie
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nicole may be a great actress ( i won't discuss that), but this is a very beautiful and difficult song, and she doesn't sing it well, above all when you have heard barbara streisand for christ's sake!!! I want to see Nine, but I'm not looking forward to hearing Nicole.
True not that great but this song is supposed to portray more emotion and feeling and agreeing with Aeternam9583 it seems that they wanted to portray the true feeling of the song. If we are telling some one that they honestly make us whole with tears in our eyes nine times out of ten if we sung it we would not sound that great..She's a great actress and it flies in the movies
I've heard many versions of this song - including a great version sang by a man (Jerome Pradon) - and I actually Nicole's version a lot. In my opinion, there are too many 'operatic' versions of it and this makes a welcome change.
You know what all of you who think she can't sing, I bet you can't either.... She has a gorgeous voice and definitely deserves this part!!!! She IS an amazing vocalist and yes, maybe she doesn't sing like the original but hell shes GOT a VOICE TO REMEMBER!!!!
actually, I do know how to sing, and I know this isn't great singing in any way. There are tons of musical theater actresses who can act AND sing this very well- Linda Eder, Chrissy Knoll, lots of them. This is just lame and ridiculous. I hate all these movies that bastardize and ruin great musicals.
I myself am a huge musical theater person both performing, vocal directing, directing, etc.
There is a difference in what works on the stage and what works in the movies. This would not fly entirely for a Broadway audience but it will work better in the movie theater. Her vocal technique is not purely classical but that does not make it entirely bad.
I think that it's better to expose the masses to the art of theater in whatever ways we can. Even if that means a slight change in style.
I agree whole heartedly.... ESPECIALLY this song.... This song is supposed to be a nice alto song, and picking a breathy soprano to sing it was a bad choice.... Have you seen the movie yet? Fergy and his wife are the best!
It's actually ideal for a Mezzo. They changed the key quite a bit for the film. It's in Dbm on the broadway revival cast album with Laura Benanti singing. They dropped it way down to Fm for Nicole Kidman in the film. Her voice is naturally quite thin. That's all.
Could not be better said, the movie has proven very lackluster, not even its intended target audience are having much good to say about it. Sure is a far cry from Chicago, Dreamgirls, Hairspray or Mamma Mia.
I wish it was in the original key, but I actually really enjoy this version. It suits her voice, she was appropriately cast. I'm very excited for this film.
i agree. There is so much un-tapped power in this song that just can't be communicated in this key, by a non singer. This is a singers song. Nicole is a GREAT actress, and I am sure did her very best, but I wanted more...
I would not go so strong as to say she destroyed it, but definitely considering how great this song has been performed by the likes of Barbra Streisand (live, no less) and Linda Eder, this version by Nicole is a huge comedown, and look how the movie is underperforming awfully; what a bad blow for all involved.
I dont like it. Im sorry. ITs my favorite musical theatre piece.. and its supposed to be for a soprano.. It was beautifully composed and its just not as powerful in the lower key. It was written in the key for a reason its supposed to be vulnerable.. I dont know it just doesnt work for me.
Nicole Kidman is like old hollywood actresses, she can act (Extremly good), she can sing (pretty damned good) and she has the looks, what more can hollywood want from her
Pitufita1993 5 months ago 19
@Pitufita1993
yes, she is like the actresses from the golden age, though perhaps a little nice in comparison. what i like best about nicole is that she is completely fearless; she takes huge risks when choosing roles and films, when almost every other a or b list actress plays it totally safe.
manwithoutfriends 2 weeks ago
Are you all kidding me! Listen to Elaine Paige sing it correctly!
ApplauseOnLine1 7 months ago
I am a soprano, but lower voices performance this song is the best.
elektra647 7 months ago
This is my favorite version. I think her performance and the music are great. It's a wonderful love song. :)
Scarlett4Zanzibar 9 months ago
This is my favorite version. I think her performance and the music are great.
Scarlett4Zanzibar 9 months ago
i love nicole kidman's voice !!!!!!!
sandsfrappe 9 months ago
I love this version of the song. I've heard other versions and this is the best I've heard. Those high voices sound blah. Nicole was spot on with her low sorrowful voice. Pity she can't sing as high pitched as she did in Moulin Rouge though. THAT would have been something. lolz She was the best in that movie in this one though she is still amazing!
Jessieboo1991 9 months ago
Touching your soul...
bytatos 11 months ago 3
hell this song stuck in my head for a week ... amazing song :)
salemyou 11 months ago 3
@salemyou Sounds better in a higher key.
broadwaybaby05 7 months ago
Her voice may be lower than most would like for this number but she brings something fresh to it. Plus I'm a bit biased to Alto's. Too many years of only sopano's singing take it's toll on ones ears. and I agree with thecluephone that there is a certain nolstagic feel. Her character was talked about with such alure and suspence that when she finally does appear itsthe big moment . Nicole delivers what everyone would expect from her a star preformance and nothing lees would do for her.
Robbie107981159 11 months ago
Nicole Kidman continues to surprise me with the breadth of her talents. I love the way she sings this song, full of meaning and expression. She holds a note beautifully (as in the "why" around 1:30). Her performance was so alluring that I only wished her part called for being on screen much longer.
Zeppolino100 1 year ago 2
In a very unusual way I think I'm in love with Nicole Kidman!
musicalluver101 1 year ago 7
She has one of the most beautiful voices on the planet...
TheTeliHA 1 year ago
I like the song a lot more this way... it seems more sincere, lower. The emotion is a lot stronger, sounds like it actually comes from the heart.
captain237 1 year ago
She "acts" this song masterfully!
philipsmog 1 year ago
Why do people have to 'critique' everything can't they just enjoy it...:) and here's my two cents since everyone has started...is it reall that low? and who cares? As for saying she is not a singer, well she sung and sung in tune I'd say she's actually a very good singer. She certainly sounded good with Robbie williams and in moulin rouge was very nice as well. Good for her!
singerl777 1 year ago 2
this is luscious.
musicscotty1 1 year ago
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Kidman is gorgeous and subtle. I've just created a footage about her character Claudia Jenssen. You can check it out on my channel.
AtonemovieBlog 1 year ago
i love nicole kidman, she is amazing. Nine, Australia, Moulin Rouge. She is soo good. And this low song, compared to the soprano's on moulin rouge, show and support just how talented this woman is. Love her!
lozzij62008 1 year ago 4
normally, i loathe it when hollywood changes the key to bway songs, but in this case, i guess it's fairly fitting for the song. however, i still do like the orig key much better
mysweetsmile23 1 year ago
what a terrible movie, Nicole saved it for me from being a total waste, she displayed such gravity and grace.
philipsmog 1 year ago
I just love the way Nicole sings the song. It touches me. I wanna sing it in that same register. I feel more comfortable singing in the lower range of my voice.
healedhorse 1 year ago
I sing this in the lower register as well. I'm on youtube as rachelwolfmusic and click the "Unusual Way" video.
RachelWolfMusic 1 year ago
i love her voice:)
jdspns 1 year ago 3
I like her voice from a movie musical standpoint...but her voice really isn't cut out for live stage work. Which is why she does moviesss!
broadwaystar92 1 year ago
She sounds great. Tone is awsome. Shes got musical talent, thats for sure.
catseye664 1 year ago
If I could sing half as well as people in these sorts of things can, I would NEVER shut up ^^ great movie, LOVE the music, thanks for posting!
WildHowrses 1 year ago
like it, and love nicole but not a patch on barbra streisands version!!
SIZERRULE 1 year ago
Kidmans voice reminds me of lisa Ekhdahl vem vet song.. Like the lower voices too..
MultiAndycool 1 year ago
I love this song and I love Nicole Kidman...I didn't like this version at first, due to the change. It's a soprano song and this woman is clearly alto. STILL, it's a good change...just took me a bit to get used to. xD
InvisibleBoxes 1 year ago
Nicole Kidman <3
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KungligaLeo 1 year ago
Is amazing nicole(: I love her <3
vane388 1 year ago
beautiful, I love it! She has a bell like quality to her voice that I love!
tekcarf 1 year ago 3
la amooooooooooooooo
Hismerla 1 year ago
In a very unusual way i want to cry during this song
<3
moulinRED 1 year ago 2
Sorry Nicole, Sorry Barbra... the definitive version of this song is CLEARLY Karen Akers' from the original Broadway cast.
soundhoundvt 1 year ago
@soundhoundvt Except Karen Akers plays Luisa in the original Broadway cast. She recorded the song on the album In a Very Unusual Way, but I would hardly consider it definitive. Then again, I don't see how any one person can say which version is "CLEARLY" the definitive one.
archer83 1 year ago
@archer83 Laura Benanti's version in the B'way revival was just about near perfect.
.....if not perfect. Original key and clear as a bell.
davidlysander 1 year ago 5
@davidlysander I agree with you. Laura's version is definitely my favorite. I like this one too, and I don't really have an issue with it being in a lower key, but Laura's was more haunting, imo. I feel she got into the song more-and that's why I'm judging it on, not the acting (though Nicole Kidman does act well in this song, too)
Bway2be 1 year ago
I think people just have a hard time enjoying a woman with a lower voice because everyone is trying to be a Soprano I and all the guys are trying to be Tenor I and there is a really beautiful thing in the lower voices.
I love this version.
hotwaiter 1 year ago 100
@hotwaiter I AGREE WITH YOU TOTALLY:).. Since I have a nice tenor as a woman which is a bit disconcerting to the listeners..
MultiAndycool 1 year ago
@hotwaiter Hmm. Nothing to do with it reazlly. It's about where your singing voice sits naturally, and you find that out after a bit of training and hard work. Alto voices are truly rare and very, very beautiful. This is not a trained contralto voice, it's just speak-singing in a low register because she's not a trained singer. It's not ugly, and it works as it has a sexy sound. But it was written in a higher key for a reason, meant to reflect a younger sound. This sounds like an old voice.
pianomags 1 year ago
@pianomags I understand that, and Nicole herself said she doesn't like her own singing voice, but I find that even though it was written higher there is a more serious tone that comes out in a lower voice. It's more haunting...reflective and mature as you said. I guess I get a fuller meaning out of this song when it's sung like this. But high or low it's a beautiful song.
hotwaiter 1 year ago 2
@hotwaiter I do too!! I heard Barbara Streisand singing it much higher and I have to say, I LOVE Nicole's smokey voice....very, very sexy.
fairey01 1 year ago
@hotwaiter She's mezzo soprano so it's high but also low,...get what i mean? not high enough to be soprano, not low enough to be entirely alto. i'm mezzo too!
lovedarlingjulie2435 1 year ago
@hotwaiter I love what you said. I couldn't agree with you more. I love the low voices, it's so sensual and emotional.
MuzicBabe 8 months ago
@MuzicBabe toni braxton has one of the best voices music has known, and you cant get much lower than that.
manwithoutfriends 2 weeks ago
wahoo! ça fait du bien de retrouver la voix de Nicole Kidman comme dans "moulin rouge!" !(meme si cette chansons ne vaut largement pas par exemple "one day i fly away" )
missl9l9 1 year ago
I think Nicole sounds AMAZING in this. I actually like this version better than the original. When it's the octave up, it seems too operatic. It's much more heartfelt to me in this key. I love it. : )
heringtonchick 1 year ago 10
@heringtonchick i agree! one of the best songs i have heard nicole sing!
lovedarlingjulie2435 1 year ago 3
@heringtonchick I completely agree!!
brokencameo 1 year ago
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Nicole "botox" Kidman is a horrible actress and singer. She needs to stop pumping herself with botox and get some acting lessons.
ItBrandonSilver 1 year ago
I will agree with you on one point: she needs to stop using botox. However, you don't really need acting lessons if you've won an Oscar. Those people aren't stupid.
heringtonchick 1 year ago 7
Uh, honey, not every Oscar winner has talent. I can name countless actors/actresses off the top of my head who are talentless yet have Oscars.
ItBrandonSilver 1 year ago
Okay. You're entitiled to your own opinion just like I am to mine. Let's leave it at that.
heringtonchick 1 year ago 4
Fine. But let me ask you this, do you think people like Cuba Gooding Jr. or Jennifer Hudson have amazing talent? Both of them are Oscar winners and have zero talent if you ask me.
ItBrandonSilver 1 year ago
I believe that they are both very talented. I will admit that Cuba's Oscar for Jerry McGuire is a little weird to me, but Jennifer deserves every amount of praise for her performance in Dreamgirls. Like I said, though, we are both entitled to our own opinions. : )
heringtonchick 1 year ago 2
Jennifer Hudson has talent at SINGING, acting, she is merely an amateur, and her Oscar win proves if your performance is hyped up enough, you can win.
ItBrandonSilver 1 year ago
@ItBrandonSilver obvious troll is obvious
tutu1987 1 year ago
Obvious IDIOT is obvious.
ItBrandonSilver 1 year ago
@ItBrandonSilver yes. obvious idiot is obvious. and it is quite obvious you're one :D
tutu1987 1 year ago
@heringtonchick people, just watch Moulin Rouge....
tutu1987 1 year ago 3
Yeah, seriously. That movie is AMAZING.
heringtonchick 1 year ago 2
nicole acting is great and also she sings nice, not a great singer but i agree she sings from his heart, this is a great movie for the ones who enjoy musicals if you are not don't see it or rent the dvd
ardulito99 1 year ago 2
great actors, great effect and musical performance in the movie, but the story line wasn't too dramatic for the talent of the actors.
iemy15 1 year ago 5
I looooooved watching this movie and enjoyed every single song! It actually moved me a lot. I will go watch it again with my mom.
Nicole's voice is very sincere..they all sing from the heart., I think that's why people enjoyed this movie.
brokencameo 2 years ago
Not very many people enjoyed this movie, judging from critic reviews and box office results. Even in my own theater, the second it ended, someone said "thank god!", and even I didn't enjoy it as much as I had hoped, even if I think its a decent movie.
xTRIGGER092x 1 year ago
I think it was the plot that drove people a way. The performances were great though and I think that makes up for it.
tehJelly 1 year ago 2
I believe the plot drove people away too, and while the performances were great, I don't believe that makes up for it. The music, acting, and setpieces were good, but the plot was just so bad it heavily dragged down the overall quality of the film. Like I said, it was decent, but if the plot was better, it could've been a great movie, maybe another Chicago.
xTRIGGER092x 1 year ago 3
This is beautiful. Oh Nicole Kidman..why so amazing ?
kitsyheartszombies 2 years ago 3
I saw nine today and I thought nicole was amazing! she always amazes me in films! the song was just great and she looked absolutly gorgeous!
comewhatmay4e 2 years ago 4
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I think it's hard to find a perfect actress who can act and sing :) But I think Nicole Kidman does it nice.
@jojo34209 : I'm not a fan of Nicole Kidman, but I think you really have a grudge against her LOL!! Hating someone who never hurts you is not very pleasant to hear/read ;D
ExpiaLidiaCious 2 years ago
sounds poor. and boring. as if its very easy to sing it.
the original version of unusual way shows how brilliannt this song can be...she has not got the voice for it.
springinkerl7 2 years ago
I agree, watch?v=0P5q89QqDWk and feel the difference.
13conversations 2 years ago 2
I agree. It was never about whether she could sing well, they book the face/body etc. Is a brilliant , tricky show song best done by a professional., a real show-stopper. But hey she did her best and I bet she's very aware of her vocal limitations.
pianomags 2 years ago
Nicole Kidman sings this song in such a
sweet wholesome manner that ir recalls
Marilyn Monroe singing HAPPY BIRTHDAY
to President Kennedy in 1962. " Now I can
retire after having this sung in such a sweet wholesome manner"
Cant wait to see this film. Looks great.
albertdiner 2 years ago 5
ok....while kidman wasn't terrible in this song, i can hear that they lowered the key for her. I personally think they lowered the key WAAAYYY too much, and it took away from the full effect it could've had on the audience. you guys should youtube other versions of this song, and you'll see how great it really is.
jmarie530 2 years ago 3
I have never thought Nicole star material, but I am Australian & can vividly recall her prior to fame, hence I will concede any accusations of bias. Nicole served as the catalyst in Lewis' recognition of higher truth, perhaps even his alter ego, embodying that there is no success without loss, nor pleasure without pain. Her timely cameo was vital to the plot & was delivered with superb emotion; to upstage Lewis is no small feat & for the briefest of moments she did it.. Thank you:)
bobbyBollyfan 2 years ago
@bobbyBollyfan Oh my. Anyone who has seen Moulin Rouge would agree that Nicole has star quality. Even if you can't stand musicals. She's not a singer, but man oh man she was stunningly beautiful. And she's a suburb actress. I was pleasantly surprised by this song. I think lowering the key for her was an excellent idea. It gives the song a more bittersweet, nostalgic tone. Better than the grandstanding, belted-out torch song that many stage actresses would go for.
thecluephone 2 years ago 59
Greetings thecluephone:) Great comment. I own Moulin Rouge; who can forget those eyes & their mystique? I have always thought it far less appreciated than it should be & what I really like is that these days Nicole can delight & surprise at times effortlessly, something that she has developed over the years; as she ages, her aura will mature & those eyes will continue to work their magic. Yes, she does not sing that well, but if this is any indication even that will acquire divinity in time:)
bobbyBollyfan 2 years ago 4
@thecluephone I agree with you totally . I think the song sounds better sung in the lower key.... it feels more emotional and there is much more depth in it..
chinthikamr 5 months ago
A lot of people didn't like Nicole Kidman because her part wasn't very big. I thought it was no different than the other female roles. Each of them had their own song. I mean all of the actresses appeared periodically throughout the film. Kidman was seen in flashbacks...I really liked her performance and I don't see why everyone thought that her role was small because it wasn't that bad.
RajaMCool 2 years ago 3
@RajaMCool Catherine Zeta Jones was offered the role by Marshall and she said no because the part was too small...she asked Marshall to write more for her but he declined saying that it would not work.
anthonyrawly 2 years ago
@jojo34209 u sound jealous of nicole kidman..why don't you just check yourself first in the mirror hahahahaha
clark60107 2 years ago
jojo34209 u sound malevolent and envious LOL
clark60107 2 years ago
i love Nicole Kidman
Rebeccam971 2 years ago 7
ok i dont know who answer my msn , ufff well it doesnt said nothing wrong , so is OK , i do love nicole , and i know that the movie is doing really bad , but i am happy because it is not for her, she is only 5 minutes on it , the weight is on daniel, marion, and penelope ( which i dont like), , nicole , sophia and fergie are not even in the movie and that was the big mistake. anywayssss , love nicole , love how she sings and love her as a person byeeeee
fabianbravoramirez 2 years ago
i love nicole kidman i wish i could meet her shes my idole
Rebeccam971 2 years ago
I don't understand what is so wrong about this movie. Where is the bandwagon? I don't want to jump on, just wondering, cause it didn't go past me.
ieatglue44 2 years ago
Jesussss stop comparing it to the original. They aren't saying 'come and watch exactly the same film and musical that has been made before'. It is a remake, and you don't do it in exactly the same way, you put your own spin on it. Nicole doesn't have to sing it in the exact same way as it has been done before, she is making it her own, and it's good, so stop comparing it and enjoy it for what it is.
LauraMott92 2 years ago
That is the problem, the movie and the singing of this song are missing everything that made the play and the revival great. With original work you can get away with things, but when you are reinterpreting existing material, it has to be at least as good if not better.
jojo34209 2 years ago
I know that her Oscar was for the hours, I never said otherwise. And no, not necessarily. By remaking a film or whatever you are making it your own, not copying it exactly, so it's not going to be exactly the same, what the fuck would be the point in making an exact copy? You can't seem to accept anyone elses opinion but your own, I was just pointing out that her films are not flops and though she may not have oscars for all, she has many awards
LauraMott92 2 years ago
YES YOU DID, YOU SAID "OSCARS" , PLURAL, MORE THAN ONE.
You are far more stubborn than you say I am, on top of being close-minded, wrong and missing the point completely.
jojo34209 2 years ago
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READ AND SPEAK ENGLISH?
Her OSCARS? She only won one, for THE HOURS. Bewitched, Birth, Dogville, The Stepford Wives, The Golden Compass, The Human Stain, Australia, The Invasion, Birthday Girl, Fur; a lot of flops in that resume, and now she can ad NINE to that list of flops, considering how lackluster and ill-conceived the movie is.
I listed 10 films of her that were resounding FLOPS, so you are just plain stupid and clueless to follow a conversation properly.
jojo34209 2 years ago
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YES YOU DID, YOU SAID "OSCARS" , PLURAL, MORE THAN ONE.
You are far more stubborn than you say I am, on top of being close-minded, wrong and missing the point completely.
And if you adapt someone else's work and make it your own, that is PLAGIARISM, and that is why the original work is always credited, because it is being reinterpreted, your assumption about making it your own is truly moronic.
jojo34209 2 years ago
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jojo34209 2 years ago
They should have had her dubbed over her with somebody talented.
WestEndDream 2 years ago
i actually prefer the range and how she sang this song than any of the other versions ive heard. Sure, some notes aren't carried exactly right and shes off on her verbrato, but her voice is so lovely, its very very very bearable. ive been listening to this song repeatedly.
keneticam 2 years ago
Nicole Kidman is hands down the best actress since the silent actresses of the 20s- no one can touch her, NO one! And the fact that she has an Oscar (for the best performance of all time as legend Virginia Woolf in "Hours, The")- amazing. Im crying now as I type this.
"It scares me so, that I can hardly speak"- Brought tears to my white lily eyes. No other actor in HISTORY could do what she did here.
fusock 2 years ago
Nicole Kidman should just retire gracefully after her string of flops. She definitely shouldn't sing either. I look forward to seeing this film, I just hope she hasn't ruined it. She is one of the most overrated actresses...I can't watch her anymore.
harrietcraig 2 years ago
Her string of flops...I suggest you check out her portfolio....check out her awards for Moulin Rouge how 'bad' people must have thought it is...her oscars speak for themselves.
LauraMott92 2 years ago
Her OSCARS? She only won one, for THE HOURS. Bewitched, Birth, Dogville, The Stepford Wives, The Golden Compass, The Human Stain, Australia, The Invasion, Birthday Girl, Fur; a lot of flops in that resume, and now she can ad NINE to that list of flops, considering how lackluster and ill-conceived the movie is.
jojo34209 2 years ago
@jojo34209
i offer my respect to u
Lane911 2 years ago 2
those may have been "flops", but she won rave reviews for "birth", "dogville" and "margot at the wedding", and mainly glowing reviews for "birthday girl", "fur" and "australia" (if you don't count those who are clearly biased and wrote the whole film review based on the notion that shes had too much botox.
CocaineHabbit 2 years ago
Rave? Glowing? All that COKE has really fried your brain to the point of denial.
jojo34209 2 years ago
no, i think you are just being pig headed. go look on rotten tomatoes or metacritic.
its widely believed nicole only missed oscar nominations for "dogville" and "birth" because of the controversy surrounding both films. one was completely anti-american and the other touched a disturbing subject with close detail.
CocaineHabbit 2 years ago
And you are being blinded by your own selfish ignorance, you are not able to be objective about the whole thing, and the fact that your brain is useless with all that blow you do.
jojo34209 2 years ago
okay little boy/girl. if i really were a cocaine addict, i'd still be considered more reasonable than you here, and thats something that should bring you shame.
CocaineHabbit 2 years ago
Whatever makes you happy, crazy little fag.
jojo34209 2 years ago
wow takes you a while to get out what you're trying to say exactly. You call me close minded ha, you're the one getting aggressive with everyone on here and insulting. Have I called you names? No, yet you chose to call me stupid based on nothing than your own assumption just because I do not want to agree with the fact that Nicole's films were supposedly 'flops'.
LauraMott92 2 years ago
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jojo34209 2 years ago
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Nope, it all comes out pretty quickly. And no assumptions, just facts easy to find anywhere that speak for themselves, I don't blind myself like you and others and twist the facts around to sound ill-prepared and ignorant; and once again you responded to the wrong trend, so not much intelligence and reason to be expected from you.
jojo34209 2 years ago
Pfft as if that's any kind of indication, I respond to a comment when I see your name, unless your not intelligent enough to follow? As some of your comments have been removed by the author I'm not going to waste time searching for specific ones. I'm gonna ignore your ignorance now, as if you know anything about me from a few comments, I think you're the one being unreasonable, not me, now I'm going to ignore any further comments, because you're a narrow minded twat.
LauraMott92 2 years ago
Bravo to sweetsuzie100 above
You got it and her perfectly
You must be quite a soul
Best, 8222ron
8222ron 2 years ago
I prefer this range.
dandyoso 2 years ago
Bravo Nicole! A simply beautiful touching performance.... with words that touch your soul. The voice of an angel.....
This has become my new bedtime lullaby. Sweet dreams!
sweetsuzie100 2 years ago
this is pretty good, but I like the Griffith Frank version better.
amabear333 2 years ago
Strange...she did better on moulin rouge soundtrack. :-/ I'm quite disapointed...
Anyway, the version I definitely want to hear is John Barrowman's one !! It'll be on his next album :D can't wait
UnintendedFugitive 2 years ago 4
I think it´s a pitty that she played this part, why didn´t they take someone from broadway? Someone who is able to sing it in the right key. But I am hoping her acting is so good she makes up for it!
loezzja 2 years ago 3
Nope, the movie is lackluster, very frustrating considering the cast and the great Sophia Loren. A good example that MORE does not mean BETTER.
jojo34209 2 years ago
jojo I think you are hepped up on goofballs
Utubeblows 2 years ago
How come?
jojo34209 2 years ago
Because anyonee who doesn't like this film is no longer entitled to their own opinion. I didnt make the rules!
Utubeblows 2 years ago
LOL, talk about a goofball ah? It is your choice not to be objective about this and to overlook the obvious.
Interesting you picked my comment to respond to, considering all the other comments in here that show the same frustration and letdown this movie has proven to be.
jojo34209 2 years ago
Um, I'm sure the original isn't an octave higher? Sorry if i'm wrong but surely she could do it at pitch?
MadFranandfriends 2 years ago
where can i find the soundtrack????please answer me...!!! if you are afraid of c.r answer me in private,....thank you
knightLynderic 2 years ago
@knightLynderic u can get it at best buy they have alot of soundtracks there i saw it 2days ago at barnes and noble also
sandee12341 2 years ago
thanks...I found it...
knightLynderic 2 years ago
No disrespect to the lovely Miss Kidman, but Barbra Streisand and Linda Eder run circles many times over and around this version. No wonder the movie is underperfomring badly. Very lackluster performance of such an important number of the play.
jojo34209 2 years ago
Streisand can only sing through her nose. She is extremely overrated.
richalan67 2 years ago
That is what all the ignorant jealous people have to say, typical rubbish.
jojo34209 2 years ago
here here, stop comparing, it's it's own movie, she's her own person, she's not claiming to sound the same as them
LauraMott92 2 years ago
idk i thought it was pretty good lol :)
iceprinces785 2 years ago 2
It was first recorded an octave higher and they didnt like it so made her re-do it, probably her voice was too thin.
They had to hire Nicole for her box office appeal not for her singing skills. Broadway and London stages are full of much better singers..that no one would pay to see in a movie.
gscurling 2 years ago 3
I agree that she hasn't got the best voice, and this version doesn't immediately touch you - it didn't me when I heard it. Today I saw the movie, however, and this song is played in parts in between dialogue and combined with the atmosphere in the film and everything it was breathtakingly haunting, even without the fantastic voice. What I think people often forget is that a musical is not a collection of sings threaded together with a story. It's a story threaded together with songs. Great movie
ABH1212 2 years ago 8
Her voice sounded alot better in Moulin Rouge. it still sounds good, but she needs more high notes.
partyprincess73 2 years ago 7
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This song was too difficult for her vocals. Too bad. I enjoy her sound, she just seems to keep getting songs that are inappropriate for her.
Trixiath 2 years ago
i dont really care what you think off the song youy have to love nicole kidman she is brilliant and mesmirising
jonpaulb78 2 years ago 6
Agree, i loved! her in moulin rouge
roadstercgick 2 years ago 4
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nicole may be a great actress ( i won't discuss that), but this is a very beautiful and difficult song, and she doesn't sing it well, above all when you have heard barbara streisand for christ's sake!!! I want to see Nine, but I'm not looking forward to hearing Nicole.
GiselleKan 2 years ago
Do you mean MESMERIZING? There is a spell check in here when you type stuff like that.
jojo34209 2 years ago
True not that great but this song is supposed to portray more emotion and feeling and agreeing with Aeternam9583 it seems that they wanted to portray the true feeling of the song. If we are telling some one that they honestly make us whole with tears in our eyes nine times out of ten if we sung it we would not sound that great..She's a great actress and it flies in the movies
avadavis3169 2 years ago 2
missed out 'like' in 'I like Nicole's version' in the comment below :/
ZebraColours10 2 years ago 2
I miss Streisand's rendition as performed in her last concert.
Towersla 2 years ago
I've heard many versions of this song - including a great version sang by a man (Jerome Pradon) - and I actually Nicole's version a lot. In my opinion, there are too many 'operatic' versions of it and this makes a welcome change.
ZebraColours10 2 years ago 8
If you like this song, please listen to my version! The sound quality isn't great but I would love feedback.
tinydivaaa 2 years ago
NIcole's fine, but for an amazing version of a beautful song, please listen to Laura Benanti's version....heaven! Truly gives chills!
kenken0004 2 years ago 4
OMGOSH LAURA BENANTI!! she's amazing. she was really good in wedding singer. of course, i never seen the musical. but i have the album
broadwayxdude06 2 years ago
No one can sing this song like Linda! I am sure that Kidman will nail the performance...the musicality....not so much.
pricelessjenn1 2 years ago
You know what all of you who think she can't sing, I bet you can't either.... She has a gorgeous voice and definitely deserves this part!!!! She IS an amazing vocalist and yes, maybe she doesn't sing like the original but hell shes GOT a VOICE TO REMEMBER!!!!
SplenDeredPInk 2 years ago 7
actually, I do know how to sing, and I know this isn't great singing in any way. There are tons of musical theater actresses who can act AND sing this very well- Linda Eder, Chrissy Knoll, lots of them. This is just lame and ridiculous. I hate all these movies that bastardize and ruin great musicals.
lucyliesinashes 2 years ago
chill out.
This might not be amazing but its good.
Stop whining.
sidkun 2 years ago 2
I myself am a huge musical theater person both performing, vocal directing, directing, etc.
There is a difference in what works on the stage and what works in the movies. This would not fly entirely for a Broadway audience but it will work better in the movie theater. Her vocal technique is not purely classical but that does not make it entirely bad.
I think that it's better to expose the masses to the art of theater in whatever ways we can. Even if that means a slight change in style.
Aeternam9583 2 years ago 4
I agree whole heartedly.... ESPECIALLY this song.... This song is supposed to be a nice alto song, and picking a breathy soprano to sing it was a bad choice.... Have you seen the movie yet? Fergy and his wife are the best!
SunnyGlynn 2 years ago
It's actually ideal for a Mezzo. They changed the key quite a bit for the film. It's in Dbm on the broadway revival cast album with Laura Benanti singing. They dropped it way down to Fm for Nicole Kidman in the film. Her voice is naturally quite thin. That's all.
jasoncp514 2 years ago
Could not be better said, the movie has proven very lackluster, not even its intended target audience are having much good to say about it. Sure is a far cry from Chicago, Dreamgirls, Hairspray or Mamma Mia.
jojo34209 2 years ago
I wish it was in the original key, but I actually really enjoy this version. It suits her voice, she was appropriately cast. I'm very excited for this film.
blackpython 2 years ago 5
anyone that knows about the musical NINE, that knows about this song.. and that knows about music.... knows that Nicole Kidman destroyed this song.
LinaKlar 2 years ago
i agree. There is so much un-tapped power in this song that just can't be communicated in this key, by a non singer. This is a singers song. Nicole is a GREAT actress, and I am sure did her very best, but I wanted more...
megkirk 2 years ago 2
I would not go so strong as to say she destroyed it, but definitely considering how great this song has been performed by the likes of Barbra Streisand (live, no less) and Linda Eder, this version by Nicole is a huge comedown, and look how the movie is underperforming awfully; what a bad blow for all involved.
jojo34209 2 years ago
thanks for uploading!:). where did you get this from? x
H9B9C9 2 years ago
I Love Nicole Kidman she was ameazing in Moulin Rouge and she will be Wonderful in Nine I can´t wait to see it
omemre3 2 years ago 5
am sorry cupidproducctions , NICOLE KIDMAN IS NOT A SINGER SHE IS A ACTRESS , she never can sing like sreisand or minelli , but her job is great
noir4346 2 years ago 4
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this is such a disappointment. This was my favorite song and nicole kidman completely ruined it :(
CupidAProductions 2 years ago
Nicole Kidman is so beautiful! I love her voice. It is so soothing and pretty!
piinkeventer 2 years ago 4
I know i just smile whenever i hear her singing voice, it is so recognizeable to me(in a good way). FAVORITE ACTRESS OF ALLL TIMEE!
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I dont like it. Im sorry. ITs my favorite musical theatre piece.. and its supposed to be for a soprano.. It was beautifully composed and its just not as powerful in the lower key. It was written in the key for a reason its supposed to be vulnerable.. I dont know it just doesnt work for me.
broadwaybaby05 2 years ago
so true.
LinaKlar 2 years ago
the best song about this film nicole ROCKS
girassol1818 2 years ago 6