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  • Funny Girl has it all - lots of amazing songs, a Swan Lake parody, Barbra...

  • AMAZING :D

  • *sigh* all the kids at school say this is stupid and boring and is no sense of interesting or even good. I HATE IT! they have no sense of actual musical taste. I said how Beethoven? " A dog." They said. Ugh I'm 12 and understand music. Todays music is idiotic and repetitive. But I like it. Old music is better! But this... this is true talent. Singer,dancer, actress. The only more epic person is Chuck Norris.

  • Barbra Streisand fan = my mom .. Lea Michele fan = me ... Yes, we always debate about this song :D but they both killed this song

  • There is a broadway revival happening they just finished casting it about 3 months ago.....I am sooooo excited!!!!

  • Live now

  • Great use of color. The orange identifies her in every scene. Orange is usually used to suggest passion and in this video the color is set against dark or muted tones. The color shows up a candle in a dark room. Very effective.

  • lol i love the french subtitles at the bottom xD

  • is this barbra ?

  • C'est grandiose !

  • and to think Glee got me attracted to broadway and musicals! it's all amazing ESPECIALLY Barbra. Lea did fair on the song but honestly (giggles) i agree with Jesse saint swirlyhead, she lacks her emotional depth. still you gotta luv Lea :)

  • @hostclubbabe1 glee made me LOVING broadway musicals TOO !

  • Every song doesn't have to invoke a competition. The point is to display similar and different styles of singing the same song. You can have your opinions, but no one is going to get anywhere by saying one is "better" than the other when music is subjective in itself.

  • I Love Both Lea Michelle's And Barbra Streisand's Versions .. They Both Had Me In Awe The First Time I Heard The Song ..

  • i like glee's better

  • She's better than the others (Barbra <3 is really amazing)

  • First Time I ever saw this and heard the whole song in its entirety and It was AMAZING!!!! Now I know what they're singing in Mrs. Doubtfire. LOL

  • OMG! talennnnnnnnttttttt!

  • I love barbara, i just like lea michele better at this particular song :/

  • Barbara Streisand is incomparable to ANYONE! Bless You Barbara! One of the all time greats!

  • 22 people don't know what talent is.

  • Beautiful voice :)

  • Barbra is incredible!!! I have loved her for a long time and always will. Lea Michele also did an amazing cover of this, and I am SO grateful to Lea and to Glee for bringing attention to classics like this! They are both amazing, talented women! =)

  • Don't get me wrong I love lea michele, but no matter what, Barbra will always be the best & original.

  • 21 people are hating gleeks

  • is that a hat or a beehive..i cant tell

    love barbara. I discovered this movie before my soph. yr in high school :)

    i start college this fall..

  • Wow this is beautiful. I heard the Lea Michele cover first and it was fine but Streisand is just absolutely amazing! Blew me away!

  • Amazing. Flawless woman!

  • i luv this classic;D

  • so perfect

  • I've always thought barbara was overrated but she was extraordinary here

  • I wish I could sing like this! She is absolutely amazing!

  • simply excellent, I love this song and of course Babs

  • gosh. why does everyone go all crazy about what someone else says-- or writes? its their own opinion--- deal with it. just because they don't like what you like doesn't mean they're personally insulting you. both versions are good... which ever you like better is your business. so just chill out

  • I'm going to have to side with the academy and say she did a top job...

  • who dares hate on Barbra?

  • i can never get over how amazing she is

  • Ummm, don't forget Judy Garland. Probably the best.

  • STEP UP YOUR GAME PLAN...

  • No one should be hating on Barbra!

    She is probably one of the most amazing singers in history.

    I am sure Lea Michele would also agree with me.

    Barbra paved the way more all these new artist in this generation.

    Stop hating on the queen.

  • Academy Award winner Barbra Streisand must be so honored to be mentioned in the same breath as "Glee's" Leah.

    How absurd.

  • im so thankful for Glee, if it wasnt for the show, i wouldnt know any of these great songs from Barbra, or all of the other show tunes. im 19, and im in love with show tunes now =)

  • everyboddy fucking stop talking about the diferince between leah and barbara please, I beg of you!!!

    can't stand anymore! they R completely diferent so stop comparing them oke!!

    TNX and goodbye!

  • Like if you believe Lea Michele Did an AMAZING cover of this, and that barbra is Great :)

  • @MissDreyou mean Barbra Streisand is AWESOME!

  • happy birthday barbra!

  • The haters are just jealous they will never burn as brightly or enjoy a destiny as magical, poetic and full of passion and love and artistry as she has commanded. Poor pathetic fools. Barbara was and is a gift to humanity.

  • lea cant act she can sing but barbra can do both so barbra wins!

  • @TheLegallywicked lea can act, dance, & sing. as far as i can tell, shes more talented thanyou, so who are you to judge?

  • I LOVE Barbara. Her voice is so mature and deep and a bit raspy. I love it! I ESPECIALLY LOVE LOVE LOVE the song "People" by her. It's so fucking beautiful.

  • @Mousepillow1

    People like u r the reason the classics aren't appreciated the way they r...so STFU!

  • barbra is dressed exactly like audrey hepburn in a sequence in breakfast at tiffany's!!

  • 0:34 LOL

  • I just cannot get over how amazing this song is.

  • Who's to say if any of the young 'stars' of today will still be around in,say,4 decades?! Personally,I think not,the music industry seeming to be so much more transitionary these days.Streisand is unique among few comparable vocalists,in that she HAS maintained her profile.People tend to think that if an artiste isn't constantly touring,or on tv or churning out 'singles' then they've disappeared.Streisand endures,& will do long after she's,(sadly),no longer with us.

  • I think Lea michele has done a great job in glee , but no one can sing as barbara , but that´s normal, everybody has got his/her own style , and i love both versions , but barbara is just a Legend , she´s just amazing , and lea michele is one of the best singers nowadays because when you compare Rihana with lea michele , lea michele sings ALOT better XD !!!!!!!!1

  • One of my idols since I was a kid still is now that I'm 19.

  • I love this song!! And this film. I do like and watch glee and lea can sing but Barbra's voice is amazing!! And tbh I started watching glee before I saw funny girl an still think the original is better :) x

  • The unexplainable magic of the chord sequence at 3:09 onwards

  • Lea Michael??? The kid from Glee. In my opinion botched the whole song. No comparison whatsoever. However I give the kid credit for trying. Babs is the greatest!!

  • Superb vocals

  • When i sing the last note i literally (Not kidding) start to shake

  • i love this version. it is miles better than the glee version!

  • @Bungoboox This isn't a "version", it's the original!

  • Whoah. Lea Michele just copied this nearly note for note.

  • this song is hard to sing.... i cant believe Lea Michelle can sing it perfectly!

  • She's awesome! Awesome, awesome, awesome, awesome and I could keep typing awesome for my whole life!!! Lea did very good but Barbara is the QUEEN! I adore her so much !!!

  • Okay. I LOVE Barbra. Nobody can sing the song the way she does. But i don't get your need to talk trash about Glee. For god's sake, Lea is a very talented singer and actress and if one says they like her version, it doesn't make this version any less perfect. I think that Glee covers are great and that all the actors in the show are very talented. So please, don't talk trash about them, if nothing, i'm sure Barbra wouldn't approve of that.

  • see won an oscar for this role enough said!!!!

  • THIS IS NOT LEA MICHELE'S FREAKIN SONG. Stop comparing this to Glee, because there IS no comparison. Barbra Streisand is the original, thats that. STOP COMPARING. Enjoy Barba. If you want Lea, listen to her. She's talented, but not like Barbra.

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  • @xoMadisonSavannaxo don't you see that it was a joke ?!? :P

  • @nunyabidni13 Its Barbra Streisand, Lea michelle was not the first to sing this song!

  • @nunyabidni13 lol

  • I LOV THIS PLAY

  • She was, is and will always be the best!!

  • The best movie of all time....I remember seeing it when it came out and I fell in love with Barbra

  • @Robertmars09 I soooooo agree with you!!!! If you like this movie check out What's Up Doc and The Main Event with Ryan O'Neil!!! I love those 2 movies sooooooooo much!!!

  • absolutely right! people.. dont burst other peoples bubbles..

    dont rain on other peoples parade:D

  • The reason I love this so much and what makes Streisand such an icon is the fact that she adds so much character into her songs, she doesn't simply sing them or add extra stuff to make it sounds a lot more impressive than it really is. She has character, strong and true.

  • I love this song, Lea Michele did a really good job on this, not good, she did great comparing to some of the versions ive heard.

  • @arilt95 who's Lea Michele?

  • @BernardProfitendieu The girl who plays "rachel" on the show Glee

  • @BernardProfitendieu The girl who killed this song on Primetime Television! Nobody can deny it!

  • LOVE.? i think YES!

  • Oh, this song makes me happy :)

  • "Glee" can do this song 'til the cows come home - this is ALL STREISAND, all day! DAVEDJ

  • @Multi1628 Thank You! The problem with Glee is not the show but the lack of respect from its fans. And thus the backlash against them. They bring it on themselves.

  • Am I the only one that wants her hat very, VERY badly?

  • lol, some ghetto kid was just blasting rap from his car outside my house, I in turn blasted barbra out the window, & he's looking around like, "wtf?" lol!

  • I'm only 16 but My mom introduced me into the world of Barbra. I LOVE HER. this is my favorite movie right now

  • what a voice

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  • Im reading alot of hate for Barbra.....Honestly lets see you sing or as some are saying "squeak" like her..As for Lea Michele...I love her. They are both fantastic singers and both have their own twist to this song...Honestly how dare the 21st century judge music from the past when our "idols" are Ke$ha, Justin Bieber and anything that has a beat. The truth is Barbra will always be remembered and will always be loved by those who appreciated music.....

  • @BittenApplefilms U TELL 'UM!!!!!!!

  • @BittenApplefilms by far Barbara is one of the best actresses/singers. I totally agree with you. It's sad that people idolize some of the "stars" out there today, and talk crap about the real ones who made classics.

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  • @E1chow shes saying music these days suck, genius.

  • @BittenApplefilms Preach!

  • @BittenApplefilms OMG thank you SOOOOO Much im 14 and I know that!

  • @1:24 Hey! Hogwarts Express!

  • Hell, I love her voice.

  • Lea Michelle or anyone else on this planet now or all the way into forever will never be able to voluntarily speed up their vibrato with the power of ms. streisand. Also, every singer today has terrible pitch and has to be corrected; barbra didn't. Hers, was purity at its' finest; end of tale. We lived in the best musical times available.

  • d'accord avec toi Do0nuts! Magnfique!

  • J'aime beaucoup ,Madeleine à chanté cette chanson au grand show des enfants c'etait génial !!!!!!!!!

  • I love this movie, I love Barbra Streisand. . .

  • They should really make a "love" rating. This song, made me love theatre. Just flipping the channels and all a sudden I hear this song and I fell in love. Barbra, thank you for making me the theatre geek I am. Without you I would of never been in love with theatre and musicals since the age of 5.

  • I love this song and love singing it, but when i heard this it made me feel like an awful singer! Figures! She's amazing!!

  • awsome babs

  • @itsninaCh Well... There's Sutton Foster, Shoshana Bean, Courtney Wolf, Nina Sturtz.... Lea may be talented, but she has no soul in her singing. And sometimes, that counts more than "talent".

  • im obsessed!

  • Hm, I have to prefer Lea's version to this. I wouldn't know, cause I don't know much about music, and call me an idiot if you want to, but my opinion is that Lea's voice is much more pleasant than Barbra's. I just don't like Barbra's voice, as much. Anyway, that's just my personal opinion, love it or hate it, it won't change if you start talking about what's classic and what's not.

  • @chocolately12 Lea is so fucking annoying. Not saying that she doesn't have any talent because she does. She just doesn't have the flow with what other pros do.

  • @bluefroggie2290 that doesn't make her voice any less awesome.

  • @bluefroggie2290 you don't know her so how can you say she is???have you met her or are you a frind of hers??IDK how ppl may judge others without at least knowing >l

  • lea michele who? :P

    this is amazing

  • ha I love how when she starts singing everyone is like "shit, nevermind...you can go if you want to"

  • i dont like barbra but shes a heck of a singer.

  • Barbra Streisand isnt somebody you wanna be friends with, she is more like somebody you want to be :). well... i wouldnt mind being friends with her :)

  • Yet another reason I don't like Glee. They make it sound more modern, not classic like it should be.

  • @huskyluver4 if glee didnt make the music modern then many people wouldnt be interested in glee. especially for young people, it would be boring for them. Glee introduces classic songs to the younger generation rather than them being oblivious

  • @huskyluver4 people are allowed to have different interpretations of one song. that's what covers should be about. besides, I don't think they really changed much to it other than improving the sound quality. Glee didn't trash the song...If anything, they celebrated the song by simply performing it and exposing the younger generation to a song they wouldn't have even known in the first place.

    it's when someone sings it live, and do it horribly, that it becomes a crime

  • @hachi301 i agree! i didn't know about this song before Glee nor about happy days are here again. now i love Streisand!!

  • @huskyluver4 but theyre getting the song out to the public and some people actually look up the original.

  • yes! yes! yes!!!!

  • My father who would be 104 years old now didn't know that the singing was prerecorded in movies. He assumed she was singing live. He didn't like her for all the reasons people don't like her. But seeing her belting from the bow of a tug to all of New York harbor he had to admit, 'Boy she sure has a voice!'

  • 18 people like Justin Bieber and are therefore fucktards. Appreciate decent music and grow up!

  • Two words: Strength and restraint. This lady has them both! Outstanding vocals!

  • Lol the poor flowers : )

  • I think it's silly how much people are comparing the versions, people will always believe things done first and in the past are "amazing", it's just like how after someone dies they talk about "how great a father he was, how he was a wonderful man" and quite literally saint-i-fy them, even if he was a terrible gambler and was leaving his wife. There will always be those who believe that the "new" version is better than the old (whether it is or isn't) who have a need to prove it to others.

  • @Spiritleaf I like barbra streisand

  • @Justdontaskmewhat it's not about whether it's good, bad, or if you like it or not. My comment was about people forcing their opinion on others.

  • @Spiritleaf no i'm didn't mean that. I just felt like telling someone, " I. LIKE. BARBRA. STREISAND."

  • Damn, she's SO good!

  • Just wonderful...

  • Babs - I love you@!

  • AMAZINGGGGG!!!!!!!

  • 17 people rained on her parade.

  • did she say "get ready for me love cause i'm a " nevermind

  • I'm just gonna start by saying that Glee chooses certain songs because they are popular, classic, and iconic. I love Glee, the show is awesome and their covers are very well done. This is a good song! But I just don't like this version as much. It's a personal decision. Just because Barbera sang it first does not mean it's hers and no one else's. She is an icon and will be known forever for her role as Fanny, but Lea Michele was amazing!

  • @isingfashion it is hers

    she sang it best

    this song will always be

    barbra

    no one not even lea michelle can take it from her

  • i want to say that i am indeed a totaly gleek. i love lea michele's cover of this song, but anyone who thinks that it is comparable to barbra needs their ears checked.

  • @wickedlizzie09 you could not have said it better. i'm not a fan of much of the "young" talent that's out there but i do love lea michele. still i'm sure she knows as well as you and i do that she'll never hold a candle to barbra and that she simply is paying homage the best that she can.

  • @wickedlizzie09 Thanks for being one of the sensible ones :)

  • Hey great song , there was another version by a man if anyone coul send me the link it would be great

  • it hurts my ears

  • i think everyone has their own opinnion and we all need to respect them. Glee version is also good and they sang it a little differently anyways

  • i've never heard of this this lady until i saw glee and ( pulls out a shield) personally i like lea's version better.

  • the 16 people who thumbs down, must have clicked it by accident.

  • @Milkintosh - no i purposly did because its crap

  • wait...people are actually Comparing Lea Michele to BARBRA STREISAND?!?! okay. Lea is very talented but shes no Barbra. I can't think of anyone who comes very close.

  • Lea Michele did a good job covering the song, but come on, no one's gonna beat Barbra. The people who say that this was awful are the huge Glee fans and have heard that version 1,000 times, and heard this version once.

  • who can argue with this... she took her life into her own hands and went for it.... how many of us do that??? sometimes.. gotta throw caution to the wind!!

  • K SERIOUSLY GUYS NO ONE IS COMPARING THIS TO GLEE! WOW YOURE MAKING A FOOL OF YOURSELF! I think theyre both really good But I think Glee did it better. Its my opinon don't go hating on glee because people like them don't leave hateful comments here please I don't wanna deal with them

  • Barbra Striesand is one of the best singers in the entire world

    and thats coming from a 17 year old

    im not gonna deny i do love me a bit of Glee

    but you can NEVER not EVER beat the original to any song

    no one, not Glee or any other artist can reproduce and original and expect it to be better, its never going to happen, we can only appriciate the different versions in there own unique ways and whats good about each of them

  • just go and mark the kid as spam because at this point, she's spam.

  • Barbra is the golden standard for this song. That's a fact that's not disputed. Glee is a fun show. However, not one of those singers on Glee compares to Barbra. Barbra was MORE than a singer. She's an actress, comedian, writer, director, producer, AMAZING singer and the list goes on. The Glee cast singers aspire to greatness. However, the producers do a disservice to the cast. What's with the auto tune? Most of the singers can sing well on the show. Cut the auto tune let's hear them.

  • god, i love this so much!

  • shes probably the crappiest singer on the planet - shes squeaky old sounds like a granny and the wicked witch of the west is basically her at 1:39-2:00,

    i dont give a crap who disagrees she has physically killed my hearing

    and in my defence im only 12 and most people who listen to this are partially deaf anyways :-)

  • @PrincessDayDreamer Well why don't you keep your opinion to yourself and go and listen to your Justin Beiber or hannah montana little girl.

  • @PrincessDayDreamer if you don't like it so much why do you listen to it?

  • I love Glee but nothing compares to the original!

  • @channelofepicwin - yes your right everything is better than this crap

  • @PrincessDayDreamer That is not what I was meaning, Barbra is a wonerful singer and Glee did a lovely job but this is better. If you don't like it then don't listen to it, it's simple. Is it fair to assume that you are a kid? Why don't you go listen to music that you like.

  • if your watching this because glee drawn you to the original then PLEASE put in mind that the sounds quality is different

  • @animefan12131 - yeah and please put in our mind never to watch it again because this actually scares me because her voice is like a mouse being dragged by a cat

  • i think glee is fantastic and i think its a tribute that young people are still singing these songs it shows the songs' staying power - these are classics and always will be

  • you are listening to the something by barbara streisand. you don't have to campare every singel song to the glee version. glee is a cover, you don't have to mention every cover you've ever heard to the original because its creating annoying arguments.

  • excellent is beautiful but the glee version has nothing to envy barbra streisand but never be able to imitate the voice of barbra

  • @Pandecebolla191192 - lea is actually better than babara whatsername check out her live performance ( lea michele ) its FANTASTIC!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!­!!!!! ALOT better than that squeaky old cow