"My Name is Barbara" & "Much More" from My Name is Barbra

In 1964, up-and-coming star Barbra Streisand signed a contract with CBS to film five television specials by 1975. "My Name is Barbra" is the glorious first of these, filmed in nostalgic black-and-white. Enjoy these glimpses of her genial work.

"My Name is Barbara" is a song originally written by Leonard Bernstein (hence it is "Barbara" and not "Barbra") in 1943 for a lesser known work of his for child sopranos.

"Much More" is from "The Fantasticks", a musical from 1960. Composed by Harvey Shmidt, the song features lyrics by Tom Jones.

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[albertdiner]

Written by Leonard Bernstein, not

Leonard Cohen. song MY NAME IS

BARBARA. What a fabulous TV special.

[StreisandIsLove]

Agreed! :) I adore her early work. Forgive the typo. ;)

[iamraybob]

what a rare talent

[hvnlyvaly]

I can picture the look on Simon Cowells face if Barbra was an unknown appearing on Idol today with this song. He would have stopped the show to personally sign her to a contract before she had a chance to leave the building.

[thaifood77]

someone show lady gaga,beyonce,,mariah...etc..TH­IS IS HOW YOU SING.

[zzyyxxo]

I loved her all through my childhood and I love her still...

[Messylin]

@hvnlyvaly - and hopefully she'd tell him to shove it up his ass.

[waynebrasler]

This, of course, instantly became the standard for this song. She did that so many many times over the years and decades, just by fulfilling her own vision. Record companies tried to float at least a dozen Barbra spinoffs and none of it worked. On their first LP covers, Lana Cantrell and Marilyn Michaels were even made to look like Streisand. Girl singers all over the place were adopting Streisand mannerisms. All to little avail.

[donatello1]

All time favorite Streisand!

[novascotiawill]

Classic!!!  Brilliant, Wonderful, Incredible talent...

[TheRhodeslady]

I love this!!!! :)

[Monrocsol]

... and what the fuck is wrong with being political? Is she not a citizen? Does she not love this country?

Don't you?

What a fucked up comment you make.