JUDY GARLAND: 'TOO LATE NOW' FROM 'ROYAL WEDDING'.

Judy Garland was signed to play the lead role as Ellen, opposite Fred Astaire, in 'Royal Wedding', but due to personal issues was fired from the film. This was the defining situation that led to the end of her career at MGM. I have often wondered what she was thinking about during this performance. I suppose its better left to imagination ... I am pleased she sang it, & we can share in her moment.
Performed on 'The Judy Garland Show,' taped June 24, 1963.

Words by Alan Jay Lerner, music by Burton Lane, 1951.
Nominated for Best Song Academy Award, 1951.
Too late now to forget your smile,
The way we cling when we've danced a while,
Too late now to forget and go on with someone new.
Too late now to forget your voice,
The way one word makes my heart rejoice,
Too late now to imagine myself away from you.
All the dreams we've dreamed together,
I relive when we're apart
All the tender words together
Live on in my heart.
How can I ever close the door
And be the same as I was before,
Darling, no, no I can't anymore - it's too late now.

http://www.youtube.com/user/MicheleBell1

*No copyright infringement intended*
*All audio/video/photo content remains in the sole ownership of their creator*
*For entertainment purposes only*

Category:

Music

Tags:

• Judy
• Garland
• TV
• Show
• Too
• Late
• Now
• Royal
• Wedding
• Fred
• Astaire
• MGM
• Alan
• Jay
• Lerner
• Burton
• Lane
• MicheleBell1
• Music
• Live Music
• Musical
• Television

[broadjaychaz]

breaks me heart, how real, raw, honest and gorgeous she is/was

[stewballmax3]

A most exquisite performance from Judy!

Thanks:)

Max

[123boink]

Thanks for a great clip, but I have to state one of my pet peeves: the video is stretched to widescreen format. Please try to maintain 3x4 for these classic clips!

[Brion800]

I know Judy was a sublime actress, but that performance is SO real. I just love it.

[dannybex]

@thebackgroundartiste Hatten is wrong. After Freed hired Garland, director Chuck Walters quit, as he had already dealt with her serious addiction problem and related excuses during 1950's Summer Stock, which took over a year to film, so Freed hired Stanley Donen. Very quickly Judy started asking for half-days, then didn't show up, etc. Garland's 17 year contract was suspended, and Powell was hired to replace her.

[loflyerz7]

cole porter had nothing to do with the music or lyrics of this piece of music. that is one of the problems of the internet....no one correcting the writings of the uniformed.

[VideoSam16]

Aaaahh, sweet . . . .