Uploaded by sas9023055 on Apr 30, 2011
1979 (Shirley delivers a powerful cover of this Jule Styne classic, which was made famous by the wonderful Barbra Streisand through her portrayal of Fanny Brice in the film Funny Girl. Barbra won her first Academy Award (Oscar) for this role back in 1968. This clip is from the Shirley Bassey TV Variety Show)
The song, People, was originally recorded and released on Shirley's 1965 LP titled, 'Shirley Bassey - Belts The Best' And, Shirley does indeed belt out this song with unsurpassable vocal vibrato power.
ABOUT this song:
The song, People, is from the musical, Funny Girl, which first opened on Broadway in 1964. Funny Girl is a musical with a book by Isobel Lennart, music by Jule Styne, and lyrics by Bob Merrill. The semi-biographical plot is based on the life and career of Broadway, film star and comedienne Fanny Brice and her stormy relationship with entrepreneur and gambler Nicky Arnstein. Its original title was My Man.
The musical was produced by Ray Stark, who was Brice's son-in-law via his marriage to her daughter Frances, and starred Barbra Streisand. The production was nominated for eight Tony Awards but, facing tough competition from Hello, Dolly!, it failed to win in any categories. However, this wrong was made write when a few years later Barbra Streisand won the Acadamy Award for her role of Fanny Brice as best actress in the major motion picture, Funny Girl.
After seventeen previews, the Broadway production, directed by Garson Kanin and choreographed by Carol Haney under the supervision of Jerome Robbins, opened on March 26, 1964 at the Winter Garden Theatre, subsequently transferring to the Majestic Theatre and The Broadway Theatre to complete its total run of 1,348 performances.
LYRICS:
People--people who need people
Are the luckiest people in the world,
We're children, needing other children
And yet letting our grown-up pride
Hide all the need inside,
Acting more like children
Than children.
Lovers are very special people,
They're the luckiest people
In the world.
With one person, one very special person
A feeling deep in your soul
Says you were half,
Now you're whole.
No more hunger and thirst
But first be a person
Who needs people.
People who need people
Are the luckiest people
In the world!
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