Fanny Brice - I'd Rather Be Blue Over You, 1929

Fanny Brice - I'd Rather Be Blue Over You (Than Be Happy With Somebody Else) (Billy Rose/ Fred Fisher), Victor 1929

Category:

Music

Tags:

• Roaring
• Twenties
• 1920
• 1930
• America
• USA
• white
• female
• vocalist
• film
• vadeuville
• revue
• Broadway
• flapper
• 78rpm
• shellack

[genia106]

Grzegorz My Darling,

Who could be BLUE listening to this FABULOUS artist! She was SPECTACULAR! Love the photo at 1:46 with the Rope Tassel look on her arm.

I think on our next excursion to Paris, I shall copy it!

If Serge starts up again, I can always use the the tassle to whip him! :-) Why do we put up with HIM?

One more thing Fanny was VERY ATTRACTIVE!

Merci Mon Cher.

[240252]

Genia, I'm not sure it's a good idea about whipping Serge. In last three weeks here, he and Rudy whip one another almost every morning

[tango3721]

Grzegorz - She is a magnificent performer!

Barbara Streisand who played her - is not better than her! Thanks!

[240252]

Hi Lana, well, I am afraid, she IS better than Barbra Streisand...

[charliebubblesoar]

Lovely. Billie Holiday does a killer version too

[240252]

Well, Bilkie, ofcourse, is a completely different cup of tea. Fanny was rather a vadeuville star, although some of her performanceas are the pure and high class torch singing.

[bigred997]

fanny sold a song as well as barbra even if she didn't have her range. she had something barbra never has had- pathos. (as did garland) just listen to her sing "My Man".

Barbra is just a great singer, period.

[realfredwithtires]

Brice was BRILLIANT!

[antinotis]

Just saw Funny Girl on TCM for first time in 30 years. I was surprised how little singing there was and how boring it was. Most of Fanny's songs except for this one were just tossed over especially "My Man". Better sound of course now and Barbra is great but I prefer the real Fanny Brice renditions!

[mmdillon1]

Why would anyone think of comparing VERY different talents from VERY different eras, playing to VERY different audiences???

If you like something, that's GREAT -- different performances grab different people for a million different reasons -- and some happen to be more popular than others. And even THAT doesn't mean one is better than another.

So if you LIKE it, just enjoy the ride! :o)

[brianeduardo1234]

Dont think it is correct to say Barbar better than Fanny or vice versa they are performers from different eras and styles, technology and much more is different, they are both great so enjoy them both... no need to polarise views

[fkd1963]

You can enjoy Fanny AND Barbra. How about that?  Bless them both.

[jacobsimon]

Barbra Streisand looks a lot like Fanny Brice. 

[waynebrasler]

Streisand was very happy when this song was interpolated into the film version of "Funny Girl."

[stlgtrace]

She has a great voice and you can even sense her charisma on stage by her singing! I live Fanny Brice!

[kt2catz]

Well, I can see why they got Barbra Streisand to play her, they both have the same profile. I love this song and had no idea that it was sang in 1929. Thanks for posting this, I really enjoyed it.

[IndigoChild6]

Ooohhoo..I want a voice like this.