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Thanks for watching and digesting these videos. fwiw, not a single person here is comparing any of them to Andrews. All of this is in service of refuting the or
by Apocryphon 5y ago
Thanks for watching and digesting these videos. fwiw, not a single person here is comparing any of them to Andrews. All of this is in service of refuting the original statement that “that modern singers can't sing”, which by your own admission, is flatly false.
P.S., while it’s perfectly for to personally believe that Julie Andrews is the best female vocalist of all time, it’s far harder to consider it a matter of empirical fact. One can easily assert that Ella Fitzgerald, Etta James, or Celine Dion is better. One’s mileage always varies.
- WalterBright 5y agoI've heard all three of those. Andrews wins by a knockout in the first round. I bought Dion's albums, too. Sorry, dude! The only problem with Andrews is her songbook is kinda small. She burned very brightly, but all too briefly. But I have a suggestion for you. Get the bluray of Sound of Music. Put it on play. Forget about the schmaltzy plot, the sappy lyrics, the saccharine emoting, the cardboard characters. Just listen to the music. You'll be blown away. I envy anyone hearing it for the first time. If you're up to it, figure out which character is Marni Nixon without looking it up. And lest I forget, check out Roberta Flack. She gives me chills, too.
- Apocryphon 5y agoSorry, I prefer Mary Poppins to Sound of Music. Thanks for the Flack rec.
- WalterBright 5y agoMary Poppins is certainly JA's other great film. Roberta Flack: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d8_fLu2yrP4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d8_fLu2yrP4 Enjoy! It just doesn't get any better than that. Just perfection.