Sunday, August 30, 2015

Barbra Streisand...

I must confess that I have never been a big fan of Barbra Streisand as a singer.  I know people think she's amazing.  I'd rather see her act than listen to her sing, even as I concede that she has a beautiful voice.  Her voice is powerful, distinctive, and perfect.  On certain songs, I love it.  On others, not so much.  I didn't like how she sand "Cry Me A River", for instance.  But she does a beautiful song called "Songbird" that I've always loved.


Very 70s... but I love it anyway.

I also like "The Way He Makes Me Feel" from Yentl, a movie I have yet to see.


It's very 80s, yet still sounds great 30 plus years later.


I could do without her duet with Celine Dion, who also has a beautiful voice, but is super annoying to me.  They can both really sing... but they are both big diva types.


But it's nice to see them working so well together...


I always liked "Woman In Love"...


Here she's singing "Guilty" with Barry Gibb...  I could pass on this.

To be honest, I kind of feel the same way about Better Midler.  I love watching her act.  I think she's funny.  Her singing leaves me a little cold, though.  I think I really started to dislike her when she sang "From A Distance".... or maybe it was the whole Beaches soundtrack.  I loved the movie, but could probably go my whole life without hearing "Wind Beneath My Wings" again.

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