Composer and lyricist Burton Lane, who composed primarily for stage and screen, would be 109 today. He composed the music for the 1965 Broadway musical On A Clear Day You Can See Forever, with Alan Jay Lerner writing the lyrics and the book. It was adapted as a movie in 1970, with Barbra Streisand playing the part of Daisy Gamble, a clairvoyant who is a reincarnation of Lady Melinda Winifred Waine Tentrees, "a seductive 19th century coquette who was born the illegitimate daughter of a kitchen maid". She sings the reprise of the title song, and really brings down the house.
Hi John – she’s a great artist … let alone singer – and if only we could see clearly now – it would help. Stay safe and all the best – Hilary
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Not a fan of the person, but she sings pretty good and has some fine recordings in her musical history.
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Tossing It Out
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You certainly can’t take that from her.
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She just has such an amazing and uniquely Barbra Streisand voice. A film I still need to see. Love the psychedelic intro. BTW, did you hear about Tony Bennett? He has Alzheimer’s but is still singing. I was never a big fan of his but, man, he sang with Judy Garland and Lady GaGa.
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What makes it unique is her nose. If she gets it fixed, it throws the whole thing off. Seriously.
That’s a shame about Tony Bennett, but it’s like with Glen Campbell, the rest of the mind goes, but the music stays.
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Yes, his drs say for him to keep singing. His wife said when he sings she sees her husband has come back to her at that moment. When I heard that comment, I cried because I recall my mom with her vascular dementia. You watch them die a little each day. You suffer a death even thou* they are not literally dead. It is most difficult.
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She has a beautiful voice and this is one of my favorite songs of hers. 95 IMDb credits is pretty impressive.
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She’s been around a long time and has a list of accomplishments few can top.
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Love Barbra, love the song.
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