I love Barbra, especially primo 1960s Streisand. MY NAME IS BARBRA and COLOR ME BARBRA are some of the finest hours in the history of television.
But "C'est Si Bon" drives me
nuts. It's a fabulous song that for some reason, nobody performs anymore. Barbra starts it gorgeously, then mid-song wails it to death (from "and the thought is this, dear") I prefer her classic "It Had To Be You" from the same 'concert' sequence in COLOR ME BARBRA.
And I love the underrated SIMPLY STREISAND, where "Lover Man" , and the gorgeous "When Sunny Gets Blue" are featured. It's not a perfect album, concluding as it does with the unintentionally campy-awful "Stout-Hearted Men".
"Hurry up and get into your conga clothes - we've got to do something to save this show!"
Updated On: 7/31/09 at 06:12 AM
