Barbara Overkill

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Barbara Overkill

Posted: 10/15/12 at 11:46am

I like Barbara but the recent bombardment of everything that is Barbara is a bit much don't you think? I understand she is a legend and has had a wonderful career but she has never completely won me over. Technically she is a brilliant singer but she doesn't put enough emotion to make the songs as powerful as they can be. I recently went to see Ann Hampton Callaway at 54 Below and her whole show was a tribute to Barbara Streisand. It was a bit frustrating because Ann Hampton is a wonderful vocalist and in my opinion a better singer than Barbara.

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Barbara Overkill

Posted: 10/15/12 at 12:06pm

Barbara who? Bush? Oh you mean "Barbra" as in Streisand.

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#3

Barbara Overkill

Posted: 10/15/12 at 12:19pm

I understand she is a legend and has had a wonderful career ...

Regardless of what you think of her yourself, doesn't that kind of answer your own question?

So many people today use words like "legend" or "star" or "best ever" when really, they can't remember or consider anything further back than a year or two a the most.

Barbra (note spelling) has been a huge star for (closing in on) fifty years now.

I'm not a mega-fan myself, not remotely, but I can see the reason for the fuss. The problem is that you just don't agree with it and you don't think she deserves it.

But it's there because millions of others have a different opinion and think she's earned it.

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#4

Barbara Overkill

Posted: 10/15/12 at 12:21pm

Was it a secret that Ann Hampton Callaway was doing a tribute to Streisand?

#5

Barbara Overkill

Posted: 10/15/12 at 12:29pm

So, you went to see someone do a Barbra tribute and they only sang Barbra songs... what am I missing?

If you don't like Barbra, don't go to shows that are tributes to her? That seems the most obvious takeaway here.

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#6

Barbara Overkill

Posted: 10/15/12 at 12:35pm

Barbra has only written a handful of songs. Any tribute to her is really a tribute to the American Songbook. I'm assuming Ann Hampton Callaway wasn't doing a Babs impersonation in her act, so really you just insulted some of the greatest songs ever written. Regardless of what you think of Barbra, there's no denying that her song selection has most always been First Class.

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#7

Barbara Overkill

Posted: 10/15/12 at 1:41pm

I saw Ann Hampton Callaway do her Barbra show a year ago January at The Blue Note. So this is not new. If you pay attention during the show, she explains her relationship to Barbra and the reason she is doing the show. Mildred is correct. She in no way even tries to impersonate Babs.

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#8

Barbara Overkill

Posted: 10/15/12 at 1:49pm

Never been a fan of Barbra? or other over the top singers like Whitney Houston and Celine Dion, their vocal histrionics just wear me out. Frank Sinatra, on the other hand, puts so much feeling into a song, it's almost like getting a lesson on life. I consider Streisand the "anti-Sinatra".

#9

Barbara Overkill

Posted: 10/15/12 at 1:51pm

Other than this recent show, what "bombardment" has there been? I can't stand Streisand and have been able to avoid her utterly.

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Barbara Overkill

Posted: 10/15/12 at 1:59pm

There hasn't been Joe. Just some queen needing to complain about something. I live in the West Coast and even I knew that Ann's show in the East was a tribute to Babs. I am very excited about Babs show out here in the Bowl. And I am hoping that just like NY other tribute shows pop up that weekend so I have the opportunity to listen to those great songs some more. Different strokes for different folks.

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#11

Barbara Overkill

Posted: 10/15/12 at 2:12pm

I don't know why I post things on this message board because all you bitches do is rip on everyone! God forbid someone misspells something or have an opinion that differs from theirs. Most of you are all bullies that need to spread their misery!

#12

Barbara Overkill

Posted: 10/15/12 at 2:16pm

Well.. you were stating something that wasn't so and you wrote it as a dig.. So there you go.

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Updated On: 10/15/12 at 02:16 PM

#13

Barbara Overkill

Posted: 10/15/12 at 2:22pm

You were asking for it. And you are loving it. So don't even try it.

#14

Barbara Overkill

Posted: 10/15/12 at 2:48pm

I don't think you could possibly overkill Barbra.

#15

Barbara Overkill

Posted: 10/15/12 at 2:52pm

theaternut nailed it.

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#16

Barbara Overkill

Posted: 10/15/12 at 2:54pm

Theaterfan: I don't know why I post things on this message board because all you bitches do is rip on everyone! God forbid someone misspells something or have an opinion that differs from theirs. Most of you are all bullies that need to spread their misery!

#17

She's BARBRA and don't you forget it!

Posted: 10/15/12 at 3:13pm

theatrefan; How DARE you spell her name with that extra "A"!

How f'ing DARE you!

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#18

She's BARBRA and don't you forget it!

Posted: 10/15/12 at 3:32pm

The tone of your OP was confrontational and seemed to be welcoming backlash. What did you expect?

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#19

She's BARBRA and don't you forget it!

Posted: 10/15/12 at 3:54pm

You can't overkill the undead.

#20

She's BARBRA and don't you forget it!

Posted: 10/15/12 at 4:09pm

You caught me theaternut! Loving it.

#21

She's BARBRA and don't you forget it!

Posted: 10/15/12 at 4:53pm

You should be forced to watch Yentl on a loop until you repent.

THEATERFAN, DO YOU HEAR ME?

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#22

She's BARBRA and don't you forget it!

Posted: 10/15/12 at 5:08pm

Oh I hear you PalJoey! No one deserves that harsh of a punishment!

#23

She's BARBRA and don't you forget it!

Posted: 10/15/12 at 5:12pm

Please, I beg you, for the the love of Streisand, PLEASE FIX THE SPELLING OF HER NAME IN YOUR SUBJECT LINE!

If you change it in your original post, we won't have to look at it and thinks it's Barbara Cook or some other more mortal.

PLEASE!

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#24

Barbra overkill!

Posted: 10/15/12 at 6:12pm

#25

Barbra overkill!

Posted: 10/15/12 at 6:14pm

No--you have to press "edit message" it in the original post

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Updated On: 10/15/12 at 06:14 PM