Favorite "Everything's Coming Up Roses"- Page 2

[Ed_Mottershead]

Posted: 6/28/11 at 12:19pm

Ethel Merman, Ethel Merman, Ethel Merman, Ethel Merman and . . . Ethel Merman. No one else comes near. And I've seen them all and found much to like about their performances.

[Reginald Tresilian]

Posted: 6/28/11 at 2:02pm

"There is no choice, it has to be ____________."

Kind of takes all the meaning out of the word "favorite," doesn't it?

[philcrosby]

Posted: 6/28/11 at 3:26pm

Merman, no question. Part of the equation is that the song was written to sit perfectly on that instrument, of course, so everyone else is going to be somewhat at a disadvantage.

Lansbury's "moment of madness" in "Roses" (or perhaps self-delusion) perfectly presaged her "Rose's Turn", which was totally brilliant.

But best "Roses"? Merman, hands down.

[candydog2]

Posted: 6/28/11 at 4:14pm

I love Merman's, it has such iconic stature, but it was really Lupone's Tony performance that blew me away.

[theeatah]

Posted: 6/28/11 at 5:00pm

Ruthie Henshall's studio version(not the Sound Of Musicals version).

Does anyone have favourite non-Cast recording versions?
Ruthie Henshall - Everything's Coming Up Roses

[Jay Lerner-Z]

Posted: 6/28/11 at 9:36pm

Bernadette's!

A totally biased and unobjective opinion, but definitely my favorite. Who's to say what's best?

Also love the little snippet Ethel sings in Airplane!

[ndrwmls10]

Posted: 6/30/11 at 5:06pm

No one likes Angela Lansbury's?

[orangeskittles]

Posted: 6/30/11 at 5:40pm

In the Painted Babies documentary- 6-year-old Brooke squawking it out in her beauty pageant rehearsal, while her stage mother stands just offstage yelling at her.

The irony is priceless.

[ndrwmls10]

Posted: 6/30/11 at 7:55pm

It sounds highly ironic....

[CurtainPullDowner]

Posted: 6/30/11 at 9:23pm

How about Liza and the Muppets?

Honestly, it's a shame Liza never got it together (when she was in form) to show us her Rose. Talk about a crazy "Mama...ma..ma...Mama"
She would have knocked everyone's sox off!

[trentsketch]

Posted: 6/30/11 at 9:38pm

No Chris Colfer love? Ow, stop hitting me. I'm joking.

My favorite is Merman, though I like all of the Broadway Mamas.