Sunday 24 April 2022

Rise and look around you, and you'll see who you are






Miss Barbra Streisand, photographed by Cecil Beaton in the costumes he designed for her for On a Clear Day You Can See Forever (1970).

Yes, today is the 80th birthday of the one-and-only "Megababs" - the "Greatest Star" [as predicted by the similarly-titled song from Funny Girl], EGOT [she was awarded an Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and Tony], record-holding chart-topper [with eleven albums that hit #1 on the Billboard chart in the USA, selling a certified 68.5 million copies] and unassailable Hollywood powerhouse.

All hail!

Many happy returns, Barbara Joan "Barbra" Streisand (born 24th April 1942)!

6 comments:

  1. She's also a very fine director. On A Clear Day is a very flawed film, terribly edited. And some of the sound work was also suspect. Interesting concept executed badly. As for Babs. She, like other divas, such as Patti LaBelle, have a method of approaching a song. Unless taken firmly by the hand and guided, as in the case of her work with Barry Gibb, she enters softly and builds to a roar. Granted, her voice is such that she could sing the phone book and be incredibly captivating. She is one of a kind and, in her peculiar manner, broke many a barrier, many glass ceilings. Bravo, to her. All hail the ultimate queen. Kizzes.

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    1. In my opinion, La Streisand's "roar" knocks spots off anything more recent wibblers could ever manage - Whitney, Mariah, Slimy Dion, Xtina are all crappy amateurs by comparison.

      I agree with you about On A Clear Day - a mess of a film. Like Star! with Julie Andrews. Could have been so much better... Jx

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  2. I love these pictures of her! Happy Birthday, Barbra Streisand!

    The only thing I don't like is the hat with the purple dress. It looks too much like a lampshade. I would have stitched the fabric into a large rose pinned into an updo instead.

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  3. Dame Maureen Lipman presented a lovely tribute to her on radio 4 on Saturday- you've probably already listened to it

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    1. We haven't, actually. Apart from the Today programme (which I have on while getting ready for work), we rarely listen to R4. I haven't yet listened to the musical tribute to her on Radio 2 hosted by Richard E Grant, either... Jx

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