Barbra Streisand - MGM Grand - 1994 - As If We Never Said Goodbye (REACTION)

I saw this concert June 26th, 1994 at Madison Square Garden. It was the 25th anniversary of the Stonewall riots, Gay Pride weekend, the Gay Games, and the World Cup soccer tournament. Her opening ovation lasted 9 minutes. The building actually made a humming noise. Haven't experienced anything like it before or since.

On December 31, 1993, many personalities were present at Barbra's concert, here we can see Virginia Clinton Kelley, Bill Clinton's mother whom Barbra considered her second mother (at 00m54s with her white and black hair) and who was to die 6 days after the concert), Steven Spielberg at 1m48s, and Michael Douglas at 2m00s. It was the same when I attended Barbra's concert in Paris in June 2007, a multitude of French personalities came to honor Barbra with her exceptional presence in France, Charles Aznavour, Michel Legrand, Jean Paul Belmondo, Alain Delon, Régine (the icon of Parisian nightclubs and singer) Jack Lang, Line Renaud, Bernard Kouchner, Cécilia Sarkozy, it was a concert of great elegance because all the women had put on their evening dresses to celebrate Barbra and celebrate an event which would certainly never happen again in the Capital: the exceptional arrival of Barbra in the city of lights for a single and unique concert which I attended and which was unexpected... I have been a fan of Barbra since I was 11 years old, there I was 36, it was a dream come true... En ce 31 décembre 1993, beaucoup de personnalités étaient présentes au concert de Barbra, ici on peut voir Virginia Clinton Kelley, la mère de Bill clinton que Barbra considérait comme sa deuxième maman (à 00m54s avec ses cheveux blancs et noirs) et qui devait décéder 6 jours après le concert), Steven Spielberg à 1m48s, et Michael Douglas à 2m00s. Il en fut de même lorsque j'ai assisté au concert de Barbra à Paris en juin 2007, une multitude de personnalités françaises étaient venu honorer Barbra de sa présence exceptionnelle en France, Charles Aznavour, Michel Legrand, Jean Paul Belmondo, Alain Delon, Régine (l'icone des boîtes de nuits Parisiennes et chanteuse) Jack Lang, Line Renaud, Bernard Kouchner, Cécilia Sarkozy, ce fut un concert d'une grande élégance car toutes les femmes avaient revetu leurs robes de soirée pour célébrer Barbra et célébrer un événement qui ne se reproduirait certainement jamais dans la Capitale : la venue exceptionnelle de Barbra dans la ville lumière pour un seul et unique concert auquel j'assistais et qui était inespéré... Je suis fan de Barbra depuis que j'ai 11 ans, là j'en avais 36, ce fût un rêve qui devenait réalité...

Force of nature, timeless, iconic--no matter what adjectives you choose, they seem inadequate

This song was from the Broadway version of "Sunset Boulevard", in which the main character (Norma Desmond) was a faded star of the silent movie days. It was given new lyrics for Barbra to fit the occasion of her return to the concert stage after avoiding it for many, many years due to stage fright. She was 52 years old when she did this two-night concert in Las Vegas. It was such a success she decided to take it on tour. Tickets sold out in a matter of hours (and they weren't cheap!) in every city, among them London, NYC, Los Angeles, Chicago, San Jose, Detroit, and Washington DC.

I was there New Years Eve 1993-94. My Ticket was $1000 First Time seeing her in Concert, so it was worth it. Sounded Great. Have been Fortunate enough to see her 5 more times over the Years!

Magic!

Interesting fact about this song: the lyrics were slightly changed so they applied to her specifically. She also treated the whole concert as a two act play almost where there is a story arc running through it.

I read that she was always nervous performing live because she thought she would not be great, how wrong! Pure Perfection as Always

She's one of the VERY BEST EVER! A real gem.

i saw the same concert later on in new york 2 nights in a row. we were fortunate to go the first night with people who had 5th row tickets (the next night we were in the nosebleed seats). but night one, wow! surrounded by all sorts of celebrities (meryl streep right in front of me), etc... and even the superstars who were there that night were just fans like the rest of us...in awe and wonder, clapping, cheering, yelling. there definitely was magic in the moment as well as magic in the music!! a night to treasure, for sure.

I was there! I have the ticket stub! 🎫😊😅

It was a pleasure to watch your gorgeous face as you reacted to this video. Loving your channel.

Subscribing for this one! It's always so interesting to find other guys who love Barbra like I do!!!!😊

Out of this world. Great as always Saeed. Greetings from South Africa

The night I was there in the audience there was: Michael Jackson, Richard Gere, Cindy Crawford, Gregory Peck, Coretta Scott King, Kathie Lee Gifford, Alec Baldwin and Kim Bassinger, Bill Clinton's mother, and many of Barbra's ex-paramours. It was surreal and I remember it vividly 30 years later.

Well deserved standing ovation! 👏👏👏

Fabulous reaction, to a fabulous number from Barbra's opening night after a more than 20 year hiatus from paid performances, except for benefits and fund raisers. I'm so impressed too that you listened to her book...I didn't want it to end, even after 48 hrs... even her speaking voice is divine... pulling you in to listen to every word. Thank you Saeed, for your appreciation of the woman who many call, like the song from "Funny Girl" says, "the greatest star!"

I saw this concert in Detroit and lucky to have seen her three times since, including her 8/6/2019 in Chicago, which is the last time she appeared in full concert to my knowledge. She is a singular timeless talent. And Gorgeous!

Thanks for bringing this back! Wonderful.

Unique with an amazing voice!