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"I'm Still Here"

Posted by:	Delvino 07:58 am EST 01/16/15
In reply to:	re: AGES OF CHARACTERS? - AlanScott 01:13 am EST 01/16/15

Simply doesn't work when performed by a younger actor. I've heard it done in cabaret settings by women in their mid-40s and it's a mere exercise in lyric interpretation. It's one of those songs that requires a lived-in persona, the lyrics almost stand out as footnotes, annotating the presence before us. It's one reason why for me the Ann Miller performance of the song -- leaving out her interpretive skill or vocal power -- has such emotional gravitas. Ann Miller makes each lyric sound autobiographical, without an ounce of effort. Her confidence in her attack only adds. I think a film Carlotta needs at least Miller's weight. That would leave Shirley McLaine, who sang it already in "Postcards From the Edge."

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