What songs would you have liked to hear her sing?

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filmmekker — 18 years ago(September 29, 2007 03:53 PM)

That would have been great.
"The superior man is modest in his speech, but exceeds in his actions." ~Confucius~

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DryToast — 18 years ago(August 30, 2007 04:11 AM)

An old friend of mine used to do a bogus "Merman Sings Mitchell" routine, with Ethel Singing the Joni Mitchell songbook.
Merman actually considered recording "Love Revolution" from
I Love My Wife
(her belt would have sounded great on this song!) but someone apparently pointed out to her that the lyric contradicted her rather conservative beliefs, so she droppped the idea.
"so love has certainly taken the ginger out of
her!"

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filmmekker — 18 years ago(August 31, 2007 12:26 PM)

I believe the song was Everyone Today Is Turning On from I Love My Wife.
"The superior man is modest in his speech, but exceeds in his actions." ~Confucius~

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DryToast — 18 years ago(September 04, 2007 04:00 PM)

Well, if that's what you heard, that's what you heard. "Love Revolution" seems to suit her voice (as much as any 1970s pop-rock song would), and I just don't see her doing a jokey patter song like "Turning On" unless she was duetting with Jimmy Durante!
"so love has certainly taken the ginger out of
her!"

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filmmekker — 18 years ago(September 05, 2007 07:12 PM)

It was in her autobiography. I don't know Love Revolution.
"The superior man is modest in his speech, but exceeds in his actions." ~Confucius~

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Clothes-Off — 18 years ago(January 17, 2008 10:22 AM)

I once saw Bonnie Hunt on a talk show state that on the set of
Jumanji
she and Robin Williams discussed some of the songs Ethel should have sung but didn't, such as
The Sound of Silence
. ("Hello, Darkness, my old friend!") It was hilarious.
Here's my list of songs I would have loved her take on:
Physical
Gonna Make You Sweat ("Everybody Dance Now!")
Nothing Compares 2 U
Work It (Missy Elliott)
Get the Party Started (Pink)
I Touch Myself (Divinyls)
Erotica (Madonna)
Smooth Operator
"Lemme Hear You Body Talk! Your Body Talk!"
"Well, for once the rich white man is in control!"
C. M. Burns

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jemmima_python — 17 years ago(June 10, 2008 06:55 PM)

Defying gravity. Lol. She'd sound like a chain saw.

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Harold_Robbins — 17 years ago(July 03, 2008 06:34 AM)

Re: "Defying Gravity" - would have been interesting in Merman's prime vocal years, the 1930s/1940s - you would NEVER have seen or heard her shrieking to be heard over the orchestra like Menzel and others do - she wouldn't have stood for that. Merman herself may have said she "beat her brains out" on stage sometimes, but you never ever saw the effort, nor did she ever sound like she was forcing it.
"Stone-cold sober I find myself absolutely
fascinating!"
Katharine Hepburn

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metalman091 — 12 years ago(November 23, 2013 12:25 AM)

I think Ethel Merman would have been great singing Al Jolson's best known songs.

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metalman091 — 11 years ago(August 17, 2014 12:06 AM)

I don't know if Merman ever sang 'Love Me Or Leave Me.' If not, I'd pick that song.

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communionsong — 11 years ago(March 04, 2015 09:48 AM)

"I'm Still Here" from Follies.

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TonTon — 4 years ago(July 12, 2021 08:08 AM)

I think Merman and Jolson should have performed together.