Beyoncé is not famous for singing cover songs but she put her own spin on Barbra Streisand’s “The Way We Were.” In her memoir, Streisand spilled all her feelings about the cover. She also revealed what she thought of the “Break My Soul” singer as a person.
Beyoncé felt honored to sing ‘The Way We Were’ for Barbra Streisand
In an excerpt from Streisand’s 2023 memoir My Name is Barbra in Interview Magazine, Streisand had a lot to say about Beyoncé. “And when Beyoncé came out to sing ‘The Way We Were,’ I was thrilled,” she wrote. “After her last note, in the midst of the applause, she looked up at me and said, ‘It’s an honor to sing for you, Miss Streisand.’
“At the party afterward, she was so charming and complimentary, and I told her I felt the same way about her,” she added. “She’s...
Beyoncé felt honored to sing ‘The Way We Were’ for Barbra Streisand
In an excerpt from Streisand’s 2023 memoir My Name is Barbra in Interview Magazine, Streisand had a lot to say about Beyoncé. “And when Beyoncé came out to sing ‘The Way We Were,’ I was thrilled,” she wrote. “After her last note, in the midst of the applause, she looked up at me and said, ‘It’s an honor to sing for you, Miss Streisand.’
“At the party afterward, she was so charming and complimentary, and I told her I felt the same way about her,” she added. “She’s...
- 10/1/2024
- by Matthew Trzcinski
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Barbra Streisand and the Bees Gees gave us some of the biggest songs of the 1970s but you wouldn’t necessarily mention the two artists in the same breath. Despite this, the A Star Is Born singer‘s best tune was written by two members of the Bee Gees. Here’s a look at why Streisand’s best song was out of her usual wheelhouse.
The Bee Gees fused of their disco with Barbra Streisand’s style
Streisand’s songs don’t get too much radio play these days. Perhaps that’s because her style of soft rock and easy listening just isn’t popular anymore. However, Streisand wasn’t just a soft rock singer.
She also dabbled in disco, most famously in the Donna Summer duet “No More Tears (Enough Is Enough).” It made sense for her to work with the Bee Gees’ Barry and Robin Gibb on her later song “Woman in Love.
The Bee Gees fused of their disco with Barbra Streisand’s style
Streisand’s songs don’t get too much radio play these days. Perhaps that’s because her style of soft rock and easy listening just isn’t popular anymore. However, Streisand wasn’t just a soft rock singer.
She also dabbled in disco, most famously in the Donna Summer duet “No More Tears (Enough Is Enough).” It made sense for her to work with the Bee Gees’ Barry and Robin Gibb on her later song “Woman in Love.
- 10/1/2024
- by Matthew Trzcinski
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
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