Lena Horne - Believe in Yourself video free download

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Here'a a jumper for you! There's going to be a live television production of Charlie Small's musical "The Wiz". Charlie Small's score, in every way, is as good as Arlen's score for "The Wizard of Oz". I know many of you will disagree, but with songs like this one, "Home", and "Soon As I Get home" the score is truly memorable ! Here is an exciting clip from Lena Horne's one woman show which she did in the 80's ,where she sings one of the great songs from "The Wiz" entitled "Believe In Yourself"! This song could have been written by a motivational speaker such as Tony Roberts. So, when Hollywood came a calling, Lena Horne simply didn't want to move out west. Her friend Duke Ellington countered:"You must go, you were chosen". We all know what happened next in Hollywoodland. Lena would be given roles in musicals where her movie moments could be cut out for Southern movie goers. To add insult to injury, she wasn't cast in "Showboat" for just this reason. MGM simply was not willing to take the chance that Lena, being an African American woman, would drive movie goers away.True, "Cabin In The Sky" featured an all African American cast, but that's the point. There was a never a thought that maybe, through music, the one race known as humanity could come together as the Beatles once said. In this production, when she sings Raposo's "Being Green", it's not difficult to understand what she is singing about. I'm looking forward to the upcoming production of "The Wiz"! I can't wait to see who the producers cast in the leading roles. We'll be back!

Kelli Goodman

She's awesome

Gregory McCall

You better sang Ms. Horne!

Shirley Thomas

❤️

Glenda Frazier

Yes I love that song to believe in your self I heard it on the wiz Ms Lena Horne And when I heard it I started to belive in my self more dont give up 

Sky Hamilton

That woman SANG that!!! JESUS!!!!

finest1eva

Get into those notes 2:15 - 2:24

Barbra Jones

you go girl !!!!!!!!

April Livingston

Oh, how I Love her voice!

Gary DeVaughn

I saw this show 4 times.. Twice in San Francisco at the Golden Gate Theatre, once in Lake Tahoe at Caesars Tahoe, and the last time was in Kansas, at the Midland Theatre. 

Mark David Gerson

Celebrating the life, music and activism of Lena Horne, born this day in 1917. 

Anu Yew

Preach that Thang!!!...........Forever Beautiful!!!

Whitney Wilson

Luv u

Eric Gregorio

When she hit that high "Whooooo", tears streamed down my face! What talent and emotion!

Steve jarvis

Power & beauty and what an arrangement.

TiredOleCat

She brings tears to my eyes when I hear her sing. Massive talent.

Corky Threalkill

LENA and JUDY GARLAND WERE THE BEST FEMALE PERFORMERS OF ALL.

Pierre Andr DORMOY DECHAUMONT

Lena magnifique. Une Grande Dame de la Chanson. Merci.

CreatorsDaughter80

@trevor2LuDella I agree

unbearablepleasures

Truly amazing!