Barbra Streisand (born Barbara Joan Streisand; April 24, 1942 Brooklyn, Ne… Read Full Bio ↴Barbra Streisand (born Barbara Joan Streisand; April 24, 1942 Brooklyn, New York), is an Academy Award-winning American singer, theater and film actress, composer, film producer, and director. She has won Oscars for Best Actress and Best Original Song as well as multiple Emmy Awards, Grammy Awards, Golden Globe Awards and an honorary Tony Award. She received the prestigious Kennedy Center Honor on December 7, 2008. She is the most successful female recording artist according to the Recording Industry Assoc. of America (RIAA).

Barbra Streisand has recorded more than 60 albums, almost all with Columbia Records. Her early works in the 1960s (her debut The Barbra Streisand Album which won two Grammy Awards in 1963, followed by The Second Barbra Streisand Album, The Third Album, My Name Is Barbra, etc.) are considered classic renditions of theater and nightclub standards, including her version of Happy Days Are Here Again. Beginning with My Name Is Barbra, her albums were often medley-filled keepsakes of her television specials.

Starting in 1969, Streisand tackled contemporary songwriters; like many talented singers of the day, she found herself a fish out of water in attempts to tackle rock, but her vocal talents prevailed and she gained newfound success with the pop and ballad-oriented Richard Perry-produced album Stoney End in 1971. The title track, written by Laura Nyro, was a big hit for Streisand.

Streisand's 1980 album, Guilty featured the songwriting, production and vocal talents of Barry Gibb and was the best-selling album of her recording career. During the 1970s, she was also highly prominent in the pop charts, with number-one records like The Way We Were, Evergreen, No More Tears (Enough Is Enough) (her duet with Donna Summer), and Woman In Love; some of these came from soundtracks of her films. She recently took part in supporting Haiti in singing "We are the World 25th anniversary.

When the 1970s ended, Streisand was named the most successful female singer in the U.S. - only Elvis Presley and The Beatles having sold more albums. [1]

[1] In 1982, New York Times music critic Stephen Holden wrote that Streisand was "the most influential mainstream American pop singer since Frank Sinatra."

What Are You Doing The Rest Of Your Life /album version)
Barbra Streisand Lyrics

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What are you doing the rest of your life?
North and South and East
And West of your life?
I have only one request of your life
That you spend it all with me

All the seasons and the times of your days
A-all the nickels and the dimes of your days

Let the reasons and the rhymes of your days
All begin and end with me

I want to see your face
In every kind of light
In fields of gold and
Forests of the night
And when you stand before
The candles on a cake
Oh let me be the one to hear
The silent wish you make

Those tomorrows waiting deep in your eyes
In the world of love you keep in your eyes
I'll awaken what's asleep in your eyes
It may take a kiss or two

Through all of my life
Summer, winter, spring and fall of my life
All I ever will recall of my life

Is all of my life
With you

Overall Meaning

In the song "What Are You Doing The Rest Of Your Life?" by Barbra Streisand, the singer asks a question about the future of a relationship. She yearns to be with the person she loves forever. The lyrics in the first verse suggest that the singer wants to share every moment of the person's life, be it the good, bad, happy, or sad times in all corners of the world. The request that she has for the person she loves is that they spend all their life together, indicating the depth of her love and her desire to never part.

The second verse elaborates more on the singer's hope to be with her lover through all phases of life. She wants to see her beloved in different lights and times of the day, in gold fields and dark forests. The singer also wants to be with her lover during birthdays and other special occasions. The bridge in the song portrays a sense of sensitivity and intimacy. She wants to know the person's silent wish when standing before the candles on a cake. The last verse of the song reveals that the singer is willing to awaken the person's love, which may have been asleep. A single kiss can reignite her lover's passion, and she looks forward to spending every moment of her life with them.

What Are You Doing The Rest Of Your Life /album version)Barbra Streisand Lyrics

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on Evergreen (Love Theme from A Star Is Born)

What Are You Doing The Rest Of Your Life /album version)
Barbra Streisand Lyrics