Minnelli's first film appearance was at the age of three in the final scene of the 1949 musical In the Good Old Summertime, starring her mother and Van Johnson. Minnelli started performing at age 16, in 1963, in an Off-Broadway revival of the musical Best Foot Forward, for which she received good notices. The next year, her mother invited Minnelli to perform with her at the London Palladium. The audience loved her, launching her musical career. She returned to Broadway at 19, and won a 1965 Tony Award for Flora the Red Menace. Minnelli would also receive Tony Awards for The Act in 1978 and a special Tony in 1974. She was nominated in 1984 for The Rink but lost to her costar, Chita Rivera.
The film The Sterile Cuckoo (1969), in which Minnelli starred as a love-seeking teenage misfit, garnered the young actress her first Academy Award nomination. In 1972, Minnelli won the Academy Award for Best Actress for her role as Sally Bowles in the movie version of Cabaret, along with Joel Grey who won an Oscar reprising his role from the original Broadway production (that of the Emcee).
Minnelli has the distinction of being one of the few Academy Award winners whose parents are both Academy Award nominees. She has also won an Emmy Award for the 1972 TV special Liza with a Z. Minnelli received a 1990 Grammy Legend Award. She received Golden Globe Awards for Cabaret and for the TV movie A Time to Live.
Minnelli, like her mother, is known for her powerful vocal style, as in her trademark songs "Cabaret" and "Theme from New York, New York". Minnelli's original version of the latter, for the film in which she was a co-star with Robert DeNiro, preceded Frank Sinatra's successful cover version (for his Trilogy album), by two years.
After her performance as leading lady to Dudley Moore in 1981's Arthur, Minnelli made fewer, and fewer successful, film appearances.
She returned to Broadway in 1997, taking over the title role in the musical Victor/Victoria, replacing Julie Andrews. In his review, New York Times critic Ben Brantley commented, "her every stage appearance is perceived as a victory of show-business stamina over psychic frailty... She asks for love so nakedly and earnestly, it seems downright vicious not to respond."
Following her 2002 wedding to David Gest, Minnelli and Gest signed with the American cable network VH1 to star in their own reality series, but production of the series was cancelled at the last minute.
In 2004 and 2005 she appeared as a recurring guest star on the critically acclaimed TV sitcom Arrested Development as the lover of sexually and socially awkward Buster Bluth.
On January 1, 2006, she sang "New York, New York" at the second inauguration of New York City Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg. Other famous performances were at the 1978 Studio 54 party honoring New York City's revival, at which a guest was Mayor Ed Koch; the reopening of the Statue of Liberty on July 4, 1986; and at a 2001 New York Mets baseball game that was the metro area's first major sporting event after the September 11 attacks.
In 2013, she guest-starred on the NBC musical drama Smash, where she performed the number A Love Letter From the Times. She also reprised her role in the fourth season of Arrested Development.
All That Jazz
Liza Minnelli Lyrics
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I'm gonna rouge my knees and roll my stockin's down
And all that Jazz
Start the car, I know a whoopee spot
Where the gin is cold but the piano's hot
It's just a noisy hall, where there's a nightly brawl
And all - a-that - Ja-yazz
I hear that Father Dip is gonna blow the blues, and all that jazz
Hold on hon, we're gonna bunny-hug
I bought some aspirin down at United Drug
In case we shake apart and want a brand new start
To do - a-that - Ja-yazz
Oh, you're gonna see your sheba shimmy-shake, and all that jazz
Oh, I'm gonna shimmy till my garters break, and all that jazz
Show me where to park my girdle, oh, my mother's blood'd curdle
If she'd hear her baby's queer
For all - that - Ja-yazz
Find the flask we're playin' fast and loose
(Oh, you're gonna see a shiver-shimmy-shake)
And all that jazz, and all that jazz
Right up here is where I store the juice
(Oh I'm gonna shimmy till my garters break)
And all that jazz, and all that jazz
Come on babe we're gonna brush the sky
(Show me where to park my girdle)
I bet you lucky Lindy never flew so high
(Oh, my mother's blood'd girdle)
'Cause in the stratosphere, how could he lend an ear
(If she'd hear her baby's queer)
To all that ja-yazz
No I'm no-one's wife, but oh I love my life
And all... that... Ja-yazz..., that Jazz
The iconic Liza Minnelli number All That Jazz from the musical Chicago is a paean to the appetites and indulgences of the Roaring Twenties. The song represents the sentiment of the Jazz Age era, one of excess, decadence, and disregard for authority. It is an anthem to pleasure and escape, urging listeners to join in and partake of the razzle-dazzle life embodying the spirit of "all that jazz".
The lyrics invite us to join the singer and "paint the town," a euphemism for going out and having a good time, "all that jazz." The singer continues to describe the exciting and wild atmosphere of the night ahead, where people dress their best, and the gin is cold. There is a strong sense of exhilaration and a disregard for consequences – the lyrics speak of the possibility of shaking apart, but the singer is ready with aspirin and a willingness to start anew. The song's climax is a fervent call to join the fun and brush the sky, an allusion to the high-flying party culture of the era. With this song, Liza Minnelli has brought her unique style and verve to this anthem of the Jazz Age, making it an unforgettable classic.
Line by Line Meaning
Come on babe, why don't we paint the town, and all that Jazz
Let's go out and have a wild time, experiencing everything the city has to offer.
I'm gonna rouge my knees and roll my stockin's down, And all that Jazz
I'm getting dressed up and ready for a night out on the town.
Start the car, I know a whoopee spot, Where the gin is cold but the piano's hot, It's just a noisy hall, where there's a nightly brawl, And all - a-that - Ja-yazz
I know the perfect place to party - it's a lively club where there's always a lot going on.
Slick your hair and wear your buckle shoes, and all that jazz, I hear that Father Dip is gonna blow the blues, and all that jazz
Make sure you look good, because we're going to see a great performer tonight.
Hold on hon, we're gonna bunny-hug, I bought some aspirin down at United Drug, In case we shake apart and want a brand new start, To do - a-that - Ja-yazz
Let's dance close together and be prepared in case we get a headache or need to start fresh.
Oh, you're gonna see your sheba shimmy-shake, and all that jazz, Oh, I'm gonna shimmy till my garters break, and all that jazz
We're going to have a lot of fun dancing tonight, and we'll really let loose.
Show me where to park my girdle, oh, my mother's blood'd curdle, If she'd hear her baby's queer, For all - that - Ja-yazz
Tell me where to put my things, even though my mother would be upset if she knew I was enjoying this wild lifestyle.
Find the flask we're playin' fast and loose, (Oh, you're gonna see a shiver-shimmy-shake) And all that jazz, and all that jazz, Right up here is where I store the juice, (Oh I'm gonna shimmy till my garters break) And all that jazz, and all that jazz
We'll sneak in our own drinks and be a little reckless tonight.
Come on babe we're gonna brush the sky, (Show me where to park my girdle) I bet you lucky Lindy never flew so high, (Oh, my mother's blood'd girdle) 'Cause in the stratosphere, how could he lend an ear, (If she'd hear her baby's queer) To all that ja-yazz
We'll have an amazing time tonight, and probably feel like we're flying high.
No I'm no-one's wife, but oh I love my life, And all... that... Ja-yazz..., that Jazz
I'm not tied down to anyone, but I love living my life freely and enjoying all the experiences it has to offer.
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: Benny Carter, Al Stillman
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
amanteamada1
Liza Minnelli es una de las pocas artistas que han ganado los cuatro principales premios norteamericanos de cine, televisión, música y teatro: el Óscar, el Emmy, el Grammy y el Tony.
MUCHAS GRACIAS x compartir
All That Jazz
Come on babe, why don't we paint the town, and all that Jazz
I'm gonna rouge my knees and roll my stockin's down
And all that Jazz
Start the car, I know a whoopee spot
Where the gin is cold but the piano's hot
It's just a noisy hall, where there's a nightly brawl
And all - a-that - Ja-yazz
Slick your hair and wear your buckle shoes, and all that jazz
I hear that Father Dip is gonna blow the blues, and all that jazz
Hold on hon, we're gonna bunny-hug
I bought some aspirin down at United Drug
In case we shake apart and want a brand new start
To do - a-that - Ja-yazz
Oh, you're gonna see your sheba shimmy-shake, and all that jazz
Oh, I'm gonna shimmy till my garters break, and all that jazz
Show me where to park my girdle, oh, my mother's blood'd curdle
If she'd hear her baby's queer
For all - that - Ja-yazz
Find the flask we're playin' fast and loose
(Oh, you're gonna see a shiver-shimmy-shake)
And all that jazz, and all that jazz
Right up here is where I store the juice
(Oh I'm gonna shimmy till my garters break)
And all that jazz, and all that jazz
Come on babe we're gonna brush the sky
(Show me where to park my girdle)
I bet you lucky Lindy never flew so high
(Oh, my mother's blood'd girdle)
'Cause in the stratosphere, how could he lend an ear
(If she'd hear her baby's queer)
To all that ja-yazz
No I'm no-one's wife, but oh I love my life
And all... that... Ja-yazz..., that Jazz
Compositores: Benny Carter / Al Stillman
Timo Brown
Liza is the epitome of a TRUE entertainer. Nobody can touch her on the stage. It's in her genes. Simply amazing.
kadejito
More like a BORN entertainer. Her mother WAS Judy Garland, and she was clearly trained from an early stage, to the point that her vibrato almost overwhelms her singing.
sunlitweb
Nobody can touch her. She's the best. Her enunciation is perfect. I've always heard every word she has sung.
sunlitweb
***** Oh, yeah for sure. This was Liza at her most beautiful. It is such a treat to live in the age of YouTube. We can experience the magic all over again.
Mio Nido babies & kids deco
sunlitweb aaaa
Elena Andrew
Nobody can.
LizaFan
Simply one of the best performances of anything I’ve ever seen.
Paige Anne
U can hear someone yell “WOW” right after she finishes👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻anyone ever asks me who the best live performer is I always say Liza 😭😭she is truly an enigma on stage such a presence
LizaFan
Simply one of the best performances of anything I’ve ever seen.
keetonplace
LIZA is the best! No one tops her on these kinds of songs. I've seen her on stage and this girl worked herself into a full body sweat. No other woman has worked harder. I miss those good ole days of seeing her.