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.
The Man I Love
Liza Minnelli Lyrics
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The man I love
And he'll be big and strong
The man I love
And when he comes my way
I'll do my best to make him stay
He'll look at me and smile
And in a little while
He'll take my hand
and though it seems absurd
I know we both won't say a word
Maybe I will meet him Sunday
Maybe Monday, maybe not
Still, I'm sure to meet him one day
Maybe Tuesday will be my good news day
We'll build a little home
Just ment for two
From which I'll never roam
Who would, would you
And so all else above
I'm dreamin' of
The man I love
The lyrics of Liza Minnelli's "The Man I Love" is an expression of the longing and hope for the right man to arrive. The singer or the singer of the song is hopeful that someday, she will find the man who is perfect for her. The song is about a woman who is patiently waiting for the man of her dreams to come along. The woman has specific standards for the man's physical attributes, social skills, and character. She wants a man who is big and strong, someone who will make her feel safe and protected. The moment she finds him, she will do everything in her power to make him stay. The woman is confident that when they finally meet, they will just know, and there will not be a need for words to express their feelings.
The lyrics also express the uncertainty of when the man will come along. The woman is sure that she will eventually meet him, but she does not know when. She hopes that someday she will meet him and that maybe it will be on a Sunday or Monday or Tuesday. But whenever it may be, that will be her good news day. She dreams of building a home with the man, a place where she will never roam. She wants to settle down with her man and live her life with him.
Overall, the song is a beautiful expression of a woman's longing for the right man to come along. It beautifully describes the image of a woman patiently waiting for the man of her dreams and hoping that one day, her life will be complete with him.
Line by Line Meaning
Someday he'll come along
There's a hope that someday she'll find the man she loves, although she doesn't know when or where that will happen.
The man I love
She's waiting for the man that she truly loves.
And he'll be big and strong
She wants him to be strong and able to protect her.
And when he comes my way
When she finally does find the man she loves, she'll do everything she can to make sure he stays with her.
I'll do my best to make him stay
She'll put in a lot of effort to make sure he stays with her.
He'll look at me and smile
She imagines him looking at her with a smile that's full of understanding and love.
I'll understand
She'll know what he means and feels without him even having to say anything.
And in a little while
It won't take a long time for him to take her hand and show his love for her.
He'll take my hand
He'll show his love for her by taking her hand.
And though it seems absurd
She knows that it might seem silly to some people, but she believes in their love.
I know we both won't say a word
They won't need to speak, as their love will be enough to communicate their feelings.
Maybe I will meet him Sunday
She's not sure when they'll meet, but maybe it'll be on a Sunday.
Maybe Monday, maybe not
It could happen on Monday or any other day, she's uncertain.
Still, I'm sure to meet him one day
She's hopeful that she will meet him someday no matter what day it is.
We'll build a little home
She hopes to build a home with him, where they can live together.
Just meant for two
Their future home will be built for two people only – her and the man she loves.
From which I'll never roam
She'll never have a reason to leave because she'll finally be able to build a life with the man she loves.
Who would, would you
She wonders who would want to leave a life and home with someone they truly love.
And so all else above
Above everything else, this is what she dreams of most.
I'm dreamin' of
She continues to dream about and long for the man she loves.
The man I love
This is the man she loves and strives to be with forever.
Lyrics © Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin
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@LEauReine
When the mellow moon begins to beam
Every night I dream a little dream
And of course Prince Charming is the theme
The he, for me.
Although I realize as well as you
It is seldom that a dream comes true,
To me it's clear
That he'll appear.
Some day he'll come along, the man I love
And he'll be big and strong, the man I love
And when he comes my way,
I'll do my best to make him stay.
He'll look at me and smile, I'll understand
And in a little while, he'll take my hand
And though it seems absurd
I know we both won't say a word.
Maybe I shall meet him Sunday,
Maybe Monday, maybe not
Still I'm sure to meet him one day
Maybe Tuesday will be my good news day.
He'll build a little home just meant for two
From which I'll never roam, who would? would you?
And so, all else above,
I'm waiting for the man I love.
@paulcanaday-elliott9834
I think Liza did some of the best singing she’s ever done in this movie. Every performance is mesmerizing.
@Broadwaybuff-pi1qg
Absolutely. This one is stunning. And But the World Goes Round is spinetingling.
@SandySaunders9142
I saw this movie in the theater with my granny and aunt when I was about eight years old. It left a big impression on me. I've always loved Liza.
@ramon1802
It shows why Liza is one of the greats. She acts out the words of the song. New York was a classic.
@Vinniegret
ramon She got her mother's voice. And her father's nose. But she made that nose look good.
@jarosawsowinski6913
Honesty and genuineness of this performance puts him at the very top. There is nothing above it, only the sky. Liza I love you.
@adolfohernandez132
Excelente la interpretación de Liza Minnelli a este tema tan hermoso
@user-tb3ke1kz1z
A great song by a great singer
@Wolfsky9
One of Scorsese's very best, badly underrated films. DeNiro & Liza were just awesome!! Wolfsky9
@holdyourhats
It would be nice if the movie had a theatrical re-release.