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elleng

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Sun Nov 21, 2021, 03:21 PM Nov 2021

To commemorate her birthday, actress/vocalist, Julie Andrews made a special appearance [View all]

at Manhattan's Radio City Music Hall for the benefit of the AARP.

One of the musical numbers she performed was 'My Favorite Things' from the legendary movie 'Sound Of Music'. Here are the lyrics she used:

*Botox and nose drops and needles for knitting,*
*Walkers and handrails and new dental fittings,*
*Bundles of magazines tied up in string,*
*_These are a few of my favorite things_*
*Cadillacs and cataracts,* *hearing aids and glasses,*
*Polydent and Fixodent and false teeth in glasses,*
*Pacemakers, golf carts and porches with swings,*
*_These are a few of my favorite things._*
*When the pipes leak, When the bones creak,*
*When the knees go bad,*
*I simply remember my* *favorite things,*
*And then I don't feel so bad.*
*Hot tea and crumpets and corn pads for bunions,*
*No spicy hot food or food cooked with onions,*
*Bathrobes and heating* *pads and hot meals they bring,*
*_These are a few of my favorite things._*
*Back pain, confused brains and no need for sinnin',*
*Thin bones and fractures and hair that is thinnin',*
*And we won't mention our short shrunken frames,*
*_When we remember our favorite things._*
*When the joints ache, When the hips break,*
*When the eyes grow dim,*
*Then I remember the great life I've had,*
*And then I don't feel so bad.*

_Ms. Andrews received a standing ovation from the crowd_
_that lasted over four minutes and repeated encores.

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That is great! She sure has a wonderful sense of what it's like to grow old. n/t CaliforniaPeggy Nov 2021 #1
It comes from experience. StarryNite Nov 2021 #4
Thought her voice got damaged? zipplewrath Nov 2021 #2
A couple of singer friends summer_in_TX Nov 2021 #7
I'm glad to hear this, I thought her singing career was over FakeNoose Nov 2021 #3
Brava, Julie Andrews!! Fritz Walter Nov 2021 #5
Always Loved Julie Andrews Martin Eden Nov 2021 #6
How great is that? lillypaddle Nov 2021 #8
👍 Joinfortmill Nov 2021 #9
Is there video? Reader Rabbit Nov 2021 #10
Did they say how old she is? Haggard Celine Nov 2021 #11
Sorry, it wasn't Julie. But here it is. trof May 2022 #12
HAHAHA! elleng May 2022 #13
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