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Rufus! Rufus! Rufus! Does Judy! Judy! Judy!: Live from the London Palladium
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ReleasedDecember 3, 2007 (2007-12-03)
RecordedFebruary 25, 2007, at the London Palladium in London
GenrePop
Label Geffen

Rufus! Rufus! Rufus! Does Judy! Judy! Judy!: Live from the London Palladium is a DVD by the Canadian-American singer-songwriter Rufus Wainwright, released under Geffen Records in December 2007. [1] The film consists of live recordings from his sold-out February 25, 2007, tribute concert at the London Palladium to the legendary American actress and singer Judy Garland. The DVD complements the release of Wainwright's Grammy Award-nominated double album, Rufus Does Judy at Carnegie Hall, [2] which contains the same songs from Garland's well-known 1961 album, Judy at Carnegie Hall. The DVD also includes several songs not included on Wainwright's album release.

Guests on the DVD include Martha Wainwright (" Stormy Weather", " Someone to Watch Over Me"), one of Garland's daughters, Lorna Luft (" After You've Gone", "Hello Bluebird"), along with Kate McGarrigle (piano—" Over the Rainbow" and " Ev'ry Time We Say Goodbye").

Tribute concerts

Due to popular demand, Wainwright's tribute was performed a total of six times. After tickets for the first show (June 14, 2006, at Carnegie Hall in New York City) sold out, a second show was added at the same venue for the following night (June 15). Increased demand resulted in three concerts in Europe: February 18, 2007, at the London Palladium in London, February 20 at L'Olympia in Paris, and February 25 once again at the London Palladium. [3] [4] The final performance was on September 23, 2007, at the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles, California. [5]

Track listing

  1. Overture: " The Trolley Song" / " Over the Rainbow" / " The Man That Got Away"
    ( Ralph Blane, Hugh Martin) / ( Harold Arlen, Yip Harburg) / (Arlen, Ira Gershwin) – 5:26
  2. " When You're Smiling (The Whole World Smiles With You)" ( Mark Fisher, Joe Goodwin, Larry Shay) – 3:37
  3. Medley: " Almost Like Being in Love" / " This Can't Be Love"
    ( Alan Jay Lerner, Frederick Loewe) / ( Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart) – 6:20
  4. " Do It Again" ( George Gershwin, Buddy DeSylva) – 6:01
  5. " You Go to My Head" ( J. Fred Coots, Haven Gillespie) – 2:47
  6. " Alone Together" ( Howard Dietz, Arthur Schwartz) – 3:57
  7. " Who Cares? (As Long as You Care for Me)" (G. Gershwin, I. Gershwin) – 1:44
  8. " Puttin' on the Ritz" ( Irving Berlin) – 1:52
  9. " How Long Has This Been Going On?" (G. Gershwin, I. Gershwin) – 4:56
  10. " Just You, Just Me" (Jesse Greer, Raymond Klages) – 1:21
  11. " The Man That Got Away" (Arlen, I. Gershwin) – 4:28
  12. " San Francisco" ( Walter Jurmann, Gus Kahn, Bronislaw Kaper) – 4:58
  13. " That's Entertainment!" (Dietz, Schwartz) – 4:20
  14. " I Can't Give You Anything But Love" ( Dorothy Fields, Jimmy McHugh) – 7:40
  15. " Come Rain or Come Shine" (Arlen, Johnny Mercer) – 4:27
  16. " You're Nearer" (Rodgers, Hart) – 2:00
  17. " A Foggy Day" (G. Gershwin, I. Gershwin) – 3:16
  18. " If Love Were All" ( Noël Coward) – 2:43
  19. " Zing! Went the Strings of My Heart" – (J. F. Hanely) – 4:04
  20. " Stormy Weather" (Arlen, Ted Koehler) – 5:44 (performed by Martha Wainwright)
  21. Medley: " You Made Me Love You" / "For Me and My Gal" / "The Trolley Song"
    ( Joseph McCarthy, James V. Monaco, Roger Edens) / (George W. Meyer, Edgar Leslie, E. Ray Goetz) / (Blane, Martin) – 4:42
  22. " Rock-a-Bye Your Baby with a Dixie Melody" ( Sam M. Lewis, Fred Schwartz, Joe Young) – 4:55
  23. " Over the Rainbow" (Arlen, Harburg) – 4:47 – 5:02 (featuring Kate McGarrigle, piano)
  24. " Swanee" ( Irving Caesar, G. Gershwin) – 1:50
  25. " After You've Gone" ( Henry Creamer, Turner Layton) – 4:57 (duet with Lorna Luft)
  26. " Chicago" ( Fred Fisher) – 4:35
  27. " Get Happy" (Arlen, Koehler) – 4:21
  28. "Hello Bluebird" – 5:12 (performed by Lorna Luft)
  29. " Someone to Watch Over Me" (G. Gershwin, I. Gershwin) – 4:21 (performed by Martha Wainwright and Kate McGarrigle)
  30. " Ev'ry Time We Say Goodbye" ( Cole Porter) – 3:13 (featuring Kate McGarrigle, piano)
  31. "San Francisco [Reprise]" – 6:37
  32. Credits – 0:52

Personnel

References

  1. ^ "Rufus! Does Judy Live at the London Palladium (DVD)". Allmusic. Retrieved February 12, 2009.
  2. ^ "The 51st Annual Grammy Awards Winners List". Grammy Awards. Retrieved February 28, 2009.
  3. ^ "Rufus! London! Paris! Judy! Let's DO IT AGAIN!". rufuswainwright.com. October 2, 2006. Archived from the original on July 15, 2011. Retrieved February 14, 2009.
  4. ^ "Rufus! London! Judy! One more time!". rufuswainwright.com. November 2, 2006. Archived from the original on July 15, 2011. Retrieved February 14, 2009.
  5. ^ "Rufus to perform at Hollywood Bowl". rufuswainwright.com. January 1, 2007. Archived from the original on July 15, 2011. Retrieved February 14, 2009.