Barbra Streisand, Evergreen | Throwback Vibez 🕶️🎶

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**In the 162^nd edition of Throwback Vibez (2023), we recollect and reflect on “Evergreen (Love Theme from A Star Is Born)” by Barbra Streisand.**

“You and I will make each night a first / Everyday a beginning.” The vibes, the vibes, those Throwback Vibez ! Throwback Vibez is a column that celebrates awesome songs from the past. The records that grace this column are older, but that doesn’t necessarily mean that they’re ancient – no fossils ! All genres of music are welcome. In the 162^nd edition of Throwback Vibez (2023), we recollect and reflect on “Evergreen (Love Theme from A Star Is Born)”, performed by Barbra Streisand.

One of the most evergreen songs ever is the gorgeous “Evergreen”. Iconic, EGOT winner Barbra Streisand nails this ballad, best known as the love theme from the 1976 film, A Star is Born, which she stars in alongside country musician and actor, Kris Kristofferson. “Evergreen” peaked at no. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100, earning Streisand her second of five no. 1 hits. The song won the Academy Award for Best Original Song in 1977. Furthermore, at the 20^th Annual GRAMMY Awards, “Evergreen” was nominated for three awards, winning two of them: Song of the Year, and Best Pop Vocal Performance, Female (it lost Record of the Year). Safe to say, this is a decorated Babs classic!

What makes “Evergreen” so iconic? Barbra Streisand sounds incredible, blessing our ears with her radiant pipes . Her tone is clear and pure. Initially, she sings with a cool, calm, and collected approach – more poised. But, Streisand also rises to the occasion, without ever over singing. She penned this record alongside Paul Williams, superbly capturing the universal, relatable topic of L-O-V-E. “Love soft as an easy chair / Love fresh as the morning,” Streisand sings early on, continuing, “One love that is shared by two / I have found with you.” Aww ! Of course, the evergreen nature must be confirmed by the utterance of the word, “Love ageless and evergreen / Seldom seen by two,” recurring at the end (“Time won’t change the meaning of one love / Ageless and ever evergreen”). Further confirming the brilliance of “Evergreen (Love Theme from A Star Is Born)” is its sound, incorporating a unique harmonic progression, stupendous production (Streisand and Phil Ramone), and a fabulous arrangement ( Ian Freebarin-Smith). This song right here – truly timeless!