Your Crowning Glory (Princess Diaries 2 [subtitled] 2004) - Julie Andrews, Raven Symone

I like this song, not because it has such great lyrics (or lets be honest, a great melody) but because it's Julie's first time singing after her surgery. On film. And not "Old man River".
I've overlayed the movie song, with the album song.
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"I wish I could call it singing. I don't want to mislead anyone. I really would like it to be made very clear that, in fact, it isn't singing. It's sort of speak-singing, singing-speak." - Julie Andrews
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Andrews had initially resisted the idea of singing in The Princess Diaries 2, feeling that it would come across to audiences as gimmicky, as well as slow down the action. But she was eventually convinced by husband Blake Edwards and director Garry Marshall, on the condition that she would have the right to cut the number if it didn't fit. Andrews then personally chose Larry Grossman to work on the film's music, and he constructed a song that was written in a single octave to avoid it being vocally demanding for the actress.Andrews asked him to keep the song simple, low, and within her 5-note range. Lyricist Lorraine Feather commented "It's an old-fashioned song with classic-type lyrics". Music supervisor Dawn Soler described the piece as having a classic song structure, with a hip-hop feel. Andrews begins the song in a talk-sing style, then transitions to singing with a limited vocal range and noticeably raspy tone.Andrews added the idea of a back-and-forth banter between her character and Raven's. Trained soprano Hathaway, who had recently had a singing role in Ella Enchanted, abstained from singing in the number; one reason was that she did not think her character was one to break into song.In terms of staging, Andrews insisted that the number be deliberately impromptu, rather than a huge, show-stopping performance. Over 250 people (from both the film's soundstage and the surrounding ones) were present to watch Andrews's performance. Marshall said the song made those on the set "deeply moved" and "teary-eyed". Raven called the experience of singing with one of her "very favorite performers" an "experience of a lifetime"; meanwhile, Andrews recalled the set that day being "lively and full of energy".Source:

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