"Don't Rain on My Parade" is a popular song from the 1964

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'' Funny Girl''. It was also featured in the 1968 movie version of the musical. The song was written by

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and

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. Both the movie and stage versions feature

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performing the song. In 2004, it finished No. 46 in AFI's 100 Years...100 Songs survey of top tunes in American cinema. Streisand has sung the song live on many occasions, including during her comeback tour ''Barbra Streisand: The Concert Tour'' (1993–1994), '' Timeless Live In Concert Tour'' (1999–2000), '' Streisand: The Tour'' (2006–2007), and '' Barbra: The Music, The Mem'ries, The Magic'' (2016). The instrumental of this song can be heard during the

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of the stage show, the film and on Streisand's 2006–2007 Tour. There is a reprise version of this song with alternate lyrics which served as the finale for the stage show. This number was cut from the film. Streisand sang this version live for the first time since her run in the original Broadway production as an

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during her 2006–07 Tour.

Barbra Streisand versions

* "Don't Rain On My Parade" from ''Funny Girl: Original Broadway Cast Recording'' (1964) – 2:46 * "Don't Rain On My Parade (Reprise)" from ''Funny Girl: Original Broadway Cast Recording'' (1964) – 2:07 * "Don't Rain On My Parade" from ''Funny Girl: Original Soundtrack Recording'' (1968) – 2:45 * "Don't Rain On My Parade" (Live) from ''

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'' (1972) – 2:39 * "Don't Rain On My Parade" (Live) from '' Barbra Streisand ... and Other Musical Instruments'' (1973) – 2:38 * "I'm Still Here/Everybody Says Don't/Don't Rain On My Parade" (Live) from ''Barbra: The Concert'' (1994) and ''The Concert: Highlights'' (1995) – 4:26 * "I'm The Greatest Star/Second Hand Rose/Don't Rain On My Parade" (Live) from '' Timeless: Live in Concert'' (2000) – 5:25 * "Don't Rain On My Parade (Live)" from ''

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'' (Target Exclusive Version Only) (2007) – 2:57 * "Don't Rain On My Parade (Reprise)" from ''Live In Concert 2006'' (2007) – 3:31

Cover versions

The song has been covered by many artists; among the notable ones are Nancy Wilson in 1964,

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in 1966,

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in 1965,

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in 2008, and

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in 1978 on their ''

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'' album. * The Bobby Darin version was used in the film '' American Beauty'' and the trailer for ''

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''. * The song was covered by Diana Ross and The Supremes on their 1968 album '' Sing and Perform Funny Girl''. *

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also sang this song while dressed as Streisand during a scene from ''

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''. * LaToya London sang the song on the third season of ''

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''.

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and

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also sang this song live. *

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sang parts of this song in ''

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'' episode " Mind Over Murder". * The song was performed by Connie and Carla (

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and Nia Vardalos) in the movie '' Connie and Carla''. * In the American musical series '' Glee'',

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(

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) repeatedly covered the song, the first time being in " Sectionals". The song serves as her theme.

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(

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) covered the song in " Frenemies" – the song was also released on the albums '' Glee: The Music, Volume 2'', '' Glee: The Music, The Complete Season One'', and '' Glee: The 3D Concert Movie Motion Picture Soundtrack''. * Michele also performed the song at the

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. * The Dorothys performed the song on '' Over the Rainbow'' as a group number. *

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sang this song on her 2006 album. * The British band

covered the song on their 1978 debut album ''

'', and released it as their debut single the same year. * International champion barbershop quartet

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covered it on their 2009 album, ''Journey''. * On April 2, 2018,

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performed a live cover of the song for the '' Broadway Backwards'' benefit at the

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* In 2016,

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sang this song as Lisa in

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in " How Lisa Got Her Marge Back".

References

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