why is/was everyone obsessed with Barbra Streisand?

@LyricalOne It’s still impressive that she put her art ahead of perceived “beauty”. That’s supposedly why Freddie Mercury was reluctant to get his teeth “fixed”, too.

@bijouxbroussard Absolutely.

i think she didn’t want it to jeopardize the $$$ more than the art! Not that i blame her at all! @bijouxbroussard

@Astro she can hold a note a really long time...it’s like she has the lungs of a man or something.

@DukeOfEarle has a normal talking voice. singing voice completely different. how’d he even discover that voice? Well maybe if i sing it like this..... Poof. Famous. LOL

I’m sure there was some unspoken tragedy in his past. He got into a fist fight and his opponent gave him a kick to the crotch and he screamed, “Staying aliiiiiiiiiiiiii-iiiiiiii-iiiiiive!!!”

I did some quick research and found a video explaining how Barry discovered his vocal range. In this recreation, the Gibbs were vacationing in Norway, Barry slipped down a hill and this happened:
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right??

@Wiseacre rumored to be a castrati