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The song demonstrates her unique musical talent and sharp use of belting that helps to equate her with both Barbra Streisand and Judy Garland, who referred to the former as "one of the last great belters" upon Streisand's appearance on "The Judy Garland Show" back in 1963.

WIKIPEDIA: Belting (or vocal belting) is a specific technique of singing by which a singer brings their chest register above its natural passagio (break) at a loud volume. It is often described as a vocal register, although this is technically incorrect; it is rather a descriptive for the use of a register. Singers can use belting to convey heightened emotional states.