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Harry Belafonte - Island In The Sun Posted by: Barndog44
Video duration: 200 seconds One of a handful of 1950s hits for Harry Belafonte which reached no. 3 in 1957. Related: 1957, belafonte, harry, in, island, pop, sun, the Display Video Comments | Hide Video Comments | Add Comment |
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Marianne Faithfull - Scarborough Fair Posted by: Barndog44
Video duration: 184 seconds Simon & Garfunkel's Scarborough Fair never charted in its own right in the UK, but it was a track on the EP Mrs. Robinson which peaked at no. 9 in 1969. This is Marianne Faithfull's version of the song. It seems odd to hear a man's song sung by a woman as this is. Other examples are Gracie Fields' Sally and Judy Garland's Embraceable You. Related: fair, faithfull, marianne, scarborough Display Video Comments | Hide Video Comments | Add Comment |
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Gershwin 3 - The Man I Love - Helen Forrest Posted by: Barndog44
Video duration: 235 seconds Wonderful melody. Pity about the lyrics. Related: forrest, gershwin, helen, jazz, love, man Display Video Comments | Hide Video Comments | Add Comment |
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Gene & Eunice - Ko Ko Mo (I Love You So) - 1955 Posted by: Barndog44
Video duration: 169 seconds This is the first recording of Ko Ko Mo, by the composers themselves. There are a number of cover versions, the best-known of which is perhaps that by The Crew Cuts. Related: and, eunice, gene, ko, love, mo, so, you Display Video Comments | Hide Video Comments | Add Comment |
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Eartha Kitt - Uska Dara - A Turkish Tale Posted by: Barndog44
Video duration: 186 seconds Uploaded by special request. Great words, aren't they? Related: dara, eartha, kitt, tale, turkish, uska Display Video Comments | Hide Video Comments | Add Comment |
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Peter Sellers - She Loves You (Dr. Strangelove) Posted by: Barndog44
Video duration: 142 seconds Peter Sellers revisits The Beatles' She Loves You in a style inspired by Dr. Strangelove. Related: loves, peter, sellers, she, strangelove, you Display Video Comments | Hide Video Comments | Add Comment |
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Max Miller - The Hiking Song Posted by: Barndog44
Video duration: 139 seconds The Cheeky Chappie sings a naughty (for its day) little ditty. Related: chappie, cheeky, hiking, max, miller Display Video Comments | Hide Video Comments | Add Comment |
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Mantovani & His Orchestra - Swedish Rhapsody Posted by: Barndog44
Video duration: 157 seconds Surprisingly, Mantovani had only nine UK chart entries with six different songs between 1952 and 1957. His only no. 1 was with the Moulin Rouge theme in 1953. This one reached no. 2 in 1953. Related: 1953, mantovani, pop, rhapsody, swedish Display Video Comments | Hide Video Comments | Add Comment |
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Alma Cogan - Never Do A Tango With An Eskimo Posted by: Barndog44
Video duration: 130 seconds Alma Cogan was known as "the girl with a laugh in her voice", and in this song you can hear why. It reached no. 6 in the UK in 1955. Related: alma, cogan, eskimo, tango Display Video Comments | Hide Video Comments | Add Comment |
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Alma Cogan - Yesterday Posted by: Barndog44
Video duration: 190 seconds This song first appeared on the Beatles' 1965 album Help!. And according to the Guinness Book of Records, holds the world record for number of different recorded versions with over 3,000. Alma Cogan died in 1966, so this must be one of her last recordings. Related: alma, cogan, yesterday Display Video Comments | Hide Video Comments | Add Comment |
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J. R. R. Tolkien recites: The Adventures of Tom Bombadil Posted by: Barndog44
Video duration: 427 seconds null Related: bombadil, lord, rings, tolkien, tom Display Video Comments | Hide Video Comments | Add Comment |
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Eddie Cantor - The Only Thing I Want For Christmas Posted by: Barndog44
Video duration: 175 seconds A wonderfully corny and charming Christmas song from a 1920s megastar. Related: cantor, christmas, eddie, for, only, the, thing, want Display Video Comments | Hide Video Comments | Add Comment |
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Michael Bentine - The Toastmaster Posted by: Barndog44
Video duration: 214 seconds Hilarious classic sketch from a master of comedy. Related: bentine, goog, master, michael, toast, toastmaster Display Video Comments | Hide Video Comments | Add Comment |
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Lord Rockingham's XI - Hoots Mon Posted by: Barndog44
Video duration: 133 seconds Lord Rockingham's XI was a group of musicians cobbled together in 1958 to play on the ITV show Oh Boy, which in turn, was thought up by pop impresario Jack Good, as a rival to the hugely successful BBC show Six-Five Special which went on the air a year earlier. Hoots Mon was a jazzed-up version of the old Scottish song A Hundred Pipers, and it reached no. 1 in October 1958. Related: boy, good, hoots, jack, lord, mon, oh, rockingham Display Video Comments | Hide Video Comments | Add Comment |
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Albert W. Ketelbey - Bells Across The Meadows Posted by: Barndog44
Video duration: 308 seconds Here's a wonderfully evocative piece by that Old Master of light classical music Albert W. Ketelbey. The picture this piece of music conjures up for me is of a former, less complicated age, where, on a beautiful English Sunday evening in the summer countryside, a family is strolling to church. Performed here by The Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra conducted by Adrian Leaper, Related: across, bells, ketelbey, meadows, the Display Video Comments | Hide Video Comments | Add Comment |
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David Whitfield - Cara Mia Posted by: Barndog44
Video duration: 188 seconds In my biased opinion, this has to be one of the greatest British records ever produced. The combination of David Whitfield's voice, the heavenly girl choir, and Mantovani's masterful "cascading strings" accompaniment is nothing short of breathtaking. So there! It reached no. 1 in the UK charts in 1954. Related: 1954, cara, cascading, david, mantovani, mia, pop, strings, whitfield Display Video Comments | Hide Video Comments | Add Comment |
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Kyu Sakamoto - Sukiyaki - 1963 Posted by: Barndog44
Video duration: 180 seconds I can't think of another Japanese artist getting into the UK charts. Do you know of any? This little number reached no. 6 in 1963. Related: 1963, kyu, pop, sakamoto, sukiyaki, uk Display Video Comments | Hide Video Comments | Add Comment |
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Fats Waller - My Very Good Friend The Milkman Posted by: Barndog44
Video duration: 211 seconds A classic Fats Waller number from the forties. Related: fats, friend, good, milkman, very, waller Display Video Comments | Hide Video Comments | Add Comment |
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Mantovani - Autumn Leaves Posted by: Barndog44
Video duration: 227 seconds This was originally a French song, given its English lyrics by Johnny Mercer in 1947. Here it's given the "cascading strings" treatment. Incidentally "cascading strings" was a type of arrangement developed by English light music composer Ronald Binge. Related: autumn, leaves, mantovani Display Video Comments | Hide Video Comments | Add Comment |
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Nina & Frederik - Sucu Sucu Posted by: Barndog44
Video duration: 128 seconds This reached no. 23 in the UK charts in 1961. Related: and, frederik, nina, sucu Display Video Comments | Hide Video Comments | Add Comment |
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Rambling Syd Rumpo (alias Kenneth Williams) clip 1 Posted by: Barndog44
Video duration: 120 seconds This clip features Rambling Sid Rumpo, a rustic folk singer, Related: horne, kenneth, rambling, round, rumpo, sid, syd, the, williams Display Video Comments | Hide Video Comments | Add Comment |
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Gershwin 9 - I Got Rhythm - Fats Waller Posted by: Barndog44
Video duration: 193 seconds Fats Waller was one of the greatest of all jazz pianists, and inventor of the stride style of playing. Related: fats, gershwin, got, jazz, rhythm, waller Display Video Comments | Hide Video Comments | Add Comment |
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Gene Kelly - Almost Like Being In Love Posted by: Barndog44
Video duration: 262 seconds As sung in the 1954 film Brigadoon. Related: almost, being, brigadoon, gene, in, kelly, like, love Display Video Comments | Hide Video Comments | Add Comment |
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Johnny Mathis - Feelings Posted by: Barndog44
Video duration: 207 seconds A wonderful song from a wonderful vocalist - Wonderful! Wonderful! Related: feelings, johnny, mathis Display Video Comments | Hide Video Comments | Add Comment |
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Gershwin 24 - Liza (All The Clouds'll Roll Away) - Chick Webb & His Orchestra Posted by: Barndog44
Video duration: 167 seconds Chick Webb was a fantastic drummer, and in his band's heyday, they rivalled Count Basie in popularity. Compare this upbeat version of the song with Al Jolson's. Related: chick, gershwin, jazz, liza, webb Display Video Comments | Hide Video Comments | Add Comment |
Latest comments made on this video:
By: Barndog44. on 09 Jan 09, 14:35:58
Of all the songs I've uploaded, this one, for some reason, has attracted far more attention than any other.
By: burnley5960. on 09 Jan 09, 10:29:43
Great Mr Belofonte The Ony one who can sing this,one of the very best a great actor and singer
By: charlsnor. on 03 Jan 09, 01:30:45
thanks,i remember this from south africa,the best memories-now living in argentina,remind me of my childhood
By: fiveoinm8. on 27 Dec 08, 18:41:02
absolutely great song!!!
By: Barndog44. on 15 Dec 08, 09:06:53
I don't know why, but this record seems to have evoked more memories than all the others I've uploaded put together.
By: AnaJilK. on 14 Dec 08, 18:12:09
You are so right... Thank you for this lovely musical gift...
By: gibblefloop. on 14 Dec 08, 15:17:21
This was the first record I ever bought. I was 10 and it was at the school fair. Never even knew who he was at the time. My younger sibling and I used to sing this, and the B side - Coconut Woman - at full volume. Lovely memories.
By: kostgian. on 14 Dec 08, 11:38:42
in whatever positive and progressist even [SCARCLY]happened in USA Harry was FOREVER ...PRESENT....
By: brucebut1. on 11 Dec 08, 10:28:07
your right delboy 67! i'm now @ peace with the world! so sayeth brother jbbutterfield
By: delb0y1967. on 06 Dec 08, 09:14:17
absolutely, warms the mind and spirit too. Thanks for uploading this gem :)
By: Barndog44. on 06 Dec 08, 09:11:50
Warms you up on a cold winter evening, doesn't it?
By: delb0y1967. on 05 Dec 08, 19:19:44
what a lovely relaxing song. ***** ATB, Del
By: Barndog44. on 02 Dec 08, 13:56:12
Glad you enjoyed it.
By: selteabelur. on 01 Dec 08, 22:44:52
maybe but its good to rediscover classics like this. Just makes you feel mellow and chilled.
By: Barndog44. on 28 Nov 08, 08:59:29
Glad you enjoyed it.
By: toshisba. on 27 Nov 08, 23:00:50
My Dad was a Geordie sailor born in 1924, served in WWII and spent most of his life as an engineer working on ships travelling the world. He loved this song. So do I.
By: Barndog44. on 23 Nov 08, 08:26:50
Isn't that where the dodo came from?
By: radaarsenal. on 22 Nov 08, 17:42:16
This Has To Be Dedicated To Mauritius
By: Barndog44. on 15 Nov 08, 09:22:02
I saw the film many years ago - so many that I can't recall much of it. One film of Harry Belafonte's I do remember is The World, The Flesh And The Devil.
By: Barndog44. on 15 Nov 08, 09:16:38
I have that chapter on my computer desk in front of me as I write this reply.
By: HenriMesquida. on 15 Nov 08, 08:50:12
there is also a film whith Belafonte and Fontaine
By: MentorOfMinos. on 14 Nov 08, 23:51:14
All things are vanity and vexation. The thing that hath been, it is that which shall be; and that which is done is that which shall be done; and there is no new thing under the sun. Ecclesiastes 1:9
By: Barndog44. on 11 Nov 08, 19:16:36
Glad you enjoyed it.
By: ayla9595. on 11 Nov 08, 18:12:16
Very Very Good.
By: peerrepe. on 10 Nov 08, 16:57:58
There are musics that make us to voyge over everything because its power for this. This music sung by Harry Belafonte is one of them. Thks for you to post it for us. Paulo-Alfenas-Brazil