This song on "Come Fly With Me" caused the royalty in England enough grief they had it banned!! In England Capitol records had to put Chicago in its place on the lp. I think it's fun!!!!
Mixed-up geography is not Sinatra's fault. It's actually found in Kipling's poem. There are ways of looking at that poem that seem to solve some of the issues, such as seeing "the road to Mandalay" as the Irawaddy river that the flotilla sent boats up and down; and "the dawn comes up like thunder out of (Indo)China" to the east and shines "across the bay" to the west. For a magical reading of the complete poem visit "Rudyard Kipling's MANDALAY (THE ROAD TO...) " by Caspar33 here on YouTube.
One of Sinatra's best on a brilliant Billy May arrangement. May throws in bars that suggest China, a military march, "crazy bells" and above all it really, really swings. And the ineffable tam-tam at the end - great! A performance marvelously evocative of an exotic place.
@MrUTook this is totally shit.. think carefully bro (ko bar tar kyo sar mae ma shi wooo) why u r not trying urself????? just only say help us!! help us?? why?
@victorianhistoryguy lols...either way, the ocean is south and west from mandalay not east, and even if he meant hong kong not actual china it's a pretty stooopid :P mandalay is inland, nowhere near sailing ships!
@victorianhistoryguy lols...either way, the ocean is south and west from mandalay not east, and even if he meant hong kong not actual china it's a pretty stooopid :P mandalay is inland, nowhere near sailing ships!
This is actively bad. It has nothing to do with Rudyard Kipling or his sensibilities. I say this as an American. What do the Brits say? Thanks, Koalkracker.
So actively bad its a classic (or an antique). Just prooves even old blue eyes sometimes got it wrong. I also admit I never liked the original poem as it is patronising (to put it mildly). Probably considered good in 1907 when we in Britain thought we had a divine right to rule half the world. Wonderful pictures though.
Disley is right. We have benefitted from this colonization by the British as it brought us and gave us some modernization and efficient civil service by bringing in lots of civil servants from India. But the Brits have a very evil trait which is their mode of management - DIVIDE AND RULE- they would put the Burmese against the ethnic races like the Shans, Kachins, Kayins, Chins, Yakhine, etc. Very similar to the way they put the muslims against the Hindus in India, one of their former colonies.
This version just doesn't work for me at all - " a Burma BROAD a Settin' for goodness sake!!!!!!!!! I love this song and I also like a lot of Frank Sinatras stuff, but together... Sorry, it's awful!!!
The original song had words written by Rudyard Kipling and the music was composed by Oley Speaks way back in 1907 ... more than 100 years ago. It was adapted from a book of poems by Kipling titled "Barrack Room Ballads."
Sinatra made the song a pop standard. Lots of people have belted it out since then.
It became a staple in the repertoire of baritones in concert and vaudeville. One of the first to make the song popular was Lawrence Tibbett in the movie musical "Metropolitan" in 1935
Cool Cool, the making & the pictures! The song is adapted from Rudyard Kipling's famous poem of Mandalay, who wrote If which had been translated/ synthesized to Burmese by Daw Aung San Suu Kyi. The song uses only the first and last verse of the poem, with the chorus. The Kipling family objected to Sinatra's version of the song.
My name is Mandalay!! My grandparents are from Burma
mizwin21 3 months ago
This song on "Come Fly With Me" caused the royalty in England enough grief they had it banned!! In England Capitol records had to put Chicago in its place on the lp. I think it's fun!!!!
saintcruzin 5 months ago
boedawgyi .... you'r awesome!
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mthaik 7 months ago
Mixed-up geography is not Sinatra's fault. It's actually found in Kipling's poem. There are ways of looking at that poem that seem to solve some of the issues, such as seeing "the road to Mandalay" as the Irawaddy river that the flotilla sent boats up and down; and "the dawn comes up like thunder out of (Indo)China" to the east and shines "across the bay" to the west. For a magical reading of the complete poem visit "Rudyard Kipling's MANDALAY (THE ROAD TO...) " by Caspar33 here on YouTube.
randwolfray 1 year ago 2
There is something mystical about this song!
src438 1 year ago
Love it.
ArchitectThantZinOo 1 year ago
Love it!
src438 1 year ago
One of Sinatra's best on a brilliant Billy May arrangement. May throws in bars that suggest China, a military march, "crazy bells" and above all it really, really swings. And the ineffable tam-tam at the end - great! A performance marvelously evocative of an exotic place.
dukeofmantua1 1 year ago
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dukeofmantua1 1 year ago
Terrible interpretation! Come back Peter Dawson!
Martonlad1 1 year ago
Lucky me, stumbling upon this song. I was looking for the origin of the song, "Take Me Out To pLace Tonight" from Family Guy. Fantastic song.
PivotProDD 1 year ago
I think the danish version with four jacks is better
but it's good
ecila56 1 year ago
i love mandalay and god bless burma!
tharpanther 1 year ago
i think it's great. who cares about kipling or geography? besides he got the 'east of suez' part correct.
ruaxhatsafon 1 year ago
the best thing for burma is British should come back to colonize again.
MrUTook 1 year ago
@MrUTook this is totally shit.. think carefully bro (ko bar tar kyo sar mae ma shi wooo) why u r not trying urself????? just only say help us!! help us?? why?
chitphone 1 year ago
frank ist der beste!!!
frank is the best!!!
k0hr4lt 1 year ago
brilliant...!!
jerrylogon 1 year ago
Robbie williams version owns
extriver 1 year ago
@extriver This has nothing to do with Robbie Williams' song... it's a totally different song
YoMecanica 1 year ago
I am a great admirer of Frankie. I also love this song. But the two together? No way!!
tomtesticle 2 years ago
"look eastward to the sea"?
"to china across the bay"???
jesus, old blue eyes wasn't old crash hot with an atlas was he?
thrillkillkitten 2 years ago 11
@thrillkillkitten It's OUT OF China 'cross the bay. He's talking about ships sailing westward from Hong Kong to India and thence to England.
victorianhistoryguy 1 year ago
@victorianhistoryguy lols...either way, the ocean is south and west from mandalay not east, and even if he meant hong kong not actual china it's a pretty stooopid :P mandalay is inland, nowhere near sailing ships!
thrillkillkitten 1 year ago
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@victorianhistoryguy lols...either way, the ocean is south and west from mandalay not east, and even if he meant hong kong not actual china it's a pretty stooopid :P mandalay is inland, nowhere near sailing ships!
thrillkillkitten 1 year ago
If you go to Mandalay now, you would be overwhelmed by Chinamen!
andamanonge 2 years ago 3
@andamanonge what the hack? Mandalay is not in china, oh man. It is the second capital of Burma(now they call it Myanmar).
kyawswehan 1 year ago 2
This is actively bad. It has nothing to do with Rudyard Kipling or his sensibilities. I say this as an American. What do the Brits say? Thanks, Koalkracker.
dourotter 2 years ago 7
So actively bad its a classic (or an antique). Just prooves even old blue eyes sometimes got it wrong. I also admit I never liked the original poem as it is patronising (to put it mildly). Probably considered good in 1907 when we in Britain thought we had a divine right to rule half the world. Wonderful pictures though.
DisleyDavid 2 years ago
Disley is right. We have benefitted from this colonization by the British as it brought us and gave us some modernization and efficient civil service by bringing in lots of civil servants from India. But the Brits have a very evil trait which is their mode of management - DIVIDE AND RULE- they would put the Burmese against the ethnic races like the Shans, Kachins, Kayins, Chins, Yakhine, etc. Very similar to the way they put the muslims against the Hindus in India, one of their former colonies.
Hagu786 2 years ago
Just Beautiful!
milkblackcoffee 2 years ago
Heard this first on Sinatra'a album Come Fly With Me, way back in the mid-fifties.
It's the most original version of the song ever. And a classic. So glad to have found it on YouTube.
And the ending! Simply fabulous...
mayapan1942 2 years ago
This version just doesn't work for me at all - " a Burma BROAD a Settin' for goodness sake!!!!!!!!! I love this song and I also like a lot of Frank Sinatras stuff, but together... Sorry, it's awful!!!
Nice pics though...
cambsgeezer 2 years ago 4
Thanks for up load. I saw Sule pagod & the spot where Kin Nagai was shot dead. I miss old Rangoon.
54living 2 years ago
The original song had words written by Rudyard Kipling and the music was composed by Oley Speaks way back in 1907 ... more than 100 years ago. It was adapted from a book of poems by Kipling titled "Barrack Room Ballads."
Sinatra made the song a pop standard. Lots of people have belted it out since then.
It became a staple in the repertoire of baritones in concert and vaudeville. One of the first to make the song popular was Lawrence Tibbett in the movie musical "Metropolitan" in 1935
Koalkracker 3 years ago 3
I think that Rudyard Kiplings sister was CHICKEN not to let them put it on the record.
TLAGT 3 years ago
Not the original original...but wayy before Robbie Williams' time
shadybunnz 3 years ago
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xicoperez 2 years ago
This is the ORIGINAL!!!!!!!! wow
shadybunnz 3 years ago
Hehe Nope.
Its from a poam by Rudyard Kipling called "On the road to Mandalay"
dondex0710 3 years ago
Nice cover, but I prefer the original by Robtayne Williams
dowling1981 3 years ago
Ha haa!
xicoperez 2 years ago
Cool Cool, the making & the pictures! The song is adapted from Rudyard Kipling's famous poem of Mandalay, who wrote If which had been translated/ synthesized to Burmese by Daw Aung San Suu Kyi. The song uses only the first and last verse of the poem, with the chorus. The Kipling family objected to Sinatra's version of the song.
azurelin 3 years ago
kind of corny
Stantzs 3 years ago
Like children in the old proverb, this clip should be seen but not heard. He does know how to sing, but why louse up the words?
katamonim 3 years ago
LOL, Remember this off It Aint Half Hot Mum
Ramkin92 3 years ago
Wonderful!
Wagaung 3 years ago
LOL!!! Great video!
keepthemusicplaying0 3 years ago