Dusty Springfield - I'll Never Stop Loving You

[emmooldmod]

magic simply magic, she was the best, no arguement, so called artsist win x factor and go to number one, they vanish then never to be seen again,Dusty goes on and on,nobody will ever get tired of hearing her voice. and nobody will ever forget her.

[baronochs]

Absolute perfection! All X Factor wannabees..watch and listen..this is the line you have to cross.

[lynne150351]

simply the best british female vocalist ever!! she's my idol, Im a singer and I cover her song the look of love, just love her, such a sad loss

[globalman]

The public fell into a coma and lost the power to demand quality and truth such as this brilliant talent. No tricks, no digital shit to amplify or whatever..... Not one singer from Madonna to Byonce or whoever the latest fad is, could sing live onstage without their gimmicks and fireworks and sound good. There are no more real voices only computer sounds.

[181251]

@globalman  Well said.

[globalman]

To Dusty with Love from me.... Thank you for this!

[rajah35]

i saw Dusty in the early 70's, on a TV show from the UK. The Four Tops were singing My Girl, and spied Dusty in the audience. The got her up on stage to join them in a long version of the song, and the audience went wild.

rajah35

[arezeeisme]

Sigh...I miss her so much. She is peerless.

[johnnyfarout]

o'dusty i am mezmerized till the end of time.

[valeriewatts]

MY FAVOURITE SINGER OF ALL TIME ...LUV YOU DUSTY X

[Ilvcamusic]

I'm "Transfixed" To Dusty!

No One Sings Like This Beautiful Lady.

Such Emotioin & Feeling...........

[redman2209]

the greatest female singer ever. LOVE YOU DUSTY

[cjthemusicman]

:)))

[cardiffbluesgirl]

total perfection. thankyou Dusty.

[petegrab1]

love you Dusty xxxxxxxxxx

[tinker1960]

That last note is the closest sound to a tuning fork as your ever going to hear (her reverb is like pinging the side of a lead crystal wine glass

[cardiffbluesgirl]

just love this song and the way she sings it, she was fantastic.

[gaydar456]

its just a very special moment in the history of music.....could she be any more perfect??

[gaydar456]

I'm completely stunned every time I hear it. Can't take my eyes off her. What a gorgeous song. Thank you Dusty.....

[BlondBeehive]

Why should we question the stars that appear in our eyes? Of this, I'm more than just sure. Your spell will last and endure. Thank you, Mary, for providing the loving soundtrack to our lives.

[han09hague]

she was so unbelievably beautiful....♥

[leroy1210]

omg, shes so fucking brilliant! and i didnt know this wonderful song...

[crazystarwarsguy1006]

Did the guy who wrote the Dam Busters March get royalties for his 1/2 of the song ?

[johnnyfarout]

what i remember wa that at her mass in england ; 6,000 people broke into applause when her casket outréd de l'église...burst intto applause!

[Mycroftsbrother]

Oh that voice! You're either born with it or you aren't... Dusty was! I'm so grateful that she shared it with us. IMO she was and is "The Voice".

[elenades70]

tahnks from >Italy !!!Salerno!!!!

[nancyfloressantos]

"...........the night doesn't question the stars that appear in the sky......so why should I question the stars that appear in my eyes...........". Very romantic. passionate line of the song. How I love it!!

[nancyfloressantos]

I like her version of the song. Thanks for sharing.

[havenoneatall]

Try telephone book also. If she had sung it you would look under 'D' for Dusty because no one else could sing it and she would be the only diva listed

[arfurchance10]

This girl could make a hit singing her shopping list, love you forever Dusty, I'm so glad you were there through my teenage years.

Love & respects Ray ♥

[2008zkh]

Wow! Another fantastic video. It just brings to life the glamour and excitment of this fabulous time when she was at her youthful best. I just can't describe the shivers it brings to me...

[wilco9971]

its hardly as if she was unappreciated in the 60's. Saw an interview with Tom Jones who said Dusty was as big as it got in the 60's. she was very popular everywhere

[flamesounds]

You're correct, in some respects...but Dusty never toured with The Beatles, played Madison Square Garden, Carnegie Hall or the Royal Albert, The Fillmore, Monterey or Woodstock in the 60s Most of her touring was gentlemen's clubs in England and Supper Clubs in New York....I think she was severely limited by her management. I was a teen during her peak years, and yes, she was big, but should have been much, much bigger.

Imagine what Brian Epstein or Peter Grant could have done for her.....

[BlackMonk66]

I don't think she'd have gone over well at The Fillmore or the big festivals. To that crowd, someone who sang with an orchestra, did straight versions of showtunes and standards, and appeared on TV wearing evening gowns, especially if she also did soul covers, wouldn't have seemed "authentic."

Don't get me wrong, I think she was a dozen times the singer Janis Joplin was, both in technique and emotional power, but she would have been unfairly dismissed as "not hip" like the Beach Boys were.

[flamesounds]

She originally rode to the top on the Mod British Invasion wave, so she knew how to be hip....Her material would have had to be adjusted somewhat, but a good manager and producer could have steered her that way. As great as Janis was, it's my opinion Dusty was the finest singer the 60s produced. Dusty's career was managed in a similar way to Elvis', creatively, and it did cost her artistic credibility. I can only imagine where she could have gone...

[BlackMonk66]

But Dusty was pretty much in control of her own career. The things that you say cost her artistic credibility are the things she wanted to do. Would her career have been better artistically without "Look of Love" and "You Don't Have to...?" I think she wasnt as interested in psychedelic rock as she was in working with Bacharach and singing those big ballads. Plus, the "in crowd" of the time couldn't accept soul if it sounded too sophisticated, and Dusty was always more Dionne than Aretha.

[flamesounds]

Those are good points.....I think she needed a Brian Epstein type of manager.

Her manager was a young girl named Vicki Wickham who certainly wasn't prepared to manage a star of the caliber Dusty became, and I think that's a large part of why her career stalled.

The audiences of the 60s appreciated a large variety of music. I believe with the right band she could have played the Fillmore and other venues. She tried to become contemporary in the 70s-80s but had lost her momentum.

[wilco9971]

glastonbury festival here in the uk always have an old performer on the main stage on the last afternoon of the festival. Recently theres been tom jones, shirley bassey, brian wilson, how awesome what have been if dusty was still around and had performed her 60's classics

[Nicklas4500]

I think she'd have gone down a storm. Ian Gillan of Deep Purple should know. He wrote: "Dusty Springfield was probably the greatest rock singer I ever heard. If anyone should raise an eyebrow at that, I'd like to say that I toured with Dusty in '65 and believe me.......she rocked!"

[Mycroftsbrother]

Yes, but IMO she should have been right up there with Elvis and The Beatles. She was certainly a better singer and could sing any style of music imaginable.

[flamesounds]

Exquisite, absolutely exquisite and astounding. I love Dusty Springfield and miss her terribly.

Please tell you friends about her and

help expand her fan base and perhaps she can get the recognition she never received in her lifetime.

[mamoun1986]

U are absolutely right.

i only know about here today from a movie called the Boat that rocked

I have never heared about her before but i am happy to discover the gold old gems of the past

[tinker1960]

I really do beleive that last 8 second note is the greatest single note ever sung by a female pop/soul singer - how she hold the note so steady until ending with the tightest glass shattering vibrato - the hairs on my neck just start dancing around.

[Nicklas4500]

"It was 1965 and I heard a mesmerizing voice pouring out of my car radio...The singer was Dusty Springfield, whose voice - tender and pristine - conveyed a vulnerability both sexual and soulful. Her intonation was incredibly accurate, hitting every note on the nose, sustaining her tones to perfection, with a minimal vibrato that never wavered or quavered."  Jerry Wexler, legendary producer of Dusty in Memphis at Atlantic Records

[kickassfan]

wot a voice

[deehart19]

Interesting to compare the bell like voice of Doris Day to the anthemic voice of Dusty Springfield, both wonderful renditions of a great song.

[MikeHudson65]

I agree with an earler comment made by wellohmeeeeeee. Dusty's hair is amazing, the big hair really suits her. I love watching old clips of Dusty

[tinker1960]

Sensational Dusty. Spinetingling!!

[EverettMcGill80]

I can not thank you enough gferdinandus for sharing this with us... This is just amazing :)

[digitographerUK]

Happy Birthday, Dusty, 16th April... we'll never stop loving you, either .. W.x.

[arfurchance10]

It's a shame Dusty never had any children,such a tallented bloodline should have continued. God bless yer Dusty Ray♥

[arfurchance10]

And we'll never stop loving you Dusty. Ray♥ X X X

[twinlorna]

So happy because of You Tube,we can see these gems. The greatest.

[KylesBeguiles928]

Magnificent - probably my favorite of her BBC performances, and that's a tough call!

[Nicklas4500]

I agree - incredible performance, though it's hard to pick one favourite among so many gems. 'I don't want to go on without you' from the same show is mesmerising too.

[JohnnyDNo1Fan]

Beautiful lady, beautiful voice, beautiful song!

[moonflower0924]

she was sooo awesome!

[Mycroftsbrother]

Wasn't she though?! There was never one like her and there never will be again. Enjoy!

[Mycroftsbrother]

Classic Dusty Springfield...pure emotion and perfection. This performance will stand up for 100 years or more. Her talent has withstood the test of time and will continue to astound listeners for generations I hope.

I've often wondered what kind of appropriate memorial could be built to honor Dusty, but I think that she actually built it herself years ago...and here it is. I'm just going to listen to it again.

Thanks for posting this and all of the wonderful Dusty clips.

[heydeedoo3]

The front part of her hair is hers the back is a hair peice. I remember I had the same hair do back then everyone did. Dusty influence us and we loved her for it. RIP Dusty..

[taoistcowboy123]

Noble.

[wellohmeeeeeee]

Great stuff. Does anyone else find her hair absolutley fascinating...how did it stay up? hundeds of pins?

here does the real end and the 'hair piece' start?

[Nicklas4500]

She holds that last note with such precision that my neck hairs stand on end

[oklahomorose]

I'll never stop loving you, Dusty . . .

[lewisgp]

Again, what a truly emotional voice!

[walkingnow77]

Just beautiful...Dusty at her best.

[wellohmeeeeeee]

I wonder if the rest of this first series ( 1966 ) will ever turn up. I believe less than half of it exsists.

[CrankCase08]

I read that some idiot deleted the tapes in order to re-use them. No doubt they were used for some Terry & June nonsense, and I bet that was kept.

[KylesBeguiles928]

The liner notes of Dusty Springfield Live At The BBC note that all the shows were wiped in the 1970s, and once they realized they lost a goldmine they began searching the world over for licensed footage and recovered the second series plus the first three episodes of the first series. Better than nothing I s'pose but yes, it would be a gift to find the rest of them!

[CrankCase08]

Not to mention the ITV series too that was also wiped.

[KylesBeguiles928]

Which one was ITV—I assume after the first two Dusty BBC series?

[CrankCase08]

I believe it was. If I remember rightly, it's mentioned in her write up on Wikipedia.

[alicetheactress]

Idiot is an understatement!

What a f*ck up...... Kick the guys head in if I ever met him for ruining so many memories of Dusty!

But what we do have left is fabulous! Esp. THIS!

[CrankCase08]

The decision would have been made by penny-pinching managers. There were loads of good stuff wiped - including most of the earlier b&w episodes of 'Till Death Us Do Part''. However, with a little bit of intelligence, the 'wiper' could have put them aside. I'd have stored them at home. I would have wiped Terry & June though.

[mrrk]

Bliss. What a voice.