NAT KING COLE - WHEN I GROW TO OLD TO DREAM

[ccorrao]

I'm sorry, but this guy is one of the giants. Unreal.

No question.

[rwmurphy1]

Just when i thought that Nat could not get any better. His genius is almost scary.

The violin, the arrangement, and Nat has blown me totally.

Randall Murphy - Nat's Greatest Fan

[evitaaaa]

maravillosa canción y maravillosa voz...esta canción siempre entra bien:)

[royf1938]

You are the only man in my life, Your Roy.

[clinton984]

Yup, from the Northern Exposure soundtrack. Great soundtrack and song

[RenaissanceOtaku]

@clinton984 Great show, too! :D

[darrarhoswen]

It should be 'When I Get Too* Old to Dream' come on is grammar really that difficult for you?

[TheBibleWitness]

@darrarhoswen Are you being serious right now? Why on earth would you let something that insignificant bother you? If you get this upset over something like that, life is going to be hard for you.

[dsalet1]

This is music.

[srnair47]

Marvelous version

[chaseyl1]

Of course Nat's voice and phrasing are perfect as always-but the jazz violin here is tremendous....

[bobsblues08]

@chaseyl1 The violin was played by Stuff Smith.

[shyanson1]

I've loved this guy's voice since I first heard it in the 50's. The songs are timeless and just as wonderful as when I first heard them,so many years ago.

[RenaissanceOtaku]

Northern Exposure made me love this song!

[BingandNelsonFan]

Wow! Quite different from Nelson Eddy --- fabulous none the less. :) Wow, again. Thanks for sharing. This is amazing.

[kfwahine]

That TV show was "Northern EXPOSURE !! Like where you place your house when you build it with the front facing NORTH ! As in Alaska. Get it !

[kevinkards1]

vera lynn is the best

[lctrout]

First time I ever heard this song was from the TV Show "Northern Exposer". That show was great for introducing plenty of this type of music to a younger generation who most likely never would have had the oppurtunity to hear it.

[toiting1]

Beautiful music.

[1gladheart]

B E A U T I F U L ... absolutely

[1gladheart]

B E A U T I F U L...absolutely

[backinthedayok]

I love all the crooners from the day. Great musicians and entertainers. Frank, Dean, Sammy, Nat, Billy, Bing, Ella, Julie, Lena...on and on. I dont have to choose, I can enjoy them all.

[R2Kinfo]

Brilliant! Better than Sinatra, but not as good as Bing Crosby.

[bidaddyjoe]

NAT WILL ALL WAYS BE KING !!!!

BIG JOE

[1hardblizzard]

nat, you got it all wrong. after 73 years i still love you as much as i did when i was 20. age means nothing when it comes to music and dreams. i bet you are still dazzling them up there in the clouds...ab weimer, you remember me!

[SpeedLogo]

The jazz fiddle is played by "Stuff" Smith. I own this CD and play it all the time. One of my favorites.

[davidking56]

Stuff Smith on violin and John Collins on guitar. Two fine jazz sidemen from the1940's and 1950's. Cole turns a rather typical song musically (although with nice lyrics) into something special. The phrasing is exquisite.

[DylanNotBob]

Who played the violin and who also played the guitar on this recording ?? And who originally wriote the song ? The arrangement is really incredibly brilliant..It has all these very bluesey/jazzy/country leanings..

[LoboKhan1]

I'll take Cole's voice over Sinatra's, any day of the week.

[alanthedrum]

His best record? All the vocal artistry plus the understanding from his piano jazz playing skill.

[Slievedubh]

That instrumental backing and that voice - what a treat!

[JustForMyLover]

Great Singer!!!

Soooooo,Kisss me my sweet and when i grow to old to dream you're love will live in my heart!

[eamonnmc1]

Brilliant! Like the man himself!

[NaturVita]

I can't pick ( and I WONT) between Cole and Sinatra. They are BOTH great singers with amazing voices.

[JEMCO2008]

@NaturVita Why pick?

[marcuspinson]

@NaturVita what about vera lynn

[alanthedrum]

@NaturVita Sinatra was a singer. Nat was a full blown creative musician/arranger.

[jazzandfatback]

@NaturVita, Nat is my number 1 favorite vocalist (vocalist, not to be confused with a singer, beyonce is a singer, Nat, Sinatra, Eckstine, Williams, Hartman, and the greatest of them all LOUIS, all approach the mic as musicians, Sinatra is one of my favorites, and is most certainly a musical singer or vocalist of the highest level, along with those I mentioned. I think it is impossible to put one over the other, like feminine beauty. I'm glad there are people like me who even care-made my day

[DARIUSSR612]

@NaturVita THE SMOOTHER IS COLE'S AND CHECK OUT HIS BROTHER FREDDIE COLE HE HAS A REAL STRONG VOICE LIKE VELVET AND SILK

[briankissane]

That is the legendary Stuff Smith on fiddle. Bas Ass!

[fpadilla671]

he better than Sinatra there i said it SO WHAT SO WHAT!

[danmcb]

great tune! and some wonderful Stuff Smith too. Just got this album off emusic, has some great tracks.

[KOOLDAVE1953]

I think the word is 'Too'..not the other.

[TonyLearner]

A jazzy romantic ballad by Mr. Balladeer himself -- Nat King Cole. Conjures up a vision of love, doesn't it?

[achahei]

... or as someone said, three parts fog, one part frog.

[mtb416]

who said that? ha

[nikkiwitch]

I love this song Can anyone tell me where i can find it to download on mp3 please ?

[bubbles1714]

limewire..

[Solomohn]

This is my FAVORITE!

[efinkelm]

his voice is like a buttery pillow

[sheburnslikethesun]

lmao... yes.

[Contrapunctus1]

More like a Cheesy Duvet

[catzeyezuk]

Awh my nanny used to sing this to me when I was about 4 - thanks for sharing, lovely to hear it again.

[StumptownBoy]

Although I'd had the recording among my collection, I didn't know it, and didn't learn of this song until I heard it used in a movie, and now even the movie title escapes me.

Excellent song. Thanks for sharing, millsbrothers, along with your other excellent vids.

Too bad brother Nat didn't grow too old to dream.

[bthelil1]

I love this freakin' song. Such a rare gem for me. Thanks for this

[BuckshotLaFunke]

Just how he phrases the first word 'When...' distinguishes him from every other singer.

[danmcb]

yeah. exactly. "whoo-enn ... ". Nat's phrasing is just incredible. He doesn't seem to have that much vocal range, but he does more with what he has than almost anyone.

[magiccitymama]

What a beautiful version of this song. I'm used to hearing a slower version, but I also like this uptempo version. Thanks.

[SummerRkl]

Like the song and that jazzy fiddle!

[Solomohn]

Yes, yes.

[LtSpears1991]

mr smoothness