Johnny Mathis - Summer of '42

[luvmusic581]

I just love listening to your beautifully uploaded JM songs. Not only the music but the videos are just perfect. Thanks so much. I always look forward to the time when I can relax and enjoy the best recordings ever.

[ReadMeReadYou]

@luvmusic581 I listen to him mostly every day. Thanks so much for the kind words.

[luvmusic581]

@ReadMeReadYou I have been listening to your uploads for months now and spend several hours almost every evening enjoying the music. I just love JM music.

[ReadMeReadYou]

@luvmusic581 That realy makes me happy. Thanks for telling me. It means a lot.

[bh5606]

Gorgeous..

[bithot2nite]

Angela....enough said.

[star01fly]

Vídeo lindo! A voz dele é incomparável, maravilhosa, perfeita!!!!

[ReadMeReadYou]

@star01fly Merci! Bonne année (four years of French and I remember nothing) and a French grandma. : )

[7jpt]

I think there is so much double meaning to the lyrics in this song. I always liked the song, didn't realize how super the lyrics were, too. Really captures my feel of summer.

[MOTHERGOOSE350]

in all of us there is that summer of '42. The movie brings back the time when 'im in my teenage years. Thanks for sharing

[543693The]

SPLENDIDE !!! UN GRAND MOMENT DE BEAU CHANT !!

~~Merci :) thank you Dear, votre vidéo est magnifique

De France ....

Marie

[ReadMeReadYou]

@543693The Thank you so much.

[volpetiz]

incrivel historia de amor..musica linda

[volpetiz]

maravilhaaaaaaaa de som

[DellCerf]

I almost came to tears.. This song seems to drag me to past in seconds with no defense, so..

Thanks for sharing!

Dani/Brazil

[diamonddhk222]

best song ever, and when i turned 42 ironicly, well the worst year ever , but thanks for the memories

[35777]

huh, but, I um, feel, so sad, why do I torture myself, listening to nostalgic music so many memories, I wonder if I turned left instead of right at the fork in the road. would it have been a happy ending for me.it's too late to turn back, I can't.....the season's change in ones life.....

[shirl328]

It was a very good year.

[bario579]

I haven't heard anybody sing as beautiful as Johnny Mathis.he has this unique voice that transport us to a better place.Definitely life seem better when we listen him.

[ReadMeReadYou]

@9FTLiverpool Thank you for coming by and the kind words.

[MrGunterguerrero]

Unforgettable ! Who didn't love Jennifer O'Neill ?

[patertre]

An unforgettable movie and the best song with Johnny Mathis. Never forget.Thanks for this video and song.A time of innocence.It's true.

[jetclntn]

This movie makes my heart ache every time I see it. Life and love are so fleeting

[capflydaddy]

There is only one Johnny Mathis

[mezatrugs]

hey what can one say: thr best expeience i ever had

[capatga]

one of the most beautiful movies of our time and this recording just tops it off ,the best ballad singer ever ,only once in a lifetime(for me) there comes someone like Johnny Mathis that interpret music with such astounding presence both seen and unseen ,its like a fantasy I am so grateful for all of these wonderful,wonderful uploads of Mr Mathis, I feel like its Christmas

[ReadMeReadYou]

@capatga I'm so happy you are enjoying them. Have a lovely week.

[Zamigirl]

The movie was sad and beautiful . Michel Legrand and Johnny only added more

to this nostalgic gem of youth finding love for the first time. Remember when it happened to you?

[ReadMeReadYou]

@Zamigirl Yes, we all remember. Have a lovely Sunday.

[pjstightlines]

Our song ... love and miss my DeDe

[Tomsouthrock]

jOHNNY IS WAS GREAT TO SEE IN PALM BEACH YOUR OLD TOMMY

[A2ZAynot]

Awesome!!!



[mauidreamer2801]

Beautiful book, beautiful movie and absolutely beautiful song sung by the incomparable Johnny Mathis. ReadMeReadYou, you've done an amazing post. Thank you!

[ReadMeReadYou]

@mauidreamer2801 You're welcome and I agree with you about everything else.

[MrDaveloveslaura]

Johnny Carson once introduced Johnny Mathis as simply" The greatest singer in the world".

And if you need proof, listen to this video.

Magnificent.

[cooplag4927]

I was a radio station DJ in the early 1970's when this song (and the movie) were playing in theatres and on the air. I played Johnny's version of this song on the air, so I decided to go see the movie. The theatre wasn't very crowded, but I remember a mother and her young teenage daughter watching the movie together. It's the kind of thing you can't put your finger on, but I got the sense that there was something very intense going on between mother and daughter during that movie.

[jdedonatoco1]

I miss you Johnny.....

[bithot2nite]

Beautiful...brings a tear and a distant memory.....

[littlepiaf]

I just watched this movie this weekend. What a gem. I laughed I cried. I love Legrand. And this version is beautiful.

[ReadMeReadYou]

@littlepiaf Yes, it's a wonderful movie. Every once in a while, I take out the DVD and watch it again. : )

Thanks for stopping by and Happy New Year.

[romympanlilio]

I saw the movie too and yes, it is an incredible theme song. Another great work by my favorite trio - composer Michel Legrand and lyricists Alan/Marilyn Bergman. Melodically and lyrically rich like their other works !! Great video. Thank you for sharing.

[ftsjr]

An indescribably wistful song. Both, the lyrics and the melody, evoke thoughts of a beautiful memory of long ago.

[jdanoz1]

Wow, had never heard the lyrics to this theme song. Back in high school, our symphonic band played the instrumental version of this. Always liked the song.

[fdonasci]

Wonderful music, beautiful lyrics, tons of memories!

[ataribattari]

I went to only one Johnny Mathis concert: in 1970 at the Shoreham Hotel in Washington, D.C. He was fantastic. I was still young then but I then recalled all my teenage days of cheek-to-cheek dances with his songs. This one by Johnny, this movie, and all the theme songs by Michel LeGrand, are all part of my early adulthood. Summer of '42, Umbrellas of Cherbourg, etc. Ah, sweet youth.

[ReadMeReadYou]

@ataribattari Thanks for sharing your past with his music. I love to hear these memories from others.

[bobworthinton]

@ataribattari don't know if you still live in D.C, area anymore but I saw Johnny Mathis about 2 years ago at Wolf Trap. He still sounds pretty good and something about hearing his voice drift thru the late evening summer air. I think he appeared just this past spring at the Strathmore Music Hall over in Bethesda.

[pauswa1966]

Very beautufiul! 

[PMurphy1952]

i agre...i cry whenever i hear it. good times in my life

[delaime2010]

Beautiful song♥

Thanks to Bob&Robby for sending me

Affection,

Delphine:)

[melodyworks]

Just beautiful.

[carlosluz70]

The elegance of its melody is matched only by the haunting voice of Johnny Mathis.

[olemuckspreader]

Beautiful song. I loved that film too.

[lcf40]

This is one of my favourite films ever, I was a teenager when it was released, I remember the film vividly.

Thanks for bringing back a wonderful time of my life.

[ReadMeReadYou]

@lcf40 You're welcome. Nobody sings it like Johnny. Thanks for stopping by.

[ftsjr]

A beautiful, wistful song.

[54kenney]

Very beautifully done. I'm so glad I found this. I shared with my friends on Facebook.

[ReadMeReadYou]

@54kenney Thanks and thanks for coming by. : )

[Colonialpara]

I agree with Spitfir 9B: this is a hauntinhg, evocative, entrancing rite of passage movie. I saw it my freshman year of college in the fall of 1971 and had an instant crush on Jennifer O'Neill. I later read Herman Raucher's novel and have the movie in my collection. Many thanks for posting this and Johnny Mathis' version of the theme song.

[magcarril]

Summer romances always stay alive in our hearts...and saying goodbye is the sweetest way of remaining faithful in our minds...Life is sweet if we can learn to appreciate those wonderful moments spent with a loved one during a summer romance and noone can awaken those feelings more profoundly than our beloved Johnny Mathis....Love, Peace and a smile, MARIA

[casperTFG939]

just simply beautiful.....

[elisa412]

I just finished reading this wonder story..and am so thankful you have put this video together..fantastic...

Thank you for sharing

[neweast1]

hey this is a first class posting,beautiful pics and you cant top jonny m

[ReadMeReadYou]

I'm so glad you liked it all. Thanks for stopping by.

[irishbelle65]

Summers warmth...perfect...thank you..for sharing this :)

[ReadMeReadYou]

Thank you for coming by and commenting.

[nojokingbob]

Beautiful song thanks for posting!!!

[ThaFruityOne]

Simply beautiful.

[Millstein07]

MEIR!

[spitfire9b]

Beautiful, emotional and nostalgic. My heart aches with memories.

Thank you, ReadMeReadYou, for sharing this.

[ReadMeReadYou]

You're so welcome.

[spitfire9b]

@ReadMeReadYou

I love this movie (I identify a period of my youth with it) and I have always loved Johnny Mathis' music (I have all his recordings in vinyl & CD). We may have danced to rock 'n' roll but we made love to Johnny's music. You appreciate these things more as time goes by.

An old romantic audiophile/cinephile thanks you again for your video.

I was born when she kissed me, I died when she left me, I lived while she loved me. (from In A Lonely Place)

[lislettra]

Lindo, lindo, maravilhosa canção e letra.

[chubbz0409]

Truly beautiful...calm...serene, nice vid clips! Reminded me of my late dad one of his favorite song. Thank you for uploading.

[ReadMeReadYou]

Thank you for coming by and sharing.

[Laura40uk]

Thanks s always for the upload its like hot chocolate on these cold days of winter x

[ReadMeReadYou]

I'm glad it warmed you up. I have "Wasn't The Summer Short" by JM also......But, that may be a reminder it's chilly out. The photos are summery. : )

Thank you for coming by.

[CoCoismywhawha]

S' wonderful ! Johnnie and '42. Unforgetable. Thank you

[ReadMeReadYou]

I'm so glad you enjoyed it. Thanks for coming by.

[jaggerdancer]

Jennifer , it was me at the beach cabin , i have loved you ever minute since.

[gringo78586]

johnny mathis is without peer. any questions? his "johnny mathis greatest hits" and "more greatest hits" were on billboards top 100 albums FOR 10 YEARS...........elvis or the beatles ever done that??? i didn't think so. johnny is the greatest romantic singer of all time. nuff said

[ReadMeReadYou]

Thanks for coming by and commenting. Yes, he is the best of the best.

[ReadMeReadYou]

Hi Loyd....I'm so glad you enjoyed it.

[cynthia800]

thank you for sharing.. this is one of my favorites wen i was younger..and it is so nice to hear the song again..

[ReadMeReadYou]

You're welcome.Thanks for coming by and commenting.

[elilampiao]

Thank's for posting Jhonny Mathis singing this music,because the music and the voice of Mathis are Wonderful.

[PowderSpirit3]

this is soooooooo beautiul

.. makes me cry ..

thankYOU for sharing

[ReadMeReadYou]

Thank you for coming by.

[BellaTraveler]

Thanks for this beautiful video. Love JM - love the song!

[johneunson]

he did a complete album with legrande, the critics hated it. it is one of the best albums i have heard. a small masterpiece. this is so beautiful.

[ReadMeReadYou]

It really is beautiful. Thanks for stopping by and your comment.

[daanemartina]

Just beautiful. *****

[Starry930]

Thank you for another lovely video. No one can sing like Mr. Mathis. He is a true blessing in our lives.

[ReadMeReadYou]

I'm so glad you enjoyed it. Thank you for stopping by and commenting.

[max31416]

Thanks again for the gift of something beautiful. Did you ever have the opportunity to see Johnny in person?

[ReadMeReadYou]

You're very welcome.

I've seen JM every time he's been in my area (minus a handful of times) since I was 14 years-old.....and that was in the dark ages. LOL!

[max31416]

How is he live? From the videos he sounds just as good as studio, perhaps better.

[ReadMeReadYou]

He sounds exactly the same. If you close your eyes, you'd swear you're listening to a CD. He's that good.

[max31416]

Yep, that's what it sounds like in the videos. He, or his manager, must be a perfectionist with very good taste. You don't get such perfect renditions, full of interesting ideas, unless you work very hard.

[lenoremewton]

truly beautiful. Thank you for yet another very creative expression- sharing Johnny's voice through such a beautiful lens.

[ReadMeReadYou]

Thank you so much. I try my hardest with what photos I can get. It's my way of giving back to him, something of me for all he has given to everyone.

[tubecantar]

Thank you my dear friend for posting this. Another one for my favs and my downloads. Keep it coming. They are so beautiful.

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[ReadMeReadYou]

Yes, that is the album. Beautiful. Thanks for commenting and you're right, Mathis Magic. : )

[haitiano73]

My mother has this record it's from the album "The first time ever I saw your face" This is from 1972. Johnny sings this song with a touch of Mathis magic