UNLUCKY 13 or LUCKY 13???: "A Town Without Pity" peaked at No. 13 and spent a total of 19 weeks on Billboard's Hot Top 100 in 1961/62, it entered the charts on October 30th, 1961...
{Was it bad luck to have stopped at #13 or good luck that it spent 19 weeks on the charts}
One of the greatest productions of the era. I know it's Plas Johnson on that fat tenor sax, but I wonder if it's also Al Caiola on guitar? Sure sounds like it. Yes, Gene is definitely singing live on this video, but the background music is the original record.
before anyone says it,icould have been responsible for knocking genes head clean off....but i loved him....my wife loved him..it was a no contest....no i loved the boy....like a son..beautiful young man.
and the girl was called janice..and she was a friend of paul mac...which is how she got the tickets.....i thought the beetles sounded silly...can you get things so wrong.....the tickets would be worth real money.....i,m a dickhead...and im not worth anything at all.....can i say more.
hey before you get exited we had this girl who said ive got tickets for the cavern club and we can meet the beetles..well me being cleverer than any one else..i said dont be so stupid..so we got ratted in a pub in Leigh... what judgement i have.....genius...i should be shot...love ed
me and gene danced..in farnsworth..i kept giving him notes..sing town without pity..he lost his rag,,and grabbed me..we had a little mess about...to genes credit he sang town without pity..a super super man
well im not anyone who is going to be allowed to have a say or whatever..i knew gene..great guy...but delete me and put some shit on who never came 1 million miles of hih...you people are complete shits get it...
He was beautiful wasn't he? The voice and the looks, no wonder grannies chucked their knickers at him even though he was bent as a ten bob note!lol! Love him!
My mom's best friend had tickets to see Gene in I guess the sixties? He had to cancel the show halfway through because his wife went into labor. He rescheduled the show and apologised. What a wonderful, talented man. Sigh
No doubt that what you hear is him singing it live. No one can lip sync that well. I will say that I am a little surprised that the mic picked up his voice as well as it did in that huge room.
No doubt that what you hear is him singing it live. No one can lip sync that well. I will say that I am a little surprised that the mic picked up his voice as weel as it did in that huge room.
I served in the Army in that town. It was Bamberg, Germany. Two guys were accused of raping the high mayor's daughter. They were convicted but there was a huge outcry in the town. How do I know? I was the battalion legal clerk in the unit the guys were posted. I saw the actual, hand-written court-martial records.
I saw that movie and that was the first time I heard that song. It's a sad movie and the song gave it a true meaning of what it was like in those days.
The only time you could have heard that song in the movie, was on Kirk Douglas' car radio as he drove into town at the beginning of the flic. And the, it was faint and only a portion of the song. Good ears and taste for you to 'pick' it !!!
That is NOT lip- synced. I have heard this song a billion times and I can hear a lot of differences in the vocals all throughout the song. Gene was THE MAN.
Does it really matter if he was lip syncing? We all know he could sing his butt off. Famous at 21 for this song, and so many others. A voice truly unique and wonderful.
There's a subtle difference in the vocals here than on the recording. Unlike many singers today, Pitney didn't need to sync. He can still do it in old age.
Autotune is standard equipment in recording studios today. Despite rappers who like to use it, Autotune wasn't the intended for that. If you are anywhere near the correct pitch the computer will take it from there and put the note dead on. Some singers can't do without it, live or otherwise. Singers ain't what they used to be.
In one shot you can see the overhead mic accidentally protrude into the frame. Live voice, but over the original recording. That's my take. Odd how Pitney twists his mouth when he sings.
Movie was somewhat of a dud, but the song received bigtime airplay. One of those cases where the music score is greater than the movie. I didn't go to the theater to see the movie when it came out, and still have never seen it.
He's lip-synching. End of story. You can't get a sound like this without a microphone within a few inches of your mouth. Anyone see a microphone? Yeah, me neither. So he's lip-synching. Period. Nothing wrong with lip-synching when you have to - like on '60s television shows. Nothing to get all wee-weed up about.
@mnpd007 It's a fake microphone. It's used to fool the studio audience. Notice how the cameraman was instructed to "accidently" include the mic in one shot. It's all part of a clever plan. I'm not fooled by this conspiracy. Haven't you seen the microphone at the top of the pyramid on a dollar bill? No, you can't fool me, Bilderbergers. There's no way... LOOK! A SQUIRREL!!
@mnpd007 My grandfather rigged that set. He set up the fake microphone. He made me swear an oath on his death bed never to tell anyone but by God, I can't keep the secret any longer! By the screaming sphincter of Zeus!! The feeling of liberation is amazing! I'm free of the curse of my grandfather, Zacharia Condenser and his horrible secret!! (He invented the condenser microphone, BTW.) Great Odin's Raven, I'm free at last!!! Now where's my beer?
@das178 It's all so clear now. You're in on the conspiracy. In on it from the get-go, I'd say. Well I'm not going to take this lying down, hell no, not this boyo! If you think I'm going to fall for this...
Great Song by Pitney. Another perfect example of how the golden era of music still holds today. Although I must say, I am not sure how he would NOT be lip syncing as they didn't have those tiny hidden microphones back then as they do today....and even then you should still see one clipped on to his shirt. Of course this is Lip Synced.
Estimated friend, if you want to listen again this song and an endless number of successes of the love I suggest you to visit Radio MUSICA PARA MIMOS - looks for his direction URL in Google ( search Musica para Mimos in Google)-. best romantic music of all the times in Internet, is great, is very good ...!!!
Like Roy Orbison he had an almost operatic way of singing that dramatized the songs and made them into short stories. It's fun to go back and listen after all these years and realize there's still quality in his music.
from qotes I've read of gene he was abit of a pain in the ass. also other folk who knew him say he loved nothing as much as he did gene. being a school trained vocalist he was harsh with other singers not as ( in his view privileged and advantagous) as he himself. an ego that big with all that arogance, and lack of humility is going to be troublsome.
why do great singers die so young. ?? gene, gerry rafferty, jim morrison and the like ?? damn how sad. i hope we can hear this great music when we meet again.
Is someone accusing him of lip-syncing? Sadly the young generation has never seen a time when lip-syncing was scoffed at in the music industry. Autotune did not exist in the 60's, and that's when true talent became famous (Pitney, Orbison, Mama Cass Eilliot). Of course he's singing. How do I know? First of all, the way he's singing sounds COMPLETELY different from the recorded track, and second, he's a little sharp at the end ;-)
So that Is Gene. Hmmm, I kinda pictured a different face for a voice like that. It is kinda hard to love the song if you have watched the film however.
I have to tell you something. It is not lip-sync since I have the original video and it does not play with that slight miscorination between lips and sound of voice. Now, in the youtube version, there is a mismatch between this two elements of lips movement and voice projection that are different from the original.
@eltogotogo1 There is a great video up here of a song that speaks to many generations and all you can do is crap on about how your version is synched better?? I hope your rant made you feel better because everyone that reads your comment will think that you are a very very small man.
@universalradio ..He was gorgeous! Deep beautiful eyes! I saw him in performance several times and girls would nearly faint when he'd smile...I admit that I was smitten! xx RIP GP
Gene's 1st hit (that he sang), He puts a lot of emotion into this. Tough song to lip-sync to. All of his songs were great. One of the BEST SINGERS of our time.
No, that would have been "I want to love my life away', methinks. And, although the sound track here is from the released version of 'Town Without Pity', the vocals are not the same -- it could be that Great Gene actually sang here to his original orchestration, not sync.
@fhardyb - You are 100% correct. My bad.Gene's 1st hit- " I Wanna Love My life Away"
Back in those days I guess they did'nt call it karaoke. Singers would sing live to there
sound track. Also,different takes were listened to only one would get picked- but you guys know that. Gene is definitely lip sync-ing to a bolder, louder take. You can really see it at certain times by watching his facial expressions(true for all lip-syncing)
@unclebillmusic Actually, Gene had hits on "I Wanna Love My Life Away" and "Every Breath I Take" prior to "Town Without Pity." All three songs were in 1961, but they came in that order.
@vandywilliam - You are also 100% correct. "(I Wanna) Love My Life Away" peaked at #39,"Every Breath I Take at #42,and "Town Without Pity" made it up to #13 - 10 weeks on the charts - 2 weeks in Dec. 61', and 8 weeks -in 62' -- "Mecca", is my favorite,and then "It Hurts To Be In Love is 2nd.
Hi vandywilliam You are also 100% correct. "( I wanna) Love My Life Away hit the top 40 chart on 2/27/61' and peaked at # 39.
"Every Breath I Take" made it up to # 42,and "Town Without Pity hit the chart on 12/18/61' and remained there until the end of Feb. 62', and peaked at # 13 - But you know all of that. My favorite gene Pitney song is "Mecca"
If I'm not mistaken, this was from the 1962 Oscars. TWP, from the movie of the same name, was one of the nominated songs, and Gene sang it at the ceremonies. It lost, perhaps inevitably, to "Moon River."
Almost fifty years later this record still sounds great. What's interesting is that ,while the backing track on the clip sounds close to the original single, Pitney is clearly singing live -his vocal is considerably different from the 45.Man, he had a powerful voice!
i love the man and had the good fortune to see him live in bradford..amazing to see my idol..sadley he died two days later..love ya gene..still drop off to sleep with u singing in the background..you would have loved me too....nite...xxxxx
One of my favorite artist of all times...........RIP Gene
invicta62 1 day ago
Bowling Green,KY is merciless and adamant about destruction carrying on like it is improvement.
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Gene Pitney was born on this date in 1941... {Feb. 17th}
Sadly Mr. Pitney passed away on April 5th, 2006... R.I.P.
sauquoit13456 1 week ago
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eye2eyeize 1 week ago
got everything he ever made hes brilliant
mazza19491 2 weeks ago
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UNLUCKY 13 or LUCKY 13???: "A Town Without Pity" peaked at No. 13 and spent a total of 19 weeks on Billboard's Hot Top 100 in 1961/62, it entered the charts on October 30th, 1961...
{Was it bad luck to have stopped at #13 or good luck that it spent 19 weeks on the charts}
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sauquoit13456 3 weeks ago
...dear jimmythecreep...you gave me advice...here is my advice to you...when your right hand gets tired use your left...
geneno164 1 month ago
Simply one of the great talents of the 60's. He wrote many hit songs for other artists of his time.
MrJ20tower 1 month ago
Why do I aways think of Stalingrad when I hear this song ?
rick6393 1 month ago
never seen this video...but yeah...he's got the norman bates thing happening...geneno...go drop some ambilify and have a smile...rockstar, haha. :)
jimmythecreep 1 month ago
Gene was awesome, his voice still thrills me 50 yrs later!
Lloydhl 2 months ago 2
...for bluesmanronchicago..your username is nearly as long as your stupid comment...think about that for awhile.
geneno164 2 months ago
is it just me or does he remind you of Norman Bates from "Psycho"???
BLUESMANRONCHICAGO 2 months ago
Elvira brought me here
ulikeme87 2 months ago
From the 2:00 mark, it sounds like the real dramatic part of an intense movie!
Ronnie Montrose covered this song as a guitar instrumental, that's how I found out about Gene. I really love this video.
ChicagoBoomBoom 2 months ago
Mr Pitney was just a little ahead of his time. What a great voice and talent.
starr522 2 months ago
I've always liked to watch his "mouth" movements.
Heart Spoken.
47yesican 3 months ago
Man, he looked his name! And he sang like he meant it. Great performer!
bartonim 3 months ago
WOW
GWillyBC 3 months ago
I wonder what the idea behind this song was originally ??
Bad girl + good guy about town ? Other way around? Interracial relationship? Accidental pregnancy??
Wasn't this in the original John Waters movie Hairspray as well ?
csf915 4 months ago
@csf915 Yes! He also had it as the tagline for Desperate Living. (It isn't very pretty)
OurGangFan 3 months ago
what year was this released?
roaringwaterbay 4 months ago
great singer "i'm gonna be strong" is aclassic he wrote hello mary lou &he's a rebel Rman
rburb1 4 months ago
omg what a voice *sigh*
13Ladygrey 4 months ago
Wasn't Gene "Amazing".
He Never Lost His Voice.
rip Gene
desert3347 4 months ago
Live performing,not pre\recorded
ndhudecz 4 months ago
It must be hard to be accepted into the music industry.
LeahJane1995 4 months ago
Amazing song. Amazing talent.
briva 4 months ago
@thenegas2008 I do that all the time!!! Ive always called it that!
Anarchick1319 4 months ago
How can so many have people watched it but only 810 people liked it? This song is amazing!
megehow82 5 months ago
One of the greatest productions of the era. I know it's Plas Johnson on that fat tenor sax, but I wonder if it's also Al Caiola on guitar? Sure sounds like it. Yes, Gene is definitely singing live on this video, but the background music is the original record.
1saxman 5 months ago
we joked about this song maybe a lot of you did to, we would call it a town without PITNEY
thenegas2008 5 months ago
@thenegas2008 a dj from WFDU used to say that too
spacepatrolman 4 months ago
before anyone says it,icould have been responsible for knocking genes head clean off....but i loved him....my wife loved him..it was a no contest....no i loved the boy....like a son..beautiful young man.
58142430 5 months ago
and the girl was called janice..and she was a friend of paul mac...which is how she got the tickets.....i thought the beetles sounded silly...can you get things so wrong.....the tickets would be worth real money.....i,m a dickhead...and im not worth anything at all.....can i say more.
58142430 5 months ago
hey before you get exited we had this girl who said ive got tickets for the cavern club and we can meet the beetles..well me being cleverer than any one else..i said dont be so stupid..so we got ratted in a pub in Leigh... what judgement i have.....genius...i should be shot...love ed
58142430 6 months ago
i was lucky..i met gene pitney and del shannon...both superstars...miss them both love ed
58142430 6 months ago
me and gene danced..in farnsworth..i kept giving him notes..sing town without pity..he lost his rag,,and grabbed me..we had a little mess about...to genes credit he sang town without pity..a super super man
58142430 6 months ago
gene had a sound that was strange and different...but good....funny boy but i loved him xxx
58142430 6 months ago
gene pitney was a talent who passes the ages...his 24 hours..entralled my mother in law ..he was perfect..just perfect
58142430 6 months ago
well im not anyone who is going to be allowed to have a say or whatever..i knew gene..great guy...but delete me and put some shit on who never came 1 million miles of hih...you people are complete shits get it...
58142430 6 months ago
Great performance
thechzman 6 months ago
He was beautiful wasn't he? The voice and the looks, no wonder grannies chucked their knickers at him even though he was bent as a ten bob note!lol! Love him!
jwattie 6 months ago
Vanian did a great job spotting such a classic
Bamafiend2010 6 months ago
I listened to his album with this song over and over-one of my favorites!
cramerd94 6 months ago
My mom's best friend had tickets to see Gene in I guess the sixties? He had to cancel the show halfway through because his wife went into labor. He rescheduled the show and apologised. What a wonderful, talented man. Sigh
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No doubt that what you hear is him singing it live. No one can lip sync that well. I will say that I am a little surprised that the mic picked up his voice as well as it did in that huge room.
PatinOmaha 6 months ago
No doubt that what you hear is him singing it live. No one can lip sync that well. I will say that I am a little surprised that the mic picked up his voice as weel as it did in that huge room.
PatinOmaha 6 months ago
I served in the Army in that town. It was Bamberg, Germany. Two guys were accused of raping the high mayor's daughter. They were convicted but there was a huge outcry in the town. How do I know? I was the battalion legal clerk in the unit the guys were posted. I saw the actual, hand-written court-martial records.
mcmikel61 6 months ago
I saw him when I was 17 and, when he sang I'm Gonna Be Strong, and hit that last note, I was enthralled. He was great!!
dlinture48 7 months ago
does he hit the right last note?
VTMCompany 7 months ago
@VTMCompany
You are right. It's not the same last note as the original. Nevertheless, it wasn't 'wrong'.
fhardyb 2 months ago
Fine Song!
Thanks for posting!
Aloha from Hawaii!
Rudipolt 7 months ago
I saw that movie and that was the first time I heard that song. It's a sad movie and the song gave it a true meaning of what it was like in those days.
KIZERVONZINGER 7 months ago
@KIZERVONZINGER
The only time you could have heard that song in the movie, was on Kirk Douglas' car radio as he drove into town at the beginning of the flic. And the, it was faint and only a portion of the song. Good ears and taste for you to 'pick' it !!!
fhardyb 2 months ago
Gene Pitney!!!! Conneticut Born and raised!!!!!!!!!!!!
cleanupboy73 7 months ago
I loved Gene Pitney as a youth. What a great haunting voice. Is it just me or doesn't Gene look a hell of a lot like Cillian Murphy.
joannchiles 8 months ago
@joannchiles actually completely agree now that you mention it
arodoet126 6 months ago
I loved Gene Pitney as a youth. What a great haunting voice. Is it just me or doesn't Gene look a hell of a lot like Cillian Murphy.
joannchiles 8 months ago
SAW him a few years back here in Vegas. He was great.
I can't understand what ever happened to him for so many years. I liked all his records,
had most of them.
JohnnyGNV 8 months ago in playlist Stephen
That is NOT lip- synced. I have heard this song a billion times and I can hear a lot of differences in the vocals all throughout the song. Gene was THE MAN.
charliedemar 8 months ago
TY slim great song... Just can't seem to stop wanting to play this....
MdNgtRyder 8 months ago
TY slim great song...
MdNgtRyder 8 months ago
What a singer!
dunskie 8 months ago
Looked a lot like Cillian Murphy!
disgracelanduk 8 months ago
A town without pity is fine. But a town without Pitney? Well then you have a problem.
2726AM 8 months ago
@2726AM It is not the same when you have the trouble but is a great singer who died but is alive in our hearts
palomopicon1977 8 months ago
Does it really matter if he was lip syncing? We all know he could sing his butt off. Famous at 21 for this song, and so many others. A voice truly unique and wonderful.
Tonithenightowl 9 months ago
Can't figure why he twists his mouth so much. Never saw him do that before or since. Check out the expression thru the 1:40 mark.
mnpd007 9 months ago
There's a subtle difference in the vocals here than on the recording. Unlike many singers today, Pitney didn't need to sync. He can still do it in old age.
Autotune is standard equipment in recording studios today. Despite rappers who like to use it, Autotune wasn't the intended for that. If you are anywhere near the correct pitch the computer will take it from there and put the note dead on. Some singers can't do without it, live or otherwise. Singers ain't what they used to be.
mnpd007 9 months ago
In one shot you can see the overhead mic accidentally protrude into the frame. Live voice, but over the original recording. That's my take. Odd how Pitney twists his mouth when he sings.
Movie was somewhat of a dud, but the song received bigtime airplay. One of those cases where the music score is greater than the movie. I didn't go to the theater to see the movie when it came out, and still have never seen it.
mnpd007 9 months ago
He's lip-synching. End of story. You can't get a sound like this without a microphone within a few inches of your mouth. Anyone see a microphone? Yeah, me neither. So he's lip-synching. Period. Nothing wrong with lip-synching when you have to - like on '60s television shows. Nothing to get all wee-weed up about.
localcrew 9 months ago
@localcrew Look at 2:05 as he walks to the camera. The mic is accidentally caught in the shot hanging in its usual place.... from above.
mnpd007 9 months ago
@mnpd007 It's a fake microphone. It's used to fool the studio audience. Notice how the cameraman was instructed to "accidently" include the mic in one shot. It's all part of a clever plan. I'm not fooled by this conspiracy. Haven't you seen the microphone at the top of the pyramid on a dollar bill? No, you can't fool me, Bilderbergers. There's no way... LOOK! A SQUIRREL!!
localcrew 9 months ago
@localcrew
Come on, how do you possibly know if the mic is fake or live unless you were around 51-years ago to rig the set.
mnpd007 9 months ago
@mnpd007 My grandfather rigged that set. He set up the fake microphone. He made me swear an oath on his death bed never to tell anyone but by God, I can't keep the secret any longer! By the screaming sphincter of Zeus!! The feeling of liberation is amazing! I'm free of the curse of my grandfather, Zacharia Condenser and his horrible secret!! (He invented the condenser microphone, BTW.) Great Odin's Raven, I'm free at last!!! Now where's my beer?
localcrew 9 months ago
@localcrew You're a hoot! And it's not a microphone on the dollar bill...it's a cymbal (tho I don't know what it cymbalizes)!
das178 8 months ago
@das178 It's all so clear now. You're in on the conspiracy. In on it from the get-go, I'd say. Well I'm not going to take this lying down, hell no, not this boyo! If you think I'm going to fall for this...
Oh wait. There's my beer.
localcrew 8 months ago
Great Song by Pitney. Another perfect example of how the golden era of music still holds today. Although I must say, I am not sure how he would NOT be lip syncing as they didn't have those tiny hidden microphones back then as they do today....and even then you should still see one clipped on to his shirt. Of course this is Lip Synced.
PrimNpearLs 9 months ago
James Bond was Born There 'Line umm up!
foxyroxstar 9 months ago
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Estimated friend, if you want to listen again this song and an endless number of successes of the love I suggest you to visit Radio MUSICA PARA MIMOS - looks for his direction URL in Google ( search Musica para Mimos in Google)-. best romantic music of all the times in Internet, is great, is very good ...!!!
robertoamor2011 9 months ago
Like Roy Orbison he had an almost operatic way of singing that dramatized the songs and made them into short stories. It's fun to go back and listen after all these years and realize there's still quality in his music.
DougStoneent 9 months ago
@DougStoneent Great comment!
wolfiestanzi 9 months ago
@wolfiestanzi Thank you.
DougStoneent 1 month ago
@DougStoneent Now you've named two of the Top 3 male 'pop' vocalists of the entire 20th Century. Well done.
fhardyb 2 months ago
bluesmanronchicago Maybe you're the one that looks like Norman Bates and that's why we don't see your face
shortgorda 1 month ago
the vocals are different from the recorded version. the orchistration is identical. So, it's not lip-syching. It's kareoke.
BUT, GP is one of the Top 3 male 'pop' vocalists of the entire 20th Century --- and that means --- of all time!!!
fhardyb 10 months ago
He was great.Stop slagging him.
wallpole 10 months ago
i love the sound of musicians from the 50s and 60s before the beetles ruined everything.
xnixor 10 months ago
@xnixor omg I so agree - the godam betles with Paul Mcarthy and John lenonONE song by Lady GGa is better than all the beetles suff
HandShock 9 months ago
Ditto
elftails 10 months ago
It aint braggin' if you can back it up....
yawner189 10 months ago
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This is the REAL shit! Not like what you hear on the radio which they edited. Love this ORIGINAL recording! RIP *Gene Pitney*
devilwolv666 10 months ago
This is the REAL shit! Not like what you hear on the radio which they edited it! Love this! RIP *Gene Pitney*
devilwolv666 10 months ago
from qotes I've read of gene he was abit of a pain in the ass. also other folk who knew him say he loved nothing as much as he did gene. being a school trained vocalist he was harsh with other singers not as ( in his view privileged and advantagous) as he himself. an ego that big with all that arogance, and lack of humility is going to be troublsome.
TheBabyboomkidof53 11 months ago
@TheBabyboomkidof53 You might want to read a little more about the man. Not the enquire lol .
MdNgtRyder 11 months ago
brilliant
marycozzens 11 months ago
why do great singers die so young. ?? gene, gerry rafferty, jim morrison and the like ?? damn how sad. i hope we can hear this great music when we meet again.
hotdog12ify 11 months ago
how can anyone not love this music? i am so glad i grew up when i did.
thanks for sharing the good times.
spencebay82 11 months ago
mix1 part blues with 1 part swing=Town Without Pity
oLdSkOoLkisS 1 year ago
Is someone accusing him of lip-syncing? Sadly the young generation has never seen a time when lip-syncing was scoffed at in the music industry. Autotune did not exist in the 60's, and that's when true talent became famous (Pitney, Orbison, Mama Cass Eilliot). Of course he's singing. How do I know? First of all, the way he's singing sounds COMPLETELY different from the recorded track, and second, he's a little sharp at the end ;-)
DevoBassGirl 1 year ago 8
@DevoBassGirl I couldn't agree more...Music was Live in the day.
MdNgtRyder 11 months ago
@DevoBassGirl He sings it live on the murry the k show at the brooklyn fox theater record too
spacepatrolman 4 months ago
2:56 YouTube video: Gene Pitney singing Town Without Pity [1961]
February 17, 1940: birth of Gene Pitney; American singer-songwriter, musician, and sound engineer.
mkworkman 1 year ago
@mkworkman Thank you for posting that!
DevoBassGirl 1 year ago
@FrankCSIS He most definitely does! You can totally tell the similarities at :42 when the camera's zoomed in (obviously, haha).
peach9879 1 year ago
Big music back in the day!
bigDsouthT 1 year ago
I still ain't eatin' it. LOL
WisRonsin1 1 year ago
Dam what a voice ...screw any neg comments thanks for the video. as he say's little minds ,...........
MdNgtRyder 1 year ago
You ought to see the movie this was the theme song for. A very,very powerful movie!
ferlenarab 1 year ago
Am I the only one who feels Cillian Murphy really looks like Gene in this video?
FrankCSIS 1 year ago
So that Is Gene. Hmmm, I kinda pictured a different face for a voice like that. It is kinda hard to love the song if you have watched the film however.
WALTERBROADDUS 1 year ago
mmmmm raunchy voice .....love him :P
66kittykat 1 year ago
Gay and awesome.
beowulven 1 year ago
Wow! I see 10 people lives in a town without pity.
promiseharvest 1 year ago
Beautiful - He has a unique voice - thumbs up - thanks for sharing
gloyahoo 1 year ago
I have to tell you something. It is not lip-sync since I have the original video and it does not play with that slight miscorination between lips and sound of voice. Now, in the youtube version, there is a mismatch between this two elements of lips movement and voice projection that are different from the original.
eltogotogo1 1 year ago 14
@eltogotogo1 I agree with you. This looks like it's from 'Hullabaloo', and I think the acts performed live on that show.
ferstday 1 year ago
@eltogotogo1 I've listened to the recorded version for years, and I can tell you, this is live. Singing anyway, not sure about the orchestration.
Highland804 1 year ago
@eltogotogo1 There is a great video up here of a song that speaks to many generations and all you can do is crap on about how your version is synched better?? I hope your rant made you feel better because everyone that reads your comment will think that you are a very very small man.
troyzarb 9 months ago
@eltogotogo1 I would agree. This vocal delivery is different from the original record, so I think he's actually singing this.
deanguy66 7 months ago
@eltogotogo1 You can see the shadow of the boom mike on the floor behind GP in several long shots. No need for a boom if it was lip-synced.
pacnad1960 6 months ago
Going to use this song in a short story of mine. Good song and could be a 'haunting' song as well.
FoundOutAboutYou 1 year ago
this song turns me on
TheFuckshit87 1 year ago
That doesnt sound lip-synched to me. Sounds live, luckily
apackerfan 1 year ago
God he was so Handsome I bet he still is very handsome I hope hes alive? God bless him.
happyiswhathappydoes 1 year ago
@happyiswhathappydoes
nope. was tho.
fhardyb 1 year ago
I don't like this live version. He sounds bizarre. I've the song, and he sings more masculine than here.
FURY1958 1 year ago
What's with the square that appears around Gene's head at the beginning and end parts?
mnfatty 1 year ago
Questa canzone è stata scritta da Dimitri Tiomkin per il film "La Citta Spietata" (Town Without Pity).
Film abbastanza censurato in Europa per il tema di stupro di 3 soldati Americani a danno di una donna europea.
zelig46
This song was written by Dimitri Tiomkin for the movie "Town Without Pity" (Town Without Pity).
Film censorship in Europe for quite the topic of rape of three American soldiers at the expense of a European woman.
(Automatic traductor from Italian)
zelig46
zelig46 1 year ago
Une des chansons du film génial : Allo maman ici bébé avec John Travolta
Patoune77270 1 year ago
I didn't realize what a beautiful face he had. He could've been a male model, or a screen star, easily.
universalradio 1 year ago
@universalradio ..He was gorgeous! Deep beautiful eyes! I saw him in performance several times and girls would nearly faint when he'd smile...I admit that I was smitten! xx RIP GP
sweetnpeachy1 1 year ago
Gene's 1st hit (that he sang), He puts a lot of emotion into this. Tough song to lip-sync to. All of his songs were great. One of the BEST SINGERS of our time.
unclebillmusic 1 year ago 19
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swedeeepie 1 year ago
@unclebillmusic
No, that would have been "I want to love my life away', methinks. And, although the sound track here is from the released version of 'Town Without Pity', the vocals are not the same -- it could be that Great Gene actually sang here to his original orchestration, not sync.
fhardyb 1 year ago
@fhardyb - You are 100% correct. My bad.Gene's 1st hit- " I Wanna Love My life Away"
Back in those days I guess they did'nt call it karaoke. Singers would sing live to there
sound track. Also,different takes were listened to only one would get picked- but you guys know that. Gene is definitely lip sync-ing to a bolder, louder take. You can really see it at certain times by watching his facial expressions(true for all lip-syncing)
unclebillmusic 1 year ago
@unclebillmusic Actually, Gene had hits on "I Wanna Love My Life Away" and "Every Breath I Take" prior to "Town Without Pity." All three songs were in 1961, but they came in that order.
vandywilliam 1 year ago
@vandywilliam - You are also 100% correct. "(I Wanna) Love My Life Away" peaked at #39,"Every Breath I Take at #42,and "Town Without Pity" made it up to #13 - 10 weeks on the charts - 2 weeks in Dec. 61', and 8 weeks -in 62' -- "Mecca", is my favorite,and then "It Hurts To Be In Love is 2nd.
unclebillmusic 1 year ago
Hi vandywilliam You are also 100% correct. "( I wanna) Love My Life Away hit the top 40 chart on 2/27/61' and peaked at # 39.
"Every Breath I Take" made it up to # 42,and "Town Without Pity hit the chart on 12/18/61' and remained there until the end of Feb. 62', and peaked at # 13 - But you know all of that. My favorite gene Pitney song is "Mecca"
And then "It Hurts To Be In Love"
unclebillmusic 1 year ago
@unclebillmusic I am 100% in agreement with you...and he also had one of the most distinctive voices, as well!
winscott9601 1 year ago
@unclebillmusic It's not a tough song to lip-sync, he is also NOT LIP-SYNCING.
profilescythe 10 months ago
Yea ,,, a song Town without Pity by Gene Pitney. This is a very song.
TheIxtlan 1 year ago
One of the greatest songs ever recorded!
Pat2296 1 year ago
original hairspray.... awesome!
TheGmgirl77 1 year ago
A great song! Is this a Burt Bacharach song by any chance?
cbfall 1 year ago
@cbfall Town Without Pity was written by Gene Pitney and Dimitri Tiomkin.
Magicman366 1 year ago
@Magicman366
The music is by Tiomkin, and the lyrics (according to the sheet music) are by Ned Washington, who also wrote the words to "When You Wish Upon a Star."
My apologies if someone else already said this. Too many comments! Great performance, too.
MrKipW 1 year ago
My first crush! God I loved him I so miss Him!
LnsGrn 1 year ago
Another unsung and brilliant American singer songwriter. Beautiful song. It still works!
verbaud 1 year ago
Amo esta cancion no he podido dejar de escucharla en mi I Pod una y otra vez
I luv Gene P!!!
sasizaza 1 year ago
Wow! I know that my granddaughter, who is 18 years old, just loves this song! Thank you so much for posting!
lakehousefor2 1 year ago
Great theme, the better song !!! bsuque tanto este tema y justo hoy lo encontre..Really its a great voice.
Saludos paganos.
imagenpagana 1 year ago
Great message in this song. Not much has changed since he sang this. Why not?
c2a6t 1 year ago
If I'm not mistaken, this was from the 1962 Oscars. TWP, from the movie of the same name, was one of the nominated songs, and Gene sang it at the ceremonies. It lost, perhaps inevitably, to "Moon River."
librarybob1958 1 year ago
Cool. Check out the instrumental version by Ronnie Montrose from the old "Midnight Special" show.
Jkbox1 1 year ago
Now you can be with your favourite man in the world Mum.....R.I.P XxX
RAWFUDGE1974 1 year ago
If Gene sings it I love it.
Thanks for posting this.
luvut 1 year ago
golden oldie song very good
verka3 1 year ago
voce inconfondibile e indimenticabile
UtiTuran 1 year ago
The most handsome man in the world! God did I have a crush! I sooo miss his voice and music. Can't even imagine how his family feels. Love to you all
LnsGrn 1 year ago 14
@LnsGrn I lived down the road from him. The loss definitely hit this town hard =( I miss seeing seeing/hearing him too
Canichenoir 1 year ago
Wow, I have always loved his music, but I never knew what he looked like. Thank you so much for posting this.
Eyeputaspellonu 1 year ago 2
One of my favorite songs ever. So dark and sultry, especially on the recorded version!
DevoBassGirl 1 year ago
Great song from a great singer!
57babyboomer 1 year ago
From the staging, it looks like it's from Hullabaloo. Such a great song.
staytunedfor 1 year ago
One of my favorite singers from the 60s.
gotch09 1 year ago
Almost fifty years later this record still sounds great. What's interesting is that ,while the backing track on the clip sounds close to the original single, Pitney is clearly singing live -his vocal is considerably different from the 45.Man, he had a powerful voice!
graduatedan 1 year ago
i love the man and had the good fortune to see him live in bradford..amazing to see my idol..sadley he died two days later..love ya gene..still drop off to sleep with u singing in the background..you would have loved me too....nite...xxxxx
mammasgood 1 year ago
great song great singer! love this. thanks
marydbest1 1 year ago
This goes directly to my favorites
nontaken606 1 year ago
Great
claysjavelin1 1 year ago