P.J. Proby - Somewhere.flv

[thrw6789]

@paulkate72 Your fellow Aussies didn't think as highly of songs like this back then as you do. The only Proby record that was a hit there is Mission Bell. And Proby's "Somewhere" only ranked 96 in the Top 100 UK Hits for the year 1965. Hardly a massive hit.

BTW perhaps you'd like to take him off England's hands. They're apparently fed up with him living off their benefits system for the last 30+ years. And questionably so I might add since he's under indictment for benefit fraud.

[paulkate72]

No doubt about it PJ was unique. I remember all the beat groups around in England at the time with pop, rock and r&b, yet PJ managed to get massive hits with songs like this. Yes, he was one of a kind. What a music scene we had back then - nothing like it since.

[thrw6789]

@SadAnorak With PJ Proby it was more off than on I'm afraid. His effect on audiences didn't last long. It's hard to keep a loyal following and sing in a different voice on each new release. After two hit records he decided he was a superstar and could do anything he wanted to, so he did. Like most people with no brains, he thought he was smarter than everybody else.

[SadAnorak]

A true on-off commanding the audience. Singers who have same effect in 2012 == ZERO

[eccentriccomedian]

Worked with him in South Wales circa 1978(?) We both were booked by Don Tyrer and stayed at his house (digs) in Cathedral Road, Cardiff. P J was paid off @ Swansea Dockers Club. His opening line was @Hi, all yo motherf***ckers' and that was that!

[harambee50]

CAN YOU IMAGINE THIS NOW ? NO WAY, he was amazing. wow.Is he still farming these days?

[111jayar]

Those dancers behind him - hilarious. My granddaughter danced like that when she was three!!! rofl

[jeannechristie]

Will be going to see him LIVE tonight- he's still going and still FABULOUS!

Thanks for posting!

Love+ Hugs

jeannechristie

xx

[RandomNbr]

@ModGirl1967 Actually broaderscope was sugarcoating what he said but there's no need to take my word for it. Lots of P.J. Proby interviews are on the internet for everyone to read and decide for themselves what the truth is.

[BroaderScope]

@theBESTelvis Most rock fans don't object to wild. Shooting his mouth off in interviews about babysitting little girls in his home and teaching them etiquette and "how to avoid the worst designs of men" is ridiculous. If that's what you call wild your as sick in the head as he is.

[mickygee50]

ONE OF THE BESTS VOICES IN POP,BACKING SINGER TO THE KING ELVIS,FANSTASTIC!!!

[BroaderScope]

@kykdaar Reaching for solace that lies waiting? PJ Proby was a man in his mid-twenties who ran a club for 6-14 year old girls where he taught them manners and hygiene. Or so he said.

[ModGirl1967]

@BroaderScope What?! OMG...

[theBESTelvis]

@ModGirl1967

This nutcase is telling you telling you a complete load of lies, PJ as been a wild man at times but this jerks and some kind of drugs to come out with that statement.

[ModGirl1967]

@theBESTelvis I think so too.

[reginaDeviant]

@BroaderScope I'm amazed by this - I thought he was totally gay?

[kykdaar]

One of the Best Voices ... Ever ... full of passion, angst and crying out - reaching-reaching ... reaching ... maybe from the depths of your or my souls ... wherein some sort of solace may lie waiting ...

[juanbbien]

This was in the seventies by the way

[juanbbien]

Having been a fan off his,I went to see him in cabaret at a venue near accrington in Lancashire he took to the stage in a worse for wear brown jump suit, he was clearly the worse for drink or drugs and he spent the entire performance if you could call it that insulting the audience and the resident band.I believe they paid him off after that night,on reflection I should have asked for my money back,very disappointed with him to say the least

[psychodamned]

@juanbbien he was alchoholic, you're lucky he even turned up then ...... You should go n watch him now, he's off the booze and is truly excellent for a man he's age, he's voice is still astounding. a True legend !!!

[RandomNbr]

@psychodamned Why would anybody pay to see a 72 year old singer who insulted them back in the seventies? You must think people are desperate for entertainment. Who cares if he's off booze now. It doesn't make up for the way he treated paying audiences when he was a drunk.

[psychodamned]

@RandomNbr thats your choice ........

[theBESTelvis]

@psychodamned

well said buddy, these muppets are are breeding on here.

[FlashYes1]

An exceptional voice and a compelling presence.

[phil8rules]

This guy's vibrato @ :18 to :54 is extreme to the point of wobbly. Imagine a singing David Caruso in West Side Story. Pure ham.

[oldtowntonight]

@phil8rules This is good compared to how he sounds now. Have you seen the video of him singing with a little girl at Robin Gibb's garden party July 2011? If you call it singing.

[theBESTelvis]

Greatest singer an showman there's ever been ,

And still briliant today in his 70's. Very few can even sing at PJ's age, Just amazing

A TRUE LIVING LEGEND !! 

[Jayem411]

Eww. I like Julian Smith's parody better. haha

[scottydog7]

ant heard this for years and i hope its another lot of years before i do again the pretentious tit. yuk

[sylviaHunt153]

i love you pj proby... always have done always will xxxx



[yowzephyr]

Oh God, that dreadful, horrible warbling of his. Those girls must be screaming at the Beatle haircut.

[msgee62]

Never heard of Pj P until now seeing him on the news. Decided 2 tube him and found this fine specimen of a man. He was hot. He does sound a bit like and move like Elvis. What a voice

[pwpurnell]

Wow doesn;t he sound like Elvis!

[Khultan]

I don't know....this one's so corny, it's buttering itself.

[camillellama]

He is a legend.

[christine8717]

great love this and love him

[german029]

when I saw him in australia many many years ago he was famous for splitting his pants

[grabar20]

This piss pot is up for a £47,000 benefit fraud,give him ten years,the man is a waste of space,last orders at the bar pj,hic,ha ha ha ha ha......

[MrDjc1970]

beautifully sung..

[IWearBones138]

the girls screaming constantly gets annoying quickly. Damn sounds liek a massacre

[Davidindigitaland]

Pj has better hair than Elvis, sings better too!

[grabar20]

@Davidindigitaland stop being a tit,you tit........

[brown601trail]

I've been an Elvis fan since 1956 and saw his Vegas act several times. He didn't act, sound or move anything like the guy in this video. Which things urbeinghunted thinks Elvis copied is a puzzle. PJ Proby was a demo singer for some Elvis movie songs in the early 60s - the only known connection outside the stories he and his promoters tell. Proby relocated to the UK in 1964 and there's no reason to assume Elvis saw this syndication-only TV show in 1965. Elvis' first Vegas show was in 1969.

[urbeinghunted]

looking at his stage presense and movements, you can see how he influenced Elvis. he did things then that Elvis copied on the Las Vegas stage years later.

[southascotade]

Different

[lorddavidprosser]

I doubt if anyone else could have brought two songs from a musical and made them POP hits. I also had the pleasure of seeing him live thirty odd years ago in a Stockport nightspot. The man was brilliant.

[ds0rco]

Saw him last night at the Sunderland Empire supporting an Elvis tribute. Absolutely brilliant even now. He was better than 'the Elvis'!

[phatato]

sounds like elvis

[urbeinghunted]

if only we had known then that music wouldnt get any better.we could have appreciated it like we do now. oh well!.thats life.

[coralarch]

@urbeinghunted I know what you mean! But I always adored this song, even back in 1965, in an era of incredible musical talent, it was extraordinary.

[paulkate72]

@coralarch - So true - huge musical talent in the 60s. Will we ever see their like again!?

[coralarch]

@paulkate72 No, those days are gone forever, I'm afraid. But still, we have Youtube and can re-live the magic, and for that, I'm immensely grateful. I remember when this song first came on radio, I got an image of a really old, old man singing it, so it was a shock to find out how very young he was. The only grizzle I have with this vid is the screaming of the girls:)

[paulkate72]

coralarch - Thanks for your reply - agree entirely. Cheers now.

[coralarch]

@paulkate72 I had the great honour and privilege of seeing Roy Orbison in concert, on three separate tours spanning 20 years. He literally had the crowd eating out of his hands...and the voice never faltered or grew stale- he was just as good in person as he was on records. No gimmicks, no antics, just a pure, angelic voice that moved us to tears. I bawled my eyes out when he died.

[paulkate72]

@coralarch - Fine singer was the Big O. So we do share a similar taste in music, coralarch. Nice to know someone out there does. Lots really, I suppose. We're from Australia - Queensland to be precise. And your good self?

[coralarch]

@paulkate72 I'm a Melburnian, mate, and trust that you haven't been affected by the disastrous floods up North? Beautiful weather here, but will be heating up for New Year Eve, which means the feral drunks will be out in squadrons.

[paulkate72]

@coralarch - Feral drunks, hey? No, not personally affected by the floods - bad deal for those poor people just the same but it has been quite bad here on the Darling Downs. Sun shining here now.

Anyway will sign off for now with Go England in the Boxing Day Test! Long needed a bit of competition in the cricket . Look forward to hearing from you again on YT.

[coralarch]

@paulkate72 Yes, Melbourne has a problem with drunks. You're a Pommy fan? Oh, well, I can't comment because all I know about cricket is that it's got a bat and ball. I was in India a few years ago, and as soon as they heard my Aussie drawl, they began yabbering cricket- they knew what all our team had for brekky, who they were married to, the LOT. I was lost:) They deified Don Bradman- he now has his own temple, ridgy didge.

[coralarch]

@paulkate72 Well, mate, now that the Poms have wiped the floor with us, you might like to view Kevin Bloody Wilson singing the "Shane Warne Song"- it's hilarious. If you remember Robrt Palmer and his girls, you'll also enjoy the parody on them.

[paulkate72]

@coralarch - Thanks for your tip re this song. Robert Pamer is another tremendous talent

who's left us far too early. And yes, good to see England retaining the Ashes - well deserved.

[coralarch]

@paulkate72 No worries, mate, glad you liked it, and Happy New Year!!

[paulkate72]

This man was a definite talent and a huge star in the mid-60s in the UK. It's a shame we all get old, but PJ must have some tremendous memories of the glory days. Best to him.

[strawdog1234567]

He is so keen to mimic elvis that he has lost his natural voice.

[FourTrotters]

I remember PJ Proby on television in the 1960s. He was really popular and , as in this video, all the girls loved him. He had (still has) a fantastic powerful and yet gentle voice. The problem as I remember it was that the media hated him and went after him. His pants spilt once on stage and for that he was treated like a pariah. He was a huge star and an idol of mine, when I was young, and the World had promise.

[castleontheriver]

@FourTrotters

After being in England only a few months PJ Proby used the media to accuse theatre owners and tour promoters of fraud because he wasn't happy with the way he was paid. He then split his trousers on stage not once but several times after hearing rumours of possible retaliation for his accusations. This gave tour management an excuse to replace him and Mary Whitehouse something to get excited about. The media reported ALL sides ad nauseam and sold lots of newspapers and magazines.

[vanjane]

Where does that voice come from? It is just so unique.

[snuffy3002]

PJ was certainly equal to Elvis in my mind. he was just either a little too early or a little too late!

[castleontheriver]

@theBESTelvis I have no idea how much grizzlygalore gets out but he doesn't waste his time like you constantly posting crude immaterial comments. You evidently think your comments won't be read without turning your caps lock on as well. Don't you know only little boys with nothing worthwhile to say shout vulgarities all the time? You're performing a valuable service though. Youtubers can find out what kind of people are calling themselves Proby fans by merely observing your behaviour on youtube.

[chucknchar]

PJ at his best

[CTNWB]

Hi Grizzly! Actually, the story about Elvis requesting PJ. sing this song is one of my stories too... Not so strange that P.J. doesn't talk about it. He's had a long and vibrant career, still touring and singing, and for all that he's accomplished, he remains grateful to have that talent and be able to do it. P.J. came to some fo the parties and was part of the entertainment there too! Elvis knew his own talent and he knew P.J.'s Wes

[grizzlygalore]

@CTNWB

Are you saying you were there when Elvis saw Proby at the Red Velvet and you confirm the story? What was the date of that performance?

Proby has said in print and radio interviews that he went to one or two of Elvis' parties and when he was told he shouldn't bring beer into Elvis' house he never went back. Unless he has changed his stories within the last month he's not mentioned that anyone was part of any "entertainment". You and he seem to have different memories of those parties.

[theBESTelvis]

@grizzlygalore

EVERYTHING....Need's comfirming with you doesn't it LOL

do you know what time you went for a leak last tuesday ??  ha ha, bloody clown.

[grizzlygalore]

@theBESTelvis

No I don't remember that but it's interesting you mentioned it since it has nothing to do with music or this video. From reading that comment and some of your others on youtube I can see that you and PJ Proby share a fascination with water functions. Maybe the two of you could turn your mutual obsession into a duo act at his shows. It might not go over well with the average music fan but I'm sure it has its niche.

[theBESTelvis]

@grizzlygalore

Your CRAZY WILD comment's are becoming madder by the day if that's at all possible with you LOL. You seriously...NEED HELP, GO GET IT !!

[theBESTelvis]

@grizzlygalore

Tell me.....Do you get out much ?? LOL

[wilkevwilkev]

@thnothin to go oot for its all been doneeBESTelvis

[AGibsonJ]

Loved this one too ... he'd be fantastic, live in concert!!!

[CTNWB]

Terrific!  I had a little communication with P.J. recenty. and he's doing very well, still singing in clubs in Britian. Elvis Presely loved this song of P.J.'s Wes

WES BRYAN - MY LIFE IN MUSIC

[grizzlygalore]

@CTNWB

Yes, there's the Jerry Schilling story that Elvis requested Proby sing it one night at the Red Velvet club. Strange that Proby doesn't talk about that. Maybe he doesn't want to confirm the part about him telling the crowd "I've just received the biggest honor I could ever hope for - a personal request from Elvis Presley" since he thinks Elvis was "ignorant" [sic]. Or maybe Schilling misremembered and Proby knows he was nowhere near the Red Velvet - it was somebody else on stage.

[canogymru]

if anyone has a mp3 copy of P.J.Proby/Polly Brown You`ve got it all can u email me . thanks

[JudicialError]

@akindofblue3

In what way did Tom Jones borrow from PJ Proby's live show and what 1967 downfall are you talking about? When did John Lennon and Jimmy Page speak of Proby's "genius" or did you draw your own conclusions? You've posted similar vague comments on various youtube videos as though you're some kind of music authority. Your comments are lacking in detail and sound much like a lot of the unsubstantiated propaganda planted around the internet. What are your sources?

[oldtowntonight]

@akindofblue3 You're off by several years. In 1964 Sinatra and Mathis weren't dominating the market anywhere and both were long past their best selling years. Markets were dominated by bands and groups like the Beatles and the Supremes. Your opinion of PJ Proby is opinion and has no bearing on what markets and charts were like in 1964. If you think his style and sound were original to him then you haven't listened closely to the many famous pop, rock and r&b singers of the 50s and early 60s.

[jen13101j]

Can it be right that users post their videos on Y T, and when we take the time and trouble to respond with a comment, they have their channel set to have to approve all comments first before they can be posted, thus wiping out the ones they don,t like? P J and Marc Almond, Yesterday has gone, is the video I am talking about .Take a look at the no of views, then the no of comments. Comment pending is the message you get, while they decide if they like your comment. N ot very democratic.

[jen13101j]

Can it be right that users post their videos on Y T, and when we take the time and trouble to respond with a comment, they have their channel set to have to approve all comments first before they can be posted, thus wiping out the ones they don,t like? P J and Marc Almond, Yesterday has gone, is the video I am talking about .Take a look at the no of veiws, then the no of comments. Comment pending is the message you get, while they decide if they like your comment. N ot very democratic.

[Snailmum]

Now that I've found this video I can't stop watching it, boy I used to swoon over him, so handsome, so sexy there has never been anyone else like him.

[oldtowntonight]

@theBESTelvis Laugh all you want to. Proby wasted a great voice copying other singers because he lacked the creative talent for ORIGINAL style and sound. That's why Elvis, Little Richard, James Brown, Roy Orbison, Johnny Cash were MAJOR STARS while Proby was trying to do spruced up remakes. Being a no-show at performances or showing up drunk and belligerent wasn't a big plus for him either.

[akindofblue3]

@oldtowntonight - sorry but you are wrong. Yes he was self destructive - many creative people are because its hard to tame the genie. To say he was not original or ground breaking is nonesense. Listen to this video again... and again. Nobody, then or now sings with this soul and inflection. He was surrounded at the time by people like Johnny Mathis, Sinatra and others who dominated the market and he tried, and I believe suceeded, in always bringing something of his own spirit into the music.

[theBESTelvis]

@oldtowntonight

AGAIN...  LMAO AT YOU YA...TIT !!

[Snailmum]

Elvis was great but P.J. was greater!! What a pity he couldn't keep his pants together who knows where he might have gone!!!

[Lady1Foxy]

He was great as was his music. Fantastic, this one and Hold Me.

[wolfmantip]

HE had the Hit with This,Back in1964-65, I beleive his only other chart topper was' Nikki Hokey' Which was bigger then This. But I like This Better.

[peacefulwarriors]

This takes me back to London in the 60s - what a fantastic voice.

I never will understand why he never became the major star he deserved to be!

[oldtowntonight]

@peacefulwarriors Singers don't usually become major stars by imitating other singers. It's likely that few music lovers were impressed for long by somebody who sounded like James Brown part of the time, sometimes like Billy Eckstine or Roy Hamilton, and other times like Paul Anka or Gene Pitney. His reputation for heavy drinking, wild parties, brawling, and ignoring contracts didn't do much to improve his career chances either.

[theBESTelvis]

@oldtowntonight

You keep posting your uncalled for comments....YET...forget to mention PJ PROBY is without doubt the finest male singer theres ever been.

to be able to immitate any other singer is just another amazing aspect to the Legends amazing talent, and your laughable comments LMAO..

[ogie969]

yes he did demo for elvis .. remember seeing him in luton. cilla black was on the second bill . he split his pants on 1st song and that was it . he was replaced by a new up and comeing star called tom jones .

[lesleydianne1]

Wonderful - takes me back to my early teens when I was so crazy about the guy I knitted a PJ Proby doll complete with pony tail to take to bed with me every night.

[theBESTelvis]

@lesleydianne1 Nice story,  hope you've still got it lol

[poopyloo6]

The guy could really sing but I read somewhere that he was taking the piss with this "club singer" version. Some-a-where!! Sounds like Vic Reeves.

[mrecles2010]

P J Alwas faveret But not to cool about the girls dance rowteen ?

[ThePastorale]

This has so many memories one of my fav songs of all times

[pepperdineu1]

I attended Pepperdine briefly a long time ago. Graduated from Southern Illinois (MS) and Ill State (BA). Pepperdine was a great school! But had to return to the midwest for family illness.

[pepperdineu1]

Thanks Mickeslina. I wonder what ever became of PJ....

[theBESTelvis]

He's still touring and sounding amazing to.

checkout the vids ive just added to my fave list..

INCREDIBLE ,,

Dave,

[pepperdineu1]

@pepperdineu1 It's a shame PJ isn't doing anything this summer in the States. I would love to see him live. His voice is so deep and resonating, he can turn the simplest little three chord song into something memorable. HPJ Proby is off the hook!

[JudicialError]

pepperdineu1, if you are still wondering whatever became of PJ Proby there are two youtube videos, Three-week Hero part 1 and part 2, of a TV documentary on Proby. Are you a Pepperdine alum?

[jen13101]

jim used to do demos for Elvis. that is correct.

[50sVintage]

Incredible.

[pepperdineu1]

An "off-the-charts-" magnificent voice! Range, pitch, timbre, it's all there. With any management at al, PJ would sti;; be headling places like Vegas. Suggest everyone listen to him do "Let the Water Run Down" which sounds a bit like Bo Diddley.

[Mickeslina]

How right you are!

[universalself]

astonishing version

category defying

bravo, pj+co

[retardedjoe12]

@universalself splitting his trousers live on stage ruined his career

[Jigaboo123456]

someone should throttle those screaming giorls and l let us hear the Godamn song -they ruined concerts in the 60's and they are ruining my listening pleasure now!

[sherilyn1977]

I first heard PJ singing "Somewhere" 33 years ago and truthfully speaking, I was alsolutley blown away by his Magnificent Voice. PJ Proby became my No1. favourite singer and for me Elvis Presley had to step back to No 2.

[Mickeslina]

Just what happened to me. "The king" was suddenly dethronised, but I was just so glad to greet the new king.

[oldtowntonight]

grabarfan, if PJ Proby said his act was like James Brown's he must have been watching a different James Brown from the rest of us. The Godfather of Soul was as famous for his dancing as he was for his singing. He didn't have to strip down on stage to stir up an audience.

[rontenn]

P.J. was strikingly handsome & could sing. James Brown could sing! that's all he had going for him. Ron

[theBESTelvis]

@oldtowntonight

GOD FATHER OF SOUL.. YES HE'S REMEMBERED FOR THAT, BUT PJ COULD BLOW THE MAN AWAY VOICE WISE ..END OF !!

[VernPilder]

I don't care what they say, he DiD find notes that NoBody else sings in this song. Also in my opinion Mission Bell is the best version. I am glad it's back on YT

[victorfeldman1]

can i say that pj proby was the greatest star that never was..correct me if i'm wrong but bi think it was due to an incident at a wembley concert when he let his pants split as a publicity gimmick!!! today that would raise an eye brow...

[trulylovelylady]

PJ was beautiful, i think im right in saying he used to demo for Elvis? Anyone know if that is true? Whatever, he could sing just as good!

[sherilyn1977]

@trulylovelylady P.J. is still beautiful and he's still performing at the age of 71. Yes, he did demo's for Elvis's movies. You will find two of the demo's he did for Elvis on You Tube.

[Lankieman2]

I understand he used to demo new songs before Elvis recorded them., I saw PJ once live on stage in a musical in the 1980s, very impressive.

[akindofblue3]

@trulylovelylady - yes, I have heard it from the PJ's own lips and others - it was at this point in his career that Jack Good found him (in Hollywood working demos for Elvis) and brought him to England - its also true that Tom Jones was influenced and later borrowed from his live show after PJ's untimely downfall late 67 - some say that was manufactured by the British press. He was also a friend to John Lennon, Jimmy Page, Ginger Baker and other 60's luminaries who recognised the genius.

[kalamikid]

@trulylovelylady I believe so.

[paulthepill]

@trulylovelylady mmm.......i think that was just hype, he did like to talk himself up a bit, but still a superb voice.

[sherilyn1977]

@trulylovelylady P.J. still is beautiful and Yes he used to demo for Elvis. He was and is just as good as Elvis in my opinion.

[kendall156]

If PJ seriously wants to help a young girl make it in the music business he'd do it behind the scenes. Because of the many remarks about young girls he's made in the past, flaunting any sort of relationship whether innocent or not, is fodder for gossipmongers. Someone on that forum described a duet between him and the 11 year old girl as 'sexy'. Hello? She's a child. He may have been a great singer but he's not the brightest crayon in the box.

[Raythack1]

Thanks for the info rontenn. Why P.J. never quite reached the heights of his contemporaries is a mystery to me. we will probably never know, But this particular track still gives me goosebumps. He was, (and still is in my book), head and shoulders above the rest of them. I will be first in the queue to see him next year. Can't wait. Ray

[rontenn]

P.J.Proby is a living legend.Catch him on tour in the U.K. in 2010. He's silver haired these days but the voice is still wonderful! Ron

[PURPLEBEATTIE1]

A blast from the past

[tristianity4u]

Is this guy for real?

[burntrim]

As opposed to being computer generated you mean?

[sammydavisjnrjnr]

a hold a ma a hand an a we're a half away a there.......a very a strange

[EdwardPYorkIII]

One of the most exciting performers I've ever seen! As an American, I was in England in the summer of 1965 and caught P.J. on the pier at Blackpool. His signature move was to sing "Somewhere" and toward the end of the performance he'd slyly look at the audience and tell everyone that he'd just "split" his pants!!! Let's just say that the "birds" went WILD.

[LollieSmith]

RAMPTON

[snorrewim]

The way P.J.Proby is singing this song, reminds me of Peter Sellers' magnificent way to sing "It's been a hard days night". Those songs I'll never forget. Fantastic!

[kathleenformaggio]

I saw PJ Proby at a concert in East Grinstead, Surrey. The crowd rushed the stage knocking me down & I was pulled up onto the stage and taken into the wings to recover. He then sang Somewhere and took me on stage and sang it to me. Throughout the song he was accidentally spitting in my face and his breath had an unknown fragrance. 30 years later I had my first shot of Bourbon & immediately recognised the aroma & was transported back to that evening when I was 14 years old. Magic!

[Starman5491]

rumjockey

Amen to that.

[Starman5491]

Sherilyn - I WAS around in those days and saw PJ live in Kings Lynn, Norfolk (1965). I will hear absolutely nothing against this guy - he was at the peak of his career and came to this (to paraphrase Dolly Parton) chicken-shit town and could have probably got away with a less-than-perfect performance. However, he gave it everything (110%) - it was a fabulous show. He is an amazing talent and will have my admiration for his professionalism for ever.

[rumjockey]

your right, he`s right may your love for this man go on for ever, this music can`t die, Sherilyn i`m with you, this is pure classic, never to be repeated, god bless PJ..

[MarieElizabethe]

I love the lyrics to this song - how romantic, how inspirational - love it - love it - love it !!!! xxx

[ambertjeblue]

@MarieElizabethe Yeah, it's from the film "West Side Story". Great film too.

[junction666]

What a sense of humour! First time I've ever listened/watched him perform without my ex-army Dad moaning about him right the way through! in the 60's Ready Steady Go Presenter Cathy Mcgowan asked him if his nails were so long on his right hand so that he could play the guitar and he said "Nope it's just that I can't hold my scissors properly in my left hand to cut them" classic!

[psychodamned]

THe Best Version ever- Noone can or should do it after Proby !

[theBESTelvis]

Your right there psycho....

PJ COMPLETELY OWNS THIS SONG.....

ALONG WITH MARIA. 

PJ's the best male vocalist EVER !!

[psychodamned]

Yep I totally agree with you mate. Good on ya !

[dixiewhistler45]

brilliant video, miss this guy...

[sherilyn1977]

Wish I had been around in those days.

I didn't get to see him live until 2004 in Australia. He was 65 then and every bit as good as he was in this film clip.

[albertsmusic1974]

He's still got a great voice sherilyn. I remember his gigs at the Sydney Stadium. He put on the performance of a lifetime and the girls went beserk. I've never seen a performer put so much energy into a show. After all these years I think it's safe to reveal that Lee Gordon the legendary Australian promoter was going to bring Proby to Australia and make him a star down under. Lee's untimely death put an end to those plans and Proby's career took off in England.

[theBESTelvis]

a "ONE OFF " indeed he was.

I just wish i was around in the mid 60s to see 1 of PJ's amazings shows, Ive heard such much about them from fans and even personal friends of PJ.He was was voted the worlds greatest singer in 65 yet there is NOTHING available on the great man on DVD from the Era. Its bloody crazy, At least we can appreciate PJ today in live shows and DVDS. Where the world sadly lost the great Elvis way before his time.

Dave,

[theBESTelvis]

A one off he still is to,

The mold was broke with PJ,

[sherilyn1977]

I wish I had been old enough to see him in the early days. I had never heard of the Lee Gordon interest in PJ before but somehow i am not surprised as he just loved promoting all those wild legends of the fifties and sixties and Lee Gordon was a bit of a legend himself.