Ella Fitzgerald - Alfie

[stevie68a]

Bacharach/David genius. Great by almost anyone singing it, including Barbra,

Dionne, etc.

[newstart2009]

@stevie68a great writing, great song, and of course the First Lady of Song... I've heard others sing this, but it's really rare and an occasion to hear Ella singing it.

[barochial]

Ella has no equal!!!

[jpbowie]

So glad I got to hear this - a thrilling live performance from the greatest singer ever!

[TheQueenAretha]

No one does it better than Ella, she truly is the greatest.

[jjpmstd]

Thanks Ella. Without the 'Nobody' detour; parts of this would have kept it in my top five fave renditions.

Cher did the movie outro, produced by Sonny, for 1966 Michael Caine film "Alfie"

Cilla Black owns this great song, for those who "get" the movie.

Dionne Warwick owns it for all other circumstances.

In her defense, Cher's track for the movie and another "take" done for a TV stage may be the only songs she ever failed to utterly ruin with her phony inflections.

[newstart2009]

@jjpmstd At this period Ella was trying different things. I like the detour, which if you think of it. Was totally her style. You got 10 songs in one song sung by Ella... She was tired of singing the same song every night and I'm glad she did break up the mix. Not that she would go on to do Alfie on an album, but Sarah Vaughan did...Put this up, because it was something different , and audio from a concert still unavailable and unissued

[nicolamurari]

Extraordinary rendition. The interpolation of "You're nobody till somebody loves you" is fantastic!

[alexanuchid]

This is always my favorite tune...

[fritzwerner]

Thank you , that's wonderful !!!!! I like that song - also the version of Barbra ......

[fritzwerner]

Thank you , that's wonderful !!!!! I like that song - also the version of Barbra ......

[fritzwerner]

Thank you , that's wonderful !!!!! I like that song - also the version of Barbra ......

[Hunterunc]

This is s lovely version, but Ella hardly wipes the stage with Streisand and/or Warwick. They are different interpretations. Saying one is better than another misses the point of artistic performance. Cher's is good too for that matter.

[Chimier]

This is IT! This is IT! The best version of the song EVER!

[0812820]

The greatest singer ever PERIOD! You see why they called her the "First Lady of Song". And to think, by this time she was considered past her prime, but eventhough singing a song recorded by women half her age (Warwick, Streisand, etc.), she still easily wipes the stage with them.

[blackboy03]

I'm so glad I found this video. I love this song. Thank you for reposting this song.

[ZebFAN00]

Did your ex delete your channel during the breakup as a way of being a jerk? If so, it was a good thing you cut that bitch loose lol. Anyways, thanks for this wonderful upload!

[newstart2009]

glad you enjoyed it

[TheQueenAretha]

I have listened to every rendition by other singers and i can say without a doubt that this is the best i've heard.

[TheQueenAretha]

Bravo Ella.

[TheQueenAretha]

This is amazing.

[jpbowie2]

Irreplaceable, unforgettable and dearly missed - there will never be another like her.

[StephanAOTTO1]

I'm speechless right now....

Fantastic.

No matter how many times I hear these popular songs, once I hear them from Ms. Fitzgerald, I'm never the same.

[bluella1]

Very nice, I never heard that song before.

[newstart2009]

only everybody sand it during that time. Most popular being Dionne Warwick, Cher and others . Sarah Vaughan

[newstart2009]

my god typo  it's sang not sand lol

[damone77]

@newstart2009 I think cause it's one of the most ingenious songs ever written. We get the golden rule allusion, I believe in God but if he doesn't exist, it's okay, cause I have your love, and it was all written about the very dashing Michael Cane who by the way is coming out with a new movie at the age of ?????(75) This song will endure forever. One of the greats by Bacharach!