Lee Wiley sings Youmans' "Time On My Hands", 1931

[TheBearcub410]

this is a masterpiece makes my heart ache

[bluegibby7]

Sheer poetry I

[VIVICANAL4]

beautiful eternal song and wonderful photos,,,thank you very much

[preservationhall01]

Great job on your video. Reismann's was the first orchestra Lee performed with as a teenager.

[roybo1930]

She is just an ANGEL! And her singing is proof indeed!

[peoplesrepub0fEmily]

7th HEAVEN x 10!!..*sigh*..and love reading the history too..thank you so much

[baausa]

What a crime they tore The Ziegfeld down. It was a treasure.

[ChristophePhilippe]

One of my favorite records. Such a good arrangement. Never tire of hearing this.

[CarloQuinto]

Great record but you should hear Frances Langford do this!

[nosferatuist]

GREAT VIDEO!!! ^^

[bhsisthebest]

Simply beautiful, one of my favourite versions (along with Al Bowly / Ray Noble's version), but here on the top with Verse implemented. Thank you very much for posting, indeed.

[bearcub410]

one of the best clips on youtube , fantastic , thanks

[xavier1850]

Wonderful. Thank you!

[WinnieMullins]

Oh this brings back so many happy memories. I used to sing and dance to this number.

[Bobchai]

One of my favorite recordings of all time. Period. Nothing gets better than this.

[UncleCharlieOakley]

Just so beautiful. Thank you so much for posting this! I need to buy more of her work.

[Jigov]

anyone knows where i can find this peace "time on my hands" played by Erroll Garner??? I have heard it once its brilliant on the Piano. Thank you.

[IMMax77]

Lee Wiley was 19 when she recorded this.

Amazing.

[gxbayes]

This Music is sooo good!... Just a great tune If only I could write stuff like that

Greg

[Corrie121]

Such sweet music. Most enjoyable.

Thank you for sharing.

[HarborGuy]

Time goes so quickly - great song of the era..and the vocal is wonderful.....thanks!

[KlausVanBrueggen]

nice one, with thanks.

[Jayee123]

Thanks for the recording, photo montage and history of both MIss Wiley and the Ziegfeld building. I hadn't heard her sing for a while. She's as enchanting as ever. And what a treat to see inside the Ziegfeld.

[450984]

MMMMMMMMMMMMMmm! It doesn't get any better!

Keep up the good work!

[paulostroff99]

As good as it gets. Brava! TY for posting this gem!

[78timothy]

The Russ Columbo version of this wonderful song is on Victor, and he sings the Verse, which leads to the meaning of the Chorus in this sing.

[rogerpiano]

Just wonderful. Precision.  The phrasing seems to be from a better place. How I love to listen to Lee.

[Pacabelle]

Thanks for this. I've never heard this rendition before. it's really lush. The one that I heard is from her "Night in Manhattan" where she sang in minimal arrangement. I always LOVE her voice and the way she phrases. She is a perfectionist! Her concert at Carnegie Hall is one of my favourite records of her. I think she is the best when she performs live.

[paulostroff99]

Sensational.She and Connie Boswell IMHO were the cream of the crop!

[renamouskouri]

Lee Wiley!!! I love her!!!!! This song is one of my favorites, it makes my cry! That music is the most beautiful music ever, you can't compare it with the garbage of today!

[barbcard]

Thanks for the nice words. I saw the Hopper exhibit today and got a close look at the famous "Usherette"--the one with the solitary blonde woman hiding behind the maroon velvet drapes.

He's definitely a poets' painter. Wish you could have been here to see the exhibit; don't know how long it will stay here.

[bigcity233]

I saw the Hopper exhibit in Boston last summer - his paintings blow me away. I like the "Usherette" painting also.

[barbcard]

Yes, those theaters are gone forever; not one left in Washington and I'm pretty sure the same goes for NYC and other cities. Ah, those gilded facades, velvet drapes, as in the famous Hopper painting, and--above all--those wonderful balconies bursting with adolescent sex hormones and source of the late film critic Pauline Kael's title, "I Lost it at the Movies."

[slobone]

New York still has Radio City Music Hall, of course. Many other cities have belatedly realized what a treasure these theaters were, and some have been beautifully restored -- like the Castro in San Francisco.

[smurfswacker]

Very pretty voice; nice interpretation of a good song. You're right about old theatres...my town's elderly movie house (medium sized, but lovely late-20s theatre) finally closed last month. The corporation that owned it said they couldn't earn enough money as a one-screen house, but it was too small to convert to multiscreen. Sigh!

[slobone]

A lot of these old movie theaters have been converted to venues for live stage shows -- is that possible in your town?

[smurfswacker]

Like many American cities these days, we have a developer-run city council that is solidly on the "multi-use development" bandwagon. Most likely a central retail business (a restaurant, perhaps) will set up where the seats were, preserving the ceiling and wall decorations; then the backstage and other areas will become offices and a couple of small but expensive condominium units.

[slobone]

...and a Starbuck's where the restroom used to be.

[kspm01]

Impressive interpretation, I fully second the previous comment: it indeed is one of her very first records, but Wiley's maturity is remarkable.

[genia106]

The song and Ms. Wiley's voice is charming! I just love the old theaters, what great places to escape to for a few hours, fantasize ,dream a little and hear some lovely music. I am getting addicted to these great old songs. Thank you.

[merrihew]

I believe that this is just her second record. She was only 22 but there is a world weariness to her voice already. Thanks for posting.