He Wears a Pair of Silver Wings; A Janto Fanvid

[4skymylove]

Fabulous! Never knew this song before, but what a what a perfect match for our boys! Great job.

[kissmrule]

i so lvoe this vidoe tio cute and sweet

[befwa6]

Used to have a '78 of this one. Left it in a cross country move. I was much younger then and didn't know what I had. It was the third person version and I've been looking for another one ever since.  Flip side was I've Got Spurs that Jingle Jangle Jingle.

[hep2jive]

WHAT KINDA WOOD? TORCH!

[popodonistev]

just wanted to say again how beautiful this video is - the song is perfect and so much better in first person like this. I've got the third person one and it just doesn't quite sound right, it's good but this is better.

[kkallebb]

Brilliant matching of images to music.

[RickC50]

This is the alternate take that was never commercially issued in 1942 and recorded before the issued take. Obviously, after hearing the lyrics sung in the first person by Harry, it was decided to change the lyrics so that Harry was singing in the third person describing the love affair between the soldier and the soldier's girl friend. For some reason (maybe a ruined master recording), Columbia has reissued on LP/CD only the alternate take.

[studedude43]

Thanks for clearing up the "mystery". to this song. Brian Rust's discogprpahy does not list this original take though which added to the confusion.

[studedude43]

Rick,

Thanks for clearing up the "mystery" Brian Rust's discography does not list this original take. which added to the confusion.

[studedude43]

Rick,

Thanks for the clarification.

[studedude43]

This recording, legitimate in every sense, but has Harry Babbitt singing in the first person, the well-known1942 recording refers to "she's so full of pride when they go walking, every time he's home on leave..." Anybody have an answer?

[LawandOrderfan13]

I just bought a job lot of sheet music at a thrift store, and this song was in the packet. It's gorgeous! This is a wonderful song. I now desperately want a record of it...

[Dickiluv]

Absolutely beautiful. One of my favorite songs of all time makes it even more beautiful.

[studedude43]

Earliest recollection of recorded music is this 1942 Kay Kyser hit and it's just as good as it was 66 years ago. Kudos to vocalist Harry Babbitt and to Eric Maschwitz and Howard Carr who wrote it.

[AudsVids]

Very beautiful.

[vandywilliam]

Great song! I still possess an old 78-rpm record of this song. Vocalist is Harry Babbitt, who also sings on the flip-side, "Jingle, Jangle, Jingle."

[hep2jive]

@vandywilliam hahah yup! ugh JINGLE JANGLE JINGLE!

[kinkerbelle13]

I'll be hoenst, you got a couple tears out of me at the end there. That was so lovely. The editing and slowing of the danec sequence worked so well. And the clips you chose were excellent. Very, very well done.

[BunnyofLore]

This is so lovely, the song, and the vid! Thanks!

[popodonistev]

this is so wonderful. Absolutely perfect!

[cos2mwiz]

LOVE it! Just makes me smile.

[SpocksSister08]

oh so beautiful. swoon.

[keeperofdestiny]

Just watched it (again) and I have got to say that song is beyond perfect for the two of them. It captures both Jack's old-timeness, and the bittersweet love of Ianto. Maybe Im reading too much into it, but its such a perfect vid ^-^ *so beautiful!* is the way to go. =D

[Northwestlondoner]

Sweet.

[beatriceorme]

Beautiful!

[keeperofdestiny]

Saw it on jackxianto, had to come and favourite it right away. So beautiful!