I'm not posting this to impress anyone or anything, I just want to speak the truth. I'm 16 years old and I absolutely adore this song. It is my absolute favorite to be honest. This is for all the people who think humanity is ruined because of today's culture. There are still people out there that know what truly beautiful music is. Again, just because I posted my age does not mean I want you to think I did so to get likes. I did so for you to see that teenagers are not all trash.
Response to FutureMrsJoe Jonas: It's great that you like this kind of music. This song is particularly beautiful. You should hear Doris Day sing it in the movie "Young Man with a Horn." It's a movie from 1950.
A near-perfect song: it has Al Bowlly's matchless voice, the superlative English dance band orchestra of Ray Noble, and beautiful love song lyrics - the yardstick by which all other love songs are measured.
Anyone who is on here and claiming that music doesn't influence minds....is insane.
Music is one of the most powerful forms of brainwashing and thought/mood control that has ever existed or will exist. Of course it didn't start violence, that will always be a human trait....at least, to some degree.
@roachy333 music is powerful and this was used to good effect in Casablanca as well as the la marsaillaise, my favorite scene in movie history.... brainwashing?? nahhhh...
Yes of course you've been brainwashed...even by this....but its a lovely positive sort of wash/rinse...isn't it!? It doesn't have to have negative connortations. Maybe if I stated 'mood management' as opposed to brainwashing...that might have explained it better.
You can change society via music...even the ancients knew that!
@roachy333 yes, definitely mood management... I sometimes I put a movie on mute to see the effect,or lack of even the foley artists play a big part in a movie, flic, teleplay...
Although violence has always been around, it wasn't very common in small towns as it is today. you didn't get groups of girls drunken, abusive, loud and with very bad language.neither was there old people scared in their own homes of kids under 10 yrs.old etc.
I'm just 41 myself, and a self taught musician, and always just loved music like this. This is so musical, so sophisticated and subtle. Sometimes I wish I just could be in that days and hear that music for myself.
@marcmuijzer Check out the 1941 Ray Noble version of this song. Glenn Miller and Noble worked on projects together and Noble's '41 band sounds like Miller's Army Air Force Band. Wonderful cross influence.
Personally, I think this music has influenced my perspective of life, born in '96 and was brought up on this from my dad who was also an equal lover. I followed him and I am insbosolute debt to him. This piece has always influenced me in my personal endeavours etc. This piece is absolutly wonderful!
Surely this is one of the best songs ever recorded! It has everything that's worthwhile - you know, beautiful music, wonderful lyrics and the amazing voice of Al Bowlly. It can get much better!
i'm only 14 but i really love this type of music. i like anything like 40-50's-ish too like sinatra and stuff. people find that weird for a "newer" generation like me to like it but who cares. ( :
@FutureMrsJoeJonas11 Who cares how old you are? Are we suppose to be impressed? Get over yourself. I think if you posted your age you care more about people thinking you like this kind of music than the music itself.
It is a beautiful song but this is campy to the max. It is very silly and funny. What is with the wacky video? I love it but it is so silly, I love it but it is nutty!
@sstuddert Yes is a wacky video. I love the music but someone is having fun with this. The video is totally crazy and has nothing to do with the song. Have you watched it?
@webstercat it has nothing to do with te music but it's Lon Chaney in the original 1925 version of the Phantom of the Opera - it's quite a famous film scene.
Those wishing to hear more of this sort of thing should search out the soundtrack to the 1978 BBC serial "Pennies from Heaven" - a few second hand CD copies are still available. They are much sought-after, for good reason. Ray Noble is featured quite a bit along with many others.
I am just about to turn 22 and this genre of music has been my absolute favorite for years. I can't even explain how it makes me feel and how closely I relate to these eras- 20s, 30s, 40s. These songs transcend time.
He was the band leader for both Burns and Allen, and Edgar Bergan and Charley McCarthy. You can find them at OTR on the internet. It's free. I listen to both programs and I love them. Also Red Skelton had David Rose and David Forrester. They were realy good also. The quality of music then was simply wonderful!!
I think it is such a great shame that the youth of today are not exposed to such gentle music. I think the violent loud agressive music produced today affects their behaviour for the worst. The random violence of today was not around years ago.
@pethayoo1 I am fifteen and I am very influenced by jazz standards and I'm part of my jazz band, and I'm even singing this song for my show choir concert.. when you speak of the youth of today.. don't expect that all of us are the same, because this is actually my all time favorite genre of music and it's so precious and displays talent.
@rachaelwashere I was trying to say that it is very difficult for young people to hear this sort of music because it is never played or celebrated in the mainstream media like 'The X Factor'. Perhaps you can hear it on Radio 2 at off peak times.Young people are very much influenced by what they see on TV, and that is controlled by very few people. I am delighted that you like this sort of music and wish you well in everything you do.
@pethayoo1 I appreciate your sentiments, and love the song, but the 50 years preceding it's recording were much more violent than the last 50 years have been ... the Victorian era was rife with crime, much of it unreported; and the mass slaughter of WW1 was one of the reasons the songs of the 20's and 30's were so sentimental.
Wait until they get older. I listened to crap radio "rock" music when I was in High School, and now I listen to all kinds of music at age 30. It's the love of music that keeps one searching for new experiences. People that never discover music off the beaten path must not like music very much anyways.
@pethayoo1 i'm sure the random violence we hear of today is a product of media being everywhere. have you ever been personally exposed to any more violence today than "back then"? There has been a downward trend in violent crime, and there has been giant strides in tolerance and rational thinking. I've played numerous violent video games growing up, and have listened to "aggressive" music for the majority of my life. I've never so much as laid a finger on anyone.
@pethayoo1 that is a very stereotypical perspective, people who listen to pop, rap, hip-hop music or the most egocentric assholes that look down on everyone who is lower than them, people who listen to metal are the awkward quite people who keep to themselves and don't put down others I listen to every genre of music except for rap, hip-hop, country, techno, most rock and pop. I'm in high school now, and I find that the people who listen to "happy" music are the angriest tyrannical force there
@pethayoo1 if you knew anything about "angry" music you would know that it's lyrical value target topics are the only ones that portray inner struggles in it's complete raw form and helps you overcome any spiritual obstacle.I realize that you probably won't ever appreciate metal but I just want you to recognize that it is a unique art form that shouldn't be set aside because it's content is very different than other genres instead it should be given credit for being a new sound with complexities
@pethayoo1 With all due respect, I don't subscribe to the notion that what you listen to guides or impels you to act violently. Like in any situation, there are some knuckle heads who are the exception, but for the most part I've come to realize that your family (or lack of) and the environment in which you grow up influences who you become and how you act in the future. Personally, I listen to hiphop music, but I also enjoy Ray Noble, Frank, Al Bowlly, Rosemary Clooney.
are you kidding ? 1934 ... 16 years after ww1 ended, one year after the rise of hitler and 5 years before the second war started... if the violence is not random its ok ? people have been blood thirsty (unfortunately) even if the were listening to al bowlly, ray noble or heavy metal. random violence has always been around - you just didn't have enough media to cover it. wake up
@pethayoo1 is that really true though? I agree that today's music openly encourages violence, but I think you can't say that gratuitous violence didn't exist back in 1934. I wasn't born anywhere near '34 so I truely can't say how it was back then, but I certainly know it wasn't a good time to be black for example. You're definitely right that music today at least provokes violent thoughts, and while I'd like to generalize, I think agression has always been a consequence of communal living.
@brothodontist Very insightful thought! Random acts of violence have always existed... Look at the movie "The Changeling" for example... That event happened in the 20's... My dad was born in 1906 and he told me so many stories of violence that occured (just in the L.A. area) it would give you the chills! There has always been disfunction in families and society, however the entertainment industry did not focus on it. It actually tried to transport people into a more innocent world!
@pethayoo1 take a look at history buddy....it's been pretty violent consistently since the beggining of the written word.....maybe its the fact that we are naturally an aggressive/violent species....aggressive music didn't start that.....use your brain
@pethayoo1 I'm only 15, and I agree with you. I love this type of music, and though the agressive rock is fun, classical music and music such as this never fails to intrigue me.
@pethayoo1 Its not the music,. its society. It is loud aggressive music that has kept me from lashing out. The aggressive music is a reflection of how the modern generations feel about society
Although violence has always been in the world,it's how people treat each other in every day life that is the measure of how society is. The difference between nowadays and the 30's &40's etc. is that neighbourstreatedd each other more kindly in general.There are still plenty old folk around today who can tell you that they used to leave their doors open and didn't get robbed.You just can't do that today.People used to know their neighbours and looked out for them.
As I listen to one great oldie after another and discover they were all composed by one Ray Noble, I realize how much he has contributed to my musical enjoyment.
Not only was he a songwriter of unforgettable melodies, he was also a skilled bandleader.
criticism about technicals are inappropriate this is a magnificent recording musicians playing and singing notes yoked together by some other artist be glad
When Phantom Of The Opera came out in 1925, the scene of the unmasking caused women to faint in theatres across the country. I dont think the fainting was a symbol of delicate constitutions, rather, it was more of a case of it being the first time these ladies were in a dark, cavernous movie palace, with a grotesque and disfigured Lon Chaney:-)
this is exceptional, and indeed i am the proud holder of a copy of original sheet music for this song, and it took me many years to find it.....long before the days of the internet!!!
@terencenunn35 . . . I don't think you have any idea how much you made me laugh just then. Great, now I have to clean all that milk off the keyboard . . .
1930s was deep depression world wide, 20 million people were out of work, you earned 50 cents, 75 cents a day, living was from day to day, a lot of people were hungry,but the music was great.
This is such a smooth version of this song and so 1930's with the voice and horns. I am an avid collector of original 78 rpm's. I have never come across this version in 20 years so thanks for posting this!!!
I agree ioo percent with you on Bill Harty's wonderful drumming on this and many other Noble's. Listen to the way he ends "Midnight The Stars And You" Just a light touch and it hits as hard as a thunder clap.
Screw the video. Nicely done, but completely inappropriate. It was never intended to be the accompaniment for this song. I'm just glad Terencenunn35 posted this, anyway. One of the greatest songs of the last 100 years.
Al Bowlly is a wonderful singer with three octave vocal range! I love this song too. I remember watching the BBC drama, The Cazalets with this music as a theme song in the film!
This is my all time number one favourite song and also my all time favourite version. It was used in the original BBC version of 'The Singing Detective" series, which is where I first heard it, many years ago. I am thrilled someone has put it on youtube! Thanks so much!
it was used on the bit in TSD when the kid crept down the stairs at night and saw his grandad sitting there alone with a glass of ale listening to this on the radio...
I love this film! Love silent films
MikoMello 2 weeks ago
I'm not posting this to impress anyone or anything, I just want to speak the truth. I'm 16 years old and I absolutely adore this song. It is my absolute favorite to be honest. This is for all the people who think humanity is ruined because of today's culture. There are still people out there that know what truly beautiful music is. Again, just because I posted my age does not mean I want you to think I did so to get likes. I did so for you to see that teenagers are not all trash.
SimomoLovesYou 2 weeks ago
beautiful song. does anyone what this movie is ? i'm curious what happens after the end of the video scene.
mayonaise33 2 weeks ago
Melodic and utterly beautiful tempo. Classy.
MegaShirleyO 3 weeks ago
Response to FutureMrsJoe Jonas: It's great that you like this kind of music. This song is particularly beautiful. You should hear Doris Day sing it in the movie "Young Man with a Horn." It's a movie from 1950.
starabanga 3 weeks ago
I'm only a fetus and this music is definitely better than Lady Gaga and something similar.
BimLanders 1 month ago
What film is this clip from? I love it!
Cheeseburgeh 4 months ago in playlist 1930s
@Cheeseburgeh
Phantom of the Opera (1925) with Lon Chaney
riizzyna 4 months ago 2
Love this but can see why the Stones and bowie had to find their own sounds, Though I bet their Mums played this...
PDN11141 4 months ago
@PDN11141
I agree that they found their voice, but certainly in the case of the Stones it ain't singin' that their voices are engaged in
KNS1996DFS 2 weeks ago
i love this and the era...so nice :-)
CrazyBoutThe30s 4 months ago
Ballet Shoes! It's in the scene where Garnie & Mr. Simpson fall in love dancing to this. Beautiful.
TelephoneExchangers 4 months ago
Beautiful song, beautiful arrangement, beautiful performance!
TheHeater90 6 months ago
Tuesdays with Morrie.
bdbomb11 7 months ago
@bdbomb11 i love that book, that's how i found this song. :)
oreoxeater 6 months ago
A near-perfect song: it has Al Bowlly's matchless voice, the superlative English dance band orchestra of Ray Noble, and beautiful love song lyrics - the yardstick by which all other love songs are measured.
paulkate72 7 months ago 2
Only Cole Porter can top Ray Noble!
JamesMerlin2 8 months ago
. . . time always stops for one sweet, dreamy moment when this version of this song starts . . . .
RedHotJazzLover 8 months ago in playlist monotone
Singing Detective!
Levymk 9 months ago 3
@Levymk
The lad sitting on the stairs, watching his grandad sitting in his armchair with his glass of stout
krakenwave 6 months ago
Anyone who is on here and claiming that music doesn't influence minds....is insane.
Music is one of the most powerful forms of brainwashing and thought/mood control that has ever existed or will exist. Of course it didn't start violence, that will always be a human trait....at least, to some degree.
roachy333 9 months ago
@roachy333 music is powerful and this was used to good effect in Casablanca as well as the la marsaillaise, my favorite scene in movie history.... brainwashing?? nahhhh...
irish89055 7 months ago
@irish89055
Yes of course you've been brainwashed...even by this....but its a lovely positive sort of wash/rinse...isn't it!? It doesn't have to have negative connortations. Maybe if I stated 'mood management' as opposed to brainwashing...that might have explained it better.
You can change society via music...even the ancients knew that!
roachy333 6 months ago
@roachy333 yes, definitely mood management... I sometimes I put a movie on mute to see the effect,or lack of even the foley artists play a big part in a movie, flic, teleplay...
irish89055 6 months ago
Although violence has always been around, it wasn't very common in small towns as it is today. you didn't get groups of girls drunken, abusive, loud and with very bad language.neither was there old people scared in their own homes of kids under 10 yrs.old etc.
73380401 10 months ago
I'm just 41 myself, and a self taught musician, and always just loved music like this. This is so musical, so sophisticated and subtle. Sometimes I wish I just could be in that days and hear that music for myself.
Thank you for sharing this one.
marcmuijzer 11 months ago 2
@marcmuijzer Check out the 1941 Ray Noble version of this song. Glenn Miller and Noble worked on projects together and Noble's '41 band sounds like Miller's Army Air Force Band. Wonderful cross influence.
duroche53 10 months ago
i wish they made songs like this now a days
alanis11100 11 months ago 2
Written by the great Ray Noble to fit Al Bowlly's peaches and cream voice.
Fabulous tune!
NonInflatable 1 year ago 3
Damn, all these times, I thought Nat King Cole was the one that wrote and sang it first.
DAMIENloh1970 1 year ago
3:04 well, we probably all had those moments
Aalborg42 1 year ago
well im ajusted enough that I walk both the world of metal and this... and gay disco tunes.. oh yes
Aalborg42 1 year ago
So Beautiful... Hope the new generation of singers will discover this type of melodies.
carlos071852 1 year ago
Personally, I think this music has influenced my perspective of life, born in '96 and was brought up on this from my dad who was also an equal lover. I followed him and I am insbosolute debt to him. This piece has always influenced me in my personal endeavours etc. This piece is absolutly wonderful!
LilJazzer1 1 year ago
Surely this is one of the best songs ever recorded! It has everything that's worthwhile - you know, beautiful music, wonderful lyrics and the amazing voice of Al Bowlly. It can get much better!
paulkate72 1 year ago
i'm only 14 but i really love this type of music. i like anything like 40-50's-ish too like sinatra and stuff. people find that weird for a "newer" generation like me to like it but who cares. ( :
FutureMrsJoeJonas11 1 year ago 16
@FutureMrsJoeJonas11
wow you are so unique and special
ckisback 1 year ago
@FutureMrsJoeJonas11
that's wonderful! I'm 17 and love it two. I'm more into the 20's and 30's than the 40's and 50's though.
sineaddg 1 year ago
@sineaddg Be happy in your wedding , for ever ! D'ont hurry about me , I'm an old man, from Brazil. I believe in Love .
Arqueiroify 1 year ago
@FutureMrsJoeJonas11 Who cares how old you are? Are we suppose to be impressed? Get over yourself. I think if you posted your age you care more about people thinking you like this kind of music than the music itself.
TheRideArounds 4 months ago
@FutureMrsJoeJonas11 I love you :)))))))
SimAsh92 1 month ago
Ol' Honey Tonsils...
Thanks to Potter's Singing Detective...I have discovered the delights of Al Bowlly and other music of that era.
Innocence is such a divine thing...its value keeps on increasing.
roachy333 1 year ago
The greatest love song ever recorded. RIP AL Bowlly (killed by a Luftwaffe bomb in London).
krakenwave 1 year ago
Man I just love Al Bowlly, his voice just makes me smile.
MrMudclub 1 year ago 2
one of my favourites ever
vertxxgg 1 year ago
Tuesdays with Morrie :)
MichaeltheCM 1 year ago
This was Ray Noble's opening theme for many years when his band appeared in dance halls in the era of the Big Band..
DouglasUrantia 1 year ago
It is a beautiful song but this is campy to the max. It is very silly and funny. What is with the wacky video? I love it but it is so silly, I love it but it is nutty!
webstercat 1 year ago
@webstercat wacky video?
sstuddert 1 year ago
@sstuddert Yes is a wacky video. I love the music but someone is having fun with this. The video is totally crazy and has nothing to do with the song. Have you watched it?
webstercat 1 year ago
@webstercat it has nothing to do with te music but it's Lon Chaney in the original 1925 version of the Phantom of the Opera - it's quite a famous film scene.
sstuddert 1 year ago
just lovely!
daasvand 1 year ago
Those wishing to hear more of this sort of thing should search out the soundtrack to the 1978 BBC serial "Pennies from Heaven" - a few second hand CD copies are still available. They are much sought-after, for good reason. Ray Noble is featured quite a bit along with many others.
rogoldomedonfors 1 year ago
I am just about to turn 22 and this genre of music has been my absolute favorite for years. I can't even explain how it makes me feel and how closely I relate to these eras- 20s, 30s, 40s. These songs transcend time.
rickisteiner 1 year ago
@rickisteiner. How heartening it is to know someone of your age can fully appreciate this beautiful music. No doubt you are a very fine person.
whouster 1 year ago
@whouster Thank you very much :) I appreciate your reply !
rickisteiner 1 year ago
Grew up with this stuff...and I'm 25 now...beautiful music from a simpler time.
Myitt 1 year ago 3
Grew up with this stuff...I'm 25 now...beautiful music for a simpler time.
Myitt 1 year ago
...al bowlly...no one can match him...!
yedon68 1 year ago 2
I am a youth, and I listen to this kind of music all the time ^^
ViSage814 1 year ago 4
OTR stands for Old Time Radio. There are 1000's of shows on there and about 100 featuring Ray Noble. Read last post.
hajune 2 years ago 2
He was the band leader for both Burns and Allen, and Edgar Bergan and Charley McCarthy. You can find them at OTR on the internet. It's free. I listen to both programs and I love them. Also Red Skelton had David Rose and David Forrester. They were realy good also. The quality of music then was simply wonderful!!
hajune 2 years ago
this is almost too beautiful. can't stop listening to it.
rickisteiner 2 years ago 35
I think it is such a great shame that the youth of today are not exposed to such gentle music. I think the violent loud agressive music produced today affects their behaviour for the worst. The random violence of today was not around years ago.
pethayoo1 2 years ago 45
@pethayoo1 I am fifteen and I am very influenced by jazz standards and I'm part of my jazz band, and I'm even singing this song for my show choir concert.. when you speak of the youth of today.. don't expect that all of us are the same, because this is actually my all time favorite genre of music and it's so precious and displays talent.
rachaelwashere 1 year ago 6
@rachaelwashere gfgfg
pethayoo1 1 year ago
@rachaelwashere I was trying to say that it is very difficult for young people to hear this sort of music because it is never played or celebrated in the mainstream media like 'The X Factor'. Perhaps you can hear it on Radio 2 at off peak times.Young people are very much influenced by what they see on TV, and that is controlled by very few people. I am delighted that you like this sort of music and wish you well in everything you do.
pethayoo1 1 year ago 2
@pethayoo1 Would you like to see today's youth truly appreciating this music? Look up DanielaSings. She did a cover for this song actually.
kitten4751 1 year ago
@pethayoo1 I appreciate your sentiments, and love the song, but the 50 years preceding it's recording were much more violent than the last 50 years have been ... the Victorian era was rife with crime, much of it unreported; and the mass slaughter of WW1 was one of the reasons the songs of the 20's and 30's were so sentimental.
rogoldomedonfors 1 year ago 3
@pethayoo1
Wait until they get older. I listened to crap radio "rock" music when I was in High School, and now I listen to all kinds of music at age 30. It's the love of music that keeps one searching for new experiences. People that never discover music off the beaten path must not like music very much anyways.
BimLanders 1 year ago
@pethayoo1 I agree, but I'm 17 and I love this kind of music :) I think the violent loud aggressive music usually isn't really music!
K4thyliz 1 year ago
@pethayoo1 i'm sure the random violence we hear of today is a product of media being everywhere. have you ever been personally exposed to any more violence today than "back then"? There has been a downward trend in violent crime, and there has been giant strides in tolerance and rational thinking. I've played numerous violent video games growing up, and have listened to "aggressive" music for the majority of my life. I've never so much as laid a finger on anyone.
maximumsteve 1 year ago 4
@pethayoo1 Alas, the repeal of the prohibition against liquor, and the rhythmic so-called jazz 'music' led to the moral decay of youth.
Dagarvs 1 year ago
@pethayoo1 Wait... today's trashy excuse for youth listen to music?
SteyrM1912 1 year ago 2
@pethayoo1 that is a very stereotypical perspective, people who listen to pop, rap, hip-hop music or the most egocentric assholes that look down on everyone who is lower than them, people who listen to metal are the awkward quite people who keep to themselves and don't put down others I listen to every genre of music except for rap, hip-hop, country, techno, most rock and pop. I'm in high school now, and I find that the people who listen to "happy" music are the angriest tyrannical force there
xVictimOfADownx1 1 year ago
@pethayoo1 if you knew anything about "angry" music you would know that it's lyrical value target topics are the only ones that portray inner struggles in it's complete raw form and helps you overcome any spiritual obstacle.I realize that you probably won't ever appreciate metal but I just want you to recognize that it is a unique art form that shouldn't be set aside because it's content is very different than other genres instead it should be given credit for being a new sound with complexities
xVictimOfADownx1 1 year ago
@pethayoo1 With all due respect, I don't subscribe to the notion that what you listen to guides or impels you to act violently. Like in any situation, there are some knuckle heads who are the exception, but for the most part I've come to realize that your family (or lack of) and the environment in which you grow up influences who you become and how you act in the future. Personally, I listen to hiphop music, but I also enjoy Ray Noble, Frank, Al Bowlly, Rosemary Clooney.
Tecun85 1 year ago
@pethayoo1
are you kidding ? 1934 ... 16 years after ww1 ended, one year after the rise of hitler and 5 years before the second war started... if the violence is not random its ok ? people have been blood thirsty (unfortunately) even if the were listening to al bowlly, ray noble or heavy metal. random violence has always been around - you just didn't have enough media to cover it. wake up
abalechichi 1 year ago 5
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ColonelTheSlav 11 months ago
@pethayoo1 is that really true though? I agree that today's music openly encourages violence, but I think you can't say that gratuitous violence didn't exist back in 1934. I wasn't born anywhere near '34 so I truely can't say how it was back then, but I certainly know it wasn't a good time to be black for example. You're definitely right that music today at least provokes violent thoughts, and while I'd like to generalize, I think agression has always been a consequence of communal living.
brothodontist 11 months ago
@brothodontist Very insightful thought! Random acts of violence have always existed... Look at the movie "The Changeling" for example... That event happened in the 20's... My dad was born in 1906 and he told me so many stories of violence that occured (just in the L.A. area) it would give you the chills! There has always been disfunction in families and society, however the entertainment industry did not focus on it. It actually tried to transport people into a more innocent world!
swilliams9213 10 months ago
@pethayoo1 take a look at history buddy....it's been pretty violent consistently since the beggining of the written word.....maybe its the fact that we are naturally an aggressive/violent species....aggressive music didn't start that.....use your brain
mike8903 9 months ago 3
@pethayoo1 I'm only 15, and I agree with you. I love this type of music, and though the agressive rock is fun, classical music and music such as this never fails to intrigue me.
SimomoLovesYou 9 months ago
@pethayoo1 Its not the music,. its society. It is loud aggressive music that has kept me from lashing out. The aggressive music is a reflection of how the modern generations feel about society
xisumavoid 8 months ago
@pethayoo1 lol....haha i dont need to even say anything else thats just funny
gutbuster96 8 months ago in playlist americano etc
@pethayoo1
Although violence has always been in the world,it's how people treat each other in every day life that is the measure of how society is. The difference between nowadays and the 30's &40's etc. is that neighbourstreatedd each other more kindly in general.There are still plenty old folk around today who can tell you that they used to leave their doors open and didn't get robbed.You just can't do that today.People used to know their neighbours and looked out for them.
73380401 7 months ago in playlist BEST SONGS
@pethayoo1 today we have everything stop whining you little child. POW POW POW POW BITCH IM BUSTIN AT EM
JoeyvKoningsbruggen 4 months ago
@rickisteiner #
Absolutely the most beautiful love song ever
custardaghost 1 year ago 2
@rickisteiner no such thing as "too beautiful" :D
Rulob84 11 months ago
@rickisteiner
I second that emotion !!!
:-)
JubalCalif 8 months ago
As I listen to one great oldie after another and discover they were all composed by one Ray Noble, I realize how much he has contributed to my musical enjoyment.
Not only was he a songwriter of unforgettable melodies, he was also a skilled bandleader.
A truly amazing talent.
thechinadesk 2 years ago 3
Fabulous sonic quality considering the year this must have been recorded.
Too bad a second or two at the end was cut off somehow.
thechinadesk 2 years ago
U can hear this song in ''Forever young'' with Mel Gibson
19rene86 2 years ago
Beautiful! It brings back the beauty and grace of simpler times. P.S. You can hear an instrumental version of this song in the film Casablanca.
ante1923 2 years ago 3
criticism about technicals are inappropriate this is a magnificent recording musicians playing and singing notes yoked together by some other artist be glad
iyrdy 2 years ago
the first 5 seconds and the last 10 seconds are to me the best in c20 popular recorded music, the bits in-between arnt bad either
iyrdy 2 years ago
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Jeddles 2 years ago
HAPPY BIRTHDAY FOR TODAY RAY! your beautiful music lives on through the generations!!!
cousiwa09 2 years ago 2
thats good stuff!
jtjjbannie 2 years ago 4
When Phantom Of The Opera came out in 1925, the scene of the unmasking caused women to faint in theatres across the country. I dont think the fainting was a symbol of delicate constitutions, rather, it was more of a case of it being the first time these ladies were in a dark, cavernous movie palace, with a grotesque and disfigured Lon Chaney:-)
patoman881 2 years ago 3
credit Lon Chenie SNR in this movie??
aprilapril2 2 years ago
very witty use of the video
otisourcat 2 years ago
this is exceptional, and indeed i am the proud holder of a copy of original sheet music for this song, and it took me many years to find it.....long before the days of the internet!!!
cousiwa09 2 years ago
horns recorded better than the voice. Voice not that well recorded.
z978ady 2 years ago
an original and I must say a very romantic song.
First herd of it in the book Tuesdays with Morrie.
firehearts132 2 years ago
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This song will never die.
4carlitosway 2 years ago
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8cccpeevostokzempf 2 years ago
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8cccpeevostokzempf 2 years ago
You're absolutely right. This is quite possibly one of the most romantic songs ever writen. Lyrics so simple and perfect, they say it all.
Talwyn22 2 years ago 4
Completely different genre: Neil Young's "Harvest Moon". Simply magical. (Canadian BTW)
This Ray Noble & Al Bowlly classic is, in any case. non-pareil.
pequiste 2 years ago
Sha-Na-Nas Goodnight Sweetheart not the same as Al Bowllys. Sha-Na-Na and Al Bowlly Fan
formichinoo 2 years ago
Mas que cantor magnifico. Linda canção. Al nos faz gostar dele imediatamente. Nota 1000. Bravo! ABRAÇOS DO BRASIL-SP-PIRAJU-
profcesarmbarros 2 years ago
can you tell me where to find this song - ray noble and al bowlly's version? i've looked for it everywhere but coulnd't find it :(
lucymusicfan 2 years ago
It's right here, the very video that you commented on.
Jteether 2 years ago
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What the fuck does Phantom of the Opera have to do with The Very Thought of You?
Also, the ending of the song got chopped off; another bag of slop from another public masturbator.
SatchmoSings 2 years ago
And I say to myself, what a wonderful world ....
terencenunn35 2 years ago 20
@terencenunn35 uhhh...wrong song dude
damnyerhellaugly 1 year ago
@terencenunn35 . . . I don't think you have any idea how much you made me laugh just then. Great, now I have to clean all that milk off the keyboard . . .
Orpheusstudios 1 year ago
@SatchmoSings ...you sound like an absolutely miserable person.
dcoursey82 1 year ago
I Adore this song. The Most beautiful Love Song. How it was meant to be...
QuantumPlenum 3 years ago
The best love song evah
krakenwave 3 years ago
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for a guy born in 1931 this is a great piece and rendition what a comfort to listen to.
jkgundy 3 years ago
1930s was deep depression world wide, 20 million people were out of work, you earned 50 cents, 75 cents a day, living was from day to day, a lot of people were hungry,but the music was great.
HermanStancill 3 years ago 4
yes, but in my fantasy, I have money and so does the saxaphone player I meet and dance off with...!
capecoral52 2 years ago
Recorded in 1934, the quality is great. A really good song. Thanks for posting.
HermanStancill 3 years ago
One of my all time favorites.:) From a fan from Cebu City Philippines.:)
Philippinesisdabest 3 years ago
What wonderful, mordant wit--this elegant song paired with the obsession of the Phanton of the Opera! Too cool!
Pionee 3 years ago
I like living with all these great technical advances, but, if given the chance, the 1930's would be the era for me.
capecoral52 3 years ago
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8cccpeevostokzempf 2 years ago
If you pay, and I can bring my terrier, book it!
capecoral52 2 years ago
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8cccpeevostokzempf 2 years ago
Elegant, perfection! mysterious
cygnus011 3 years ago 2
Who could fail to be moved by this truly wonderful song. Al Bowlly singing it is a delectable bonus.
Thank you for sharing.
Corrie121 3 years ago
This is such a smooth version of this song and so 1930's with the voice and horns. I am an avid collector of original 78 rpm's. I have never come across this version in 20 years so thanks for posting this!!!
1980sguy 3 years ago
for me its the drummer and those cymbals that put the icing on the top of this superb record
tamla1942domino 3 years ago
I agree ioo percent with you on Bill Harty's wonderful drumming on this and many other Noble's. Listen to the way he ends "Midnight The Stars And You" Just a light touch and it hits as hard as a thunder clap.
phredl 3 years ago
dear phredl just played midnight the stars and you WHAT A DRUMMER
tamla1942domino 3 years ago
Fabulous song. Thanks for posting.
Would you happen to know who performed the version at the end of the 2007 BBC production of 'Ballet Shoes"
Best wishes
MetryRoad 3 years ago
... our dear Al, god bless you my man. ... your humanity is intact. xxx
navajopete 3 years ago
One of the best songs EVER written!
DreamingOfBaba 3 years ago 6
Amen to that my good man/woman! Just brilliant.
Regards.
dominiccarter77 3 years ago 2
Screw the video. Nicely done, but completely inappropriate. It was never intended to be the accompaniment for this song. I'm just glad Terencenunn35 posted this, anyway. One of the greatest songs of the last 100 years.
Bobchai 3 years ago
Hey, this music's like The Shining! : d
stalepie47 3 years ago
They don't make actresses like that anymore. I think she's Mary Philbin. Sweet!
farmgent 3 years ago
I love music from the 30's. Great vid, too, though I'm not utterly convinced with the ending.
Iheartharbourcontrol 3 years ago
Fantastic! As a pianist, I love that piano!
ldFlorida 3 years ago
My number one song of all time (this recording by Bowlly). Never get bored of it. Superb.
Al did so many great songs (You couldn't be cuter, I'm telling the world she's mine, My woman, and best of all: Easy come, easy go.)
Seanjose 3 years ago 2
Seanjose: My favorite song of all time, also.
I'm a huge Al Bowlly fan.
I'm Telling the World She's Mine is fantastic.
Bobchai 3 years ago
How romantic, I like it!
KaydeyRai 3 years ago
One of my favorite songs by Al
QEDlupus 3 years ago 2
man that phantom scares the crap out of me when he is unmasked.lol
skeleion 3 years ago
Nice song. Version I'm used to is the one by Little Willie John.
titostacos 3 years ago
giggles.. brilliant :) :D
nursechilly 3 years ago
I melt when I hear this, what a love song.
Listen to that piano.
thomasojii31 3 years ago
That was great i did a oral report in the 6th grade on lon chaney sr i stiil love lon :o)
pirrung123 3 years ago 2
Al Bowlly is a wonderful singer with three octave vocal range! I love this song too. I remember watching the BBC drama, The Cazalets with this music as a theme song in the film!
Pacabelle 4 years ago 2
Shame this era has passed us by
Artist3303 4 years ago 5
It is indeed but,YOUTUBE brings it back to us ,the old familiar feelings are quite strong Thank goodness for YOUTUBE.rICHIE uk
Silver1928 4 years ago 5
Indeed...
sigft25 3 years ago
Could the pianist be Charlie Kunz,sounds very like him,he had a recogniseable style.Richie UK
Silver1928 4 years ago
No. It's more likely to be, Monia Liter, Al's pianist.
Akinon33 3 years ago
Probably Harry Jacobson, the band's regular pianist or Ray Noble, himself.
brosro 3 years ago
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8cccpeevostokzempf 2 years ago
Audio art deco
TwertonWriter 4 years ago 5
Art deco 1930 -1939
QEDlupus 3 years ago
very relaxing calm anouther one of the greatest songs i've ever heard.
mehudspith 4 years ago 6
One of the greatest love songs of all time.
xevcosmo 4 years ago 4
This is my all time number one favourite song and also my all time favourite version. It was used in the original BBC version of 'The Singing Detective" series, which is where I first heard it, many years ago. I am thrilled someone has put it on youtube! Thanks so much!
crg4 4 years ago 5
crg4: I remember "The Singing Detective", but I've loved this song since I was very young. My favourite song of all time, as well!
Bobchai 3 years ago 2
it was used on the bit in TSD when the kid crept down the stairs at night and saw his grandad sitting there alone with a glass of ale listening to this on the radio...
krakenwave 2 years ago