Bing Crosby - Just One More Chance / I Surrender Dear

[HarborGuy]

Bog took over when Russ Columbo died.............and HE had a much better voice.

[raywrights]

Actually you missed none of the road films, although this 1931 Mack Sennett short film named, “I, Surrender Dear” after the song which Bing had recorded earlier in the year, seems to be prototype for the “Road” pictures nine years later with Bob Hope. This is examined closely in the book, “The Hollow Man,” an in-depth bio about Crosby. This film’s success and his marriage to Dixie Lee gave him the impetus to go solo.

[dogstoerd]

Crosby was the first white singer to understand and demonstrate jazz phrasing - not that this clip shows that!

Sinatra was 'one of the newer fellas'!

[OldTelivisionRocks]

@dogstoerd ah ha I got that reference "High Society" is it?

[JayPCM]

How can 9 people dislike this? They are obviously 12. Although I.m only 23.

[jdub03]

The best crooner of the 20th century!!!

[a1b2c3d4e5f699]

@jdub03 My dad always said that no one could sing quite like Crosby. It took me a few years to appreciate this but how right he was! I never tire of listening to his songs.

[music1831]

@a1b2c3d4e5f699 THERE WILL NEVER BE A CROONER LIKE BING

[xcalabur19]

Good Lord @ 2:11 hits you like a frickin atom bomb. There will never ever be another like Bing. Voice like an Angel

[RatPackFan12]

His voice is gorgeous..I love the way he spoke and sang:)

[Georgewos]

Ah yes. Our Bing loved the ladies. Supposedly had many affairs with his leading ladies but probably settled down after marrrying Katherine. Nobody loved the ladies more though, than our Frankie.

[merbenzgill]

try filling his shoes if you can

[baghend]

This is fun- Bing at his early great- and two wonderful old tunes, nicely done. Thanks for the music and the great old flicks. Back when "gay" meant happy. I suppose it still can, and does. No matter- just good music, and a classic classy performer.

Thanks for it all.

[gogetamusic]

amazing, madonna made a version live and is good too, very nice song

[jcpelly]

Gold... :]

[sirjuandabicho]

Bellisimo, muchas gracias.

[lizzyvance]

Thank god for you tube.

[lizzyvance]

I melt every time I hear his voice. 

[Gydinglight12]

Find some utube videos of Jean Sablon, the "French Crosby," who sounded remarkably like Bing. I wonder if they ever met.

[mhr614]

In his great book on Crosby, Gary Giddins tells us that the name of the actress Bing kisses in the video was Patsy O' Leary who "looks genuinely surprised when he kisses her and cannot keep a straight face as he rocks the tune."

[ctmale1956]

Go for it Bing!

[jeancocteau1]

This is Democracy. Rule by the vulgar majority. Democracy is an excuse for creeps to say whatever they want. It's not about freedom, these people don't believe in freedom, they only believe in their right to be vulgar, and offensive.

[HarryLillis]

What exquisite phraseing!!!!!!!! I wish I could go back to the early 30's and hear him live.HarryLillis

[asianwhitenigger]

i love bing but dean destroys this song

[belwadebasset]

your taste is in your arse dean is shoulders above crosby the utter bore mono toned droner

[asianwhitenigger]

no you stupid cocksucker

i meant destroys it ...in a good way

like how michael jordan destroys it in basketball

or how bruce lee destroys it in martial arts.etc

and sheer logic alone well tell you that if i write "i love bing (meaning his version) but....

anything after the but will be what i perceive as better

who the fuck would write yeah this version is great but dean martins is worse

[belwadebasset]

oh dear you do have major anger issues is it because your father molested you perhaps,,you are not worthy of another reply so dont waste your time ..

[laughland]

Let's drop the name-calling everyone. It won't be tolerated here. Try to make your points with some more intelligent banter perhaps?

[asianwhitenigger]

a guy that write "you are not worthy of another reply so dont waste your time" is usually a guy that has been molested himself.... so fuck you i hope you die

my christmas wish asshole

[greenstboy]

You, idiot, are the arse! You obviusly lack the taste and refinement to appreciate one of the best singers/entertainers of all time. I feel sorry for people like you who must miss the highlights of lfe.

[belwadebasset]

@greenstboy thank you for your very kind comment,,much appreciate it do you go around often in the street hurling nasty insults..NO..then refrain from it here thank you

[Volkmoidruk]

What are you, some kind of crooner-loving pub yob? Personally, I prefer "babababoo" to "oh la-dee".

[ctmale1956]

@Volkmoidruk

[Michalaxxxx]

how old was he in this?

[laughland]

I believe he somewhere in the neighborhood of 28. This clip was originally filmed in 1931 and he was born in 1903.

[ctmale1956]

The 1st time I saw this video was on TV --- and said, "gee -- I wish I could see this video again....." Thank you.....

Does ANYONE have Bing at the Coconut Grove? I think the name of the song that I am looking for is - "What Is This" --- it was recorded live at The Coconut Grove.....thanks!

[666OrWhat]

Bing always gets the gal. ;)

[antmfan217]

I'm happily married, and he'd get me if he sang to me. ;)

[alecisatoon12]

I would have never known that was bing crosby!

[54spiritedwill54]

Brilliant! He looks really young and handsome here!

[revengerro]

I LOVE YOUTUBE !

[ddaqueen]

ME TOO, u would NEVER really imagine how much I do =)

[momosmamma]

sigh wonderful song  :}

[genia106]

I love this! Thank you.

[theknack101]

I asked who this guy was at my jazz choir, and the whole group stared at me. I said I knew a bob crosby, they didn't know who that was. Found out, they are brothers. I like bob better.

[DQuindlen]

Sigh...a voice like gold

[7Ritadogs]

Yes! One can hear the Louis Armstrong influence in the way he turns the phrase and 'jazzes up'/ ad-libs the last verse. Very nice! early Bing was magnificent!

[Georgewos]

Although many singers said their favorite singer was Bing Crosby, He always said His favorie singer was Louis Armstrong. In the 1930s when Louis was having trouble with His career Bing was the one who got Him parts in movies i.e. Pennies From Heaven, and helped revive His career. Read His bio from 1903 to 1940. So much information. There is supposed to be a scond part but I haven;t seen it.

[Georgewos]

Poor Bing. Such a terrible toupee. Before Bing and Russ Columbo most of the singers were tenors but these baritones changed that.

[DeanMartinFollower]

thats his real hair

[gothicjokercro]

huh huh huh. hey beavis he just said "i may act gay".

[64102256]

Sinatra said, We put Bing on a pedestal and all the singers around him. And that is for sure. They were all great but only one Bing with his beautiful voice.

[tweetybird1937]

Sorry about the suns but as I said it was before my time. As far as Bing I could listen to this  or anything he sang anywhere

any time any day. He was the best.

[Berddog]

Bing paved the way for every other crooner. Yes, even Sinatra. Bing did it better.

[candw87]

@Berddog Well said  -none better

[tweetybird1937]

I remember my father talk about "the three

sons". I couldn't find them. Oh comeon

who could be better than Bing, his voice

was magic

[LaerdBryn]

The Three Suns. I guess you've been told that by now, SUNS, not sons.

[Rollin558]

This is a great song by a great singer. But the all-time best version of this song is an instrumental by The Three Suns.

[mallenv]

Bing is a one of a kind. Anyone can be named Frank.

[tweetybird1937]

I'm sorry but I always thought Bing had more

talent in his little pinkie that Sinatra

had in his whole body .

[blakemooney]

You're right tweetybird...75 years ago I remember hearing Bing sing and wheteher it's believeable or not I and other young boys tried to imitate him from that day forward. Don't know why but he simply was the most honest and owned the cleanest voice ever to sing with a microphone. No other singer came close to Bingin talent and certainly in the money department. If I don't get to see and hear you later in Heaven, Bing, I must have been in a hell of a lot of trouble!

[DeanMartinFollower]

man, i wish i lived in that time... (well not really since im not white) but you get my point. Please view my Just One More Chance Video... lucky man

[leonalewis2006]

yes!

i love bing crosby!!

[leonalewis2006]

yes!

i love bing crosby!!

[100Ribbons]

When Bing Crosby the greatest singer of all time recorded my song

TIE A YELLOW RIBBON ROUND THE OLE OAK TREE,

That was the greatest achievement of my career.Come and listen to a Crosby fan sing his latest tune.

ALL I CAN GIVE YOU FOR NOW.

L.Russell Brown aka LARRY BROWN.

[waynebrasler]

A remarkable talent who evolved fascinatingly. His early recordings have almost nothing to do with his later recordings--it's like hearing diffeent singers. My favorite Crosby song no one knows, "Maybe I'm Wrong Again." It took 50 years to get a copy and was worth the wait.

[AnInfant]

I actually prefer his earlier recordings. His voice seemed to be a lot younger and better in the thirties/twenties and the early forties, compared to after that.

[LaerdBryn]

Yes, Crosby himself admitted to just holding on in his later years. As he said, the vocal range lowers and as a result the end product is different. Time takes its toll.

Not too many singers can maintain that youthful sound when they aren't young anymore.

[MiloSnap]

Who's the girl??

[MiloSnap]

Should've googled first! It seems she's Patsy O'Leary, aka Patricia O'Day. (See the others in the clip at "The Road To Hollywood" 1947.

[LKayL]

Brilliant! He looks really young and handsome here!

[closedcircle1]

My favourite Crosby tracks were all done between 28 and 34. 'Temptation' is outstanding. Try listening to Lazy day and Brother can you spare a dime.

[roxyepoxy1988]

he is very handsome!! and has a marvelous voice

[ctmale1956]

yes --- a great voice. honestly....I do not enjoy his work from the late 60's.  his early work was spot on!

[PREZ150]

Bing Crosby did'nt sound like  those corny white male singers of the 1930's

[ctmale1956]

Again -- I listen to Der Bing and I am just amazed on how GREAT his sings -- soooo clean --- they do not make any more singers like Der bing.

[checkoutmyprofile]

cool

[likeBrain]

wow. Theyre all dead by now. Sad.

[butterflykisses054]

I hope they made the most important decision in their life on earth, to accept Jesus Christ as their savior (John 3:16). If so, then they are in heaven, and probably entertaining away. xoxo

[Odonnolly]

Shut up.

[Resendiz]

because theres poof right? Oh i forgot, can't argue with you guys cuz you always run to your corner and say "God works in mysterious ways" Religion = Money.

[Matt3740]

Just so you know Bing,Frank,and Dean were all Catholics. And coming from Irish and Italian families they were probably very devout.

[ctmale1956]

Thank you! I saw this clip[ on TV in the early 1990's and have been looking for it since. Croby is a classic -- and his older material is clean --- pure and spot on!

[butterflykisses054]

I don't understand what is going on at the table.

[Droyd21]

One of those early 1930 things no one understands anymore I suppose.

[finnne]

OLD IS WONDERFULL

[swingyoucats]

Brilliant and sensual and swinging.  Bing began as a drummer, so catch the napkin-rimshot of erotic triumph at 2:20. Could they wait until Niagara? I don't think so!

[Mack6667]

Bing Crosby was the most popular male singer in America, way before Sinatra....Crosby truly had a lot of SOUL and brought a lot the the Jazz music and sounds into the mainstream in the 1930's.

[ctmale1956]

Der Bing!!! How true --- how true.

[jayah2007]

Thanks for posting this video, I was brought up on "I Surrender, Dear" in the late 1950's. The version of this song that I know so well comes from an album called Persuasive Percussion featuring Terry Synder and the All-Stars, produced by Enoch Light. I now know why my father always told me that the version I grew up with was nothing like the original!!!

[IanMathewson1]

Road to Hollywood? Have seen all of the "Road" movies (Zanzibar, Morocco, Singapore, Utopia, Rio, Bali and Hongkong) but didn't know there was a Road to Hollywood. Have I missed something?

[laughland]

Despite the title this isn't really another road movie. It's a fictional biopic of Bing's rise to fame made in 1947 using footage from several early shorts in which he had been. I think that it is public domain and you can find it in a number of cheap movie dvd sets.

[mochawitch]

Oh, how could that girl just sit there like a piece of wood while Bing was breaking it down to her like that....THUD! Great bit of stuff that:)

[bingcrosby1903]

OK, correct me if I am mistaken... but at about 3:25, behind bing to the right on the contra-alto (i think) is that Jimmy Dorsey? Sorry if im wrong, sure does look like him, though.

[78rpm78rpm]

Jimmy would have been in NYC at the time. Believe Sennett was filming in Calif.

[lochka]

thank you so much! I can't get enough of early bing crosby *swoon*

[crg64]

I love that song.Bing was a great singer.I like his early years the best.Another favorite singer of that era was Buddy Clark.

[vegaspal]

It was nice to see Buddy Clarks' name mentioned. He was one of my favorite singers. Most people remember him for Linda, but my favorite was All By Myself. What a beautiful voice he had.

[creamofcardstv]

I like your vid clip and I've rated it as awesome. I've done another video clip on some old cigarette cards of 1930's movie stars, including: Bing Crosby, Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy, Clark Gable, Bette Davis, Joan Crawford, Greta Garbo,Johnny Weismuller, Gary Cooper and Carole Lombard.

[bearcub410]

my grandparent were married in 1931 and when i think of them newlyweds .sad to think they are all gone. my grandmother used to sing all these songs. miss that generation. no soul today. feed up of the me generation. thanks great

[pudnbug]

I'm a great fan of early Bing. But, I have a theory about why he kissed the girl when she started to whistle. I think it's because she was whistling just as well as he did, and he always wanted to be the 'top dog' in any performance.

[blakemooney]

Are you kidding! Crosby saved hundreds of careers--he brought Frank Sinatra back from oblivion to stardom single-handedly. He gave millions to charity, schools, and helped so many friends--Les Paul & Mary Ford--with their inventions and breakthrough techniques and took nothing for it! Not a red cent! He was a shy man and probably kissed the girl to get another one-take reel finished so that they all could run out to his race track or watch his baseball team play an afternoon game.

[Bobchai]

He also anonymously paid the hospital bills for Mildred Bailey, one of the greatest female singers of the era and an early 1920s protege of the Rhythm Boys, who died of kidney disease in 1951, I think. She had married and divorced bandleader Red Norvo, another of the greats. I think she was Harry Barris' sister. There was a big fuss at the time over whether Crosby's help was to be made public, and he of course insisted on remaining anonymous.

[dentgt]

Hi she was Al Rinker's sister.

[64102256]

I think your wrong. He was probably directed to do that. Don't forget he was just starting out and did not have much power like in later years when he was a superstar.

[blakemooney]

I hate to disabuse you but Crosby NEVER "just started out!!" That son-of-a-gun left GONZAGA UNIV. in his Jr. Year and was a millionaire a few years later! Suddenly he owned a racetrack, football team and was taking an intereest in baseball teams! His voice was well trained--he has incredible hearing which rounded out his beautiful sound. Well grounded in operatic technique, with high and low notes that other crooners never tried to cover in any recording, his voice was glorious.

[jazzgirl1920s]

Nice someone who was really talented became a millionaire unlike today.

[mochawitch]

Oh wow!!! How magical was that?!? I love the part when he's starts getting his groove on when he's singing "Just one more chance". The little gestures, his head rocking...Bing was so cool! Especially the early Bing, I just have a fascination for him and his work at this time..there's so much more to him than "White Christmas"

[bobnweave64]

Right you are. Don't forget those records he made with Paul Whiteman, featuring the legendary Bix Beiderbecke...first as part of the Rhythm Boys, then as a soloist. He's not always credited on those early discs.

[Bobchai]

My favorite song of Crosby & The Rhythm Boys, with Whiteman, was "At Twilight"---incredible, but nearly forgotten today. My father danced to Crosby and the Gus Arnheim Orchestra at the Ambassador Hotel in L.A. in October 1931, the very time when Crosby was releasing "Just One More Chance" as a record, and the beginning of his stardom. Dad's date that night: Pat Ryan, a rancher's daughter from the San Fernando Valley, later known as Pat Nixon.

[chas63]

He recorded "Just One More Chance" after his first wife kicked him out the door for being bad.

It worked - and he behaved himself after that.

[ctmale1956]

Really? Dixi Lee kicked him out?....WOW. Thanks for the piece of trivia.

[rowley555]

Geez Bing had such a beautiful voice

[jozefsterkens]

thanks

[mochawitch]

oh wow this is really cool

[Gadomska]

In Poland, before World War II it was a hit, polish text to it has been written by Marian Hemar, tittled "Nikt tylko Ty" (Nobody else, only you).

I would like to know who has written the music. Beautifull interpretation. I love Bing voice.

Elzbieta

[laughland]

"Just One More Chance" was written by Sam Coslow and "I Surrender Dear" is credited to Harry Barris and Gordon Clifford.

[Gadomska]

Are you sure its Sam Coslow?

According to polish sources (I made a query meanwhile)

music to this was written by Arthur Johnstone, so was given at the record of Zofia Terne. Another source, the CD with Mira Ziminska (2003) writes that the composer was R.Rodgers.

Elzbieta

[laughland]

I just rechecked the ASCAP site and it was written by both Sam Coslow and Arthur Johnston.

[Gadomska]

Thank you very much, so the music has been composed by both.

[23brookside]

Music: Johnston, Words:Coslow

Johnston composed Pennies From Heaven, Cocktails For Two,

and Learn to Croon

[23brookside]

I feel silly replying to my own post, but the guy who posted a couple of minutes ago was referring only to the first song Bing sings, Just One More Chance.

[Zink13]

mack sennett is my great uncle.My name is Shana Sennett.

[bingboy20]

Actually,the first song is called "Just One More Chance".

[laughland]

Ooops! Of course it is... thanks for the catch.