Charmaine

[corry371]

later on dispatch towards you and friends

'rob van den heuvel

[CMrandom19]

Wow, I'm named after a really pretty piece :3 Great job >w<

[LuckyDaysOfRaya14]

@CMrandom19 Me too. My name is the same as yours >w<

[tomatitosebastian]

Que fantastico! me emociona mucho.

Thank you for beautiful sound

[aloycetarimo1]

Wow,,i wuld love to play it that way one day...i wana buy it, let me bid now..thnx

[gollytherat]

Such beautiful music. It makes me cry every time.

[goldenmoviepalace]

Wow! Fantastic rendition! CHARMINE was written by Erno Rapee' and Lew Pollack expressly for the 1926 Silent Film WHAT PRICE GLORY?, Directed by Raoul Walsh. Charmaine was the name of Dolores Del Rio's character in the picture. Based on the popular stage hit, and Fox answer to MGM's blockbuster THE BIG PARADE (1925), with John Gilbert and Renee Adoree, WHAT PRICE GLORY? starred Victor McLaglen and Edmund Lowe as on again off again fudeing war buddies, Sergent Quirt and Captain Flag.

[paulban]

@goldenmoviepalace Hi, Thanks for all that info! Is there any truth in the rumour that Rapee & Pollack was a pseudonym for Mantovani himself?

Best wishes, Paul

[FoxRunMan]

@goldenmoviepalace Thanks for that info - very interesting.

[jewoH]

@goldenmoviepalace Brilliant rendition of this piece of popular music. It brings back so many memories for me. Thank you Paul. You're fantastic.

[JCJasion]

A generation before this, Guy Lombardo had a such a monster hit with his tune that he became associated with "Sweet" music and pretty much dropped his "Hot side.

[wrmconstu]

Maraming Salamat !

[ruben7249]

me gusta ....muy bueno

[deltdm1]

When i get home from work every evening, i put this on to wind down. Of the 61,000 views you have had, 59,000 were from me. Thank you so much,you are a joy to listen to.

[yingkbc]

Thank you for this, very well played. Memories & tears at the same time!....

[peetie25]

It's  medication time........

[alb38]

paul, listening  again, gets better mate. thank you.

[TheGraywolf661]

HI..

VERY VERY NICE PERFORMANCE,AND WHAT A SOUND.

THANKS FOR SHARING

BRAVO BRAVO

BEST REGARDS

HANS - STUDIO FENDERSTORM

[unli53]

das ist 5sterne wert einfach wunderscdhön danke

[janocli]

Superbement jouée!

[vieira56]

Oh my friend you play very well, nice song with soul.

[crbrico]

You have a great musical gift. You make real music, with mind, heart and soule. Isnt it a shame that people have forgoten the great feeling that brings real music?

You make things happen in our memories. Congrats.

[helikon]

Hallo,

Thank you for posting this beautiful song.

Were can I find the score of this??

greetings from Holland.

Ria Krens

[Eztoez]

nice ! Do you have the music for your variation?

[paulban]

Sorry, no. I play everything by ear.

[museluvr]

@paulban You too! I've a keyboard I bough years back and with no training whatsoever, play it on occasion. There's something very satisfying to develop and play by ear.

[MatthewNi]

wonderful!!!! love it so much!!

[007vauxhall]

One of the best I've heard...

[paulban]

Hi, 48RookieProduction84

Never heard of the jazz version. Do you know who it was recorded by?

Paul

[48RookieProduction84]

i don't know who it was recorded actually.

i heard it in my cousin's phone but it doesn't say anything about the recorder

[48RookieProduction84]

there's actually a jazz version to this song but no one uploaded it

[Ermengarde11]

Ahh, this tune reminds me of my parents, what a wonderful technique, 5 stars!!

[raborlin]

Thanks again for posting your wonderful rendition of this melody. Very much appreciated.

[relleybelly1112]

haha!

YAY!

MY NAME IS CHARMAINE!

[NOcrapALLOWED]

your parents blessed you with a beautiful name after a beautiful song <3

[microsoft57]

Awsome - simply wonderful.

[chameleon567]

My violin teacher was showing off again and he played this song. So pretty. My name's Charmaine~!

[Esmerelda29089]

Its beautiful and my name is Charmaine :) thanks grandad love you xxx

[chechelef]

so very nice

[JavierVMaldonado]

Mantovani's Spiritual Beauty Inspiration:

Dear friends:

Only the Peace & Love Harmony of Your wonderful Human Spirit

May allow you to feel this kind of marvelous Art-Creations.

Just because the greatest beauty and wisdom of The Creation

Are in every single Human Being all around the entire and endless Universes.

[JavierVMaldonado]

But only the more sensitive and true Human Beings

Are able to receive and perceive these lovely and amazing vibrations

Of Love & Wisdom on Creation Laws.

The True Spiritual Peace & Love Harmony!

Kindest regards from your friend,

Javier.

Javier V. Maldonado

Alliance for Responsible Humankind on Earth & Universes

[TConradC]

Very pretty music and sounds so much like Montovani

[fancynancystillhasit]

very very pretty!

[decodung]

I like a girl called Charmaine but never known about this song before. Love it, too :)

[JezabelSM]

it actually has lyrics too. dave lambardo's big band something like that.... he was on lawrance welk

[jdhammond]

really nice....

[LeurivalFerreira]

A musica nos eleva para as alturas, esta musica q vc esta ouvindo nos eleva para alem das alturas.

Ouça novamente esta musicas de olhos fechados e medite.

MARAVILHOSO!!!!!!!!!!!!

[powerspade]

Magic pure magic

[keystar62]

Absolutely beautiful Paul....... Just wish I could play it that well on my GN9.....

David..

[Silentscreengoddess]

A beautiful tune beautifully played, very ell done. Hazel x

[paulban]

Thank you for your kind comment. Much appreciated.

[alb38]

thank you for this Paul. A timeless piece of magic. I'm 58 and recall every emotion from fifty years ago....

[paulban]

Have to agree with you about it being timeless magic. I had the pleasure of seeing Mantovani perform live a couple of times. Quite unforgettable :)

[tramewall]

very touching. i want to cry. tnx for the music.

[paulban]

Thanks a lot. I just hope you will cry tears of happiness :)

[wiesenblauer]

magnifica,sempre

[paulban]

Hi Again,

I hope my playing brought you some happy memories of your Mom.

Best Wishes, Paul.

[dpwmhs]

Indeed, Thank you Paul. She had surgery on her throat, and could never really sing again.

She told me of all the things she missed, she missed her voice the most.

I'd like to think she is now singing with the angels in heaven.

DPW

[dpwmhs]

My mom died recently, this was one of her favories..thank you again....

[kaniyama]

Música celestial, música de dioses, fabuloso. Un virtuoso del órgano electrónico (¡como lo envidio sanamente!). Me encantaría tocar la mitad de como lo hace él. ¡ Felicitaciones!

[paulban]

Gracias por usted generoso comenta :)

[dpwmhs]

I have been playing that song for years and never heard the first part....beautiful!!

[paulban]

Hi, It's the verses to the song words as follows

I can't forget the night we met, how bright were stars above.

That precious memory lingers yet,when you declared your love.

And then you went away and now each night and day.

Chorus: I wonder why you keep me waiting, Charmaine, my Charmaine .......

Second verse:

You went away one dreary day, I knew you had to go.

Mid tears and cheers I heard you say "Charmaine I love you so"

Though old years turn to new, My heart keeps calling you

Regards Paul

[organvirtual]

Paul, I like your playing and arrangements. If you purchased the arrangement could you tell me where you bought it?

thanks for the music,

chuck

[paulban]

Hi Chuck,

Sorry, Everything I play is by ear, so no written score. I just listen to the original Mantovani recording and try to get somewhere near it.

Best Wishes and thanks, Paul

[wiesenblauer]

sei molto bravo,dolcissima

[paulban]

Lei è molto gentile. Ringraziar La!

[deluzon]

Thanks, you are very kind too! But I think a keyboard is a lot of metal and plastic and only when it is played it becomes an instrument. So, the credit goes fully to you! Ok, tomorrow I will record and upload my humble version. I have a clavinova.

[deluzon]

I wanted to post my own version but not anymore - you are so brilliant, I would look very poor. :-) Wonderful!!!!!!!!!!!!

[paulban]

Thanks, you're very kind but a great deal of the credit must go to the GN9's beautiful voicing.

You should post your version. YouTube is for everyone and it's for fun :)

Paul

[u1m39ozf]

Dit is een bijzonder mooi nummer zijn er nog meer.

[paulban]

Dank u. Klik op "Meer Van: paulban"

[u1m39ozf]

Een bijzonder mooi nummer

[AlenaJoi]

Wonderful! Thank you for sharing your wonderful gift with us. :-)

[rigeuer]

'I wonder why she keeps on eating chow mein, my chow mein'. Allan Sherman.

Yknow this is youTube's only version of this song other than Allan's medly with Vic & Dino.

Thanx.

[paulban]

Must admit to being a Mantovani addict. Saw him live on a couple of occasions - fantastic. I like Allan Sherman too :)

Paul

[Fariz79i]

Hi, paulban, what a nice song! Just want to know, did you read the notes or you just played it by your hearing? I do play organ too, but I'm good at hearing than reading.

Anyway Technics got the good sounds!

[paulban]

Hi Fariz,

Thanks for your kind comment. I have to tell you that all the music I play is by ear. My music reading is very bad ! Technics are the best !! It's sad they don't make them any more.

[menaceofsweden]

Hi Paul!

Yet another beautiful song. I remember that one from when I was young some eons back. If you continue with these songs I will probably start up my old Yamaha keyboard and try to figure out how to play once more.

Thanks

Dennis from Sweden

[paulban]

Thanks Dennis :) If I've encouraged you to enjoy playing again, I'm happy! I'm working on a couple more "stringy" things before I try some "wurlitzer" type cinema organ tunes.