My dad was a professional violinist and I practically grew up with Henry Mancini. Just hearing all these tunes transports me back into a safer, more civilized place in time, where the martinis were cold, you could smoke, and the music was always wonderful. Hats off too, to Leroy Anderson, who also made that period so very memorable for me. I remember it all.
My neighbor's mom used to have a little AM radio playing in the kitchen all day, and even as a young boy I was transfixed by the lush beauty of hearing such songs. It's more magic than music to me.
The subtlety and range of Mr. Cole's playing is what's the most striking. It's jazzy then schmaltzy then something else. It's so confident and full of personality. And the way he works the expression pedal, like a the end of phrases - well, nobody today can do that.
Jerry 3136..I hear you..I'm 64..and yes this is great music..i remember going to an Italian resturant , I was maybe 17 had a date and Mr. Lucky theme was playing..it's the real deal
Love this music it is timeless Mr Mancini was the very best of the best! God rest his soul he was an awsome composer The Best as far as I am conserned. Love the show this is my all time favorite song. Enjoyed his music every day of my life and at 64 thats a long time. Thanks for sharing this I will listen offten! David Ziegler
My Father, Buddy Cole, played the Hammond B3 organ solo on Henry Mancini's Mr. lucky, as well as keyboards on many other Mancini recordings. As a child I remember him bringing this home and playing it for us. After he died in 1964 I remember walking into a market, hearing it over the speakers and bursting into tears. For years, everytime this happened, in any store or elevator, I would react the same way. This is very nostalgic as it is quintessential Buddy Cole and classic Henry Mancini.
@euni1 God rest your father's soul. I was about 8 years old when I first heard this tune and it mightily impressed me. It is beautiful, melodious and elegant. It is one of the best pieces of music ever written and performed. Your dad's organ playing was superb and left the maximum impression on me. It truly is the lead instrument on this tune.
@euni1 Your father's contribution to this fantastic tune is amazing. I was a late elem. school kid when P.G aired, and I kept turning around during the action when tunes like "Fallout" would be playing and saying "This music is fantastic!" So as she was always doing, she brought home two 45s from Kroger's of all places! One had the "The Blues" (amazing) backed by something, and "Big Noise from Winnetka" backed by "Mr. Lucky". I wore them out.
@euni1 Your Fathers playing is awesome I have loved this song my whole Life and the Hammon B3 is the most wonderful organ ever good old tube power! Even though your Father is gone he still blesses people every time this song is played! I could listen to it endlessly.
@Kinseydsp I think it actually was a Thomas organ...probably not made anymore. Anyway, I love the sound. I used to play this great tune often when I was younger (in the '60s and '70s). Mancini did write some beautiful music. It's a shame what's happened to pop music. 30 to 40 years ago, today's stuff would have been derisively laughed at, and dismissed as the empty noise that it is.
@proudboomer Hi if you go to page two at bottom you will see a note from a person who's father Buddy Cole played the music for this song for Henry Mancini and they say Mr Cole played it on a Hammon B-3 which was a pure tube Organ. Thomas organs were also very good those days. This music is the music of my life. And you are so right the so called music today is nothing but pure noise! Thank God for this great old music from back in the day! Hope you had a great Thanksgiving.
@euni1 Everytime I hear your Dad play this song on the Hammon B- 3 I thank God for his great talent. I hope you read this as your father is a hero to me May God Always rest and Bless his soul!!!
I recall this song being the theme for a local late Saturday evening movie each week. But more so, my mother who played this song off of an LP album on a stereo playe. I recall listening to so many of the various songs she played of her record collection. When I listen to this song, it brings back many fond memories of my late mother and those precious times spent with her during my young childhood. Thank you for posting this so I could take a moment to think about those days..
I just hate the term "easy listening." It seems like it's always meant as a put-down. Henry Mancini's melodies are beautiful listening, in my book. He was gifted at capturing a mood, an emotion, a feeling.
@LWOPP I don't like the term 'easy listening' either. This is far more profound and beautiful than the things they present as easy listening which to me is just that 'light-weight' so-called jazz. This is too cool and beautiful for me to classify....it just speaks for itself. : )
Sounds veeery mid-50s to early 60s. I alwys liked how these compos' organ and winds would mimic the city sounds of car horns, street scenes, and carnival organ rifts. It gives a uniquely New York city flavor of an era that is now bygone.
@bangfarang Thank You! Coherent and well expressed.There are some individuals who to this very day prefer to goosestep than to waltz in time with normal society. Hmm, what blunders of the 20th century should we refer to? Two examples come to mind, or the more recent fledgling attempts by David Duke to advance with a significant political career. These notions and aspirations are archaic and foolish, jumping affiliations to get his foot in the door and masquerading with legitimacy.
My Hammond Organ teacher was pushing this piece on us in the early-sixties, it didnt take then being far too sophisticated for me as a 5to10 year old and I failed to aooreciate this great composition at the immature age. Ironically and tragically our Hammond B3 and "H" burned to ashes in the fire of '93 in Laguna Beach. Iv'e learned to play it now years later and realized it would've been impossible back then anyway. Mancini had large hands. Its really a stretch to cover these chords.
a wonderful piece from the Grand Master himself. The Hammond B-3 organ is the perfect instrument to blend with the orchestra and strings. Class act all the way!
jazzbuff, where in today's world did you find a jukebox with such classics, I think I would have probably drank and stayed there for hours, for me a Manhatten soft witha good cigar.
Now this is music, it stays with you whever you may go, it wiil never go out of style, thank god for my age of 64 to have lived and still enjoy this music of my life, it's two people at dinner with candlelight, wine, and love in their eyes
I'm 50, and have dug this kind of music since I was a kid. I was at a cocktail lounge last night, and someone had flooded the jukebox with Henry Mancini, Nelson Riddle, Nat King Cole, Percy Faith, Liberace, Louis Prima, etc. I finally felt like a real grown-up, if you know what I'm saying. The martini I was drinking suddenly seemed less of a prop, and totally proper,
@jerry3136 Jerry I totally agree with you this is real music with meaning a special date a special place completely old school, I too am 64 and those were the days. Dave Z
This song was my 'bedtime' music. 1958, 1959, somewhere in there. When that TV show came on and I after enjoyed the theme song I was expected to go to bed. As we did back then there was no argument or backtalk. We did what we were told and that was OK. No problems, all was well. I want to go back.
Oh Henry! Mr. Suave & Debonair. Loved this melody from his Greatest Hits 8 track,which I wore out in High School in '73-'75. Man, what talent ! No wonder he's sought to score so many films&TV shows (my favorites Pink Panther & Hatari & Moon River). What would Andy Williams' career have been like without Moon River & Days of Wine&Roses. We all have H.M. to thank for so many hours of entertainment & enjoyment. I read recently that Mr. Mancini played & wrote for Glenn Miller's original band. WOW!
@macvolkswagon I think most people would agree movies are much better today. For one thing, they are in color (duh) and there's way more action. Have you even seen any of the Pirates of the Carribean or Lord of the Rings films?
There WERE some good soundtracks in the 60's though. That's why my band decided to update and improve the Mancini's "Theme from Peter Gunn". Check out our new video if you want to try a more modern approach.
First, color movies go back to the 1930's. Second, movies back then didn't have to depend on "action" to make them good. They had excellent actors who loved their craft more than their celebrity and excellent writers and other professional technicians who didn't need to rely upon special effects in order to carry the movie. Yes, movies WERE MUCH BETTER back then than they are today. DUH!!
You think you can "improve" upon Henry Mancini's Peter Gunn theme? I don't think so!
@sandiegutthedog Whew, how do these old people keep getting on youtube? First of all, special effects are what movies worth watching. What would "Transformers" be without crazy huge robots? Hey Pops, you best get with the program and start embracing the technology. We're gonna be wearing space suits soon!
As for the comment about my band's new "Peter Gunn" video, your're obviously just jealous of the fact that we've got a kick ass band.
That's true, was surprised to hear he played in Glenn Miller's band at first, then started composing for himself. What a genius talent to write so many favorites. Definitely part of America's fabric. So much talent ! My gosh, Moon River alone is a lifetime accomplishment, which helped launch Andy Williams' Billion $ career. But wait, he went on to write Baby Elephant Walk AND the Pink Panther Theme !! WOW !! Long live Henry !
I loved this so much when I was a girl that I got the album for my birthday or Christmas when I was in 6th grade. Still love it....it reminds me of when adults were elegant and sophisticated.
@evporretta You mean when they actually grew up? What's wrong with Lindsay & Paris & Brittany & Whitney? Wait a minute. Where did you say we're going & why are we in this hand basket? God help us all.
One of the best, and, I feel humbled to say, written for one of my late mother's dearest friend's shows, the late John Vivyan as "Mr. Lucky." He never obtained great stardom, but he was DDG. It boggles my mind when I think of the body of music that the incredible Mr. Mancini has left behind! Can any of us think of one song or soundtrack that hits a bad note? "Moon River," "Peter Gunn," "Pink Panther," "Theme from Romeo and Juliet," and "The Thorn Birds."
i firstheard this on a car radio, while driving through a snowy lancaster pa. country side, the music perfectly matched the scenery asonlymancini could do-- i never tireof hearing it, one of my favorites
I found a version by Sarah Vaugh on jazzysbag so just put in the search bag
Mr. Lucky Sarah Vaughan or vice versa. It's really cool and set to a Bossa Nova beat, sounds really 50 and 60 ish. I love Ms. Vaughan whose now passed on. Great singer. So peace and a great week.
@Fanoulita Yes there have been a few people who have sang them that I know of. I also have the lyrics if you would like or look a few pages back and you will find them. I wrote them out to a lady that was just like me long ago, I wanted them until I heard them sang and never ever forget, they are so simple and beautiful. Peace.
@9876543217303 They call me lucky...... you and I Lucky girl, Lucky guy When you hold my hand or touch my cheek..... I know I'm on a lifetime Lucky streak A Lucky rainbow Lights the sky When we kiss When we sigh They call me Lucky Mr. Lucky Guy But darling, so am I I will find the song and link it to you. But aren't those dreamy lyrics? I sing it all the time lol :D
There's very little in my musical sense, much better than this. Epitome of class, style, cool sophistication. The Hammond sends me....yes it does. Mr. Mancini woos me. I just have to drop in and listen.......
Such glory! Here's a guy, Hauptsturmfuhrer, whose channel trumpets the glory of the white race and who writes "todays composures" here. "And," not but.
I do a lot of writing about the decline of civilization, but I maintain a healthy respect for people of as many colors as this planet has. There's no need to make enemies on the basis of color. Creed, yes, not color.
If there's something you don't understand, Haupt, you can ask questions, you know. In the meantime, the civilized of the Earth are not gravitating to David Duke.
"Learn better"? I'm sorry to say that only the dim are so presumptuous. But this is off the subject of this site, and I will desist.
@bangfarang Are you on medication? Dropping acid? Shrooms? What you have written is the most ridiculous BS I have ever read. Why don't you keep a diary, and write how you feel - that way no one else can read your utter nonsense!
All innuendo, no detail, Kara. That is not the way intelligence works. If you have something to say, say it. If you care to be influential on a point, don't just gasp about how irrational someone whom you disagree with is.
@ lms264t - Thanks for the info about the Buddy Cole Hammond! That is the icing on this beautiful cake! I can't stop hitting Replay! And when the Hammond breaks in at 1:05 - it sends me into outer space! Fred ;-)
Thanks so much for posting this! We played the entire Mr. Lucky theme and all the other music (such as "The March of the Que Balls") in my high school band. I just bought the Peter Gunn CD from Amazon last week, but can't find a Mr. Lucky CD. Thanks again, this is beautiful.
As I listen to this, and "Peter Gunn" from the same period, I have to wonder if Nelson Riddle's fascination with the Hammond organ shortly thereafter wasn't at least partially inspired by what Mancini was doing with it...
There may have been more than one singer who sang this song but Sarah Vaughn was one of those that sang it. Hope this helps. The lyrics are really pretty too.
@dianejahoda They call us lucky, you and I Lucky girl, lucky guy When you take my hands and touch my cheek I know I'm on a lifetime lucky streak A lucky rainbow lights the sky When we kiss, when we sigh They say you're lucky Mr. Lucky guy But darling, so am I *also google up Sarah and put in Mr. Lucky *Aren't those dreamy lyrics!
Have loved this theme for decades! Used to play this on the piano to warm up my fingers. The piano version DOES get your fingers warmed up very quickly!
Music wasn't an evolutionary requisite. So we are damned lucky to have it. And then, can you imagine life without Irving Berlin, George Gershwin, and Hank Mancini? Sometimes, especially when I want to retreat from today's Earthly horrors, I think music IS the world.
This theme is not only likely the best of Mancini's creations, it may be my favorite of all tunes produced in the United States since 1920 or so. When I wonder what the U.S. will most be remembered for, pieces like this score high
He isn'g forgotten.. I've always loved him. His music was breezy, sweet and brought both joy and a little sadness. That was the beauty and this is definitely my pick. I used to wait for the show to hear this.
Nothing like the tv series in this era. Looked forward to this show, Peter Gunn and tv in general for this time. Nothing today comes close to. Great music made for those shows. Thank you so much for posting.
Oh I remember hearing this as a kid, my late parents had a huge collection of records..they played on the combo color tv/stereo..a huge contraption that about the size of a coffin..anyway.. I love this song...it reminds me of my youth..and makes me realise how much I miss my parents and that era.. Thanks for putting this up.
Takes me back to the days of the radio playing this, in Mom's kitchen, tuned to WPAT out of NYC...it was the Golden Age of being a kid...
ronetteloverz 1 week ago
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Great song...Great lyrics:
They call us lucky, you and I. Lucky girl, lucky guy.
When you take my hand, or touch my cheek, I know
I'm on a lifetime lucky streak.
A lucky rainbow lights the sky, when we kiss, when we sigh.
They say I'm lucky, They say you're lucky,
mister lucky guy, mister lucky guy,
and you're the reason why, but darling, so am I.
ronetteloverz 1 week ago
...Its like you're dreamily cruising on some fabulous trip through an enchanted wonderland!
OlymPigs2010 1 week ago in playlist Favorite videos
Put me back in a 409 Chevy cruising Pottstown Listening to this Great song!
Kinseydsp 1 month ago
My dad was a professional violinist and I practically grew up with Henry Mancini. Just hearing all these tunes transports me back into a safer, more civilized place in time, where the martinis were cold, you could smoke, and the music was always wonderful. Hats off too, to Leroy Anderson, who also made that period so very memorable for me. I remember it all.
SueStraka 1 month ago
I just can't hear Buddy Cole Play this great Mancini song enough! What a song what a man playing it!
Kinseydsp 1 month ago
I can never hear this enough,love Buddy Coles Hammon B-3 organ playing of this!!
Kinseydsp 1 month ago
Christmas eve 2011 and nothing sounds better then this, a trip back in time!
Kinseydsp 1 month ago
My favorite among the greats of the 60's. They don't make them like that anymore. Nelson Riddle was another.
JBC814 1 month ago
My neighbor's mom used to have a little AM radio playing in the kitchen all day, and even as a young boy I was transfixed by the lush beauty of hearing such songs. It's more magic than music to me.
ranran19701 1 month ago
WHAT A song what a show all I can say is Awesome!!! So much better back in the day!!
Kinseydsp 1 month ago
@Kinseydsp life was better back then...
diane6135 1 month ago
Everytime I listen to this it fills my heart with joy and brings back sweet memories! God bless buddy cole for his playing of this!
Kinseydsp 1 month ago
Love this theme... Love all Mancini's themes, actually. We miss him.
Caladobo 1 month ago
grande maestro H.Mancini, maravilha de musica como tantas outras que ele nos
deixou, gravadas para nossas recordações.
vanderforte 2 months ago
The subtlety and range of Mr. Cole's playing is what's the most striking. It's jazzy then schmaltzy then something else. It's so confident and full of personality. And the way he works the expression pedal, like a the end of phrases - well, nobody today can do that.
garagebad 2 months ago
Jerry 3136..I hear you..I'm 64..and yes this is great music..i remember going to an Italian resturant , I was maybe 17 had a date and Mr. Lucky theme was playing..it's the real deal
lnefouse 2 months ago
too bad for this generation all they have is hip hop and rap..
PAULME2 2 months ago
Love this music it is timeless Mr Mancini was the very best of the best! God rest his soul he was an awsome composer The Best as far as I am conserned. Love the show this is my all time favorite song. Enjoyed his music every day of my life and at 64 thats a long time. Thanks for sharing this I will listen offten! David Ziegler
Kinseydsp 3 months ago
Thank you for your lovely comment
euni1 3 months ago
mr lucky was originally a movie with cary grant and lorraine day i believe. the television show came later. magnificent music. mancini always is!
pelicansroost0 3 months ago
Words don't describe how much I love this song!!!!! First heard it in Music Class Love u for posting this!
gigfip 3 months ago
I now have my Grandmother's Hammond Concorde. Don't make them like this any more.
Nonnie1g4b 4 months ago
So sad that there isn't music like this today. We lived in a great generation of musical artists back then............
TheDiscoDays 5 months ago
My Father, Buddy Cole, played the Hammond B3 organ solo on Henry Mancini's Mr. lucky, as well as keyboards on many other Mancini recordings. As a child I remember him bringing this home and playing it for us. After he died in 1964 I remember walking into a market, hearing it over the speakers and bursting into tears. For years, everytime this happened, in any store or elevator, I would react the same way. This is very nostalgic as it is quintessential Buddy Cole and classic Henry Mancini.
euni1 5 months ago
@euni1 God rest your father's soul. I was about 8 years old when I first heard this tune and it mightily impressed me. It is beautiful, melodious and elegant. It is one of the best pieces of music ever written and performed. Your dad's organ playing was superb and left the maximum impression on me. It truly is the lead instrument on this tune.
kitthevideoman 3 months ago
@euni1 Your father's contribution to this fantastic tune is amazing. I was a late elem. school kid when P.G aired, and I kept turning around during the action when tunes like "Fallout" would be playing and saying "This music is fantastic!" So as she was always doing, she brought home two 45s from Kroger's of all places! One had the "The Blues" (amazing) backed by something, and "Big Noise from Winnetka" backed by "Mr. Lucky". I wore them out.
redhairedlad 3 months ago
@euni1 Your Fathers playing is awesome I have loved this song my whole Life and the Hammon B3 is the most wonderful organ ever good old tube power! Even though your Father is gone he still blesses people every time this song is played! I could listen to it endlessly.
Kinseydsp 2 months ago
@Kinseydsp I think it actually was a Thomas organ...probably not made anymore. Anyway, I love the sound. I used to play this great tune often when I was younger (in the '60s and '70s). Mancini did write some beautiful music. It's a shame what's happened to pop music. 30 to 40 years ago, today's stuff would have been derisively laughed at, and dismissed as the empty noise that it is.
proudboomer 2 months ago
@proudboomer Hi if you go to page two at bottom you will see a note from a person who's father Buddy Cole played the music for this song for Henry Mancini and they say Mr Cole played it on a Hammon B-3 which was a pure tube Organ. Thomas organs were also very good those days. This music is the music of my life. And you are so right the so called music today is nothing but pure noise! Thank God for this great old music from back in the day! Hope you had a great Thanksgiving.
Kinseydsp 2 months ago
@euni1 Everytime I hear your Dad play this song on the Hammon B- 3 I thank God for his great talent. I hope you read this as your father is a hero to me May God Always rest and Bless his soul!!!
Kinseydsp 1 month ago
Screw the propaganda ad that precedes this video!!
trp3141592 5 months ago
Mr. Mancini is just TOO damn cool, okay? Yep, the tune is just plain breathtaking. Thanx for posting this gem....
princesscandy30 5 months ago
I recall this song being the theme for a local late Saturday evening movie each week. But more so, my mother who played this song off of an LP album on a stereo playe. I recall listening to so many of the various songs she played of her record collection. When I listen to this song, it brings back many fond memories of my late mother and those precious times spent with her during my young childhood. Thank you for posting this so I could take a moment to think about those days..
MarvinMarine 5 months ago
The late Buddy Cole on the Hammond B-3 organ.
MrMKH2010 5 months ago
nice and smooth
mkccllc 6 months ago
Great theme with the mighty Hammond B3 organ!
tallpaul521 6 months ago
After not hearing this for a while, it's riveting to hear it. So beautiful it cuts into the soul....beautifully.
boomerang905 7 months ago
For some strange reason, I was 2 years old and heard this music at Dodger Stadium in 1959. I was just a baby at a baseball game.
xxchinookxx 8 months ago
@xxchinookxx You couldn't have heard it at Dodger Stadium then,because it wasn't built until 1962.
ImDavidGurney 5 months ago
I was a baby to really remember...Remember?
xxchinookxx 5 months ago
too bad all the great composers have passed away, but great their music lives on
LIN11831 8 months ago 3
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That is for sure.
GONBEIFUKUDA 1 month ago
I just hate the term "easy listening." It seems like it's always meant as a put-down. Henry Mancini's melodies are beautiful listening, in my book. He was gifted at capturing a mood, an emotion, a feeling.
LWOPP 8 months ago 2
@LWOPP I don't like the term 'easy listening' either. This is far more profound and beautiful than the things they present as easy listening which to me is just that 'light-weight' so-called jazz. This is too cool and beautiful for me to classify....it just speaks for itself. : )
boomerang905 7 months ago
Sounds veeery mid-50s to early 60s. I alwys liked how these compos' organ and winds would mimic the city sounds of car horns, street scenes, and carnival organ rifts. It gives a uniquely New York city flavor of an era that is now bygone.
Atomank68 8 months ago
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@Atomank68 thumbs up. Well said!
boomerang905 2 months ago
I can actually imagine Fred Estare dancing to this. Mancini new how to set the mood!
bermudaguy1 8 months ago
Thanks for posting this wonderful tune! Mancini...pure genius! I like the theater organ and superb horn section.
HunterMann 8 months ago
Just heard this cue being used in HBO's documentary about producer / concert promoter Jerry Weintraub. Alas, too young to remember the TV show...
hibob418 9 months ago
check out the scores at the
sounds and scores" book
amazing stuff
DrArnonPalty 9 months ago
Another great Mancini number....as good as Peter Gunn!
BrentAW100 9 months ago
Such a delightful, breezy, swaying, roller skating, piece composed by our dear Henry.....
floralflairbyshar2 9 months ago
THE BEST OF TV THEME SIONGS
LIN11831 10 months ago
@bangfarang Thank You! Coherent and well expressed.There are some individuals who to this very day prefer to goosestep than to waltz in time with normal society. Hmm, what blunders of the 20th century should we refer to? Two examples come to mind, or the more recent fledgling attempts by David Duke to advance with a significant political career. These notions and aspirations are archaic and foolish, jumping affiliations to get his foot in the door and masquerading with legitimacy.
mistressofaminer 10 months ago
My Hammond Organ teacher was pushing this piece on us in the early-sixties, it didnt take then being far too sophisticated for me as a 5to10 year old and I failed to aooreciate this great composition at the immature age. Ironically and tragically our Hammond B3 and "H" burned to ashes in the fire of '93 in Laguna Beach. Iv'e learned to play it now years later and realized it would've been impossible back then anyway. Mancini had large hands. Its really a stretch to cover these chords.
mistressofaminer 10 months ago
Another piece of gorgeous Nelson Riddle music.
beatricebordercollie 11 months ago
@beatricebordercollie Mr. Lucky was composed by Henry Mancini, not Nelson Riddle.
sandiegotrojandawg 10 months ago
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sandiegotrojandawg 10 months ago
@beatricebordercollie - Uhh. . .make that Henry Mancini. But the music is gorgeous!
WSenator1 6 months ago
a wonderful piece from the Grand Master himself. The Hammond B-3 organ is the perfect instrument to blend with the orchestra and strings. Class act all the way!
mastervirage 11 months ago
jazzbuff, where in today's world did you find a jukebox with such classics, I think I would have probably drank and stayed there for hours, for me a Manhatten soft witha good cigar.
jerry3136 11 months ago
Now this is music, it stays with you whever you may go, it wiil never go out of style, thank god for my age of 64 to have lived and still enjoy this music of my life, it's two people at dinner with candlelight, wine, and love in their eyes
jerry3136 1 year ago 18
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I'm 50, and have dug this kind of music since I was a kid. I was at a cocktail lounge last night, and someone had flooded the jukebox with Henry Mancini, Nelson Riddle, Nat King Cole, Percy Faith, Liberace, Louis Prima, etc. I finally felt like a real grown-up, if you know what I'm saying. The martini I was drinking suddenly seemed less of a prop, and totally proper,
jazzbuff630 11 months ago
@jerry3136 Jerry I totally agree with you this is real music with meaning a special date a special place completely old school, I too am 64 and those were the days. Dave Z
Kinseydsp 2 months ago
This song was my 'bedtime' music. 1958, 1959, somewhere in there. When that TV show came on and I after enjoyed the theme song I was expected to go to bed. As we did back then there was no argument or backtalk. We did what we were told and that was OK. No problems, all was well. I want to go back.
67rml 1 year ago 2
The incomparable Buudy Cole on the the Hammond B3.
MrMKH2010 1 year ago
Mr. Mancini = king of coolness
MrDasher01 1 year ago
Not only beautiful, elegant, and tasteful....but very very classy .
williamg2552 1 year ago
I've only ever heard Vince Guaraldi's version of this (which is great, btw), but this version is great.
johlt 1 year ago
Oh Henry! Mr. Suave & Debonair. Loved this melody from his Greatest Hits 8 track,which I wore out in High School in '73-'75. Man, what talent ! No wonder he's sought to score so many films&TV shows (my favorites Pink Panther & Hatari & Moon River). What would Andy Williams' career have been like without Moon River & Days of Wine&Roses. We all have H.M. to thank for so many hours of entertainment & enjoyment. I read recently that Mr. Mancini played & wrote for Glenn Miller's original band. WOW!
StevieB1362 1 year ago
60s movies, in addition to having great actors and plots also had the best music/soundtracks.
vaadaenmacchi 1 year ago
@macvolkswagon I think most people would agree movies are much better today. For one thing, they are in color (duh) and there's way more action. Have you even seen any of the Pirates of the Carribean or Lord of the Rings films?
There WERE some good soundtracks in the 60's though. That's why my band decided to update and improve the Mancini's "Theme from Peter Gunn". Check out our new video if you want to try a more modern approach.
number1covers 1 year ago
@number1covers
First, color movies go back to the 1930's. Second, movies back then didn't have to depend on "action" to make them good. They had excellent actors who loved their craft more than their celebrity and excellent writers and other professional technicians who didn't need to rely upon special effects in order to carry the movie. Yes, movies WERE MUCH BETTER back then than they are today. DUH!!
You think you can "improve" upon Henry Mancini's Peter Gunn theme? I don't think so!
sandiegotrojandawg 1 year ago 2
@sandiegutthedog Whew, how do these old people keep getting on youtube? First of all, special effects are what movies worth watching. What would "Transformers" be without crazy huge robots? Hey Pops, you best get with the program and start embracing the technology. We're gonna be wearing space suits soon!
As for the comment about my band's new "Peter Gunn" video, your're obviously just jealous of the fact that we've got a kick ass band.
number1saxophone 1 year ago
@vaadaenmacchi Oops, the new Peter Gunn video is at THIS page ("number1saxophone").
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ISHARAMALIKA 1 year ago
Henry Mancini was genius......beautful mind.
MICKEYSMONKEY 1 year ago 2
Beautiful and awesome composer, orchestra conductor and arranger. Beautiful arrangements thanks for posting. Awesome organ too!
chenwenhua2269 1 year ago
This is Mr. Lucky song I told you about. It's pretty mellow except the organ grinding. Looooooooooooooooooove !
StevieB1362 1 year ago
@StevieB1362 TOTALLY AGREE...BAN THOSE HAMMOND ORGANS1
txcormorant 1 year ago
@txcormorant Y bann hammond organs???...u must xplain...
lanigirod 1 year ago
@lanigirod ..PERHAPS NOT A HAMMOND..BUT SOME KIND OF ORGAN INTRUDING A BEAUTIFUL ARRANGEMENT.
txcormorant 1 year ago
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JTHEJUDGE 1 year ago
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JTHEJUDGE 1 year ago
That's true, was surprised to hear he played in Glenn Miller's band at first, then started composing for himself. What a genius talent to write so many favorites. Definitely part of America's fabric. So much talent ! My gosh, Moon River alone is a lifetime accomplishment, which helped launch Andy Williams' Billion $ career. But wait, he went on to write Baby Elephant Walk AND the Pink Panther Theme !! WOW !! Long live Henry !
StevieB1362 1 year ago
I loved this so much when I was a girl that I got the album for my birthday or Christmas when I was in 6th grade. Still love it....it reminds me of when adults were elegant and sophisticated.
evporretta 1 year ago
@evporretta You mean when they actually grew up? What's wrong with Lindsay & Paris & Brittany & Whitney? Wait a minute. Where did you say we're going & why are we in this hand basket? God help us all.
StevieB1362 1 year ago
One of the best, and, I feel humbled to say, written for one of my late mother's dearest friend's shows, the late John Vivyan as "Mr. Lucky." He never obtained great stardom, but he was DDG. It boggles my mind when I think of the body of music that the incredible Mr. Mancini has left behind! Can any of us think of one song or soundtrack that hits a bad note? "Moon River," "Peter Gunn," "Pink Panther," "Theme from Romeo and Juliet," and "The Thorn Birds."
TheCoddlefish 1 year ago
Anyone know who was the personnel in this magnificent orchestra??? An all-time classic!!! Probably the most elegant music Mr. M. created!!!
chetnet 1 year ago
@chetnet I know that the organist was Buddy Cole.
56Packman 1 year ago
As a kid in the 60s I loved rock but at the same time you couldn't not love Mancini.
He transended. And still does. Brilliant.
koscina5 1 year ago
@koscina5 I identify with that totally. I was a kid in the 60s and was crazy about other music forms but how could anyone not see the beauty in this?
9876543217303 1 year ago
I liked this theme song better than the show. Mancini was the best!
MingnonDunn 1 year ago
great classic 60's song. I enjoyed the music as much as the TV series (maybe more).
25thInf69 1 year ago
i firstheard this on a car radio, while driving through a snowy lancaster pa. country side, the music perfectly matched the scenery asonlymancini could do-- i never tireof hearing it, one of my favorites
jvmoley 1 year ago
there will never be a henry mancini again.
diane6135 1 year ago
The late great Buddy Cole on Hammond organ.
521wurlitzer 1 year ago
The early 60's was an era completely unknown to most of you, but, remote as it is, this evokes the urbane world wearyness perfectly.
tonygumbrell22 1 year ago
Ahh
I read that book
Eric and Mocrambe
British Humour at its best
y512516 1 year ago
That tune came out in the spring of 1960, and also was the theme song for the TV show, Mr. Lucky during that season.
tbear4pa 1 year ago
I found a version by Sarah Vaugh on jazzysbag so just put in the search bag
Mr. Lucky Sarah Vaughan or vice versa. It's really cool and set to a Bossa Nova beat, sounds really 50 and 60 ish. I love Ms. Vaughan whose now passed on. Great singer. So peace and a great week.
9876543217303 1 year ago
Lush, full, sophisticated, inspiring. Mancini was incredible.
kaimerica 1 year ago 2
Does anyone know if this has ever been recorded with song and lyrics?
Fanoulita 1 year ago
@Fanoulita Yes there have been a few people who have sang them that I know of. I also have the lyrics if you would like or look a few pages back and you will find them. I wrote them out to a lady that was just like me long ago, I wanted them until I heard them sang and never ever forget, they are so simple and beautiful. Peace.
9876543217303 1 year ago
@9876543217303
Oh thank you very much! Is it possible to link me to these versions?
I'd appreciate it if you could also send me the lyrics!
FlowerinthePocket 1 year ago
9876543217303 1 year ago
This theme just screams early 1960s.
swami1 1 year ago
This tune somehow expresses much of what I think a life is.
BINKIE2000 1 year ago
YES!
rabmusic 1 year ago
I've always loved this song. It's soooo Mancini! Beautiful melody and beautifully arranged. Thanks for posting!
sandiegotrojandawg 1 year ago 11
I have loved this song since I was a little girl. Henry Mancini was truly gifted as an artist, and composer!
KaraMurphee 1 year ago 2
Klok How about that organ. Now, that's what it should sound like! My older brother had a triple decker Hammond. Boy, did I love that thing.
TheElissaS 1 year ago
That's my life right there - the hopes the sadness
BINKIE2000 1 year ago
There's very little in my musical sense, much better than this. Epitome of class, style, cool sophistication. The Hammond sends me....yes it does. Mr. Mancini woos me. I just have to drop in and listen.......
9876543217303 1 year ago 2
Obviously Mancini had more talent in one fingernail than a stadium full of todays composures would.
TheHauptsturmfuhrer 1 year ago
Such glory! Here's a guy, Hauptsturmfuhrer, whose channel trumpets the glory of the white race and who writes "todays composures" here. "And," not but.
I do a lot of writing about the decline of civilization, but I maintain a healthy respect for people of as many colors as this planet has. There's no need to make enemies on the basis of color. Creed, yes, not color.
bangfarang 1 year ago
@bangfarang
When you grow up you'll learn better,hopefully ;and maybe even be able to write a coherent sentence too.
TheHauptsturmfuhrer 1 year ago
If there's something you don't understand, Haupt, you can ask questions, you know. In the meantime, the civilized of the Earth are not gravitating to David Duke.
"Learn better"? I'm sorry to say that only the dim are so presumptuous. But this is off the subject of this site, and I will desist.
bangfarang 1 year ago
@bangfarang Are you on medication? Dropping acid? Shrooms? What you have written is the most ridiculous BS I have ever read. Why don't you keep a diary, and write how you feel - that way no one else can read your utter nonsense!
KaraMurphee 1 year ago
All innuendo, no detail, Kara. That is not the way intelligence works. If you have something to say, say it. If you care to be influential on a point, don't just gasp about how irrational someone whom you disagree with is.
bangfarang 1 year ago
This evokes a time when men wore hats and women wore gloves.
tallpaul521 1 year ago
some great b-3
mynameismic 1 year ago
Just bought the Mr. Lucky Mancini CD from Amazon! Love it so much - Romance comes alive with this music! Makes me want to dance! Thanks for posting!
Eveningsong 1 year ago
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reloadfmradio 1 year ago
I watched Peter Gun and Mr. Lucky just to hear the music.
mortygwhiz 1 year ago
@KLOKFXR - "What you said!" Amen
MrTwinclarinets 1 year ago
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@ lms264t - Thanks for the info about the Buddy Cole Hammond! That is the icing on this beautiful cake! I can't stop hitting Replay! And when the Hammond breaks in at 1:05 - it sends me into outer space! Fred ;-)
MrTwinclarinets 1 year ago
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MrTwinclarinets 1 year ago
Thanks so much for posting this! We played the entire Mr. Lucky theme and all the other music (such as "The March of the Que Balls") in my high school band. I just bought the Peter Gunn CD from Amazon last week, but can't find a Mr. Lucky CD. Thanks again, this is beautiful.
Fred
MrTwinclarinets 1 year ago
Where did you find out that Andamo is based on a character Ross played in Peter Gunn?? I never knew that!
MommaApple 1 year ago
Feelin' it...
rabmusic 1 year ago
Absolutely delish music, nothing compares to it today!!! Classic 50's style!!!
414rainbow 2 years ago 9
I agree with all the comments.
heru1966 2 years ago 2
The late great Buddy Cole on the Hammond B-3
lms264t 2 years ago
...Its like they used Spector's "Wall of Sound" technique on this song because its so "Intense"!!!
OlymPigs2010 2 years ago
@OlymPigs2010 Spector brought arranging techniques used in "grown up music" to rock-pop, Hell Wagner was writing "wall of sound" operas in the 1800s.
56Packman 1 year ago
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OlymPigs2010 1 year ago
This is beautiful, elegant, tasteful. What we now hear, in 2010, on popular radio seems so uninspired, it's depressing!
zahdio 2 years ago 35
@zahdio I agree a hundred and one percent. They don't make music like this anymore,
bebmc 1 year ago
@zahdio Exactly. Remember that brash, rough, vulgar Peter Gunn Theme? Even when we got "down & dirty", it was still G-rated.
StevieB1362 1 year ago
@zahdio Great Jass. Inspiring, not mind numbing.
MrLEO1942 1 year ago
@zahdio I always thought Mancini had a "glowing" sound to his music. Its haunting.
paulkrules1 1 year ago 2
@zahdio DONT YOU DARE COMPARE MUSIC BACK THEN TO NOW
SoloxWalkaz 11 months ago
Flat-out outstanding. Takes me back to cold winter nights as a kid in Ohio. I think the show came on on Saturday nights.
Purrturbed 2 years ago 4
French horns. Hammond organ. Strings. Orchestral bells. They just couldn't do it like this again if they tried! How cool.
pronsoby 2 years ago 7
oooo.....so retro...so vintage...so fantastic..=)
wainoris 2 years ago 5
Suave sophistication written in a time when people appreciated the finer things in music.
amalfi348 2 years ago 33
@amalfi348 so true:)
sexymama1966 2 years ago
@amalfi348 Yes indeed. Conjures up images of stylish '60s jet setters.
ladrinski9 1 year ago
@amalfi348 and the blacks knew their place! those were the days!
supdawg9999999 1 year ago
@supdawg9999999 That's a sad statement. I'll only wish the best for you.
hunter48820 1 year ago
Just excellent...
sgtlzy 2 years ago 2
This is sweet!
Oranj Syphonette does an absolutely awesome cover too
FortunaFortesJuvat 2 years ago
Mancini...huge.
antonietto1 2 years ago 3
@antonietto1 and deep,wide,unlimited!
turnaroundphraseNY 2 years ago
As I listen to this, and "Peter Gunn" from the same period, I have to wonder if Nelson Riddle's fascination with the Hammond organ shortly thereafter wasn't at least partially inspired by what Mancini was doing with it...
tuxguys 2 years ago 2
Have this on tape from 1996
generationll 2 years ago
Does anyone know the female singer who sang the Mr. Lucky Theme song?
dkriese 2 years ago
@dkriese
There may have been more than one singer who sang this song but Sarah Vaughn was one of those that sang it. Hope this helps. The lyrics are really pretty too.
9876543217303 2 years ago
Where can I get the lyrics sung by Sarah Vaughn? Thanks
dianejahoda 1 year ago
9876543217303 1 year ago
Coolest song ever, when thinking of cool, it is it. Thks. Hank!
TheCondon1 2 years ago 2
Have loved this theme for decades! Used to play this on the piano to warm up my fingers. The piano version DOES get your fingers warmed up very quickly!
WSenator1 2 years ago
Music wasn't an evolutionary requisite. So we are damned lucky to have it. And then, can you imagine life without Irving Berlin, George Gershwin, and Hank Mancini? Sometimes, especially when I want to retreat from today's Earthly horrors, I think music IS the world.
This theme is not only likely the best of Mancini's creations, it may be my favorite of all tunes produced in the United States since 1920 or so. When I wonder what the U.S. will most be remembered for, pieces like this score high
bangfarang 2 years ago 3
Some insightful words. I've always wondered why/how music and rhythm is programmed in us and is now so necessary.
dirtyjett 2 years ago
♫...♫♪...♫♪ ♫...♫♪...♫♪...
SmoothMusicMexico 2 years ago 3
hip, melodic, suave. Mr. Lucky -- the song, the guy. Mancini is brilliant.
aucksmix 2 years ago 5
Hey ronettesloverz-thanks for the reply with the lyrics. Love the song even more now. Berst regards
seledge 2 years ago
Wonderful!!!
Mamasan41 2 years ago
Mancini seemed almost to be taken for granted during his lifetime. Perhaps History will be kinder to him.
oakmont9 2 years ago 4
He isn'g forgotten.. I've always loved him. His music was breezy, sweet and brought both joy and a little sadness. That was the beauty and this is definitely my pick. I used to wait for the show to hear this.
9876543217303 2 years ago 3
Nothing like the tv series in this era. Looked forward to this show, Peter Gunn and tv in general for this time. Nothing today comes close to. Great music made for those shows. Thank you so much for posting.
dwtslvr 2 years ago 4
Reminds me of the good old days when we used to have a pop/standards station in the San Francicsco bay area.
emerytownblues 2 years ago
Yup and the station's format wa replaced with AIR AMERICA...a left wing liberal puke spewing embarrassment of a talk radio
KLOKFXR 2 years ago
Oh I remember hearing this as a kid, my late parents had a huge collection of records..they played on the combo color tv/stereo..a huge contraption that about the size of a coffin..anyway.. I love this song...it reminds me of my youth..and makes me realise how much I miss my parents and that era.. Thanks for putting this up.
herasfolly 2 years ago 3
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Wildtch 2 years ago