(Music Video) Billy Murray - Pretty Baby (1916)

[SanAndreasVagos]

this is such a happy and cheerful song...bravo

[rockybrazil1]

It was really the Belle Epoque. Architecture, music, people,fashion... What happened to mankind?

[GekkoKamen]

@rockybrazil1 The First World War happened... : (

[DrCassiel]

Thanks! really from the botom of my soul, thanks!!!!

[handal1973]

When women were WOMEN !!!!

[bubbamittens]

@handal1973 Women are still women.

[Gromorionkar]

@handal1973 "Gurls" nowadays and Feminism. Don't blame the times of nowadays.

[plateshutoverlock]

sounds a lot like ht tp://w ww.youtube. com/watch?v= gbE6ithAxAc&feature=related

[rozalynn3]

How adorable My kids are in their early 20s and they love this music.



[DracoFamiliar]

My My grandma used to sing parts of this to me when I was a baby and small child...the snipets were so so small that I always figuered she was just trying to make a song and couldn't. She was so old by that time I came around, she probably just forgot most of it. She ended up getting really bad alzhiemers and died when I was 10....but now I now there is a whole song to those four or five word bits I got serenaded with! Wudda-yah know eh?

[fizzypopism]

The clip at the end was so cute and sweet I figured I was going to get diabetes.

[shershare1]

i really loved the images along with the song it's a great combo.. i was born in 1960 and my maternal grandmother was born in 1891.. and rembember family mentioning this song was one of her favorite songs..even after all of these years it's still a great song!hey, if a tune is -catchy- then it's catchy,no matter how old it is...

[shortyblackwelll]

Billy Murray rocks!

[wrboone]

It seemed like such an innocent through the expanse of time. Though it wasn't it is good to think so.

[gabotheblue]

54 and counting

[OlivellaDispettosa]

wonderful photos, and delicious song :)

[schlesmail]

He also recorded this with the American Quartet.

[zgal08]

Pretty Baby was written by a black man named Tony Jackson during the Ragtime era. The song was remembered as being prominent in Jackson's repertory before he left New Orleans in 1912, but was not published until 1916.

[lorrydienno]

Thanks for the Memory !

[worldpeace123ful]

i love this song

[TheLadiAmbi]

def top drawer!!

[joshuamyler]

billy murry rules

[ufo5440]

By the title of the video I actually thought it had to do with Bill Murray (the actor!) Boy was I duped, unless he lived back then :P

[DeutscheRossiya]

@ufo5440 the actor wasn't born until the 1940's

[MightyAlz]

Interesting note: The man who wrote this, famed New Orleans pianist Tony Jackson, was a homosexual and the song was allegedly written to his male lover.

Doesn't that put it in a cool new light?

[mrmonnet]

@MightyAlz True. He was African- American. They steal the music every time!!!!

[serotine9]

that's a beautiful video... thank you ^^

[geofbrit59]

Great song, Great images!

[dianamaryflorence]

This is one of my favorite songs.

[KairuHakubi]

ah man, my mom used to make up songs to this tune... cute type songs.. XD

[bbrj127]

Totally top shelf! Great song, great version.

[grammypj]

I have an antique player piano and the piano roll with this song on it, and I collect antique sheet music and also have the sheet music to this great old song. I've listened to the piano roll many times. Thanks again for this terrific post!

[grammypj]

This is a wonderful video! My WWI soldier grandfather was in NYC on his way to France. He met my little Brooklyn grandmother at Coney Island and it was love at first sight -- for him! When he courted my grandmother, he would sing this song to her. She told me this story many times. Love this great old song! Thanks for the nostalgic memory kindled by this charming post!

[woofer32]

@grammypj -To Grammypj - A lovely story, I was so touched reading it and trying to picture it all happening.

[Gennarokravitz]

fabulous i love it.i should've been born in this period.i can relate to this song as if i'm hearing it brand new .thanx,pallie.

[panlight]

Thanks.

This is from Victor 18102 - recorded on June 22nd 1916.

A wonderful song.

[Chaplin1914]

The girl at 0:50 is just heavenly!

[laurigon]

Thank you very much for posting this. I would really need to have the piece of music, being mp3, cd or cassette. I need to make a present for my grandmother who will be 80 next march 10th. Do you have the song??? I can´t find it on Ares. Can you contact me? Thanks!

[HotPatootie2010]

I first heard Bill Murray in my english/history class(American Studies) with his WWI song called Over There. where'd you get the pictures?

[GekkoKamen]

Where could I find the photograph at 0:50? Thank you for posting this! :)

[vinylsingleman]

Thanks for posting this!

[coolcat6651]

The great Billy Murray -- gone, but not forgotten! Great video. Thanks for posting.

[bearcub410]

great born too late .thanks

[CurzonRoad]

Well done... THANK YOU!