Artie Shaw & Helen Forrest - Deep Purple

[esclavadenartur]

A raíz de esta canción, un lejano amor me dedicó un cuento que tenía que ver con nuestras vidas siempre desencontradas. Creo que siempre que la escuche él vendrá a mí y lloraré...

[vja61]

The big band versions are so good, and I like the cheesy film - effects in 1939! Its a bit ghostly. It reminds me of Lasher by Anne Rice

spooky romance

[tripacer2005]

The true music,

[novakralph]

What a singer! No wonder all the bands wanted her

[drekwork]

So good, but why the cheesy film? Interesting to compare the lyrics with "Stardust", which the author must have been very fond of.

[superanimefan275]

such a beautifu song :')

[euterpian2euterpian]

Where the heck is the 'love' button when you need it?!

[joeasmythe]

Sadly, that great era is gone, never to return. What a damn shame.

[stelika71]

l cea mai frumoasa orcheastra

[MrBiscuits10]

this type of music always makes me feel all good and happy inside :3

[dovie2blue]

@MrBiscuits10 It was the best of times in the US then. It is happy music. We were the best and we knew it and everyone else did too.

[BusbyRocks1]

Can someone post "Lady Be Good" from the same short film?

[sabrinacle]

lovely velvet voice

[SherryCanary5959]

Way better than the "cleaned up" Clinton version. Still prefer Bea Wain Version

[OzJohn666]

this is from the days when REAL music was written . . . unlike the noise generated to-day . . .

[oacez100]

ok..so im 14 going on 15. and i love heavy metal. im what u call a "goth" or "emo" or whatever..but i also LOVE 40's music :)



[dovie2blue]

@oacez100 Good - keep listening to ALL kinds of music and don't let anyone tell you what you "should" be listening too! It's good to hear all sorts of music, all kinds of instruments, music is such a gift from God. I like everything from trance to gospel bluegrass to classical to contemporary christian to Indian and Arabic music! I hope your play lists are uniquely YOURS!

[ForCarolToEnjoy]

Oh how I miss the music of yesteryear

[Theresa2333]

In loving memory of my grandparents... love you Nana & Granddad. :)

[53Topanga]

An absolutely beautiful time for music! Watching and listening to this video brings tears to my eyes! The Big Band Music is a magical memory I hope we always cherish and hold on to! It was the BEST!!

[idleedsel]

This is one of those videos that i love so much i can just keep hitting replay over and over all night until i sink into my deep purple dream. Thanks so much. - idle edsel

[JubalCalif]

@idleedsel

I second that emotion !!! I feel the same way about it !!! 

[Agorante]

Maybe I'm wrong but she doesn't seem to be singing the right notes. She doesn't sing the low notes ain the opening phrase but rather takes it up.

[edwardconway27]

I love Helen's voice.

[jamesholz63]

Back then...it wasn't uncommon for the elderly to go back to horse and buggy days, lost loves, in deep purple dreams. Very touching

[FQBeast]

From Wikipedia: After a brief tour of Denmark in the spring of 1968, Blackmore suggested a new name: Deep Purple, which was his grandmother's favourite song. The group had resolved to choose a name after everyone had posted one on a board in rehearsal, and second to Deep Purple was "Concrete God" which the band thought was too harsh to take on.

[Jamarone]

now i know here deep purple rock band gets the inspiration for the band name....

[SoraxBS]

@manobabel It was Blackmore's nan's favourite song.

[swine74]

too short

[paretaio]

love it!!!



[shaunsstuff79]

i wonder if the building this was filmed in is still standing !! if it is u just know its haunted by the ghosts of these guys !!

[ErraticDisco]

Thought she was going to sing 'Smoke on the Water', oh well....

[lauraandcalin]

I've just listed some out of print Artie Shaw and other swing clarinet sheet music on Etsy.

etsy.com/shop/lauraslastditch?­section_id=7952918

[terrryc]

I really don't understand why Helen Forrest gets very little respect next to Billie Holliday, the other vocalist with this band. i guess it's a style thing. Forrest was good, but Holliday was a legend.

[edwardconway27]

@terrryc I agree with you

[voyager71390]

@manobabel i thought it was blackmore's grandma's favorite... now i'm confused too

[rewinfrey]

it's magical to hear this music. it's classy and elegant. appreciate the simple melody with that high-level musicianship all combined into a timeless theme about love and nostalgia. this music doesn't require aural acrobatics to understand it (refreshing). interesting to consider this was recorded at the end of the great depression, just before WWII and the fate of the world changed irreversibly. so what if it sounds cheesy to some ears, Helen Forrest makes me melt every time! thanks for this!

[patjack1956]

This wonderful recording is as beautiful today as it was 75 years ago. Thanks for sharing.

[early60srcool]

Such a sweet melancholy video and the song is unforgettable

[GBWagner1]

You have listened toooooooooo: Ritchie Blackmore's grandmother

[edwardconway27]

this music and this era is MASTERPIECE!!!

[bellini7verdi]

esto es el paraiso

[CDMOOVEE]

The video is very touching.

[roughman998]

I have always thought that Phil Spectre got his "Wall of Sound" from Shaw.

Listen to Adios Mariquita Linda and similar tunes, and see if you agree...

[newellgirl]

I love this style of music i wish i could see stuff as it was in real life..

[croscrane]

cheesy

[BookerBird66]

@croscrane Don't listen to it then. Some people like it.

[BetsyBooth22]

@croscrane

This 1:41 clip could have been done better and it might be "cheesy" but a whole movie could be made out of this one beautiful sentimental ballad.

[waynebrasler]

Very close to the Bea Wain vocal with Larry Clinton. In fact, their voices had similarities. Artie broke Judy Garland's heart, married Lana Turner and did a lot else in his often out-of-control life but there's no doubt he was a musical genius as well as being an intellectual generally.

[zak3232]

Could pop music ever be better than this?

[ThatsMrMoronToYou]

I wanted to hear "Smoke on the Water".

[dean0waterz]

@ThatsMrMoronToYou That's the B-side.

[MrRJDB1969]

Excellent ! Sing it, Helen, sing it !

[peterpun1]

Pretty darn sweet stuff. I appreciate my parents dancing to bands like these in the '30s and '40s. It's wonderful that some of this stuff remains.

[tiranchula]

I just love, love this version of this song! Artie Shaw..........so handsome!

[BeadStallcup]

Musicians today just don't have the class, not like these folks in the mid-twentieth century did.

[michaeljayklein]

Back in Atlantic City, where I grew up, I took tenor sax lessons from a musician named Angie Merendino. I remember him telling me he played with the Alex Bartha (the house band on the Steel Pier in A.C.) and Helen Forrest was their vocalist (as was trumpet player Ziggy Elman--who also went on to greater fame). Shaw's pure and lyrical clarinet complemented her sublime vocal style perfectly--this is one of their best. Thanks for finding this and sharing it!

[dia33386]

What a 'trip' to actually hear the words & melody to "Deep Purple" closest

to its original! Its melancholy tune & lyrics (When the Deep Purple falls

over sleepy garden walls & the stars begin flicker in the sky....."

"In the still of the night - once again I hold you tight....."

"And as long as my heart may beat - lovers will always meet

in my deep purple dreams") had this 'mature' woman remembering

it as Iowa State College's [now Iowa State Univ] theme song!

[dixiejazz1]

I am in an absolute state of "nirvana" when I hear this version of "Deep Purple". The Shaw band + Helen Forrest were divine! Why can't we have music like this anymore? Despite the Great Depression and WWII, our parents and grandparents were so lucky to have been alive during this Golden Age of American music. I can only imagine what a lonely homesick GI in Europe or the Pacific must have felt when songs like this came over the Armed Services broadcasts - a touch of home if only for a moment.

[joeleof]

Fantastic... One of my favourite childhood songs thanks to my grandparents. Thank you!

[Gdkohlman]

Artie Shaw, complete perfection :)

[AJNorth]

Helen Forrest, Vocalist of the Big Bands, and Artie Shaw, whom his fans dubbed "King of the Clarinet " (though, as he once said, "Benny Goodman played the clarinet. I played music."). Their recording of "All the Things You Are" is another marvel. Look-up the bios of these two giants of music, who together, and individually, gave us some of the finest recordings that have ever been made - or ever will be.

[Fuzzbuttuk]

@AJNorth I agree, "all the things you are" is beautiful!!

[u65402508]

Mycker vacker musik

[jammasterjei]

O M G I'm so glad I've discovered 30's-60's music. I'm 23 and it's so rare for people my age to hear such old music, and I absolutely adore this song. Arghh Helen Forrest's voice had me completely enamoured. Beautiful

[skot66]

This is the song I died to.

[BaseStationZero]

My... how times have change in so many years.

I'd give anything to be back "then".

[mhomer4]

This music is so sexy.

[MrNtelsa]

her songs on the jbsn of 1983 are so much better. . Hewr voice is much clearer MrNtelsa

[paulostroff99]

Beautifully sung!! One of the best of her era!

[JubalCalif]

Love this song! One of my favorite Big Band tunes. That Helen Forrest had such an enchanting voice. And of course Artie Shaw was TOPS on the clarient. She & his band made for a SUPER GROOVY combination...that's for sure! THANKS so much for posting this! :)

[SuperRockingMrMagic]

the band deep purple got the band name from this

[jax5318]

beautiful song

[TheMIDNIGHTLounge1]

i love this era sooo much!

[FairwayJack]

I liked Helen Forrest esp when she sang with the Harry James orchestra

[propfan2k]

Helen was great, no matter who she sang with. And a cute "soundie" short film to go with it. Great stuff. Thanx for posting.

[generationll]

She was pretty good with Harry James

[Masquerade03]

This is Helen Forrest's shining hour. She was the best singer of the swing era but she was at her best with Goodman and Shaw.

[spacetrucker1969]

I wish Ian Gillan would sing this. "Here in my Deep Purple dreams."

[NavyROTC09]

santo and johnny did an instrumental on this. they make it great with the steel guitar.

[ricardopaez13]

thank you really! please bring us the lyrics!!

[JubalCalif]

I LOVE this Artie Shaw number! So romantic! He & his band were TOPS...and Helen was a dynamite singer! Seeing this clip today for the first time has really MADE my day...thanks for sharing it with us! :)

[ASeasonedWitch]

JubalCalif - this line up featuring Helen was my old dad's favorite. He actually owned Helen's recordings and not much else. It's nice that these numbers are still popular with the next generation.

[babyycat]

good it is. But Nat King Cole did it better later...

[booo7099]

Wow that was one of the first music videos I bet! I just love Helen Forrest whether with Benny Goodman, Artie Shaw or Dick Hymes I soooo love her voice...so neat to be able to see a video of the songbird finally....Thanks to the video poster!!!

[SEANBANOG4]

wud love someone to post the screamin jay hawkins version of this great song

[spannerworks1]

This is a classic I have this on a LP and always a favourite

[acedrumminman]

Just great music, were so starved today..

[cristinabeso]

@acedrumminman

[IAmSoTight1]

@acedrumminman Yes, but you just have to look in the right area for great music.

[honestabe1991]

@acedrumminman I so agree with you. This is the kind of music I listen to when I work out haha

[remmurdyknuP]

@acedrumminman Agree 1,000,000 %

[Corrie121]

It doesn't get any better than this!

Thanks for sharing.

[hep2jive]

i have been listening to Forrest for years now. Never saw her singing until this video. you have no idea what that means to me. She, along with other big bands got me though my teen years (which im still in)

thanks

[generationll]

When did the Four Seasons do this song?

[RobMackenzie]

I don't know, but they were really big around 1963 which is about 24 years after this.

[xgilxx]

This was my grandparents song.

[yougottahaveheart]

I prefer The Four Seasons version

[joeasmythe]

So nice to hear the standards of the greatest era. As usual, Helen and Artie are magnificent. Thank you.

[TaylorAmelia]

so, in order to make such wondeful music, I need a clarinet and a vitaphone eh? okay! thanks!

[direfranchement]

I love her movement as she walks to the front of the stage. She was the quintessential "girl singer" of the period---radiantly beautiful, glamorous, and gifted with a crystal-clear, sweet, capable voice. This is indeed the stuff memories are made of. Thanks for sharing!

[DouglasUrantia]

I agree Dire: Her entrance is pure magic. Wish this were a longer version...it ends way too soon.

DH...Los Angeles.

[bowlingballout]

This is/was my grandparents favorite song. Quite nice to hear a version that they most likely enjoyed.

[TaylorAmelia]

love it beboooh! you know me so well!!!!

[ItalianLessons101]

Fancy meeting you here.

=D

[maynardcat]

What a fantastic video this is Thanks

[Luckynumber78]

This is the most romantic thing I've ever seen!

If I hadn't been in a public place watching this, I'd be crying.

SOOOOO BEAUTIFUL!!!

[170672346]

Helen is my absolute favourite female vocalist of the Swing Era

[fiveanddimer]

Helen Forrest was good, but when comes to the pure voice and style, I'll take Connie Boswell. Check out her "Look for the Silver Lining" clip here on YT.

[170672346]

Like them both, it's just a matter of personal taste really

[jch35vt39h206]

This is pretty. I found it because someone asked if I knew the number one hit song for the year I was born. Deep Purple was one of them. It is a pretty song. Thank you for posting.

[Bilbone]

C'mon admit it. How many people were looking for a Ritchie Blackmore guitar solo when they found this clip?

[bowlingballout]

They named their band after this song.

[DGalensky]

@Bilbone -- this was Richie Blackmore's grandmother's favorite song. Where do you think the name for the band came from??

[Jeff4dancin]

I thought this would get a tearful spirit going around you soul....i'm tearing now..thx

[xDeepPurpleDreamx]

I love this song to peices, as you can tell by my user name, the video is simply charming!

[joeasmythe]

Anything Artie did was OK with us back then, but this is one of the best

[xevcosmo]

Just perfection, like an old masterpiece can not be reproduced.

[mysterynmayhem]

one of my faves...just classic perfection