Oh What A Circus - David Essex

[corgisareus]

In my opinion, he does it much better than Antonio Banderas, but that may just be the shiz backing music I heard in Antonio Banderas' version :)

[spockwatford]

It's the Mike Batt (of Wombles fame!) arrangement that really makes it a classic

[dannyboyboydanny]

Like this if u prefer antonio!

[emlodik]

@dannyboyboydanny I prefer anyone over David Essex, to be honest.

[peter92305]

This guy's talent is endless. I wouldn't be surprised to see him one day turn up in "EASTENDERS" or is that too farfetched?

[Nimelennar]

David Essex sings this so much better than Antonio Banderas... But I have to admit, I'm not very impressed with the visuals. I guess it shouldn't be a surprise that a 90s multimillion dollar movie looks better than a 70s music video - but given how much better this sounds, it still is a surprise that it doesn't look better too.

[tinasattler1]

i love this

[cackedmypants45]

david essex sucks dick



[TheWhiteDuke1]

@cackedmypants45 - Nah you do pervert(Sic!)

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[cackedmypants45]

@TheWhiteDuke1 go fuck urself you cunt go fuck david essex if ur so fucking bothered

[TheWhiteDuke1]

@cackedmypants45 - Nah, i think i´ll *uck u instead l0ser xLOL, pls give us ur address in the dumps in the UK where u live ,,  ( ͡◣ ̯͡ ◢) ROTFLMAO xD

PS I´m a married man with a child ,, so do NoT missunderstand us ...

❤~LoVe~❤~ aLwAyS~❤

[cackedmypants45]

@TheWhiteDuke1 yh so ur married with a child so ur writing like a fucking 12 year old u stupid piece of shit go fuck david essex and go suck a long hard one

[TheWhiteDuke1]

@cackedmypants45 - ahh think u really turn me on u puff LMA O _~

[TheWhiteDuke1]

@cackedmypants45 - its NoT easy 2 b humble wen ur head is full of shit ,, a can well understand dat, plz visit ur social worker & probation officer 2morrow, a presto !!! bye bye badassO_~

[cackedmypants45]

@TheWhiteDuke1 FUCK OFF YOUR SO ANNOYING!

[TheWhiteDuke1]

@cackedmypants45 - tehehe ,, caps rage mam ,, don´t 4get 2 visit ur social worker 2day & ur probation officer ,, have a nice weekend dear ^_- (ps i didn´t start this u know)

[cackedmypants45]

@TheWhiteDuke1 go fuck david essex's cock

[spockwatford]

@cackedmypants45 YOU'RE so annoying. Get it right!

[45littlemiss]

he was che guevara in the west end version of evita. Antonio has the edge for me

[tuesdayjoe]

Is that a Brillo pad on his chin or is he just pleased to see me? Great tune.

[MultiBelle22]

@cannedcarrot - I disagree - I think Peter Karrie's version is the best - but no one's uploaded it to Youtube yet!

[pstannard1]

Certainly beats Antonio Banderas' version in Evita

[akhilton71]

well - that was the fashion in South America at the time....

[Classyladynotts]

he is playing Che Guevara... thats who he looks like

[TybeeDolphin]

@Classyladynotts Yes he was, great show when this came out in London I saw It a dozen times :)

[aftkev11]

went to see david in concert a few years ago . man is he good . puts todays "stars" in the shade .... fan... bloody ... tastic

[namregd]

One of my all time faves. Love it!

[tanx54]

Saw this in London when he was in it, brilliant.

[SCOTTISHFILMFAN]

great stuff

[Maximusnessage]

I still prefer Colm WIlkinson's version.

[anitarichardson1000]

Oh what a man ,a real man, he still as lovely today as back then

[TheMimifur]

And how much doesthis make me cry? Well a huge lot.

[trishwelsh1]

Brilliant!

[shawspremierletts]

The best version !! Not keen on the moustache though!

[Dalmaik]

@shawspremierletts Unfortunately he looks like Peter Sutcliffe!

[ReviewCam]

He's the best.

Still...Antonio Banderas with his Spanish accent was great in his own right, especially during this finale. He's a perfect Che

[xena6268]

great song sexy guy x

[trishski2301]

absolutely love David..why can't other people see the talent xxx

[Marty1fatbstard]

This has to be the worst he ever appeared, ... the beard , the hair....eww yuk!!! The guy is awsome always has been always will be apart from this one wayward era !!

[MeganB07zz]

i was born in 1973 and now 38 years old when i hear david essex sing he brings me goose pimples. my mum tells me that her and my dad used to play me his album to get me to sleep. if i he came on the radio during the day i used to get excited and jump up and down. im now watching eastenders just to hear his voice, sad i know, lol. rock on david essex. xxx

[m1ame0w]

This song is BRILLIANT!!

[sparklingshiraz1]

get me hankerchief round me neck classic go on david lol

[TheMimifur]

Saw David as Che in the theatre many years ago - this makes me cry

[john1bundyboy]

Absolutely brilliant-one of the best songs and singers of all time. Well done dave

[HillyMP]

Is it true that when David starts in Eastenders, Albert Square is going to be renamed Hold Me Close?!

[benhur7201]

I'd never noticed, but he is the spitting image of the Yorkshire Ripper!!

[trackerdog1969]

seen this a few times now and never gave it a thought but he certainly does !!!

[welly190870]

f*uck me he looks like the yorkshire ripper

[MrConcepto]

je constate que David Essex déchaîne les passions, positives et négatives. j'attends depuis 30 ans que justice soit faite à ce chanteur unique, séduisant, créatif, au style si particulier. Viva David !

[MsPgyl]

heard thousand times...still good....

[MangoZapp]

Best version of this abysmal song I've heard yet. Joy of joys, now I must go and drown myself in the sink.

[gottchem3]

What a fag

[HorseyWitchOfTheEast]

@gottchem3 You're just jealous. And most people who call people gay as an insult are often covering their own homosexuality

[gwon]

I wonder if he'll break out into song in Eastenders..

[fredlovesginger]

@gwon Why? is he going to be in it?

[Rockaria23]

@fredlovesginger he arrives in june i think.. playing alfies dad i think.. and other moons are arriving

[escortbry]

he is alfies uncle in eastenders soon

[fredlovesginger]

@escortbry ooh

[gopsarah]

this tune is an ANTHEM

[noellebye]

I LOVE the photography on this video

[waynedaly100]

he he,dave as che,it dont get any better than that.

[simonprice1989]

david essex is performing as hook in peter pan in darlington from saturday

[pauljones337]

this guy truly is a legend, never in the history of music got the accolade he deserved... he wrote his own songs and music, top songs may i add, i wont insult u with the titles because if your reading this your probably a fan, he may have aged but still a gent, have you always been david? probably not! but neither have I, but always tried to be.god be with us both

[waynedaly100]

@pauljones337 he is a legend,i love stardust,its the dvd i wach most

[Miri8989]

Suck!!!

[ancelet19]

J'aime mieux cette version de David que toutes les autres.

[EloiseDecember]

Tend to forget what a great voice he had cos he was so gorgeous!

[DarkAngel182]

I remember hearing this song back in the day and thinking it sounded exactly the same as "dont cry for me argentina" but with differant lyrics.

[IDF1987]

@DarkAngel182 It's typical of Andrew Lloyd Webber to use the same melodies in different parts of the same show with different songs. See "Down Once More" from Phantom and see how it is basically "Music of the Night."

[clearly]

@IDF1987  Yes. In JC Superstar the same theme runs through the whole show. I did notice that.

[bitbech]

INHO the best version of this song. It is indeed the original version - I remember I bought it back then - the year was 1976 or 1978 - back then...

[tokaicarl]

@bitbech brilliant version had the single when i wa sa kid

[jorgeandres54]

Buen video en homenaje a nuestra querida madre latinoamericana Santa Evita.

[jorgeandres54]

Buen video, recuerda a la querida madre de los latinoamericanos. Santa Evita!

[gottchem3]

Homo

[1307sammiemc]

The makeup dept could have done a better job with the fake beard.  Still prefer him looking like a bloke on a fairground ride (teenage dreams)

[staffsyeoman]

Anyone know where they filmed this? It doesn't half look like the National Theatre in London.... Essex is superb here by the way. Both singing and performing,

[shearergeordie]

reminds me of my team going down nufc

[MsSusanmary]

saw David do this live in London just after Evita opened - ALW's best ever show and cast that night was ....ohhhhh perfect

[cardwitch91]

You've gotta love David Essex as Che. I agree Mandy has brilliant presence on stage but nonetheless David's voice is brilliant, and this video doesn't even show the full extent of his brilliance. My mum actually went to see him in the original 'Evita' :D and she maintains he's her favourite Che.

[ancelet19]

Même avec une barbe il est toujours aussi mignon !

[mnicholls1000]

omg this man is an absolute legend and so sexy !!!! i love evita its awesome !!!

[darkbundenz]

he is a brill singer not a fag...everyone will always remember his music even wen he's not around anymore..xxx

[tpsossff]

This vid does not do Essex justice. Maybe it is just a bad recording or lost its quality when uploaded to YT.

I have heard better versions of him singing this song.

I think he is brilliant.

[ADAMCHANCELLORGUITAR]

omg, can you hear that bass!?

[KatiePat100]

I have seen some of the crits on here of his performance, which may or may not be justified. I have seen him perform this song live, with so much more emotion. It is a classic :)

[LongLiz27]

Best version.

[gottchem3]

Fag

[dnjljjess]

@gottchem3 fuck u

[gottchem3]

@dnjljjess Wow what a great creative insult. He's still a fag like you.

[adric137]

great performance



[pcaminador]

this rolls back the years... just around the time I first startedtuning into Top of The Pops. Would have been Top 10 summer 1978 (UK at least). Remember this clearly because Argentina had just won the world cup and for a kid watching his first world cup it seemed MASSIVE (ticker tape in Buenos Aires etc)! And in my naive, childlike way I thought this song was some kind of homage to Argentina's triumph! What a berk

[jamiejam1000]

Love him!! and this song!!! Sang this 30 years ago Was the best person to sing this at the time. yeah antionio is good , and sexy lol , but david was ... raw , madonna new version?? So quits then... Sir loyd webber is never wrong, wites classics and are casted the best.

[gottchem3]

Fag

[andyjg]

he looks like the Yorkshire Ripper in this video

[AK2927]

Worst...facial...hair...ever..­.

[jamiesexonlegs]

good singer and i love this song

but he has no stage presence unlike michael ball or antonio banderaes

they are much betta

[LollieSmith]

@jamiesexonlegs whats wrong with his stage presence? is he too stiif?

[jamiesexonlegs]

@LollieSmith to me ye. but hey everyone is different so lol

soz if u like him.

i just think he culd do more expressions with his face

[drpoxy]

A great song and thanks for posting. I once pulled up next to David Essex at some traffic lights in London.

[jasperdh]

I love this - it brings back so many good memories.

[zakwilks]

as a child david essex used to torture domestic pets for pleasure...

[PROTEK123]

wow is that peter sutcliffe ??????

[eddiesteele]

LMFAO!!!

[oliverboliver1]

still fabulous - im going to have this played at my funeral!

[BiffFrog]

He has a fantastic voice

A great song x x x x

[RussinTirnaNog]

Brilliant song.  Love it. I just need to keep practising the Latin part.

[409goofball]

i memorized this song!!!!!!!!

[Pragjag]

It's a lot faster than you remember it, isn't it?

[BandaisuanKaraoke]

David is amazing!!!!!!! terrific singer!

[stellaviolens]

I bet PS didn't wear white shoes on his special nights out, he'd never get them clean .

Something naff yet so enjoyable about this typical musical song.

DE was better in this than in War of the Worlds ( not hard )

[mike1800S]

I didn't know Peter Sutcliffe could sing like this. What a waste of an exceptional talent - now doing life in Broadmoor.

[sambda]

LOL!

[ruth0076969]

@mike1800S OMG! You are right - shock! I don't like it!

[unclemontie]

@mike1800S haaahhaaa Mike he's a traveller too. His cousin nicked my car!

[Feld08]

I was struck by the body language of this guy, by far it's the best one I've seen until now. But as for singing, I didn't quite like it (maybe b/c in my mind, Che is supposed to sing with a Spanish accent, as he's Argentine). Not saying it's bad, just not too much for my liking of the song.

[freddygotme]

i prefer David Essex. My original album has CT Wilkinson as Che and I'm not so keen on his voice.

[surfpretzelbsa]

good, but im sorry, Mandy Patinkin is the best.

[MolokoPlus1980]

Nope. David Essex is far better.

[tjbedista]

dark video...great voice...great song. he should've removed his beard. he looks much cuter without it.

[dlsw23]

Take a look at Michael Balls version. Every thing about it is perfect. Amazing background performance, Michaels voice and delivery are incredible. His talent is just unsurpassed. Fun to enjoy different performers.

[MeatballsMarlowe]

Good, but Antonio Banderas is better.

[Kali1050]

banderas cannot sing and he is a wooden actor.

[cujo9]

this man is a legend.

oh what a circus !

[zakwilks]

why dont cha get a haircut....

[laggie1035]

Wow, some people will believe anything...and Antonio can't hold a handle to David.

[SavageBroadcast]

@laggie1035

Care to explain? Not being rude, but

how does an englishman do better at being an argentine

then an hispanic?

[tastyspunker]

What's this so-called hushed up story of murder and rape? He played a fairground worker in the movie That'll Be The Day, it was a role with a film crew, not a full-time job. Before that he was in Godspell. There's no truth in the story.

Besides this is the best version. Banderas my arse!

[dmce1]

Filmed in Clifton Catholic Cathedral, Bristol

[Jushelly]

he's really creepy. Antonio Banderas has much more emotion when singing.

[PandaPossy]

There is no feeling in the voices in the beginning :(

[fuckyochurro]

...antonio's verion is better.

[zakwilks]

when on the road with the fairground in the 60s david essex & a friend were behind the rape & murder of a teenage girl.

[drseanelius]

It's true....that girl, Mary, was my cousin, he brutally raped and murdered her then chucked her in a co-op skip....She had traces of essex and hedgehog under her fingernails....He got off scot free because he was filming "That'll be the day" and the movie industry bigwigs pulled strings

[TheAlienFan]

That has put me right off watching this now i know that.What a beast! Can't believe they got away with that : (

[BeltwayBandity]

well he looks like peter sutcliffe in this video!

[zvictorone]

oy beltwaybandity,i laughed my scrotoids off at your comment,great stuff.

[ettecorell]

very great :)

[Archaebob]

mandy patinkin kills both banderas and essex on this song

[debsbandicoot]

Latin.The translations were put up by houseofwax.Go down the page a bit

[dyeace]

Great song, was wondering if anyone could tell me what language that is at the

Beggining of the song, thanks

[sambda]

It's Latin.

[staffsyeoman]

Superb. Wonder where it was filmed?

[mimz247]

Lovely voice But I think that Antonio Banderas was actually more convincing as Che..... David was always himself in front of the camera, a very pretty boy lovely voivce and litel reall depth. I am, sadly old enough to remember!

[MichaelCrawfordsFan]

oh my god. I never seen a original music video to this. Kinda cool .

[shrekward]

Yes, of course it does! BRILLIANT!

[debsbandicoot]

Thanks. I was really young when this song came out and I used to listen out for it on the radio and it always interested me.There is just something about it.Still sounds brilliant though does it not?

[debsbandicoot]

I forgot to ask but does anyone know what the latin/english translation is? Im curious

[House0fwax]

It's something like this:

Hail, holy Queen, Mother of mercy,

our life, our sweetness, and our hope.

To you we cry, the children of Eve;

to you we send up our sighs,

mourning and weeping in this land of exile.

Google 'Salve Regina' for more info. :)

[debsbandicoot]

What is it about this that makes it so addictive? I normally hate this type of music but I think this song is genius

[jimmyb227]

God, what a fantastic story!

[gforbes405]

OMG

This is awful

He looks so borerd singing it.

Nowhere near as believable as Antonia Banderas.

[zaftra]

he looks like Yorkshire ripper.

[leedsrhinos07]

LOL

[HAPPYSHOP1]

omg thanks you so much for posting.

I love him.....he is wonderful

[Rainwarning]

Insane hairstyle. Lurve it!

[bkarock]

Looks a bit like Cat Stevens LOL.. :P

[soldolly]

wow thats the way to go.

[mumbew]

this was the first 45 i ever bought !

[therandomfriend]

I love me some David Essex -- God, that voice! -- and I'd give my left arm to see him in something live. I'm even okay with the Che-esque moustache/beard combo, but I'm WAY not down with the 80s smudged eyeliner under his eyes. Not okay.

[MizzCBlack]

i love this song, and him..but dont rate the jack the ripper moustache much lol :D x

[Inzash]

Can someone explain how his voice is better in this video(version of him singing) than the others???

[creepycooper]

Oh what a tune, this track has got everything very well arranged and performed, cheers David.

[alan1kenny]

went to see David a few weeks ago in all the fun of the fair,still a great singer/actor

[Auerer1979]

best version

[plattform5163]

Has always be a fan of David Essex.Thanks for sharing!

[sirkettle]

he looks like peter sucliff

[SMCNI1968]

Yeah, actually that's true, about the same time as well! Sweet moustache and beard!

[Incyb3]

LOL so he does ... in this. Normally he is gorgeous :-)

[JohanR888]

Love this song, i always secretly imagined myself as che singing this on stage, i would of course clear the place cos im tone deaf. but love this song, thanks for uploading.

[beethomozart]

another of the many excellent wonderful songs composed by that genius of Andrew Lloyd Weber, my 3 favorites: any dream will do, love changes everything and memory, don´t know where this composer extractcs his out of this world inspiration, perahps infinity, extraordinary!

[2431julie]

Oh my god he was sex on legs when i was 15 and i could still fancy him!

[lucysaysrelax]

my mum said she used to love david essex in the 70's, i was like ew. is that what our kids are going to be like in the future?

[VictorianSquire]

You should know, you are one of them.

Are you a disappointment?

Bit of a Chav are you? Pikey?

[bloodiedXangel]

I love Evita and I was listening to the ALW 60 cd and this was on it. My mam was going on about how David Essex was the heart throb of the 70's. I have to disagree with her. Just look at the facial hair!

[daccasham84]

Cor David Essex yeah. Always been one of my favourites. I'd have him with or without facial hair.

[wokingfc2]

good hair not shore about the facial hair 1978 live on.

[Hegder]

So this is why Michael Ball's version doesn't include the 'Sing you fools' bit; he's singing the single version. Mystery solved.