Midnight, the Stars and You! by Ray Noble and Al Bowlly

[niloh96]

You've always been the caretaker.

[t1lebb20]

Lewis7632.....thanks for responding....sometimes I think I'm the only one that listens to this type of music

[ac120479]

Makes me think of ghosts singing in a window from a time that was lost long ago.

[kayluhmichelle13]

We'll have to forgive all the people bashing "The Shining" for their poor taste. They don't know what it's like to experience the finer things in life. :)

"The Shining" is my favorite movie, ever. Has been since I first saw it at the age of 10.

[FlierFrank172]

" I should know, sir....I've ALWAYS been here"

[AuH2O]

Why are all you losers blabbering about some random movie which the song at its inception had nothing to do with? This song was/is a lot bigger than any one movie.

[05giacomo]

@AuH2O shining is not a random movie its a horror masterpeice, its art at its perfection^^

[harajukuboy20]

"Great party! Isnt It?"

[kgotolva]

love the movie .love the book, great job Stephen king

[anthonystanleygage]

"You WERE the caretaker here, Mr. Grady" "No sir, YOU are the caretaker. You've always been the caretaker."

[10mintwo]

Anything now accompanied by this music is instantly made intensely creepy. THAT is the power of Mr. Stanley Kubrick.

[AuH2O]

@10mintwo Eh, no. I've never even seen your bullshit movie, so shove it. This song is anything but creepy. Such is the power of Ray Noble and Al Bowlly.

[10mintwo]

@AuH2O Shall I fetch your cane and reading glasses? hm? Perhaps some warm milk to settle you down from all this confusing modern silliness?

[Jbuonocore]

the shining, the best horror movie out there. good song, now it's stuck in my head.

[raymondchandler73]

Who is the Latina at 2:01? ¡Que boníta!

[AppleHeadLoverXxX]

I am 15 & looooooooves this! <3

[brittanysalazar]

Anyone can like this type of music ,being a teenager and listening to this kind of music is not anything revolutionary. 

[Thranobulax]

@brittanysalazar Why make such a negative reply to a normal comment. Young people don't generally listen to, or even get to hear this type of music. And good for her/him.

You must be miserable.

[brittanysalazar]

@Thranobulax

I must be miserable? Wow!!! you sure showed me

[Gattiniable]

@brittanysalazar I KNOW, people need to get over it

[PlaystationLounge]

It's like the Blue Danube Waltz in 2001 - I can't separate this tune from the film. Kubrick eh, what a guy.

[dunce237]

Wendy, darling... light of my life!!

[BoWLKuTT]

Sounds like something that should be modded into Fallout 3

[MHGdeO]

what's the name of the song at the end?

[VernianProcess]

@MHGdeO "It's All Forgotten Now" (Also by Ray Noble/Al Bowlly)

[bonquiqui874]

i <3 this song so much and the fact that it's on the shining makes it even better. i love them both

[MusicalLew]

You were the caretaker here Mr. Grady

[Diogenes1360]

All Play and No-Work makes Jack a Crazy, S.O.B. . . .

[Domesplatter]

been to all the places where they filmed the shining expect London...

[MoroSaraceno]

anything you said Loyd, anything you said!!

[Domesplatter]

@MoroSaraceno

any thing you say Loyd anything you say.!!!!

[MoroSaraceno]

@Domesplatter excuse me, I'm italian xD

[kennyt1230]

Love these old forgotten tunes.

[NeuralNetProcessor]

"It's his mother.  She...interferes."

[jackoshaw]

Great song.  I have been looking for this one on a 78rpm. These old tunes sound really good coming out of a Victrola!

[VilmerSawyer]

Lloyd: no charge Mr. Torrance. Jack: No charge? Lloyd: your moneys no good here.

[NeuralNetProcessor]

@VilmerSawyer "I always liked you, Lloyd...Best damn bartender this side of Portland Maine--or Portland Oregon, for that matter. Dude the Shining is one of the best movies ever..easily one of the best horror films of all time

[jalovcan]

@NeuralNetProcessor the book is much better ;)

[jxhensley]

I feel like chopping up a little boy with an ax now

[05giacomo]

thats strange sir...i dont have any recollection of that at all..;))

[radreader01]

Very nice work dakota521

[jefftherealdrunk]

Thank you Mr. Kubrick, for giving this innocuous little tune a sense of ominous foreboding :)

[gv4161960]

I really like the music and the video...it has a haunting quality...like so much of the music of that era did...nothing like it today at all.

[TheHasanMurat]

No charge mr. Torrance. Orders of the house.

Your money isn´t good here. 0_0

[bella1957]

Thanks for uploading this. Too bad I can't get this music for mixpod. I seriously need to create a private music list and make my own to play on my blogs. Again thanks for sharing. I adore just about everything you adore...in many ways very much alike ; )

[t1lebb20]

This music saddens me,,,,,,,terribly

[eImalomeIIeva]

5 dislikers?

[Dravenswraith]

Its that hollow echoy sound always spooky in a horror flik

[05giacomo]

the overlook collects its evil spirits back home ;))

[hairysoccerballs]

"Yeaaaaah.". :lifts glass in respects:

[cocoawheatr]

Bourbon on the rocks please, you can do that for me? cant cha Lloyd?

[2TenAngel]

hair of the dog

[ScarsonFilms]

No matter how many beautiful pictures are put up to this song, I will ALWAYS remember the camera panning down the Overlook hallway and seeing Jack smiling. JUST. PLAIN. CREEPY.

[DarthCormac]

The thought of Hollywood today brings to mind low-class gutter trash like Lohan, Hilton, Penn, etc. whom the stars of the old days probably wouldn't hire to clean their bathrooms, let alone appear in film with them.

It must've been so nice during the early/mid 20th, when Hollywood represented a sort-of "everyman's upper-class" of elegance and sophistication like we see in this video.

Sadly, those days will probably never return.

[duqmiguel]

When this was released it was prohibition . . Boot-leg Booze was the rage . .

[bsartist]

...a nigger...cook.

[Zik37Asakura]

Я 3 D Я U М

[capnhands]

HEEEEEEEERES JOHNNY!!!!!

[clintbronson5]

Funny, even if I had never seen The Shining I'd still think their is something very haunting about this song

[SFforlife]

"Overlook Hotel

July 4th Ball, 1921"

[coolguy111ish]

DANNNY!!! DANNNNYY!!!!

[92chillwill]

Between this and The Exorcist's "Tubular Bells", and you've got the two most passive-aggressively terrifying songs in the history of cinema.

[jjobie]

@92chillwill But would this have been scary if it WASN'T used in "The Shining?"

[92chillwill]

@jjobie well, yeah not really, but the point is that in context it becomes scary as hell.

[TheHealthyAdvocate]

The song at the very end is "Please", Ray Noble's orchestra with Al Bowlly. I'm not sure if you can find it on YouTube, but you can listen to it on Spotify.

[NOEXEoriginal]

Thumbs up if you actually enjoy reading the comments of the people who hear this type of music. It brings so much more to the mood of people, like something is there, though we cant quite touch or see it. Like the haunting feeling of the past, that never truely dies. =]

[x716mosdef]

All Work and No Play makes Jack a dull boy...

[zamham1234]

This music reminds me of the time when making music was a talent and it wasn't all about drugs and sex.

[The1985Channel]

Brilliant and rather haunting song, and yes, for the record, The Shining did introduce me to this one. The music was so much better in the past, back when it was about making songs with artistic merit; comparing today's chart hits to this is like comparing excrement to cream. If only more people my age would see today's music for the bunch of shite from talentless hacks it truly is and realise that music was just better back in the 20th century.

[dakota521]

It's called "Please" by the same artists.

[benblipblip]

what's the song at the very end please?

[xCypres]

I'm here because I just watched Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon

[seesnap]

ah this is from the howling how cool

[t1lebb20]

I agree with ricelus....yesterday's music was so wonderful...leojleoj

[ricellus]

Now this is music. All you need is a Gal in your arms that you're really hot on and you're set.....It's a Beautiful Thing.

[TimelordUk]

Really like this for forgetting our horrible modern world outside

[asero3300]

Very pleasant video...

[raymond13008]

MUSIC WONDERFUL ! THANKS YOU ! MERCI POUR CETTE BELLE VIDEO LA CHANSON EST BELLE AINSI QUE LA MUSIQUE FRIENDSHIP RAYMOND

[raymond13008]

B e a u t i f u l M u s i c !!! thanks you friendship of Marseille kiss RAYMOND

[Icicle222]

R E D R U M >>>>> :)

[MegaSpliffster2]

"You got a big surprise coming to you"

[audiojim2hank]

Great Musical performances such as this are timeless. Great lyrics, beautiful haunting melody and sadly it will be forever linked to the Shining which really isn't altogether bad...if I may...be so bold.

[thufhtgg]

U ALL GOTTA LISTEN TO KID CUDI AND DA BLACK DICKS

[TheWNMan]

Delbert Grady

"I'm sorry to...differ with you sir....But YOU, are the care taker....You've always been the caretaker. My girls sir, didn't care at all for the Overlook at first. One of them had actually stolen a pack of matches, and tried to burn it down...."

But I...Korrrrrected them sir....And when my wife tried to prevent me from doing my duty.....I....Korrrrected her.... LOL:) Ah,memories...

/watch?v=4Tul5bY12y0

[ForCarolToEnjoy]

This is epic 100 years from now....I believe we will still be humming this melody. Thank you for posting...

[Bunzypoo]

Such a cool old song. ;)

[juresaiyan]

shivers. absolutely big, wet shivers.

[nadaoferie]

Everyone was so beautiful then!

[twicerack]

5 people let Mr. Torrance in the bathroom............

[andrea3560]

This makes me want to go back in time, yes was creepy in Shining, but this is legit! Id love to go back to this era for a night out :)

[4sleeparmor]

@dakota521 What song is playing at the end where you say "for more 1920-1930's music...?"

[MissGoldenDreams13]

@Dreaklock: I was thinking the exact same thing! (I swear, the best music in the whole park plays in that queue.) Another song that would be perfect for that area would be Annette Hanshaw's "Love Me Tonight".

[dryder77]

So I send You a vídeo about Art Dèco. I hope You like it.

[dryder77]

Hello Dakota 521 your video is really wonderful ! You made a nice combination of pictures, effects and of course the song. I also love music from this period, I can say I love this era. 

[paulism1984]

This song just gets better and better after each time I listen to it.

[MuggleSnuggles]

My grandma was from that period. She loved this type of music up until the day she died. I never really cared for it that much, but now I see why she looked back so fondly on those times. Thanks for the upload.

[roachy333]

I'm afraid it's advocaat sir. It tends to stain. 

[Protenoia]

Classy!

[TheDelboy9]

Ah, such a classic. Very cool.

[tuxguys]

John Batchelor's nightly closing theme on his universally informative radio show on WABC, yes?

Brilliant.

[apeiron73]

@tuxguys Yes, excellent show he did. Entertaining and it put me to sleep. It came right before Coast to Coast W/ Art Bell or George Noory. Now there's some subliminal influence on my dream states.

[sonarman65]

John Batchelor on WABC has used this on his late night radio show for years.

[ChicagoLove95]

I love the little quotes from The Shining on here :3

[ron042704]

Bravo. Not only a wonderful song but lovely pictures to go along....thank you.

[TheHasanMurat]

A hair of the dog who bit me.

[nancyfloressantos]

Great Post !

[Nite30889]

I was living in this era........I just know IT.........Thank you for posting all who cared.....how can anybody be happy today in this stupid Obama world.......let's go back to when there were more butterflys, more elegance. and a TON of fun....with the people of the day..Nite30889

[TheCrooner777]

@Nite30889

I'm right with ya

I'm not from this era at all. as you can look on my channel the music I sing are from then

[1axalove]

@Nite30889 My husband feels the same way you do... he's known it since he was a kid. Who's to say not? : )

[bestgirl203]

such a wonderful music - i love it

[SuperMusicizmylife]

Outstanding slide show- well done! Golden days of glamorous Hollywood. Just like the Overlook Hotel, Hollywood is chock full of ghosts. They probably dance to this song, the perfect one to symbolize the ghosts of a past era, long gone but not forgotten.

[vpirates62]

The Shining, to me, gave an eerie chill to all ballroom dance music from this era. 2 other great ones to get creeped out with are Al Bowlly - Guilty, and Ben Selvin's Knickerbockers - Who Your Little Who-Zis

[omnibusim]

Today's sound/recording quality is really good, of course...but somehow the "hollow" and "aged" texture of the oldies just adds to the greatness of those songs

[hellok1ttyman]

I preffer this any day more then any modren shit. :]



[Karen41872]

WOW! The VERY young Crawford, Garbo, Stanwyck .. Grace Kelly holding her Oscar at the very end.

[Karen41872]

OMG, those were GLAMOROUS women! Today's movie "stars" look like CRAP .... except Catherine Zeta-Jones! Look at Lindsay Lohan. She makes people want to PUKE!

[warrior7666]

@Karen41872 you forgot, kesha, britney spears, britney spears sister, britney spears parents, rihanna, katy perry, lady gaga, that retarded canadian drake from degrassi. lil jon, lil wayne, the olsen twins, hanna montanna, taylor swift, britney spears grandparents, any modern techno rapper, any lame dj, rihanna again, britney spears ancestors, snoop dog, that retarded lady thats married to tom cruise, the list goes on. THEY ALL F$#%KING BLOW AND IF I DIDNT SPELL SOME NAMES RIGHT I DONT CARE

[Karen41872]

@warrior7666 -- Funny you should mention Katie Holmes, who married Cruise. It appears that Cruise asked a number of Hollywood actresses for their hand in marriage, but they ALL TURNED HIM DOWN! Then the PLAINEST woman in movieland turned up and took up the offer. Don't worry, you got their names correct.

[AngelofMusic04]

@Karen41872 I think a good deal of modern European actresses - such as Marion Cotillard or Penélope Cruz or, as you had mentioned, Catherine Zeta-Jones - are more deserving of being compared to the actresses of Hollywood yesteryear.

[puredaysent]

Brilliant!

[iiishaaa1]

I haven't watched the shining but this is still creepy for some reason :OOOO

[Dreaklock]

They should use this song for the Twilight Zone Tower of Terror. I always think of The Shining when I'm there.

[Dreaklock]

Kubrick's The Shining > King's The Shining

[1axalove]

Wonderful selection of stills! They go perfectly with the music. Is that an AC Johnston just before the early Harlow near the end? Thanks for posting this song-- the chilling effect makes it more beautiful!

[frsdonahue]

Yes. Picture hats like that were mostly gone at that point.

[broadwayactress755]

brilliant.



[coomason5]

Good video and choice of song. I need to watch The Shining again!

[drumuitar]

This audio is from an edit I did around 15 years ago. Hall echo was added via Cool Edit to simulate the sound within the ballroom in the film. I had compiled all of the soundtrack, largely from different CDs and a few vinyl sources. I mistakenly gave a few copies to people, one or more of them duped it and now it's everywhere...including several idiots selling it and claiming credit for the work.

[Vogler9]

This makes me think of black and white movies! I think Al Bowlly's voice featured in many of them. Lovely!

[gayILuigi]

still after 25 years it's give me creeps!

[HOWYOUDOIN884]

Sound like someone added echo to the vocals before uploading to youtube... doesn't sound good

[1casey234]

The women were so beautiful, and very stylish. What wonderful pictures. This posting is great. Thank so much.

[harriskita]

No one else recorded this lovely tune. Why not?

[phredl]

@harriskita I don't believe anyone recorded it in America however the Noble was released here on Victor. It was recorded in England by Roy Fox, Harry Leader and Jack Mc Dermott.

[fan2renault]

thank you so much

[Greengrass185]

素晴らしいの一言！

もう50回くらい、これ見た。

[RaxusCarnelli]

I feel like I'm in Space.

[MerkinMuffly]

Kubrick was a genius, this subtlety of this song in a horror moving is amazing.

[manco82]

I'm here because of The Shining!!!!

[ErnieHollerhagen]

What a great musical atmosphere emanates from this arrangement! Who is this tasteful pianist foreshadowing Claude Thornhill (is it R.Noble himself)? It makes me shiver with delight.

[chkjns]

@ErnieHollerhagen This was recorded in 1932. The evening of fine music can continue at my channel. This is included with over 50 other tunes on my Music of 1932 playlist. I've made a list for every year since 1900, it's the time machine (musically) that I've seen so many ask for. And there's a playlist for Al Bowlly too, and lists for over 400 other artists. Over 700 playlists in all , an archive in tribute to the best of a century of music. Hope you'll come see. chuck

[curlymxxy1]

:) all I can do is smile :)

[Loveships9]

girl at 1.01...... nice

[MrPEIcanada]

fabulous collection of pics and love the song, thanks

[paramus17]

the last pic should have been a pic of johnny frozen in the snow lmao

[HLimmen]

It's 4 o clock in the morning, my parents just went away to the airport for a week, I'm home alone, the first thing that popped into my mind was to play this song loudly, and stand in the livingroom downstairs with the lights off.

I got a big house, so the acoustics are good. I just needed to get that shining feeling lol.

[Utenhauzen]

@HLimmen Genius! Why haven't I thought of this before? imma do that tomorrow!

[vanmorg]

@HLimmen Ive never had a holiday at the airport....

[HLimmen]

@vanmorg Oh believe me it's great.

[dega723]

@HLimmen then think about old Charles Grady, the good caretaker of the Overlook hotel and Lloyd will appear behind the bar and ask you "What will it be sir?"

[tetrazonian]

@HLimmen I do the same exact thing :D

[dandy7989]

@HLimmen You are a true nostolgic person

[mudman1881]

@HLimmen that is fuckin creepy!!!

[fuckweed]

girl at 0.37... yummmm

also, this should be in bioshock

[AlphaShizz]

So simple, why do people read into music so much now. They think that music require loud beats and all that. When a real good song is simple and slow like this. I wish people just understood. Music today angers me...

[Silverfox0984]

@janmorez If anything your response is a perfect example of his criticism. Way to go.

[janmorez]

@Silverfox0984 Because my response is loud booming music that makes him angry? I'm fucking sick of elitist pricks like him who keep bathing in nostalgia and refuse to acknowledge any contemporary artistic merit. On top of that, they insult tons of artists (who make "loud booming & angry music") that aren't so stupid to arrogantly judge and generalize other artists.

[Silverfox0984]

@janmorez Music artists are there to be judged. His opinions echo what many in the industry are saying. If modern day artists (or their championing fans) are so sensitive that they get upset at the merest mention of criticism, then they're in the wrong industry.

Dubstep, hip-hop, garage music IS angry. It serves no other purpose than to inflate the ego of the artist and the listener. Most modern music will be forgotten in 50 years. Songs like this won't/haven't been.

[The1985Channel]

@janmorez Modern music sucks. Old music rules. Get over it.

[janmorez]

@The1985Channel go climb a wall of dicks, I like both Bach & Borgore, I don't need you stating your opinion as a fact

[jjobie]

@janmorez "Go climb a wall of dicks!"

Ok I am DEFINITELY using that in a conversation soon :P