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  • Ppl in 60' were so hot, womans as guys now we have more wannabemacho or wannabeplasticgirl than ppl like em :(

  • Probably one of the best male singers on the planet,he was also responsible for the Jacksons he gave them their first big break on his tv show,god bless Michael Jackson and thankyou Andy Williams for discovering him dai wad

  • kind of music that would never die through ages....

  • I don't know how anyone could dislike this video <3

  • I used to listen this song when I was pregnant, now, it's my daughter's favorite song..

  • I LOVE YOU ANDY!

  • Stud

  • What can you say? For that moment, he was a god.

  • @dumboldon AGREE!

    

  • this wonderful song is timeless

    I loved it as a kid and now I sing it to my my grand kids

  • Now THIS is singing!

    I am 26 and I don't belong to this generation but I love the Oldies.

    The singers nowadays don't sing: they scream or just go to the stage almost naked and that is enough for the publich nowadays.

  • Amazing tone from Andy Williams. This is back in the day when they had to do their own singing live on their television shows. Proves how good he really was. This song was composed for the movie Breakfast at Tiffany's and it almost didn't make it into the movie. The producers hated it! Shows you what they know about music. Andy sang it at the Oscars and it won Song of the Year.

  • @TimesTimes3 Johnny Mercer and Henry Mancini had some choice words for those producers, too. In Mercer's biography, it's a pretty funny story. They ask Blake Edwards what the hell a "huckleberry friend" is and he says he doesn't know so they call up Mancini who says he doesn't know so they call up Johnny Mercer the lyricist who of course is already half-drunk and he tells them to go screw themselves, probably in that wonderful accent of his.

  • LOVE Andy Williams...miss his specials from the 1960's.

  • wonderful

  • this is REAL MUSIC!!!

  • love this very much, I grew up happily listening to his songs :D

  • Darn, this is really good. Andy Williams is so talented. =)

  • Muito linda...............

  • unsurpassed...

  • Speechless.......... too beautifuL....

  • What a voice! They surely don't come like this any more :(

  • @zarod63

    You're right.

    Priceless

  • Did Andy originally perform this song, or was it composed for Breakfast At Tiffany's?

  • @StraitUpSuburbanite ,composed for 'Breakfast at Tiffany's'.

  • @StraitUpSuburbanite The song was written for Audrey Hepburn in "Breakfast at Tiffany's." Andy Williams' version is the most popular...and in my opinion this live version is the best..my god it seems effortless

  • @StraitUpSuburbanite audrey originally sang this song in BAT

  • Indescribably beautiful.

  • Great song done by a legend --- thanks for sharing

  • Beautiful song, fantastic voice.

  • Amazing Performance.. One of the best singers ever!

  • I love him!! I read he has bladder cancer. I pray he gets better very soon...........

  • I still prefer Born Free.

  • This is not just a good song, this is good life. Leave out other music in your comments on this beautifull page.

  • JackRabbtSlim ... This is one of the greatest songs ever written in my opinion, by one of the best composers of our time. I'm not sure how you could not understand the song, but maybe try watching the movie .... although Idon't believe the song requires that .... except that the movie should be watched.

    I hope you try it ..

  • no wonder why his voice is considered a national treasure :P

  • Good times... Without Pro Tools and other tools to help today's fake artists.

  • My first celebrity crush was Andy Williams. And he's still dreamy!

  • Let me fall in love.

  • This is good music

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  • the song from goldfinger was based on this?

  • I would like to dedicate this song to Lt Colonel Raymond Hairston, Rest in Peace Ray.

  • name one good song being made today ?? Just one . If its out there where do you hear it ?

  • When I was growing up my friend's Mother always played this record. Many memories!!!

  • Amazing voice and a wonderful Christmas LP to boot. Happy holidays everyone!! :))

  • Ohh...what a voice!! Just love it...!!!!!

  • If you look hard enough there are still good songs being made. Sure the ones being blown up by media aren't so great, but good music is still being made. It's saddening to think that people are so negative these days.

  • Back in the long forgotten 60's Andy Williams was the love of my life. Notice that there are no firewords, no excessive background singers - just Andy singing. Sigh, 50 years later .....

  • One of my Mom's favorite songs and singers (may she rest in peace, she's been gone since 1965).

  • There isn't anything to be said. It was meant to be sung like this, absolutely perfect. Take a look from 1:45 , and they called Frank "ol' blue eyes"?

  • So beautiful.

  • it makes me sad that "crooners" haven't survived the "new" sound, Andy, Frank, Dean, Bing, and the best ever, Mel Tourme

  • True singers just need to stand there and sing. No fanciful costumes or dancing.

  • Amazing

  • This to me is a flawless performance by Andy, you just don't see this kind of stuff live anymore. No backing track, just the soft vocals of Williams. The audience hushed and entranced, you can feel every slight tremor in his voice. We engage with Andy, and it takes me back to my childhood memories I shared with my best friend.

  • i was baking cookie with him...then i heard him sing this..i asked " what's a huckleberry friend..? and he looked at me..and said " I don't want to eat burned cookies.." the song reminds me of how sweet are those burned cookies when shared with someone you love so dearly

  • Magnificent voice!

  • of all the many times i've heard this song sung by various artists whenever i hear it, I think of Andy Williams --- thanks for sharing

  • best humming I ever did hear in my life

  • I remember this a half century ago when I was a kid, my parents never missed a Christmas special! Great stuff.

  • This song always makes me reminisce about someone elses life.

  • @Quantanthead Ha! Now that you mention it, me too!

    

  • Great stuff! Thanks for posting a slightly different version through his live performance-wow what a talent.

  • love  this music ,

  • I went to a funeral today, this was the song Auntie M chose, R.I.P xxxx

  • Moon River has been recorded over 1000 times, but when its creator, Henry Mancini, thinks of it, he thinks of Audrey Hepburn singing it in the movie. As great as Andy Williams version is, no one ever sang it better than Audrey.

  • @AndersonDE7 sorry.....but you r totally comparing apples to oranges....

  • @AndersonDE7: Mancini was a genius, hands down. Oh, and he did the Pink Panther's theme, too.

  • Am I the only man unsure about my heterosexuality from 1:45 ???

  • @JeffLain wow

  • still cant listen to this without crying, i hate it but i love it!

  • I have this song on my ipod... :). Soo smooth love it. Thank you for uploading x

  • "moon river" has never stopped to enchant me since i was in elementary. now in my 40th year..it still has a magic to drift me away someplace wonderful, serene...

  • Ooohh God.....I love the humming at 1:20

  • Unbelievably smooth, strong, perfect, one in a billion. Andy, my prayers are with you in your battle against cancer. God bless you.

  • Hope you get better soon Mr Williams :) Your Forever in our hearts!

  • I love this song!

  • Great song!

  • I didn't think he was gonna do Moon River, but then BAM, second encore!!

  • uploader's comment! YES! exactly what ive been trying to say!!

  • BEAUTIFUL!!! ALL I CAN SAY JUST BEAUTIFUL!!

    

  • get well Andy ! Love your music and Christmas Specials.......

  • Heal quickly Andy, Anna & I miss your holiday performances

  • looked forward to his specials at christmas time...

    Heal quickly, Andy, Anna and I are a pulling for you..

    approval because I put Chistmas in it you dufus censors...

  • looked forward to his specials at christmas time...

    Heal quickly, Andy, Anna and I are a pulling for you..

  • Blessings ANDY!

  • Here is wishing Andy Williams a speedy and full recovery from bladder cancer. A true living legend indeed.

  • Andy Williams OWNS this song.  Best wishes Andy, for a full recovery!

  • God Bless Andy...I know you will pull through!

  • This is beautiful!

  • Hope he pulls through...crazy voice.

  • give him respect

  • He has cancer, cancer of the bladder, sad.

  • He got a wonderful talking eyes and excellent voice. What a charming guy!!

  • 11/4/11 Announced today Andy has bladder cancer.

    This man has the greatest voice in pop & contemporary music since WW II.

    Let's say a prayer and wish him a recovery before the Christmas show in Branson, MO.

  • @DonLicuala I said a prayer for him  : )

  • I love this song!!!! Harlem NYC loves this song!!!

    

  • Get well fast Andy.. We are all for you Ma-man!

  • We have some reminiscence software at work with all sorts of applications useful for people with dementia. Including a small selection of karaoke tracks of classic old songs including this one. Anyway me and one of our ladies, who is 89 and very demented sang this together and she was word perfect. She has a lot of trouble finding words the rest of the time. Anyway we looked at each other as we sang and saw each others eyes fill up. It was lovely.

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  • he is better than frank,dean and others..his technique is amazing.he is elvis of jazz

  • 5 million plus its a classic,love this song

  • a beautiful song by a gifted and talented man. What a pity music is not the class elgance talent it was then.

  • @sophie1065 You couldn't have put it better

  • You know, I'd like to be all happy clappy and politically correct and say everyone style of music has its good qualities and we should all respect this and that etc etc...but you know what, I'm 23 years old and I firmly believe the majority (not all but most) of modern music, say in the last 20 years) has been frankly WOEFUL, lady whatserface and justin thingy and god knows what else we have to put up with on the radio.

  • @JackRabbitSlim

    It is not happy clappy nor pc to treat others as you wish to be treated, regardless of our opinion of others taste in music. Change the radio station, there are stations which play different types of music.

  • @engreena Believe me I DO change the station, but it's not good enough imo. Do you ignore failing education standards and focus on a few good students, do you rally for good architecture or just accept constant glass'n'steel boxes as we get these days, do you accept cheap GCI-laden hollywood trash (and it is TRASH) that constitutes the majority of stuff now coming out, or do you say it;s not right and we want better?

    I'd like to just ignore what the music industry has become, but I can't!

  • @engreena Well said.

  • @engreena

    I find it cute that after 5 million views and 3,272 comments. THAT is the one comment you choose to reply to too.

  • @brightlights456X

    I'm not sure what you mean but I have replied to more than one comment.

  • @JackRabbitSlim If you want to hear creative, unique music, you're gonna have to search for it. Music made for radio and t.v. is the result of a fairly precise formula created to exploit basic human desires and make profits. The commercial music industry has no room for creativity when there are profits to be made!

  • I GOT THIS OFF stuck on you good film

  • Oh my goodness. How beautiful! And now Gianluca Paganelli's covering some of his songs. I absolutely love his version too. He's an Italian tenor and it sounds very beautiful in his voice too.

  • splendid!

  • Yesterday was Pa's birthday...in my heart you always are...enlightenment and peace may you find where you are now...I love you.

  • Bravo !  Thanks Andy

  • I can't describe how beautiful this was.

  • Great song from a great movie. No one sings this like Andy Williams.

  • I politely disagree. Huckleberry works beautifully with all the allusion it gives way to. Mark Twain would be proud:)

  • @ECSandOh i agree it gives the idea of two friends on a raft floting down the river to see the world.

  • my huckelberry friend my ever faithful friend much better sorry hank when i sell my next song you will only have me by about 20 million lol

  • instead of huckelberry friend i think ever faithful friend would have been a better choice my only critique f the song

  • There is a very long river in my country that pass many cities. Only in my city this beautiful and peaceful river named Moon River passes the middle of the town. Whenever and wherever I hear this song when I'm far from home I feel warm and feel like I'm home.

  • _The song itself is nice. ` Nice melody line. Good chords. ` ☺_

  • completely wonderfull!

  • My HuckelBerry Friend .... this is one of the most beautiful songs I have ever experienced in my life .... (and one of my favorite songs is "Sweet Home Alabama", so I've got a range ..... but I LOVE this song.

  • Flawless!

  • This is Andy's signature song. When I think of MOON RIVER I think of Andy Williams.

  • It's no wonder I loved Andy Williams growing up in Scotland, even though the 70's were my teen years !! Guy was classy, humourous and of course a wonderful singer !

  • sinatra's version is ten times better, although this one is excellent still

  • Next time you're in a line that's not moving just start singing this...just to see what people will do....or in the middle of a movie hahaha

    

  • If that doesn't send a thrill up your leg, you're not alive.

  • One of the finest voices ever recorded!

  • I see Frank Sinatra listed as covering this song. who knew? But no one beats Andy singing "Moon River."

  • feel like crying evrytime i listen to this =(

  • SUPERB ! nothing more to be said.

  • ...belas canções, nostalgia à parte, que serão eternas, que não se repetiram e que, infelizmente, morreram conosco!!!

    Abs, do

    pwt.

  • and they think Justin Timberlake and Justin Bieber are talent now compared to this WOW the generation today is SICK !!!!

  • dont know who sings this the best frank sinatra, andy williams, audrey hepburn cos there all fab :)

  • born in '92 and yet I deem a song like this simply magical :')

  • whenever i listen to this song... i always remember my dad .... i miss him so much ..

  • Effortless. Silky, smooth and soulfull. just a joy to listen to.

  • belle mélodie. Est-ce si difficile de composer de belles mélodies comme celle-ci?

  • Creamy voice. Just pure, silky vocals. It's so soothing to listen to.

  • too bad hes lip syncing :(

  • I can't get into this version. He's got a nice and well-trained voice, but there are too many vocal delays to convey the melody. I like the simplicity of Audrey's version. It's almost entirely a mere acoustic guitar and her voice, and she doesn't throw in any flashy techniques; a bare minimum of vibrato, as well. Its beauty is in its subtlety. It makes the melody and chord progression so much more powerful. Personal preference, I suppose.

  • I met this wonderful man at his beautiful restaurant named after this song in Branson, Missouri. We got a picture with him to send to my great grandma. Although I really didn't know who he was I researched him and discovered I already knew many of his songs. A legend then and now.

  • I will turn 50 next year, and I lament that life is not what it was when I was growing up in America. I know I am not alone in these feelings, and yet we are silent in this collective lament. I know we long for an America that was. Can we reclaim this time? Can we?

  • @NatureGirl62 Sadly we can't...That's pretty Impossible...

  • Thank you!

  • there are many singers...there are many good-looking singers...there are even a few who are great singers and fabulously good-looking...and then there is Andy Williams, all of that and also a man with a rarer gift still...class...

  • What a beautiful song. Andy's version is without question the stand out one. He brings a grace, a subtle undertone that the rest just don't.

  • OH--- I was a littte-little-girl 2-3 years old.........AM radio----in the car with Daddy.

    Daddy-Daddy-Daddy! Make him sing that again! I drove my father crazy!

    It brings back such wonderful memories- The first song I ever fell in love in with.

  • Some singers have such identification woth a song that they really do own it musically, even if written by someone else. This one is Andy's. As Autumn Leaves belongs to Doris Day. Both great talents to me.

  • We need not speak i'll of Lady Gaga or Justin Bieber. Just let us put aside. This music of Mr. Williams is a true balm for those who lived through a time that romanticism and love were expressed not only in Brazil but also worldwide in its purest form.....

  • Estimated friend, if you want to listen again this song and an endless number of successes of the love I suggest you to visit Radio MUSICA PARA MIMOS - looks for his direction URL in Google ( search Musica para Mimos in Google)-. best romantic music of all the times in Internet, is great, is very good ...!!!

  • This song belongs to Andy Williams' voice. His sings it with a crisp, crystalline quality.

  • I am such a fan of the oldies!! this is one of my absolute favorites!!!!!!

  • just a real class singer!

  • "My huckelberry friend"... many a lyricist wishes they had come up with that perfect phrase

  • Such a beautiful song, beautiful voice. It's perfection of the old days <3

    I like the balance of what we get to listen these days. One day you shake your booties listening to Gaga or Beyonce, one night you sit with your darling listening to Andy or Lionel.

    We're lucky, so stop fighting :)

  • @engreena Are you sure about the year of this performance? According to all history sources the song is composed on 1961.

  • @aleksgrujic

    I don't know which year this performance was, I believe it was in the 1960's.

  • É uma das música que mais gosto. Essa música embala coração dos amantes e de admiradores que tem um filtro espiritual particular. Todos que admiram essa música tem algo que posso chamar conformidade(harmonização) universal.

  • This beautiful song as well as many of Andy's songs was literally a lifesaver for me back in 1965 Houston, TX. I would take the vinyl and my small record player to the bathroom to escape my abusive step-father,There I would escape into "Camelot" on the "Moon River" with "Ave Maria". It is true that Andy's music literally saved me from committing suicide and probably from murdering that abusive step-father.Thank God and Any that I made it through all that and am alive and sane.

  • @TheKdavis51 A very touching story

  • @TheKdavis51 So glad you " made it." What a wonderful story - I'm sure Andy Williams would love to hear it, too. Perhaps you could get an address to write to him at ?

  • Beautiful voice. Beautiful song....This is my fav version

  • cooll.. awoooooooo

  • @engreena I agree, we can't just ban it, but alot of today's modern music is getting way more recognition and attention than it deserves, the music industry don't promote good old music. My main problem with modern music is that it's so simple and uncreative, older music is much more complex and interesting to listen to...

  • For 'Moon River' (an SF song on an amazingly wide river on Moon), Andy is the best. Great performance. The Moon River was discovered before TMA-1 (Tycho Magnetic Anomaly 1).

  • this song make us think about hstoric story about kingdom with prince , princes , queen and king .. in beloved places

  • @Alflecks69 Amen to that,and i'm such a romantic sap that I'm always imagining that I'm singing this to a woman I admire whenever I lip sync along to it.

  • it is such a great evergreen

  • My 2 favorite performers of this wonderful song are Andy Williams and my son playing a trombone solo of this song in all county band.  I'll never forget either version!!

  • <3 huckleberry friend R.I.P Grandpa Dan

  • I remember my mom and dad playing the vinyl on the HUGE stereo in the living room on Sundays. LOVE IT. (And Jerry Vale, too)

  • what a soft voice that makes my mind clear :)

  • sex and the city sent me here.

  • Andy Williams owns this song. 

  • His version still have no equal....really

  • With all due respect to what is called music now, what happened to the real musicians? The singers who sang into one mic and the musicians who played the music behind them? The real entertainers. Too bad . The magicians behind the scenes could make my dog a star and frankly speaking he can't sing.