I came here because I was cleaning out my old room from my parents' house today and under my old bed i found this dusty old cheapy 'i love you bears' i got from my first boyfriend at the end of high school.. Story i hate remembering.. ....But it plays this song..
My papa sang this to me when I was little, and when he died I couldn't help but think of this song and I cried because my sunshine disappeared. now everyday is a grey day, I miss you more than I have ever missed anything, papa. if you have a YouTube in heaven I hope you read this. Love you
@iwishicouldusespaces at the of katy perry video the one that got away this song is playing so I guess it made people want to hear the song it made me
yeah I guess katy perry is why I am here, man enough to admit it with a thumbs up. but it really was her pop trash bangin bod that really got me here, and now im a gonna see the soggy bottom boys. cant really see past that for now.
@iwishicouldusespaces At the end of her "The One That Got Away" video this song played. (And don't feel bad, I looked it up to find out 'cause I didn't know either.)
Mother would sing this to me when I was a baby. I miss those days. Now all she does is yell at me, but when she says I love you after I say I love you to her, I am reminded of those days.
When I was litle my mum would sing this to me at night apparently it would always calm me down from the moment I was born cause she sang it to me while I was still not üñø born yet
when the good days are mentioned racism isnt one of the things on our minds this is back when families actually sat down for dinner together, kids didnt know more then their parents because they werent supposed to, people didnt have everything but they were happy. happiness is something our society lacks today, kids killing themselves for the smallest reasons. there was crime back then but you knew who were the ones behind, now it could be anyone. now success is more important then happiness.
This makes me so sad. I only became an American 3 years ago and it seems our best years might be behind us. As long as I live I won't let that happen.
Racism is wrong and that generation was more racist than we are today BUT you can't ignore the fact that crime was almost non-existant in the 1940's. People didn't lock their doors back then because there was no need to. The divorce rate was extremely low compared to today. People weren't as cut-throat as they are today, whether it be about politics or everyday interaction.
If you got to be part of the audience, this is basically how it was. All about the airwaves and if broadcast, filling airtime. Those people look like people waiting in a train station of that era.
I see comments about "the good old days," then I pause at 1:13, take a good look at the audience that was allowed to be there, and realize that the good old days weren't always good.
my mom sang me this song every night up until i was about 10 then we never really even spoke of this song until my wife became pregnent. and now i sing this song for my kids, and my mother told me her mother sang this to her, it makes me happy.
my grandmother sang this song to me, everytime I went to her house, when I was younger. I love her.... & sometimes, I can still get her to sing this to me. <3
i was born in 1996 so i'm 15 and my mom would sing this too me each night till i fell asleep up until i was about 10.... i was crying when i listened to it cause i haven't heard it in so long
I was born in 1987 and my Mom sang it to me every morning to wake me up. Every time I hear it, I think of her and all those lovely times she woke me up sining it in her beautiful voice and then she would always hug me at the end and kiss me and tell me she loved me. I have such a great mom (and I love her very much).
My mother used to sing this to me in the 1950s along with many such wonderful songs. Do mothers still sing to kids? I hope so. It is the sunshine of a little kid's life when mama sings love songs to her.
@verdew8181 I was born in 1980 and my mom used to sing it to me every day until she died when i was 10. I gave birth to my son in 2009 and I have since carried the tradition on. The first few times it was sung through tears, but I managed to get it out. :)
@addison403 My grandmother and mother also sung this to my sister and I when we were young..I'm expecting my first -- and guess what I'll be singing :)
i was born May 29th 1981 My Grandfather Would always sing this song too me. and now has become my most special song and my favorite. I believe i Was born in wrong Decade
when i was little i grew up with sadness around me but my friend would hug me and hold me in the corner singing this when ever i herd my parents scream because she was always over. every time i cried i started to sing this and mute people out of my life. this is the song that i can truly never forget because its the reason why i smiled when i was little .
ever since i was born, my nana and papa would sing this to me. and now i'm eleven and i sing this to my little cousin because i love her so much :) it makes me so happy :)
May 2, 1922 : Happy Birthday to our dear departed Daddy, Victor Ruff.
He used to always play this tune with his harmonica and sing it to his children and family. Daddy, we miss you and love you always. I know you are spreading sunshine and mirth in heaven. God bless you, dearest Daddy.
I was born in my grandma sanged this and we was allway's happy but when she died and had a car accidant and there was a big court case because the lady that hitted her was on drug's and its wierd b/c that day i hear this song you my sunshine and thought to bad your dead gram so you should just here this!
i used to call a girl my sunshine because i loved her so much (she never knew i called her my sunshine n refer to this song) when she was involved by a car accident she been a month in hospital, sent her a mail telling her my true feelings, how much i loved her n so, 2 days later i had a mail from her bro that she died the day before (day after i mailed her) so i dont think she ever readed that mail :( love this song forever <3
I wish I could get my hair to do up like that. I just love the sunshine girls! suitable name for them. My ma Elaine, was not quite born yet when this come out ...and then when she was in 42... she was destined to sing this song for my li'l sister, Erica we sung it again on her death bed afore she went home to be with Jesus. God Bless Ya's with sunshine in the people of your lives! particularly the SonShine of Him at Heart . She came to know Him in her fight with cancer, & He won!
This is the song I sing with my children eversince they were babies and now evertime I drive the 265 miles to pick them up for thier summer and holiday visits and I usually end up singing it alone with a tear on the trip back after dropping them off with thier mother. Thank you for posting it
yep, my granny (b. 1916) n granpa (b.1919) both used to sing this tune... I don't recall them singin about the love breakin up which is good. That's darn sad! I was gonna send this to my girl-friend! Not anymore! Hee-haw and happy trails y'all!
yep, my granny (b. 1916) n granpa (b.1919) both used to sing this tune... I don't recall them singin about the love breakin up which is good. That's darn sad! hee-haw and happy trails y'all!
i was borned in 1955 i liked this song really much ... Grandpa used to sing it to me... I miss him and this remember me of him... Love alot ... Sunshine...
simple but wonderfful song,i just can't get over it,especially their harmonious voices.i first heard it when i was just 2 yrs old,my auntie use dto sing it with her ukelele.im 41 yrs old now.
I used to sing this song to my three children when after I tucked them in at night and told them that I Loved them. I still Love them to this day...no matter what. That Love will never go away....never
this use to be one of my hitchhiking songs...always makes me smile when i hear it. I travelled the length of the USA and Europe and up and down the UK singing this.... happy days.......
My mother use to sing this to my one son, her 1st born grandson. it was very special to them. Every time I hear it it makes me think about my mother who has passed on.
The Sunshine Girl in the middle is Colleen Summers who later became Mary Ford with Les Paul. My dad, one of the Milo Twins, appeared in this movie "I'm From Arkansas". It is a cute movie, loaded with talent.
@PreservingMemories2 Did Mary go on to the Jack Benny Show? They married, correct? My Mom sang on the radio in the midwest in the 30's and she taught us kids tight harmonies while driving down those Illinois and Indiana two-lane roads on the way to Francisco and Streator. Loved this tune for many years, and miss her voice so much...this takes me back. Thanks for all these Sunshine videos.
Great song. Interesting video. Focus your attention to the brunette gal closest to the male lead singer. She is giving him "major eyes", and when he goes to sing with the blonde watch her reactions. The lead singer even catches her "eyeballing" him a few times. Someone has a crushhhhh....lol
I hear Country music insiders, who decry the "California"-style Western Swing, like JImmy Wakely. Personally, no one can compare with Bing Crosby's version, but I still like Jimmy Wakely's version, who was very good. Also, Rex Allen, Sr. was terrific, as far as voice goes. During WWII, Winston Churchill requested for Bing Crosby's "You Are My Sunshine" to be sung in person, as Bing and the song was Churchill's favorite. FYI.
"We've come a long way baby." Check out that pompous honky? The women were better than he was! Hard to believe how much "we" have changed. Fake and pop, but still it hit a cord with people of the day. Hits a cord with me even today.
This is such a soothing song. My grandma used to sing it to me when I was little. My guess is that she sang it to me because I must remind her of sunshine since I'm always smiling.
kooc417nhoj....man what is it with father's of that 'great' generation....i think they were very tuff 'hombre' because of the awful horrid cards history dealt them....i think they wanted us to be tuffer than they were for things to come....
The entirety of a life is but one long memory and at last breath those memories are like tears in the rain held by some that shared but had a different view the most powerful memories will blow away like dust in the wind Try as I might I cannot ressurect a life as much a I desire when a life departs where do memories go along with all the fire?
the good old days are a long distant dream that is like a deep deep dream that will never come agen the america we knew back then was destoryed by fools
@cote919 Well if people make up their minds, these good old days can come back. And the fools you refer to, I can tell you who they are. They are the liberals and the hippies. All their nonsense of counter culture revolution and changing the status quo resulted in the degradation of the US and we also must mention the illegals, the third world immigrants and also the bums who do not want to work but are content to exist on welfare. What a tragedy 50 years in the making since 1964/65 - present.
@cote919 you are a sentimental fool. It was the America of racial segregation. There is a reason why you do not see a single black person in that clip.
@jparker3281 There is no denying that the US in those years were a deeply racist and segregated country, where racism was actually embedded in their laws. In the face of that calling those the good old times is naive, or ignores the social reality of those days deliberately. Whether there is a single black person somewhere in the back of this audience does not change that. The audience was white and there was no casual mingling of races.
I don't know why you were thumbed down cause this song is quite sad. Still love this song.
And honestly I never knew the lyrics till now when I sung the chorus to my girlfriend. Meh, now I don't sing it much knowing how depressing this song is.
my great aunt would lay me on the bed as i was a child and pull out her autoharp guitar and banjo, she would play it and sing it all day long switching instruments each time. Her voice would cover her house and the music was magic. This song was actually the first song i ever heard and my aunt sung it to me the day i was born. I sang it at my grandmas funeral and me and my aunt break out the old autoharp, guitar and banjo and now i play and she sings
Dana Fairbanks brought me here :))
TheXena508 8 hours ago
Am I the only one who didn't come here because of Katy Perry?
MrThezho 1 day ago
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Worry not. I came here because of Johnny Cash.
MissStar091995 20 hours ago
if katy perrry brought yhuu here please thumbs up
johnalonzo123001 2 days ago
Katy Parry brought me here
ElinaElinaSer 2 days ago
@ElinaElinaSer me too
johnalonzo123001 2 days ago
my prime minister brought me here..
AmpunilahDaku 4 days ago
My girlfriend brought me here.
Malaikat31 5 days ago 3
The movie Penelope brought me here
XoCristinaLP 6 days ago
watch?v=Pj0GPTEU198 this is the very first recrded version of this beautiful song
Taygun89 2 weeks ago
this song makes me cry...i'm cring right now....
TheAdry1997 2 weeks ago
I came here because I was cleaning out my old room from my parents' house today and under my old bed i found this dusty old cheapy 'i love you bears' i got from my first boyfriend at the end of high school.. Story i hate remembering.. ....But it plays this song..
strawberrybell567 3 weeks ago 2
love this song will stay in my heart forever! p.s. i miss u apa
joebarco 3 weeks ago
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noveemezzo 3 weeks ago
After watching 'The One that Got Away' vc, I googled this song! ^^
Kimi91Warrior 3 weeks ago 2
Its sad to no these people are probably dead
imtamberonwoozworld 4 weeks ago
my mommy use to sing this to me when i was little!!:)
zebargirl1234 1 month ago
This isn't the song from Katy Perry's ''The one that got away'',,
the real one is from Johnny Cash ^^
Kriznify 1 month ago 2
Got a bun in the oven and every day i sing this song to my lil sunshine. I plan on singing it everyday until i die.
357lilangel 1 month ago
I love this song!!! It Brings me way back to my kindergarden graduation. Makes me sad that i ever moved... :/ and plus its in katy perry!
0419ren 1 month ago
My papa sang this to me when I was little, and when he died I couldn't help but think of this song and I cried because my sunshine disappeared. now everyday is a grey day, I miss you more than I have ever missed anything, papa. if you have a YouTube in heaven I hope you read this. Love you
alexiscillz 1 month ago
I love this song because when my dad was little, his grandma used to sing this to him. When she died recently, my dad cried when he heard it.
Jean is always in our hearts -your great grand-daughter <3
craigoline 1 month ago
uma boa musica.. =D
Roomuuloo 1 month ago
I came here because of Katy Perry
coolio2865 1 month ago 4
Nice ass, Man.
MeatMachineii 1 month ago
katy perry brought me here lol
donnlove 1 month ago
wow this song really touched me. i now know what is REAL music is. and not auto-tune and stupid songs nowadays
byee951 1 month ago 2
***Une pure merveille! J'M !
Mr777Justin 1 month ago
louisiana state song =)
Victoria89z 1 month ago
@iwishicouldusespaces at the of katy perry video the one that got away this song is playing so I guess it made people want to hear the song it made me
WENDY0903 1 month ago
i had a sunflower toy as a gift from my parents that sang this song to me when i was 9...and katy remind me of this.i miss being a kid.
dinstallz 1 month ago
thank you katy for letting me remember this song<3
poiss0nmonstR 1 month ago
I came here because of the Katy Perry music video.... Song at the end of the video?? :)
NatalieAnn12712 2 months ago 4
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xxSammiSamxx 2 months ago
yes, katy brought me here... this is beautiful. i dont even really like her song.
xkidd092 2 months ago
My mom used to sing me this when I was a kid :)
iwishicouldusespaces 2 months ago
I guess Katy Perry did make me think of this song, no use pretending otherwise.
AdelaideSmiffy 2 months ago 13
yeah I guess katy perry is why I am here, man enough to admit it with a thumbs up. but it really was her pop trash bangin bod that really got me here, and now im a gonna see the soggy bottom boys. cant really see past that for now.
bornn68 2 months ago 3
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Some people can't accept the fact that they are old.
jimmywait74 2 months ago
No, some pop trash singer didn't bring me here. Good music taste did.
RoonyHD 2 months ago
@RoonyHD Don't be so full of yourself.
uchihalis 2 months ago
@uchihalis I am a snob and I use a mac. My nose is turned down at you sir.
RoonyHD 2 months ago
my grandpa always sang this to me <3
leanielady 2 months ago
This is my lullaby <3 i love this song
Kales0007 2 months ago
My grandad used to sing this to me as a lullaby
MrRetardedPenguin 2 months ago
Katy dindt bring me here the COEN BROTHERS DID
elisitah00 2 months ago
I love you baby, come home now!!!
Cyberinga 2 months ago
if Katy brought you here, Please thumbs up ! :)
MrYmen 2 months ago 435
@MrYmen your comment is a shame!
koukoumafkes 2 months ago
@MrYmen Yesssssssssss
I used to love this song so much, and The One... reminds me of why I loved this song. So, here I am again :)
blueofthe7 2 months ago
um, sorry to be an uncultured idiot, but what did Katy Perry do...?
iwishicouldusespaces 2 months ago
@iwishicouldusespaces At the end of her "The One That Got Away" video this song played. (And don't feel bad, I looked it up to find out 'cause I didn't know either.)
Animegrl421 2 months ago
@MrYmen yes !!! this song made me cry on ' the one tht got away ' T^T
db1123581321 1 week ago
I love this. I've sung this to my daughter since she was born.
angelfreak84 2 months ago
I love this song
felidenocte 3 months ago
I'm 36 from NZ and somehow I know this song. I think it was old 45's at my mums grandparents house. Brings back good memories
darrenjgraham 3 months ago
sing in german Du bist mein Sonnenschein mein alles Sonnenschein
Sie machen mich glücklich wenn der Himmel ist grau
noch nie keine Liebe ganz Ich liebe dich bitte nicht mein Sonnenschein entfernt not great germa but it sound good
inzen1909 3 months ago
Mother would sing this to me when I was a baby. I miss those days. Now all she does is yell at me, but when she says I love you after I say I love you to her, I am reminded of those days.
Riolulover20 3 months ago
When I was litle my mum would sing this to me at night apparently it would always calm me down from the moment I was born cause she sang it to me while I was still not üñø born yet
Tellybelly21598 3 months ago
This was the last thing my great great granddad said to me before he passed away when i was 7... RIP Granddad
MaskedManOfMagic 3 months ago 3
i sing this to my gf at night :) <3 x
DjDusta1 3 months ago 3
@DjDusta1 wish i had someone to sing this for..oh wait i do!! but shes gone now :,(
undersc0re2 2 months ago
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Jerrytiidoo 3 months ago
pretty girls and smart video Jimmy was one of the greatest singers....
mascafe18 4 months ago
god i love this video. especially the yodeling.
lilomlly 4 months ago
Fabulous!
zamusicza 4 months ago
when the good days are mentioned racism isnt one of the things on our minds this is back when families actually sat down for dinner together, kids didnt know more then their parents because they werent supposed to, people didnt have everything but they were happy. happiness is something our society lacks today, kids killing themselves for the smallest reasons. there was crime back then but you knew who were the ones behind, now it could be anyone. now success is more important then happiness.
helioneto88 4 months ago
@helioneto88 keep a going w your comments ! post them everywhere. tell them dennis said to do it !! thank u. great comment.
dpflmsable 4 months ago
This makes me so sad. I only became an American 3 years ago and it seems our best years might be behind us. As long as I live I won't let that happen.
GliTCH11 4 months ago
In the early sixties the U.S. produced 90% of the world's goods! Immigrants assimilated and they were proud to be Americans. I could go on for hours.
wtmj100 5 months ago 2
Racism is wrong and that generation was more racist than we are today BUT you can't ignore the fact that crime was almost non-existant in the 1940's. People didn't lock their doors back then because there was no need to. The divorce rate was extremely low compared to today. People weren't as cut-throat as they are today, whether it be about politics or everyday interaction.
wtmj100 5 months ago
DAMN THE ECONOMY AND EVERYTHING THATS GOING ON DONT LET IT HIDE HOW BEAUTIFUL OUR COUNTRY IS
newyorkanthem 5 months ago 2
If you got to be part of the audience, this is basically how it was. All about the airwaves and if broadcast, filling airtime. Those people look like people waiting in a train station of that era.
limeliter 5 months ago
I see comments about "the good old days," then I pause at 1:13, take a good look at the audience that was allowed to be there, and realize that the good old days weren't always good.
wbyron3 5 months ago
my mom sang me this song every night up until i was about 10 then we never really even spoke of this song until my wife became pregnent. and now i sing this song for my kids, and my mother told me her mother sang this to her, it makes me happy.
541jjmcm 6 months ago 2
this came to my mind when I woke up today and I cant stop singing it....^^
Maryparker02 6 months ago
my grandmother sang this song to me, everytime I went to her house, when I was younger. I love her.... & sometimes, I can still get her to sing this to me. <3
sexxiibabayyy74 6 months ago
the oldness makes it sound ten times better
sahoboyable 6 months ago
Look closely starting at 1:22. That Woman came to be known as Mary Ford, of the Les Paul and Mary Ford fame.
AllenChanThree 6 months ago
o man i member this song wen i was a lil kid man them are sum precious memories always put me to sleep =)
NESTORAKAGUERO 6 months ago
i was born in 1996 so i'm 15 and my mom would sing this too me each night till i fell asleep up until i was about 10.... i was crying when i listened to it cause i haven't heard it in so long
jarredmcmahan1 7 months ago 2
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jarredmcmahan1 7 months ago
My grandpa used to sing this song and now this is my favorite song. I am 16 and I will be singing it to my kids someday.
PleaseCallMeZed 7 months ago 2
I was born in 1987 and my Mom sang it to me every morning to wake me up. Every time I hear it, I think of her and all those lovely times she woke me up sining it in her beautiful voice and then she would always hug me at the end and kiss me and tell me she loved me. I have such a great mom (and I love her very much).
trulybridget 7 months ago
My mother used to sing this to me in the 1950s along with many such wonderful songs. Do mothers still sing to kids? I hope so. It is the sunshine of a little kid's life when mama sings love songs to her.
verdew8181 7 months ago 3
@verdew8181 I was born in 1980 and my mom used to sing it to me every day until she died when i was 10. I gave birth to my son in 2009 and I have since carried the tradition on. The first few times it was sung through tears, but I managed to get it out. :)
addison403 6 months ago 162
@addison403 when i was a kid my Mom would sing me this song till i slept.
barneygrumble 3 months ago
@addison403 My grandmother and mother also sung this to my sister and I when we were young..I'm expecting my first -- and guess what I'll be singing :)
gahleexholly 2 months ago
i was born May 29th 1981 My Grandfather Would always sing this song too me. and now has become my most special song and my favorite. I believe i Was born in wrong Decade
RL25RI 8 months ago
Yeah, right.. I am a very old man, 134 years and I remember this good time... I was only a child at that time..
horwords1 8 months ago
My Wonderful mother would sing this song often.what a great memory.miss your lovely voice mom
dennisleecluckey 8 months ago
when i was little i grew up with sadness around me but my friend would hug me and hold me in the corner singing this when ever i herd my parents scream because she was always over. every time i cried i started to sing this and mute people out of my life. this is the song that i can truly never forget because its the reason why i smiled when i was little .
EtableLlamas 9 months ago 3
ever since i was born, my nana and papa would sing this to me. and now i'm eleven and i sing this to my little cousin because i love her so much :) it makes me so happy :)
SelFan46 9 months ago
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May 2, 1922 : Happy Birthday to our dear departed Daddy, Victor Ruff.
He used to always play this tune with his harmonica and sing it to his children and family. Daddy, we miss you and love you always. I know you are spreading sunshine and mirth in heaven. God bless you, dearest Daddy.
Love Always,
Baby
noumine 9 months ago
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noumine 9 months ago
my mom used to sing this to me (i was born in 1992). she called me "sunshine." i love this song, it always makes me feel so happy.
toniight1 9 months ago
Parecen los pajaritos de la película de la Cenicienta.
nueveymierda 9 months ago
I was born in my grandma sanged this and we was allway's happy but when she died and had a car accidant and there was a big court case because the lady that hitted her was on drug's and its wierd b/c that day i hear this song you my sunshine and thought to bad your dead gram so you should just here this!
thomfindley 10 months ago
quien canta esa cancion??
adriyabaris09 10 months ago
my Mum would sing this to me...especially if i hurt myself or was sad...such a heart warming feeling.
marani1970 10 months ago
i used to call a girl my sunshine because i loved her so much (she never knew i called her my sunshine n refer to this song) when she was involved by a car accident she been a month in hospital, sent her a mail telling her my true feelings, how much i loved her n so, 2 days later i had a mail from her bro that she died the day before (day after i mailed her) so i dont think she ever readed that mail :( love this song forever <3
LangePat 10 months ago 2
what is he doing with his hand in the pocket?
xeltykus2008 10 months ago
My mama sang this to me when I was little!
xrawrbiexrotten 10 months ago
My grandmother LOVES this song
6millioncash 10 months ago
My daddy used to sing this to me too :)
mcflurryluv 10 months ago
They do resemble the Andrew sisters, but they are gorgeous.
gomezesmorticia 10 months ago
I love it !!!!!
rosetta1968 11 months ago
I wish I could get my hair to do up like that. I just love the sunshine girls! suitable name for them. My ma Elaine, was not quite born yet when this come out ...and then when she was in 42... she was destined to sing this song for my li'l sister, Erica we sung it again on her death bed afore she went home to be with Jesus. God Bless Ya's with sunshine in the people of your lives! particularly the SonShine of Him at Heart . She came to know Him in her fight with cancer, & He won!
amarie777321 11 months ago
Katherine Jackson was singing this song to Michael Jackson when he was a little child :)
freeskierBALKINS 11 months ago
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freeskierBALKINS 11 months ago
I love it..
988GUMMYBEAR2010 1 year ago
It's a pleasure to hear this old song thank you for posting.
maureen1938 1 year ago 24
Check the Andrews sisters lookalikes...... and soudalikes..... nah couldn't ever sound like the originals.
Tiptox 1 year ago
I sing this song to my lil one till she falls asleep.. I was born 1985 my lil one 2004
friedancer 1 year ago 2
I love this song. It is perfect to describe My Darling Friend, The Brightest Ray of Sunshine) The BEAUTIFUL QUEEN JUDIE.
Thank you so much for posting. I am so grateful.
Judie I love YOU!!!!.
genia106 1 year ago
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NO... it is perfect to describe the UNIQUE GENIA.... QUEEN OF ALL...the most enchanting lady the world ever saw:-)
gfks11 1 year ago
questa è una delle poche cose che mi rendono davvero felice
best2years 1 year ago 2
This is the song I sing with my children eversince they were babies and now evertime I drive the 265 miles to pick them up for thier summer and holiday visits and I usually end up singing it alone with a tear on the trip back after dropping them off with thier mother. Thank you for posting it
kwilliamsx2 1 year ago
This clip must be from around 1945 by the looks of the women.
Dikwerf 1 year ago
This song was written by the governor of Louisiana, Jimmy.....and I can't remember is last name. OneKewpie.
OneKewpie 1 year ago
geez....times were somuch nicer then....sigh :)
czoias 1 year ago
This is such a GREAT song I hear it's the state song of Lousiana. This is the best version I've ever heard. Thanks for sharing.
HoboGus 1 year ago
yep, my granny (b. 1916) n granpa (b.1919) both used to sing this tune... I don't recall them singin about the love breakin up which is good. That's darn sad! I was gonna send this to my girl-friend! Not anymore! Hee-haw and happy trails y'all!
drfred1203 1 year ago
yep, my granny (b. 1916) n granpa (b.1919) both used to sing this tune... I don't recall them singin about the love breakin up which is good. That's darn sad! hee-haw and happy trails y'all!
drfred1203 1 year ago
How could 5 people not like this great song and video. I think they meant "dis I like!"
HoboGus 1 year ago
i was borned in 1955 i liked this song really much ... Grandpa used to sing it to me... I miss him and this remember me of him... Love alot ... Sunshine...
Justinas98 1 year ago
A more innocent, more wholesome, more optimistic, and often more handsome and beautiful time.
(I was born after this era, it's my mother's epoch)
zozottine 1 year ago 3
Dig It !! I'm from the wrong time period .
MrRJDB1969 1 year ago
My mom sings this to me still and I am 23 years old. It's a classic that says it all! THANK YOU FOR POSTING IT!!
MissPriss214U 1 year ago
Our women's hair style was the same!
kaloghero 1 year ago
simple but wonderfful song,i just can't get over it,especially their harmonious voices.i first heard it when i was just 2 yrs old,my auntie use dto sing it with her ukelele.im 41 yrs old now.
balaylaika 1 year ago
My Dad always used to sing this to me and I used to sing it to my kids and other babies to calm them.....
IMIrishButtons 1 year ago
Nothing like a good old movie.
26056053 1 year ago
my daddy used to sing this to me:)
lolked21 1 year ago
I used to sing this song to my three children when after I tucked them in at night and told them that I Loved them. I still Love them to this day...no matter what. That Love will never go away....never
millermusic59 1 year ago
wonderful memory of the oldtimes with a wonderful song
SuperRedWing 1 year ago
Outstanding, I wish there was a better way to say thanks, but, this post is great.
I hope everyone and anyone that has a copy of an old soundie or theater short posts them here!
BrickPa 1 year ago
people were sure beautiful way back then!
lilyflowerpie 1 year ago
I Love This Song It Makes Me Happy :')
welshbrogan1 1 year ago
I was born in 1993 too!
lonewolf4561 1 year ago
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Mcsuap1950 1 year ago
this use to be one of my hitchhiking songs...always makes me smile when i hear it. I travelled the length of the USA and Europe and up and down the UK singing this.... happy days.......
brixtonpat 1 year ago
It also happens to be an old, old Ukrainean song, named: Oh, up there on the moutain ...
bskro 1 year ago 2
My mom always sang this to me when I was little. It's a beautiful song sent by God.
sumwear7 1 year ago 2
My mother use to sing this to my one son, her 1st born grandson. it was very special to them. Every time I hear it it makes me think about my mother who has passed on.
CanberrySplash 1 year ago
when i was a baby my mom always sing this to me i would cry when she did and to this day i still ter up
alexlogan134 1 year ago
The Sunshine Girl in the middle is Colleen Summers who later became Mary Ford with Les Paul. My dad, one of the Milo Twins, appeared in this movie "I'm From Arkansas". It is a cute movie, loaded with talent.
Winston Edwin Plyler/Miolen
PreservingMemories2 1 year ago
@PreservingMemories2 Did Mary go on to the Jack Benny Show? They married, correct? My Mom sang on the radio in the midwest in the 30's and she taught us kids tight harmonies while driving down those Illinois and Indiana two-lane roads on the way to Francisco and Streator. Loved this tune for many years, and miss her voice so much...this takes me back. Thanks for all these Sunshine videos.
chubbsuperfly 1 year ago
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fraidy2008 1 year ago
Great song. Interesting video. Focus your attention to the brunette gal closest to the male lead singer. She is giving him "major eyes", and when he goes to sing with the blonde watch her reactions. The lead singer even catches her "eyeballing" him a few times. Someone has a crushhhhh....lol
fraidy2008 1 year ago
I hear Country music insiders, who decry the "California"-style Western Swing, like JImmy Wakely. Personally, no one can compare with Bing Crosby's version, but I still like Jimmy Wakely's version, who was very good. Also, Rex Allen, Sr. was terrific, as far as voice goes. During WWII, Winston Churchill requested for Bing Crosby's "You Are My Sunshine" to be sung in person, as Bing and the song was Churchill's favorite. FYI.
BigBingFan 1 year ago
absolutley love this song. it's one of my favorites..
RedSpaceCadet 1 year ago
"We've come a long way baby." Check out that pompous honky? The women were better than he was! Hard to believe how much "we" have changed. Fake and pop, but still it hit a cord with people of the day. Hits a cord with me even today.
AllenChanThree 1 year ago
Most of the American singes are great performers.
kaloghero 1 year ago
This is such a soothing song. My grandma used to sing it to me when I was little. My guess is that she sang it to me because I must remind her of sunshine since I'm always smiling.
sabrinafan1011 1 year ago 2
kooc417nhoj....man what is it with father's of that 'great' generation....i think they were very tuff 'hombre' because of the awful horrid cards history dealt them....i think they wanted us to be tuffer than they were for things to come....
trejo8180 1 year ago
Perfect.
Thanks :)
sviii 1 year ago
kooc417nhoj 2 years ago 3
@kooc417nhoj "who wrote that? did you?
JOSUE5401 2 years ago
the good old days are a long distant dream that is like a deep deep dream that will never come agen the america we knew back then was destoryed by fools
cote919 2 years ago 38
@cote919 Well if people make up their minds, these good old days can come back. And the fools you refer to, I can tell you who they are. They are the liberals and the hippies. All their nonsense of counter culture revolution and changing the status quo resulted in the degradation of the US and we also must mention the illegals, the third world immigrants and also the bums who do not want to work but are content to exist on welfare. What a tragedy 50 years in the making since 1964/65 - present.
calihartley2010 6 months ago
@cote919 you are a sentimental fool. It was the America of racial segregation. There is a reason why you do not see a single black person in that clip.
omnivorous65 5 months ago
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jparker3281 5 months ago
@jparker3281 There is no denying that the US in those years were a deeply racist and segregated country, where racism was actually embedded in their laws. In the face of that calling those the good old times is naive, or ignores the social reality of those days deliberately. Whether there is a single black person somewhere in the back of this audience does not change that. The audience was white and there was no casual mingling of races.
omnivorous65 5 months ago
beautiful gone America...
TheJan67 2 years ago 23
beautiful ... thank u
1976issie 2 years ago 3
Do you know the middle Sunshine Girl is Colleen
Summers who later became Mary Ford.
W24YI 2 years ago 3
This is the saddest song I've ever heard.
bosszeroboss 2 years ago 5
I don't know why you were thumbed down cause this song is quite sad. Still love this song.
And honestly I never knew the lyrics till now when I sung the chorus to my girlfriend. Meh, now I don't sing it much knowing how depressing this song is.
mO64StAnG06 2 years ago
It was for me until I heard Candlebox 'far behind'.
When I hear that song I cry because of the way I treated my Father before he died. You cannot unring a bell.
kooc417nhoj 2 years ago
My mom use to sing this to me when I was younger! Getting all misty-eyed now! Thanks for posting!
Idoljunky32 2 years ago 3
Lovely. For Centuries... Danke schön.
tracerab 2 years ago 3
this song is just beautiful :) and the singers voice is magical <3 Im in love hehe =)
lilcuteshawtyfou 2 years ago 4
This is my favorite song, and im 14 years old.
Kumiachi666 2 years ago 4
me too im 11 and my gilscout leader sings it all the time
nickelback107 2 years ago
My grandmother and my mother used to sing this song to me when I was little. Now I sing it to my child. :) Strange how things travel on.
MidniteEclipse 2 years ago 3
So sad. Such a sad song. I covered it the sad way too.
paintingangels 2 years ago
my great aunt would lay me on the bed as i was a child and pull out her autoharp guitar and banjo, she would play it and sing it all day long switching instruments each time. Her voice would cover her house and the music was magic. This song was actually the first song i ever heard and my aunt sung it to me the day i was born. I sang it at my grandmas funeral and me and my aunt break out the old autoharp, guitar and banjo and now i play and she sings
GoCarters101 2 years ago
so old but still good:)
ACM1899sansiro 2 years ago 2