I much prefer Melton when he's singing popular music than when he's singing opera. His light lyric voice was just too delicate for some of the operatic roles he decided to sing. Don't get me wrong, his Pinkerton for example was great but I always felt he was pushing his limits in that repertoire. He sounds perfectly at home singing this however, and one of the most beautiful renditions of this song I've listened to.
@GermanOperaSinger I knew nothing of opera so i cannot comment about melton singing but melton sounds great singing popular music. this performance is great. i my mother knew him as worked for Bertrand Hirsch from 1927-39. ROGHARM my theory is that people should do what they do best and not expand if they cannot really have the talent. melton was great like frank munn whom my mother knew and lanny ross. they as far as i know never sang opera but had great voices and were great popularsingers
No words I could say do this song justice. Melton, John McCormack, Mario Lanza, and much later Ronan Tynan all do marvelous versions of this World War 1 song. For a couple of decades, Melton also sang another World War 1 song, "Back Home Again in Indiana," to begin the Indianapolis 500.
I have a mon recording of this Song (always a favorite). I have always connected it with WW1 and off/on have cried to it for some reason........5 Stars.............
i cry too but have no record of the song. because of world warI. perhaps reincarnation. i sing the song with james melton. great recording love it ROGHARM
@HarborGuy Agreed too!!!! it is reincarnation or soul contact. that song makes me cry and i see a scene in a house in france in a rural area with me playing the piano. ROGHARM paranormal
A wonderful rendition. Popular music has certainly changed!!
akarpowicz 7 months ago
I much prefer Melton when he's singing popular music than when he's singing opera. His light lyric voice was just too delicate for some of the operatic roles he decided to sing. Don't get me wrong, his Pinkerton for example was great but I always felt he was pushing his limits in that repertoire. He sounds perfectly at home singing this however, and one of the most beautiful renditions of this song I've listened to.
GermanOperaSinger 1 year ago
@GermanOperaSinger I knew nothing of opera so i cannot comment about melton singing but melton sounds great singing popular music. this performance is great. i my mother knew him as worked for Bertrand Hirsch from 1927-39. ROGHARM my theory is that people should do what they do best and not expand if they cannot really have the talent. melton was great like frank munn whom my mother knew and lanny ross. they as far as i know never sang opera but had great voices and were great popularsingers
rogharm 8 months ago
No words I could say do this song justice. Melton, John McCormack, Mario Lanza, and much later Ronan Tynan all do marvelous versions of this World War 1 song. For a couple of decades, Melton also sang another World War 1 song, "Back Home Again in Indiana," to begin the Indianapolis 500.
musicmandon1 1 year ago
awesome! TY.
paulostroff99 1 year ago
Lovely , and ethereal just as the rose he is speaking of .....
bud21s 1 year ago
A very strange voice and technique!!!
monpitt500 1 year ago
to giloubreizh i agree love this song and melton's voice and great minor key arrangement. ROGHARM
rogharm 2 years ago
Oh! Very nice!
genatzvalee 2 years ago
I think he clips his phrases too much in this recording.
mellotron12 3 years ago
the most beautiful song in the world!
giloubreizh 3 years ago 7
Peut-etre !
joanabanyeres 3 years ago
I have a mon recording of this Song (always a favorite). I have always connected it with WW1 and off/on have cried to it for some reason........5 Stars.............
HarborGuy 3 years ago 5
i cry too but have no record of the song. because of world warI. perhaps reincarnation. i sing the song with james melton. great recording love it ROGHARM
rogharm 2 years ago
@HarborGuy i give version 10 stars great voice and great minor key operatic arrangement!!!!!!!ROGHARM
rogharm 1 year ago
@HarborGuy Agreed too!!!! it is reincarnation or soul contact. that song makes me cry and i see a scene in a house in france in a rural area with me playing the piano. ROGHARM paranormal
rogharm 8 months ago