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  • very good

  • I love this song! I'm feeling it right now, this why I'm hear listening to it. She sanged it!!!!!

  • clichés could never do this song justice. it's one of those songs that pull you up, and face your listening towards the music. what a classy lady.

  • Moonstruck brought me here, great movie, great song!

  • A classy musician, beautiful lady and inspiring humanitarian. Wonder how she's doing today. Vikki we truly remember, love and appreciate you today.

  • que lastima con tanto talento no fue lo suficientemente reconocida en nuestro pais

  • Holy crap, this is why Sinatra said he admired Vikki Carr´s voice!

  • she sure was sexy

  • this song is so beautiful

  • I remember John Davidson singing a heartfelt rendition with these lyrics intact, on his variety show, back in the 60s.

  • I love this song! But what on earth kinda bizarre set is she in? I mean I know it's 1967, but that first scene was like - an abstracted classroom-? Odd. But a wonderful song nonetheless.

  • 美人で大好きだった、テキサス・エルパソ・偉大ショー歌手、ヴ­ィッキー・カー、しっとりとした、つぶやき歌唱が胸に残った”こ­の恋に生きて"

  • This was a very special tune for me. There was a lovely lady who used to call me at work. So it was like "it must be her, or I shall die." :) Role reversal.

  • Politico and beagle, I think you're talking about the Melisma technique, which was popular in American Gospel and reintroduced in the 80s by singers like Houston, then copied ad nauseum by all the Screaming Mimi's of that time (Carey, Celine Dion, Michael Bolton, et al.). American Idol wannabes have made it the U.S. pop standard from the start of that show. It's totally abused today. They mistake an overeliance on Melisma for phrasing. Paging Frank Sinata, Ella Fitzgerald, Tony Bennett. . .

  • Notice how back then they were actually able to hit the notes correctly? Now, you hear people do some kind of thing where they go up and down on a single note (trying, I guess, to sound "black") and, of course, it sounds like shit.

  • @politicoochie09 Yeah you got that right. They trill every note. That started with Whitney Houston and Maria Carey and now everyone is doing it. I hate it. It ruins the melody. I especially hate it when they do it to the national anthem, as if the point of singing it is to show off how many notes they can squeeze into a single measure. Arrrrrrrrgh!

  • She played the White House when Gerald Ford was President...she asked him what his favorite Mexican dish was, and he said 'YOU!'...naturally, that didn't sit well with Mrs. Ford!

  • @recordman64 That's a good one! :)

  • she sounds EXACTLY like Shirley Bassey.

  • @chyman I agree; she even looks a lot like Shirley.

  • One of my all time favorite songs. Good to find it here.

  • How Beautiful is she!

  • this is my cousin

  • My mother bought this many many moons ago. Great to hear it again, brings back lots of memories.

  • Listened to Desmond Carrington on Radio 2 tonight - he played "it must be him" - I had to hear it again - what a great show and such musical memories of my childhood - I remember a Vikki Carr LP being played often. . .I so wish I could find the LP in CD format, pretty sure it had "Gypsies Tramps and Thieves" also recorded by Cher? I have also listened to Shirley Bassey's version, an absolute star and icon, but I have to say that Vikki's original version is truly breathtaking! Denise

  • Es hermosa la canción y ella le imprime un gran sentimiento

  • what a voice!!!

  • Whenever I hear this, I think of the movie Moonstruck when Olympia Dukasis says, "now he's playing that damn Vikki Carr record and when he come's to bed, he won't touch me."

  • I just love it. It rolls back the years and the memories become alive

  • It`s amazing!.

  • I think her excellent enunciation is directly related to being raised bilingual.

  • 2:47 video: "It Must Be Him" with music by Gilbert Bécaud and new English lyrics by Mack David; #3 pop and #1 easy listening 1967 hit sung by Vikki Carr (born Florencia Bisenta de Casillas Martinez Cardona; July 19, 1941).

  • Cosmo's fav song.

  • I am here

  • and then the phone rings, and I take a dump, then pick the pieces off the flooooor.

  • Just absolutley classic..

  • The days before caller ID were really rough

  • Gosh I'd forgotten Vicki - it made a lovely change to see an America female with short hair. Fantastic voice and very good looking to boot.

  • The young women of the 60's were so much more mature than they are now.  Wonder why? No sexual gyrations, no false smiles to camera, just singing. Lovely.

  • Voices  xtraordinarias Vicky Carr & Shirley Bassi

  • was this video shot in an abandoned commercial building?

  • Vicki Carr is one of the top 10 voices of this past century. She is in great company but she must be my favourite.

  • love the set - i could LIVE on that set

  • The perfect mix of singer and song. The lyrics and melody fit her dramatic style; a more understated singer would not have the soul for a song like this.

  • Shit This is a great song!

  • esta cancion mis mas profundos recuerdos de mi primera vez encontre el mejor de mis amores isigo enamorado gracias viki por sentirme asta lavez enamorado que dios te vendiga

  • Stupendo.. Meravigliosa canzone, Interprete fantastica,...altro che quei "urlatori " di oggi...Tatuaggi....e roba varia......

  • What a lovely face. What a GREAT voice!!! Why don't we get talent like this any more???

  • I saw her perform this last New Years Eve (2010) in Palm Springs and she was absolutely terrific.  70 years old and still going strong !!!

  • I used to sing this song when I was in grade school and had a painful time reaching those notes, but my dog Ringo liked it and he would sing it with me!

  • Beautiful, beautiful lady! She remains to this day an amazing singer and even more beautiful than before.

  • Can remember this voice making a great impression all those years ago. love it. X

  • This was a big hit over here in australia.Just a crystal clear voice,hits the notes well.perfect diction.Good to hear it again,john from sydney

  • ik ken dit liedje van Timi Yuro , maar deze versie vindt ook erg mooi.

  • Vikki Carr (born Florencia Bisenta de Casillas Martinez Cardona,[1] July 19, 1941, ) is an American singer of Mexican ancestry from El Paso, Texas. She has performed in a variety of music genres, including jazz, pop and country, but has enjoyed her greatest success singing in Spanish.

    What a remarkable voice.Maybe the best ever,or at least one of the greatest

  • Love this song, funny how it goes from your mind then you here it and it all comes flooding back.

  • milli vanilli don't do it like that

  • What a fabulous voice..terrific lady too

  • Such a cute mouth.

  • Outstanding!

    I don't think there's any other female singer who sings with such profound emotion, or one who conveys that emotion ot the listener.

  • God- I would have loved to have heard her and Judy doing a duet. Can you imagine?

  • Ding! This one is for Cameron. 

  • Gosh, have not heard this song in years!! loved it

  • Vikki Te seguire amando toda mi vida!

  • is she acting or singing??

  • @nirvgardengod both..

  • @nirvgardengod both..

  • I love her voice

  • I've adored her voice for years-a very underrated singer. Does any kind person have her marvellous version of Gordon Lightfoot's 'If you could read my mind' they could upload? 'Tis my favourite recording of hers;thanks

  • The music from the late 50s and early 60s was and still is the Greatest Music of all time. We'll never see it again.

  • The music from the late 50s and early 60s was and still id the Greatest Music of all time. We'll never see it again.

  • life was better back then in a split level with card parties tupperware parties i grew up with this music my dad was a lover of the classics and still is hose were memories

  • My sister and I used to crack up with laughter at this song. We must have been young feminists because I was 7 and she 5 when the song came out. But later the whole waiting by the phone for a man to ring would have us in hysterics. We would sing along with all of the dramatics to go with it.

  • grande,,VIKKI,,,eres Grande,,me quito el sombero ante ti,,Mexico te extraña..!!

  • She's not only Beautiful but she

    truly is a master in exspressing

    her deep profound emotion's

    in this song.

    Love You VICKIE!

    THESNAZZ

  • She's a hot little tamale but where the hell is she singing this song, in the break room of a factory?

  • Terrific voice, but what a weird set, and having her exit it mid-line of the song.

  • ¡ còmo volvio esa moda! los mismo peinados wow! arriba la creatividad :(

  • Wow!! Fantastic! Thanks for posting.

  • I remember hearing "It Must Be Him" in 1967 and it was special like the first time I heard the Beatles. The style of the song was uniquely Gilbert Becaup's but Vikki Carr's interpretation preserved the sentiments with her golden voice and passion. Now, in 2010 it hasn't lost a thing.

  • I remember seeing her on TV and hearing this on the radio at the time. She looks like almost any of my elemetary school teachers from 1965-1970. Women were gorgeous and feminine then.

  • this must be the birth of EMO !

  • @Swamibondi :-)

  • Relationship dynamics of the 1960's...today they die if you call...I mean if you text...

  • Vikky Carr lo maximo si alguien sabe como se llama esa cancion que dice :Cansado esta mi cinturon de comprender a los demas

  • Vikki has some voice...wow! 

  • this video was way before my time wow took me back to the cigar and vodka parties of the sixties the brat pack need i say more the vegas era

  • Amazing talent

  • I know I sound like my parents did in the 60s, but this is real music.  Truly amazing.

  • @ab19901 Now compare this talent to the Katy and Gags that flood the airways today.

    The music industry is churning out "novelty acts" that sell tunes today, but will soon be forgotten.

    Not like this lady.

  • @Laceykat66 Now it's "marketing" rather than talent.

    Vikki Carr, Dean Martin, Crosby, Sinatra true talents when it came to singing.

    The Beatles, Herb Alpert (a musical genius who doesn't get the recognition he deserves), Al Stewart, Gerry Rafferty, and the Moody Blues (years ahead of their time) - their music endures. What's "popular" now won't even be a footnote 50 years from now.

  • @ab19901 what a load of shite.

    frank sinatra ha a shit voice.

  • @Laceykat66 I agree completely..today it's all smoke and mirrors no actual singing talent like this lady's voice

  • Good Lord how beautiful was that, Vikki you really had that one nailed back then.

  • ALL YOU PEOPLE WHO LEFT COMMENTS YOU ARE ALL RIGHT. A LIVING ANGEL SO POWERFUL WOW. THANK YOU FOR POSTING WHAT CLASS

  • And then I die...laughing - every time I hear this.

  • @xlxfjh LOL!

  • i was going to marry her when i was a kid . anyone got her phone number

  • Mother of God. Stunning.

  • Timeless!

    Thank you Ms Carr

  • he grabs your thigh

  • Happy Birthday Vikki. You have the voice of an Angel.

  • Simply amazing! Very, very far from this generation's singers (or are they?)

  • She sounds like a young Shirley, like 20 something year old until 35, not so much from Shirley's mid 30s onward.

  • I've always loved Vicki Carr and can never get enough of her...she must have been incredible to have seen live!

  • @herasmarket @herasmarket - Vikki Carr is absolutely incredible. I have seen her perform in California 3 times in the last year and she is still the same awesome performer today as she was back in the 60's. Go see her if you get the chance. She'll steal your heart! Check out the Vikki Carr website to see her schedule of events.

  • She interpreted the song bewtter than any singer

  • I just LOVE this song, it's a perfect period piece of sexism and dependency. It's a time capsule straight to the sixties! And Vicki Carr has such a beautiful classical voice.

  • @CrownedWithLaurels she sounds so much like Shirley Bassey it is scary!

  • Love her voice, she was a babe also, I bet she still looks good for her age.

  • @shakedownstreet48 - she looks awesome!

  • I saw her first tv appearance on the Garry Moore show in 1959. She put so much emotion into the song that her mascarra was running down her face. Fabulous

  • She was fantastic in this

  • que bella hmmmmmmmmmmmm siempre Vicki siempre

  • Great. Yep lately I hear a song I like, I have to pull up the lyrics to see what they really said. Didn't have to that with her and most back then. She is wonderful.

  • Fantastic voice!! Elvis once said that Vikki Carr was one of the best female singers he ever heard!

  • très très belle interprétation de Vikki Carr. Il est important de préciser que la version originale est française "Seul sur son étoile", musique de Gilbert Bécaud, paroles de Vidalin. Mais qui s'en souvient ?

  • she had a great voice, I loved this song, Thanks for thew great memories

  • I met her a few weeks back so nice

  • Wow Vikki, so great, what a set of pipes.

  • This song was in the top 10 in the world charts in 1967

  • they don't make music like this anymore, and great singers like vikki either....

  • yes this was in moonstruck-remember cosmo played it

  • A wonderful lady with a wonderful voice - I have fond memories of listening to this song as a toddler - my folks had all her albums.

  • @Lonestarry LOL, I remember those days too!

    Remember The Sandpipers?

  • @HereinLasVegas Oh yes...hereinlasvegas...the sandpipers! I still have one of their lp's. Wow. Wasn't music just so gentle and wonderful and meaningful back then? Of course - I love all music (except country western) - I listen to rock and metal and opera and classical and pop and ancient music but there is something that will never be duplicated in the fabulous music from the 50's and 60's. don't you agree?

  • I loved this when it came out. One of the few singles I ever bought. It is great to see this and to hear it again. Thank you.

  • she looks like J.Lo but much prettier :P

  • Music videos before they were invented

  • i've not heard this for a very, very loooong time!! very nice.

  • Vikki, eine wunderschöne Frau mit einer einzigartigen Stimme, einer zauberhaften Ausstrahlung und mit diesem Lied... eine wunderschöne Kombination, die "unsterblich" sein wird! Man muss diese Frau lieben!

  • WOW! She was so pretty younger!, and she's still pretty.

  • After decades looking for this excelent song by an extraordinary singer, recovered both on 2 versions, thanks to "yori1960" who must thank for helping me get another piece together with me. What a poem, wath a voice: put together, a miracle!

  • After decades looking for this excelent song by an extraordinary singer, recovered both on 2 versions, thanks to "yori1960" who must thank for helping me get another piece together with me. What a poem, wath a voice: put together, a miracle!

  • After dacades looking for this excelent song by an extraordinary singer, recovered both on 2 versions, thanks to "yori1960" who must thank for helping me get another piece together with me. What a poem, wath a voice: put together, a miracle!

  • Vikki is the best,,,god, what a lovely woman!!! This is now what I play on my answering machine!!!

  • es Vikki Carr o no????

  • shes gotta be shirley basseys twin,by the sound of her

  • @bonfad10 I agree with you!! they should be twin sister. Both are wonderfullm aren't they?

  • Mega talent!

  • Love this song =)

  • that hair is Frost City. love it.

  • classic

  • Calma Vikki es una cantante que ya pertenece al mundo no hay que discutir si es mexicana o de EU.

  • good call brad: absolutely remember that in the film

  • no one is better. love this woman.

  • para los que no saben. ella es algo mexicana, para que no se la adjudiquen totalmente los gringos. HERMOSA VOZ Y HERMOSA DAMA.

  • Asi es, ella tiene ascendencia mexicana

  • Great singer! Thanks for posting. I've been looking foe her song "Somebody Loves You" I will really appreciate if somebody post it!

  • Awesome! Thanks for posting!

  • es la mejor voz de todos los tiempos. y aparte mujer hermosa y con presencia.

  • just the sweetie voice ever!!! love her!!!

  • I wonder how many more key changes she could have managed!

  • you read my mind

  • shes part mexican.

  • anyone remember this song from the movie Moonstruck? back in 1987

  • bravo, mexican sister!

  • @TheZeke165 Yes, but she called her self an American first, from mexico

  • 17 year old oldies fan

  • Ah, the wonderful days before the evils of feminism...take me back (I realize I may lose some friends or fans with this comment...but that's just as well!

  • couldn,t agree more with you.still makes the hairs on the back of your neck stand up

  • People who enjoy this caliber of singing will be great fans of Toni Arden, also. I saw her several years back, when at the age of 78 she sounded like she did in the 1950s. Unbelievable talent.

  • "78" ???!!!!!! She was born in July 1941, which makes her 68 years old as of today! And yes, she's still very beautiful and still has a wonderful voice.

  • You will notice I said Toni Arden........same powerful style, but more subtlety with ability to croon softly,and quick transition on notes and volume.

  • What a beauty + talent she was and always will be.

  • OMG OMG...ok, so I am a huge oldies fan, and was just 2 when this came out....but I grew up with the oldies, classics, and while this particular song doesnt get much airplay, I just heard it on SIRIUS with Cousin Brucie and wow, the memories....and that vocie!!!! Carr no doubt is one of the very best true actual singers of that time....man, this song takes my breathe away and cant stop listening to it now. AWE-SOME!!!

  • I love these thoughtful comments. And I could not agree more. So much talent will go undiscovered because what sells is "no-talents-who-would-rather-m­ake-fools-of-themselves-in-pub­lic."

  • Those were the good old days......telephones ringing, but you don't know who is calling, because there's no caller ID. No cell phone, no text messaging. There's computer but no instant messenger yet even e mails was not yet invented. But...i think life was better back then.

  • thats cos your oldfashioned, duh

  • great song yes no singers like this today .black women screemers all sounding the same .like connie francis too, have a look at rebekah del rio great voice pity she does not sing more in english

  • wow thanks for posting amazing quality, have always loved this song so lovely to see such a great video and her dress is back in fashion!

  • Kudos to yory1960 for an awesome video. Awesome work