I missed the 40's, but this has led to a great freedom for me when listening to the music. Instead of being connected to WW2 or other negative situations during that sad yet courageous decade, I can just enjoy the music for itself! If this music ever dies out with the X, Y, Z generations, something great in the human spirit will have died. Hate filled rap and hiphop has to die something!!!!!!!!!!!!
@FragileLittleMind1 Don't be sad if you'd been born much earlier you wouldn't have had the Internet to allow you to watch this wonderful music. I'm 72 and rejoice every day that I can catch up with these wonderful musicians
The popularity of Sunny Side Of The Street was such that just about anybody who was anybody did a recording of it. But in my opinion,it was this version that set the standard and the one most remembered with its devastating intro followed immediately by the muted brass section into the main melody line. This is orchestrating and scoring taken to perfection.
You'll note the quality of life and civilization and music when the blacks had to join mainstream America, instead of the Dim-o-crat Part'y's compulsory demand as we have it today that America has to join the black race. And look at the squalor of it.
@26Jeanne The arranger is a HUGELY talented black dude named Sy Oliver - HE was Tommy Dorsey's arranger during the heyday of the Dorsey Orchestra. And Benny Goodman's 'sound' was also from a black arranger! I mention this only to give credit where due and to point out there are people of EVERY race who are incredibly brilliant. My channel of 700 playlists is a tribute to the best of a century of popular music, arranged by artist, genre & year. Hope you come have a look. chuck
Wow. Great sound from years gone by. Would that be the DeMarco Sisters by the way? Just to show ya how observant I AIN'T...the trumpet player and the bass player are wearing military uniforms, I'm guessing Army. Many thanks for posting this one!
To Jefferlaih: Why do you think just like me that you were born in the present time? Just becaue you probably lived in the 1940's in a past life! That's the only answer I can imagine!!! So enjoy listening jazz music again and again!
I've always loved this version, particularly the intro. Thanks for posting it! By the way, do you know who the female singers are? Almost sounds like the DeMarco Sisters. And was that "what a drag" that I heard in there somewhere? (lol)
@jayjayvet Aha! Tis The Clark Sisters, later renamed by TD The Sentimentalists. Ya gotta go hear Chicago by the gals with TD also on youtube. The witty guy singer is the great Sy Oliver!
@jayjayvet Yes, Indeed! A fine signature arrangement by Sy Oliver, who played it with various bands, including is own, up to his death. The singers on this track I think are the Pied Pipers.
Oh, god, can people stop complaining about what year they were born in? For god's sake you've got everything recorded, if you don't like nowadays music you can just not listen to it. Yep, the cold war brewing, the Korean and Vietnam conflicts - indeed, what a perfect time it was! You just sit around on your asses now, thinking how you would be going to big shows listening to good music when everything you need is right here - recorded and waiting for others who enjoy some good old music.
their will never be music as good as this again , so sad what passes for music today , i was born too late . i know not everything was great in the 1940's but i would trade a year of today for one week in the 40's thank you
Don't hate on rap, guys. It IS a form of music. Don't believe me? Try rapping right now. You probably can't. Same as you can't play a musical instrument the first time you pick one up. I don't like rap myself, but some people do and music is all about personal preference. Let people enjoy what they want to enjoy even if you don't like their preference- at all.
@TheMechanicalMan01 there are some good rappers out there, but the majority of them are just horrible. WuTang actually have talent and so do groups like Jurassic 5, but most mainstream rappers are just awful and lack any creativity
I can't ride a unicycle right now but that doesn't make riding a unicycle music. Rap is just baby talk fit into sixteenth note rhythmic patterns. Grown men who spew it should be ashamed of themselve for sounding so infantile.
P.S. To jaypens92--No, none of them have talent, they all do the same thing (sixteenth note baby talk). If that is considered talent then what is not considered talent????!!!! If a baby poops in his diaper is that talent?
I agree with you on that one buddy. Rap people are ignorant: Can't read music, can't write music, can't play an instrument, can't create a melody, can't wear their pants properly.... the list goes on and on. P.S. The one thing that they claim to be so good at (music) is what they are appallingly ignorant of.
@ratface111 And yet, the most popular rappers out there probably make more money in a day than you do in a month. You sir are ignorant that *gasp* people just might have different interests than you.
A lot of scumbags make money--what does that have to do with anything? That doesn't make them knowledgeable about music. Did you actually understand my post? The one about rappers not knowing how to read, write or play music?
@ratface111 You're right with that, but in this case since they are musicians (although I know you will flat out disagree with that) making lots of money means they are popular, which obviously means a lot of people like their music. That was the point I was trying to make before. As far as I know, skill has never been a claim to fame for rappers anways. People don't listen to one kind of music over another because it takes 'more skill', but because they enjoy the way it sounds over the other.
@ratface111 Really, I was wrong in my original argument. Playing jazz does take more skill than rapping, as far as I know. I'm just trying to say that just because you don't like something doesn't mean it sucks.
@tumsabai1 I know it does, but that's an opinion and you are only making the world think that people who listen to this kind of music are people like you- ignorant and disrespectful. You practically talk like the kind of people that would enjoy rap. Have a nice day.
@TheMechanicalMan01 --O.K., it's an opinion so what? The truth is that "some" opinions are actually TRUE. For example, I know that a turd sandwich is disgusting. Right? You do agree with that don't you TheMechanicalMan? You wouldn't eat that would you--because its only an only an "opinion"? So why get upset with tumsabai1 when he states that rap suck? Good for him!
@ratface111 I think the average dog would disagree with your claim. They find turd sandwiches rather tasty. Source- I have a pet dog. By definition, facts cannot be opinions and opinions cannot be facts.
And for one, I'm not getting upset, simply disagreeing. Two, I only argued with tumsabai1 because it would appear he's trying to force his opinion on me with insults. Essentially, "if you don't agree with me, you are stupid (or whatever insult, in this case mother****er)".
Great music. Remember that if you, like me, do not like to listen to frustrated (ex) drugs idiots rambling their uninteresting blah blah on stolen samples and a beat, that it is up to us to change that. Voice your discontent, buy music that matters. The UK with their RAF song is a nice example. Do something, in stead of just complain like sheep.
I absolutely love this, played it over and over so that I know every word, every nuance that those wonderful Clark Sisters sing. I was probably born just a little bit too late to really appreciate this, but the big band sounds - there's nothing to beat it.
I SAID IT ONCE AND I WILL SAY IT TWICE .THEY DONT MAKE MUSIC OR TALENT TODAY LIKE IN PREVIOUS GENERATIONS THE BIG BAND MUSIC WILL BE REMEMBERED BY ME AND MY FELLOW BABY BOOMERSAND OTHER GENERATIONS .
It''s a puzzle as to why we rarely see a comment about the most talented of the personnel on the disc, The Clark Sisters. Never needing a piece of written music, these kids (possibly 15 to 20 years old at the time) created their own vocal arrangements and added real life to the recording.
@Jefferlaih Ah...... don't wish your life away . Just enjoy and be happy that someone had the foresight to save all this wonderful music for all of us to enjoy for generations to come !! :)"
@bbcisrubbish For sure, I wish the young people would just enjoy and not debate about the music that's big right now. One can find beautiful music from the beginning of time to right now !! :)"
@jackierave. Thanks for the message. I see that you are in USA so I am unaware of the general taste there.
In the UK all one hears, no matter whether it is in a shop, pub, restaurant, building site or any where else is that awful thumping, violent trashy pop musak at an ear shattering voluum.
There is no variety at all, even during a talk on TV there is always this type of musak of equal voluum to the commentator. By the way what is the cost of petrol (gas) in USA? It is £1.40 per LITRE here.
@bbcisrubbish To be very honest I don't think there is one preference in music here in the states! Of course hip hop & rap and a few I don't know the actual name of are popular with teens and a lot of young people. But I find that overall most like a big variety, classical,big band era, jazz, R&B, pop, folk, country, blue grass, etc. Kind of lke our country..... :)" a huge mish mash of peoples of the world and the original inhabitants. Sorry they don't play a variety there...:)
@tongapuss oh dear.... check the question i was responding too - basic logic really... ps there's nothing vile or crude about fucking. you should try it sometime, it's great..... lighten up ; )
Oh, thank you, jrl2320, for posting this! It brings back such wonderful memories of my childhood, when my dear mom used to pile up the 45s on the record player and sing along with Dorsey, Sinatra, Lombardo, Miller, and all the 1940s greats, including this gem from the Tommy Dorsey Band. I was surprised to find that I even remembered many of the lyrics. A wonderful walk down memory land ... and one that included a nice memory of my mom, too. Thanks, again.
One of the most beautiful songs ever! the vocals part is so amazing. That's music with love and spirit and that's what it makes so special and nice to listen to. People made it with love, not for money (not like today) :)
This song is still magnificent and has an unforgettable up-lifting beat. What's more, we have the 1st team playing it! This is a song that has earned a rightful place in the great American sound book.
Youtube took down a better version of this song unfortunately. The version with the postcard photo that changed from black & white to color towards the end if anyone saw it.
@jrl2320 Are you serious? Holy crap! I recognized Dorsey, Basie and Shaw, but, damn, what a line-up. Was this for some sort of wartime charity thing? Surely they never all played in one band.
Back when I was a kid, my parents had this song on a "Big Band Great Hits" album. My dad couldn't stop laughing as he had to interpret (and translate) the lyrics for me. "Life's awreet, if you dig that beat on the sun-sunny side of the street."
@jrl2320 Are you serious? Holy crap! I recognized Dorsey, Basie and Shaw, but, damn, what a line-up. Was this for some sort of wartime charity thing? Surely they never all played in one band.
Back when I was a kid, my parents had this song on a "Big Band Great Hits" album. My dad couldn't stop laughing as he had to interpret (and translate) the lyrics for me. "Life's awreet, if you dig that beat on the sun-sunny side of the street."
This song shows why T D is one of my favorite big bands. In Germany in 1960 I was awakened every morning to this song played on Armed Forces Radio and I never grew tired of it. Not only the great muscians but the arrangement were hard to beat. Thanks bunches for posting it.
I like this song. It makes me happy inside. Especially after being devastated about congress' vote, although it sort of makes me sad, because America is not nearly as good as it once was in this period, in which I wish I lived
I played 2nd alto sax for this song in my high school jazz band just last year. <3 I fell in love with this song.... and the 1st alto sax player =). We played it along with other big band songs at a retirement home and made the seniors very nostalgic. (tears included) It was sweet <3
You can hear why Sinatra sang with these guys. The swing, hesitations, and syncopations, and the solid on-tempo parts...there all there. This is really good music. I just love it to death.
I'm 20, and I love swing. But I like some rap compositions, too. I don't think we can call all modern music talentless just because we don't understand it.
I am 46 but my father who was born in early 30's had many of the classic swing tunes on 78rpm and introduced me to this type of music when I was a wee lad and I have always felt that this type of music and much of jazz is some of the greatest music of the 20th century, not forgetting my own preferences for Rock, Soul and Blues.
@ Vinylman4533 I'm 33 & my dad is 72 i was brought up on big band, musicals like 7 brides for 7 brothers, Guys & Dolls & people like Tommy Dorsey, Pat Boone.
It gave me a bizzare and eclectic musical taste, I respect my dad for that more than anything
i wish i lived in that generation, iam 27 my time 80s 90s and now are the wosrt part of this life time! the 40s were the bomb, even ww2 going on it didnt matter
This music has proper sequence and stuff whereas the crap nowadays is just anyold note placed anyold where and is aparently good enough if it sounds good.
I think it will come back because we've got a war going on now and the economy is it's lowest since the depression, and songs like this helped people to get through the 30's and 40's so it just makes since that if times get worse, we'll have another big band era on our hands, which would be great.
I grew up listening to my dad play these songs and love them still. I have missed hearing them since my dad passed away. Seems like he is here now....thanks for posting these songs for us.
to doctorcarmargo any relation to ralph camargo the radio actor. download nexus radio and you hear 5 internet old radio stations with afrs band broadcasts. great arrangement.
You're so right, we do need it more than ever. Too bad we only get rap rap rap with somebody's pants down around their butt cheeks and they call it MUSIC.. Hell NO!!!
...Gee, great song!! My dad, in the years of WWII, used to hear daily the US Army radio in northern Brazil, and Tommy Dorsey (as his bro ,Jimmy) was his heroes. This tune shows the spirit of that era. Congratulations, this is one of one of my dad´s favorite song !! Oh, I presume that the singers are not the Andrew Sisters...so, who they are?
The Clark Sisters...usually credited when with Dorsey as "The Sentimentalists." Great, tight vocal harmony work! Arrangement by the one and only Sy Oliver.
couple of years ago in the austrian radio was a weekly show held by walter richard langer (died years ago..) and he had this version as signation.a lot of memories for me....... eva
rockysunspot:perhaps WRL is the reason why i am todaya jazz singer too. he opened my hard for this music. how did you hear that music , have you been in austria or was it possible to hear his show in other countries too? regards from vienna eva
@generationll There were quite a few more GREAT players that went through this Band .....Thats Hamp.Basie and also Buddy Rich, alone were responsible for their own Future band's,THERES MORE..
les paul on the far right?
greaserman44 6 days ago
I missed the 40's, but this has led to a great freedom for me when listening to the music. Instead of being connected to WW2 or other negative situations during that sad yet courageous decade, I can just enjoy the music for itself! If this music ever dies out with the X, Y, Z generations, something great in the human spirit will have died. Hate filled rap and hiphop has to die something!!!!!!!!!!!!
ArizonaWillful 2 weeks ago
this is so beautiful :)
m2tt7 2 weeks ago
Signation von Vokal instrumental international mit Walter Richard Langer... schoene Erinerungen
oetzikiller 3 weeks ago
I'm wishing they could bring this style of harmonizing back. Such beauty.
ellaswing 1 month ago
this bigband version is awesome and absolutly delightful - to my opinion the best interpretation ever.
habsgewusst 1 month ago
It's difficult to listen to any other arrangement.
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1962hvd 3 months ago
This version of the song was the opening to the movie "House Calls" starring Walter Matthau and Glenda Jackson. Outstanding arrangement.
scottnoris106 4 months ago
Pretty much the best version of this great standard I've heard! And a very interesting photo you have there
Rg2732 5 months ago
I should've been born earlier than 1997. This is so much better than most music today.
FragileLittleMind1 5 months ago
@FragileLittleMind1 Don't be sad if you'd been born much earlier you wouldn't have had the Internet to allow you to watch this wonderful music. I'm 72 and rejoice every day that I can catch up with these wonderful musicians
akanippy 3 months ago
These songs remmind me of fallout 3 took place in the 50's and damn i wish i can go back in time to see how was it back then:)
birdcity92 5 months ago
Just Great, i was born in 1943
02589634 6 months ago
Can just imagine the feeling dancing to this music live. They didn´t know how lucky they were.
RudySunseeker 6 months ago 2
wie zijn de fantastische zangeressen bij Sunny Side ?
krispie100 6 months ago
The popularity of Sunny Side Of The Street was such that just about anybody who was anybody did a recording of it. But in my opinion,it was this version that set the standard and the one most remembered with its devastating intro followed immediately by the muted brass section into the main melody line. This is orchestrating and scoring taken to perfection.
crankbv1 6 months ago
Buenisimo tema musical fantastico,argentina
1931elena 7 months ago
They're all high.
mustangcharger 7 months ago
All hail
Dwaynethesock 7 months ago
You'll note the quality of life and civilization and music when the blacks had to join mainstream America, instead of the Dim-o-crat Part'y's compulsory demand as we have it today that America has to join the black race. And look at the squalor of it.
noacronym 8 months ago
@noacronym Just can it, and enjoy the fucking video.
ragemanchoo82 7 months ago
The very best arrangement of any song I ever heard. Fantastic. I could listen to this great arrangement of the song day and day out.
26Jeanne 8 months ago 2
@26Jeanne The arranger is a HUGELY talented black dude named Sy Oliver - HE was Tommy Dorsey's arranger during the heyday of the Dorsey Orchestra. And Benny Goodman's 'sound' was also from a black arranger! I mention this only to give credit where due and to point out there are people of EVERY race who are incredibly brilliant. My channel of 700 playlists is a tribute to the best of a century of popular music, arranged by artist, genre & year. Hope you come have a look. chuck
chkjns 7 months ago
I love this song funny though there is a picture of Lionel and Artie in the forefront abd Tommey Dorsey in the back with buddy rich lol
honeybee7700 8 months ago
this is the real MUSIC!
edwardconway27 8 months ago 6
Thanks for this great Dorsey tune!
tallpaul521 8 months ago
One of my all time favourite records first heard in 1950 and still loved.
standtoo01 9 months ago
Sosososo COOL!!
gfks11 9 months ago
Wow. Great sound from years gone by. Would that be the DeMarco Sisters by the way? Just to show ya how observant I AIN'T...the trumpet player and the bass player are wearing military uniforms, I'm guessing Army. Many thanks for posting this one!
jayjayvet 9 months ago
Lean back in your chair and listen to the music,I was born in this time and space!Play it again musicians.
sladedude44 10 months ago
This song just slams the happiness into me :D
13kevifelt 10 months ago 2
The part between 1:24 and 1:58 is the definition of groovy. Damn, these cats knew how to swing.
yusefelhalal 10 months ago
This song makes spring time feel even more better when I got for my walk.
KosaiAvonej 10 months ago
To Jefferlaih: Why do you think just like me that you were born in the present time? Just becaue you probably lived in the 1940's in a past life! That's the only answer I can imagine!!! So enjoy listening jazz music again and again!
martingb66 11 months ago
Best version of this song, ever...close second Gogi Grant.
JME272 1 year ago
why would anyone dislike this??
ismfoflove182 1 year ago
I've always loved this version, particularly the intro. Thanks for posting it! By the way, do you know who the female singers are? Almost sounds like the DeMarco Sisters. And was that "what a drag" that I heard in there somewhere? (lol)
jayjayvet 1 year ago 3
@jayjayvet Aha! Tis The Clark Sisters, later renamed by TD The Sentimentalists. Ya gotta go hear Chicago by the gals with TD also on youtube. The witty guy singer is the great Sy Oliver!
Glinkaism1 1 year ago
@jayjayvet Yes, Indeed! A fine signature arrangement by Sy Oliver, who played it with various bands, including is own, up to his death. The singers on this track I think are the Pied Pipers.
mudws 9 months ago
Just for clarification...This version was recorded in 1943 with Tommy's addition of a string section.
chipolah 1 year ago
1 person has no taste in music
BrianGriffin66 1 year ago
That picture is just so... i cant even describe the talent in that room when that picture was taken holyyyyyyy craappppppppp
koolanddagang12 1 year ago
Oh, god, can people stop complaining about what year they were born in? For god's sake you've got everything recorded, if you don't like nowadays music you can just not listen to it. Yep, the cold war brewing, the Korean and Vietnam conflicts - indeed, what a perfect time it was! You just sit around on your asses now, thinking how you would be going to big shows listening to good music when everything you need is right here - recorded and waiting for others who enjoy some good old music.
rockit353 1 year ago 3
@rockit353 As Jo Stafford said, ''It's Great to be Alive!!''
hep2jive 1 year ago
hells to the yeah. this is where its at right here. my favorite music. EVER
my grampa plays in a big band with his brothers.. they did this song once i think..
best music ever
112ALONE 1 year ago
their will never be music as good as this again , so sad what passes for music today , i was born too late . i know not everything was great in the 1940's but i would trade a year of today for one week in the 40's thank you
bearcub410 1 year ago 2
Now that's what I call Music!
TheAntHar1 1 year ago 3
This group would cost 1billion $ today, maybe more!
sladedude44 1 year ago
How about all this talent in one set!!!!! Do it again gentlemen,Do it again.Can;t get enough of this wonderful stuff!
sladedude44 1 year ago
Don't hate on rap, guys. It IS a form of music. Don't believe me? Try rapping right now. You probably can't. Same as you can't play a musical instrument the first time you pick one up. I don't like rap myself, but some people do and music is all about personal preference. Let people enjoy what they want to enjoy even if you don't like their preference- at all.
TheMechanicalMan01 1 year ago
@TheMechanicalMan01 there are some good rappers out there, but the majority of them are just horrible. WuTang actually have talent and so do groups like Jurassic 5, but most mainstream rappers are just awful and lack any creativity
jaypens92 1 year ago
@TheMechanicalMan01
I can't ride a unicycle right now but that doesn't make riding a unicycle music. Rap is just baby talk fit into sixteenth note rhythmic patterns. Grown men who spew it should be ashamed of themselve for sounding so infantile.
P.S. To jaypens92--No, none of them have talent, they all do the same thing (sixteenth note baby talk). If that is considered talent then what is not considered talent????!!!! If a baby poops in his diaper is that talent?
ratface111 1 year ago 2
@ratface111 Ignorance is a terrible disease.
TheMechanicalMan01 1 year ago
@TheMechanicalMan01
I agree with you on that one buddy. Rap people are ignorant: Can't read music, can't write music, can't play an instrument, can't create a melody, can't wear their pants properly.... the list goes on and on. P.S. The one thing that they claim to be so good at (music) is what they are appallingly ignorant of.
ratface111 1 year ago 3
@ratface111
Somewhat of a sweeping generalisation, but I know what you mean.
Marakinyo 1 year ago
@ratface111 And yet, the most popular rappers out there probably make more money in a day than you do in a month. You sir are ignorant that *gasp* people just might have different interests than you.
TheMechanicalMan01 1 year ago
@TheMechanicalMan01
A lot of scumbags make money--what does that have to do with anything? That doesn't make them knowledgeable about music. Did you actually understand my post? The one about rappers not knowing how to read, write or play music?
ratface111 1 year ago
@ratface111 You're right with that, but in this case since they are musicians (although I know you will flat out disagree with that) making lots of money means they are popular, which obviously means a lot of people like their music. That was the point I was trying to make before. As far as I know, skill has never been a claim to fame for rappers anways. People don't listen to one kind of music over another because it takes 'more skill', but because they enjoy the way it sounds over the other.
TheMechanicalMan01 1 year ago
@ratface111 Really, I was wrong in my original argument. Playing jazz does take more skill than rapping, as far as I know. I'm just trying to say that just because you don't like something doesn't mean it sucks.
TheMechanicalMan01 1 year ago
@TheMechanicalMan01
Rap sucks you MUFU!!!!!
tumsabai1 1 year ago 2
@tumsabai1 I know it does, but that's an opinion and you are only making the world think that people who listen to this kind of music are people like you- ignorant and disrespectful. You practically talk like the kind of people that would enjoy rap. Have a nice day.
TheMechanicalMan01 1 year ago
@TheMechanicalMan01 --O.K., it's an opinion so what? The truth is that "some" opinions are actually TRUE. For example, I know that a turd sandwich is disgusting. Right? You do agree with that don't you TheMechanicalMan? You wouldn't eat that would you--because its only an only an "opinion"? So why get upset with tumsabai1 when he states that rap suck? Good for him!
ratface111 1 year ago 2
@ratface111 I think the average dog would disagree with your claim. They find turd sandwiches rather tasty. Source- I have a pet dog. By definition, facts cannot be opinions and opinions cannot be facts.
And for one, I'm not getting upset, simply disagreeing. Two, I only argued with tumsabai1 because it would appear he's trying to force his opinion on me with insults. Essentially, "if you don't agree with me, you are stupid (or whatever insult, in this case mother****er)".
TheMechanicalMan01 1 year ago
Great music. Remember that if you, like me, do not like to listen to frustrated (ex) drugs idiots rambling their uninteresting blah blah on stolen samples and a beat, that it is up to us to change that. Voice your discontent, buy music that matters. The UK with their RAF song is a nice example. Do something, in stead of just complain like sheep.
kan5uke 1 year ago
I absolutely love this, played it over and over so that I know every word, every nuance that those wonderful Clark Sisters sing. I was probably born just a little bit too late to really appreciate this, but the big band sounds - there's nothing to beat it.
tongapuss 1 year ago
The Clark Sisters rock.
matt00000000000001 1 year ago
I SAID IT ONCE AND I WILL SAY IT TWICE .THEY DONT MAKE MUSIC OR TALENT TODAY LIKE IN PREVIOUS GENERATIONS THE BIG BAND MUSIC WILL BE REMEMBERED BY ME AND MY FELLOW BABY BOOMERSAND OTHER GENERATIONS .
snowcool1 1 year ago
@snowcool1
All of them.. Elvis was the last..
JohanDees 1 year ago
It''s a puzzle as to why we rarely see a comment about the most talented of the personnel on the disc, The Clark Sisters. Never needing a piece of written music, these kids (possibly 15 to 20 years old at the time) created their own vocal arrangements and added real life to the recording.
shutterbuggy 1 year ago
They don't make music like this nowadays....A CLASSIC by any stretch of the imagination ....................
harluc47 1 year ago
Why was I born in 1993?
Jefferlaih 1 year ago 75
@Jefferlaih
Because you decided so. And be glad 'cause you escaped a lot of trouble.
lovemydogsmucho 1 year ago
@Jefferlaih Because I have this one on shellack (78 rpm), but it's worn out by those crude needles.
BuckshotLaFunke 1 year ago
@Jefferlaih Well, son, when your mommy and daddy loved each other very much...
ThatHoboOverThere 1 year ago
@Jefferlaih Ah...... don't wish your life away . Just enjoy and be happy that someone had the foresight to save all this wonderful music for all of us to enjoy for generations to come !! :)"
jackierave 9 months ago
@jackierave The greatest inventions, in my opinion, were the gramophone and Youtube.
This combination has brought hours and hours of superb musical entertainment and happiness to me.
bbcisrubbish 9 months ago 14
@bbcisrubbish For sure, I wish the young people would just enjoy and not debate about the music that's big right now. One can find beautiful music from the beginning of time to right now !! :)"
jackierave 9 months ago
@jackierave. Thanks for the message. I see that you are in USA so I am unaware of the general taste there.
In the UK all one hears, no matter whether it is in a shop, pub, restaurant, building site or any where else is that awful thumping, violent trashy pop musak at an ear shattering voluum.
There is no variety at all, even during a talk on TV there is always this type of musak of equal voluum to the commentator. By the way what is the cost of petrol (gas) in USA? It is £1.40 per LITRE here.
bbcisrubbish 9 months ago
@bbcisrubbish To be very honest I don't think there is one preference in music here in the states! Of course hip hop & rap and a few I don't know the actual name of are popular with teens and a lot of young people. But I find that overall most like a big variety, classical,big band era, jazz, R&B, pop, folk, country, blue grass, etc. Kind of lke our country..... :)" a huge mish mash of peoples of the world and the original inhabitants. Sorry they don't play a variety there...:)
jackierave 9 months ago
@bbcisrubbish I have to agree in fuoll !
SpaceCowboy641 1 month ago
@Jefferlaih
You and me, buddy...you and me.
papoj1PVR 6 months ago
@Jefferlaih cos your parents fucked in 1992 ?
IndependentGeorge76 4 months ago 2
@IndependentGeorge76 You vile, crude disgusting little toad.
tongapuss 3 months ago
@tongapuss oh dear.... check the question i was responding too - basic logic really... ps there's nothing vile or crude about fucking. you should try it sometime, it's great..... lighten up ; )
IndependentGeorge76 3 months ago
who did the arrangement? Violins - wonderful!
hommefriday 1 year ago
WTKM Hartford, WI plays another great version of this classic every day!
matt00000000000001 1 year ago
Oh, thank you, jrl2320, for posting this! It brings back such wonderful memories of my childhood, when my dear mom used to pile up the 45s on the record player and sing along with Dorsey, Sinatra, Lombardo, Miller, and all the 1940s greats, including this gem from the Tommy Dorsey Band. I was surprised to find that I even remembered many of the lyrics. A wonderful walk down memory land ... and one that included a nice memory of my mom, too. Thanks, again.
rememberingmargaret 1 year ago
Can somebody tell me when this song was first released?
SamLuvsJamesDean 1 year ago
@puffyamiyumi1215 rapmusic can be a very jazzy thing, too. This here is also a very nice sample for it.
Strate2 1 year ago
One of the most beautiful songs ever! the vocals part is so amazing. That's music with love and spirit and that's what it makes so special and nice to listen to. People made it with love, not for money (not like today) :)
xEasyPx 1 year ago
Clark sister sing
thiagoafonso 1 year ago
this is a classic
thiagoafonso 1 year ago
thank you.
KimboDiddy 1 year ago
I just adore this song. One of my alltime favorites. What a shame most people, especially the youth, dont know this kind of music anymore.
IrRrIS1l3nt 1 year ago
This song is still magnificent and has an unforgettable up-lifting beat. What's more, we have the 1st team playing it! This is a song that has earned a rightful place in the great American sound book.
oldexdoowopdj 1 year ago
Youtube took down a better version of this song unfortunately. The version with the postcard photo that changed from black & white to color towards the end if anyone saw it.
Luap7772 1 year ago
@Luap7772 Yes, I saw that and it was great.
sprkymrt 1 year ago
What is this genre of music called? I love this type of music! =D
GretzkyTheWonderDog 1 year ago
Is that Les Paul in the photo?
reindeertigerteam 1 year ago
@reindeertigerteam Actually it is. Front row: Count Basie, Lionel Hampton, Artie Shaw, Les Paul. Back row: Illinois Jacquet
Tommy Dorsey, Ziggy Elman, Buddy Rich on drums, bassist unknown. (Photo From Ron Aprea).
jrl2320 1 year ago 17
@jrl2320 HEY, I was right! wow, what a line up. I would have loved to have been there. You're good.
reindeertigerteam 1 year ago
@jrl2320 Are you serious? Holy crap! I recognized Dorsey, Basie and Shaw, but, damn, what a line-up. Was this for some sort of wartime charity thing? Surely they never all played in one band.
Back when I was a kid, my parents had this song on a "Big Band Great Hits" album. My dad couldn't stop laughing as he had to interpret (and translate) the lyrics for me. "Life's awreet, if you dig that beat on the sun-sunny side of the street."
essex9999 1 year ago
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@jrl2320 Are you serious? Holy crap! I recognized Dorsey, Basie and Shaw, but, damn, what a line-up. Was this for some sort of wartime charity thing? Surely they never all played in one band.
Back when I was a kid, my parents had this song on a "Big Band Great Hits" album. My dad couldn't stop laughing as he had to interpret (and translate) the lyrics for me. "Life's awreet, if you dig that beat on the sun-sunny side of the street."
essex9999 1 year ago
@jrl2320 Wow! That's too much greatness for one photo!
Kakarot21591 1 year ago
@reindeertigerteam certainly looks like it. Well spotted!
charade97 1 year ago
@reindeertigerteam Don't think so........ ;)"
jackierave 9 months ago
yeah, old school
vonhinten456 1 year ago
@puffyamiyumi1215 You Know what rap stands for... Retards Attempting Poetry.
killllshot 1 year ago
listen to the arrangements of the horns!
MerleOberon 1 year ago
How could it get any better than this?
rsalvucc1 1 year ago
This song shows why T D is one of my favorite big bands. In Germany in 1960 I was awakened every morning to this song played on Armed Forces Radio and I never grew tired of it. Not only the great muscians but the arrangement were hard to beat. Thanks bunches for posting it.
PoppinForBass 1 year ago
I like this song. It makes me happy inside. Especially after being devastated about congress' vote, although it sort of makes me sad, because America is not nearly as good as it once was in this period, in which I wish I lived
nasibyan2 1 year ago
I'M playing this at school at the moment, in fact allmost exactly this version. I play the 2nd sax. Its such a good song!
dani981000 1 year ago
Song was made in 1940...point of interest...Glenn Miller used to play in TD's band....
Blackbear10ML 1 year ago
I played 2nd alto sax for this song in my high school jazz band just last year. <3 I fell in love with this song.... and the 1st alto sax player =). We played it along with other big band songs at a retirement home and made the seniors very nostalgic. (tears included) It was sweet <3
lilpeeps22 2 years ago
According to Joel Whitburn's "Pop Memories" book, this song reached #16 the week of 6/16/45.
It only lasted a couple of weeks on the top of the charts.
TD and his various singers/musicians are still a treasure to be enjoyed by all of us.
God bless the USA!
Krowman1964
krowman1964 2 years ago 3
You can hear why Sinatra sang with these guys. The swing, hesitations, and syncopations, and the solid on-tempo parts...there all there. This is really good music. I just love it to death.
followthefleet1 2 years ago 3
This is so good that nobody else can do this song convincingly.
SteveTheCart 2 years ago 2
I'm 20, and I love swing. But I like some rap compositions, too. I don't think we can call all modern music talentless just because we don't understand it.
VioletGiraffe 2 years ago
A stolen drumbeat most often. :)
QueenSierra 2 years ago
What year was this made in? Anyone know?
KosaiAvonej 2 years ago
Hi there,
I have an LP-record from mid sixties including this song, It sounds like this.
Even with Sy Olivers trumpet just before the singing starts.
it was taken in November 1944
AureaPolaris 2 years ago
Amazing!!
giulianoligabue 2 years ago
Born in 1992 and loving this.
QueenSierra 2 years ago 2
do you have td records with my favourite singer STUART FOSTER? ROGHARM great record and posting. sounds like reprocessed record but obvious.
rogharm 2 years ago
I am 46 but my father who was born in early 30's had many of the classic swing tunes on 78rpm and introduced me to this type of music when I was a wee lad and I have always felt that this type of music and much of jazz is some of the greatest music of the 20th century, not forgetting my own preferences for Rock, Soul and Blues.
vinylman4533 2 years ago
@ Vinylman4533 I'm 33 & my dad is 72 i was brought up on big band, musicals like 7 brides for 7 brothers, Guys & Dolls & people like Tommy Dorsey, Pat Boone.
It gave me a bizzare and eclectic musical taste, I respect my dad for that more than anything
lordheadsplit 2 years ago
its a absolutely tolles Arrangement from Sy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
HarunConn 2 years ago 2
Music so great, nothing today even comes close.
swinginkatz 2 years ago 3
Sy Oliver was a great arranger. Dorsey's swing arrangements improved by about 10,000% when he hired Oliver away from Jimmie Lunceford.
vickeryhal 2 years ago
So good I give it 50000000000000 stars!
cenotosa1 2 years ago
i wish i lived in that generation, iam 27 my time 80s 90s and now are the wosrt part of this life time! the 40s were the bomb, even ww2 going on it didnt matter
howardsternjr 2 years ago
It'd be harder saying that living in the Great Depression.
afraser62 2 years ago
that is count basie on the vibes with l.hampton?:)
gpaulisan 2 years ago
Yes , Mr Basie on vibes with the Master. In Basie's book, "Good morning blues", we can see him very young playing vibraphone..
Thouveninpascal 2 years ago
i wish material this great was still played today.
so many people don't appreciate tommy
xcheckJ23 2 years ago 3
I was born in 1979 and I appreciate him a lot.
jeanserge21 2 years ago
i didn't say nobody appreciates him, i just said so many people don't. Too many people today don't.
xcheckJ23 2 years ago
wonderful . Nostalgic . happy. sticky.
padmasambhaba 2 years ago
This music has proper sequence and stuff whereas the crap nowadays is just anyold note placed anyold where and is aparently good enough if it sounds good.
We need this music back
Kelstar1001 2 years ago 2
I think it will come back because we've got a war going on now and the economy is it's lowest since the depression, and songs like this helped people to get through the 30's and 40's so it just makes since that if times get worse, we'll have another big band era on our hands, which would be great.
cenotosa1 2 years ago
This is the FIRST song I ever remember.. I was a toddler and my mom played it on the radio or phonograph and it made me happy.
garyarlen 2 years ago 3
No question about it!
generationll 2 years ago
Takes you down memory lane! on the sunny side.
franklindavid 2 years ago
I grew up listening to my dad play these songs and love them still. I have missed hearing them since my dad passed away. Seems like he is here now....thanks for posting these songs for us.
1southernbella 2 years ago 3
to doctorcarmargo any relation to ralph camargo the radio actor. download nexus radio and you hear 5 internet old radio stations with afrs band broadcasts. great arrangement.
rogharm 2 years ago
and this should be the clark sisters
47agency 2 years ago
its really sad that nearly all of these great musicians are dead... i would have liked to see them perform life
47agency 2 years ago
Its been 15 years that I have been listening to this song.Discovered this song in fall of 1994 when we were unemployed
generationll 2 years ago
One of the many cheery songs that were written during the Great Depression.
It's needed now more then ever.
dldbug 2 years ago
You're so right, we do need it more than ever. Too bad we only get rap rap rap with somebody's pants down around their butt cheeks and they call it MUSIC.. Hell NO!!!
rturnerful 2 years ago
The flip side of Opus No 1. I have this on 78rpm. A big band classic.
vinylman4533 2 years ago
Who was the arranger?
vonpossen 2 years ago
Tommy Dorsey
charade97 2 years ago
...Gee, great song!! My dad, in the years of WWII, used to hear daily the US Army radio in northern Brazil, and Tommy Dorsey (as his bro ,Jimmy) was his heroes. This tune shows the spirit of that era. Congratulations, this is one of one of my dad´s favorite song !! Oh, I presume that the singers are not the Andrew Sisters...so, who they are?
doctorcamargo 2 years ago 2
The Clark Sisters...usually credited when with Dorsey as "The Sentimentalists." Great, tight vocal harmony work! Arrangement by the one and only Sy Oliver.
teebeesea 2 years ago
The singers are the Clark sisters also known as the Sentimentalists.
jeanserge21 2 years ago
Wonderful sound,the arrangement is simply superb.
UBIQUITOUS12 2 years ago 2
Sorry to post the video response without your permission.
I just love this song, and i thought that you would like my short video with this song.
thanks you.
happydogsproduction 2 years ago
This song always makes me cry. my grandpa loved this song. 4-19-08
fredluverfurever 2 years ago
Is it possible to dance on such melody, or is it only made to be listened to?
jeanserge21 2 years ago
oh you can swing very elegant to thsmusic believeme.... :)
odysseetheater 2 years ago 4
couple of years ago in the austrian radio was a weekly show held by walter richard langer (died years ago..) and he had this version as signation.a lot of memories for me....... eva
odysseetheater 3 years ago
i listened to v.i.i. as often as i could - it was my favourite radio show in the 70th
rokysunspot 2 years ago
rockysunspot:perhaps WRL is the reason why i am todaya jazz singer too. he opened my hard for this music. how did you hear that music , have you been in austria or was it possible to hear his show in other countries too? regards from vienna eva
odysseetheater 2 years ago
i am an austrian and lived in salzburg in the 70th.
is there a website where i can hear or see you as a jazz singer?
rokysunspot 2 years ago
The 2 black men look to be Count Basie and Lionel Hampton
generationll 3 years ago 2
Yeah! Dear ol, Lionel on the vibe
slomoschon2000 3 years ago
@generationll There were quite a few more GREAT players that went through this Band .....Thats Hamp.Basie and also Buddy Rich, alone were responsible for their own Future band's,THERES MORE..
DYNODRUM 1 year ago
who's the singer?
aefdsasefda 3 years ago
the sentimentalists
steveehardcore 2 years ago
The Clark Sisters being billed as The Sentimentalists.
swangonce 2 years ago
is that count basie on xylophones?
splitsock 3 years ago
its good!!
hep2jive 3 years ago
This is music
jagvillhaensoffa 3 years ago
The orchestra is very balanced and has a pleasing sound.
tmmmviii 3 years ago
What a glorious era for music; I too wish I had been born back then
jazzpianoman01 3 years ago 3