@gaudyjewlreydiamond something/someone brought all of us here. Look Who's Talking's as good a way in as any, if you ask me. Once you're in, you're in.
The town without pity was about a German girl that was raped by several American soldiers that eventually where found not guilty. They in fact were guilty and ruined that girls life, The movie was based on a true story. I think the girl eventually committed suicide...
i used to sing all his songs to my presant wife, we have been married for 37 years now. he was just a great tallent and i sadly miss him. these song bring back all those memory's
well i said it all the guy was really great...not only that he could sing on stage..didnt need silly gimics..and he wasnt averse to grabbing me by the shirt...i really loved this man..love ed
@58142430 i met a guy who lives in northern michigan who went to a after concert party that gene went to also.he said gene got arrogant and insulting so he decked him.problem solved.this was in benton harbor mich in 1964.
@John1948Five anythings possible but why would he tell me this just because Gene was on the radio at the time we were talking?plus a straight shootin'guy.
i know what idid i know what happened..but gene pitney acted like any person would..i annoyed him..we had our spat..then the guy had the balls to get back on the stage and sing the song...i was a fan but after this carry on i was a superfan...RIP dear boy....a great singer..i.miss him love ed
just as an afterthought...i was 25 strong as an elephant...when me and gene stopped dancing the wife gave me such a bollocking...women have such a way with words...it was historic....but at the time it was a bollicking...i was crushed.. love ed
gene pitney was a superstar....my mother.in.law who i loved thought he was terrific...and of course he was...when you are young you dont always see quality...but gene was that and more a great star....love ed
gene was great...in the 60s he appeared in Farnworth ...couldnt happen now....i kept giving him notes to sing town without pity.....he lost his rag and grabbed me , not a bright thing to do.....and me and gene...had a wrestling match......as i was a real fan of genes ..i didnt hurt him.....funny thing was he sang the song...that sort of thing could never happen today....i really loved the guy..
This takes me back to when I was very little, Dad playing records, Mum in the kitchen..........."though young have problems, many problems, we need an understanding heart"............Gene was so right! Thanks for this post!
certain songs are linked to one singer and one singer only...this one is linked to gene pitney and no one else could do it better....with the same feeling, emotion and delivery...
@777teressa i remade this song and called it a child with out pity it is so awesome great use of the hook and the"ppl talk about how bad we are " line hit me to hear the best sample since kanye west was born!!!!!!!!
I DO NOT LISTEN TO THE top 40 garbage on the radio my current generation is infamous for...and i'm constantly being persecuted for not conforming to "pseudo" standards lacking any talent or substance...LONG LIVE GENE PITNEY!
I'm just a very seasoned soul in a "youngblood's" body, who often finds herself feeling displaced because i'm always without fail gravitating towards sounds, style, raw talent/skill, and hauntingly beautiful arrangements like this one. I'm the type of sista who goes through Wu-Tang, Madlib, J Dilla, Pete Rock's <--(Undergrnd hip hop artists) album credits to find out where their "samples" originated and ends up falling haplessly in love with the "hard to find", "out of print" original scores!
Gene Pitney has a magnificent voice. He had a very unique and powerful singing voice with such emotion. This song stays in you head long after the song is over. You can't hear this song just once - you have to hear it a second time. I can hear this over and over again and never get tired of it. One of the greatest songs of the early 60's. THANK YOU so much for posting this.
John Travolta & Kirstie Alley danced to this in Look Who's Talking. A video using them included this song was on youtube but got deleted. If someone can make another one,please do that but include scenes from all 3 movies,not just the first one.
This song was the soundtrack of a movie, not so good, called Poor White Trash where Gene Pitney sang this song, he was not acting in the movie, the only part that was good was this song...
What an amazing song. Gene has such a beautiful voice and so full of feeling. I'm glad I was around to hear it when it came out. The kids today have nothing like this.
im 54 this song is a few years before my time But i love this song ! thank you john 1948 five, i have 4 older brothers, and this song brings back alot of memories !
This song is from an actual movie, "Town Without Pity" - a rape victim and role reversal - treating the rape victim as the criminal and the rapist a sweet smelling rose. Great song. Thanks for posting - one of my all time favs.
@CheckMate657879 -- No one treated the rapists as sweet roses. (BTW, there were 3 rapists.) Even their assigned lawyer (Kirk Douglas) told one of them, "Personally, I hate your guts, but I have to defend you." The girl's boyfriend's mother gave the defense lawyer negative stories about her (b/c she didn't like the relationship). The defense lawyer offered to plead them all guilty (and spare the girl a trial) if the death penalty was off the table, but the girl's father wouldn't consider it.
@57highland There's a reason the movie was called "Town WITHOUT Pity." You're describing one with plenty pity. Apparently, we have different memories. I was a kid when I saw it and I only saw it once, a loooonnnng time ago. So, maybe I got somethng different out of it. But, there seemed to have been no pity for the girl as I recall; hence, "it isn't very pretty what a town without pity can do."
@CheckMate657879 Right. There was no pity for the girl, the victim. But the criminals were not treated as "sweet-smelling roses", as you said before. They were treated as criminals by everyone. The military prosecutor and the girl's father chose not to accept guilty pleas by the rapists, because that would have taken the death penalty off the table. So, the case went to trial, the girl was portrayed by the defense as having "asked for it", and even her boyfriend's mother went against her.
@57highland Okay - thanks for the update. As I said, I saw the movie when I was a kid and didn't actually remember the town being mad at the rapists. I guess my young mind concluded if they blamed the girl, they must not have been too mad at the perps, besides the fact of trying to see the movie through the lyrics of the song as I'd imagined while listening to the song.
@CheckMate657879 Sorry if I offended. You're actually accurate in not remembering much about the town's feelings towards the rapists, because there was actually no focus on that. Problem was that the girl had a few enemies (prior to the crime), including her boyfriend's mother. That's where the problems arose. Those people didn't sympathize with the rapists, but they still gave unflattering testimony against the girl. There was no outcry of sympathy when the rapists got long prison sentences.
This song reflects the thing between Enos Strate and Daisy Duke. Enos had a crush on Daisy, who had obligations to her uncle and her cousins. But it was Boss Hogg, who had the upper hand.
Don't mind sharing my wonder at how a 63 year old lady, like myself, can be taken back to my high school- 1964 listening to the great voice of Gene Pitney.....Wow! He was great and still is!
@angie2b1 According to IMDB Gene Pitney died on April 5, 2006 of natural causes in his hotel room while on tour in the UK. He was 66. He left a wife of 40 years and 3 children. Very sad.
@angie2b1 This 60 year old woman is right with you Baby! The first few notes sends me right back there. I feel sorry for kids now, they missed our music.
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Gene Pitney was born on this date in 1941... {Feb. 17th}
Sadly Mr. Pitney passed away on April 5th, 2006... R.I.P.
sauquoit13456 2 weeks ago
feliz cumpleaños gene pitney y gracias por dejar canxiones ta lindas
leopili100 2 weeks ago
Just terrific like the movie!
MrThesheenster 4 weeks ago
saw the movie in the sixty ,love the song . thank
boobeejoo 1 month ago
I don't belong in this generation.
God made a mistake having me being born in the 1990's..
gaudyjewlreydiamond 1 month ago in playlist Favorite videos
I love the voices from the 60's their voices were so pure, thanks Gene for being one of the best.
Galebestmusic 1 month ago in playlist Favorite videos
look who's talking lol
Hotice770 1 month ago
que linda musica ..muy sensual...lo mejor es la letra
rosiyeyu 1 month ago
I'm 14 years old and I like to listen to the old music :D i's great.
tigger3700 1 month ago
un buen video para una hermosa cancion
leopili100 1 month ago
Love this so much! Thank you for uploading :) <3
MrsNicoleeKins 2 months ago
Thumbs up if "Look Who's Talking" didn't bring you here. You just know good music on your own.
gaudyjewlreydiamond 2 months ago
@gaudyjewlreydiamond something/someone brought all of us here. Look Who's Talking's as good a way in as any, if you ask me. Once you're in, you're in.
kilgoretroutist 2 months ago
I love this song, I was a little girl (12) when they played this on the radio, but his voice was really something awesome
madogaso 2 months ago
Maravillosa canción..Gracias por subirla
MegaGraciela26 2 months ago
I love Slayer and Pantera... but this music is wonderful and unique!
rayoinfernal 3 months ago
A town without Pitney isn't very pretty.
bongothebunny 4 months ago 5
Love and miss him! RIP!
MrThesheenster 5 months ago 2
One of my fave songs of his. The other being Not Responsible
Kelendria4Life 5 months ago
Thank you this beatifull song!
Littlegrace100 5 months ago
The town without pity was about a German girl that was raped by several American soldiers that eventually where found not guilty. They in fact were guilty and ruined that girls life, The movie was based on a true story. I think the girl eventually committed suicide...
livefreeordie45 5 months ago
i used to sing all his songs to my presant wife, we have been married for 37 years now. he was just a great tallent and i sadly miss him. these song bring back all those memory's
ramondo21 6 months ago
well i said it all the guy was really great...not only that he could sing on stage..didnt need silly gimics..and he wasnt averse to grabbing me by the shirt...i really loved this man..love ed
58142430 6 months ago
@58142430 i met a guy who lives in northern michigan who went to a after concert party that gene went to also.he said gene got arrogant and insulting so he decked him.problem solved.this was in benton harbor mich in 1964.
nomiclas 5 months ago
@nomiclas I wonder if he made it up.
John1948Five 5 months ago
@John1948Five anythings possible but why would he tell me this just because Gene was on the radio at the time we were talking?plus a straight shootin'guy.
nomiclas 5 months ago
i know what idid i know what happened..but gene pitney acted like any person would..i annoyed him..we had our spat..then the guy had the balls to get back on the stage and sing the song...i was a fan but after this carry on i was a superfan...RIP dear boy....a great singer..i.miss him love ed
58142430 6 months ago
gene was a superstar what more can be said....a super talent...love ed
58142430 6 months ago
just as an afterthought...i was 25 strong as an elephant...when me and gene stopped dancing the wife gave me such a bollocking...women have such a way with words...it was historic....but at the time it was a bollicking...i was crushed.. love ed
58142430 6 months ago
gene pitney was a superstar....my mother.in.law who i loved thought he was terrific...and of course he was...when you are young you dont always see quality...but gene was that and more a great star....love ed
58142430 6 months ago
gene was great...in the 60s he appeared in Farnworth ...couldnt happen now....i kept giving him notes to sing town without pity.....he lost his rag and grabbed me , not a bright thing to do.....and me and gene...had a wrestling match......as i was a real fan of genes ..i didnt hurt him.....funny thing was he sang the song...that sort of thing could never happen today....i really loved the guy..
58142430 6 months ago
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Isn't this song from a movie of the same title?
Riccampbell1 6 months ago
@Riccampbell1 yes _Town Without Pity starred Kirk Douglas--Richrad Jaekel, among others--very good movie.
TheClam88 3 months ago
Isn't this song from a movie of the same title?
Riccampbell1 6 months ago
what a rebelious song! i looooooove it *_*
omarskats3000 7 months ago
muy buena interpretacion de gene pitney fuera de serie
leopili100 7 months ago
I love love love this song
Jlady43 7 months ago
hairspray
emojiji 7 months ago 2
Thanks John1048Five for posting! This was an awesome song!
rantle100 8 months ago
I Love this True Classic
charliesitzes1973 8 months ago
This takes me back to when I was very little, Dad playing records, Mum in the kitchen..........."though young have problems, many problems, we need an understanding heart"............Gene was so right! Thanks for this post!
1974stargazer 8 months ago
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greedyjr 9 months ago
certain songs are linked to one singer and one singer only...this one is linked to gene pitney and no one else could do it better....with the same feeling, emotion and delivery...
muztang67 9 months ago
reminds me of elvira mistress of the dark
love it!
jenxdoll 9 months ago
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this song was also in Look Who's Talking ^_^
1Burlesque 9 months ago
I'm without pity for those 2 people
ChicagoFanatic23 10 months ago
R.I.P Gene Pitney thumbs up if you miss him
yogurtboy100 11 months ago 33
I can't be the only person who thinks of Look Who's Talking whenever she hears it.
angiedrumm 11 months ago 3
@angiedrumm Ah ha!!!!! and noooo you're not the only one who relates it to "Look Who's Talking" the kitchen scene with Travolta. ^_^
gelflin313 9 months ago
Hairspray 1988!!!!!
SweetStangHeat 11 months ago
This song makes me want to take up pole dancing...
BeggsTube 11 months ago
Always loved Gene Pitney's music. I'm sure this song still applies to teens today. Thanks for sharing.
c2a6t 11 months ago
I loved his voice since I first heard this song. Great memories of my school days!
rbkpetroleo 1 year ago
this song sounds like it should be in a twisted part of a horror movie, like the intro to a zombie movie or some hopeless twist at the end
Icemain 1 year ago
this is one of my all time favorite songs. it reminds me of a kid growing up in the 60's.
standingbeark 1 year ago
Happy Birthday dear friend up in Heaven- Miss you. Susie Blue xx
suesinoz 1 year ago
considering i'm only 20 year old theres somthing bout this song also its on the Look Who Talking film . love it !
liljessgrainger 1 year ago
THIS WAS A GOOD MOVIE GET IT ON NETFLIX...GREAT SOUND TRACK...1949SORFUL
1949sorful 1 year ago
WHAT A MOVIE TITLE AND WHAT SONG!!!!!!!!PURE CLASSIC ALL THE WAY....1949SORFUL
1949sorful 1 year ago
john 1948five , thank u for posting , I love this song !! lonely loving woman in ohio !
777teressa 1 year ago 3
@777teressa You're welcome Teressa. Gene could really wring the emotion out into anything he sang.
John1948Five 1 year ago
@777teressa i remade this song and called it a child with out pity it is so awesome great use of the hook and the"ppl talk about how bad we are " line hit me to hear the best sample since kanye west was born!!!!!!!!
TheYoungDiz 2 months ago
This song will always remind me of Look Who's Talking.
randyscousegit 1 year ago
Wonderful song and performance by Gene Pitney -- and I'm 60 -- 11 when this song was released in 1961...
50Emerald 1 year ago
great song....such GREAT memories...I can hear this over and over!
Thank you for sharing it.
52lovemusic 1 year ago
great song....such GREAT memories...I can hear this over and over!
Thank you for sharing it.
52lovemusic 1 year ago
Purely an amazing song ;~}} they don't make music like that anymore!!!!
mykeyb83 1 year ago
This song is pure genious!
Disaster3T 1 year ago 2
It's Christmas morning and 15 year old me has just opened the greatest hits of Gene Pitney, Fantastic !! :)
simber211 1 year ago 11
@simber211 Lucky lucky you !!! Best wishes for 2012 ;-)
TheSuspiciouslady 2 months ago
I DO NOT LISTEN TO THE top 40 garbage on the radio my current generation is infamous for...and i'm constantly being persecuted for not conforming to "pseudo" standards lacking any talent or substance...LONG LIVE GENE PITNEY!
Socaiona 1 year ago 3
I'm just a very seasoned soul in a "youngblood's" body, who often finds herself feeling displaced because i'm always without fail gravitating towards sounds, style, raw talent/skill, and hauntingly beautiful arrangements like this one. I'm the type of sista who goes through Wu-Tang, Madlib, J Dilla, Pete Rock's <--(Undergrnd hip hop artists) album credits to find out where their "samples" originated and ends up falling haplessly in love with the "hard to find", "out of print" original scores!
Socaiona 1 year ago
Gene Pitney has a magnificent voice. He had a very unique and powerful singing voice with such emotion. This song stays in you head long after the song is over. You can't hear this song just once - you have to hear it a second time. I can hear this over and over again and never get tired of it. One of the greatest songs of the early 60's. THANK YOU so much for posting this.
50s60steenidols 1 year ago
John Travolta & Kirstie Alley danced to this in Look Who's Talking. A video using them included this song was on youtube but got deleted. If someone can make another one,please do that but include scenes from all 3 movies,not just the first one.
CC927 1 year ago 2
@CC927 I remember that scene...great movie & great chemistry between these two that's why they are such good friends to this day
YOUrmypal68 1 year ago
Wasn't this song nominated for an oscar? It was made for the movie "Town Without Pity," which was good (a bit underwritten).
QuatermassMan 1 year ago
@QuatermassMan Yes, it was nominated, but lost out to Henry Mancini's classic "Moon River."
jsbach15 1 year ago
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50Emerald 1 year ago
@jsbach15 Yes, I remember that...
50Emerald 1 year ago
This song was the soundtrack of a movie, not so good, called Poor White Trash where Gene Pitney sang this song, he was not acting in the movie, the only part that was good was this song...
maladro1 1 year ago
cool, angie2b1, I esr the song first time at 1964 I has 8 years old, so, lovely song,
I live in Lima - Perú am a peruvian
nice to meet you , Angie
kokodronmaldonado 1 year ago
What an amazing song. Gene has such a beautiful voice and so full of feeling. I'm glad I was around to hear it when it came out. The kids today have nothing like this.
lasktguy 1 year ago
I am 28 and I luuuuuuv it!! Gene, Neil, Frankie, Del... they're the best!
SakiJune 1 year ago
Heard this in" Look who's talking". A great song to to slow dance to,and then take it to the next level.
vinnyhoags 1 year ago 2
@vinnyhoags
xD that's what brought me here lmao great song
MarilynMasonLuvr13 1 year ago
It reminds me of stripper music or should I say burlesque,I love the song though.
HoneyGirl96815 1 year ago
It has a 1960's mafia tone to it. What does it remind you guys of?
meliketalaugh 1 year ago
Love old songs like this!
naiazifu 1 year ago
..i was born in the 70s but I like this song very much..
betomax16 1 year ago
im 54 this song is a few years before my time But i love this song ! thank you john 1948 five, i have 4 older brothers, and this song brings back alot of memories !
777teressa 1 year ago
Gene Pitney (in his younger days) looked like John-Boy Walton, with darker hair.
57highland 1 year ago
Listen to this, back-to-back with the Perry Mason theme... notice anything?
tuxguys 1 year ago
This song is from an actual movie, "Town Without Pity" - a rape victim and role reversal - treating the rape victim as the criminal and the rapist a sweet smelling rose. Great song. Thanks for posting - one of my all time favs.
CheckMate657879 1 year ago
@CheckMate657879 -- No one treated the rapists as sweet roses. (BTW, there were 3 rapists.) Even their assigned lawyer (Kirk Douglas) told one of them, "Personally, I hate your guts, but I have to defend you." The girl's boyfriend's mother gave the defense lawyer negative stories about her (b/c she didn't like the relationship). The defense lawyer offered to plead them all guilty (and spare the girl a trial) if the death penalty was off the table, but the girl's father wouldn't consider it.
57highland 1 year ago
@57highland There's a reason the movie was called "Town WITHOUT Pity." You're describing one with plenty pity. Apparently, we have different memories. I was a kid when I saw it and I only saw it once, a loooonnnng time ago. So, maybe I got somethng different out of it. But, there seemed to have been no pity for the girl as I recall; hence, "it isn't very pretty what a town without pity can do."
CheckMate657879 1 year ago
@CheckMate657879 Right. There was no pity for the girl, the victim. But the criminals were not treated as "sweet-smelling roses", as you said before. They were treated as criminals by everyone. The military prosecutor and the girl's father chose not to accept guilty pleas by the rapists, because that would have taken the death penalty off the table. So, the case went to trial, the girl was portrayed by the defense as having "asked for it", and even her boyfriend's mother went against her.
57highland 1 year ago
@57highland Okay - thanks for the update. As I said, I saw the movie when I was a kid and didn't actually remember the town being mad at the rapists. I guess my young mind concluded if they blamed the girl, they must not have been too mad at the perps, besides the fact of trying to see the movie through the lyrics of the song as I'd imagined while listening to the song.
CheckMate657879 1 year ago
@CheckMate657879 Sorry if I offended. You're actually accurate in not remembering much about the town's feelings towards the rapists, because there was actually no focus on that. Problem was that the girl had a few enemies (prior to the crime), including her boyfriend's mother. That's where the problems arose. Those people didn't sympathize with the rapists, but they still gave unflattering testimony against the girl. There was no outcry of sympathy when the rapists got long prison sentences.
57highland 1 year ago
Reminds me of the days I would sneak down into the basement and watch my sister dancing with her High School friends! Movie was not bad either.
furs4u 1 year ago
i love this song....and DANG HE WAS HOT
GothicSarah543 1 year ago
GREAT SONG..! Powerful voice..
tomk773 1 year ago
amazing voice, always loved this song. thanks for posting it!!!
MsJune54 1 year ago
I was in love with this guy growing up....what a awesome voice and talent. Great song.
auntziggy 1 year ago
This is music !
drubes45 1 year ago
Awesome song
Bruceslilnagg 1 year ago
The Rockville Rocket, what a great voice.
bobo420TX 1 year ago
Does this take me back to a better time????
Jefty49 1 year ago
Great voice and song. Noticed this song from Look Who's Talking.
cmills7 2 years ago
i miss this music too
anicemicky 2 years ago
Great song, I miss that kind of music.
RlCARDA 2 years ago 6
me encanta
Cristinamargi 2 years ago
From Daygo. Perfect song for Amy Winehouise
clockgarae 2 years ago
This song reflects the thing between Enos Strate and Daisy Duke. Enos had a crush on Daisy, who had obligations to her uncle and her cousins. But it was Boss Hogg, who had the upper hand.
wonderglory 2 years ago
You've just gotta see the movie to really
understand this song... sad ending, but
it was as great as this song is!
LADYSEASTAR 2 years ago 3
@LADYSEASTAR -- Totally agree! The movie lends a lot of meaning to the song, altho' the song is wonderful on its own too.
KnightHawk111 2 years ago 3
Great song,i loved
tsatalios1 2 years ago
This song is so mysterious, I love it.
cheyenne86 2 years ago 23
@cheyenne86 check out my 60s&70s playlist. Some mysterious songs there.
harchiongkai 8 months ago in playlist 60s&70s
Don't mind sharing my wonder at how a 63 year old lady, like myself, can be taken back to my high school- 1964 listening to the great voice of Gene Pitney.....Wow! He was great and still is!
angie2b1 2 years ago 42
me too angie i'm 62 and i hear we are the new 52 but i would not trade one moment of being young and alive in the sixties holly go litely
hollyisleofthree 2 years ago
@angie2b1 Did you see the movie? I did but that was maybe 45 yrs ago and I forget the story
sparwood8 1 year ago
@sparwood8 It was about a few soldiers charged with raping a young German girl, I believe... You can look it up on Wikipedia
ApolloKun777 1 year ago
@ApolloKun777 Can't remember. Depressing movie, though. Depressing osng, in fact I'm gonna delete it.
sparwood8 1 year ago
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@ApolloKun777 Can't remember. Depressing movie, though. Depressing song, in fact I'm gonna delete it.
sparwood8 1 year ago
@angie2b1 You were in my study period. (grad 'in 63)
sparwood8 1 year ago
@angie2b1 According to IMDB Gene Pitney died on April 5, 2006 of natural causes in his hotel room while on tour in the UK. He was 66. He left a wife of 40 years and 3 children. Very sad.
SuperSundance7 1 year ago
@angie2b1 This 60 year old woman is right with you Baby! The first few notes sends me right back there. I feel sorry for kids now, they missed our music.
oldbiddie 1 year ago
@oldbiddie I have 24 years old, and i love thsi music, thanks to internet, I heard this kind of things!
mariano1386 1 year ago 2
@mariano1386 It's good to know that there are young people who will listen to old music. Of course, good music is timeless.
mohinderbauer 1 year ago
@oldbiddie
i just turned 18, but i LOVE this kinda music! no more than any other, i just love all things, i only wish they had music like this now :/
MarilynMasonLuvr13 1 year ago
@angie2b: I'm a 60 year old lady doing the same thing!
oldbiddie 1 year ago 2
@angie2b1 Can I just add that a guy who graduated in 1964 gets taken in much the same way. It was a wondrous time and it's always nice to go back.
coyotesong 1 year ago
@angie2b1 iAM 61 AND KNOW WHAT YOU MEAN I GUESS AT TIMES WE ALL WISH WE COULD GO BACK TO HIGH SCHOOL SOME WONDERFUL MOMENTS AND TIMES,,,1949SORFUL
1949sorful 1 year ago
5 stars, Great Song, Great Singer.
DunedinP 2 years ago 3
Great song and what a great singer
sdtwas 2 years ago 2
Great song - thanks for sharing!!
imissthebeatles 3 years ago