Terry Melcher & Doris Day "These Days"

[SubaruBaby34]

Wot a sensationally beautiful video!! LOVE IT Peter!!

[Khultan]

Lousy husbands.

[JeniBurton213]

I know things are never as perfect as they seem, but Doris and Terry look like they had such a close relationship! :)

[essendondons]

A beautiful song - well sung by Terry Melcher. Doris had so much pain in her life - where would she had been without Terry ?

[remotewall]

it is easy to forget that people like doris day and her family are just like you and me. i guess the only thing that differs is that people we have never met will not mourn us. who wants to be a movie star?

[anialek36]

Emotion, a beautiful song:)

[spatsmcgill]

I've never heard this song before - it's amazing. His was a huge loss ...

[pagamenews]

Like many people, I sometimes jump to conclusions. When I heard of Terry Melcher, I figured he was just a young man that was making the most of his mother's fame. Was I wrong! This duet with his mother if nothing short of fantastic. What a talented singer.

[tarnsand]

What a great song! Terry had a son so thankfully Doris has her grandson since Terry's passing. I understand they are close as welI. I have seen a picture of the three of them.Doris & Terry obviously had wonderful relationship. I just heard Doris talking on a radio show for her 2011 birthday (88) and she sounds amazing! Her voice sounds like she is in her 30's and she has such a quick wit and memorable laugh. Bless them both:)

[daisymay2u]

Wish they could have made more songs together, so sad he had to die so early, he is deeply missed!!

[Wunder50]

Terry Melcher was a good singer , he had his Mother's talent ... Wish he'd done more

[JeniBurton213]

Is this Terry and Doris singing together? Wow!!!

[juslookin3]

Very well done, Peter. Very moving.

[kfag101]

terry was a good man!

[melodyworks]

This song always brings tears to my eyes...beautifully sung by Terry and Doris...and well written and produced.

[Christina5Archer]

They look so happy together. Rest in peace Mr. Melcher, and stay well Miss Day.

[loredwards]

very moving,my mother liked Doris Day,a wonderful lady.

[rogeraltmeyer]

I love you dorris, your a gem, I never knew either of you, but if I had a wish that came true, I would.

[jsilence418]

" Hey mom, there is great guy named charlie I want you to meet, can he ever sing, and he's quite the cut up " !

[freemantom]

Beautiful. So tragic for any parent to outlive their child. Thoughts are with her. xxx

[NorLeen788]

Greetings to Miss Doris Day.You have become my idol in singing since i was small and tried to imitate your singing voice and styles in a way and i try to sound a little bit you you when i sing even just a little bit.Jist wondering,did you have any grandchildren from your son Terry.Thank you

[dreamangels06]

Do you have the pic @ 0:07?? Her and Terry as a toddler??

[Urbanpuma]

This song is one of my favourites...brilliantlly produced and sensitively vocalised by Terry and made even more emotional with Doris doing some understated harmony. A Poignant and beautiful version of this song.

[dbc102]

I love this rendition. Very touching for Mother & Son to have done together.

Rest in Peace Terry.

[ravenhairedyumyum]

Can't seem to listen to this without getting tears in my eyes. It's so wistful and sad. After reading "Doris Day: The Untold Story of the Girl Next Door" by David Kaufman, these lyrics seem even more poignant. It seems Terry was not as close to his mother as he wanted to be and had a somewhat difficult life of his own. I love Doris, though, and recommend the book.

[Tecobelli]

Excellent!

[JadeScorpion999]

What beautiful delivery. So much emotion from a man I remember as being usually rather solemn in his photographs.

[NovaGreenGaia]

Thank you so much!

[stumptacular]

great song. I would read Melcher or Days Biography if i knew what to look for...

[unadka]

I recommend the Doris Day Her own story by A E Hotchner. You can get it very cheap from libraries by the Internet selers (Ebay) - it's possible for 1USD.

[emadmadi]

GREAT....

[reneecalling]

I think this is the best version of the song. He did a very good job on it.

[guitaress1]

Very touching to hear mother and son sing together. I was just thinking of covering this Jackson Browne song and tweaking it in another way, but it's interesting to hear what they did with it. I think of Terry Melcher as a 60s and 70s record producer--am just reading a book "Hotel California" which promises to tell more about that era.

[mavaalaura]

yea

[ValsHere]

Very touching...so very special.

Lovely photo montage.

xx

[starbank2]

Thanks Val for sending this my way,you're right I liked this a lot!

[mprwac]

Nice cover of Tom Rush's song.

[nijle]

Its a Jackson Browne song actually

[mprwac]

Thanks for the correction...you are right.

[ppaulmorris]

He has a very nice voice.

[emadmadi]

terry melcher.....big name but small people knew that.

[dreamangels06]

I first heard this song on "The Royal Tenenbaums" movie not knowing it was a cover of Terry and Doris!! WOW!!

[brotherwill]

its a jackson Browne song.

[Jeweldee]

How did Terry die? Where can I find the story?

[paulsimpson123]

terry died of cancer

[astr4004]

Nice. And interesting that there's now a connection between Doris Day and Nico!

[danje10]

Nice to find this song on you tube. Terry's records are hard to find. We mourn his passing.

I knew Terry in the mid-1960's at Columbia Studios when he produced a record I made there. Terry did the mixing and you can find the final product (two sided 45 rpm) here on YouTube under The Flameouts. The history of our little rock band from the USAF Academy is there under 'more info'.

I worked for Terry as a part time studio musician for a while. Candace Bergen would drop by. Fine folks to me.

[peterflapper]

Nice of you to share some information on your working with Terry. He is missed!!

P

[wanders50]

When i hear this song it makes me cry ?

I knew Terry and he was such a nice man . i know he loved Doris Very much , and he was her rock , she is singing background on this song. What a pair ! he was so handsome and she is so beautiful. Miss you Terry !!

LOVE YOU DORIS .

WANDERS

[peterflapper]

Thank you for your reply!

[SkaterKitty118]

I loved Doris Days' voice when I first

heard her sing! I thought it was the most

beautiful voice I have ever heard!

Very sweet sounding...!

[26mae1987]

omg most actress back then i no she's still alive but most had shitty lives really bad but she took it and still smiled i love her its so sad her son had to die you should never have to see your child die! never! but she has her grandson or low is not her son! ow grrrr i ramble on anyways i was watching her biog marty was a ass lets face it she didnt have much luck in love huh? but she is so lovely x and terry was on the biog and was like lovely and proud of her so lovely and yet sad xoxo

[ShockDoc]

Many people dont know that when Terry produced Paul Revere and the Raiders, he did the background harmonies, often w/ Mark Lindsay, sometimes just him. I wish he'd written a book about all his experiences. As evidenced here, he didnt have a 'star' type voice, but could hit all the notes just fine.

[defundthewar]

Peter, you have talent. This video was heartbreaking because we know how it ended. I guess you'd say the presentation is haunting. The "dad" in a few photos is Marty Melcher. He is not Terry Melcher's biological father, and I'm not even sure there was a legal adoption, although when Doris married Melcher, Terry took his name. He was a real scoundrel. Terry's real father, musician Al Jorden, committed suicide.

[gaspo218]

Peter, thank you for this. Made my day today 7.8.08.

Doris, she's "one of a kind." God bless her. Remember one thing, when you've got loving animals around you like she does, you're never really alone.

[vigilance77]

How nice!!

[BerlinLynn]

Wow, I never knew this existed and it's fabulous. Touching, sweet, lovely. I didn't know Terry sang; I thought of him as more of a producer than anything. And yes, SO sad that Terry predeceased his mother. I believe she is still well and living in Carmel. But Terry did a lot for her, both personally and business-wise; he took care of her. I'm sure she misses him desperately.

[debbiausten]

Thank you so much Peter!

[eurotomm]

It makes me so sad... Terry is dead and Doris is alone ... beautiful song, I have it by Cher but Terry's version is great! I wish he and his mother had worked more together. I am very touched by the song and the video!

[Bugsobrite]

This is so darn cute, I hope Ms. Day sees it and it makes her happy......

[LinoCardoso]

Doris, Doris today (April,03) is your day! Happy birthday! And please, forget the bad times.

[MorseMoose79]

14 years later he wrote Kokomo!

[ucfbtm]

What a rare gem to hear Doris doing backing vocals - and so touchingly,yet unobtrusively.How incredibly moving - it seems so prophetic now,doesn't it? Thankyou so much for posting.

[lasuvidaboy]

He died to young. Hopefully the Beautiful (inside and out) Doris Day is healthy and happy.

[Tecobelli]

I'm blown away by his voice and very touched by this song. I'll be buying his album on Amazon. Thanks for posting this.

[akajudy]

Can't thank you enough for this.

[gypsy837]

Wow..how great is this...so sad Terry is no longer with us...

[dayfan1962]

How lovely! Thank you for sharing such a beautiful tribute to our Lady Day and her boy Terry.

[dottyjay]

how wonderful & doesnt doris look wonderful in the pix of terry grown up and a man. god bless her & thanks

[Dayniac4324]

Thanks, peter - I love seeing all the Doris and Terry photo's. Very sweet and sad at the same time.

[debbiausten]

how sweet!

[dorisday93]

Actually Terry didn't die terribly young... he died when he was in his 60's... well I'm 14 and to me that's kinda old... but still... anyway I love Doris Day... no one can act, sing, get mad, or look as beautiful like her... it just can't be done...

[defundthewar]

I never knew Terry sang, and it shouldn't be surprising. Aside from his mother's artistry, his real father, Al Jorden, was a musician. This rendition is haunting, even more so Terry died so young. Thanks for posting it.

[whotookaegir]

Terry sang all the time. He sang lead on "Hey Little Cobra" by the Rip Chords.

[dlpine]

yes, and he and bruce johnston were "bruce and terry", i believe. he was more into producing other groups. and he was a wonderful son to his great mom, who is singing with him here.

[OliverPenn1]

Wow, I really love this song. And, Terry had a good voice, he just needed to develope it. He had the feeling and the right attitude and I like his taste in music. Is that Doris Day singing the duet part with him? If the rest of the album is like this, I'd like to have the CD. The strings were beautiful.

[dlpine]

thanks for sharing, peterflapper. my wife loves doris day, and she'll enjoy this.

[paulsimpson123]

how sad his passing r i p terry

[born1965]

Day sings a Browne classic, I'm in heaven.

Thanks!

[Bluecookij]

wow!!!

[stalbot46]

Quite the most fascinating guy whose life & music career is US music & US history. Masterful music composer & producer.

[pinkchampus]

beautiful

[anniew304]

Thanks Peter, for sharing this with all of us, and Nada, for sharing gwith me.

Its great to see them together in the video....it would be nice to be able to save this clip!

[michaelbolton15]

A wonderful Jackson Browne song..and this stunning version of it gave me goosebumps.

[PAULLONDEN]

TERRY MELCHER : Genius Producer

(my faves) Paul Revere & Raiders

[dorisdaynet]

That's great, Peter. Never heard Terry Melcher sing before - he had a really good voice - you should post on the forum. Thanks Bryan

[unadka]

Terry should be very proud of his mother. He was in show business too. He started as a singer and song writer, then he worked as a producer with many groups as Beach boys, Byrds .. After Marty Melcher's death he worked with Doris. He wrote a song Move over, darling for the movie with the same title. Doris should be proud of his son, too.