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@2222LINDSAY Ha Ha! I feel much the same way - this was all a little insane, although I watched it avidly as a 5 year old. What everybody has to remember is that these were very innocent times - kids in 1950's Britain were not the worldly-wise, techno-smart, hardened young cynics that we see toda...

Oh man... does it get any better than this? A song of love, emotion and longing, performed with honesty by awesome performers. Are you listening Britney, Christina, Justin, etc? You may sing, but you can never PERFORM with soul like this. Thank you for posting.

Pure MAGIC! Honesty in music... some guy who commented on here was very right - these great performers loved their music and stardom was just a bonus. This wonderful song will always be sad for me personally, in that my dear sister died the week this became number 1 in the UK in February 1965. RI...

It pains me to see so many hateful comments about England and the English over 700 years after the events depicted in this excellent film. Yes, I am English, and proud of it. But William Wallace's message is not just for Scots; it is a clarion call down the ages to people of all races and creeds,...

@makerofjam My friend, I love the picture of "Olde England" your wonderful terminology conjures up! I grew up in this gentle country in the 1950's and 1960's - despite the ravages of a terrible World War, I still have the fondest recollections of those times and the basic decency of people, so pa...

@studentquestor Hmmm.... no disrespect to your beliefs but excommunication, of course, can only be a punishment if one believes in "eternal damnation" or the concept of heaven and hell in the first place! Many millions of people, like myself, believe such things to be superstitious nonsense. Pers...

What a fantastic, haunting melody. Danny Kirwan was never quite "of this world", was he? And, that's not a bad thing. Despite all his problems, music like this means that Danny has made his mark. There's more to this world than reality, people, and a song like this proves it. Thanks for posting.

Oh GOD I love this woman so much! When I listen to her sing this song, I forget all about my troubles and just drift clean away... just compare her with the shallow, whining, self-obsessed divas of the 21st century. You still live for me, Patsy. Many thanks for posting.

Hello again dear Youtubers and greetings! Rock and Roll! Why do all the great artistes die so young? Buddy, Otis Redding, Janis Joplin, Jim Hendrix - the list just goes on and on. What a shame. Oh well, we still have their music. Many thanks for posting.

Ha! Wonderful music from a time when groups relied on great vocals, excellent harmonies and meaningful lyrics to put over a song, instead of the trashy, ass-shaking, sexualised, boring chanting which passes for music now. And I mean no disrespect to the genuinely good artistes we have today - yes...

@Lucaforminds My friend, that is a very accurate and articulate summation of this song and the Stones; I like your term "menacing pioneers" - describes the Stones perfectly. I think that the descent of music from these great days to today's sad, corporate, bling-obsessed nonsense is one of the gr...

@kevinastraw Yes, you are so right my friend. During my schooldays in the 1950's, a fat kid was a rarity (and often cruelly victimised as a result). Nowadays, it seems, there are more obese kids in the class than "normal" ones! How did that happen? Thanks for posting, great nostalgia.

Hate to criticise a young girl trying her best, but the voice isn't too good, is it? Very evocative of the era, though. Thank you for posting.

Like nearly all the comments on this performance. I think any attempts to analyse just why Marianne appealed to people are doomed to failure. No, she didn't have the greatest voice and no, she didn't put a lot of "performance" into it. The simple fact is that she just had that other-worldly chara...

@dempsey00 Love your expression about the silver thrush - wish I'd thought of it. Like you, I don't think Marianne got all the credit she deserved, mainly because of the the Mike Jagger and drugs crap.

Guys, why on earth don't they make great music like this any more?? I can't believe some of the tacky crap I hear on the radio nowadays. Levi Stubbs, one of the TRULY greats, RIP. Thanks for posting.

Jeez, guys, they don't make women like these any more! Ava Gardner was the most fantastically, naturally beautiful woman I have ever seen - but all the others are knockouts too! Wow... thanks for posting, you made my day.

Interesting comments on here. I'm no music expert, but even I know that groups like the Beatles only come round once in a lifetime (and maybe longer!). I am 60 years old now and they are definitely the best musicians of my lifetime so far, and I doubt I will see their equal in the years left to m...

Jeez, I'm sorry all you Justin Bieber and Britney and Rihanna fans out there, but they just don't make music like this any more! Thank you for the reminder of a wonderful, long-vanished world when music was full of emotion and great artistes knew how to convey it. Amazing!

Oh yeah... does this song make you think about life, like me? It makes me think about the loved ones I have lost over the years - it makes me happy, and sad, at the same time. People like Joni "know" life, with all its happiness and misery and joy and regret; and they help ordinary joes like me t...

Oh yeah, I agree, 4 Tops version is very powerful.

@chubbylilloser85 Oh buddy, I couldn't agree with you more! You are SO right. Sadly, my friend, this is the modern world, and sex, bling, tacky commercialism and the exploitation of innocent young girls are all that matters. However, I am pleased to see that someone aged just 25 can appreciate th...

Oh my dear friends... what the hell happened to meaningful, heartfelt, emotional music like this? Does it have to be all bling, sex, young girls dressed like sluts and ugly rappers nowadays? Where are the Moody Blues of the 21st Century? Questions, questions, but no answers... anyway, wonderful ...

@NightRaven147

I must say I agree 100% with you. Justin B compared with these Monsters of Rock? No contest, I'm afraid. But then, perhaps it's not fair to make such a comparison. Young Justin seems like a nice guy, who does his (limited) best, but let's face it, he is just a corporate, manufactu...

Wonderful, evocative music. Even when the Vietnam War was raging, Woodstock sent out a message that peace, for all, was possible. Where did it all go so wrong, guys? There is so much negativity around everywhere now and this is reflected in today's bling and sex-obsessed, sterile, corporate music...

I was 15 years old when this song first came out and I was hopelessly in love with Marianne. There were many cute chicks in the 60's, but she was way up there with the best of them.

This girl had an ethereal, other-worldly quality to her voice and performance - such qualities don't come along very often in our jaded world. Singers like her make life worthwhile. Many thanks for posting.

Please try to be a little tolerant everybody. Years ago, people were generally unaware of the dangers of smoking. We live and learn - surely that is the whole point of life, if there is one? I have lived quite a long life, and have only properly learned one thing from the whole experience - namel...

This is sooooo difficult guys. I was born in London over 60 years ago, and the city today is unrecognisable from the city I knew and loved in the 1950's and 60's. This, imho, is both a good and a bad thing. I welcome multiculturalism and all the variety it brings, but I am naturally nostalgic for...

Levi Stubbs can't be dead... can he? Man, our loss is Heaven's gain. One of the great all-time soul singers. RIP.

@MerseySky

Buddy, you are SO right. I hate today's insipid, corporate, bling-obsessed "music" and its talentless singers. The 1960's was a fantastic era for music, with classic tracks seeming to be released almost weekly - and The Zombies can hold their heads up high with the best of them. Thank...

Oh God what an angel! How I love this woman and her voice.... if there is a heaven, and I really hope there is, she must be up there with the heavenly choir! Thanks for posting.

A great, great actor and a wonderful vocalist, judging by this song. If he can't sing, well, I wish I couldn't sing like him! Thanks for posting.