RogerWhittaker - The Last farewell

The Last Farewell, a big hit in 1979. I had the fortune to meet Mr. Whittaker and his
agent Mr. White at a restaurant in Denver back in the 1980s when he was doing a
concert at the Paramount. He sure sounded totally different than the way he sings.
He has a very strong 'Canadian' accent, whatever that may be. Anyway, I love his
music - and his whistling - and this is my favorite piece he does.

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[wannawatchu66]

1979? I remember this as a hit in the summer of '75.

[SumnerClaridge]

@wannawatchu66 I checked wikipedia, and while it's apparently true that he recorded the song in 75; I bought the album in 79 when it had become very

popular. I suspect that it took a while before he got enough airplay that the

song became a hit. What's sad though, is the album version that I bought doesn't

appear to be available any longer. The versions that I hear now, including this one

just aren't the same as they were on the album.

[KCCatlover]

Love the version of this song. I have a couple of his albums; must dig them out.

[jph0917]

This was Whittaker's one and only Top 40 hit in the USA. It peaked at #19 in June of 1975.

[fetzinger10]

Btw. Elvis sang this song too!!

[fetzinger10]

Thanx for uploading this great vid!! Just listened to an interview with him, I think he has an not-too-over-the-top "British" accent, close to "neutral" (whatever that means...) Canadian would basically be a kind of Am.E.

[CJARCHIVES]

Opus sang this song in the bathtub. Change the description to 1975 so everyone's not saying you're mistaken?

[kaymcclain1]

I sure like the picture....

[truckerspouse]

Not bad for an old Afrikan !

[animalsanon123]

this song was HUGE IN 1975

[skipper8257]

So nice to hear this wonderful song again. Thanks for the posting.

[windstorm1000]

His voice is so rich and manly. The British Bob Goulet. What a wonderful sea love song....lovingly orchestrated.....really brings a picture...love the atmospheric horns at the beginning at the end....plus that Columbia 'echo' sound--lovely.