Uploaded by 240252 on Oct 31, 2010
The Ink Spots - Whispering Grass (Fred & Doris Fisher), Brunswick 1940
NOTE: Tomorrow is an important Polish holiday: All Souls' Day. Polish catholic tradition has made it a day of remembarance and religious meditation upon the pass of time, the sense of life , the Redemption and the prayer for souls of those, who are gone. The climate in this part of Europe always helped people to create that kind of philosophical mood: trees are becoming bare, the cold air sharpens the mind and everyone waits for a wonder of the myriads of lights which are placed on the graves will change the dark evening skies over Polish cemeteries into a glamorous red-orange glow. This is one of those things that put the nation together and even those Poles who live abroad always claim how strong their sense of identity is based upon the Polish variant of All Souls' Day ceremonies.
A purely secular Anglo-Saxon Halloween - which in last few years won a certain popularity in more cosmopolitan circles of greater cities - fortunately seems to have a faint chance to become as solid a habit as All Souls' Day has gained through the ages of a Polish history.
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One of the original Ink spots came from Hamilton Ontario Canada I did see them here Once in Hamilton But only ome of the original was here. I met him Very Pleasant Gentleman, but frail. all in all it was a very nice evening. It is good to see someone still cares for them. Thank You.
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well done vid :)
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My Dad's favourite of many : ))
Many a car journey had with me and both sisters imitating the Inkspots... pure innocent days of fun...
Te lyrics too... are timeless!!
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This was my grandads favourite. Thanks for posting.
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my grandad used to put this on the gramaphonr for me when i was 4yrs old :) happy memories
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sage advice motherfucker
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Grzergorz, This is a very MOVING video indeed! Very well done and just BEAUTIFUL!
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@1920sbuff This is one of there best indeed! The tune is Hauntingly Strange Yet very Beautiful!
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Super vidéo et très belle chanson;merci pour ce partage.
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@240252 Most welcome! I admit secularisation is quite advanced in my country, yet the All Souls' tradition is still widely spread.
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One of the best Ink Spots tunes... and it is perfect as a soulful accompaniment for your wonderful All Souls' Day tribute, which still is a strong tradition in my country, despite the rapidly growing popularity of Halloween that wasn't a local tradition at all until very recently (the last 10 years) and which I hence suspect to be primarily driven by commercial purposes.
1920sbuff 1 year ago
@1920sbuff Hi and thanks for your information about All Souls' Day tradition in Belgium. I did not know it was still strong. I had - probably wrong - idea of quite an advanced secularisation of a Belgian society. However, we suddenly have today a warm Indian summer day which makes a perfect combination with the lights on the graves and rustle of yellow leaves under your feet. Thank you, Patrick!
240252 1 year ago
How beautiful!! Thanks!
fredjmp 1 year ago
@fredjmp Hello Fred, and thank you! Lucky guy - when we are getting ready to the winter and looking through wardrobes in search of our furry coats and thick woolen gloves, you are enjoying the best time of a year in Brasil now: warm & sunny spring - isn't it so?
240252 1 year ago
One of my favorite Ink Spot tunes and I like the way you illustrated it with cemetary images and linked it with the All Souls Day practises. I'm American but raised by a Polish stepfather, so your text was insightful for me, as I realized I've had some benefit of both traditions.
liz1060 1 year ago
@liz1060 It always amazes me how often I come across Polish traces present in American culture. Even that American song - sung by Afro Americans, and composed by an American couple - has some Polish reference. It's nice to read it. Thank you!
240252 1 year ago