Darren Plumpton - I agree 💯 I was so in love with her as a lad!!! I always thought it was cool because when they would show things like this on TV, the music is piped-in but her voice is not! If you watch all of her TV videos very closely you can tell that it's not the record when she sings. I had all of her albums, so I noticed right off. Plus she's hip and would throw in a "yeah" or "a-ha" ...
@@johnsallee7824 THANK YOU VERY MUCH INDEED JOHN for your wonderful reply. I appreciate it,it is brilliant. So GREAT to meet another "Clarkie" like me who TOTALLY LOVES Petula Clark. I have heard all the other female vocalist/artists and of course most are very good indeed and there's no doubting that what so ever. However no one for me ,and in my opinion, comes anywhere close to Petula. Petula has soooooo much talent she is absolutely incredible. Mega-Star Pop Star, Amazing Movie Actress and Phenomenal Musical Theatre Performer and Songwriter as well as recording in French, Italian, Spanish and German. Having a EIGHTY year career span Petula Clark is Unmatchable Unsurpassable and Unique. THERE WILL NEVER BE ANOTHER PETULA CLARK. I am just incredibly thankful that I lived in the same era as Petula Clark CBE. And I always will be.❤❤❤
@@wrongwaypete You're right. The songwriters and arrangers never get the credit they deserve. Just like the Funk Brothers whose music turned so many of those Motown singers into superstars
THANK You Alan for you absolutely spot on comment about the AWESOME Petula Clark. The Superstar of the Sixties and Seventies and the Greatest Female Vocalist/Entertainer of all time.
The 60s had a massive explosion of talent. From UK was Petula Clark dusty Springfield, Sandy Shaw, Cilla Black and Lulu. In the US the list is endless, all the girl bands - Ronettes, Supremes, Martha and the Vandellas etc etc etc. Rockers like Janis Joplin, black singers such as Aretha, her sister, Dionne Warwick. A wonderful time for great music. I had forgotten though how good Petula Clark was, I am old enough to remember her and the other British singers. Even the French produced some greats too, I adored Mireille Mathieu at the time.
I never saw her in person but I loved seeing her on TV, she had a great fashion sense and I loved the way she danced. Look at that smile. Today singers don't smile. I miss that.
I finally got to see her live on stage last year when she played the bird lady in Mary Poppins in the West End. She was nearly 90 years old and clearly having the time of her life. The voice and presence were still there good and strong. OK it wasn’t the way I’d imagined seeing her perform live but I can still tick it off the bucket list and watch these great videos people have posted. I went off her for a while in the mid 80s after she made some political statements about the Falklands and the miners strike from the stage while performing at the Albert Hall before flying back to her home in Switzerland but I only have to listen to that great voice and these great songs and can’t help but forgive her.
Every time I watch this I want to be the guy in the burgundy coat. He is lost in the pure joy of dancing and does it so well! Well enough that Patula even joins him for a bit. Always makes me smile.
Song after song of perfect instrumentation and vocalization! I was born in 53. We moved to El Paso in August of 62 and left in August of 67. Most of her great songs covered that time period. You only had to hear her newest song once before you were riveted to it upon second listen.
My uncle's family came up to Maine and all of us were thrilled to see them. All of us had dinner at home r then went skating at the Portland Roller Drome. The Roller Drome had an oldies night and it was INCREDIBLE!!!!! My aunt Peggy and my uncle maybe had too much cheer but they were loving what was going on. My aunt, uncle, and my cousins skated to a great oldies song and were very good!!! My mother, my sisters Eva, Nancy and Caroline were standing next to my mother and me and my girlfriend Debbie were behind them. My uncle started to tease my mother and then my mother told my uncle's family, " Sit Down classis now in SESSION"!!! My mother turned to me and said, " C'mon Allie"!! Time to show these people who we ARE"!! All everyone saw was an INFERNO in my eyes and my energy level go NUCLEAR"!!!!! My mother and I went out on the skate floor and put on a skate clinic!!! Debbie SCREAMED in delight and joined me then we uncorked dance moves we created for this song. My sister Eva screamed "HOLY SHIT" and got in the groove with us. Then Nancy and Caroline came out and picked up the groove we were in!!!! We got done and the Roller Drome ROCKED from the cheering and screaming we received!!!! My uncle, aunt, and cousins were in SHOCK!!! over the skate lesson we gave them!!! My sister Eva looked at me and Debbie and said, " I don't know where you got that routine but you ARE going to teach me"!!!! The Owner of the Roller Drome then came out and Kissed my mother and all of us kids!!!!! My mother said to my uncle, " How did you like the way my kids skate"""!!!!! The Roller Drome erupted in deafening cheering and screaming!!!!🥰🥰❤❤💋💋✌✌⚡⚡⚡🌀🌀🌀🔥🔥 NUCLEAR!!!!! ME!!!!!!
I rediscovered this song while sitting in the mezzanine lounge of the JFK Airport TWA Hotel. I was immediately transported back to when I took my first airplane trip out of that very same building when it was an airline terminal in 1968.
Petula Clark is the greatest female pop artist of all time.Beginning with her smash hit in 1964 of ‘DOWNTOWN” followed by great songs of “Sign of the Times”;””Colour your World””This is my Song” and all other classic smash hits particularly during the golden years and golden era of the swinging sixties.With much love N .Lucas Melbourne:Australia
100 💯 PER CENT TOTALLY AGREE WITH YOU @lucassneofitos5789👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼. PETULA CLARK is UNMATCHABLE, UNSURPASSABLE and UNIQUE. Petula Clark THE VERY BEST of the best.
I was 5 years old when this song came out and have vivid memories of my parents listening to it on our Zenith console color TV/Stereo in our North Hollywood, CA home. I had just got my first snare drum and cymbal and played along to this song and 58 years later I am still a drummer and still love this song~!
How could you not fall in love with her? A powerful voice yet so sexy in her own way. I believe she really enjoyed performing her songs. So genuine..... Priceless
I saw her a couple of years ago she was almost ninety and her voice was still powerful and I felt so privileged to be there. In the regional town where I live
What a great song,I believe this came out in 1967,56 years old and still sounds so fresh. I had a massive crush on Petula Clark when I was a teenager. I wonder what she thinks of the modern rubbish that they turn out today.
@@ClaireRandall1945 Well, I have to be honest (blushing) I wouldn't mind him having a go at me back then! LOL 🙂 Let's just say; if he was chasing me - I'd only have one response - I'd reply: 'and I never was any good at running!'...
Brilliant song and singer down town is my favourite reminds me of the 60s me and my mates would go down to the Bristol city centre there were neon lights everywhere sadley the lights are all gone great time
Went dancing last weekend, live band, so much fun! kids from the 80s and 90s belting out MoTown and mo' from the 60s and 70s (my era) with their horns and drums and all. And i see myself in this video - that guy and i have all the same moves!
Dude in the red jacket is really getting into it. I would assume that the dancers were dancing in an exaggerated way for the camera. Dancing was more like the way Petula Clark danced, slightly swinging her hips and arms. That was more normal. Lol.
1)PETULA CLARK CBE: MEGA-STAR WORLDWIDE POP STAR. 2)AMAZING MOVIE STAR. 3) ACCOMPLISHED MUSICAL THEATRE PERFORMER. 4) EXCELLENT SONGWRITER. 5) BI-LINGUAL (PETULA ALSO SINGS IN FRENCH, ITALIAN,GERMAN AND SPANISH.) MEGA -TALENTED PETULA CLARK CBE.
Watch her knees, especially the left one. That's how ladies make those moves. That doesn't work for men because the geometry of the pelvis varies greatly between males and females. Vive la différence!
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My fav female singer when I was a little kid in the 60s..And so classy and pretty
Petula Clark will be classy and beautiful FOREVER.
Petula Clark is THE GREATEST FEMALE VOCALIST OF ALL TIME.
Why she is not in the Rock hall of fame is beyond me as love her music
Darren Plumpton - I agree 💯 I was so in love with her as a lad!!! I always thought it was cool because when they would show things like this on TV, the music is piped-in but her voice is not! If you watch all of her TV videos very closely you can tell that it's not the record when she sings. I had all of her albums, so I noticed right off. Plus she's hip and would throw in a "yeah" or "a-ha" ...
Yes
@@johnsallee7824 THANK YOU VERY MUCH INDEED JOHN for your wonderful reply.
I appreciate it,it is brilliant.
So GREAT to meet another "Clarkie" like me who TOTALLY LOVES Petula Clark.
I have heard all the other female vocalist/artists and of course most are very good indeed and there's no doubting that what so ever.
However no one for me ,and in my opinion, comes anywhere close to Petula.
Petula has soooooo much talent she is absolutely incredible.
Mega-Star Pop Star, Amazing Movie Actress and Phenomenal Musical Theatre Performer and Songwriter as well as recording in French, Italian, Spanish and German.
Having a EIGHTY year career span Petula Clark is Unmatchable Unsurpassable and Unique.
THERE WILL NEVER BE ANOTHER PETULA CLARK.
I am just incredibly thankful that I lived in the same era as Petula Clark CBE.
And I always will be.❤❤❤
This song NEVER gets old… it’ s incredible!! You can listen to it all day and it never grows stale! 💕💕💕
suzy rock on sweetie pet I s class
God. bless pet she angel
Can't say that about today's "music"
What a wonderful song written by the great songwriter Tony Hatch. What a wonderful time. Full of happiness and normality.
She's got the Charlie Brown Christmas dancers behind her.
BleedBNG Hysterical!
They certainly aren't from Philly.
They don't even keep time with the music.
Aren't they great! Truly awesome! Hey kids... Take note. Suits with ties, and the young ladies are actually wearing dresses.
Dancing to the lyrics
The most talented woman of the 60's. This music is timeless!!
The Greatest Female Vocalist/Entertainer of all time.
Without Tony Hatch's songwriting and arranging, nobody in America would even know of the tremendously-talented Petula.
Nope. Diana Ross was quite talented, so was Barbra Streisand
@@wrongwaypete You're right. The songwriters and arrangers never get the credit they deserve. Just like the Funk Brothers whose music turned so many of those Motown singers into superstars
I totally agree plus I love the innocence the song projects.💖
A beautiful, classy and talented lady....nobody can touch Petula !!
THANK You Alan for you absolutely spot on comment about the AWESOME Petula Clark.
The Superstar of the Sixties and Seventies and the Greatest Female Vocalist/Entertainer of all time.
She doesn't know how to dress. Although a great singer, why does she look like she's going to garage sale or diner?
The 60s had a massive explosion of talent. From UK was Petula Clark dusty Springfield, Sandy Shaw, Cilla Black and Lulu. In the US the list is endless, all the girl bands - Ronettes, Supremes, Martha and the Vandellas etc etc etc. Rockers like Janis Joplin, black singers such as Aretha, her sister, Dionne Warwick. A wonderful time for great music.
I had forgotten though how good Petula Clark was, I am old enough to remember her and the other British singers. Even the French produced some greats too, I adored Mireille Mathieu at the time.
I think wardrobe might have given her that dress.
Why do I LOVE 60's music so much. My brother says it's because I was born in the 60's...Primacy Effect......................
I wish singers today were more like Petula Clark.
SO DO I GEORGE,SO DO I.
I just wish they could sing without auto-tune :(
Look how she smiles when she sings. You know she loves it. Today, singers don't smile, they look miserable.
I wish people today were more like they were in 1965.
I never saw her in person but I loved seeing her on TV, she had a great fashion sense and I loved the way she danced. Look at that smile. Today singers don't smile. I miss that.
Yes, snarling and looking like they are about to tear your throat out seems to be the norm now.
I finally got to see her live on stage last year when she played the bird lady in Mary Poppins in the West End. She was nearly 90 years old and clearly having the time of her life. The voice and presence were still there good and strong. OK it wasn’t the way I’d imagined seeing her perform live but I can still tick it off the bucket list and watch these great videos people have posted. I went off her for a while in the mid 80s after she made some political statements about the Falklands and the miners strike from the stage while performing at the Albert Hall before flying back to her home in Switzerland but I only have to listen to that great voice and these great songs and can’t help but forgive her.
Every time I watch this I want to be the guy in the burgundy coat. He is lost in the pure joy of dancing and does it so well! Well enough that Patula even joins him for a bit. Always makes me smile.
Me too..I like his dance and joy...even today...jaja
Fair enough. But I just like the little the little bond he is dancing with. I think she is just bringing it.
She could really shake that moneymaker! Beautiful, smart, talented, sexy-without-being-trashy lady!
Yes,the one that dances with a"black bird"..
Burgundy coat man is probably a bald, gray-whispered great grandfather today. But on this day he was a dancing machine. Such fun!
Totally obsessed with the guy in the burgundy blazer. The guys got those 60s moves down.
Song after song of perfect instrumentation and vocalization!
I was born in 53. We moved to El Paso in August of 62 and left in August of 67.
Most of her great songs covered that time period.
You only had to hear her newest song once before you were riveted to it upon second listen.
She still sounds Great after all these years, and whenever I hear her I get recollections of my youth,, when I used to hear her on the radio.
My uncle's family came up to Maine and all of us were thrilled to see them. All of us had dinner at home r then went skating
at the Portland Roller Drome. The Roller Drome had an oldies night and it was INCREDIBLE!!!!! My aunt Peggy and my uncle
maybe had too much cheer but they were loving what was going on. My aunt, uncle, and my cousins skated to a great oldies
song and were very good!!! My mother, my sisters Eva, Nancy and Caroline were standing next to my mother and me and my
girlfriend Debbie were behind them. My uncle started to tease my mother and then my mother told my uncle's family, " Sit Down
classis now in SESSION"!!! My mother turned to me and said, " C'mon Allie"!! Time to show these people who we ARE"!! All
everyone saw was an INFERNO in my eyes and my energy level go NUCLEAR"!!!!! My mother and I went out on the skate floor and
put on a skate clinic!!! Debbie SCREAMED in delight and joined me then we uncorked dance moves we created for this song. My
sister Eva screamed "HOLY SHIT" and got in the groove with us. Then Nancy and Caroline came out and picked up the groove we
were in!!!! We got done and the Roller Drome ROCKED from the cheering and screaming we received!!!! My uncle, aunt, and cousins
were in SHOCK!!! over the skate lesson we gave them!!! My sister Eva looked at me and Debbie and said, " I don't know where you
got that routine but you ARE going to teach me"!!!! The Owner of the Roller Drome then came out and Kissed my mother and all of
us kids!!!!! My mother said to my uncle, " How did you like the way my kids skate"""!!!!! The Roller Drome erupted in deafening cheering
and screaming!!!!🥰🥰❤❤💋💋✌✌⚡⚡⚡🌀🌀🌀🔥🔥 NUCLEAR!!!!! ME!!!!!!
I rediscovered this song while sitting in the mezzanine lounge of the JFK Airport TWA Hotel. I was immediately transported back to when I took my first airplane trip out of that very same building when it was an airline terminal in 1968.
I love her dance moves especially!
So much beautiful vocals coming from a wonderful lady.
Petula Clark is the greatest female pop artist of all time.Beginning with her smash hit in 1964 of ‘DOWNTOWN” followed by great songs of “Sign of the Times”;””Colour your World””This is my Song” and all other classic smash hits particularly during the golden years and golden era of the swinging sixties.With much love N .Lucas Melbourne:Australia
100 💯 PER CENT TOTALLY AGREE WITH YOU @lucassneofitos5789👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼.
PETULA CLARK is UNMATCHABLE, UNSURPASSABLE and UNIQUE.
Petula Clark THE VERY BEST of the best.
This is what real talent looks like
I was 5 years old when this song came out and have vivid memories of my parents listening to it on our Zenith console color TV/Stereo in our North Hollywood, CA home. I had just got my first snare drum and cymbal and played along to this song and 58 years later I am still a drummer and still love this song~!
The man in the red suit really likes Petula clark
I think she likes him, too. When the instrumental break came up, and it was time for her to dance, she went right to him.
I'm African American 69 year old and remember these easy times. Almost bringing me to tears!
Pal I often wish that we were back in the late 1960's When everything seemed possible.
I miss these times when life was simpler and both sexes had class and decency
Sandy Thanks Much 🙂
Thanks dearly to all of you with positive responses!
My mother was only 6 years older that Petula Clark, but I can't imagine my mother ever dancing like that.
Love the golden voice of petula Clark I believe she's got a whole lot of soul in her uplifting voice thanks for the top upload 💯🎼🎹 I✊🏻✊🏻✊🏻
I freely admit to being somewhat obsessed with Red Jacket Guy. 🙂 That energy is really attractive.
And here I thought I was the only one obsessed by Red Jacket Guy! His energy and enthusiasm are awesome!!
@@bobcarlino7280 I notice that Petula introduces herself to him at the end, so he made an impression on her too. 😊
we all know what happens to Red Jacket Guy on the away team!
How could you not fall in love with her? A powerful voice yet so sexy in her own way. I believe she really enjoyed performing her songs. So genuine..... Priceless
Petula singing brings back lots of great memories, did we really dance like that
HaHa Nope, I never danced like that. Wish I could have but I was the guy who looked like he was having a seizure. I sure did enjoy watching.
I saw her a couple of years ago she was almost ninety and her voice was still powerful and I felt so privileged to be there. In the regional town where I live
Petula's and Dusty's hits were much more rock-and-rollish than anything their British male counterparts could do.
Perhaps the greatest song. I've heard them all.
Love this woman may god bless her
The guy in the red suit is on fire. Where is the other video of this with all the comments? I know this is the Lloyd Thaxton show around 1965.
Red Coat Guy is a hero, love his moves!
I agree...he definitely was on fire!
In 1965 he would have been considered heavy set. Now, don't ask.
He ain't playing baby!! Ha Ha Ha
Yeah but his dance partner looks like she's having a seizure🤣
Great voice and super talented.
Imagine if there was a Petula Clark but there were never any songs written for her to sing? Now that would be a sad place....
To a simpler time. Great music. Love this.
Heard it on the oldies channel yesterday. I had almost forgotten that this was Petula. Thanks for posting this
Love Pet Clark!
The back ground dancers remind me of the scene in Charlie Browns Christmas.
What a great song,I believe this came out in 1967,56 years old and still sounds so fresh.
I had a massive crush on Petula Clark when I was a teenager.
I wonder what she thinks of the modern rubbish that they turn out today.
One of my altime classics
Fabulous. What a time when pops become parts of your life.
For 60s afficianados the series Mad Men is jam packed with iconic moments , music and fashions ....and this song is one of them
Great memories from our Pet! That guy in the red jacket is SUCH a sexy Dancer!
@@ClaireRandall1945 LOL - if he kept dancing like that ever since - hopefully, he should never have developed Arthritis! 🙂 Can't he move though?
@@ClaireRandall1945 Well, I have to be honest (blushing) I wouldn't mind him having a go at me back then! LOL 🙂 Let's just say; if he was chasing me - I'd only have one response - I'd reply: 'and I never was any good at running!'...
Wow never heard this before what a beautiful voice!!so full of melody!
Petula won a Grammy for this record in 1966. She had also won the previous year for Downtown.
THE VOICE of Petula Clark.
THE GREATEST FEMALE VOCALIST OF ALL TIME.
Petula clark is great British singer I remember her since 1965
Brilliant song and singer down town is my favourite reminds me of the 60s me and my mates would go down to the Bristol city centre there were neon lights everywhere sadley the lights are all gone great time
Isn't this song about the Cavern, the underground club where the Beatles performed?
Yes it is
Love this, it's kind of showbiz/ las vegas and wall of sound at the same time.
Great music looks like the start of northern soul dancing, good times.
Everybody looking at the dancing guy in red: "how does he do that?"
thank you! great voice great talent! Music Transends everything! May you always find you're way back. here by the eternal flame!
After seeing those dancers, I now know the true definition of groovy....
True definition of stiffness😂😂😂
The symbol of swinging London.
Classic late 1960s.
Watch the guy in the red coat get into dancing while the guy in the light blue coat hardly moves - lol
Sheer joy from the first to the last note.
How cool is the dancing. Next time I'm out I'm definitely gunna dance like the red jacket guy. He's a dancing fool!
Went dancing last weekend, live band, so much fun! kids from the 80s and 90s belting out MoTown and mo' from the 60s and 70s (my era) with their horns and drums and all. And i see myself in this video - that guy and i have all the same moves!
😂😂😂😂 He's so freaking stiff and out out rhythm are you serious 😂😂
Love everyone dancing such happy memories for me
The background dancers remind me of the Peanuts cartoons where everybody cops their own beatnik pose.
Yessss!!! Exactly! Charlie Brown Christmas Special on the school stage! I’ve always thought that about this clip!
Absolutely lovable and unpretentious video.
A different world, a better world.
Innocent and youthful lyrics like most sixtys music love it
oh so sweet, humble & gorgeous, an angel sent down to us from heaven.
You know she is singing about the Cavern Club where the Beatles use to perform
ABSOLUTELY!!!
She's the epitome of grace sweetness and sexiness. Look at those moves! Alot of young men were in love with her!
I STILL AM.
AND ALWAYS WILL BE.
British talent at its best.
I do have reservations though that it was probably filmed at a mental asylum and they've been told its someones birthday!
HAHAHAHAHA… your comment made me LOL !! Someone’ s birthday at a mental asylum… hahahaha 🤪🤪🤪🤪
Love the "Elaine" dance
Simply beautiful 😍
When you see these old clips it is striking that there are nearly no individuals who are fat.
Pat Clarke was my Mum's favourite
Brilliant Thank you ! ! X
Remember when guys would wear a suit and tie to dance to a pop tune?
A beautiful beautiful lady !
Always like Petula. Fun to see the 1960s dancers behind. Regular in films from that period
so modest and cool, what a angel
I want to know the man in the burgundy coat!!!!
Today's women wear tattoos front to back. These women had class..... and knew what it was to be a "REAL" woman!
No tattoos in shape and dressed with class
great tune and she is terrific!
My favorite.
Dude in the red jacket is really getting into it. I would assume that the dancers were dancing in an exaggerated way for the camera. Dancing was more like the way Petula Clark danced, slightly swinging her hips and arms. That was more normal. Lol.
She's the most talented British singer who sings alone
Don't forget Tom Jones!
@@edwatts9890WHY?????????????
1)PETULA CLARK CBE:
MEGA-STAR WORLDWIDE POP STAR.
2)AMAZING MOVIE STAR.
3) ACCOMPLISHED MUSICAL THEATRE PERFORMER.
4) EXCELLENT SONGWRITER.
5) BI-LINGUAL (PETULA ALSO SINGS IN FRENCH, ITALIAN,GERMAN AND SPANISH.)
MEGA -TALENTED PETULA CLARK CBE.
This is a fucking storming song
Dig the dude in red jacket
I wish I was him out there !!!
Am I the only one that thinks her hip shake is hot?
You are not the only one...Cardi B, eat your heart out
NO YOU ARE NOT @wmc437
Fantastic
Beautiful
She is one terrific gal
PETULA CLARK LIVE AND LIVELY ON THE SYNDICATED 'LLOYD THAXTON SHOW' SEEN IN NEW YORK CITY ON WPIX TV CHANNEL 11 ; IT'S HER BEST VIDEO .....'E~V~E~R' !
That's so ms marzz
@@jonathanstrong4812 YUP MR STRONG
Our English Rose!
Was this the inspiration for the B-52's "Love Shack"? A place to hangout and dance?
I was thinking the same thing!!
Backing vocals by The breakaways.
Brilliant!
Timeless
Fun time❤!
All class
This , for me , is your better success and for over Downtown.
A very young Jimmy Page is playing on this track.
Fantastica e bravissima
Goofy dancer guy forever etched into UA-cam lore.
Pet always had that natural left to right wriggle. I wonder if Axl Rose ever learned from her.
Watch her knees, especially the left one. That's how ladies make those moves. That doesn't work for men because the geometry of the pelvis varies greatly between males and females.
Vive la différence!
Petula clark reminds me of place to go when the daily life gets boring