THIS IS AMAZING!! PETULA CLARK - DOWNTOWN (REACTION)
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One of the most perfect feel good Pop songs ever... Songs like this is why the 60's were great! Thumbs up for your honest reaction!
GT Lyons: ABSOLUTELY SPOT ON in your Wonderful comment.
Classic Pop PERFECTION and The BEST FEMALE VOCALIST OF ALL TIME with the kind of record that only comes once in a life time
Petula Clark+Tony Hatch+INCREDIBLE lyrics+ Awesome music= Downtown.
In my mind, I am 5 years old, kneeling on the front bench seat of a cadillac convertible, which is headed downtown in my small town, with my brother and sister in the backseat with me, while my babysitter's daughter is driving, with a cigarette with an impossibly long piece of ash hanging off of it, and cranks the radio because Petula Clark's downtown just came on. I can see, feel and hear it, as if I am there right now. One of the truly great pop songs.
SOOO 60s cool!
My goodness this is a blast from the past. It was the number one hit in 1964. I was only a10 year old boy then. Today I am a 67-year-old senior citizen enjoying your channel, and the great music you react to.
1964 was a crucial year in America. It was the year the Beatles first came to America. Everyone was glued to their television sets watching them perform live on "The Ed Sullivan Show." It marked the year of the British invasion with Petula Clarke being just one of them. And music and style will never be the same again. Great reaction as always.
I was 6 n now 63....haven't heard this for years!
Right there with you, fellow 67-yr-old. Except for the war, it was a fantastic time to be a young man!
As a 66 year old myself, I couldn’t agree with you more. Well stated.
Ali won the heavyweight boxing title from Liston in 1964.
Me too !
As a teenager during this time period, this brings back many wonderful times. This song was a Grammy winner.
1964.
I was 11 with three older sisters with stacks of 45s and they had this one!
This came out right after The Beatles blasted into the US music scene.
She was another participant in what was known as "The British Invasion" in American music.
Was a,huge hit in 65.. Very successful, now 90 maybe still performing. Great songs, I know a Place, I couldn't live Without yr Love, Sign of the Times, Don't Sleep in the Subway. Appreciate both of you bringing her great music to light again.
As a kid growing up our hangout was downtown. Museums, Macy, Montgomery ward , sidewalk sales and mom and pop restaurants. This song always takes me back to those days . Soon to be 64. Thank you
WTH? You remember Montgomery Ward?? lol My first job was working for them. About 1980.
Glad to see you enjoy Downtown. I just listened to it again 2 days ago. I have worn out the song over the years. In my opinion Petula Clark has the greatest voice I have ever heard. Billboard Magazine left her off their Top 100 singers of all time. Can you believe it. She should have been number 1. I have bough everything she has done in english. Some french recordings. She has made albums in her 80's. She is 89 this year. Recorded Downtown when she was 30.
@stevekeithley : Hello Steve from a fellow lifelong fan of the legendary Petula Clark.
When your already and always will be THE Greatest Female Vocalist Of ALL TIME who needs any recognition from people who presumably don't know great music and should not have the jobs that they occupy.
Petula Clark is not in,and never will be in,anyone else's shadow it is they that are in Petula's shadow.
I have have never heard anyone who comes anywhere close to being as PHENOMENAL as Petula Clark is.
Petula is a Multi-Talented icon who is not only a superlative singer but equally as magnificent as a Musical Theatre Actress, Film Actress and well renowned songwriter.
Petula Clark is THE BEST of the best.
What a great voice
Michael Taylor: Petula Clark is THE GREATEST FEMALE VOCALIST OF ALL TIME
Love the lyrics "And you may find somebody KIND..." People were looking for "kind" people! They are worth so much more than gold & silver!
Petula was good friends with Karen Carpenter and did a stunning, heartbreaking tribute to her singing The Carpenters' song Love Will Grow 🎶🎵
I get so nostalgic hearing music like this. Eventhough I wasn't alive when this song came out, it just reminds me of my grandparents and thinking what it was like when this song and others like it came out for the first time.
Thank you. I was 5, but it's stuck with me since 1964. Petula is incredible.
Oh, I so so so loved this song and Petula Clark as a very young teenager. 💗💗💖💖💖💖
I love Petula Clark singing "I couldn't live without your love".
Another banger of a tune.
Petula Clark is a British legend! She was a child star in movies in WW2, and managed to stay to stay popular ever since. Her heyday was the 60s (like this classic song and the other great Tony Hatch songs she performed, like the amazing "I Couldn't Live Without Your Love"), but she became a star across Europe for decades by also singing fluently in German, French, Italian and Spanish...
As I write this it's her 89th birthday *today* (happy birthday!) and she's still performing! Here's a link to a more recent track, "Cut Copy Me", with a more modern sound, but it suits her really well!
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This was unquestionably her biggest hit but she had another with "Don't Sleep in the Subway".
Lulu’s “To Sir With Love” is a must listen to….and the movie is worth watching.
Goos suggestion- around the same time. I remember it too!
please listen to "To Sir with Love" with the video!
Yes yes. Sidney Poitier and Lulu and who's that blonde girl in the movie I loved her. She loved sir. To me that's one of the best movies ever. ♥️❤️♥️❤️
This is a Great suggestion. Great snapshot of the times. Great acting. Great peak at fashion and music of the '60's.
Ohhh yes!!!! The song.....the movie!!!!!
I love that you two cover such a wide range of music I don't think I have heard this song in 40 or so years Even though it would not ever think of suggesting it it was nice to hear it again GOOD JOB
One of my favorite singers
Nominated for record of the year in 1964. Along with Louie Armstrong - Hello Dolly, Barbara Streisand - People, The Beatles - I Want to Hold Your Hand, and the winner Stan Getz - Girl From Ipanema. Jazz vocal performance. All good songs.
such a huge huge huge hit back in the day
I fell in love with her voice the first time I heard it. Peace ✌
SOOO true ..back in the 60's..
A wonderful singer! I grew up listening to Petula Clark, because my Dad was a big fan and had several of her albums.
Another British artist 😊
Great song! That was a great era for music--Motown, British Invasion, all that. I was lucky to have grown up in that era of music (60s and 70s). Enjoying the channel, thx!!
Another song I grew up listening to! They just don’t make songs like they used to!
Petula is from England. I lived and worked in London as a social worker for a few years in the early 2000s and know the effect a world class city can have on your disposition. It always cheered me up to go downtown if I needed a boost. Love you two. You are special and and an inspiration to married couples. Your love shines through. Cheers from Canada
I discovered Petula Clark in the 1970s because at that time she appeared on many shows in France where music was really in the spotlight. A very talented artist who spoke excellent French.
Love your reactions .
A new subscriber from France🖐️🇨🇵
One of the first songs I ever remember hearing. 5 years old, San Antonio Texas, in a department store. Still remember it 54 years later.
What a coincidence, Richard. This was almost exactly my same age and experience. I grew up on the army base there in San Antonio, and this too is the first song I at age 5 ever remember hearing on the radio one summer day outside a “five and dime” store.
Its hopeful yearning for discovery and connection - carried by her sweet bright voice - grabbed right into me and has left a lasting mark ever since.
As a sort of bookend, I recently heard her “Kiss Me Goodbye” for the first time and find it a magnificent heartbreaking ballad with mature richness.
1965 - I was 6 and I remember singing this song with my Mom. Great memories💖
This is the earliest song I can remember from my childhood. Have always loved it!
I love how you both notice and appreciate every single detail and all the nuances of every song.
Can't believe I'm just seeing this! I've been waiting for someone to react to Petula - her music was so popular, that big voice coming out of that little human! Thank you!
Tony Hatch wrote this with the idea of getting sales of Pye and Petual Clark discs into the USA. While London does not have a Downtown Area (well its the West End), this was so much of the lights- even if on the telly they were black and white !!) of the London I knew - The Hippodrome was a great dance hall (now a Casino), and Piccadilly Circus had the flashing lights of the billboards (now much reduced as the Trocodero Building is back with its exposed stonework again, but Shaftsbury Avenue still has the lights of the theatres doing musicals and plays, leading up to the jazz clubs and over to the cinemas. I did my annual Christmas Trip and the crowds were pretty thick even on a cold november sunday , with the Regent Street Lights in place. I decided to walk up to Warren Street for the tube and found a few back streets (the north side of the Post Office Tower) that I had never been around before, and an Anglo-Catholic Church I was not aware of, but I could not stay as my trip over to the other part of London that rarely sleeps - Green Lanes in Harringey- was needed to drop off some records to a buyer. Task done and back on the tube under the Thames and back to South London where work and family keep me ( a stones throw from part of the building that used to be Pye Record's pressing plant).
This was the first pop song I ever learned to sing! I was five at the time. Petula is still with us as of this writing. Love your reaction.
Petula Clark - My Love IS a MUST!
I dig your reactions S&M, especially when his face lit up realizing he might know the tune or the artist. I remember a musical film when I was a kid that starred Petula Clark and Fred Astaire called Finian's Rainbow[?] Someone check me but I think that was Astaire's last film. Another Petula song you guys might wanna check out; DON'T SLEEP IN THE SUBWAY.❣
I was about to write about finian's rainbow then saw this.i checked the film came out in 68 his last film was in 81 he died at the age of 88 in 87. I remember the kids presenter announced his death on bbc1 and then said they were showing this film on bbc2 so I turned over and watched it.he played petulas dad he was looking for a rainbow to steal the pot of gold it was protected by a leprechaun played by Tommy steele.i love Tommy Steele he has songs that Shawn and Mel could react to!
Petula has the clearest singing voice. Perfection.
I remember Petula Clark on the radio and there was a comic called Radio Fun and she was in a comic strip about a schoolgirl, the part she played on the radio. Then suddenly she was a pop star! Very talented lady. Had some good choons in her day.
This was always a happy upbeat song. My attitude changed Christmas 2020 when a man drove his vehicle to downtown Nashville with a bomb. He played this song through speakers as a warning to evacuate the area.
This song is one of my earliest music memories before the age of 5 , it has always made me feel like spining in circles, still does lol
Thx for the great memory...♡
My mother , GOD rest her Soul 💖 , always loved Petula Clark - Thank You Both for reacting to her 🙂
I love this song. I was very young when it came out and i had a huge crush on her…and I still do!
I like this at Christmas time. Because when I was a kid downtown was always so beautiful. Decorate specially at night with all the bright lights.
This was and is one of my favorites when I was growing up. I spent many days downtown (Balto) just walking around.
Very uplifting song, one of my favorites.
I’ve been hoping someone would react to Petula Clark. As a young tween/teen I remember standing in front of a mirror with my microphone (aka hair brush 🤣) and to her albums. Try “Sign of the Times” or “Don’t Sleep in the Subway”, “My Love” or “Couldn’t Live Without Your Love”
Ah Petula, My father's (not so) secret "crush"! 😆 Thanks for the memories.
Great!!right. Was a little 8 year old girl and I loved this song 🎶.Living in NYC in the Sixties was great,lights,People and tall building.🥰🥰🥰
I was 9 at the time and I'd never been downtown. This song put the first 'thrill' of this kind in my heart. She said there was bright lights and you could forget all your troubles. I was all for it but my parents thought I was too young to go there at 9 years old.
This song was always played at Christmas in Bielefeld in the shopping centre as my late Father was stationed there in the 70's. Happy memories.
Great choice 👏🏻 👏🏻
I really enjoy watching you enjoy the soundtrack of my youth....all these great songs were on the radio at the same time....well not all the exact same time but while this was on the radio so were great Beatle songs, The Four Seasons, many others, there was a new great song every week, some became legends and some were one hit wonders that'll make you smile everytime you hear them..... I grew up at a great time, it wasn't as angry as it is today.
Aww, love Petula, she was a singer and actress from the UK who's recording career flourished in the 60s. She and Dusty Springfield were contemporaries and part of the British invasion. Her first #1 in the US
Add Cilla Black too. She was there around the same time. Lulu, Cilla, Dusty and Petula.
Absolutely a pop masterpiece ! From Britain, & the great Tony Hatch & his orchestra, Petula sings a classic. From early '65-----------what a time it was to be young. -------------------MJL< 75 y/o
My dad loved Petula back in the 60s. Petula Clark was a British child movie star. She is still with us
This song brings to mind a wonderful song by Lulu, “To Sir With Love”. You guys should check that one out.
Love Lulu, still performing sounds and looks great. Oh md Oh My is my favorite of hers.
I listen to the song every time I go downtown or I travel to a new city and I walk downtown. This song is in my headphones. ♥️♥️
Downtown was a huge hit around the world. Petula is 88. Nice memories
I was a kid is the 60s and downtown was so much different than today. People wore their Sunday best and it was a real event. Block after block of lavish display windows, marquis, big band era music and, during the holidays, it was pure magic.
I was 10 years old when this fabulous song was a hit. I loved seeing Mel get so into it!
Love this song. I was 5 years old when it was on the radio but I remember listening to it.
Beautiful song always was
She's probably singing about downtown in a big city. I grew up in Scranton, PA and even though small, the downtown area was a magical place in the 60's. Going downtown was a big deal. People used to dress up to go shopping - dresses, hats and gloves!. Two major department stores anchored the downtown area - the Globe Store and the Scranton Dry Goods. They had huge windows that were always filled with wonderful displays, especially at Christmas. Some of the older buildings were gorgeous examples of Victorian Gothic architecture. You just really felt like you were a part of something special. When the malls sprang up, the downtown area died. It's trying to come back now and I hope it does. I was 10 when this song came out and it always made me want to go visit our downtown. Thanks for the memories!!!!!
Growing up in Indiana, PA was the same wonderful time. Being the hometown of the actor Jimmy Stewart( It's a wonderful life ) the town always so magical at Christmas time
@@bridgetmccracken1381 that must have been so special. Wonderful memories!
You two are great, your enthusiasm is uplifting and you seem genuinely pleased to hear this music my generation grew up with. The romanticism in this music has been destroyed by our pagan, corporate society but most people know the difference once they listen. Petula Clark turned 89 years old today, 16 Nov. 2021. Please react to "Love Letters" by Ketty Lester, an all-time classic. Thank you!
Growing up I think I wore out my 45 records of this song ~ thanks for the memories
Petula Clark had sssooo many hits in the 60’s. You need to hit more of her music. Don’t Sleep in the Subway, Sign of the Times are just two more you can hit.
lOved this song as a kid I would sing it and sing it , so catchy and happy. it made me think down town was great
released in 1964 and made number 1 in the U.S
Growing up through the 60's I very familiar with this song. Even played it on trumpet in the late 70's.
You may be interested to know that Petula Clark is STILL singing, & even released an album just a couple of years ago, even though she's in her mid-80's!!! 😲😲😲
Petula Clark is having a party Downtown. Let's go!
This song was born before me, but I have it on 45. It's one of those songs you learn at 4 or 5, and then you love it forever.
Thanks for playing this! The other day you played These Boots with Nancy Sinatra....I've got a couple of more ladies singing fun songs...How about The Harper Valley PTA by Jeanie C. Riley and Jose Quervo by Shelly Westy! Guarantee you will be smiling and enjoying these fun songs...Thx!
Huge, huge hit back in the 60s. I was a little squirt kid (like kindergarten age) and I remember hearing this everywhere.
She's a amazing singer check out more
The best way to enjoy this song is to belt it out along with the car radio with the windows rolled down! Once the tune gets in your head, you'll never forget it!
Great Reaction to a time when London in 1965 was the EpiCentre of The World for Music, Theatre,Arts, Fashion and Photography and Downtown could mean any Downtown part of any major Town but the English Singer and English writer: Tony Hatch, who both still alive, were referring to The West End of London which is as famous, Worldwide,as Broadway.
Petula had many hits and recorded in many languages including French and she married a Frenchman and has lived in France for 50 years now.
Petula has been entertaining since 1944, that's 77 years!
She was a star in 1942 .79 years on stage still performing
I was 5 years old when this came out. It was on the radio constantly...
The Nashville bomber played this cheerful and optimistic tune on a loudspeaker last year before he blew himself up in downtown Nashville last year not sure what kind of message he was sending!
He ended up going all over "Downtown"...
I forgot how great our music was. I love watching you both get into the old stuff.
Wow, I was 14 when this was released. Haven't heard it in forever but amazingly remembered almost all the words.
Another good Petula Clark song that is rarely heard but was popular-I Know a Place.
This song always makes me feel better!! ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥
Petula turned 89 yesterday and is currently appearing in the London revival of Mary Poppins, playing the Bird Lady. She has had an amazing career.
Not sure how much youngsters can understand of the times then, and the thoughts and memories this song brings back of the times.
This was back when TV was black and white, when most cities and towns were drab shades of gray from pollution, when people dressed alike in drab colours, when there weren't the radio stations playing teen's 'pop' music - and downtown was full of bright neon lighting, where people ould dress up in their best 'saturday night' finery, where the clubs were full of live bands, where you met your friends to go to the movies because that was the only place you could watch them, and people were bustling about having fun.
The two of you are happy shiny people and that's a good thing!
So glad yo uare discovering some of the great female singers of the sixties. Other greats to check out are Dusty Springfield, Sandie Shaw, Cilla Black (who was great friends with the Beatles when they first started). Also an Australian band called the Seekers awho came to London and became huge and whos lead singer has the most amazing voice. her name is Judith Durham.
I was in my teens during the British Invasion! This song remains a favorite of mine 😊🎶
A great song, back when we had downtown you could just walk through and have some fun.
Petula is still with us, and amazingly she started her career as a child actress in the 1940s.
Thanks for being so positive about this one. I think it has aged some...but is still a catchy song. The most important thing though, for me, was how you feel the love AND pass it on. A thousand thanks...
Pet is from the UK and still live on stage, you'll have a big back catalogue she had loads of hits on your side of the pond and made loads of films and on TV here and in the States, and other parts of the world, and in the theatre again West End and Broadway
What a blast from the past...reminds me of my cousin who is no longer here,we would go Downtown all the time...loved your reaction ❤
Great reaction to a great song!
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ABSOLUTAMEN BEAUTIFUL...
I was 6 and seriously ill. This would always cheer me up when it came on the radio.
One of my favorite songs!