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  • @virginiagrundman4012
    @virginiagrundman4012 6 днів тому +27

    Remember when you were 14 and the world was your oyster? New music weekly, new outrageous clothes that our parents hated. I looked forward to going to school every day.

    • @margaretlouise6200
      @margaretlouise6200 3 дні тому +3

      My mother hated my long bangs. Said I should cut a window in them. I think she wanted those Anne Baxter Nefertiri bangs, one inch above the eyebrows.

  • @Mickey1-jy2tg
    @Mickey1-jy2tg 20 днів тому +47

    The male dancer in the red vest who loses his hat is Broadway legend Michael Bennett who earned many Tony Awards for choreography and also won Best Director for "A Chorus Line".

    • @chuddlevideos
      @chuddlevideos 18 днів тому +9

      The dancing was pretty elaborate. I don’t know how they remember all those steps.

    • @northernbohemianrealist1412
      @northernbohemianrealist1412 18 днів тому +4

      Thanks! I wondered who choreographed this.

    • @AntonHu
      @AntonHu 13 днів тому +2

      Would that be Donna McKechnie beside him in the white mini-dress?

    • @frankstefini3392
      @frankstefini3392 12 днів тому +2

      Excellent dancers and choreography.

    • @Mickey1-jy2tg
      @Mickey1-jy2tg 12 днів тому

      ​@@AntonHu I don't think it is her. She was a featured dancer on Hullabaloo on another network at this time.

  • @DSRQ1
    @DSRQ1 23 дні тому +97

    Wow, look at those cars! Aston Martin, Austin Healy, Jaguar, all ragtops!

    • @bongodave13
      @bongodave13 20 днів тому +9

      They'd be worth a fortune if they were still that clean today.

    • @westfale520
      @westfale520 19 днів тому +4

      Imagine you inherit a forgotten old barn and in it are exemplary larger, these cars. the song is I think from 1966 .a Jaguar XKE. from 1966 already get for 140 000 dollars . And in the garage next door there is a Mercedes Benz 230 SL from 1966 and an Alpha Romeo Spider from 1966 😆

    • @finbarrmcgrath1686
      @finbarrmcgrath1686 16 днів тому +3

      Yes!!!!!

    • @jkaufman357
      @jkaufman357 11 днів тому +3

      Some classic British iron, all right!

    • @warrenwatkins9650
      @warrenwatkins9650 7 днів тому +1

      And they're just scratching them up like some cheap-ass Ford.

  • @LKx979
    @LKx979 Рік тому +191

    I truly can't believe that the world was once cool enough for something like this to exist.

    • @that_thing_I_do
      @that_thing_I_do Місяць тому +3

      Keywords: was once cool.

    • @Slimjim260
      @Slimjim260 Місяць тому +4

      It was

    • @MaximilianvonPinneberg
      @MaximilianvonPinneberg 24 дні тому +5

      The world is cool. This looks like a 60s parody.

    • @edgregory1
      @edgregory1 23 дні тому +12

      ​@@MaximilianvonPinnebergNot a parody, and the world is certainly not cool anymore.

    • @MaximilianvonPinneberg
      @MaximilianvonPinneberg 23 дні тому +1

      @@edgregory1 😂😂😂😂😂 very funny. Perhaps you’re not cool on this world.

  • @stephenstephen1505
    @stephenstephen1505 Місяць тому +101

    Shame on the UK governments for not making Petula a dame. A child star, a forces sweetheart, a great '60s star and continues performing to this day. Amazing!

    • @allanelder2711
      @allanelder2711 Місяць тому +8

      She may have been offered an honour but refused it for personal reasons, as David Bowie did.
      Another possibility is that when she married Claude Wolfe she may have become a French citizen thus not being able to receive a British honour.

    • @cocoaorange1
      @cocoaorange1 23 дні тому

      I think she is a Dame, but I could be wrong.

    • @allanelder2711
      @allanelder2711 23 дні тому +2

      @@cocoaorange1 she's not a Dame, her honour is a CBE.

    • @canocorn7938
      @canocorn7938 4 дні тому

      I think Frank Sinatra made her a dame

  • @kenrowland7864
    @kenrowland7864 23 дні тому +68

    Its a sign of the times alright.....Look at this compared to what we''re dealing with today !!!!!!🥺😮‍💨

    • @orlandosoto6080
      @orlandosoto6080 17 днів тому

      It is a kick in the lower maximum 🤷

    • @EdKazO-Vision
      @EdKazO-Vision 16 днів тому +4

      Calm down Boomer. There is a lot of great music today if you’d bother to look. But it’s more fun to complain and sound exactly like your parents.

    • @CityLadyLA
      @CityLadyLA 8 днів тому +2

      Learn respect. The US is the least respective country of elders. You'll change your tune in a few decades when it's your turn. ​@@EdKazO-Vision

    • @decemberschild1504
      @decemberschild1504 8 днів тому +1

      @@CityLadyLA
      Respect is earned. And if younger people don't respect their elders or have a work ethic you approve of, I would ask "who raised them to behave that way?"
      You want respect? Try treating others with respect instead of just criticizing & demanding it.

    • @vanillaexplosion99
      @vanillaexplosion99 8 днів тому +3

      @@EdKazO-Vision I am no boomer and know modern music is bland. Modern pop lacks depth of complex counterpoint, backup harmonizing, lack of good choruses, lack of creative guitar solos. 1960's music experimented with use of sitars, Hammond organs, harmonicas, theremins etc.. Plus analog sounds better. I am a musician and listen to recordings in detail and take note. The non musician also listens to details whether they are aware or not. Modern music lacks creativity instrumentally, lacks lyrical poetry, instrument diversity plus deficient in finding new beats and progressions that have not already been done long ago. The song in video is not so good by 60's standards.

  • @folgore1
    @folgore1 17 днів тому +29

    America clearly lost something truly tremendous when the Ed Sullivan show went off the air. It was an unparalleled venue for talent!

    • @franevanisko8806
      @franevanisko8806 8 днів тому +6

      There is no longer a place for joyful entertainment. Now, everything needs to be a contest. Pathetic.

  • @danieljames2015
    @danieljames2015 24 дні тому +49

    Great beautiful British Star, beautiful voice, beautiful British Cars, colour, confidence, how great were the 60's compared to our mixed up Country now

    • @chuddlevideos
      @chuddlevideos 18 днів тому +2

      Back then old people were saying the same thing about the 60s. 😂

    • @SoloPilot6
      @SoloPilot6 18 днів тому

      @@chuddlevideos . . .but at least we weren't eating TIDE PODS . . .

    • @CarysCantDance
      @CarysCantDance 8 днів тому +2

      This was filmed in the USA. Also what do you mean by “mixed up” exactly? If you’re referring to the mess the Tories have caused over the past 14 years, I agree.

  • @charlesgriner8987
    @charlesgriner8987 25 днів тому +112

    How easily I forget just how colorful the 1960s were

    • @Ralphieboy
      @Ralphieboy 22 дні тому +10

      and we just loved anything British

    • @debraweaver6308
      @debraweaver6308 18 днів тому

      B​@@Ralphieboy I know that I sure did!!!!

    • @SoloPilot6
      @SoloPilot6 18 днів тому +4

      It's not that the 60s were especially colorful, this was the era when most people had black and white TVs, so shows like this pumped color EVERYTHING as a way to convince people to buy new color sets and to make people glad that they bought them. The NBC peacock was nothing more than an ad for color TVs, and every show title sequence bragged "In Color" . . .
      As a result of seeing the colors like this, fashion designers splashed colors around in real life.
      Then, about 1972, people got bored with the circus colors, and they rapidly went away.

    • @Ralphieboy
      @Ralphieboy 18 днів тому +1

      Disco was more glittery than colorful

    • @hiramhackenbacker9096
      @hiramhackenbacker9096 18 днів тому

      On TV maybe and in the music world.

  • @rascal211
    @rascal211 2 місяці тому +75

    I was born at the right time, 1957. Old enough to remember the mid 1960s.

    • @danfoss1535
      @danfoss1535 2 місяці тому +3

      But not old enough to not remember them

    • @Agoateeman
      @Agoateeman 26 днів тому +3

      Me too. Great year and just in time for a lot of super sixties music.

    • @rascal211
      @rascal211 26 днів тому +1

      @@danfoss1535 Never did drugs so age didn't matter there with me.

    • @normanmeharry58
      @normanmeharry58 23 дні тому

      As is said, "if you remember them, you weren't there ""

    • @normanmeharry58
      @normanmeharry58 23 дні тому

      As is said, "if you remember them, you weren't there ""

  • @user-pu2cj3no5f
    @user-pu2cj3no5f 25 днів тому +93

    Todays pop stars, not one ounce of class.

    • @mariafinn1082
      @mariafinn1082 24 дні тому +10

      You said it. That can't take the stage without wearing some risqué outfit, hoping for a "wardrobe malfunction". 🙄 Sickening.

    • @ramblergarage
      @ramblergarage 22 дні тому +7

      Or talent.

    • @simplechronology2605
      @simplechronology2605 20 днів тому +2

      Yeah, but come on, you have to admit this is pretty corny.

    • @user-pu2cj3no5f
      @user-pu2cj3no5f 20 днів тому +1

      Admitted

    • @Nikes62
      @Nikes62 20 днів тому +2

      It's a sign of the times.

  • @billstoudenmire5251
    @billstoudenmire5251 Рік тому +217

    Most of Petula’s songs pointed toward hope, love and new opportunities. Her songs always lifted my spirits.

    • @fuglbird
      @fuglbird 11 місяців тому +11

      I bet she sold a lot of Jaguars and Aston Martins. As an eight year old I was not looking for a car; but I loved her!

    • @CactusTwo
      @CactusTwo 10 місяців тому +1

      Me alegro! Buena suerte ✌🇨🇱

    • @user-qv4ni9hd8m
      @user-qv4ni9hd8m 10 місяців тому +2

      Me too! 🙂 Kim

    • @allanelder2711
      @allanelder2711 9 місяців тому +9

      A British broadcaster recently stated "that a day without a Petula Clark song was a day without sunshine." I couldn't put it better myself!

    • @jimfay5567
      @jimfay5567 7 місяців тому +3

      Like, "Don't Sleep in the Subway"?

  • @DIOSpeedDemon
    @DIOSpeedDemon 21 день тому +67

    1969 was the Zenith of America. I wish I could go back and live in the sixties forever......

    • @masonresnick5105
      @masonresnick5105 19 днів тому +8

      Speaking of Zenith...I probably watched this performance in black and white on a Zenith console TV :-)

    • @christopherp.hitchens3902
      @christopherp.hitchens3902 19 днів тому +8

      The myth is strong. America in general is never what you think…or thought.

    • @Teeveepicksures
      @Teeveepicksures 18 днів тому +1

      Sounds terrible tbh

    • @he162a
      @he162a 18 днів тому

      @@christopherp.hitchens3902 Sorry you missed it, maybe next time?

    • @dougfredricks2017
      @dougfredricks2017 18 днів тому +3

      I miss this era of 📺 growing up. Even though there was only 3 perhaps 4 📺 channels I loved Saturday morning 🌄 Cartoons and PBS

  • @darrenplumpton3551
    @darrenplumpton3551 Рік тому +59

    HOW INCREDIBLY BEAUTIFUL is Petula Clark in this brilliant video?
    WOW!!!!

  • @spiritcreek9813
    @spiritcreek9813 21 день тому +21

    Go-Go boots! Ed Sullivan show was a star maker, best variety show ever!

  • @144wychwood
    @144wychwood 6 місяців тому +77

    I'm turning 60 early next year and still in denial about it. Then I watch this and realize I'm old enough to recall the late 60s. I was only few years old but seem to recall seeing this on Ed Sullivan show which was staple in our house back in 60s and early 70s. Where DID the time go?

    • @pimpompoom93726
      @pimpompoom93726 3 місяці тому +9

      I'm turning 70 this year and that's scary. I still remember the 1960's like yesterday, 1966 was a great year. Kids today have no idea!

    • @mikegalvin9801
      @mikegalvin9801 3 місяці тому

      ​@@pimpompoom93726Same age. Remember listening to British Invasion and Motown pop songs on the radio up in my room, watching The Avengers and The Man From Uncle on TV - my brother favored astronaut but I was definitely going for secret agent "when we grow up." Kids lived outdoors which is one reason looking back at old class photos I realized there was no such thing as childhood obesity.

    • @wuderoofe
      @wuderoofe 3 місяці тому +2

      Time went on a damn job instead of you 😓

    • @bhbluebird
      @bhbluebird 3 місяці тому +5

      That time between then and 60 is way too short once it is gone.

    • @leebowens2631
      @leebowens2631 2 місяці тому +3

      Every Sunday evening the Ed Sullivan show !

  • @robertchesnosky3508
    @robertchesnosky3508 20 днів тому +22

    PET CLARK WAS ALWAYS A CLASS ACT.

  • @clevlandblock
    @clevlandblock 8 місяців тому +7

    Once upon a time, foreign cars like these roamed American streets. These were the Big Three from England, the Aston Martin, The Healey 3000, and the Jag. God, I miss the 60s British cars.

  • @ciarraibuzz
    @ciarraibuzz 11 місяців тому +79

    The dancers were great, too. That was a sweet era for pop music. Petula Clark was at the top.

    • @joycemanning1254
      @joycemanning1254 5 місяців тому +7

      A fun time

    • @user-hg2yz2vu9d
      @user-hg2yz2vu9d 3 місяці тому +2

      The best voice/ The best songs/ the best looking /the best talent Petula Clark The very best of the best.

    • @edgregory1
      @edgregory1 23 дні тому +1

      It was an a go go dance display.

  • @patrincon6299
    @patrincon6299 Рік тому +15

    I'm seventy two n still cry each time I hear the song!!!!! Lv t

    • @TheYamahog12
      @TheYamahog12 16 днів тому

      This song makes you cry? Wow.

  • @danielkristianson208
    @danielkristianson208 18 днів тому +16

    The earth, in so many ways, was much simpler and more innocent back then ...

    • @northernbohemianrealist1412
      @northernbohemianrealist1412 18 днів тому +5

      No. You have forgotten the Viet Nam war, the assassination of the Kennedys and Martin Luther King, LSD, and cars that lasted at most 60,000 miles. Not simple at all.

    • @mariekatherine5238
      @mariekatherine5238 18 днів тому

      @@northernbohemianrealist1412Vietnam, the assassinations of JFK, RFK, MLK were all American, not British.

    • @vanillaexplosion99
      @vanillaexplosion99 8 днів тому +1

      @@northernbohemianrealist1412 1960's you could mail order a firearm through the mail no background check, no FINCIN(banking spying customers for government), no seatbelt laws, could buy beer at 18, no civil forfeiture laws, no credit check or drug tests to get a job, no HOA's existed, no police SWAT teams and police were not militarized, 2024 "per capita" incarceration rate is 300% higher than 60's, single parent homes were rare, stay at home mom's wee common and affordable, number one demographic for Corvette sales was under 25 years old(what does that tell ya?). Lest congestion because US population was 194 million(today 335 million). No mass school shooting and mass shooting rare. I will continue in another post.

    • @vanillaexplosion99
      @vanillaexplosion99 8 днів тому +3

      @@northernbohemianrealist1412 In the 1960's the US was not a surveillance state with cameras monitoring every move. Travelling on an airline did not require a person to be touched and scrutinized like today by far. College tuition and health care was significantly cheaper in relation to average wages than today. Less state sales taxes, many states had no titles to cars, no special recycle taxes for tires and appliances when purchased, houses were much cheaper in relation to average wages in the 60's than today, people didn't get fired for expressing themselves on their own time like today due to social media and cancel culture. No blaring hip hop boom boom from cars(the equipment did not exist nor was music recorded such a manner for music was recording more in the mid range spectrum), it was a quieter time(FACT). Over half of top rated pop songs were love songs which set the culture in a better demeanor. It was easier to start a business in the 60's with less regulations and sign restrictions etc.. I can on and on and on. You have no idea how enslaved you are now, without knowing you will never break the chains.

    • @vanillaexplosion99
      @vanillaexplosion99 8 днів тому

      @@northernbohemianrealist1412 Cars lasted a lot more than 60,000 miles back then, it was cars were much cheaper in comparison to wages and people just bought new cars in general. My mother's 1967 Cadillac convertible still runs with over 250K miles and the engine was never rebuilt(she got it in 1973). I currently drive a 1969 Cougar convertible 351W 4 barrel and it looks and drives great and will be around another 50 years plus. We just put a 69 Mach 1 back on the road for cheap and it had been mostly parked since 1995, it drives and runs good(brother bought it in 1980). Go see how many 1960's Corvettes and Mustangs are out there still. I believe most Corvettes built in the 60's and 70's still exist. Big chuck of 60's cars still exist, they became collectible because of their beauty and have been shipped all around the world. Its cheap restoring and repairing 1960's cars and not so difficult because most engine compartments were not packed tight, cars back then were made to fix easily.

  • @johnossmann7036
    @johnossmann7036 26 днів тому +18

    So, when this aired I was 8 years old. And this type of entertainment was on constantly among the 5 or 6 channels we had in the NY/NJ area and it came over the air for free.
    Now we have hundreds of channels that we pay high monthly amounts for and it is next to impossible to see anything this good.

  • @darrenplumpton9737
    @darrenplumpton9737 3 роки тому +21

    PETULA CLARK:5'2" of GORGEOUSNESS PERSONIFIED.

    • @artamussumatra6286
      @artamussumatra6286 2 роки тому +2

      100% agree! Pure Beauty in sound, and vision! ❤️👍

    • @darrenplumpton9737
      @darrenplumpton9737 2 роки тому +3

      @@artamussumatra6286 We both have a eye for INCREDIBLY BEAUTIFUL women then Artamus?
      PETULA CLARK is BREATHTAKINGLY BEAUTIFUL BEYOUND BELIEF.
      WOW!!!!
      She is not only blessed with STUNNING GOOD LOOKS but also a PHENOMENAL voice as well.
      Petula is a LEGEND.

  • @dt8787
    @dt8787 Місяць тому +17

    Petula was my mom's favorite. When this show aired, I was 11 and my mom was 36. She watched Ed Sullivan every Sunday and never missed Petula Clark, Tom Jones or Herb Alpert.

  • @JoseMorales-lw5nt
    @JoseMorales-lw5nt Рік тому +13

    Gotta give it up to CBS. When they invested in color videotape, they made sure to go all-out on the sets and clothes! 1966 being the 1st full year TESS would broadcast in color. I'm sure adults who could afford Color TV sets had a feast for the eyes. Imagine being the first on your block to watch old Ed in living color!

    • @jcavilia1
      @jcavilia1 2 місяці тому

      Yeah, and the clothes and choreography here are so perfectly 1966.

  • @moemcgovern7345
    @moemcgovern7345 Рік тому +7

    Our music was So much fun! It made us feel good.

  • @user-mn4kg3jb4j
    @user-mn4kg3jb4j 8 днів тому +2

    It doesn't get any better than this!

  • @TheLions1957
    @TheLions1957 3 роки тому +18

    The grooviest video ever!

  • @tedgegi155
    @tedgegi155 24 дні тому +10

    Love those cars, especially that Jaguar XKE.

    • @SoloPilot6
      @SoloPilot6 18 днів тому

      A purist simply calls it an "E-Type" . . .

  • @daveschlom4033
    @daveschlom4033 20 днів тому +4

    She was a mad crush for little boy me. My favorite fishing spot here I call Petula Clark. People ask me why..."Because it's DOWNTOWN!" People over 50 get it. She was a stunner and her songs were definitely 60s anthems.

  • @kevinbarrett9615
    @kevinbarrett9615 16 днів тому +3

    Yes I remember this time so well, when the world was fresh and shiny….what the hell happened ?

  • @kevinmcneal4451
    @kevinmcneal4451 Місяць тому +6

    Great song...great singer...great broadway dancers

  • @spyderlogan4992
    @spyderlogan4992 3 роки тому +126

    I can personally attest as a 16 year old in 1966, that 1966 was and still is the Best Pop Music Year in History. Look at the Billboard Year End Top 100 singles for proof.

    • @rsands9
      @rsands9 3 роки тому +7

      66 and 67 were the best!

    • @spyderlogan4992
      @spyderlogan4992 3 роки тому +2

      @@rsands9 '67 was the year 'corporations' started to absorb the independent labels.

    • @walterjohnson4966
      @walterjohnson4966 3 роки тому +2

      I'll see your 1966 and raise you 1969 as the pinnacle year for popular/rock music of the 60's

    • @spyderlogan4992
      @spyderlogan4992 3 роки тому +6

      @@walterjohnson4966 #1 1966 Billboard Single: California Dreamin', #1 1969 Billboard Single: Sugar, Sugar. No 'Bubblegum' in 1966...

    • @mikeyenfield
      @mikeyenfield 3 роки тому +6

      In 1966 Petula sold more pop singles world wide than any other female singer

  • @lakersfanplus
    @lakersfanplus 18 днів тому +3

    Simeone once said, "If you can remember the sixties, then you weren't really there." I was there yet do remember Petula Clark. Great entertainer!

  • @joem715
    @joem715 17 днів тому +2

    Those crazy, colorful, beautiful 60s fashions. I love it!

  • @lynnegreen2002
    @lynnegreen2002 Рік тому +4

    A great reason to buy a color TV! ❤

  • @justincase2271
    @justincase2271 23 дні тому +9

    Everything in this clip is simply gorgeous.

  • @johnniemcbride2772
    @johnniemcbride2772 2 роки тому +88

    When I was a kid in the 60s, Petula Clark had the voice that raised my spirits within seconds.

    • @surferpam1
      @surferpam1 Рік тому +3

      Me too, Johnnie.

    • @frankc1354
      @frankc1354 Рік тому +3

      Me as well

    • @Iambigdaa
      @Iambigdaa Рік тому +3

      I was there too, Johnnie!😃

    • @StellarFella
      @StellarFella Рік тому +2

      Same here. As soon as a song of hers started, I was in a cocoon of auditory pleasure.

  • @monicapushkin3274
    @monicapushkin3274 21 день тому +5

    WOW!!!!! Never seen this before. Absolutely spectacular.

  • @jerrybrownell3633
    @jerrybrownell3633 3 роки тому +53

    Tony Hatch one of the most under rated songwriters ever finally got his due when he was
    elected to The Songwriters Hall of Fame in June 2013.

    • @darrenplumpton9737
      @darrenplumpton9737 2 роки тому +7

      How come his former wife Jackie Trent wasn't applauded as well?
      She wrote some of the most wonderful and inspirational lyrics to Tony's music for Petula Clark.
      All three were MAGNIFICENT songwriters.

  • @frankgrima1190
    @frankgrima1190 17 днів тому +3

    Petula clarke was a legend ❤

  • @jimb6781
    @jimb6781 3 роки тому +14

    Wow,the 1960s. LETS GO BACK.

  • @425TOM
    @425TOM 10 місяців тому +6

    Fantastic performance. The guy whose hat came off is a fellow named Michael Bennett. He was instrumental in the creation of a Pulitzer prize winning musical call A Chorus Line.

  • @retire14pattaya9
    @retire14pattaya9 22 дні тому +40

    When Britain was still British.

    • @DSAK55
      @DSAK55 17 днів тому +1

      chav

    • @CarysCantDance
      @CarysCantDance 8 днів тому

      Britain never stopped being British. You mean “white”.

    • @CarysCantDance
      @CarysCantDance 8 днів тому

      This was filmed in the USA. Also Britain never stopped being British. Admit it, you mean “white”.

  • @raymondhoagland4976
    @raymondhoagland4976 2 роки тому +19

    The music in the 60,s and 70,s the best 🎤🎼🎹🎺🎷🎧

  • @paulforder591
    @paulforder591 24 дні тому +5

    Petula's my favourite 60s pop singer--that was a stellar performance! Her songs are, then as now, always upbeat & worth a listen.
    😸😃🇬🇧🎤🎹

  • @user-mn4kg3jb4j
    @user-mn4kg3jb4j 8 днів тому +2

    This Performance Is Perfect! This Recording is Perfect! This Song Is Perfect! This Video is Perfect!

  • @neutronjack7399
    @neutronjack7399 11 місяців тому +23

    Kudos to the guy whose hat came off at 1:33. Carried on like a true trooper!

    • @capacola262743
      @capacola262743 6 місяців тому +4

      what choice did he have?

    • @danielmccurdy9948
      @danielmccurdy9948 4 місяці тому +2

      ​@@capacola262743
      Hahahaha!

    • @piemouth1
      @piemouth1 3 місяці тому +1

      Indeed. His right knee buckled after his hat fell off but hats off to him for carrying on rather than just walking away or throwing a fit with millions of people watching him on TV.

  • @ronaldzent6321
    @ronaldzent6321 Рік тому +3

    The guy in the red top that lost his hat was Michael Bennett, later on best known for "A Chorus line". I believe

  • @joeybonin7691
    @joeybonin7691 26 днів тому +5

    Petula had quite a string of hits, most written by Tony Hatch.

  • @gwynenglishnielsen8596
    @gwynenglishnielsen8596 2 роки тому +12

    Gosh, I miss this brand of TV. The shows on today like The Voice and American Idol can never match Ed's hour of fun and true talent.

    • @philipswilson
      @philipswilson Рік тому

      Simple Music can make you sing. a Simple hug can make you feel better, Simple things can make you happy, I hope my Simple Hello makes you smile...

    • @henryrogers5500
      @henryrogers5500 22 дні тому

      Many of the singers on these newer talent shows are talented, it’s just the newer material they choose is pure crap.
      But agreed 100%! Petula Clark is phenomenal! Loved her music as a kid in the 1960s. Still do. I play her vinyl on our turntable.

  • @miklmiklmtrcycl6009
    @miklmiklmtrcycl6009 24 дні тому +4

    Hers was the voice of a certain moment. It was THAT amazing. I remember from my preschool days how it was everywhere.

  • @gregchristianson9631
    @gregchristianson9631 8 місяців тому +3

    The times were great and people enjoyed life with great music.

  • @jdollinter
    @jdollinter Рік тому +13

    My cousin Ray rescued me from the pouring rain in his families black ‘59 Galaxie and this song was keeping pace with his windshield wipers like two metronomes, in and out at top speed.That’s the first time I experienced that, and to this incredible song. I was in 4th grade. Never forgot it. Thanks

    • @mickjagger8439
      @mickjagger8439 Рік тому +2

      AM radio I bet!

    • @jdollinter
      @jdollinter Рік тому +1

      @@mickjagger8439 KJR Seattle

    • @alicehenderson7983
      @alicehenderson7983 2 місяці тому +1

      @jdollinter, I was 8 in the 3rd grade, she was the bomb, best singer ever, great childhood memories

  • @jennifergirling6850
    @jennifergirling6850 17 днів тому +1

    Petula Clark is a legend but can we give s hand to those dancers as they were fantastic.

  • @jimmyb1559
    @jimmyb1559 3 роки тому +160

    Such a great song and a great time to be young listening to artists like Petula Clark. Wouldn’t change it for the world. This song reminds me of when we were kids my older sister and I use to try to imitate the dancers in the background. We’d always end up laughing so hard we couldn’t even keep up with the music. Good times. My heart aches for those days. Miss you sis.

    • @trentaccid2177
      @trentaccid2177 Рік тому +12

      Sorry for your loss Im only 40 but I know Petula Clark and to make you and everyone feel better I took my Mom to see Petula in AC and afterwards I pulled some rank to get backstage with my Mom and there was Petula sitting there all by herself and ends up we talked with her for 30 minutes and got pictures with. We talked about everything from that era to The Beatles and Tom Jones and I can tell you as a person shes as great as she is a singer. My Mom has passed now but I have those great pictures with her and I with Petula. Shes 90 years old now and going out on a little tour..
      If you want to see a great video of Petula pull up Sign Of The Times by Petula Clark on The Ed Sullivan Show live. The colors, the cars everything of the times is in this video. How much the world has become so.much trash to.

    • @jimmyb1559
      @jimmyb1559 Рік тому +5

      @@trentaccid2177 Thank you for sharing your story. It made my day. I can’t imagine meeting her in person and on top of it getting to talk with her a while. I’m sorry for your loss as well but I’m happy we have such great memories to hang onto.
      I agree about what is called “entertainment “ today! I will definitely look up the video you mentioned.
      Wish you the best!

    • @johnbroesamle6792
      @johnbroesamle6792 Рік тому +9

      I had the privilege of doing stage security for a performance Petula Clark did 3 years ago here in Southern California. Definitely one of my all-time favorite shows in the 7 years I’ve worked this venue, and so great to see up-close. Even got to help her off the stage (not that she needed any help-she was still a powerhouse at 86).
      “A Sign Of The Times” has long been my favorite of many great Petula Clark songs that, for me, go all the way back to the iconic “Downtown”-when I was 7 years old. Petula’s voice is so incredibly bright, and clear, and pure. Crystal clear and sweet, yet powerful enough to match up perfectly with another classic Tony Hatch production-the booming drums, and those wonderful British Horns.
      Petula Clark-100% class and still pure joy to enjoy her music, all these years later.

    • @jimmyb1559
      @jimmyb1559 Рік тому +6

      @@johnbroesamle6792 I have to say I’m envious of you guys. Great story. I agree 100% she is an awesome talent. I’d love to see her perform live someday!

    • @darrenplumpton3551
      @darrenplumpton3551 Рік тому +4

      @@johnbroesamle6792 PETULA CLARK is THE Greatest Female Vocalist Of ALL TIME.

  • @MikeinVirginia1
    @MikeinVirginia1 22 дні тому +3

    I was 13, and have often wished I could go back there for a short visit!

  • @stephenmartinez9355
    @stephenmartinez9355 3 роки тому +125

    Sign of the times, indeed! Love the outfits, the dancing, the cars, and Petula!

    • @ronaldleardi1416
      @ronaldleardi1416 2 роки тому +8

      ABSOLUTELY!!!!

    • @gerald6919
      @gerald6919 2 роки тому +7

      clean video.

    • @akbarlebowitz8151
      @akbarlebowitz8151 2 роки тому +2

      Quite the groovy vibe!! Joe Cocker's "Feeling Alright" on Ed Sullivan is just as wonderful as well!!

    • @michelletaylor5691
      @michelletaylor5691 2 роки тому +3

      even if one of the dancers lost his cap

  • @bixster2260
    @bixster2260 18 днів тому +2

    Liked watching the dancers. 1969 was a big year for me, I was 16 and moved with my family to a much better life. I love singing along with Pet in my car to this very day.

  • @janelightning73
    @janelightning73 2 роки тому +18

    Petula was FABULOUS!!!

    • @gracebussey2291
      @gracebussey2291 Рік тому +2

      IS!

    • @philipswilson
      @philipswilson Рік тому

      Simple Music can make you sing. a Simple hug can make you feel better, Simple things can make you happy, I hope my Simple Hello makes you smile...

    • @Italy55
      @Italy55 Рік тому

      I love they used a Jaguar for her entrance 🇬🇧

  • @beaellie9766
    @beaellie9766 11 місяців тому +4

    Watching Michael Bennett (A Chorus Line; Dreamgirls) dance is an added bonus in this video!

  • @OIdiesCentral
    @OIdiesCentral 3 роки тому +78

    3 minutes of pure happiness and joy.

    • @steverector9670
      @steverector9670 3 роки тому

      That's for sure

    • @dangler1907
      @dangler1907 2 роки тому +3

      Despite the ridicule I sometimes I get, I continue to proclaim my great respect for Abba, for exactly that reason. I don't always feel obliged to consider the deep meaning of songs - sometimes they just make me happy. And that's okay in my view.

    • @bobsana4590
      @bobsana4590 2 роки тому

      That's what she said

  • @buffalopatriot
    @buffalopatriot 3 роки тому +15

    The Sixties. What memories.

  • @eileenmaryomalley740
    @eileenmaryomalley740 2 роки тому +23

    When music was REAL and fantastic 💕👏👏👏 Miss Petula the best !

    • @philipswilson
      @philipswilson Рік тому +1

      Simple Music can make you sing. a Simple hug can make you feel better, Simple things can make you happy, I hope my Simple Hello makes you smile...

    • @consigliaromano4922
      @consigliaromano4922 11 місяців тому

      Non c'è nulla di più autentico e prezioso, della semplicità.
      Merce rara.

  • @brucepappas6298
    @brucepappas6298 3 роки тому +43

    Great singer and very beautiful.

    • @darrenplumpton9737
      @darrenplumpton9737 2 роки тому +2

      Greatest female vocalist of ALL TIME Petula Clark.

    • @darrenplumpton9737
      @darrenplumpton9737 2 роки тому +3

      Petula Clark: THE SEXIEST SINGER OF THE SIXTIES and SEVENTIES.

  • @user-hg2yz2vu9d
    @user-hg2yz2vu9d 3 місяці тому +4

    🎉THE SENSATIONAL SOUND OF THE SIXTIES.
    Petula Clark is THE Standout Mega-Star of The Sixties.
    And here's why.

  • @bevdavis4148
    @bevdavis4148 2 роки тому +4

    the pastel generation.....how I miss tht innocence

  • @johnthompson1280
    @johnthompson1280 19 днів тому +3

    A Sign of the Times lifted my spirits back in 1966 and it was my number 1 favorite of that year.

  • @rivaridge7211
    @rivaridge7211 7 місяців тому +2

    Aw, bless her wonderful and talented heart for always! Today is November 15, 2023 - Petula Clark's 91st birthday. Bless her beautiful voice forever - she is still out there singing to this very day.

  • @djbille4283
    @djbille4283 День тому

    I was just a child in the 60’s but I remember a lot from it. A really fun and groovy era 😌😌😌❤❤❤

  • @ancientheart2532
    @ancientheart2532 Рік тому +6

    Oh dear God. I wanna go back...I wanna go back. Sweet God.

  • @coreybrewer6278
    @coreybrewer6278 2 роки тому +67

    Petula Clark is a wonderful entertainer. I love her singing

  • @jimmyholloway8527
    @jimmyholloway8527 2 дні тому

    Wow, Bob Fosse was a huge influence on that dance. Ms Clark was such a 60's icon but I hear anything she sings, Downtown is stuck in my head the rest of the day.

  • @StellarFella
    @StellarFella Рік тому +2

    The free and mod Brits left their indelible signature on the 60's.
    We needed the exuberant music of the 60's to help soothe the loss of JFK and the draining of the national psyche due to the Vietnam debacle. My father was a Marine in Vietnam in 66/67.
    I was 13 and my emotions were all over the place, but Petula's music was a refuge for me.

  • @shyman99
    @shyman99 3 роки тому +76

    I can only imagine how expensive those cars would be nowadays. But not as valuable as the enjoyment I received seeing this performance 55 years later.

    • @lucianofigueiredo7220
      @lucianofigueiredo7220 3 роки тому +4

      Verdade 😆😆😆

    • @fernandoduran2094
      @fernandoduran2094 3 роки тому +4

      YOU SAID IT, ES REALLY KNEW & UNDERSTOOD WHAT WHOLESOME GOOD DOWN TO EARTH ENTERTAINMENT REALLY MEANT, NOT THIS GARBAGE THE WORLD PROVIDES TODAY!!!

    • @michelletaylor5691
      @michelletaylor5691 2 роки тому

      The vintage Jaguar is in the hundreds of thousands of pounds now ♥️🇬🇧♥️

    • @Johnnycdrums
      @Johnnycdrums 2 роки тому

      @@michelletaylor5691 ; What about the DB6?

    • @michelletaylor5691
      @michelletaylor5691 2 роки тому

      @@Johnnycdrums not familiar with that car

  • @darrenplumpton9737
    @darrenplumpton9737 2 роки тому +13

    Petula Clark:
    Incredibly beautiful.
    Superlative vocalist.
    Very petite.
    AWESOME.

  • @MrUniman609
    @MrUniman609 17 днів тому +1

    Very sixties, I love it! Petula is lovely, and a fabulous singer.

  • @tylersikora894
    @tylersikora894 5 місяців тому +8

    Petulant is one of my favorite bits! I love her classic "downtown"! When I began to work fresh out of high school, I work at a $5 and$10 department store! This song reminds me of that period! I'm from Ohio, and like most small towns all over America, the store on our "main street" are empty, run down and in sad shape! This store I worked at had an old fashioned lunch counter where locals who work around main street, banks, office would all come for lunch, they have the best grilled cheese sandwiches and tuna melts and a soda fountain and old fashioned hand scouped ice cream and banana spits!

  • @michaelrochester48
    @michaelrochester48 3 роки тому +14

    Love 💕💕💕that lady

  • @timsmith5133
    @timsmith5133 3 роки тому +50

    Saw Petula Clark perform as Norma Desmond in Sunset Boulevard a few years ago. Great voice and a great lady. Very generous with her time.

    • @philipswilson
      @philipswilson Рік тому

      Simple Music can make you sing. a Simple hug can make you feel better, Simple things can make you happy, I hope my Simple Hello makes you smile...

  • @brucewalters8635
    @brucewalters8635 Рік тому +12

    Her, Diane Warwick and Linda Ronstat were my fav female singers from the 60's when I was just a kid. Lot's of high quality music back then. It was real artistry. No props, colored lights etc. Just pure musicianship and powerful vocals abilities. Song writing was thriving. Timeless.

    • @user-ik9mo8wm7q
      @user-ik9mo8wm7q 2 місяці тому

      What? No Karen Carpenter along with Dionne and Petula.

  • @dw438
    @dw438 3 роки тому +27

    One of the best produced Ed Sullivan music clips. Colo(u)r my world!

  • @kennethfurlong8922
    @kennethfurlong8922 2 роки тому +4

    shes so cute and genuine its hard to believe she that good this is my first time hearing her since i was 5 or 6

  • @derekkoonin3460
    @derekkoonin3460 11 місяців тому +15

    I’ve been listening to Petula Clark since I was a kid in the 60’s and am still listening to this day. ❤

  • @SquigSoup
    @SquigSoup 11 днів тому +1

    Come for the Petula, stay for the groovy choreography behind her

  • @expatlivinginthailand
    @expatlivinginthailand 4 дні тому +1

    Nothing quite like 60's outfits and choreography.

  • @kevingoins9858
    @kevingoins9858 3 роки тому +48

    One of Petula's greatest hits

    • @keywestjj
      @keywestjj 2 роки тому +1

      No - actually her BEST! Cheers, peace and love from Palm Springs, CA ....

  • @lawrencejohanson5178
    @lawrencejohanson5178 2 роки тому +6

    The mid 60's were the favorite times in my life.Great music, few drugs,people just having fun in life.What the hell happened ?

    • @hudsony777
      @hudsony777 2 роки тому +1

      Few drugs???

    • @drewnogy
      @drewnogy 4 місяці тому

      Maybe he meant 'fewer" drugs.@@hudsony777

  • @kevinlucas8437
    @kevinlucas8437 7 місяців тому +2

    Oh, Petula !!❤❤❤ will always be songs of my youth !!!!

  • @richardcummins5465
    @richardcummins5465 18 днів тому +1

    The Beautiful Petula,but that outfit. Blimey! ❤

  • @richarddixon7855
    @richarddixon7855 3 роки тому +63

    Simply the best! Pet was wonderful in concert in '71 and just as great in the late '90s. A very friendly autograph signer, too!

    • @darrenplumpton9737
      @darrenplumpton9737 2 роки тому +4

      PETULA CLARK IS THE GREATEST FEMALE VOCALIST OF ALL TIME.

  • @lynnm7768
    @lynnm7768 2 роки тому +8

    Hat's off to Pet!

  • @rabby-u
    @rabby-u 10 місяців тому +7

    As a young boy, I had such a crush on Petula Clark, every time I see some lady who looks like her, it happens all over again!😂😂😂

    • @mouchiecat1
      @mouchiecat1 4 місяці тому +1

      Me too!!

    • @jcavilia1
      @jcavilia1 2 місяці тому +2

      Me, too. I was 16 when this aired. I absolutely adored her. Such a beautiful voice, and she was so cute, and so charming. I saw her live twice, and her stage persona and between-songs patter were just as charming and delightful as you'd expect. I still refer to her as "Pet", because she had a whole bit about ways people mis-pronounce her name, and so she preferred to just be called "Pet". Worked for me!

    • @alicehenderson7983
      @alicehenderson7983 2 місяці тому +1

      ​@@mouchiecat1I can imagine you guys having crushes on her, she was very pretty, Dean Martin also couldn't keep his eyes off her, 😂

  • @richardrau5752
    @richardrau5752 2 роки тому +13

    One of the 'happiest' songs ever written, and nobody else could have done it like Petula....

    • @darrenplumpton3551
      @darrenplumpton3551 10 місяців тому +1

      💯 per cent CORRECT.
      Petula Clark is Unmatchable and has a astounding career to prove just that.
      Petula is in no one's shadow she is totally unique and THE BEST of the best.

  • @steverector9670
    @steverector9670 2 роки тому +15

    I always loved to hear her sing.

  • @ABdancers
    @ABdancers 3 роки тому +35

    Petula Clark is excellent and the dancers are even better. This is a fun video to watch. It's awesome to see such high quality video from 1966.

    • @darrenplumpton9737
      @darrenplumpton9737 2 роки тому +3

      NOBODY and l mean NOBODY is better than PETULA CLARK.

  • @randellgribben9772
    @randellgribben9772 9 місяців тому +7

    real music

  • @mickeymouse2able
    @mickeymouse2able 3 роки тому +44

    I say this is pretty damn good. The dancing is so great and cool. The costumes, the song. So good in color. Whoever Directed this was on point. A terrific time capsule.

    • @drewconlin9452
      @drewconlin9452 3 роки тому +2

      I am curious who the dancers were very good

    • @dw438
      @dw438 2 роки тому +3

      Tim Kiley directed the Ed Sullivan Show in the 1960s.

    • @Mr77SUNSET
      @Mr77SUNSET Рік тому +6

      Michael Bennett (April 8, 1943 - July 2, 1987) was an American musical theatre director, writer, choreographer, and dancer. He won seven Tony Awards for his choreography and direction of Broadway shows and was nominated for an additional eleven.
      Bennett choreographed Promises, Promises, Follies and Company. In 1976, he won the Tony Award for Best Direction of a Musical and the Tony Award for Best Choreography for the musical A Chorus Line.
      In 1966 he staged this performance of Petula Clark's new hit "A Sign Of The Times" for The Ed Sullivan Show. You can spot him as the bearded dancer who, doing a head-pop of his own at one point, loses his cap.

  • @billoakes4475
    @billoakes4475 Рік тому +17

    So uplifting ,can't help but feel good listening to this.

  • @andrewthornhill7042
    @andrewthornhill7042 3 роки тому +27

    What a lovely lady! She was appearing on stage in 'Sunset Blvd' in London, went to see the show. At the backstage door she signed autographs and charmed the pants off her fans! Indeed, what a 'pet' she was! 🤩

    • @mikeyenfield
      @mikeyenfield 3 роки тому +6

      Still is !

    • @michaelrochester48
      @michaelrochester48 3 роки тому +4

      she did an impromptu meet and greet at a show near Buffalo NY...signed everybody's stuff, invited the fans into backstage for photos and autographs