Scott Walker - If You Go Away (Live on his TV Show)
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- Опубліковано 5 лют 2025
- English version of the Jacques Brel classic song "Ne me quitte pas", with lyrics by Rod McKuen. Live on his BBC TV show - 16th August 1968 (pilot episode). He sings another version of the song on the last episode, which aired on April 15, 1969.
I wrote to the bbc years ago and asked them if the 'Scott' series was available on video (it was that long ago!). Sadly the tapes of the show were recorded over, a common practice back then, so recordings of the show no longer existed. Unbelievably sad.
What an incredible voice he had.
May he rest in perfect peace.
One of the very few singers who can actually bring me to tears. Absolutely mesmerized by his range of emotion and a extraordinary human being, will always be missed❤❤
Best version of this song belongs to Scott Walker. ❤❤❤
A close second to the great Neil Diamond’s - recorded in ‘71 on his
‘ S t o n e s ‘ album. More ‘depth’ to Mr. Diamond’s baritone - suitably for this revered track .
I agree with you. The depth and sincerity in his voice is quite unique. I appreciate it more now than ‘back in the day’.
What a voice.God given.❤
What a beautiful song!
Beautiful, beautiful, beautiful...imagine Scott singing this song to you...I could die happy. Bless you Scott, RIP ♥️😢
Thank you so much, we must not forget this wonderful man,and his unforgettable voice, Many Thanks Guidofski. !!
Scott will never be forgotten he is without doubt the greatest and most talented singer of the last 50 years or so. I remember the first time I heard his voice singing Love Her when I was a young 15 year old I was mesmerised by him still am every time I hear him. The quality and tone in his voice was unique. Thank you so much Guidofski
This guy had a unique voice, a real gift. He could turn his hand to any song, he was so versatile. I loved his music and still do, I have lots of mixes of his songs along with his compatriots, the Walker Brothers. His passing is a sad loss to the music industry but his music and songs live on, a true legend.
Still missed😢
To the best singer, song writer ever, you have all our love and feelings Scott, you were marvellous Arlene
Scott, such emotion , you cast me into some kind of dream world for two and a half minutes, the world stops and all I hear is your singing. No comparison.
このバージョンの方が いいと思います。 レコードで聴いた時は 彼の思いが強すぎて 聴き手に圧力を かんじましたが これは かなり抑えて 切ない歌を より切なくロマンチックに 歌っています。 いつもスコットの事を UPしてくれて ありがとうございます😊
Miss Scott so much as well as his bandmate John.
Simply magnificent ! 🎼🎧🎤❤️
Scott 1234 & Till the Band Comes in are Five of my Favourite Albums.....So Beautiful R.I.P & Thankyou Beautiful Man......Your Legacy is Incredible......
Beautiful man beautiful voice ❤️ RIP Scott 💔 Did you have to go away😢
Hi guidofski ! good to know that you are still flying the flag for Scott. Hi Scott wherever you are THANKYOU !
Peter Anthony: thank you for your kind words. I will be downloading a few of Scott's tv show recordings. I know the sound is less than perfect, but hopefully fans won't mind too much!
@@guida-walker-channel That will be so good...thankyou
AN ERA WHEN TRUE SINGERS SOUNDED JUST LIKE THEIR ALBUM WHEN SINGING LIVE. OR VICE VERSA. SUPERB SINGER WITH A BEAUTIFUL MASCULINE SMOOTH VOICE. MR. SCOTT WALKER SINGS THIS SONG BETTER THAN ANYONE ELSE.
Just pure.
I agree with you.
Love him and his voice since the 60s x Janet
best I've heard
Brilliant! Wonderful! Intense! I'll love him forever... Tks, guidofski!
A super song from Scott Walker. RIP.
I just found out he has passed away; Beautiful man, beautiful voice.
just a kiss from his genius would warm me in the grave
Still my all time favourite group...listen to them most days..
Beautiful voice, beautiful man ❤️❤️❤️💜❤️❤️❤️
Beautiful: a true master of the ballad: hope to see him in the heavenly city
Scott added so much to a song!
Loved this man superb voice got most of his songs I miss him RIP 🙏
Good pictures.
These people in this audience must have been aware that they were in the presence of true genius!.
They were. I was lucky enough to see him in concert a few times in the sixties with the Walker brothers. Awesome. RIP.dear Scott.💔 and john 💔
I saw Scott in concert once I was only about 12 years old . I’ve never forgotten it he was brilliant ❤️
Lovely version, Heard every word too. Lovely tone. Miss singers like this.
Immaculate phrasing & timing, and that unforgettable timbre...slightly reminiscent of Vic Damone.
His phrasing is quite beautiful on this version so the slightly less than perfect sound can be ignored and just thank God I can hear it. Because I saw him sing this more than once on TV, I can 'see' him singing this: and prefer this simpler arrangement to the recorded one.
Wendy Lewis: thank you so much for appreciating the performance over the imperfections. I know purists complain about the poor sound quality but I think the fact that these recordings are the only thing we have left from his tv show is a blessing to be cherished. You were so lucky to have been there at the time, too!
So musical, so touching and professional. A nice voice used to great communicating effect! We never heard enough did we.
Wonderful strings BTW, including some harp. Very nice to hear a snippet of "Joanna" at the end too, greatest ballad ever.
George Burrell: thank you for 'staying' till the end of the clip. I love the "Joanna" bit as well, lovely arrangement; they also use it as the intro for some of these shows. It was clearly his "calling card" at this time.
“Nice”???? Geez!
Beautiful! I also highly recommend Dusty Springfield's version.
This is a beautiful song and brings back magical memories of growing up.
🎶🕺✔️
❤️Phänomenal ❤️🎶❤️Rip Mr. Walker 💕
Wonderful thanks so much Guidofski
Posiblemente la canción de amor más bella que se ha escrito. Jacques Brel y Scott Walker, me roban el corazón.
Combination voice colors between andy wiliam, mat monro and himself...i just hear this singer in we're alone two months ago...oh!
Ne me quitte pas ! Jaques BREL , qui à voulu voir Vesoul et en chanter la chanson !!! ne me quitte pas aussi reprise par Nina Simone et tant d'autres ! Merci ! Cordialement .
木曾、が。、が?が!が!が!が!が!
Unusual arrangement...
Thank you so much for this, anything else from his tv show would be very much appreciated.
A CD came out recently featuring songs from his TV show. The sound quality wasn't that great but I was glad to have it.
@Christina Huie
Thanks for the info, I will have a look for it.
Some Philistine twit at the BBC wiped his tv shows, luckily there are some sound tracks.
スコット…貴方は本当に行ってしまったのですね。
大好きでした。
On his album Scott 3, the finale is with a female choir. Although the choir sings heavenly, and Scott sings it in an almost sacral way, I sometimes doubted if it did Brel's composition justice. Brel performed it in an introspective way too, choking up, and with emotional outbursts. Although Brel did have a combo backing in the finale, he would never have used a classical choir.
Around that time, the critics started to come in, "Walker is not Brel! He doesn't have the emotional power Brel had."
No, Scott was no Brel. He didn't pretend to be one. He did the songs in HIS style, with the voice HE had. It's a fact though that his emotions never became rowdy, he never went beyond sophistication and elegance.
I think he did Brel fantastic. Especially in sarcastic, satirical songs like "Funeral Tango" and "Next", which he did in a snobbish and life-weary tone. Also, thanks to Scott, I finally could understand what the French lyrics were about! (Translated by Rod McKuen or Mort Shuman)
The choir in If You Go Away increases the melancholy, the heartbroken mood. Here, I hear his live version without backing singers, and that quality is still there, it's still a very melancholic song.
Yet I prefer the 1969 album track. For me, that is the ultimate version.
Gone away too soon...
Thank u guidofski...I have spent much time over the years playing your Scott vids on repeat...in a weird way you had a major influence on my 20s and 30s...Scott has absolutely has become one of my favorite artists over the years... thank u again!
Safest of song
He was so beautiful❤️ but not for long? And he hid himself🥲so sad!
Ne Mas Quitte Pas.....Jacques Brel original.
".......and I'd have been the shadow of your dog, if you'd only kept me by your side......."----the original lyrics at the end. They kind of, DRIVE HOME the point too much for Rod McKuen, I guess. Jacques Brel once said of this song of his that it's about "the cowardice of men".
This is a VOICE !!!!!!! He could have had numbers ones after number ones if he stuck with pop stuff or good ballads ... his later works were too off-the-wall for my patience .. just saying before I'm attacked
No attacking from me. I make no secret of the fact that his later works are not for me, so I subscribe to the entirety of your post.
But his final soundtracks are fantastic.
nor me . He had an amazing voice .
Any idea who arranged the orchestration? Stands up very well in the light of Wally Stott's incredible work for Scott.
@Gordon Hastie
I quite sure that it was Peter Knight who arranged the orchestrations for all of Scott’s tv series. Peter Knight was just as good as Angela Morley in my view.
The original French lyric is smouldering compared to this English version. Truth.
itchy kernel of sad deer in the rut...
guidofski, did you know Scott?
I'm afraid not, jungastein. But I often wonder what it would feel like to be in the presence of such greatness.
and a wonderful woman Angela Merkel
Worst version of this track goes to Joaquin phoenix as the joker unfortunately 🤡
I'd rather play it on my own collection of Scott songs. Sound quality was awful here.
Jon woodville-price: Yes, I'm afraid the sound quality on most of these tv recordings is very poor and I apologize. I am only including them because I know many Scott fans will appreciate the opportunity of listening to these rarities. Thank you for commenting.
@@guida-walker-channel I know you are doing your best for Scott but if you go away is already on YT,
ua-cam.com/video/13zUxbg3w4U/v-deo.html
@@jonjonwp I know UA-cam is flooded with the song (in HD sound), but as I said my intention was to post a different version from his almost lost TV show, for the sake of completeness, if you will.
@@guida-walker-channel Oh i see , okay. Well done.
@@jonjonwp Thank you!