The McGuire Sisters - "May You Always" (1959)

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  • @brianmiller2365
    @brianmiller2365 4 роки тому +176

    Why can’t the world still be like this? Once upon a time, we had beautiful music.

    • @bufb
      @bufb 4 роки тому +16

      So true...once songs were beautiful and talked about love

    • @serpentines6356
      @serpentines6356 3 роки тому +12

      @@bufb Beautiful music is still being created. You just have to explore around for it.

    • @williamteti3739
      @williamteti3739 2 роки тому +12

      It was a different time, a different world.
      Miss it so much

    • @patriciaotoole5930
      @patriciaotoole5930 2 роки тому +6

      We did and I hope and pray we get a little back for the children

    • @alancassman9581
      @alancassman9581 Рік тому +6

      Magnificent Melody Combined With Lilting Lovely Lyrics...& The Blending of Velvet Voices...They Were Great!!

  • @Mr_KC1985
    @Mr_KC1985 7 років тому +204

    Anytime I need a break from the headache of today's world I watch this this video. It's one of my favorites & always puts me at peace.

  • @bobbydowns6245
    @bobbydowns6245 5 років тому +75

    Three beautiful ladies who could sing like angels

  • @fannybuster
    @fannybuster 3 роки тому +26

    50s people were so decent and kind, Its been down hill ever since...Music reflects your society.

    • @ColetteV
      @ColetteV 2 роки тому +1

      I wouldnt say the 50s were decent nor kind, after the atrocities of war and racism etc, but this song was decent and kind

    • @fannybuster
      @fannybuster 2 роки тому +7

      @@ColetteV The music of a generation speaks a lot about the people who live it.

    • @billbuschgen520
      @billbuschgen520 2 роки тому

      Well Said.

    • @fannybuster
      @fannybuster 4 місяці тому

      @Tyler-x4e We Still have what said,But people today are just plain rotten

    • @fannybuster
      @fannybuster 4 місяці тому

      Here is what you have now compared to the 50s Crime everywhere, drug use,schools fulll of thugs attacking their teachers Millions of ABORTIONS, School shootings .Corrupt Politicians..

  • @jamespaule6793
    @jamespaule6793 2 роки тому +17

    1959 is the greatest year ever for popular music.

  • @MrTrashcan1
    @MrTrashcan1 9 місяців тому +14

    The song itself was written by two Jewish guys blending the spirit of the Jewish priestly blessing (May you...) with the nostalgia and sincerity of Auld Lang Syne. Absolutely beautiful song, and the McGuire Sisters perform it to perfection. One of my all-time favorites. My mother loved the McGuire sisters, as well, especially since she had the same first name as Phyllis McGuire.

  • @glennybob52
    @glennybob52 7 років тому +60

    Now this is singing not the stuff we have to put up with nowadays.

    • @nomaidens5734
      @nomaidens5734 4 роки тому +1

      Songs from this generation are good.... enough.

  • @margaretvaughan2833
    @margaretvaughan2833 5 місяців тому +9

    My son is married 28 yrs today- 9/7. This was my mother of the groom dance song. It was so old in 1996 the band used a tape , no one could really hear the words. I didn’t care. I knew what it said. They each have the love for each other I was praying for!

  • @darrylevans4401
    @darrylevans4401 4 роки тому +29

    One of their best songs we lost Phyllis McGuire today she was 89 years old.May she RIP. With her passing today all of The McGuire sisters have passed away they sold millions and millions of records.

    • @nack3218
      @nack3218 3 роки тому +4

      May they all rest in peace .

    • @lindaberg1695
      @lindaberg1695 7 місяців тому

      They sang so beautifully together, the best female singing trio in the business, then and now. RIP fine ladies!

  • @edweichsler5051
    @edweichsler5051 6 років тому +80

    Christine (on the left) has passed away at the age of 92 on December 28th, 2018. Phyllis in the center remains the surviving member of this incredible trio.
    R.I.P.

    • @jcd1970
      @jcd1970 4 роки тому +6

      Phyllis died almost 2 years to the day after Christine.

    • @bubbaschwartz
      @bubbaschwartz 3 роки тому +1

      @Ed Weichsler Phyllis is gone.

  • @calvinjackson8110
    @calvinjackson8110 2 роки тому +21

    When they sing this I just cry.
    They were so incredible. So elegant and lovely!

  • @michaelagdigos
    @michaelagdigos 7 місяців тому +11

    Old is gold

  • @hamesh3474
    @hamesh3474 3 роки тому +16

    What voices ... Such harmony.. never ever be another group like that

  • @JoyfulHearts1000
    @JoyfulHearts1000 6 років тому +87

    Lyrics:
    May you always walk in sunshine
    Slumber warm when night winds blow
    May you always live with laughter
    For a smile becomes you so
    May good fortune find your doorway
    May the bluebird sing your song
    May no trouble travel your way
    May no worry stay too long
    May your heartaches be forgotten
    May no tears be spilled
    May old acquaintance be remembered
    And your cup of kindness filled
    And may you always be a dreamer
    May your wildest dream come true
    May you find someone to love
    As much as I love you
    May old acquaintance be remembered
    And your cup of kindness filled
    And may you always be a dreamer
    May your wildest dream come true
    May you find someone to love
    As much as I love you. ♥

    • @mikehunt8997
      @mikehunt8997 4 роки тому +4

      @Mookie Spindlehurst "May You Always" is a popular song by Larry Markes (lyrics) and Dick Charles (pseudonym of Richard Charles Krieg), published in 1958.
      The biggest hit version in the United States was by the McGuire Sisters where it peaked at No. 11 on the Billboard Hot 100.[1] In the United Kingdom, Joan Regan took her version to No. 9 in the UK Singles Chart.
      The song has also been covered by Bobby Vinton, Maureen Evans, the Lennon Sisters, Anita Bryant, Barbara Cook and Ian McNabb.
      I hope that answers your question.

    • @PreciousIam
      @PreciousIam 2 роки тому +3

      Beautiful

    • @Grace-ml2sq
      @Grace-ml2sq Рік тому +1

      😇GVB ❤

    • @lindaberg1695
      @lindaberg1695 7 місяців тому +1

      My youngest brother is on the autism spectrum. We sing this song to each other all the time, it's 'our song' and always will be...

    • @JoyfulHearts1000
      @JoyfulHearts1000 7 місяців тому +1

      @@lindaberg1695 How loving of you. ♥

  • @gaylrandres2498
    @gaylrandres2498 5 місяців тому +5

    I was 10 when they recorded that, and I sang these songs with my mother.😊

  • @lawyers9
    @lawyers9 2 роки тому +9

    Sad that there’s no groups like these ladies and the Lennon sisters! Their music never fails to lift and make you feel good.

  • @BobbyDowns-c4m
    @BobbyDowns-c4m 9 місяців тому +6

    Being from my hometown of Middletown Ohio. Three beautiful ladies who could sing like Angels.

  • @obscureshowtunes
    @obscureshowtunes 6 років тому +46

    "May you always be a dreamer, may your wildest dream come true."

    • @TheCobalt100
      @TheCobalt100 5 років тому +2

      My wildest dream actually did come true.

  • @hillarydesmond-mcnaughton8839
    @hillarydesmond-mcnaughton8839 Рік тому +3

    I was born decades after this song came out and to this day it is still the most beautiful breakup song I've ever heard.

  • @judieakins1837
    @judieakins1837 3 роки тому +19

    I loved this song 50 years ago. I heard it recently and I still love it.

  • @clutteredchicagogarage2720
    @clutteredchicagogarage2720 9 місяців тому +2

    I don't love this style of music, but, as someone who has studied music and played multiple instruments in bands, I gotta say that the McGuire sisters are very talented singers. Their abilities to harmonize and their pitch are fantastic.
    I listened to some of these old tracks after hearing that Joni Mitchell -- whose music I love -- said she was influenced by their singing when she was young.
    It's a shame that I feel fewer people today really learn how to sing. The singers of the 1960s, like Joni Mitchell grew up listening to and singing along with the McGuire sisters. Jim Morrison said he was a big fan of Frank Sinatra, and you can hear the influence in his singing.

  • @bufb
    @bufb 4 роки тому +17

    Chills down my spine. They could sing

    • @ericmoore5775
      @ericmoore5775 3 роки тому

      How are you doing today my name is Eric Moore

    • @ericmoore5775
      @ericmoore5775 3 роки тому

      @@liamroberts9047 lol blood

  • @leonardohummel8658
    @leonardohummel8658 5 років тому +35

    When women were TRULY beautiful and feminine. so much talent in this wonderful talented trio!

    • @greasylimpet5357
      @greasylimpet5357 5 років тому +1

      @Mookie Spindlehurst not where I go...

    • @greasylimpet5357
      @greasylimpet5357 5 років тому +1

      @Mookie Spindlehurst the sad absence of femininity is a blight on our times; it must be blindingly obvious to you that many women have an apparent desire to appear anything but ladylike. It is evinced in the minority who take a few moments to arrange their hair, dress attractively in nice attire such as skirts and dresses, and exude an air of sweetness and care. I have no quarrel with you, so please don't write me a disparaging reply.

    • @nomaidens5734
      @nomaidens5734 4 роки тому +4

      And also at a time were women were treated like objects to bare children, clean and cook, the 50s were darker times than you think man.

    • @nomaidens5734
      @nomaidens5734 4 роки тому +2

      @Mookie Spindlehurst what are you 80? Woman had no rights whatsoever, no matter how great it was to have children some woman didn't want to have them but were forced into having them by their partner or family, im not even gonna talk about how bad they treated black and gay people

    • @nomaidens5734
      @nomaidens5734 4 роки тому +1

      @Mookie Spindlehurst I was just saying how women weren't treated as equals back then, they were put down by men, it hurts me to see all those women treated as if they were only to be seen not heard, I wouldn't like that to happen to Any one and I really hope that you don't think that was a good thing.

  • @virginiakorlina4201
    @virginiakorlina4201 4 роки тому +7

    They made such wonderful songs and, today, after one of my high school (1959) friends passed away, this song is for him......

  • @genelucci8881
    @genelucci8881 7 днів тому

    Love this. Past eras teach us a lot . Super cool manifests it self in so many ways one generation comes and goes followed by more and many more still imagine wat we don't hear about . . .

  • @evantvede6452
    @evantvede6452 2 роки тому +6

    Some lovely music, from days long gone.

  • @gerhardusvanrooyen6663
    @gerhardusvanrooyen6663 5 місяців тому +2

    Beautiful diction! You can hear every word.

  • @mj6962
    @mj6962 Рік тому +3

    Beautiful vocals. And I really LOVE the background vocals too! Good back up vocals are hard to find these days.

  • @jamesgompf9637
    @jamesgompf9637 4 роки тому +7

    Best three part harmony women's group ever!

    • @lindaberg1695
      @lindaberg1695 7 місяців тому

      I agree!! They are unsurpassed...perfection in every song they ever sang. It's such a pleasure to listen to them and no autotune either. It was available then and they didn't need it either, even many decades later, they still sounded just the same...Fantastic harmonies!

  • @calvinjackson8110
    @calvinjackson8110 2 роки тому +6

    Everytime I want to be uplifted I come to this post and end up crying from the incredible beauty of their sight and the immense loveliness of their harmony as I realize it was 1959 when they looked like this and that song was new!

    • @titasangalang5789
      @titasangalang5789 11 місяців тому

      Truly beautiful ladies with. Immensely captivating sweet voices. YES, why cant we have ds kind of music anymore ?? ?

  • @frendoman4327
    @frendoman4327 9 років тому +22

    Jesus bless us all... awesome McGuire Sisters

  • @Tatortot318
    @Tatortot318 Місяць тому +1

    It's amazing how they hit the first note in pitch and harmony...true class

    • @johnreacher3756
      @johnreacher3756 26 днів тому

      It's called practice. And, not only the first note. Every single note.
      Notice how they take a deep breath before that fist note. They know how to sing.
      As someone noted, there is nothing like sibling harmony. Think about it.

  • @larrybarnett1412
    @larrybarnett1412 4 роки тому +9

    What powerful voices,,wow,, very talented,, old radio's an these girls,,what a night of great music

  • @timothysullivan6736
    @timothysullivan6736 3 роки тому +3

    lovely

  • @seventiesmemories5116
    @seventiesmemories5116 3 роки тому +6

    they look like conjoined triplets, their movements and breathing are all so in harmony.
    I was lucky enough to see them perform in the early 80's during their comeback - and they still fit in to the red gowns they wore during the 1960's!

  • @brucerestau7716
    @brucerestau7716 Рік тому +2

    One of the best girl groups of all time. Love and miss them.

  • @dalechenoweth4583
    @dalechenoweth4583 2 роки тому +4

    Dad loved to hear these ladies sing...

  • @davidferry4920
    @davidferry4920 6 років тому +5

    This song is getting popular again and I love it so much.

  • @kitty3863
    @kitty3863 4 місяці тому +3

    This brings so many memories for me from my youth! The old black & white TV with three channels!! Thank you!!

  • @laurierice7687
    @laurierice7687 3 місяці тому +2

    Heard this song for the first time today, I love it! So many old songs touch my heart and soul. ❤

  • @peteratkinson922
    @peteratkinson922 8 місяців тому +1

    The tune is slightly reminiscent of 'Spin a little web of dreams - as well as interpolating 'Auld lang syne'. Rich voices indeed

  • @maraluciaduclosduclos7496
    @maraluciaduclosduclos7496 2 місяці тому +1

    Três lindíssimas garotas cantando com suas vozes magníficas. O passado sempre melhor do que o presente. Bela música!!!

  • @damianosiani3467
    @damianosiani3467 5 років тому +5

    This is SINGING !....And these are REAL ARTISTS !....

  • @kappaonce
    @kappaonce 5 років тому +11

    This was the song I danced with my mother at my wedding in 1996. She passed away in 2014. Always makes me tear up. Wonderful to see the McGuire Sisters sing this. Thanks for posting.

  • @musickalxf
    @musickalxf Рік тому +6

    One of my favorites from the McGuire sisters. Thanks for posting.

  • @maryjohnson1890
    @maryjohnson1890 9 місяців тому +2

    Beautiful. I love this song. It's meaning and the words can fit a lot of different occasions.

  • @einarbenedettirosenqvist3415
    @einarbenedettirosenqvist3415 6 років тому +9

    Beautiful girls and with this song they get into your soul.

  • @roysheaks1261
    @roysheaks1261 7 років тому +24

    Their voices were so powerful that the sound equipment at the time had a hard time with distortion.

  • @Annaherbart1999
    @Annaherbart1999 8 місяців тому +48

    Anyone still here in 2024? :)

  • @johninmorocco4343
    @johninmorocco4343 2 роки тому +2

    Beautiful singing.

  • @donnawatkins4796
    @donnawatkins4796 7 років тому +8

    They were unique in the fact they practically belted their harmonies. Most groups were softer, quietly blending their voices. ie, Lennon Sisters. These sisters were not only beautiful, but so confident.

  • @PaulMcElveen
    @PaulMcElveen Рік тому +2

    I have always loved this beautiful and classic song! I was born in 1978. Thank you for posting and sharing this! Great Harmonizing!

  • @evelynslifetipsandreflecti4444
    @evelynslifetipsandreflecti4444 4 роки тому +3

    Pretty awesome...

    • @ericmoore5775
      @ericmoore5775 3 роки тому

      How are you doing today my name is Eric Moore

  • @lindaberg1695
    @lindaberg1695 7 місяців тому +1

    This is such a heartfelt song. My youngest brother and I sing it to each other all the time. It is 'our song'...

  • @robbiedaug
    @robbiedaug 10 місяців тому +1

    As i listen for the first time ( at 62 ), i can't help but think how the writers were aiming for a song that would be sung around New Year's along with Auld Lang Syne. This could be a bridge (middle 8) for Auld Lang Syne.
    Clever writing.

    • @greasylimpet3323
      @greasylimpet3323 9 місяців тому +1

      Yes, old acquaintances should be remembered. I agree, it's such a lovely song, it almost makes me cry 😢
      Best wishes to you 😊

  • @kevinmorrill8347
    @kevinmorrill8347 4 роки тому +5

    Beautiful song and words. This song also has a verse:
    This special time, this special place is brightened by your special face, ...

  • @michelleregis6181
    @michelleregis6181 7 років тому +11

    The orignal hit by the one and only Maguire sisters, such a beautifull song, and sentiment.

  • @rhettjanes1056
    @rhettjanes1056 4 роки тому +2

    Love the version of this song and also I love the version of he that song always makes me tear up there so good

  • @coralopez8546
    @coralopez8546 4 роки тому +3

    I love this song very much.

  • @bibliobill2530
    @bibliobill2530 3 роки тому +2

    They started out singing in a Christian church back in the 1930's as small children Their mother was the pastor of the church. The sang for services, funerals, and weddings. By the late 1940's they were singing for senior and veteran homes, and the USO. Around 1952 an agent heard them singing on the radio, possibly a church program, and got them into show business. First was Kate Smith's radio program and then Arthur Godfrey's Talent Scouts television show on December 1, 1952. They won the competition and went on to stardom. Arthur had them on his show, possibly under contract, on a regular basis from 1952 thru 1959 while they were putting out hit records.
    Afterwards they were touring, performing in night clubs and Las Vegas through 1968 when they retired. They made a comeback in 1985 and toured for a number of years afterwards. I like the June Cleaver look in hairstyle, jewelry, and dress for this 1959 performance. RIP Christine, Phyllis, and Dorothy.

  • @njlillycline
    @njlillycline 4 роки тому +3

    The excited looks in their faces at the beginning is so sweet. And then at the end, the way the girl on the right looks at her sisters. Beautiful young ladies, and sixty-one years later both they and the world they sang for have passed away.

  • @timothyhughes1904
    @timothyhughes1904 5 років тому +3

    They were the best of the harmonizing sister groups.

  • @charliedrosario999
    @charliedrosario999 2 роки тому +1

    How perfectly gorgeous. This was the soundtrack in wunn of my first episodes of CALL THE MIDWIFE

  • @bufb
    @bufb 9 років тому +15

    Fabulous. ....just fabulous

  • @schaferatsprynet
    @schaferatsprynet 5 років тому +2

    Although sung loud, this is a lullaby. The words are clearly from a mother to her child.

  • @charleskaalekahi9517
    @charleskaalekahi9517 5 років тому +4

    A Song My Wife Sang to My Daughter in " 1961" as a Baby 💖💖💖 Beautiful Song 💞 Beautiful Memories 💖💞❤😎

    • @ericmoore5775
      @ericmoore5775 3 роки тому

      How are you doing today my name is Eric Moore

  • @barbaraporter1902
    @barbaraporter1902 9 років тому +7

    beautiful song and great singers

  • @bibliobill2530
    @bibliobill2530 3 роки тому +1

    This is from The Perry Como Show January 17, 1959 Season 11 Episode 19. They performed several songs including a dance routine. The entire show can be viewed on Internet Archive.

  • @saharzabeti9334
    @saharzabeti9334 9 місяців тому +1

    What an incredibly beautiful and selfless song🙏🌹❤️

  • @walteranddeemartel5467
    @walteranddeemartel5467 7 місяців тому +2

    Their harmonizing is much like the Lennon sisters..very lovely blend..

  • @MsBonnieBlue
    @MsBonnieBlue 4 роки тому +2

    They were so good !

  • @narellemckenzie4005
    @narellemckenzie4005 4 роки тому +2

    Just heard this on great lakes FM, haven't heard it before!!!! Love it

  • @barkbarkbarkbarkable
    @barkbarkbarkbarkable 4 роки тому +8

    Back when "POP" music actually had to sound GOOD !

  • @tangobango9653
    @tangobango9653 4 роки тому +3

    Have always loved this wonderful song.

  • @eileenhudson4934
    @eileenhudson4934 3 роки тому +2

    Love the mc guire sisters!!!

  • @suecollins3246
    @suecollins3246 3 роки тому +10

    A song from an era when singers looked fresh and clean and washed and the songs did the same thing on the inside as a good shower did on the outside.

    • @lindaberg1695
      @lindaberg1695 7 місяців тому +1

      Yes, and no auto tune either.

  • @GingerHey
    @GingerHey 7 років тому +15

    They had a wonderful blend! Thanks for posting!

    • @ericmoore5775
      @ericmoore5775 3 роки тому

      How are you doing today my name is Eric Moore

  • @teresasandner4384
    @teresasandner4384 Місяць тому

    I always think of this song not about romantic love but about a mother singing to their child.

  • @victordollosacruz4693
    @victordollosacruz4693 8 років тому +15

    Their blending is so exquisite and superb . . . Truly, I love their songs . . . I wonder, where they are now?

    • @russ5024
      @russ5024 6 років тому

      Phyllis & Christine both live in Las Vegas in Phyllis's home (very secure home I might add)

    • @serpentines6356
      @serpentines6356 3 роки тому +3

      @@russ5024 Well, they are both gone now.
      But they left us their beautiful gifts.

  • @antoniomonteiro5709
    @antoniomonteiro5709 8 років тому +11

    JUST PERFECT !!!

  • @genedowns3992
    @genedowns3992 4 роки тому +5

    Rest in peace Phyllis.

  • @judithmeray2876
    @judithmeray2876 3 роки тому +1

    So beautiful...

  • @tinadesouza7407
    @tinadesouza7407 Рік тому +1

    Love this song, thanks so much for posting!

  • @edweichsler5051
    @edweichsler5051 4 роки тому +4

    R.I.P. Phyllis

  • @jeffreyallen9626
    @jeffreyallen9626 10 місяців тому

    Thier all gone now but remain in my mind and heart thankyou for always lifting my spirit and making me feel closer to people🙏❤️

  • @JLNeis
    @JLNeis 3 роки тому +5

    Professional performers doing what they did best !!

  • @mdchadwick1953
    @mdchadwick1953 9 років тому +6

    WHAT A GREAT SONG!!! and it is my wish for YOU.

  • @kurtwendelborg9688
    @kurtwendelborg9688 6 років тому +3

    One of my most favorite songs ever.

  • @ronarita8884
    @ronarita8884 7 років тому +2

    my all time favorite song by a great and good looking group humblely handsome Ron..who has little talent. but is very strong in the good looks department..thank you thank you very much

  • @MARIANSCATLIFFE
    @MARIANSCATLIFFE Рік тому +2

    We still have beautiful music its on cds its Frank Sinatra Ella Fitzgerald Sarah Vaughn and Manhatten Transfer

  • @adriannoe9841
    @adriannoe9841 2 роки тому

    Beautiful !!!!!!!!!!

  • @bobmissymeyer3783
    @bobmissymeyer3783 2 роки тому +1

    The world has given this up. Or rather, thrown it away.

  • @timothyhughes1904
    @timothyhughes1904 4 роки тому +1

    Beautiful voices.

  • @damarparaman9996
    @damarparaman9996 4 роки тому +2

    NYAMPE SINI GEGARA BANG MAWANG

  • @everythingfangirl4532
    @everythingfangirl4532 8 років тому +7

    I'd like to thank the Muppet Show for the introduction to this song (as well as half the artists I know today).

  • @marciabramson6194
    @marciabramson6194 4 роки тому +1

    Ahhhh ,,,,, so love these gorgeous and talented ladies!
    Our mom hooked me into all "Hollywood" + famous people stuff!! 💋
    Just 😘 wonderful!

    • @ericmoore5775
      @ericmoore5775 3 роки тому

      How are you doing today my name is Eric Moore

  • @ny1157099
    @ny1157099 4 роки тому

    I remember this song when my mother watched these three sisters on our small television on the Arthur Godfrey show. I was 9 years old.

  • @laurencemyers6717
    @laurencemyers6717 7 років тому +3

    HAPPIER TIMES==MAY THEY RETURN NOW!

  • @pampipkin2450
    @pampipkin2450 3 роки тому +2

    in the past one avoided, denied,turned a blind eye to all the pain, inequality, injustice that existed. And since we refused to solve those problems in 'the good old days' they still exist.

    • @reggiebenson9172
      @reggiebenson9172 Рік тому

      That's right! We focused on the good in life! Very good!

    • @johnreacher3756
      @johnreacher3756 26 днів тому

      This is what comes to mind when you hear this song? You can't just listen to beautiful music and find an inner peace?

  • @ronniebishop2496
    @ronniebishop2496 7 місяців тому

    This must me be a new HD remix. Shows how great they truly were.