Dusty, Pet Clark, Sandie Shaw and Cilla Black were THE female singers of the Beatles Brit Invasion years. NO ONE every replaced them...they were HUGE HUGE HUGE and all very different in style and sound. I was so grateful to be there to witness these fabulous and fantastic years, which were never to be duplicated and never will.
Dusty is absolutely amazing singer... My condolences if I invade your privacy, it's my pleasure to meet you, How are you doing? I hope I meet you in a pleasant mood...?
Petula's singing and spoken voice is just sooooooo IMPECCABLE. She as one of those fabulous voices that you could listen to for hours and hours and hours and hours......
Ms. Clark has had a very long, diverse and successful career -- registering terrific successes on record, on TV, in film, on stage, etc. So, her respect and admiration for Ms. Springfield is even more meaningful. To have that kind of respect from such an accomplished peer shows just how respected Ms. Springfield was within the industry, and it must be very gratifying to her; Kudos to Ms. Clark for her generosity.
Dusty is absolutely amazing singer.. My condolences if I invade your privacy, it's my pleasure to meet you, How are you doing? I hope I meet you in a pleasant mood...?
Thanks for posting. Three great singers - Dusty, Petula and B.J. He's the Memphis connection and Petula was part of the British invasion. I wish Dusty's songs had been included.
Petula, Dusty and Villa. The great women of British music. Their timeless music really rocks on and will never fade into oblivion. Their music will stand the test of time.
I think losing you was absolutely brilliant, sung by our greatest woman soul or blues singer ever. Can’t believe she has been gone for so long, 24 years. RIP Dusty 🙏🙏🙏
Dusty was the best white lady of soul. Her voice... whenever I hear one of her records on the radio. Always turn the volume. Thank you Dusty for the beautiful music you left us.
I've also read the comments. Why are people being so cruel about her sexual preference?! Does it matter what gender she preferred?! That's her business! Plus sexuality has nothing to do with her character either!! It's just a preference! Seriously! Her songs are nice, so who cares anyway?!
djlady :WRONG!!!! WRONG!!!!WRONG!!!! and WRONG again. Petula Clark more than matched her. Petula had the better voice. Petula had the better looks. Petula had the most hits. Petula had the best songs.(* I Only Want To Be With You and Preacher Man was Dusty's best songs.) Petula had Downtown,My Love, I Couldn't Live Without Your Love, Don't Sleep In The Subway Darling,This Is My Song,Kiss Me Goodbye,Romeo,Sailor,The Other Man's Grass,Colour My World,I Know A Place, ect,ect,ect.... Enough said.
Petula's theory for why Americans began to crave British music is at least partly right. The Beatles opened the door, but here in the States we hadn't gotten a chance to hear British groups before then. When the Beatles' popularity went sky high, the promoters suddenly saw a market for acts they hadn't given a "look in" previously. The groups were fresh and entertaining, and I'm very glad the British Invasion was such a success. Dusty was a significant talent that we might not have heard, else.
The thing that gets to me about people who are public figures, they have personal lives. Their personal lives is that, PERSONAL and why in the hell do any of us need to know what their preference is. Its not important. What's important is their love for music and sharing themselves with us through music. People in the world are so FUCKED up dipping in their lives so deeply. In todays world its totally HORRIBLE.
regarding the argument that took place in the comments, I'll take Dusty's word. At a time when it was both brave & taboo, she admitted she was "perfectly as capable of being swayed by a girl as by a boy". But she mentioned multiple times that she had had male lovers. Perhaps none well documented or widely know as Tanega or Carole Pope, but does that mean they didnt exist? I've no desire to know every person Dusty Springfield dealt with. She was human. And complicated. I miss her. Moving on...
I hoping someone can direct me to the DVD where I can see the full interview with Dusty, some clips of which are shown in the Petula Clark / BJ Thomas piece?? HELP!
Pet Clark reminded me .. when she and Dusty were being ogled at in their dressing room. Tom Jones complained because fans were looking over the toilet cubicle at him, one of them remarked that they'd never buy any of his records again. What a shock that anyone could invade someone's privacy like that.
Lets just finally say it (like the book by her manager does and like Dusty herself tried to a number of times) Dusty (Mary) was a lesbian who had a lover named Norma Tenega.
Only one Dusty and could she sing and l saw,her in Aston at Alpha television studios on a pop programme called For Teenagers Only think it was on a thursday night on the same show The Zombies Swinging Blue Jeans
Does any know where I can get a copy of the entire interview that bits of are shown in this Petula Clark interview at around 2:41 and 9:32 in part one of two and at 2:45 and 4:45 of part two of two?? I have to believe the full interview must be out there somewhere. Can anyone give me some guidance on this? thanks.
I read the comments before watching and was wondering why people were mentioning drag queens. Then I saw it....wow! Why is she dressed like that! She does look like a man there gosh. Not dissing her, it just shocked me seeing it
u know it is a complement to say someone looks like a drag queen, so it u meant to be negative i just made it a positive, Dusty was a great singer, and one of my favorites, next to Connie Francis, who is the tops to me, then comes Dusty and Petula
Okay, based on your other post you it appears you have an agenda. Don't you think a statement like "How foolish to take anyone's "word" that they were attracted heterosexually, especially back then" comes off as extremely pompous? What if she did have a male attraction as well? Is that a source of shame or something? You make it seem that way. I've no doubt the great majority of her relationships and interest were same sex, but like Dusty I've no interest in labeling and categorizing people.
I think Petula Clark was a much better singer than Dusty Springfield. She could sing it all from pop to Country tudisco to ballads but never strained whereas with Dusty you can hear straining her voice and in fact ended up losing her voice quite young. Petula still good for her age. BJ Thomas was great till the end... never lost his voice.
Pet Clarke, like Dusty and the artists of their time were so talented. Today, they all sound the same, except for a very few. There is no real talent today as well as song writers. Music started heading downwards around about mid 80s. There were some good bands and artists that I could listen to, otherwise it was crap. That's just me though. When so called artists regurgitate others songs and do it badly, I think, hang your vocal cords up and get a job.
Dusty had a tortured life. Dusty is my hands down favorite singer of all times..im 70 years old. She was gay long before it was acceptable. she was ostracized for that back then.
I repeat thalt late dusty springfield and her colleague humperdinck would had been british answers of their american colleagues marvin gaye and tammy merrel
Pet Clark looked down her nose at the Beatles and Rock in England and has stated this back in the day.she just turns me off.Dusty on the other hand was way kool.
"Marybest1" or whatever: I have blocked you. Your personal e-mails to me are insane, lies and homophobic. There is no evidence your idol ever had an affair with any man and plenty of evidence of affairs with multiple women. Deal with the fact she was a Lesbian. She was wonderful, you are anything but. A fanatic who thinks it is wrong to tell the truth and that somehow it brings her down knowing it. Not. And please, don't write "who cares if she was". You do.
Oooh get you Darren Plumpton. Hit a nerve have we. I'm entitled to my opinion on how Great Dusty was, she could sing anything. As for Perculiar Clarke? Nuff said Luv!! Ciao Stronzo!
I'm not a fan of hers much, just a few songs, so I don't really know about her. Don't have any interest in learning more about her at the moment. Thanks for that information.
Hey mnm, i agree. I don't care what attraction Dusty had, Bi, Straight or Gay.Like anyone has a choice of their sexual attraction.To me in the past 2 days ive fallen in love with the woman.I always knew her voice was unique.But she was A real caring person too.I hear all her friends and people who knew her say she was a great selfless person , so giving of her time to her fans, with Autographs etc. Her live performance of "House is not a home with Burt Bacharach is the best i've ever heard.
Yeah right, nobody needs to come out who is Gay. Only straights can talk endlessly to strangers about husbands, wives, children, weddings, etc. But if Gays do it, it is something that dare not speak its name. Well, the Gay Rights movement would be nowhere without people knowing those they love and respect are Gay. I am so glad Dusty Springfield was a Lesbian and her lover was singer Norma Tenega.
That goes for me also Petula. It was a close run thing about who was the best singer between Petula or Dusty. However Petula at the last moment started to pull away from all of the others (Dusty,Sandie,Lulu,Cilla ect) and won the race outright by a country mile.
@@jimtruscott5670 It proves that Petula Clarke was/is a much better singer than Dusty. A close run thing like I said but for me it is Petula ALL THE WAY.
I'm trying to convince my boy and his wife to call their baby Dusty. It ain' like it's a bad name, like Mary Isobel Catherine Bernadette O'Brien fer chrissakes.
Dusty, Pet Clark, Sandie Shaw and Cilla Black were THE female singers of the Beatles Brit Invasion years. NO ONE every replaced them...they were HUGE HUGE HUGE and all very different in style and sound. I was so grateful to be there to witness these fabulous and fantastic years, which were never to be duplicated and never will.
Hi beautiful Beth 👋
Dusty is absolutely amazing singer... My condolences if I invade your privacy, it's my pleasure to meet you, How are you doing? I hope I meet you in a pleasant mood...?
Agree 100%
Don’t forget Lulu……
@@hnkmari1 Absolutely! Thank you! An undeniable talent, soul.
Petula has such a pleasant speaking voice & way of expressing herself. I could listen to her for hours & never be bored.
Petula's singing and spoken voice is just sooooooo IMPECCABLE.
She as one of those fabulous voices that you could listen to for hours and hours and hours and hours......
Ms. Clark has had a very long, diverse and successful career -- registering terrific successes on record, on TV, in film, on stage, etc. So, her respect and admiration for Ms. Springfield is even more meaningful. To have that kind of respect from such an accomplished peer shows just how respected Ms. Springfield was within the industry, and it must be very gratifying to her; Kudos to Ms. Clark for her generosity.
Both are icons, impossible to forget them both, artists like the m you don't find them any more today what a shame
What a GREAT interview! I loved Dusty & Petula! two amazing ladies. Two phenomenal singers!
The grace of Pet Clarke who was in all probability the ultimate "1960's It Girl" is wonderful.
HIGH 5 PETULA!!! you and dusty are both legends
I totally agree 👍 👌 👏
Hi beautiful Divine 👋
Dusty is absolutely amazing singer.. My condolences if I invade your privacy, it's my pleasure to meet you, How are you doing? I hope I meet you in a pleasant mood...?
First one I heard was I close my eyes and count to ten. Blew me away. Still my favourite.
Lovely interview, Petula so articulate.
We want a Dusty Springfield movie! We want it well written too, with the best actress portraying her.
Petula and Dusty are both class acts in their own special ways! Happy 83rd Petula!!! Always my school crush gal singer!!
I love Dusty Springfield and her wonderful songs.
Loved hearing comments by B.J. Thomas (one of the greatest male singers) about Dusty's voice.
Petula's comments also terrific.
Lori, B.J. Thomas was a hunk and I loved his music! It was a pleasant surprise to see him in this interview.
Thanks for posting. Three great singers - Dusty, Petula and B.J. He's the Memphis connection and Petula was part of the British invasion. I wish Dusty's songs had been included.
mysticmaverick1 -
Fabulous tribute to the great lady
Petula, Dusty and Villa. The great women of British music. Their timeless music really rocks on and will never fade into oblivion. Their music will stand the test of time.
Wonderful as we long for more on DVD, and Petula is a fine interpretation of what it
means to be 60s song. Robert xx
Petula is a superb storyteller, she colours my imagination, so humble and gracious and yet a legendary entertainer herself
Pulsonar She "colors our world".
I think losing you was absolutely brilliant, sung by our greatest woman soul or blues singer ever. Can’t believe she has been gone for so long, 24 years. RIP Dusty 🙏🙏🙏
This is great - thanks for posting this! Loved hearing these people talk about Dusty
Dusty was the best white lady of soul. Her voice... whenever I hear one of her records on the radio. Always turn the volume. Thank you Dusty for the beautiful music you left us.
I love listening to Dusty & Petula.
I've also read the comments. Why are people being so cruel about her sexual preference?! Does it matter what gender she preferred?! That's her business! Plus sexuality has nothing to do with her character either!! It's just a preference! Seriously! Her songs are nice, so who cares anyway?!
Because people's entire lives revolve around their hatred of minorities.
Haters gonna hate.
Dusty was amazing singer 🎶🎶❤️💋
this was a great clip. I forgot Petula did an album in Memphis a year or two after Dusty. A fine singer in her own right.
But Dusty...was Dusty.
MY GOD , I love how she looks in that pink dress she looks so sweet
No one can ever compare to the magical voices of Dusty and Petula too bad Beyonce and any of today's fake singers .
Wow the great Dusty Springfield ! No substitute for quality, what a class act ! Unmatched
djlady :WRONG!!!! WRONG!!!!WRONG!!!! and WRONG again.
Petula Clark more than matched her.
Petula had the better voice.
Petula had the better looks.
Petula had the most hits.
Petula had the best songs.(* I Only Want To Be With You and Preacher Man was Dusty's best songs.)
Petula had Downtown,My Love, I Couldn't Live Without Your Love, Don't Sleep In The Subway Darling,This Is My Song,Kiss Me Goodbye,Romeo,Sailor,The Other Man's Grass,Colour My World,I Know A Place, ect,ect,ect....
Enough said.
Petula's theory for why Americans began to crave British music is at least partly right. The Beatles opened the door, but here in the States we hadn't gotten a chance to hear British groups before then. When the Beatles' popularity went sky high, the promoters suddenly saw a market for acts they hadn't given a "look in" previously. The groups were fresh and entertaining, and I'm very glad the British Invasion was such a success. Dusty was a significant talent that we might not have heard, else.
Petula is Awesome
WELL SAID GOOD Mr DAWES I COULD NOT AGREE MORE.
Dusty Springfield herself was a big fan of Peggy Lee it's nice
to hear someone as good as Petula talking about dusty
The thing that gets to me about people who are public figures, they have personal lives. Their personal lives is that, PERSONAL and why in the hell do any of us need to know what their preference is. Its not important. What's important is their love for music and sharing themselves with us through music. People in the world are so FUCKED up dipping in their lives so deeply. In todays world its totally HORRIBLE.
One of the best blue eyes soul singers..Tina Marie is up there with her blowing
Pet's right ~ Dusty could sing ANYTHING.
Yes Pat, Dusty and I BOTH loved Motown Music best!
A Dusty movie would be interesting. Thanks
Here is a Dusty Springfield documentary - Just Dusty
ua-cam.com/video/FwqzaHEh2_4/v-deo.html
PS - "All evidence was she was Gay."
This is a human being, not an episode of Law & Order.
mnmcv1 absolutely correct.
if i recall, she also recorded the theme to the TV show "Growing Pains" with him for one season in the late 80's...
Versatile she was! Still miss seeing her sing!'
A tribute to Dusty Springfield - by Petula Clark...
She was a great singer and entertainer...Nobody needs to discuss her personal business and it's ignorant to even discuss it!! QUITE BEING HATERS!!!!!!
Hear hear, to the Christians, judge not lest ye be judged!!!
Precisely, she had understatement. Great interview with PT.
Losing You is divine and Give me Time
If you are good at singing soul songs it has to do with talent, it has nothing to do with What colour you have.
regarding the argument that took place in the comments, I'll take Dusty's word. At a time when it was both brave & taboo, she admitted she was "perfectly as capable of being swayed by a girl as by a boy". But she mentioned multiple times that she had had male lovers. Perhaps none well documented or widely know as Tanega or Carole Pope, but does that mean they didnt exist? I've no desire to know every person Dusty Springfield dealt with. She was human. And complicated. I miss her. Moving on...
I wish the Dusty and Petula Duet was posted on youtube!!
I hoping someone can direct me to the DVD where I can see the full interview with Dusty, some clips of which are shown in the Petula Clark / BJ Thomas piece?? HELP!
David:type in Petula Clark/BJ Thomas interview in You Tube search box
Pet Clark reminded me .. when she and Dusty were being ogled at in their dressing room. Tom Jones complained because fans were looking over the toilet cubicle at him, one of them remarked that they'd never buy any of his records again. What a shock that anyone could invade someone's privacy like that.
😘💕💕💕💕💕💕💕Pétula
83? WOW.
Lets just finally say it (like the book by her manager does and like Dusty herself tried to a number of times) Dusty (Mary) was a lesbian who had a lover named Norma Tenega.
Only one Dusty and could she sing and l saw,her in Aston at Alpha television studios on a pop programme called For Teenagers Only think it was on a thursday night on the same show The Zombies Swinging Blue Jeans
Ray Charles said all music is soul music.
What a shame.mary o'brien(her real name)died so early,and if i don't go wrong she suffered many years before death
Bacharach was one of those who more could valorise dusty springfield's talent
Does any know where I can get a copy of the entire interview that bits of are shown in this Petula Clark interview at around 2:41 and 9:32 in part one of two and at 2:45 and 4:45 of part two of two?? I have to believe the full interview must be out there somewhere. Can anyone give me some guidance on this? thanks.
Why can't we see the music videos that this docu is teasing us with? Angry making.
Because of copyrights.
I wonder why they interviewed BJ Thomas for this? whoever posted this, wasnt a Dusty fan. All of her clips are edited out.
Memorial dusty spiringfield tv series the six millions dollar Man abc tv 1973
I read the comments before watching and was wondering why people were mentioning drag queens. Then I saw it....wow! Why is she dressed like that! She does look like a man there gosh. Not dissing her, it just shocked me seeing it
u know it is a complement to say someone looks like a drag queen, so it u meant to be negative i just made it a positive, Dusty was a great singer, and one of my favorites, next to Connie Francis, who is the tops to me, then comes Dusty and Petula
So bad to have cut sung parts...
and it is not something she "admitted" to when she said she was bi
The start of Northern Soul
Okay, based on your other post you it appears you have an agenda.
Don't you think a statement like "How foolish to take anyone's "word" that they were attracted heterosexually, especially back then" comes off as extremely pompous? What if she did have a male attraction as well? Is that a source of shame or something? You make it seem that way.
I've no doubt the great majority of her relationships and interest were same sex, but like Dusty I've no interest in labeling and categorizing people.
Buddy Rich
I think Petula Clark was a much better singer than Dusty Springfield. She could sing it all from pop to Country tudisco to ballads but never strained whereas with Dusty you can hear straining her voice and in fact ended up losing her voice quite young. Petula still good for her age. BJ Thomas was great till the end... never lost his voice.
Which studio in Memphis? SUN?
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dusty_in_Memphis
Pet Clarke, like Dusty and the artists of their time were so talented. Today, they all sound the same, except for a very few. There is no real talent today as well as song writers. Music started heading downwards around about mid 80s. There were some good bands and artists that I could listen to, otherwise it was crap. That's just me though. When so called artists regurgitate others songs and do it badly, I think, hang your vocal cords up and get a job.
Dusty had a tortured life. Dusty is my hands down favorite singer of all times..im 70 years old. She was gay long before it was acceptable. she was ostracized for that back then.
I repeat thalt late dusty springfield and her colleague humperdinck would had been british answers of their american colleagues marvin gaye and tammy merrel
Pet Clark looked down her nose at the Beatles and Rock in England and has stated this back in the day.she just turns me off.Dusty on the other hand was way kool.
St Pauli I gotta say I’m with Pat Clark when I say that rock is overrated male dominated spectrum.
Bullshit. I've been a fan of Petula Clark since I'm a child... she never did such a thing. Just the opposite actually.
"Marybest1" or whatever: I have blocked you. Your personal e-mails to me are insane, lies and homophobic. There is no evidence your idol ever had an affair with any man and plenty of evidence of affairs with multiple women. Deal with the fact she was a Lesbian. She was wonderful, you are anything but. A fanatic who thinks it is wrong to tell the truth and that somehow it brings her down knowing it. Not. And please, don't write "who cares if she was". You do.
ZarahLean Lovely comments, thank you
Damn straight.its dishonoring to her memory to shove a dick in Dustys mouth. Not one relationship with a man.
Oooh get you Darren Plumpton.
Hit a nerve have we.
I'm entitled to my opinion on how Great Dusty was, she could sing anything.
As for Perculiar Clarke?
Nuff said Luv!!
Ciao Stronzo!
Arseholes degenerate this beautiful singer - the voice rules - superb .
Petula is very serious, bit too serious. Yawn.
CORRECTION PETULA: IT WAS PREACHER "SON" NOT PREACHER "MAN" that song is about. DUH!
.... it’s Son of a Preacher Man ... if I were to reference the song and shorten it, I would say “preacher man.”
So sorry everybody can't be perfect like you!
I'm not a fan of hers much, just a few songs, so I don't really know about her. Don't have any interest in learning more about her at the moment. Thanks for that information.
Then what are you doing here? Go away
Petula tells such a definitive description of Dusty...
Dusty was an icon of the sixties. Any one of her great hits will carry your heart right back to those times.
But she keeped on working also after the eightys
So does Petula with her many,many,MANY hit songs.
Who cares who sleeps with whom. Dusty Springfield was one of the greatest singers of all time!
PETULA CLARK IS the BEST FEMALE VOCALIST OF ALL TIME.
I never get fed up with listening to people talking about our Dusty.
R.I.P lass, love & miss yer loads.
Ray♥ X X X
Loved Dusty's voice.
Hey mnm, i agree. I don't care what attraction Dusty had, Bi, Straight or Gay.Like anyone has a choice of their sexual attraction.To me in the past 2 days ive fallen in love with the woman.I always knew her voice was unique.But she was A real caring person too.I hear all her friends and people who knew her say she was a great selfless person , so giving of her time to her fans, with Autographs etc. Her live performance of "House is not a home with Burt Bacharach is the best i've ever heard.
Yeah right, nobody needs to come out who is Gay. Only straights can talk endlessly to strangers about husbands, wives, children, weddings, etc. But if Gays do it, it is something that dare not speak its name. Well, the Gay Rights movement would be nowhere without people knowing those they love and respect are Gay. I am so glad Dusty Springfield was a Lesbian and her lover was singer Norma Tenega.
Such a lovely lady with class. RIP sweet Dusty.
Two greats
One of the great singers honoring another great. Dusty was fabulous...a unique voice,talent. Thanks Petula for your total class and your great career.
That goes for me also Petula.
It was a close run thing about who was the best singer between Petula or Dusty.
However Petula at the last moment started to pull away from all of the others (Dusty,Sandie,Lulu,Cilla ect) and won the race outright by a country mile.
@@darrenplumpton9737 Where did you come up with that dopey story ?( Which proves nothing.)
@@jimtruscott5670 It proves that Petula Clarke was/is a much better singer than Dusty.
A close run thing like I said but for me it is Petula ALL THE WAY.
@@darrenplumpton9737 Doesprove a thing.
@@darrenplumpton9737 Doesn’t prove a thing.
I'm trying to convince my boy and his wife to call their baby Dusty. It ain' like it's a bad name, like Mary Isobel Catherine Bernadette O'Brien fer chrissakes.
The greats discussing the greatest! Open your ears and hear the difference. Blue eyed soul, baby!
If it Don't Work Out ! Should be up there with Dusty's best efforts.
Such a tormented soul possessing tremendous talent. Poor DS sure had her share of burdens.
REAALLY? 😢
Not a beautiful face, not an ugly face, but oh, the talent. "I Only Want to be with You" still makes us boomers crazy.
Yes, a human being. A talented one. Who was a Lesbian. Deal with it.
B.J. Thomas sounds like Bill Clinton
So many songs, the look of love and if you go away. Johnx
Dusty never had a male lover. Not even hinted at ever.
giano56 thought she was bi!
Uh..... yes she did.
And she never, ever mentioned one.
i love you mam
Who's that man?
B.J. Thomas