It's all about the music. I'm converting my vinyl collection to digital format. (Slowly.) The music covers a variety of genres. My audio should be in HD (scroll up to 720p).
I want to thank with all my heart to the people who contributed with stories about this famous tune!! I only knew some of it! Truly amazing facts!! A fellow musician and friend of the family used this tune a lot teaching vocal music in public schools in Montevideo, Uruguay. I still remember the first line of his Spanish lyrics, "Estas perdiendo el tiempo, barbero loco..."
Is it in “Topsy-Turvy” or in “The Story of Gilbert and Sullivan” that Gilbert delivers the line to the chorus “consonants!”? Robert Morley , I think. The D’’Oyly Carte Company delivers.
My Mom told me that I was named after this song. She and my Dad loved the song so much that they named me after it. 😊 I only came to know about it a few years ago (about 2 years before my Mom died), so I immediately searched for a copy of the song. I found several versions but I loved the short version of Bing Crosby and Rosemary Clooney. Thanks for posting this version. ❤
I REMEMBER VIVIDLY SINGING THIS AS THE "CLOSING" IN THE BALCONEY, STANDING BY A SLIGHTLY OPEN WINDOW (NO A/C BACK THEN!), AT THE OLD SEARS AND SUMMIT CHURCH OF CHRIST, DALLAS, BEFORE 1951! PRECIOUS AND POWERFUL! A PROUNDLY TOUCHING MEMEORY!
The learned judge was John Reed's first principal "patter" role with D'Oyly Carte, I believe. I saw him perform the part at the Bournemouth Pavilion whilst Peter Pratt was still the principal comic lead. I knew at once how much I preferred John Reed and looked forward to seeing him develop! Little did I know how long and illustrious career lay ahead. I got to see his Plazatoro and KoKo (at Oxford, I think) but the best memories are of Jack Point and King Gama at the Savoy with Malcolm Sargent in the pit. John Reed is still much missed.
The first time I heard this song was recently. An episode of American Top 40. It's so beautiful, and another example of how 1979 was one of the best years for music
Esta era la cortina que utilizó Radio Portales para sus informativos "La Revista de Portales", en CB 118 de Santiago y "La Revista Regional" de CB 84, de Valparaíso, hasta mediados de la década de 1990. Posteriormente, comenzaron a utilizar la versión de John Williams, con la misma orquesta filarmónica "The Boston Pops". También se utilizó un extracto de la versión de Werner Müller, para ir y volver de comerciales.
Saw this live in Baltimore Saturday night by the Young Victorians. I had the one opportunity in my life to see this locally live and it was the most enjoyable experience I've had at any concert. Ruddigore is that good!
The Bonjour Paris album is also wonderful. My dad was an audiophile and every Saturday we would go album shopping. I still play these two albums a lot.
