WOW! I just zoned out there for a few seconds. I was back in 1978, I was 12 years old, listening to this on TV in the North East of the UK with my Mum and Dad, with my whole life in front of me, and then boom! I'm back in the room and 57 again. Nostalgia is a beautiful thing.
It's nice to hear this song again. I first heard this song when Mr. Spooner performed it with Ms. Brahms, Mrs. Slocombe, and Mr. Humphries as backing vocals on the last episode of the British hit "Are you Being Served?"
Me too. Beautiful song and lovely harmonies. In '75 I was 19yo, and into rock music. Figure that out! In the same vein, I also loved Melanie's tune, " Look what they've done to my song." ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-r44Ach4mXE4.htmlsi=sXoPPq9nys0yGyPo
Saw them in concert, took my parents. We were on our feet all night with sore hands from clapping so much. You would have to see them live to truly appreciate the scale of their talent, not the one or two recordings that were played mainstream.
Great song! I remember it from the last episode of Are You Being Served? This version was fantastic. The Manhattan Transfer can sing just about anything.
Every time I see another recording for the first time, even if it's the same song just at a different venue, I have to give this group a thumbs-up. All these years and they still grab my soul each time I hear them.
@@voxac30withstrat as You know for sure it is usually not the artist that decides if a TV production is going to be a real live performance or a lip sync affair.
There’s something to be said about a time when music was artfully relaxing, people were of normal weight and they bothered to look in the mirror before leaving the house. Although I fully enjoy living in the present …. I have to admit that we’ve definitely lost something along the way.
I have had the pleasure of attending one of their concerts some year ago. They put on a great show. It was well worth the admission price. It was about a year after their "Twilight Zone"-themed song became popular and they had fun with costumes and flashlights for the live performance.
Don't be fooled folks. This not 'back in the old days, when music was music.' This was 1978, Rock was just beginning to fizzle out, so New Wave groups were prepping up for MTV. Disco was a big thing. The style of this song is from the 40s, so it does have a more whimsical. elegant feel to it. Manhatten Transfer was turning into the best vocal jazz band on the planet, and I loved them! Swing on.
whatever let people be themselves don't have to ruin people trying to enjoy most other folks lively comments about their memories of this song to be interupted by a curmudgeon that people can dress how they please now happy pride month
@@thelastNokiauser first of all what does my comment have to do with Pride Month? My comment was made in admiration and respect of women like my late mother, who lived in London during WW2. My mother always wore dresses like most ladies of that age. FYI I have friends and colleagues that are in the Pride umbrella and I fully support them as persons and their sexual and gender preferences. You have your opinions as i have mine, but your personal insult is way of of line!
I had a thing about Janis back then. Strange to think she's 71 now - where have all the years gone ? This wasn't my type of music but I loved this song.
0:06 "I think they're the most versatile entertaining group in the world today". Little did she know this would be the only Manhattan Transfer song played on radio. 😅
How wonderfull it was to be in love with a pretty italien lady we both loved this song at 76 it's so good to hear this song and still get the same lovely feeling in one's stomach a love I will never forget
