No lip-syncing for Petula Clark. True to the recorded version. True class.

@RDRumpff

Ай бұрын

I loved Pet Clark in 1965, when I was 13 years old. I remember what a great lady she was! That's the dame year, I took a ride in a British motorcar--a 1959 Jaguar Mark IX. What a class-act! Great Memories! Richard Dwayne Rumpff, Celina, Ohio USA.

Story was, her plane and/taxi were late for the show, so she just went on in her traveling dress and no makeup..she still nailed it!

@walterrow9658

Жыл бұрын

I remember seeing this performance and Ed Sullivan praising her for hustling from the airport just in time to do the show.

@sgtpppr

10 ай бұрын

That's awesome. I LOVE the backstory!

@balticbabe1

9 ай бұрын

I remember that too!

@ericacruz8261

8 ай бұрын

She’s wearing makeup

@SW2799

7 ай бұрын

Very accurate information. I think that information came from an interview she did in the early 1980s on television here in the USA. I remember it. She said something about the plane she was originally booked on from Paris to New York City did not leave, so she had to take a later flight. When she arrived in New York City (Kennedy Airport), evidently the traffic was horrendous into central Manhattan. From what I understood, she did make it in time for what she called “the notorious dress rehearsal.” But I forget if she actually got to practice the song before she went on.

Grand Video!

My brother and I saw Petula Clark live in concert in Vancouver BC in October 1984. We shook her hand after the show and congratulated her on a beautiful show. She sang all of the top songs and others as well. The next day we dropped off a dozen red roses at the hotel she sang at along with a long personal note letting her know how much we loved her music and her voice. We were 19 years old. We included our parent's address not thinking that anything would come of it. Six months later my mother called me to say Petula Clark sent you a postcard picture of her with a note that said: "To Chris and Andrew, Love Petula Clark." I still have the envelope and the card. She is pure class and a wonderful person.

@VaniaM90

Жыл бұрын

Qué increíble historia. Y qué suerte haberla tenido tan cerca para ver el gran talento que tiene.

@user-mn4kg3jb4j

5 ай бұрын

What a wonderful Experience! You getting to see the very pretty, extremely intelligent and extremely talented Petula Clark in concert, meeting her and getting an autographed picture postcard from the Splendid Petula Clark! I am sure she loved the dozen roses you sent her, you shaking her hand and congratulating her on her beautiful show! I would have done the same thing you and your brother did! Love your story!

Petula Clark was just another example of the great music of the 60s. How I loved that decade.

@markd8508

3 ай бұрын

I can't listen to this song without thinking of the Hanoi bombing run from Flight of the Intruder.

@richardplume3212

3 ай бұрын

4561s my number n hav a grandson hendrix life is sweet not mud peace

This song truly belongs only to the beautiful singer, actress, entertainer, performer and person Petula Clark! Great performance and beautiful dress, shoes and hairstyle! I love this song I have always loved Petula Clark! I was born in 1978. Thank you for posting and sharing this wonderful performance. It makes me happy every time I watch and listen to it!

Happy Easter 2024! Happy Spring 2024! I Love This Song! I Love Petula Clark!

I never tire of listening to her voice. I am going on 68 and she tops my list of artists who can always take me back to a special time.

I Like and I Love This Video!

Excellent Video of a pretty, catchy, classic, happy song Downtown with excellent vocalizations and performance by the lovely and extremely talented Petula Clark! Downtown is a fantastic song to dance to!

Perfect Video!

One of the earliest memories of my life is of this performance of "Downtown" by Petual Clark on "The Ed Sulllivan Show". According to the date here, I was three years old, turning four two months later, and now 57 years later I'm blessed to see and hear this wonderful performance in its entirey. Thank you, "The Ed Sullivan Show" channel and thank you, Miss Clark.

Splendid Video!

Epic Video!

One of the classic songs of all time

This song was played every Christmas in Bielefeld Germany at Christmas in the shopping centre.

Such a HAPPY song !!!! Masterpiece !!! Thanks for the great memories !!!!

Wonderful Video!

I really enjoy this video!

Takes me right back!! Sundays at my grandparents for dinner and Ed Sullivan. What precious days 💕

Happy Spring 2024! This Song is Wonderful! Petula Clark is Wondaful! This Video is Wonderful!

Outstanding Video! Petula Clark Is Fantastic and Outstanding!

Absolute classic.

this is the first appearance of Petula Clark singing Downtown on my birthday March 14th on the Ed Sullivan Show

Still rocking and relevant. Petula has a golden voice with a lovely, natural, feminine presence of grace and strength.

@Mike-yg8ig

2 жыл бұрын

Well said. Her and Dionne Warwick were the dominant female artists of the 60's IMO.

I remember in the mid-sixties all my grade school teachers wore their hair like this or like Linda/Lucy Johnson or like Julie Andrews in the Sound of Music.

It'll be 60 years ago soon. Still something about this song and her performance that seems to define the 60's in a way. Long live Petula.

@stevestruthers6180

Жыл бұрын

It's really hard to believe that almost 60 years have passed since this song came out as I recall hearing this and other Petula Clark tunes on the radio when I was little. It seems that the time has really and truly gone by in the blink of an eye.

Thank you Lord for Petula Clark . Amen .

This show is exact time I was born. 3/14/65

I was born in the late fall of 1978. I Love the Catchy, Classic, Delightful, Fun, Happy, Iconic, Pretty, Uplifting Song Downtown! I Love the Classy Delightful, Elegant, Extremely Talented, Lovely, Very Intelligent, Very Pretty Actress, Composer, Dancer, Entertainer, Performer, Pianist, Singer, and Songwriter Petula Clark!

I still love her.

I want a Pet Clark doll, doing all the right wiggles, attached to my dashboard. That way, when rode rage inevitably drifts into my life lane, I can instead focus on an emblem that brings peace, joy and a beautiful tune into my situation.

The lyrics had meaning, and , you could understand them . . ."just listen to the rhythm of a gentle bossa nova, You'll be dancing with them too before the night is over, Happy again. . . " Also, the trumpet solo at the end of the song was a first for "the new music scene." Oh ! and todays young adults I believe don't even know what makes up a "Bossa Nova ! I guess I'm getting old - I saw The Beatles on Ed Sullivan the year before. Thank You Mr. Ed Sullivan.

I was born in the late fall of 1978. I Love the Splendid Petula Clark! I Love the Splendid Performance! I Love the Splendid Song Downtown!

An absolute legend. A time when they didn't need to be naked and tattooed head to toe to get attention. No phony fireworks and feminine male dancers all around. Pure talent❤❤❤

Who's still listening to the golden voice of petula Clark I think she's got a whole lot of soul in her VOICE EPIC gives me goosebumps ✊🏻✊🏻✊🏻✊

@roythurston7799

3 жыл бұрын

I am . Lol🤣😂

@stevenstewardson8613

3 жыл бұрын

@@roythurston7799 3 cheers Roy oh yes what a singing voice epic stuff thanks for the share 🎼🎹🎼🎹🎼🎹

@joyceking7059

2 жыл бұрын

Me, and it sounds great!!

@amadoparragua6989

2 жыл бұрын

When music sounded like music

@donpaladino

Жыл бұрын

Yes and Amen!

Grandma's favorite song. RIP! always treat someone the way you would want to be treated. "You never know who you might encounter. "... taught me well.

"Downtown" is over 50 years old and still has a remarkable appeal about it with Petula Clark singing it.

@seanodwyer4322

Жыл бұрын

'' Downtrou''

Back when Brits wouldn’t change their accent when singing. Love this so much.

YOU GO GIRLFRIEND,,.....LIVE ON FOREEVER.SEND LOVE....

Optimism. Hope. Compassion. Joy. Vulnerability. Rejuvenation. This song has it all!! Thank you, Me Clark!!

This song for me is the quintessential feel-good song of the 60s and there were quite a few and in 1964 with the Beatles hitting the States, Downtown holds its own!

@Mister8224

3 жыл бұрын

The confidence she shows on the early appearance is commendable. Her whole future in the business hangs on this appearance yet she ignores the pressure & gives a superb memorable performance. Current athletes having difficulties dealing with performance anxiety should watch this to see how it's done. It is sad to see top athletes like Osaka, Biles & Serena unable to perform under pressure. This whole generation needs to TOUGHEN UP!

@tomsmith2013

3 жыл бұрын

Spot on!

@WmsonTree

2 жыл бұрын

Exactly! Petula Clark was very good delivering a song for sure!

@chrisnorton4382

2 жыл бұрын

@@Mister8224 - her success in the USA may have rested on this, yes. However she was already a big star in Europe. She was very experienced with audiences and had been singing for over 20 years before linking up with master songwriter and arranger Tony Hatch to achieve superstardom.

@Mister8224

2 жыл бұрын

@@chrisnorton4382 I know you're right Chris, but even with her successes before Sullivan, this is still a huge moment for Petula. I was only 12, but when I saw & heard HER(stunningly great) LIVE PERFORMANCE, I was right away a fan. She opened a huge new market by her performance & it lifted her cache into the stratosphere. WELL DESERVED.

I had all of her albums. Look at the expressions she makes to go along with the songs. She sang as a young girl in WWII. I was 14 when Downtown came out. Played it all the time with I Know A Place. She is the ultimate international singer.

Petula is still singing and her voice is fabulous

@annaritaranalli1791

2 жыл бұрын

And she seems still pretty

you have to love how she ends it, so the audience knows she's singing live. A song tailor-made for her I've read, and she is superb in its execution.

I was born in the late fall of 1978! I Love This Song! I Love This Video! I Love Petula Clark!

Downtowns are not what they used to be. But if they could feel this,energy, they could be again. Great song by a great singer.

She has this thing going with her eyes that keeps me mesmerized. What a talent !

This is probably the first song I remember. I was three and it was on the radio all the time. Both my parents loved it and sang along!

Perfect Song and Perfect Video!

Excellent Song! Excellent Performance! Excellent Video!

I always assumed her career started in the 1960s. I have since learned she was a child singer at the BBC who recorded many songs for the troops during WWII.

Terrific Lyrics and Melody! Terrific Performance! Terrific Song! Terrific Video!

Still gives me goosebumps. I was 9 years-old when the song came out... I had such a 'pre-adolescent crush" on Petula Clark, which lasted quite a few years. A classy lady with classy songs...of which you can actually understand the lyrics. Still one the best.

The Miracle of a REAL VOICE. No Tracks and Karaoke.

Petula Clark , oh my God, She sings with her Soul!

She makes the music and lyrics come alive with "Downtown" and "I Know a Place".... she's great!

Great song, great performance, but certainly from another era.

A very sweet and talented woman. She flew in straight from France for this performance and was exhausted and jet-lagged

@darrenplumpton9737

3 жыл бұрын

You most certainly can not tell. That is Petula Clark to a tee. She is ALWAYS the constant Perfessional.

Super ❤❤❤génial 👍

This song is just EXCITING! London's Calling is another one.

I Like and Love Everything about this Video!

I remember sitting along side my brother and sister with my parents leaving a restaurant and being serenaded by this incredible song. I'll never forget the magic of that moment in time. A car radio never sounded so Good!

Perfect Performance! Perfect Song! Perfect Video!

She performed for troops in WW2 , for free, as a teenager.She aged well.I love her.

Fantastic music..love it♥️🌹🌹♥️

Exquisite!!

Just listening to the song could make any one felling down and out, simply feel happy again, great song, great performer

Remarkable at 90+ she still performing! One important about the Ed Sullivan show, nearly all the performances were live. Still listening to this 58 years later....

This song always brings me back to childhood, before malls. We always went downtown during weekends and had a blast !

@donnalombardo212

3 жыл бұрын

Same here it was better then

@lilblackduc7312

2 жыл бұрын

This is the 1st song I requested to be played. I was about 6yrs old.

PET CLARK. A TOWERING FIGURE IN POP MUSIC HISTORY HERE GIVES THE GREATEST PERFORMANCE OF THIS HER SIGNATURE SONG.

@annaritaranalli1791

2 жыл бұрын

She can sing jazz too

Happy Saint Patrick's Day 2024! Where All the Lights Are Bright! This Classic, Catchy, Pretty Song Truly belongs only to the Very Pretty and Extremely Talented Petula Clark!

Sung completely live no auto tune or vocal effects. how many of today’s stars would do that?

@donpaladino

Жыл бұрын

ZERO

@snafutube

Жыл бұрын

It’s not live, it’s mimed … and there is reverb on the vocal (not to mention compression/eq) they did have these things in the sixties you know? … but yeah, no autotune😢

@chrisnewman7281

Жыл бұрын

@@snafutube if you say so

@alext.8456

Жыл бұрын

Me !

@chrisnewman7281

Жыл бұрын

@@alext.8456 what did you star in ? the school play?

One of if not the best female artists of the '60's. Beautiful timbre. great range, phrasing, power and control. And yes soul too. A wonderful performer who set the soundtrack to the 60's along with the amazing Dionne Warwick. Life would be so much emptier without their great works.

@Mister8224

9 ай бұрын

Top 5 vocal performance all time in my book!

I Love this Song and Video!

My first celebrity crush. I was 9 years old. (67 now)😊

Great live vocal. Thanks Pet!

She is incredible! The best female singer of the 60"s is still going strong in her 80's. She is my hero!!

@annaritaranalli1791

2 жыл бұрын

One of best european singers about her generation

Outstanding Song! Outstanding Video!

I saw this show the night it aired on Ed Sullivan. I was a little girl, but I was and remain captivated by Petula's voice. If I recall correctly, when he introduced her, Ed said the plane from London had been late and she didn't get a chance to rehearse, just did this cold. Amazing.

Downtown by Petula Clark ws the first record I bought at 10 years old. Thank you, Petula!

@bobdereimer5210

3 жыл бұрын

was - proofreading is importasnt.

Top 10!

This song is my very fav Petula Clark tune. It takes my imagination of me walking down the avenue of any major downtown area in any major city at night with all the neon lights, traffic and people walking in full bloom!🌃

What a sensational performance. After the break,"Yeah....."

Live 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

I listen to the multilingual downtown she sings it in Italian French and German!!!! Its on utube

Love you, Petula. Always will.

@markkershner4140

2 жыл бұрын

Me too!

Who remembers this when it came out first?

@60Cascade

3 жыл бұрын

I was just a little shaver but man this brings back the memories of that time. Being in my parents car (a 62 Chevy Nova) and hearing this song coming out of those car radio speakers. Good times!

@shave-a-thon3415

3 жыл бұрын

It was an amazing time. Just turn on the radio and every song played was fantastic. I bought the original 45 rpm single on Warner Bros. Records when it came out and still have it. I wonder if songwriter Tony Hatch made the trip over with her.

@fredcarani6764

3 жыл бұрын

In seventh grade all my friends liked the Beatles but Petula was it for me.

@reneleclerc6119

3 жыл бұрын

I go back to "Teddy Bear." I first heard it sung by my older sister, Rita, then she played Elvis' record for me.

@michaelinhouston9086

2 ай бұрын

I sure do - saw this original show.

This was on the radio all the time, it seemed anyway, a top hit at the time.

@shmuli9

3 жыл бұрын

It was a #1 hit in several countries, including the US, Canada, New Zealand, and Australia.

@michaelrochester48

3 жыл бұрын

No 1

@kevinmiller6324

3 жыл бұрын

I was just thinking about this song, and was trying to remember the name of the artist before I saw it in the description. So it was Petunia Clark.

@susiepittman601

3 жыл бұрын

I remember it well.

@ronmailloux8655

3 жыл бұрын

I recall this tune so well. I was 5 years old listening on my dads radio in down town Vancouver and the neon lights were flashing .

Heard this many times but not this performance. First rate with even more emotion than the hit record. WOW

As someone who was born long after the 60s, this song strikes me as the quintessential upbeat 1960s song. It's very memorable and peppy.

I Love this Performance! I love This Song! I love Petula Clark!

tremendous singer---such a gifted and unique voice....absolutely adore this women...thks Petula for the many years of enjoying your singing!!

Gracias.

This is the song I heard on the radio when I was a child. Now I know the song is about New York. I have been there many times, downtown New York. I will always remember the song of my youth.

Fantastic song! A classic for sure!

Gorgeous dress and it 's dark,so it suites blonde women like her

Sensational Performance! Sensational Song! Sensational Video!

Great song by a great singer. Even though it's been 50 years since the show ended I still miss the Ed Sullivan Show.

@kevinmiller6324

3 жыл бұрын

Bruce Pappas-On the nights I'm home from work I can watch Ed Sullivan on Decades at 7 and 7:30 pm.

I love this Great song sung by the Great Petula Clark!