When Jimmy Durante died somebody commented, "You could warm your hands on that man". What a magnificent obituary!

I was still courting my wife in september of 1955. We were married October 15, 1955. I lost her on September 13,2011 and I miss her so very much.

@robinellison6708

4 жыл бұрын

clarence fender I'm so sorry about your loss. Remember the happy times and remember, she's still in your heart.

@cf1934

4 жыл бұрын

@@robinellison6708 Thank You! She will always stay in my heart!

I've been listening to this song since I was a little boy. Now I am no kid anymore, far from it, and this song still makes me shed a tear.

@Colleen-ln7wk

2 жыл бұрын

How quickly the years pass - until we have just "a precious few." Cherish those days.

@linagomez6172

7 ай бұрын

Mana😢

@linagomez6172

5 ай бұрын

My mama Love's this song she's 91 and still loves listens to this beautiful song😢❤

Many years ago when this song came on the radio I would jump on my Grandad's knee because he would gently whistle along with this song and smile at my Nana! Back then I did not understand the September song but today I find myself humming it a lot and smiling at my husband Mike because this year we are celebrating our Golden Wedding and we are now spending our precious days together.

@blumobean

2 жыл бұрын

How very sweet.

Back to the day when people related to human emotions in songs. I play this song on the piano for my late mother on her birthday each year (along with her other favorites). Durante put so much human emotion into his recordings.

@markneedham8726

Жыл бұрын

Bles you.!

Jimmy Durante was one of the most kind and charitable entertainers of all time. He used to play benefits for children and donate all his earnings to the causes. A foundation was named after him, the motto was 'Do it for da kids'. Which is what Jimmy always said when he would donate his pay. Just a wonderful human being.

@plaine59

8 жыл бұрын

So Happy to hear to hear this...Now I luv him even more.. R.I.P.

@francesvansiclen3245

6 жыл бұрын

He seemed genuinely sweet !!!!

@lstan2245

2 жыл бұрын

My dad was in his early 20's and in the Navy during WW2. He was fortunate enough to meet Jimmy Durante in New York City...It was one of his fondest memories and he talked about him (Durante) until he passed in 1996.......

@nelsonperez7572

Жыл бұрын

​@@lstan2245 he die in 1980 in California.

@lstan2245

Жыл бұрын

@@nelsonperez7572 Yes I know, My dad passed in 1996..🙂

No amount of time will do anything to diminish this recording. People will love it forever and ever.

When I was a young man, I always wondered why my mother who was also a singer held this song in such reverance.You have to live this song to truly sing this song..Jimmy lived it as did my mother and now in the autumn of my life, I can sing it because I too have lived it.....

This makes me emotional. All of this "old-timey" music and pictures will always remind me of my dad. He's 82 now and I can't believe I might not have him someday. It's crushing.

I am now older than Jimmy Durante was when he did this show, Jimmy's rendition of September Song stays in memory, faint but recalled easily, I guess it's in the Windmills of My Mind. Here I revisit in 2022, still I remember Jimmy's rendition of this poem.

@cbroz7492

3 жыл бұрын

I'm also prolly older than he was at this time (71 almost 72)....I remember this song as one of his standards

good night Mr. Durante, where ever you may be.

Good night Mrs. Calabash, wherever you are. Durante was a national treasure.

What a wonderful man, and a wonderful song!

@franklott834

5 жыл бұрын

I've done this song at open mics, and I always had to escape from the last verse, doing a segue to something completely, different, because I had a crush on the girl hosting the open mic, and my heart would start breaking.

My favourite version, no problem, so moving.

"And the days turn to gold As they grow few September, November And these few golden days I'd spend with you These golden days I'd spend with you . . ." That's what we planned, but life is full of surprises. And so, there is now in my heart this terrible, bright pain. And it never relents.

you can just tell he was a very sweet man !!! RIP

The older I get, the more meaning this song has for me....Although I think I've passed September and in the October of my life...Maybe even November.

Met my wife to be in 1955, we were both aged 19. We had 49 happy years together; she was givenonly a month to live, and it was only a month. These precious days I spent with you are a reminder of that month.

@plaine59

8 жыл бұрын

I will think of u both the next time (which is often). GOD Bless u both)

@davidevans-eg1ut

8 жыл бұрын

Thank you Michael.

@plaine59

8 жыл бұрын

One time long ago in the early '60s when I was in my early '20s I saw this on TV. I was just w my mother. R.I.P, I glanced over and saw she had tears in her eyes. I did not interrupt as I knew it very personal. This song brings this scene back to me every time. I don't want to know what she thinking about and never asked as the moment was hers

@irenemwrench8594

8 жыл бұрын

Tears for you and your lovely wife. The song is so lovely x

@satori03

5 жыл бұрын

Bless you

Remember my Dad singing this every September 1st. Sure do miss you, Dad!

I love Jimmy; a wonderful human being. RIP Jimmy !

Ilike this song which is Nostalgic and makes one think about time gone by and remember both the good and the bad things we have done. Then try to keep the good things and avoid the bad ones. Now we have not that much time left we can try to do the best we can for all around us.

still gets to me, as I get older

I did get to see him in person once at The Hollywood Bowl. He was great. Listen to the vocalists behind him on this song. That is such a wonderful blend of voices.

@beverlymccollum8861

2 жыл бұрын

sound like angels singing

@schmittyhanrahan8126

Жыл бұрын

Now that is a memory...

Wonderfull memories brought to life after all these years (65years )

What a guy. I loved his TV show. God broke the mold when he made This guy.

I remember the end of his show as he walked through each spotlight and it going off with at the end his famous saying of, "Good night, Mrs. Calabash, wherever you are." The feeling he put behind those words affected me as a young teenager. This song was one of my favorites growing up. I guess in the back of my mind I knew that life had its seasons.

thank god for youtube..... thanks

I was a year old when this song came out

Who else but Jimmy could sing a love song while wearing a trilby hat and a raincoat? Brilliant and under-rated musician.

Marvelous entertainer who was, of course, known for novelty comic numbers but had the inherent pathos to put over a serious number to perfection.

there never was an entertainer as loved by his peers and the public like jimmy..there will never be another durante

Thank you Mr Huston, Mr Sinatra, Mr Anderson, Mr Weill... and lastly but not least of which, thank you Mr Durante.

@anitaphillips8376

7 жыл бұрын

September song Walter houston

My Mum and Dads fave song... I'm older now and can understand the meaning so much more...

🎹 September Song was one of my mothers favorites. She sent me to Juilliard to study the piano and I used to play and sing it for her.

One of my favorite shows on the old black and white TV. Thanks for the memories.

Jimy Durante proved every day of his life it's not about your looks it's about your soul. He had a very big one!!

love Jimmy- great!!!!

Such a fine performance, so much more touching than the more traditionally polished crooners. Durante really meant it! Tears in my eyes

This song is the soundtrack of my life

Just a timeless classic,and what a man.

Brings back many memories. Even though this was 'an old song' when I was young, it almost paints pictures for me. Different settings, different people, different memories in different times. I just love it......nobody but Jimmy can do this song

thanks so much for sharing. I stil remember seeing the show. He was much loved. He rarely dated attractive women and when asked why he said, "everyone is beautiful to someone" ........ he was beautiful himself.

how absolutely brilliant !

Good night, Mrs. Calabash. Wherever you are.

Jimmy Durante on TV just great memories watching his shows on a black & white TV at that time in the 1950s

Nice song to hear on September. It is raining by the way. This month includes the end of summer and the beginning of autumn. After it the first chills come and we prepare for the coming of Winter.

One of the sweetest souls in entertainment. When Jimmy sings "September Song" it fills my head and my heart with beautiful memories of how wonderful entertainment with heart and soul could be. A beautiful song sung as only Jimmy could do it.

Tks Jimmy!! This one took me back...

The man who always talked through a song, yet had a great voice...and can put a tear in your eye

That's how you do it. His performance is sublime.

I guess we all have songs that move us, are our favorites, and there are so many, it's hard to choose. But for me, this version of September Song by Jimmy Durante will always bring happiness, tears, and fond memories of a wonderful performer.

This is the music that I was looking for!

@felixomai

9 жыл бұрын

***** its sweet is it not grew up on this.his verity show

I watched this in the Spring of my life. Now, in the Autumn of my life, I reminisce about the Spring. And he weeps.

I can remember Jimmy singing this song after Rocky Marciano was killed in a plane crash. Jimmy said it was Rocky's favorite song.

A moving rendition.

thank god for people like Jimmy--i bet he didn't squander millions like todays stars--no big head here

Great style. Jimmy was one of a kind. REST IN PEACE, old buddy.

This is an excerpt from one of his filmed "TEXACO STAR THEATER" programs in the summer of 1955. Usually, Jimmy appeared live on TV, but he was to play Las Vegas that summer, and Texaco wanted him on during the summer (with alternate host Donald O'Connor), so Jimmy arranged to film six episodes at Desilu that spring {through his old friend Desi Arnaz}.

My favorite song. Love Durante.

Good bye Mrs.Calabash,wherever you are!

@michaelmarkmartiniii6489

5 жыл бұрын

What a lovely bunch of coconuts ha Cha Cha...

@XX-gy7ue

4 жыл бұрын

I'll see you in my dreams

Amazing to watch his craft, no wonder he was a star.

Jimmy is the best...

Thank you so much - my favorite version. How wonderful he was.

One of my favorites

all this romantic songs. always so good, the version from Bing Crosby are the most remembering!

Jimmy Durante was a man of character. They really don't make them like him anymore and it's a shame.

Brilliant ! A great star. Pity there are no more like him. Cannot help but like him. Just had star quality.

A vocalist? No. But I am sure if I have ever seen such a touching rendition as this! Jimmy was a jewel

every so often I come back to this video and love every second of it. Many thanks for posting it for us to enjoy.

Lovely, thank you J.D.

What a song and what a singer!!

I loved It when he sang Frosty the Snowman I watch that every year....Steve D

yes I remember when he use to say this after his TVShow,,, Good Nite Mrs Calabas Wherever You R.... Wow....

Just love this song one of mine and my mums favourite

love this song my mums favourite song

A wonderful, caring man and a great entertainer! I doubt we will ever see another like this great man!

I am in my late 70s. Next week I am going to sing this song to a former boyfriend (of 40 years ago) and then ask him to marry me. Wish me luck..

One of the greatest ever performers singing one of the greatest ever songs. Superb entertainment.

Could not agree more. Try "Bluebird of Hapiness" for a real tear jerker from Jimmy. Returning to this track it does suffer a bit from that infuriating fashionable 1940's/50's background chorus stuff. Finally, for a lovely little piece of business, watch "One Room Home" performed later in his career and rewarded with a standing ovation. It is priceless.

One of my all time favorite songs.

Beautiful interpretation for a beautiful music!

Love Jimmy !

What a great man always xxxxxx He was one of the Best ! Derek

wonderful just great thanks thanks jimmy and thank you

Jimmy Durante ai love you.....

Goodnight Mrs Calabash wherever you are!

Jimmy, sei uno dei nostri !

You got to love the broad NYC accent!

Goodnite Mrs. Calabash, wherever you are.

one of the favourtie songs of my national service days.first time ive heard this lovely versions tks for posting

Wow, what an entertainer he was

Enjoyed that even though I really do like it when Willie Nelson does it on his 'Stardust' Album...Great memory of Mr. Durante

Jimmy Durante so lovely Songs ❤

...those precious days, I spent with you...

My Sweet girl. Our Sept. 20, will always be, Magic Time. ...and I love you so. D.M.

fantastic

Classic

I`ll be seeing you, Jimmy.

Thanks posting this video - ha cha chah

guy could make you cry, like all good comics