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Peter Levin
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Peter Levin (Full name: Peter j Kenneth Levin, a.k.a. "The Past Tense Bandit") is a former big band singer from the United States. He performed for 10 years with the Tom Daugherty Orchestra and the Johnny Mack Super Big Band during the 1990s. Thanks you for visiting my channel. All the very best! Peter Levin.
"NICE WORK IF YOU CAN GET IT" -- PETER LEVIN
Former big band singer Peter Levin: "Nice Work If You Can Get It", a popular song and jazz standard composed by George Gershwin with lyrics by Ira Gershwin. It began life in 1930 as a nine-bar phrase with the working title "There's No Stopping Me Now". Its title phrase "Nice work if you can get it" came from an English magazine. The tune was one of nine songs the Gershwin brothers wrote for the movie A Damsel in Distress in which it was performed by Fred Astaire with backing vocals by The Stafford Sisters. The song was published in 1937. The first jazz recording of the work was by Tommy Dorsey three weeks after the release of the film. Early chart versions were by Shep Fields, Teddy Wilso...
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"YOU'RE GETTING TO BE A HABIT WITH ME" -- PETER LEVIN
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"You're Getting to Be a Habit with Me" is a 1932 tune with music by Harry Warren and the lyrics by Al Dubin, and has references to addiction. It appears in the Warner Brothers musical film 42nd Street. and was inspired by one of the women working at the studio. When asked why she was still dating a certain man, she said that he was “getting to be a habit with her”. It was recorded by Guy Lombar...
"IT DONT MEAN A THING" -- PETER LEVIN
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"It Don't Mean a Thing" is a 1931 composition by Duke Ellington with lyrics by Irving Mills. It is now accepted as a jazz standard, and jazz historian Gunther Schuller characterized it as "now legendary" and "a prophetic piece and a prophetic title". In 2008, Ellington's 1932 recording of the song was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame. Bandit Covers. Thank you! Peter Levin...
"MISTY" -- PETER LEVIN and ERROLL GARNER.
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"Misty" is a jazz standard written and originally recorded in 1954 by pianist Erroll Garner. He composed it as an instrumental in the traditional 32-bar format, and recorded it on July 27, 1954 for the album Contrasts. Lyrics were added later by Johnny Burke. The song is closely associated with Johnny Mathis. Bandit Covers, featuring Mr. Garner on piano in 1963 performing LIVE on stage in Belgium.
"CRY ME A RIVER" -- PETER LEVIN
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"Cry Me a River" is an American popular song, written by Arthur Hamilton, first published in 1953 and made famous in 1955 with the version by Julie London. Bandit Covers, featuring the Diana Krall arrangement. Thank you for watching. Peter Levin, The Past Tense Bandit.
"DON'T GET AROUND MUCH ANYMORE" -- PETER LEVIN
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"Don't Get Around Much Anymore" is a jazz standard written by composer Duke Ellington. The song was originally entitled "Never No Lament" and was first recorded by Duke Ellington and his orchestra on May 4, 1940. "Don't Get Around Much Anymore" quickly became a hit after Bob Russell wrote its lyrics in 1942. Bandit Covers, featuring the Harry Connick, Jr., arrangement.
"LUCK BE A LADY" -- PETER LEVIN
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"Luck Be a Lady" was written and composed by Frank Loesser in 1950 and first performed by Robert Alda. The song was featured in the musical Guys and Dolls. The lyrics relate the point of view of a gambler, Sky Masterson, who hopes that he will win a bet, the outcome of which will decide whether or not he is able to save his relationship with the girl of his dreams. Bandit Covers... the Frank Si...
"ON THE NICKEL" -- PETER LEVIN
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"On the Nickel" is a song by composer, pianist, singer, and actor Tom Waits. It is the story of a park in Los Angeles referred to as the Nickle, like the five-cent coin... a place where homeless men lived. Bandit Covers, featuring Adam Coleridge on piano. Thanks for watching... Peter Levin, The Past Tense Bandit.
"I'VE GOT YOU UNDER MY SKIN" -- PETER LEVIN
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"I've Got You Under My Skin" is a song written by American composer Cole Porter in 1936. It was introduced that year in the Eleanor Powell musical film Born to Dance in which it was performed by Virginia Bruce. It was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Original Song that year but lost out to "The Way You Look Tonight". Bandit Covers. Thanks for watching! All the best! Pete.
"SUNNY SIDE OF THE STREET" -- PETER LEVIN
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"On the Sunny Side of the Street" is a 1930 song composed by Jimmy McHugh with lyrics by Dorothy Fields. Some authors say that Fats Waller was the composer, but he sold the rights to the song. It was introduced in the Broadway musical Lew Leslie's International Revue starring Harry Richman and Gertrude Lawrence. Bandit Covers. Thanks for watching! Peter Levin...
YOU'RE NOBODY TILL SOMEBODY LOVES YOU" -- PETER LEVIN
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"You're Nobody till Somebody Loves You" is a popular song written by Russ Morgan, Larry Stock, and James Cavanaugh and published in 1944. The song was first recorded by Morgan and was a hit for him in 1946, reaching the No. 14 spot in the charts. The best known version was Dean Martin's, which was released in 1960 and reissued in 1964. Bandit Covers... the David Campbell arrangement. Thanks for...
"IT HAD TO BE YOU" (VALENTINE) -- PETER LEVIN
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"It had to be you" A popular song composed by Isham Jones and Gus Kahn in 1924, with lyrics about a love that is destined to be. Bandit Covers, featuring the arrangement recorded by Frank Sinatra. Dedicated to all those who have known love and how special it is... love and blessings to you. Sincerely, Peter Levin, former American big band singer.
"A HUNDRED YEARS FROM TODAY" and "Angel Eyes" -- PETER LEVIN
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"A Hundred Years from Today" was published in 1933 with music by Victor Young and lyrics by Ned Washington and Joe Young. The song was included in the London production of Lew Leslie's Blackbirds of 1934. "Angel Eyes" (1946) was composed by Matt Dennis, with lyrics by Earl K. Brent, and introduced in the 1953 film Jennifer. Bandit Covers. Back-to-back Frank Sinatra arrangements! Peter Levin, Th...
"THE GOOD LIFE" -- PETER LEVIN
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Tribute to Bobby Darin: One of pop music's most well-known pure vocalists, with an enduring reputation and a varied career that moved from teen pop to swing to folk. Here's "The Good Life" (originally "La Belle Vie" in French), a song by Sacha Distel with French lyrics by Jean Broussolle, published in 1962, featured in the movie The Seven Deadly Sins. The song is best known in the English-speak...
"MACK THE KNIFE" -- PETER LEVIN
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"Mack the Knife" or "The Ballad of Mack the Knife" is a song composed by Kurt Weill with lyrics by Bertolt Brecht for their 1928 music drama The Threepenny Opera. The song tells of a knife-wielding criminal of the London underworld named Macheath, the "Mack the Knife" of the title. Bandit Covers. Thank you for watching! All the best! Peter Levin, The Past Tense Bandit.
"ALL OR NOTHING AT ALL" -- PETER LEVIN
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"ALL OR NOTHING AT ALL" PETER LEVIN
"ON THE STREET WHERE YOU LIVE" -- PETER LEVIN
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"ON THE STREET WHERE YOU LIVE" PETER LEVIN
"I'VE GOT YOU UNDER MY SKIN" -- PETER LEVIN
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"I'VE GOT YOU UNDER MY SKIN" PETER LEVIN
"YOU CAN LEAVE YOUR HAT ON" -- PETER LEVIN
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"YOU CAN LEAVE YOUR HAT ON" PETER LEVIN
"NEW YORK, NEW YORK" and "MY WAY" -- PETER LEVIN
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"NEW YORK, NEW YORK" and "MY WAY" PETER LEVIN
"I'M A FOOL TO WANT YOU" -- PETER LEVIN
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"I'M A FOOL TO WANT YOU" PETER LEVIN
This is so darn beautiful, it makes me believe in romance - thank you so dearly for sharing! 🥹✨
That is wonderful. I am glad you find this great song so inspiring... I do, too! Love and blessings to you... Pete.
Hello
Hello! Go Giants!
A very nice arrangement of this great Tony Bennett song. I never heard this upbeat rendition done by Bobby. I would love to hear you sing Tony's version and put it up as well. You do everything justice, Peter! Best Wishes.
Thanks. I will do that! Have a great weekend!
Peter, I love this arrangement! You are right on top of this great song!! Great phrasing!
FABULOUS Peter! You really nailed this! So much expression.......every word is put across as good as Liza! You had so much fun like we all do when we put ourselves totally into the song!
We both have it going! Cheers!
Beautifully sung Peter! You really put every word across. You are a great storyteller.
You have quite a history Peter as a Professional Performer. I am happy that you survived a major heart problem!
Thank you. Love and blessings to you!
Peter, you have quite a repertore with something fantastic in your singing of each different styling of each song. A great large vocal range as well! This is as great as all the others as you have fun playing with each one to put them across in your own way. Here I am singing along with Frank Sinatra on, "The World we knew". That was and will always be the toughest song that I did over the years. ruclips.net/video/nOOdywbrINY/видео.html Do you play other instruments? You are a natural Jazz vocalist.
The World We Knew (Over and Over) great song! I will listen to your cover. Thanks for sharing the link. No. I don't play any instruments... Thanks for the encouragement. Cheers. Pete
Incredible control. So much emotion in your voice! All different timbres to put the words apart. What an unusual voice! Very nicely done. Here I did this song Handwhistling where I am a Professional. ruclips.net/video/FkMCcVMqp3A/видео.html This one is Jackie Wilson's, "Night". Here is my Handwhistling of, "I'm FOOL TO WANT YOU" ruclips.net/video/dgJuMgheADw/видео.html
Nice low register too! A most unusual timbre to your voice...........but so very interesting! Great control!
A most unusual jazz vocal with that very fast vibrato! and emotional nuances! You really put this song across!! Do you or did you sing with a Band years earlier?
Great performance!
I recommended White Christmas by bing Crosby and V bts
Thank you.... Pete
Your voice great.💜
Keep it going but take breaks if needed because wow ur voice is amazing
Thank you!
Coming back to this masterpiece and keep it up dude these are so amazing and good to listen to
Nice one Pete, that's a bit more Northern English buddy. Keep it up man, love ya.
hey thanks!
Provides the instruments for us!! Tanks!!
So sweet
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Your voice is perfect for Misty! ❤❤
Thank you... one beautiful song!!!
Sing it with a Northern English accent cocker.....make it real man.
Thank you... I will give it a go~
Better than Derek Cheeseboard's version by far. Congratleashoobzz.
Your awesome dude keep it up
cinema
Nice!
hey thats cool
nice signing
Glad to see you were enjoying yourself !
LOL😄
THIS WAS AMAZING DUDE KEEP IT UP!!!!!
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When I hear your voice, I feel a mysterious emotion
nice
This guy needs to be in some fancy club singing while champagne gets handed around
Fact
I like that, friend. Thanks!
You look incredible when you sing!😄
Keep it up
I actually really like this song
Nice
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I guess we were all nobody once
love and blessings to all those still searching... everyone needs friends.
it is a powerful song for sure...
Legendary
You go man!
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Yes!!!! it's a way....it's your way!!!well done my friend!!! Well done!!!
wow very impressive note at the end!! Think it was an F4
singing is life!
great job
Hell yeah!
Thank You! Glad you liked it! Pete... 🙂
you're living your life mr. levin. keep it up
Thanks... singing is serious fun!