RICHARD BURTON SPEECHS TO FRANK SINATRA 1983

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  • @Lukather5150
    @Lukather5150 Год назад +1423

    That level of class and dignity doesn’t exist in the entertainment industry anymore.

    • @nickp385
      @nickp385 Год назад +93

      Class is long gone in this society. This generation is a total disgrace.

    • @peterfranks6243
      @peterfranks6243 Год назад +42

      Never a truer word said my friend

    • @jasonsmith530
      @jasonsmith530 Год назад +43

      It’s all Chris rock getting slapped by Will smith these days

    • @ottogilovalle3787
      @ottogilovalle3787 Год назад +18

      Well said it, absolutely True, Thanks.

    • @teresadbrownbrown3785
      @teresadbrownbrown3785 Год назад +15

      Agree

  • @tomdreesen283
    @tomdreesen283 4 месяца назад +169

    I was in the audience that night. I toured with Frank Sinatra for almost 14 years as his opening act and was with him for about for about a year at that time. Frank invited me and my then wife to the event. In those 14 years there were take away moments just to numerous to count.This night stands out as one I knew I would never forget. In this room were the biggest stars in Hollywood who I had seen so many times in movies as a little boy growing up in Harvey, Illinois. When Richard Burton began to speak with that magnificent tone of voice a hush came over the room and many were brought to tears because of the content and delivery but also because they had been blessed by Frank's benevolence as well. Time and time again I witnessed his acts of kindness. As I have said so many times "Frank Sinatra wasn't a Saint but he sure did some saintly things" Rest in Peace dear friend. There's not a day that goes by that I don't think of you.

    • @ianian2502
      @ianian2502 3 месяца назад +12

      wow! what a story that you were actually there! Today was the first time i've ever heard Burton's tribute, or even realised he and Sinatra had this friendship. And may I say, your own tribute here, is very moving.💙🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

    • @tomdreesen283
      @tomdreesen283 3 месяца назад +6

      Thanks Ian@@ianian2502

    • @andreusredloff2252
      @andreusredloff2252 2 месяца назад +10

      Fantastic story. Thank-you very much for sharing it.

    • @michaelmcgee9224
      @michaelmcgee9224 2 месяца назад +7

      Bless you as well tom

    • @user-rv7nb9zi9b
      @user-rv7nb9zi9b 2 месяца назад +6

      When i need cheering up i always come back to watch this inspirational i think god bless all

  • @vardellsfolly5200
    @vardellsfolly5200 2 месяца назад +96

    Burtons voice was so magnificent.. so imposing..

  • @daleholmgren6078
    @daleholmgren6078 Год назад +313

    Burton made this towering speech on November 20, 1983. At the time, he had been suffering from cirrhosis and kidney disease for two years, and from constant and severe neck pain for much longer. He would be dead within a year. To pull this off was sheer mastery.

    • @mortalclown3812
      @mortalclown3812 11 месяцев назад +17

      This is heartbreaking to know. Thanks for posting it.
      I'm so curious who Burton meant Frank took care of.

    • @daleholmgren6078
      @daleholmgren6078 11 месяцев назад +14

      @@mortalclown3812 George Raft.

    • @keithdavies1395
      @keithdavies1395 9 месяцев назад +10

      ​​@@daleholmgren6078Joe Louis.
      And countless others.

    • @misonoresoconto
      @misonoresoconto 9 месяцев назад +8

      @@mortalclown3812 Lee J. Cobb

    • @surfguy87
      @surfguy87 8 месяцев назад +8

      ​@@mortalclown3812 Sammy Davis Jnr.

  • @anthonyjdestefano1
    @anthonyjdestefano1 Год назад +1384

    The man with the greatest speaking voice honoring the man with the greatest singing voice

  • @robertacolarette1594
    @robertacolarette1594 9 месяцев назад +289

    I am blown away. There aren’t people like this in the entertainment industry anymore. Absolutely stunning.

    • @lilybond6485
      @lilybond6485 8 месяцев назад +14

      Yes. An era gone forever. Sadly.

    • @thewholetruth5473
      @thewholetruth5473 3 месяца назад

      That is true. However, @Lukather5150 already made that top comment seven months before you. You just copied his comment with a few words changed. Please don't copy peoples' popular comments just for likes. Thanks.

    • @user-uf3pr2lz6u
      @user-uf3pr2lz6u 2 месяца назад

      The only word to aptly describe this Golden Moment in Hollywood history. Burton, a giant orator pays tribute to a giant singer.
      Frank is busted. Through his wonders of the internet we know that Sinatra donated a billion dollars. Tell me no secrets and l'll tell you no lie's.
      ❤😂🎉😅😊

    • @wrongway3363
      @wrongway3363 2 месяца назад +2

      I would say Sir Anthony Hopkins is about the last one still alive.

    • @Helios601
      @Helios601 13 дней назад

      Peadophiles then peadophiles now

  • @clivem24
    @clivem24 Год назад +834

    When Richard Burton spoke, the world listened, his voice can send shivers down your spine! Even old Blue eyes looked humbled.

    • @francisfernandes3749
      @francisfernandes3749 Год назад

      Shiver down the spine ??? wht is he a Hitlers general...

    • @sanddancer1951
      @sanddancer1951 Год назад +36

      He could read from the Telephone Directory and make it sound like Shakespeare.

    • @MarkHarrison733
      @MarkHarrison733 Год назад

      They both funded Zionist terrorists in the 1940s.

    • @w.patterson4413
      @w.patterson4413 Год назад +21

      No closed captioning needed when Mr. Burton spoke. Gawd, what a voice

    • @MarkHarrison733
      @MarkHarrison733 Год назад +2

      @@w.patterson4413 He had a ridiculous fake voice.

  • @RHP9898
    @RHP9898 Год назад +498

    It's not just the mesmerising voice, it's the beautiful choice of words, the timing, the pauses, the intensity of the presentation. Perfect in every way. Two great men.

    • @DrCrabfingers
      @DrCrabfingers Год назад +12

      Richard Burton's love of English literature was given free reign here. How wonderful it is to hear someone speak so eloquently and powerfully....there are some great speeches on RUclips...Barack Obama never disappoints, G.W. Bush's eulogy for his father is superb. What I find interesting in Richard Burton's speech is that he mentions Sinatra not being able to get work, which could have been a mistake, but wasn't, because it re-emphasised the working class roots of a man who had made his money and spread his wealth to those that were struggling.....

    • @fostexfan160
      @fostexfan160 Год назад +3

      @@DrCrabfingers They just speak from autocue...there's no free reign😂

    • @alfredodistefanolaulhe2212
      @alfredodistefanolaulhe2212 Год назад +5

      He was a great actor.

    • @philiphatfield5666
      @philiphatfield5666 Год назад +5

      He was also a very likeable person.

    • @darzil007
      @darzil007 Год назад +4

      Yes in the business it calls Delivery. And sir burton was the master of , no doubt

  • @scottrivers4788
    @scottrivers4788 Год назад +642

    Frank Sinatra's 1983 letter to Richard Burton: "You moved me as no other man ever has. And I will be grateful to you every day of my life."

    • @montgomeryclift2480
      @montgomeryclift2480 Год назад +12

      Did he really write it?

    • @afllive88to93
      @afllive88to93 Год назад +15

      @@montgomeryclift2480 yes

    • @michaelmolony2501
      @michaelmolony2501 Год назад +38

      @Silver Fox I loved and admired greatly Richard Burton- a unique, gifted, talented and charismatic man. Alas, booze basically destroyed him, but, it says much for him that he lived into his 50s ( 3 bottles of vodka and 100 cigarettes were his daily sustenance for many years ). Oh that we had some stars like Richard Burton today. Happy Christmas from Sofia, Michael

    • @hunterluxton5976
      @hunterluxton5976 Год назад +23

      @@montgomeryclift2480 yes of course he did he was an erudite, cultivated wordsmith. He read, he wrote he was a man who spoke English as his second language.

    • @tonyheald9452
      @tonyheald9452 Год назад +1

      @@hunterluxton5976 u

  • @LordZontar
    @LordZontar Год назад +503

    A man who could make even a birthday tribute sound like an epic Shakespearean soliloquy.

    • @berta7019
      @berta7019 10 месяцев назад +4

      Sir Richard Burton CBE voice was unparalleled in history. The love affair of Liz and Dick is considered to be the most loving/torrid affair. This is according to The Guinness Book Of World Records. The most torrid love affair of ancient history was that of Cleopatra and Mark Antony.
      All of these lovers of history shall always be remembered for the sparks and zizzle they had on/off the cinema. I believe that when we pass away it is not goodbye, it's farewell, 'till we meet again in the corridors of heaven. "DOWN THERE IN THE SEA OF LOVE WHERE EVERYONE WOULD LOVE TO DROWN"
      Sara by Stevie Nick's. Sometime one can find magic in the most unexpected of places.
      Liz and Dick dazzled us with the magic that their combustible relationship created RIP: LIZ, DICK, CLEOPATRA, ANTONY.
      At the end of one's life the only thing that matters is leaving your mark.on this planet. I'm very certain that all these ⭐️'s of the cinema where able to say:
      "I HAVE FOUGHT THE GOOD FIGHT, I HAVE FINISHED THE RACE, l HAVE KEPT THE FAITH".
      APOSTLE PAUL IN TIMOTHY☦️

    • @jamesfeldman4234
      @jamesfeldman4234 10 месяцев назад +5

      Yes, although this was a wonderful speech, Richard Burton has been known to enthrall audiences with his readings of telephone book listings.

    • @willielarsson9651
      @willielarsson9651 9 месяцев назад +3

      What a voice

    • @berta7019
      @berta7019 9 месяцев назад +4

      Burton Was Poetry In Mottion

    • @lelandwilliams1089
      @lelandwilliams1089 9 месяцев назад +6

      Richard Burton could read off a grocery list and it would still sound like classical theater.

  • @thedon978
    @thedon978 Год назад +16

    I will never forget a check for $30,000.00 that arrived at our orphanage in Mexico when it was most needed. Thank you, Mr. Sinatra. Thank you.

  • @karlhungus5554
    @karlhungus5554 Год назад +92

    Perhaps the best tribute I've ever heard, spoken by one of the most magnificent orators, about the greatest popular signer of the 20th century.

    • @cutstone3028
      @cutstone3028 10 месяцев назад +6

      I could listen to Richard Burton’s superb diction all day. This was a tour de force of a speech that focused more on Frank Sinatra’s generosity and not his artistry. Sublime!

    • @marcinb4647
      @marcinb4647 День назад

      LOL this cheapo fraud Sinatra doesn't even belong in top 10 pop crooners, nevermind singers.

  • @fob1xxl
    @fob1xxl Год назад +751

    One of the finest speeches honoring someone I've ever heard .Talk about CLASS !

    • @stuzo666
      @stuzo666 Год назад +17

      Absolutely superb

    • @stuzo666
      @stuzo666 Год назад +12

      @cisty brown he was a great human being

    • @TheSJK2
      @TheSJK2 Год назад +11

      @cistv brown Let's use 1970 as a benchmark for his last hit. He was 55 at that time. Not many singers maintain their voices and popularity for that long. I made the mistake of believing his greatest hits were his greatest vocal performances. Definitely not. What'll I do, I'm a Fool to Want You, The Summer Knows, Hello Young Lovers, September Song, I Think of You. Dr. Martin Luther King wept during Sinatra's VC of Ol Man River. If you don't like him or his singing then you of course are entitled to your opinion. Avg he was not.

    • @mdteletom1288
      @mdteletom1288 Год назад +7

      ​​@cisty brown Better add to your list. When he broke through in the 40's he was the Presley or Beatles of the time. He was a recording star, concert and nightclub performer, actor, movie star, television performer and talk show host. There wasn't much in entertainment that he couldn't do.

    • @fob1xxl
      @fob1xxl Год назад +7

      @@mdteletom1288 Your background on Sinatra is so right. Some people who have NO knowledge, or background in music, singing, or any other part of entertainment need to just keep their mouth shut otherwise once they talk they prove to everyone how ignorant they really are. Sinatra IS King . It's undisputed by ANYONE that knows music and performing.

  • @syedadeelhussain2691
    @syedadeelhussain2691 Год назад +693

    Richard's voice mesmerized audiences the world over! RIP.

    • @alfredodistefanolaulhe2212
      @alfredodistefanolaulhe2212 Год назад +28

      Not only his voice, he was an amazing actor.

    • @briang.7206
      @briang.7206 Год назад +13

      I wish I could have seen Richard B. Live on stage.

    • @toinimoore3463
      @toinimoore3463 Год назад +11

      He could always hold an audience he should have had many Oscars !

    • @irishoak7269
      @irishoak7269 Год назад +8

      Anyone who hasn't already heard it, check out Richard Burton reading Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night by Dylan Thomas. It's amazing, the fact that it's a Welshmen reading a Welsh poet adds to it for sure.

    • @Djm8520
      @Djm8520 Год назад +8

      The Welsh have the greatest voices: Burton, Hopkins, Jonathan Pryce, Hugh Griffith, Michael Sheen, Bryn Terfel, Shirley Bassey, Tom Jones.

  • @dominus1204
    @dominus1204 9 месяцев назад +113

    Not sure there has ever been a more spectacular tribute to anyone, ever.

    • @jimnewcombe7584
      @jimnewcombe7584 6 месяцев назад +1

      Oh yes there has, unless it all hangs on what you mean by "spectacular". Aside from thousands of unheard eulogies, the elegies of certain great poets are more memorable to me than this - interesting though it is to see for the first time.

    • @dominus1204
      @dominus1204 6 месяцев назад +1

      @@jimnewcombe7584 ... in your opinion

    • @jimnewcombe7584
      @jimnewcombe7584 6 месяцев назад +2

      @@dominus1204 I am not the idiot speaking in absolutes, and you can hardly refute my claim (as if you could possibly even *begin* to know about all the tributes that have been given. If you believe that a crooning drunken racketeer receives better verbal plaudits and accolades than, say, Shelley elegizing John Keats or Plato mourning Socrates then I'll hazard that "my opinion" might be more well informed.

    • @dominus1204
      @dominus1204 6 месяцев назад +2

      @@jimnewcombe7584 nothing wrong with your level of hubris it seems. I didn't refute anything that you said, I merely stated that it was your opinion ... considerably more valuable than my own apparently, but I will survive the shame

    • @jimnewcombe7584
      @jimnewcombe7584 6 месяцев назад +2

      Perhaps I should've taken more notice of the "not sure" at the beginning of your claim, although the sentence is balanced like a spear before ending it with the absolute "anyone, ever". Anyhow, appy polly loggies, enjoy the night @@dominus1204

  • @stephenburbage2195
    @stephenburbage2195 Год назад +93

    Arguably the greatest actor to have ever lived paying tribute to the greatest singer. Fabulous.

    • @edithbannerman4
      @edithbannerman4 9 месяцев назад

      @Hello there, how are you doing this blessed day?

    • @marcinb4647
      @marcinb4647 День назад

      If you mean that it just shows your shitty taste in films and music.

  • @edwardmcmanus7496
    @edwardmcmanus7496 Год назад +143

    A beautiful tribute by a beautiful man to a beautiful man. Style, class, dignity, decency , and real talent. Another Hollywood.

  • @fatahalethawi5867
    @fatahalethawi5867 Год назад +114

    Richard Burton, words, voice and presence, wonderfull actor.. Nothing like that we find nowadays.

  • @peterlfc1387
    @peterlfc1387 Год назад +70

    You can see Frank listening intently to every word his friend is saying because he respected him so much.

    • @gilldanier4129
      @gilldanier4129 9 месяцев назад +1

      Yes

    • @marcinb4647
      @marcinb4647 День назад

      You just know the old fart loved his pals brown-nosing him!

  • @casandrabarnes-oq9fy
    @casandrabarnes-oq9fy 9 месяцев назад +71

    Damn!! There will never be another tribute to match this one. I watch it over and over. ❤

  • @noneofyourbusiness9369
    @noneofyourbusiness9369 Год назад +534

    Richard Burton a voice that brings goose bumps to my skin, this is a man in a class by himself.

    • @nickcage633
      @nickcage633 Год назад +1

      lol

    • @jars7774
      @jars7774 Год назад +1

      A class of drunks and womanizers? LOL

    • @noneofyourbusiness9369
      @noneofyourbusiness9369 Год назад +5

      @@jars7774 And what's any different with anyone person who's not in acting?

    • @irishoak7269
      @irishoak7269 Год назад +9

      His voice is absolutely timeless.

    • @jim5746
      @jim5746 Год назад +7

      @@irishoak7269 The only voice that might be better is Charlton Heston, two great voices for sure !!

  • @freddiem8801
    @freddiem8801 Год назад +426

    What a speech, even Frank Sinatra looked tearful. Brilliant video.

  • @mazzieod4982
    @mazzieod4982 Год назад +9

    I have yet to ever hear a voice that has ever stirred me as much as Richard Burton 😋

  • @lauriepearce
    @lauriepearce 10 месяцев назад +45

    NO ONE ON THIS EARTH WILL EVER REPLACE THESE TWO BEAUTIFUL MEN...THE LAST OF A DYING BREED!! God, how we miss them!! Rip as you are truly missed!!!

  • @jeffsparey9585
    @jeffsparey9585 Год назад +391

    When you hear the calibre of that voice and the talent and stature of those late departed stars,well look at today and see how far our society has degraded from those times,RIP , Frank and Richard,true stars

    • @tbolin25
      @tbolin25 Год назад +4

      Amen to that Brother, Amen!!!

    • @grahammorgan3858
      @grahammorgan3858 Год назад +3

      Well said

    • @christersvensson4948
      @christersvensson4948 Год назад

      Yes, a degradation of decency class morals, and solidarity, and what a bridge between English 16th-century drama and Hollywood he is delivering/creating. C

    • @retiredmarine3225
      @retiredmarine3225 Год назад +2

      So true.

    • @retiredmarine3225
      @retiredmarine3225 Год назад +7

      An incredible testament to a man's selflessness and generosity. Compared to today's celebrities who are all about "me", how many followers do I have, or how much more $ can I have. Opposite ends of the spectrum.

  • @Sam-gw5pl
    @Sam-gw5pl Год назад +35

    What a voice Burton had. Tremendous.

  • @motoperpetuo270
    @motoperpetuo270 3 месяца назад +16

    In 2024, listening to this marvellous voice, I feel butterflies in my stomach. RIP Richard. It hurts my heart.

  • @jamesnelson3926
    @jamesnelson3926 10 месяцев назад +62

    What a voice this man was gifted, a true Welsh man, and his timing, his fantastic choice of words..he can deliver a speech like no other ..mesmerising especially when on the screen,..sadly missed, but a great inspiration to any young would be actor..

    • @trevorpayne9671
      @trevorpayne9671 4 месяца назад +1

      Don't forget his PAUSES! Just as important as that God-given Voice.

  • @austenrobinson2747
    @austenrobinson2747 9 месяцев назад +6

    If only people like this lived amongst us today

  • @whishywashy1
    @whishywashy1 Год назад +24

    I am proud to say my father was a school boy friend of Richard Burton, he was an outstanding actor, narrator and a wonderful wonderful human being. There are certain people in life who just breeze along , they are able to do a multitude of things with their life and are accomplished at many many things. Richard was a true genius , a gentleman who loved what he did and boy did he do it well. He was from a different generation, almost old before his time but the one thing with Richard was as my Dad said he never forgot where he came from, he was proud of where he grew up but also grateful for the upbringing.
    These so called movie stars of today need to look at these old films in black and white and with their wonky sets and bad lighting and realise the one thing they could do was act, tell the story bring it to life. There will NEVER be a generation of actors like these greats who have died and that is sad, so so sad.

    • @pattydowdy2173
      @pattydowdy2173 6 месяцев назад

      Seems like it was always better in the old days Hanks not bad De niro,, Pacino. Nicholson, Pitt, Leonardo Dicaprio to name a few

  • @theoutspokenhumanist
    @theoutspokenhumanist Год назад +111

    The end of 2022 and somehow I've never seen this before. Tears in my eyes. One great honouring another in the most incredible way.

  • @StuffMadeOnDreams
    @StuffMadeOnDreams 4 месяца назад +4

    That was a fine speech like one hears very rarely, Richard Burton was a man of considerable oratoy talent.

  • @johnadams2198
    @johnadams2198 Год назад +272

    Burton’s voice truly makes the hairs at the back of your neck stand up. Sadly missed!

    • @jmad627
      @jmad627 Год назад +15

      He could make a trip over to the Circle K for a fill up, and a candy bar, sound like an exciting, sea faring adventure.

    • @alfredodistefanolaulhe2212
      @alfredodistefanolaulhe2212 Год назад +15

      Burton was a genius, amazing actor.

    • @giannimaximilian.bennett6124
      @giannimaximilian.bennett6124 Год назад +10

      He had the most appallingly beautiful oratory.

    • @highwaystar3780
      @highwaystar3780 Год назад +3

      It's Chilling because He appeared in the Film 1984' year and died short after ....I believe!

    • @highwaystar3780
      @highwaystar3780 Год назад +5

      The Golden Age was Over by then but I'm glad they were Alive while I was 18 at the time .

  • @sunnyhill5119
    @sunnyhill5119 Год назад +15

    I love Richard Burton forever. The sound of his voice....😱💋💯❤️

  • @johnschaefer2238
    @johnschaefer2238 9 месяцев назад +28

    The greatest speaker in the world honors the greatest singer I could listen to the two greatest voices forever!

  • @sayantan530
    @sayantan530 9 месяцев назад +8

    Class personified.

  • @gabgarcia5446
    @gabgarcia5446 Год назад +282

    Where did these great people go? People like Burton and Sinatra and of course thousands more. Burton’s integrity and class on display as he delivered a masterful tribute. My God this speech goes on the mantle.

    • @RaymondCore
      @RaymondCore Год назад +9

      You are correct; there is no one in their class at present.

    • @carlosanayamantilla7154
      @carlosanayamantilla7154 Год назад +7

      They don't make them like that anymore...

    • @TheJohnpandy
      @TheJohnpandy Год назад +8

      Sadly, the me me vulture-culture and lust for money without a conscious or moral compass.Hearing Richard Burton speak those words moved. Johnx

    • @fedup745
      @fedup745 Год назад +7

      They are gone. Never will we see their likes again.

    • @antonhrebec2103
      @antonhrebec2103 Год назад +4

      Burton passed away less than a year later.

  • @deanbusch2727
    @deanbusch2727 9 месяцев назад +7

    This speech was well deserved, but Richard Burton could read a menu and be captivating, and absolutely amazing actor and orator.

  • @vanessahawarden9028
    @vanessahawarden9028 Год назад +57

    The voice and intelligence of Richard Burton are beyond compare. God bless him always. Sadly missed and irreplaceable 😢

    • @robertwilliams060
      @robertwilliams060 11 месяцев назад +1

      @Hello there, how are you doing this blessed day?

  • @RDX1981
    @RDX1981 10 месяцев назад +18

    Burton has way with words , so special . Best thing in life to have someone we can call a friend.

  • @dannymiles6503
    @dannymiles6503 Год назад +235

    What a speaker with a voice that is captivating. Frank looked moved by Richard's words and delivery.

    • @fob1xxl
      @fob1xxl Год назад +17

      Richard Burton was one of the finest actors ever. From "Cleopatra", to "Taming of the Shrew", "Who's Afraid Of Virginia Wolf" and "Becket", he filled the screen with his brilliance. That voice was like a magnet. This brilliant actor was nominated 6 times I think and never won. It's a real crime when you lose to John Wayne !

    • @dannymiles6503
      @dannymiles6503 Год назад +5

      @@fob1xxl Yes what a crime, i always thought that too. I saw all those iconic films there too. Incredible that he and Liz were twice married i think. She was such an icon and around the time of Cleopatra i think lots of guys thought lucky Richard that she was his wife. Yes, he had that amazing voice in movies and speeches such as this.

    • @patriciaoreilly8907
      @patriciaoreilly8907 Год назад +1

      I was brought to tears just listening. Lol 😆

    • @patriciaoreilly8907
      @patriciaoreilly8907 Год назад +6

      @@fob1xxl Richard Burton had the most sexiest voice . What woman could say No 🙊 😏

    • @dannymiles6503
      @dannymiles6503 Год назад

      @@patriciaoreilly8907Yes, I imagine Richard had that effect on women haha lol!

  • @finchatton1
    @finchatton1 Год назад +210

    What an incredible speech by Richard Burton and a great tribute from one friend to another. Two of the greatest talents of the 20th century. Both pure class performers and both legends of stage and screen. Wow!

  • @slammajamma5435
    @slammajamma5435 9 месяцев назад +33

    Two fella’s from the streets who’ve got more brains and class than any stuffed shirt ever had.

    • @marcinb4647
      @marcinb4647 День назад

      Two frauds pretending tough guys, more like. One a has been actor turned alcoholic, the other one a has beeen crooner turned a has been bore.

  • @francinesicard464
    @francinesicard464 Год назад +49

    I cannot put into words how I feel listening to Burton's incredible voice. I'm covered with shivers. What a magnificent tribute to the great O' blue eyes.

  • @abdiver12
    @abdiver12 Год назад +201

    That might be the most beautiful tribute I've ever heard in my life and I've heard many over the years.

    • @philiphatfield5666
      @philiphatfield5666 Год назад +10

      It is.

    • @tonyodonnell8472
      @tonyodonnell8472 Год назад +2

      simply magnificent-two great men- just wonderful- thanks for sharing- - peace to you all- rest in peace

  • @cahg3871
    @cahg3871 Год назад +24

    That speech alone should got Mr.Burton an Oscar.

  • @Ingens_Scherz
    @Ingens_Scherz 9 месяцев назад +5

    Burton's last public speech as it turned out. And what a great one it was. He was only 58 when he died. What a bloody loss.

  • @uan2498
    @uan2498 Год назад +24

    What a voice, What a speech
    These were the great men of great days

  • @steviejd5803
    @steviejd5803 Год назад +52

    By some unfathomable coincidence I have manage to miss this speech until today. Today, I needed my spirit lifted, today I felt so very low, today I felt so so tired, and then this; this magnificent wordsmith filled me with humility, restored my spirit with deep joy, that one man can speak with such command about his dear friend has moved me in a way beyond explanation.

  • @jaylee3590
    @jaylee3590 Год назад +86

    Jerry Lewis is on record as saying, that Frank Sinatra would call friends like Dean, Judy and Sammy etc...and go to hospices, children's homes and hospitals on Christmas day to entertain patients...without any cameras or media there. He did it out of the goodness in his heart not for fame or kudos. David Niven is also on record in his book saying Sinatra helped him out in a huge way, and it wasn't financial. Frank also paid Lee J Cobb's medical bills even though they weren't close friends. When Cobb asked why? Sinatra replied, "because I like your work". Frank had power and influence that even helped get JFK elected as President, he had his flaws no doubt, but his selflessness and generosity knew no bounds. Great and fitting speech by Richard Burton.

    • @michellebrown1022
      @michellebrown1022 Год назад +3

      @ Jay Lee 👍🏽

    • @jonsandberg7309
      @jonsandberg7309 Год назад +5

      😂. My dad , Dan Sandberg, founder TVC film lab worked w Frank on “Main Event “, Contract on Cherry Street.
      Dad was a Friar , Frank endorsed . Dad told me Franks heartfelt generosity. Giant of a man . God bless

    • @danielw5850
      @danielw5850 Год назад +4

      Crikey, the antidote to Meghan Markle and all the others!

    • @barrysilverman124
      @barrysilverman124 Год назад +9

      When Sammy Davis Jr lost an eye in an auto accident, his Friend, Mr Sinatra paid his medical bills and supported his return to performing and made sure that he was given every accomodation to perform and stay in Las Vegas hotels despite their prior policies with black performers.
      He was a Giant of a proponent for equal/civil rights for All Peoples and a Tremendous supporter, friend of the Jewish people and of Israel.
      A True Giant....G-D BLESS

    • @richardthelionheart5594
      @richardthelionheart5594 Год назад

      @@barrysilverman124 W/ few exceptions, like Shecky Greene, agree

  • @Ron71997
    @Ron71997 Год назад +12

    My way is a song about Frank Sinatra - each lyric and each note is describing Frank's life...he sings it with the passion and emotion as though he is showing us his soul. No one can sing this song like him, he owns this song..he lived this song. This is his legacy. This is his story.
    Frank we love you ...thank you for everything you did for those in need - you paid more than enough rent for your time on this planet. You will never be forgotten.

  • @TheMindOrchestra
    @TheMindOrchestra 10 месяцев назад +13

    Man it doesn’t get better then a genuine Richard Burton big up .......🎉❤

  • @henrywhenryw812
    @henrywhenryw812 Год назад +11

    When Richard Burton speaks you listen

  • @eurostarnamastar3128
    @eurostarnamastar3128 Год назад +4

    I had the good fortune in 1983 to meet Ella Fritzgerald on Miami Beach one New Year's Eve.... she was playing with a combo in a small hotel on Ocean Drive.
    She appeared to be in her mid70s. During her break, over coffee we talked about music.
    I asked her who was her favorite male singer. She instantly replied .. " Frank Sinatra " !!
    She also said they dated for many years and would even go to the Opera together in NY on Saturdays! I got to know that their love for music and respect for each others talents was immeasurable!! True Story!!!

  • @sylvia2015
    @sylvia2015 9 месяцев назад +8

    Miss this class of entertainment. Now we have people who egos have gotten the best of them.

  • @samessa3155
    @samessa3155 7 месяцев назад +31

    The silence in the room & expressions on people's faces said it all. People like Burton & Sinatra are impossible to be replaced. RIP legends

  • @chazo22
    @chazo22 Год назад +165

    Words could never be truer, as a cancer patient in the late eighties and early nineties in NYC I heard some of what Mr Anonymous had done for cancer institutions and patients throughout the years silently. God bless Frank Sinatra a true giant of a human being 🙏🏻😎

    • @jadezee6316
      @jadezee6316 Год назад +23

      Frank Sinatra in his career raised more money ..over a BILLION dollars in today's money...and paid the bills for more famous people and just plain people.....than any other entertainer in history....Sinatra also paid ALL expenses out of his pocket when he performed for charity and did his world charity tours.....and he paid far more than he had to .....
      Jerry Lewis called him the most generous man in the world....

    • @alidajosefinaorozcohenriqu8242
      @alidajosefinaorozcohenriqu8242 Год назад +1

      Traducir please al español!

  • @normadesmond6017
    @normadesmond6017 Год назад +80

    one of the best voices ever - Richard Burton. And one hell of a speech

  • @DooWops4U2
    @DooWops4U2 Год назад +45

    Aa a 74 yo and having listened to this for my first time It truly left a tear in my eye for a speech given by someone so worthy to someone worthy of every word. Bless you both

  • @felixmadison5736
    @felixmadison5736 9 месяцев назад +17

    Now that's what you call a tribute!!! And very well deserved!!

  • @frantrictantric
    @frantrictantric Год назад +50

    Finest speaker of our times.

  • @aurorarose7239
    @aurorarose7239 Год назад +60

    Richard Burton has a voice that is to die for!!!!

  • @chrissylater5863
    @chrissylater5863 Год назад +45

    Spoken from the heart, no script, no iPad; Spontaneous and beautiful delivery, well said Mr Burton

    • @hunterluxton5976
      @hunterluxton5976 5 месяцев назад +1

      It was rehersed, every single word and even the pauses. This is not a speech one can say off the cuff without any hesitatio or lack of confidence.

    • @jeffhubbard4688
      @jeffhubbard4688 2 месяца назад

      You seem to forget, Burton was a very good actor, and a very good writer too..........................

    • @chrissylater5863
      @chrissylater5863 2 месяца назад

      @@jeffhubbard4688 Stop assuming that "I seem to forget"... I was probably not yet born when Burton made such speech. I am merely making the observation of a well versed man that delivered an above average compliment upon a fellow actor. Full stop.....

    • @timcrowley3555
      @timcrowley3555 28 дней назад

      @@hunterluxton5976 Without doubt

  • @jimdemetri8168
    @jimdemetri8168 7 месяцев назад +11

    As a sound engineer for movies and music. You have no idea how perfect his voice and diction is sonically. Any microphone will do and it will cut through with no work. God it was an easy job 🎉for the engineers that worked with him

  • @Elmer-hf1je
    @Elmer-hf1je Год назад +130

    I’m not a lip reader , but the amount of people who said ,”WOW , after that magnificent speech ,by Richard Burton was obvious!

  • @carolabecker8219
    @carolabecker8219 Год назад +28

    Every once in a while I replay this moving tribute to Mr. Sinatra by Mr. Burton. Each man had voices so distinctive you could never mistake who they were. The diction, the beautiful vocabulary and the timber of Burton’s voice is deeply moving, a reminder of a time when Hollywood had some class. And say what you will about Sinatra…for his legendary charity and anonymous generosity this tribute was well deserved and no one could have delivered it with more dignity and elegance than Richard Burton.

  • @Ron71997
    @Ron71997 Год назад +22

    This is what class is...sharing his gifts as he is able to ...to help those in need...not for recognition, not for applause, not for his ego - but rather to just help because he can. Thank you Mr. Anonymous...Thank you Frank - for everything blue eyes.

  • @upthedown1
    @upthedown1 Год назад +24

    Adored Richard Burton. I could listen to him all day.

  • @clarkeonenil3252
    @clarkeonenil3252 8 месяцев назад +12

    I've always thought that you couldn't sing like Frank Sinatra without having a lot of goodness in you. Some confirmation here from Richard Burton. Blazing artistry indeed.

  • @lA-tv1qt
    @lA-tv1qt 11 месяцев назад +10

    What a beautiful tribute from one of the greatest orators to one of the greatest singers on the planet.

  • @willielarsson9651
    @willielarsson9651 9 месяцев назад +2

    I think ole blue eyes became ole teary eyed with that tribute

  • @Timbergal
    @Timbergal 10 месяцев назад +12

    That Richard Burton voice! His presence on any stage…..what a magnificent man!
    One yr before his too early death

  • @JSB1882
    @JSB1882 Год назад +151

    For me next to Jack Barrymore - Richard Burton had an incredible voice. Everything he said about Frank Sinatra was true.

    • @johnmorelli3775
      @johnmorelli3775 Год назад +10

      An amazing tribute to Sinatra!

    • @georgemakuca8870
      @georgemakuca8870 Год назад +2

      ....and his vocabulary was rich indeed...

    • @johnbatch9276
      @johnbatch9276 Год назад +1

      Great voices laurence olivier James Mason John arlott Brando Richie benaud Churchill of course Burton all still now but memorable in the mind

    • @aaeeturner
      @aaeeturner Год назад +1

      @@johnbatch9276 And Eddie Butler

    • @johnbatch9276
      @johnbatch9276 Год назад

      @@aaeeturner yes i will have Eddie waring then oop and under his mother loves him unforgettable

  • @peterfranks6243
    @peterfranks6243 Год назад +83

    That moved him. Such an amazing voice Richard Burton had. God's speed to you both

    • @briang.7206
      @briang.7206 Год назад +4

      You can tell Richard Burton was a,stage actor he was used to performing before an live audience.

  • @johnwhite3015
    @johnwhite3015 Год назад +15

    That is how to give a speech with poise humanity dignity and courage and above all kindness the mark of a wonderful actor who is no longer with us he is sadly missed

  • @patdoe5242
    @patdoe5242 10 месяцев назад +10

    Richard's voice is so memorising I could listen to it all day

  • @scottjones1109
    @scottjones1109 Год назад +83

    What a tribute, explaining, in part, why Frank Sinatra was one of the Greatest Men of the 20th Century.

    • @shofar34u
      @shofar34u Год назад

      Frank nowhere ever said anything about him being such a giver. So he was mister anomynous giver. A sinner but he cared!!

  • @phillipecook3227
    @phillipecook3227 Год назад +109

    Like many I've seen lots of tributes down the years given to the great and the good but I don't think I've ever heard one as powerful as this one. Oh and I could listen to Burton reciting the phone book .....

    • @annehudson3210
      @annehudson3210 Год назад +6

      Wonderful voice, its the Welsh that does it.

    • @phillipecook3227
      @phillipecook3227 Год назад

      @@annehudson3210 and a certain voice coach.

  • @wangmowangdi3471
    @wangmowangdi3471 Год назад +16

    Now that's what I would call a Poetic Voice ❤😮

  • @gwarren6386
    @gwarren6386 Год назад +34

    What I loved most about Mr Sinatra was what he said about Joe Louis at Joe’s funeral. He said “He was a credit to his race, the human race”.

  • @nemanjapeic3698
    @nemanjapeic3698 Год назад +60

    One of the best speaking voices salutes one of the greatest singing voices. Magnificent. Perfect diction and great attitude! :D

  • @craigsmith2030
    @craigsmith2030 Год назад +62

    To listen to Burton orate that piece of majic about frank was captivating. What beautiful words. Could see frank never missed one word that was said, and was moved by it all. Frank Sinatra missed, Richard Burton missed. Thankfully these little gems still exist to remind us of these great men of the golden age. Thankyou.

    • @davidwilliamson9333
      @davidwilliamson9333 Год назад +6

      Sadly we have no close to these giants today. Only self absorbed no talents.

    • @wendyqallab6906
      @wendyqallab6906 Год назад +3

      What a beautiful tribute.

    • @2034916
      @2034916 Год назад +2

      For all of you Richard Burton fans, there is a video you can upload on Utube where he is singing “Camelot” and is visibly moved by the response of the audience. Really worth seeing.

    • @johnbatch9276
      @johnbatch9276 Год назад +2

      He wasn't majic Craig but he was magic

  • @annebenn353
    @annebenn353 3 месяца назад +4

    Both Frank and Richard are so missed. I'm glad I had the privilege of living in their era even though it was far too short.

  • @jacktrades24
    @jacktrades24 Год назад +16

    What a beautiful and eloquent tribute to Mr. Sinatra's deep humanity and kindness.

  • @12davidjoyner
    @12davidjoyner Год назад +69

    If credit is sought good deeds are undone , Sinatra sought none.
    He clearly had a heart equal to his wonderful voice, and recieved without expectation this beautifully worded and spoken tribute by his friend.

  • @markpallotto3164
    @markpallotto3164 Год назад +80

    As great a man as he was. We’ll never know his true greatness.

    • @PhilipCBooth
      @PhilipCBooth Год назад +1

      I remember reading Lee J Cobb had heart surgery Sinatra paid the bill.
      Lee Remick husband had heart surgery she went to pay the bill.
      It had already been paid by Sinatra.
      Lee Remick said years later at the time she didn't know Sinatra and up till that point she had never worked with him till many years later.

  • @ChristopherAlam1
    @ChristopherAlam1 Год назад +3

    Alas, that kind of class and dignity is not seen in the entertainment industry anymore.

  • @larry6795
    @larry6795 10 месяцев назад +9

    One, if not the most moving speech from one man to another, Congratulations to Mr.Sinatra and this wonderful tribute to a very special human 👏🏽
    I feel blessed to have grown up at a time when you had great entertainers like Sinatra, and Burton still showcasing their abundance of talent…side note, I had the great pleasure of meeting Mr.Sinatra when he appeared on the Arsenal Hall show with Joe Piscipo. 🎙️🙏🏾🕊️🕊️

  • @roberthayes9842
    @roberthayes9842 Год назад +24

    I had a Welsh friend and when he read out loud his voice became Burton, something wonderful about the speaking voice of the Welsh, this tribute was magnificent and Frank deserved it, every word

  • @alecball68
    @alecball68 Год назад +76

    This is the best by far one of the most beautiful heartwarming speeches to a Man with so much respect for others from a Man that has enormous respect for his good friend to both R.I.P

  • @gilldanier4129
    @gilldanier4129 9 месяцев назад +13

    Never known about this speech. What a speech!! What a tribute.

  • @kerryevans5892
    @kerryevans5892 4 месяца назад +1

    The irreplaceable richard burton with his dignified grace, speaking of sinatra a speech i will never forget . Two hollywood greats that no male actor holds a torch to . May angels always hold you

  • @ericwalker2172
    @ericwalker2172 Год назад +17

    Richard Burtons voice the war of the Worlds no one to compare people thought it was really happening back in the day amazing beautiful voice RIP Sir

  • @rayhicks8155
    @rayhicks8155 Год назад +17

    Magnificent speech , from the man with the Golden Voice ,to a Legend of our time

    • @edithbannerman4
      @edithbannerman4 9 месяцев назад +1

      @Hello there, how are you doing this blessed day?

  • @LVPAcharn
    @LVPAcharn Год назад +4

    The untold actors down on their luck that this man helped, he would leave an open cheque to a hospital ! God love you Frank !!!

  • @hayleyanna2625
    @hayleyanna2625 2 месяца назад +1

    That was a magnificent tribute. Two great men. Class acts. We shall never see the likes of them again. ❤

  • @claudiocorleone7856
    @claudiocorleone7856 Год назад +90

    This is one of the greatest speeches I have ever heard in my life! Richard really out did himself . Having had the rare privilege by accident to have met Mr Sinatra he was kind and gentle greeting everyone in the room one by one. He didn’t have to but he did. I knew he had helped fellow friends and actors but unaware of his many charities. Addio Francesco !

  • @MOGGS1942
    @MOGGS1942 Год назад +86

    Wow! That was some speech by my fellow Welshman, the legend who is Richard Burton. As a Sinatraphile I was deeply moved to hear the words spoken about my hero. Ol' Blue Eyes has many critics, and I would urge them to watch this video, and better help them to understand the man from Hoboken. RIP Mr. Sinatra and Mr. Burton.

    • @teddybass4450
      @teddybass4450 Год назад +7

      I would have Burton Taught in all UK schools, I'm English and have always been a pains to point out his Welshness! He was a one off.

    • @davidwilliamson9333
      @davidwilliamson9333 Год назад +13

      Years ago , in the mid 90's , I was down on my luck. Homeless in Santa Monica called. There was a priest, father Chase that came out to the beach ⛱ every Sunday and he and his friends would serve a terrific meal. And with the meal he gave everyone a dollar, sometimes $5 or $10 dollars. And one day I asked him where the food and money came from . And he told me frank Sinatra had an account set up specifically for that reason. I miss you ole blue eyes, mr anonymous 💙.

    • @karenjanicehollick1545
      @karenjanicehollick1545 Год назад +2

      A nice tribute to chair man if the board

    • @davidwilliamson9333
      @davidwilliamson9333 Год назад +6

      @@teddybass4450 he also had Elizabeth Taylor. I envy him. Great orator

    • @obi-potobi790
      @obi-potobi790 Год назад +5

      I think Anthony Hopkins and Michael Sheen came from the same town as Mr Burton, is that so? Talk about an abundance of riches..

  • @bobhunt9147
    @bobhunt9147 11 дней назад

    That speech left me in tears. How wonderful of Richard Burton to tell us all of all the fantastic good my favourite singer,did for others, down on there luck. God bless them . Incredible

  • @Basman59
    @Basman59 2 месяца назад +2

    The oratory eloquence of Burton is so profound that every pause carries gravitas.