So hard to listen without crying. I lost my husband last year, 2019, after 43 short years with him. I know I wasted so many days with arguments over petty things, days of me doing things I wanted and leaving him home alone and days of not telling him how much I loved him. I squandered those fleeting days of youth and what I would give to have just one of those days back, just one.
Now 44 years I understand why my dad love this song so very much! I miss you daddy! If only I could go back to yesterday when you were here with me and mom! Just to hear your amazing voice and see your beautiful smile! To you both I love you so very much! I long for the day when we all will be together once again! I am broken hearted missing you both so very deeply! Life is too hard without you both here with me! 😍
This is one of the greatest voices in the history of music. There is only one Mel Torme and I wish he were alive today. Tony Bennett, Michael Buble, Josh Groban or no one else can hold a candle to this guy even now, just as in his day Frank Sinatra, Perry Como or any of his other contemporaries could touch this man.
Nobody, but nobody could match Mel Torme for his level of musicianship. He was not only a great singer but a top notch drummer, pianist, composer ("The Christmas Song" and 300 others) and author. He worked with the likes of Judy Garland, George Shearing, Gerry Mulligan, Marty Paich, Benny Goodman, Buddy Rich, the whole pantheon of great musicians. This is such a nice memorial.
I can listen to this again and again and again...everything about it is wonderful...of course, Mel's singing but the arrangement, the orchestration, the production...so lavish, so beautiful, so emotional....I don't just love this music, Mel, Frank, Tony Bennett, I'm IN LOVE with it, I'm addicted to it, I can't get enough of it....
I too am in love with the great vocalists who knew how to interpret a lyric. They actually sang in tune, articulated beautifully, took liberties with the melody and tempo tastefully. I was conceived in my mother's womb to Sinatra. Peggy Lee, Carmen McRae, Ella, Steve and Edyie Gorme, .... high school for me was listening to Jack Jones. I heard Mel's son live and he was great!!! now, it's Michael Bible. He's flawless in every way! He should stick to the old standards though.🎵🤗 p.s. dad and I giggled together for years. I'm a professional vocalist. Only sang real music... the old standards!!🎵🎵💗
People have to understand why he was head and shoulders above any other singer ,his phrasing,his intonation,his diction,his interpretation with perfect pitch makes him beyond all other popular/jazz singers and his scat singing was from a different world even better than Ella and Sarah i would say.
Harry Anderson introduced me to Mel Torm´e on Night Court. Harry is gone, and Mel is gone. Their talent lasts forever. I lamented both of them. Jazz and magic.
A great great great singer. Up there with the top songsters of all time. And he never lost his voice or his taste. A very good drummer too. Hugely gifted. And he meant every note he hit and every lyric he sang.
Anna I was speaking of him and his scat singing at the prestigious Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London two weeks ago and the tutors loved to remember him as well. Well some of us try to imitate him but we will never emulate him as a jazz singer, if you see what I mean.
Anna: had the pleasure of catching this man in concert. Today’s so called artist aren’t fit polish this man shoes. Miss him very much. In fact miss many of the classic artists of yesteryears.
Thanks for your post and effort keeping this treasure alive those years you worked with Mel. He is dearly missed and many are still finding him and his top talent above all others.
He had the music in him the arranging, the vocals, the song writing even walked into a studio in Clevland Ohio in 1935 an immediately got a job for $35/week. Wrote the Christmas song and Nat King Cole went with it, Great team.
how is it the young generation misses out on these great music masters...jay-z and lady gaga have never brought me to tears....like the velvet frog can!
This song definitely lends itself to each singer's version. Did I say that right? This is another wonderful version. And I thought all this time it was Dusty Springfield who was my favorite. Have not listened to Julio Iglesias - yet. But ROY CLARK's version was also - fabulous.
you might wonder were singers born at a time when they had the ability to sing at these high levels. they did and it happened in the mid 20th century. so i am ruined. i can't hear live singers like this anymore. but we have these memories of the best renditions of the best songs with the best lyrics. a triple header ! maybe again in mid 21st century ? it seems unlikely in this time of mean spiritedness. always be kind.
+John O correct. one time i was in chicago around 1971 when he was performing at the famous jazz club there. it was in one of my bad times and i walked out while he was singing. for a long time i felt that hearing him was bad luck for me but i am past that now. john, you must be happy about having developed the ear to appreciate this fine music which also requires a talent.
Wherever I go they call me by name And that in itself is some kind of fame I'm good for a laugh, and a drink, and a game Wherever I go, they're I'm glad that I came The life that I live, I like it just fine There's music and romance and glamour and wine And beautiful girls and some of them mine But often my eyes see a different shine Yesterday, when I was young The taste of life was sweet as rain upon my tongue I teased at life as if it were a foolish game The way the evening breeze may tease a candle flame The thousand dreams I dreamed The splendid things I planned I always built, alas, on weak and shifting sand I lived by night and shunned the naked light of day Only now I see how the years ran away [Bridge] Yesterday, when I was young So many drinking songs were waiting to be sung So many wayward pleasures lay in store for me So much pain my dazzled eyes refused to see I ran so fast that time and youth at last ran out I never stopped to think what life was all about And every conversation I can now recall Concerned itself with me, nothing else at all [Verse 2] Yesterday, the moon was blue And every crazy day brought something new to do I used my magic age as if it were a wand Never saw the waste and emptiness beyond The game of life I played with arrogance and pride And every flame I lit too quickly, quickly died The friends I made all seemed somehow to drift away And only I am left on stage to end the play There are so many songs in me that won't be sung I feel the bitter note of tears upon my tongue The time has come for me to pay for yesterday When I was young
Every line stings because it's so relevant .on every level from lyricist to MelThis is class song.thanks to all involved in its production but most of all thanks to Google.Long may you continue to pay low taxes.(I will make up the difference George)
I always thought Aznivoir did it best, after all he did write it, but this was even better. A more pleasant voice. Yrt I am not comparing them Both have something great to offer!!!
@pranktheroyal And you can get it on ebay but make sure you check the Region before you buy as a lot of them are only Region One. There are a few Region 4 though
Hell, I didn't feel like responding to another's 'contribution', but 'PortraitArtist D'Amour's is definitive. His articulation qualifies him.. Good read, PAD.
@pranktheroyal Night Court 7 Two Monday to Friday 10.30 am. it is a great show. I have a Telstra T box and it records all the series automatically for me. Have fun watching. Bull is a barrell of laughs. Have you seen Ros in it she is good too. Dan, well he won't change. Glad to help out. To all you "Night Court" fans who can now watch it during the day. By the way. I'm not sure where you are but I am in Australia.
@pranktheroyal And you are right! I have been listening a handful of his songs and his pitch can be pretty sharp in some areas. I have listened to his songs since I was a child that I took them for granted. But with a "new ear", it is pretty obvious.
Lol! YOU have perfect pitch. And WHO are you, exactly? Some bozo posting on RUclips. Torme was a genius, one of the greatest singer/musicians who ever walked the earth. He has no equal in today's crudball array of "singer/ musicians." Give us a break. Anyway, you gave us a giggle at your own sorry expense.
+Yury Jacobs No offence meant to Bing or Mel, but this particular song belongs to CHARLES AZNAVOUR, as White Christmas belongs to Bing and Stardust to Mel. :)
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So hard to listen without crying. I lost my husband last year, 2019, after 43 short years with him. I know I wasted so many days with arguments over petty things, days of me doing things I wanted and leaving him home alone and days of not telling him how much I loved him. I squandered those fleeting days of youth and what I would give to have just one of those days back, just one.
"Time held me green and dying though I sang in my chains like the sea." Dylan Thomas
2:31 - 2:43 - from “pain” to “I ran”. No-one else has ever taken popular song to a place so deep and black and true.
Jesus, this is tear making 😢
The greatest interpreter of the American Songbook , songs that will last forever.
Now 44 years I understand why my dad love this song so very much! I miss you daddy! If only I could go back to yesterday when you were here with me and mom! Just to hear your amazing voice and see your beautiful smile! To you both I love you so very much! I long for the day when we all will be together once again! I am broken hearted missing you both so very deeply! Life is too hard without you both here with me! 😍
This is one of the greatest voices in the history of music. There is only one Mel Torme and I wish he were alive today. Tony Bennett, Michael Buble, Josh Groban or no one else can hold a candle to this guy even now, just as in his day Frank Sinatra, Perry Como or any of his other contemporaries could touch this man.
Nobody, but nobody could match Mel Torme for his level of musicianship. He was not only a great singer but a top notch drummer, pianist, composer ("The Christmas Song" and 300 others) and author. He worked with the likes of Judy Garland, George Shearing, Gerry Mulligan, Marty Paich, Benny Goodman, Buddy Rich, the whole pantheon of great musicians. This is such a nice memorial.
This is beautiful music, what a voice, what phrasing, and that drummers light touch...amazing
I can listen to this again and again and again...everything about it is wonderful...of course, Mel's singing but the arrangement, the orchestration, the production...so lavish, so beautiful, so emotional....I don't just love this music, Mel, Frank, Tony Bennett, I'm IN LOVE with it, I'm addicted to it, I can't get enough of it....
Carry On Koby.....you forgot Dino.
I too am in love with the great vocalists who knew how to interpret a lyric. They actually sang in tune, articulated beautifully, took liberties with the melody and tempo tastefully. I was conceived in my mother's womb to Sinatra. Peggy Lee, Carmen McRae, Ella, Steve and Edyie Gorme, .... high school for me was listening to Jack Jones. I heard Mel's son live and he was great!!! now, it's Michael Bible. He's flawless in every way! He should stick to the old standards though.🎵🤗 p.s. dad and I giggled together for years. I'm a professional vocalist. Only sang real music... the old standards!!🎵🎵💗
buble
People have to understand why he was head and shoulders above any other singer ,his phrasing,his intonation,his diction,his interpretation with perfect pitch makes him beyond all other popular/jazz singers and his scat singing was from a different world even better than Ella and Sarah i would say.
Agry
Harry Anderson introduced me to Mel Torm´e on Night Court. Harry is gone, and Mel is gone. Their talent lasts forever. I lamented both of them. Jazz and magic.
i realize Im kinda off topic but do anyone know of a good website to watch new series online?
@Moses Watson Lately I have been using flixzone. You can find it on google =)
@Merrick Abdiel yea, I've been using Flixzone for since april myself =)
@Merrick Abdiel Thank you, signed up and it seems like a nice service :) Appreciate it!!
@Moses Watson Happy to help :)
A great great great singer. Up there with the top songsters of all time. And he never lost his voice or his taste. A very good drummer too. Hugely gifted. And he meant every note he hit and every lyric he sang.
Fantastic. Brings tears to my eyes, he had that way when he sang. He was the GREATEST.
One of the most touching and beautiful versions of this song by a real master.
I miss you madly!
So, so beautiful we miss you so much Mel.
Beautiful arrangement,wonderful voice.So sorry I never got to see this wonderful performer in person before he passed.
Love you Mel. I have goosebumps on my are from your voice and style.
How many remember him, a great voice, thank you. Merry Christmas.
Anna I was speaking of him and his scat singing at the prestigious Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London two weeks ago and the tutors loved to remember him as well. Well some of us try to imitate him but we will never emulate him as a jazz singer, if you see what I mean.
Anna: had the pleasure of catching this man in concert. Today’s so called artist aren’t fit polish this man shoes. Miss him very much. In fact miss many of the classic artists of yesteryears.
This was one of the greats from the old days.
You truly feel every thought he is sharing. He is an artist in every sense. Each recording and performance of Mel inspires me!
He was the king of phrasing and diction.
One of the best singers in this genre of all time. God bless you Mel. May Buddy tease you forever.
Mel is the epitome of smooth.
Mel was such an amazing vocalist,we miss ya mel
What a beautiful voice!!!!
you people are all so perfect.mel is awesome.i used to be a soundman for 15 yrs and he never had a bad performance.consumate proffesional.
Thanks for your post and effort keeping this treasure alive those years you worked with Mel.
He is dearly missed and many are still finding him and his top talent above all others.
Love you mel I am still here and you will never be forgotten!
How can you top this? This performance is so (un)believable, so sentifmental. It makes me tear up.
The marvellous voice of Mel Tormé offers a great interpretation of the French song "Hier encore" of Charles Aznavour.
Such a wonderful voice..
He had the music in him the arranging, the vocals, the song writing even walked into a studio in Clevland Ohio in 1935 an immediately got a job for $35/week. Wrote the Christmas song and Nat King Cole went with it, Great team.
The Greatest.
how is it the young generation misses out on these great music masters...jay-z and lady gaga have never brought me to tears....like the velvet frog can!
Velvet frog???
This song definitely lends itself to each singer's version. Did I say that right? This is another wonderful version. And I thought all this time it was Dusty Springfield who was my favorite. Have not listened to Julio Iglesias - yet. But ROY CLARK's version was also - fabulous.
+slated sue Meh...I put this up there with "My Way" Just never liked it. Too whiney.
WOW WOW WOW !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
From a mad keen 73yo Aussie fan.
Amazing vocals...
Clever combination of two great French songs.
Back in the days when words and music had meaning!
you might wonder were singers born at a time when they had the ability to sing at these high levels. they did and it happened in the mid 20th century. so i am ruined. i can't hear live singers like this anymore. but we have these memories of the best renditions of the best songs with the best lyrics. a triple header ! maybe again in mid 21st century ? it seems unlikely in this time of mean spiritedness. always be kind.
+John O correct. one time i was in chicago around 1971 when he was performing at the famous jazz club there. it was in one of my bad times and i walked out while he was singing. for a long time i felt that hearing him was bad luck for me but i am past that now. john, you must be happy about having developed the ear to appreciate this fine music which also requires a talent.
Mel Torme and Harry Conick Jr. could be singing twins. Beautiful !!!!!!!
Too smooth to be true........ love it....
A wonderful rendition as only Tormé can of this French song
Thanks
My personal favorite among many fine renditions.
Wherever I go they call me by name
And that in itself is some kind of fame
I'm good for a laugh, and a drink, and a game
Wherever I go, they're I'm glad that I came
The life that I live, I like it just fine
There's music and romance and glamour and wine
And beautiful girls and some of them mine
But often my eyes see a different shine
Yesterday, when I was young
The taste of life was sweet as rain upon my tongue
I teased at life as if it were a foolish game
The way the evening breeze may tease a candle flame
The thousand dreams I dreamed
The splendid things I planned
I always built, alas, on weak and shifting sand
I lived by night and shunned the naked light of day
Only now I see how the years ran away
[Bridge]
Yesterday, when I was young
So many drinking songs were waiting to be sung
So many wayward pleasures lay in store for me
So much pain my dazzled eyes refused to see
I ran so fast that time and youth at last ran out
I never stopped to think what life was all about
And every conversation I can now recall
Concerned itself with me, nothing else at all
[Verse 2]
Yesterday, the moon was blue
And every crazy day brought something new to do
I used my magic age as if it were a wand
Never saw the waste and emptiness beyond
The game of life I played with arrogance and pride
And every flame I lit too quickly, quickly died
The friends I made all seemed somehow to drift away
And only I am left on stage to end the play
There are so many songs in me that won't be sung
I feel the bitter note of tears upon my tongue
The time has come for me to pay for yesterday
When I was young
life and our velvet moments. blessed. rod
fantastic voice !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Number One !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
right performance.Thank you.
A medley of two french songs, . Yesterday when i was young is a Chales Aznavour song.
ooo its so soulfoul
love you mel.
So good!
Too little. Too Late. But let it be said he was a heavily under-rated master. TY Grand53
Every line stings because it's so relevant .on every level from lyricist to MelThis is class song.thanks to all involved in its production but most of all thanks to Google.Long may you continue to pay low taxes.(I will make up the difference George)
I'll ask this on here too. How many people know "Judge Harry Stone? Tip. I've just watched him and Mel Torme
این ترانه شرح حال جوانی امثال ماست که اکنون در پیری بیاد گذشته ها خوشیم ..
Yes, very good comment, 5-3-2022
Being French, I love Aznavour's original, but Mel is just perfect.
Best version IMHO
I agree, gives me chills everytime I hear it.
The intro is "When The World Was Young" original French track too, "Le Chevalier de Paris" sung by Edith Piaf...
Oh shit! I love the Rhodes doin' its thang back there, filling the entire room.
No one could sing this song like "The Velvet Fog"
wow!
I always thought Aznivoir did it best, after all he did write it, but this was even better. A more pleasant voice. Yrt I am not comparing them Both have something great to offer!!!
Great stuff-subscribed!
This starts OUT like "When the world was young"...word for word. Then it goes to another song I actually like better!
Right! "When the world was young" is a great tune. Here, the touch of bandonion (sic) gives just the right hint of the nostalgia to come!
I 😍 love it yasssss
He and Mr. Aznavour will now be able to sing it together...
Add Jaques Brel
Jesus, the lyrics are sad but true 😢
@pranktheroyal And you can get it on ebay but make sure you check the Region before you buy as a lot of them are only Region One. There are a few Region 4 though
потрясающий голос и песня тоже
It's a cover of Charles Aznavour's song "Hier encore" :)
Hell, I didn't feel like responding to another's 'contribution', but 'PortraitArtist D'Amour's is definitive. His articulation qualifies him..
Good read, PAD.
@pranktheroyal Night Court 7 Two Monday to Friday 10.30 am. it is a great show. I have a Telstra T box and it records all the series automatically for me. Have fun watching. Bull is a barrell of laughs. Have you seen Ros in it she is good too. Dan, well he won't change. Glad to help out. To all you "Night Court" fans who can now watch it during the day. By the way. I'm not sure where you are but I am in Australia.
@pranktheroyal And you are right! I have been listening a handful of his songs and his pitch can be pretty sharp in some areas. I have listened to his songs since I was a child that I took them for granted. But with a "new ear", it is pretty obvious.
@GypsyFairy85 lol i know. it's an insider with my family
Belle chanson de Charles Aznavour
@pranktheroyal There's no problem with Aznavour's pitch. No sharp no flat. Just his way of singing, which you obviously don't like.
Appropriately nicknamed "The Velvet Fog"
Not a bad version!!!!
Me 70, Mel 74. Sigh!
5-3-2022
Lol! YOU have perfect pitch. And WHO are you, exactly? Some bozo posting
on RUclips. Torme was a genius, one of the greatest singer/musicians who
ever walked the earth. He has no equal in today's crudball array of "singer/
musicians." Give us a break. Anyway, you gave us a giggle at your own
sorry expense.
Why has our generation allowed our music to replaced by the rubbish of today
sur les goûts ne se discutent pas !
... the same I can say about Andy Williams!!!!
giggled not giggled. see, stupid check spell changed it. We performed gigs together. duo to 15 piece big band.🎵💗
LOL! Velvet Frog!
Aznavour...
Ruh hali 35
I believe that Bing is much better !
+Yury Jacobs No offence meant to Bing or Mel, but this particular song belongs to CHARLES AZNAVOUR, as White Christmas belongs to Bing and Stardust to Mel. :)
....
sur les goûts ne se discutent pas ...
Wonderful. Accordion a bit out of tune, wonder if that was intentional? It seems oddly right in a song about a life gone out of key.
IT BELONGS TO BING.
boring