Sammy Davis Jr - Ol' Man River

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  • Опубликовано: 24 авг 2024
  • Sammy Davis Jr extraordinary rendition of ol man river

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  • @hhm28061953
    @hhm28061953 8 лет назад +424

    It is the best Version I ever heard - free from trivial make-up its, brutal, honest - bravissimo Sammy - you still belong to the greatest of all-time

    • @curtisneilson5829
      @curtisneilson5829 7 лет назад +5

      Hans-Horst Mueller Paul Robeson

    • @moss8448
      @moss8448 7 лет назад +4

      bravo well said....

    • @joshbarela7669
      @joshbarela7669 7 лет назад +1

      Hans-Horst Mueller I'm particularly fond of Ramey Samuel's version

    • @arturolopezportillocontrer4902
      @arturolopezportillocontrer4902 6 лет назад +3

      Curtiss Nelson; Exactly! Paul Robeson! The best! Also Samuel Ramey!

    • @quiquibud4
      @quiquibud4 6 лет назад

      think paris 85 better but both great

  • @bevally1533
    @bevally1533 10 часов назад

    He was extraordinary! Highly gifted -- magnificent voice, superb dancer, all around great entertainer! While he's not with us anymore, his legacy lives on in vocals and videos. Thank you, Sammy.
    You will never be forgotten!!

  • @malkyboy1234
    @malkyboy1234 7 лет назад +58

    Please never remove this, it's pure class

    • @JoeBrahh
      @JoeBrahh  Год назад +17

      hey, i realise this is literally half a decade old (wow that's scary) but for anyone that stumbles onto this comment I just wanted to say I'll never remove this vid and I have it backed up, so if it ever gets taken down I'll make sure it's uploaded again

  • @TheJazzyVaudevillian
    @TheJazzyVaudevillian 7 лет назад +61

    Sammy Davis, Jr. was one of the greatest entertainers that ever lived.

    • @trishlangford5773
      @trishlangford5773 Год назад +1

      Not one of. THE greatest. Ever.❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

    • @Luigiano
      @Luigiano 11 месяцев назад

      Top 2!!!

  • @michele9271
    @michele9271 4 года назад +122

    I have watched this at least 100 times over the years and I never get sick of it. He is a gift. His talent is a gift to us! Thankfully we have some awesome videos to cherish

    • @andreww.8709
      @andreww.8709 2 года назад +1

      Same here Michele, it is such an accomplished performance.

    • @pinball1970
      @pinball1970 2 года назад +1

      @@andreww.8709 It's simply stunning. So much there to go into but you have to start with the talent.Not many singers, Sinatra included could do what he did. Just brilliant

    • @hc9082
      @hc9082 Год назад +1

      Truly the very best performance of this song. The talent this man had is on a totally different level. Thankfully we have videos

    • @masayoshifkui8428
      @masayoshifkui8428 Год назад

      Yes, he is a gift.

    • @masayoshifkui8428
      @masayoshifkui8428 Год назад +1

      American has many gifted peoples too.

  • @rivkajazz
    @rivkajazz 5 лет назад +48

    He should have gotten a standing ovation for that. 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏

    • @propeller89
      @propeller89 Год назад

      Well, sure - but there was no need for it, he knew what he just did!

    • @rivkajazz
      @rivkajazz Год назад +5

      @@propeller89 Just watched it again after having left this comment three years ago. Yeah....he deserved a standing ovation.

    • @Hvnly777
      @Hvnly777 Год назад

      @@propeller89 He literally dropped the mic! BRAVO Sammy!!!

    • @MrChelseabun
      @MrChelseabun Год назад +2

      If I'd been there I would have stood up. My soul would have demanded it!!

    • @rivkajazz
      @rivkajazz Год назад

      @@MrChelseabun Absolutely.

  • @desleykakoulidisgallaway3382
    @desleykakoulidisgallaway3382 4 года назад +102

    They were witnessing a a special moment in entertainment history- it’s like a musical production perfection 🙏

    • @northstarastrology3954
      @northstarastrology3954 4 года назад +4

      Right? I remember seeing him on TV, but really beautiful to reintroduce myself to this great man.

    • @johnhodgson4588
      @johnhodgson4588 Год назад

      From what he went through ie Tom Crow, even when he was part of the ," Rat Pack" it's an honour to what's him come through all that. He invented the triple threat, god bless you , Mr Davis

    • @dovbarleib3256
      @dovbarleib3256 Год назад

      @@johnhodgson4588 Jim Crow. He went through Jim Crow.

  • @irishsetterarchie
    @irishsetterarchie 10 лет назад +62

    Mr. Davis not only had a beautiful and powerful voice, he could transport you body, soul, and spirit into the depth of his emotion. I was with him there on the banks of the river. This performance brought a tear to my eyes. I miss him very much.

    • @moss8448
      @moss8448 Год назад

      well said

    • @JamesMena-ym9vf
      @JamesMena-ym9vf Год назад

      He also brought me to the banks of that river, he brought all of us bloodlines of the used and abused to that rivers edge. No one brings situations to Life like Sammy!.
      Rest in peace my brother, you will never be forgotten.

  • @bi-costalteacher1281
    @bi-costalteacher1281 Год назад +21

    I’ve watched this at least 100 times and it never gets old. That ending never fails to give me chills. He was one of the greatest entertainers in history!

    • @Aucht52
      @Aucht52 8 месяцев назад

      Indeed he was. Gone far too soon. 😢

  • @mse48
    @mse48 11 лет назад +126

    The most "soulful" rendition of "Ol' Man River" ever. The phrasing, dynamics and pauses are classic Sammy Davis, Jr. I love at the end when he changes the lyrics from "skeered of dyin'" to "but ain't afraid of dyin'.'"

    • @20alphabet
      @20alphabet 4 года назад

      Just shut up.

    • @markbeames7852
      @markbeames7852 4 года назад

      The Paul Robson lyrics as original stand. You're wrong. You're not afraid of dying? Oh, okay.

    • @svalentine4667
      @svalentine4667 3 года назад

      I think the original version makes more sense, but Sammy’s singing is the best I’ve heard of this song

  • @DesmarGuevara
    @DesmarGuevara 4 года назад +3

    I want to give Sammy millions and millions of likes. No one like him.

  • @peterkelsey5841
    @peterkelsey5841 5 лет назад +116

    This man, Sammy Davis Jr, is on a completely different level to any other born individual.

    • @darnellmagruder283
      @darnellmagruder283 4 года назад +7

      Oh yes Pete, He could sing, dance, play musical instruments, he could do impressions, he could entertain 2 hours straight and you'd swear he just started his set. HE WAS THE MAN!!!!!

    • @helenjosten8570
      @helenjosten8570 4 года назад +3

      Absolutely ❤️

    • @markbeames7852
      @markbeames7852 4 года назад

      Bullshit. Listen to Paul Robeson. Additionally - Sinatra didn't change the lyrics like Sammy did.

    • @timfarmer
      @timfarmer 3 года назад +2

      @@markbeames7852 spell his name right if you’re such a fan

    • @markbeames7852
      @markbeames7852 3 года назад

      @@timfarmer oh my! Did I touch a nerve? LOL

  • @peterkelsey5841
    @peterkelsey5841 5 лет назад +66

    Those lucky, lucky people in the audience witnessing one of the greatest performances in the history of entertainment. Absolutely Wonderful!

    • @thomaslong8448
      @thomaslong8448 2 года назад

      And yet they didn't give him an ovation and it was the last song of the concert...must be a mostly white audience.

    • @MICHGO1
      @MICHGO1 2 года назад +1

      @@thomaslong8448 BACK THEN PEOPLE WERE MRE REFINED. TODAY PEOPLE ARE SO HYPED UP THAT ALL A PERSON HAS TO DO IS SAY HIS NAME AND THE CHEERS BEGIN.

  • @pondgazer1
    @pondgazer1 4 года назад +39

    I didn't think any version of this great song could be better than the well-known original sung by Paul Robeson. This is one of the most moving renditions that I've ever heard. Absolutely stunning. Profound respect to Mr. Sammy Davis Jr.

    • @michaellozito9750
      @michaellozito9750 Год назад +2

      When they make a movie about this great man, as well they should. This has to be the opening song.
      It captures the pain and greatness of this man. I love him

    • @walkerrashad948
      @walkerrashad948 Год назад +2

      Come on man I know you're loyal, but, Sammy's version is much better than the original version ! Sammy have a much better singing voice and he put much more emotion into this song I can feel this !!!!

    • @jeannettelocorriere8599
      @jeannettelocorriere8599 10 месяцев назад +1

      I agree, Sammy lived through racism in the army then in life when he was singing. There was segregation when he went to Las Vegas and Frank Sinatra stepped in and told the hotel owners he was never going to sing there again if they didn’t let Sammy eat and sleep in the hotel where they were performing. It’s why he can sing this song with such feeling. He was a great singer and tap dancer, I loved him.

  • @westhawk9599
    @westhawk9599 3 года назад +6

    There will never be another singer whose heart and soul can be felt in songs, like Sammy Davis Jr.

  • @thomasjorge4734
    @thomasjorge4734 Год назад +7

    He was soooo Talented.
    Entertainer Extrodinaire:
    Singer, Dancer, Actor, Comedian, Impressionist!
    What could he not do?
    He played a bitter gunman looking for revenge in a Rifleman episode.
    Just Incredible!

  • @user-vb9qg5ce7u
    @user-vb9qg5ce7u 26 дней назад

    😂😂Every time I hear this song i can't believe Sammy doesn't get a standing ovation at the end of this song. His singing of this song is like an artist painting a picture of the old south. I wish i had been in the audience that night he would have got what he truly deserved. Keep rolling along Sammy.

  • @yubtubtime
    @yubtubtime 4 дня назад

    Incomparable cool and dignity. Such honesty and soul ❤

  • @valentinexavier9278
    @valentinexavier9278 11 лет назад +29

    This is the best version of this song that I've ever heard.

  • @gen_x_diva9869
    @gen_x_diva9869 Год назад +2

    To those of you watching this in 2069, hello from 2022. This man was an entertainer in the purest sense of the word. Hold on to this music and I am glad you are here to appreciate the greatness of Sammy Davis, Jr.

  • @robertrothberg8678
    @robertrothberg8678 3 года назад +8

    How these people didn't give him a standing ovation was absurd.what they witnessed was the greatest rendition ever performed.sammy Davis jr.was without a doubt the greatest singer and entertainer that ever lived.no one can ever come close to his talents.no one.

  • @shanke300
    @shanke300 5 лет назад +51

    In tears. Sammy Ripped my heart out. Thank you sir.

    • @20alphabet
      @20alphabet 4 года назад +1

      You have no heart?

  • @alecball68
    @alecball68 4 года назад +7

    The Best entertainer in the world. And will be always will be

  • @gabriellew6467
    @gabriellew6467 Месяц назад +1

    A beautiful song, magnificently performed by an outstanding artist.
    Many years later though, man's inhumanity to man is still undiminished

  • @Ian2CoryLoveeer
    @Ian2CoryLoveeer 9 лет назад +137

    The last section from 'I ain't afraid of dying' etc... Honestly chills every time.

    • @thebullybuffalo
      @thebullybuffalo 7 лет назад +12

      I2CL it supposed to say he is afraid of dying. It goes "I'm tired of livin but I'm sceared of dyin" to express the existential dilemma a slave faced but I think Sammy wanted to express defiance and courage

    • @Ian2CoryLoveeer
      @Ian2CoryLoveeer 7 лет назад +8

      thebullybuffalo If I'm correct it has been altered throughout the years, especially compared to the original. Frank sang 'feared', Judy sang 'scared' and each one beautiful. I agree, the power and defiance within his interpretation is moving, must be my favourite.

    • @thebullybuffalo
      @thebullybuffalo 7 лет назад +12

      I2CL they changed the words but they kept the meaning. Sammy changed the meaning here and sang a message he wanted to share and I think he did so fantasticly. Normally the song is a despairing groan but Sammy made it a defiant shout

    • @michaellozito9750
      @michaellozito9750 Год назад

      I cried

  • @susanomullane4100
    @susanomullane4100 2 года назад +3

    There are no words. We are the poorer for losing him much too soon but privileged to witness his legacy. RIP Mr. Davis and thank you.

  • @SEXYLADY23ful
    @SEXYLADY23ful 12 лет назад +4

    I'M 26 YEARS OLD & I LOVE HIM & OLD SCHOOL MUSIC

  • @btbrotherton
    @btbrotherton 10 лет назад +110

    That is the most powerful singing ever. I mean holy shit, if that doesn't give you the chills you're probably dead inside.

  • @JuanitaNelsonCombs
    @JuanitaNelsonCombs 5 лет назад +7

    Awwwwwww he was so broken here...you can feel his pain regret and humility

  • @abc456f
    @abc456f 8 дней назад

    What a performer, what a singer. How he was able to have such an incredible voice while being a heavy smoker, I don't understand.
    But Sammy was one of the greatest. RIP.

  • @jeannettelocorriere8599
    @jeannettelocorriere8599 Год назад +7

    Absolutely mesmerising, simply the best performance I’ve ever seen by Sammy which left me spellbound. Such a big voice came out of his small body. Rest in peace dearest Sammy, I’ll never forget you and will forever love and miss you. 💔

  • @hotrod5893
    @hotrod5893 2 года назад +1

    That young folks is real singing entertaining and Musik and not the stuff of today
    People like Sammy Davis Jr are sadly missed in the todays world

  • @RobertSJHu
    @RobertSJHu 4 года назад +1

    Yes Sammy Davis Jr. !!!!!!! I, too, want to see all Americans being accepted as equal like all Americans that are declared by the U.S.
    Constitution. You are a loving and kind gentleman to everyone. Am 78 yrs. old and raised in Hawaii !!!!!! Bless you Sammy Davis
    forever!!!!! Thanks to you and Joseph Hughes for this iconic posting. Gratefully, Robert S.J. Hu July 4, 2020 .

  • @LenHummelChannel
    @LenHummelChannel 10 лет назад +66

    *Sung from the heart & the gut. in his prime: he was among the very greatest.*

  • @blueskye6372
    @blueskye6372 4 года назад +13

    Powerful and 🙂😉 Wonderful. 💛🧡 Crying a "River" of tears now December 9, 2019. Rest in Paradise Mr. Sammy Davis, Jr.😭

  • @walkerrashad948
    @walkerrashad948 Год назад +8

    Such a deep moving rendition of this song , I had to wipe the tears away from my eyes... Sammy knows how to move you !!!!!!!

  • @BBBYpsi
    @BBBYpsi 9 лет назад +127

    No computer animated stuff no autotune just the singer with an incredible voice singing in actually telling the story of the song this was an absolute fantastic performance of this song

    • @laddiemeadows1156
      @laddiemeadows1156 7 лет назад +6

      You're damn right! Pure talent.

    • @RobinsDynasty
      @RobinsDynasty 7 лет назад

      But its a free country and he did say it so.......there.....

    • @paulpitt52
      @paulpitt52 7 лет назад +1

      BBBYpsi hear! hear! 👏🏼

  • @arleenhaegele353
    @arleenhaegele353 3 года назад +7

    The best there ever was or will be. So much talent in one man. Mr. Entertainment. Was privileged to see him perform many times. Loved this man, SAMMY.

  • @flyer55
    @flyer55 10 лет назад +33

    One of the greatest artists of our time!! He cannot receive enough tributes.

  • @spacemonkey95
    @spacemonkey95 5 лет назад +13

    I particularly like how he ends the greatest ever performance of this song with the most graceful, elegant mic drop you've ever seen.

  • @ANGELANGEL-ch7wh
    @ANGELANGEL-ch7wh 2 года назад +12

    I wish I had been there in that audience to witness this outstanding performance, they should be on their feet for this Legend

  • @73bluestone
    @73bluestone 10 лет назад +22

    This song meant so much to Sammy I saw him perform this at the London Palladium it brought the house down

  • @ddiddiddi1
    @ddiddiddi1 6 лет назад +1

    ill tell you this..... MUSIC changed the world. Changed racism. Changed everything and anything. It was music that eventually brought everyone "together".

  • @pollydickinson4789
    @pollydickinson4789 Год назад +2

    There will never be anyone else that this man has. RIP Sammy you were irreplaceable. X❤

  • @larryjones2346
    @larryjones2346 4 года назад +3

    When I get to heaven, I'm going to look for Sammy Davis Jr. And if he ain't there i'm leaving.

  • @jqualinscott4169
    @jqualinscott4169 7 лет назад +8

    "But I ant afraid of dying" this one line just took me out! My emotions MY EMOTIONS

  • @FayBenson
    @FayBenson 10 лет назад +40

    It gives me goosebumps. What a fantastic interpretation. We almost forget about the slavery and racism and think that people should be friends and together against racism. Great Sammy.

    • @juliavilcosqui525
      @juliavilcosqui525 9 лет назад

      I didn't have you down as an idealist Faycal, but maybe you are just a forward thinker, like this man was...

  • @rebeccaquinn3704
    @rebeccaquinn3704 6 лет назад +1

    Close to tears watching this everytime. The fact I will never be able to experience such talent live like this, like Sinatra, Martin etc. Absolutely wounds me, I'm sure I was born 50 years later than I should have been!

  • @rozpearson
    @rozpearson 2 года назад

    Wow that was extraordinary. It's like it's the first time I've really heard that song.

  • @youleftyourgoogleaccopenon5471
    @youleftyourgoogleaccopenon5471 4 года назад +1

    Crying. He was so great. I thank God I got to see him twice

  • @staralioflundnv
    @staralioflundnv 7 лет назад +24

    Sammy Davis Jr., a truly gifted performer, humanitarian, and writer. Back in the late 1960s, he wrote his life story in a book titled, "Yes I Can!" which was a real page turner. I was in high school then, and his book really got me in the heart. His book made you laugh, cry, and question life. Driving around Vegas, I always feel his presence on the marquees and at the Moulin Rouge. He was the star who blazed the way for other Black and minority entertainers. An incredible human being!

    • @20alphabet
      @20alphabet 4 года назад

      In the book Ordeal, Linda Lovelace recounts the time Sammy Davis Jr. gave oral sex to her handler Mr. Trainor during a movie.

  • @toriann56
    @toriann56 4 года назад +6

    Gosh, I miss Sammy Davis Jr.!! He was So talented, acting, singing and dancing.. along with a comic side too! RIH Sammy!! Singing with the angel's choir..

  • @Scott_22
    @Scott_22 3 года назад +7

    Never realised how stunning his voice was

  • @usrt46
    @usrt46 11 лет назад +8

    1st time I have seen this clip..agree..shivers up the spine.

  • @peterkelsey5841
    @peterkelsey5841 4 года назад +3

    Those 20 , or 30 people at the front didn't realise at the time, but they were witnessing the greatest single performance from any performer EVER! The greatest!!!

  • @jimmaisch7851
    @jimmaisch7851 2 года назад +2

    Spellbinding performance by one the All time Greatest performers... who knew how to hold an audience in the palm of his hand.. Brilliant singer dancer comic impressionist and could act not only on screen but like any great singer , through song.. storytelling...He is irreplaceable!

  • @Createdbysophistic8ed
    @Createdbysophistic8ed 4 года назад +2

    Sometimes it feels like these days never ended. Our people still stand up before the world and speak about man's indignity to man. It's been a long time coming, the event that will finally make others understand that black lives matter too.

  • @Viscount_Castlereagh
    @Viscount_Castlereagh 4 года назад +1

    I was reading the comments at the start of the video about how people were in tears over this video etc. I thought they were just being overdramatic. Then when I heard the ending I got chills. What a singer.

  • @jimr4319
    @jimr4319 4 года назад +2

    One of the greatest singers of his era....in order for this song to work one must embody it ....Davis did just that and magically so.

  • @TheAremo1st
    @TheAremo1st 12 лет назад +2

    He changes the words, near the end to say his tired of living but NOT afraid of DYING! Great rendition.

  • @DerrickMims
    @DerrickMims 8 лет назад +148

    Wow! He doesn't try to do Robeson. Sammy never could do that version. I love the way he makes this song his own, giving it just as much emotion as the original.
    That ending, tho. Chills.

  • @laughingcat341
    @laughingcat341 Год назад

    The Wham of Sam! Even Old Blue Eyes couldn't top this one.

  • @memeexclusive
    @memeexclusive 2 года назад

    Not only is this an iconic performance, I find it incredibly ironic that these lyrics which beautifully militant come from one of the most liberal souls to ever walk this earth, go head Sammy.

  • @lalosalazar9999
    @lalosalazar9999 12 лет назад +6

    Wow-I was brought here by a commenter in the Sinatra version I watched who said "Sammy does Old Man River better than Frank", and I have to say I agree. This gave me goosebumps.
    I have heard this song and loved it for decades; yet its full import did not really hit me until this rendition. Heck, I saw a Showboat revival on Broadway a few years back, and this version was far superior.

  • @loiswright6838
    @loiswright6838 8 лет назад +53

    His voice will never be silenced.

  • @shanty4590
    @shanty4590 Год назад

    What a great rendition of this song & love sammy Fantastic 🥰

  • @ToddAndelin
    @ToddAndelin 3 года назад +4

    majestic performance... nobody nobody can sing like Sammy....

    • @legalboxers
      @legalboxers 3 года назад

      Paul Robesons version is amazing too

  • @thanosrossopoulos7369
    @thanosrossopoulos7369 7 лет назад +2

    That ending though. Gives me goosebumps!

  • @patrickthomas1273
    @patrickthomas1273 7 лет назад +2

    Proper singing, not like today god bless Sammy

  • @SonnyKavanagh
    @SonnyKavanagh 6 лет назад +5

    The Wonderful talent of Sammy Davis Jr, how privileged have we been to witness his gift to the World. Thank you so much Sammy
    Davis Jr
    Peace be with you ❤

  • @AlenaGabris
    @AlenaGabris 9 лет назад +53

    This version of Ol'Man River is my favourite...

  • @jenninva1
    @jenninva1 3 года назад +2

    Brought me to tears. His and Judy's version give me chills

  • @paularcher4607
    @paularcher4607 9 лет назад +16

    I've never hard this before, what a powerful performance in every way.

  • @leonleiffer1915
    @leonleiffer1915 4 года назад

    THE GREATEST ALL ROUNDER EVER IN SHOW BUSINESS, THERE'S NO BUSINESS LIKE SHOW BUSINESS, HE WAS THE KING,
    R I P. GONE BUT NOT FORGOTTEN.
    THE BLACKSTONES

  • @Hvnly777
    @Hvnly777 Год назад +2

    This is so powerful, I can't stop watching it. Sammy was an awesome talent. May he RIP.

  • @hbacker94
    @hbacker94 12 лет назад +8

    this is the most amazing thing ive ever heard

  • @tonyamartin7370
    @tonyamartin7370 Год назад +1

    The most powerful performance I've ever seen. I wish I had been there to see it live.

  • @SmeagolTheBeagle
    @SmeagolTheBeagle 3 года назад +1

    "life gets weary, and I'm sick of trying, I'm tiered of living, but I ain't afraid of dying!" Wow.

  • @terrygarcia897
    @terrygarcia897 Год назад

    Thanks for everything. Mr candy man.

  • @braveguymgm
    @braveguymgm 11 лет назад +2

    Oh, Lord, you are amazing, Sammy; I just can´t stop being gratefull for your voice

  • @pinball1970
    @pinball1970 6 лет назад +3

    This is just amazing, been watching it for over a month now. Magic

  • @MorrisonElvis
    @MorrisonElvis 8 лет назад +37

    It's good to hear him sing the full introduction.

  • @jerryclar5888
    @jerryclar5888 6 лет назад +2

    Bloody well done! This bloke could entertain

  • @nomansland4811
    @nomansland4811 2 года назад +1

    If Sammy can’t bring emotion out in you you’re dead inside. Love this man.

  • @danieljennis4482
    @danieljennis4482 3 месяца назад

    The chills up my spine when he does that last peice omg

  • @666sunburn
    @666sunburn 3 года назад

    Wow. Best Version. I am crying.

  • @theoriginalbadbob
    @theoriginalbadbob 10 лет назад +1

    Sammy didn't sing this song very much, maybe once every year or two, but when he did, he would get a Standing O in the middle of the show. I've seen him sing this in person, and it was even better than this wonderful performance. It was non-stop Chill-City.

  • @liberte5847
    @liberte5847 3 года назад

    Outstanding renweringever
    . Wonder full sound ever from vfrance ever, merci beaucoup from Paris France ever

  • @terrygarcia897
    @terrygarcia897 Год назад

    I dig the candy man. Sammy was a cool cat. Rest easy Mr bojangles. TX.

  • @brucejackson6451
    @brucejackson6451 9 лет назад +65

    JESUS!! I was wondering how he was going to sing this sitting down, especially the climax. He finally does stand up, but that guy had so much power packed into that small body he didn't really need to stand up to draw in a lot of breath. I'm not too crazy how he phrases some of the lyrics, but the final chorus is one of the most powerful, beautiful, tragic things I've ever heard. Chills, indeed.

    • @17tragicom
      @17tragicom 5 лет назад +5

      what Bruce said

    • @markmyers6472
      @markmyers6472 3 года назад +1

      And just think... he was a 4 pack a day smoker!!!

  • @michaeldargan1874
    @michaeldargan1874 6 лет назад +3

    life gets weary, i'm tired of living, but i ain't afraid of dying, that river don't say nothing but it sure must know something. Sammy rest in peace you where the greatest, this is my favorite version, great interpretation.

  • @dominiquetorres2130
    @dominiquetorres2130 2 года назад

    C était un grand artiste où que tu sois Sammy merci pour ces bons moments 😘👍

  • @u.s.n.retired1995
    @u.s.n.retired1995 10 лет назад +26

    What a voice, what an entertainer! Such power coming from this pint sized man. I respect Mr Davis for daring to fight for and dream that there may come a time when racism would vanish and equality would prevail. This hasn't fully happened, but I appreciate his spirit and the way he always fought for folks like me.

    • @gingerbread1231
      @gingerbread1231 9 лет назад

      Well said, Valincia.

    • @michaeldargan1874
      @michaeldargan1874 6 лет назад

      Great comments. I saw Sammy several times in the Detroit area. Fantastic entertainer for all races. This is the best version of o'le man river, surpasses the original for raw emotion.

    • @HAPILIPINIM
      @HAPILIPINIM 5 лет назад

      bneibilhah.blogspot.com/2019/07/blog-post_7.html

    • @hanshorstmueller4050
      @hanshorstmueller4050 3 года назад

      Sammy always was an icon against in-humanity!!!

  • @gionncaomhinmorpheagh4791
    @gionncaomhinmorpheagh4791 8 лет назад +6

    What a totally stupendous version of an old song! Sammy Davies Jr, the real master.
    MsG

  • @PaulTheillusionist
    @PaulTheillusionist 9 лет назад +45

    This is just pure legendary.

    • @thomaslucia3059
      @thomaslucia3059 8 лет назад +6

      Agreed. This isn't just a performance, it's a lengendary expression of personal emotion, historical meaning and a rich and glorious talent.

  • @cos2mer2
    @cos2mer2 Год назад

    I love this song. I love every version I've ever heard. This is the only version that ever made me cry !!!

  • @evans66ph
    @evans66ph 4 года назад +2

    Watching this in 2020 amid the Covid-19 Pandemic. Music doesn't get better than this - this little man hits you in all the right places.

  • @tedtheranger
    @tedtheranger 7 лет назад +2

    pure class

  • @DiegoEstevezSitar
    @DiegoEstevezSitar 4 года назад +2

    Daaaamn!! Made my hair stand!

  • @memeexclusive
    @memeexclusive 10 лет назад +17

    Love the ending, Sammy hits some notes that are truly virtuoso, dug out from deep in his soul. Always equated "Bojangles" as Sammys' personal-Ol' Man River.