I met Petula Clark about four or five years ago at the Riviera theater near Buffalo New York, people waiting outside for her autograph , When she found out people are waiting outside, she told her handlers to let them all and have a impromptu meet and greet where she’s proceeded to sign everybody’s albums, CDs and pictures. As well as pose with everybody, she is a great class act
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This never happened, she said she wasn’t attracted to him, yeah right, yet she went backstage to meet him many times, this is what happened,she came onto him and he rejected her, so this is how she gets back at him 🤣
I just watched the new Elvis movie, women went crazy when they saw Elvis and he knew the power he had over them , petula was well grounded, I like the footage of Karen playing the drums, she was an excellent drummer who idolized Ringo , there hasn't been another singer like Karen, her death was a tragedy
I was surprised to hear Petula Clark launched the British Invasion with her hit single Downtown. It was released November 1964. The Beatles made their first appearance on The Ed Sullivan Show February 1964. And their airport arrival was crazy from all those screaming girls.
He didn't have to...the cars he bought them said it all(just ask my Mom's best friend from high school...her older sister, who had just been crowned "Miss Nevada" went out with him two nights in a row. He bought her a new Chevy Delray and she never heard from him again).
Kim de Koning Mmm, actually, he did especially in his hometown and Memphis. Being from the area myself, I can tell ya that he absolutely did. It wasn't a big deal. Everyone involved would know it was just for fun, no strings attached. It was common knowledge that he had one-night-stands all over the country. He didn't love any of them in a romantic kind of way, but did what was pretty normal for ppl on the road to do back then, and yes, just like today. It's nothing new under the sun! And most entertainers' wives know this, too. Priscilla "dealt with it", "accepted it." She knew she was his one and only, but... there was so much other difficult stuff going on with him, with his health, and some of the pharmaceutical medications that he became addicted to and etc., until Priscilla just finally was done with it all. Elvis eventually had trouble with getting addicted to some pharmaceuticals. And it was so sad. And the time frame that Petula is talking about here, when she and Karen met Elvis is spot on, exactly in the time frame of Elvis' partying ways. There are way too many ppl who knew about this in his traveling entourage and hometown. Think whatever you want, but when it comes to one-night-stands with one or more people (women in this case) available, mmm, yeah. It was the Seventies after all. Honestly, Elvis was known for this esp by those in or affiliated in some way with his inner circle.
@@teptime yep. This was very typical for him. And if the women were willing, he'd absolutely go for it - whatever they wanted. I don't know why anyone would be surprised by it. Ha! It was the Seventies, with the Sixties of "Free Love" flowing right into the Seventies on.
@@SayItAintSo4real Yeah, but the incident I spoke of was in the mid/late 50s. Back then, driving a car a man bought you after two dates sort of said "payment for services rendered". People judged young ladies for such things...even the guys who took them to bed. It's a double standard.
ThisIsMe, Nah, not shocking for the late Sixties, early Seventies, especially in the music industry and Superstars with their traveling entourages. It was very common back then, and well-known by his inner circle. Priscilla wasn't stupid. She knew, and also knew that he loved her, but heck. He was on the road with some pent up energy. Ha.
@@SayItAintSo4real I think open or non-monogamous relationships should be discusses in society, more. If either partner isn't sure that they can be honest in a monogamous relationship, then an open one might be better. To avoid jealousy and possible conflicts between the couple.
I was london taxi driver back in the 80s and picked up Petula Clark in park lane coming out of the Dorchester hotel she wanted to go to Chelsea and on the way she started to talk to me she asked if I had family and how many children I had she was suprisingly genuinely interested in me and I was surprised she seemed a very nice person and I can say one of the nicest celebrates I have ever picked up but as far as turning down Elvis is concerned she would have turned him down because she had a colostomy bag which she could be the reason she refused
@@darrenplumpton9737 Yeah I heard that rumor too. it’s been around for decades. I don’t believe it nor do i believe the story of a threesome. Elvis could have almost anyone he wanted but he kept his distance with celebrities unless they were starring in one of his movies.
Petula Clark was never a beauty - more wholesome looking. You can make any claim once the other party is deceased and not around to counter the claim. Anybody who believes Petula, re. Elvis, they don't know much about the type of woman he was attracted to physically (I only know thru' extensive reading in books by those who knew him). I can't imagine Petula would have appealed to EP on any level, physically. None of this is said to take away from P.C. as an artist.
@@seandarcy7651 Book a trip to your nearest Specsavers Sean lad you will find them very good for people with really bad eyesight. Not mentioning any names.
@@darrenplumpton9737 well, seeing that EP had tastes that ran to women like Ann Margret, and Mary Tyler Moore, and, let's face it, a lot of younger girls, it doesn't seem to me that EP would be that drawn to Petula , who by the way, I've been a fan of since " downtown" , who is kind of matronly. Now a very young Karen Carpenter....
@David Matejka exactly. It was Karen who he was interested in. And Karen was still quite young and naive during that time. He gave her a huge stuffed animal hound dog, probably 3' long or more. She kept it, too! I've seen pictures of it. I've been in the front yard of the Carpenters family home in Downey, CA. Karen was only 19 yrs old when they started recording their first album. And she was from "the burbs" and was especially still naive about such things. Lol. I think it's sweet. Everything went just fine. Elvis had some fun flirting with them, Karen was probably freaking out for meeting the man himself, Elvis Presley, and Petula, yeah. Grinning from ear to ear. Love it.
Not true! Karen was not pretty, and petula had short hair. Elvis did not like either of these. Strange, she chose to make this claim about two people who are dead and could not confirm or deny her claims.
Very early in this video we are twicetold Petula was signed to Desert Island Discs three times. Oops, Desert Island discs is not a record label but a long running radio program where celebrities are invited to choose records they would like to have with them if stranded on a desert island. I might find this video more credible if facts like this had been properly researched.
Not true. Petula Clark's breakthrough hit in the US Downtown became a hit there in late 1964 and early 1965. The Beatles became mega stars in the US in early 1964. What a stupid and foolish remark. Clark had been an established act in the UK since the 1950s but her US success came on the heels of the British Invasion led by the Beatles.
lol; This story always cracked me up. There is no way EP would be interested in a bow wow like Petula unless he was stoned out of his mind and even then I still doubt it. She seems like a bitter old hag about it. Funny how she said she "saved" Karen. I think she wanted Karen all to herself and never got it. Karen was pretty and certainly one of the greatest singers. Petula=zero talent.
It does seem unlikely based on the woman that Elvis was normally linked with romantically. Petula and Karen wouldn't appear to fit the profile. Most of their beauty was internal, although outward beauty is in the eye of the beholder. Shelley Fabares, who did more than one movie with Elvis, would seem to be a more likely target of interest for him. When interviewed Shelley said that he was always a perfect gentleman.
Beatles were first. Not Petula. She was on Ed Sullivan in '65 ,Beatles were in '64. February of '64. Everyone knows that. Although she was popular,she didn't have the impact the BEATLES had. I don't know if Elvis asked her out, but if she says he did, then I guess he cannot dispute it, can he ? She didn't launch a British invasion. Definitely not before the BEATLES.
I don't Believe that... Elvis was a Spiritual Man. Three-Some's were Science Fiction, in those days. Sex is morbid. Elvis was a Romantic... He liked to be alone. He was possibly clowning around!? He liked to make jokes... He was involved romantically with Precilla at that time. He was just frightening them away...
It never happened, she just wants attention, Elvis was a flirt but he was a gentleman , she’s not his type, more likely she came onto him and he wasn’t interested, Memphis Mafia members all testified to this
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I met Petula Clark about four or five years ago at the Riviera theater near Buffalo New York, people waiting outside for her autograph , When she found out people are waiting outside, she told her handlers to let them all and have a impromptu meet and greet where she’s proceeded to sign everybody’s albums, CDs and pictures. As well as pose with everybody, she is a great class act
Fun stuff, thank you for sharing your life story. We're very happy to know that Petula loves her fans. Which of her songs is the most memorable for you?
@@FactsVerse Don’t sleep in the Subway, my love, color my world are my favorites!
Can't see Elvis being attracted to Petulia or Karen Carpenter unless he was stranded with them on a desert island. Nope don 't believe this is true.
This never happened, she said she wasn’t attracted to him, yeah right, yet she went backstage to meet him many times, this is what happened,she came onto him and he rejected her, so this is how she gets back at him 🤣
I just watched the new Elvis movie, women went crazy when they saw Elvis and he knew the power he had over them , petula was well grounded, I like the footage of Karen playing the drums, she was an excellent drummer who idolized Ringo , there hasn't been another singer like Karen, her death was a tragedy
Amazing drummer, and, a pretty decent singer....hahahahaah thems was the days
Absolutely DO NOT BELIEVE IT!!!!!
I was surprised to hear Petula Clark launched the British Invasion with her hit single Downtown. It was released November 1964. The Beatles made their first appearance on The Ed Sullivan Show February 1964. And their airport arrival was crazy from all those screaming girls.
Thanks for remembering those dates. I knew " downtown" was a big hit , but not before the Beatles...
Petula Clark is hallucinating
Yeah, 'cos Elvis preferred 13 and 14 year-olds.
@Zak Martin yep. There's that. So a still young and quite naive Karen Carpenter during this time would be pretty much right up his alley.
Why would you tell this story?
She's still starved for attention at the age of 89. Just saying, of course.
I was a senior in H.S. when downtown came out. I spent hours listening to her records. She's not only beautiful but has a great voice.
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Thank heaven there still exist people with morals, who live according to their standards.
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Really hard to believe. Elvis had choice women.
Sorry, I don’t believe that story. And Elvis didn’t “brag” or like to spread rumours about women he “slept” with.
He didn't have to...the cars he bought them said it all(just ask my Mom's best friend from high school...her older sister, who had just been crowned "Miss Nevada" went out with him two nights in a row. He bought her a new Chevy Delray and she never heard from him again).
Kim de Koning Mmm, actually, he did especially in his hometown and Memphis. Being from the area myself, I can tell ya that he absolutely did. It wasn't a big deal. Everyone involved would know it was just for fun, no strings attached. It was common knowledge that he had one-night-stands all over the country. He didn't love any of them in a romantic kind of way, but did what was pretty normal for ppl on the road to do back then, and yes, just like today. It's nothing new under the sun! And most entertainers' wives know this, too. Priscilla "dealt with it", "accepted it." She knew she was his one and only, but... there was so much other difficult stuff going on with him, with his health, and some of the pharmaceutical medications that he became addicted to and etc., until Priscilla just finally was done with it all. Elvis eventually had trouble with getting addicted to some pharmaceuticals. And it was so sad. And the time frame that Petula is talking about here, when she and Karen met Elvis is spot on, exactly in the time frame of Elvis' partying ways. There are way too many ppl who knew about this in his traveling entourage and hometown. Think whatever you want, but when it comes to one-night-stands with one or more people (women in this case) available, mmm, yeah. It was the Seventies after all. Honestly, Elvis was known for this esp by those in or affiliated in some way with his inner circle.
@@teptime yep. This was very typical for him. And if the women were willing, he'd absolutely go for it - whatever they wanted. I don't know why anyone would be surprised by it. Ha! It was the Seventies, with the Sixties of "Free Love" flowing right into the Seventies on.
@@SayItAintSo4real Yeah, but the incident I spoke of was in the mid/late 50s. Back then, driving a car a man bought you after two dates sort of said "payment for services rendered". People judged young ladies for such things...even the guys who took them to bed. It's a double standard.
@T Jacobs yep. It was definitely a double standard.
Nope I don't believe it. That was not Elvis's style . And the part about not being attracted to him....don't believe that either.
Elvis wanted a three some with Petula and Karen? Wow! That's shocking. 🤔
Why? In some cultures it would the norm. It's just social bias.
ThisIsMe, Nah, not shocking for the late Sixties, early Seventies, especially in the music industry and Superstars with their traveling entourages. It was very common back then, and well-known by his inner circle. Priscilla wasn't stupid. She knew, and also knew that he loved her, but heck. He was on the road with some pent up energy. Ha.
@@kentclark6420 exactly!
@@SayItAintSo4real I think open or non-monogamous relationships should be discusses in society, more. If either partner isn't sure that they can be honest in a monogamous relationship, then an open one might be better. To avoid jealousy and possible conflicts between the couple.
@@kentclark6420 You wish.
I was london taxi driver back in the 80s and picked up Petula Clark in park lane coming out of the Dorchester hotel she wanted to go to Chelsea and on the way she started to talk to me she asked if I had family and how many children I had she was suprisingly genuinely interested in me and I was surprised she seemed a very nice person and I can say one of the nicest celebrates I have ever picked up but as far as turning down Elvis is concerned she would have turned him down because she had a colostomy bag which she could be the reason she refused
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HOW THE HELL DO YOU KNOW THAT????
@@darrenplumpton9737 Yeah I heard that rumor too. it’s been around for decades. I don’t believe it nor do i believe the story of a threesome. Elvis could have almost anyone he wanted but he kept his distance with celebrities unless they were starring in one of his movies.
Petula & carpenter not hot looking enough for Elvis' taste. So will take this story with a pinch of salt.
back then Petula was very good looking . very
Yep, it never happened
@@stever1791 still not hot enough for Elvis.
I loved her songs "Downtown" and"Don't Sleep In The Subway".Takes me back to a more innocent time.
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🤔 One of the truly great British singers. Right up there with Dusty Springfield and Sandy Shaw etc,.Still preforming even today.....
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As a young teen age boy, Ms Clark started my admiration of "older" women. In my mind, she had what girls my age never could.
Petula Clark was never a beauty - more wholesome looking. You can make any claim once the other party is deceased and not around to counter the claim. Anybody who believes Petula, re. Elvis, they don't know much about the type of woman he was attracted to physically (I only know thru' extensive reading in books by those who knew him). I can't imagine Petula would have appealed to EP on any level, physically. None of this is said to take away from P.C. as an artist.
Agree pal and Karen Carpenter really nooo doubt it very much
MAY I suggest Clapolla that you book a appointment at your nearest Specsavers ASAP.
@@seandarcy7651 Book a trip to your nearest Specsavers Sean lad you will find them very good for people with really bad eyesight.
Not mentioning any names.
@@darrenplumpton9737 well, seeing that EP had tastes that ran to women like Ann Margret, and Mary Tyler Moore, and, let's face it, a lot of younger girls, it doesn't seem to me that EP would be that drawn to Petula , who by the way, I've been a fan of since " downtown" , who is kind of matronly. Now a very young Karen Carpenter....
@David Matejka exactly. It was Karen who he was interested in. And Karen was still quite young and naive during that time. He gave her a huge stuffed animal hound dog, probably 3' long or more. She kept it, too! I've seen pictures of it. I've been in the front yard of the Carpenters family home in Downey, CA. Karen was only 19 yrs old when they started recording their first album. And she was from "the burbs" and was especially still naive about such things. Lol. I think it's sweet. Everything went just fine. Elvis had some fun flirting with them, Karen was probably freaking out for meeting the man himself, Elvis Presley, and Petula, yeah. Grinning from ear to ear. Love it.
In her dreams.
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@@ronosmianski812 and hypocrites !
Bull! She wasn't his type and the two people she's talking about are both dead.
Thank you for your work. Good memories from the 60's
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Petula is a wonderful singer. I love her music. I pray she continues doing well in the very best of health and happiness.
Wow didn't know this at all wasn't aware of this news too me thanks for sharing
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Not true! Karen was not pretty, and petula had short hair. Elvis did not like either of these. Strange, she chose to make this claim about two people who are dead and could not confirm or deny her claims.
Very early in this video we are twicetold Petula was signed to Desert Island Discs three times. Oops, Desert Island discs is not a record label but a long running radio program where celebrities are invited to choose records they would like to have with them if stranded on a desert island. I might find this video more credible if facts like this had been properly researched.
Elvis wanted to go down-town!!!
I don't believe this story at all. Elvis never bragged about romance with Petula Clark or anyone for that matter
i dont believe her. waited after his death to say it plus.shes not elvis. type.yep he was always quite polite about the woman he went with.
If he even did this he must have REALLY been high on drugs.
The lady pictured at 2:38 with Harry Belafonte is Julie Andrews, not Petula Clark!
BS
Now THAT would have been something!
I don’t much believe the story that she is telling I personally don’t see why anyone would want to get or would’ve wanted to get with her
Not true. Petula Clark's breakthrough hit in the US Downtown became a hit there in late 1964 and early 1965. The Beatles became mega stars in the US in early 1964. What a stupid and foolish remark. Clark had been an established act in the UK since the 1950s but her US success came on the heels of the British Invasion led by the Beatles.
Only person to know is Petula! I could see that from Elvis, but I wouldn’t know. I like Petula.
lol; This story always cracked me up. There is no way EP would be interested in a bow wow like Petula unless he was stoned out of his mind and even then I still doubt it. She seems like a bitter old hag about it. Funny how she said she "saved" Karen. I think she wanted Karen all to herself and never got it. Karen was pretty and certainly one of the greatest singers. Petula=zero talent.
It does seem unlikely based on the woman that Elvis was normally linked with romantically. Petula and Karen wouldn't appear to fit the profile. Most of their beauty was internal, although outward beauty is in the eye of the beholder. Shelley Fabares, who did more than one movie with Elvis, would seem to be a more likely target of interest for him. When interviewed Shelley said that he was always a perfect gentleman.
Elvis liked females.
[ Petula and Karen} oh Pet! We're going onstage with Elvis!
[Elvis] the stage this way ladies! Let's TCB!
Hard to believe Elvis would want to be with a Lisbon
Interesting story
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Beatles were first. Not Petula. She was on Ed Sullivan in '65 ,Beatles were in '64. February of '64. Everyone knows that. Although she was popular,she didn't have the impact the BEATLES had. I don't know if Elvis asked her out, but if she says he did, then I guess he cannot dispute it, can he ? She didn't launch a British invasion. Definitely not before the BEATLES.
Absolutely 💯 %
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Memories..Mary Dolan Duke st...1950.
She was to old for Elvis.
Fake! She is not telling this story, you are making this up about Elvis to get views! You are despicable! 😡
...uh....i literally don't want to think about the three of them going at it....glad it never happened lol
Yes ridiculous. 👍
Don't believe her Elvis story .
Karen was too nieve to understand a 3 some
I believe Elvis over her she sounds like a liar
I don't Believe that... Elvis was a Spiritual Man. Three-Some's were Science Fiction, in those days. Sex is morbid. Elvis was a Romantic... He liked to be alone. He was possibly clowning around!? He liked to make jokes... He was involved romantically with Precilla at that time. He was just frightening them away...
Her loss.
Right... so lets gear HER say it not some guy...
Conservative n I also hear Christian. Elvis was professing Christian too but loose. Got hooked on pills after motorcycle accident
Well damn Elvis 😬🥺 not cool acting that way. Like wow😒
It never happened, she just wants attention, Elvis was a flirt but he was a gentleman , she’s not his type, more likely she came onto him and he wasn’t interested, Memphis Mafia members all testified to this
I’m surprised he asked her that? I heard he like them young? Like teenage young? Waiting on fans to say that’s not true. Yeah it is.
Yep. It's true, he liked them young and naive. Karen would have fit that bill during that time.
3-SOME with Petula, Elvis & another Man...
Yuck !
Evis , you bad boy!
Great song. Love her . . 🌹
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I don’t believe this story
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Elvis was a punk