His voice is incredible. It is so controlled, its like an engine.. he pulls away gently and at 1.10 he lets us know that he about to open the throttle and so he does.. At 1.30 he really opens the taps and turns on the after burners and gives it full thrust. Being in my early 70's I still remember him 1st time round in the 60's and that song still send a shiver down your spine.. An incredible performance
My mum was a huge Gene Pitney fan, played this song at her funeral 3 weeks ago. Think she would have have approved. Hopefully she's met him now! Bless you mum xxxx
He was Golden . An original whose voice, like Roy Orbison, can never be replaced . Great songwriter too. Half- heaven, half-heartache is the song I get weepy about . ❤️
One of my all-time favorite singers. I read something in one of his cds. They said when he sung he never needed a microphone. His voice was that powerful. Love his songs. Rest in peace Gene. I hope you are in heaven. With a voice like you had, I'm sure GOD would have been pleased to have you in HIS heavenly choir.
I'll bet there is talent like this out there today,,but i dont have have enough time to search for it. there was no need to search for talent in the 60s. it was all around you. thank God for places like youtube. thanks for uploading this classic..
Gene Pitney was the Master of projecting the feelings and emotions in a song. I watched this video so many times and it still gives me goose bumps. His music has touched so many and I know his family will always be proud.
It so looks like the Pitney concerts that I attended in my very early teens! I'm surprised he got out of there in one piece! Beautiful operatic voice shows on this one! RIP xx
This guy continues to amaze me after listening to his music for over fifty years. His voice still amazes me....This guy could sing with a voice as clear as crystal and in the same song he could add to it a kind of growl and then add a fuzzy sound of some sort then back again to crystal. He also had tremendous range and was a brilliant lyricist. You won't find any likes him anymore, or the others either; they are gone....all we have is their music and some folks that do covers but there're not near as good! I wonder if this kind of music will ever re-invent it's self?
Wonderful song, pure talent. You won't see this song covered by any of today's so called artists; there's no improving on perfection. Thank you for posting it so those of us who still remember what music sounded like before it became manufactured in a studio, still have an opportunity to listen to it and appreciate it. Oh, and to the person who posted "yawn" get off of your electronic device and get some sleep, you obviously need some rest.
Your uncle was unsurpassed in his vocal command and power. I'm a guy and cry at the end of this song! He had the best control, modulation, phrasing and total lungs, especially at the end of this song! How he did that was nothing short of amazing! This may have been a voice-over, but he showed just how much he put into it!
Olivia Pitney Olivia you should be proud. One of my favourite singers of all time. I will never get tired of listening to him. I used to rewind in the old days of cassettes and just keep playing him over and over. Still to this day (after years of listening) his voice gives me goosebumps. I love all his songs but this one is most definitely one of my favourites. I love watching him too so my favourites of the videos are of him singing live at the time, even those that have gone a bit out of sync.
Yes, I love the music of Gene Pitney. I am a true Oldies- I grew up during the 50's and 60's- I was a teenager at time. My music is bound up in that era - my true favorite type of music - it brought oh such joy and happiness to me.
I saw his Dick Clark Shows and just loved the way he would jump off the stage to be close to his fans. He drove the security guys crazy. They had him at the Colliseum where they had horse shows. He had a stage in the middle of the ring. During one of his songs, he jumped into the ring, mud up to his knees and went to the railing to greet his fans. How can you not love this guy! This video shows this. His voice pierces my soul. RIP Gene. You are sadly missed. Christine...Syracuse, NY
We were fetched up with Gene Pitney, my mam loved him so very much, and we do too, I cry every time I hear him sing, for the memories of my mam, we know all the words to all his songs. My mam was going to go see him on his last visit to Sheffield, but she was in Sheffield Northern General on Kidney ward, very ill, Gene sadly passed away too before the concert went ahead, my mam passed away soon after. I will always listen and sing to Gene Pitney songs, he was an amazing singer, with a talented gift. He will always be remembered.
i waited for year's to see this guy i finally gotta ticket for a show in manchester when he died two days before i was devastated he was a one off never to be repeated talent r.i.p
Gene Pitney was unsurpassed in his vocal command and power. I'm a guy and cry at the end of this song! He had the best control, modulation, phrasing and total lungs, especially at the end of this song! How he did that was nothing short of amazing! This may have been a voice-over, but he showed just how much he put into it! BTW I saw the Cyndi Lauper version and while it was good, she needed 2 breaths to still fall short of what he did in one breath. However, I like her a lot and even more that she chose this song.
Saw Gene Pitney in 1984 - in Hamilton - and he hit and held the very same note we hear here. Luckily that was the last song of the show, because the roof was gone when he hit that note.
Gene Pitney had an extraordinary voice! I listen to this song over and over and it amazes me how he changes from not only from one octave to another but "how" he changes the "sound" of his voice. I really don't know how to say it but I'm sure everyonsizere knows what I'm talking about. It's like his voice is a synthesizer!
Man oh man - how did he manage the ending of that song? The notes keep getting higher and higher and the power doesn't let up! Goosebumps! Thanks so much for posting this! Wouldn't it have been great if we could have had the quartet of Gene, Jay Black (of Jay and the Americans), Roy Orbison and Tom Jones do this song together? Some might want to include Elvis too...
One of his best right here from the late and great Gene Pitney unbelievable voice wow RIP. Still play him on my internet radio show Classic Soul me The Masterblaster
I sang Town Without Pity at a concert in Somers Ct. Didn't realize he was buried right down the street. I visited him and thanked him for such great music.
One of the first 45's I bought as a kid. I still get chills hearing it. I mustered the courage to ask a girl to dance at my first "sock hop",..... to this tune. Gene is the leader of the choir in heaven.
One of the REAL talents, as were so many during that era. Shame you don't hear this on the radio (agree, werbeone). i like upbeat version by Bill Medley, and great version by Cindi Lauper, but this is truly a special treat and I play this often. Thank you for posting!
Wow - I've heard Bill Medley's fantastic up-beat version of this and love it, and Lauper's take is soul-stirring right to the last note, but the dramatic, power-ballad style Pitney is the benchmark for this song. Thank you for posting!!!
Hello Olivia. Saw Gene a few years back in Sussex UK. he was awesome and I am still a young un.. Miss him still... what a voice and i believe he entered the R&R hall of fame quit and late is his life :-)
Gene Pitney was unbelievable, and here we have him at his best. If anyone could post "True Love Never Runs Smooth" by him, I'd be eternally grateful! Thanks for posting this one.
I was 13 when this song came out and it still stands as my favorite. I never heard anyone do an ending like this before or since. His voice could not be recreated. It was one of a kind. God only handed out this voice to Gene. The rest trying to do his music are just wanna be's. RIP to the greatest voice in my lifetime.
@ Olivia Pitney, your uncle was and still is amazing. I love his songs; especially "Something Gotten Hold of My Heart" and "Tulsa", among many others....
This is one of my favorites of his. Thanks for posting it. The first time I heard Gene Pitney sing was when "Town Without Pity" was on the late show. I stayed up till the end to see the credits and the next day I went down to the records store and bought every album they had of his! Wish I'd gotten to see him in concert. There will never be another like him.
Glad my parents introduced to music of this Era! Today’s music just doesn’t stand up to the standards of this music! Singers knew how to sing back then!
I agree, gdouglas999.....Gene & Roy were the best singers the 60's produced. What a shame they both died so young. Although I regrettably never got to see Gene Pitney (my favorite) perform live, I was fortunate to see Roy Orbison about a year before he died. I remember him getting a standing ovation after just about every song, & SO well deserved.
was going to see gene in ireland the year he died never will stop loving your songs rest in peace sweet man gone too soon xxxxxxxxxxxx catherinexxxxxxxxxxxxxx
I agree he was the best of all time the voice is an amazing gift ,thank you for sending him in this lifetime i have been a strong follower since the age of 12 years old ,funny that my family are all hip hop ,soul and other music but this guy hes is the best ,can you get another voice to match ,hes between opera,country what a blessing
What I loved about Gene Pitney was that he needed no fancy moves or gimmicks. He just stood there and used that marvellous voice of his. This man never made a bad record imo.
Gene was so friendly. We emailed back and forth for a year. He arranged two free tickets for my son who was living in London when he gave a concert there. So down to earth and an amazing voice.
An absolutely stellar performance! Keep your eye on the cute girl with long, dark hair who is to the left of Gene Pitney. When Gene steps up on the platform to sing, the girl starts to "lose it" and Gene looks at her. I think this is the same girl who gives him a big hug when the song is over. The awesomeness of READY STEADY GO was that the fans were so close to the performers and this made for an exhilarating interaction. Long live the Sixties!
I love this old footage. I never saw him in person and this is the next best thing. What a voice! This song gets me every time. It never, ever gets old! I only wish I was the girl at the end!
captivating every time - timeless song sung by a guy who had a ridiculous amount of real talent and stage presence - American Idol & others need to get off the air-they will never hold a candle to stuff like this, or even the great variety shows of the 60s & 70s,for that matter...thank you, zatara2000 and others on youtube for helping me to stay "back in the day" and have easy access to real music !
This song popped into my head the other day and I was amazed that I remembered the lyrics word for word. Gene Pitney could have sung anything. I was a kid when he was at his peak of fame, but I remember so many of his songs. Great voice and phrasing.
Memories of visiting my cousins in Rockville Ct. [yes Gene was from a town called Rockville] . they lived a few houses across from his house and would wait on the stoop for hours hoping to get a glimpse of him. The Crystal Lake Ballroom was a place where he honed his talent, it's still there I think. Saw him at Mohegan Sun just before he died and he still had a great set of pipes. RIP
Geme Pitney souring performance is a musical masterpiece...a magnificent voice and talent who was great in concert and rocked LA in the late 90's and this song was amazing live...Bravo Gene!!!
It's the best song from the legendary songwriting team of Mann & Weil, who wrote so many great hits. But a song is just a song until it's transformed by just the right voice with just the right arrangement into an epic performance. Hearing that majestic finish again after so many years confirms my belief that Gene Pitney delivered perfection.
i love and hate this song at the same time...the opening line..."Ican see your slipping away from me" reminds me of my mums passing in ;87, and time does not always mak things easier. However thi really is a beautiful song thanks for the posting x
This song has helped me in tough times, and to this day when I'm feeling down, I put this song on and sing along and it makes me feel I'm gonna be strong
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His voice is incredible. It is so controlled, its like an engine.. he pulls away gently and at 1.10 he lets us know that he about to open the throttle and so he does.. At 1.30 he really opens the taps and turns on the after burners and gives it full thrust. Being in my early 70's I still remember him 1st time round in the 60's and that song still send a shiver down your spine.. An incredible performance
My mum was a huge Gene Pitney fan, played this song at her funeral 3 weeks ago. Think she would have have approved. Hopefully she's met him now! Bless you mum xxxx
He was Golden . An original whose voice, like Roy Orbison, can never be replaced . Great songwriter too. Half- heaven, half-heartache is the song I get weepy about . ❤️
What a voice! I loved him so much back then and even tho I know hes gone..I love him still. Singers today cant hold a candle.
Hi Sallie . . .you just need a good dose of Kenny Vance :o)
One of my all-time favorite singers. I read something in one of his cds. They said when he sung he never needed a microphone. His voice was that powerful. Love his songs. Rest in peace Gene. I hope you are in heaven. With a voice like you had, I'm sure GOD would have been pleased to have you in HIS heavenly choir.
Gene was 24 yrs old and he did that ending ....in one breath. If it doesn't send chills up your spine... you're dead and you don't know it.:o)
Of course
Been my favorite since I was a child. Still listen to him.
I'll bet there is talent like this out there today,,but i dont have have enough time to search for it. there was no need to search for talent in the 60s. it was all around you. thank God for places like youtube. thanks for uploading this classic..
ANOTHER INCREDIBLE SONG BY THIS INCREDIBLE SINGER. WHAT A VOICE. LOVED EVERYTHING HE SANG. RIP Gene.
This song still makes my scalp tingle....52 years later, it still has raw power.
The original 'power ballad'.
Gene Pitney was the Master of projecting the feelings and emotions in a song. I watched this video so many times and it still gives me goose bumps. His music has touched so many and I know his family will always be proud.
This is my favorite song of his. I only have about 15 albums of him. I'm 73 and he is my favorite singer.
...he was beyond a legend...who can sing like this today? No one...
Can’t get enough of his music still today ❤️
It so looks like the Pitney concerts that I attended in my very early teens! I'm surprised he got out of there in one piece! Beautiful operatic voice shows on this one! RIP xx
Well said Olivia, he was always my favourite singer and nobody to touch him. I will always stick up for him. ❤️
This guy continues to amaze me after listening to his music for over fifty years. His voice still amazes me....This guy could sing with a voice as clear as crystal and in the same song he could add to it a kind of growl and then add a fuzzy sound of some sort then back again to crystal. He also had tremendous range and was a brilliant lyricist. You won't find any likes him anymore, or the others either; they are gone....all we have is their music and some folks that do covers but there're not near as good! I wonder if this kind of music will ever re-invent it's self?
Wonderful song, pure talent. You won't see this song covered by any of today's so called artists; there's no improving on perfection. Thank you for posting it so those of us who still remember what music sounded like before it became manufactured in a studio, still have an opportunity to listen to it and appreciate it. Oh, and to the person who posted "yawn" get off of your electronic device and get some sleep, you obviously need some rest.
My favourite of all his songs, but not long enough. I have to listen to it at least twice.
Let me put that all together I'm Olivia Pitney I'm his niece and I think he is a great singer
Yes, your uncle was excellent. I've always loved his voice.
I have loved Gene Pitney since I was 13, I'm 61 now. There was NOT a better singer, EVER.
Your uncle was unsurpassed in his vocal command and power. I'm a guy and cry at the end of this song! He had the best control, modulation, phrasing and total lungs, especially at the end of this song! How he did that was nothing short of amazing! This may have been a voice-over, but he showed just how much he put into it!
Olivia Pitney Olivia you should be proud. One of my favourite singers of all time. I will never get tired of listening to him. I used to rewind in the old days of cassettes and just keep playing him over and over. Still to this day (after years of listening) his voice gives me goosebumps. I love all his songs but this one is most definitely one of my favourites. I love watching him too so my favourites of the videos are of him singing live at the time, even those that have gone a bit out of sync.
Aww... how wonderful. Well, your uncle was an amazing talent.
Gene Pitney ending to I am gonna be strong unbelievable great song powerful voice!!!
I grew up in that erra. I love music at that time. Gene Pitney was one of my favorites. I miss his style of singing.
Yes, I love the music of Gene Pitney. I am a true Oldies- I grew up during the 50's and 60's- I was a teenager at time. My music is bound up in that era - my true favorite type of music - it brought oh such joy and happiness to me.
I saw his Dick Clark Shows and just loved the way he would jump off the stage to be close to his fans. He drove the security guys crazy. They had him at the Colliseum where they had horse shows. He had a stage in the middle of the ring. During one of his songs, he jumped into the ring, mud up to his knees and went to the railing to greet his fans. How can you not love this guy! This video shows this.
His voice pierces my soul. RIP Gene. You are sadly missed.
Christine...Syracuse, NY
We were fetched up with Gene Pitney, my mam loved him so very much, and we do too, I cry every time I hear him sing, for the memories of my mam, we know all the words to all his songs. My mam was going to go see him on his last visit to Sheffield, but she was in Sheffield Northern General on Kidney ward, very ill, Gene sadly passed away too before the concert went ahead, my mam passed away soon after. I will always listen and sing to Gene Pitney songs, he was an amazing singer, with a talented gift. He will always be remembered.
i waited for year's to see this guy i finally gotta ticket for a show in manchester when he died two days before i was devastated he was a one off never to be repeated talent r.i.p
I've been in love with Gene Pitney for 50 years & this song still gives me goosebumps.
Understood
one of the most underrated singer ever absolutely brilliant voice
the best pop singer ever ive got most of his music and play it regular, my wife and i were once in his fan club, he left us too soon.
One of the best singers of the 60s
Gene Pitney was unsurpassed in his vocal command and power. I'm a guy and cry at the end of this song! He had the best control, modulation, phrasing and total lungs, especially at the end of this song! How he did that was nothing short of amazing! This may have been a voice-over, but he showed just how much he put into it!
BTW I saw the Cyndi Lauper version and while it was good, she needed 2 breaths to still fall short of what he did in one breath. However, I like her a lot and even more that she chose this song.
Saw Gene Pitney in 1984 - in Hamilton - and he hit and held the very same note we hear here. Luckily that was the last song of the show, because the roof was gone when he hit that note.
I can only imagine! Thanks for a nice comment on a mean night!
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Gene Pitney had an extraordinary voice! I listen to this song over and over and it amazes me how he changes from not only from one octave to another but "how" he changes the "sound" of his voice. I really don't know how to say it but I'm sure everyonsizere knows what I'm talking about. It's like his voice is a synthesizer!
Man oh man - how did he manage the ending of that song? The notes keep getting higher and higher and the power doesn't let up! Goosebumps! Thanks so much for posting this!
Wouldn't it have been great if we could have had the quartet of Gene, Jay Black (of Jay and the Americans), Roy Orbison and Tom Jones do this song together? Some might want to include Elvis too...
One of his best right here from the late and great Gene Pitney unbelievable voice wow RIP. Still play him on my internet radio show Classic Soul me The Masterblaster
I sang Town Without Pity at a concert in Somers Ct. Didn't realize he was buried right down the street. I visited him and thanked him for such great music.
One of the first 45's I bought as a kid. I still get chills hearing it. I mustered the courage to ask a girl to dance at my first "sock hop",..... to this tune. Gene is the leader of the choir in heaven.
One of the REAL talents, as were so many during that era. Shame you don't hear this on the radio (agree, werbeone). i like upbeat version by Bill Medley, and great version by Cindi Lauper, but this is truly a special treat and I play this often. Thank you for posting!
Wow - I've heard Bill Medley's fantastic up-beat version of this and love it, and Lauper's take is soul-stirring right to the last note, but the dramatic, power-ballad style Pitney is the benchmark for this song. Thank you for posting!!!
OMG- can he hold a note! RIP Gene- you gave me a great deal of joy in my teenage years.
Hello Olivia. Saw Gene a few years back in Sussex UK. he was awesome and I am still a young un.. Miss him still... what a voice and i believe he entered the R&R hall of fame quit and late is his life :-)
One greatest singers that ever lived wow love his music
never get tired of hearing this beautiful song being sung by one of the best singers in the 60's
Gene Pitney was unbelievable, and here we have him at his best. If anyone could post "True Love Never Runs Smooth" by him, I'd be eternally grateful! Thanks for posting this one.
There is a REASON behind each song you love, it's the reason of memories of where you were when this song was out there!!
THANKS
cant get enough of this man!!! his voice is fantastic...i'm so happy i found this...longtime fan..so sad he's gone
Some of his songs brought me to tears because of certain events in my life - this song was one of them. Thanks, very much, for posting this song ;)
Yes they do now.
I was 13 when this song came out and it still stands as my favorite. I never heard anyone do an ending like this before or since. His voice could not be recreated. It was one of a kind. God only handed out this voice to Gene. The rest trying to do his music are just wanna be's. RIP to the greatest voice in my lifetime.
when as a kid, admired Gene, & now at an old age, Never, but Never will stop thinking what a Great singer he was..
Saw him live in Toronto about 30 years ago...Amazing singer.
This is one of my favorites...what a voice....what a crescendo....goose bumps still after all these decades.....
@ Olivia Pitney, your uncle was and still is amazing. I love his songs; especially "Something Gotten Hold of My Heart" and "Tulsa", among many others....
Gene Pitney is my mum's favourite and when I was kid I used to sing this over and over again. I love It!!He is sorely missed.
This video is so precious to me . I look at his eyes and see my late mother’s eyes.❤️
This is one of my favorites of his. Thanks for posting it. The first time I heard Gene Pitney sing was when "Town Without Pity" was on the late show. I stayed up till the end to see the credits and the next day I went down to the records store and bought every album they had of his! Wish I'd gotten to see him in concert. There will never be another like him.
This clip is taken from a British TV show called "Ready, Steady Go". The song reached number two on the British charts.
Thanks for this clip!
"Back in the day" He ROCKED! I know EVERY word to all his songs! Loved him.
Glad my parents introduced to music of this Era! Today’s music just doesn’t stand up to the standards of this music! Singers knew how to sing back then!
I was 17 years old and went to my first concert. Of course it was Gene Pitney. Such a talented man.
I agree, gdouglas999.....Gene & Roy were the best singers the 60's produced. What a shame they both died so young. Although I regrettably never got to see Gene Pitney (my favorite) perform live, I was fortunate to see Roy Orbison about a year before he died. I remember him getting a standing ovation after just about every song, & SO well deserved.
First time I'd heard that song, awesome. Love Gene Pitney.
Sends a shiver down my spine every time hear this song.
was going to see gene in ireland the year he died never will stop loving your songs rest in peace sweet man gone too soon xxxxxxxxxxxx catherinexxxxxxxxxxxxxx
This song deserves many more views incredible voice
He did that in one "breath" no one did it the same after him.
I agree he was the best of all time the voice is an amazing gift ,thank you for sending him in this lifetime i have been a strong follower since the age of 12 years old ,funny that my family are all hip hop ,soul and other music but this guy hes is the best ,can you get another voice to match ,hes between opera,country what a blessing
What I loved about Gene Pitney was that he needed no fancy moves or gimmicks. He just stood there and used that marvellous voice of his. This man never made a bad record imo.
Exactly the same applies to Roy Orbison!
one of the greatest voices in music. his concerts were allways great, you got your moneys worth.
this song brings back so many memories of someone I lost it still hurts to this day but I still love the song RIP Gene
yes gene pitney was one of the best singers of the 1960s by far wont see his like ever again not in my life time anyway
Gene Pitney and Roy Orbison are the two greatest singers of all time and there songs will go on for all time where we have Love or fallen Love
Gene was so friendly. We emailed back and forth for a year. He arranged two free tickets for my son who was living in London when he gave a concert there. So down to earth and an amazing voice.
I'll always love his music, his voice was clear as a bell and beautiful.
Loved, loved, loved Gene Pitney!! He was amazing!! A load of talent, but very underrated! Miss you, Gene!
This was a man with an awesome voice... incredible emotional range.... What a fabulous entertainer... Miss those days!
What a great voice, never forgotten once listened to.
Gosh I wish I had been there, he was AMAZING! RIP your fans will always love and remember you.
What a set of pipes! Gene's stuff is in a class of it's own.
My favorite Gene Pitney. Thanks ever so for uploading it!
i have not long discovered this on i think its genes best song by far thank for posting
Gene was one of the best male voices of the 1960's, the era of the greatest pop music ever
The vocals, the range, the enunciation, the crescendo..I don't know of one a single song ever recorded displaying such power..
Wow... !!! It's always great. Your video is excellent quality. We liked and enjoyed to the end. Thanks
An absolutely stellar performance!
Keep your eye on the cute girl with long, dark hair who is to the left of Gene Pitney. When Gene steps up on the platform to sing, the girl starts to "lose it" and Gene looks at her. I think this is the same girl who gives him a big hug when the song is over. The awesomeness of READY STEADY GO was that the fans were so close to the performers and this made for an exhilarating interaction. Long live the Sixties!
I love this old footage. I never saw him in person and this is the next best thing. What a voice! This song gets me every time. It never, ever gets old! I only wish I was the girl at the end!
captivating every time - timeless song sung by a guy who had a ridiculous amount of real talent and stage presence - American Idol & others need to get off the air-they will never hold a candle to stuff like this, or even the great variety shows of the 60s & 70s,for that matter...thank you, zatara2000 and others on youtube for helping me to stay "back in the day" and have easy access to real music !
A Great Artist. One of a kind.
This song popped into my head the other day and I was amazed that I remembered the lyrics word for word. Gene Pitney could have sung anything. I was a kid when he was at his peak of fame, but I remember so many of his songs. Great voice and phrasing.
Memories of visiting my cousins in Rockville Ct. [yes Gene was from a town called Rockville] . they lived a few houses across from his house and would wait on the stoop for hours hoping to get a glimpse of him. The Crystal Lake Ballroom was a place where he honed his talent, it's still there I think. Saw him at Mohegan Sun just before he died and he still had a great set of pipes. RIP
What a great classic,thanks for the music gene.
A great singer and a distinctive voice, I have been a fan for years and still play his songs regularly, such a shame he is now gone
The ending of this song is one of the greatest of all time.
A phenomenal vocalization of emotion.
Extremely lucky to meet him at the willows Salford 1983.Very unassuming for such a huge star. This is one of his finest performances.
Geme Pitney souring performance is a musical masterpiece...a magnificent voice and talent who was great in concert and rocked LA in the late 90's and this song was amazing live...Bravo Gene!!!
God, I sometimes forget how good Gene Pitney was! Classic Mann and Weil composition............
It's the best song from the legendary songwriting team of Mann & Weil, who wrote so many great hits. But a song is just a song until it's transformed by just the right voice with just the right arrangement into an epic performance. Hearing that majestic finish again after so many years confirms my belief that Gene Pitney delivered perfection.
i love and hate this song at the same time...the opening line..."Ican see your slipping away from me" reminds me of my mums passing in ;87, and time does not always mak things easier. However thi really is a beautiful song thanks for the posting x
I love that girl at the end. She just couldn't contain herself and at the end, she grabbed him and hugged him.
Sharon G I think if I had been there I would have felt the same.
Me too. :)
WELL ISN'T THAT SPECIAL, CUS I WANTED TO SMACK HER...SHE JUST ABOUT PULLED GENE OFF THE STAG...SO RUDE !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
IF I WAS THERE I WOULD HAVE DONE THE SAME, AND I'M NOT GAY
Also grew up hearing Gene.. Felt the tears when he passed. The people there, knew talent, for Gene Pitney is one WOW of a singer ..
I could listen to this over and over! Thanks for posting.
His best song.RIP...
This song has helped me in tough times, and to this day when I'm feeling down, I put this song on and sing along and it makes me feel I'm gonna be strong