this song came out whilst i was serving in aden 1967, sitting out side the basha made you think of home, and brought a lump to many a throat...brilliant song
I last heard this song circa 60s and for no reason it popped into my head in 2010 and magically there it was on youtube. Thanks a million. Just love it.
I remember in 1968, I was at a boarding school in Sussex and about 15 of us boys were watching TV in the TV room when Anita Harris came on to sing something. We were all totally transfixed and drooling!
this song takes me back over 40 year ago when I used to dance in my grans and grandads house when I was a child and I never forgot it as each time I here it im transported back in time till they were both still alive and loving watching me sing and dance to it
And it's the original! She did a very good re-recording some years after this which is normally the one played, so it's good to hear this. If I remember this song stayed in the top 40 for months but only got as high as about no.7
Hello Terryjean. Thank you for this posting. I am a person from that era and this brings back many fond memories. However, this song is now more poignant for me as my wife and I are now proud parents (again) of a baby boy. Somehow, this song encompasses all my feelings, now and into the future, for my new son. This will be our song for him (few word changes here and there). Pity there isn't a full video of Anita Harris singing this original or subsequent recording. Thank you again.
I worked on her music video for this song. She was in a blue Aston MArtin convertible with a White Irish Wolfhound who, right on cue, looked at the camer and yawned! She was on the stage and the film took us past her marquee. One of the best songs of all time. Would be a killer duet.
From out of nowhere this song came back to me a few days ago. Been driving everyone mad trying to find a copy ...so many thanks for this upload. i LOVE this song
Had a big crush on Anita, seeing her sitting in a chair singing this on TOTP in the late summer of ' 67, fabulous voice and song.Am I right it is a Tom Springfield song ?.
I remember being around 13yrs old,with a crush on a girl..I used to hang around her house at night whistling this song hoping she'd hear me and open her bedroom window.Love this song.THANK YOU for posting it>
Wow, how underrated was she. Lulu,Dusty,Cilla etc. were all big in the sixties but Anita who also had the looks and more versatility was way above them. In love with her when this song came out but knew she would not go out with me. Mainly because I had to be up for school every morning, still dreaming though (lol)
I still have the original vinyl (yes we used to listen in vinyl albums). I shall never give it away. Unfortunately my turntable is broken, so I've got to rely on youtube until I can find a new affordable one (they are very expensive these days). so thank you terryjean for uploading. A wonderful song by an amazing singer.
Funny, this big British hit could only "bubble under" the Hot 100 in the U.S. - yet it's the U.S. issue I have. About three stock copies, and one promo, on Columbia 4-44236.
Remember when songs are titled there is no copyright on titles so the Original Version of a song about love may not be original as Nikki Hornsby's "Just Lovin' You" 2014 is original Pop orchestra found on You Tube and eStores worldwide. Ck out this original!
Stephenhad, the song spent 30 weeks in the chart and reached #6. Eltybin, you're probably thinking of Anita Ward of 'Ring My Bell' fame who was a schoolteacher.
Has anyone got her single of "Tuppeny Bus Ride"? I used to love that when I was a kid but I haven't heard it for years. Would anyone who's got it be kind enough to post it up?
@templemanw1 Actually, i just met Anita the other day. Shes doing great, looking wonderful as always, and shes nowhere near bankrupt let me tell you. Shes a very sweet lady and a wonderful person! Her and her husband are doing just fine.
If you could get into the tardis, go back in time , go underground (if you knew how and had the time) I think this lovely lady would have been revealed as a bit of a gay icon.
+RayBushfox done that and i think lynn drags the song some or is it me becouse im from england any way they both sing a song to get to anyones heart tey do to mine best regards to you
I've listened to it twice. Firstly, may I say that, in my opinion, Anita's iconic version is almost impossible to match. Lynn has a powerful voice and sings with conviction, but she sings in a 'cabaret' style, beginning nearly every line after the orchestra. She talks rather than sings some parts, and even changes the word 'loving' to 'wanting'. I also feel her version 'peaks' too early. The arrangement of Anita's version is vital for its overall appeal. The almost cinematic flourish at the start, the steady, gentle rhythm, the low-sweeping cellos, the wistful harmonica. Anita's rich tones are captivating, and each time she comes to the all-important title 'Just Loving You' the tenderness deepens. Well done, Lynn, but for me (a Brit!) it has to be Anita.
@kevvome Well, I can assure you that WAS NOT Anita. I've seen her on many occassions now as she's close friends with a family member, they have known each other for a miraculous amount of time. Anita is doing very well, as is her husband, they are happily living together, and she is no longer suffering money issues. Anita also does not go about in a blonde wig with dark sunglasses. I hope one day you meet the real Anita Harris, and may she and God bless you unconditionally.
oh boy. i got a live wire here haven't i snowy?!! c'mon, lighten up!. life is too short to be this serious. i don't believe i am in the wrong here, you truly need to chill out and don't take things too seriously snowy. i am a christian, but i happen o be a christian with a great soh and have a good social life too.you DO know that you can combine haing a laugh and having a drink with being a christian? i know god doesn't mind me being this way, i'm more than happy in that knowledge darling. xox
To Tongapuss, Well-said,I agree with you. michaeljureidine-you are a very sad person,Their is many a person who has passed away-who would swop places with you,And to comment on Anita like you have, is Disrespectfull,Anita brought thousands of people much joy and happyness with her singing,I doubt by the sound of YOU-you have achieved as much?,
and by commenting that your pic made anita look like an old maid was intended to be a compliment. anita is attractive, always has been, but your pic put her in the shade, hence my comment! you seem to misinterpret everything i say! I'll put that down to you not being very street aware and having a lot of innocence about you. stay cool snowy and stay lucky and happy.
I'm not in need of 'chilling out', you just need to watch what you say. I appreciate you don't intend your jokes to sound the way it did but it was offensive. There is a reason your original comment was removed from RUclips. So for goodness sake think about what you're about to say, and how others may feel. Don't be so blunt about it, not everything is about you and how you handle things. And God says to be kind to everyone, no matter who they are or what they've done to you. Thanks x
I too am a Christian, and your 'joke' offended me. You may find it 'humorous' and entertaining, but as someone who is very close to Anita throughout all of her struggles your comment upset me greatly. I appreciate if that's not how you intended it to come across but intentional or not I took the comment to heart. I understand you are clearly a humorous personality, but please be a little more respectful and choose your words wisely and take into account other peoples feelings. Thank you. xo
Oh my goodness, I'm sorry I never knew this conversation suddenly became about my profile picture? But in all honesty, your profile picture doesn't represent yourself very well either, so let's just settle this with I hope your childish ways mature soon, and I wish you a happy day.
When we had real people who could sing. Happy days.
One of the best female singers of the swinging sixties. She had a lovely voice. This is a great song beautifully performed and was a massive hit
You said it all there.
She was fabulous, and so modest.
Beautuful song and singer! What I would have given to grew up during that great decade!! ❤️❤️❤️
I was there. Romantic Love was important to young women then.
I am an old man who looks back at my unfilled teenage years; if only!😢
Lovely song and a lovely Lady
this song came out whilst i was serving in aden 1967, sitting out side the basha made you think of home, and brought a lump to many a throat...brilliant song
I last heard this song circa 60s and for no reason it popped into my head in 2010 and magically there it was on youtube. Thanks a million. Just love it.
MY GOD,I LOVE THIS SONG WITH A PASSION.
This was in the charts for six months.Lovely lady.
Just mesmerising .
Eat your heart out Adele !
Correct. Adele NO CLASS
magical anita.
I remember in 1968, I was at a boarding school in Sussex and about 15 of us boys were watching TV in the TV room when Anita Harris came on to sing something. We were all totally transfixed and drooling!
this song takes me back over 40 year ago when I used to dance in my grans and grandads house when I was a child and I never forgot it as each time I here it im transported back in time till they were both still alive and loving watching me sing and dance to it
Beautiful song, brings back memories.
And it's the original! She did a very good re-recording some years after this which is normally the one played, so it's good to hear this. If I remember this song stayed in the top 40 for months but only got as high as about no.7
It peaked at No.6, but, it spent 26 Weeks in the Top 40.
@@stevetimms4100 this it im asking for thank thank you google
one of my fave songs when i was in my teens!
This is my mom's/dad's favorite song....just can't help but love the song...just loving it. :)
GREAT SONG! thanks for uploading. ANITA HARRIS! Beautiful woman, beautiful vocal.
Beautiful song, thanks, nr 4 in the Britisch top 100 over 1967
I met here today and got here autograph and my picture with here .She is really nice and has a great voice.=)
the delectable anita skillfully weaves a magical spell over the listener with this hypnotic and atmospheric box of truffles.
it is a very nice song .glad you like it
Loved it since I first heard it as an 8 year old in 1967 and finally got a copy in October 1984!
Hello Terryjean. Thank you for this posting. I am a person from that era and this brings back many fond memories. However, this song is now more poignant for me as my wife and I are now proud parents (again) of a baby boy. Somehow, this song encompasses all my feelings, now and into the future, for my new son. This will be our song for him (few word changes here and there). Pity there isn't a full video of Anita Harris singing this original or subsequent recording. Thank you again.
I worked on her music video for this song. She was in a blue Aston MArtin convertible with a White Irish Wolfhound who, right on cue, looked at the camer and yawned! She was on the stage and the film took us past her marquee. One of the best songs of all time. Would be a killer duet.
Thank you for this, and please, more! More!
She is amazing.
I love this song from when it came out the first time and I still love it now you can understand the words so lovely,
From out of nowhere this song came back to me a few days ago. Been driving everyone mad trying to find a copy ...so many thanks for this upload. i LOVE this song
I would just like to add my thanks for posting a wonderful song by a very special woman
Had a big crush on Anita, seeing her sitting in a chair singing this on TOTP in the late summer of ' 67, fabulous voice and song.Am I right it is a Tom Springfield song ?.
I remember being around 13yrs old,with a crush on a girl..I used to hang around her house at night whistling this song hoping she'd hear me and open her bedroom window.Love this song.THANK YOU for posting it>
what a great song!!!! sung by our very own Anita Haris thx for posting x
thank you for ur comments on just loving you and congrats on the birth of ur son
A beutifull song, In memory of Bill .
With much love Ricky
Wow, how underrated was she. Lulu,Dusty,Cilla etc. were all big in the sixties but Anita who also had the looks and more versatility was way above them. In love with her when this song came out but knew she would not go out with me. Mainly because I had to be up for school every morning, still dreaming though (lol)
Thanks for sharing this delightful post.
A Real touch of Class.
i first heard this when it was released.. like it then.. love it now.. i must be getting soft.
I still have the original vinyl (yes we used to listen in vinyl albums). I shall never give it away. Unfortunately my turntable is broken, so I've got to rely on youtube until I can find a new affordable one (they are very expensive these days). so thank you terryjean for uploading. A wonderful song by an amazing singer.
A lovely song,
I have love and sing along with this song ever since I heard it when I was 2nd year high school.
Always loved this but I didn't buy my copy of the original single until 1984!
Can't help myself just loving........this song.
one of my dads all time favourites. and mine too!
Lovely Lady 😊
My most most fav top song since a little girl!!!!
love this song
Funny, this big British hit could only "bubble under" the Hot 100 in the U.S. - yet it's the U.S. issue I have. About three stock copies, and one promo, on Columbia 4-44236.
Remember when songs are titled there is no copyright on titles so the Original Version of a song about love may not be original as Nikki Hornsby's "Just Lovin' You" 2014 is original Pop orchestra found on You Tube and eStores worldwide. Ck out this original!
tom springfield was some writer,lovely song.
Yes he was he wrote this for Dusty who gave it to Anita
romantic great record
Stephenhad, the song spent 30 weeks in the chart and reached #6.
Eltybin, you're probably thinking of Anita Ward of 'Ring My Bell' fame who was a schoolteacher.
Thanks terryjean99. That song brings back a lot of happy memories. 5 stars and added to my favourites without any hesitation.
Piyong akong mga mata samtang maminaw ining maong kanta pabalik balik ... salamat sa pag butang ini dinhi ... GOD bless you ....
Cracking Song
i painted a house across the road where she lives in barnes and shes stil got them looks...
Has anyone got her single of "Tuppeny Bus Ride"? I used to love that when I was a kid but I haven't heard it for years. Would anyone who's got it be kind enough to post it up?
just for you DISCOVERY 1
you are welcome corrie thx for the comments
@templemanw1 Actually, i just met Anita the other day. Shes doing great, looking wonderful as always, and shes nowhere near bankrupt let me tell you. Shes a very sweet lady and a wonderful person! Her and her husband are doing just fine.
@peterpops27 .you very welcome peter happy you like the song
If you could get into the tardis, go back in time , go underground (if you knew how and had the time) I think this lovely lady would have been revealed as a bit of a gay icon.
@priapus56
I stand corrected!!
Nice, but I prefer the version by Lynn Rogers, but I may be biased because she is an aussie.
Have a listen, it's on toutube.
+RayBushfox done that and i think lynn drags the song some or is it me becouse im from england any way they both sing a song to get to anyones heart tey do to mine best regards to you
OK, I'll give it a listen and get back to you.
I've listened to it twice. Firstly, may I say that, in my opinion, Anita's iconic version is almost impossible to match. Lynn has a powerful voice and sings with conviction, but she sings in a 'cabaret' style, beginning nearly every line after the orchestra. She talks rather than sings some parts, and even changes the word 'loving' to 'wanting'. I also feel her version 'peaks' too early.
The arrangement of Anita's version is vital for its overall appeal. The almost cinematic flourish at the start, the steady, gentle rhythm, the low-sweeping cellos, the wistful harmonica. Anita's rich tones are captivating, and each time she comes to the all-important title 'Just Loving You' the tenderness deepens.
Well done, Lynn, but for me (a Brit!) it has to be Anita.
@kevvome Well, I can assure you that WAS NOT Anita. I've seen her on many occassions now as she's close friends with a family member, they have known each other for a miraculous amount of time. Anita is doing very well, as is her husband, they are happily living together, and she is no longer suffering money issues. Anita also does not go about in a blonde wig with dark sunglasses. I hope one day you meet the real Anita Harris, and may she and God bless you unconditionally.
ps. that YOUR pic on your profile page snowy?
if so....WOW!
you make anita seem like an old maid.
(sorry anita!).
@beadsstitcher lol ty for ur comments
Wheres Jumbleland????
oh boy. i got a live wire here haven't i snowy?!!
c'mon, lighten up!. life is too short to be this serious. i don't believe i am in the wrong here, you truly need to chill out and don't take things too seriously snowy. i am a christian, but i happen o be a christian with a great soh and have a good social life too.you DO know that you can combine haing a laugh and having a drink with being a christian? i know god doesn't mind me being this way, i'm more than happy in that knowledge darling. xox
ive just looked her up eltybin34 and no she was not a school teacher
To Tongapuss, Well-said,I agree with you. michaeljureidine-you are a very sad person,Their is many a person who has passed away-who would swop places with you,And to comment on Anita like you have, is Disrespectfull,Anita brought thousands of people much joy and happyness with her singing,I doubt by the sound of YOU-you have achieved as much?,
You wish!
Written by tom Springfield.
this is a great version but the Joe longthorne version is excellent and is my fav from the songbook album
+ross cairns No. It's badly produced and sounds like he's singing over a karaoke backing track.
last i heard of anita she was bankrupt sleeping on a frends sofa after beeing swindled out of her money .sad
and by commenting that your pic made anita look like an old maid was intended to be a compliment. anita is attractive, always has been, but your pic put her in the shade, hence my comment!
you seem to misinterpret everything i say! I'll put that down to you not being very street aware and having a lot of innocence about you.
stay cool snowy and stay lucky and happy.
I'm not in need of 'chilling out', you just need to watch what you say. I appreciate you don't intend your jokes to sound the way it did but it was offensive. There is a reason your original comment was removed from RUclips. So for goodness sake think about what you're about to say, and how others may feel. Don't be so blunt about it, not everything is about you and how you handle things. And God says to be kind to everyone, no matter who they are or what they've done to you.
Thanks x
Yes those Australians were in two world wars with us so don't be so racist
I too am a Christian, and your 'joke' offended me. You may find it 'humorous' and entertaining, but as someone who is very close to Anita throughout all of her struggles your comment upset me greatly. I appreciate if that's not how you intended it to come across but intentional or not I took the comment to heart.
I understand you are clearly a humorous personality, but please be a little more respectful and choose your words wisely and take into account other peoples feelings. Thank you. xo
Oh my goodness, I'm sorry I never knew this conversation suddenly became about my profile picture? But in all honesty, your profile picture doesn't represent yourself very well either, so let's just settle this with I hope your childish ways mature soon, and I wish you a happy day.
yuck