Swinging London: Ambrose & His Orch. - Too Many Tears, 1932
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- Опубликовано: 10 янв 2008
- Bert AMBROSE (1897-1971), the bandleader & violinist, in 1927 he was elected musical director of the exclusive Mayfair Hotel at a then record annual fee of £10,000 and whose outfit was by the early 1930s regarded as crème de la crème among British bands. He paid the best money and got the finest players, many of whom went on to become bandleaders themselves. It might be interesting to ponder just how many of the rich and famous clients who danced to Ambrose's sophisticated arrangements were aware that their favourite was the son of an East End rag-and-bone man.
Recording:
Too Many Tears (Dubin-Warren) - Ambrose & His Orchestra At The May Fair Hotel, London (HMV 1932) 
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Too many tears,
Each night I go to bed,
I lay awake and shed
Too many tears;
Your memory
Is bringing me
Too many tears.
Too many years
I wasted loving you,
And as you know I was true,
Too many years,
I cared a lot,
What have I got?
Too many tears.
I know I should have found a new love,
And don't you think I didn't try;
But I found out a "number two" love
Never seems to satisfy.
I'll never learn
To smile again and sing,
I gave you everything;
And in return
What did you leave for souvenirs?
Too many tears.
Слова
Sweetheart, Am a mother all the way!💋 Will. Text on private line,ok!🎸🕶️💙
Not leaving you! Saw you on line.You are Very strong Man!
Will hear "Last Man Standing"!
"My man, you have a way of words"
-someone who cares
Champagne and parties and dancing till dawn in the midst of the Great Depression. No matter the unemployed or the state of the nation. Smart young things, champagne and parties and dancing till dawn...soon, there would be a lot of tears, 1939 was not so far away.
How very right you are - devastation on every level. Little did they know - the war was a long time past - it surely would not happen again.................would it???
This was in London, not the USA.
@@tonyanderton3521 Zo, there was no Great Depression in Gt. Britain? There wasn't a class of people that danced and drank and lived as if no economic crash had happened? Besides, who cares whether it's London or the U.S.?
@@brucemarsico6 Yes, of course, you're right, Bruce, the Great Depression did also affect us here in GB. Thank you for your comment. We tended to know this period as the Great Slump (1929-32), hence my comment, which wasn't meant to sound pedantic (though I can see how it could be taken as such). You made a very important and articulate point that deserves to be addressed more seriously. I grew up in the '60s in a coal mining village in the north-east of England, a region that was, in the '30s, still important for coal mining and ship building. Indeed, my father and both my grandfathers were coal miners during this period. Though not as serious as in the US (where the economy had boomed to greater heights in the '20s), the depression here still had a devesting affect. Of course, unemployment was rife, though my family managed to carry on working, albeit at heavily reduced wages. You're right, Bruce - times were hard. As regards the pictures of these privileged folks dancing the night away and partying in Mayfair, my dad detested their kind, even until his last days. You see, the great divide here in GB, in my view, is not north-south, as you may hear, but class. Apologies for the long-winded reply, but I thought that your comments deserved at least a bit more effort on my part. How about you? Do you have a similar story? All the best from the north of England.
@@tonyanderton3521 Not long winded at all, Mr. Tony. Perhaps my little tale will be somewhat similar to yours....mine is a bit more ancestral....my mums dad was a ship builder...in Glasgow. Those jobs, in he 1930s, dried up, so the family moved to the east to Dundee. Dundee was a big jute mill centre so he got a job in a mill...my mum did as well. Mum was a romantic sort and spent time at the local Palais de Dance. I suppose, dreaming along with the music, most of it American love songs. My grand dad was not overly fond of Americans but he'd been in New York before the Great War and was awed by the energy and vitality of the city. He encouraged my mum, that, if any opportunity ever arose to go to America, take it and don't look back. The same class system in England, or course, existed in Scotland. The poor laboured and the 'uppers' champagned themselves, no thoughts for the weary. As we all know, the 1930s progressed to the war years starting in 1939. 1942 brought the Americans en masse. Over sexed, over paid, over fed, and over HERE! My mum snared one and ended up in Texas. She did well. My grandparents were none too pleased but.....my uncle married a Scot so he was much more admired for his keeping it all in Angus. I will tell you my brother and I did NOT grow up admiring the 'uppers' in Britain or here in America. We never got dewy eyed about the queen and the many 'hangers on' relations. The United States for some debilitating reason wants desperately to firmly create a similar class system (to the uk). Shows like Downton Abby and The Gilded Age has a chunk of the populace enthralled. People don't realise that the labouring poor back in those 'hey days' was very much an existence of misery. (of course the U.S. has a class system, it's just not discussed)
I'm going on a bit....you might remember this. Some years ago, a show was produced in the U.K. re-enacting as it really was, the upstairs downstairs roles. Needless to say, the upstairs enjoyed their parts, the downstairs couldn't take the toil. No phones, no tele, no rock music, no comfortable clothes. They all had to live it like it was 1905 again. The downstairs types, a lot of them, dropped out.
All the best from North Texas......
Хочется слушать снова и снова. Спасибо гениальному Балабанову и его замечательному фильму "Счастливые дни", благодаря которому я услышала эту музыку.
Впервые эта музыка бела использована в советском фильме "Вечерний лабиринт" в эпизоде, когда Алексеев прибывает в отель "Золотая Нива". Так что Балабанов - это уже повтор...
@@-...7366 Хм. Балабанов -- это уникум, какой бы контекст Вы здесь ни использовали.
@@-...7366..... в эпизоде, когда Алексеев прибывает в отель "Золотая нива"... 😂😂😂 так подробно 👍
Я услышал песню в телефильме о Сталине, шел несколько лет назад. Она использовалась также как заставка в радиопрограмме "Старые мелодии" или что-то в этом роде. Очень нравится, но не удавалось нигде найти полное исполнение. А тут еще и слова есть. Спасибо.
@@goyeci Эта музыка использовалась в передаче "Чего старенького?", которая шла на "радио России", а потом на "Маяке". Первый раз там её и услышала. Набираете на Ютубе ""Чего старенького?" радио передача", и слушаете.
I listen to this over and over again and never tire. Very good piece and fabulous orchestra with extraordinary players.
+SANAFABICH Thx for suggestion! -:)
+João Furtado-Coelho Concordo.
+Kristy Moon Por trás do pseudónimo está um Português (ou Portuguesa), Brasileiro (ou Brasileira)?... Ou simplesmente alguém que fala (e escreve) Português?
+João Furtado-Coelho Uma portuguesa :)
That's what I suspected...
This is the BEST arrangement!!! ❤🎉❤🎉. Real character, swing and bounce. The HOTTEST!
One of my favourites from this decade!
Any song written or co-written by Harry Warren is always worth checking. This one doesn't let down either. A highly rhythmic arrangement.
Wow, timeless.
I'm from Russia, so I first heard this song in a movie by somewhat art-house Russian film director Alexei Balabanov 'Days of Happiness'. It's a great song!
thanks for sharing that.
Me too! Haven't finishes yet but it's pretty good so far
The movie is great too !!! Most of Balabanov’s movies are masterpieces.
@@anonymousbyproxy8250 Indeed :) Surprised that he's known outside Russia.
Thanks for another masterpiece! These "sweet 'n sour" tunes to me hold a strange fascination... And YES, Ambrose and Orchestra were topnotch!
Had to be , for these top notch Hotels. Quite often, these society orchs broadcast live on the BBC. ''Direct from---'' ?
Jollo, your sweet ndour songs were called Torch. Songs inbtheir day
Now that's what I call bass
Perfection.
and that´s what I call class
People in the 30s must've been really slapping that B A S S
Ambrose is one of my favorite orchestras.
Along with Lew Stone and Roy Fox, one of the best UK dance bands
Great, I could listen to it over and over again. I would like to have this on record...
Wonderful diction the singer!
Песня классная, увидела по телевизору рекламу на к/ф"Счастливые дни"и звучал отрывок этой песни, и я захотела услышать её и скачать , она мне очень понравилась, спасибо "русскому иллюзиону", и всем
Шикарная музыка и песня! Очень приятный голос исполнителя! Красивые, одухотворенные лица на праздничных мероприятиях видеоклипа! Видеоролик восхитительный!
I am not a masochist but I love early depression days' tunes. Dick powell was great. This simple european jazz is awesome! Music to forget you could be homeless and in line waiting for bread and soup... Brother, can you spare a dime? Antonio Augusto from Brazil!
Great !. I love the structure of this song, and this Ambrose version is first class.
Thank you for sharing.
Also - try this song with the "Durium Revellers
Ambrose superb as always.
Я тоже её в этом фильме услышал. Она там так подходит. У Балабанова всегда было всё отлично с музыкой к фильмам...
The best version of this wonderful song and thanks
A superb jazz-blues!
Great Britain has invariably contained an ambiance of enigmatic heartiness :)
called '' A stiff upper Lip''
I like that.
wow...great song...great arrangement!
Легкая и незатейливая песня, но слушать ее хочется снова и снова! Супер!
Красивая мелодия. Блестящая аранжировка и исполнение.
I don't understand what you just said but I love your squirrelly-looking alphabet! lol
It's kind of sad that music nowadays deviates heavily from this style.
I love this kind of music why would it die out so quickly
Thanks: MY Brain requested this again.
My parents, Veloz and Yolanda, danced this number in 1931, panicking the British audience who'd never seen them before...at the Mayfair Hotel under the great band leader, Ambrose, but WHAT dance style it was they actually performed, I do not know...fox trot? One step? Maybe someone else out there more dance savvy can clue me in. V&Y also appeared at the Kit Kat Klub in London, which I know very little about, before that, at a "Bal Masque" SPONSERED by the Royal Family at some super swank venue I must dig into my storehouse of memorabilia to find the actual name of. A very early, very dilapidated scrapbook hiding somewhere. THEN they were off to Paris and Monte Carlo, which I have very charming 16 mm color film of my ole man swaggering about in front of its beautiful amber exterior putting on the ritz in his high hat and boulevard suite or whatever. I think my dad, from poor origins, loved such glad rags so much he SLEPT IN THEM, LOL, along with the snubnosed 38, of course, he always kept under his pillow.
Fab tune. Loving the 30s musical scenes and styles. Keep it comin!
Wow que bella canción Bonita letra y sonido 👌👌❤❤❤
Божественно!!!!
People dressed up dignity.... imagine that
I always dress that Way,!💋💙
I can't do it, suits are way too uncomfortable.
It IS a great song written by two very famous American song writers for a famous, Warner Bros. motion picture.
Ambrose's performance as a dance-band presentation makes the song even that much greater.
Check out Ambrose doing "My Baby Just Cares For Me."
Ambrose was a thoughtful bandleader this way.
This song is great! I can listen to it non-stop! )
Wow, now THAT is good!
True my friend. True.
Nice transcription of a fine recording, just before Ambrose signed for Decca. The vocalist here is Sam Browne, as easy on the ear as ever. Thank you so much for this.
Благодарю 9а Ваш комментарий!
Magic !
Peccato non si ballo più con gioia come questi tempi !
A real "Twentieth Century Blues"!
A lovely recording of a sadly lesser known early Warren-Dubin song. Too bad, because it's beautiful, especially as interpreted by Ambrose and Sam Browne. From what I can determine, according to the book 'Harry Warren and the Hollywood Musical' (1975), the song was not written for a particular show. Thank you for sharing this with us.
First I've heard of it. Only 7 yrs, to you know what.
NICE!!!
Super!
Bellissimo brano musicale!
Excelente el jazz británico de esa época!!
Beautiful
Thanks.
Happy days, by Alexei Balabanov.
I get a kick out of the Al Kemp version but this is just as good! Lew Stone sure knew how to record em..Thank you for posting this!
So Catchy really swinges love it thanks for posting.
Прекрасная музыка великолепное исполнение!
Originally sung by Dick Powell in a great Lee Tracy movie "Blessed Event", Check out the film if you get the chance. It's a hoot.
Thanks: Again.
Too Many Tears (оригинал Celldweller
Слишком много слёз (перевод Micluxa)
Now, as you know, it's your time on this Earth
Сейчас, как понимаешь, пришло твоё время на этой Земле.
While we're rocking the cradle we're riding the hearse
Раскачивая колыбель, мы катаемся на катафалке.
We keep moving upward toward everything free
Мы продолжаем двигаться вверх, к свободе,
And kindly look downward and oh you'll see me
Любезно посмотри вниз - и ты увидишь меня.
I've had six years of luck, I've had six on the line
У меня было шесть лет удачи и шесть на кону.
And I've poured myself out like an old bitter wine
Я излил себя, как старое горькое вино.
I've seen much of nothin' and nothin's the game
Я ничего не видел, шутки в сторону,
I've been thrown on my back and I don't know my name
Меня уложили на лопатки, и я не знаю своего имени.
There's too many tears, too many tears
Слишком много слёз, слишком много слёз.
Too many people in too many years
Так много людей и так много лет.
Some tears of laughter and some tears of pain
Какие-то слёзы от смеха, какие-то от боли,
That break like a fever and fall like rain
Что убивают, как лихорадка, и падают, словно дождь.
Points on the map, tears line the way
Метки на карте, слёзы указывают путь.
I've seen all your pretty things and oh it's a shame
Я видел все твои милые штучки, и о, как же жаль,
There's been much confusion with too many hurt
Было много мороки с большим количеством боли,
I feel my words dyin' down in the dirt
Я чувствую, как мои слова умирают в грязи.
I've had lies in my head, there's been lies in my heart
У меня была ложь в голове, ложь в моём сердце,
I've been tortured by this riddle and I don't know how to start
Я был замучен этой загадкой, и я не знаю с чего начать.
With a lightning flash and thunder, boys, and my mind it starts to click
С молнией и громом, ребята, мой ум начинает понимать,
So do what you must do and you best do it quick
Так что делай, что должен и лучше бы побыстрее.
There's too many tears, too many tears
Слишком много слёз, слишком много слёз.
Too many people in too many years
Так много людей и так много лет.
Some tears of laughter and some tears of pain
Какие-то слёзы от смеха, какие-то от боли,
That break like a fever and fall like rain
Что убивают, как лихорадка, и падают, словно дождь.
Doctor, oh doctor, my world's in your hands
Доктор, о, доктор, мой мир в ваших руках,
I feel like I'm dyin' and oh I need a plan
Я чувствую, что умираю, и о, мне нужен план.
Sister, sweet sister, there's blood on my lips
Сестра, милая сестра, на моих губах кровь,
Why does it feel like this wound's doing flips?
Почему мне кажется, что эта рана делает сальто?
The dream's come on time, it's clear, I can tell
Мечта пришла вовремя, понятная, на мой взгляд.
I've seen your work everywhere and there's mercy in hell
Я видел твою работу всюду, и в аду есть милосердие.
With a lightning flash and thunder, boys, and again it all comes down
С молнией и громом, ребята, и вновь всё идёт насмарку,
And I see my life merging with these poor souls underground
И я вижу, что моя жизнь сливается с этими бедными душами под землей.
There's too many tears, too many tears
Слишком много слёз, слишком много слёз.
Too many people in too many years
Так много людей и так много лет.
Some tears of laughter and some tears of pain
Какие-то слёзы от смеха, какие-то от боли,
That break like a fever
Что убивают, как лихорадка.
There's too many tears, too many tears
Слишком много слёз, слишком много слёз.
Too many people in too many years
Так много людей и так много лет.
Some tears of laughter and some tears of pain
Какие-то слёзы от смеха, какие-то от боли,
That break like a fever and fall like rain
Что убивают, как лихорадка, и падают, словно дождь.
Это же совершенно другая песня!
There was far more than tears for the vast majority in 1932
¡Sensacional orquesta!
great stuff!
Superb ...
Thank You Harry Warren! His first big hit, great chords.
Wonderful.
Superb song, superb video, and it most certainly is the great Sam Browne
Музыка моей северной юности!!!
1932 PERFECTION!!!
love it
Ammy in the one of his two best periods.: the HMV years and later the Sid Phillips era. Both characterized by loads of solos and wonderfully swinging arrangements.
Perfect
Wunderbar.
Замечательно.
Когда слушаешь, приходит мысль о том, что не всегда в мире было так плохо, как сейчас, и мы были союзниками...
А ми і зараз союзники!
@@Superkrantik насмешил
А вот союзниками мы никогда не были
beautiful melidy I want to find words
Just the Best.
❤❤❤❤❤
genius music
i should'v known you kids were responsible...lol....awsome....again.
Cidden harika bir şarkı
This is from a great film of around 1932 "Blessed Event" where Lee Tracy does a take off of Walter Winchell and this song is done by Dick Powell, who I think was spoofing Rudy Vallee. I believe it was his first film. Everyone needs to watch that film, especially if you're into the pop culture of the early depression days.
Art deco. Wow.
Because this tune uses the harmonic minor so much in the melody, it has a very Yiddishe flavor. It uses the same mode Hava Negilah uses. However, I was very surprised to read that Harry Warren was Italian -- Salvatore Guaragna. And of course, Cole Porter used so many Yiddish musical elements in his tunes. Guess you don't have to be Jewish!! LOL.
oh boy watch out for that ending!
i first heard this played by Sidney Torch on the Marble Arch theatre organ (a recording)
Music by Harry Warren, lyrics by Al Dubin. Visit Harry Warren Fans on Facebook.
Lew Stone recorded Too Many Tears (his arrangement) combined with When Yuba Plays the Rumba on the Tuba in June 1932. The record was a shellac coated cardboard disc: E 1072-C Durium EN 23. This info comes from the liner notes of Living Era's Sam Browne, Oh, What a Night for Romance. Does that help?
Эта вещь была очень популярная СССР. Я часто её слушаю. Песня была музыкальной заставкой в очень популярной в России (Russia) "Songs Retro" 1987 -1997
не помню чтобы она была популярна в те года
Именно в этой программе она и была заставкой. С нее я и влюбилась в эту вещь
Its of of course not Dick Powell (plenty of singers covered this song - for example it's not Guy Lombardo's 1932 version either!) Thanks so much for this excellent tune - it's new to me and already a new favourite! I tip my hat...
ha ha, muted the ad. - I win!
Where are these wonderful photos from?
1930s chic typified through great swing.
Unfortunately I've fallen in love with the woman centre at 1:41 Guess she'll never be mine!
1:29 is hilarious, he's got bars!!!!!!!! ahhaha:)
@MonteMelkonyan Посмотри "Cчастливые дни" Балабанова. Там она звучит, там я её впервые и услышал. Даже если Балабанова не любишь - это его первый фильм, там он другой совсем.
Вечер с патефоном
Александр Шустов-Васильев
Над патефонным гулким призрачным оркестром
Парит холёный сладкий тенорок.
Фантомом пар над чашкой- пью чаёк.
Как звуки времени поблекшего прелестны!...
Фокстротом ластится вечерний джаз к прохожим,
Лелеет сумрак праздность на скамейках.
В нём мумию застывшей страсти чьей - то
Распеленаем с гитаристом осторожно
I decided to do a little checking on my Durium records and guess what? I have the record itself. Will play it after dinner.
Fred
I listen to this over an over again - can anyone give me the details of the original 78rpm recording I'd love to track it down
Prof Tim guy lombardo?
Nice job Loris, I should have researched a bit further. It was recorded as the "Durium Dance Band". I assume there was no label credit to Stone.
Fred
! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !
You bet I’d be a bootlegging goon like the rest in them days 🎉
Be Patient and go for the one you feel strongest for!teach what you want to do,even smoke,a smoke stick from
That time,is classier & healthier,!with chmpg
&Glass !
💚💙💃🍾🥂🎵🎼👠💄👛
Sounds a hell of a lot like Blues of the Vagabond.
Фильм "Бабник" с А.А.Ширвиндтом .
This is Definitely Sam Browne recording with The Bert Ambrose Orchestra on June 2, 1932.
Lew Stone never recorded the song and as far as I can research it, neither did Dick Powell.
Кто пришёл с счастливых дней Балабанова ?
Ambros-ia.