Anthony Newley - "Ain't It Funny"
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- Опубликовано: 6 сен 2024
- "Ain' It Funny"....Funny me alone before - It isn't funny anymore.
A song about loneliness, abandonement, solitude, disguised as slightly country-style-song. Like a typical Newley-Song, very autobiographical. A "miniature" - a whole story, a whole life in one song and you believe every word. "Why spread around that virus of doom". Newley's (partly very self-destructive) self expression is very appealing - for me.
Excerpts from Film "The Small World of Sammy Lee" (GB 1963, directed by Ken Hughes) frame this beautiful song from the album "Ain't It Funny" (1972).
Heartbreaking........oh how you are missed.....❤
Newley still greatly missed one of the greatest British talents - a true artist
The movie is part of the compilation "The London Box", available on amazon UK.
A wonderful film with an unbelieveable Anthony Newley !!
So brilliant when his roots were still intact = London.
great song. very soulful and honest
@dersinghampault"Not sure about the song..."
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Please, revisit 3:45 'til the end... that zither or dulcimer line over those chords with Newley singing "It isn't funny anymore..."
One of his best moments for me.
At 3:00 onwards you can hear how David Bowies music , singing & lyrics were influenced by Anthony Newly.
Greatest sad song I've ever heard. This is my favorite clip of very handsome Mr. Newley - his character is vulnerable and feeling desperate. Thank you Polyesterpootang (as I understand, your name came from Newley's movie, and I appreciate it) for posting this and many more I have a chance to enjoy.
I was hoping to find the film The Small World of Sammy Lee on youtube as I saw it many years ago in a cinema on Wardour St in London's Soho. Fascinating film, but surreal to come out of the cinema and find myself in the very area where the film was made.
Hot damn, powerful. Pretty accurately describes what depression feels like
Stop the world I want to get off, well Anthony Newley did miss you
Hello... Just re-visiting. This was one of the first Newley videos I found on youtube many months ago and is still one of my favorites.
Oh wonderful Sammy Lee, Tony at his best!! Thank you my dear friend!! xxxx
Not sure about the song - but good to see some clips of 'The Small World of Sammy Lee' on here. In answer to persichino, I think you can only get it on DVD as part of 'The London Collection' (£17.99 on play.com) but it's worth it as it also has Sparrows can't sing, Pool of London, The Yellow Balloon and a couple of other oddities.
00:21 *Did Tony just sing **_"Never want to Bone anyone"_** ? or is it me - misheard lyrics >*
I believe the word is _phone._
They used to use them for calling back in the day.
Thanks for posting. Love the song, love the man.
Is this film available on DVD? It looks interesting.
I fell sorry for newley