She's sining to a teacher that changed her and her classmates lives. Sir gave them more than an academic education. He taught them respect, honor and love.
This song sung by the one and only LULU. Came out in (1967). It was the title song to the movie by the same name. It stars (Sir) Sidney Poitier as he is called by his students. He plays a black school teacher at a British high school full of white students. The students are unruly and make it difficult for him to teach. He gains their respect and love at the end... With this song being sung by Lulu who also acted in the movie in his honor. One of the best movies ever made...Great reaction as always.
I can tell your American it's not a public school in England you pay to go to public school ha ha also course it was full of white pupils England was nearly all white in mid sixties it was what it was different times England is so much better than America regarding race it always was thank you
I love the movie “To Sir With Love!” Excellent film and a MUST see! Sidney Poitier dripped cool! The way he dressed! The way we moved! Ooooooo! He was something else back in the day! 😍
This was the title song to a movie with the same name "To Sir, With Love" which was released in 1967. About a Black School Teacher (Sidney Poitier) at an inner city high school in London and deals with societal and racial issues, his students called him "Sir". The students were the typical unruly kids, with some of them coming from less than great homes. "Sir" teaches them to respect and love themselves, to see their worth and gives them confidence to achieve what they want in life. Lulu's character sings him this song at the end of the school year to thank him for helping her during a difficult period in her (and all the kids) life.
This song is about a young woman who just graduated high school singing about her teacher Sidney Poitier. When her teacher first started teaching the students gave him a hard time but he taught them how to love and respect. This is who "Sir" is, her teacher Sidney Poitier.
"TO SIR WITH LOVE " IS ONE OF THE GREATEST MOVIES EVER!!! I never write in Caps BUT IT'S A MUST WATCH FOR ALL AGES!!! Don't miss it!! it really is a great movie... and when Lulu sings this song in the movie it is a real tear-jerker!!
I've loved this movie since I was a teen. Then I discovered it was a book, so I was able to figure out what the girls were 'burning' in the fireplace. 😲
The entire movie is full of tear jerking moments. I just LOVE it. My mom turned me on to all the Sidney Poitier movies...To Sir, Guess Who, Lillies of the Field, etc. He was so elegant.
@@christinerobinson9372 Personally I didn't like the movie but liked the song. I found the movie dull and the subject the movie covered (dedicated teacher inspiring his/her students) has been done better many times (imo). Sidney Poitier made a lot of excellent movies but this one is overrated (imo). However I think the song is very good.
@@Amaberean Yeah well, thanks for your deep insightful comments. Everybody contributes what they are able to. But sorry, I just didn't like the movie. If that's a sign of insanity then so be it But I gotta say, I've been called NUTS for a lot more substantial reasons than that. You have a rather lazy standard for "NUTS".
@@keng4847 I respectfully disagree with you. I taught school for 20 years and this movie is one of the things that inspired me to teach. I enjoyed my time as a teacher....but as any teacher will tell you....there are moments when you find yourself in the dumps and at those times, this movie helped me get through those moments. But to be fair....the phrase "different strokes for different folks".
Lulu is Scottish (so am I). She burst onto the scene at 15 with the song "Shout" by Lulu and the Luvers in 1965. You really should hear that. It was a big hit in the UK and she went on to have many more. In 1974 she made a cover of David Bowie's "The Man who Sold the World". While at a party they met and Bowie invited her to the studio to record it with himself and The Spiders from Mars as backup. I recommend that. She has had a long career and still makes albums. Her last one (to date) was in 2015. She was rocking harder than ever and I won't be surprised if she makes another. The one you played is probably the only one most Americans know because of the film. Back in the UK it was the "B" side of a 7" single.
She’s still well known in America. My favorite from her is OH ME OH MY (I’M A FOOL FOR YA BABY) but I love pretty much all her stuff; early and more recent.
Yup, he is right. Teacher and student relationship. He was a teacher that taught both boys and girls to mature into men and women and get ready to face the world with guts, courage, and respect upon high school graduation. Great movie and great song.
No ..that is Sidney Poitier.The film came out in the mid 1960s where he played a school-teacher in an English school .He was also co-star in Spencer Tracey's last film "Guess Who's Coming to Dinner" (1967) which was the one where he marries the white girl. At the time these were very special cross-community/racial statements at a time of unrest ,especially in America.Lulu had already had a few hits as a teenager when she starred with Sidney in this and sang the theme song and this charted in the UK too.
In the US, up till about the mid-60s, we also called teachers (or any adult) Sir & Ma'am. If you weren't calling them by their title & name (Mr./Mrs./Miss So & So), it was Sir or Ma'am.
Your homework this holiday weekend is to watch both, "To Sir with Love" and "Guess Who's Coming to Dinner" and your questions will be answered. Both are great movies so it will be the easiest homework assignment ever. Enjoy!
My mpression of the movie when I watched it, was the students were not unruly because of the new teaher, Poitier, but because they were unruly to begin with...most of the other teachers and the principal [headmaster] did not care about these troubled kids. Poitier plays the teacher who does, fights for change single handedly. When most the students ifnd he is standing up for them and cares, they eventually realize they were wrong about him. Excellent movie
To Sir, With Love is a brilliant film with Sidney Poitier as the teacher and a teenage Lulu as one of the students. Lulu is in her 70's now and still gorgeous, she is a legend here in the UK. Sidney Poitier sadly passed away recently, a truly great actor.
They disrespected him only because they basically disrespected everyone including themselves. Unruly students who were unruly before they ever met him. Get it ? It’s not an “everyone deserves respect” film, it’s about growing up and becoming respectful in general.
Thank you guys for this great review for a great song! 👏🏼👏🏼The movie you’re talking about is “Guess who’s coming to Dinner” a great movie staring the Great Sidney Poitier. “To sir with love” is a movie about a teacher assigned to teach a class of “teenage misfits” in the UK and taught them self respect, and made them realize there are teachers out there that really care about their well being and education. They all end up loving and appreciating this great man! Lovely movie! Always brings me to tears when Lulu sings to him surrounded by all classmates that he taught well. The Death of Mr. Poitier bought me here. May he rest in eternal peace. 🙏❤️😔
She's my cousin on my mom's side. Her real name is, Marie McDonald McLaughlin Lawrie . She was married to Maurice Gibb, but divorced after 5yrs. I was too young to remember the movie when it first came out, but I did watch it when I was older.
Wow! Please tell her hello from a big American fan. I love To Sir With Love (especially her American Idol performance), Oh Me, Oh My, and I Could Never Miss You. Lulu's the greatest !
I've watched "to Sur with Love" video so many times. And ut never fails to bring a tear. Most people can relate to the emotions that she is singing. Times change, we must move on. Like it or not. It is beautifully arranged, the strings soaring along with her voice. Who can't understand what it is to leave someone in your life, never to see them again.
You got the movie name right. But no hanky panky went on...lol Brother Sidney was straight up, super moral and ethical. He formed a major emotional connection with his students at a rough, underclass school, in London's East End. By the time they graduated, he was like a hero to them.
Please find the movie To Sir, With Love and watch it. It was WAY ahead of its time and an absolutely brilliant tribute to what it means to love and care for and actually TEACH young adults!!
Great Song!!! I remember I was in the Air Force back then. This is from a wonderful movie. Sidney Poitier was one of my favorite actor. This movie is about him being a teacher and teaching a class of a bunch of white kids who were, to say the least, under achievers and hoods.
The name of the movie was To Sir With Love and many have always felt (me included), that this was the movie he should have won the Academy Award for, and not Lilies of the Field. Even if you watch this movie now ... so many years later, it is still very moving.
She's from Glasgow in Scotland had her first hit in the early 60s at the age of 15, she was at the peak of her success when she recorded this for the movie To Sir with love set in sixites London. She was married Maurice Gibb of the Bee Gees for a few years. She's had a lot of success over the years in the 70s had a major hit with a David Bowie song The Man Who sold the world, which Bowie produced and performed on. She has also recorded a Bond theme and Co wrote a hit for Tina Turner called I don't want to fight used as the theme to the movie What's Love Got to do with it. She still performs and records to this day
My wife and I have always loved this song. Great movie too. Such a classic! I wish I had a teacher just like him. The other movie you're thinking of is Guess Who's Coming To Dinner. But the movie To Sir, With Love is the best. I have such respect for his role and it taught me so much about being respectful to others. As for Lulu, you need to check out her amazing American Idol guest star performance singing this song. She still wins me over.
I had always loved this song but then I was privileged one day I was in England I lived in London England for almost 9 years I got to see this old black and white movie called to Sir with Love with Sidney Poitier I just love the song even more and it just still gets me I fill up with tears because it's just so beautiful and the message
@@janicelangston5310 I actually did not see that movie until I was in the UK in 1985 they only had four channels at that point but it was awesome I just loved it and that's where I got to know all the American movies as well, Marilyn Monroe James Dean Elvis Presley Carrie Grant all of them it was awesome
The most scandalous and nefarious thing that went on in that movie, was that Black teacher dancing with a White woman at the end, during a HS graduation party. :-) Nothing more than that. Classic film, an uplifting film, a must watch.
Its definitely the same movie. I love Lulu😍. Shes from Scotland, started singing in mid 60s. She's still performing, early 70s. My favorite song from her that really shows her range is OH ME, OH MY!!!
I love the movie this song is from and titled for. I still have the VHS tape of it, lol. Sidney Poitier's character takes a job as a high school teacher in London with an unruly (to say the least!) class. Lulu acted in the movie and sang this song near the end as an expression of the kids' affection and gratitude for their teacher. Semi-spoiler alert: there was a character in the film who developed a crush on him but it wasn't Lulu. There was also a tv movie sequel done in the 90s, also with Sidney, that continues his story decades later.
2nd..! Awe man - My Mom took us kids to see this Movie in 1967 when it came out ..I was 7.......what a Great Movie and SONG....and of course Sidney Poitier as Lead .......chk that movie out if u get a chance "To Sir with Love"
Yep... it was from a movie To Sir With Love in 1967. I was 17 and went to a movie theatre in downtown Philly. I loved this movie at the time. Sidney Poitier was a school teacher that wasn't accepted at 1st. In the end it was a different story. He wasn't married in the film. It was good ...he was good....get a chance watch it..🤗👍
There is a version of To Sir With Love on Glee. The students dedicated this song to the music teacher who instilled them to not only sing, but to live their lives in the right direction. The music teacher was having issues too because he thought they didn't like him and his wife wanted another baby and acted like she was the school nurse because one of the guidance counselors was liking the music teacher and the wife wasn't having it. It's a deep show. Like soap opera deep. Anyway, the students sang this song to say thank you for being a good teacher. Oh, and btw, I was the woman who told you about me having brain cancer. But God is SO GOOD. I was at 97% to 2%. Even though I'm in rehab I'm learning how to walk and get a better understanding of reading and writing what my 3rd graders need to know. Praise God! "To Sir With Love" soundtrack was produced by Quincy Jones. He also worked with Frank Sinatra, Ray Charles, Count Bassie, Billie Holiday, James Ingram, The brothers Johnson, Patti Austin, Take 6, Tamia, Will Smith (fresh prince of bel aire), Amy Winehouse, and Ludacris besides Michael Jackson. That movie was about a girl who didn't want to go to school because her teacher (Sidney Poitier) was tough. But over time she got to like listen and respect him.
it's about thanking a mentor portrayed by a black man as a high school teacher who helped his students appreciate his efforts in making them into responsible adults.
Lulu has a great voice. She has blue-eyed soul! Check out her song Oh Me Oh My and her duets with Bobby Womack. I saw her in concert 5 years ago and she still can sing!
Growing up in Baltimore, I attended Western High School.....graduated with the class of 1972......our principal was Angelo Fortunato.....we dedicated this song to him at our graduation.....all these years later....I still tear up when I hear this song.....he did all this for us and more......
Song from a really great movie, To Sir, With Love starring Sidney Poitier (Sir) and new star, Lulu. Worth watching a hundred times over. Be sure you have a couple of boxes of tissues for the ending.
She loves him but its an innocent teenage crush due to the respect she has for him and how she has matured as a person. "Sir" was completely appropriate always. It was an awesome movie. Sorta a breakthru w a black man as the lead in a movie and was honored for his performance.
You must see this 1967 movie. Excellent performance by Mr. Poitier, as usual. Lulu was a student in his class in a poor working class section of London. He has a wonderful influence on his students. Lulu was a student in his class and she is thanking him for helping her to mature into a young lady with this song. See it!!!!
She also sang this song 40 years later in 2007 as a celebrity guest on American Idol and showed that she still has it! Worth a look when you have a moment.
Good song ...from a really good movie. When I think of movies I can remember from the 60s....this is one of the few. In The Heat of the Night; is another. Try them both if you have never seen them. *Mel...the movie Guess Who's Coming To Dinner, another great one, might be the one you are thinking about.* S. Poitier and K. Houghton are in it and it's about their inter-racial marriage.
"A Patch of Blue" was the film about Poitier befriending a blind white girl to racial times. Shelley Winters is great as the mother. TO SIR WITH LOVE is another Poitier film where he's a teacher bridging the generations during the "age of Aquarius."
Lulu starred alongside Sydney Poitier in the British movie To Sir With Love and she sang the title song. Lulu had the short red hair in the clips shown of the movie. Lulu had hits with Shout, I'm a Tiger and represented the UK and won the 1969 Eurovision Song Contest with the song Boom Bang A Bang. 1969 is also the year she married her first husband Maurice Gibb of the Bee Gees . In the 1990s the Boy Band Take That, asked her to feature with them on their single Relight My Fire. At the age of 73 Lulu is still recording and gigging, and selling her own brand of cosmetics on QVC. Lulu appeared on American Idol singing To Sir With Love ruclips.net/video/GWHMEOgl-rQ/видео.html
I absolutely adored Sidney Poitier and his movies! He was so dignified and such a great actor! I’ve seen this movies several times and it’s about a black teacher in a all white British school! Lulu was in the movie as well as singing the title song! Sidney was the first black actor to win an Oscar for a lead role but he was not the first black actor…lol! Check out some of his iconic films like: A Raisin In The Sun, Guess Who’s Coming To Dinner, Lillies of the Field, In The Heat Of The Night, A Patch Of Blue, and many more! He was also a civil rights activist, Rest in Paradise Sir!!❤️❤️
You need to watch the movie "To Sir with Love" to get the context of the songs meaning. Excellent movie, starring Sidney Poitier, I suggest you watch all of his early movies, once again music of my youth, such memories ..
Lulu is a legend in The UK. She was The Firt Mrs. Maurice Gibb of The Bee Gees and she like so many folks did her Version of "Shout" by The Isley Brothers. In later years she would do a Cover Version of Relight My Fire with Take That who at one point was The UK's Biggest British Boy Band who were created after seeing the success of New Kids On The Block. Also just to let you know that The Brits, Scots, & Irish are brilliant at doing Blue Eyed Soul.
Definitely from the film of the same name guys. Mel the film you were confusing it with was called "Guess whos coming to dinner" also starring the great Sidney Poitier also released in 1967. You should listen to Lulu singing "SHOUT" as a 15 year old
You need to watch the movie, from the 60s, movie was so moving with all the uproar that was happening so to have a movie, at that time, was inspiring and before it's time...YEAH
I was 14 when "To Sir, With Love" came out and it is still one of my all time favorite song AND movie. Maybe you can react to the movie. That would be fun!
Sidney Poitier was an unemployed American engineer who took a temporary job as a teacher in an inner London school. brilliant movie. Lulu won the Eurovision song contest with Boom bang a bang. She was married to Maurice Gibb of the Bee Gees, she was 17 when she made this record.
She's sining to a teacher that changed her and her classmates lives. Sir gave them more than an academic education. He taught them respect, honor and love.
With all the craziness and BS going on now in the world, quite refreshing to remember a movie such as that.
Well said
You can''t help but cry during that scene while watching the movie.
Eloquently put !
@@lydiaboswell9789 Yes.
This song sung by the one and only LULU. Came out in (1967). It was the title song to the movie by the same name. It stars (Sir) Sidney Poitier as he is called by his students. He plays a black school teacher at a British high school full of white students. The students are unruly and make it difficult for him to teach. He gains their respect and love at the end... With this song being sung by Lulu who also acted in the movie in his honor. One of the best movies ever made...Great reaction as always.
I can tell your American it's not a public school in England you pay to go to public school ha ha also course it was full of white pupils England was nearly all white in mid sixties it was what it was different times England is so much better than America regarding race it always was thank you
Great movie and song!
@@anthonymitchell8893 Agreed, England was, but it's colonies were not.
I love the movie “To Sir With Love!” Excellent film and a MUST see! Sidney Poitier dripped cool! The way he dressed! The way we moved! Ooooooo! He was something else back in the day! 😍
You two ABSOLUTELY HAVE to see the movie! I promise you’ll like it!
This was the title song to a movie with the same name "To Sir, With Love" which was released in 1967. About a Black School Teacher (Sidney Poitier) at an inner city high school in London and deals with societal and racial issues, his students called him "Sir". The students were the typical unruly kids, with some of them coming from less than great homes. "Sir" teaches them to respect and love themselves, to see their worth and gives them confidence to achieve what they want in life. Lulu's character sings him this song at the end of the school year to thank him for helping her during a difficult period in her (and all the kids) life.
This song is about a young woman who just graduated high school singing about her teacher Sidney Poitier. When her teacher first started teaching the students gave him a hard time but he taught them how to love and respect. This is who "Sir" is, her teacher Sidney Poitier.
"TO SIR WITH LOVE " IS ONE OF THE GREATEST MOVIES EVER!!! I never write in Caps BUT IT'S A MUST WATCH FOR ALL AGES!!! Don't miss it!! it really is a great movie... and when Lulu sings this song in the movie it is a real tear-jerker!!
I've loved this movie since I was a teen. Then I discovered it was a book, so I was able to figure out what the girls were 'burning' in the fireplace. 😲
Agreed
The movie you were thinking of is Guess who’s coming to dinner”. He was engaged to a white woman and her family was not happy. Another great movie.
The entire movie is full of tear jerking moments. I just LOVE it. My mom turned me on to all the Sidney Poitier movies...To Sir, Guess Who, Lillies of the Field, etc. He was so elegant.
still makes me cry!!
Yes, a great movie about a teacher and mentor who changed the lives of his students. I love the movie even more than the song!
Personally, I hated the song but loved the movie!
@@christinerobinson9372 Personally I didn't like the movie but liked the song. I found the movie dull and the subject the movie covered (dedicated teacher inspiring his/her students) has been done better many times (imo). Sidney Poitier made a lot of excellent movies but this one is overrated (imo).
However I think the song is very good.
@@keng4847 you’re nuts.
@@Amaberean Yeah well, thanks for your deep insightful comments. Everybody contributes what they are able to.
But sorry, I just didn't like the movie. If that's a sign of insanity then so be it
But I gotta say, I've been called NUTS for a lot more substantial reasons than that.
You have a rather lazy standard for "NUTS".
@@keng4847 I respectfully disagree with you. I taught school for 20 years and this movie is one of the things that inspired me to teach. I enjoyed my time as a teacher....but as any teacher will tell you....there are moments when you find yourself in the dumps and at those times, this movie helped me get through those moments. But to be fair....the phrase "different strokes for different folks".
Lulu is Scottish (so am I). She burst onto the scene at 15 with the song "Shout" by Lulu and the Luvers in 1965. You really should hear that. It was a big hit in the UK and she went on to have many more. In 1974 she made a cover of David Bowie's "The Man who Sold the World". While at a party they met and Bowie invited her to the studio to record it with himself and The Spiders from Mars as backup. I recommend that. She has had a long career and still makes albums. Her last one (to date) was in 2015. She was rocking harder than ever and I won't be surprised if she makes another. The one you played is probably the only one most Americans know because of the film. Back in the UK it was the "B" side of a 7" single.
Hell yes thanks so much for your love and knowledge xxx
@@lynryall1317 You're welcome. Thanks for taking the time to read it.
Only 15 wow i forgot that. Cheers
She’s still well known in America. My favorite from her is OH ME OH MY (I’M A FOOL FOR YA BABY) but I love pretty much all her stuff; early and more recent.
@@tvgator1 That's good to know. Thanks for telling me.
Yup, he is right. Teacher and student relationship. He was a teacher that taught both boys and girls to mature into men and women and get ready to face the world with guts, courage, and respect upon high school graduation. Great movie and great song.
This movie was so beautiful, at graduation, Lulu dedicated and sang this song to her teacher, Sidney Portier, it was so emotional, I remember crying.
me too, even now.
Same. Even right now. Wasn’t he special, too ? Sidney really had class that’s what I remember. Used to see him on old talk shows.
I think this song was also sung and featured in an episode of Glee.
In Britain calling a Male teacher Sir was a sign of respect
No ..that is Sidney Poitier.The film came out in the mid 1960s where he played a school-teacher in an English school .He was also co-star in Spencer Tracey's last film "Guess Who's Coming to Dinner" (1967) which was the one where he marries the white girl. At the time these were very special cross-community/racial statements at a time of unrest ,especially in America.Lulu had already had a few hits as a teenager when she starred with Sidney in this and sang the theme song and this charted in the UK too.
Yes, Sir or Miss was a sign respect for teachers in the UK
In the US, up till about the mid-60s, we also called teachers (or any adult) Sir & Ma'am. If you weren't calling them by their title & name (Mr./Mrs./Miss So & So), it was Sir or Ma'am.
@@2paddykool what’s your point???
It was mandatory back then.
Your homework this holiday weekend is to watch both, "To Sir with Love" and "Guess Who's Coming to Dinner" and your questions will be answered. Both are great movies so it will be the easiest homework assignment ever. Enjoy!
Good idea
Sidney Poitier one of the great actors of the 20th century.
My mpression of the movie when I watched it, was the students were not unruly because of the new teaher, Poitier, but because they were unruly to begin with...most of the other teachers and the principal [headmaster] did not care about these troubled kids. Poitier plays the teacher who does, fights for change single handedly. When most the students ifnd he is standing up for them and cares, they eventually realize they were wrong about him. Excellent movie
As my memory goes, you are exactly right.
Nah Mel, you’re thinking of “Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner” another incredible movie the Mr. Poitier starred in.
Lilies Of The Field is another one and he won the Oscar for it.
Poitier was on a winning streak in 1967...3 movies...Guess Who's Coming to Dinner, In the Heat of the Night, and To Sir With Love
I was just about to say that LOL
Yes Nycco, that’s the movie❤️❤️🤣😂
@@descendantoffools9767 My fav for sure.
To Sir, With Love is a brilliant film with Sidney Poitier as the teacher and a teenage Lulu as one of the students. Lulu is in her 70's now and still gorgeous, she is a legend here in the UK. Sidney Poitier sadly passed away recently, a truly great actor.
I am a 58 year old man. And every time I hear this song I cry like a baby. I can't explain it.
This is from a great movie definitely worth watching shows how everyone deserves respect.
They disrespected him only because they basically disrespected everyone including themselves. Unruly students who were unruly before they ever met him. Get it ? It’s not an “everyone deserves respect” film, it’s about growing up and becoming respectful in general.
respect is earned
Definitely worth watching to see what the song refers to...
The clip of her singing this in the movie is really beautiful.
R.I.P. Sidney and thanks for all the great movies. 2-3-2022
Thank you guys for this great review for a great song! 👏🏼👏🏼The movie you’re talking about is “Guess who’s coming to Dinner” a great movie staring the Great Sidney Poitier. “To sir with love” is a movie about a teacher assigned to teach a class of “teenage misfits” in the UK and taught them self respect, and made them realize there are teachers out there that really care about their well being and education. They all end up loving and appreciating this great man! Lovely movie! Always brings me to tears when Lulu sings to him surrounded by all classmates that he taught well. The Death of Mr. Poitier bought me here. May he rest in eternal peace. 🙏❤️😔
I absolutely love this song and movie! Sidney Poitier, awesome actor!
She's my cousin on my mom's side. Her real name is, Marie McDonald McLaughlin Lawrie . She was married to Maurice Gibb, but divorced after 5yrs. I was too young to remember the movie when it first came out, but I did watch it when I was older.
Wow! Please tell her hello from a big American fan. I love To Sir With Love (especially her American Idol performance), Oh Me, Oh My, and I Could Never Miss You. Lulu's the greatest !
Sounds like lots of Scott’s ancestry there with all the “Mc”- names.
I've watched "to Sur with Love" video so many times.
And ut never fails to bring a tear.
Most people can relate to the emotions that she is singing. Times change, we must move on.
Like it or not.
It is beautifully arranged, the strings soaring along with her voice.
Who can't understand what it is to leave someone in your life, never to see them again.
I worked with someone who was related to her! Do you know an Allie or Lindy?
You got the movie name right. But no hanky panky went on...lol Brother Sidney was straight up, super moral and ethical. He formed a major emotional connection with his students at a rough, underclass school, in London's East End. By the time they graduated, he was like a hero to them.
Love this 🍿🎥 and the cast and Lulu singing .
Love Elvis jailhouse rock poster behind y'all. Elvis is Great 👍
Please find the movie To Sir, With Love and watch it. It was WAY ahead of its time and an absolutely brilliant tribute to what it means to love and care for and actually TEACH young adults!!
Great Song!!! I remember I was in the Air Force back then. This is from a wonderful movie. Sidney Poitier was one of my favorite actor. This movie is about him being a teacher and teaching a class of a bunch of white kids who were, to say the least, under achievers and hoods.
Thank you for your service!! Much respect...
No, just poor and working-class.
"To Sir With Love" a movie to be watch by everyone.
The name of the movie was To Sir With Love and many have always felt (me included), that this was the movie he should have won the Academy Award for, and not Lilies of the Field. Even if you watch this movie now ... so many years later, it is still very moving.
It’s from the movie. To Sir with Love starring Sidney Poitier. Great Movie from 1967. Mel your thinking of The movie Guess who’s coming to Dinner
The song crossed a lot of boundaries because Sidney was the love interest of a school girl.
All sorts of '60's taboos
Two different movies
@@ivarwinter3049 More like a hard crush; Poitier’s character never reciprocates it; she and the others grow to respect him immensely.
This was one of my favorite songs as a kid, I also loved the movie.
Lulu's voice is amazing!
I met Lulu at the premier of the movie "To Sir with Love" in Toronto, Canada. Young teenager during the British Invasion. Great times!
She's from Glasgow in Scotland had her first hit in the early 60s at the age of 15, she was at the peak of her success when she recorded this for the movie To Sir with love set in sixites London.
She was married Maurice Gibb of the Bee Gees for a few years. She's had a lot of success over the years in the 70s had a major hit with a David Bowie song The Man Who sold the world, which Bowie produced and performed on. She has also recorded a Bond theme and Co wrote a hit for Tina Turner called I don't want to fight used as the theme to the movie What's Love Got to do with it.
She still performs and records to this day
Not to mention her crowning glory, Boom Bang-a-Bang...
@@alanroughley8319 Sssh! Don't mention the Boom Bang-a-Bang!
My wife and I have always loved this song. Great movie too. Such a classic! I wish I had a teacher just like him. The other movie you're thinking of is Guess Who's Coming To Dinner. But the movie To Sir, With Love is the best. I have such respect for his role and it taught me so much about being respectful to others. As for Lulu, you need to check out her amazing American Idol guest star performance singing this song. She still wins me over.
I had always loved this song but then I was privileged one day I was in England I lived in London England for almost 9 years I got to see this old black and white movie called to Sir with Love with Sidney Poitier I just love the song even more and it just still gets me I fill up with tears because it's just so beautiful and the message
Yes i listen to her all day over and over again love that song and the movie i ten yrs old when i saw the movie yep still sounds good have you crying
@@janicelangston5310 I actually did not see that movie until I was in the UK in 1985 they only had four channels at that point but it was awesome I just loved it and that's where I got to know all the American movies as well, Marilyn Monroe James Dean Elvis Presley Carrie Grant all of them it was awesome
The most scandalous and nefarious thing that went on in that movie, was that Black teacher dancing with a White woman at the end, during a HS graduation party. :-) Nothing more than that. Classic film, an uplifting film, a must watch.
Its definitely the same movie. I love Lulu😍. Shes from Scotland, started singing in mid 60s. She's still performing, early 70s. My favorite song from her that really shows her range is OH ME, OH MY!!!
I love the movie this song is from and titled for. I still have the VHS tape of it, lol. Sidney Poitier's character takes a job as a high school teacher in London with an unruly (to say the least!) class. Lulu acted in the movie and sang this song near the end as an expression of the kids' affection and gratitude for their teacher. Semi-spoiler alert: there was a character in the film who developed a crush on him but it wasn't Lulu.
There was also a tv movie sequel done in the 90s, also with Sidney, that continues his story decades later.
I bet they all had a liiiitle crush on him! (I did!)
Love this movie but cry everytime i hear this song... See this movie sooo good...
I accidentally came upon your channel and wanted to say, YEAH!!!!, LOVE it. You play all music which I appreciate...thank you
2nd..! Awe man - My Mom took us kids to see this Movie in 1967 when it came out ..I was 7.......what a Great Movie and SONG....and of course Sidney Poitier as Lead .......chk that movie out if u get a chance "To Sir with Love"
LuLu played one of the students in the movie
he was the teacher.....they were students - you're thinking of "Guess who's Coming to Dinner"
Yep... it was from a movie To Sir With Love in 1967. I was 17 and went to a movie theatre in downtown Philly. I loved this movie at the time. Sidney Poitier was a school teacher that wasn't accepted at 1st. In the end it was a different story. He wasn't married in the film. It was good ...he was good....get a chance watch it..🤗👍
Lulu is synonymous with the song “ Shout” . It’s still a very popular song at party’s . Definitely a must.
Yeah, there's lots of reactions to To Sir With Love, but hardly any to Shout!, which is Lulu's iconic song.
There is a version of To Sir With Love on Glee. The students dedicated this song to the music teacher who instilled them to not only sing, but to live their lives in the right direction. The music teacher was having issues too because he thought they didn't like him and his wife wanted another baby and acted like she was the school nurse because one of the guidance counselors was liking the music teacher and the wife wasn't having it. It's a deep show. Like soap opera deep. Anyway, the students sang this song to say thank you for being a good teacher.
Oh, and btw, I was the woman who told you about me having brain cancer. But God is SO GOOD. I was at 97% to 2%. Even though I'm in rehab I'm learning how to walk and get a better understanding of reading and writing what my 3rd graders need to know. Praise God!
"To Sir With Love" soundtrack was produced by Quincy Jones. He also worked with Frank Sinatra, Ray Charles, Count Bassie, Billie Holiday, James Ingram, The brothers Johnson, Patti Austin, Take 6, Tamia, Will Smith (fresh prince of bel aire), Amy Winehouse, and Ludacris besides Michael Jackson. That movie was about a girl who didn't want to go to school because her teacher (Sidney Poitier) was tough. But over time she got to like listen and respect him.
Lulu has a beautiful voice, you must listen to her “twist and shout” in the early 60’s.
Love this song! To Sir, with love, is an incredible movie
Truly a great movie. Well ahead of its time. Very impactful
The movie ‘ To Sir With Love ‘ is a must watch!!!
Great song... fabulous movie!!!!
Not amore, it's respect! He was a wonderful TEACHER!
it's about thanking a mentor portrayed by a black man as a high school teacher who helped his students appreciate his efforts in making them into responsible adults.
Lulu has a great voice. She has blue-eyed soul! Check out her song Oh Me Oh My and her duets with Bobby Womack. I saw her in concert 5 years ago and she still can sing!
SHE DID . SHOUT. A RIGHT ROCKER OF A SONG
You must watch To Sir With Love!!
This lady is from Glasgow Scotland. Lulu is a Scottish icon. Ty for sharing your video. Love from Glasgow Scotland.xx 🏴 🇺🇸
Growing up in Baltimore, I attended Western High School.....graduated with the class of 1972......our principal was Angelo Fortunato.....we dedicated this song to him at our graduation.....all these years later....I still tear up when I hear this song.....he did all this for us and more......
One of the best movies ever made
That is true
From the Movie. To sir with love.
He was their teacher. I recommend it.
Song from a really great movie, To Sir, With Love starring Sidney Poitier (Sir) and new star, Lulu. Worth watching a hundred times over. Be sure you have a couple of boxes of tissues for the ending.
Awesome reaction! Another of my favorites is "A Patch of Blue", great film!!! 😃
Oh, such a great tune! Great reaction!
Mel You're getting a bit mixed up with Guess who's coming to dinner. Another great movie!
She loves him but its an innocent teenage crush due to the respect she has for him and how she has matured as a person. "Sir" was completely appropriate always. It was an awesome movie. Sorta a breakthru w a black man as the lead in a movie and was honored for his performance.
You must see this 1967 movie. Excellent performance by Mr. Poitier, as usual. Lulu was a student in his class in a poor working class section of London. He has a wonderful influence on his students. Lulu was a student in his class and she is thanking him for helping her to mature into a young lady with this song. See it!!!!
Yes it's from the movie of the same name. Sidney Poitier is excellent. Basic racial awareness.
Great movie. A must see.I promise you it will bring you to tears.
Lulu.. a British national treasure..
She also sang this song 40 years later in 2007 as a celebrity guest on American Idol and showed that she still has it! Worth a look when you have a moment.
Seriously a GREAT MOVIE!
The song is beautiful and the film makes me cry every time I watch it.
Lulu was married to one of the Bee Gees, one of the Gibb brothers.
You need to hear her belt this out 40 years later while being a mentor on American Idol...Amazing... Lulu on American Idol - RUclips
Lulu was married to Maurice Gibb, of the Bee Gees, and remained friends after they divorced
Good song ...from a really good movie. When I think of movies I can remember from the 60s....this is one of the few. In The Heat of the Night; is another. Try them both if you have never seen them. *Mel...the movie Guess Who's Coming To Dinner, another great one, might be the one you are thinking about.* S. Poitier and K. Houghton are in it and it's about their inter-racial marriage.
I came on here to see if someone mentioned “Guess Who’s Coming To Dinner “.
I can't tell you how many times I've watched this movie! The BEST!
To Sir With Love and Guess Who's Coming to Dinner (the movie you remember) are two of my favorite Sidney Portier movies. He is an amazing actor!
One of my favorite movies starring Sidney Poitier is; Lillies Of The Field" 1963.😎😎😎😎
"A Patch of Blue" was the film about Poitier befriending a blind white girl to racial times. Shelley Winters is great as the mother.
TO SIR WITH LOVE is another Poitier film where he's a teacher bridging the generations during the "age of Aquarius."
I forgot about "A Patch of Blue"! good movie, another one is "Raisin in the Sun".
Great song I saw this movie awhile back. i think it inspired all the high school movies where the teacher taught a tough class.
Thanks for doing this one guys, great song from a great movie!
The movie you're referring to is "Guess Who's Coming to Dinner" Both of the were released in 1967 and starred Sydney P.
Lulu starred alongside Sydney Poitier in the British movie To Sir With Love and she sang the title song. Lulu had the short red hair in the clips shown of the movie. Lulu had hits with Shout, I'm a Tiger and represented the UK and won the 1969 Eurovision Song Contest with the song Boom Bang A Bang. 1969 is also the year she married her first husband Maurice Gibb of the Bee Gees . In the 1990s the Boy Band Take That, asked her to feature with them on their single Relight My Fire. At the age of 73 Lulu is still recording and gigging, and selling her own brand of cosmetics on QVC.
Lulu appeared on American Idol singing To Sir With Love ruclips.net/video/GWHMEOgl-rQ/видео.html
I love that movie o my i sm 67 year old still love ❤❤❤❤🎉🎉🎉
I absolutely adored Sidney Poitier and his movies! He was so dignified and such a great actor! I’ve seen this movies several times and it’s about a black teacher in a all white British school! Lulu was in the movie as well as singing the title song! Sidney was the first black actor to win an Oscar for a lead role but he was not the first black actor…lol! Check out some of his iconic films like: A Raisin In The Sun, Guess Who’s Coming To Dinner, Lillies of the Field, In The Heat Of The Night, A Patch Of Blue, and many more! He was also a civil rights activist, Rest in Paradise Sir!!❤️❤️
They covered this song on Glee - I got my daughter into this song from it hahaha
You need to watch the movie "To Sir with Love" to get the context of the songs meaning. Excellent movie, starring Sidney Poitier, I suggest you watch all of his early movies, once again music of my youth, such memories ..
Lulu is a legend in The UK. She was The Firt Mrs. Maurice Gibb of The Bee Gees and she like so many folks did her Version of "Shout" by The Isley Brothers. In later years she would do a Cover Version of Relight My Fire with Take That who at one point was The UK's Biggest British Boy Band who were created after seeing the success of New Kids On The Block. Also just to let you know that The Brits, Scots, & Irish are brilliant at doing Blue Eyed Soul.
Got me in tears! Love that song, movie..and that man!
Love this movie! Shows what a great teacher can do. I had one like that. R.I.P Mr. REEVES ❤
Without seeing the movie,, I don't think it's possible to understand the song... My thought...
The movie is really great you guys should watch it.
Fact: From 1969 to 1973, Lulu was married to Maurice Gibb of the Bee Gees.
Definitely from the film of the same name guys. Mel the film you were confusing it with was called "Guess whos coming to dinner" also starring the great Sidney Poitier also released in 1967.
You should listen to Lulu singing "SHOUT" as a 15 year old
Love this song. The movie is great! Sidney Poitier is excellent as usual.
You need to watch the movie, from the 60s, movie was so moving with all the uproar that was happening so to have a movie, at that time, was inspiring and before it's time...YEAH
Thank you for this....and definitely a blessing of the song and Sir Poitier....Lovely movie
I was 14 when "To Sir, With Love" came out and it is still one of my all time favorite song AND movie. Maybe you can react to the movie. That would be fun!
I love this song. There are only two songs that make me teary eyed at the opening bars, this and Love Is A Losing Game by Amy Whitehouse.
The film is a REAL slice of British life in the 60's
Sidney Poitier was an unemployed American engineer who took a temporary job as a teacher in an inner London school. brilliant movie. Lulu won the Eurovision song contest with Boom bang a bang. She was married to Maurice Gibb of the Bee Gees, she was 17 when she made this record.