My Dad did the musical arrangement for this song and as a shy 7 year old, I sat quietly in our living room as both Don Estelle and Windsor Davis rehearsed the song with my Dad playing piano, will never forget the discussions on how to sing the song and Don’s incredible voice.
Don Estelle's voice is outstanding. How he kept grinning and smiling with Windsor Davies's comedy act going on I shall never know. I never got in to "It Ain't Half Hot Mum" but this is excellent.
Back in 1974 we had 3 tv channels, no satellite TV not Videos and no Freeview but we had class acts like these and millions tuned in to watch them. We may have massive choice now but little quality, and performers like these are a thing of the past never to be repeated. RIP British TV
Paid for the t.v license and from hundreds of channels of dubious topics and ads, we get useless trash and become sheep in nature and scared stupid. That's what they want.
Windsor Davies’ comedy aside, Don Estelle’s voice is simply outstanding. Pitched exactly, passionate, confident and with a superb tonal quality. Just fantastic.
I played piano on tour with Don in NZ, in 1996. One of the Great voices. great memories. Each night as I started the opening piano riff of Whispering Grass, he’d turn and smile at me in the spotlight. It was a fun tour, nice concerts with the band. Don could knock out Roy Orbison, too.
Apologies to the late, great, Don Estelle. As a kid in the seventies I dismissed this as a crappy novelty record that didn't warrant being in the pop charts, despite loving "It ain't half hot mum". Over the last few weeks I've been watching re runs and was astounded with Don's singing in the show.
@@DrCrabfingers I think what is meant that, despite his wonderful voice, he was best known as a comedy actor. (Mainly in the series this first appeared in, and from which the costumes he and WS are wearing come.)
I saw Don Estelle singing this in a shopping mall in Clydebank in 1990. He was singing live to to a backing tape. He sang it just like this maybe even better. I stood in awe for his whole set. I thought it was a shame that he had to do this to sell his Cds when he was one of our Great British icons.
My mum told me he was in our local shopping centre selling his CDs around that time. Annoys me greatly when I think back now, an absolute legend of the screen having to do that. Brilliant actor and singer, that had me in tears laughing.
Yes Don did it loads. Sad he had to do this when clearly he had so much talent. I have heard Windsor was a very nice man off camera. Would talk to anyone.
Reminds me so much of my granddad who was a WW2 veteran and died back in 1986. He used to love this show so much. I can still hear him laughing out loud, sat in his favourite armchair. Now Don Estelle and Windsor Davies have both passed on too- I feel a powerful wave of nostalgia for my happy childhood in the 70s/80s. Such a beautiful song.
wow, me too - my brother and I were raised by our grandparents.. grandad was in ww2, AND, died in 1986 also. Wonder if you're a sister I never knew about?
Don Estelle could not only act and was funny but he has got an incredible singing voice,wow what a talented man !! Windsor Davies was a fantastic actor, great funny programme as well. A time when people had real talent. RIP lads.
Don Estelle acting skills were limited in It aint half hot mum he found a part here ,he was also in the odd epsiode of Dad Army and Are you being Served again the David Croft ,Jimmy Perry stable his voice was truly amazing i have the sheet music for this version of wispering grass ,when aint half hot finished what did he do . i saw him in the Hyde Shopping Centre here in greater Manchester selling cassettes and his Cds on a stall , about 15/16 years ago , what happened there and finally i heard Whisping Grass played on Pick of the pops last saturday on Radio 2 and i wonderful version of the Ink Spots tune June !975, yours bob Kincaid
Late 1970s, early Saturday evening, sat by roaring coal fire, eating jam on toast, drinking tea. Laughing at It ain’t half hot mum with my grandma and grandad. Happy days in deed. RIP Mr Davies thanks for the lovely memories....
I grew up in a 2 up 2 down in rochdale lanc. Me ol man worked in cotton mill till it shut down. I saw fred dibner drop a mill chimney. My Welsh mother would make me dance with her to this song next to the coal fire. I've now spent most of my life in america . Marcus, your comment was like a nostalgic punch right ta tha gob! Thank you.
I'm Italian and I live in Italy but I was born and grew up in England. I have FOND memories of British TV commedies and this brought back a lot of wonderful memories. Don Estelle had a BEAUTIFUL voice. Greetings from Italy
I remember sitting with my grandad on a Saturday night, watching this, Only fools and horses, Dad's Army and comedians like Tommy Cooper, Morecambe and Wise, over and over. And I'd swap all the modern day shit for just one more night to watch them all again with him.
My dad who served as an 18 year old soldier toward the end of the war loved this show. All the characters were brilliant, and Windsor’s ‘Old Shutup” was the cherry on the cake. Comedy died when political correctness buried these wonderful shows.
@AMT The tide is turning on your wokeness....woke is over. Would you allow Richard Pryor to be a comedian today? The best ADULT comedy usually is observational taking aim at absurdity and hypocrisy... Hail the great Dave Allen...
@AMT and how long does the new 'comedy' last? I doubt they will be replaying many tv shows from today in 30 years. They are not funny and too many actually are insulting to anyone with a working brain.
Sat here with tears streaming down my face. The memories of my late mam and dad loved this when I was a young lad. I can see and hear them both singing it. It's my memory and that's so special to me.
Steve Brown Hope your doing really well now I loved the 70s and you always think your parents will live forever I'm a dad to 6 my mum died 10yrs ago god I miss her every day stay strong my friend we will all meet Again God bless
My Dad loved this program......can still see him laughing.....I grew up in an era when if you didn't like something or were offended by it then fucking tough- get over it.....nowadays, folk are .......best not to say anymore......nuff said....
I remember shivers running down my spine the first time I heard this: just after he said "Sing Lofty" and I had imagined something ridiculous happening, then this fabulous voice that stops you in your tracks because it is so beautiful. Happy times......
So true. As I said in an earlier comment, Don was born a little too late to be appreciated fully. Imagine how big a star he’d have been in the 30’s and 40’s?
Don Estelle's voice is very beautiful. Beautiful timbre...Windsor Davies is the perfect foil...he was very funny as the SM...two very talented men...I hope they lived happy lives for they certainly gave a lot of fun to Brits in the 1980s.
The lovely thing about this video is how Windsor Davies tried visually to claim the credit for the music in his faces and gestures, and it was purely comedic, nothing else. The humour between these two men was brilliant. Doh Estelle was of course a lovely singer. I love rock, punk, you name it, but I know good singing, and Don's voice is a dream.
walking around Skipton one Sunday afternoon i heard the most beatiful singing voice i've ever heard coming from inside an arcade of shops/ turned out to be Don Estelle. RIP Don.
Don had an awesome voice. I watched this show as a kid and absolutely loved it. Windsor played his role perfectly. I am a gay man and I found no offence in shows like this. I used to absolutely kill myself laughing. Anyone who says they are offended has no sense of humour and is only claiming it for the attention. The PC Police have simply screwed us all out of a good laugh. No wonder we have so many people with depression nowadays, there is nothing to have a good laugh at on TV.
We buried our brother last saturday he was 49...my brother sang ths song wen he was 12...n those days we watchd dads army...thank u to my cuz...who sang it at my bros tangi...funeral service....
I remember well my dear old Dad sitting in the front room enjoying this show every week, he had served out in Burma and India during WW2 and he could relate to those great characters, he rarely spoke of the war but I think this comedy helped him to think of anything funny and positive from those awful times.
+David Simpson I remember my grandfather telling me about the Ink Spots original when I came home with this version. He was right about how great that is too.
I meet Don in the 1980s singing in the old swan shopping center Birmingham, it was so sad to see him fall so low, I had a long chat with him and purchase a cassette tape off him and he signed the inlay card for me I still play it lovley man lovley voice r I p
I came back here to visit this great video again. I will just only say, I loved this show of what I could find of it! I loved British humor. We never got this show in America. I wish we had. I know these 2 fine men have passed on sadly.
I remember watching this as a wee lassie and loving it... Imagine me watching it as a 53 year old..I love it even more.. Windsor Davis is as camp as f*CK, it's hilarious, I love him..
I'm American but saw this show on TH-cam. FANTASTIC comedy really great stuff. I think the fact that Davies was really in the military made it more cool :) and yes I don't care what anyone says about this show, its fantastic comedy. I say I am American, to just say I am NOT British. But I DO ENJOY these British type of shows. I saw this the first time ever here on TH-cam. and I saw Benny Hill on tv here and on TH-cam. I like British shows. of all types. This is also a great performance here .
Totally agree. I'm a gay man and I loved it. I was never offended by his loud "Fairy" name calling. Windsor was brilliant. If anyone says they're offended by this type of comedy then they're just doing it for the attention.
My aunty used to sing this song to me when I was young, sadly she passed away, two years ago, everytime I hear this song I think of my aunt I cry every time, such a beautiful song though
How Don Estelle stopped himself from laughing with Windsor Davies doing his thing just behind him I don't know, what a pair of great actors and what a great singer with such a wonderful voice Don was, you are both missed so much RIP both of you, thank you for many years of top class entertainment.
Such a sad end for Don Estelle trying to sell his music in a shopping centre and with a voice like that. It is true that there is no justice in this world.
I heard that he ended up as a chimney sweep cleaning houses of the Aristocracy....They are said to have paid him extra to sing Whispering Grass while half way up a chimney.According to the Duke of Bedford the sound emanating from the chimney was "ethereal in nature"......A sad ending for this charismatic actor.
Cameron Richards Hi Cameron It's a great series and a very good purchase Watch it and celebrate the great work by those who created and starred in it Take care
@@paulelliott3220 Windsor grew up in Wales and I am actually from Wales myself. He grew up in Bridgend which is round the corner from me. Funniest thing when he lets Parkins off with everything. Did they find out to see if Parkins was Sergeant major's son?
Last year I bought the It Ain't Half Hot Mum entire series on DVD. Brought back many wonderful memories and lots and lots of laughter. We would have seen these guys and the rest of 'the gang' many more times on our TV screens over the last few years if it wasn't for the damn PC Brigade! Truly excellent stuff. RIP Don Estelle, one of the world's wonderful voices. Think I'll go and watch my IAHHM DVDs again :) SHHAAAAAT AAAAAPPP!!!!
Historically correct if not politically. I loved this show. Especially when the boys were in drag. Stuart McGugan did a brilliant Rita Hayworth considering he was all muscles. 🤩😂
The pc brigade have become much much worse since your original comment 8 years ago. Gods knows what it’s going to be like in another 8 years. We will probably be arrested for comments we made on TH-cam years before!
i'm from holland, and the britisch are the best when it comes to comedy, and we dutch do love it. And not only this show, but as good as al the old shows from the 70'sand 80's like, are you being served, london calling, keeping up appearance, on the busses, chef, the young ones, bottom, and so on and on.
Check out the 2012 Eric Idle London Olympics clip, you`ll notice that every single athlete from Holland knew the words to "always look on the bright side of life".
Sorry 3DPeter, but, in these PC times, you're not allowed to enjoy any of these shows anymore: "It ain't Half Hot Mum" is "Racist", "Are you Being Served" is "Homophobic", "Keeping Up Appearances" is "Sexist", "On the Busses" is demeaning to the working classes, "Chef" is offensive to Obese People and so on and so forth...
Neville Harris yeah right, these days we may only see real life terrorism and shout allahhakbar and see the west going down the toilet, thanks to our left winged goverments who poop intheir pants from al the garbage and other human waste they imported themselves
He had a lovely natural tenor, being a small man who applied absolutely no forcing or constriction to his innately pleasing tone. Perfect vibrato and really musical phrasing. And a pure falsetto!
Don was a wonderful singer the only thing missing was looks , if he'd been 6ft and handsome with that voice can you imagine what might have been....RIP Don and Windsor
Windsor Davies RIP A great comedy sergeant major character in yet another 1970s classic comedy series..Thanks for the memories and god bless you Windsor.
Sadly we have lost both these legends of Yester year. Rest in peace Windsor & Don. You'll never be forgotten, as comedy today doesn't even come close to your standard or class. Respect Sirs. God bless you both.
Listening to this in 2020 and amazed by the wonderfully clear, beautiful voice that Don Estelle had. What a great song. RIP Don and Windsor - very talented men, sadly missed.
Dons voice is flawless, his was the first voice I really appreciated at a young age i think i was 12 years old when I first viewed this on top of the pops and still love it !!!
Don Estelle’s voice is so pure and his expression is one of such joy, that only now, looking back, does one realise that he and Windsor Davies really did create a beautiful moment in time.
Can't believe what i just read below about Don Estelle, he was such a lovely little man with a fantastic voice, no one should end their lives like that xxxx he was wonderful.
When I first heard this long ago, I was blown away to find out that Don Estelle had such a beautiful voice. I'd listen to songs like this as well as Bowie, Pink Floyd and Led Zep.
One does in fact have to take 'certain matters' with the absolutemost seriousness. For example ... have YOU tried to hire a decent Punka Wallah in the last 20 odd years ... Worthy candidates may make themselves known here ;-)
@@badger1111111 - I recentl learned that one must call them Punkah persons and that a chap can't insist on having having a Punkah Wallah but must give equal consideration to Punkah Wallettes ! Might be easier to buy a generator and an electric device ?
Saw Don Estelle at Eastgate Shopping Centre in Gloucester in the 1990s doing his bit and selling his CDs. Got to chat to him for a short while, and he was the nicest fella. Fine voice!
Don was a brilliant singer... I saw him standing outside an amusement arcade in Scarborough sometime in the 80s. He was handing out flyers for his show. Very underrated singer.
there was discrimination back in the 70's yes but sometimes people get offended just for the sake of being offended. The series and a few others highlighted the problem rather than being the problem and be very funny with it too.
Its an attempt to please everyone. The attitudes of the 70s were normal back then, that's how it should be judged not from a modern sensibility. The past is another country etc.
I swear we had some of the programmes from 70's were the best ever, yes some were racist, sexist, etc, but the world was then, and is just as now however much they try to convince us otherwise.....
Yes I remember those wonderful 1970s I was in my teens and early 20s when these two wonderful men did their stuff. Song no.1 back in 1975. RIP Don and Windsor.
Many years ago during the summer holidays I used to take my family camping at Skipsea and we would always visit some friends in Bridlington during the week. We all have fond memories of walking through the town and hearing the sound of 'Whispering Grass' coming from Woolworths Store as Don, sometimes accompanied by Windsor, were giving a performance to promote sales of the tape. This seemed to happen every year, and so we looked forward to it. Happy days eh!!!
My Dad did the musical arrangement for this song and as a shy 7 year old, I sat quietly in our living room as both Don Estelle and Windsor Davis rehearsed the song with my Dad playing piano, will never forget the discussions on how to sing the song and Don’s incredible voice.
:-o :-o :-o SHUT-UPPPPPPP!!! wow ... very cool. ;-)
wow! amazing that your dad helped the legendary sammy davis junior with one of his most superb performances - thank you !!
Great stuff!!!!
Brilliant ! X
Nice memories
Lofty had a beautiful voice...Loved the programme ...The concert party....A great laugh..
Don Estelle's voice is outstanding. How he kept grinning and smiling with Windsor Davies's comedy act going on I shall never know. I never got in to "It Ain't Half Hot Mum" but this is excellent.
Still enjoying listening to these two superb talents in 2024.
Been on my playlist for ages keep coming back for more and read the comments/ memories. 👍
Loverly boy.......er pardon girl..................Bless....
Love this too,😊
Brilliant
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Back in 1974 we had 3 tv channels, no satellite TV not Videos and no Freeview but we had class acts like these and millions tuned in to watch them. We may have massive choice now but little quality, and performers like these are a thing of the past never to be repeated. RIP British TV
The quality is still there, but buried under a pile of rubbish!
Brilliant 😂
Being repeated on That’s TV Gold and That’s TV 2.
Paid for the t.v license and from hundreds of channels of dubious topics and ads, we get useless trash and become sheep in nature and scared stupid. That's what they want.
Yes, Gary Glitter, Jimmy Saville, Rolf Harris..........Great times.
Windsor Davies’ comedy aside, Don Estelle’s voice is simply outstanding. Pitched exactly, passionate, confident and with a superb tonal quality. Just fantastic.
What a voice ! No auto-tune, no studio gimmicks. RIP, Don !
The original was in an even higher key, that's when people who wanted to be artists had real talent.
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I played piano on tour with Don in NZ, in 1996. One of the Great voices. great memories. Each night as I started the opening piano riff of Whispering Grass, he’d turn and smile at me in the spotlight. It was a fun tour, nice concerts with the band. Don could knock out Roy Orbison, too.
Apologies to the late, great, Don Estelle. As a kid in the seventies I dismissed this as a crappy novelty record that didn't warrant being in the pop charts, despite loving "It ain't half hot mum". Over the last few weeks I've been watching re runs and was astounded with Don's singing in the show.
What an under-rated singer Don was, this is just superb and evokes so many memories of my childhood and teenage years. RIP Don Estelle.
Who underrated him?
@@DrCrabfingers I think what is meant that, despite his wonderful voice, he was best known as a comedy actor. (Mainly in the series this first appeared in, and from which the costumes he and WS are wearing come.)
That voice… God does wonderful things!❤
I saw Don Estelle singing this in a shopping mall in Clydebank in 1990. He was singing live to to a backing tape. He sang it just like this maybe even better. I stood in awe for his whole set. I thought it was a shame that he had to do this to sell his Cds when he was one of our Great British icons.
I saw him doing exactly the same in a shopping centre in Uxbridge in 1990
My mum told me he was in our local shopping centre selling his CDs around that time. Annoys me greatly when I think back now, an absolute legend of the screen having to do that. Brilliant actor and singer, that had me in tears laughing.
Yes Don did it loads. Sad he had to do this when clearly he had so much talent.
I have heard Windsor was a very nice man off camera. Would talk to anyone.
I saw him singing in Hull shopping centre (Princess Quay) he looked really poorly & died not long after as I recall.
I saw him years ago in Taunton, beautiful voice.
Reminds me so much of my granddad who was a WW2 veteran and died back in 1986. He used to love this show so much. I can still hear him laughing out loud, sat in his favourite armchair. Now Don Estelle and Windsor Davies have both passed on too- I feel a powerful wave of nostalgia for my happy childhood in the 70s/80s. Such a beautiful song.
wow, me too - my brother and I were raised by our grandparents.. grandad was in ww2, AND, died in 1986 also. Wonder if you're a sister I never knew about?
aww bless him so many people loved this in the 70s when life was Normal and Happy you will Always have your Sweet memories God bless
Same as mine, with all of that. Dad's army, too. Was also raised on Granada Plus? Could do without the trojans, in them, if there was a way,
Our's though died in 2008, though?
My Dad used to laugh out loud to this too. He’s dead too. He liked Michael Bates.
Don Estelle could not only act and was funny but he has got an incredible singing voice,wow what a talented man !! Windsor Davies was a fantastic actor, great funny programme as well. A time when people had real talent. RIP lads.
Great voice.........
Don Estelle acting skills were limited in It aint half hot mum he found a part here ,he was also in the odd epsiode of Dad Army and Are you being Served again the David Croft ,Jimmy Perry stable his voice was truly amazing i have the sheet music for this version of wispering grass ,when aint half hot finished what did he do . i saw him in the Hyde Shopping Centre here in greater Manchester selling cassettes and his Cds on a stall , about 15/16 years ago , what happened there and finally i heard Whisping Grass played on Pick of the pops last saturday on Radio 2 and i wonderful version of the Ink Spots tune June !975, yours bob Kincaid
Mum and dad went back t Engla
Sergeant Major shut up
The old git I swore I'd never be says, they don't make them like that anymore.
Late 1970s, early Saturday evening, sat by roaring coal fire, eating jam on toast, drinking tea. Laughing at It ain’t half hot mum with my grandma and grandad. Happy days in deed. RIP Mr Davies thanks for the lovely memories....
Marcus Vespasian such a familiar memory- thank you
And what you or I would give to go back just for one more day.....
My childhood in one shot xx
It was on Thursday evenings after Top of the Pops, unless they changed the schedule in the later series?
I grew up in a 2 up 2 down in rochdale lanc. Me ol man worked in cotton mill till it shut down. I saw fred dibner drop a mill chimney. My Welsh mother would make me dance with her to this song next to the coal fire. I've now spent most of my life in america . Marcus, your comment was like a nostalgic punch right ta tha gob! Thank you.
Sadly Don Estelle past away back in 2003 and so has Windsor Davis recently. These comedy geniuses will be sadly missed. RIP Don and Windsor.
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Hear hear
My late dad said Windsor Davies comedy version of a regimental sergeant major reminded him of his regimental sergeant major, a very competent man.
He rests just feet from my relatives. My nan will look after him.
Met him with my dad in a pub back in 84' on the isle of wight...I think he was doing pantomime.... fantastic meeting him,very nice fella.
I saw Don singing on his own in a shopping centre in Belfast. The only person listening was me….so very sad. A great singer and a lovely man.
I'm Italian and I live in Italy but I was born and grew up in England. I have FOND memories of British TV commedies and this brought back a lot of wonderful memories. Don Estelle had a BEAUTIFUL voice.
Greetings from Italy
British comedy TV show the best
I bet you don’t miss the weather.
I remember sitting with my grandad on a Saturday night, watching this, Only fools and horses, Dad's Army and comedians like Tommy Cooper, Morecambe and Wise, over and over. And I'd swap all the modern day shit for just one more night to watch them all again with him.
You still listening pal? Uk
My dad who served as an 18 year old soldier toward the end of the war loved this show. All the characters were brilliant, and Windsor’s ‘Old Shutup” was the cherry on the cake. Comedy died when political correctness buried these wonderful shows.
Totally right
@AMT The tide is turning on your wokeness....woke is over. Would you allow Richard Pryor to be a comedian today? The best ADULT comedy usually is observational taking aim at absurdity and hypocrisy... Hail the great Dave Allen...
@AMT I agree with your statement. I think you don't understand what I said my friend...peace & love , peace & love...
Agreed, racist comedy was by far the best.
@AMT and how long does the new 'comedy' last? I doubt they will be replaying many tv shows from today in 30 years. They are not funny and too many actually are insulting to anyone with a working brain.
Don Estelle had one of the best singing voices I've ever heard. Brilliant
Shame on the BBC for not re showing this fantastic programme.
Considered racist now.
"Us British" , would like to see . 🤤
They have. Many times.
Probably find it on Amazon I'd imagine
A magical mix of music and comedy,God I miss those days... I'd happily forfeit the last year of my life, to go back to my childhood in the 70's....
Rest in peace Windsor Davies
That's why we're here. 😔
They're both preforming this in heaven right now,.
Both tremendous fellas. RIP
Great actor, and he played his part on this to perfection, great man and Don Estelle has an awesome voice,,
Windsor Davis what a guy😎👍🏽 rip
Sat here with tears streaming down my face. The memories of my late mam and dad loved this when I was a young lad. I can see and hear them both singing it. It's my memory and that's so special to me.
I used to watch it with my mum and dad, both gone now. Dad was in India but he was in the RAF,,. Thanks mum and dad for introducing me to the comedy.
Steve Brown Hope your doing really well now I loved the 70s and you always think your parents will live forever I'm a dad to 6 my mum died 10yrs ago god I miss her every day stay strong my friend we will all meet Again God bless
@@dianerogers8805 hope you had a great life with many more years to come happy memories will last forever god bless you and all around you my lady
@@andrewyoung5429 Thanks, 6 years today since mum passed away, she was in the RAF to. That's where they met. RAF Lossiemouth.
My Dad loved this program......can still see him laughing.....I grew up in an era when if you didn't like something or were offended by it then fucking tough- get over it.....nowadays, folk are .......best not to say anymore......nuff said....
I remember shivers running down my spine the first time I heard this: just after he said "Sing Lofty" and I had imagined something ridiculous happening, then this fabulous voice that stops you in your tracks because it is so beautiful. Happy times......
Great stuff bring it back
So true a bit like a Susan Boyle moment
That pure talent of a voice of a real human being, no auto tune , no electronic enhancement just pure talent..
He had a wonderful voice. X
My late mother was a scots lassie we had this on every new years eve love it miss you mam xxx
I have been privileged to listen to these songs my whole life and still do at 78. In the 50's and 60's these songs were our therapy.
Can you imagine Don Estelle on Britains got talent or the voice.... he would blow them away with that voice ...
like a silky Roy Orbison
So true. As I said in an earlier comment, Don was born a little too late to be appreciated fully. Imagine how big a star he’d have been in the 30’s and 40’s?
Yeh spot on mate.
Yes a star ⭐️ he will be in my mind ?
Can u imagine him behind a curtain ? On today’s tv ? That is so wrong but the show world is brutal ?
Don Estelle's voice is very beautiful. Beautiful timbre...Windsor Davies is the perfect foil...he was very funny as the SM...two very talented men...I hope they lived happy lives for they certainly gave a lot of fun to Brits in the 1980s.
The lovely thing about this video is how Windsor Davies tried visually to claim the credit for the music in his faces and gestures, and it was purely comedic, nothing else. The humour between these two men was brilliant. Doh Estelle was of course a lovely singer. I love rock, punk, you name it, but I know good singing, and Don's voice is a dream.
This was when music had a sense of humour. But no denying Dons voice was outstanding 👌
walking around Skipton one Sunday afternoon i heard the most beatiful singing voice i've ever heard coming from inside an arcade of shops/ turned out to be Don Estelle. RIP Don.
absolutely!
Such an amazing pure voice.
Peoples thoughts are sick absolutememery for me born march 21 1934 may I never forget Denniston Glasgow E1scotland
The poor sod ended u selling tapes in a shopping mall apparently how sad ☹️ he would blow away these talent tv shows these days ! X👍
Don had an awesome voice. I watched this show as a kid and absolutely loved it. Windsor played his role perfectly. I am a gay man and I found no offence in shows like this. I used to absolutely kill myself laughing. Anyone who says they are offended has no sense of humour and is only claiming it for the attention.
The PC Police have simply screwed us all out of a good laugh. No wonder we have so many people with depression nowadays, there is nothing to have a good laugh at on TV.
Thats true we had some good programs in 1970s got nothing at all today
Well said. It was all tongue in cheek...as well as blatant poofery! Shoulders back,,chest out.
Fire sky - I agree I’m gay and comedy is just society laughing at itself...bring back the good old days of innocence I say
Good Lad
Gay! Oh Dear How Sad, Never Mind.......
We buried our brother last saturday he was 49...my brother sang ths song wen he was 12...n those days we watchd dads army...thank u to my cuz...who sang it at my bros tangi...funeral service....
I remember well my dear old Dad sitting in the front room enjoying this show every week, he had served out in Burma and India during WW2 and he could relate to those great characters, he rarely spoke of the war but I think this comedy helped him to think of anything funny and positive from those awful times.
This just took me back all those years to being a little boy watching the show, & now I'm in tears with the memories & the people I miss...
Spot on. Choked.
This might have been considered a comedy record, but there's no denying Don Estelle had a truly beautiful voice.
amazing voice
+JoeStunner well said,joe,always overlooked as a novelty record.but it is a cover version...check that out my friend.
+David Simpson
I remember my grandfather telling me about the Ink Spots original when I came home with this version. He was right about how great that is too.
+JoeStunner I believe he won awards as a boy chorister in the CofE. He also made some easy listening records in later life.
+Londonfogey
Interesting. Can't say that surprises me.
Don Estelle had a great and beautiful singing voice :)
He certainly did !!
Don Estelle should have got into doing musicals, brilliant singer..
Sadly Don Estelle also past away back in 2003 and so has Windsor Davis recently. These comedy geniuses will be sadly missed. RIP Don and Windsor.
My mu n dad went to see him( little Don) in Worksop around 94, he was excellent.
He would of made a great Nicely Nicely Johnson in Guys and Dolls. He has the solo Sit Down, Your Rocking the Boat.
@@lister-of-smeg4056 I expected nothing less.
I meet Don in the 1980s singing in the old swan shopping center Birmingham, it was so sad to see him fall so low, I had a long chat with him and purchase a cassette tape off him and he signed the inlay card for me I still play it lovley man lovley voice r I p
How can you laugh and cry at the same time? Just beautiful! Thankyou Don and Windsor! Bless
Rest in peace Windsor Davies 19/01/2019
He actually died on the 17th January 2019, it was only reported in the news today (19th)...
@Dale Hanson RIP Windsor.
Amazing guy who transports me back to happier days
Comedy was perfect music was perfect life was so much simpler and happier than it is today bring back the old days
As the SGT major would say " oh dear what a shame too bad. Rest in peace Sargent Major.
Beautiful voice. My dad loved this show. He was in the army and said that Windsor Davis was just like his sergeant major. I miss these guys
I was a Fusiliers Cadet in the 90's and our Korea veteran head of CCF obviously had the same training ! brilliant days. salute, Captain Thompson!
Windsor Davis will always be Battery Sargent-Major Brynn Williams to me, he played that part beautifully.
frogstamper Shutttt up!!!!
frogstamper .typical,decent,talented . he ŕeminds me of the r.s.m we had at school,from the argylls and hard as nails!out of uniform a gent.r.i.p.
frogstamper I think he was born to play that part. Perfection.
SSSSSSSSSSSHHHHHUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUTTTTTTTTTTT UUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPP !!!
frogstamper
Best sergeant major ever
And a great comedy actor
I came back here to visit this great video again. I will just only say, I loved this show of what I could find of it! I loved British humor. We never got this show in America. I wish we had. I know these 2 fine men have passed on sadly.
The first single I ever owned, bought by my grandparents for my 8th birthday, and I still love it. What a voice Don had.
I remember watching this as a wee lassie and loving it... Imagine me watching it as a 53 year old..I love it even more.. Windsor Davis is as camp as f*CK, it's hilarious, I love him..
Classic ! This never gets old, two very special guys..... They don't make 'em like this anymore.
We are privileged to have grown up with such great shows and actors back in the 1970 s Holsey67 🇬🇧
I'm American but saw this show on TH-cam. FANTASTIC comedy really great stuff. I think the fact that Davies was really in the military made it more cool :) and yes I don't care what anyone says about this show, its fantastic comedy. I say I am American, to just say I am NOT British. But I DO ENJOY these British type of shows. I saw this the first time ever here on TH-cam. and I saw Benny Hill on tv here and on TH-cam. I like British shows. of all types. This is also a great performance here .
Totally agree.
I'm a gay man and I loved it.
I was never offended by his loud "Fairy" name calling. Windsor was brilliant.
If anyone says they're offended by this type of comedy then they're just doing it for the attention.
you are american and?
@@mellowmonsoon278 & to quote the Who, "Who the fu'ck are you" ? 🤔
@@fireskycam9889 p
PC?! “Oh dear, how sad, never mind!”
My Father served in India 1946 and always loved this show always telling stories of punkawallas and Sgt Majors who had too much sun
My grandad did as well Phil and spoke warmly of his time there
I never appreciated what a beautiful voice Don Estelle had until hearing this song again in my 50's.
My aunty used to sing this song to me when I was young, sadly she passed away, two years ago, everytime I hear this song I think of my aunt I cry every time, such a beautiful song though
How Don Estelle stopped himself from laughing with Windsor Davies doing his thing just behind him I don't know, what a pair of great actors and what a great singer with such a wonderful voice Don was, you are both missed so much RIP both of you, thank you for many years of top class entertainment.
Such a sad end for Don Estelle trying to sell his music in a shopping centre and with a voice like that. It is true that there is no justice in this world.
I heard he ended up working on a roundabout, trying to open a petting zoo, in some small village somewhere. Tragic.
are you a fucking moron or was that a stupid joke,, he made brief appearances in two episodes as Little Don, the keeper of the Roundabout Zoo,,
I heard that he ended up as a chimney sweep cleaning houses of the Aristocracy....They are said to have paid him extra to sing Whispering Grass while half way up a chimney.According to the Duke of Bedford the sound emanating from the chimney was "ethereal in nature"......A sad ending for this charismatic actor.
really? so sad...whats went wrong?
I came across Don Estelle in the mid 90s in Banbury shopping Mall selling his CDs and had that exact thought !!
RIP Windsor Davies - Legend
Great welsh voice. RIP can't watch It Ain't Half Hot Mum now. Too sad to watch as he is no longer with us.
Cameron Richards
Agreed - absolute legend
Such a great man
@@paulelliott3220 I am 14 years old and love It Ain't Half Hot Mum. Got it on DVD 3 years ago.
Cameron Richards
Hi Cameron
It's a great series and a very good purchase
Watch it and celebrate the great work by those who created and starred in it
Take care
@@paulelliott3220 Windsor grew up in Wales and I am actually from Wales myself. He grew up in Bridgend which is round the corner from me. Funniest thing when he lets Parkins off with everything. Did they find out to see if Parkins was Sergeant major's son?
Windsor Davis. The only actor I really wanted to see in person. Love from Kerala, India 🇮🇳❤
Last year I bought the It Ain't Half Hot Mum entire series on DVD. Brought back many wonderful memories and lots and lots of laughter. We would have seen these guys and the rest of 'the gang' many more times on our TV screens over the last few years if it wasn't for the damn PC Brigade! Truly excellent stuff.
RIP Don Estelle, one of the world's wonderful voices.
Think I'll go and watch my IAHHM DVDs again :)
SHHAAAAAT AAAAAPPP!!!!
Historically correct if not politically. I loved this show. Especially when the boys were in drag. Stuart McGugan did a brilliant Rita Hayworth considering he was all muscles. 🤩😂
The pc brigade have become much much worse since your original comment 8 years ago. Gods knows what it’s going to be like in another 8 years. We will probably be arrested for comments we made on TH-cam years before!
One of the best voices I've heard. RIP Don :)
i'm from holland, and the britisch are the best when it comes to comedy, and we dutch do love it. And not only this show, but as good as al the old shows from the 70'sand 80's like, are you being served, london calling, keeping up appearance,
on the busses, chef, the young ones, bottom, and so on and on.
Check out the 2012 Eric Idle London Olympics clip, you`ll notice that every single athlete from Holland knew the words to "always look on the bright side of life".
Sorry 3DPeter, but, in these PC times, you're not allowed to enjoy any of these shows anymore: "It ain't Half Hot Mum" is "Racist", "Are you Being Served" is "Homophobic", "Keeping Up Appearances" is "Sexist", "On the Busses" is demeaning to the working classes, "Chef" is offensive to Obese People and so on and so forth...
Neville Harris
yeah right, these days we may only see real life terrorism and shout allahhakbar and see the west going down the toilet, thanks to our left winged goverments who poop intheir pants from al the garbage and other human waste they imported themselves
3DPeter
Yes, sad but true. And the only politician who speaks out, is your own Geert Wilders; and they won't even let him speak in Britain!
Neville Harris
They wont let anyone who is right wing speak in britain or anywhere els cause they are afraid of the large Muslim population.
He had a lovely natural tenor, being a small man who applied absolutely no forcing or constriction to his innately pleasing tone. Perfect vibrato and really musical phrasing. And a pure falsetto!
Don Estelle voice of an angel. Windsor Davies perfect in his role...….
What a beautiful fantastic voice Don Estelle had, lovely to hear this song again, not heard it for many years.
How is it I have only just found this, un bloody real.. just simply beautiful..
Don was a wonderful singer the only thing missing was looks , if he'd been 6ft and handsome with that voice can you imagine what might have been....RIP Don and Windsor
Totally agree - often average/poor talent but "good looks" gets ahead of super talent but supposedly poor look....
Aww he's cute !!!
He didnt have a good mansger who could promote him well. But lucky he was in this comedy. We could enjoy his voice.
God bless them both.
He has a lovely kind face and a beautiful voice which together make him appealing '
Windsor Davies RIP A great comedy sergeant major character in yet another 1970s classic comedy series..Thanks for the memories and god bless you Windsor.
Sadly we have lost both these legends of Yester year. Rest in peace Windsor & Don. You'll never be forgotten, as comedy today doesn't even come close to your standard or class.
Respect Sirs. God bless you both.
Don was an amazing vocalist & Windsor complimented him with his unique style of comedy...
Great entertainers from a wonderful era..respect👍
Two absolute legends Don Estelle and Windsor Davies brings you back to more peaceful such great voices especially Don Estelle ❤❤❤❤
Listening to this in 2020 and amazed by the wonderfully clear, beautiful voice that Don Estelle had. What a great song.
RIP Don and Windsor - very talented men, sadly missed.
"I will not have gossip in this jungle!"
My favourite line 😄
What a voice!! So pleased I found this on TH-cam.
The days before the woke destroyed our culture, RIP Don and Windsor. End of an unforgettable era!
Brilliant. Windsor Davies was a star and Estelle's voice is quite excellent.
Never forget seeing them perform this in the doorway of Woolworths at Scarborough one summer in the early 80's.
Dons voice is flawless, his was the first voice I really appreciated at a young age i think i was 12 years old when I first viewed this on top of the pops and still love it !!!
I remember watching this with my grandparents, as a little girl, all of us smiling. Wonderful memories beautiful stuff.
Don Estelle’s voice is so pure and his expression is one of such joy, that only now, looking back, does one realise that he and Windsor Davies really did create a beautiful moment in time.
And how I am 88 this was the first recording i danced to with my big broter james Crichton deceased asof yesterday
Can't believe what i just read below about Don Estelle, he was such a lovely little man with a fantastic voice, no one should end their lives like that xxxx he was wonderful.
When I first heard this long ago, I was blown away to find out that Don Estelle had such a beautiful voice. I'd listen to songs like this as well as Bowie, Pink Floyd and Led Zep.
Windsor Davies what a magnificent comedian and accompanist😮💨 singer
The good old days. It ain't half hot mum was so funny. Sometimes in life you shouldn't take yourself or situations too seriously. It's life!
And it's deceptively short. The SJW whinge mongers need to remember that.
the womble Too true mate.
One does in fact have to take 'certain matters' with the absolutemost seriousness. For example ... have YOU tried to hire a decent Punka Wallah in the last 20 odd years ... Worthy candidates may make themselves known here ;-)
@@kitcarr4668 you are not able to do so now, (unless you can grab someone straight of a boat) it's not politically correct lol
@@badger1111111 - I recentl learned that one must call them Punkah persons and that a chap can't insist on having having a Punkah Wallah but must give equal consideration to Punkah Wallettes !
Might be easier to buy a generator and an electric device ?
RIP Windsor and Don, glad to have been a kid when they we're on TV along with Melvyn Hayes etc...
Today’s sad news of his passing brought me here. RIP Windsor
me too. :-(
Oh dear, how sad...
Ditto, another great gone, but not forgotten.
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This is just a knockout
Saw Don Estelle at Eastgate Shopping Centre in Gloucester in the 1990s doing his bit and selling his CDs. Got to chat to him for a short while, and he was the nicest fella. Fine voice!
Reminds me of watching it aint half hot mum at my Granparents in the 70s , just magical memories.
*remember watching M*A*S*H and being amazed with the overlapping conversations and the acting ability and comparing it to the crap shows of the time.
Same x
They should release this song as tribute to the late Davies,it would be great to hear descent music in charts again.Such a wonderful song and sung
Don was a brilliant singer... I saw him standing outside an amusement arcade in Scarborough sometime in the 80s. He was handing out flyers for his show. Very underrated singer.
How sad, and frankly a pathetic sign of our times, that the BBC banned any repeat of this terrific series.
there was discrimination back in the 70's yes but sometimes people get offended just for the sake of being offended. The series and a few others highlighted the problem rather than being the problem and be very funny with it too.
It is sad I’ve been collecting DVDs from the past , I can’t find anything worth watching on tv now 🍻
im from new zealand 54 ban this show repllace it with crap with love island--then ask why todays children are messed up
Its an attempt to please everyone. The attitudes of the 70s were normal back then, that's how it should be judged not from a modern sensibility. The past is another country etc.
I swear we had some of the programmes from 70's were the best ever, yes some were racist, sexist, etc, but the world was then, and is just as now however much they try to convince us otherwise.....
Seen my mum tear up as this was dad's favourites .. love you dad xx
what a fantastic voice
STEPHEN LOVERING i
Beautiful voice.Don Estelle sorely missed.
Don Estelle what a magical voice ♥️
Makes me cry every time i hear this, brings back all my memories from the 70's, i miss everyone ive lost .
I discovered Don Estelle about 6 months ago. I love his voice . Wish I had known him way back when. I'm well and truly hooked. He was fabulous.
Very complimentary with each others voices, blending wonderfully...
The Sgt.Maj is a scene stealer of note :)
I’ve just found this. I’d forgotten what a lovely voice he had.
Brilliant brilliant brilliant.......... thorugh all of the banal crap puked up through the radio these days, this is true unfiltered talent.
Yes I remember those wonderful 1970s I was in my teens and early 20s when these two wonderful men did their stuff. Song no.1 back in 1975. RIP Don and Windsor.
RIP Windsor Davies and Don Estelle who died a few years before. The world is a sadder place without them
Many years ago during the summer holidays I used to take my family camping at Skipsea and we would always visit some friends in Bridlington during the week. We all have fond memories of walking through the town and hearing the sound of 'Whispering Grass' coming from Woolworths Store as Don, sometimes accompanied by Windsor, were giving a performance to promote sales of the tape. This seemed to happen every year, and so we looked forward to it. Happy days eh!!!