HIS VOICE IS TIMELESS!!..| FIRST TIME HEARING Nat King Cole - Smile REACTION
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- HIS VOICE IS TIMELESS!!..| FIRST TIME HEARING Nat King Cole - Smile REACTION
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Nat King Cole, a voice of silk. I'm 73, he has been my favorite male singer since I first heard him when i was 3, 1951.
It is also important to note that this song was written by Charlie Chaplin... which makes it even more poignant especially if you know a bit of his story.
Not the lyrics though
This. From his iconic role as The Tramp to his real life story, it brings such a deeper meaning to this song to know it was penned by Chaplin. It's as if he is telling himself to get up, dust himself off, and realize that "life is still worthwhile". It's the old "pull yourself up by your bootstraps" treatment for depression and trauma.
Thank you for expounding on the story of the other exceptional talent who wrote it originally, and the talent that did justice with such a beautiful tribute to a timeless song!
I dare people to watch "The Kid" and not cry.
@@KD-cd2ck true... the lyrics were by John Turner and Geoffrey Parsons.
Nat King Cole has without doubt the most beautiful male voice ever.
Thank you. I could not say it better .
Love Mr. Nat King Coles voice. ❤
None other voice like his..That man had a voice like maybe that of an Angel...
Check out "Killing me softly" and "First time ever I saw your face", "The closer I get to you", "Where is the love" by Roberta Flack. She wasn't just a great singer, but an incredibly intelligent and deep singer and piano player. You will love her songs.
The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face was written in 1957 by Ewen McColl and originally recorded by Peggy Seeger. It had been covered many times by the time Roberta Flack recorded her grammy winning cover. Killing Me Softly was also a cover, originally recorded in 1972 by Lori Lieberman. Roberta Flack's recordings of these tunes made her the first artist to ever win two consecutive record of the year awards. So far only U2 and Billie Eilish have matched that milestone. The other songs you mentioned are duets she recorded with Donny Hathaway.
Yes please!
Was in her home town in North Carolina in May and there's a huge mural on a building of her with a big afro. It was nice to see.
Ughh yes - “The first time ever I saw your face” by Roberta is just so otherworldly and special - a true talent.
BTW, Lori Lieberman's songwriting contribution to Killing Me Softly was inspired by Don McLean after she attended one of his concerts. I imagine Vincent (Starry Starry Night) was the tearjerker that got to her.
Such a legend. Love his smooth silky voice. He was an American singer, jazz pianist & actor. He recorded over 100 songs that became hits on the pop charts. He is best known for "Mona Lisa" & "Unforgettable" but he had so many great hits such as "(Get Your Kicks on) Route 66", "(I Love You) For Sentimental Reasons", "There! I've Said It Again", "Nature Boy", "Ramblin' Rose", "Those Lazy-Hazy-Crazy Days of Summer" etc.
"Pretend" is along the same lines as "Smile". Also big hit!
And of course, The Christmas Song!
And my favorite, Frim-Fram Sauce. I don't know if that was a hit, but it's a hoot.
My late mum”s favourite was his cover of Love is a many splendored thing.
Such a warm comforting song to listen to when your feeling down!
Nat king Cole had an enchanting voice. One of my favorites.
Nat King Cole is on my favorite play list. Love that man.😊
Nat King Cole, classic, beautiful and perfect!
Played this at my 100 year old grandfather’s funeral service last year. He was an amazing man that always had music playing. Loved the big bands and the crooners.
And today is the first anniversary of his death. I think this song being posted today is a sign from him… Miss you Slick ❤️
A heavenly hello. Special.
💜
Quite the heavenly surprise. Well done Slick!
My condolences for the loss of your grandfather how lucky you are though that you had him for that long and your memories will keep you wrapped up in his love think of him when you listen to the music that he loved
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Nat King Cole and his daughter Natalie doing a virtual duet with "Unforgettable" it's stunning. And.. while on the subject of ole time stunning songs.... "Smoke gets in your eyes" by the Platters. Magic.
"Chestnuts roasting on an open fire" is an iconic Nat "King" Cole Christmas song. "White Christmas" by Bing Crosby as you like crooners. And Grandma got run over by a reindeer by Home Free...
The Christmas Song.
@@jennifermorris6848 I've heard it called by both names, but that's the one.
I prefer the Elmo and Patsy version of Grandma got run over by a Reindeer. The original version of the song - 1979.
@@jeanjones7396 To each his/her own...👴
One of the best voices ever and to think he didn't feel that was true! A wonderful modest man.
Nat King Cole was one of my dad’s favorite artist. The day before he died, I spent the day sitting with him and playing his favorite songs. He suffered from Alzheimer’s but as soon as a Nat King Cole song would play he would start singing. Dad knew every single word.
My heart goes out to you Donna G, my mother had Alzheimer's too, so I know exactly what you went through.
Music is wonderful therapy for dementia. My 80 year old mother keeps music playing all the time for her 90 year old husband who has about a 30 minute short term memory span. She's got the playlist timed to his med schedule so he'll remember to take his meds when he hears a certain song.
@@willdwyer6782 Timing a playlist to your med schedule is brilliant! I'll have to remember that.
What a wonderful memory for you and a calming, blessed way for your father to meet his final rest. I hope you find the coming years less painful and more enjoyable every time you hear Nat King Cole.
Believe it or not, in a musical review hosted by David Foster and with the Boston Pops, Steven Tyler of Aerosmith fame, sang a cover of this song to his dad and it was magical.
Nat King Cole...a great pianist and singer who left us too soon.
Yes, Nat King Cole is a must at Christmas! Be sure to include David Bowie and Bing Crosby's Little drummer boy 😀
YES! I was just coming on to say the same thing! My all time favorite Christmas song!✨🎄
And Twisted Sister's Christmas album, oh and ACDC's "Mistress for Christmas"!
Absolutely !
Definitely !!!!!!! A Christmas must !
Pentatonix' cover of "Little Drummer Boy" is also worth a listen, as is their cover of "Mary Did You Know?"
Nat King Cole is a legend and broke many barriers. You are both a breath of fresh air to so many of us. I enjoy listening to you when life is tough. You two remember this is your tag line..to make someone smile!! Sing it, every single day!! Charlie Chaplin wrote it. He was an orphan who lived through hell! God bless you both and your beautiful children!!
Check out the duets with his daughter, Natalie Cole. Also, since Thanksgiving is near, you should listen to Alice's Restaurant by Arlo Guthrie. It's around 18 minutes, very funny and a true story! On second thought, maybe the kids are too young to appreciate it. But, you'll laugh!
Oh, yes!!! This one is a Thanksgiving must!
Check out Old Man Trump by Arlo's dad Woody Guthrie. He wrote it after he got evicted from a Brooklyn apartment owned by the former president's father Fred Trump back in the 1950s because he invited black guests into his apartment.
You can get anything you want, at Alice's Restaurant
You can get anything you want, at Alice's Restaurant
Walk right in it's around the back
Just a half a mile from the railroad track
You can get anything you want, at Alice's Restaurant
You need Bing Crosby/David Bowie "The Little Drummer Boy/Peace on Earth" duet...watch it from the Bing Crosby Christmas Special video.
“Unforgettable” performed by Natalie with a ‘virtual Nat’ (on screen in the background) is a beautiful, wonderful song & video to react to :-)
You should listen to “It’s Only a Paper Moon”. Great song with a very cool example of Nat King Cole’s piano playing!
Then watch the movie with Ryan and Tatum O'Neil.
Also.....Nature Boy.
Mr. Nat is a great Jazz Pianist.. I think Mr. Nat was the 1st. Black to have his own TV Show.. ♠W.G.
Unforgettable and Nature Boy are great songs also. I love Christmas music.
Unforgettable is probably my favorite song of all time. Between the sentiment, the tune, and his astonishingly rich voice... mmm.
A Blossom Fell. Is great also
There are a lot of great Christmas songs done by Nat King Cole, the one everybody’s going to talk about is called “the Christmas Song”. Done by many great artists but he has a excellent version, hope you start off with that one and go down that rabbit hole with a whole lot of others
That one is sooo amazing. mm.
The Christmas Song, known by its opening line, "Chestnuts roasting on an open fire", was written by Mel Torme, but was a huge hit, also, for Nat "King" Cole. Other favourites at Christmas are his renditions of Frosty the Snowman, O Little Town of Bethlehem, O Holy Night, Joy to the World, and O Come All Ye Faithful/The First Noel. Check out L-O-V-E, Unforgettable, Sweet Lorraine, Mona Lisa, Stardust, The Very Thought of You, Nature Boy (Johnny Mathis also had a hit with this), and Almost Like Being in Love. This is just a sampling of his discography.
The iconic Nat King Cole… I remember watching his half hour shows on TV and I was extremely young but loved his music, his daughter Natalie followed him into the music industry was a big success herself
I loved that show also.
While "The Christmas Song" is a must, NKC's "O Holy Night" will bring you to your knees and "O Tannenbuam" is gorgeous.
Love him...listen to him and his daughter Natalie Cole singing 'Uunforgettable'. He had passed away but through digital magic they did the duet...absolutely wonderful.
Nat King Cole had one of the silkiest and most soothing voices of all time, what a singer!
This tune never affected me until tonight. My Dad passed last year. I was his caregiver and it just hit me that I have not smiled since. I know this is a positive song, but it made me cry. Thanks for covering this.Love to you and you family. God Bless!
Its so bitter sweet. Life is hard and painful. No way around it. But you might as well smile. Bless you. Hope you find joy.
@@barbarastrayhorn4667Thank you so much. Peace and joy to you as well. Blessings.
Thanks for sharing
So very sorry for the loss of your Dad...
I was sobbing uncontrollably during this video. I wish I knew the exact date this went up. I was my mom's full-time caregiver. In the middle of the summer she told me if anything were to happen to her that she lived a good life and to be happy. I lost her on December 1st and we had her funeral on December 7th. I had a speech that mentioned this and I have the funeral home play it during her service. I didn't even know if I could listen to it just now. The most devastating loss of my life. Although I know she wants me to smile it's so hard. I truly feel it's crazy as I'm sitting here missing her and going back to any videos I missed, which I obviously did. This was there and I take it as a sign from her. ❤️
The Christmas Song by Nat is a must, as is Elvis's Blue Christmas. Both great Christmas songs. 🎄
Ernest Tubb did the original recording of "Blue Christmas" way back before Elvis was even making records.
"Sweet" is the perfect word for many of these songs from the 50s and 60s. It's their open and unabashed sweetness that touches your heart every time. It's the sweetness with which you wish someone would speak to you with, it's the sweetness that you wish you could speak to someone with. It's the sweetness that often lacks in our world today and I think it's important for young people, boys especially, to hear this sweetness coming from a grown man because a real man is not afraid to be sweet, vulnerable, caring, and gentle.
Here's some facts about this song: it originally appeared at the end of Charlie Chaplin's 1935 film Modern Times, which Charlie wrote and composed. Many years later lyrics were added. As well as being a big Charlie Chaplin fan, this was also Michael Jackson's favourite song. He did an amazing cover of it, which I highly recommend, on his 1995 album HIStory (my favourite album). Also Michael's brother Jermaine sang a cover and dedicated it to his baby brother at Michael's public memorial. Speaking of Michael Jackson, please react to some (if not all ;) ) of the Christmas songs by the Jackson 5 which I think is the best Christmas album ever. It's definitely my favourite
his voice is like warm honey
The VOICE!!!! Reminds me of warm honey. Perfect! R.I.P. dear sir!
Just listening to this just made me cry, I want to smile but not always easy these days! His voice is like velvet!😢😘🇨🇦
It is a melancholy song to me.
RSR FAMILY such an angelic voice. My favorite Christmas song was sung by him "The Christmas Song". Yes that's the name of it.
Nat King Cole is my favorite male singer of all time. His voice is like melted butter. I understand you equating his music with Disney. Disney used heavily orchestrated music in their movies, and Nat’s music was also heavily orchestrated. Yet his voice was always crystal clear and smooth. He was/is a legend. His classic “ The Christmas Song” is definitely the one you want to listen to.
His face and presence matched his voice. Soft and tender look in his eyes. Smoooooooth
This remarkable song was written by silent film superstar Charlie Chaplin back in 1936, and no matter who sings it, it gets me in the feels every single time I hear it. My two favorite versions are this one by Nat "King" Cole (released in 1954) and the one done by Michael Jackson, which is also phenomenal.
Such a bittersweet wondrous song, hits me deep. Love Nat King Cole sooo much.
White Christmas by Bing Crosby. I read that he was the person who created or popularized crooning. He introduced the song White Christmas in a movie called Holiday Inn and it became a Christmas standard.
One of the all time smoothest singers of all time. Glad that you are reacting to him.
THE MAN WAS SMOOTHE ... ALWAYS WAS ... IN LIFE AS WELL AS BEHIND THE MIC! GOOD CALL!
Pentatonix has released several Christmas albums, their voices soar on every one. And you love them, remember? Peace from Ohio.
Nat King Cole One of the great voices of our time!!
I disagree!!!!!! Nat King Cole IS one of the greatest voices of ANY time!
He was always backed by the Nelson Riddle Orchestra. When Nat died (too early) Frank Sinatra said he made 2 phone calls, the first to Nat's widow to pass on his condolences, and the second call was to Nelson RiddleTo sign him up before anyone else got in first. All Frank's records after that were with the NR orchestra
Obviously Bing Crosby's "White Christmas" "Do You Hear What I Hear" "Adeste Fideles"; Nat King Cole "The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire) ; Johnny Mathis - "Sleigh Ride", "When a Child Is Born" ; Amy Grant - "Grown Up Christmas List" "I Need a Silent Night"; Andy Williams - "It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year"; Perry Como - "There's No Place Like Home for the Holidays"; Brenda Lee - "Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree";
Perry Como's rendition of "Ave Maria" is wonderful also. He always sang it on his show at Christmas and for some reason it always moved me more than anyone else's version.
You nailed it!!! Have a Happy Thanksgiving!!
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This is one of the most beautiful songs and is voice is velvet.
This song always puts me in a happy mood. 🥰 His voice is magical.
This song always makes the tears flow for me. Like right now.
This was my Dad’s favorite singer. Dad would have his music blasting so loud, we could hear it from the driveway. (And it still sounded great)
As soon as the song started, I had a weird reaction: instead of smiling, I wept. My dad used to play a lot of Nat King Cole when I was growing up in the '60's, and it immediately brought me back to that time. My dad died while I was a teenager, so I have a lot of nostalgia about the music he liked the most. Now that I got that out of my system, I'll smile, lol.
I grew up on Nat King Cole Christmas album. Every Christmas day it would play all day.I kept that tradition going when I had my own family.Now I'm waiting for Grandchildren .
Bing Crosby, Andy Williams, Robert Goulet, just a few from the 'older' generation
This was my Dad's music and I grew up with it. The older I get the more I appreciate it. Beautiful.
If you want Christmas music . The #1 Christmas crooner of the 60s was Andy Williams . He had Nat King Cole on his TV show and had to fight the network to do it . If you want to listen to crooners try Andy Williams .
My father, sisters and I had the record player 11 months of the year, but when December came, Mom took control and it was Andy Williams for a month.
Nat king cole has a voice that is so fresh and breathy ! Delight for my ears ! Thank you . those long braids were very becoming . beautiful hair .😍😍
Nat Cole was the best crooner of his era; there was no one like him. His secret, other than mad musical and vocal talent, was that he never rushed, but took all the time needed to fully express the contents of the song. Many of his recordings suffered from treacly overproduction resulting in that "Disney" type sound but his gifts usually overcame this shortcoming.
I loved the dramatic touches of the music in his songs. That was the classic style of the day and the instrumentations made the songs even more special. Coke was so good that the music never took over his voice.
I thought the accompanying arrangement was perfection.
I are 76, but love to see you have my taste all types of music, and good singers.
If I 'm not mistaken this was given to Nat Cole by Charles Chaplin (from the silent movie City Lights) And Nat did a magnificent job. Listen to more of his songbook. Hey Rob Squad Mr. Cole has a recording that you may have do heavy searching or downloading(Spotify) its called: King Cole for Kids (songs for children by the King Cole Trio)
City Lights is a fabulous movie too.
Nat King Cole!!! His voice was pure velvet! Love your reaction!
Love that you said Nat Cole's voice is calming. I feel exactly the same. When I'm driving and traffic is bad and I start to get stressed out, I always play Nat Cole music to relax me.
I love you guys! I'm an older guy and I lived during the height of Nat King Cole's career. Without question he is one of my all time favorites! Ironically he started out as a piano player and one night he was asked to sing a little and, of course, the rest is history!!!!!
I know this video is about Nat King Cole, but, PLEASE FORGIVE ME, I must ask you to listen to another version of this song. I know you guys have listened to Angelina Jordan and you enjoy her very much. She sang 'Smile' during a documentary that was done celebrating the life of a fellow Norwegian gentleman and the song (being sung by Angelina) is the backdrop in the video but you will hear enough of it to, well, just listen and find out what I mean. I think if you go to Angelina Jordan/Smile/Documentary that should get you right there. In fact, I'm going there right now. I know Nat would love Angelina's version.
Josh Grobin’s rendition of Oh Holy Night will give you chills.
Cole's voice takes me back, one of my Gramp's fave singers.
React to "Nature Boy" by him. It will haunt you, it is so beautiful. For your Christmas music, react to Pentatonix's "Mary Did You Know." It's exquisite.
It's my favorite NKC song.
Mary Did You Know is my favorite song they do!!
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Mine too, @@RitaBowen1, and I'm Jewish! 😂
@@jillwklausen 😉🤭 I want tell if you don't lol. Southern Baptist here hehe
I remember when he had his show. He is such a good singer. Natalie, his daughter followed in his footsteps. Great music.
Outstanding choice! Although Christmas is a stressful time for me personally, I love the classic tv shows and movies - and the music! Bing Crosby, Nat King Cole, Johnny Mathis and Dean Martin just to name four.
My wonderful mother introduced us to Nat King Cole when I was a boy during the 70s. He sadly died when I was one year old. Before he became popular as a singer he was known as a great piano player with his q quartet.
Voice of pure honey
70 years ago -- he sang my youth -- and i can still sing every word
Bing Crosby. White Christmas. It was a standard for Christmas
Oh..... my grammar loved listening to this beautiful man!!!..... I remember her playing the records while cleaning ❣❣❣
It was a different time. Everything was slower. I listen to songs like this now and remember what progress has cost us....the ability to chill and reflect.
Yes !! Nat King Cole and Bing Crosby are a must for Christmas music.
For female friday: Natalie Cole "I've Got Love On My Mind" and "This Will Be(An Everlasting Love)". Nat's daughter.
Nat King Cole definitely as well as Harry Belafonte and Johnny Mathias who was one of my favorite singers especially for Christmas music. I loved watching the reruns in later years of Nat King Cole's television program that debuted in 1956 believe it or not. Nat King Cole's daughter was a wonderful singer also.
"Smile" was written by Charlie Chaplin...yes, *that* Charlie Chaplin.
Not the lyrics
Unforgettable...and then the remix by his daughter Natalie after his death. She has him singing on screen behind her and she sings it with him. It is breathtaking...makes you cry!
The Christmas Song (chestnuts roasting ..) by The Velvet Fog, Mel Torme.
Another fifties crooner with a unique voice.
Probably the most comforting voice ever.
So mellow and smooth! Also highly suggest Johnny Mathis for more smooth dreamy voice vibes.
I love listening to Nat King Cole, Dean Martin, and Frank Sinatra at Christmas. Their songs are so beautiful and nostalgic🎄
Another great song with Jay and Amber So much fun. I so glad you’re going to be reacting to Christmas songs and some from Nat King Cole. But Please do “The Most Wonderful Time of the Year by Andy Williams You will instantly recognize it because it gets lots of play at Christmas time. And don’t forget White Christmas by Bing Crosby. Something that would be super fun would be to get your girls to react to “The Grinch” and Frosty the Snowman and Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer. I just read a touching story about how the story of Rudolf the Red Nosed Reindeer came about Check it out
The musical theme was written by Charlie Chaplin for his (brilliant) 1936 film “Modern Times”. John Turner and Geoffrey Parsons added the lyrics and title in 1954.
You must listen to Nature Boy. Stunning.
All I can say is I have been a fan for most of my life. My favorite combination is any Cole Porter songs performed by Nat King Cole. Thanks for reacting to this.
Hey Guys,
If you're dropping videos on Thanksgiving day, "Alice's Restaurant" by Arlo Guthrie IS A MUST. It is the definitive song for Thanksgiving. You guys are gr8.
Tone is most important to me in a person's voice, and Nat had one of the best tones ever. Plus, this is a beautiful song.
I think an obvious Christmas song to react to in Bing Crosby's "White Christmas."
A beautiful song from a man with a beautiful voice.
Greatest singer EVER !!,, my childhood fave, still is,, 78 years now, ENJOY, Papa Ray
The most beautiful rendition of this song. Nat was the 👑. Fun fact: This song was written by Charlie Chaplin.❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
Nat King Cole. A voice like no other. 😊
Nat King Cole has the smoothness, But I prefer the coarseness of Jimmy Durante doing this song. Jimmy was an over all amazing talent.
Nat King Cole sang my favorite version of "SMILE" I was a child in the '50s and "SMILE" oddly enough ALWAYS made me cry then, and it STILL does now! You should react to his daughter's songs too, NATALIE COLE. She looked a lot like her Dad and had a beautiful voice. She was born in 1950, 3 years after I was born. Sadly, she died too soon on New Year's Eve 2015
You should listen to his daughter Natalie Cole.
Most beautiful male voice ever, for me. Perfect diction and tone.
Oh my goodness there's Burl Ives, Tony Bennett, Dolly Parton, Reba McEntire they all have some form of Christmas music and you should try some Trans-Siberian Orchestra.
I think that you two are spectacular, you make this lady smile.
This is one of Michael Jackson's favorite songs. I think he recorded a version. It think this song was played at his funeral or tribute at his death. Nat King Cole has a pristine singing style that gives his songs an enduring classic appeal.
Yes he did heres the link lol its sad
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Jermaine sung this song at Michael’s funeral .. it was touching …
Sweet Lorraine is awesome. Mona Lisa is sublime.