A 1978 performance of "Camelot" by Richard Burton, who first performed on Broadway as King Arthur opposite Julie Andrews (as Guenevere) in the original 1960 stage production.
The Welsh men have SUCH really great singing voiced - and most are the most handsome too esp with their Northern Welsh dark hair and mesmerising deep brown eyes - and LOOKS!
OMG. I cannot believe the nasty comments on here about Richard Burton. He was one of the most outstanding actors of his time. His voice is beautiful. I have always enjoyed his work and that of Richard Harris. HATERS go away.
@James Henderson yes. I never tought he was very good in movies either. Seemed to have been great on stage, according to those who saw him. Well, we will never know.....
A truly gifted actor and story teller with an immensely attractive baritone voice, Richard Burton was one of the great talents of his era - but he also had seriously self destructive vices that shortened his life & diminished his legacy.
@@lakemichigan6598 totally agree. And it's sad that because of his destructive side he took on roles that were far below his talent and he did just for the money.
@@normadesmond6017 Very true - but if you want to see RB at his acting best, see 1965's 'Beckett'. A great historical drama where his Thomas a Beckett and Peter O'Toole's Henry II play off each other brilliantly.
You're soooo right but he was a man like so many of us who was controlled at certain points by his demons. He left us too soon, he could have done so much more. What a great talent Richard Burton was.
The greats don't need any props. They like them, but they don't need them. Technically though Tony Church did have one prop. He used to pretend his coat was Cordelia.
You can literally read this man's life on his face. True, he drank a lot of his life away, but I'll just bet that he would not change one thing about his life even if he could. Watch him and Elizabeth Taylor in "The Taming Of The Shrew". Talk about a power couple----man they wrote the book! How can you take the Academy Awards too seriously when this magnificent talent never won an Oscar----even an honorary one. What a joke!
I've lost track of how many times I have watched this video. It's the most perfect performance of this song. No one ever sang it better than Richard Burton.
No one has mentioned the PHRASING he brings to this and all the songs he sang. His Shakespearean training came into play here. No one since has done this song better. Brilliant.
I'm a musician and I can tell you Richard Burton could carry a tune without ever going flat or sharp--in other words, he was always "right on the money", even in some notorious harmonic key changes! He had an excellent sense of pitch. Incredible voice, incredible everything! He'd have made an excellent James Bond back in 1960 when Sean Connery got the part.
I didn’t know he can sing!!!! This is first time I hear his singing voice !! I studied music ,my God!!!!!! What a voice indeed perfect pitch.... each note..... what a shame only decades after I discover oh,..........
A professional musician once told me that I have perfect pitch. I asked,"What does that mean?" He replied."It means you could tune a piano without tuning forks!"
Pure genius. After hearing and watching this stirring song sung by Richard Burton, it is hard to hear it from anyone else. Burton owns it. No one like him then or since.
I agree,!!! Love to quote those words often when there are precious moments that tug at your heart and nothing else works...today has been one of those brilliantly happy days....because someone I love called and he is the most gorgeous man I have ever known!!! A rare Camelot day! God bless God xxx
This is hardly a happy song! It is pure tragedy, because before we even sit down for the first act, we know how the story ends. Doubly so today, when the metaphor of Camelot becomes the United States, and we see that magnificent story coming to its eminent, ugly end.
...RICHARD DOESN't look bored...he just knows each word, for the last 20 yrs. !! His voice is velvet-Welsh...he lived hard, he loved hard...great sense of humour, a realist from the coal mines of WALES..he will ALWAYS be loved...
I'm not surprised to learn that audiences of the original show spent almost the entire run time with their attention focused on Burton, so that the blocking of the show had to revolve around him. Amazing voice, terrific actor and (after watching him interviewed by Parkinson) a very likeable human being.
I still cry when I hear Richard Burton sing this. He takes you from the happiness of Camelot in the early days of the Round Table to the sadness of the war against his dear friend. I really feel the sadness in his voice.
Richard Burton was one of the finest actors who ever lived! He could bring Shakespeare. and poetry to life. His voice was mesmerizing! This performance brings tear to my eyes! 🥰👍
What a powerful song. It always brings tears to my eyes as I think of Jack, Jackie, Caroline and John-John Kennedy and that "Camelot" moment in our history.
Me too, Mary-Ann. It was John Kennedy's favorite musical I believe, and it certainly was a sort of 'Camelot' when he was in the White House. I was 11 when he was assassinated. I've never forgotten the feeling of absolute loss and sadness of that day, and those that followed. How could anyone ever forget John John saluting his Father 's casket as it rolled by ?
@@voiceofreason7856 I was 6, yet that day is burned into my memory like it was yesterday. What I also remember is what a grim Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year's it was that year. Truthfully, I don't think the country ever recovered from that dark day.
@@williamanthony9090 We didn't. I've been ridiculed repeatedly for saying this, but Kennedy was the last President we as a people trusted. Time has taken away the polish and showed us the warts, but once there was a fleeting wisp of glory that was Camelot.
I'm not sure why Burton is not given more credit for his singing. It may have been partly because he himself was rather self deprecating about it. But the fact is, he's quite a fine, expressive singer. He's got a good range, excellent pitch and of course his diction is impeccable. His vocal prowess is even more evident in "how to handle a woman", which is quite rangy and more challenging to sing than one might think (which becomes apparent very quickly when trying to sing along with it).
Unlike many who have assayed this role over the years, Burton was the only Arthur who could actually carry a tune. You can see his pleasant musicality in a songs such as What do The Simple Folk do? He had a charming voice--and could dance a bit too.
Thanks for uploading. I saw Burton in Camelot at Lincoln Center many years ago and, as usual, he was wonderful. Even though it was a matinee performance, he gave it his all. I loved when the play ended and the audience sat applauding, he gave us a look like “What? No standing ovation?” We all stood and gave him his ovation.☺️ We could see the amusement on his face.😂.
@thomasmclaron5844: Hmmm, not certain about that. There are actors equally talented who didn’t waste their talent on booze, Elizabeth Taylor and bad films that lived to their potential.
I wish I didn’t agree with you. But he threw his talent away. Taylor wasn’t good for him I guess. But there was a deeper classical side to him that we rarely saw. Hope he has another chance. Love you Burton but I could shake you.
We had the privilege of seeing Richard Burton appearing in Camelot in 1980 at Fair Park during the State Fair of Texas. Had previously seen stage versions starring Howard Keel at Fort Worth’s Casa Manana and Rock Hudson at Fair Park’s Dallas Summer Musicals. No one could hold a candle to Burton’s King Arthur. The production was opulent and Burton was pure magic.
If Richard Burton's voice is dubbed here, as many people say it is, it's the best piece of dubbing I've ever seen. What a magical presence this great actor had, none of the so called 'stars' of today have anything approaching the charisma of a Burton. Harris and O Toole..we'll never see guys like these again.
Richard, "the Great"...... what a voice. You just had to hear his distinctive voice to know who it was that spoke. No introduction necessary. I've always enjoyed listening to him.
I was fortunate to see Richard Burton and the original Broadway cast when they came to the McCormack Center in Chicago. It was the first professional production of a play I had ever seen and I was mesmerized by the performers, the sets, and the incredible music. I was hooked!
I agree, and I'm a normal guy. In this performance, he's just beginning to look a bit seedy, as if age and lifestyle are beginning to take their toll. In my opinion this makes him even more attractive.
While it may not be your taste in music for a man who couldn't sing it is magnificently done. And as an interpretive presentation Burton is untouchable
Don't let it be forgot, that once there was a spot, for one brief, shining moment, that was known as CAMELOT as sung by the one and only Richard Burton - I want to go to Heaven just to hear him speak for eternity. I am sure the Good Lord took him so HE could also listen to the majestic language that flowed from his being. He did sing in his Welsh choir!!!! He was one of a kind - an actor, a poet, an orator and there will never be another of his like. Rest in peace Richard - as they say in the "business" we are sure you have a principal role on the center stage in paradise.
Nobody could sing this like RICHARD BURTON.. RICHARD IS SIMPLY THE BEST EVER ON THIS SONG.. HE IS SENSATIONAL.. I THINK OF PRESIDENT JOHN F KENNEDY WITH TEARS DOWN MY FACE AND THINKING WHAT WE LOST IN DALLAS.. WHEN I HEAR THIS SONG.. DON'T LET IT BE FORGOT THAT ONCE THERE WAS A SPOT FOR ONE BRIEF SHINING MOMENT THAT WAS CAMELOT.. THERE WILL NEVER BE ANOTHER ONE.. LIKE JOHN F KENNEDY AND JACKIE.. NEVER BE ANOTHER CAMELOT ..SAME THING..
Loved Burton. So magnificent in bearing, a wonderful actor and so much more than simply his voice ( which was also admittedly spectacular!) There is a comment below about a 'wasted life' and I would argue this ...he rose from extreme poverty,, enjoyed a long and varied career of his choice and gained the respect of his peers. I pass no judgement on his life beyond the footlights and the cameras but simply enjoy the performances left to us as I am sure he would wish us to,
He is welsh …Of course he could sing…I AM 82 and I miss these wonderful actors…THOSE WERE THE DAYS ……
The Welsh men have SUCH really great singing voiced - and most are the most handsome too esp with their Northern Welsh dark hair and mesmerising deep brown eyes - and LOOKS!
@@saraweiss55 I haven't heard of Anthony Hopkins singing, but he does play the piano.
I could not agree more!!!!
Standing there with his hands in his pockets just oozing charisma..that ladies and gentlemen is a star.
That is class.
OMG. I cannot believe the nasty comments on here about Richard Burton. He was one of the most outstanding actors of his time. His voice is beautiful. I have always enjoyed his work and that of Richard Harris. HATERS go away.
Npt haters. ust people who have another opinion then you do. Every right, no?
@James Henderson yes. I never tought he was very good in movies either. Seemed to have been great on stage, according to those who saw him. Well, we will never know.....
A truly gifted actor and story teller with an immensely attractive baritone voice, Richard Burton was one of the great talents of his era - but he also had seriously self destructive vices that shortened his life & diminished his legacy.
@@lakemichigan6598 totally agree. And it's sad that because of his destructive side he took on roles that were far below his talent and he did just for the money.
@@normadesmond6017 Very true - but if you want to see RB at his acting best, see 1965's 'Beckett'. A great historical drama where his Thomas a Beckett and Peter O'Toole's Henry II play off each other brilliantly.
Burton was a Brilliant Actor. He should have won an Oscar.
RIP
You're soooo right but he was a man like so many of us who was controlled at certain points by his demons. He left us too soon, he could have done so much more.
What a great talent Richard Burton was.
@@gregoryphillips3969 sadly he never really fulfilled his talent playing just for the cash much of his career
The most fascinating and mesmerizing actor ever. I would listen to him reading a phone book.
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He literally did that in one appearance on The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson - that voice!!
A trite comment just like Richard Burton.
No wonder Elizabeth Taylor loved him.
Have you read his diary, it is most endearing ❤
No costume, no set, and he shows the audience a tragic, broken king just in his eyes. Memorable stuff.
That's what I used to see Tony Church do with King Lear too.
The greats don't need any props. They like them, but they don't need them.
Technically though Tony Church did have one prop. He used to pretend his coat was Cordelia.
@R Jackson. But when he sings this in the show isn't he still the young king wooing Guenevere (sp?). Well, the first part of this.
Plus his personal grief
You can literally read this man's life on his face. True, he drank a lot of his life away, but I'll just bet that he would not change one thing about his life even if he could. Watch him and Elizabeth Taylor in "The Taming Of The Shrew". Talk about a power couple----man they wrote the book! How can you take the Academy Awards too seriously when this magnificent talent never won an Oscar----even an honorary one. What a joke!
Imagine what it would be like to see the 1960 stage production with Julie Andrews, Robert Goulet and Richard Burton. What a dream.
I saw Goulet as King Arthur years later.
It would have been a dream come true.
Would have been outstanding, loved Richard Burton.
I'm glad TH-cam has a few clips of it, at least.
A *very* few.
The movie was better
Richard Burton a very talented Welsh man. Sadly missed.
Live love peace
I've lost track of how many times I have watched this video. It's the most perfect performance of this song. No one ever sang it better than Richard Burton.
Check out his tribute to Frank Sinatra also on
TH-cam it will bring a tear to your eye is was
so moving.
@@maggielarson5472 Thanks a lot. I just watched it. That was a beautiful tribute to honor a friend ,
No one has mentioned the PHRASING he brings to this and all the songs he sang. His Shakespearean training came into play here. No one since has done this song better. Brilliant.
True
I had the good fortune of seeing Richard Burton on stage ... THAT VOICE! Wow! Thank you, Mr. Burton, for all your wonderful performances.
45 years later we are still grateful this was captured on film. Can anyone beat this talent?
one of our own the bold harris❤
So much better than the awful movie.
I miss seeing him act. I miss his voice.
❤Saw Mr Burton in Camelot many years ago in Florida. What a talent!!❤😂
No. He was the best.
His alcoholism destroyed his life.
How he didn’t win an Oscar for “Virginia Wolf” angers me to this day.
Never another Richard Burton or another Camelot they are both part of history now.
😢
Oh ye of little faith. HOLD ON! 💫✨⚡️
President Kennedy would listen to this song on a record player. He loved this song. This is why his Presidency is called Camelot.
There will never be another Richard Burton - he is much missed!
A truly incredible life and talent. LARGER THAN LIFE.
There will be six more Richards Burton.
He is in the class with Elvis, The Beatles, President Kennedy.
@@trukeesey8715as long as there’s 6 more Elizabeth Taylors!
@@trukeesey8715 What do you mean by that? There will be no more Richard Burtons.
Saw this performance in San Francisco. Just Richard with a red curtain. Most stirring performance l’ve seen in my 72 years.
Wow! What a great memory to have. To think I was 30 miles south of you in Palo Alto at that time. 🎭
Wow
@@lornahuddleston1453me to in Palo Alto. What a great place to grow up in…
Richard Burton !
I'm a musician and I can tell you Richard Burton could carry a tune without ever going flat or sharp--in other words, he was always "right on the money", even in some notorious harmonic key changes! He had an excellent sense of pitch. Incredible voice, incredible everything! He'd have made an excellent James Bond back in 1960 when Sean Connery got the part.
I didn’t know he can sing!!!! This is first time I hear his singing voice !! I studied music ,my God!!!!!! What a voice indeed perfect pitch.... each note..... what a shame only decades after I discover oh,..........
He's too good for James Bond.
A professional musician once told me that I have perfect pitch. I asked,"What does that mean?" He replied."It means you could tune a piano without tuning forks!"
And he's just so much fun to watch. zzz zzz zzz He's no Richard Harris.
Indeed he would!!
ONE OF THE BEST AT WHAT HE DOES....
Pure genius. After hearing and watching this stirring song sung by Richard Burton, it is hard to hear it from anyone else. Burton owns it. No one like him then or since.
How Richard Burton smiles at the very very end, gets me all the time. What a gorgeous performance
Me, too. He’s obviously pleased to receive that kind of reception.
Don't let it be forgot, that once there was a spot, for one brief, shining moment, that was know as Camelot.
I love that line.
Auld Dubliner '62 Burton was wonderful..but Richard Harris..oh my❤
I agree,!!! Love to quote those words often when there are precious moments that tug at your heart and nothing else works...today has been one of those brilliantly happy days....because someone I love called and he is the most gorgeous man I have ever known!!! A rare Camelot day! God bless God xxx
I wasn't wild about the movie, but thought Richard Harris' performance was it's only saving grace.
I actually FORGOT! : l
I teared up reading your post. I had my one brief shining moment.
Shivers. Such an actor, music in his eyes and in his every word. May he reside in the Camelot of our hearts forever.
That was nice…
He is marvelous. I can understand why Elizabeth Taylor fell in love with him.
She wasn't worthy of him.
Me, too! Wonderful, man! 😀
Me too😍
They both drank too much together
@@beatrixhomler4922 Me too..and I'm a man!!!😍
What brilliance of Burton!!! Singing such a happy song yet with such a sad look on his face and that hint of melancholy in his voice .....
This is hardly a happy song! It is pure tragedy, because before we even sit down for the first act, we know how the story ends. Doubly so today, when the metaphor of Camelot becomes the United States, and we see that magnificent story coming to its eminent, ugly end.
davidh9844, you are so very right ! Not only our country but the world civilization..it is so so sad !
I too could listen him read anything. His somber interior may reflect his alcoholism
@@davidh9844Of course its a happy song.
@@susansampson2372No its called talent.
These kind of actors has disappeared.Burton was a genius in every aspect.
+Bengt Krantz Alas! Let's praise TH-cam for preserving this for us! CHEERS!
died too young, too.
Bengt Krantz people just don’t drink enough any more!!
"The Spy Who Came in from the Cold"
Hugh Jackman
Richard Burton was beyond words in every sense
In my most humble opinion, Richard Burton was, and forever will be King Arthur.
Richard Harris for me but I never saw Burton on stage and I've seen a couple different versions of Harris doing it.
YES, King Arthur:R.B.: miss U
@@Philbert-s2c Richard Harris for me too. loved that man
He's just more kingly than Richard Harris.
Bob LeBlanc And a better singer!
I was moved to tears. He looks so sad. And world-weary.
...RICHARD DOESN't look bored...he just knows each word, for the last 20 yrs. !! His voice is velvet-Welsh...he lived hard, he loved hard...great sense of humour, a realist from the coal mines of WALES..he will ALWAYS be loved...
I'm not surprised to learn that audiences of the original show spent almost the entire run time with their attention focused on Burton, so that the blocking of the show had to revolve around him. Amazing voice, terrific actor and (after watching him interviewed by Parkinson) a very likeable human being.
He’s in character as King Arthur.
Pantomime...
He was 100% THE best performer as this role and his voice fit PERFECTLY!
Ohhh Lord Yessss!!!! I LOVED HIM SO!!!💖🎠⚔️🛡🏰👑👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼💗
I still cry when I hear Richard Burton sing this. He takes you from the happiness of Camelot in the early days of the Round Table to the sadness of the war against his dear friend. I really feel the sadness in his voice.
It reminds me of when my parents where happy
Even standing still Richard Burton could out-act just about anyone who ever stepped out on a stage...maybe the greatest actor ever...
That was an amazing performance . Rest In Peace Sir Richard Burton.👍👍👍
@thomasodetto4670: I don’t he was ever knighted by Queen Elizabeth II.
Sir Richard Burton was the Victorian adventurer who sought the source of the Nile and translated the Arabian Nights.
What a GREAT speaking and singing voice, he is truly missed.
He was a treasure. What an actor - one of our greats!
The old Hollywood was so classy and grand!
He was British formed.
Yes! Class!
Old Hollywood was also notorious for abusing their actors and contract players.
Absolutely the stars back then had alot of class not so much today
@@frankpignataro3506 lol no they didn't, you just don't know much about old Hollywood
And the audience applauded without screams or whoop whoops or shouts. He had class and so did the audience.
Superbly gifted talent😊
Always makes me cry.
His voice gives me the chills. What an amazing, talented, handsome actor.
My Mom saw Camelot on broadway with Richard Burton and Julie Andrews In the 1950’s. Must have been amazing
Such a wonderful rendition of Camelot,thank you Richard Burton
When your a genuis do you know your a genius ?
Because Burton certainly was one!
He has "the presence", it cannot be taught. Love his rendition, sad and beautiful.
Richard Burton was one of the finest actors who ever lived! He could bring Shakespeare. and poetry to life. His voice was mesmerizing! This performance brings tear to my eyes! 🥰👍
The greatest ever actor never to receive an Oscar. 😢😢
I love that song and nobody does it like Richard Burton! What a voice.
What a beautiful and moving performance . There are just no more actors like Richard Burton. Rest In Peace.
What a powerful song. It always brings tears to my eyes as I think of Jack, Jackie, Caroline and John-John Kennedy and that "Camelot" moment in our history.
Me too, Mary-Ann. It was John Kennedy's favorite musical I believe, and it certainly was a sort of 'Camelot' when he was in the White House. I was 11 when he was assassinated. I've never forgotten the feeling of absolute loss and sadness of that day, and those that followed. How could anyone ever forget John John saluting his Father 's casket as it rolled by ?
@@voiceofreason7856 I was 6, yet that day is burned into my memory like it was yesterday. What I also remember is what a grim Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year's it was that year. Truthfully, I don't think the country ever recovered from that dark day.
America died that day in Dallas.
I see we are contemporaries if you can immediately associate Camelot with the brief, shining moment of John F. Kennedy.
@@williamanthony9090 We didn't. I've been ridiculed repeatedly for saying this, but Kennedy was the last President we as a people trusted. Time has taken away the polish and showed us the warts, but once there was a fleeting wisp of glory that was Camelot.
I'm not sure why Burton is not given more credit for his singing. It may have been partly because he himself was rather self deprecating about it. But the fact is, he's quite a fine, expressive singer. He's got a good range, excellent pitch and of course his diction is impeccable. His vocal prowess is even more evident in "how to handle a woman", which is quite rangy and more challenging to sing than one might think (which becomes apparent very quickly when trying to sing along with it).
They don’t make em like this anymore. What an Actor, Legend and Gentleman. Absolutely loved him ❤❤❤ R.I.P. 🙏🏾🤍🙏🏾
I adore this man, sexy, gifted, this wonderful voice and stage presence, such a shame, he never got an Oscar!
La Verité He shared his Oscarable Becket with Oscarable Peter O’Toole.
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Unlike many who have assayed this role over the years, Burton was the only Arthur who could actually carry a tune. You can see his pleasant musicality in a songs such as What do The Simple Folk do? He had a charming voice--and could dance a bit too.
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From his interviews, I don’t think he realized how handsome and talented he was.
This was President John F. kENNEDY s favorite song, from the Broadway musical. A great song.
albertdiner Right On ‘
Wow, I didn’t know that, thank you
Truly a remarkable man and a remarkable song, suns as only he could sing it.
We won’t see his likes again I fear.
What a talent was Richard Burton. Revealed right here, in stunning voice & silent expression. ❤
Thanks for uploading. I saw Burton in Camelot at Lincoln Center many years ago and, as usual, he was wonderful. Even though it was a matinee performance, he gave it his all. I loved when the play ended and the audience sat applauding, he gave us a look like “What? No standing ovation?” We all stood and gave him his ovation.☺️ We could see the amusement on his face.😂.
Wonderful memory...thanks for sharing
What diction,truly mesmerising,and then finally the hint of a smile.
@@hilaryapril7043 🙂
@@ashy9547 🙂
We lost a treasure that we didn't know we had. So few denigrated him, misjudged him...he was such a great actor and singer😢
@SusieAnd...so many
The greatest actor that ever lived. God bless him
Adam Sandler is better
@thomasmclaron5844: Hmmm, not certain about that. There are actors equally talented who didn’t waste their talent on booze, Elizabeth Taylor and bad films that lived to their potential.
I wish I didn’t agree with you. But he threw his talent away. Taylor wasn’t good for him I guess. But there was a deeper classical side to him that we rarely saw. Hope he has another chance. Love you Burton but I could shake you.
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“Don’t let it be forgot. That once there was a spot for one brief shining moment... that was known has Camelot.”
🥀Rest In Peace 1917-1963🥀
1925 to 1984
@@kathyjackson1152 she's on about jfk, not burton 🤦🏾♂️
@@kathyjackson1152 The Kennedy administration was also known as "Camelot". JFK born 1917 and tragically killed in 1963.
His voice!!! ❤ He could sing the phone book and I’d be enthralled!
Perfect pitch, note for note, majestic presence.
Always reminds me of England and makes me cry.
Ditto for my son.
Totally get that. I'm English living in England but I know exactly what you mean!
Ahhh he was wonderful!
I just lived a whole lifetime in his one song. The highs, the lows, the chills.
One of my favorite actors. He had a once in a lifetime voice and his skills as an actor were indisputable.
We had the privilege of seeing Richard Burton appearing in Camelot in 1980 at Fair Park during the State Fair of Texas. Had previously seen stage versions starring Howard Keel at Fort Worth’s Casa Manana and Rock Hudson at Fair Park’s Dallas Summer Musicals. No one could hold a candle to Burton’s King Arthur. The production was opulent and Burton was pure magic.
Magnificent actor! Masterfully performed! Bravo!
A Supreme undervalued actor ahead of his years .immense and effortless talent .A true screen legend .
Loved his voice and extraordinary acting skills! Of all his movies, I love Taming of the shrew the most!
I am in tears as I watch this.
If Richard Burton's voice is dubbed here, as many people say it is, it's the best piece of dubbing I've ever seen. What a magical presence this great actor had, none of the so called 'stars' of today have anything approaching the charisma of a Burton. Harris and O Toole..we'll never see guys like these again.
That's him singing. I was with him many times when he practiced it. That's his voice.
@@fjccommish No one is saying it isn't his voice, he is just lip syncing from the original album recording. It is definitely his voice!
@lisadc4681 why would he even do that, rather silly idea
Richard Burton! What a king! This guy sings a song with his hands in his pocket as if he’s bored, but it comes out of his mouth beautiful !
There's no like Richard Burton. He just wonderful. ❤
Yes, moved to tears and chills. Remember that JFK played this before going to sleep at night.
I was probably only about 10 years when I saw this movie with my mom and dad and I've never forgotten this song. I'm 66 now. Still love it.
I was born in 1961 during the age of Camelot. That's why this song is one of my favorites.
Saw this exact performance in san francisco. Most moving and emotional performance ever
I can't believe I've never seen this before. A clever song performed beautifully and so musically by Richard Burton. Thank you!
Richard, "the Great"...... what a voice. You just had to hear his distinctive voice to know who it was that spoke. No introduction necessary. I've always enjoyed listening to him.
Hail King Richard!,
I was fortunate to see Richard Burton and the original Broadway cast when they came to the McCormack Center in Chicago. It was the first professional production of a play I had ever seen and I was mesmerized by the performers, the sets, and the incredible music. I was hooked!
What a lovely Baritone voice, a true son of Wales!
I will miss him, though he was a troubled man.
Superb!!!...Regal!!!!
He's marvelous and soooo handsome.
I agree, and I'm a normal guy. In this performance, he's just beginning to look a bit seedy, as if age and lifestyle are beginning to take their toll. In my opinion this makes him even more attractive.
Here is all the beauty and majesty of all that language should be.
Jfk camelot that's all that matters
I love, Richard Burton's, acting & singing! ❤
Love Richard Burton. Such a wonderful actor.
Loved the scene in Jackie with her wandering around the White House while this plays...
@C Christensen what do you mean ? What part do you not get ? Kindly let me know.
Thats my favorite scene of the whole movie. Makes it so effective and sad
The poignancy is off the scale in that scene. It almost seems that Richard Burton is presciently addressing it here.
Richard Burton did a great job singing Camelot!
Only some people are still alive that remember that The Kennedy Administration was once.. and still is by some who lived through it.. as "Camelot"..
We were fortunate to see Richard Burton performance in San Francisco...memorable
I have the LP for this beautiful play. Love it. That gorgeous voice. THis song reminds me of President John F. Kennedy.
Great video. Too many silly and unhappy haters.
Incredibly brilliant performance of Richard Burton
While it may not be your taste in music for a man who couldn't sing it is magnificently done. And as an interpretive presentation Burton is untouchable
Don't let it be forgot, that once there was a spot, for one brief, shining moment, that was known as CAMELOT as sung by the one and only Richard Burton - I want to go to Heaven just to hear him speak for eternity. I am sure the Good Lord took him so HE could also listen to the majestic language that flowed from his being. He did sing in his Welsh choir!!!! He was one of a kind - an actor, a poet, an orator and there will never be another of his like. Rest in peace Richard - as they say in the "business" we are sure you have a principal role on the center stage in paradise.
Nobody could sing this like RICHARD BURTON..
RICHARD IS SIMPLY THE BEST EVER ON THIS SONG..
HE IS SENSATIONAL..
I THINK OF PRESIDENT JOHN F KENNEDY WITH TEARS DOWN MY FACE AND THINKING WHAT WE LOST IN DALLAS..
WHEN I HEAR THIS SONG..
DON'T LET IT BE FORGOT
THAT ONCE THERE WAS A SPOT
FOR ONE BRIEF SHINING MOMENT THAT WAS CAMELOT..
THERE WILL NEVER BE ANOTHER ONE..
LIKE JOHN F KENNEDY AND JACKIE..
NEVER BE ANOTHER CAMELOT ..SAME THING..
Loved Burton. So magnificent in bearing, a wonderful actor and so much more than simply his voice ( which was also admittedly spectacular!) There is a comment below about a 'wasted life' and I would argue this ...he rose from extreme poverty,, enjoyed a long and varied career of his choice and gained the respect of his peers. I pass no judgement on his life beyond the footlights and the cameras but simply enjoy the performances left to us as I am sure he would wish us to,
call me
Cos we must communicate!
Tracey Stone he was a flash in the pan.
His career certainly had longevity for a mere flash in the pan...but you are as entitled to voice your opinion as I am to mine.
YOU are the flash in the pan, Amy. You will be long forgotten when you are gone.
I play this song every nov 22 and remember our dear friends John and Bobby.
An outstanding voice just superb
Richard Burton is my favourite Welsh man