When I was a kid my friend and I saw West World at the theatre. My friend fell asleep and suddenly here comes a second feature on the screen. I sat there by myself in the quiet dark and watched Phantom of the Paradise for the first time ever. Will never forget it.
I grew up in Winnipeg & remember very well the phenomenal effect it had on us kids. I was in ~ grade 7. I wasn't aware the overall effect in seemed to have had on so many of us. I still somewhat secretly have a soft spot for the music from this show. Thanks Paul, wherever you are!
I, too, was in Winnipeg when this hit - albeit a bit older (college age). It was so much fun. And you'd be lying if you're a guy and didn't have a crush on Jessica Harper :-D Paul's music has withstood the test of time, to be sure.
The songs in this movie were so brilliantly written thanks to the talent of Paul Williams and rendered by the sweet vocals of Jessica Harper, I think this film would be the perfect cantidate for a modern remake. The overall theme and workings of this story would delight many today!
Cadw eneidiau Angel diniwed a roddwyd i mi Chwefror tri ar ddeg ar hugain ne hen een nieuwe start te geven, weg van de verschrikkingen van wat er op planeet aarde is gebeurd vi skal kolonisere en anden verden I ne permettez pas que ce qui est arrivé ici se reproduise e úgysem hagyom magam csorbítani.
I loved this movie and was in 8th grade when it first came out. I had the album and wore it out. I still know all the words and it touches a place deep inside to this day. I love Paul Williams and think he is an amazing song writer. I may buy the dvd...it would be fun to have.
This is one of my favorite songs. As a teen my friends and I watched this film in the theater until it wasn't shown again. Paul Williams is one of the best. A true legend. Love his work!
Cadw eneidiau Angel diniwed a roddwyd i mi Chwefror tri ar ddeg ar hugain ne hen een nieuwe start te geven, weg van de verschrikkingen van wat er op planeet aarde is gebeurd vi skal kolonisere en anden verden I ne permettez pas que ce qui est arrivé ici se reproduise e úgysem hagyom magam csorbítani.
Yo quedé prendado de ella desde la primera vez que la vi y a pesar del paso de los años, no he visto nada igual. Pocas veces se conjugan tan artísticamente tantos elementos con tal coherencia. La unión de Paul Williams y Brian de Palma en esta producción me parece que fue la clave. Consiguieron a cada personaje ideal, la música y la trama. Ojalá la mejoraran digitalmente para la posteridad.
Cadw eneidiau Angel diniwed a roddwyd i mi Chwefror tri ar ddeg ar hugain ne hen een nieuwe start te geven, weg van de verschrikkingen van wat er op planeet aarde is gebeurd vi skal kolonisere en anden verden I ne permettez pas que ce qui est arrivé ici se reproduise e úgysem hagyom magam csorbítani.
Love this song and Mr. Paul Williams has a gift that most of us do not. The gift of an old soul that has a charming, loving, caring heart that we all should strive to have and hold like a newborn baby.
I have spoken to Jessica Harper because I was very touched by this movie in the 1970's. Years after seeing this movie I had a similar experience to the lyrics in this song. It was April 1979.I had liked Angela since 1972.She was 12 and I was 14 and we lived on the same street. I may have never met her except that this Italian family was unable to have children. They went to the Sudbury CAS and picked out two twin boys but Angela giggled and reached out for Emilio's hand and hung on for dear life. He really wanted the boys but he looked into Angela's big brown eyes and he became fixated as if she was staring through him. So I secretly had a crush on Angela and lot's of boys liked her because she looked like Jessica Harper the singer above or one of Charlie's angels. I hadn't a hope in hell of going out with her because I had a case of the freckle's...LOL I was leaving for College in 1979 in September and I had given up dating my destiny girl. I felt like I had known her for so many lifetimes which is such an ODD FEELING. ?? Then on April 23rd /79 I was playing pool with my friends. We were playing the game called " LIFE " and I was going through the motions and depressed as Angela had started dating Gordy which was one of the guys that I did music with. RUSH 2112 and everything else he played by ear and I was his tone deaf singer. So I was playing pool when I felt a gentle tap on my shoulder ? I turned around and it was Angela. She wanted to know if I had seen Gordy ? I said NO ! and she was in some sort of trance with her eyes locked onto mine. The music in the pool hall faded away and all the talking in the room vanished . I felt weird like she was staring into my soul and everything like time stood still and we went into a type of slow motion. Like two flames had risen up to meet each other and they were twisting and turning in reunion ??????????? I could feel a feeling my soul entangled with hers. Then we broke away and all the sounds and music came rushing back in as if reality returned.35 years later and Angela and I still talk about that experience that we both had. I think she saw the future. The Tropical Islands we would go to 17 times and all the other adventure's ,the passion and the love we would share by the fireplace in our Terrace gardens and dream home. She probably saw the arguments and difficult times of illness and pain. I think Angela saw it all....... So 4 years ago we went to a famous medium called Dorthia .She had even worked with the Police on missing persons. She was the real thing and connected with my cousin that died in a fire crash with her husband far...far.... away from here. She told me what they were wearing...BINGO...how the engine flew out due to broken motor mounts and every detail was verified by police reports and a video I obtained. Then Dorthia..... stopped............. and said wow !!.....to me ? " You must feel frustrated at times with people" ! You have been here 88 times and you don't want to come back....WOW...That was my ODD FEELING OVER THE YEARS ??? Then she said that my soul helper was Angela and the only reason I came back was that she would join me ONE MORE TIME.??? Apparently she has been my cousin, sister, brother, uncle, boss, slave owner etc...etc...When she said this to me my brain exploded in overload and I had chills. I suddenly had a flash memory of her as my sister in another time. Their is an afterlife as the Buddhist's speak of and we do have soul helpers. For the last 20 years I have worked on a book called THE TEN DIARIES and I think that is what we are here to do. I shall not return I have had enough. I will not ask her to reincarnate again. After 88 lifetimes I love her too much and owe her everything. SHE IS MY OLD SOUL like the song say's.
I saw it for the first time in 2004 when the RHPS troupes film burned through and this was the only other movie they had for the projector. Changed me.
@@RETIREMESOON This is unbelievable. I had the same exact experience when I first met my husband 25 years ago. We were in a restaurant ran by one of his friends. At the end of dinner he took my hand and we looked into each other’s eyes. We had the whole lot you’re describing, slow motion, the time stood still, it was as if the whole of our last and the whole of our future suddenly collapsed in this precise moment while we were holding hands and looking into each other’s eyes. My husband unfortunately died in August last year and yesterday, I said aloud to him how frustrated I was that he had died and left me behind, that it was unfair and that he could at least come and say something to me (!). So last night I couldn’t sleep and I turned the radio on (manner of speaking since I listen to the radio on my iPad - LoL 😆). I eventually fall asleep out of exhaustion at about midnight and I suddenly woke up again a few minutes before 3 am. What woke me up with a feeling of urgency was a song on the radio, which I did t now. I could t even hear the lyrics properly but I had the feeling that they were of the utmost importance. I watched the clock and immediately sent an email to the radio station to ask them which title they had been broadcasting at that precise moment. They answered me the following morning, it was “Old Souls”! I couldn’t believe it when I read the lyrics, I am certain that it was my husband sending me a message from beyond, telling me that our connection is still there...
I had the album to this movie in junior high! This song, after all these years, is still burned in my memory. My favorite, though there were alot here I loved. Harper's performance was outstanding.
I grew up in Estevan, Saskatchewan. I was 13 when this movie came out so it was hugely important to me. The scene where the Phantom is on the roof in the rain watching Phoenix make out with Swan is something a lot of teen guys can sadly relate to. Glad it's remembered and finding new audiences.
ya never know what gems are hidden on the shelves of a pawn shop. found this dvd today. still kickin 2011. gotta love youtube. i feel bad for the old soul who lost this at pawn. an ounce of pain with all we gain.
Having discovered this song about a week ago now (via a friend's face book page), I simply can't stop listening to it. It is, without doubt, the most beautiful song I think I've ever heard ... so desperately haunting and emotional. I love this lady's deep voice. And, realising that Paul Williams wrote a lot of stuff for 'The Carpenters', I can also imagine Karen Carpenter's dulcet tones singing it. Gorgeous, gorgeous song. :-)
+Unicorn Senpai Afraid it's not my scene - the friend who introduced me to this song talked about his love for the film - and so I did check a few scenes out but definitely not for me! This song though is something else ... :-)
+Unicorn Senpai Well, believe it or not, I'd never actually heard of the movie until my friend explained it all to me - and I'm in my 50s now so should have been aware of it back then! Then again, I think it was a much bigger hit in the US than here in the UK ... And I didn't hate it, just wouldn't probably bother to watch it all the way through if given the opportunity again!! LOL! Nice to talk to you :-)
J'ai Vu le film en 1976 la première fois à Paris. Par la suite je suis retourné le voir 3 fois au fil des années. Il était dans dans des petites salles en permanence.
Much better than Rocky H. I grew up on this through my highschool years. I still come back to it and learn new stuff. I hadn't realized how the story incorporated so many classic horror stories not just phantom. I will always love Jessica Harper and Old Souls.
Antes de la 12 años de edad la percepcion es tan magica. Ese era el tiempo que viviamos en el barrio cuando esta pelicula y canciones nos cautivo a todos los de esa edad. Ya mayor de edad, hace algunos años le escribi a Jessica Harper para decirle cuanto habia yo admirado su pelicula sus canciones y a ella por supuesto....increiblemente me contesto con un corto saludo que aun no he borrado de mi correo.... I didnt know in which language to write my comment so I just decided for this one....
The writer of these song is well informed of the nature of souls,souls last forever,but bodies will change,we can't remember past lifes with the limit of this human brain but soon we will.
I have spoken to Jessica Harper because I was very touched by this movie in the 1970's. Years after seeing this movie I had a similar experience to the lyrics in this song. It was April 1979.I had liked Angela since 1972.She was 12 and I was 14 and we lived on the same street. I may have never met her except that this Italian family was unable to have children. They went to the Sudbury CAS and picked out two twin boys but Angela giggled and reached out for Emilio's hand and hung on for dear life. He really wanted the boys but he looked into Angela's big brown eyes and he became fixated as if she was staring through him. So I secretly had a crush on Angela and lot's of boys liked her because she looked like Jessica Harper the singer above or one of Charlie's angels. I hadn't a hope in hell of going out with her because I had a case of the freckle's...LOL I was leaving for College in 1979 in September and I had given up dating my destiny girl. I felt like I had known her for so many lifetimes which is such an ODD FEELING. ?? Then on April 23rd /79 I was playing pool with my friends. We were playing the game called " LIFE " and I was going through the motions and depressed as Angela had started dating Gordy which was one of the guys that I did music with. RUSH 2112 and everything else he played by ear and I was his tone deaf singer. So I was playing pool when I felt a gentle tap on my shoulder ? I turned around and it was Angela. She wanted to know if I had seen Gordy ? I said NO ! and she was in some sort of trance with her eyes locked onto mine. The music in the pool hall faded away and all the talking in the room vanished . I felt weird like she was staring into my soul and everything like time stood still and we went into a type of slow motion. Like two flames had risen up to meet each other and they were twisting and turning in reunion ??????????? I could feel a feeling of......my soul entangled with hers. Then we broke away and all the sounds and music came rushing back in as if reality returned.35 years later and Angela and I still talk about that experience that we both had. I think she saw the future. The Tropical Islands we would go to 17 times and all the other adventure's ,the passion and the love we would share by the fireplace in our Terrace gardens and dream home. She probably saw the arguments and difficult times of illness and pain. I think Angela saw it all....... So 4 years ago we went to a famous medium called Dorthia .She had even worked with the Police on missing persons. She was the real thing and connected with my cousin that died in a fire crash with her husband far...far.... away from here. She told me what they were wearing...BINGO...how the engine flew out due to broken motor mounts and every detail was verified by police reports and a video I obtained. Then Dorthia..... stopped............. and said wow !!.....to me ? " You must feel frustrated at times with people" ! You have been here 88 times and you don't want to come back....WOW...That was my ODD FEELING OVER THE YEARS ??? Then she said that my soul helper was Angela and the only reason I came back was that she would join me ONE MORE TIME.??? Apparently she has been my cousin, sister, brother, uncle, boss, slave owner etc...etc...When she said this to me my brain exploded in overload and I had chills. I suddenly had a flash memory of her as my sister in another time. Their is an afterlife as the Buddhist's speak of and we do have soul helpers. For the last 20 years I have worked on a book called THE TEN DIARIES and I think that is what we are here to do. I shall not return I have had enough. I will not ask her to reincarnate again. After 88 lifetimes I love her too much and owe her everything. SHE IS MY OLD SOUL like the song say's.
BRUCE LEE That's a great story - but it's not exactly correct - The true reality of nature is time is non-linear (meaning it doesn't exist, it's only one moment) and "souls" are merely expressions of emotions - basically creational energy is 1 singular consciousness expressing itself in a physical environment. That's why when we find our "soul mate" it's like finding a dear old friend/lover we haven't seen in ages - it's meeting yourself! So, long story short, you haven't had 88 lifetimes. You've/We've had an infinite number. In fact, it's kind of silly to even try to quantify it (in fact, pinpointing an exact number is kind of a red flag that your medium is living in her own version of reality) If you have any questions, check out m-theory, higher dimensional reality theories, or non-linear time energy expressions.
Tim Herzer Thanks I don't doubt your theory. I didn't even believe in this stuff till this medium connected me to a cousin that just died in a car accident fire.
Tim Herzer I have never before heard anyone else express my beliefs. I have long believed that "God" is the sum-total of all consciousness in the universe, and your explanation of creational energy and that singular consciousness is just another way of putting it. Thank you.
"OLD SOULS" "Vieilles âmes" Our love, is an old love baby Notre amour, est un ancien amour bébé Is older than all of our years Est plus âgée que l'ensemble de nos années I had seen in strangers eyes J'avais vu dans les yeux des étrangers Familiar tears Larmes familiers We're old souls, in a new life baby Nous sommes de vieilles âmes, dans une nouvelle vie bébé They gave us a new lifeto live and learn Ils nous ont donné une nouvelle vieMe en direct et apprendre Some time to touch old friends and still return Peu de temps pour toucher de vieux amis et encore revenir Our paths have corssed and parted, this love Nos chemins se sont séparés et corssed, cet amour Affair was started long... long ago Affaire a commencé bien ... jadis This love survives the ages Cet amour survit aux âges In it's story lives are pages... filled them all Dans la vie des ses histoires sont des pages ... rempli tous Made all slow Fait tout lent Oh oh oh Oh oh oh Our love is stronger baby Notre amour est plus fort bébé We give it all and still receive Nous donnons tout cela et continuer à recevoir And so in empty arms Et donc dans les bras vides We must still believe Nous devons toujours croire Old souls last forever Les vieilles âmes durer éternellement So we need never fear a goodbye Alors nous n'avons pas besoin d'avoir peur des au-revoir A kiss when i must go Un baiser quand je dois aller No tears..... Pas de larmes ..... In time, we kiss....... Hello! Avec le temps, nous nous embrassons ....... Bonjour!
Mi opinión sobre toda la música de esta excelente producción me lleva tenerla como mi favorita de todos los tiempos. Cada voz estuvo perfectamente adecuada a su papel y Jessica Harper es para mi la Phoenix eterna. La voz ingenua de Winslow, la serena de Paul Williams (el genio detrás de todo junto a Brian de Palma), los Juicyfruit, Beef,... la trama..... una obra que no envejecerá como el Fausto. Nunca vi algo igual
@spiritnomad57 This is one of my favorite movies. I remember watching it for the first time on Fox Movie Channel. After that I was hooked. I watched it every time it came on. When I saw it on dvd, I had to buy it.
This beautiful song and interpretation has a technical trick that few people knows. To make the song more melancolic and sad, it was pitched down in the Record Studio.
Love it and most all thing Paul Williams. I remember playing this album to death. And this girl was humming it in the food line at Brody in Mich State University and I start to sing it and well she became my Girl friend...every time I hear it I think of Linda G....love ya!
The " Good ", the " Bad " , and the " Ugly ".... Paul Williams never recieved the credit he deserved, in his own mind. While eons of generations will be doing covers of his songs digitally preserved, forever....
ha, yeah this was one of my favourites that I used to sing to my daughter when she was little....Paul Williams - he's someone I would love to have dinner with before I leave this mortal coil.............
@spiritnomad57 How interesting! I am a singer in Playa del Carmen Mexico and I got a request from a tourist from Winnipeg for this song.Thought I'd take a listen. Its interesting to know the back round of it.
Phantom of the Paradise is a painful statement of what people pay for fame and fortune. It is as spot on today as it was yesterday.
When I was a kid my friend and I saw West World at the theatre. My friend fell asleep and suddenly here comes a second feature on the screen. I sat there by myself in the quiet dark and watched Phantom of the Paradise for the first time ever. Will never forget it.
Both movies were excellent 👍
I grew up in Winnipeg & remember very well the phenomenal effect it had on us kids. I was in ~ grade 7. I wasn't aware the overall effect in seemed to have had on so many of us. I still somewhat secretly have a soft spot for the music from this show.
Thanks Paul, wherever you are!
I, too, was in Winnipeg when this hit - albeit a bit older (college age). It was so much fun. And you'd be lying if you're a guy and didn't have a crush on Jessica Harper :-D Paul's music has withstood the test of time, to be sure.
took me 40 years to appreciate what a masterpiece this is.
Was 16. Knew it was great back then!
and it is a masterpiece
The songs in this movie were so brilliantly written thanks to the talent of Paul Williams and rendered by the sweet vocals of Jessica Harper, I think this film would be the perfect cantidate for a modern remake. The overall theme and workings of this story would delight many today!
Cadw eneidiau Angel diniwed a roddwyd i mi Chwefror tri ar ddeg ar hugain ne hen een nieuwe start te geven, weg van de verschrikkingen van wat er
op planeet aarde is gebeurd vi skal kolonisere en anden verden I ne permettez pas que ce qui est arrivé ici se reproduise e úgysem hagyom magam csorbítani.
Saw the movie in 1975. Just terrific. I love the music and never get tired of it.
I loved this movie and was in 8th grade when it first came out. I had the album and wore it out. I still know all the words and it touches a place deep inside to this day. I love Paul Williams and think he is an amazing song writer. I may buy the dvd...it would be fun to have.
I have the DVD. Given to me as a much appreciated gift both ways.
Saw the film when I was a kid. I've listening the the soundtrack for over 30 years. I was deeply touch with this film too !
This is one of my favorite songs. As a teen my friends and I watched this film in the theater until it wasn't shown again. Paul Williams is one of the best. A true legend. Love his work!
I can't believe that after all these years this movie & songs are still remembered. Class never dies!
Cadw eneidiau Angel diniwed a roddwyd i mi Chwefror tri ar ddeg ar hugain ne hen een nieuwe start te geven, weg van de verschrikkingen van wat er op planeet aarde is gebeurd vi skal kolonisere en anden verden I ne permettez pas que ce qui est arrivé ici se reproduise e úgysem hagyom magam csorbítani.
Yo quedé prendado de ella desde la primera vez que la vi y a pesar del paso de los años, no he visto nada igual. Pocas veces se conjugan tan artísticamente tantos elementos con tal coherencia. La unión de Paul Williams y Brian de Palma en esta producción me parece que fue la clave. Consiguieron a cada personaje ideal, la música y la trama. Ojalá la mejoraran digitalmente para la posteridad.
Saw this movie over, and over, and...well, you get the picture. My favorite song on the whole soundtrack!! Paul Williams is a hero to many hearts!!!
Cadw eneidiau Angel diniwed a roddwyd i mi Chwefror tri ar ddeg ar hugain ne hen een nieuwe start te geven, weg van de verschrikkingen van wat er op planeet aarde is gebeurd vi skal kolonisere en anden verden I ne permettez pas que ce qui est arrivé ici se reproduise e úgysem hagyom magam csorbítani.
Love this song and Mr. Paul Williams has a gift that most of us do not. The gift of an old soul that has a charming, loving, caring heart that we all should strive to have and hold like a newborn baby.
You're so right❤
Still love this song!, even after all these years. I seen this movie in the theaters in the 1970's.
I have spoken to Jessica Harper because I was very touched by this movie in the 1970's.
Years after seeing this movie I had a similar experience to the lyrics in this song.
It was April 1979.I had liked Angela since 1972.She was 12 and I was 14 and we lived on the same street. I may have never met her except that this Italian family was unable to have children. They went to the Sudbury CAS and picked out two twin boys but Angela giggled and reached out for Emilio's hand and hung on for dear life. He really wanted the boys but he looked into Angela's big brown eyes and he became fixated as if she was staring through him.
So I secretly had a crush on Angela and lot's of boys liked her because she looked like Jessica Harper the singer above or one of Charlie's angels. I hadn't a hope in hell of going out with her because I had a case of the freckle's...LOL
I was leaving for College in 1979 in September and I had given up dating my destiny girl. I felt like I had known her for so many lifetimes which is such an ODD FEELING. ?? Then on April 23rd /79 I was playing pool with my friends. We were playing the game called " LIFE " and I was going through the motions and depressed as Angela had started dating Gordy which was one of the guys that I did music with. RUSH 2112 and everything else he played by ear and I was his tone deaf singer.
So I was playing pool when I felt a gentle tap on my shoulder ? I turned around and it was Angela. She wanted to know if I had seen Gordy ? I said NO ! and she was in some sort of trance with her eyes locked onto mine. The music in the pool hall faded away and all the talking in the room vanished . I felt weird like she was staring into my soul and everything like time stood still and we went into a type of slow motion. Like two flames had risen up to meet each other and they were twisting and turning in reunion ??????????? I could feel a feeling my soul entangled with hers.
Then we broke away and all the sounds and music came rushing back in as if reality returned.35 years later and Angela and I still talk about that experience that we both had. I think she saw the future. The Tropical Islands we would go to 17 times and all the other adventure's ,the passion and the love we would share by the fireplace in our Terrace gardens and dream home. She probably saw the arguments and difficult times of illness and pain. I think Angela saw it all.......
So 4 years ago we went to a famous medium called Dorthia .She had even worked with the Police on missing persons. She was the real thing and connected with my cousin that died in a fire crash with her husband far...far.... away from here. She told me what they were wearing...BINGO...how the engine flew out due to broken motor mounts and every detail was verified by police reports and a video I obtained.
Then Dorthia..... stopped............. and said wow !!.....to me ? " You must feel frustrated at times with people" ! You have been here 88 times and you don't want to come back....WOW...That was my ODD FEELING OVER THE YEARS ??? Then she said that my soul helper was Angela and the only reason I came back was that she would join me ONE MORE TIME.??? Apparently she has been my cousin, sister, brother, uncle, boss, slave owner etc...etc...When she said this to me my brain exploded in overload and I had chills. I suddenly had a flash memory of her as my sister in another time.
Their is an afterlife as the Buddhist's speak of and we do have soul helpers. For the last 20 years I have worked on a book called THE TEN DIARIES and I think that is what we are here to do. I shall not return I have had enough. I will not ask her to reincarnate again. After 88 lifetimes I love her too much and owe her everything. SHE IS MY OLD SOUL like the song say's.
Je ne m'en lasserai jamais, cette chanson et sont interprétation sont Superbes!! Ça touche le coeur et l'âme directement ! ❤👍😉
Haunting love song...on my playlist
I saw it for the first time in 2004 when the RHPS troupes film burned through and this was the only other movie they had for the projector. Changed me.
@@RETIREMESOON This is unbelievable. I had the same exact experience when I first met my husband 25 years ago. We were in a restaurant ran by one of his friends. At the end of dinner he took my hand and we looked into each other’s eyes. We had the whole lot you’re describing, slow motion, the time stood still, it was as if the whole of our last and the whole of our future suddenly collapsed in this precise moment while we were holding hands and looking into each other’s eyes.
My husband unfortunately died in August last year and yesterday, I said aloud to him how frustrated I was that he had died and left me behind, that it was unfair and that he could at least come and say something to me (!). So last night I couldn’t sleep and I turned the radio on (manner of speaking since I listen to the radio on my iPad - LoL 😆). I eventually fall asleep out of exhaustion at about midnight and I suddenly woke up again a few minutes before 3 am. What woke me up with a feeling of urgency was a song on the radio, which I did t now. I could t even hear the lyrics properly but I had the feeling that they were of the utmost importance. I watched the clock and immediately sent an email to the radio station to ask them which title they had been broadcasting at that precise moment. They answered me the following morning, it was “Old Souls”! I couldn’t believe it when I read the lyrics, I am certain that it was my husband sending me a message from beyond, telling me that our connection is still there...
I've always loved this song - I've skated to it many times.
MARCOU UMA GERAÇÃO,INFLUENCIOU MINHA VIDA,MÚSICA LINDA,MULHER LINDA,HISTÓRIA LINDA.
I saw this movie when it came out I was 12.Great haunting song.
toute mon enfance merci cette musique ma rapeler beaucoup de souvenirs
I had the album to this movie in junior high! This song, after all these years, is still burned in my memory. My favorite, though there were alot here I loved. Harper's performance was outstanding.
So nostalgic. I watched this movie a dozen times as a kid.
Esta canción y película me llevan atrás en el tiempo,en una época a la cual quisiera volver....pero es imposible físicamente,pero no en mi mente....
I remember watching this movie in the 70s and buying the sound track. Great memories.
i just saw this again last year, every year in winnipeg, manitoba, canada an old theatre plays this movie, im still in luv with the song and movie
I grew up in Estevan, Saskatchewan. I was 13 when this movie came out so it was hugely important to me. The scene where the Phantom is on the roof in the rain watching Phoenix make out with Swan is something a lot of teen guys can sadly relate to. Glad it's remembered and finding new audiences.
good to see this timeless classic getting posts as recent as last week. i was one of the few at the time who got it. thats what life is all about
I love, love, love this song and so many of Paul Williams songs. When I saw POTO, I could not get the music, nor the movie out of my head for a year.
ya never know what gems are hidden on the shelves of a pawn shop. found this dvd today. still kickin 2011. gotta love youtube. i feel bad for the old soul who lost this at pawn. an ounce of pain with all we gain.
Dude!! it was 1987 my dad was watching this movie and phoenix was my first crush... I was 6 🤣
Just re watched Phantom and it was as great as I remembered it.
better...it gets better with time
Having discovered this song about a week ago now (via a friend's face book page), I simply can't stop listening to it. It is, without doubt, the most beautiful song I think I've ever heard ... so desperately haunting and emotional. I love this lady's deep voice. And, realising that Paul Williams wrote a lot of stuff for 'The Carpenters', I can also imagine Karen Carpenter's dulcet tones singing it. Gorgeous, gorgeous song. :-)
+sevvy253 If you haven't seen the movie it's from "Phantom of the Paradise", you should definitely watch it!!
Let me know if you like it :)
+Unicorn Senpai Afraid it's not my scene - the friend who introduced me to this song talked about his love for the film - and so I did check a few scenes out but definitely not for me! This song though is something else ... :-)
+sevvy253 everyone has a different taste :) it's cool that you took the time to check it out though!
+Unicorn Senpai Well, believe it or not, I'd never actually heard of the movie until my friend explained it all to me - and I'm in my 50s now so should have been aware of it back then! Then again, I think it was a much bigger hit in the US than here in the UK ... And I didn't hate it, just wouldn't probably bother to watch it all the way through if given the opportunity again!! LOL! Nice to talk to you :-)
J'ai Vu le film en 1976 la première fois à Paris. Par la suite je suis retourné le voir 3 fois au fil des années. Il était dans dans des petites salles en permanence.
Haunting. This song survives the ages.
Much better than Rocky H. I grew up on this through my highschool years. I still come back to it and learn new stuff. I hadn't realized how the story incorporated so many classic horror stories not just phantom. I will always love Jessica Harper and Old Souls.
Wow does this bring back fond memories! paradise forever!
I love her voice on this song...man, I also had a major crush on this woman back then - I was a kid but was mad for her. lol
THE BEST SONG OF ALL THE SONGS AMAZING VOICE OH GOD!!! I CAN'T FORGET THAT SCENE... SO MOVING.. SO SAD... PAUL LOVE U MAN!!!
La vi muchas veces a este musical de los 70, y en particular esta cancion de Paul Williams era emocionante.
Antes de la 12 años de edad la percepcion es tan magica.
Ese era el tiempo que viviamos en el barrio cuando esta pelicula y canciones nos cautivo a todos los de esa edad.
Ya mayor de edad, hace algunos años le escribi a Jessica Harper para decirle cuanto habia yo admirado su pelicula sus canciones y a ella por supuesto....increiblemente me contesto con un corto saludo que aun no he borrado de mi correo....
I didnt know in which language to write my comment so I just decided for this one....
Fantastic song from the great Paul Williams,Phanton of Paradise, Tommy are amazing musical movies.
One of the COUNTLESS 70´S SOFT ROCK MASTERPIECES!!! Thank you so much!!!
I fell in love with her the first time I saw the movie and to this day still have a special crush for her!
from winnipeg the phantom capital.we put this movie on the charts. been listening to it for 30 years.so diverse
The writer of these song is well informed of the nature of souls,souls last forever,but bodies will change,we can't remember past lifes with the limit of this human brain but soon we will.
For those that don't believe in en-carnation listen to the words, Paul Williams hit the
nail right on the head
I have spoken to Jessica Harper because I was very touched by this movie in the 1970's.
Years after seeing this movie I had a similar experience to the lyrics in this song.
It was April 1979.I had liked Angela since 1972.She was 12 and I was 14 and we lived on the same street. I may have never met her except that this Italian family was unable to have children. They went to the Sudbury CAS and picked out two twin boys but Angela giggled and reached out for Emilio's hand and hung on for dear life. He really wanted the boys but he looked into Angela's big brown eyes and he became fixated as if she was staring through him.
So I secretly had a crush on Angela and lot's of boys liked her because she looked like Jessica Harper the singer above or one of Charlie's angels. I hadn't a hope in hell of going out with her because I had a case of the freckle's...LOL
I was leaving for College in 1979 in September and I had given up dating my destiny girl. I felt like I had known her for so many lifetimes which is such an ODD FEELING. ?? Then on April 23rd /79 I was playing pool with my friends. We were playing the game called " LIFE " and I was going through the motions and depressed as Angela had started dating Gordy which was one of the guys that I did music with. RUSH 2112 and everything else he played by ear and I was his tone deaf singer.
So I was playing pool when I felt a gentle tap on my shoulder ? I turned around and it was Angela. She wanted to know if I had seen Gordy ? I said NO ! and she was in some sort of trance with her eyes locked onto mine. The music in the pool hall faded away and all the talking in the room vanished . I felt weird like she was staring into my soul and everything like time stood still and we went into a type of slow motion. Like two flames had risen up to meet each other and they were twisting and turning in reunion ??????????? I could feel a feeling of......my soul entangled with hers.
Then we broke away and all the sounds and music came rushing back in as if reality returned.35 years later and Angela and I still talk about that experience that we both had. I think she saw the future. The Tropical Islands we would go to 17 times and all the other adventure's ,the passion and the love we would share by the fireplace in our Terrace gardens and dream home. She probably saw the arguments and difficult times of illness and pain. I think Angela saw it all.......
So 4 years ago we went to a famous medium called Dorthia .She had even worked with the Police on missing persons. She was the real thing and connected with my cousin that died in a fire crash with her husband far...far.... away from here. She told me what they were wearing...BINGO...how the engine flew out due to broken motor mounts and every detail was verified by police reports and a video I obtained.
Then Dorthia..... stopped............. and said wow !!.....to me ? " You must feel frustrated at times with people" ! You have been here 88 times and you don't want to come back....WOW...That was my ODD FEELING OVER THE YEARS ??? Then she said that my soul helper was Angela and the only reason I came back was that she would join me ONE MORE TIME.??? Apparently she has been my cousin, sister, brother, uncle, boss, slave owner etc...etc...When she said this to me my brain exploded in overload and I had chills. I suddenly had a flash memory of her as my sister in another time.
Their is an afterlife as the Buddhist's speak of and we do have soul helpers. For the last 20 years I have worked on a book called THE TEN DIARIES and I think that is what we are here to do. I shall not return I have had enough. I will not ask her to reincarnate again. After 88 lifetimes I love her too much and owe her everything. SHE IS MY OLD SOUL like the song say's.
thanks for knowing that some of us continue life after life , imprisoned on this earth for all eternity, its real, I know
BRUCE LEE That's a great story - but it's not exactly correct - The true reality of nature is time is non-linear (meaning it doesn't exist, it's only one moment) and "souls" are merely expressions of emotions - basically creational energy is 1 singular consciousness expressing itself in a physical environment. That's why when we find our "soul mate" it's like finding a dear old friend/lover we haven't seen in ages - it's meeting yourself!
So, long story short, you haven't had 88 lifetimes. You've/We've had an infinite number. In fact, it's kind of silly to even try to quantify it (in fact, pinpointing an exact number is kind of a red flag that your medium is living in her own version of reality)
If you have any questions, check out m-theory, higher dimensional reality theories, or non-linear time energy expressions.
Tim Herzer
Thanks I don't doubt your theory.
I didn't even believe in this stuff till this medium connected me to a cousin that just died in a car accident fire.
Tim Herzer I have never before heard anyone else express my beliefs. I have long believed that "God" is the sum-total of all consciousness in the universe, and your explanation of creational energy and that singular consciousness is just another way of putting it. Thank you.
One of my favs from this 1974 movie. Yes I'm old enough to have seen it when it first came out an have the sheet muic to the whole thing.
Beautiful from a film that I can not forget.
Jai vu ce film je suis tombé amoureux de son histoire et les chansons exceptionelles .
This is just a moment of tempting, seductive, haunting perfection.
My band played a cool version of this beautiful song in the late 80s.
It still haunts.
"OLD SOULS"
"Vieilles âmes"
Our love, is an old love baby
Notre amour, est un ancien amour bébé
Is older than all of our years
Est plus âgée que l'ensemble de nos années
I had seen in strangers eyes
J'avais vu dans les yeux des étrangers
Familiar tears
Larmes familiers
We're old souls, in a new life baby
Nous sommes de vieilles âmes, dans une nouvelle vie bébé
They gave us a new lifeto live and learn
Ils nous ont donné une nouvelle vieMe en direct et apprendre
Some time to touch old friends and still return
Peu de temps pour toucher de vieux amis et encore revenir
Our paths have corssed and parted, this love
Nos chemins se sont séparés et corssed, cet amour
Affair was started long... long ago
Affaire a commencé bien ... jadis
This love survives the ages
Cet amour survit aux âges
In it's story lives are pages... filled them all
Dans la vie des ses histoires sont des pages ... rempli tous
Made all slow
Fait tout lent
Oh oh oh
Oh oh oh
Our love is stronger baby
Notre amour est plus fort bébé
We give it all and still receive
Nous donnons tout cela et continuer à recevoir
And so in empty arms
Et donc dans les bras vides
We must still believe
Nous devons toujours croire
Old souls last forever
Les vieilles âmes durer éternellement
So we need never fear a goodbye
Alors nous n'avons pas besoin d'avoir peur des au-revoir
A kiss when i must go
Un baiser quand je dois aller
No tears.....
Pas de larmes .....
In time, we kiss....... Hello!
Avec le temps, nous nous embrassons ....... Bonjour!
cult classic Must have watched like 40 times now :)
I was so happy to get the soundtrack about 10 years ago.
Timeless romance...goals.
I saw the movie and I discover this Big heart singing love !
I saw this movie when it first came out and ..wow packed for monthes!!!
Une beauté absolue, l'Amour chantée comme personne par Jessica Harper, trop méconnue à mon sens... Inclassable, intemporelle... ❤❤
I agree... I was lucky enough to see this movie in a theater, and wear out 3, " 8 track " tapes, to this soundtrack.... now I just TH-cam it....
ME GUSTA ESTA CANTANTE, ME EMOCIONA SU VOZ
Great song!
Love it from the movie!
007
Mi opinión sobre toda la música de esta excelente producción me lleva tenerla como mi favorita de todos los tiempos. Cada voz estuvo perfectamente adecuada a su papel y Jessica Harper es para mi la Phoenix eterna. La voz ingenua de Winslow, la serena de Paul Williams (el genio detrás de todo junto a Brian de Palma), los Juicyfruit, Beef,... la trama..... una obra que no envejecerá como el Fausto. Nunca vi algo igual
thisflim and soundtrack always had a profound impact on me .i was madly in love with the mislead soul of of paul williams I was all of 14 years old
It would be great if this music was available on iTunes
Well now it is as a matter of fact 😎
I have cried all day remembering lost loves this song rocks
@spiritnomad57 This is one of my favorite movies. I remember watching it for the first time on Fox Movie Channel. After that I was hooked. I watched it every time it came on. When I saw it on dvd, I had to buy it.
this might be the best song of all time, the eway she sings it is just excellent
I saw my old soul from two previous lives the other day... we just looked at each other and knew it would have to wait this life out....
una de las voces mas preciosas de esa obra de fausto fue la Jessica Harper, me encanto esa cancion y sigue siendo una de mis preferidas
Have loved this song for so many years and have loved the Movie also,,Phantom of the Paradise, check out Paul Williams song called TOUCH,,,xoxo
Great song, great Jessica and great William (r.i.p.)
This film still holds true for today. What's real, what's "part of the show?" Great timesss thanks!
Such a great song - makes me feel good all over ;-)
This beautiful song and interpretation has a technical trick that few people knows.
To make the song more melancolic and sad, it was pitched down in the Record Studio.
We'll, it certainly worked on me! Lol
I agree I love every song never will forget
I like this song and the movie is awesome!!!
Linda canción😍
Love it and most all thing Paul Williams. I remember playing this album to death. And this girl was humming it in the food line at Brody in Mich State University and I start to sing it and well she became my Girl friend...every time I hear it I think of Linda G....love ya!
Such of beautiful song.
bellissima
Quien en pleno 4/02/2021
Amo esta musicas mi madre las escucha a menudo por eso me gustan
Mark I love you and can't wait till our souls met again. Miss you Puff
This song was also special to me and my friend Mark who passed 35 years ago.
♥️
I am CRAZY about this song!
This the songs I love all this movie and music
I love this song!!!!
God I love Her Voice. I Love Movie Sound Tracks
The " Good ", the " Bad " , and the " Ugly ".... Paul Williams never recieved the credit he deserved, in his own mind. While eons of generations will be doing covers of his songs digitally preserved, forever....
beautiful
@spiritnomad57 this movie rocks i saw it when i was a kid and i watch it alot. even got to the bar when they played it there.
Loved it then love it now
I think Jessica was 25 yrs old or something when she recorded this. What a totally amazing wise vocal by someone so young !
sublime !!!!!!!!!!!
Que recuerdos de mi adolescencia
amazing
ha, yeah this was one of my favourites that I used to sing to my daughter when she was little....Paul Williams - he's someone I would love to have dinner with before I leave this mortal coil.............
@spiritnomad57 How interesting! I am a singer in Playa del Carmen Mexico and I got a request from a tourist from Winnipeg for this song.Thought I'd take a listen. Its interesting to know the back round of it.
how great r these words even now ....after all these years! im still moved thank you paul williams
Jessica Harper's voice is so haunting, sultry, and gorgeous.
BEST SONG EVER
MARVELLOUS ! GREAT PAUL WILLIAMS !
Unbelievable Film !!! Du grand De Palma comme j'aime
always loved this song
tres belle chanson
The best movie ever!!!