HELEN SHAPIRO - The Kids are Alright: The Story of Child Pop Stars

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  • Helen Shapiro was interviewed on the BBCs "The Kids Are Alright: The Story of Child Pop Stars" in 2003.
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  • @davidoverholt251
    @davidoverholt251 5 ปีที่แล้ว +35

    Some say Helen was done at 14 years old after the Beatles came to play. Well, not so. Helen is alive and well and still has the voice of an angel. She may sing gospel, may sing rock, may sing jazz, with her voice she can sing country! Whatever Helen wants to sing I want to hear.

  • @kennycorris4518
    @kennycorris4518 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    I was the little boy in the Ready Steady Go clip where Helen sings: Look Who It Is. I was too young to dance being only ten years old but Ringo rehearsed us in head nodding as an alternative. Paul Mc Cartney was there that night but busy dancing with Cathy Mc Gowan! Fab days!

    • @peterandjunko
      @peterandjunko ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Thanks for the anecdote. I watched the video of that routine a few weeks ago and was wondering where Paul would have gone off too. Now I know! 😊. Now I need to find out who Cathy McGowan is!

  • @anneteller3128
    @anneteller3128 5 ปีที่แล้ว +40

    I'm so happy her story had a happy ending. I saw her in a video singing a song to 3 of the Beatles, and I wondered if a girl beginning so young would be destroyed by the system, like so many. I am so happy to hear that she's still alive, well, looks great, still has her wonderful singing voice and has found her true vocation.

    • @michaelrichard2855
      @michaelrichard2855 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      She is such a nice vocal, love listening to most of her songs especially Little Miss Lonely, Do you have any of her theme song? How is everything going on with you Anne and the family 💕

  • @maryharris8905
    @maryharris8905 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    So glad to know Helen Shapiro, is a believer in Jesus Christ. Praise the Lord.

    • @michaelrichard2855
      @michaelrichard2855 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      She is such a nice vocal, love listening to most of her songs especially Little Miss Lonely. How is everything going on with you Mary and the family 💕

  • @ruudversteege2868
    @ruudversteege2868 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    Next to Judith Durham (RIP) of The Seekers I think she has one of the most beautiful, recognizable voices. Both voices are miles apart in sound but meet again in quality. And what a beauty.

  • @catherinechiara8944
    @catherinechiara8944 2 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    Wow!!! What a voice!! So happy to hear that she didn't fall into the " my life is over " syndrome like some poor souls. The ending of this video was very inspiring. Here's a woman not afraid to speak about her love for Jesus in this age of skeptics and mockers. Good for her. Her religion kept her grounded. Wonderful to have learned about this strong woman!!!

    • @michaelrichard2855
      @michaelrichard2855 ปีที่แล้ว

      She is such a nice vocal, love listening to most of her songs especially Little Miss Lonely. How is everything going on with you Catherine and the family 💕

  • @christopherfernandes4401
    @christopherfernandes4401 2 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    Very underrated singer. She had a fantastic voice, never received the fame she deserved.

    • @jamesappleton7390
      @jamesappleton7390 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I agree... for a 14 year old girl her voice was very mellow and mature for one so young and stayed that way right through her career....

  • @jackjohnhameld6401
    @jackjohnhameld6401 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    Always a pleasure to see Helen Shapiro, Then and Now. A star and a delightful person.

  • @jeanallcock1068
    @jeanallcock1068 2 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    Helen Shapiro is iconic and I loved and still do love her singing.

  • @davidoverholt251
    @davidoverholt251 5 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    With the technology today, Helen would still be on the top charts on music channels everywhere.

  • @rogerfisk2046
    @rogerfisk2046 5 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    GOD bless you,Helen

  • @jamesappleton7390
    @jamesappleton7390 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    I worked with Helen on what was to be her last concert in October 2002, at The Fairfield Hall Croydon. I had worked with her when she was working with Humphrey Lytteltons band previously. A really genuine and lovely lady, what you see is what you get with her...

  • @DianeOfori
    @DianeOfori 6 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    God Bless her! Great lady!

  • @carollucci
    @carollucci ปีที่แล้ว +6

    What a beautiful story of this amazing singer. I’m still a lover of 1950-60s music and a few years ago when I heard “Walking Back to Happiness” I had no idea who she was when I heard it but was amazed at her talent and beautiful voice!

  • @NewKidsOnTheFrags
    @NewKidsOnTheFrags 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    "Look who it is", is my favourite. Love you Lady Helen Shapiro

    • @gregoryyoung8819
      @gregoryyoung8819 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I agree. "Look Who it is" is her best song. Very catchy tune with a great video of her and the Beatles.

    • @NewKidsOnTheFrags
      @NewKidsOnTheFrags 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@gregoryyoung8819 I'm always falling in love with that songs.

  • @tangobango9653
    @tangobango9653 4 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    Really LUVED Helen Shapiro’s husky, sultry voice.

  • @archangel6415
    @archangel6415 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Helen, I was drawn to your pop with ‘you don’t know’. To now discover you are also a Christian is just so wonderful. Every rich blessing.

  • @PlaneNuts2024
    @PlaneNuts2024 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    I still love Helen Shapiro. Brilliant voice and pretty.

  • @KingTriton1837
    @KingTriton1837 5 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Literally had no idea who she was until today! I've had Walking to Happiness on repeat all day today! I have bought and downloaded two albums already!!! Love her voice!

  • @royleon3525
    @royleon3525 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    I am so glad that she is happy with her life, when I first heard her sing I knew that she had a remarkable voice, but because of its depth and timbre I immediately thought she would be better suited to Jazz. Fortunately she switched to that music. She is a remarkable lady..

    • @johnschuh8616
      @johnschuh8616 ปีที่แล้ว

      With the right group she could have become like Judy Durham.

  • @jamesmurdoch9805
    @jamesmurdoch9805 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Loved her to bits..happy memories of the early 1960s in the UK

  • @nthglasScotland
    @nthglasScotland 5 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    Bless you Miss Shapiro! It takes a lot, to stand up in front of a crowd and sing. Whether it is, a local club with no sound system, et al. I cannot sing yet always admire people who can, & who have gave us beautiful music. Thank you xxx.

  • @jimwulstan8592
    @jimwulstan8592 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    To fully appreciate Helen Shapiro you had to be there at that time. Her voice has never been matched since.

    • @YellowstoneBound1948
      @YellowstoneBound1948 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Jim, I was there at the time, and I have never heard of her. I even had an "oldies" radio show in the late 60s. Did she ever chart in the USA?

    • @jimwulstan8592
      @jimwulstan8592 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I’m surprised, she was very big in UK in the early sixties. Later she was overwhelmed by the Merseysound.

    • @sheilabogan4703
      @sheilabogan4703 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I always loved this girl I still do and I sing her songs I'm 74 I love you helen xx

  • @yankeerebel65
    @yankeerebel65 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    What a great ending!! I grew up in the 50s and early 60’s and never heard of her until I began to deejay an oldies show in 1993! Needless to say her music became pat of my show

  • @artsahobby123
    @artsahobby123 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Without my research I would have never known she was on tour and then joined by the Beatles on their first tour.

  • @Surreygirl
    @Surreygirl 6 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    Great singer very underrated

  • @lenaorhant7855
    @lenaorhant7855 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Helen Shapiro l adore her voice. I was 13 yrs old at that time,around 1963...i regret not having heard her songs these last years, i mean new songs. Her voise is amazing. I love her. Lena frm Mauritius

  • @markscott7570
    @markscott7570 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    The popularity contest is a hard challenge, you have been there and done that and it still couldn’t hold you back Helen. Great skill and natural talent with spirit.

  • @davidoverholt251
    @davidoverholt251 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    What a an angels voice Helen had and still has. At fourteen years old Helen was the best in the UK. I wish she was in my high school back then! I would have been chasing this laddie across the pond, (LOL)

  • @russskinner
    @russskinner 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I fell in love with Helen when i first heard on the radio Don't Treat Me Like A Child i had not even seen her then i have since been to see her live on stage more times than i can remember quite often traveling hundreds of miles to do so.God Bless you Helen you brought a great deal of happiness to my life and you still do.

  • @tectorama
    @tectorama 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    She still comes over as a very nice person. Back in the 60's singers shot to fame overnight.
    They could also descend just as quickly as music fashions changed. The music industry
    was then controlled by the men in suits, and they were the ones who made the real money.
    To them, a singer or group was just a money making machine.

  • @tadeuszc3552
    @tadeuszc3552 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Thanks for great concert in Warsaw in 1964 Poland

  • @jeremiahmarkusmedia6915
    @jeremiahmarkusmedia6915 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I"m so obsessed with Helen Shapiro, she's amazing

  • @davidoverholt251
    @davidoverholt251 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    What a star Helen Shapiro was! And like Peggy March, Leslie Gore, in their youthful voices, we loved them and then they were gone in 5 or 6 years! I never forgot these ladies and their music! Still playing them today at almost 70 years old!

  • @erepsekahs
    @erepsekahs 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Helen Shapiro was fresh, and new, and strong. I very much lived that era and I lived it in the centre of the world...London where everything happened. I loved her and her 'newness.' In my opinion she was successful in spite of her publicity...even looking back on it now with a lifetime of inside knowledge. She was, as they say, 'real'.....but she really was...she pretty much invented 'real.' I rather hope I shall get to speak with her one day.

    • @coryburns9161
      @coryburns9161 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I can see why you would want that 👌

    • @erepsekahs
      @erepsekahs 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      But how does one get in touch with someone like that....and don't say, The Fan Club. That is designed to say all the right things and to keep people away from them.

  • @doctorrobert6038
    @doctorrobert6038 5 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    She's so beautiful!!!
    Belém/Pará/Brazil 💓

  • @barryrudge1576
    @barryrudge1576 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    We are very much the same age and was a big fan of Helen back in the day and am glad to know she continued her career in singing although not being in the charts she at least made a decent living from it. Unlike some one hit wonders who continue to moan about making a second come back. Not like Helen who has her feet firmly planted on the ground.

  • @TVHouseHistorian
    @TVHouseHistorian 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    That dark, chocolaty, buttery-smooth, smokey, voice is so beautiful to listen to. Love Helen Shapiro. :-)

  • @dv8musik
    @dv8musik 5 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    What a voice

  • @DrHogfan
    @DrHogfan ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Amen , Helen.

  • @stevehazzard3120
    @stevehazzard3120 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Thanks for this retrospective video of an early 60's pop singer. Helen Shapiro was unknown to me here in the US at the time of her popularity in the UK. I very much enjoyed watching your video.

  • @Fabsurf101
    @Fabsurf101 3 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    You have such a unique voice and I remembered how much I missed your pop hits in the 60s. But I rejoice with you that you have found your Messiah. It's the most Jewish thing one can do. Thank you for all the music.

  • @toddlear9073
    @toddlear9073 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Helen is all over my playlist

  • @davidoverholt251
    @davidoverholt251 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    What a voice and what class Helen showed, and still does today!

  • @chrismezz1
    @chrismezz1 6 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    MY HERO, HELEN SHAPIRO xx

  • @vincentjohnson3763
    @vincentjohnson3763 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Helen did a season on South Pier Blackpool during her heyday and struck up a friendship with the girl next door to me Elaine , Elaine brought Helen home to meet her Mum and I happened to be in the front garden of our house when Elaine walked through the gate and she said "Hi Vince have you met my friend Helen" and I looked up and my chin hit the floor because she was top of the pops I just looked flabbergasted and both girls just laughed but in a nice way, good memories

  • @definitedoll
    @definitedoll 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    She has a great deep talking voice too!!!

  • @briantaylor8366
    @briantaylor8366 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    god bless you helen

  • @raquelinahernandezcosme3278
    @raquelinahernandezcosme3278 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Excelente Helen Shapiro me encantas desde que empecé a oír tus Canciones que Grandes Recuerdos de todas tus Presentaciones y más con THE BEATLES 🙌👏👏♥💐💮🌼🇲🇽

  • @roberthockett270
    @roberthockett270 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    What an AMAZING soul and talent she is!

  • @robertradwanski1472
    @robertradwanski1472 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Helenka pamietaj ze w Polsce masz wiele fanow.Naprzyklad ja Cie bardzo Kocham i Twoja cała tworczosc.Buziaki.

  • @davidoverholt251
    @davidoverholt251 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Be still my heart! Helen was so great!!!

  • @hebneh
    @hebneh 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    The re-creation of her recording "Walking Back To Happiness" was satirized in "Smashing Time" for the comedy song, "I Can't Sing But I'm Young".

  • @janetharrison3365
    @janetharrison3365 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Loved Helen she was my idol.

  • @BeardedBA4Real
    @BeardedBA4Real 5 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    I stll play Walking Back to Happiness on our station and glad she is a sister in Yeshua!

    • @phyllisjonson7501
      @phyllisjonson7501 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      how did you come to calling him Yeshua instead of Jesus?

    • @BeardedBA4Real
      @BeardedBA4Real 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@phyllisjonson7501 Discovered my Jewish roots about 25 years ago and since then have aligned with a more Messianic approach to faith. Christ was Jewish by birth, thereby Yeshua fits best for me calling upon the Living Savior of that day.

  • @frankjohnson5936
    @frankjohnson5936 5 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    wow that was so cool

  • @sharonramone7186
    @sharonramone7186 5 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Really enjoyed this! Why wasn't she big in the U.S.? She certainly had the voice!

    • @timthompson6194
      @timthompson6194 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      "Little miss dynamite" >>> Brenda Lee was female world number 1 star of rock & roll singers of the 60s with Connie Francis ..Then came Dusty Springfield / Cilla Black / Lulu..etc Shapiro was no contest to them!!

    • @stormbird7954
      @stormbird7954 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@timthompson6194 Brenda, Connie and Dusty are great singers, and I like Cilla and Lulu too, but neither Cilla or Lulu can hold a candle to Helen Shapiro.

    • @michaelrichard2855
      @michaelrichard2855 ปีที่แล้ว

      She is such a nice vocal, love listening to most of her songs especially Little Miss Lonely. How is everything going on with you Sharon and the family 💕

    • @johnschuh8616
      @johnschuh8616 ปีที่แล้ว

      Her style was going out of fashion. If she was eclipsed by the Beatles, don’t forget that even Elvis was overshadowed by their fandom. But they lasted for less than a decade, and their later careers traded heavily on on their ‘60s fame. That and Lemon’s tragic fate.

  • @breaker1685
    @breaker1685 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Good on you Helen - you are one of the greatest female singing voices of all time - you added happiness to my childhood

    • @timthompson6194
      @timthompson6194 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Nonsense... She was never as great as" little miss dynamite" Brenda lee or Dusty Springfield..

    • @timthompson6194
      @timthompson6194 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @Freda Jordan All free for open discussion! So freda yourself from all your unimportant ignorant opinion of nonsense LOL ...Freedom of speech will always remain the power !!

  • @hebneh
    @hebneh ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Helen never seems to have looked her age when she started out. Her hairstyle and clothes - at least in the clips shown here - make her look like an adult. Her distinctive low voice added to that, since she certainly didn't sound 14.

  • @watchman1178
    @watchman1178 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    She had the wrong management team. Lennon & McCartney had written a song for her (Misery), but her management team wouldn't let her sing it.
    Too bad she wasn't with Brian Epstein.

  • @kimchee94112
    @kimchee94112 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    I found her last night when browsing through some 60s songs. Wow what a treat! Unfortunately the local DJs here in California never put her records on the turntable.

    • @michaelrichard2855
      @michaelrichard2855 ปีที่แล้ว

      She is such a nice vocal, love listening to most of her songs especially Little Miss Lonely. How is everything going on with you Kim and the family 💕

  • @aliscat
    @aliscat 6 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Lovely old film/photos.

    • @michaelrichard2855
      @michaelrichard2855 ปีที่แล้ว

      She is such a nice vocal, love listening to most of her songs especially Little Miss Lonely. How is everything going on with you Allison and the family 💕

  • @alan.hodges7246
    @alan.hodges7246 5 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    Just face it, Helen Shapiro number one British female singer.

  • @raffaojeda
    @raffaojeda 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Never knew about this artis till a week ago.

  • @billmoss7677
    @billmoss7677 5 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    In terms of quality of voice, I think Connie Francis edged every other female singer of the time. Her power, accuracy, ability to hit and hold top notes others would avoid, combined with the effortless V8 performance marked her out as extra special. Brenda Lee was a great favourite of mine too, as well as Patsy Cline. Brenda had a fabulous earthy quality to her voice, unerring timing, and the ability to be a genuine rocker. When Helen arrived, the aforementioned 3 were all very well established, and Connie and Brenda were almost unrivalled amongst females for chart success. But Helen removed them, albeit for a fairly short time before the groups did their work of finishing off the chart careers of so many single artists. Helen was quite dynamic by early 60s standards, and I thought that she developed into a classy jazz singer.

    • @johnschuh8616
      @johnschuh8616 ปีที่แล้ว

      Good analysis, I think. Regarding Patsy Cline, One can only wonder what might have been.

  • @clah399
    @clah399 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Amazing voice....

  • @googoo-gjoob
    @googoo-gjoob ปีที่แล้ว +12

    so thrilled to hear she found *CHRIST*

    • @kennethraymondmoore
      @kennethraymondmoore ปีที่แล้ว +3

      God is Santa Claus for grownups.

    • @googoo-gjoob
      @googoo-gjoob ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@kennethraymondmoore , i not only understand your stance (because i shared it), i also understand *why* you hold that stance.
      For the unsaved man receives not the things of the Spirit of God: even they are foolishness to him: neither _can_ he know them, because they are spiritually discerned. 1Cor 2:14
      best wishes.

    • @KabobHope
      @KabobHope ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I didn't know Christ was lost.

    • @googoo-gjoob
      @googoo-gjoob ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@KabobHope , thankfully, HE wasnt.... we are/were

    • @KabobHope
      @KabobHope ปีที่แล้ว +1

      God is coming back and boy is she pissed.

  • @kellymccartney659
    @kellymccartney659 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    that's awesome helen!!!!

  • @TinekeWilliams
    @TinekeWilliams 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Loved her, still got her music on my iPod

  • @HansCZ2608
    @HansCZ2608 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Weeell, Look who it is!

    • @pearlford8341
      @pearlford8341 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Hans. Thats one of my favourite lol.and 'I saw him yesterday'😀

  • @user-cr9ws8nz4r
    @user-cr9ws8nz4r 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    הלן שפירו זמרת נהדרת של שנות ה60 עם קול יפה

  • @marilenaene8761
    @marilenaene8761 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Mereu mi-a plăcut, de când eram adolescentă...

  • @alip7815
    @alip7815 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I see her alot in my job lovely lady.

  • @jasonbrown9731
    @jasonbrown9731 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    This made me smile 😊

  • @peterfinn1160
    @peterfinn1160 2 ปีที่แล้ว +25

    The sixties Amy Whinehouse, without the booze and drugs...

    • @mauricewascom658
      @mauricewascom658 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Yep INDEED ❗😌

    • @janettedavis6627
      @janettedavis6627 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@mauricewascom658 I thought the same Helen is very like Amy without the drugs and booze. Thank you Amy too.

    • @johnschuh8616
      @johnschuh8616 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      And the tragic end. What a loss that was!

  • @jasonruka1665
    @jasonruka1665 5 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Look who it is......

  • @jowalsh9613
    @jowalsh9613 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Fabulous East end girl 💗💗

    • @michaelrichard2855
      @michaelrichard2855 ปีที่แล้ว

      She is such a nice vocal, love listening to most of her songs especially Little Miss Lonely. How is everything going on with you Jo and the family 💕

  • @user-cn4mr2ne3e
    @user-cn4mr2ne3e ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Фантастическая еврейка!
    Счастливая судьба!
    Всё тот же голос!

  • @jimih7811
    @jimih7811 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Her life was turned up side down in meeting Jesus, boy do I understand this life changing encounter that only Him can access to the deepest of your being...

  • @giuseppesciarra1199
    @giuseppesciarra1199 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    come una cometa sei passata attraverso la mia infanzia e sei rimasta fra i ricordi nel cuore

  • @user-sm9tz1ox7w
    @user-sm9tz1ox7w ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Талановита співачка з унікальним голосом і чарівна жінка.

  • @davidoverholt251
    @davidoverholt251 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    hELEN sHAPIRO, WAS THE GAL THAT LOVED TO SHARE THE LOVE OF HER FEELINGS FROM US IN THE 1966.~

  • @juanfrankazofeifagonzalez6583
    @juanfrankazofeifagonzalez6583 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    - An ExcellenT STory...~

  • @mercurylegion
    @mercurylegion 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    My sister in Christ for eternity! :-)

  • @brendandoherty7819
    @brendandoherty7819 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Seems like a lovely Lady.

  • @annieh2900
    @annieh2900 5 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    I Love Jesus,and Helen!

  • @sugarjoe50
    @sugarjoe50 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Like many British acts, never cracked the U. S. market.

  • @lisatwigger551
    @lisatwigger551 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Mom met her in the 60s when she toured with billy fury my moms idol saw her in 2009 at my old school in Birmingham great Barr where she did a talk obviously about finding Jesus went with my late father and daughter happy memories

    • @Flawgore
      @Flawgore ปีที่แล้ว

      Great memories

  • @chrisosieczanek8281
    @chrisosieczanek8281 2 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    Helen Shapiro has found Jesus ! I know the feeling . What contentment , knowing you are loved by the Savior and your future is in His hands . Best decision of your life .

    • @paulmitchell359
      @paulmitchell359 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      this sentiment resonates with the Beatles' Let it be ...

  • @johnmahoney3566
    @johnmahoney3566 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Early Amy Winehouse. Just as good

  • @gerrynightingale9045
    @gerrynightingale9045 5 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    **It's too bad that 'Groups are 'in'...and solos are OUT!' by '64...if Helen had been promoted in America, she would have been equal to Leslie Gore or 'Pet' Clark, but her age worked against her, as well as being almost 'unknown' in the U.S. at a crucial time period** (to be fair, once the 'Fabs' had made their appearance on 'Sullivan'...times were extremely tough for American performers, especially the 'solo' vocalists...many found themselves 'dropped' from a contract that a year before was 'rock-solid' and others couldn't get even a single booking at a 'Fair' or a 'store-opening' )**But that 'voice' coming from such a young girl with a 'Brit' accent would have been 'TV Gold' in 1964! **

  • @LikeItOrLumpIt2107
    @LikeItOrLumpIt2107 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Stuart Maconie speaks with authority as though he actually remembers Helen Shapiro at the hight of her success - he was only just 1 year old in 1961 so he's hardly an expert.

    • @hijodelaisla275
      @hijodelaisla275 ปีที่แล้ว

      So, you have to be alive and personally experience something to be an expert, according to you?

  • @davie12
    @davie12 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    In 1962, or thereby, she said that Petula Clark (Sailor and My Friend the Sea) was for older listeners. Three years later Petula was at the top of the American charts and selling millions of records to teenagers across the world and Helen was already a pop has been. How fortunes can change.

  • @HPLow
    @HPLow 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    She used to have concerts in Woodford Green

  • @LandondeeL
    @LandondeeL 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    They should have shown a short clip of her with the Beatles in her RSG lip-synch of "Look Who It Is".

    • @johnschuh8616
      @johnschuh8616 ปีที่แล้ว

      Really cheeky. Looking at her, one would think she was ten years older.

  • @eoinej
    @eoinej 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Paved the way for Amy....

    • @nomiddlenamenmn427
      @nomiddlenamenmn427 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Wow, did she! My first thought.

    • @cbalducc
      @cbalducc 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      But with a happier fate.

  • @vertxxgg
    @vertxxgg 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    she is still the best voice teenager she is Londinienne not johannesburger we use to believe years ago

  • @steveconn1375
    @steveconn1375 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Met Helen in church about 5 years ago in the black country she doesn't see her self as a child pop star of the 60s but a child of God she doesn't really like talking about those days much but talk about
    GOD for hours and singing for his glory

    • @Flawgore
      @Flawgore ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Fair play to her

    • @carolbarnes3212
      @carolbarnes3212 23 วันที่ผ่านมา

      She's on the right track with Jesus. We are only here for a moment, eternity is... well eternity. Amen

  • @euanthorburn8135
    @euanthorburn8135 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

  • @billfaint6736
    @billfaint6736 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    She was born on the same day as my late sister.