I remember Mike Brown when he was 14 at 21 Falmouth Street in Brooklyn. He was my friend's younger brother. He used to ask me to teach him how to sing. Three years later I heard his great song on the radio.
I remember this young man I met back in the 1920s named Adolf. We were living in Germany at the time. He used to ask med how to dictate. 15 years later and I heard him on the radio.
That is soo cool, I would have loved that on Prom night or ANY NIGHT at my school! I got to see them live in concert in SanFrancisco, Ca. That was soo exciting !
Thank you for that performance: I have never tired of this song since the beginning; I know it becomes wearisome to perform a piece, but you were so great with this and don't let anyone ever tell you it was otherwise.
This performance from seven years ago is really quite good....instruments and vocals are inspired, and very true to the spirit of the original song, even if there is pitchiness here and there. Mike Fornatale does a good job replicating Steve Martin Caro's lead vocals (not as urgently anguished as the original, but solidly done.) Original band members George Cameron (the man in the cowboy hat...original drummer--R.I.P.) and Tom Finn (on guitar here instead of bass) provide fine backing vocals, for much of this song, in my opinion! George goes flat every now and then, and Tom a bit sharp here and there, but I remember an interview many years ago that mentioned their respective tendencies to have that happen... seems no different here...they made it work very well--especially considering that they're not young men anymore. Wish that Steve could've been there, and that Michael Brown was able to have played a full performance at this stage, but, all in all--one should not complain about this tribute.
The lead vocal was BETTER than the original. His "diction" was better. The guy who sang lead on the record never really opened his mouth and it was hard to understand him. The whole song right here was very good. I thought the harmonies overall were very good. The guy in the cowboy hat went just a little flat a couple quick times, no big deal. Nobody went slightly sharp. Besides, slightly flat is worse than slightly sharp. Flat means you never got there. People who can't carry a tune, sing constantly flat, never sharp. Anyway, none of that was true here, overall very good for a 100% live performance.
@@yesterdayproductions1019 I hesitate to do this, because I love The Left Banke so much, and I was always appreciative of George Cameron's and Tom Finn's efforts to keep the band's music alive over the years. But I have to question your "100% live" assertion here. Check out the end of the third chorus, which comes just after the instrumental break. As "for me it cries" is being sung, George steps away noticeably from his mic. And yet, the three-part harmony remains completely intact. Sorry to say, it seems apparent to me that at least some post-production overdubbing was done here. On first listen, I was amazed at how good the harmonies sounded - particularly when you check out some of the 2016 performances with George Cameron only when his voice is woefully, horribly harsh and off-key. So now, I have to view this performance with considerable suspicion. Again, I'm grateful any time Left Banke music is revived, and believe me, I love this song as dearly as everyone else here does. But we shouldn't be blinded (or deafened) by that gratitude. (P.S. What in the hell did Tom Finn think he was adding to the beautiful moment by his little bit at the very end? In what universe was this necessary and in any way welcome?) ** Edited to add: a subsequent comment below points out something that you wouldn't necessarily catch if you weren't paying attention. This video is a composite of two different performances on two different nights. As is noted, lead singer Mike Fornatale's scarf disappears during the instrumental break and then reappears subsequently. Given this, it's possible that audio was used from one performance behind video from another. So maybe the singing was that good the first time around, and it really is live. Still can't really be sure. **
@@BigStar303 Agreed, two different live performances, but still live. At 51 seconds, there is a wrong bass note that flies by quickly. Also, I saw the missing scarf on the instrumental break. The song was probably remixed & polished a bit in the studio afterwards, but it sounds live all the way from two different nights. George Martin did the same thing for the live recording of the Beatles at the Hollywood Bowl. He took two different live performances, did some remixing & polished it up a bit in the studio, but the recordings were 100% live. That is what I believe happened here.
No doubt one of my very favorite songs from back in the day and still absolutely love it. The harmonies hear sound a little bit shaky to me but as a musician I'm probably being a tad bit over-critical LOL
Great classic song. Takes me back to simpler carefree times, good times with friends,. We grew up with the greatest rock and roll music there ever was. And, we got along just fine without cell phones and computers.
Yes & still today! Appreciate it more as I’m 73. I was close to these dudes in age.... best years then... hope they r at peace! Wish they had a better individual to help their career. They got screwed.
I think "Walk Away Renee" and "Cherish" by The Association are the greatest songs about unrequited love ever written. The simplicity and haunting melodies drive the lyrics emotional message. Few have not felt that knawing queasy feeling about someone you love, and realizing they will never return those feelings. I've been there more than once.
@@ampornaudiethai7925 Absolutely! I had forgotten about that great Classics IV song with the beautiful vocals of Dennis Yost. Thanks for remembering “Traces”.
As a child of the Sixties, yes that decade was special, but let's not forget that there was a lot of pain and ugliness. JFK, MLK, RFK assassinations, Vietnam, lynchings in the South, racism, segregation...
I AGREE AS THAT'S THE PERFECT DESCRIPTION, "HAUNTS"! I MET AND LOST MY LOVE AS A KID LISTENING TO THIS SONG! 55 YEARS LATER I STILL FEEL THE PAIN AND SONG! NO ONE CAN TELL ME THAT PUPPY LOVE IS NOT REAL AS I STILL LOVE HER! LOL!
@@snapnpiksallthetime7672 JUST 2 DAYS AGO I ACTUALLY HEARD THIS SONG ON THE RADIO AND I ASKED EVERYONE TO BE SILENT AS I WANTED TO LISTEN TO IT. MEMORIES.
It truly is a haunting song of unrequited love, and the maturity he shows by saying its not her fault. The heart wants what it wants, and nobody is to blame. The amazing thing is how young he was when he wrote the song. Just as good almost 60 years later. Great earworm to have stuck in your head.
Best recent live performance I've seen especially considering their age! Perfectly imperfect! This one, brought tears to my eyes. I am truly choked up. Thanks guys. Now I've got to hear it again at the risk of really breaking down... See also Pretty Ballerina performed with THE Michael Brown at BB Kings.
Just the way I remember it in 1966. Years later I was in Paris and went down to the Left Banke to a little cafe. This song started going thru my mind and brought back some dear memories.
Eyes alittle misty listening to this, a kid when they had their hey day, one of my favorite songs of the 1960s, they sound as good as they did back in '67, one of the best Pop ballards of all time ...
@@MrTrashcan1 I sure do. I'm still in touch with a lot of people I met there. Unfortunately I don't remember anyone named trashcan. ;-) Care to tell me who you are?
Just sad they've only got a few hundren followers and a bunch of thumbs down. I'm 53, grew up with this song, loved it to death, heard it hundreds of times, esp with iPods & TH-cam. They did this song righteous, love this video, G*d bless them all.
Somebody's missing. Actually, more than one somebody, but I'm primarily thinking of Michael Brown, who founded the group, wrote the music for this song, and was then still alive. Steve Martin Caro, who sang it, is also missing.
This is my all time favorite song, ever. It is in its own category. Brilliant composition, and stand alone haunting sound effects. Steve's voice was meant to blend with the string instruments. Different, a good different.
These guys are real musicians, how they replicated this song again so perfectly half a century hence. Always loved this song. Wish I was there that night.
I am one too and this crowd sucked. It made me mad how weak the applause was after this. They did a great job after all these years. The average person doesn't realise how hard it is to replicate an original song. They deserved a big applause. Thumbs up to them.
For God's sake... this recording is never going to be duplicated like the original group did it 47 yrs ago. however this rendition is probably one of the better ones that I have heard.... many kudo's to this group of musicians.
My group actually had the same management as them I remember their gold record up on the wall Walk Away Rene.It is a little pitchy but this is 50 years later and live.They do the job, great song great group,great times!!!
This is as good as it gets!!! This is such a "Great" "LIVE" video!!! The vocals are so clear and precise that it brings tears to my eyes. This is one of my Top 10 songs of my lifetime....These guys are brilliant and did such a fine job at there age.....Way to go! My favorite song of all times is New Colony 6 followed by The Left Banke and Pretty Ballerina....Two of the best songs ever, I think! :)
Great rendition of one of my favorite songs. Strings just add so much to any song. Never tire of hearing it or Pretty Ballerina for that matter. Thanks for sharing.
One of the very first songs I remember. I was born in 1964, all my siblings were at least 10 years older, and they played this song well beyond 1966, when it was released. I'm so thankful this beautiful tune is the first song I recall, compared to most born today.
This is fantastic! So good to hear this fine presentation of Left Banke. The lead singer does a great job of singing Steve's parts. Please come to California! Walk Away Renee is the second single I ever bought.
Love seeing this video. Those of us who caught their incredible live performances in 2012 were very lucky. Mike Fornatale did a fabulous job singing lead on the band's entire repertoire. I'm only sorry the band's comeback was so short.
someone is flat and awful. Is this the real singer of the left banke? Music great though. I know we are all old now but it just doesn't look like him. Tell me!
Songs that were smash-hits back in Their-Day? i.e. The Era's they helped shape and define? -Take on an additional significance when performed decades later. Like they become ten times what they WERE. And they were a LOT (still Are but with added Super Powers/Wisdom).
Awesome!! A few years back I was part of an online fan community for the band Boston. It turns out that "More Than a Feeling" is partially inspired by this song. I love both tremendously. There was a challenge to record this song in the Boston style. I did and while I proud of it, this is the very best version.
Nice but the lead singer on this video is not the original Left Banke lead singer. That singer was Steve Martin Caro. Steve's voice gave this song a very distinctive sound that is missing on this version.
SHEER MAGICAL COMBO: VOCALS, VIOLINS(ADDED LATER BY A FATHER?) & FLUTE. & BASS & CELLO TOO. ALWAYS TAKES ME "AWAY" ON A TRIP TO A HIGHER EMOTIONAL PLANE. HAVE TO "RUN" TO MY INSTRUMENTS TO PLAY ALONG.
this is one of the few post 90’s live performances by a band from the 60’s thats actually really good and still holds up, the orchestration sounds very close to the record in terms of tone
I've always thought that the story of Left Banke would be a compelling movie project. The mere strength of Walk Away and, to a lesser degree, Pretty Ballerina would be enough of a hook to generate public interest. A lot of people have heard and liked Walk Away over recent years, but have no idea who Left Banke was.
just enjoy the moment. I grew up listening to the original, along with all the other lost classics. this IS a nice variation though. glad the song is still a hit to todays ears.
I remember Mike Brown when he was 14 at 21 Falmouth Street in Brooklyn. He was my friend's younger brother. He used to ask me to teach him how to sing. Three years later I heard his great song on the radio.
Omg how cool was that? VERY!
Chalk that up to you never know huh?
I remember this young man I met back in the 1920s named Adolf. We were living in Germany at the time. He used to ask med how to dictate. 15 years later and I heard him on the radio.
@@obscuremusictabs5927 I suggest you see a German proctologist.
one of the best songs ever
Thank You….
These guys played at my high school prom in 1968... pretty cool.
Would that be William H Dickinson?
That is soo cool, I would have loved that on Prom night or ANY NIGHT at my school! I got to see them live in concert in SanFrancisco, Ca. That was soo exciting !
@@jackh870 yeah!
How cool is that.
kevin Quinn three degrees Celsius
From the first word of the song I am impressed ! 👍🏻
Thank you👍🏻😻
@@margfinn5889 😊❤
Thank you for that performance: I have never tired of this song since the beginning; I know it becomes wearisome to perform a piece, but you were so great with this and don't let anyone ever tell you it was otherwise.
This performance from seven years ago is really quite good....instruments and vocals are inspired, and very true to the spirit of the original song, even if there is pitchiness here and there. Mike Fornatale does a good job replicating Steve Martin Caro's lead vocals (not as urgently anguished as the original, but solidly done.) Original band members George Cameron (the man in the cowboy hat...original drummer--R.I.P.) and Tom Finn (on guitar here instead of bass) provide fine backing vocals, for much of this song, in my opinion! George goes flat every now and then, and Tom a bit sharp here and there, but I remember an interview many years ago that mentioned their respective tendencies to have that happen... seems no different here...they made it work very well--especially considering that they're not young men anymore. Wish that Steve could've been there, and that Michael Brown was able to have played a full performance at this stage, but, all in all--one should not complain about this tribute.
Mike does sound like SM Caro.
The lead vocal was BETTER than the original. His "diction" was better. The guy who sang lead on the record never really opened his mouth and it was hard to understand him. The whole song right here was very good. I thought the harmonies overall were very good. The guy in the cowboy hat went just a little flat a couple quick times, no big deal.
Nobody went slightly sharp. Besides, slightly flat is worse than slightly sharp. Flat means you never got there. People who can't carry a tune, sing constantly flat, never sharp.
Anyway, none of that was true here, overall very good for a 100% live performance.
@@yesterdayproductions1019 I hesitate to do this, because I love The Left Banke so much, and I was always appreciative of George Cameron's and Tom Finn's efforts to keep the band's music alive over the years.
But I have to question your "100% live" assertion here. Check out the end of the third chorus, which comes just after the instrumental break. As "for me it cries" is being sung, George steps away noticeably from his mic. And yet, the three-part harmony remains completely intact.
Sorry to say, it seems apparent to me that at least some post-production overdubbing was done here. On first listen, I was amazed at how good the harmonies sounded - particularly when you check out some of the 2016 performances with George Cameron only when his voice is woefully, horribly harsh and off-key. So now, I have to view this performance with considerable suspicion.
Again, I'm grateful any time Left Banke music is revived, and believe me, I love this song as dearly as everyone else here does. But we shouldn't be blinded (or deafened) by that gratitude.
(P.S. What in the hell did Tom Finn think he was adding to the beautiful moment by his little bit at the very end? In what universe was this necessary and in any way welcome?)
** Edited to add: a subsequent comment below points out something that you wouldn't necessarily catch if you weren't paying attention. This video is a composite of two different performances on two different nights. As is noted, lead singer Mike Fornatale's scarf disappears during the instrumental break and then reappears subsequently. Given this, it's possible that audio was used from one performance behind video from another. So maybe the singing was that good the first time around, and it really is live. Still can't really be sure. **
@@BigStar303 Agreed, two different live performances, but still live. At 51 seconds, there is a wrong bass note that flies by quickly. Also, I saw the missing scarf on the instrumental break. The song was probably remixed & polished a bit in the studio afterwards, but it sounds live all the way from two different nights. George Martin did the same thing for the live recording of the Beatles at the Hollywood Bowl. He took two different live performances, did some remixing & polished it up a bit in the studio, but the recordings were 100% live. That is what I believe happened here.
Excellent performance of a classic. Well done!
No doubt one of my very favorite songs from back in the day and still absolutely love it. The harmonies hear sound a little bit shaky to me but as a musician I'm probably being a tad bit over-critical LOL
This made my day
sounds good to me
Not the same without Steve Caro.
True, but Mike Fornatale does a great job imitating Caro.
And I'm back! 🎶🙌😁
Even if so, the guy has a comparable voice.
A timeless classic that sounds every bit as good now as back then!
Still very good❤️❤️⭐️⭐️
Wow!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
2:30 Vocal arrangement is wonderful.
Tom imitated it at 2:42 is also beautiful.
I wonder how their other songs are?
It is better to be dreadful, than to be miserable.
To my Roberta
who is the main singer here??
Mike Fornatale.
Not bad👍😀
Oh how I love this song, and Oh my God, they are so out of tune here.
Great classic song. Takes me back to simpler carefree times, good times with friends,. We grew up with the greatest rock and roll music there ever was. And, we got along just fine without cell phones and computers.
So very true Lars. Thank you and God Bless😻😻😻❤️❤️❤️
Yes we did
This is definitely one of the best tunes of the 60’s, I still remember when I was 9 hearing it on the radio, it has a magical quality. 🎶
@@stevekille447 Aw, thanks so much Steve😻😻😻
Couldn’t agree more 👍👍👍
One of the true classics from the 60s.
Thank you😻
@@margfinn5889 Thank YOU, Marg.
Yes & still today! Appreciate it more as I’m 73. I was close to these dudes in age.... best years then... hope they r at peace! Wish they had a better individual to help their career. They got screwed.
I think "Walk Away Renee" and "Cherish" by The Association are the greatest songs about unrequited love ever written. The simplicity and haunting melodies drive the lyrics emotional message. Few have not felt that knawing queasy feeling about someone you love, and realizing they will never return those feelings. I've been there more than once.
Half heaven, half heartache by Gene Pitney from roughly the same era.
AGREED! And to make it even MORE direct, it was more than just one girl actually named Renee who was the 'unrequited love' in my case! :( :(
I would like to add "Traces"by the Classic IV on that list also.
@@ampornaudiethai7925 Absolutely! I had forgotten about that great Classics IV song with the beautiful vocals of Dennis Yost. Thanks for remembering “Traces”.
Add "Long Long Time" by Linda Ronstadt
A 15 year old heartbroken boy in Brooklyn NY wrote this. 😔💔
monkfistlust...yes, his name was Michael Brown, RIP.....
And Steve Martin Caro's soulful voice captured the heartache perfectly in 1966.
Brings back memories. I think of my brother, who just died from COVID. He introduced me to the great music of the 60s.
@@whitelighttrainwreck3021 So sorry for your deep and personal loss. May your brother Rest in beautiful music.
Over 50 years later and I still dig this tune---
Thank you♥️
Me too, luv.
I think the whole world is going to realize one day what a special time in America the 60's & 70's were.Thanks. Bryan.
Don't forget the late 50's
The 60s despite or maybe because of vietnam were well worth the living.
Not just US 😊.
As a child of the Sixties, yes that decade was special, but let's not forget that there was a lot of pain and ugliness. JFK, MLK, RFK assassinations, Vietnam, lynchings in the South, racism, segregation...
considering what a hash it is now, you may be correct...
This makes me wish it was 1966 again. Great years of my life.
The BEST. I was 13 yrs old.
Me, too. I'm missing my childhood tonight. I was 11 when this was popular....wish we could do it all over again!
Same. Things seemed so much simpler then. Friday night Shakey‘s pizza and a pitcher of beer. Lums restaurant an ollie burger and a pitcher of beer.
them sure was better daze , young and foolish was sure better than old and foolish
Bruh I’m 14 rn lol
The strings and flute add so much to this song. Almost like additional voices.
Check out the Southside Johnny version with the Sax.
What a lovely, melancholy song. They can do no wrong in my book. This song still haunts me all these years later.
I AGREE AS THAT'S THE PERFECT DESCRIPTION, "HAUNTS"! I MET AND LOST MY LOVE AS A KID LISTENING TO THIS SONG! 55 YEARS LATER I STILL FEEL THE PAIN AND SONG! NO ONE CAN TELL ME THAT PUPPY LOVE IS NOT REAL AS I STILL LOVE HER! LOL!
@@claudedalton8970 Yes I agree, I lost my fiance back in 86 and I still think of her listening to this song
@@snapnpiksallthetime7672 JUST 2 DAYS AGO I ACTUALLY HEARD THIS SONG ON THE RADIO AND I ASKED EVERYONE TO BE SILENT AS I WANTED TO LISTEN TO IT. MEMORIES.
It truly is a haunting song of unrequited love, and the maturity he shows by saying its not her fault. The heart wants what it wants, and nobody is to blame.
The amazing thing is how young he was when he wrote the song.
Just as good almost 60 years later.
Great earworm to have stuck in your head.
@@davidgraham2673 Agree - lovely insight.
an all time classic from when i was 17 and still sounds good at 71:)
Many thanks Brian♥️😻
@@margfinn5889 your welcome:)
I like what you did there.
Even after 47 years, the harmony is better than some of the stuff I hear today!
Right on brother.
@@kevinquinn3763 Ugh...that is a *FEMALE* you replied to, not a male.
@@allenkennedy6748 That's not nice.
That was an impressive performance and very well recorded
That is obviously playback! What we hear is not the performance that we see! So how they sounded ofter 47 years is still open to debate!
Best recent live performance I've seen especially considering their age! Perfectly imperfect! This one, brought tears to my eyes. I am truly choked up. Thanks guys. Now I've got to hear it again at the risk of really breaking down... See also Pretty Ballerina performed with THE Michael Brown at BB Kings.
I went to BB Kings when I was passing through Memphis. Dropped in at Elvis's nearby as well.
Never tested up over a song, but I get what your saying
Thank you.
@@margfinn5889 You're so welcome. And now as I listen to it again, you guessed it, the tears are streaming...
Beautiful song. The music from that era is the best and most heartfelt. ❤
Thank you, and God Bless…😻
Written by a 16-year-old kid, in lust with the girlfriend of the guitarist......amazing
RIGHT !
Poignant.@@golfberg1
Amazing song writing, so beautiful, heavy, haunting! I love it!
Thank you
I Love ❤️ too
❤
Everlasting beautiful harmony, they still sound fine to me!
Just the way I remember it in 1966. Years later I was in Paris and went down to the Left Banke to a little cafe. This song started going thru my mind and brought back some dear memories.
It's a hauntingly beautiful song...
This one always gave me chills.....masterpiece.
What a chorus. Emotional and beautiful.
A Masterpiece! Nice to see these gents still together and singing as well as they did in 1967. Some things just can't be improved upon. Well done men.
..I prefer the original with Steve Caro on lead vocals.
Eyes alittle misty listening to this, a kid when they had their hey day, one of my favorite songs of the 1960s, they sound as good as they did back in '67, one of the best Pop ballards of all time ...
R.I.P. Steve Martin Caro 01/14/2020 / George Cameron 06/24/2018 / Michael Brown 03/19/2015
Tom Finn, November 21, 1948 - June 27, 2020, and Steve Winfield, 2009.
All gone now, save Renée
@@rochellerabin2425 Hi Rochelle. Remember the oldies room at Compuserve? :-)
@@MrTrashcan1 I sure do. I'm still in touch with a lot of people I met there. Unfortunately I don't remember anyone named trashcan. ;-) Care to tell me who you are?
Sounds incredibly close to the studio version.
It was cool that they brought the strings onstage with them to re-capture that sound. :)
Just sad they've only got a few hundren followers and a bunch of thumbs down. I'm 53, grew up with this song, loved it to death, heard it hundreds of times, esp with iPods & TH-cam. They did this song righteous, love this video, G*d bless them all.
Somebody's missing. Actually, more than one somebody, but I'm primarily thinking of Michael Brown, who founded the group, wrote the music for this song, and was then still alive. Steve Martin Caro, who sang it, is also missing.
I thought it was very good considering almost 50 years later.
This is my all time favorite song, ever. It is in its own category. Brilliant composition, and stand alone haunting sound effects. Steve's voice was meant to blend with the string instruments. Different, a good different.
@@dennisweaver5485 Thank you Dennis.. You are right that it is in a class of its own. God Bless😻😻😻
These guys are real musicians, how they replicated this song again so perfectly half a century hence. Always loved this song. Wish I was there that night.
Thank you
Me too
I am one too and this crowd sucked. It made me mad how weak the applause was after this. They did a great job after all these years. The average person doesn't realise how hard it is to replicate an original song. They deserved a big applause. Thumbs up to them.
Beautiful music. So much feeling is put into the wording and music is so heart felt. Great group. Great era. Voices are the same. It is amazing.
Thank you for your kind words. 😻😻
OMG, these guys are every bit as good now as they were back then!
They knocked a home run with that song.
Thank you David😻👍🏻
Steve Martin Caro is needed; this isn't the Left Banke. It makes me sad.
I agree 100%. Needs Steve Martin Caro.
Good performance but his is not the lead singer of the original Left Banke group.
@Scott Grudziadz Not a minute, oh no, no doubt....
A song that will stay with me forever for I had a Renee' that walked away--Lynn
Sounds darn good to me.. You are hearing it clearer, that's the difference
For God's sake... this recording is never going to be duplicated like the original group did it 47 yrs ago. however this rendition is probably one of the better ones that I have heard.... many kudo's to this group of musicians.
My group actually had the same management as them I remember their gold record up on the wall Walk Away Rene.It is a little pitchy but this is 50 years later and live.They do the job, great song great group,great times!!!
Eric Carmen's cover is also excellent and very similar to the original arrangement and in the original key of A.
@@eddieblack4568 I think the original was a little pitchy, also. We overlooked it because we loved the song & we were young.
The Four Tops did an excellent version as well.
WOW, they've still got it.
47 years later and the vocals are still great.
Loved the song when i was 12 and still do.
Thank you😻
This is as good as it gets!!! This is such a "Great" "LIVE" video!!! The vocals are so clear and precise that it brings tears to my eyes. This is one of my Top 10 songs of my lifetime....These guys are brilliant and did such a fine job at there age.....Way to go!
My favorite song of all times is New Colony 6 followed by The Left Banke and Pretty Ballerina....Two of the best songs ever, I think! :)
One of the great pop songs I love. Left Banke, Four Tops, Mermans Hermits and Linda Ronstad. All fantastic.
I think my favorite cover is Southside Johnny's version.
Also cowsills did it nice song by all who sing it
Lead singer Mike Fornatale is an amazing vocalist, musician and a wonderful person!
Thank you. We’re you at the Cutting Room last night? What a show👍🏻👏🏻
Dj Pete's brother
Great rendition of one of my favorite songs. Strings just add so much to any song. Never tire of hearing it or Pretty Ballerina for that matter. Thanks for sharing.
Thank you so much. Stay safe
Glad to see the live strings here for this performance. They were a major part of the original recording. One of my favorite songs too!
This song still brings tears to my eyes. It makes me think about lost love ❤️
@@johnross8614 I know what you mean😢😻😻😻
One of the very first songs I remember. I was born in 1964, all my siblings were at least 10 years older, and they played this song well beyond 1966, when it was released. I'm so thankful this beautiful tune is the first song I recall, compared to most born today.
@@disoriented1 Sweet…thank you😻
My late boyfriend favorite. His first dance a girl that he knows way back on the 80's he ask me to sing it karaoke version.
Sounds like the same dudes as in '66. Thanks!
Steve Martin please ..just saying.
Amen. Steve had a VOICE...it is sadly missing here.
Maybe 2 or 3 original band members? If this is 2011, I wonder why Steve Caro Martin didn't sing with them. He sadly passed in 2020.
This is fantastic! So good to hear this fine presentation of Left Banke. The lead singer does a great job of singing Steve's parts. Please come to California! Walk Away Renee is the second single I ever bought.
What an incredible performance. Sound quality, performance quality, everything. A gem. Thanks!
I've always loved this song. What a great harmonic progression!
Love seeing this video. Those of us who caught their incredible live performances in 2012 were very lucky. Mike Fornatale did a fabulous job singing lead on the band's entire repertoire. I'm only sorry the band's comeback was so short.
Breaks my heart that Michael Lookofsky is no longer with us. He was such an amazing talent
That he was👍🏻👏🏻😻
Reminder……Steve Martin Caro died in 2020 …..he sang the lead on walk away Renee and pretty ballerina.
What do you mean some better, much better than most!!!🌌
someone is flat and awful. Is this the real singer of the left banke? Music great though. I know we are all old now but it just doesn't look like him. Tell me!
I don't it's so much the harmony being off as it is the EQ is off. Need less backing vocal volume... it overtakes the lead, which is smooth.
The lead is flat.
Songs that were smash-hits back in Their-Day? i.e. The Era's they helped shape and define?
-Take on an additional significance when performed decades later. Like they become ten times
what they WERE. And they were a LOT (still Are but with added Super Powers/Wisdom).
Thank you.
The lead singing here is not Steve Martin Caro, but does a pretty good job with it. I believe everyone from the original Left Banke has passed.
I think you're right about all the original members having passed, and isn't that sad?
So great. You guys should release music and dvd's every week. Thank so much inspiringly impressive. Thanks again.
I bet that was cool My name is Renee So I would really enjoyed the concert I was only 10 years old at the time though
Sweet♥️
Awesome!! A few years back I was part of an online fan community for the band Boston. It turns out that "More Than a Feeling" is partially inspired by this song. I love both tremendously. There was a challenge to record this song in the Boston style. I did and while I proud of it, this is the very best version.
By the way: You must check this version one time:
Southside Johnny & the Asbury Jukes - Walk Away Renee - 9/20/1985 - Capitol Theatre (Official)
I did and you're right "one time".
One of my favorite songs from when I was young. Unfortunately it appears some of them lost their harmony.
Nice but the lead singer on this video is not the original Left Banke lead singer. That singer was Steve Martin Caro. Steve's voice gave this song a very distinctive sound that is missing on this version.
SHEER MAGICAL COMBO: VOCALS, VIOLINS(ADDED LATER BY A FATHER?) & FLUTE. & BASS & CELLO TOO. ALWAYS TAKES ME "AWAY" ON A TRIP TO A HIGHER EMOTIONAL PLANE. HAVE TO "RUN" TO MY INSTRUMENTS TO PLAY ALONG.
still a beautiful song well done
love this! thank you!👍✌👏❤🎤🎶🎤🎶🎹
this is one of the few post 90’s live performances by a band from the 60’s thats actually really good and still holds up, the orchestration sounds very close to the record in terms of tone
This was actually performed in November 2011. Thank you.
@@margfinn5889 Sadly, they are all dead now.
I know Charles, Tom was the last one. He passed in June 2020. 😢. All gone but the music is still here.
A FLAWLESS SONG THANK'S.
His voice sounds so much like the original singer. Who is he?
@@user-qm7nw7vd5s That is Mike Fornatale. 👍🏻😻
I've always thought that the story of Left Banke would be a compelling movie project. The mere strength of Walk Away and, to a lesser degree, Pretty Ballerina would be enough of a hook to generate public interest. A lot of people have heard and liked Walk Away over recent years, but have no idea who Left Banke was.
2021 All who cherish Left Banke's genius -- heart and art -- share a very special bond.
Wasn't I lucky? I was 17 when this was released. I was there for Beatlemania, British Invasion, Motown....still here for Billie Eilish & Taylor Swift
@@poorthing Yes, you are blessed😻😻😻
Very nice regardless. I was looking for something like this, as all the youtube videos of left banke seem to be ancient lip syncs.
just enjoy the moment. I grew up listening to the original, along with all the other lost classics. this IS a nice variation though. glad the song is still a hit to todays ears.