You went to that type of school? i live in Canada and our schools then were the same. I took my first date to see the movie. We are still good friends today and sometimes lovers. Those times were sweet times!!
@@jeffreykaufmann2867 I've always wondered why the field trip scenes to the Victoria and Albert and Natural History Museums were done in a still photograph montage. Was it a conscious artistic choice on the part of the creative team or was it for budgetary reasons?
Brilliant song by the mind benders eric Stewart brilliant and talented musician and engineer obviously went on to greater success with 10cc great to have this on filim (in colour) when loads of 60s material has been lost brilliant
Sidney Poitier does a great job combining dances of the time~moves from The Pony, The Jerk, The Frug and others in a really cool way! I've read where people criticize his dancing. Hey! Those are the moves we were doing! There were so many dances, each with its own song. I saw this at the drive-in when I was a teenager. The other movie was "Up the Down Staircase", also about a schoolteacher facing difficult situations. Thanks for the scene! I wish you also had "Off and Running".
@@bs92349 A great triple bill would be "Blackboard Jungle", "Up The Down Staircase", and "To Sir With Love". TCM showed the two with Sidney Poitier a few days ago and it was magnificent watching them back-to-back.
The Mindbenders had some really bad luck after they had a hit with A Groovy Kind Of Love. The album they released right after that single bubbled around #96 on the charts.
One of my favorite scenes from any movie, and any time I watch To Sir With Love, I end up playing this scene a few times, then after I finish the movie, I'll play it a few more. "It's getting harder all the time" is one of my favorite songs, and I love how, in this scene, they start out with the intro of "Off and Running" and use that to lead into "It's Getting Harder all the time". Sidney Poitier, of course, plays that transition perfectly, acting like he didn't sign up for that. :)
Same here, I saw this movie in the theater at 7 years old, I felt the same way I feel now, I got choked up back then as a kid and now, I’m wanting to hold on to the moment and stop time and keep everyone as they were, young and alive with their dreams.
And pretending that he didn’t know how to dance at beginning is amusing. And turning down the come on of a really attractive young woman. He was so clean it was like he wasn’t even thinking about it
The lovely girl is Judy Geeson. To Sir With Love is my favorite movie. And this and the scene with Lulu singing To Sir With Love are my favorite movies scenes. I lived the Mod times and this takes you right back into them like a time machine. My mom and our neighbor went to see this at the theater and would not let us kids go because it was considered a grown up's movie at the time. I like that adults once cared about keeping childhood innocent for children.
oh boy I remember my mom would always put the 45 rpm of this song for me and my sister to dance every time we had a party!! great memories! wonderful movie!
Sir Poitier (even his name is elegant) clearly kicked the potent black actor movement massively forward in modern cinema. No "Uncle Tom" slack-jawed, comedic stereotypes or single dimension criminal turns for this master thespian. He always firstly embodied: a human being -- simple and true. Characters trying to fit in, figure it all out, and fix the outcomes.... whatever blockades stood in his powerful way. And the timing of his screen presence is even more prescient considering the abysmal system of racial strife and segregation in this supposed "modern" age.
To sir with love transports me back to my days at school....its so magical i feel so young inside when i hear it thank you lulu you sing it so beautiful .i love sidney poiter he is such a talented actor heartwarming and sadly missed .judy geeson i love her looks .the mindbenders are fabulous .love erics white jeans and the smile on bob langs face and forever lovely rick rothwell .all of the cast were so wonderful well casted .my all time favorite film
UK in 1966(Released in 67) Great looking girls, music, England winning the 66’ football World cup and fashion way ahead of their time. London was the envy of the world around this classic period.
Yeah, great song! but 30 years ago when I first heard I had to work at it to find it. Record shows, what-not...it's so easy to record something from the internet for instant possession. Another great 1960's song that most people will never hear. A great movie also. Good post!
disco4ever is a teacher in Wisconsin and to this day loves this song and the movie it is from. I can still show this great film and have my students respond favorably to it!!!!! Great song, great post!!
The Mindbenders featured guitarist/singer founding member Eric Stewart, who went on to join the fabulous 10CC and sang lead vocals on "I'm Not In Love", a UK #1 hit. Love "It's Getting Harder..." and it's classic Mersey Beat guitar sound of the period. One of my all time favorite movies, the end scenes get me every time and I've watched this movie more times than I can remember.
awkward at first, as Sir is now on the kids terrain. But he shows respect for their culture, puts down his glass, picks up the steps and goes with it. Love when Des Barres puts his specs back on ( 1:01) when student Seales proclaims "he's good!" (1:38) and especially Judy Geeson's real, not acted delight (2:19)
One of the greatest films, Sidney Poitier, one of the greatest actors, Pretty Judy Geeson, the great Richard Wilson, Geoffrey Bayldon that went on to play Catweazle and the Crowman in Worzel Gummidge, and of course providing the music, was the Mindbenders, with Eric Stewart on lead vocals and guitar, he went on to be a co founder of 10 CC.
I did see this movie when it came out along with my parents. My mother loved it. I was 13 years old and I could easily relate to it. I highly recommend you also watch. ‘Guess who’s coming to dinner ‘ if you’d like this movie you will like Poitier in it .. has a very powerful social commentary. It is a romantic comedy.
I love this tune; and wrote a scene in my novel 'Amelia; A Vahine' in which the protagonist, a teenaged call girl, does an exotic dance to this tune-- just because I liked the song so much. ;)
"The whole world is waiting for you. You're a smasher!" Every young person should be told that at least one in their life, by someone who sincerely believes it.
Everytime I see this scene I realize ,besides the fact this is one of my favourite movies, that the guitarist in The Mindbenders is Eric Stewart. He would later be a member of 10cc.
Eu costumava assistir esse filme com a minha mãe na Sessão da Tarde quando criança. É um dos meus filmes prediletos até hj! E essa é minha cena predileta, sempre me emociono assistindo!
It is 11:45 and I'm watching To Sir With Love I'm 64 years old and love this movie and the soundtrack. The 60' compared to 2022 is way different prefer the 60's even though I was only about 7 when this movie came out.
Perfect scene and time piece I wish there was an affordable copy I could find of this tune Won't quit looking and if by chance Lu Lu reads this I still totally have a crush on you
Many many years ago I asked my English teacher if he'd be teaching the same level the following year. He said no and I moved on . My teacher that following year was such a nincompoop! , and the damn thing is that that teacher I asked was teaching the same level! A hell of a lot of years have past, and I'm still reflecting on that! I must say this is one of my favourite films. When you find a teacher that puts all the effort and dedication they're very difficult to forget.
It's getting harder all the time is great, but I really love Off and Running that the Mindbenders begin playing at the start of the dance scene, probably the best rocker they recorded
Great movie about children coming of age and feeling there way into adulthood great music of that era with Lulu and the mindbenders and generally the music of that era was out of this world not like today's crap music love Anthony Fed ex lol
I laugh every time I see this (having been ALMOST put into the same sort of situation when I taught high school!). Poitier plays the awkward but well-meaning classroom teacher with perfection in this film. The band are terrific, in spite of the obvious faking to a record that includes both tambourine and rhythm guitar that are not on stage. Watch Judy Geeson's footwork-- the girl could move; and 39-yr-old Poitier isn't half bad either!
September 2024 🙋🏾♀️😊❤
I love this movie. I've watched it more than 10 times, and I never get tired of it. One of my favorites.
Rest in peace Mr. Sidney Poiter the world is going to miss you. To sir, with ❤ 😭
To Heaven With Love
Almost 50 years old and still one of my fav movies. Brings back lot's of memories of being at school in the East End of London during the 60's & 70's
You went to that type of school?
i live in Canada and our schools then were the same.
I took my first date to see the movie.
We are still good friends today and sometimes lovers.
Those times were sweet times!!
P.S.
I've know this sweetwoman since 1965.
I did attend a similar school. Although, I was only 6 years old in 67'
Jan Webber one of my favorite scenes in the movie are the still pictures of the students at the museum
@@jeffreykaufmann2867 I've always wondered why the field trip scenes to the Victoria and Albert and Natural History Museums were done in a still photograph montage. Was it a conscious artistic choice on the part of the creative team or was it for budgetary reasons?
One of my favorite scenes from ANY movie, and the song rocked.
It's on my Spotify liked songs!
Brilliant song by the mind benders eric Stewart brilliant and talented musician and engineer obviously went on to greater success with 10cc great to have this on filim (in colour) when loads of 60s material has been lost brilliant
Eric is a legend
Sidney Poitier does a great job combining dances of the time~moves from The Pony, The Jerk, The Frug and others in a really cool way! I've read where people criticize his dancing. Hey! Those are the moves we were doing! There were so many dances, each with its own song. I saw this at the drive-in when I was a teenager. The other movie was "Up the Down Staircase", also about a schoolteacher facing difficult situations. Thanks for the scene! I wish you also had "Off and Running".
The truth is that his dancing was better than that of most of the kids, for example the shy girl and Potts, with his funny looking foot work.
I saw “Up the Down Staircase”, as well and I loved it, too!
@@bs92349 A great triple bill would be "Blackboard Jungle", "Up The Down Staircase", and "To Sir With Love". TCM showed the two with Sidney Poitier a few days ago and it was magnificent watching them back-to-back.
The song "To Sir With Love" went to #1 in the US. I was very surprised that this tune didn't even make the charts. It's really catchy.
The Mindbenders had some really bad luck after they had a hit with A Groovy Kind Of Love. The album they released right after that single bubbled around #96 on the charts.
One of my favorite scenes from any movie, and any time I watch To Sir With Love, I end up playing this scene a few times, then after I finish the movie, I'll play it a few more. "It's getting harder all the time" is one of my favorite songs, and I love how, in this scene, they start out with the intro of "Off and Running" and use that to lead into "It's Getting Harder all the time". Sidney Poitier, of course, plays that transition perfectly, acting like he didn't sign up for that. :)
The covered Major Lance's 'Umm, Umm, Umm, Umm, Umm" brilliantly
Still tear up when I see this scene.....
Same here, I saw this movie in the theater at 7 years old, I felt the same way I feel now, I got choked up back then as a kid and now, I’m wanting to hold on to the moment and stop time and keep everyone as they were, young and alive with their dreams.
The way Sydney Poitier carried himself on screen and off, makes him a role model for all men.
Pure class!! 😎
And pretending that he didn’t know how to dance at beginning is amusing. And turning down the come on of a really attractive young woman. He was so clean it was like he wasn’t even thinking about it
Not according to his family....
No way this scene could be any cooler!! Perfect movie with the delightful soundtrack. I am searching for I Just Wish I Knew...lovely
The lovely girl is Judy Geeson. To Sir With Love is my favorite movie. And this and the scene with Lulu singing To Sir With Love are my favorite movies scenes. I lived the Mod times and this takes you right back into them like a time machine. My mom and our neighbor went to see this at the theater and would not let us kids go because it was considered a grown up's movie at the time. I like that adults once cared about keeping childhood innocent for children.
One of the greatest movies ever. The message in the movie is something that society has loss.
To Sir, With Love. Rest In Peace. ❤️
oh boy I remember my mom would always put the 45 rpm of this song for me and my sister to dance every time we had a party!! great memories! wonderful movie!
To have your song immortalized in such an incredible movie as To Sir with Love.
one of my favourite films...never get tired of watching it!!
Sir Poitier (even his name is elegant) clearly kicked the potent black actor movement massively forward in modern cinema.
No "Uncle Tom" slack-jawed, comedic stereotypes or single dimension criminal turns for this master thespian.
He always firstly embodied: a human being -- simple and true. Characters trying to fit in, figure it all out, and fix the outcomes....
whatever blockades stood in his powerful way. And the timing of his screen presence is even more prescient considering the
abysmal system of racial strife and segregation in this supposed "modern" age.
To sir with love transports me back to my days at school....its so magical i feel so young inside when i hear it thank you lulu you sing it so beautiful .i love sidney poiter he is such a talented actor heartwarming and sadly missed .judy geeson i love her looks .the mindbenders are fabulous .love erics white jeans and the smile on bob langs face and forever lovely rick rothwell .all of the cast were so wonderful well casted .my all time favorite film
It makes you feel old when you were at school when this movie came out!
it’s so sad that we don’t see a lot of covers of this song, me and my sister listen to it all the time 🥹
The band Pandoras do a great cover , check it out
If ever I wanted to show this generation what it was in my generation going to school would be this film ..always tear when LuLu sings ..❤️
I love how the song starts as a slow minuet and ends up a fast rock number! Great choreography too! This is probably my favorite scene in the movie.
UK in 1966(Released in 67)
Great looking girls, music, England winning the 66’ football World cup and fashion way ahead of their time. London was the envy of the world around this classic period.
Yeah, great song! but 30 years ago when I first heard I had to work at it to find it. Record shows, what-not...it's so easy to record something from the internet for instant possession. Another great 1960's song that most people will never hear.
A great movie also. Good post!
I still cry at the end of this movie great acting all of them
One of my favorite scenes too
My daughter and I danced to this song at her wedding.
Really that's cool!
🥰 I agree, every time I watch this movie, I cry..... amazing and true of life ❤️
When i was a toddler....love the mindbenders and lulu
Oh, this is my favorite scene from To Sir With Love!
Mr. Poitier is a smasher! So is the lead singer. And
Lulu was fun to watch, she's so sassy!
One of my favorite Movies...sidney poitier is classy as hell in this flick!
One of my all-time favorite movies. I watched it whenever it came on TV when I was young.
disco4ever is a teacher in Wisconsin and to this day loves this song and the movie it is from. I can still show this great film and have my students respond favorably to it!!!!! Great song, great post!!
The Mindbenders featured guitarist/singer founding member Eric Stewart, who went on to join the fabulous 10CC and sang lead vocals on "I'm Not In Love", a UK #1 hit. Love "It's Getting Harder..." and it's classic Mersey Beat guitar sound of the period. One of my all time favorite movies, the end scenes get me every time and I've watched this movie more times than I can remember.
awkward at first, as Sir is now on the kids terrain. But he shows respect for their culture, puts down his glass, picks up the steps and goes with it. Love when Des Barres puts his specs back on ( 1:01) when student Seales proclaims "he's good!" (1:38) and especially Judy Geeson's real, not acted delight (2:19)
One of the greatest films, Sidney Poitier, one of the greatest actors, Pretty Judy Geeson, the great Richard Wilson, Geoffrey Bayldon that went on to play Catweazle and the Crowman in Worzel Gummidge, and of course providing the music, was the Mindbenders, with Eric Stewart on lead vocals and guitar, he went on to be a co founder of 10 CC.
fantastic scene & song.Bring back the sixties.
I did see this movie when it came out along with my parents. My mother loved it. I was 13 years old and I could easily relate to it. I highly recommend you also watch. ‘Guess who’s coming to dinner ‘ if you’d like this movie you will like Poitier in it .. has a very powerful social commentary. It is a romantic comedy.
I love this tune; and wrote a scene in my novel 'Amelia; A Vahine' in which the protagonist, a teenaged call girl, does an exotic dance to this tune-- just because I liked the song so much. ;)
what a wonderful music....go 60's go!let's gogo!
Ahhh...the glorious 60's....🙂
I remember seeing this at the movie theater when it was first released! Great film! 🎥 ☺
Love this movie,
Judy Geeson...what a mover. Brilliant song. 😊
Movie was made well before I was born, but it is.one of the best movies Ive seen. This scene always brings a tear to my eye.
I always liked this song.
Love their tunes The Morning After and My New Day and Age, the former a freakbeat monster, the latter an early psych anthem
"The whole world is waiting for you. You're a smasher!" Every young person should be told that at least one in their life, by someone who sincerely believes it.
RIP, Wayne Fontana! (1945 - 2020) :(
It's sad he died. But this is the Mindbenders, not Wayne Fontana and the Mindbenders.
@@mcmike100 Whoops! You are correct!!
This is a classic one of my All time favorites
Everytime I see this scene I realize ,besides the fact this is one of my favourite movies, that the guitarist in The Mindbenders is Eric Stewart. He would later be a member of 10cc.
Eu costumava assistir esse filme com a minha mãe na Sessão da Tarde quando criança. É um dos meus filmes prediletos até hj! E essa é minha cena predileta, sempre me emociono assistindo!
The better film that I've ever seen.
What a great movie
Yes, I remember A Patch of Blue, the movie and the book. It's brilliant. Shelley Winters slurring "S'lena" does it to me every time. So sad!
It is 11:45 and I'm watching To Sir With Love I'm 64 years old and love this movie and the soundtrack. The 60' compared to 2022 is way different prefer the 60's even though I was only about 7 when this movie came out.
Perfect scene and time piece I wish there was an affordable copy I could find of this tune Won't quit looking and if by chance Lu Lu reads this I still totally have a crush on you
A great scene from a great film! 😍
One classic movie l love this scene
there is nothing better on film or audio. it's a smasher! xoxo
I love This Movie
Many many years ago I asked my English teacher if he'd be teaching the same level the following year. He said no and I moved on . My teacher that following year was such a nincompoop! , and the damn thing is that that teacher I asked was teaching the same level! A hell of a lot of years have past, and I'm still reflecting on that! I must say this is one of my favourite films. When you find a teacher that puts all the effort and dedication they're very difficult to forget.
Excellent observations,giles. I replayed the Judy Geeson bit several times.
Superb song superb scene superb movie
oooh love her crochet dress!
Great memories from 1967.
It's getting harder all the time is great, but I really love Off and Running that the Mindbenders begin playing at the start of the dance scene, probably the best rocker they recorded
what a beautiful girl, Judy Geeson was.
I used to work with Eric the drummer. Great great bloke.
Que tempo bonito esse e em todos os aspectos....O som é o da época, lindo....as bandas Inglesas nos alegraram e nos fizeram felizes e muito....
perfect evaluation and comparisom
Good old school days
Am still teary eyed, fall for JG still do, still watching
Excellent rocker,my favorite of the Mindbenders
so emotional ! Sidney & Judy are perfect for the parts
Great movie about children coming of age and feeling there way into adulthood great music of that era with Lulu and the mindbenders and generally the music of that era was out of this world not like today's crap music love Anthony Fed ex lol
Watch the band. Over on the right is Eric Stewart who later sang "I'm not in love" as part of 10cc.
My favourite scene from my favourite movie...and book.
this is great movie...I hope you all see it....thanks
fab, I love this film. and every one in it. x
always loved this one !!
it's an anthological scene from this movie!I'm 34 years but I love it!!great Sidney Poitier!!
It seems like he is really enjoying himself.
there was a sequal made too this movie ,to sir with love 2, not nearly as good as the first one but well worth watching
The Swim, the Jerk and The Pony done right! I loved this movie and Sidney Poitier! RIP, Sir!
a fab movie
...My parents first watched this on a date in '67. She was only 20, he a mere 18.
I laugh every time I see this (having been ALMOST put into the same sort of situation when I taught high school!). Poitier plays the awkward but well-meaning classroom teacher with perfection in this film. The band are terrific, in spite of the obvious faking to a record that includes both tambourine and rhythm guitar that are not on stage. Watch Judy Geeson's footwork-- the girl could move; and 39-yr-old Poitier isn't half bad either!
Fantastic. Thank you for posting this! You deserve your place in Heaven.
Love. Song and movie
Rest in peace, Sidney. Until we meet again, brother...
Thanks for the memories!
I love this!
anthony....you rock!
Many thanks for posting.
I love this scene so much :33
I've been looking for this
groovy man just groovy!!! thanks so much for this video presentation upload, it's worth watching & definitely listening!!! peace n' love!
Awesome!!