This is one of the great British female singers from the 60's. She had such a beautiful unique voice & covered many genres (blue-eyed soul, pop ,ballads, country, jazz). She had a lot of hits such as "I Only Want To Be With You", "I'll Try Anything", "You Don't Have To Say You Love Me", "Wishin' & Hopin' ", "The Look Of Love", "The Windmills Of Your Mind", "I Just Don't Know What To Do With Myself" & many more.
Since you’re wearing a Led Zep t-shirt, you might like to know that John Paul Jones played bass and arranged on Dusty's late 60s London albums on the Phillips label. When Dusty recorded in Memphis for Atlantic she enthusiastically recommended the newly formed Led Zeppelin to the label bosses and they immediately signed them up. She was also influential in bringing the Motown sound to the UK. She loved the black soul sounds coming from Motown and became good friends with Martha Reeves among others. It was her idea to host a BBC Sound of Motown special on Ready, Steady, Go, which was the big UK pop programme in the mid 60s. She brought the Vandellas, Diana Ross and the Supremes, Temptations, Stevie Wonder and others, giving them their first big break in the UK and then Europe. She generously and tirelessly promoted these acts. Fun facts: Dusty did a duet of Mockingbird with Jimi Hendrix on one of her TV shows in the late 60s. Ian Gillan, legendary vocalist of Deep Purple, toured with Dusty in 65 and said she was the greatest female rock/pop vocalist he ever heard - she rocked!
She was the first one I ever heard of who died of breast cancer. It's been more on my radar since and spurred me to have regular mammograms which caught my own breast cancer.
Must hear tracks from Dusty: The Look of Love, Brand New Me, You Don't Have to Say You Love Me, Anyone Who Had a Heart, Wishin' and Hopin', I Close My Eyes ❤
Dusty is one of my all-time fave singers. She really could sing anything: Gospel, Folk, Jazzy material, Pop, R&B. Some favorite songs: No Stranger Am I, I Don't Want to Hear It Anymore. When you can, you should check out her album "Dusty In Memphis"; lots of great tracks there
You’ve found a GREAT singer. You wanna hear a little of what “blue-eyed” soul was about, listen to “The Look of Love. Then tell me it doesn’t make you a little warmer in your chair.
"Windmills of Your Mind", "The Look of Love", and "You Don't Have to Say You Love Me" are examples of her during her 1960s peak. You've heard her with the Pet Shop Boys, and she had one more collaboration (with Richard Carpenter in 1987) called "Something In Your Eyes", which is very reminiscent of some of the Carpenters songs (Richard was the composer, arranger, producer, pianist, and backup singer of the Carpenters before his sister's untimely death in 1983) and Dusty has a wonderful interpretation of the song, which was written for Karen Carpenter, but she died before laying down a vocal track.
This gal was one of the best and HONESTLY, this was one of her biggest singles sales-wise, but for appreciation of her vocals-YOU HAVE to hear You Don't Have To Say You Love Me and The Look Of Love, Wishin' And Hopin'...THEN you can fully appreciate her voice. But You Don't Have To Say You Love Me...THAT is the DEFINITIVE Dusty track. Please do that one!
Dusty Springfield was such an incredible singer, have loved her since the 60’s. It was such a sad day when she passed, but she left an important message to the world, be aware of signs of cancer, check your body ❤️🩹 RIP beautiful lady, you gave the world such incredible music 💎💎💎☮️🇨🇦
Dusty was a great singer, saw her several times in the late 60's, glad you could grove to her tune. Her copy of Van Morrison's "Tupelo Honey" is superb.
I grew up in the 1950's and 1960's and always loved Dusty's music....she was a great story teller in her songs❤❤still listen to her and miss her a lot, thanks for reviewing this song. (p,s, back in the day the record honchos wouldn't play songs if they went over 3 minutes)
Love Dusty. Her range is amazing. So many great songs in her catalog. Glad you enjoyed this. She and her Brother were part of a Folk group called The Springfields. She went solo around 63' and was a powerhouse. Goin' Back is stunning. 1966.
Dusty: Jazzy, emotive, lyrical (also sultry but you didn't mention that) - "The Look of Love". Along similar lines to this one - "Tupelo Honey". Powerful - "I Just Don't Know what to Do with Myself" Rock - "Donnez Moi" Just fabulous - "The Windmills of Your Mind". Otherwise - anything you like. There's not a bad one in the bunch and it's a pretty big bunch. I'm looking forward to this.
****"The Look of Love' is a ballad that will make you fall in love with her. It is so mesmerizing, and one of her biggest hits that she is known for. I guarantee it!!! It's so sexy and jazzy!****
Gotta watch out for those preacher's kids! Part of the British Invasion, she could sing anything, adding her own brand of soul to whatever it was. Thanks for your reaction.
Apparently, when Dusty first made her way to the USA, everyone thought she was a black woman…people couldn’t believe this white woman had such huge soulful voice.
❤❤❤Dusty ❤❤❤ welcome to the smooth soulful sound of the Great Miss Dusty Springfield. outstanding. Nice fact . That Led Zeppelin shirt you have on. While recording Dusty in Memphis the album Son of a Preacher Man is on at Atlantic records. At her recommendation Zeppelin was signed on the spot to Atlantic. So cooooool
Remember Dusty very well & she was an unusual artist. Our house was 'Country Only', i.e. 'Real Music' by order of the King of the house. & Dusty was played all the time. Visiting my 'New Age Hippy' friends in the counter culture that listen to all that weird hippy 💩... Dusty, was played, all the time.
I have always loved this song. It has such a timeless retro-cool feel to it. Dusty Springfield is definitely a legend, often overshadowed by the other British Invasion artists like The Beatles and The Rolling Stones. I wish it were longer but Top 40 radio of the 60s wouldn't play a song longer than 3 minutes and even those at 3 min were testing the radio stations. It wasn't until the 70s and fm radio that stations began to play longer songs, although Top 40 stations held out for a while. "Son of a Preacher Man" has a kind of naughty irreverence about it that is so cool. This song has been in a lot of movies including Quentin Tarantino's "Pulp Fiction" and he never includes a song unless it really resonates with a feel and mood to his story.
This is one of my all time favorite songs from the 60's. I've been on a bit of marathon tonight with you after youtube drew my attention to you. There is one thing that you do different than than ANY of the other music reviewers and that you read up a little on the song & artist before listening. I appreciate that SO VERY MUCH!!! Not disappointed yet! Oh and for the length of this song, remember that back then studio's insisted on that 2.5 minute song format!
Dusty Springfield is one of my favorite female artist of the 60's. a Great soulful who didn't sound white or British but we all thought she was a Black female artist until we saw her on American Bandstand. She was apart of the blue-eyed soul genre. Hope you like her.
Dusty had a fantastic voice. The Look Of Love - highly recommend for you particularly in reply to what you asked us for from her. She thought it sounded too 'sultry' and was told she sounded perfect and to keep it that way. Pure velvet in that song. Yes, she could sing anything and do it well. You are correct in that she put all the emotion out there in her voice.
Record label wanted Aretha Franklin to sing it. Aretha turned it down because the lyric is really about making out with a preacher's son, and Aretha was a preacher's daughter. She eventually DID record it.
Here's the SECOND Greatest Female British Blue Eyed Soul Singer of All Time. Kiki Dee and her hit "I Got the Music In Me" from 1974. She had a whole slew of hits in Britain in the Sixties and accompanied Elton John on his 1976 #1 hit "Don't Go Breaking My Heart". Here is her sizzling bad-ass Rock anthem. th-cam.com/video/LkvBJJXMzRc/w-d-xo.htmlsi=HWw6AyWka2l3Tdj1
Hi, Sal, greetings from Georgia! I've enjoyed going down the rabbit hole of some of your music reaction videos tonight, from the Eurythmics to ending up here at Dusty Springfield. The opening track of her album "Dusty in Memphis" is a favorite of mine, called "Just a Little Lovin'." It basically says that if everybody would "get some" every morning, then the world would be a better place. 😏😈 Also, the ballad is in a waltz time signature, jazzy while soulful, and her voice gets more expressive throughout the song, especially near the end. And, the whole song is only a little over 2 minutes! Give it a listen; you won't regret it.
Liza Minelli, who also collaborated with the Pet Shop Boys in the ‘80s (Losing My Mind), covered this song, and with Fosse-choreographed dancers! ❤️ (it’s on TH-cam)
Great song! To hear how far Dusty progressed over the decades from the mid-1960s to mid-1980s with her Pet Shop Boys duet, you should check out her No. 6 pop hit "Wishin' and Hopin' " from 1964 ... which sounds like an innocent girl group ditty from back in the day.
My favourite of hers is …..I Just Don’t Know What To Do with Myself…..burt bacharach song…….then later in the 80’s she had couple of hits with and written by the Pet Shop Boys who brought her out of retirement
Dusty was one of my favorite singers, especially during her peak years in the 60's. And the Dusty in Memphis album was one of the first times I heard the phrase 'blue eyed soul'. She was a legend.
...and she made a comeback in the '80s with Pet Shop Boys singing WHAT HAVE I DONE TO DESERVE THIS? She had some pipes! RIP, Dusty. YOU DON'T HAVE TO SAY YOU LOVE ME was a good one from way back. Most songs were geared for radio back then and producers often limited tracks to 3 min. or less.
I recommend you listen to "The Look of Love". First of all, it's a Burt Bacharach song and so you can't go wrong with the composition. Secondly, she does some incredible things with her voice, playing off the instruments, in that song.
I would suggest You Don’t Have To Say You Love me. Gotta understand that two and a half to three minutes was about max length radio would play in the 60’s.
Dusty did one or two of Burt Bacharach's songs. He loved her and Dionne Warwick and possibly another female singer. Yeah, you ......probably don't know who he is. He knew what the RIGHT voice would do his songs justice in the way he felt that they should convey.
This is one of the great British female singers from the 60's. She had such a beautiful unique voice & covered many genres (blue-eyed soul, pop ,ballads, country, jazz). She had a lot of hits such as "I Only Want To Be With You", "I'll Try Anything", "You Don't Have To Say You Love Me", "Wishin' & Hopin' ", "The Look Of Love", "The Windmills Of Your Mind", "I Just Don't Know What To Do With Myself" & many more.
Since you’re wearing a Led Zep t-shirt, you might like to know that John Paul Jones played bass and arranged on Dusty's late 60s London albums on the Phillips label. When Dusty recorded in Memphis for Atlantic she enthusiastically recommended the newly formed Led Zeppelin to the label bosses and they immediately signed them up.
She was also influential in bringing the Motown sound to the UK. She loved the black soul sounds coming from Motown and became good friends with Martha Reeves among others. It was her idea to host a BBC Sound of Motown special on Ready, Steady, Go, which was the big UK pop programme in the mid 60s. She brought the Vandellas, Diana Ross and the Supremes, Temptations, Stevie Wonder and others, giving them their first big break in the UK and then Europe. She generously and tirelessly promoted these acts.
Fun facts: Dusty did a duet of Mockingbird with Jimi Hendrix on one of her TV shows in the late 60s. Ian Gillan, legendary vocalist of Deep Purple, toured with Dusty in 65 and said she was the greatest female rock/pop vocalist he ever heard - she rocked!
She was the first one I ever heard of who died of breast cancer. It's been more on my radar since and spurred me to have regular mammograms which caught my own breast cancer.
I HOPE YOU HAVE A SPEEDY RECOVERY.
MY PRAYERS ARE WITH
YOU. YES DUSTY IS GREAT. STAY STRONG ❤
Thanks. Caught very early. Over ten years ago. My oncologist cut me loose last month
Man, the bassist was tearing that fret board up!
Dusty Springfield was one of the best female singers of our time.
"You Don't Have To Say You Love Me" is along the ballad lines. It's kind of a sad song but powerfully sung and beautiful.
What would the 60s have been without Dusty Springfield? What would Motown have done without her on their trip to England? She was a gem.
Longer may be hard to find; Dusty was in that 1960s 'gotta be 3 min to make it onto the radio' era.
Can't believe anybody is on here saying they like Dusty but not this song. This is a classic. What superb understated vocals and perfect arrangement.
Dusty in Memphis is an all time great album.
This song always gave me a SOUTHERN feeling..
Must hear tracks from Dusty: The Look of Love, Brand New Me, You Don't Have to Say You Love Me, Anyone Who Had a Heart, Wishin' and Hopin', I Close My Eyes ❤
My favorite Dusty songs are Windmills of Your Mind and The Look of Love.
Dusty is one of my all-time fave singers. She really could sing anything: Gospel, Folk, Jazzy material, Pop, R&B. Some favorite songs: No Stranger Am I, I Don't Want to Hear It Anymore. When you can, you should check out her album "Dusty In Memphis"; lots of great tracks there
Wow! I didn't know she was English, I always thought this was a Country song. She has a great voice.
All Dusty Springfield songs are good recommendations, BUT....her version of "Spooky" is just sooo damned sexy....
The Windmills of Your Mind is a great example of her vocal range
You’ve found a GREAT singer. You wanna hear a little of what “blue-eyed” soul was about, listen to “The Look of Love. Then tell me it doesn’t make you a little warmer in your chair.
"Windmills of Your Mind", "The Look of Love", and "You Don't Have to Say You Love Me" are examples of her during her 1960s peak. You've heard her with the Pet Shop Boys, and she had one more collaboration (with Richard Carpenter in 1987) called "Something In Your Eyes", which is very reminiscent of some of the Carpenters songs (Richard was the composer, arranger, producer, pianist, and backup singer of the Carpenters before his sister's untimely death in 1983) and Dusty has a wonderful interpretation of the song, which was written for Karen Carpenter, but she died before laying down a vocal track.
please do Windmills of Your Mind, it will legit put you into a trance ✨
This gal was one of the best and HONESTLY, this was one of her biggest singles sales-wise, but for appreciation of her vocals-YOU HAVE to hear You Don't Have To Say You Love Me and The Look Of Love, Wishin' And Hopin'...THEN you can fully appreciate her voice. But You Don't Have To Say You Love Me...THAT is the DEFINITIVE Dusty track. Please do that one!
Such an American sounding vibe to this song, I had no idea Dusty was British! Always loved this❤
Saw her in Denver opening for the Beatles in 1964.
Dusty Springfield was such an incredible singer, have loved her since the 60’s. It was such a sad day when she passed, but she left an important message to the world, be aware of signs of cancer, check your body ❤️🩹
RIP beautiful lady, you gave the world such incredible music 💎💎💎☮️🇨🇦
React Minnie Riperton "Reasons" one of the greatest singers of all time
Dusty was a great singer, saw her several times in the late 60's, glad you could grove to her tune. Her copy of Van Morrison's "Tupelo Honey" is superb.
John Paul Jones played bass and was the arranger on Dusty’s album Dusty…Definitely. He also played on her tour.
A real good one by her you should hear is Wishin and Hopin
I love this song, and I love her. Her voice is so strong, and she had such a unique sound. RIP
I grew up in the 1950's and 1960's and always loved Dusty's music....she was a great story teller in her songs❤❤still listen to her and miss her a lot, thanks for reviewing this song. (p,s, back in the day the record honchos wouldn't play songs if they went over 3 minutes)
Love Dusty. Her range is amazing. So many great songs in her catalog. Glad you enjoyed this. She and her Brother were part of a Folk group called The Springfields. She went solo around 63' and was a powerhouse. Goin' Back is stunning. 1966.
Salvo, You don't have to say you love me is more of a ballad ❤
Dusty:
Jazzy, emotive, lyrical (also sultry but you didn't mention that) - "The Look of Love".
Along similar lines to this one - "Tupelo Honey".
Powerful - "I Just Don't Know what to Do with Myself"
Rock - "Donnez Moi"
Just fabulous - "The Windmills of Your Mind".
Otherwise - anything you like. There's not a bad one in the bunch and it's a pretty big bunch.
I'm looking forward to this.
My first memory of her songs were pre- puberty. Her, Pet Clark, Sandy Shaw was part of the sound track of my childhood.
****"The Look of Love' is a ballad that will make you fall in love with her. It is so mesmerizing, and one of her biggest hits that she is known for. I guarantee it!!! It's so sexy and jazzy!****
That is the go-to song for Sal for sure of Dusty's!
Some of Your Lovin. her favourite song she ever recorded. she was a big fan of Martha and the Vandellas and sand backing vocals on their songs
Dusty puts a song across. If you want a ballad, it's got to be "The Look of Love."
The Look of Love!!
“You don’t have to say you love me” is my favorite ballad of hers. Check it out!
“You don’t have to say you love me” is more of a ballad.
The look of Love or You Don't Have to say You Love me
If you want to hear Dusty Springfield *really* belt, it's "You Don't Have To Say You Love Me."
Her version of Windmills of Your Mind is stunning. Think it's worth your listening. Have a good day!
Gotta watch out for those preacher's kids! Part of the British Invasion, she could sing anything, adding her own brand of soul to whatever it was. Thanks for your reaction.
One of my favourite Dusty songs is I Close My Eyes and Count to Ten as well as the other songs others have mentioned.
i vote "you don't have to say you love me". dusty's a real favorite.
Well thanks so much dude for doing your research and checking it out before you turn it on. It's a good old song and I'm glad you listened to it
Apparently, when Dusty first made her way to the USA, everyone thought she was a black woman…people couldn’t believe this white woman had such huge soulful voice.
The one and only James Brown said that, there was only ever one white soul singer, and that was Dusty.
Brilliant. I first heard this about 30 years ago. It was re-released I think around the time of Pulp Fiction ❤❤❤ Heard before I saw the movie
❤❤❤Dusty ❤❤❤ welcome to the smooth soulful sound of the Great Miss Dusty Springfield. outstanding. Nice fact . That Led Zeppelin shirt you have on. While recording Dusty in Memphis the album Son of a Preacher Man is on at Atlantic records. At her recommendation Zeppelin was signed on the spot to Atlantic. So cooooool
Remember Dusty very well & she was an unusual artist. Our house was 'Country Only', i.e. 'Real Music' by order of the King of the house. & Dusty was played all the time. Visiting my 'New Age Hippy' friends in the counter culture that listen to all that weird hippy 💩... Dusty, was played, all the time.
I have always loved this song. It has such a timeless retro-cool feel to it. Dusty Springfield is definitely a legend, often overshadowed by the other British Invasion artists like The Beatles and The Rolling Stones. I wish it were longer but Top 40 radio of the 60s wouldn't play a song longer than 3 minutes and even those at 3 min were testing the radio stations. It wasn't until the 70s and fm radio that stations began to play longer songs, although Top 40 stations held out for a while.
"Son of a Preacher Man" has a kind of naughty irreverence about it that is so cool. This song has been in a lot of movies including Quentin Tarantino's "Pulp Fiction" and he never includes a song unless it really resonates with a feel and mood to his story.
One of my childhood favourites.
What a voice! I still listen to this often.
I have to second the rec to do You Don't Have To Say You Love Me. Really shows off her vocal abilities.
This is one of my all time favorite songs from the 60's. I've been on a bit of marathon tonight with you after youtube drew my attention to you. There is one thing that you do different than than ANY of the other music reviewers and that you read up a little on the song & artist before listening. I appreciate that SO VERY MUCH!!! Not disappointed yet! Oh and for the length of this song, remember that back then studio's insisted on that 2.5 minute song format!
♥
You have a lot to learn about Dusty; there was nobody like her!
Enjoy the ride!
Dusty Springfield is one of my favorite female artist of the 60's. a Great soulful who didn't sound white or British but we all thought she was a Black female artist until we saw her on American Bandstand. She was apart of the blue-eyed soul genre. Hope you like her.
Her voice still gives me chills ❤
She had a variety show on tv, her show is where Tom Jones sang I'll Never Fall In Love Again.
Dusty had a fantastic voice. The Look Of Love - highly recommend for you particularly in reply to what you asked us for from her. She thought it sounded too 'sultry' and was told she sounded perfect and to keep it that way. Pure velvet in that song. Yes, she could sing anything and do it well. You are correct in that she put all the emotion out there in her voice.
Record label wanted Aretha Franklin to sing it. Aretha turned it down because the lyric is really about making out with a preacher's son, and Aretha was a preacher's daughter. She eventually DID record it.
Here's the SECOND Greatest Female British Blue Eyed Soul Singer of All Time. Kiki Dee and her hit "I Got the Music In Me" from 1974. She had a whole slew of hits in Britain in the Sixties and accompanied Elton John on his 1976 #1 hit "Don't Go Breaking My Heart". Here is her sizzling bad-ass Rock anthem. th-cam.com/video/LkvBJJXMzRc/w-d-xo.htmlsi=HWw6AyWka2l3Tdj1
"I Only Want To Be With You"
I've always loved this song as a *daughter* of a preacher man 😆
My favorite memory is my son thinking she was saying "son of a creature man" 😂😂
Dusty was legendary, if not for the channel, at least on your own, i highly recommend Windmills of Your Mind. You won't be disappointed
You're spot on with Dusty's ability to emote. Visit her again. My personal favorite is Coloring Book.
Definitely her Signature Song.
Hi, Sal, greetings from Georgia! I've enjoyed going down the rabbit hole of some of your music reaction videos tonight, from the Eurythmics to ending up here at Dusty Springfield. The opening track of her album "Dusty in Memphis" is a favorite of mine, called "Just a Little Lovin'." It basically says that if everybody would "get some" every morning, then the world would be a better place. 😏😈 Also, the ballad is in a waltz time signature, jazzy while soulful, and her voice gets more expressive throughout the song, especially near the end. And, the whole song is only a little over 2 minutes! Give it a listen; you won't regret it.
Dusty ❤
Go with “You Don’t Have to Say You Love Me” next. It definitely shows her range.
Yes. So does The Look of Love!
That whole album Dusty in Memphis is a masterpiece
Yes hun Dusty was the chic bsck then her voice was all that have her albums she could sing anything
Liza Minelli, who also collaborated with the Pet Shop Boys in the ‘80s (Losing My Mind), covered this song, and with Fosse-choreographed dancers! ❤️ (it’s on TH-cam)
Great song! To hear how far Dusty progressed over the decades from the mid-1960s to mid-1980s with her Pet Shop Boys duet, you should check out her No. 6 pop hit "Wishin' and Hopin' " from 1964 ... which sounds like an innocent girl group ditty from back in the day.
My favourite of hers is …..I Just Don’t Know What To Do with Myself…..burt bacharach song…….then later in the 80’s she had couple of hits with and written by the Pet Shop Boys who brought her out of retirement
I see Dusty Springfield, I like the vid. That simple.
Amazing voice
DUSTY!!! 😎
❤❤. Going Back is my personal fave.
Love this song. I think the ladies have all had that one in their young lives and can totally relate, son of a preacher man or not.
One of my favorites to sing. She had a lovely voice and knew how to use it.
Dusty was one of my favorite singers, especially during her peak years in the 60's. And the Dusty in Memphis album was one of the first times I heard the phrase 'blue eyed soul'. She was a legend.
...and she made a comeback in the '80s with Pet Shop Boys singing WHAT HAVE I DONE TO DESERVE THIS? She had some pipes! RIP, Dusty. YOU DON'T HAVE TO SAY YOU LOVE ME was a good one from way back. Most songs were geared for radio back then and producers often limited tracks to 3 min. or less.
I recommend you listen to "The Look of Love". First of all, it's a Burt Bacharach song and so you can't go wrong with the composition. Secondly, she does some incredible things with her voice, playing off the instruments, in that song.
That is the one I recommended too. She has it all in that song.
The word LEGEND is used far too much nowadays, but Dusty is the epitome of the word! 💖
Pure British soul...
Listen to this song a lot
Great reaction video. Dusty had such an emotive voice. Why not consider one of her contemporaries who tended towards pop/jazz - Petula Clark?
You should see her do it live
Dusty sang with the Pet Shop Boys
hi again y friend love your videos ! Just want to say Agnetha from ABBA Dusty Springfield was a huge influence on her !
My favorite is 'You don't have to say you love me'. Check out Bay City Rollers 'I only wanna be with you'.
"You Don't Have to Say You Love Me."
I would suggest You Don’t Have To Say You Love me.
Gotta understand that two and a half to three minutes was about max length radio would play in the 60’s.
Dusty did one or two of Burt Bacharach's songs. He loved her and Dionne Warwick and possibly another female singer. Yeah, you ......probably don't know who he is. He knew what the RIGHT voice would do his songs justice in the way he felt that they should convey.
Try her version of the song "Goin' Back" - a beautiful song that was also a hit for The Byrds.
Son of a Preacher MAN
This whole album is fantastic!