@@stevegarland1526 I have and I think Kelly's voice is superior. However, Anita's was beautiful as well. I think that they did a show with a video that had one of the band member's daughter do that part as well and she was really good.
I'm always amazed the human voice is capable of such high notes. When our daughter was in Terrible Twos she could belt out incredibly high notes that I was sure were piercing all the neighbors homes.
With the girl singing in the background makes the song even better,don't know who she is but wow her voice and her looks makes the meaning of the song that much enjoyable to watch and see with her I it.like i said who ever she is shes blessed with a beautiful voice and s god giving talent that not many people can even come close to her in anyway at all now ok wow!!!!!
@Les Brown Yes, indeed. I feel we may have had a discussion before, maybe not. But I say this because "striking" is a word I used to describe another attractive woman, from the 1960s, country music genre. I said something like "Bobbie Gentry is strikingly beautiful".
@@alastairmacdonald8187 😂😂. Yeah, sadly, there are several grammar cops out there. I bet he goes back to his/her own posts and guarantee to find mistakes too. Sad life 🤣😂
All the men have microphones, but the female singer doesn't need one, she soars above the men beautifully without one, and what a beautiful voice it is. Why have we not heard more of her?
Amazing these people can still sing this song so perfectly and bring the audience to their feet! I was six years old when this song came out and was in wonder on how anyone could sing this high. Especially a guy! One of my first musical memories of way back then! For those who grew up in the 60s and forward in time got to live in an amazingly magical time in the human experience of music. The sounds of that time lives on whereas music today pretty much sucks by comparison lol
Best thing on the Internet! When I was in 8th grade at Molima Middle School in Thousand Oaks, California I was in chorus and in one of our school performances, our teacher, Mr. Rose, sang the high note and the rest of us were the background. It was the MOST fun performance I ever did!!!! 😊
I have heard the various performances , including the original , but Kelly managed to put a ethereal dimension on that bridge and she looked like she was having the time of her life as they all were , kudos to the orchestra as well for putting out a Powerful foundation and not overpowering Jay and the tokens , and also looking like they were enjoying the mini jam session after the rendition of wimoweh .
I'm soooo thankful that the Tokens have still got it going on after all these years. If this song doesn't have you up off the couch, singing and dancing, then I fear you're dead. 😀
Such a classic and fun song! No wonder it has survived for so many decades. That gal singing in the background is outstanding and quite adorable. I love the part where they all harmonize I five parts with her singing back ground! Outstanding!
No one ever sang it like the Tokens. I have the original 45rpm. I was 5 when it was released. I used to be able to sing the soprano part. Those were the days of great music. ❤❤❤. It gives me goosebumps. Perfect performance 💜💜💜👏👏👏👏👍
Totally astounding, vocals. How someone keeps their voice like that for so long is just amazing. And the female back up vocalist, sings as high as Whitney Houston’s mother saying when she sang back up for Aretha. Great job all around really moving.😊
One of the greatest songs ever written or recognized it’s always a fan favorite. God bless the people who wrote it and made it happen. I can’t even imagine how many millions of people enjoyed this song. It’s so unique maybe they live forever.
She is great and beyond better than good. But the Tokens deserve the praise for dedication to such great harmony and balance of such a great song. Fun to watch and listen to at my age of 75. One by one these gentlemen have been exiting this life's stage. I pray that they all know our Savior Jesus Christ personally.!!! Amen
Kelly Krepin Defade blows this song out of the water with her stunning high voice, so beautiful, I am so thankful the cameraman was able to get her on film while she was singing. She took this song from a 10 to a much higher, most beautiful song ever! My most loved song of all!
This has always been one of my favorite songs from decades ago. But, to see these old guys (and the "hot" female) come out at a show and sing this golden oldie, live, pitch perfect was special.
What a soprano coloratura tessa she is. Thrillingly high runs, leaps and trills. Bell clarity, pitch perfection, soaring height. A sensational songbird.
That is perfection at it's finest. That lady is the best i have ever heard..still!. I would prefer to see her, standing beside them though. She more tha desrves that!
I think this song was the first 45 rpm record I bought and I wore the grooves off and had to buy another one. It brought tears to my eyes to see this performance and you ALL sound exactly the same ( if not even better! )than the record. THANK YOU!!
61 years old now, heard the song probably hundreds of times over the decades on and off, i always liked it, i never heard of kelly krepin defade until now, this lady has got the pipes for this, great job kelly krepin defade!
I get goosebumps when I hear Kelly sing all those glorious high notes. She is magnificent !
She sings it better than Anita did.
What was her full name
@@adriansouthgate6118 Kelly Defade
Absolutely amazing voice she has
I was half surprised it was a lady backing voice. I thought he was that high pitched bridge.
Kelly Krepin Defade is the magnificent voice backing up the Tokens. Unparalleled.
I thought he was doing tye high pitched voice.
Not unparalleled. Anita Dorian did the original backing in 1961. See the B&W original clip on TH-cam. Mind-blowing soprano.
She was my music teacher
@@aleccullen2696 Both are equally impressive.
@@charlieriordan842The voice of REASON. 🤗👍😁😋
The young lady makes this song go from a 9 to a 11 out of 10.
Whenever that woman sings I get chills up and down my body. What an incredible voice
you've never heard the original?
@@stevegarland1526 I have and I think Kelly's voice is superior. However, Anita's was beautiful as well. I think that they did a show with a video that had one of the band member's daughter do that part as well and she was really good.
I'm always amazed the human voice is capable of such high notes. When our daughter was in Terrible Twos she could belt out incredibly high notes that I was sure were piercing all the neighbors homes.
The lady is the best part of this whole video!
Nice that she's getting the recognition she deserves. She's not featured in the official video.
Amazing. He can still hit the notes. Hasn't lost a thing.
still got it :)
Well, he did lose some hair though. 🤔
😂@@electron7659
@@electron7659 Thank goodness it doesn't affect the voice .
The lead still has it but the rest of the guys were off key
The soprano was amazing
The lady's High notes were so lovely....🥰🥰🥰
This group is incredible
What a awesome group
The blonde lady singing the backing vocals is absolutely gorgeous, and has a beautiful voice
Its play back :(
@@hiobization Wrong, Her name is Kelley De Fade. Ultimate professional.
I agree! The ladies name is Anita Darian. What a fabulous voice. She passed away February, 2015. What a loss!
@@jmetcalf09 Her name is Kelley Krepin DeFade. She is a voice teacher in Pittsburg among many other achievements.
@@125saito Sorry! The original soprano background singer was Anita Darian who was likely back in the 60's.
She has the voice of an angel🙏🏻
Iam here cause wanted hear the beloved lady,,,😅😂
I'm also😅
Me too 😂😂😂😂
I am also . She has the most amazing beautiful voice i have ever heard. I pray her soul rest in peace. What an incredible woman.
She should be front and center. Makes the song.
Me too.
The most beautiful woman and tallented I've ever seen 😍
❤
Her name is Kelly de Fade from the USA.
I fully agree with U
Kelley Krepin DeFad, a fantastic Soprano voice!
La mujer rubia del video se llama asi ?
@@ramirodamianechevarria282 -seeee
She is Absolutely incredible! ❤️
@@7flippin I can't find her singing other songs on You Tube.
I don't think this song will ever get old you could play it a hundred years from now and people will still like it.
Not only Kelly nails it, but she's smiling at the time! Wow! Mind blown!
The lady soprano should be up front with the rest of the group.
Yes love her voice ,makes the song really ,angelic sounding
Pittsburgh also has Donna Groom Carol Lee Cooper and Jackie Evancho
Spent many nights at our local skating rink listening.
Why she's a backing singer who was not alive when they had this hit
Anita Darian. Amazing voice. Didn't get credit for a while
the lady here would crush any opera singer ever. she needed more cmaera time
It sounded effortless for her.
She should be up front with the other guys!
Hell yeah she has a set of lungs on her
That is Kelly De Fade. Has a voice of an angel. She definitely steals the show in this video.
@@jeffreyspence2510 She should be right up there with the guys on the front line! Without her they have nothing!
Wow she makes this song even more beautiful .. she nailed it🙂🙃 👍👍
Absolutely amazing she is!!!!
@@Shagrat9 i did scherched for her name 1?? = her voice total amazzzing
Why she is behind she should be infront
shhhe sould
@@tarifarefin8323
She IS the song
Oh what a glorious sound!!! For years, this is the best song of all time!!!!
The best I don’t know because there is also for exemple Night in White satins or Bitter sweet symphony. But without a doubt one of the best ever.
OH. MY. GOD. He can STILL hit the notes!! Woohoo!! That was unbelievable! WHY have I not seen this earlier?!!
The beautiful woman makes the song
I am 72 and I still love this song!
With the girl singing in the background makes the song even better,don't know who she is but wow her voice and her looks makes the meaning of the song that much enjoyable to watch and see with her I it.like i said who ever she is shes blessed with a beautiful voice and s god giving talent that not many people can even come close to her in anyway at all now ok wow!!!!!
Kelly De Fade is the blonde hitting the high notes in the background
The blond singer is Cynthia Zolotin.
@@thetinbender5770 Boy are you wrong. It is Kelly de Fade.
Kelly is an Opera vocal instructor.
Hi, I feel exactly the same as U Mate, Love Kelly
The background lady is certainly the cats meow
They still got it. I am impressed how he hit those high notes at his age. Backup singer was top notch.
I have to say with Kelly in this version really makes it outstanding, its a shame i cant find anymore of here singing
Yes, delicious woman, delicious voice.
@Les Brown
Yes, indeed. I feel we may have had a discussion before, maybe not. But I say this because "striking" is a word I used to describe another attractive woman, from the 1960s, country music genre.
I said something like
"Bobbie Gentry is strikingly beautiful".
Alastair Macdonald ALA. The correct English is HER,,,
You must have an interesting life, to spend it looking for spelling errors@@dammardedinamarca1017
@@alastairmacdonald8187
😂😂. Yeah, sadly, there are several grammar cops out there. I bet he goes back to his/her own posts and guarantee to find mistakes too.
Sad life 🤣😂
I am so excited, every time, I hear this song. I love it. The TOKENS are so talented. I enjoy listening to them perform.
I was five when this first came out my aunty used to sing it to me all the time God bless her.
All the men have microphones, but the female singer doesn't need one, she soars above the men beautifully without one, and what a beautiful voice it is. Why have we not heard more of her?
She does have a mic. Just not holding it
She is literally standing right in front of a microphone stand.
The backup vocalist..😍
Amazing these people can still sing this song so perfectly and bring the audience to their feet!
I was six years old when this song came out and was in wonder on how anyone could sing this high. Especially a guy!
One of my first musical memories of way back then!
For those who grew up in the 60s and forward in time got to live in an amazingly magical time in the human experience of music. The sounds of that time lives on whereas music today pretty much sucks by comparison lol
Legends! To be able to sing those notes at that age is worth of praise.
Thanks for the good memories this song brings me, being only 28.
Best thing on the Internet! When I was in 8th grade at Molima Middle School in Thousand Oaks, California I was in chorus and in one of our school performances, our teacher, Mr. Rose, sang the high note and the rest of us were the background. It was the MOST fun performance I ever did!!!! 😊
The lady make the song
I have heard the various performances , including the original , but Kelly managed to put a ethereal dimension on that bridge and she looked like she was having the time of her life as they all were , kudos to the orchestra as well for putting out a Powerful foundation and not overpowering Jay and the tokens , and also looking like they were enjoying the mini jam session after the rendition of wimoweh .
That blonde bird in the bridge nails it for me
Big time
¿ como se llama la rubia con vos de soprano ?
@Ramiro Damian Echevarria: Her name is Kelley De Fade.
Absolutely.
Sexist pig.
She deserves more camera time, her voice can be heard even after it ends, I'm totally passionate. Nice voice, she has🎵🎶!
That ladies singing could shatter glass
”Say a prayer that the note comes out right”
*NAILS IT*
He's a true professional.
I'm soooo thankful that the Tokens have still got it going on after all these years. If this song doesn't have you up off the couch, singing and dancing, then I fear you're dead. 😀
Fabulous lead singers' pipes, and fidelity to, yet improv on the great original !
that is Kelly Defade. She has an amazing voice
Thanks for the info!
Beautiful as well ❤❤❤❤❤❤
If this doesn’t fire you up, you got no soul!
The singing lady should have been front and center in this show. It's heavenly to hear her sing. Of course, Lion Sleeps Tonight is a masterpiece.
I am 62 years old I grew up listening to this song the harmony n the song they knocked it out of the ball park. This song is totally awesome 😊😊🎉😊😊❤❤🎉
I was born way after this song was made and I can't believe they still can pull that off, amazing voices, huge respect from a '93 generation :))))))
Jay Siegal can still totally bring it! Great performance- thanks for the upload!
I've loved this song for YEARS !! I was very young when it was released . I would think of peace between all the animals .
So many memories with this, such as being a lot younger. Take me back
I listen to this song all the time. That Lisa Defade in the background is just awesome when the did this song..
By far the best version ❤💙💜💓💕💖
You can never get sick of this song. Absolutely beautiful, this song is memorable and truly a pleasure to listen and watch the Tokens. Thank you.
Such a classic and fun song! No wonder it has survived for so many decades. That gal singing in the background is outstanding and quite adorable. I love the part where they all harmonize I five parts with her singing back ground! Outstanding!
No one ever sang it like the Tokens. I have the original 45rpm. I was 5 when it was released. I used to be able to sing the soprano part. Those were the days of great music. ❤❤❤. It gives me goosebumps. Perfect performance 💜💜💜👏👏👏👏👍
That you soooo much! This was my brother's favorite song. RIP, Jack.
Love the lady.
Yes Mate I love her too
Hearing Kelly sing brought tears to my eyes. Magnificent. Would love her getting more time singing alone on the stage
I have to admit that I keep periodically return to listening to this song. It's obviously a classic, but it's also addictive.
The lead singer has still got it
Kelly had the most incredible and amazing voice ever.
1:49 Kelly De Fade
Kelley Krepin DeFade!
I'm going to teach this song to my nephew's daughters. I can't wait 👍
Still love this song, very well done, beautiful job by the beautiful lady also.
Totally astounding, vocals. How someone keeps their voice like that for so long is just amazing. And the female back up vocalist, sings as high as Whitney Houston’s mother saying when she sang back up for Aretha. Great job all around really moving.😊
The sweet lady has a a tremendous range, I keep playing this so I can hear her, The Tokens are great.
Kelly Krepin Defade una voz maravillosa...
Kelly Krepin Defade wear can we hear more ??? She is great !
Im glad to see all the comments about the female vocal. She is great! I wish she had a credit on this.
Great version lady hiting the high notes is great
1 of the best songs ever, timeless 👏
One of the greatest songs ever written or recognized it’s always a fan favorite. God bless the people who wrote it and made it happen. I can’t even imagine how many millions of people enjoyed this song. It’s so unique maybe they live forever.
FABULOUS and TIMELESS ❤️
Kelly’s beautiful voice is what makes this song so special.
1:52 her voice
Not hers
She is great and beyond better than good. But the Tokens deserve the praise for dedication to such great harmony and balance of such a great song. Fun to watch and listen to at my age of 75. One by one these gentlemen have been exiting this life's stage. I pray that they all know our Savior Jesus Christ personally.!!! Amen
Love the lady. She is a Star ⭐️
Brilliant performance.
You still got it! Thanks for the memories.
Truly, she is magnificent. first time I've seen/heard her. I'll be looking for more!
Wow.. Incredible he could still hit those high notes. Beautiful song, as always. Thanks for posting!
Kelly Krepin Defade blows this song out of the water with her stunning high voice, so beautiful, I am so thankful the cameraman was able to get her on film while she was singing. She took this song from a 10 to a much higher, most beautiful song ever! My most loved song of all!
They all can still hit the notes so perfectly. 💯👍👍❤️
Girl singer goes 'Beast Mode' at the end! Always loved this song! Old enough to have heard this in the 1960s!
The lady should have been front and centre such a wonderful voice
I Love the Blonde haired Lady high pitch singing , it makes the song better !
Wow, fantastic after all these years. Wish I could have aged this well.
👍👍👍 I love this song
I heard a radio DJ say many years ago that this was the most requested song year after year. That was probably in the 80's or 90's.
Her voice outshines....
Boy, this performance always buoys my spirits.
This song will never not be cool.
The girl has a real nice voice.
This has always been one of my favorite songs from decades ago. But, to see these old guys (and the "hot" female) come out at a show and sing this golden oldie, live, pitch perfect was special.
What a soprano coloratura tessa she is. Thrillingly high runs, leaps and trills. Bell clarity, pitch perfection, soaring height. A sensational songbird.
This is magnificent, as good as when it was originally recorded. Goosebumps ❤
73….and I still love this song! ❤
Amazing. There's nothing much in this song but it comes put so captivating. And this is as good as the original studio recording.
Además de cautivadora, es alucinante... ¡Qué canción!☺️
The lass who does the backing should have had more focus she's simply brilliant xx
she hits notes close to whistle register..................who is she?
@@andreascala2663 Kelley Defade. God she's beautiful 😍
Gubbjävlar! Kvinnan som sjöng . Fantastisk.
I love this song! The Tokens grew old gracefully and their voices are still the same as when they were young.
That is perfection at it's finest. That lady is the best i have ever heard..still!. I would prefer to see her, standing beside them though. She more tha desrves that!
I think this song was the first 45 rpm record I bought and I wore the grooves off and had to buy another one. It brought tears to my eyes to see this performance and you ALL sound exactly the same ( if not even better! )than the record. THANK YOU!!
61 years old now, heard the song probably hundreds of times over the decades on and off, i always liked it, i never heard of kelly krepin defade until now, this lady has got the pipes for this, great job kelly krepin defade!
Still got it.Nice job
Kelly is one of God's angels 🙏🏻