@markwiggins actually, music has historically been intertwined with politics on every side, as rallying cry, as comfort, and as propaganda. Including some of the musicians, albums, and songs we celebrate today.
My Mama used to blast Dusty's music while she cleaned the house. Papa would come in and swing her around and dance across the kitchen with her. Damn Man, thank you for bringing back a core memory. You pulled up all the feelings.
My mom raised me on these songs. I still love them, and they will always be a treasured part of my childhood (well, even now, when we listen to songs in the background as we do sometimes)
I'm 40 and I've loved Dusty Springfield since middle school. Age ain't nothing but a number, but to be fair, my mom is 75 and she obviously influenced my musical taste.
Anyone of any age can know these songs, they're on TH-cam, it's also easy for older people to know the current great music but most of you are very reluctant, sadly
Not really, anyone born before the digital age will be very familiar with older popular music, just because we grew up in an age of jukeboxes, radio and, buying and sharing records/CDs. My son in his early twenties marvels at how many songs I know the words to from the 50’s onwards…. things have changed a lot in just the last 20 years.
“She is the perfect woman that God made for man” made me smile because I am old, from Dusty’s era. I’m probably not the only commenter who will tell you her interest lay elsewhere. At a time when it was kept hush hush but everyone knew anyway she was an icon.
Funny I saw this after I just posted that she was from England and a Lesbian, YET ADORED by MEN the world over and Only White woman to be signed by Berry Gordy for Motown! - lovely lady! GREAT SINGER! 👌🏻
Dusty made a comeback to relevance in the 80s when the Pet Shop Boys had her sing in their hit “What Have I Done to Deserve This”. They were fans of hers when they were kids.
Dusty was a legend. I love her music. She had a troubled life growing up due to her preference for another gender, but her angst comes through her gorgeous vocals. RIP Dusty. ❤
A fellow Glaswegian friend of mine was publicist/PR for the Hollies, Kinks, Dusty and others. He was in London and was also the main source of music articles in the Glasgow based newspapers, as well as the London based ones. Back in the 60s, when the undercurrents of Dusty and another female singer's love affair were around, he had the press stuff all lined up that he was engaged to Dusty. The press and tv/radio kept schtum, as they knew the scandal a lesbian relationship would cause, and likely finish a great singer's career. Can we even start to imagine today's press and other media being so responsible and sympathetic? I met Dusty when I moved to London in the late 60s. A lovely person and an all time favourite singer.
@@willcambeul6172 What a great story regarding your friend and his connections to The Kinks, The Hollies, and Dusty. Wow!! I appreciate that you shared that. Very interesting. Thank you. 😊
Try "The Look of love" by Dusty as well,. You might also like another British singer, Shirley Bassey, she sang , "Goldfinger", and "Diamonds are forever" ,the James Bond theme tunes. The best one of "Goldfinger" is the Royal Albert Hall 1974.
@@sandrabutler8483 Yes you are right, I had in mind that wonderful performance from 1974-, which is why I put that but I will edit the comment and remove the date, might confuse him.
Her version of The Look Of Love is the best. Have you tried any Shirley Bassey yet? Another fabulous diva. BTW, sorry to disappoint you, but our Dusty batted for the other side 🙃
She always smelt like warm biscuits/cookies.. would burst into song and had time for everyone, even me as a youth! Her legacy is the smile on my face whenever I had the privilege to meet her as a child ❤
This was Dusty's biggest solo hit. You should also explore Dusty's contemporary, Petula Clark: "Downtown," "Don't Sleep in the Subway," "My Love" or "A Sign of the Times."
On top of all the attributes you mentioned, we can't even claim Dusty. She's British! You were on the mark when you compared her to Shirley Bassey and Diamonds are Forever. She is the epitome of Blue Eyes Soul!
"You Don't Have to Say You Love Me" is a 1966 song based on "Io che non vivo (senza te)" ("I, who can't live (without you)"), an Italian song with music by Pino Donaggio and lyrics by Vito Pallavicini. The song was introduced at the 15th edition of the Sanremo Festival by Donaggio and his team partner Jody Miller. It reached the final at Sanremo and, as recorded by Donaggio, reached No. 1 in Italy in March 1965. The Italian lyrics had no naturally workable English translation. So Springfield's friend Vicki Wickham, the producer of UK TV's weekly 60's Pop programme 'Ready Steady Go!', wrote the required English lyric with her own friend Simon Napier-Bell, manager of 'The Yardbirds'...
As a white British guy growing up in the 1960's I didn't realise The Supremes were black 🤣 We heard songs on the radio and either liked them or didn't, and at school we never discussed that The Beatles or Rolling Stones were white. I'm wondering if it's an American problem as a lot of black American reactors make similar comments about white singers and groups back then who had a similar sound to Motown, Stax etc
I'm with you. What does it matter? Good talent is good talent. I don't care if they're green. I always find it offensive when reactors are stunned that someone with a good voice is white. Like that's an impossibility.
It is an American problem, tragically still is. I'm the same as you, but grew in the Canadian west. And like you, probably, I had friends who were black. And Chinese, Jewish and Blackfoot. I think I felt pity watching American racial violence on the news. When the Supremes came on the Ed Sullivan show, my dad was surprised to learn they were black, but more surprised that they were respected. Think about this: the Americans loved Elvis. He was tall, handsome, smart and compassionate. He changed music, but nobody could copy him. Mohammed Ali was tall, handsome, smart, compassionate and changed Boxing and nobody could copy him, but Americans hated him for being black
I forgot to mention that the American establishment loved Elvis for sounding black, but was white and hated Ali for sounding white but was black. Also that America never fixed this problem, but they exported racism to the rest of us.
Back in the late 60's she was asked to do some concerts in Sun City in South Africa. She agreed so long as the audience was mixed (this was at the height of appartied). During the first concert she noticed that the audience was totally white. She stopped the concert after a couple of songs, went back stage and asked the manager where the black people were. She was told that they were the waiters and bar staff. She quit the concerts, losing her fees and was on the aeroplane back to Britain the following morning.
She was such a star especially in the 60's, stunning voice. You definitely need to check out The Look Of Love (sexy voice, smoky sax) and Spooky is another worth a listen.
She had a wonderful voice and one you will not forget. She is my favorite English female singer by far. An American female singer who has a voice you will never forget is Patty Loveless. Her live performance in Austin will go straight to your heart and one you never forget. Thank you for this one BP. Brings back great memories of Class A music.
I second the suggestion of listening to Patty Loveless (I think you've already listened to her singing back-up). Joan Armatrading is another British singer who may surprise you (smoky voice and great musician).
One of the best female English singers that I can think of! This is one that I have heard several dozen times and never get tired of. BP. you are a great person and reactor. Much love to you and your family.
She was from an Irish family, Dusty was her stage name. Her real name was Mary Isobel Catherine Bernadette O'Brien, and you don't get much more Irish than that. hahaha
Glad you dug this great song. Dusty ( Mary O'Brien) was one of the greatest singers ever. Many very good songs:: I only Wanna be With You, Wishing and Hoping, A Brand New Me, Son of a Preacher Man and more. Also as Linda Ronstadt does covers as good or better than the original. Thankfully got inducted into the Rock n Roll Hall of Fame shortly after her passing.
Dusty Springfield had an amazing voice. Other big name English singers from her era that had amazing voices were Shirley Bassey, Petula Clark, Cilla Black and Lulu, to name a few. If you get a chance some time listen to them. Jeanette, New Zealand.
Where are the singers like this today? Who can belt out a song like this and hold a note so pure it rings like a bell? No autotune then & no warbling vocal theatrics that are used in place of true vibrato & vocal range.
Have ALWAYS LOVED DUSTY'S SMOKY VOCALS!!! SO GREAT!!! I always thought she was just SO BEAUTIFUL, TOO!! Wanted to BE her, when I was lil' bitty!! :) HUGS, BP!! ENJOY!!!
I love Dusty Springfield. What a sublime voice! Both Dusty and Leslie Gore do great versions of You Don’t Own Me. If you listen to Leslie sing it, listen to the live version. She’s more forceful in it than she is in the record.
You're getting into some classic women. It's amazing what a voice like hers can do to a guy. Maybe it's also time to listen to Peggy Lee singing "Fever". A few years earlier and more towards jazz and swing.
Dusty has an amazing, instantly recognizable voice, but when you pair that with the production, the ochestra. It's just incredible. Pure, timeless class.
"Son of a Preacher Man" is one of my favorites. This song is fantastic, too. Add "Wishing and Hoping! Not only is she not black, she's not even American - she's British! What a voice!👍
Her best song is: the look of love. It has been covered many times since her. It is so sultry, sensuous and soulful. Please listen to the abridged version that was nominated for an academy award. It is in the soundtrack of the '60s James Bond spoof, casino Royale. Thank you!
Dusty was in a relationship at this time with an American singer /artist from California, Norma Tanega whose popular song Walkin my cat named dog was covered by various singers. Great reaction
You have been highly entertaining with your admiration for Dusty. Also I love it when your eyes open wide and you are really loving her then. 😘🥰😍 I was in high school when the black eyeliner came in style. A friend and I were the first ones at our school to start wearing and experimenting with the eye makeup. Damn what a great time to grow up! The guys loved it! 😇
LOVE your reaction, BP! I also love Dusty Springfield and her unique and gorgeous voice. All of her songs were beautiful! Looked it up and "Son of a Preacher Man" was her #1 hit and this song her #4 hit. I, personally, like this one better. "Wishin' & Hopin'" and "The Look of Love" are also superb songs of hers that were big hits. (There are many more songs to hear, BP!)
Dusty Springfield was one of the greats... I think my favorite song with her was I only want to be with you... I also loved Skeeter Davis! Is encouraging to see the younger millennials starting to enjoy our music finally!
My maternal grandfather's half brother passed away in August. I attended his funeral in September. He wasn't a music fan, but he loved Dusty Springfield. One of her songs was played at his funeral, so every time I see or hear her songs, I think of my great uncle. One of my father's cousins, who was a journalist and showbiz critic, interviewed Dusty Springfield in 1965. This is my favourite Dusty Springfield song. BTW, Dusty Springfield was Irish and "the perfect woman" was also a lesbian in real life, although she pretended to be bisexual.
This is my favorite Dusty song. Many have tried to sing this song and have done a great job technically but couldn't match the feeling that she poured into it. Dusty is easily one of my all time favorite singers.
Dusty was part of the British Invasion that changed music worldwide, and certainly here in America in the 1960s. You MUST hear her songs "Son of A Preacher Man," and "The Look of Love. Other great Dusty Springfield songs include "I Only Want to Be With You," "Wishin' and Hopin'," "The Look of Love" was covered by a lot of artists, but Dusty's treatment of it is *THE* definitive version. But this song, "You Don't Have to Say You Love Me" was her one #1 song. Yeah, usually when we think of "Blue Eyed Soul," we tend to think of guys (like the Righteous Brothers). But Dusty Springfield is definitely an example of a female artist who is Blue-Eyed Soul, through and through.
I can't believe the commenters say "so you have to be a color to sing like this?"...I think even they were surprised, like I didn't know Eminem was white until I saw him on the cover of the Rolling Stone, hahahha. great song/reaction again!!! 40!
I started playing guitar at 13. I’ve been playing in Bands for almost sixty years. One of the bands I was in had an amazing female vocalist and we use to do this song. As good as she was, we had to drop the key a half step so she could sing the key change at the end. In all the years I’ve been playing I’ve played so many genres of music from so many generations. I say that to say that without a doubt Dusty Springfield had one of the most powerful, soulful, rich voices ever.
@@CliffordValvick great song, big fan of hers. A Brand New Me by her gets little attention but I always dug it. Does covers as good or better than the original. Anyone who had a heart, Am I the Same Girl, Spooky, definitely one of the greatest singers ever. 👍
The drama of the music expresses the drama of the lyric, and depth of her desperate longing. One hopes the character singing can recover (she, the character, sounds 16). Infants feel emotion 100%, grow out of it somewhat until puberty hits and creates new ones. As a screenwriter, I love how the lyric sounds like a written contract offering a deal and the reasons why, and the lyric delivery brings in the desperation, and the music brings in the grand power. Nice contrast illustrating the reality of the experience with both rational and hormonal in play. “Baby, imma want you,” can’t compete. Songs about all about the feelings of the character singing “when they’re near,” or absent are common, and serve a purpose. But, if I can’t tell whether it’s a song about a person or a song about a drug or addiction, I don’t consider it a love song-but this surely expresses infatuation much better than most!
You just did "Pet Shop Boys". Dusty Springfield sang a song with them titled "What Have I Done To Deserve This" from 1987. You should check it out. Also, check Dusty's song "You Don't Own Me" from 1964.
Hate to spoil your dreams but she was a lesbian. So many great songs you should listen to like I Just Don’t Know What To Do With Myself, I Only Want To Be With You, Wishin’ And Hopin’, The Look Of Love, and What Have I Done To Deserve This (with The Pet Shop Boys).
I grew up listening to many of the greats like Dusty Springfield. I am a bit biased but the 60s and 70s had the best music. By the way this song was sampled by ab-Soul in his song "Only 1".
I think Dusty Springfield is one of the few singers who can pull and carry this song to the end. It's very bombastic and dramatic in a great way. My favorite vocal performance by her
This was a big hit back in the mid-60s. It was an English version of a popular Italian song. Dusty was British but many songs were big hits in the U.S. incl. "I Just Don't Know What To Do With Myself", "Wishin' and Hopin'", "The Look of Love", "The Windmills of Your Mind", "I Only Wanna Be With You".
LOL this song was from 1966. I probably saw her on either The Ed Sullivan Show and/or American Bandstand. FYI: I was in High School when this came out.
Your are right BP, she would have been any man's dream girl, unfortunately she batted for the other side, my Dusty recommendation is GOING BACK one of the most beautiful songs ever composed.
Dusty was deported from South Africa because she refused to play to segregated audiences. What a gal❤❤❤❤❤
Born in West Hampstead in London
Yes, but when she wouldn’t play the crowd in SA she got booted.
Don't bring politics into music it is bad form.
@markwiggins actually, music has historically been intertwined with politics on every side, as rallying cry, as
comfort, and as propaganda. Including some of the musicians, albums, and songs we celebrate today.
@@KelticPhoenixthank you , I was gonna say the exact same thing
My Mama used to blast Dusty's music while she cleaned the house. Papa would come in and swing her around and dance across the kitchen with her. Damn Man, thank you for bringing back a core memory. You pulled up all the feelings.
My Parents did the same....Great Days Man God we were Lucky.
My mom raised me on these songs. I still love them, and they will always be a treasured part of my childhood (well, even now, when we listen to songs in the background as we do sometimes)
You have to be older like me, almost 69, to know these wonderful musicians / singers. So happy you’re expanding your horizons!
68 here and I agree with you! Love these hits!
I'm 40 and I've loved Dusty Springfield since middle school. Age ain't nothing but a number, but to be fair, my mom is 75 and she obviously influenced my musical taste.
Anyone of any age can know these songs, they're on TH-cam, it's also easy for older people to know the current great music but most of you are very reluctant, sadly
Not really, anyone born before the digital age will be very familiar with older popular music, just because we grew up in an age of jukeboxes, radio and, buying and sharing records/CDs. My son in his early twenties marvels at how many songs I know the words to from the 50’s onwards…. things have changed a lot in just the last 20 years.
71 yr old here...we had the best music in my generation 🎵🎶❤️
“She is the perfect woman that God made for man” made me smile because I am old, from Dusty’s era. I’m probably not the only commenter who will tell you her interest lay elsewhere. At a time when it was kept hush hush but everyone knew anyway she was an icon.
Funny I saw this after I just posted that she was from England and a Lesbian, YET ADORED by MEN the world over and Only White woman to be signed by Berry Gordy for Motown! - lovely lady! GREAT SINGER! 👌🏻
Though she wasn’t into men herself 🤷♀️
She was designed to be beautiful to everyone. 😊
Dusty made a comeback to relevance in the 80s when the Pet Shop Boys had her sing in their hit “What Have I Done to Deserve This”. They were fans of hers when they were kids.
She, along with David Bowie, are Neil Tennant’s idols. ❤
Excellent song
@@PSBFAN1991I think his list a bit more extensive than two artists.
@@personalcheeses8073 He has said in interviews that they were two of his idols. Obviously he likes other singers too. 🙄
"The Look of Love," should be your next listen. Not only is her voice flawless, the background orchestra is unreal.
My favorite female singer of all time. Nobody interpreted music with lyrics like she did. Blue eyed soul.
Dusty was a legend. I love her music. She had a troubled life growing up due to her preference for another gender, but her angst comes through her gorgeous vocals. RIP Dusty. ❤
A fellow Glaswegian friend of mine was publicist/PR for the Hollies, Kinks, Dusty and others. He was in London and was also the main source of music articles in the Glasgow based newspapers, as well as the London based ones. Back in the 60s, when the undercurrents of Dusty and another female singer's love affair were around, he had the press stuff all lined up that he was engaged to Dusty. The press and tv/radio kept schtum, as they knew the scandal a lesbian relationship would cause, and likely finish a great singer's career. Can we even start to imagine today's press and other media being so responsible and sympathetic?
I met Dusty when I moved to London in the late 60s. A lovely person and an all time favourite singer.
@@willcambeul6172 What a great story regarding your friend and his connections to The Kinks, The Hollies, and Dusty. Wow!! I appreciate that you shared that. Very interesting. Thank you. 😊
Try "The Look of love" by Dusty as well,. You might also like another British singer, Shirley Bassey, she sang , "Goldfinger", and "Diamonds are forever" ,the James Bond theme tunes. The best one of "Goldfinger" is the Royal Albert Hall 1974.
@jillenglish5878 For "Goldfinger" it has to be The Royal Albert Hall 1974 video.
She did 3 Bond songs you forgot Moonraker….tho the other two are far better
@@isabelsilva62023 Yes, I should have put that, she was brilliant
Actually Dame Shirley from the 1960's and she has been in the business for just over 70 years now age 87
@@sandrabutler8483 Yes you are right, I had in mind that wonderful performance from 1974-, which is why I put that but I will edit the comment and remove the date, might confuse him.
Her version of The Look Of Love is the best. Have you tried any Shirley Bassey yet? Another fabulous diva. BTW, sorry to disappoint you, but our Dusty batted for the other side 🙃
Birley Shassy 😉 will have him tied in knots.
@@gogglebox2427 I always thought it was Burly Chassis 😂😂😂
@@diogenesagogo 👍🤣🤣🤣
She always smelt like warm biscuits/cookies.. would burst into song and had time for everyone, even me as a youth! Her legacy is the smile on my face whenever I had the privilege to meet her as a child ❤
"I close my eyes and count to ten" is my favorite classic of Dusty Springfield 🙂
"I just don't know what to do with myself" is one of my faves of hers.
Wishin' And Hopin'
definitely my favorite
I liked her song, I only want to be with you! It was a great skating song as well
My fav, since 1st gr!
My mom who passed away in 1970 when I was 12, this was her favorite song, and I cry every time when I hear it.
God Bless.. She IS STILL With you! 100% I know this! 👌🏻✝️🙏🏻
@@WakeUp-p6h Thanks, it means a lot to me.
Her voice is magic. I love her.
This was Dusty's biggest solo hit. You should also explore Dusty's contemporary, Petula Clark: "Downtown," "Don't Sleep in the Subway," "My Love" or "A Sign of the Times."
and Downtown, her hugest hit.
On top of all the attributes you mentioned, we can't even claim Dusty. She's British! You were on the mark when you compared her to Shirley Bassey and Diamonds are Forever. She is the epitome of Blue Eyes Soul!
Dusty had a beautiful voice.
"You Don't Have to Say You Love Me" is a 1966 song based on "Io che non vivo (senza te)" ("I, who can't live (without you)"), an Italian song with music by Pino Donaggio and lyrics by Vito Pallavicini. The song was introduced at the 15th edition of the Sanremo Festival by Donaggio and his team partner Jody Miller. It reached the final at Sanremo and, as recorded by Donaggio, reached No. 1 in Italy in March 1965.
The Italian lyrics had no naturally workable English translation. So Springfield's friend Vicki Wickham, the producer of UK TV's weekly 60's Pop programme 'Ready Steady Go!', wrote the required English lyric with her own friend Simon Napier-Bell, manager of 'The Yardbirds'...
It’s Io (io), not Lo.
As a white British guy growing up in the 1960's I didn't realise The Supremes were black 🤣
We heard songs on the radio and either liked them or didn't, and at school we never discussed that The Beatles or Rolling Stones were white.
I'm wondering if it's an American problem as a lot of black American reactors make similar comments about white singers and groups back then who had a similar sound to Motown, Stax etc
I'm with you. What does it matter? Good talent is good talent. I don't care if they're green. I always find it offensive when reactors are stunned that someone with a good voice is white. Like that's an impossibility.
It is an American problem, tragically still is. I'm the same as you, but grew in the Canadian west. And like you, probably, I had friends who were black. And Chinese, Jewish and Blackfoot. I think I felt pity watching American racial violence on the news. When the Supremes came on the Ed Sullivan show, my dad was surprised to learn they were black, but more surprised that they were respected. Think about this: the Americans loved Elvis. He was tall, handsome, smart and compassionate. He changed music, but nobody could copy him. Mohammed Ali was tall, handsome, smart, compassionate and changed Boxing and nobody could copy him, but Americans hated him for being black
I forgot to mention that the American establishment loved Elvis for sounding black, but was white and hated Ali for sounding white but was black. Also that America never fixed this problem, but they exported racism to the rest of us.
Back in the late 60's she was asked to do some concerts in Sun City in South Africa. She agreed so long as the audience was mixed (this was at the height of appartied). During the first concert she noticed that the audience was totally white. She stopped the concert after a couple of songs, went back stage and asked the manager where the black people were. She was told that they were the waiters and bar staff.
She quit the concerts, losing her fees and was on the aeroplane back to Britain the following morning.
70+ grandma here… I grew up in this area…
My pure joy is to see you react the way we did back then 😊
She was such a star especially in the 60's, stunning voice. You definitely need to check out The Look Of Love (sexy voice, smoky sax) and Spooky is another worth a listen.
Wishin and hoping is another of hers that's fun
Dusty was one of the best. Try to find a live version, it's worth it!
She had a wonderful voice and one you will not forget. She is my favorite English female singer by far. An American female singer who has a voice you will never forget is Patty Loveless. Her live performance in Austin will go straight to your heart and one you never forget. Thank you for this one BP. Brings back great memories of Class A music.
Dusty was Irish-British, not English.
I second the suggestion of listening to Patty Loveless (I think you've already listened to her singing back-up). Joan Armatrading is another British singer who may surprise you (smoky voice and great musician).
@gaynor1721 She was born in west hamstead London near where I was..she's English
One of the best female English singers that I can think of! This is one that I have heard several dozen times and never get tired of. BP. you are a great person and reactor. Much love to you and your family.
She was from an Irish family, Dusty was her stage name. Her real name was Mary Isobel Catherine Bernadette O'Brien, and you don't get much more Irish than that. hahaha
One of the most iconic female singers of all time . Pro. singers looked to her as the standard . She was an absolute legend among her peers.
"The Look of Love" used in James Bond. Nice Sax!!!
Bp is a living jukebox..appreciation for all sorts of genre,s and always delving into past classics.. even though im 60 some of these have real magic.
A wonderful singer and song. Had forgotten how good she was.
Yes.That brass at the beginning was awesome.Then Dusty took over.
Glad you dug this great song. Dusty ( Mary O'Brien) was one of the greatest singers ever. Many very good songs:: I only Wanna be With You, Wishing and Hoping, A Brand New Me, Son of a Preacher Man and more. Also as Linda Ronstadt does covers as good or better than the original. Thankfully got inducted into the Rock n Roll Hall of Fame shortly after her passing.
Dusty Springfield had an amazing voice. Other big name English singers from her era that had amazing voices were Shirley Bassey, Petula Clark, Cilla Black and Lulu, to name a few. If you get a chance some time listen to them. Jeanette, New Zealand.
Oh I love Dusty! I'm 76 so her music is very deeply embedded in my memory. This song was my fave! 💜🌅😌
Where are the singers like this today? Who can belt out a song like this and hold a note so pure it rings like a bell? No autotune then & no warbling vocal theatrics that are used in place of true vibrato & vocal range.
Have ALWAYS LOVED DUSTY'S SMOKY VOCALS!!! SO GREAT!!! I always thought she was just SO BEAUTIFUL, TOO!! Wanted to BE her, when I was lil' bitty!! :) HUGS, BP!! ENJOY!!!
I love Dusty Springfield. What a sublime voice! Both Dusty and Leslie Gore do great versions of You Don’t Own Me. If you listen to Leslie sing it, listen to the live version. She’s more forceful in it than she is in the record.
Dusty another brilliant Brit
You're getting into some classic women. It's amazing what a voice like hers can do to a guy. Maybe it's also time to listen to Peggy Lee singing "Fever". A few years earlier and more towards jazz and swing.
Dusty has an amazing, instantly recognizable voice, but when you pair that with the production, the ochestra. It's just incredible. Pure, timeless class.
You should check out the documentary "when Motown came to Britain" on your other channel, Dusty had a big part in making Motown popular in the UK
Dusty is mind-blowing every time I hear her. Give a listen to Just A Little Lovin' and Breakfast In Bed.
The golden oldies were the best
My mum loved Dusty, she was amazing.
This is a great song.. I remember when I first heard it back in the 60's., It was amazing.
"Son of a Preacher Man" is one of my favorites. This song is fantastic, too. Add "Wishing and Hoping! Not only is she not black, she's not even American - she's British! What a voice!👍
Sooo love Dusty Springfield ... what a singer. 🕊☮💞
Her best song is: the look of love. It has been covered many times since her. It is so sultry, sensuous and soulful.
Please listen to the abridged version that was nominated for an academy award. It is in the soundtrack of the '60s James Bond spoof, casino Royale. Thank you!
Dusty was in a relationship at this time with an American singer /artist from California, Norma Tanega whose popular song Walkin my cat named dog was covered by various singers. Great reaction
WHAT A VOICE!!!
You have been highly entertaining with your admiration for Dusty. Also I love it when your eyes open wide and you are really loving her then. 😘🥰😍 I was in high school when the black eyeliner came in style. A friend and I were the first ones at our school to start wearing and experimenting with the eye makeup. Damn what a great time to grow up! The guys loved it! 😇
Dusty Springfield has always been my favourite female singer, since ever I can remember. Great reaction!!
LOVE your reaction, BP! I also love Dusty Springfield and her unique and gorgeous voice. All of her songs were beautiful! Looked it up and "Son of a Preacher Man" was her #1 hit and this song her #4 hit. I, personally, like this one better. "Wishin' & Hopin'" and "The Look of Love" are also superb songs of hers that were big hits. (There are many more songs to hear, BP!)
Loved this, haven’t heard this in a long time, Dusty was a great singer ❤️❤️❤️
Dusty Springfield was one of the greats... I think my favorite song with her was I only want to be with you...
I also loved Skeeter Davis!
Is encouraging to see the younger millennials starting to enjoy our music finally!
You gotta listen to The Look of Love no one else could sing it better
Her voice in amazing and love this song ❤
Ann-Margaret is another amazing singer. Slowly or I just don’t understand are 2 tracks.
Pet Shop Boys & Dusty - What have I done to deserve this
I’m from back then and I thought she was black too when I first heard “Son of a Preacher Man”!You are a joy to watch!
The Look Of Love.
My maternal grandfather's half brother passed away in August. I attended his funeral in September. He wasn't a music fan, but he loved Dusty Springfield. One of her songs was played at his funeral, so every time I see or hear her songs, I think of my great uncle. One of my father's cousins, who was a journalist and showbiz critic, interviewed Dusty Springfield in 1965.
This is my favourite Dusty Springfield song.
BTW, Dusty Springfield was Irish and "the perfect woman" was also a lesbian in real life, although she pretended to be bisexual.
born in london
@@tonibaker3823Her parents were Irish immigrants.
@@gaynor1721 yes i didnt say not irish i just added born in london x
@@tonibaker3823 Born in London makes her British by nationality, but she was ethnically Irish. Her real name was Mary O'Brien.
Wishin' and Hopin'
The Look of Love
Gotta check both these!
This song makes me think of "Breakfast in Bed". You need to hear that one too. Then do "You Don't Own Me". She was versatile singer. RIP Dusty.
Harper Valley PTA by Jeannie Riley!
Up next should be Dusty's TV show version of "24 Hours from Tulsa". Quite a performance, highlighting her range and her soulfulness.
Dusty was that girl. I loved every song she sang. There has not been another voice like hers.
This is my favorite Dusty song. Many have tried to sing this song and have done a great job technically but couldn't match the feeling that she poured into it. Dusty is easily one of my all time favorite singers.
Dusty a voice and talent way ahead of her time!
Dusty was part of the British Invasion that changed music worldwide, and certainly here in America in the 1960s. You MUST hear her songs "Son of A Preacher Man," and "The Look of Love. Other great Dusty Springfield songs include "I Only Want to Be With You," "Wishin' and Hopin'," "The Look of Love" was covered by a lot of artists, but Dusty's treatment of it is *THE* definitive version. But this song, "You Don't Have to Say You Love Me" was her one #1 song. Yeah, usually when we think of "Blue Eyed Soul," we tend to think of guys (like the Righteous Brothers). But Dusty Springfield is definitely an example of a female artist who is Blue-Eyed Soul, through and through.
Love Dusty's voice. She is the bomb!
My favorite song she sang is "Fever".
If you would of told me Annie Lennox was singing this, I would have believed it. Both Dusty and Annie have incredible voices and are beautiful.
I can't believe the commenters say "so you have to be a color to sing like this?"...I think even they were surprised, like I didn't know Eminem was white until I saw him on the cover of the Rolling Stone, hahahha. great song/reaction again!!! 40!
Dusty, Dusty…what a fantastic singer, performer, person. Greatly missed.
Celtic Woman - You Raise Me Up. you must hear this one.
Truth! The first time I heard it, Lisa Kelly stole my heart.
I started playing guitar at 13. I’ve been playing in Bands for almost sixty years. One of the bands I was in had an amazing female vocalist and we use to do this song. As good as she was, we had to drop the key a half step so she could sing the key change at the end. In all the years I’ve been playing I’ve played so many genres of music from so many generations. I say that to say that without a doubt Dusty Springfield had one of the most powerful, soulful, rich voices ever.
Please check out “I Only Want To Be With You.” Excellent song.
One of my favorite female vocalist back in the day absolutely bought all her albums was so sad when she passed🙏🙏🙏💙💙💙
Of all her hits, this is my absolute favorite! Thanks!
@@CliffordValvick great song, big fan of hers. A Brand New Me by her gets little attention but I always dug it. Does covers as good or better than the original. Anyone who had a heart, Am I the Same Girl, Spooky, definitely one of the greatest singers ever. 👍
She is awesome!!!
The drama of the music expresses the drama of the lyric, and depth of her desperate longing. One hopes the character singing can recover (she, the character, sounds 16). Infants feel emotion 100%, grow out of it somewhat until puberty hits and creates new ones. As a screenwriter, I love how the lyric sounds like a written contract offering a deal and the reasons why, and the lyric delivery brings in the desperation, and the music brings in the grand power. Nice contrast illustrating the reality of the experience with both rational and hormonal in play.
“Baby, imma want you,” can’t compete. Songs about all about the feelings of the character singing “when they’re near,” or absent are common, and serve a purpose. But, if I can’t tell whether it’s a song about a person or a song about a drug or addiction, I don’t consider it a love song-but this surely expresses infatuation much better than most!
This was music in the 60's.....best music ......
So glad you check these songs out. I listened to this stuff while doing art/airbrushing in the mid 1980's when it wasn't "cool". This is TIMELESS!,🔥
Beautiful talent!
You should see the live version…perfection
"I close my eyes and count to ten" is another great song performed by Dusty.
You just did "Pet Shop Boys". Dusty Springfield sang a song with them titled "What Have I Done To Deserve This" from 1987. You should check it out. Also, check Dusty's song "You Don't Own Me" from 1964.
Hate to spoil your dreams but she was a lesbian. So many great songs you should listen to like I Just Don’t Know What To Do With Myself, I Only Want To Be With You, Wishin’ And Hopin’, The Look Of Love, and What Have I Done To Deserve This (with The Pet Shop Boys).
Hey it's okay, now I have more in common with her cause I'm a lesbian trapped in a man's body
I grew up listening to many of the greats like Dusty Springfield. I am a bit biased but the 60s and 70s had the best music. By the way this song was sampled by ab-Soul in his song "Only 1".
Dusty Springfield "Goin' back"
I think Dusty Springfield is one of the few singers who can pull and carry this song to the end. It's very bombastic and dramatic in a great way. My favorite vocal performance by her
This was a big hit back in the mid-60s. It was an English version of a popular Italian song. Dusty was British but many songs were big hits in the U.S. incl. "I Just Don't Know What To Do With Myself", "Wishin' and Hopin'", "The Look of Love", "The Windmills of Your Mind", "I Only Wanna Be With You".
LOL this song was from 1966. I probably saw her on either The Ed Sullivan Show and/or American Bandstand. FYI: I was in High School when this came out.
She came back in the 80s with The Pet Shop Boys - What have I done to deserve this? It's definitely worth checking out.
Your are right BP, she would have been any man's dream girl, unfortunately she batted for the other side, my Dusty recommendation is GOING BACK one of the most beautiful songs ever composed.
She's so dang good. Thanks BP! 😁
Give a try to Dusty's collaboration with The Pet Shop Boys 'What Have I Done To Deserve This.'
Listen to "Yesterday when I was Young* by her