Good to read in the comments that there are still plenty of people who appreciate this kind of great music in stead the auto-tune crap we have to listen to nowadays. Thank you Zalando for using this hit in your recent TV adds!
Ok, I gotta admit I'm here because of Nobody (Bob Odenkirk movie). But I love when a movie makes me appreciate a great piece of music that I previously paid little attention to. SDJ was an all-time great talent. Terrific stuff.
Today, Wednesday 7/31/2024 I was text messaging with a dear friend. People try to change people for their likes and convenience. My mind, automatically went to this amazing song by a great artist as was Sammy D. In all, we need to strive, first for The Lord and also follow our heart! God bless everyone here! Hugs 🫂
Just amazing. Was watching a movie (with Bob Odenkirk) and this was one of the songs. We had to look up the singer. My husband thought Frank Sinatra. I wasn’t convinced. Obvious Sammy had a superior voice / talent but of course reflective of times.
Yep, it may seem self centered, and i know, we are all flawed and there are so many areas that we need to improve on and grow (personally, this is like a continual work in progress) in so many diffrent areas in our lives but yeah gotta agree with this. If you cant a
What a voice!! Love the musical arrangement with the violins. The Consummate entertainer/singer. Mr. Sammy Davis Jr. suffered many indignities due to racism, and always gave his all when performing. RIP Sammy, I'm sure you are singing with the angels now.
@@dennislumley9970 Yes, it's a universal song but for me and my way of thinking it apply's to the plight of my Black people and what has happen to them 'historically'. We have not been allowed to be as free has others, because what's happen to black people, nobody else had to endure. Saying that Sammy was incredibly talented and a wonderful gentleman and human being is automatic. He himself still dealt with a lot of racism. I've learned that one can become both militant and humanist at the same time. You can still be a nice guy fighting for your freedom. Your insertion of the word "But" after you said you agree with me, implies that I'm wrong about something. Everyone didn't go through what Black people went through.
Sammy Davis Jr......he was from a musical era where everyone tried to have a unique sound all their own ...a sound that separated them from all the others. His was that kind of sound.............. Today, unfortunately too many singers want to sound like everybody else.......thats why they are sadly forgettable.
His best song ever. And one of the best songs of the 60's. No wonder Frank and Dean thought the world of him. Released on November 30, 1968 reaching # 11 on March 8, 1969. R.I.P., bro.
I heard they were nice to him Infront of fan's & in shows, but behind the scenes treated him bad, made him go through the back door whenever they went into places. Teased him, making him the butt of jokes, etc. I also heard that Andy Williams wasn't such an innocent guy either,he would treat staff at hotels & restaurants like they were beneath him. I hope I'm proved wrong & this is all fake news though. 🤞
Absolutely Awesome!!! That is a PERFORMANCE!!! The musical accompanyment is also outstanding... This is soul-stirring music that will NEVER be forgotten...
They're times in your life when you get lost.. what I great song for those times..I had the opportunity to see him preform.. what a talent.. I wish the younger generation will be able to appreciate that talent
Whether I'm right or whether I'm wrong Whether I find a place in this world or never belong I gotta be me, I've gotta be me What else can I be but what I am I want to live, not merely survive And I won't give up this dream Of life that keeps me alive I gotta be me, I gotta be me The dream that I see makes me what I am That far-away prize, a world of success Is waiting for me if I heed the call I won't settle down, won't settle for less As long as there's a chance that I can have it all I'll go it alone, that's how it must be I can't be right for somebody else If I'm not right for me I gotta be free, I've gotta be free Daring to try, to do it or die I've gotta be me I'll go it alone, that's how it must be I can't be right for somebody else If I'm not right for me I gotta be free, I just gotta be free Daring to try, to do it or die I gotta be me
I would never appreciated this song as a kid growing up as I thought it was for the oldies eg like me mam and dad but now I would listen to this music then the update music
I agree that the art of singing has gone nowhere but down. I would take issue with your comment in one small way: I don't think there were any other (italics intended) singers like Sammy then. He was unique.
Yes I agree with you. I appreciated him as a great singer but I heard this recording on an advert and thought it sounded wonderful. I recognised the voice but couldn’t put a name to it. When I checked it out and realised whose voice it was I wish I had listened to him more in my younger days. A truly beautiful voice.
@@matildamartin2811 same here Matilda. I only heard this ad (Kraft Dinner) on Canadian TV a few days ago abd I did the same as you. Wow - blown away. I'm mow a fan and have ordered a SDJ Greatest Hits CD 20 songs. What a powerful, passionate voice. how did I get to be 69 and not realize just how good a singer SDJ was. I guess better lmate than never and all thanks to Kraft Dinner (which I DON'T like 😅😂🤣).
I disagree with you.He was part of the Famous Rat Pack.He was always on T.V. shows in prime time.Acting,.Sing,Dancing,or Hosting He was/is a Legend an a Icon.😊😊😊
Good to read in the comments that there are still plenty of people who appreciate this kind of great music in stead the auto-tune crap we have to listen to nowadays. Thank you Zalando for using this hit in your recent TV adds!
Thay don't do it anymore 😢😢😢 thay can't do it
What a song what a voice!
What a talent Sammy was. He had a unique voice and a wonderful personality as well. Missed dearly!
Another legendary talent gone too soon. :(
Ok, I gotta admit I'm here because of Nobody (Bob Odenkirk movie). But I love when a movie makes me appreciate a great piece of music that I previously paid little attention to. SDJ was an all-time great talent. Terrific stuff.
Tony Clifton has more talent in his mustache than Odenkirk's got in his whole body!
@@kingluigi7 oh ok cool cool, really needed your input there.
Same here friend
same here
@@kingluigi7 Umm... what?
Nobody (Bob Odenkirk) brought me here :-) What a voice by the great Sammy Davis Jr. Pure perfection!
This is more than a song. It is an Anthem to Individuality! Bravo Sammy.
Yes,yes yes!!!
Say no more boom 😂😂😂
Thanks to a TV advert I came across this wonderful song.. 🩷🤍🩷
Me too 😊
Yo también por zalando
Me too 😊
So did I 😃
Mitsubishi?
Today, Wednesday 7/31/2024 I was text messaging with a dear friend. People try to change people for their likes and convenience. My mind, automatically went to this amazing song by a great artist as was Sammy D. In all, we need to strive, first for The Lord and also follow our heart!
God bless everyone here! Hugs 🫂
Amen. 🙏
The greatest all around entertainer I've ever seen..
He was one one in a million!
What a voice! It seems to come from another world.. What power and feeling.. Thank you, Sammy.. you're the best..
This song is The summary of my life in a song.
Just amazing. Was watching a movie (with Bob Odenkirk) and this was one of the songs. We had to look up the singer. My husband thought Frank Sinatra. I wasn’t convinced. Obvious Sammy had a superior voice / talent but of course reflective of times.
No one else should ever attempt to sing this song. Mr. Davis' version is in a class by itself.
My favorite singer. No one else like Sammy. ❤ 😊 🎉 ❤
Another one of my favorite Brother singers. I love his music.Amen! ❤
Love all the crooners and Sammy was such a talent, dealing with all the racism he had to deal with. Love him. Song and dance man.
There's no one alive today who can put over a big song as well as this.
Enjoy old and recent. But i have to admit. I do enjoy paloma faiths version. 👍 have a listen.
It's 2023 and I feel no one in this time can hold a candle to Sammy. He is a phenomenal singer.
People could really sing back then. No fancy equipment to make them sound good. Just natural and great voices
Not only were vocalists like Sammy so great back then, but the arrangements and entire productions were so good. Music has never been the same.
Kind of matches your Moniker here for today's music lol
Never be another sammy a unique talent
MrTrashcan1 you can’t even tell he is black!
Never has and never will be again.
A shaving commercial brought me to this song. THANK GOODNESS ❤
This arrangement and his vocals take me to another place a better place where I'm empowered and unstoppable . Sammy owns this loud and clear !
This was his best!
No argument here@@kennethjones6045
A legend singing a real message
Truer words were never spoken!
Just discovering this. Just amazing. What a phenomenal performance. Sammy was an original. What a classy guy!
"I can't be right for somebody else if I'm not right for me" Yessss, Sammy did the damn thing. Love it!
dont see the likes of sammy anymore a true star
Steve Lawrence is the best version
@@janetruzzo8127 - I love Steve, but no.
Yep, it may seem self centered, and i know, we are all flawed and there are so many areas that we need to improve on and grow (personally, this is like a continual work in progress) in so many diffrent areas in our lives but yeah gotta agree with this. If you cant a
Feeling this line right now
What a voice!! Love the musical arrangement with the violins. The Consummate entertainer/singer. Mr. Sammy Davis Jr. suffered many indignities due to racism, and always gave his all when performing. RIP Sammy, I'm sure you are singing with the angels now.
Sammy knew all races have their own racists. Sinatra, Martin , ECT were his closest allies. Yes, Sammy knew all walks of life
The unmistakable beautiful powerful voice of the late great Mr Sammy Davis Junior ❤️❤️❤️
A song of upliftment
A song of pride for Black folks who want freedom, I love it!
Agree. But it is a song for everyone, no matter the color. Sammy Davis Jr was incredibly talented and a wonderful gentleman and human being.
@@dennislumley9970 Yes, it's a universal song but for me and my way of thinking it apply's to the plight of my Black people and what has
happen to them 'historically'. We have not been allowed to be as free has others, because what's happen to black people, nobody
else had to endure. Saying that Sammy was incredibly talented and a wonderful gentleman and human being is automatic. He himself
still dealt with a lot of racism. I've learned that one can become both militant and humanist at the same time. You can still be a nice guy
fighting for your freedom. Your insertion of the word "But" after you said you agree with me, implies that I'm wrong about something.
Everyone didn't go through what Black people went through.
I always realised he had a fabulous voice. I just wish I had appreciated him more in my younger days.
Sammy Davis Jr......he was from a musical era where everyone tried to have a unique sound all their own ...a sound that separated them from all the others. His was that kind of sound.............. Today, unfortunately too many singers want to sound like everybody else.......thats why they are sadly forgettable.
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EXACTLY.
I agree. With their AI and fake music, etc. Sammy, Frank, Dino that was an era never to return. They were the 'real deal'.
NHS advert bought me here. What a voice
Gorgeous
His best song ever. And one of the best songs of the 60's. No wonder Frank and Dean thought the world of him. Released on November 30, 1968 reaching # 11 on March 8, 1969. R.I.P., bro.
I heard they were nice to him Infront of fan's & in shows, but behind the scenes treated him bad, made him go through the back door whenever they went into places. Teased him, making him the butt of jokes, etc.
I also heard that Andy Williams wasn't such an innocent guy either,he would treat staff at hotels & restaurants like they were beneath him.
I hope I'm proved wrong & this is all fake news though. 🤞
Fantastic song! B neat to hear it sung on stage again sometime
@@Salena905 you heard wrong.
@@Exsanguinator-bld Well I hope it was wrong as I'd hate it to have been true.
@@Salena905 I don't believe that for a second Frank was a stand up guy.
NOBODY, first time heard movie fantastic this tune just made it ❤
Nobody is toch echt een geweldige mooie film. Heb mij prima vermaakt
What a voice! What a talent! What a man! How could I have missed all this when he still alive.
Thank you sky for picking a great piece of music
Geweldig
Enormous talent from the start. All around talented. Singing dancing comedy n films.
That's right. You just have to be yourself! Don't change yourself for anybody!
This song is Sammy Davis Jr.'s forte!
RESPECT
Love the intro with strings!
Sammy knew what this song was about. He had lived it. Classic performance.
Sammy was such a lovely performer his voice was huge, even though he had a relatively small physique, beautiful song beautifully sung!,
Back in the day he was called Mr Wonderful. You Bet. I adored this man.
Happy 32nd anniversary of passing to Sammy Davis jr we all love u 😍
Une magnifique chanson interprétée par une voix superbe.
Absolutely Awesome!!! That is a PERFORMANCE!!! The musical accompanyment is also outstanding... This is soul-stirring music that will NEVER be forgotten...
So talented.
Sing. Dance. Drama. Comedy. Impressions. Author. There was nothing he could not do.
Sammy came to may dad's theater in Framingham in the early 1980's - best talent I ever saw
Extraordinaire chanson !!!!!!!!!!!!!
WHAT A VOICE SAW HIM GREAT LAS VEGAS NV
He left us, too early, he was a class act !
Damn son!! Sammy had some pipes!! A true talent!!!
Great song ❤
Nice one sammy love you long time x
What a gorgeous voice‼️
What a great song. Orchestra and Sammy.
Sammy Davis Jr and his amazing voice Brought me here
I missed my Dad(Tatang) He’s a Big Fan of Sir.Sammy Davies JR.
They're times in your life when you get lost.. what I great song for those times..I had the opportunity to see him preform.. what a talent.. I wish the younger generation will be able to appreciate that talent
I heard this song for the first time in a car commercial.Loved it great song from Sammy Jnr such a powerful song.Give me the old songs anything.
Whether I'm right or whether I'm wrong
Whether I find a place in this world or never belong
I gotta be me, I've gotta be me
What else can I be but what I am
I want to live, not merely survive
And I won't give up this dream
Of life that keeps me alive
I gotta be me, I gotta be me
The dream that I see makes me what I am
That far-away prize, a world of success
Is waiting for me if I heed the call
I won't settle down, won't settle for less
As long as there's a chance that I can have it all
I'll go it alone, that's how it must be
I can't be right for somebody else
If I'm not right for me
I gotta be free, I've gotta be free
Daring to try, to do it or die
I've gotta be me
I'll go it alone, that's how it must be
I can't be right for somebody else
If I'm not right for me
I gotta be free, I just gotta be free
Daring to try, to do it or die
I gotta be me
What a song? What a voice😀😀
I would never appreciated this song as a kid growing up as I thought it was for the oldies eg like me mam and dad but now I would listen to this music then the update music
Truly talented Gentleman, Mr Sammy Davis Jr
what a great artist,we don,t get singers like him any more. super Sammy....
I agree that the art of singing has gone nowhere but down. I would take issue with your comment in one small way: I don't think there were any other (italics intended) singers like Sammy then. He was unique.
there is a lot of great singers but publishers are like "we cannot release it until we'll improve it in computer" and then every singer sounds similar
Love this song
I love this song because of the movie NO BODY. rip LEGEND SAMMY DAVIS JR.
Wonderful song, by a wonderful singer, , nothing more to say.
Steve Lawrence
His phrasing in this number is unbelievably brilliant
Absolutely Class
I love him like a brother!
The Greatest Entertainer Ever Thank you so much Sammy
Wow sweet voice ❤❤❤
Muchly needed today.
Thank you Universe for Sammy Davis Jr the Star of my childhood.
Mind blowing, what a superbly talented man Mr Davis was.
Possibly the most underrated and under appreciated singer of all time!
Yes I agree with you. I appreciated him as a great singer but I heard this recording on an advert and thought it sounded wonderful. I recognised the voice but couldn’t put a name to it. When I checked it out and realised whose voice it was I wish I had listened to him more in my younger days. A truly beautiful voice.
@@matildamartin2811 same here Matilda. I only heard this ad (Kraft Dinner) on Canadian TV a few days ago abd I did the same as you. Wow - blown away. I'm mow a fan and have ordered a SDJ Greatest Hits CD 20 songs. What a powerful, passionate voice. how did I get to be 69 and not realize just how good a singer SDJ was. I guess better lmate than never and all thanks to Kraft Dinner (which I DON'T like 😅😂🤣).
I disagree with you.He was part of the Famous Rat Pack.He was always on T.V. shows in prime time.Acting,.Sing,Dancing,or Hosting He was/is a Legend an a Icon.😊😊😊
This song is the best
A class act..👏👏👏👏👈
Love this song 😊!
A magnificent talent, superb voice, so dearly loved in Australia,rest easy our precious wonderfully talented Sammy.
This song is AWESOME and describes the people I admire the most
This is some real music. A feast for the ear. Thanks, Westworld.
TIMELESS CLASSIC!! AS GOOD, IF NOT BETTER THAN THAN "MY WAY". GOD SPEED SAMMY!! FOR ALL THE GREAT YEARS!!
One of the finest voices I have ever heard. pure music to my ears.I remember when he came to the U.K.
such a strong song. ive been down on my luck lately but after hearing this on the sky advert, ive made myself stronger!
It amazing what asinger like Sammy can do for us well done Debbie
I hope things are going a little bit better for you now Debbie.
Love you Sammy!
Excellent 🎉
never goes outa date . superb
Dollar Shave commercial brought me here. Awesome song!
Perfect
YES SAMMY PREACH
One of the all-time great vocal recordings
Great song ,Great.singer, Great man, class abundant
Maravillosa canción y grandísimo cantante Sammy Davis Jr, gracias Zalando por recordar aquellas mágicas canciones
sooo talented..thank you Sammy
👏 Brilliant 👌
A basic truth in times of competition for a true god!