Nothing is „live“ in TV

That last part was amazing. He did it all in one breath.

Fantastic singer

Love Gene~!!...(but all TV performances were lip synched)...

his version is certainly one of a kind, here is another good cover. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/frKEg62V2bG0iok.html.

@@roywalker7512 not even in the same ball park

Cyndi laupers version is the definitive version

Takes my breath away

You got that right!!!!!!

Yes the ending and emotion is amazing, the only person from CT that is in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame I think although Toto has brothers and maybe they should be in there.

@@richardmichael8180 An interesting bit of info. regarding this song that I read some years ago. When the recording was being made for the single, Gene had a cold and could not make the last note. A recording engineer stepped up and sung it for him! My current version backs out! kzfaq.info/get/bejne/md9oZqV3ptTOYHU.html DL Staffordshire. P.S. the lady pictured is still Mrs L. Stay Safe.

@@davidlawuk1647 That is an amazing tidbit, what a voice and he did make the Hall of Fame. I think the two things that helped him is he wrote "He's a Rebel, Red Rubber Ball, some his own hits but also he was incredibly popular in his latter years in Europe. For this song alone, was guy good sing like that, almost an opera voice range.

@@studebaker914 I did see him live in concert in Stoke on Trent, UK. Among others he had two number two hits here, the above and "Nobody Needs Your Love." He probably had the most distinctive male voice in popular music. Mine not so. nkzfaq.info/get/bejne/md9oZqV3ptTOYHWi.html Roy Orbison also comes to mind and I've seen him too locally. An unforgettable experience that was. Stay Safe. Dave.

Don't forget he was a great songwriter, too. My father and I were watching him on TV. Dad was really impressed with the ending of the song. What range he had.

Please don't take this personally but you're going on my HATE list. Being you saw Gene TWICE...you're at the top of the list. There are two above you. One who was a backup singer for Gene ( she's lucky I even talk to her ) and another fan who actually met and spoke with Gene. You have no idea how I'd love to be at the top of my own HATE list. lol :o)

@peterdnock. I was born in 47, young fella 🤣and I listen to his stuff even today. I just love this song.

Me too! I grew up watching and listening to him 👏🏻💫🎤🥰‼️

@@maxinegray1587 ... I don’t do Facebook any more. Haven’t for a while.

@@maxinegray1587 .... I’ve had my Facebook page deactivated for a while and I don’t miss it. I’ve never been much for social media anyways. I only go on KZfaq these days. I love music, so it’s great!

Component….like part of a music box

Its 2020 and my sisiter and 1 were also at that nys fair show. My sister had to work so i got there right after his first show and got seats down front and sat there the whole time til my sister got there just before his second show.

It was well worth the wait. My sister was the biggest gene pitney fan. Glad she got to see him in person. She passed away at 55 in 2001. Watching this brings back a lot of good memories. Thanks for posting it.

It was live! On the Jimmy Dean Show, ABC-TV, 1965.

@@jerrywithers8118 I was 12 in '65 and I do remember the Jimmy Dean Show but not much of it lol Gene did do country music with George Jones but I think that happened bc of the British Invasion. Gene was trying a new venue. Then bc of his fame he went to Europe and they LOVED him. I don't know if you've ever seen his concert videos when in Italy but he blew me away. We were so used to seeing him singing serious love ballads. Here he was singing Italian hit songs, opera, his own songs in Italian... I thought to myself... how did he learn all the words? lol You could tell he was having one hell of a good time. He also loved the UK. We got the Beatles, they got Gene, our loss their gain. :o)

@@davidvined.d.s.2216 The British Invasion was hard on many American solo artists. It changed the face of music as we knew it. Groups were now the big thing and solo artists had to reinvent themselves both in America and the UK. Many got lost in the shuffle. Gene managed to stay afloat longer than most. While I loved /love the British Invasion I'm still a big early rock and roll / R&B /doo wop, girl groups and crooner fan. Gene is my favorite solo artist of all time and we were blessed to have such a great talent. :o)

I don't believe it was a studio tweak. When talking about this song Gene said, "I have a three-octave range and I knew I had the ability to hit notes like that but I'd never had the opportunity with the songs that were presented to me..." www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/gene-pitney-6104462.html

@@chuckland2009 It's not just the impressive height of the notes he sung in the ending on the record .. but also how he held them through one continuous breath .. Great technique !

Its duration, intentionally or not, was a masterstroke.

Very handsome!

There were three legendary male singers from the 60’s-Gene, Del, Roy. All continued to have success in the UK after the British Invasion came to dominate the American charts. Incredible voices from all but all, tragically, passed away too young.

@@jefferygoodman9928 I guess Roy Orbison, but who do you mean by Del?

@@user-bj2lu9qt3o - I think Jeffery means Del Shannon.