Petula Clark

[JH1951]

I just watched a rerun of the Ed Sullivan Show with Pet Clark singing "Downtown". IIRC she was a child actress in GB during WWII, and is still performing! What I do recall with great clarity is that she stole this young boys heart in 1965, and her hit songs remain clear as a bell in my memory. Anyone else share the appreciation for Petula?

 

[Rustyt1953]

She had 15 consecutive top 40 hits in the US. That is quite the feat.

She is 4 months younger than my mom and they both still look good.

 

[rockquarry]

Easily among the very best female vocalists of all time in my opinion. I still listen to her tunes regularly as I have since the mid-'sixties.

 

[Rudi]

I still remember that song, fantastic!!

 

[BigBill]

She was a hottie, PC.

 

[ACP230]

"Where all the lights are bright downtown..."

 

[boykinlp]

I think it is funny that JH1951 started this thread! I added her to an old thread of mine (TV Series Beauties of the 60's) just now after watching the show! To me, she definitely is a beauty. She has that classy "girl next door" natural look. I posted this song video on the other my other thread, but it fits here too.
Larry

[ame]https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=bPHIZ8n7Bx4[/ame]

 

[Rustyt1953]

Still lovely at 88.

 

[Oldfrt]

I purchased her Ultimate CD a couple of years ago from Amazon, used it to tune my new amp in the car.

 

[THE PILGRIM]

Saw her standing in Caesars Palace.
My Bride had trouble believing we were seeing Celebs, so when I said, there's Petula Clark, she said I don't think so.
A Fan Lady ran over and hugged Petula, then two huge Body Guards appeared and pushed her away.
I think we were there to see Waylon.
He performed not in one of the Big Deal rooms, but in one of the meeting convention rooms.

 

[M1A]

I am still a fan.
Nice pick at 88.

 

[ASA335]

Ah, Yes...

It's hard to believe she was in her 30's when she had her US hits in the 1960's. She looked maybe twenty. Born in November of 1932.

Here is her big hit in the UK in 1954, at the age of 21:


[ame]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O50ZHG9LWFw[/ame]

 

[oldbrownhat]

Any gal that can sing in tune... (without Autotune) is a hottie!

Fixed it for ya.

I ended up in the classical music end of things, but when I saw the title of this thread, "Downtown" came flooding back

 

[robertrwalsh]

I saw her live on stage a little over a year ago. She still has a decent set of pipes for such a tiny thing who is no longer all that young.

 

[Frank46]

One of my favorite "old school" singers. Has a few videos on you tube. Frank

 

[two-bit cowboy]

Ah, thanks for the memories, John (with appreciation to Bob Hope for the line).

 

[Warren Sear]

What a refreshing difference from the trashy, tattooed skanks who display themselves on video today.

 

[ladder13]

What a refreshing difference from the trashy, tattooed skanks who display themselves on video today.

 

[S-W4EVER]

We watched it too. We really enjoy watching the Ed Sullivan Show.

 

[Warren Sear]

Here is "Downtown", another song that was big for her.

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