Artificial Flowers

[@vincentcatanzaro1214]

Bobby Dariin, the best, talented show man ever, loved him.

[@93Jubilee]

Better than Sinatra, Martin, just the best!!

[@JohnGoodwinVideos]

Can you imagine going into a nightclub during the 1960s and seeing this brilliant man perform for an hour and a half with a 25 piece orchestra? I was lucky enough to do it many times and it was always a thrill. He such a charismatic man. Audiences loved him, which was why he was one of the most popular entertainers in that decade. For those who never had the joy of seeing him in concert, I wish that you could have. Incomparable. My friend, Bobby Darin!

[@pennyrichardson3571]

I wish I could have seen him live...❤️🎶🥂

[@josephweiss1559]

What Years

[@JohnGoodwinVideos]

@@josephweiss1559 1964 - 1972

[@katharinebarker5222]

For me, he's on his own.

[@harryboggon8718]

What a performer absolutely Brilliant 👍👍👍

[@rickrock4069]

there was only one bobby darin and there will never be another one like him the greats showman ever

[@luishumbertovega3900]

He ends saying "What an audience, what a band !!!" What an ARTIST, this man was great !!!

[@barryjacobs8524]

Oh Bobby you were just brilliant. You made everything look so easy. Just wished to had a longer life. Imagine what you would be still singing. If only he had a perfect heart. But your heart belongs to us all who still love you. RIP.

[@Vaderd2k926]

The song is so upbeat and the subject is so sad. Very unusual tune. That band was blowing like a hurricane. Bobby was such huge talent. Gone too soon.

[@hisukserjeant5204]

One perfect entertainer in the whole wide world!!!!!!💐💐💐💐💐💐👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

[@joemello7888]

May be the most underrated entertainer ever. What a talent. Died way too young. 😢😢😢

[@Bliggick]

He started off as "just another Rock 'n' Roll singer" in the 50's that was expected to be just another flash-in-the-pan, one-hit -wonder with Splish-Splash but ended up excelling as a dynamic performer that could hold his own with anyone in the Rat Pack, Vegas or on any stage. What a tragic loss at such a young age.

[@helenturner6971]

I am envious! I was a Sinatra fan. But he has much more than FS ever had. So happy to have found him to fill hours in my nineties. He has taught me so much. ❤😊

[@rocknroller77]

Absolutely adore this man. Fantastic entertainer 💖

[@jamesodonnell6399]

He is and always be the man ,gone too soon. and sincerely missed

[@kamjam56]

This live version is as good as it gets at showing the Talent , confidence and swagger this ierncredible performer was blessed with! As a performer and professional entertainer myself, he has made an impression on my life for the last 40years. My Father introduced Bobby Darin's music in the late sixties and we both adore and respect his great talent. Thank you Bobby for your great gift to all of us. Your music will live on!!

[@rocknroller77]

Love his suit. How well he wears it. Men of that era definitely wore suits differently than the men today. Today, the suit wears the man, not the other way around.

[@dalemorris7014]

Wowza! We sure don't have entertainers like Bobby Darin anymore!

[@jeanbaumgartner4052]

You're absolutely 💯% 👌 ❤️ 💓 💙 💖 right about that 👏 👌 🙌 👍 😏 😍 👏 👌 🙌 👍 😏 😍 one 👏 👌 🙌 👍 😏 😍 👏 👌 🙌 👍 😏 😍!

[@jeanbaumgartner4052]

S0 TRUE 👍 🙌 👏 👌 ❤️ 😪 👍 🙌 👏 👌 ❤️ 😪!

[@jefftycarson5969]

Bobby darin the voice 50 and 60.

[@davidphillips5494]

The man was pure class

[@TheSilvergold45]

Bobby Darin was sensational !!!

[@chiaraarena3018]

Adoro Bobby Darin,grande padronanza del palco,carismatico, eccezionale,magico

[@paulaneary7877]

Bobby Darin, just so attractive here, anywhere, but look at him in that beautiful suit! So hot!

[@KathyO0102]

EXTREMELY hot!! 🔥

[@RiRi2023_]

OMG! He's simply FANTASTIC!!! No one can sing this song as greatly as he did!

[@pennyrichardson3571]

I could listen to Mr. Darin sing all night long! He is sorely missed....

[@Orange-Jumpsuit-Time]

Wait till midnight so he can howl along with the coyotes.

[@DeCavalcante]

How can my generation not like this music?

[@mikecover5500]

Love this song. Thanks for the upload. As a lifetime lover of The Rat Pack, I will always give Darin the nod over Sinatra. As much as I love Frank, just look at how much Darin did in such a short time. The voice, the stage presence, the coolness & a great actor to boot.

[@RiRi2023_]

Mike Cover So thrilled to hear this from a Sinatra fan😊

[@MrPeclo]

Fabulous Bobby Darin ++++++

[@lynnmiller3937]

Excellent song!

[@MINTZ56]

My father used to play golf with him in Vegas

[@rosspitt6606]

the greats showmen ever ........................

[@TheReevessss]

Smooth as silk.

[@geraldinedrevnak9993]

talented man and showed great showmanship

[@antoniocelsosiqueiraarruda4490]

O Bobby é imortal ...

[@johngalvin3124]

Wonderful song sung by a master

[@vincentcatanzaro1214]

Bobby Darin, was the most talented, of all the performers, he do all.

[@RiRi2023_]

Dear Bobby Darin fans - let's all be on his FB fan pages and let's keep his memory and music alive!

[@rogerauclair1670]

Bobby Darin was indeed great and very much like Frank Sinatra, once they were gone there was nobody to replace them. These guys were the innovators of this style of music and anyone else that would try to fill their shoes, as good as they might be would be labelled as "copycats" or "pretenders".

[@debs5157]

What a great voice!❤

[@pat1947100]

What a fantastic singer.

[@barbaradownie3265]

😍😍😍😍😍 BOBBY SURPASSES SINATRA

[@RustySax1949]

I've listened/watched this video several times, and am always impressed by not only Mr Darin's performance, but also the fantastic band behind him - what a terrific arrangement! For example - listen closely between 2:20 - 2:30 - you'll hear the 1st trumpet lead the segue into the key change, a little detail I hadn't noticed before. There just isn't anything that can compare acoustically to a wailin' big band!

[@phatkater9866]

bobby darin is my role model for life..........i've never been so inspired by another, through his spirit, personal story, and simply his music.

[@josephpaul4548]

He was so ill with heart disease here, and would leave this world later that year, Dec 73. A real trouper and a transcendent talent. My heart breaks watching him here, swinging at 50% of what he once could offer.

[@janetcoombes8483]

Bobby Darin was an unique and great artist and performer,as great as Elvis but in a different way

[@chrisrosato1973]

Darin was the best. Just listen to the musicality and rhythm in his delivery. He swung harder than Sinatra and had a strong sense of R&B that Sinatra and Bennett lacked. Darin's crossover appeal was enormous. He would have been the biggest of them all.

[@drbombay91765]

Bobby accomplished so much in his abbreviated career. I love Bennett and Sinatra, and Darin. They are all great in their own ways. You're right, had he lived, the sky was the limit.

[@murph3001]

Different !!!!! Where's the contest ___ all three were great___ all three were different ___ enjoy. Why compare ____they are artists not ballplayers

[@bryanismyname7583]

Considering that Darin was out of fashion for a period of time and was attempting a comeback at the time of his death, I'm skeptical that he would have surpassed Sinatra as a singer but I love Darin's work.

[@elgoscoix]

Bobby left us forty years ago today. Thankfully, his music will last forever. Thank you, man, you are the best.

[@ChristopherRosato]

No singer ever swung as hard as Bobby. He was "cool" personified---like Sinatra with soul.

[@MrThesheenster]

He and the song are the BEST!!!!

[@thmeehan]

Love this tune! Mr. Darin is definitely one of the best!

[@RiRi2023_]

Tim Meehan Agreed!!!

[@rafaelreside359]

I love Bobby Darin’s style to sing it’s so very graceful the way he move ! Charming 😊♥️ 5/21/2019 / RosarioM. Reside

[@victorforman3670]

Stunning is the perfect description! It pains me to think how much fabulous entertainment we lost from his horrific death at the age of 37. Just so sad!

[@josephweiss1559]

Hank Williams, Sr. died at 29, Patsy Cline died at 30. Buddy Holly died at 25, Richie Valens died at 19

[@joemello7888]

And just as important as his incredible talent was his social consciousness. What a loss.

[@pat1947100]

Couldn't agree more. The man was absolutely the best and went much to early.

[@BalticSeaChris]

Yep, that's how it is. And everybody who really knows Bobby and his work agrees to it.

[@halanpdossantos]

Darin wasn't just a good entertainer. Darin was THE entertainer.

[@RiRi2023_]

Halan Prado dos Santos YES!! Right on!!

[@stevemann3080]

R.I.P L.E.G.E.N.D 🙏🙏

[@ChristopherRosato]

Bobby was a magical singer: cool, suave and rhythmic beyond compare. Sinatra called him 'my heir apparent." He controlled an audience like no one before or since. Whether, jazz/swing, R&B, standard ballads, folk-rock, Country & Western, etc. this guy did it all and made it all look easy.

[@MrPersonalHistorian]

No need for comparisons, but Bobby Darin is one of the greats!

[@lindataylor2550]

Such an amazing performer, singer, musician & all around legendary entertainer!! A class act as a person to! Bobby did it his way! Had a phenomenal career that should have lasted a 100 years! Miss you so very much Bobby Darin. Pure Genius.

[@RayQuattro]

I had the honor to be at this mans walk of fame induction, and sang this song live with is band , in his honor for the Heart FundAssociation. Nobody does it better than Mr Darin. Truly a gem of a guy and so dynamic. You are so missed Bobby.

[@iorwerthpugh857]

Bravo!

[@lzontek]

Darling Bobby Darin, this was my first favorite song by him. What a singer and great performer! I love him still.

[@elizabethmargototarolagonz8231]

LouZ ontek bobby darían maravilloso cantante uno de los mas grandes

[@matias.marini]

What a performer! Clapping my hands at home right now!

[@beatlegirl]

He's so underrated, happy belated birthday Bobby!

[@deanodog3667]

Unreal!

[@JHarder1000]

Jerry Bock and Sheldon Harnick wrote it for un under-rated musical, Tenderloin. He nails it. Utterly magnificent.

[@patrickrmyers]

dARIN'S stage presence ranks with ...STREISAND, SINATRA, JOHN DENVER, DIANA ROSS and GARLAND...........INCREDIBLE ; HE CAN BRING HOME A SONG. WHAT SET BOBBY APART WAS HIS LOVE OF BROADWAY SHOW TUNES....he would open his act with: HELLO YOUNG LOVERS, ON THE STREET WHERE YOU LIVE, GETTING TO KNOW YOU, HELLO DOLLY......... Pure unadultrated magic.

[@sherom]

It stops right here....you won't find better.....definitely nothing after him comes close !!

[@ChristopherRosato]

Had Darin lived into the 2000s, the name Sinatra would not have the same gravity. Darin was insanely talented.

[@MJLeger-yj1ww]

They are two very different types of entertainers -- don't compare them, each was great in his own way. Bobby was multi-talented, he played several different instruments and could mimic them with his voice. Sinatra was a very different kind of entertainer, his music and voice did the talking, not so much his antics on stage. Bobby was fun, but Sinatra was inimitable!

[@madgegold241]

@@MJLeger-yj1ww Bobby Darin. first. last and always!! Had he lived longer, he would have outshone all the greats, Sinatra, Dean, Bennett, etc. The guy was amazing! !

[@murph3001]

Your opinion is just that. The validity ....... not close to reality. They were both great singers ____ they were very different ___ why bother comparing why not just appreciate .

[@matias.marini]

Absolutely agree with you. That's what I immediately thought when I found Darin... Charismatic and dancer.

[@momichaux5054]

What?????????? Darin living a long life would have had no affect on Sinatra's popularity cause Sinatra had his own style and way to many fans who adored him, Thats like saying if Frankie Lymon had lived into the 1990's Elvis would not have had the same Gravity.... Dumb ass comment Dude...

[@BloodyBen101]

totally, to be honest I think darin had way more showmanship and honestly i just enjoy listening to him a lot more

[@antoniocelsosiqueiraarruda4490]

Ele é o professor de muita gente boa.

[@donmost8200]

This is just sheer perfection!! Bobby was the best!! Talk about being in the zone. A great, great talent.

[@MJLeger-yj1ww]

Bobby was the ultimate entertainer -- he could do it all -- all genres. Terrible to lose him at such a young age, he probably would have sung until 90 like Tony Bennett! But his damaged heart just wouldn't hold up, so sad, but we're so glad we have these recordings to enjoy forever!

[@RiRi2023_]

Don Most SO TRUE!!

[@RiRi2023_]

M.J. Leger "The ultimate entertainer, indeed!"

[@lyallg8112]

In Roman Candle, there is a statement which I agree with 200%. ‘No white artist could swing like Bobby.’ Bobby Darin and Sam Cooke are the kings of swing in my opinion.

[@MrSinatra15]

One of the best

[@skontch1]

the guy was as cool as the other side of the pillow, and as smooth as a baby's behind. sorely missed. rest in peace...

[@timothyfoleyjr2796]

Kevin Spacey’s portrayal of Bobby was so “spot on” it was scary.

[@johngalvin3124]

Bobby goes for your heart and never misses. Master Showman.

[@decckys]

Best entertainer ever!!

[@bobsmith2481]

The master making it all look so effortless as per usual.

[@robertsmith1860]

I agree of course, Mr Bob Smith. Yours - Bob Smith!!

[@lorettabrail9441]

Stunning! A real classic that lasts forever! What a great performer!💕

[@RayQuattro]

@IAM He might not be Sinatra, but this man was the King of night club performances. Darin is and always will be an entertainers, entertainer for all to be compared to.

[@skontch1]

he was, quite simply, the best there ever was. sorely missed..

[@RiRi2023_]

skontch1 AGREEd, TOTALLY!!!

[@johnalcorn8079]

Darin was simply great entertainer.But this was a era of great singers.I would say if he had lived he would have pushed Sinatra,who had it all and Darin knew it.As he was loved him.

[@lburrell1965]

Killing with that defective heart , Miss you so Bobby !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@youaremylifepictures4680]

Mr. Swag!

[@Tony7840]

This video shows how a PERFORMER can take any song and make it SWING!!!! Bob Rosario, conducting. After Bobby passed away, Bob became musical director for Tony Orlando and Dawn. BD, was the BEST!!!

[@GusMcC]

A total natural

[@53Topanga]

Bobby Darin was, is, and will always be one of the GREATS! He was a brilliant performer and an amazing talent. He accomplished so much in the short time he was with us................"Artificial Flowers" is my fav.

[@SheridanJazz]

Unquestionably the finest of his time. 'Nuff said.

[@smigmator]

Fantastic Bobby Darin!!! I love him!!!

[@mstanz1]

Fabulous!!!!! Bobby was so underrated.

[@skontch1]

the man was as cool as the other side of the pillow..no offense to frank, dino & the rest of them, but this guy was the best..thx for putting this up gus..it's my favorite bobby darin song, and beyond the sea was my wedding song...

[@rolex4524]

Excellent, perfect live performance! Bobby Darin was one of the all time great singers.

[@geegeetwo1]

A real, honest to God, showman. He's still missed.

[@jackvalenza7955]

Simply the second best, passed way to young, never tired of listening to that amazing voice

[@elgoscoix]

Very happy birthday, Bobby!

[@bmwnasher]

A true great great performer, what a voice, MR COOL.

[@ryn5302]

i love him

[@rumpledilskin]

Bobby, you were a story teller, a bard and a class act. It's hard to tell the way he rocks it, but this is such a sad sweet song.

[@darling_danke_schoen]

This song is brilliant

[@PeteCannellasSound]

Darin was awesome

[@musiator]

This is one of the great performances. A very rare gem.

[@sauquoit13456]

On this day in 1960 {September 26th} Bobby Darin's "Artificial Flowers" entered Billboard's Hot Top 100 chart; eventually it peaked at #20 and spent 12 weeks on the Top 100... The song is from the 1960 Broadway musical "Tenderloin", which ran for 216 performances in the fall of 1960... The B-side, "Somebody To Love", also charts; it reached #45 and stayed on the Top 100 for 9 weeks... Bobby Darin passed away on December 20th, 1973 at the young age of 37... R.I.P. Mr. Darin...

[@BoondoggleH]

INCREDIBLE! Every phrase and note delivered expertly. I cant express how much i love watching this performance, May you live Forever Bobby D!

[@MNBluestater]

I never liked the lyrics to this song but the melody and Bobby swings it and the band is awesome.

[@Wildgift1956]

One of the greatest songs ever.