Ed Sullivan Interviews Petula Clark on 1965 "Downtown" Performance & Societal Changes in England

[@MrTitan225]

Petula Clark .... she is a Super Star in the music world .... Talent and class

[@darrenplumpton9737]

Petula Clark is THE GREATEST FEMALE VOCALIST OF ALL TIME.

[@kopynd1]

Kathy Kirby, my secret loves no secret anymore

[@Scott_Finch]

Wow!!! Petula looks absolutely beautiful! And she's still a real English rose.

[@darrenplumpton9737]

Petula Clark is ABSOLUTELY STUNNINGLY BEAUTIFUL BEYOND BELIEF.

[@dennisphillips3059]

I love that song DOWNTOWN

[@minamitoshimi]

Respect,Petula 🎶🎶🎶♥️

[@shaunwakefield9793]

Brilliant find.

[@glennhopkins2643]

Incredibly talented and beautiful !!!

[@moistmike4150]

He was way before my time, but my parents always said that Ed Sullivan was an absolute, total gentleman. Seems like we lost our way somewhere.

[@Raider577]

Also the first and probably only host at the time to insist on having black artists on his shows when the networks didn't really want to.

[@lisamoses2829]

This song brings me happy memories as a child.

[@MsGrandunion]

Happy 90th Birthday Petula!

[@ABALLAM3]

Same episode that The Supremes did their final performance with Diana Ross. That twice that Petula Clark and the Supremes were on the same episode of Ed Sullivan as they were both performers on the October 10, 1965 episode. Additionally, the Supremes sang with Clark on the Rogers and Hart special from 1967 (not Ed Sullivan). They crossed paths several times during the 1960's.

[@shaunwakefield9793]

And were also in the charts the same time.

[@inkyguy]

Amazing!!

[@lucianofigueiredo7220]

Saludos aqui do brazil

[@tomsmith2013]

This tune has a great groove!

[@Steven-f7v]

So wonderful that you can still see her here with n KZbin.

[@eightinches6094]

I never knew she had come straight from the airport and sang on the show with no rehearsal.

[@jamescalifornia2964]

~ Show business actually had _talent_ back in those days ... 🎶👌

[@tristanprice7236]

The way I'd heard it, she'd been in Québec, Canada, but had to go back to France for a charity show and then fly straight back to New York for this show. She must have been exhausted... and the band played Downtown at the wrong tempo!

[@tommoncrieff1154]

She was a child star in England, working on stage, she did 500 live BBC radio shows during the war, she toured England with Julie Andrews as children, she had multiple film roles, stage musicals and she sang across Europe in 5 languages. She’d been a recording artist for 16 years before she unexpectedly broke America. She was no doubt used to just having to get out there and do it!

[@darrenplumpton9737]

@@tommoncrieff1154 Petula Clark is THE GREATEST FEMALE VOCALIST OF ALL TIME.

[@annemoore733]

The Ed Sullivan Show had a full rehearsal on Sunday afternoon at 1 PM. Petula arrived just in time for the Full Rehearsal without having time to rehearse on her own. Listen to the time frame Ed gives at the beginning.

[@annaritaranalli1791]

Absolutely stylish,talented and beautiful blonde lady

[@annaritaranalli1791]

Gorgeous and elegant blonde but especially an espressive and good pop singer

[@retrospecter100]

She's just lovely.

[@marisaelenenadiejamusiccom3974]

Awesomeness!!

[@TheForastero1978]

Me encanta ese efecto visual televisivo de "kroma key"...

[@marisaelenenadiejamusiccom3974]

Wonderful 🌹♥️🙃😊

[@mmunchie56]

Total class act and very talented.

[@mireilleverrilli7906]

😘💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕petula

[@lennykoss8777]

💗💗💗

[@jamescalifornia2964]

~ ❤ Adorable ...💕☺

[@dr.wisdom7917]

She is a consummate professional singer, she don’t need to rehearse!!

[@darrenplumpton9737]

ABSOLUTELY WORLD CLASS

[@davie12]

And yet, she always does, because being that perfect (or close to perfect) doesn't come without that kind of dedication.

[@inlakesh555]

​@@davie12maybe you mean 'practicing'?

[@annaritaranalli1791]

Beautiful dress

[@DavidFrehlini-y1y]

USMC 64--68. Well, I hate to admit it. But this is one of many that I did not get to see. And because I was somewhere in the Jungle in that place (a living Hell on Earth) called Vietnam. Came Home in early March of 66. But I do have many precious memories.

[@annaritaranalli1791]

I guess she 's still appreciated by audience from u.s.a

[@StellarFella]

Yes!

[@statesresearcher]

REALLY BIG SHOE!!!

[@resurrectionsunday]

She opened for The Beatles in 1964 tour...

[@mikeyenfield]

No she didn’t !

[@resurrectionsunday]

My Bad I thought she did....

[@mikeyenfield]

@@resurrectionsunday In 1964 before Downtown Petula was busy with her pop career in France and Italy .and French Canada the only time in the 1960’s Petula was an opening act was her debut at Caesars Palace Las Vegas when she was special guest star to Woody Allen in 1966 after which she headlined there and in concert all over the world throughout the 60’s and 70’s

[@jamescalifornia2964]

@@mikeyenfield - Can we at least _pretend_ the The Beatles were HER opening act ..❓☺👌

[@hnc52]

Jackie De Shannon opened for the Beatles.

[@ThomasDeLello]

This is a good song for Portland Oregon...

[@kevingoins9858]

Of course!

[@barryw2659]

He calls her 'Pet'. Very American. We always shorten names.

[@chrisnorton4382]

She was known as 'Pet' way back in her child-star days in England.

[@inkyguy]

@Barry W, she is called Pet in England too.

[@cursino1]

This interview was not in 1965. Early 70s

[@mikeyenfield]

1969 TV soecial

[@Kw1161]

How ironic, that she ends up singing a song by the American Rodger Miller 😀

[@shyman99]

An American TV show discussing England and she performs a song about what they are discussing. I must have missed the irony.

[@mikeyenfield]

@@shyman99 Petula then presented clips of other British stars ,it was just a segment of the show ..

[@shyman99]

@@mikeyenfield - I was just making a point to the original poster that there was absolutely no irony in Petula performing a song about England, regardless of who wrote it (in this case, Roger Miller - not "Rodger")

[@mikeyenfield]

@@shyman99 Agreed!

[@shyman99]

This clip does not have the feel of a regular Ed Sullivan Show. Perhaps it was an anniversary program or special.

[@mikeyenfield]

It was a Sullivan tv special celebration of the 1960s recorded in December 1969

[@shyman99]

@@mikeyenfield - Thanks for confirming I was correct

[@dennismarshall442]

Donwtown could mean going to mk ulkra ....... I always saw it as to enjoy the time and leave a marker.

[@비정한세상]

개처량한 세상.. 피 맺히는 음악..ㅣㅣ

[@lucianofigueiredo7220]

Saudacies aqui do brazil 💙💚💛

[@Dion_Mustard]

Dusty Springfield & Sandi Shaw were better...Petula is a bit too "squeaky clean" for my liking. I prefer Soul. Good tune though.

[@mikeyenfield]

Petula has plenty of soul if you listen to her covers of Every little bit hurts and Tears of a clown ,Petula can and has sung all genres of music in a near 80 year career and was still doing one woman concerts as late as 2019.Pure class .

[@hnc52]

Dusty was certainly more soulful. However, Petula had such versatility she was able to move on from 60s pop to Vegas headliner, tv specials, movies, Broadway and the West End.

[@Dion_Mustard]

@@mikeyenfield Petula could NOT sing soul.

[@mikeyenfield]

@@Dion_Mustard You have your opinion I have mine .subject closed

[@darrenplumpton9737]

There is NOTHING wrong what so ever with squeaky clean. Squeaky clean is BRILLIANT. And so is Petula Clark. Disagree with you totally as I believe that Petula Clark was by far and away superior to Dusty and Sandi Yes of course Dusty and Sandi were really good singers of that there is no doubt whatsoever. However look who had the biggest selling hits,who was constantly on the top British and American shows. Who starred in the hit musicals and movies. Who still as her career to this very day. Clue:it isn't Dusty or Sandi.