Ella Fitzgerald - Alfie

Ella Fitzgerald sings Alfie live in Los Angeles, June 30, 1967. I had this up before , but my ex deleted the account that i had , 80 or so videos uploaded. So it's going to take a while to put it all back up.

[@nicolamurari]

Extraordinary rendition. The interpolation of "You're nobody till somebody loves you" is fantastic!

[@jpbowie]

So glad I got to hear this - a thrilling live performance from the greatest singer ever!

[@0812820]

The greatest singer ever PERIOD! You see why they called her the "First Lady of Song". And to think, by this time she was considered past her prime, but eventhough singing a song recorded by women half her age (Warwick, Streisand, etc.), she still easily wipes the stage with them.

[@alexanuchid]

This is always my favorite tune...

[@blackboy03]

I'm so glad I found this video. I love this song. Thank you for reposting this song.

[@newstart2009]

@stevie68a great writing, great song, and of course the First Lady of Song... I've heard others sing this, but it's really rare and an occasion to hear Ella singing it.

[@bluella1]

Very nice, I never heard that song before.

[@newstart2009]

I would love to post a "better" version of this however this is from a private collection and not available on CD or LP for that matter

[@newstart2009]

glad you enjoyed it

[@newstart2009]

@37bohstedt I could not have said that better... I think the emotion in her version is just astounding. Thank you for your comment

[@TSR2XR220]

Please re-post with a better recording. Can't find this version anywhere. Ella is sublime

[@jjpmstd]

Thanks Ella. Without the 'Nobody' detour; parts of this would have kept it in my top five fave renditions. Cher did the movie outro, produced by Sonny, for 1966 Michael Caine film "Alfie" Cilla Black owns this great song, for those who "get" the movie. Dionne Warwick owns it for all other circumstances. In her defense, Cher's track for the movie and another "take" done for a TV stage may be the only songs she ever failed to utterly ruin with her phony inflections.

[@stevie68a]

Bacharach/David genius. Great by almost anyone singing it, including Barbra, Dionne, etc.

[@newstart2009]

only everybody sand it during that time. Most popular being Dionne Warwick, Cher and others . Sarah Vaughan

[@newstart2009]

@jjpmstd At this period Ella was trying different things. I like the detour, which if you think of it. Was totally her style. You got 10 songs in one song sung by Ella... She was tired of singing the same song every night and I'm glad she did break up the mix. Not that she would go on to do Alfie on an album, but Sarah Vaughan did...Put this up, because it was something different , and audio from a concert still unavailable and unissued

[@newstart2009]

my god typo it's sang not sand lol