This tune is one of the glories of the American songbook with its ravishing, dreamy melody line. No wonder every jazz artist of note recorded it.And then there's Dick Foran's lilting, lullaby voice: a sound like no other. Thanks for this priceless upload.
@jimthompson6064 жыл бұрын
Exactly my sentiments too, beautifully said.
@MarkBlackburnWPG3 ай бұрын
You expressed it so well, davindaire. And in so few words.
@josephalexandergemmell99796 күн бұрын
@@MarkBlackburnWPG i'm in too! a beautiful song, beautifully arranged and sung. and to think: from an abbot and Costello western!
@surfgod5092 жыл бұрын
This melodie practically brings tears to my 👀 eyes, it's truly a beautiful piece of history..
@liasoetje25314 жыл бұрын
I love this song. Especially in this movie! The ranch, the horses, Bud and Lou. Doesn't get better than that.
@kimberlymurray52932 жыл бұрын
Love this song! I'm a May baby, but my dad and my oldest brother were both born in April. They still live in my heart every day. Happy Birthday, my guys! ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
@johncarroll14037 ай бұрын
Like so many that have commented here, I've always known this song as a jazz, or at least a bit jazzy piece. I discovered this original version about a month ago, thanks to The Real Changes! Seriously, thank you sooooo much for posting this! It is harmonic and choral elegance of the first order. My Mom was about to begin singing with the Ken Darby Singers back in the late 50's, but then she met my Dad and that was that. The choral arrangement reminds me very much of pieces the Ken Darby Singers sang back in the day. I've sung choral music my whole life, (in my blood) and this is, as someone else said, so unashamedly romantic - how refreshing! It is stunning. I can't stop listening to it. I'm obsessed!
@vincentdesapio10 ай бұрын
Beautiful version by Dick Foran, a singing cowboy from Flemington, New Jersey.
@tuxguys2 жыл бұрын
How about that... The original version of this great tune... ...and it's from an Abbot & Costello movie. Music by Gene de Paul, and lyrics by Patricia Johnston and Don Raye. (I had no idea Dick Foran could even sing, let alone this well, as the only other thing I have ever seen him in is "The Mummy's Hand.") I believe that the visual effect used here is called "day-for-night," and even though this film is in black and white, the cinematography makes this sequence positively glow. Absolutely lovely.
@surfgod509 Жыл бұрын
Even the horses 💋 kiss, one of the most romantic moments in motion pictures history... beautiful cinema and history, Vocals, pure Angelic...
@michelleroyrhys225 жыл бұрын
One of the songs of the Century,just perfectly written ,amazing harmony
@scotnick599 ай бұрын
Dick Foran sang this with his own voice?....Terrific!: What an uncommonly beautiful song this is!
@phredl2 жыл бұрын
Best part of the entire movie!
@d.arnoldmarshall21002 ай бұрын
He rarely sings in movies so it's really wonderful to hear his voice
@MsPeperonata3 жыл бұрын
Vocals at 1:25 This lovely day has lengthened into evening We'll sigh goodbye to all we've ever had Alone where we have walked together I'll remember April and be glad. I'll be content you loved me once in April Your lips were warm and love and spring were new But I'm not afraid of autumn, and no sorrow For I'll remember April and you The fire will dwindle into glowing ashes For flames and love live such a little while I won't forget but I won't be lonely I'll remember April and I'll smile
@bronxboy47 Жыл бұрын
My God! The lyrics are pure poetry. They should be in a Hall of Fame. (There seems to be some controversy about the verse that begins "But I'm not afraid..." All of the contemporary singers I've heard, Including Sinatra and Sarah Vaughan, sing "But I'm not afraid of autumn and her sorrow...", not "autumn and no sorrow").
@MsPeperonata Жыл бұрын
@@bronxboy47 I think your version is right and I made a mistake, so I am grateful for your reply
@bronxboy47 Жыл бұрын
@@MsPeperonata But the cowboy does sing "no sorrow" and not "her sorrow". So there's still some discrepancy.
@MsPeperonata Жыл бұрын
@@bronxboy47 I have to confess I didn't write it myself from listening, but cut and pasted it from a lyrics website. Reading it carefully I think the Sinatra and Sarah Vaughan versions "her sorrow" are wrong. In the original version above he is explaining that he won't be afraid of autumn: "no sorrow" means "I won't be sorry because I will have the happy memories of April."
@anthonywilliams67643 жыл бұрын
I have been playing this beautiful song on guitar in various jazz groups for more than sixty years, without knowing where the song came from, and having just stumbled upon this upload, I feel humbled by the beauty and unashamed sentimentality of the romance from which it was first sung. This version is without doubt the best of the best renditions, and I think that I have heard them all. Thank You.
@square-on-wheels3 жыл бұрын
Had NO idea this was the origin of this sophisticated song.
@AnnieKCleary2 жыл бұрын
Yep, A Tisket a Tasket Originated from here as well.
@johnstanley5586 Жыл бұрын
Really something, isn't it. The Broadway play "Very Warm For May"(1939), lasted for ONLY 59 performances. But one song from it, "All the Things you Are", is an American standard ballard down til today. Go figure.🤷
@scotnick599 ай бұрын
No. it was first recorded by Chick Webb and Ella back in 1938@@AnnieKCleary
@lesterwyoung3 жыл бұрын
Such a sad, nostalgic song.
@1950francesca5 жыл бұрын
Thank you for posting the original version of this beautiful song!
@classichollywoodfan4 жыл бұрын
Absolutely gorgeous, beyond words
@terrybrocklehurst5907 Жыл бұрын
Boz Scaggs did this beautifully. My favorite.
@anthonywheeler3048 Жыл бұрын
This is the 1st version that I have heard that was not jazzy. I love it by George Shearing and Charlie Parker but this version is beautiful. It's officially my favorite version. Tremendous lyrics.
@hazelwray418411 ай бұрын
Caterina Velente and Chet Baker, is a beautifully jazzy version with a youthful 1950s vibe. However, I appreciate what you're saying.
@dr37sam Жыл бұрын
I’ll Remember April and There Will Never Be Another You are the best.
@jmrodas97 ай бұрын
Beautiful song, I had heard in instrumental version long ago, and liked it, What is says is very good for old people like me, there are so many things, that trouble us like diseases, but we remember April, when we were young, when we had an energy we no longer have, when we met our life mate, and despite every old age problems, we smile, remembering the spring or our lives.
@ClassCiv3 жыл бұрын
I've already posted a comment on this sublimely arranged and mesmerizingly performed song, but if anyone is interested the location is the Soledad Canyon (Soledad Canyon Rd), accessible about 10 miles east of Santa Clarita, California, off Highway 14 at intersection 11, or 4 miles south of Agua Dulce and 15 miles north of Burbank. If this Covid misery is ever over I shall be heading there on my next trip to Los Angeles.
@jmrodas9 Жыл бұрын
Thanks for the info, I shalll visit it someday. Regards
@ronsmith67293 ай бұрын
Absolutely the very best.
@bluefireflyz13194 жыл бұрын
Wow most of the other versions are jazzy while this is so calming
@jerytillotson14485 жыл бұрын
stunning rendition of a beautiful masterpiece, sung unforgettably by dick foran--enhanced by the great black and white photography, the locale and the choral background. a true classic to be watched and listened to again and again.
@tiner274 жыл бұрын
Jery Tillotson you took the words right out of my mouth but better said : )
@bronxboy47 Жыл бұрын
I couldn't agree more, Jery. But I am shocked to learn this lovely song, which I've always associated with urban America, came from a cowboy movie.
@jery5071 Жыл бұрын
@@bronxboy47 yes it really strange to be on a. Abbott and Costello comedy!
@jmrodas9 Жыл бұрын
¡Que linda canción! Es una de las mejores que he escuchado. "recordaré abril", es abril un mes primaveral, en el que brotan las flores y se escucha el canto de los pájaros. La canción dice que no teme la llegada de las tristezas de otoño, pues recordará abril y a su amante. Muy buena en realidad, cuando estamos viejos, recordamos la juventud, y nos alegramos.
@josephalexandergemmell99795 күн бұрын
de acuerdo!
@davidmiller40786 ай бұрын
Wonderful no wonder the song has been covered so much beautiful
@johnrobin87996 ай бұрын
1:36 the song is so beautiful that it causes the horses to love each other
@catholiccowboy85453 жыл бұрын
Lol ... a jewel of a song for an Abbott & Costello flick ... At least the horses appreciated it. Julie London had a real good version in 1956.
@vindicari3 жыл бұрын
wonderful. what a voice
@henry11383 жыл бұрын
Clifford brown enters the chat
@martinartale19999 ай бұрын
One of the best versions was the Clifford Brown version. Another of my favorites was Errol Garner on the Concert Bye the Sea album.
@greenbyrdd83083 жыл бұрын
Woke up this morning with this song (jazz instrumental version) in my head. Did a KZbin search and was surprised to learn it was from a movie Ride 'em Cowboy. I thought, "You gotta be kidding!". Then, I watched and heard this lovely ballad. Song makes perfect sense in this context. I stand corrected.
@MrVinyl-ix7yh3 жыл бұрын
Some writing, huh? My favorite song. The changes make my skin shiver. All MsPeperonata could do was salute the lyrics, for what words could describe this tune? BTW, the young lass he sings to? is that his daughter? He looks like her grandfather! He'd be in jail today for that! She's jail bait! Is there no shame anymore? I need a drink!
@greenbyrdd83083 жыл бұрын
@@MrVinyl-ix7yh 😆😅🤣
@fierstein5 жыл бұрын
beautiful brings back so many memories
@jmrodas9 Жыл бұрын
Nice song, I was born in April, a spring month. The month itself is very much waited as the cold of winter is finally over, normally. And flowers bloom, and everywhere one can hear birds singing. 😀
@maggienoffke73603 жыл бұрын
I love this. So happy it's been uploaded.
@tiner274 жыл бұрын
Such a beautiful song. This is the very best version of it, too. Sigh......
@johnmatelski64134 жыл бұрын
hard to improve on the original sometimes!
@MarkBlackburnWPG Жыл бұрын
I'LL REMEMBER APRIL - 'Cowboy' Dick Foran (1942) At the height of WWII - when most every movie was in black & white - there was an Abbott & Costello comedy that needed a pretty tune - for a dude ranch cowboy to sing to his girl on a 'midnight ride.' Gene de Paul, a gifted composer who would later write the Academy Award winning 'Seven Brides for Seven Brothers' with Johnny Mercer, wrote the haunting melody - to words composed by two of his friends (lyricists who would never be heard-from again). If you could only write one good song during WWII, why not a gem like this one; it's been treasured by jazz artists ever since. Simply put, it's still one of the greatest songs in the history of popular music. Years ago I remember seeing a three-minute segment of that comedy from exactly 80 years ago - when the song is introduced on a “moonlight mountain ride” from a nearby horse ranch. I've yet to see the film (TCM doesn't feature much Abbott & Costello among its "classics") but for reasons I can't put into words, I find this deeply affecting. And yes, my favorite version of I'LL REMEMBER APRIL. The intuitive genius of KZbin sent this my way again tonight along with some perfect comments from kindred spirits like these: DAVINDAIR (3 years ago) “This tune is one of the glories of the American songbook with its ravishing, dreamy melody line. No wonder every jazz artist of note recorded it.And then there's Dick Foran's lilting, lullaby voice: a sound like no other. Thanks for this priceless upload. ANTHONY WILLIAMS (1 year ago) I have been playing this beautiful song on guitar in various jazz groups for more than sixty years, without knowing where the song came from, and having just stumbled upon this upload, I feel humbled by the beauty and unashamed sentimentality of the romance from which it was first sung. This version is without doubt the best of the best renditions, and I think that I have heard them all. Thank You. ---- Thanks The Real Changes for sharing. Celebrated elsewhere [search] " Great Melody, Great Lyric, Great Rendition, Songwriting Workshop, Harmony Central "
@nikolaigrut5 ай бұрын
Awesome melody, great words!
@allison888888885 жыл бұрын
this is my favorite song; i always imagine it would be me and billy the kid, my cowboy hero 💘
@joaquinmccurty47624 жыл бұрын
Hello from Ruidoso NM. Lincoln County, Billy the Kid country!
@allison888888883 жыл бұрын
@@joaquinmccurty4762 how do u do? i'd love to visit billy's town someday!
@bryanleigh64975 жыл бұрын
Dick Foran great singer
@dobleanchorecords2 ай бұрын
Aleays thought this song was original from Bobby Darrin...thanks for posting. Which year was this movie released? Looks like mid to late 40s? Rgds.
@ChrisJones-ij3xp4 жыл бұрын
Wow...gotta admit, this is not how I've been listening to this song over the years! Well that'll change.
@David-uh8bxАй бұрын
It looks like Dick Foran is riding Smoke, the palomino he rode in his Warner Brothers series and several other westerns.
@ZJhontu12 жыл бұрын
In this world today… me and my honey do all the good ol things. Jack Benny, George n Gracie, Dragnet, the invaders, father knows best… all the good old stuff. A time when people had respect. For themselves, that is. I’ll remember April. 1969.
@jimdixon34702 жыл бұрын
2:04 Moving his hands to clutch her tighter as he sings "your lips were warm"...this was hubba-hubba for the early 1940s! (Thought the pre-Hays code early 1930s certainly went a lot further.) It's still a nice directorial touch.
@LuisFlores-yg8vw Жыл бұрын
Lindo recuerdo de las películas de Abbot y Costello
@phredl2 жыл бұрын
How could anyone give this a thumps down
@howieh2649 Жыл бұрын
kool
@nickcaches70692 жыл бұрын
Sadly, A beautiful song lost in history.
@scotnick599 ай бұрын
It's very unusually beatiful, yes!
@ClassCiv3 жыл бұрын
Despite having been playing 1930s and 40s music on the piano for 50 years somehow I'd never heard this song till I watched a Rhonda Fleming tribute film on KZbin recently. Downloaded the sheet music immediately. It's a quintessentially period tune which is perfect and sounds best at this speed and with this kind of orchestration. The jazzy 50s versions are far too slow and completely lose the potential the 1940s arrangements demonstrate so well. In fact they almost kill it dead whereas in this version you're just carried away by it.
@bronxboy47 Жыл бұрын
So, all of the performers who decided to record it misunderstood it. Is that it? Should we all be ashamed of enjoying their interpretations so much?
@luiggic.3944 жыл бұрын
1:23
@ckurtis42364 жыл бұрын
corona mix tape
@philosophicallyspeaking646326 күн бұрын
I clicked on this to see where a song I'd performed hundreds of times as jazz player, and occasionally in 'pops' concerts as a professional orchestral musician, came from, because I've never liked it, though I wanted to. I even did an arrangement of it for jazz choir when I was in high-school to come to terms with dislike of this jazz standard and its weak meandering melodic portamento. From a melodic perspective, it simply overuses a single device: scalar or stepwise motion for both the verse and the chorus. Its just too much of a muchness. As a result, its sounds unremittingly...drunk and intoxicated 'by' itself (less flattering), which clearly is experienced by many as being 'dreamy' . I prefer songs with more melodic gravitas, melodies with surprises that go somewhere. For instance...just to pull a couple out of a hat, Guy Woods 1953, My One And Only Love, kzbin.info/www/bejne/rHi4cpdonZepeMksi=AkkXSvjfLKfqymA9 has a melody that is far ranging, or Richard Rogers, This Nearly Was Mine, kzbin.info/www/bejne/p5uzhohvf9CknqMsi=cN0BIzgv6Ka2_iPk&t=76, which is possibly unfair, because Rogers was not only one of the greatest melodist of all time, but a great musical craftsman.
@story_by_nila2 жыл бұрын
Prefer the sinatra version
@DPS-BCLA Жыл бұрын
Sinatra's (on the Point Of No Return album) is the closest I've heard to this original. Axel Stordahl clearly referred to the original to craft his arrangement for Sinatra.