I doubt the song will ever be sung better than it is here. John Raitt is so natural, unaffected, his vulnerability matched by his extraordinary macho baritone voice, we know his character is trying to talk himself out of love. There is dramatic tension achieved by the creators and Mr. Raitt delivers beyond without giving in to it. Nothing more touching than a good man wrestling with love.
@claudiaferguson92072 жыл бұрын
Such a beautuful tenor voice! I looked him up and what do ya know? Bonnie Raitt's Dad!
@missmellie63353 жыл бұрын
Fantastic performance! Forgot how great he was.
@pattylane28502 жыл бұрын
Love this song and the movie . Thank god for dvd not many people sing like this .
@coloraturaElise5 жыл бұрын
The always fabulous John Raitt, who was seriously under-used in the movies and on stage, too.
@joecolletti5 жыл бұрын
I love his tone here, and the open space he creates on those vowels. I'm no John Raitt, but I try to imitate it. Everyone else notice this was done in one long take? No room for error
@wendyfranceschini94192 жыл бұрын
I saw the pyjama game when I was 17, I loved this song ever since, John Raitts voice is beautiful
@tallyho9611 жыл бұрын
I love John Raitt -One of the best of his generation.
@avuncular3007 жыл бұрын
A superb performance and a perfect matching with Miss Doris Day. Unforgettable. ..
@judyangel2310 жыл бұрын
Unbelievable voice and interpretation of the song as it was meant to be sung by the composer & lyricist. Unbelievable stage presence & handsome as can be. Had the pleasure of seeing him on Broadway many times. God Bless you and thank you. No other musical performer can come close. .
@thomascaldwell24717 жыл бұрын
God, I wish I was a tenor. I love this song. And, I love John Raitt. I saw him in a Kenley Players production of Camelot. He played Lancelot. I loved his performance. But, for some reason, he didn't feel his performance was up to his standards. So, at the end of the show he came out and addressed the crowd and apologized and asked if he could try to make it up to us by singing a few songs. It was more like 5 or 6 and the audience loved it. He got a standing ovation. In all my years in theatre on or off the stage, I have never seen nor even heard of such a thing. I can tell you though, it was magical. Since then, I was and am a lifelong fan.
@Krzyszczynski6 жыл бұрын
Great story, Thomas. That man had real class.
@chuckhenry64373 жыл бұрын
my mom has a similar story. what a humble and classy guy. they don't make many like him.
@dimitrovajunkie2 жыл бұрын
John Raitt was so frickin' sexy and masculine here. And that voice! Can't believe he only made one movie. I can see him in Westerns which were still being made at the time. But maybe the timing was off. Or Hollywood didn't know what to do with him. Musicals were starting to die out by the early 60s.
@IZS19622 жыл бұрын
Why was he in one film only? So Beautiful, it's perfect.
@bostonpatriot6137 жыл бұрын
Who-o-oa. This is from "Pajama Game," which I remember from childhood. Just great, great, great. Today's singers may treat it differently, but no matter. John Raitt was incredible.
@robertfencl44012 жыл бұрын
Great voice, great song! Phone was a much earlier model for1957.
@erszidombihansen12377 жыл бұрын
One if the best musicals of all time! They don't make them like they used to!
@mullen2511 ай бұрын
so good. what a voice.
@jbut12084 жыл бұрын
This guy is can really sing! He looks good on film! Why was he not in more films??
@joansmith60927 жыл бұрын
Didn't anyone else notice? I've been reading Richard Adlers autobiography- at first, Raitt's singing " are you not seeing things too clear, ARE YOU JUST TOO FAR GONE TO HEAR " George Abbott had that lyric put in, NOT the original. And then, he sings back to the recording " ARE YOU TOO MUCH IN LOVE TO HEAR" that's the ORIGINAL lyric- Adler wanted it put back in.
@jamesmcinnis2082 жыл бұрын
Good pipes on that man.
@Krzyszczynski6 жыл бұрын
This movie was shown at the Wellington NZ Film Festival some time in the 1990s. Forget exactly when, but before DVDs anyway. The festival programme commented that the only copy they'd been able to locate - worldwide - was a 16mm print with much-faded colour. Even in that state, it blew the audience away, me included. Since then they've either found some better copies, or else the whole thing's been restored from that one half-ruined print. (I have a good DVD of it now.) But it makes you think. This masterpiece - the only John Raitt performance captured on film - came THAT close to being lost for ever.
@rebeldiamond60110 жыл бұрын
One of my favorites from this musical.
@MyRegularNameWasTaken10 жыл бұрын
Doing a duet with himself... That's pretty awesome.
@billbrimmer17396 жыл бұрын
He owned that song!
@christianlibrul11 жыл бұрын
What a rarity, a manly, masculine tenor.
@brucekogan79806 жыл бұрын
Lucky indeed to have John Raitt do this role of Sid Sarokin on film.
@bettykarr6292 Жыл бұрын
Unfortunately the album Pajama Game was not preserved. You can hear him on iTunes under the Broadway singing this beautiful song.
@pattylane2850 Жыл бұрын
Just love this song ♥️
@johnhope64433 жыл бұрын
John was big on Broadway but it's a shame he didn't make more films.
@vernaxxx89403 жыл бұрын
This is charming!
@GrotrianSeiler11 жыл бұрын
Such a wonderful song. Beautiful.
@ikewasgen4511 жыл бұрын
This or Rosemary Clooneys version are absolutely the best performances of this masterpiece. Boomers were so lucky to have adults like these as models when we were kids. WE blew a lot of what we should have taken to heart. Millenials study the their generation and show some courage and fortitude. Don't take the eternal teenager path which has just about destroyed the USA!
@BernardProfitendieu5 жыл бұрын
huh?
@jamesmcinnis2082 жыл бұрын
@@BernardProfitendieu Somebody's getting a little preachy.
@thespookyone657 жыл бұрын
one of the single best performances in cinema.
@normapressimone59095 жыл бұрын
That was CUTE .... that overvoice on the second chorus. Hee hee!!!!!!
@rship1911 жыл бұрын
A standout performance from the screen version of 'The Pajama Game.'
@wb88648 жыл бұрын
I played Sid Sorokin in the musical at my school. Being the lead role is a scary task but goddamn does it feel good.
@markwhitman725 жыл бұрын
In my opinion, John Raitt had much greater talent than his daughter Bonnie yet it seems everyone says " John Raitt is Bonnie's father" It should be other way around. He is almost as great a singer as the great Mario Lanza and just as handsome!
@margaretstix12172 жыл бұрын
Both wonderful in their own ways. No need to put down one to appreciate the other.
@jennywax17139 жыл бұрын
Oh my goodness.
@stevevandien3106 жыл бұрын
I used to think Raitt was a high baritone. But now I believe he was a dramatic tenor. Now there really aren't any dramatic tenor roles in American musical theatre. At least not now or in the mid 1940s, when Raitt created Billy Bigelow.
@philzmusic80982 жыл бұрын
Back when Broadway male stars actually sang. Magnificent.
@Dan-vt3nk6 жыл бұрын
Awesome!
@stevevandien3106 жыл бұрын
*Addendum to previous post* So Raitt had this big, powerful and wide-ranging voice, which could easily encompass high baritone and moderate tenorial tessiture. AND he was also big, athletic and handsome. Granted, Raitt wasn't much of an actor. But given his other exceptional assets, significant acting talent wasn't necessary.
@bennyrobertson3 жыл бұрын
Don't entirely agree with the point about his acting ability. IMHO, he was not much of a MOVIE actor - his acting is very stage-y. It probably worked just fine in live theatre. But what a singer! One of the very best ever, stage or screen.
@romcallis2 жыл бұрын
I think all the fathers of present day performers are better than their offspring...sorry....John Raitt, Allan Jones, Robert Alda
@JoanSmith-t7k Жыл бұрын
@romcallis I agree. Allan Jones sings FAR better than his son, Jack Jones.
@nancyrwilson13829 жыл бұрын
You do realize this is musician/singer Bonnie Raitt's dad, right?
@BernardProfitendieu5 жыл бұрын
yes, Nancy, there isn't a soul on the planet who doesn't know that ... spare us the news flash
@besserman14 жыл бұрын
Ronette Pulaski There is absolutely no reason whatsoever to be rude to someone who is attempting to convey genuine information to those who are not aware of it
@silverpotter13143 жыл бұрын
@@BernardProfitendieu I didn't know that. I, unlike you, appreciate when people put little things in to the video to help those who, in this wide world, might not know as much as you. It's too bad you can't come down from your high horse and just appreciate others effort.
@bobbyfrancis89572 жыл бұрын
And, you didn't know, Nancy, they really wanted Dean Martin to play the Sid part( THANK YOU, Dean, for NOT doing it ).
@michelboudot28824 жыл бұрын
He did not do it for me. Give me Gordon McCrae or Howard keel
@detectivefiction37013 жыл бұрын
He sounds a little like Dennis Day.
@dianavictoriaaljadeff53028 жыл бұрын
Yes he was Bonny Raitt father and foe me has better singer than his daughter
@laurenblainebamartistmgt7 жыл бұрын
Just different. It's a good thing too. Bonnie Raitt would be laughed off stage in the 60's if she sang like her father. As it is, she is a blues legend and BB King says she's the best living slide guitar player. She did fine with her talents. One of my favorites. She has his soulfulness.
@ejd536 жыл бұрын
He definitely has a better voice than Bonnie. She doesn't have the range or the clarity that he does. Don't get me wrong, I always loved Bonnie, but she isn't the singer her father was.
@BernardProfitendieu5 жыл бұрын
different styles completely ... spare us the apples and oranges, sister