Julia Fordham, "Happy Ever After" on Letterman, October 19, 1988

[@ChooseCompassion]

She should’ve been a superstar but the label never supported her like she deserved. I’ve known her for 25 years and I think she’s the most extraordinary singer songwriters I’ve ever known.

[@abbeharms9446]

I loved her from this performance and bought the cassette ❤

[@karenhilker8074]

UNBELIEVABLE singer! UNBELIEVABLE...so non rated . Sad

[@CollectorChronicles]

@@karenhilker8074maybe the masses don’t have good taste 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@lesleygriffiths9607]

Loved Julia Fordham and couldn't understand why she was not a superstar x

[@Muck-qy2oo]

I think her music was too soft, sweet and sophisticated in its variety. People usually preferred more and more simple and banging music, like most pop

[@Abcd-gj1fu]

I was crazy obsessed with this voice for yearssss....back when youtube didn't even exist.

[@BruceLee-zd9bw]

Julia so deserved to get far more recognision for her work, she was so badly underrated. Her vocal range is just astonishing to this song, especially the low register. 👏👏👏🙏🙏🙏

[@CollectorChronicles]

In the main video she’s twice as good too.

[@rudypalma1250]

Who’s here in 2024? Her new album is BRILLIANT. Go buy a copy.

[@linlasj]

I have loved her since I first heard her. Wonderful.

[@twnll]

Love her girlish charms n giggles...

[@virginiaportela9758]

Her speaking voice is also AMAZING! 😍

[@robbiedubdub]

This song was and is so powerful. Her voice has a very haunting quality . Sends chills down my spine.

[@petewoodroffemusic]

Incredibly difficult to perform this song live with perfect pitch, but Julia pulls it off and on live TV and on Letterman!!! Amazing. Congratulations Julia Class...

[@onthecoast8]

Absolutely. Total talent and underrated voice.

[@brightlitewright5134]

Yes Quite right..very difficult to mantain that unique pitch. Love her voice & she's so nice. used to see her often in Portsmouth her homw town.

[@dcgreek]

I loved (and was haunted by) Julia Fordham's voice in the 80s, and love it still. She is also adorable!

[@zounds13]

Luxurious. That's how I would describe that voice.

[@bizzylizzy5075]

Still listening in 2021 ...after all these years! Incredible lady & that voice 💕

[@scubacat6156]

Beautiful. Encapsulates how far popular culture has sunk in the last thirty years. The Julia Fordhams of today (if they even exist)would be ignored while puerile, prurient, potty-mouthed morons lacking in talent yet abundant in Cluster B qualities are given opportunity, fame, accolades, and fortune. This is a stunning song and performance.

[@YouCantHoldOnTooLong]

You are absolutely right! Julia Fordham is just simply a modest, moral woman with good wholesome values and incredible talent! These days, I am just absolutely repulsed by the ridiculous and disgusting crap that I hear kids listening to! I work at a restaurant as a dishwasher and quite a few of my immature co-workers always play the stupidest rap music where the "F" word is constantly used and they always say offensive racial slurs in those pitiful excuses for songs. When some of those co-workers of mine speak to one another, every other word is always the "F" word. Plus most of them have tattoos on their bodies. I am a 41 year old man, I have no tattoos or body piercings, and even though I may use a cuss word once in a while, I don't throw the "F" bomb around constantly like many young people in this generation do. Julia Fordham has an amazingly angelic singing voice and she is the perfect description of what REAL talent is all about! ~Dutch

[@feelesh]

A slightly odd comment, given that Julia Fordham was never a superstar and was pretty much ignored in her day. In the UK she never had a top 10 album or a top 20 single. It would appear popular culture had sunk pretty low by the early 90s.

[@Abcd-gj1fu]

Imogen Heap, Florence and the machine...and they're *all* from the UK.

[@virginiaportela9758]

And this is magic: LIVE! This lady is GOLD! 😍

[@stuartainsworth4123]

Brilliant singer, and absolutely stunning

[@francisgarganera8418]

Uh julia. I'm so in love with you. Then and now.

[@TD2253]

Ditto! I had such a big crush on her in 1988! 😊

[@ilovetheseventies6461]

One of my favorite songs and she is so beautiful

[@EtareNeged]

I loved this song as a kid and just found it again!

[@RampartPh]

who'd ever think this song would be about apartheid. beautiful!

[@Dianapri-cp8ou]

20数年前に娘に連れられてサントリーホールで聞きました。忘れられない歌手でした。先日サントリーホールに行き思い出してユウチューブでさがしました。とても素敵で８１才になっても嬉しいでした💖💖💖🍀

[@mariaguerrero6713]

She is one of a kind..

[@1allanbmw]

I only heard this song yesterday on XM. I absolutely loved it! I had NO idea it was from 30 years ago. It caught my attention while driving in my semi, I could only snap a photo of the name etc. It could have been released yesterday not 30 yrs ago!! Nice, nice voice. Beautiful lady.

[@robertl6591]

Have a listen to 'Porcelain' and 'Where Does The Time Go?'. One of the most under-rated artists ever.

[@eric2049]

Oh, the memories that this song bring. Love this song to the core.

[@marcos061059]

Wow, that was fantastic!

[@vincentarmendariz6857]

Julia's voice is angelic, is truly a treasure.

[@BeasleyStreet]

A unique voice in a world of much of a muchness...

[@karenhilker8074]

Unbelievable singer! Her voice is like butter!

[@mikeabbertto7207]

Still play this lp to this day, behind closed doors is always my favourite though!

[@neo6709]

GORGEOUS, WOW and the song's superb too

[@mito1508]

I listened to it over and over again in 1988-1989 .

[@ianmcnamara62]

Absolutely gorgeous lady❤

[@debblackmore7460]

Beautiful talented lady love her voice sending love from UK x

[@shuroom57]

I saw Julia at Bimbo's 365 Club in San Francisco in around 2003. Just as gorgeous as here, both she and her music. She is just about the most charming woman to ever wander onto a stage.

[@comfortablynummm]

Just found her cd about a month ago and have been loving her music again! Somehow KZbin sent this to me! Strange, but I'm happy! Love Julia! Thanks for posting.

[@andrewwaterhouse9725]

The best song ever - in so many ways

[@alanflint7732]

She has always stood out as an original and different singer. Awesome range and control. First heard her being interviewed on DLTs weekend radio show in the 80s. I was entranced then and there.

[@iainwaldie685]

Loved this album since 1988....going to see her in Glasgow in November. Like me, she was born in August 1962. I haven't left as big a mark on music though🥰

[@zekdiaz8012]

one of the best debut albums. Porcelain topped that

[@a.l6135]

One of the most unforgettable songs I know and can't help singing along. Julia's voice is incredibly soothing.

[@KoreanAmericanLawyer.NewPortBe]

Mesmerizing ❤

[@karlcountry2363]

The band was incredible....

[@2000jjcjfl26]

Wow...just wow. I'm blown away and almost crying. I need a tissue

[@Zxx459]

1988 wow...2021 things have changed

[@五味美栄子]

I loved she's voice

[@joeljack1]

She's divine.

[@bakerstreet101]

Watching in 2020. I guess it must be bittersweet to have been captured on film at the height of your beauty.

[@sharondeleon4343]

Beautiful face and voice ❤️

[@donnlarossa9173]

ONE OF MY FAV FEMALE SINGERS

[@delten-eleven1910]

Julia Fordham, Sade, Corrine Drewey and Tracy Thorn...most of my favorite female artist are from the UK of 80s and 90s.

[@CollectorChronicles]

KZbin recommendations popped up the main video and I thought she was very pretty so I watched it out of curiosity. As soon as she started singing I was like “holy shit”😳 I was a kid in the late 80s but I never heard this. Now it’s a favorite. In a way I’m glad I didn’t find it until later in life so I can attach it with a more relevant era for me personally.

[@billbillings913]

Thanks for posting .... one of my favorites of this era (and nice to get it in good sound quality).

[@fetabrown]

Thanks for putting this up. Such a talent and a good giggle to see an interview from back in the day.

[@U2QuoZepplin]

Wow! Going straight in my playlist. When do you hear voices like this. Ladies’ voices as deep as this are very rare and I’ve never heard of anything like it. I wonder if Julia has ever sung with Alison Moyet? Their voices would compliment each other well I think.

[@robertl6591]

Have a listen to Hannah Reid of London Grammar, another gorgeous English singer with a voice 'to die for'.

[@jilldurrant112]

Julia is touring with Judie Tzuke and Beverley Craven in the Woman to Woman tour, I saw them last year, it was an amazing evening.

[@mrsjorgenson224]

Reminds me of Oleta Adams - Get Here.

[@U2QuoZepplin]

mrsjorgenson224 I love that song! What ever happened to Oleta Adams???

[@catkeys6911]

She sang it very faithfully to the (then) recently released single except even better, which was quite an accomplishment. In this one she sings along to the "Um by yay" part (she didn't in the radio released version) and adds her own beautiful vocal harmony (the low notes, of course), which makes it a little better, IMHO.

[@KoreanAmericanLawyer.NewPortBe]

Lovely.....Al❤ways. Forever

[@jerryfiore5818]

@DonGilder thanks for this clip and acknowledging Miles Bould! Unsure where he is or what he's doing, but he was a great percussionist / drummer - Julia helped launch his career as an in-demand session guy in the late 80's & throughout the 90's. I know I saw him with sting and Joe Cocker back in the day!

[@milesbould2295]

Hiya, I was just trying to find some clips as we are going on tour with Julia later this year 2024 and thought I'd scroll .. wow how lovely to see the love for her. She is a dear friend and I'm eternally thankful she hired me so young because as you rightly stated she helped launch me into the session world. I don't normally even bother to read comments but felt compelled here. Thank you both @DonGilder and @jerryfiore5818 🙏

[@hanabatrentin7391]

Semplicemente fantastica è una donna che mi piacerebbe conoscere di persona grande anima..

[@DennisTaylorBoracay]

sooo Relaxing!

[@michaelparylak5649]

Definitely a unique addition to my 7777 CD collection 🙂

[@michiganjfrog366]

I still have the cassette ☺

[@nkcbrazil]

Good singer? Common Mike, she has one of the most unique incredible and beautiful voices that has ever walked the planet. No one sounds like her! Should have been a massive star, shows how tone deaf the world is. All they want to hear is screaming.

[@hotsozred]

One pf her generations "distinct" voice, God I love those "lows" one of the few people I'd pay just to see perform

[@caloyssk1]

legend

[@aya-cs6jb]

このアルバム大好き❤

[@jamesviola79]

I heard this song by chance last night for the first time in about 30 years... I hadn't thought of it in all that time but somehow still remembered it.

[@christophervasquez9966]

I just heard this song and I cant stop listening to it. By the way, I was born on 1991.

[@keithbaker2045]

She's touring the UK autumn '24

[@frimleywhite]

If Angels could sing ...............

[@iwannaseeit1979]

Wow she made it to the couch

[@17lanai]

❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@0925Jose1]

Beautiful and sad song. What does South African people think about this song ?

[@kennethlatham3133]

My kind of woman. Wow. I would be happy to just sit and talk to her. All the time I'd be falling in love.

[@oliasofsumhillow]

Saw her late 80s in Bristol and she ran out of songs. Brill

[@Pompeyrod]

She’s not from London!!! She’s from Portsmouth, in Hampshire! There is more to the UK than London!

[@oliasofsumhillow]

I thought she was from Lyme regis

[@Pompeyrod]

@@oliasofsumhillow Fareham to be precise but it’s still Pompey

[@deaconsh7550]

とても良い。 私は好きだ。

[@maribeltiu8309]

Sweet sounding Julia fordham, no way not loving it😊

[@cfierle]

Anyone have Julias SNLs Manhattan skyline?

[@velasco563]

Hope were happy ever after the pandemic

[@thomascox4014]

So very very underrated. Never developed a serious following on this side of the Atlantic. Not sure why. Perhaps it was because she wasn't easy to "type"

[@MrButch8844]

I bought her first two albums and then she vanished!!

[@tjitskekooi2785]

[@michaelhill6798]

As near to the purity of Caren Carpenter is the best compliment I can award Julia

[@dongiller]

Karen; Karen Carpenter. :)

[@michaelhill6798]

@@dongiller Sorry, always thought she was C

[@swamibeyond6382]

Nice melody...what is the message?

[@tullsongs]

The best song Sade never sang

[@jamesroneyll750]

Enjoyed this with my wife so many years ago, cherished it ever since. But I've never been able to hear the vibra-slap (due to tinitis?).At w hat time is it?

[@PintoSixty]

The beat is too slow from the band. Listen to the KZbin video instead.

[@dongiller]

Or, maybe, that’s the tempo Julia wanted. They had rehearsed the song before taping.

[@mr.x9566]

@@dongiller Agree with this. Artists who are able to and prefer to perform live will often perform at a slower BPM or lower octave, as a musician once told me "it gives you more room incase you make mistakes".

[@blakfloyd5602]

Strong Sade influence it appears. Perhaps some Cher too though much more appealing.

[@janettucker1235]

You may not know who Shelby Flint is but I can hear the amazing Shelby's influence as well. But Julia is all her OWN!

[@jimdalziel6226]

Years before Sade ya daftie !

[@iainjessup4454]

Much earlier than Sade. This song is from the 1980s.

[@TheComputec]

Sade released Diamond Life in 1984... four years before this song was released...

[@TheComputec]

@@iainjessup4454 Sade released Diamond Life in 1984... four years before this song was released...

[@monkeyface6139]

Still better than fu**ing Adele !!!

[@skipwin9895]

tHANK YOU!

[@sadcore327]

Amazing song and singer. Shows how shit AND classless the "talent" is in the 2000s.

[@ziraltan]

박칼린 느낌이네 여자라기보단 이쁜남자?

[@ilmeditquejesuisbellekaas5562]

묘한 느낌이긴 하네요

[@김용일-c7h]

저두요.게다가 노래 목소리 때문에 여자라구 상상을 못했었는데 굉장히 중성적으로 생겼네요..레즈비언 느낌도 있고... 아무튼 노래는 너무나 좋구 세련됐네요...그런데 코러스는 제발 뺐으면 하는게 노래에 품격을 저하시키는것같애요 그냥 심플한게 더나은것 같애요~^^😃😃😃

[@jdjeon1000]

어릴때 라디오에서 이노래 자주 나왔던거로 기억하는데 그때는 보컬가수가 젊은 남자일거로 생각했는데..여자였을줄은..

[@hereisyourmusic30]

She looks like Ellen Degeneres lol

[@ajs41]

Also Princess Diana.

[@carolynjones6524]

British and the best what a voice,so pretty she has it all ,shame on the record label ,lack of support

[@2000jjcjfl26]

Wow...just wow. I'm blown away and almost crying. I need a tissue