Petula Clark "Sign Of The Times" on The Ed Sullivan Show

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The Ed Sullivan Show was a television variety program that aired on CBS from 1948-1971. For 23 years it aired every Sunday night and played host to the world's greatest talents. The Ed Sullivan Show is well known for bringing rock n' roll music to the forefront of American culture through acts like Elvis Presley, The Beatles, and The Rolling Stones. The entertainers each week ranged from comedians like Joan Rivers and Rodney Dangerfield, to Broadway stars Julie Andrews and Richard Burton, to pop singers such as Bobby Darin and Petula Clark. It also frequently featured stars of Motown such as The Supremes, The Temptations, Stevie Wonder and The Jackson 5. The Ed Sullivan Show was one of the only places on American television where such a wide variety of popular culture was showcased and its legacy lives on to this day.
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[@rascal211]

I was born at the right time, 1957. Old enough to remember the mid 1960s.

[@danfoss1535]

But not old enough to not remember them

[@Agoateeman]

Me too. Great year and just in time for a lot of super sixties music.

[@rascal211]

@@danfoss1535 Never did drugs so age didn't matter there with me.

[@normanmeharry58]

As is said, "if you remember them, you weren't there ""

[@normanmeharry58]

As is said, "if you remember them, you weren't there ""

[@144wychwood]

I'm turning 60 early next year and still in denial about it. Then I watch this and realize I'm old enough to recall the late 60s. I was only few years old but seem to recall seeing this on Ed Sullivan show which was staple in our house back in 60s and early 70s. Where DID the time go?

[@pimpompoom93726]

I'm turning 70 this year and that's scary. I still remember the 1960's like yesterday, 1966 was a great year. Kids today have no idea!

[@mikegalvin9801]

​@@pimpompoom93726Same age. Remember listening to British Invasion and Motown pop songs on the radio up in my room, watching The Avengers and The Man From Uncle on TV - my brother favored astronaut but I was definitely going for secret agent "when we grow up." Kids lived outdoors which is one reason looking back at old class photos I realized there was no such thing as childhood obesity.

[@wuderoofe]

Time went on a damn job instead of you 😓

[@bhbluebird]

That time between then and 60 is way too short once it is gone.

[@leebowens2631]

Every Sunday evening the Ed Sullivan show !

[@billstoudenmire5251]

Most of Petula’s songs pointed toward hope, love and new opportunities. Her songs always lifted my spirits.

[@fuglbird]

I bet she sold a lot of Jaguars and Aston Martins. As an eight year old I was not looking for a car; but I loved her!

[@CactusTwo]

Me alegro! Buena suerte ✌🇨🇱

[@user-qv4ni9hd8m]

Me too! 🙂 Kim

[@allanelder2711]

A British broadcaster recently stated "that a day without a Petula Clark song was a day without sunshine." I couldn't put it better myself!

[@jimfay5567]

Like, "Don't Sleep in the Subway"?

[@darrenplumpton3551]

HOW INCREDIBLY BEAUTIFUL is Petula Clark in this brilliant video? WOW!!!!

[@JamesMartin-zt8ki]

Yes!

[@allanelder2711]

Check out her appearance on the Ed Sullivan show singing "Colour my world".

[@normanmeharry58]

She's credibly pretty.

[@stephenstephen1505]

Shame on the UK governments for not making Petula a dame. A child star, a forces sweetheart, a great '60s star and continues performing to this day. Amazing!

[@allanelder2711]

She may have been offered an honour but refused it for personal reasons, as David Bowie did. Another possibility is that when she married Claude Wolfe she may have become a French citizen thus not being able to receive a British honour.

[@cocoaorange1]

I think she is a Dame, but I could be wrong.

[@allanelder2711]

@@cocoaorange1 she's not a Dame, her honour is a CBE.

[@canocorn7938]

I think Frank Sinatra made her a dame

[@johnward374]

​@cocoaorange1 Yes you are wrong.

[@folgore1]

America clearly lost something truly tremendous when the Ed Sullivan show went off the air. It was an unparalleled venue for talent!

[@franevanisko8806]

There is no longer a place for joyful entertainment. Now, everything needs to be a contest. Pathetic.

[@dougfredricks2017]

@@folgore1 Today's 📺 shows are Goat 🐐 Tripe 🙄

[@folgore1]

@@dougfredricks2017 While on a deployment with the military, I once went on leave in Budapest, Hungary and tried Tripe in a restaurant there. Very, very bland! Didn't taste bad; it just tasted like nothing. (So yes, very appropriate metaphor for today's television!)

[@kevinhanvey2846]

You are so very Wright I agree with you so very much.

[@DSRQ1]

Wow, look at those cars! Aston Martin, Austin Healy, Jaguar, all ragtops!

[@bongodave13]

They'd be worth a fortune if they were still that clean today.

[@westfale520]

Imagine you inherit a forgotten old barn and in it are exemplary larger, these cars. the song is I think from 1966 .a Jaguar XKE. from 1966 already get for 140 000 dollars . And in the garage next door there is a Mercedes Benz 230 SL from 1966 and an Alpha Romeo Spider from 1966 😆

[@finbarrmcgrath1686]

Yes!!!!!

[@jkaufman357]

Some classic British iron, all right!

[@warrenwatkins9650]

And they're just scratching them up like some cheap-ass Ford.

[@charlesgriner8987]

How easily I forget just how colorful the 1960s were

[@Ralphieboy]

and we just loved anything British

[@debraweaver6308]

B​@@Ralphieboy I know that I sure did!!!!

[@SoloPilot6]

It's not that the 60s were especially colorful, this was the era when most people had black and white TVs, so shows like this pumped color EVERYTHING as a way to convince people to buy new color sets and to make people glad that they bought them. The NBC peacock was nothing more than an ad for color TVs, and every show title sequence bragged "In Color" . . . As a result of seeing the colors like this, fashion designers splashed colors around in real life. Then, about 1972, people got bored with the circus colors, and they rapidly went away.

[@Ralphieboy]

Disco was more glittery than colorful

[@hiramhackenbacker9096]

On TV maybe and in the music world.

[@ciarraibuzz]

The dancers were great, too. That was a sweet era for pop music. Petula Clark was at the top.

[@joycemanning1254]

A fun time

[@DarrenPlumpton]

The best voice/ The best songs/ the best looking /the best talent Petula Clark The very best of the best.

[@edgregory1]

It was an a go go dance display.

[@LKx979]

I truly can't believe that the world was once cool enough for something like this to exist.

[@that_thing_I_do]

Keywords: was once cool.

[@Slimjim260]

It was

[@MaximilianvonPinneberg]

The world is cool. This looks like a 60s parody.

[@edgregory1]

​@@MaximilianvonPinnebergNot a parody, and the world is certainly not cool anymore.

[@MaximilianvonPinneberg]

@@edgregory1 😂😂😂😂😂 very funny. Perhaps you’re not cool on this world.

[@kenrowland7864]

Its a sign of the times alright.....Look at this compared to what we''re dealing with today !!!!!!🥺😮‍💨

[@orlandosoto6080]

It is a kick in the lower maximum 🤷

[@EdKazO-Vision]

Calm down Boomer. There is a lot of great music today if you’d bother to look. But it’s more fun to complain and sound exactly like your parents.

[@CityLadyLA]

Learn respect. The US is the least respective country of elders. You'll change your tune in a few decades when it's your turn. ​@@EdKazO-Vision

[@decemberschild1504]

@@CityLadyLA Respect is earned. And if younger people don't respect their elders or have a work ethic you approve of, I would ask "who raised them to behave that way?" You want respect? Try treating others with respect instead of just criticizing & demanding it.

[@vanillaexplosion99]

@@EdKazO-Vision I am no boomer and know modern music is bland. Modern pop lacks depth of complex counterpoint, backup harmonizing, lack of good choruses, lack of creative guitar solos. 1960's music experimented with use of sitars, Hammond organs, harmonicas, theremins etc.. Plus analog sounds better. I am a musician and listen to recordings in detail and take note. The non musician also listens to details whether they are aware or not. Modern music lacks creativity instrumentally, lacks lyrical poetry, instrument diversity plus deficient in finding new beats and progressions that have not already been done long ago. The song in video is not so good by 60's standards.

[@Stives1979]

Who's listening to this gorgeous soulful voice of petula Clark's right now in 2024 great then your like me got great taste thanks for the ace upload 💯👍🎵🎶✊

[@TrojanGoddess56]

Long live the 1960's and the great music that came out of that decade, when we baby boomers were growing up. Such great music to grow up to.

[@danieljames2015]

Great beautiful British Star, beautiful voice, beautiful British Cars, colour, confidence, how great were the 60's compared to our mixed up Country now

[@chuddlevideos]

Back then old people were saying the same thing about the 60s. 😂

[@SoloPilot6]

@@chuddlevideos . . .but at least we weren't eating TIDE PODS . . .

[@CarysCreatesThings]

This was filmed in the USA. Also what do you mean by “mixed up” exactly? If you’re referring to the mess the Tories have caused over the past 14 years, I agree.

[@LannieLord]

No Wuhan Lab in 1969 !

[@spiritcreek9813]

Go-Go boots! Ed Sullivan show was a star maker, best variety show ever!

[@johnossmann7036]

So, when this aired I was 8 years old. And this type of entertainment was on constantly among the 5 or 6 channels we had in the NY/NJ area and it came over the air for free. Now we have hundreds of channels that we pay high monthly amounts for and it is next to impossible to see anything this good.

[@LannieLord]

Remember being home , sick from school and GUMBY was on ?

[@DIOSpeedDemon]

1969 was the Zenith of America. I wish I could go back and live in the sixties forever......

[@masonresnick5105]

Speaking of Zenith...I probably watched this performance in black and white on a Zenith console TV :-)

[@christopherp.hitchens3902]

The myth is strong. America in general is never what you think…or thought.

[@Teeveepicksures]

Sounds terrible tbh

[@he162a]

@@christopherp.hitchens3902 Sorry you missed it, maybe next time?

[@dougfredricks2017]

I miss this era of 📺 growing up. Even though there was only 3 perhaps 4 📺 channels I loved Saturday morning 🌄 Cartoons and PBS

[@Mickey1-jy2tg]

The male dancer in the red vest who loses his hat is Broadway legend Michael Bennett who earned many Tony Awards for choreography and also won Best Director for "A Chorus Line".

[@chuddlevideos]

The dancing was pretty elaborate. I don’t know how they remember all those steps.

[@northernbohemianrealist]

Thanks! I wondered who choreographed this.

[@AntonHu]

Would that be Donna McKechnie beside him in the white mini-dress?

[@frankstefini3392]

Excellent dancers and choreography.

[@Mickey1-jy2tg]

​@@AntonHu I don't think it is her. She was a featured dancer on Hullabaloo on another network at this time.

[@moemcgovern7345]

Our music was So much fun! It made us feel good.

[@robertchesnosky3508]

PET CLARK WAS ALWAYS A CLASS ACT.

[@spyderlogan4992]

I can personally attest as a 16 year old in 1966, that 1966 was and still is the Best Pop Music Year in History. Look at the Billboard Year End Top 100 singles for proof.

[@rsands9]

66 and 67 were the best!

[@spyderlogan4992]

@@rsands9 '67 was the year 'corporations' started to absorb the independent labels.

[@walterjohnson4966]

I'll see your 1966 and raise you 1969 as the pinnacle year for popular/rock music of the 60's

[@spyderlogan4992]

@@walterjohnson4966 #1 1966 Billboard Single: California Dreamin', #1 1969 Billboard Single: Sugar, Sugar. No 'Bubblegum' in 1966...

[@mikeyenfield]

In 1966 Petula sold more pop singles world wide than any other female singer

[@DmPmRr1959]

What was great was that she was older, yet the younger generation embraced her.

[@stephenmartinez9355]

Sign of the times, indeed! Love the outfits, the dancing, the cars, and Petula!

[@ronaldleardi1416]

ABSOLUTELY!!!!

[@gerald6919]

clean video.

[@akbarlebowitz8151]

Quite the groovy vibe!! Joe Cocker's "Feeling Alright" on Ed Sullivan is just as wonderful as well!!

[@michelletaylor5691]

even if one of the dancers lost his cap

[@dt8787]

Petula was my mom's favorite. When this show aired, I was 11 and my mom was 36. She watched Ed Sullivan every Sunday and never missed Petula Clark, Tom Jones or Herb Alpert.

[@pamatat1956]

Watching this in 2024 actually makes me cry.😂😂😂.the 60s were the brst decade for pop /contemporary music. Petula Clark is one of my favorite singers of all time❤❤❤

[@RobertodelaVega-t3w]

I was 12 yo when this aired and remember it clearly... it was an amazing time, now lost. Petula Clark is still alive today, she will be 92 on Nov. 15 2024.

[@rodallen5840]

I was 12 then and listened to her on my transistor radio pressed against my window at night....Ft. Wayne Indiana station and WLS Chicago...70 now and 71 this Nov.

[@savage22bolt32]

This aired a couple of weeks before my 12th birthday. I was more interested in the Jaguar than the girls😊

[@WilliamHARRISON-s4e]

In that split second.. one can. I BELIEVE SAY " O THANKS God for talent and the capability to recall .. so pure. Such innate array of 7 senses.

[@jdollinter]

My cousin Ray rescued me from the pouring rain in his families black ‘59 Galaxie and this song was keeping pace with his windshield wipers like two metronomes, in and out at top speed.That’s the first time I experienced that, and to this incredible song. I was in 4th grade. Never forgot it. Thanks

[@mickjagger8439]

AM radio I bet!

[@jdollinter]

@@mickjagger8439 KJR Seattle

[@alicehenderson7983]

@jdollinter, I was 8 in the 3rd grade, she was the bomb, best singer ever, great childhood memories

[@justincase2271]

Everything in this clip is simply gorgeous.

[@jerrybrownell3633]

Tony Hatch one of the most under rated songwriters ever finally got his due when he was elected to The Songwriters Hall of Fame in June 2013.

[@darrenplumpton9737]

How come his former wife Jackie Trent wasn't applauded as well? She wrote some of the most wonderful and inspirational lyrics to Tony's music for Petula Clark. All three were MAGNIFICENT songwriters.

[@sibionic]

He wasn't underrated - he was always recognised.

[@virginiagrundman4012]

Remember when you were 14 and the world was your oyster? New music weekly, new outrageous clothes that our parents hated. I looked forward to going to school every day.

[@margaretlouise6200]

My mother hated my long bangs. Said I should cut a window in them. I think she wanted those Anne Baxter Nefertiri bangs, one inch above the eyebrows.

[@iVenge]

Man, do I remember. Wish I had a time machine.

[@virginiagrundman4012]

@@iVenge I've been in bed recovering from a horrendous cold for 7 days now. At 14 one was invincible! Nothing fazed you. Stay up all night listening to music, eating junk food, walking a mile to school in the snow, etc. In our memories, we live in a perpetual 'happy place'. So...excuse me while I go back to thinking I'm 14 and INVINCIBLE again...at least for an hour.

[@margaretlouise6200]

I remember how exciting the "British Invasion" was...the music, the BOYS in the bands, the totally new and different looks in clothes, makeup and hair. It was a revolution!

[@virginiagrundman4012]

@@margaretlouise6200 yeah! Every week was exciting. And radio...played the same songs every half hour.

[@coreybrewer6278]

Petula Clark is a wonderful entertainer. I love her singing

[@monicapushkin3274]

WOW!!!!! Never seen this before. Absolutely spectacular.

[@darrenplumpton9737]

PETULA CLARK:5'2" of GORGEOUSNESS PERSONIFIED.

[@artamussumatra6286]

100% agree! Pure Beauty in sound, and vision! ❤️👍

[@darrenplumpton9737]

@@artamussumatra6286 We both have a eye for INCREDIBLY BEAUTIFUL women then Artamus? PETULA CLARK is BREATHTAKINGLY BEAUTIFUL BEYOUND BELIEF. WOW!!!! She is not only blessed with STUNNING GOOD LOOKS but also a PHENOMENAL voice as well. Petula is a LEGEND.

[@jimmyb1559]

Such a great song and a great time to be young listening to artists like Petula Clark. Wouldn’t change it for the world. This song reminds me of when we were kids my older sister and I use to try to imitate the dancers in the background. We’d always end up laughing so hard we couldn’t even keep up with the music. Good times. My heart aches for those days. Miss you sis.

[@trentaccid2177]

Sorry for your loss Im only 40 but I know Petula Clark and to make you and everyone feel better I took my Mom to see Petula in AC and afterwards I pulled some rank to get backstage with my Mom and there was Petula sitting there all by herself and ends up we talked with her for 30 minutes and got pictures with. We talked about everything from that era to The Beatles and Tom Jones and I can tell you as a person shes as great as she is a singer. My Mom has passed now but I have those great pictures with her and I with Petula. Shes 90 years old now and going out on a little tour.. If you want to see a great video of Petula pull up Sign Of The Times by Petula Clark on The Ed Sullivan Show live. The colors, the cars everything of the times is in this video. How much the world has become so.much trash to.

[@jimmyb1559]

@@trentaccid2177 Thank you for sharing your story. It made my day. I can’t imagine meeting her in person and on top of it getting to talk with her a while. I’m sorry for your loss as well but I’m happy we have such great memories to hang onto. I agree about what is called “entertainment “ today! I will definitely look up the video you mentioned. Wish you the best!

[@johnbroesamle6792]

I had the privilege of doing stage security for a performance Petula Clark did 3 years ago here in Southern California. Definitely one of my all-time favorite shows in the 7 years I’ve worked this venue, and so great to see up-close. Even got to help her off the stage (not that she needed any help-she was still a powerhouse at 86). “A Sign Of The Times” has long been my favorite of many great Petula Clark songs that, for me, go all the way back to the iconic “Downtown”-when I was 7 years old. Petula’s voice is so incredibly bright, and clear, and pure. Crystal clear and sweet, yet powerful enough to match up perfectly with another classic Tony Hatch production-the booming drums, and those wonderful British Horns. Petula Clark-100% class and still pure joy to enjoy her music, all these years later.

[@jimmyb1559]

@@johnbroesamle6792 I have to say I’m envious of you guys. Great story. I agree 100% she is an awesome talent. I’d love to see her perform live someday!

[@darrenplumpton3551]

@@johnbroesamle6792 PETULA CLARK is THE Greatest Female Vocalist Of ALL TIME.

[@patrincon6299]

I'm seventy two n still cry each time I hear the song!!!!! Lv t

[@TheYamahog12]

This song makes you cry? Wow.

[@LannieLord]

@@TheYamahog12 It is NOT her best song.

[@JoseMorales-lw5nt]

Gotta give it up to CBS. When they invested in color videotape, they made sure to go all-out on the sets and clothes! 1966 being the 1st full year TESS would broadcast in color. I'm sure adults who could afford Color TV sets had a feast for the eyes. Imagine being the first on your block to watch old Ed in living color!

[@jcavilia1]

Yeah, and the clothes and choreography here are so perfectly 1966.

[@TheLions1957]

The grooviest video ever!

[@MarshallArtz007]

Super-groovy! 💃

[@DarrenPlumpton]

🎉THE SENSATIONAL SOUND OF THE SIXTIES. Petula Clark is THE Standout Mega-Star of The Sixties. And here's why.

[@randellgribben9772]

real music

[@derekkoonin3460]

I’ve been listening to Petula Clark since I was a kid in the 60’s and am still listening to this day. ❤

[@miklmiklmtrcycl6009]

Hers was the voice of a certain moment. It was THAT amazing. I remember from my preschool days how it was everywhere.

[@eileenmaryomalley740]

When music was REAL and fantastic 💕👏👏👏 Miss Petula the best !

[@philipswilson]

Simple Music can make you sing. a Simple hug can make you feel better, Simple things can make you happy, I hope my Simple Hello makes you smile...

[@Ilia-z5p]

Non c'è nulla di più autentico e prezioso, della semplicità. Merce rara.

[@kevinmcneal4451]

Great song...great singer...great broadway dancers

[@johnniemcbride2772]

When I was a kid in the 60s, Petula Clark had the voice that raised my spirits within seconds.

[@surferpam1]

Me too, Johnnie.

[@frankc1354]

Me as well

[@Iambigdaa]

I was there too, Johnnie!😃

[@StellarFella]

Same here. As soon as a song of hers started, I was in a cocoon of auditory pleasure.

[@PaulMcElveen]

It doesn't get any better than this!

[@christopherp.hitchens3902]

Gawd! These variety show dancers! They bothered me way back THEN…and even NOW!

[@PaulMcElveen]

The very pretty and extremely talented actress, singer, dancer, entertainer, pianist, and songwriter Petula Clark is a fantastic and lovely lady! I was born in 1978! I love all her songs! The handsome and very pretty dancers are excellent! I have and always will be a fan of Petula Clark! Thank you for posting and sharing this classic performance!

[@neutronjack7399]

Kudos to the guy whose hat came off at 1:33. Carried on like a true trooper!

[@capacola262743]

what choice did he have?

[@danielmccurdy9948]

​@@capacola262743 Hahahaha!

[@piemouth1]

Indeed. His right knee buckled after his hat fell off but hats off to him for carrying on rather than just walking away or throwing a fit with millions of people watching him on TV.

[@lauranathan1618]

8 days before I came into the world...Proud to say that I was born into a world where Petula Clark was gracing us with this amazing voice

[@timsmith5133]

Saw Petula Clark perform as Norma Desmond in Sunset Boulevard a few years ago. Great voice and a great lady. Very generous with her time.

[@philipswilson]

Simple Music can make you sing. a Simple hug can make you feel better, Simple things can make you happy, I hope my Simple Hello makes you smile...

[@dw438]

One of the best produced Ed Sullivan music clips. Colo(u)r my world!

[@tylersikora894]

Petulant is one of my favorite bits! I love her classic "downtown"! When I began to work fresh out of high school, I work at a $5 and$10 department store! This song reminds me of that period! I'm from Ohio, and like most small towns all over America, the store on our "main street" are empty, run down and in sad shape! This store I worked at had an old fashioned lunch counter where locals who work around main street, banks, office would all come for lunch, they have the best grilled cheese sandwiches and tuna melts and a soda fountain and old fashioned hand scouped ice cream and banana spits!

[@LannieLord]

Woolworth's ? Kresge ? McCrory's on Euclid Ave ? DO TELL . I love old stores !!!!!!

[@MárioCésar-z9c]

Petula Clark. Beautiful! Beautiful! Forever!👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾😀

[@paulforder591]

Petula's my favourite 60s pop singer--that was a stellar performance! Her songs are, then as now, always upbeat & worth a listen. 😸😃🇬🇧🎤🎹

[@OIdiesCentral]

3 minutes of pure happiness and joy.

[@steverector9670]

That's for sure

[@dangler1907]

Despite the ridicule I sometimes I get, I continue to proclaim my great respect for Abba, for exactly that reason. I don't always feel obliged to consider the deep meaning of songs - sometimes they just make me happy. And that's okay in my view.

[@bobsana4590]

That's what she said

[@kennethfurlong8922]

shes so cute and genuine its hard to believe she that good this is my first time hearing her since i was 5 or 6

[@shyman99]

I can only imagine how expensive those cars would be nowadays. But not as valuable as the enjoyment I received seeing this performance 55 years later.

[@lucianofigueiredo7220]

Verdade 😆😆😆

[@fernandoduran2094]

YOU SAID IT, ES REALLY KNEW & UNDERSTOOD WHAT WHOLESOME GOOD DOWN TO EARTH ENTERTAINMENT REALLY MEANT, NOT THIS GARBAGE THE WORLD PROVIDES TODAY!!!

[@michelletaylor5691]

The vintage Jaguar is in the hundreds of thousands of pounds now ♥️🇬🇧♥️

[@Johnnycdrums]

@@michelletaylor5691 ; What about the DB6?

[@michelletaylor5691]

@@Johnnycdrums not familiar with that car

[@darrenplumpton9737]

Petula Clark: Incredibly beautiful. Superlative vocalist. Very petite. AWESOME.

[@JCarter276]

Watching these old color videotapes is like having a time machine. It really brings everything to life.

[@clevlandblock]

Once upon a time, foreign cars like these roamed American streets. These were the Big Three from England, the Aston Martin, The Healey 3000, and the Jag. God, I miss the 60s British cars.

[@brucewalters8635]

Her, Diane Warwick and Linda Ronstat were my fav female singers from the 60's when I was just a kid. Lot's of high quality music back then. It was real artistry. No props, colored lights etc. Just pure musicianship and powerful vocals abilities. Song writing was thriving. Timeless.

[@CharlesBallard-f3t]

What? No Karen Carpenter along with Dionne and Petula.

[@billoakes4475]

So uplifting ,can't help but feel good listening to this.

[@jimb6781]

Wow,the 1960s. LETS GO BACK.

[@mickeymouse2able]

I say this is pretty damn good. The dancing is so great and cool. The costumes, the song. So good in color. Whoever Directed this was on point. A terrific time capsule.

[@drewconlin9452]

I am curious who the dancers were very good

[@dw438]

Tim Kiley directed the Ed Sullivan Show in the 1960s.

[@Mr77SUNSET]

Michael Bennett (April 8, 1943 - July 2, 1987) was an American musical theatre director, writer, choreographer, and dancer. He won seven Tony Awards for his choreography and direction of Broadway shows and was nominated for an additional eleven. Bennett choreographed Promises, Promises, Follies and Company. In 1976, he won the Tony Award for Best Direction of a Musical and the Tony Award for Best Choreography for the musical A Chorus Line. In 1966 he staged this performance of Petula Clark's new hit "A Sign Of The Times" for The Ed Sullivan Show. You can spot him as the bearded dancer who, doing a head-pop of his own at one point, loses his cap.

[@tedgegi155]

Love those cars, especially that Jaguar XKE.

[@SoloPilot6]

A purist simply calls it an "E-Type" . . .

[@richarddixon7855]

Simply the best! Pet was wonderful in concert in '71 and just as great in the late '90s. A very friendly autograph signer, too!

[@darrenplumpton9737]

PETULA CLARK IS THE GREATEST FEMALE VOCALIST OF ALL TIME.

[@TommyGadd]

It’s amazing when you see these old performances how great they really were. Great vocals and decent dancers quite entertaining. Will always love Sally, her real name. Petula is beautiful

[@425TOM]

Fantastic performance. The guy whose hat came off is a fellow named Michael Bennett. He was instrumental in the creation of a Pulitzer prize winning musical call A Chorus Line.

[@ancientheart2532]

Oh dear God. I wanna go back...I wanna go back. Sweet God.

[@gregchristianson9631]

The times were great and people enjoyed life with great music.

[@gwynenglishnielsen8596]

Gosh, I miss this brand of TV. The shows on today like The Voice and American Idol can never match Ed's hour of fun and true talent.

[@philipswilson]

Simple Music can make you sing. a Simple hug can make you feel better, Simple things can make you happy, I hope my Simple Hello makes you smile...

[@henryrogers5500]

Many of the singers on these newer talent shows are talented, it’s just the newer material they choose is pure crap. But agreed 100%! Petula Clark is phenomenal! Loved her music as a kid in the 1960s. Still do. I play her vinyl on our turntable.

[@TomYaz]

The quality of this clip is WAY WAY WAY better on the Petula Clark DVD

[@buffalopatriot]

The Sixties. What memories.

[@davidmarshall4920]

Love it!! Not only my very favorite Petula Clark song, but also one of my favorite songs ever. I remember when this aired in the spring of ‘66. I was 15 years old at the time. Great memories!

[@johnthompson1280]

A Sign of the Times lifted my spirits back in 1966 and it was my number 1 favorite of that year.

[@andrewthornhill7042]

What a lovely lady! She was appearing on stage in 'Sunset Blvd' in London, went to see the show. At the backstage door she signed autographs and charmed the pants off her fans! Indeed, what a 'pet' she was! 🤩

[@mikeyenfield]

Still is !

[@michaelrochester48]

she did an impromptu meet and greet at a show near Buffalo NY...signed everybody's stuff, invited the fans into backstage for photos and autographs

[@PaulMcElveen]

This Performance Is Perfect! This Recording is Perfect! This Song Is Perfect! This Video is Perfect!

[@steverector9670]

I always loved to hear her sing.

[@rivaridge7211]

Aw, bless her wonderful and talented heart for always! Today is November 15, 2023 - Petula Clark's 91st birthday. Bless her beautiful voice forever - she is still out there singing to this very day.

[@kevingoins9858]

One of Petula's greatest hits

[@keywestjj]

No - actually her BEST! Cheers, peace and love from Palm Springs, CA ....

[@joem715]

Those crazy, colorful, beautiful 60s fashions. I love it!

[@pammajidy9487]

love everything about this- the decor, costumes etc.. Oh to be able to travel back in time to visit.

[@jackjules7552]

But the costume lady did not fit the hat properly to one of the dancers. You can see the hat fell off the dancer and remained on the floor next to Petula for practically the whole number.

[@kevinlucas8437]

Oh, Petula !!❤❤❤ will always be songs of my youth !!!!

[@lynnm7768]

Hat's off to Pet!

[@lakersfanplus]

Simeone once said, "If you can remember the sixties, then you weren't really there." I was there yet do remember Petula Clark. Great entertainer!

[@beaellie9766]

Watching Michael Bennett (A Chorus Line; Dreamgirls) dance is an added bonus in this video!

[@bobknob5819]

Hard to believe Petula is 91 in 2024. Those dancers are so much fun to watch.

[@Catlady77777]

Petula was FABULOUS!!!

[@gracebussey2291]

IS!

[@philipswilson]

Simple Music can make you sing. a Simple hug can make you feel better, Simple things can make you happy, I hope my Simple Hello makes you smile...

[@Italy55]

I love they used a Jaguar for her entrance 🇬🇧

[@MikeinVirginia1]

I was 13, and have often wished I could go back there for a short visit!

[@gloreano]

I love this video because it was well choreographed, presented and it did catch that time period perfectly. It is one really cool video. The outfits and colors capture the swinging 1960s perfectly!

[@dttruman]

What do you think of that guy with the beard who lost his hat, while doing that "little bit" and being backed up by the girls? Were guys suppose to have their hats pinned on too like the girls when they do a number? Was he like one of the lead dancers?

[@michelletaylor5691]

​@@dttruman you noticed that too? good questions.....

[@dttruman]

@@michelletaylor5691 I just wondered how much those outfits or that kind of fashion was back then? Were those expensive items back then?

[@michelletaylor5691]

@@dttruman I think fashion like that was more common in London proper rather then England in general. Of course this being filmed for American television in the states perhaps it wasn't that common in the states. You just didn't see outfits in America like that. Expensive? I never wore clothes like that in the day

[@dttruman]

@@michelletaylor5691 Is that what they called the "Mod" look back in the mid to late 60's

[@christopherlewis1948]

This performance predates my birth by just a couple of years, but I can remember Petula very well as a youngster. Probably my first musical crush. That haircut still does it for me after all these years.

[@rabby-u]

As a young boy, I had such a crush on Petula Clark, every time I see some lady who looks like her, it happens all over again!😂😂😂

[@mouchiecat1]

Me too!!

[@jcavilia1]

Me, too. I was 16 when this aired. I absolutely adored her. Such a beautiful voice, and she was so cute, and so charming. I saw her live twice, and her stage persona and between-songs patter were just as charming and delightful as you'd expect. I still refer to her as "Pet", because she had a whole bit about ways people mis-pronounce her name, and so she preferred to just be called "Pet". Worked for me!

[@alicehenderson7983]

​@@mouchiecat1I can imagine you guys having crushes on her, she was very pretty, Dean Martin also couldn't keep his eyes off her, 😂

[@bartleywalton1888]

One of my very personal favorites

[@ABdancers]

Petula Clark is excellent and the dancers are even better. This is a fun video to watch. It's awesome to see such high quality video from 1966.

[@darrenplumpton9737]

NOBODY and l mean NOBODY is better than PETULA CLARK.

[@lynnegreen2002]

A great reason to buy a color TV! ❤

[@GaryT1952]

Petula, the song, the dancers and the cars!❤

[@StellarFella]

The free and mod Brits left their indelible signature on the 60's. We needed the exuberant music of the 60's to help soothe the loss of JFK and the draining of the national psyche due to the Vietnam debacle. My father was a Marine in Vietnam in 66/67. I was 13 and my emotions were all over the place, but Petula's music was a refuge for me.

[@richardrau5752]

One of the 'happiest' songs ever written, and nobody else could have done it like Petula....

[@darrenplumpton3551]

💯 per cent CORRECT. Petula Clark is Unmatchable and has a astounding career to prove just that. Petula is in no one's shadow she is totally unique and THE BEST of the best.

[@marisaelenenadiejamusiccom3974]

Petula is such a gorgeous lady with such a gorgeous force one amazing talent. I love the dancers to absolutely phenomenal..