The Bachelors - Diane (1968)

[@diden3527]

I play this heaps - love it - my Diane passed in 2015 after 34 years of enjoying her beautiful company, and raising a lovely family. Was 8 years ago, and cancers a real bast@#@d......and she fought it for 13 years. As for The Bachelors - absolutely a brilliant collaboration of harmonies on multiple tunes. So sad to hear that Con had passed.

[@bluebird3042]

❤

[@MikeBlitzMag]

Reprising their 1964 monster classic. One of the most impeccable singles ever made. Absolute, utter, jaw dropping perfection.

[@lesliejones6018]

As a child my mum, gran and sister and I went to Scarborough every year for our holidays and we booked tickets to see the Batchelors at the Futurist theatre there and they were fantastic! Then one day on the prom I was bouncing a ball and my ball bounced right in the middle of Cons ice cream cone he was eating! He was nice about it especially when we told him how much we had enjoyed the show. He was with one of the Beverly sisters who were also appearing on the show at the time.

[@deniseangelasmith5408]

My Aunty Diane passed away in December 2021. This Lovely song was played at her funeral. REST IN PEACE 🙏

[@geraldmontreuil1623]

Good idea of playing this nice song. I have a cousin named Diane.

[@dapdne4916]

My name. And I am an aunt too. The Dianes you know must be great chicks!!

[@fanaticat1]

​@@dapdne4916 I’m also Diane. Do you have a middle name? My middle name is Andrea.

[@dapdne4916]

I do have one, but don't post it online​ @fanaticat1 Thanks for asking. I like yours!

[@fanaticat1]

@@dapdne4916 I understand and thanks for your compliment!

[@andrew4x4au666]

My Dad who is 76 loves singing this song. It's grown on me over the years and I love it :-)

[@tarbaby2ya]

I have a sister Diane and she was daddy's girl I sent it to her.

[@dianeharris4002]

My Dad use to sing this to me,so special to me

[@audreysandbach637]

Great voices X

[@michaelarmstrong2665]

Love the bachelors, Grew up listening to them.

[@RodneyBrook-xz6tc]

Fabulous harmonies wow ,😍😍

[@tungstenkid2271]

They always sang with a touch of beautiful genuine Irish accents..:)

[@dianecheraghi-sohi6305]

I went to see them at the Winter Gardens Blackpool with my family probably the same year. They started singing this song. My family all turned to me. It felt lovely!

[@ewoksrus]

My mum loved the Batchelor’s. Had all their albums. She would have loved to have seen dec on come dine with me !

[@eileenfogarty2706]

Fabulous,always love their amazing style...never tire of hearing their music.😮🎼🎶🎶

[@murraywood7480]

such easy listening music Peggy Wood

[@archangel6415]

The best vocals of their day, and I think presently! I could listen to them every day if leisure permitted. Oh God, thank you for the talent that so enriches our humble lives as we await your immanent return.

[@freddiecluskey9024]

Rest in peace Grandad. Love you forever

[@michaelcluskey9279]

Good lad Freddie

[@fossie32]

He gave us some great music and joy ❤

[@Debutantealways]

💖💖💖💖💖Incredible harmonies!! Love them!!💖💖💖💖💖

[@davidstill4440]

I remember The Bachelors. They were around in late 50's and 60's. They had two hits that I loved, one was this song Diane and the other was Marie Elania.

[@markraymond3517]

My dad played this for my mum in hospitail on there radio station .he died of cancer .only 43 .am 64 his son

[@MBIKES21]

This is quality music.

[@claudinehagimont6684]

1964 just great was in love with those boys .............que de souvenirs

[@SuperJudithh]

My dad loved these

[@bryanpalmer9660]

My favorite memory of The Bachelor's, beautiful harmonies, beautiful song thanks for the post Auckland New Zealand 2022

[@karlrowley3676]

Reminds me of Sunday dinner at nan's.

[@england902]

I love this record.

[@TheBritishpopstar]

just perfect this is music one that touches your heart and soul superb ......

[@davekochanski8756]

Did these ever play the Shamrock Club with mental Mickey!!😉😀

[@stugreen1301]

Hahahaha yer del managed them!!

[@davieboy333-EEE]

He don’t like being called mental Micky…😂

[@bigtesticles1929]

Only fools n horses hahaha nice 1

[@littlejohnnyturtle8770]

😂 That's what brought me here!!

[@kevinw9073]

Great tune! Great memory!

[@murraywood7480]

Yes. Great sing along tuneful songs for sure.. Great stuff Peggy Wood (Aotearoa)

[@Einstein852]

When Irish eyes are smiling. Theyve all got a twinkle in their eye. Such great looking men and great voices too. 👏

[@letsbeavenue]

Takes me back to when I was a kid in the 60s, such wonderful times to be growing up

[@johnruffle9774]

sat around the table for sunday dinner in our prefab in stepney radio on dad was on for murphys

[@Jigaboo123456]

"Prefab" - that takes me back. What a great post-war solution to the housing problem de to The Blitz.

[@donhineka2257]

Real music and singing

[@hilarysinclair9012]

No one can beat them ,they are the best.,second to none so glad I discovered them again.

[@TheSpaghetti64]

RIP Conleth (Con) Cluskey 1940 - 2022.

[@dianebrailsford4700]

Absolutely brilliant 😊

[@27THEBREEZE]

BEAUTY

[@робилеВћивалС]

“Ou! Keep it down, will you, lads? I’m on the blower!”

[@candacecrocker352]

Takes me back to 16 years old!

[@paulineopray7706]

R.I.P Con Cluskey

[@PHJimY]

A D-28E and a OO-18E - Martin's first entry into the electric guitar field was the D-18E soon followed by these two guitars. They never caught on and only lasted a couple of years late fifties/early sixties.

[@StockDude]

I just looked this up on YT from my late sisters 45 collection. What an awesome song by a great band! The B side is "I Believe" London Records DR 32235

[@starpawsy]

First heard this song on 2UW (1107kHz - AM radio !!!) at like 3am in about December 1977 when I was working night shift. DJ was Dave D Whitcombe - THE funniest DJ of all time. I remember this because at the time I had a sort of girlfriend called ... DIane.

[@BarbaraDeluca-m5l]

My sister was named after this song while Vic Damone was singing it My mother was on her way to the hospital .then found out she was having a girl .And that's how she was named.❤🎉

[@lesreed1794]

Great performers - and so handsome (especially Con).

[@brianminter2472]

One of the best ever recorded. Live music with no studio enhancement. A truly wonderful trio from Ireland who had more talent in their souls than anything that spews out today, and over the last forty years. That,s mainly why I prefer to just read the telephone directory instead of having to put up with the no talents spewing out their CRAP.

[@harrodsfan]

Very well said Brian.

[@lorrainecardillo8441]

love, love, love

[@rosewalsh5444]

You must play with grandiose.. Excellent.

[@vilstef6988]

This song is something of an anomaly for 1968! It sounds like more of a song from ten years earier. Still enjoyable and well sung.

[@ВалариПетровский]

Top tune so it is

[@TheEdsel1958]

tres beau souvenir personnel ho oui ma Diane

[@LUCKYDUCKIES]

Thank you for posting this spectacular performance of "Diane (I'm in Heaven When I See You Smile)". The best perfomance of this old song from 1927, but recorded later by the Bachelors in 1964. You can listen to a prior version by with vocals by The Troubadours conducted by Nat Shilkret in 1928: kzbin.info/www/bejne/mnzPpp-el8aHq6M

[@sandramullen7804]

Rest in peace Con . 🙏 💙

[@dennisprice7244]

My mothers fav song.

[@kjun03]

Great, no pretense group with charisma and talent! The Irish and German mixtures gave us that good looking , good attitude American presentation! Mix it with Cherokee and you’ve got the good looking south ! Thanks!!!

[@harrodsfan]

They're Irish. From Dublin. End of.

[@michaelcluskey9279]

@@harrodsfan I dunno, I quite like the idea of being part Cherokee 🤣

[@belvinsweatt1274]

Great song I grew up with.

[@harryheywood3466]

Del Boy only fools and horses

[@julieatkin3188]

Rip Con Cluskey

[@richardpersinger9765]

This was for my ex-wife Diane who just passed away this year 2024, REST IN PEACE MY Beautiful wife

[@dianegottron6704]

My name is Diane need I say more. Love this song

[@rtrepsas]

Irish Music which was somewhat successful in the USA.

[@ВалариПетровский]

Great Irish group.

[@petermernagh9991]

They are singing very clearly without a microphone in sight 🤔

[@bobbysykesjr.354]

They are lip syncing.....

[@SecsSells]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/eIvPeKebmst7qtk This link will take you to live recordings of these guys.

[@gremlinuk1968]

The year I was born, 1968,, May 23rd , from northern Ireland UK,!♥️🇬🇧

[@Allthingswitchy106]

I'm a Diane, sing to me! Lol

[@goodluckwiththatone]

Me too. Love it

[@eatfood72]

Ps l remember that year 1967 yes 1966 world Cup football England.

[@richardcummins5465]

Bachelors very popular. A lot of songs with girls names in title . Diane , Ramona, Charmaine, Marie, and a few more.

[@DashDrones]

Watching Dec on come dine with me

[@robertcooke1774]

from the film 7th heaven starring james stewart and simone simon.

[@CCT-kp9rm]

That film was made in 1937. This song came out in 1968 as says here.

[@tonymarcus1827]

@@CCT-kp9rm Actually, you're both wrong...it was written in 1927 for the original silent film of Seventh Heaven. This version was recorded in the 1960s, but the original was 40 years old...it's also started out as a waltz.

[@gastion000]

@@tonymarcus1827 It was written for a silent film? Well, it says so on Wikipedia and yet...

[@tonymarcus1827]

@@gastion000 There was lots of music written for silent films. Theaters hired musicians (a piano or organ player for the smaller houses, but sometimes full bands for the movie palaces) to play while the film was shown , and the sales of sheet music were still a very big deal. If a movie was a hit, the publisher could sell hundreds of thousands of copies of the music.

[@gastion000]

@@tonymarcus1827 Thank you, mate. Informative and interesting.

[@palamco]

For Diane McCarthy, wherever you may be !

[@horsemeattball]

Never liked this song until I heard them do it.

[@astonishingpatch]

Why does this sound like it would fit in a BBC Three bumper from 2003?

[@rolandpratt403]

RIP Con

[@curly1966]

R I P Con

[@EthanS650]

Liammm. Delboy. How are ya fixed for a band on st paddy’s night ?

[@KingpinTBM]

Song is a bit dated for 1968, you sure this wasn't performed in 1964?

[@geraldmontreuil1623]

Yeah, could be in 1964 from billboard entry on April 1964.

[@johnmurphy7316]

It was 1964 around the beginning of that year. A big hit in the UK around February 1964 and a few months later in America.

[@KingpinTBM]

@johnmurphy7316 Ahh that makes a lot more sense

[@dianeroper1657]

my name diane...Great memories

[@markfisher8559]

Only fools and horses brought me here

[@markfisher8559]

@thomasfarrell9134 I told you Rodney I do the 1,2,3,4's🤣🤣

[@jayc3141]

Who else is here after Come Dine With Me?

[@nibbyj7]

brought back some very very early memories for me, my parents had this song on a 45, i was only little but must of heard it many times.

[@jimringomartin]

These vocals give me chills Too bad they are lip singing here. I will try to find a live vocal performance

[@jdollinter]

1964 hit My Diane.

[@deem.2995]

My name is Diane

[@RobertStambaugh-l5r]

Strange that teenage girls didn't swoon over the Bachelors . They screamed over the Beatles and their sissy hairdos .

[@AliasJoeRibidiumPaulø]

Theses mrs and mrs’s are dirty tricks brigade in London neighbour 86 to 12 yro

[@ВалариПетровский]

Great Irish group.