The Manhattan Transfer - Chanson D'Amour (Live, 1978)

[@roncatton7101]

Always loved this song. Great peaceful days, times and memories.

[@romystumpy1197]

Wasn't it just ,

[@DanielOrtegoUSA]

Why did I have to wait until I was old to like this song? 🫤

[@jeffreybrett6538]

Had the privilege of seeing them live at Hammersmith Palais, they were simply brilliant.

[@Kodeekat]

Thanks for reminding me of how old I am. I'm gonna go take my arthritis medicine.

[@moniquevignardet9052]

😅😅😅

[@rw8733]

Me,too. I'm 59. 😊

[@jacquismith3277]

67 and I've already taken mine. Good to see this though.

[@edwardgabel3701]

😂

[@edwardgabel3701]

Lovely memory

[@grahamnewman-kg4wx]

Such a beautiful song and the lead singer is so elegant

There's nothing like this anymore.

[@adadumitrescu412]

When entertaining was elegant and beautiful to watch.

[@afriquelesud]

Because their music was good, they could afford better clothes back then. And didn't wear underwear over their clothes. Madonna couldn't dress herself 😂😂😂🎉

[@romystumpy1197]

I was just thinking that

[@presspound7358]

There’s something to be said about a time when music was artfully relaxing, people were of normal weight and they bothered to look in the mirror before leaving the house. Although I fully enjoy living in the present …. I have to admit that we’ve definitely lost something along the way.

[@troycarpenter3675]

Pretty sure we’ve lost several many things along the way…

[@peoplewatcher.365]

AMAZING.

[@LMatters1]

Except they're miming...

[@JNO_JNO]

I have tried my best but most recent music is lost on me and no matter how I try …I hate Rap …..

[@adelechicken6356]

The lead singer has a bit of the sound of Edith Piaf, just lovely!❤❤😊

[@hectorflores45]

You're right. In the vibrato, even when their vocal tones are distant

[@norbertrossi7925]

Oui! Little sparrow!

[@baldrbraa]

I was 16 when I first saw them live, Janis has been my crush since then

[@dreamarcher4018]

I think that was intentional.

[@dangreenfield8384]

I'm sure it was intentional! That's Janis Seigel. The group just retired, and Janis and Alan Paul (on the right) were there to the end.

[@Aussie3225]

Where have those 46 years gone? absolutely loved these guys.

[@sidecar7714]

Cocaine was a thing in the eighties

[@KeithPatmore]

Whoosh... 😊

[@jerrybutler605]

I was just 4 years when this song came out. Love this even now in 2024.

[@kenbar4761]

WOW! I just zoned out there for a few seconds. I was back in 1978, I was 12 years old, listening to this on TV in the North East of the UK with my Mum and Dad, with my whole life in front of me, and then boom! I'm back in the room and 57 again. Nostalgia is a beautiful thing.

[@melvinpenman1102]

Fantastic, me too

[@xr6lad]

Geez the exact same age. Only I was in Dunstable. And instead of my life before me I’m retirement planning for ten years time. Where has it gone.

[@kennyw218]

With your whole life now behind you

[@thelastNokiauser]

Gosh

[@JosephMuir-ic2nw]

Me as well, its brilliant

[@barryjacobs8524]

46 years ago. Great songs never get old , only us. 😊

[@brankadragicevic856]

But still young at heart !!

[@spectrum7virkeytroni]

This couldn't have been 46 years ago. I was in high school -- and I'm not that old, at least, I don't think I am.

[@JosephMuir-ic2nw]

Unfortunately yes

[@wendywiltshire2102]

Bloomin' 'eck, 46!! Still great 😊

[@shirleigoncalves4313]

1978 was the year I was born. 😍

[@roncatton7101]

Decades past and still love this song just as much..🇬🇧

[@natanpic]

Beautiful music!

[@MultiCat456]

It's nice to hear this song again. I first heard this song when Mr. Spooner performed it with Ms. Brahms, Mrs. Slocombe, and Mr. Humphries as backing vocals on the last episode of the British hit "Are you Being Served?"

[@kathywright6853]

Me too,I have never heard it anywhere else,love the britcoms❤

[@roberttelarket4934]

Nice to see someone else has seen Spooner(Berry) sing it with those wacky gang from Are You Being Served.

[@shortyblackwellll]

YES!

[@MarkAffeltranger]

Yeah, I saw that episode. It made me expect a louder "rat-a-tat-a-tat" here.

[@richardcummins5465]

Aaah, Miss Brahms ❤❤ RIP Lovely Wendy.

[@mimmoleonardi8643]

Absolutely fantastic, great song, Amazing ❤❤❤

[@lizmacs3653]

Bloody brilliant never gets old

[@romystumpy1197]

Too right ,class ,

[@rayrobb8602]

SIMPLY WONDERFUL

[@Pythonaria]

Loved that song when I first heard it and still do.

[@myoldmate]

Me too. Beautiful song and lovely harmonies. In '75 I was 19yo, and into rock music. Figure that out! In the same vein, I also loved Melanie's tune, " Look what they've done to my song." kzbin.info/www/bejne/qGWXcpaeadKLe5Ysi=sXoPPq9nys0yGyPo

[@QuicknStraight]

Wow. 1978! I was 15 years old and didn't really appreciate it back then! And introduced by the lovely Petula Clark!

[@oldbuzzard76]

Wow ! 1978 I was 30 and did appreciate it . Darn time goes way to fast ! Wish I had been 15 .

[@gabrielforget9970]

J'adore cette chanson d'amour ! J'adore Laurel Massé !

[@GaryLockhart-ic3mw]

How Good is this pure class.

[@victoriareed1611]

Crying 😢 with all the great memories this song gave me 😢

[@tracythomas132]

For those few minutes I was taken back to my childhood in the late 1970s while watching this.

[@chrisbennett1243]

If only that was my childhood.

[@LeslieOursler]

Wow haven't heard them in years, what a great group, real talent

[@thewatcher5271]

Not Bad For A Song Written 66 Years Ago & Recorded 46 Years Ago. Thank You.

[@Bob-Horse]

Nicer, simpler, happier times 🙏🏻

[@lliamjurdom9505]

i loved this sound in the 70s i was 14 years old ...

[@rw8733]

I was 13. I'd go back in a heartbeat if I could. 😢

[@TXDude]

Every time I see another recording for the first time, even if it's the same song just at a different venue, I have to give this group a thumbs-up. All these years and they still grab my soul each time I hear them.

[@GerardCotton-gx4sd]

Tellement décalé d'avec today. Mais tellement classe! Le saxo, sa clé de voûte au milieu. Une civilisation somptueuse disparue.

[@Thouveninpascal]

Saxo ténor..

[@abfab7830]

déjà décalé en 1976

[@christinascallion6557]

Saw them in concert, took my parents. We were on our feet all night with sore hands from clapping so much. You would have to see them live to truly appreciate the scale of their talent, not the one or two recordings that were played mainstream.

[@mikepeterson7175]

When songs were unique

[@Longtack55]

Written in 1958 and first performed by Art & Dottie. Still, a memorable interpretation.

[@kevinvanrensburg2468]

Fantastic group, still listening to their music👌

[@allantelford4988]

I had the pleasure and privilege of bing their coach driver for a week in 1986 during the Vancouver Expo.

[@DorothySnow-jb1os]

" Bing their coach driver" ?? LMAO 😂😂😂😂

[@sarahduhay5150]

I didnt realised that this was actually a song! I use to hear this on commercials growing up!

[@davidboyer1174]

I didn’t realised that this was actually a band too….😊

[@raymondbonington9355]

Number one in the uk in 1977 👍

[@sarahduhay5150]

@raymondbonington9355 Ok. I would have been one then. Lol!

[@raymondbonington9355]

@@sarahduhay5150 I’m gutted now I was 21 😩

[@fabcombes2619]

Magnifique ❤❤❤

[@stantheman5657]

Absolutely wonderful. It had universal approval. They even did it on The Old Grey Whistle Test ,man.

[@thelastNokiauser]

Now that's a show

[@iccarman]

Wonderful to see original member Laurel Masse' with the group.

[@joeinmish]

I got to see Manhattan Transfer live here in Chicago about four years ago still as amazing as they’ve always been🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰

[@007missionary55]

Singers like them only come around a few times in a lifetime, fantastic talent

[@enoc8597]

Y vivimos la generación que podemos disfrutar estas canciones

[@alexlanning712]

Always appreciated the original lineup, just that little bit more

[@rickbullock4331]

They were always great,especially when singing acapella.

[@roberttelarket4934]

Last episode of Are You Being Served brought me here. You must see it!

[@tonimataviadiu5898]

Long, long time without this song. Is beautiful!!!;❤😂🎉😢😮😅😊

[@arminsteinke2301]

They were great befor, but eternal after "Vocalese ". Still the benchmark of vocal ensemble singing arranging! R.I.P 🕯Tim

[@wolfgangwoldt1941]

Remember going to see them in the late 70's when they toured Australia 🙏❤️🇦🇺❤️

[@chesterthawkins7510]

Wonderful group!

[@redstickham6394]

Great song! I remember it from the last episode of Are You Being Served? This version was fantastic. The Manhattan Transfer can sing just about anything.

[@armand4226]

Waow j'avais oublié cette superbe chanson de mes 22 ans 😢😢❤

[@sylvaintheate1237]

Présenté par Petula Clark ❤❤❤ que de souvenirs devant ces émissions de variétés !

[@kegginstructure]

I have had the pleasure of attending one of their concerts some year ago. They put on a great show. It was well worth the admission price. It was about a year after their "Twilight Zone"-themed song became popular and they had fun with costumes and flashlights for the live performance.

[@franklarkin5946]

Sounds so good, so nostalgic I just love it! Thank you - Merci

[@mimmoleonardi8643]

Beatiful, so much 🌷💞❤❤❤

[@jaywalker3087]

I'd forgotten I'd bought this... Bloody Hell , I became a Punk in 77 !!

[@scented-leafpelargonium3366]

Timeless.

[@DanielOrtegoUSA]

Very nice! I miss the days of talented song groups. I’m from the 60s-70s, so I’m a bit jaded. ☮️

[@Heidi_Bradshaw]

Such a simple song, lyrically, but oh so bloody effective!

[@jerryoshea3116]

Wow,such an unique ensemble,who could sing& had their very own style! They oozed class!

[@dorisdayfan1]

Loved them so! Whatever i was doing, my room became a nightclub

[@allenjones7433]

Superb vocals.

[@myoldmate]

Triggering all the good vibes from back in the day.❤

wonderful group and they made a great song even greater.

[@fabriziomotta6415]

I was 14 at this time and Alan Paul was my crush! For the shocking surprise of my entire family!

[@grantharrismusic]

So beautifully mimed. You’d swear they were actually singing it.

[@dacco2]

Childhood memories of my late father playing this.

[@marsbearmcw3050]

I’m 58 and I’ve loved this band my whole life. I envy anyone that seen them live. Not sure if they ever came to Australia . Fantastically versatile.

[@gary8840-m8]

😂🎉😢😮they were from BlueMountains3Sisters-OZ as could be.

[@marsbearmcw3050]

@@gary8840-m8 I’m from Adelaide. Never got to see them.

[@AnnieBooker]

Fabulous ! Loved them. Had one of their first albums years ago. Wish I still had it

[@potdog1000]

loved them & bought their albums

[@TheFiown]

I saw them live in London in around 1976, a great experience straight from my small village!

[@sherryhannah9262]

@TheFlown remember three years after this in 1981 they had that big hit The Boy from New York City?????!!!!

[@juwayable]

When music was real

[@voxac30withstrat]

And mimed even back then

[@juwayable]

@@voxac30withstrat as You know for sure it is usually not the artist that decides if a TV production is going to be a real live performance or a lip sync affair.

[@albertosostegno8564]

Fiero di aver assistito ad un loro concerto nel 1989. Che meraviglia ❤

[@grahamnewman-kg4wx]

The lead singer is so elegant

[@MalvinderKaur-e7x]

So nice, the saxophone tune composition

[@2gther4ever]

I was studying at Moorfields Eye Hospital, London, when this came out….. ah the memories

[@SueHopkins-zn1fe]

Always loved this song

[@tiffsaver]

Brings back wonderful, wonderful memories...

[@jonmitchell6442]

great song brings me back to my lost youth

[@Pieps.22]

Der weiche Fall dieser Kleider, unterstützt durch das Wiegen, ist einfach wunderschön.

[@cherryrotella3714]

Wonderful voices!

[@stevehillier7018]

I remember hearing this as an 11 year old on a Sunday morning on an old valve radio gram. The tone was amazing. Takes me back to

[@johngalvin3124]

Built in nostalgia

[@martinlee5604]

This song spent eleven weeks in the UK Top 20 from February to April 1977: 18, 12, 6, 3, 1, 1, 1, 3, 5, 11, 17.

[@2learn4ever]

Lovely song, but, I keep thinking of Eric and Ernie's version! Loved that too! 😊

[@aw-h3875]

Lucky you. I keep thinking of Cannon and Ball's version 😢

[@prabhakarrao4922]

Beautiful song. Amazing performance. Thank you

[@jantune]

One of the first records I bought. I was 11! Thanks for the memories 😊

[@JoseantonioGonzalezsanch-dx5ip]

Maravillosos recuerdos plenos de nostalgia y melancolía....

[@margaretwalker969]

Loved this song,

[@edwardthorne9875]

Don't be fooled folks. This not 'back in the old days, when music was music.' This was 1978, Rock was just beginning to fizzle out, so New Wave groups were prepping up for MTV. Disco was a big thing. The style of this song is from the 40s, so it does have a more whimsical. elegant feel to it. Manhatten Transfer was turning into the best vocal jazz band on the planet, and I loved them! Swing on.

[@LastAvailableAlias]

I can't hear this without hearing "Are You Being Served?"

[@NormanLor]

LOVE THESE GUYS!!

[@alexzannoni1501]

Brilliance never gets old or dies 👏👏👏👏

[@RobertMcNamara-sk7gm]

How wonderfull it was to be in love with a pretty italien lady we both loved this song at 76 it's so good to hear this song and still get the same lovely feeling in one's stomach a love I will never forget

[@josephcostello695]

Are you being served? It brought me here. The last episode from 1985. Great song from a great vocal group. Plus a very funny show AYBS

[@ivangillatt4584]

Fantastic group, beaitiful harmonies!

[@denisgriffiths70]

The stylle wow cybyls voicce amazing and bruce did well used 2 love this back n d day

[@Clipper_Damez]

I was born 2 years before this performance, but Laurel is still my wife x

[@richardmcrandal6696]

Divine

[@dougiekavanagh7508]

Beautiful. Chanson D'Amourr

[@tiggywinkle20]

Know the song but first time I have seen them. Lovely. Thank you.❤️

[@dmontes133]

This song reminds me of, ‘Are You Being Served’! 🤣

[@user-no5hs2wc2t]

Great group!