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comment" I have loved this song for about 40 years, and it will continue to be one of my favorites....There will never be another Andy Williams....The man didn't know how to sing a bad song....All of them were absolutely great!!!! jane black
1 posted on 09/28/2012 8:41:39 PM PDT by djone
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Uh, that's great, but isn't it 'Can't get used to losing you'?
2 posted on 09/28/2012 8:44:09 PM PDT by fhayek
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To: djone

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L_jgIezosVA&feature=related


3 posted on 09/28/2012 8:44:33 PM PDT by JoeProBono (A closed mouth gathers no feet - Mater tua caligas exercitus gerit ;-{)
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To: djone

Try these, as well:

Simon & Garfunkel, Andy Williams - Scarborough Fair / Canticle - Live
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c_T7HgZKZjo&feature=related

Andy Williams with Peter, Paul & Mary - Kisses Sweeter Than Wine
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=06k2rr6iRBs

Garota de Ipanema, Jobim & Williams
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zfvECcCmAvA


4 posted on 09/28/2012 8:47:10 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet (You cannot invade the mainland United States. There would be a rifle behind every blade of grass.)
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To: djone

I was a rocker in the 60’s and would NEVER admit to liking the pop music my folks liked. But Andy Williams always put a smile on my face. What a great voice and a truly gentle, kind man.


7 posted on 09/28/2012 8:56:09 PM PDT by Huskrrrr
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To: djone

Gotta agree...I switched over to XM Fifties on Five after I heard he’d passed and sure enough, they played this within a half-hour. Wonderful music that still touches the heart.

Goodbye, Andy.


8 posted on 09/28/2012 9:06:33 PM PDT by bigbob
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To: djone

I remember this song very well, was one of my favourites.


9 posted on 09/28/2012 9:23:36 PM PDT by psjones (u)
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Um......not loving, dude. I remember it too, extremely well done single. Great writing, great arranging.

(I’m a retired musician)


10 posted on 09/28/2012 9:23:44 PM PDT by EggsAckley ("There's an Ethiopian in the fuel supply!")
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To: djone
"Can't Get Used to Losing You" was a hit in the spring of 1963, a time when some of the finest popular music of the 1960's could be heard on the radio. Other great tunes of the period include:
11 posted on 09/28/2012 9:34:21 PM PDT by Fiji Hill (Io Triumphe!)
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To: djone
My favorite Andy Williams songs:
12 posted on 09/28/2012 9:41:59 PM PDT by Fiji Hill (Io Triumphe!)
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My favorite:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v6M2eqe10WM

Catch the soaring part about 2:30- this is what made Andy great and set him apart from other singers.
Absoltely breathtaking


15 posted on 09/28/2012 10:21:36 PM PDT by patriot08 (TEXAS GAL- born and bred and proud of it!)
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To: djone

It is very good, but I think it’s thanks to the arrangement. Somebody else could’ve made this record, I think.


17 posted on 09/28/2012 10:26:06 PM PDT by Revolting cat! (Bad things are wrong!)
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To: djone

Doc Pomus and Mort Shuman wrote it.That’s why.


18 posted on 09/28/2012 10:27:26 PM PDT by Revolting cat! (Bad things are wrong!)
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To: djone; Fiji Hill; cherry; 2ndDivisionVet

My all-time favorite Andy Williams song is actually a Christmas song, “Oh, Holy Night.” The music is simple, his voice is AMAZING, especially when he hits the high note.

His most famous Christmas song is probably “It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year”, which is great too, but he really scores with “Oh, Holy Night.”


21 posted on 09/28/2012 11:22:41 PM PDT by dupree
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To: djone

A good 1980 cover of this song from The English Beat;

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qErykBldZCs


22 posted on 09/28/2012 11:55:30 PM PDT by Hillarys Gate Cult (Liberals make unrealistic demands on reality and reality doesn't oblige them.)
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To: djone

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E7iXpTJk15s&feature=related

My fave


23 posted on 09/29/2012 1:24:19 AM PDT by onona (no tagline here sir)
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To: djone

Wow.
All the songs on this thread are really good, and bring back good memories


25 posted on 09/29/2012 6:52:15 AM PDT by Verbosus (/* No Comment */)
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