It reminds me of walking the streets of NY one night surrounded by millions but yet I felt a bittersweet feeling as one of the loneliest of all.
@kdl28
Ай бұрын
Absolutely. Love it.
@paulthetford2004
Ай бұрын
Oh yes! Beautiful.....
@soumei812
4 ай бұрын
映画もこの曲も全部好きです。大切な青春の1ページそのものです。
@makaveli1871
4 жыл бұрын
I think I want this played at my funeral... So much heart and soul...sadness and happiness and the continuation onwards...
@cageordie
Жыл бұрын
There are some movies I only ever need to see once, and this was one of them. This music captures the whole sadness of the film, for me. Beautiful, but melancholy. It's not a bad film, I just don't need to go through it again. Same with Saving Private Ryan, and Blackhawk Down. Great films I only need to see once. But I can listen to the music again and again.
@hhenryf.8
Жыл бұрын
Pure nostalgia!!
@gerardolopez3321
3 жыл бұрын
..una simple pero bella película y una música que está en mi memoria desde siempre ,al oírla recuerdo aquellos momentos de mi juventud
@GaryIndge
8 ай бұрын
I Love This Theme From John Barry Listening To This Every Night
@JoseGarcia-md9lv
2 жыл бұрын
una HERMOSA MELODIA DE UNA MAGISTRAL OBRA CINEMATOGRAFICA ...UNA OBRA DE ARTE
@stuartwaller9138
3 ай бұрын
Can the oceans be stopped from rushing to the shore it’s impossible beautiful lyrics to a beautiful song that will be forever in our world thank you Perry commo
@carloscuevas9126
2 жыл бұрын
Beautiful film.🙄😞😞😢🤗🤗👍👍.
@Danilovich2035
10 ай бұрын
Top top music legend.
@anncairns1099
9 ай бұрын
Outstanding 👏🇨🇦😊👍
@davidharris2519
Жыл бұрын
this is so smooth
@kensmith7671
4 жыл бұрын
I was thirteen when I saw goldfinger at the movies, sitting in the front row, after the show ended I knew I would be a secret agent!...... ended up being a Volkswagen mechanic.
@chrissegura3983
5 ай бұрын
Ferrante & Teicher had a major hit with this song but it was never in the movie! This version is very cinematic and John Barry did most of the James Bond themes
@gerardolopez3321
3 жыл бұрын
Amo esta bella melodía, me trae tantos recuerdos ,siempre recuerdo. Esa linda película de Dustin Hofman y John Voig
@mdezii
11 ай бұрын
Love it.
@mauriziococuccio2572
2 жыл бұрын
Che musica angelica
@davidabsalon5249
4 ай бұрын
Máster Piece..
@phillipecook3227
5 жыл бұрын
Great - I mean really great- movie music composers can sometimes manage to encapsulate an entire movie in a single theme and Barry does that here .... the harmonica is plaintive, sad and poignant .... with a bit of Huck Finn thrown in also.
@maxbacon4828
2 жыл бұрын
We could have had some nice duets with John Barry, and Larry Adler.
@stevengreen2008
Жыл бұрын
Seen the movie in Fort Dix 1971 January training for Vietnam War just gotten out of 9th grade and volunteered for US ARMY
@jussaratanure
Ай бұрын
O tempo não importa é como o vinho
@joseaugustopinheiro6465
6 ай бұрын
É John Barry que está tocando a gaita ?
@yellowperilbiker
5 ай бұрын
Saw Larry Adler play at the Palladium back in the late 50s, Max Bygraves compare. He was best player ever. Three Monarchs were clever act as well.
@allsorts9909
Жыл бұрын
Amazing how much emotion can be packed into such a small musical instrument. John Barry was a genius
@closetstarwarsfreak
Жыл бұрын
The emotion isn't packed into the instrument it is in the human being ❤
@degreuneful
Жыл бұрын
More then a genius....
@adminkidd
Жыл бұрын
John Lennon played the mouth organ on a number of early Beatles hits.
@tomstamford6837
Жыл бұрын
There's not many people I would have loved to have met. John Barry was one of them. Even just to say a simple, "Thank you for your music."
@alfredogomez5241
Жыл бұрын
You are correct
@rubinmendoza13
Жыл бұрын
Absolutely love this song. Reminds me of being 8-9 years old and feeling ultra safe in my mom and dad’s presence. Life is short, isn’t it…
@michaelmelling9333
Жыл бұрын
It sure is, my friend, it sure is.🍻 May 13, 2023
@taroman7100
Жыл бұрын
yes, and no one ever convinces us at the time.
@deisesantosneves
Жыл бұрын
Eu também 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭 tinha a mesma idade
@elizabethwheatman8526
Жыл бұрын
I remember my dad having a John Barry CD and this would play. Good memories.
@suzmik
Жыл бұрын
I absolutely love this comment! So very true.
@michaelcummingsherrera1232
4 жыл бұрын
I was released from the US Army on, 26 August 1969, after spending two tours in South Vietnam as a combat medic. Therefore, I have a strong memory of the weeks following my discharge. I remember this song, Midnight Cowboy, Everybody's Talkin' At Me, A Time For Us, Raindrops Keep Falling On My Head, and, One Tin Soldier. All these songs were on movie soundtracks. I do remember other songs that were on the charts as well, that were entertainment related such as, Aquarius/Let The Sun Shine In, Good Morning Starshine, and, Easy To Be Hard. I remember other songs on the charts as well, but that is another matter.
@elifoust7664
2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for SERving America...This we'll defend
@manofkentcatapultsgunsando5069
2 жыл бұрын
Fair play mate , you made it 🍺
@Just2HepCats
2 жыл бұрын
🙂from Tiger-Balm and Chandra (Tiger-Balm is my authentic Bengal Tiger mix).
@brettwells66
2 жыл бұрын
Hey thanks for chiming in. I was about 4 years old when you were released! I still remember my parents playing this this music and much more.
@traceydarcy6528
2 жыл бұрын
Lovely musical memories that will last a life time Michael
@luismiguelgarronrevaliente7628
3 жыл бұрын
The Ending to Midnight Cowboy along with this theme tune has been known to break even the hardest of men down into tears. Both are absolute masterpieces.
@denniskelley8974
5 ай бұрын
Yeah... I was doing just fine till they had to show that last scene from the movie. Powerful stuff. :(
@robertwood574
5 ай бұрын
The first and last film to make me cry. Went with a couple of my mates when it first came out and I think the cinema had a problem with the air con, we all had a problem with watering eyes.
@niallkennedy23
3 ай бұрын
right on dude.
@jeremygrayson9662
2 ай бұрын
I'm not afraid to admit it either
@pilarboutte392
2 ай бұрын
That bond between Joe Buck and Rico Rizzo. Tenderness and empathy. Still chokes one up to watch this film.
@warrenwatkins9650
3 ай бұрын
This is one of the most emotional harmonica solos of all time. I can't hardly describe these feelings I feel now! Just beautiful! THANKS EVERYONE!!!
@Melissa-jj2zn
3 ай бұрын
Exactly this!
@claudialima3129
2 ай бұрын
I feel the same feelings
@thom6746
2 жыл бұрын
It's a simple descending line of notes, but so evocative of loneliness, quiet times, contemplation. Unforgettable.
@Habu2
Жыл бұрын
Great description
@The1976spirit
Жыл бұрын
It´s a lullaby. No more, no less. Rainman has spoken. Period. q.e.d. --added the oldest Henderson boy (schrillte der Ilt)
@rkmklz7562
10 ай бұрын
I miss the 1960s and 1970s....those 20 years gave us great music 🎵🎶🎶 and memories!
@bgaineshunter
8 ай бұрын
For me, the 50s and 60s. I could skip the 70s folk songs.
@T.Z.M4N
8 ай бұрын
The song and movie remind me of walking the streets of New York surrounded by millions of people but yet had a feeling of loneliness.A great song that brings back bittersweet memories.
@donspartan9414
8 ай бұрын
I’m with you. Great times and memories.
@michaelbrian219
7 ай бұрын
A great time to be in your teens.
@youngyeller
7 ай бұрын
yes. every generation has their faviiorites, like you, 60-70 music was mine. truely un repeateable.
@Nautilus1972
5 ай бұрын
John Barry - Genius.
@lorenapasquetti8627
4 ай бұрын
👍👍👍vero. Fantastico❤
@schoolie
2 ай бұрын
Played by Tommy Reilly
@lorenapasquetti8627
2 ай бұрын
@@schoolie ogni volta che as molto questo brano mi sembra di volare. La finezza fi Tommy poi è incredibile Come nuove le mani mentre suona l aemonica è sublime♥️👩🏭
@orangescout1967
4 ай бұрын
Ladies and Gentlemen…..the great John Barry.
@donhosmer8159
7 ай бұрын
66 and just stumbled upon this in 2024 Have always loved the song and the movie
@robertthomas7580
7 күн бұрын
Yes this song really takes me back to 1969.
@jimakalley6389
Жыл бұрын
just lost a great friend and i can't stop playing this, thank you John Barry - RIP Scott Kayes, gonna miss you brother, built of steel!
@pakovitz4088
Жыл бұрын
I sorry for your loss
@Habu2
Жыл бұрын
Good luck fella.....
@trishjohnston3037
Жыл бұрын
Sorry for your loss… x
@tinydancer62
Жыл бұрын
I'm sorry for your loss.
@vairamjaishree
Жыл бұрын
My condolences Jim
@maxb4074
6 ай бұрын
The 1960's were a dream.
@richardplume3212
3 ай бұрын
4561s my number n hav a grandson yes life is sweet not mud
@neils1952
4 жыл бұрын
Listening to this makes me drive slower, be calmer, kinder and a better persons to be around.....now that's the power of great music...
@thethe6232
4 жыл бұрын
Yes, because remember, “ we are all walking here “ 👍
@holgerwagner5777
4 жыл бұрын
It needs more music like this and people like you.
@johnquinn7401
4 жыл бұрын
I want to laearn
@johnquinn7401
4 жыл бұрын
How to learn harmooicc
@mariaalano3077
3 жыл бұрын
i.have that i CD and play it again and again.
@glendasmilesalot2959
5 жыл бұрын
I never get tired of listening to this!
@alinexavier8729
4 жыл бұрын
I'm too.
@robertcunningham8297
4 жыл бұрын
Totally agree,could listen to this piece of movie magic all day.🙋♂️
@gfoursux9
4 жыл бұрын
Amen
@lzlz-xv6oe
4 жыл бұрын
tooo
@alfredogomez5241
4 жыл бұрын
Same here
@wallacegeller2111
Жыл бұрын
This old Marine and retired Phoenix, Arizona Police Officer will have this played at my memorial service service when I cash in my chips.
@williamturner6366
7 ай бұрын
sir may you have many more years in front of you love from not so merrie england
@margaretjamieson3604
5 ай бұрын
Thank you for your Service to your Country. Let’s hope you have many years of Retirement still ahead of you. 🏴🇬🇧
@jasperbeatnik9924
5 ай бұрын
I too wish you well. From a neighbor 150 miles to your north. Live on Cowboy.
@kramalerav
5 ай бұрын
I’d want Erik Estrada to sing at mine when I cash my CHiPs.
@peterbiesbroek
5 ай бұрын
Amen to that, ol'e pard. Thks for serving the nation..
@darthsalsapants7059
7 жыл бұрын
I feel sadness, but beauty all at the same time.
@nuil501
5 жыл бұрын
Exactly what I feel; I watched this movies when it was released, in 69;
@peterbrown6224
5 жыл бұрын
@@nuil501 Wow - you too. Though I was way too small to see it til the 80s.
@nuil501
5 жыл бұрын
@@peterbrown6224 I was minor at that time, watched the movie with my sister...
@peterbrown6224
5 жыл бұрын
@@nuil501 Awkward. But with you, sneaking into films. We were outlaws :-)
@nuil501
5 жыл бұрын
@@peterbrown6224 hahaha , yeap
@kor3813
3 жыл бұрын
Hello all from Ukraine. Thanks for posting this masterpiece! Be happy everyone!
@kurtnygren3476
3 жыл бұрын
Mixture of sadness, melancholy; bathed in nostalgia as I was 16 years old in 1969.
@stevemelancon6207
3 жыл бұрын
Me too Kurt. I too was 16 in 1969. The best music ever. The best times ever.
@RedHotChilliMe
3 жыл бұрын
I was just 2 years old . Watched the film in my early teens . Just brilliant 🤩
@aromero385
3 жыл бұрын
I was the same age.
@deliomarciofallerpereira
3 жыл бұрын
Eu 9.
@boomerhgt
3 жыл бұрын
I was 12 fabulous music
@billymcmonagle949
6 жыл бұрын
John Barry musical genius
@arepitagrande8797
4 жыл бұрын
Absolutely!
@MrDavey2010
4 жыл бұрын
Agreed
@smotnick
4 жыл бұрын
He was better than Williams.
@paulholmes8887
4 жыл бұрын
👍
@grahamhill8018
3 жыл бұрын
One of the few composers that is right at the top of the tree. Only eclipsed by Hans Zimmer.... Just
@andrewbaker7548
2 жыл бұрын
John Barry was a super talented musical genius. Quite brilliant!
@adelinas.7335
4 жыл бұрын
This is the most beautiful song on a harmonica I ever heard of in my life.
@tedherrala611
3 жыл бұрын
Can we meet im from Stockholm in Sweden and my name is Ted
@tedherrala611
3 жыл бұрын
This song get my emotional
@rhubarbd2003
3 жыл бұрын
100%
@Crezelltree4261
3 жыл бұрын
It has a beautiful sadness to it especially when you hear it at the end of the movie Midnight Cowboy.It can well your eyes up.
@teresamartin4735
3 жыл бұрын
I agree!
@voiceguy3635
3 жыл бұрын
This type of music could only be made in the late 60s.
@brigittephilippron8041
2 ай бұрын
Ceci Est immortel
@degreuneful
Ай бұрын
So beautiful.....This world neads peace and love. and not idiot politicions who send our children into an crazy idiot war.
@RobertSmith-zi4cn
4 жыл бұрын
Whenever I’m feeling down I play this. Haunting close your eyes and listen I forget all my troubles. Fantastic I wish I could play the Harmonica
@sushiming7544
4 жыл бұрын
You can play the harmonica.
@RobertSmith-zi4cn
4 жыл бұрын
Sushi Ming. Sushi I’ve tried and I’m pathetic that harmonica from Toots is amazing. 😊
@JohnHolton
4 жыл бұрын
@@RobertSmith-zi4cn Toots was probably pathetic the first time he picked up a harmonica, too. The trick is to stick with it. Don't worry that you don't sound good now, just focus on the playing. Good luck!
@bencurry5295
4 жыл бұрын
@@JohnHolton hi there,this isn't my post but thank you John Holton,Onwards and upwards,god loves a trier (sp) if you dont know you're way there,ask someone on their way back, Your positivity has just boosted my morale,Im going to try and learn this too,Such a beautiful tune played so beautifully,Im just thinking to myself what an achievement to be able to play this,Fingers crossed 🥂
@Optics21
4 жыл бұрын
Buy yourself a fairly good one like a lee oskar and make sure you get your preferred key so it suits what you type of style you want to play, no point in getting a cheap harmonica you'll just wanna give up and fuhgeddaboudit. Best of luck peace
@euanelliott3613
4 жыл бұрын
Images of a disillusioned Jon Voigt and a sick Dustin Hoffman in the film. An iconic slice of life in 1969.
@dynamitedave1438
2 жыл бұрын
Me too :-)
@chonacabrera5040
5 ай бұрын
One of the most memorable movie scores ever! Beautifully haunting 🌹✨
@richardlawson4317
4 жыл бұрын
Takes me back to 1969. I wish I could stay there.
@polmartin14
4 жыл бұрын
Me too... 🙁
@marilynhudson9879
4 жыл бұрын
Me too. I wish it was possible.
@cordoba1952
4 жыл бұрын
I remember vividly when I saw this movie for first Time in Argentina over 50 years ago, I terribly miss that Time.
@davidlittlewood8850
4 жыл бұрын
Richard Lawson me too brother great times.
@justMe-rd4sw
4 жыл бұрын
Yup👌💔
@carpenter284
4 жыл бұрын
We lost a musical genius the day John Barry passed away , rest in peace sir
@delbertmain8907
3 жыл бұрын
Great piece of music 1969 right there
@vladdahora3690
3 жыл бұрын
Música que marcou o final de uma década esplendorosa, O filme foi perfeito, atores maravilhosos, saudade.
@michaelkiernan3558
3 жыл бұрын
Absolutely
@simoncarlile1965
3 жыл бұрын
Totally agree,listen to the Dances with wolves soundtrack.Breathtakingly beautiful.
@rondeneef
2 жыл бұрын
great composer man
@Reggie-The-Dog
5 ай бұрын
Thank you God for giving us John Barry.
@thefantasyreview8709
Жыл бұрын
John Barry was the god of movie soundtracks. Compare something like this to out of Africa, to the James Bond themes.
@sweetcaroline2060
4 ай бұрын
He's great. Like Henry Mancini. Love them both 💕.
@911Live-kn9fr
3 ай бұрын
And Lalo Schifrin !
@warrenwatkins9650
3 ай бұрын
Toots Thielman anybody?
@TheChev1946
3 ай бұрын
Ennio Morricone for me, but this is also fabulous
@mikelund57
4 жыл бұрын
114 dislikes.. Equals 114 people with no taste in music or tone deaf
@graerindley6312
4 жыл бұрын
They pushed the wrong button
@raychambers3646
4 жыл бұрын
Sounds like they pushed his button! Seriously one of the most haunting pieces of music.
@Augalv
4 жыл бұрын
They are jealous
@bertiodvonrastenburger1129
4 жыл бұрын
Or just find it so fucking boring their dicks have fallen off.
@johnc6919
4 жыл бұрын
bertiod von rastenburger Ouch, as you get older/wiser you might reflect and change your opinion. Then again you probably won’t. Your loss.
@renatonunes2550
2 жыл бұрын
Fantastic melody ! Beautifully played..One of the nicest harmonica songs ever. It brings it all back in my memory. The sadness of the story and the great performances by John Voigt and Dustin Hoffman.
@alanpeel3450
2 жыл бұрын
Sensational.
@eduardo_corrochio
2 жыл бұрын
Hear, hear. This movie captured loneliness and also friendship; the saddest thing was that when this lonely dude got a friend, the friend was taken away all too quickly.
@philippemullie9726
2 жыл бұрын
C'est Toots Thielemans à l'harmonica et non John Barry !
@janflemmingolsen
2 жыл бұрын
Indeed 👍
@peetsnort
2 жыл бұрын
Especially Voight
@hectorlabbe
4 ай бұрын
Pay attention today’s generation! Pure talent here with Barry playing that harmonica and the best soundtrack ever! Soul, emotions and love ❤️
@y0rkiebar
4 ай бұрын
It's Tommy Reilly playing.
@piercejohnson29
3 ай бұрын
Taking notes!! 📝
@hectorlabbe
3 ай бұрын
@@y0rkiebarI was convinced it was Barry… Sorry for the mistake! I wasn’t born but I LOVE Midnight Cowboy since I discovered it in 1994! 😎
@hectorlabbe
3 ай бұрын
@@y0rkiebarAre you sure it’s Tommy Reilly? Everywhere they say it’s John Barry… 😮
@y0rkiebar
3 ай бұрын
@@hectorlabbe 100%, google Tommy Reilly and compare with this video.
@brendascully5068
Жыл бұрын
That harmonica speaks
@0live0wire0
5 жыл бұрын
Easily one of the best themes ever written for film. It's interesting how Barry used pretty much the same melodic and harmonic sequence in You only live twice (tonic, going to the relative minor bVII chord, hence the "bittersweet sound"). He really liked the sound and it's pretty effective obviously.
@dynamicdave2647
3 жыл бұрын
This melody goes well with harry nilsons everyones talking at me
@andystreet4022
4 жыл бұрын
First heard on my Dad's 8 Track in his Ford Capri in the 70s......stayed with me all my days and as I've grown older I appreciate the melancholy all the more. A beautiful, haunting slice of nostalgia.
@bigtony4829
3 жыл бұрын
Your Dad sounds pretty cool ..Driving a Capri and listening to this ....Your Dad basically was the Seventies
@punkrockredneck5563
3 жыл бұрын
Dude.... remember the slingshots ...playing football and risk
@moinmoin8311
3 жыл бұрын
@@couldbedodgy Never made it to a Capri, but my first car was a '73 Cortina with a tape deck... Boy, I sure do miss the 70's...
@bobphillips3222
3 жыл бұрын
Ford Capris and Chevy Vegas. That was a time. And then came along the Datsun 240Z!
@garygritter5701
3 жыл бұрын
I heard this when I was 7 in my dads Mk1 cortina and that was only 8 years ago so we’re still out there with the classic fords listening to great music 👍
@PinkyPuff69
5 жыл бұрын
Such a wistful sound. It’s sweet and sad all at once.
@joseosmirfiorelli2527
5 жыл бұрын
That's it!
@Mynamesalexa
4 жыл бұрын
Reminds me of Sharon Tate
@mariamcdermott4159
4 жыл бұрын
Yes so true . Wistful and plaintive sound . The film doesn't measure up to the music at all . same with the film The Graduate .
@mariamcdermott4159
4 жыл бұрын
beautifully haunting melody , sad and melancholy and a sense of nostalgia for lost youth , lost childhood and lost INNOCENCE .
@PinkyPuff69
4 жыл бұрын
maria mcdermott Yep. Just beautiful.
@michaelbabbitt3837
Жыл бұрын
So haunting a melody and with such an amazing delivery. Songs like this show us the beauty of the Divine even within sadness.
@jimskye7130
Жыл бұрын
Well said 💯👌
@asacarrick1385
Жыл бұрын
It's not a song
@michaelbabbitt3837
Жыл бұрын
@@asacarrick1385 A song doesn't have to have words - but it usually does. A song is also "Any musical composition." or "A song is a music piece that may contain words with melody and vocals or instrumentals without words. "
@wendyleewilliams1157
Жыл бұрын
So true. Exactly.
@ElizabethGS
Жыл бұрын
@@michaelbabbitt3837 thank you Michael. WELL said. I tried to explain to another person being equally as literal as 'one can play a song as an instrumental, no'? but yours is far better a description.
@gawill2327
Ай бұрын
There but for the grace of GOD go I. 🙏 from uk in uncertain times …GOD BLESS EVERYONE
@eddiemunster4094
Ай бұрын
Same to you mate 🙏
@anagram8
Жыл бұрын
Man that harmonica sound always seem to capture all of the human emotions at once; joy, pain, hope, torment, reverence, decadence you name it and John Barry captures it right here. I'm always torn between John Barry's version and my favorite harmonica player 'Toots' Thielemans version. Discussion anyone?
@ElizabethGS
Жыл бұрын
@talkitover2099: John Barry wrote the music but he isn't playing it here. That's Tommy Reilly, a well-known classical English chromatic harmonica player seen in this clip and who was hired to play on the later-released vinyl record of Midnight Cowboy. I've NO idea why John Barry did not hire Jean 'Toots' Thielemans to record the album since HE was the one who played all of the harmonica in the entire Film - that sound which was so evocative and made so many of us fall in love with the characters and the Movie itself. I can only speculate that perhaps Toots was no longer available(?) and Tommy Reilly was (both John Barry and Tommy Reilly are Englishmen so it might well have been a matter of hiring the best in his own Country at the time if Toots wasn't available?) For MY money, it's Toots playing in the film which speaks to me far more - and when I watch clips from the film, especially that last 9 minute clip on the bus going to Miami. Heartbreaking - and the harmonica was just brilliantly played. I remember a hush broken only by tears and sobs in the Movie Theater where I first saw the film.
@Habu2
Жыл бұрын
I'll tell you what Talk it Over your summary gave me goose pimples when you said it captures all human emotions at once....I couldn't have put it better and the movie is off the scale
@Habu2
Жыл бұрын
@@ElizabethGS Yes Elizabeth it's hard to find a sadder and more moving section of a film when on the bus so near and yet so far from paradise. I suppose I can think of a similar sadness when Cher's son dies in the film 'Mask' (not quite sure of charecter names)
@anagram8
Жыл бұрын
Thank you@@Habu2 I appreciate it.
@ElizabethGS
Жыл бұрын
@@Habu2 Habu2; while I thoroughly enjoyed TalkitOver's appreciation of the wonderful harmonica playing, Toots' playing wasn't a 'version' since he was the original player IN this incredible film and whose chromatic harmonica is heard through the entire soundtrack behind the characters we come to feel so deeply about. John didn't play harmonica. This is Tommy Reilly (in the video above) who is much better known as a classical harmonica player in the UK. I play chromatic harmonica and am part of this world so have come to know quite a bit about these wonderful players. Most of us think of our instrument as our 'other voice' and I think that's what it conveyed in the Film--a deeply felt 'voice' for Joe Buck and Rico I still feel Jean 'Toots' Thieleman's playing is so much more human and personal - he focused on jazz for most of his career, but could also play anything he put his mind to. Nevertheless, it was John Barry's score which allowed for all of this brilliance and emotion. I still find it astonishing that the FIRST ever X-rated Movie which wasn't expected to win since they refused to cut out a single scene to have it comply with 'regulations', was so loved and won Best Picture from the Academy, even when the producers/directors were on set in Britain (I believe) and decided not to attend since they were sure it couldn't possibly win. Quel surprise! :)
@gamingtonight1526
3 жыл бұрын
Nothing like this exists any more. We've lost it....
@meljen8592
3 ай бұрын
No, we haven’t lost it ,you just have to look for it,I can assure you it’s there.
@luismiguelgarronrevaliente51
2 жыл бұрын
Such a beautiful piece of music. Goes so well with the final scene of Midnight Cowboy ❤️
@taroman7100
Жыл бұрын
Haunting
@jameswalton3930
11 ай бұрын
Naive Joe Buck and unloved Dominic "Ratso" Rizzo , unforgettable score,performances and movie period.
@FKINoop
Ай бұрын
This is a sad and very harrowing tune. It always reminds me of the bus scene in the final stages of the film Midnight Cowboy which is shown in this video. When you are down and out, the World can be very cruel to you.
@CosmicStargoat
7 жыл бұрын
Wonderful. One of my favorite movies and this score....just WOW! Respect.
@billgordon6489
4 жыл бұрын
Ruthless, in my top 3, for reference the other two are One Flew Over the Cuckoos Nest and the Big Lebowski 👍🏻
@droppedbye.2698
5 жыл бұрын
Back in the Day this was the B movie to Midnight Express. This was the last Movie I took my Mother to. The harmonica score played by John Barry is beautiful yet haunting and forever in my memory as my Mother passed soon after. Still brings floods of tears to my eyes ! I'm now 51. RIP Mama.
@peterbrown6224
5 жыл бұрын
It's quite normal for you to miss your mother like that. I'm sure she'd be touched to know how much she's missed. This pain you feel? It's cool - most of us have it.
@Doors067
5 жыл бұрын
Never.2.Shabby moms are the best
@droppedbye.2698
5 жыл бұрын
@@peterbrown6224 ... I know that Peter x
@droppedbye.2698
5 жыл бұрын
@@Doors067 ... And always will be ! Dad's are OK !
@brianrodney712
5 жыл бұрын
The score was written by John Barry ( Prendergast ) but the harmonica was played by Tommy Reilly.
@henrikrolfsen584
2 ай бұрын
This guy is amazing. I have never heard such beautiful harmonica. I am speechless.
@davidscott1052
3 жыл бұрын
I dont think any other instrument could have conveyed such melancholy as did the harmonica
@jamesmonroe7903
5 жыл бұрын
It’s a good thing to have been alive when John Barry scored films! He did his job like no one else has-or EVER will! The Mozart of Motion Pictures!🎬
@joseosmirfiorelli2527
5 жыл бұрын
Perfect!
@jamesmonroe7903
5 жыл бұрын
Thank you! I agree with you 💯 percent! This tune IS perfection!👍👌
@wayneyoung2216
5 жыл бұрын
Well,the great man certainly lifted the black hole with the soundtrack to that,RIP John Barry,the master
@jamesmonroe7903
5 жыл бұрын
He most certainly did! Speaking of black holes,the great Mr.Barry scored the Disney sci-fi film from 1979-“The Black Hole”! He even scored the film many thought should have gone to a black hole instead of their local multiplexes-“Howard The 🦆 Duck”!!!
@wayneyoung2216
5 жыл бұрын
@@jamesmonroe7903 Thanks for that gem of information, I never knew that, I'm going to have to check that soundtrack now
@pings17
5 жыл бұрын
😢A tear jerker for sure, haunting melody. Sends you adrift. The way a great instrumental should. Midnight Cowboy Soundtrack is a masterpiece.....
@christinea9676
4 жыл бұрын
pings17 Beautifully said.
@j.edward4379
4 ай бұрын
Absolutely one of the top 5 movie pieces.
@mariec.9102
Жыл бұрын
Great movie. Great acting. Great music. This song and Nilsson's "Everybody's Talking at Me". But John Barry's harmonica playing is amazing, beautiful and sad at the same time.👍🏽🌹❤️
@stevegraham8368
5 жыл бұрын
Take note would be pop stars of 2019 and beyond...this is what u call TALENT.
@berniewoods8758
5 жыл бұрын
Absolutely
@jala1081
4 жыл бұрын
Yeah but nah, it's pretty talented what music producers can compose on their computers as well, the computers their instrument and computers introduced thousands of never before used in music sounds.
@deangarside5433
4 жыл бұрын
@@jala1081 true
@berniewoods8758
4 жыл бұрын
@@jala1081 back then they were musicians who didn't depend on computers . Then it was talent now its fake
@jala1081
4 жыл бұрын
They depended on their instruments. It takes talent to make a song on a computer. Compositional talent for one. Plus I love the new sounds. I'm kind of bored of the regular old instruments' sounds'. (Excuse the grammar.) Guitar, trombone, trumpet etc. Enough songs have been made with those instruments for decades. Imo the sounds are kind of boring now.
@wilmamoura5550
Жыл бұрын
Sem palavras, pois por mais que eu diga não será suficiente. Uma obra-prima. John Barry RIP.
@johnvalencia7488
5 ай бұрын
Classic, timeless, one of the greatest, ever.
@Super_Chief
2 жыл бұрын
I remember hearing this song playing at a local movie theater back in the early 1970s while waiting for the movie to start. I had no idea where the song came from or what it was called, but it got stuck in my head and I remembered the song my entire life. Now here we are some 50 years later where technology makes it possible to whistle into your cellphone and Google Assistant will tell you the name of the song. Well, I tried doing that and it worked! Once I found out where the song came from, I learned how to play it on my harmonica. I don’t have a chromonica, but it can still be played on a diatonic harmonica (in the key of “C”) pretty well. You cannot believe the satisfaction it gave me to hear the tune that had haunted me my entire life to be coming out of my own mouth!
@woneymalian
Жыл бұрын
I feel you, man!! I still have a couple of these songs from childhood stuck in my head and not being able to find them so far! ... and I also learned to play this song in the harmonica, still the only song I know how to play at all!
@deborahwilcox5716
Жыл бұрын
Wow, beautiful story and song
@Newfoundmike
Жыл бұрын
ITS HARD TO FIND a good HARMONICA NOWADAYS 😎✌️
@RO8s
Жыл бұрын
@@Newfoundmike I've started using Easttop. They play really sweetly straight out of the box. Two-draw and three-draw are exactly as they should be at first play. They aren't expensive and the five-draw doesn't break in one set, like the last two Hohners I had. Have a look (you'll have to order them off the internet).
@ElizabethGS
Жыл бұрын
@@Newfoundmike It really isn't What you might not know is that there is a huge harmonica world out there - all still playing, interacting and even sharing their music on the internet, on harmonica forums AND in person at Harmonica Conventions (yup). Both chromatic players and diatonic players get together once a year at SPAH (the Society for the Preservation and Advancement of the Harmonica). This year's was held in Tulsa in August (I didn't go, but some of it was held on Zoom). Next year's will be back in St. Louis, Mo where it originated over 50 years ago. Players from around the World show up - including all the major manufacturers who bring their latest offerings. I have (at last count) over 100 instruments of all kinds but play mostly CX-12's in A (I'm partial to A) and now a Psardo Goldbar chromatic - a 16, also in A (it can be made in whatever key you wish). Harmonica players for the most part are pretty fantastic people --many still gig (Mickey Raphael still plays with Willie); Jon with Blues Traveler, Steve Tyler, Huey Lewis, Will Galison is among my top favourite chromatic jazz players here in NY. Robert Bonfiglio to me is one of the best classical chromatic players. Michal Adler in Israel (she's brilliant), Far too many to list here.
@dennissantoni7060
3 жыл бұрын
Without a doubt the most underrated musical composer of all time. Who was better composing musical scores for movies? This sound he created for Midnight Cowboy put you right on the street in NYC. What a talented and gifted composer. RIP your music lives on!
@hectorpena7068
2 жыл бұрын
HENRY MANCINI! Just take a look at all the awards he received throughout his career. John Barry is also among my all-time favorite gifted composers.
@chalkmiracle122
2 жыл бұрын
John Barry was a genius. His music could take a movie to another level. 'The Ipcress File' and 'Out of Africa' to name but two.
@orangescout1967
Жыл бұрын
John Barry is my absolute favorite. Every bit as good as John Williams, Ennio Morricone, Henry Mancini or Elmer Bernstein. A true master composer.
@seanhuds229
Жыл бұрын
Got to agree with these guys, I wouldnt say better but comparable, Ennio Morricone and Henry Mancini were excellent!
@martinmccrary3085
Жыл бұрын
Now I've always resided in St. Louis, Mo., & even though N.Y. C. is far more prolific, in my mind & on my phone, I STILL hear songs from the MIDNIGHT COWBOY SOUNDTRACK (ESP. MIDNIGHT COWBOY!) when I'm out & about on my journeys, esp. in Downtown St. Louis, "*EAST BOOGIE!*" & other areas in Illinois, & esp. where my "*OLD HAUNTS!*" used 2 b, & VERY FEW of them are STILL IN BUSINESS!
@Sameoldfitup
4 жыл бұрын
“Has it ever struck you that life is all memory, except for the one present moment that goes by you so quick you hardly catch it going?”― Tennessee Williams
@jimicmore1895
3 жыл бұрын
I've thought of that as well, enjoy the moment it will be a memory NOW
@davidjadunath1262
3 жыл бұрын
And of all ironies, his life would end by accidental asphyxiation, when a medicine bottle cap fell into his throat.
@christophedallaporta8836
3 жыл бұрын
@@davidjadunath1262 what a terrible way to die! Trying to help yourself turns into killing yourself, sometimes. Just like people paying too much attention to their safety who end up run over crossing a street. The fact is our brains are not designed to concentrate on one single goal all of the time, it has to wander about enentually. Inattention being friend with danger... It goes boom!! 💣
@dianneb61
3 жыл бұрын
To actually see John Barry perform this..wow..a time machine to the past. I love KZitem.
@XeroBase69
2 жыл бұрын
That’s Tommy Reilly playing - Barry was the composer
@tonymcadam5565
6 жыл бұрын
Beautiful performance by Tommy Reilly.
@nuil501
5 жыл бұрын
Thanks for informing;
@classic3511
5 жыл бұрын
Yes well done because it's not made clear, the music is John Barry but the guy playing it clearly isn't.
@ElizabethGS
5 жыл бұрын
@@classic3511 John Barry wrote the music for Midnight Cowboy - scored the film. He hired Toots Thielemans to do the chromatic harmonica music IN the film, but used Tommy Reilly (also in this clip above) to play on the Record issued as the Movie Score. Very confusing to most listeners who assumed they were listening to Toots Thielemans on the record as well. Toots' playing in the film perfectly evokes NYC of 1969 while Tommy Reilly's playing is cleaner and more classical. Both have different sounds: Tommy Reilly is a wonderful player in the classical genre while Jean 'Toots' Thielemans became world famous as a jazz chromaticist.
@classic3511
5 жыл бұрын
It still has an unmistakable John Barry sound though, but liking your knowledge ;)
@atelier3985
4 жыл бұрын
@@ElizabethGS Like that very useful explanation. Yes it was Toots in the movie. But never heard the actual record. Toots may have recorded or performed it with Quincy Jones at some point. Thanks for the info.
@seangraver5511
2 жыл бұрын
had this at my fathers funeral.. just a gentle song to carry him into the service .. love you daddy xxx
@luispulido5173
5 ай бұрын
Yes, there's magic in the harmonica, beautiful performance !
@map3384
2 жыл бұрын
This musical gem fits in with a time long passed when life wasn’t so over burden with expedience.
@aqueoushumour4504
3 жыл бұрын
Utterly beautiful.
@micheleplouffe2343
4 жыл бұрын
I cry everytime I listen to this... The expression and compassion that he played this song, is hauntingly beautiful.
@demetriusdavis4775
3 жыл бұрын
I totally agree with you
@mykelgreene911
3 жыл бұрын
No more tears..
@carletoncandis635
3 жыл бұрын
I'm all cried off
@kaduoliveira2726
3 жыл бұрын
i was 13 years old....wonderful age
@micheleplouffe2343
3 жыл бұрын
@@kaduoliveira2726 I was 14☺️
@sabesanswaminathan
5 ай бұрын
With a simple harmonica, John Barry shows us how an unforgettable tune can be composed. Thats the genius of the great Barry.
@shaystern2453
5 ай бұрын
rare harmonica
@davegavin9724
Жыл бұрын
I remember this being played in the 70s in a restaurant in Coventry called Oaklahoma... a western themed restaurant...just some classic tunes stick in your mind I guess
@shawnmcculley2995
3 жыл бұрын
Beyond beautiful. Period. End of discussion!!!
@robcortez9445
Жыл бұрын
This is my tune...everyone stay away😢
@Seasider70
3 жыл бұрын
Life is better because of John Barry.
@johnwilson4158
Жыл бұрын
"WHY DID YOU TAKE OFF MY BOOTS?" "SO YOU COULD REST." TRANSLATION: HE SAVES HIS SOUL.
@cakraien
5 ай бұрын
R.I.P John Barry 😢😢😢
@richiebear1969
5 жыл бұрын
When your homeless, alone and broke and it's 40 degrees on 42nd street music.
@sscbkr48
Жыл бұрын
I love this plaintive piece.. Optimism and despair sharing the same journey.
@Habu2
Жыл бұрын
Wonderful description....thank you.
@peterwaldie4478
5 жыл бұрын
This is why you tube works. Genius harmonica playing ...cheers
@race2run
5 жыл бұрын
absolutely beautiful....entire song is awesome...yea...yea.....
@damiendavisisraelcom8603
3 жыл бұрын
What a tune, there's no words for this, none.
@brianligat9493
2 жыл бұрын
Singing would spoil it.
@damiendavisisraelcom8603
2 жыл бұрын
@@brianligat9493 no I mean I have no words for a tune this good
@LaserGuidedWhitehaus
Жыл бұрын
Music is wonderful, isn't it? Something so simple can be so effective, and stir emotions that last forever.
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