A little over a year ago, the great singer Petula Clark went on a tour of the U.S. and another fine singer, Shelly Goldstein and I went to see her. The clip below is from the night before we saw her — same band, same show, different venue. Ms. Clark did about 100 minutes on stage singing most of her hits and some other tunes without taking a break or even a seat…an amazing feat for a woman of 86.
For her closing she sang…well you can guess what she sang. I think she performed it better when we saw her but you can sense for yourself how delighted the attendees were at this performance. I remember it from the performance we saw as a very thrilling moment with the audience about as happy as any audience could be. The video probably won't give you the same tingle we got standing in the front row about eight feet from her but it might warm your spirit a little…
Ms. Clark seems to have no intention of retiring soon. She's currently appearing in London in the musical of Mary Poppins as The Bird Woman. I didn't much care for the show when I saw it here without her but I think I'd pay to see it again just to see her perform her one song. Here's a little promotional video shot in St. Paul's Cathedral there…