Petula Clark - A Sign of the Times

Starring:Petula Clark, Lou Rawls, Richard Carpenter (III)
Studio: Mpi Home Video
Product Type: DVD

Editorial Review:
Description
The extraordinary story and songs of international singing star Petula Clark with special guests Lou Rawls and Richard Carpenter. In Petula Clark: A Sign of the Times, Petula gives a spectacular performance showcasing many of her still popular songs including "Downtown," "I Know a Place," "Don't Sleep in the Subway," "A Sign of the Times," "Color My World," "Who Am I," "Call Me," "The Wedding Song," and "I Couldn't Live Without Your Love."

Description

The extraordinary story and songs of international singing star Petula Clark with special guests Lou Rawls and Richard Carpenter. In Petula Clark: A Sign of the Times, Petula gives a spectacular performance showcasing many of her still popular songs including "Downtown," "I Know a Place," "Don't Sleep in the Subway," "A Sign of the Times," "Color My World," "Who Am I," "Call Me," "The Wedding Song," and "I Couldn't Live Without Your Love."

Also included on the program is This Is My Song, a 30-minute documentary that offers rare material such as her guest appearance on The Dean Martin Show, television specials, movie trailers, newsreels, and stage productions. Petula's fascinating life in music is told by herself and her friends and colleagues. 125 minutes.

Customer Reviews:

Fantastic.......2007-01-03

I think several of you who put Petula down need to take a closer look. I just bought this and watched it over the New Year and I thought it was absolutely great! It makes me look more forward to seeing her in concert in March 2007. I think in these reviews there is a great loss of respect and understanding - she sounds wonderful for her age and it's great that she's even still touring! So anybody debating whether to buy this or not, I definitely think you should go for it. The concert and bonus features on this DVD are worth it!!

PETULA CLARKS BEST.......2006-04-13

THE BEST DVD IN A LONG TIME, THE GREATEST SONG THE BEST CLASSIC SONGS BY A GREAT ARTIST. SHE AND HER SONGS WILL NEVER DIE. THEY WILL LIVE FOREVER.

Painful to watch.......2004-10-28

Petula Clark was one of those icons that I grew up listening to out the door of my sisters bedroom, then adopted her for my own enjoyment. Having just gone through a wave of nostalgia -- MANY YEARS LATER -- I have enjoyed the revisiting of Dusty Springfield as well as Pet. Pet hasn't fared quite so well -- and the concert filmed in Virginia was painful at best to watch. Whereas I agree with one of the other reviewers that it is nice to HAVE a concert filmed with Petula, I think it would have been a better foray into the artist past with more television clips -- archival footage -- and maybe only a smattering of the concert that showcased an aging Petula who couldn't hit the notes that we were all waiting for her to belt out. God BLESS her for having the GUTS to go out and DO the concert when I'm sure she KNEW it wasn't going to be her best. Still, the audience seemed appreciative, and I'm sure it was better received IN CONCERT than canned on a DVD. I'm looking for all those wonderful television spots she had -- and hopefully they will honor her long career with that instead!

A joy for any Petula Fan.......2003-11-02

For any of the negative remarks anyone has said about this you have to ask yourself, "When will you ever get another chance to own a copy of Petula Clark in concert?" But, it is more than just a "no other choice" option, it is a fine piece of entertainment. I certainly do not accept Petula is not in fine form--both body and voice. The way she sings her songs during the concert are not carbon copies of the 60's originals played on the radio or on your "Greatest Hits" CD, but are performed wonderfully nonetheless, and a couple even better than the originals. The old clips from television appearances are great during the segment about her life, and I enjoyed the cutting in of a clip of Petula singing her songs during the 60's during the concert; it was a nice comparative glimpse. And rather than showing any voice deterioration it proves that she still has that strong, pure voice that made her world famous. If you like Pet, get it and enjoy it for whatever it is worth.

PETULA SANG AS A CHILD IN WARTIME LONDON/WWII---WOW:).......2003-04-17

I SPENT TODAY WATCHING AND RE-WATCHING PETULA...I FELT LIKE I WAS BACK AT PICADILLY SQUARE.

GREAT ARCHIVAL FOOTAGE, AND PHOTOS FROM HER CHILDHOOD AS A STAR SINGING IN WWII WARTIME LONDON.

PET HAD HER FIRST BIG CHART SONG APPROX 1954 IN THE UK--PRIOR TO "DOWNTOWN" IN THE USA/1964.

THIS DVD EXHIBITS OVER 50 YEARS OF A CAREER SPANNING SEVERAL CONTINENTS AND BELOVED FANS WORLDWIDE.

I WOULD LOVE TO HEAR HER RENDITION OF "SUNSET BOULEVARD" WHICH SHE PERFORMED ON BROADWAY FOR I THINK 9 MONTHS IN THE STATES.

PET ALSO SANG TO WWII SOLDIERS TO BOLSTER THEIR SPIRITS--- BEFORE MOST OF US LEARNED OF HER IN 1964. I WAS 13 WHEN I FIRST HEARD "DOWNTOWN" AND DREAMED OF THE FUN IN LARGE CITIES LIKE TIMES SQUARE, BRITISH PHONE BOOTHS IN PICADILLY SQUARE AND DOUBLE DECKER BUSES:)

LOTS OF FUN LOOKING BACK AT THOSE BRITISH "BRITTANIA" LOGOS (REMEMBER THE "PATCHED/QUILTED JEANS" WE WORE:) AND THE "BRITTANIA" T-SHIRTS AND LOGOS ON ALL SORTS OF LATE SIXTIES AND SEVENTIES MERCHANDISE?:)

PET HAS A NEW COMPILATION OUT 4/15/03....I THINK THIS MAY BE THE ULTIMATE COLLECTION:) I LOCATED IT AT BN BUT NOT AMZ.COM?

REMEMBER, PETULA APPEARED IN "FINIANS RAINBOW" AND "GOODBYE MR. CHIPS" WITH PETER O'TOOLE ....HOPE BOTH MOVIES ARE PUT ON DVD:)

THANKS PET FOR ALL THE JOY AND HAPPINESS YOU HAVE GIVEN THE WORLD AND NOW AGAIN ON DVD:)

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