HAUNTED HEART: Jo Stafford
Jo Stafford adds a beguilling background mood to photos from the 1999 Columbia movie ‘The End of the Affair’ staring Ralph Fiennes and Julianne Moore. The film: On a rainy London night in 1946, novelist Maurice Bendrix has a chance meeting with Henry Miles, husband of his ex-mistress Sarah, who abruptly ended their affair two years before. Bendrix’s obsession with Sarah is rekindled; he succumbs to his own jealousy and arranges to have her followed.
March 25, 2010
1:28 am
I Love this movie…
March 25, 2010
2:18 am
Your remarks are so inline with mine and the pair of them ( fine actors) made working on the video almost effortless. So Glad you stopped to add your thoughts. Means much to me.
Your channel is wonderful.
Jay
March 25, 2010
3:03 am
Thank you My Darling Romantic Texan.
Your were right, I do LOVE it!
March 25, 2010
3:12 am
ABSOLUTELY BEAUTIFUL!
The most Romantic Song. Exquisite
Love the video too!
Ralph and Juliane were Fantastic in the movie.
Thank you.
March 25, 2010
3:45 am
Great song! Have waited a long time for it to show up on YT. Its the last song in the Two Jakes with Jack Nicholson, the sequel to China Town. Thanks.
March 25, 2010
4:43 am
¡¡Muchas gracias por la traducción, que amable de tu parte!!
March 25, 2010
5:01 am
Translation) Beautiful song! great discovery for me the voice of the singer. thanks for the video!
Reply: She is wonderful. Thanks for your compliment.
March 25, 2010
5:31 am
¡¡preciosa canción!! gran descubrimiento para mí la voz de esta cantante.¡¡gracias por el vídeo!!
March 25, 2010
5:44 am
Appreciate the note Hugh, and for sharing some of the song’s beginnings, and it’s effect in the jazz arena.
Good luck with your recording collection.
(Title correction noted. )
JAY
March 25, 2010
6:13 am
You’re welcome. Pleased that people are enjoying the casserole of movie snaps and Jo’s version of Haunted Heart. Producers were going to use another song as the film’s theme but decided instead to to use Haunted Heart at the last minute.
JAY
March 25, 2010
6:26 am
routube,
Thanks for posting a superb version of a lovely Schwartz and Dietz song. (The title is just “Haunted Heart” — you should change your title to reflect that).
Funny that this song, which is a staple in jazz circles — Bill Evans and many many since, I must have 8 or so recordings of it by as many musicians — is rarely recorded by singers.
March 25, 2010
6:31 am
Agreed, such nuance, such a rich full tone, lovely emotion without the unearned cheap miasma of today…I come back to visit this page…I can’t thank you enough for posting this, Rou!
March 25, 2010
6:33 am
That’s a very good point. I’d love to hear her side of her story. I hope to make more videos featuring Jo, and others.
March 25, 2010
6:39 am
I thought I knew how good Jo Stafford was…until I heard this song. Jo effortlessly, and without ANY screaming (like, eh 99.9% of today’s “singers”) adds more emotion and feeling to this beautiful meoldoy than anyone else could think of doing! Definitely, for my money, THE most uderrated pop vocalist ever. Much thanks and love to greatest “pied piper” of all time…
March 25, 2010
7:00 am
Couldn’t agree with you more, and your point about her control is worthy of note. Appreciate you sharing your thoughts, Cubachick
Regards, Jay
March 25, 2010
7:23 am
Thanks for posting this – I love hearing it in the movie, and Jo Stafford is wonderful. Listed to how long her phrases are – beautiful control!
March 25, 2010
7:27 am
Jo Stafford can add the perfect touch to any song and the perfect moment to any time, good or bad.
March 25, 2010
7:43 am
Jo Jo. Perfectop pitcharoni
March 25, 2010
8:01 am
How lovely.!!!… the song is nice too
)… Mr Fiennes excels in all he does.
March 25, 2010
8:26 am
Read the original novel by Graham Greene while on a troop ship during the Korean War. Was surprised at the romantic theme since I only knew the author from his crime and spy thrillers. The novel engaged me completely and I believe he used his own personal affair as the theme.Also incorporated his conversion to Catholicism to build on the story. It has haunted me to this day as has the song. Jo Stafford’s version is the definitive one. Thank you much for the posting.
March 25, 2010
8:54 am
Thank you Miss Berry.
I have not seen Fiennes in everything he has done, but he is remarkable.There is something haunting about the man regardless of a script being wrapped around him. Glad you enjoyed it,
and thank you for your stars.
March 25, 2010
9:20 am
That was a great movie – love everything Fiennes stars in.
I had never heard this gorgeous song, so thanks for introducing it to me. Jo Stafford was a gorgeous woman with an equally gorgeous voice.
A truly lovely video, well done! 5×5 stars.
March 25, 2010
9:44 am
It’s a song that like select few others that never seems to age. If we all could be that lucky! Glad you liked it.
J
March 25, 2010
10:39 am
Thank you! I’ve been looking for Jo Stafford’s version of this song. I love “The End of the Affair”
March 25, 2010
11:19 am
Divine music and a nice video.