SAN FRANCISCO.....

Posted by: Tony Rome

SAN FRANCISCO..... - 11/17/05 09:22 AM

Just thought some of you would like to hear
my version of San Francisco....go here... http://s19.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=2UYKJKX5HWHMS2Y0W95LLE0U53

Tony Rome
Posted by: Dnj

Re: SAN FRANCISCO..... - 11/17/05 09:27 AM

KILLER!!! BEST Version posted on the SZ !!
OH Yeah Baby!

Way To Go Tony!!!
Posted by: Fran Carango

Re: SAN FRANCISCO..... - 11/17/05 09:37 AM

Tony, the link seems to be gone...Can you email the MP3 to me?
Posted by: DonM

Re: SAN FRANCISCO..... - 11/17/05 09:49 AM

Me too! The link isn't working.
Thanks,
DonM
Posted by: tony mads usa

Re: SAN FRANCISCO..... - 11/17/05 10:05 AM

... or re-post the link ...
t.
Posted by: eddiefromrotherham

Re: SAN FRANCISCO..... - 11/17/05 10:15 AM

Tony Rome is ACE!
You'd better get in there and listen to it NOW folks, it disappears after 25 downloads.
The best rendition of San Francisco I heard.
Hear it Now!!!!!!


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Posted by: msutliff

Re: SAN FRANCISCO..... - 11/17/05 10:16 AM

Wow, another great version! Excellent work, Tony!

Who would have thought that this song would bring out all these great singers?

Next?

An aside...I still remember my first exposure to this song (don't ask me why). It was a Patridge Family episode back in 1971 (is that dating me?). Can you believe it? I found a video clip on the net.

Click Here

You don't get to hear much of the song but the look on their faces tells the story of how she did.

(not to be confused with the great performances we've heard here)

-mike
Posted by: Fran Carango

Re: SAN FRANCISCO..... - 11/17/05 10:19 AM

Super job Tony...you have the Bennet thing going on...

I also enjoyed The Wolf's version ...More laid back, but still captured the song...

Both of you guys scored in the top ten posted songs to date on SZ.
Posted by: Dreamer

Re: SAN FRANCISCO..... - 11/17/05 10:24 AM

Can I say "classy"?
Posted by: Tony Rome

Re: SAN FRANCISCO..... - 11/17/05 11:43 AM

Wow....Thanks guys.....I posted it for Scotty seeing as how San Francisco is his home town..it is an old recording, recorded in 1979 in New Milford NJ and I thought that I would share it.....I will share a few things I did in Spanish recorded in 1998
in Merdia the capital of the Yucatan... thanks again to all....
Tony Rome
Posted by: Stephenm52

Re: SAN FRANCISCO..... - 11/17/05 11:55 AM

Quote:
Originally posted by Tony Rome:
Wow....Thanks guys..... recorded in 1979 in New Milford NJ
Tony Rome


Tony I can't seem to open the link it's dead. I will try from home tonight to give a listen. Small world I have family in New Milford, NJ. She wasn't living there in 1979. But lots of the other members of the family lived in Dumont and Cresskill in '79. In fact New Milford was a short walk from where they lived in Dumont.




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Posted by: ChicoBrasil

Re: SAN FRANCISCO..... - 11/17/05 12:08 PM

BRAVO !

Chico
Posted by: freddynl

Re: SAN FRANCISCO..... - 11/17/05 12:29 PM

Very pleasant listening.
excellent

Fred
Posted by: SemiLiveMusic

Re: SAN FRANCISCO..... - 11/17/05 12:51 PM

BRAVO! Beautiful song.

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Bill
Yamaha PSR2000
Posted by: Tony Rome

Re: SAN FRANCISCO..... - 11/17/05 01:01 PM

For those that requested to repost the link,
http://s19.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=2UYKJKX5HWHMS2Y0W95LLE0U53
and to all the other very kind comments, thank you all....it is a please to share my work with you and am glad that you enjoy it
but even more important to me is that you as musicians and vocalists acccept my work
is a great honor...thank you again from an ol'e man....
Tony Rome
Posted by: LindaFus

Re: SAN FRANCISCO..... - 11/17/05 01:12 PM

Oh Tony,

That is a special song for me and it made me cry (happy memories)! My deceased husband was from SF and we spent many many happy vacations out there. You put the class and heart of the city in that song. Thanks so much for sharing! Made my day!

-Linda
Posted by: Tony Rome

Re: SAN FRANCISCO..... - 11/17/05 01:15 PM

Oh Linda...I am soo very, very happy that I was able to bring back some very special memories for you....it makes me feel great
knowing it meant thet to you....God Bless..
Tony Rome
Posted by: DonM

Re: SAN FRANCISCO..... - 11/17/05 01:31 PM

Now I'm really glad that hurricane didn't blow you away. I wouldn't have gotten to listen to your song!
DonM
Posted by: Tony Rome

Re: SAN FRANCISCO..... - 11/17/05 01:42 PM

Thanks Don...but that song was recorded about 10 years before HURRICANE GILBERT in 1988...
Tony Rome
Posted by: Tony Rome

Re: SAN FRANCISCO..... - 11/17/05 02:01 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by Dreamer:
Can I say "classy"?


Andrea.....you can say it over and over again ...thank you...it's good to hear coming from folks from the forum.....
Tony Rome
Posted by: loungelyzard

Re: SAN FRANCISCO..... - 11/17/05 03:42 PM

If you want to hear San Francisco, You gotta Have a Tony, And this Tony's Tops......Pose
Posted by: Scottyee

Re: SAN FRANCISCO..... - 11/17/05 03:47 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by Tony Rome:
I posted it for Scotty seeing as how San Francisco is his home town.


Tony, your rendition is a truly a classic presentation. Bravo. I especially loved the sound of that real orchestra playing behind you. No commerical midi backing sequence (including Tune-1000) or auto accomp mode keyboard (for that matter) comes close to sounding like this.

As a life long San Francisco Bay Area resident, I'm especially moved that both Tony and theWolf (Heikki) decided to record & share their personal rendition of my city's official song.

As I drove across the Golen Gate Bridge today listening to both Tony & Heikki's SF song renditions on my iPod, I have to admit to having to wipe away a few tears from my eyes, as I took in the majestic Pacific Ocean on my right, and the picturesque SF skyline on my left. I feel both proud and fortunate to be living in one of most beautiful places on earth, and invite everyone to visit here one day. Many thanks again to both Tony & Heikki for your music. - Scott
Posted by: Tony Rome

Re: SAN FRANCISCO..... - 11/17/05 03:49 PM

Thanks Pose...I humbly accept the honor....
Tony Rome
Posted by: claudiu

Re: SAN FRANCISCO..... - 11/17/05 03:50 PM

When are we going to see you on the TV?
I just have 3 words to say:
- Excellent !
- Outstanding !
- Bravo !
Posted by: Tony Rome

Re: SAN FRANCISCO..... - 11/17/05 03:54 PM

Thanks Scotty....I just posted another I found plus a couple of Spanish tunes I recorded here in Mexico in 1998....the other is a Sinatra oldie.... check it out..
Tony Rome
Posted by: loungelyzard

Re: SAN FRANCISCO..... - 11/17/05 03:57 PM

Tony:

Maybe you can clear up a rumor I heard years ago. I've heard it said that the reason there is so many Tony's in the states ,is because 100 years ago when the young men were sent by ship to the states from Italy, they had a stamp that they stamped each one's forehead with and it said

Ready.........TO: N.Y. and the dumb immagration people wrote this as their name.. ......Pose


JUST Joking...
Posted by: claudiu

Re: SAN FRANCISCO..... - 11/17/05 04:16 PM

nice joke
Posted by: Tony Rome

Re: SAN FRANCISCO..... - 11/17/05 04:17 PM

Pose....You may have meant it as a good humored joke but in reallity, it was the truth...many people that came from Italy way back then had it that way T.O.N.Y. meaning to NY for the non English speaking Italian men...the slang "WOP" as referred to Italians was when the imigrants that didn't have papers in order were placed a sticker on their chest W.O.P. meaning
"WITH OUT PAPERS" this is where the slang WOP came from.....a litle bit of history, or better know as "NICKEL KNOWLEDGE" hehehe
Tony Rome
Posted by: nardoni2002

Re: SAN FRANCISCO..... - 11/17/05 04:18 PM

Tony,you do sing great.mike
Posted by: Tony Rome

Re: SAN FRANCISCO..... - 11/17/05 04:23 PM

Thanks Mike...have you listened to the Spanish tunes????
Tony Rome
Posted by: FreeStyle

Re: SAN FRANCISCO..... - 11/17/05 04:51 PM

Tony, WOW!
The Wolf, WOW!
Posted by: Scott Langholff

Re: SAN FRANCISCO..... - 11/17/05 04:55 PM

Tony

You're sounding good. Real good. Hope to hear more.

Scott Langholff
Posted by: DonM

Re: SAN FRANCISCO..... - 11/17/05 09:51 PM

After listening to these "San Franciscos", I may never do that song again! At least not without a $10.00 tip. Maybe I'll do it as a 2-step!
DonM
Posted by: Nigel

Re: SAN FRANCISCO..... - 11/17/05 11:49 PM

Great vocal performance Tony. You really nailed it. And the musical instrumentation also is very tastefully arranged and performed as well. Thanks so much for sharing that with us.
Posted by: eddiefromrotherham

Re: SAN FRANCISCO..... - 11/17/05 11:55 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by Tony Rome:
Thanks Don...but that song was recorded about 10 years before HURRICANE GILBERT in 1988...
Tony Rome

It never ceases to amaze that we all live on what is a very small planet really! because Tony mentioned there Gilbert 1988, the one and only Hurricane I ever experienced and that was only one of the lesser ones but I don't want to be in one of those ever again. My heart goes out to all you good folks who take Mother Nature in her full force.
OK Tony, now for your Spanish songs.I am sure I will play them many times.
cheers
Eddie



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Posted by: Stephenm52

Re: SAN FRANCISCO..... - 11/18/05 02:24 AM

Tony:

Fantastic !!
Posted by: SD_FAN

Re: SAN FRANCISCO..... - 11/18/05 02:42 AM

Tony.

A great rendition of San Francisco.
Congratulations.

Armando
Posted by: TheWolf

Re: SAN FRANCISCO..... - 11/18/05 03:39 AM

Brilliant. What more can I say.
Posted by: tony mads usa

Re: SAN FRANCISCO..... - 11/18/05 07:28 AM

Dutto ... great job ...
t.
Posted by: RichUK

Re: SAN FRANCISCO..... - 11/18/05 07:40 AM

Superb Tony! Really enjoying these recordings you're posting...

... and TheWolf's too! Wonderful stuff.

Cheers,
Rich
Posted by: BEBOP

Re: SAN FRANCISCO..... - 11/18/05 08:13 AM

Mighty Fine work Tony, We loved it.
San Francisco is that smaller town just north of us about 40 miles. We managed to outgrow that town because they ran out of room to grow and we are still growing. San Jose is now over a million population, the third largest city in California and the 10th largest in the US. In fact it is now too large and we need a new song to be titled, "Do you Know The Way Out Of San Jose"
Tony, when you get your building back together maybe you can work on this new theme song for San Jose.
You really do a great job, The orchestra arrangement was fine.
Thank you for sharing. I will be watching and waiting for some more of your work
Best to you and yours,
Bebop
Posted by: rikkisbears

Re: SAN FRANCISCO..... - 11/18/05 06:08 PM

Hi Tony,
thouroughly enjoying listening to your recordings. Keep posting.
best wishes
Rikki
Posted by: Tony Rome

Re: SAN FRANCISCO..... - 11/18/05 06:20 PM

Thank you good folks....I'll keep posting them if you all don't mind...Thank you again
Tony Rome
Posted by: trtjazz

Re: SAN FRANCISCO..... - 11/18/05 07:16 PM

Tony very cool definately the Bennett smoothness to your vocals, I'm jealous.

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Terry
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Posted by: Tony W

Re: SAN FRANCISCO..... - 11/18/05 07:24 PM

Tony,
Very cool style! You make it seem so effortless! Where did you get your voice and how much was it because I want one
Very best wishes
Tony
Posted by: Tony Rome

Re: SAN FRANCISCO..... - 11/18/05 07:33 PM

Wow....thank all of you great people...I'm at a loss for words with all of the praise
you are bestowing on me....it means a great deal to me that you as musicians and entertiners accept my labor of love, my work
in music has been my life for many years and
I will be leaving this legacy to my children
again, thank you all so very much.....
Tony Rome