Category: Petula Clark

Thanks go to Cactus Lizzie for pointing out that Ovation TV — which, yes, I have on FiOS — is showing Petula Clark: This Is My Song. The FiOS DVR is all set to record it.

Before the Petula Clark blog links to a particular video, I’d like to post it here. This is from an appearance in France, early in 1973, after Pet had her son and had turned 40. She appeared with the late Claude François, who she obviously liked very much.

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If this isn’t sexy and fun, I don’t know what is. Contrast this captivating performance with the video I posted of Pet from about 12 years earlier.

The blog “Petula Clark: Drive by Emotion” has a post about a special performance that Pet gave in commemoration of the end of World War II for Britain. There’s a link to a recording of her performing just three weeks ago, but for convenience I’ll post it here. CORRECTION: Denro pointed out that as it’s been 62 years since the end of the war, it seemed odd this performance happened this month. He is correct. It was July 10, 2005.

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Pet turns 75 in November, and considering that, the tricky notes she hits perfectly spot-on more than make up for the few that present more of a challenge for her than they once did.

C’mon, UK residents! Sign the online PETition to award this very special lady the acknowledgment that she deserves. Let there be Dame Petula Clark! Sir Michael Caine has spoken up. Perhaps Dame Julie Andrews could lend her support to the cause, as well.

Last November, the BBC ran a long overdue one-hour documentary on Petula Clark, called Petula Clark: Blue Lady. In thanks to whomever started the Petula Clark blog, here’s the entire show. Honor Blackman, the first leading lady of the The Avengers TV Series and Pussy Galore in Goldfinger, narrates.

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My Pet Posts have been picked up by a new blog called Petula Clark: Driven by Emotion. I don’t have any information yet on the blogger.

If you check the list of virtual signatures on the PETition to grant Petula Clark a Damehood, you’ll see the name Sir Michael Caine, among other notables. This is for real, as reported by The Daily Express. Tony Blair failed to redeem himself before leaving office, so here’s Gordon Brown’s chance to do the right thing and look good!