Here he sings the song against a backdrop of clips from the film 'Billy Liar' which he made with the beautiful Julie Christie in the same year :
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NsaXnZSipBA
Things you possibly didn't know about Tom, that he :
* was born in Hull where his father was a boat painter, left school and after the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London, made his stage début in Edinburgh in 1960 and took over from Albert Finney in the title role of 'Billy Liar' at the Cambridge Theatre in 1961 saying : "We both have the same problem, overcoming the flat harsh speech of the North."
* had his film debut in 1962 with 'Private Potter', directed by Finnish-born Caspar Wrede and starred in 'The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner', directed by Tony Richardson and played 'Billy' in 1963 and encapsulated the freedom of running in the countryside while at reform school : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XXMS5ZXKvYA and the triumph of deliberately losing the race the Governor, Michael Redgrave, had pinned his heart on winning for the school, seen here by fast forwarding to the wonderful finale : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ixtQ28Gl1Wk
* starred in John Schlesinger's film version of 'Billy Liar' in 1963 : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tFdJ-Pr15S4
* was, for his role as the revolutionary leader Pasha Antipov in 'Doctor Zhivago' in 1965, nominated for an Academy Award for 'Best Supporting Actor' : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E6raF7kcJJs* played opposite Dirk Bogard in 'King and Country' directed by Joseph Losey : http://www.tcm.com/mediaroom/video/413663/King-And-Country-Movie-Clip-They-Can-t-Shoot-Me.html
and had parts in the War films : 'Operation Crossbow' and 'The Night of the Generals'.
* returned to film when he played the title role in the latter's 1970 production of 'One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich'. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g_XFkKN2fzQ
* said that he had not particularly enjoyed film acting and from the mid-1960s concentrated more on stage work and in 1968 at the age of 31, began a long association with the city of Manchester when he played in 'The Playboy of the Western World' for the Century Theatre, the precursor of Royal Exchange Theatre where he gave man stage performances including 'King Lear' in 1999 and 'Uncle Vanya' in 2001.
* back in film played the dresser in 'The Dresser' with Albert Finney in 1984.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MDkMB9Y_4nk
* had his memoir 'Dear Tom: Letters From Home', comprising those exchanged between him and his mother, interspersed with his own recollections of life as a young student actor in London in the early 1960s, published to critical accalaim in 2000.
* at the age of 74 in 2011, joined the cast of 'Gambit', a film starring fellow RADA alumnus Alan Riskman and in 2012 co-starred in 'Quartet' directed by Dustin Hoffman and with Maggie Smith.
Mrs. Brown you've got a lovely daughter.
Girls as sharp as her are somethin' rare',
But it's sad, she doesn't love me now,
She's made it clear enough it ain't no good to pine .
She wants to return those things I bought her.
Tell her she can keep them just the same.
Things have changed, she doesn't love me now,
She's made it clear enough it ain't no good to pine.
Walkin' about, even in a crowd, well,
You'll pick her out, makes a bloke feel so proud.
If she finds that I've been round to see you,
Tell her that I'm well and feelin' fine.
Don't let on, don't say she's broke my heart,
I'd go down on my knees but it's no good to pine.
Walkin' about, even in a crowd, well,
You'll pick her out, makes a bloke feel so proud.
If she finds that I've been round to see you,
Tell her that I'm well and feelin' fine.
Don't let on, don't say she's broke my heart,
I'd go down on my knees but it's no good to pine.
Mrs. Brown you've got a lovely daughter.
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