Paul Carrack has one of the best recorded voices in the past 50 yrs, at least. No one who has heard him disputes that unless they're nuts or have poor taste.
You both must be good sons. I still have my dad with me, but I know very well my life will change so much when he leaves this world. I`ll be so sad and heartbroken.
Seen Paul Carrick a few times live . Hes one of the most underrated artist. His voice is so good even now anyone not seen him live wants to look out for one of his concerts and go . Hes wonderful
I will always have a heavy heart when I hear this song. And my friends , I told my Dad I Loved him after many yrs. He passed a few weeks later. Thank God I told Dad I Loved him! And thank Paul Carrack for making this song!
Not by me. I've got a seat at the Sage to see him in March. It will be like him singing to me in my living room. I am not poorly but he's getting ticked from my bucket list.Can't wait.
TRUTH sung by a wonderful choir and a great musician. Yea, talk to each other about your positive feelings for each other. Can be short but will replace every f*ing psychiatrist and his bills. + Will be impressive. Humans hear it not too much that they are loved. Thanks for the upload.
This song never fails to open my heart to the delicious memories of my babies. The young years, now some 40 years ago. Paul Carrick and his songs have always reached that part of my soul. Life is good!
I loved my father so much, and I miss him every day. I'm crying at 64 remembering the greatest man I have ever known. I hope my 2 sons' feel the same when I pass. Thank you, Mike & The Mechanics, you said it all.
Thank the universe that my dad was one in a million. Life in the 30's was difficult. However, he was loving and forward thinking. Myself and my sons now build on the foundations he put in place.
MY DAD'S BEEN GONE FOR 40 YRS AND THERE ISN'T A DAY GOES BY I DON'T THINK OF HIM AND STILL GET A TEAR IN MY SOUL. I'VE ALWAYS LOVED THIS SONG……I CONSIDER IT OUR SONG.
@@T--xk3hf There have been hundreds of singers that "They" called "Golden Voice". If you like the artist, tell us. No need to quote some meaningless, over used compliment.
Paul is one of the greatest songwriters ever. I've been fortunate enough to have heard him twice. He backed the Eagles at Hampden. Then heard the great man in London. Lucky Don. Thanks Paul.
Put down your cell phones and talk to your parents. It's called conversation. Tell them how much they mean to you before it's too late to have that conversation.
to your sons also before it is too late and they go out to their 38th birthday party and the police wake you up at 3am that night to say 'your son has passed'. i admit i kinda laughed just a second because it sounded so stupid and i wasn't quite awake. after keeping his body for 2 months, the coroner put it down to massive heart failure, but really they found meth, cocaine, weed and of course the biggie fentynal. it wasn't a bring your own booze party, it was bring your own, drugs, weed, beer and opiods party. it has been a 1 and 1/2 years, sept 1, 2018, and i am still so angry at him, i start to grieve and then the anger comes up. i just read over what i wrote and i still chuckle at what the police said that night, after i said 'yes i am'. i am not looking for sympathy, it's just it is all so stupid, wasteful, useless, i'm so angry at him. i just need to say it. to somebody, because nobody wants to hear your angry at a dead person.
Where were you in 1991? Now it's TOO LATE....You are right. I took, especially my father with all his faults, lies, alcoholism, selfishness, and more FOR GRANTED...I could have tried to be a better son too..Despite it all. After he had died I learned his father DROWNED when my dad was 12. My father walked the beaches of HULL, MASS, for 2 weeks, Ditching school....He is the one who found his own father on a PIER PILING (WOOD PILING UNDER THE PIER). That destroyed him for the rest of his life! In those days they didn't get Psychiatric Help. Meds, Counseling etc., It was ALCOHOL, Cigarettes, Drugs to 'Self Medicate'. However, if only someone in the family had SAID SOMETHING, I might have understood and tried to be a BETTER SON,. Your statement got through to this old Army Veteran. Soldier with his own demons. This is why I didn't have kids myself. That childhood was damned difficult. Because of a stupid accident by my Grandfather....Going out on his FISHING BOAT IN A STORM. The Coast Guard told him not to go. He had 11 kids to feed in Mass. and had NO CHOICE. Fish or starve It was death.....Those kids really suffered after this. Lost their two story home on the beach. Taken to another state or three...PA, Maine, New York. Several died young. One worked for the Mob. My God, as I write this it sounds like a damned sad Movie. I did write a screenplay about 'my side' of things but, HELL, THIS SOUNDS MUCH MORE INTERESTING. You got me thinking of my father....Last time I saw him was 30 years BEFORE HE DIED and then in September 1991 I got that call from Las Vegas from my Chef friend at Caesars Palace. Chef Knoll said, 'JH, your Father died last week. I am sorry'....F*** that was CRIPPLING!!! Three days later I was holding a 'small blue box with his ASHES INSIDE. HIS REMAINS!!! My God, I was not prepared for ANY OF IT. I was asked to go to a warehouse outside of Vegas near VETERANS CEMETERY OF BOULDER. I was NOT PREPARED for the Blue Box...WTH? 6'3" 218 pounds, Athlete, Marine Veteran. Tough as nails...Grew up in 30's-40s after the Great Depression with 10 siblings. Tough times but, he got through it. Married. Two boys he had no idea what to do with. Sadly. He was now in a BOX. Yes, EVERYONE IN A FAMILY NEEDS TO COMMUNICATE. My God. What this did to me and my brother cannot even be expressed...There are No words, Not enough and not able to truly say it properly. It hurt. Until my own death....COMMUNICATE. Damn it. Put that stupid cell phone down. NO you do NOT have 5000 "FRIENDS". That shi* is all fake! Taking up time, energy and TIME AWAY FROM FAMILY AND "REAL FRIENDS". The two or three you'll have IN YOUR "REAL LIFE". Fact.
This song was written by Mike Rutherford of Genesis and Mike and The Mechanics,( who with Paul singing originally recorded this). Many years ago I sat next to Mike Rutherford on a flight from LA to London. He told me this was about his relationship,( or the paucity of it), with his father a very British establishment stock broker in the City of London financial world- his dad according to Mike, although impressed by his success with Genesis asked him when he was going to get a "real job"!! I can so relate to this as my father was part of the same establishment and I too regret with such sadness my inability to connect with him during our mutual lifetime- such a moving, meaningful song indeed. Michael Lion
This song makes me cry every time I hear it. I cried when my father died and 2013 and now I am in my 60's and I realize that my days are numbered and the sun is setting in my life. That being said...I hope I can spend more time with my sons in the not too distant future so I can let them know just how wonderful they are and how proud I am to be their father.
The definition of underrated is something that has not received the merit, recognition or praise it deserves. A movie that is really very good but that no one really pays attention to or praises is an example of an underrated movie. So yes, Paul is extremely underrated.
This song stopped me in my tracks the first time I heard it on the radio driving a convertible on the windward side of the Hawaiian island of Oahu in early March of 1990. I had to pull off the road the next time it came on. Powerful words and great tune.
I had many differences with my Dad, it wasn't until my 30s that i resolved them,sadly at 49 i lost him.i wish he was still here, i have so much more i want to say. This song made me resolve those issues and difficult times we had when i was a child wat back when this was released. Do it today, go see him, son or daughter go to him and sort it, then enjoy your time you both have left together. RIP DAD (John) Thanks BA Robertson (check the writers version) it was his experience in the lyrics he wrote. just copy and paste this (ba robertson living years above ) and also you will hear the name of the young babys real name from the song, and there is a surprize at the end of video(i wont tell you,it will spoil it), you think this version makes you cry watch this one the way it was meant to be.
I wasn't there there the morning When my father passed away I didn't get to tell him All the things I had to say I'm sure I caught his spirit later that same year I'm sure I heard his echoes in my baby's newborn tears I just wish I could have told him In the living years My dad was killed in a hit and run not long ago, while my other half was pregnant with my first daughter at the time! And I never got to tell him in time :( so those lines hit hard .. rip daddy we love you! I'm a daddy myself now with baby number 2 on the way ❤️
My dad came from an era that just did not hug or cherish their kids. Did not mean that they never loved and adored them. This song is perfect for my relationship with my Dad. I was not there at the night he died in a hospice coz he wanted to go on his own but I wish I told him Dad I love you...I Tell my kids and especially my Son when I talk to him as he is so busy. I love you and see you soon. Thank you Paul Carrick you own this song. Amazing......
Brings me to tears without fail when I reflect on these words. My father prayed for me long & hard to be born again (John ch3 v 3) and didn't live to see the day his faithfulness came to fruition. We'll rejoice big time when we meet again.
Thanks for your interest and comment Scott. Just would've liked dad to have seen his investment come through. Many builders/architects don't live to see their brainchild come to completion.
Paul Topham Paul. .I have three sons 19-25 yrs old and I pray the same for them too. Now you can nurture your fruition and present it to your dad and Jesus on that day! Boy will they be proud of you!
I heard this song today at the Dentist before he came in to check me and I was so caught up in the song that I was in Tears when he came in the room . He was very concerned and I told him that the song is one that applies to me and it brings back memories of how much my parents loved us and we should never take for granted how much we will Miss them when they are gone 😢❤
This song is written from the perspective of a son who has a conflicted relationship with his father. After his father dies, he discovers that he and his dad had a much stronger bond than he ever realized, and the son regrets not saying more while his dad was alive. It was written by group founder Mike Rutherford and the Scottish songwriter B.A. Robertson; the pair also co-wrote the first Mike + The Mechanics hit, "Silent Running (On Dangerous Ground)." Both Robertson and Rutherford had recently lost their fathers when they wrote this song, making it a very personal endeavor for both of them.
I've read a lot of the comments about how people have lost their Dad. Like a most who have commented, I too lost my father in 1974. I was just 5 at the time, he had a massive heart attack and died at my feet. I never got any opportunity to tell him that I loved him, that he was my role model and hero. I've now come to look at my Dad as my guardian angel in heaven. Still love and miss you Dad. R.I.P. Lawrence Peel. 19th February 1925 - 5th January 1974.
That is heartbreaking David, at the age of Five. A massive Heart Attack at only 50 that is scary as well. Songs like the Living Years can be considered coping mechanisims.
He really does have a golden voice, and this video is so special. I lost my father a week after I had left his hospital bed. Now I have 2 wonderful children and 3 beautiful grandchildren. I want them to hear this and get the feeling he instills. I fight depression and panic/anxiety attacks and I use this as one of my 'feel good' songs. Thank you Paul
+Clay Hesser I sympathize with the loss of your dad after leaving hospital. I had similar experience after being told things were fine. Sure does a number on one. The lesson- listen to yourself, not others...Carrack has an amazing voice, golden is an understatement.
Thank You Paul !!! .... for me one of the greatest Voice in Pop Music... i wasn`t there that morning , when my Father passed away.... i was 13 years old and my Father 47 , now i´m 47 and every time i hear or play this Song my tears roll down ... tears from hurt and also tears from luck for all those memorys about funny situations i had with my Dad he was a good and funny guy... sorry for my english and greetings from Germany to all who talk a different language.... :- ) Jens
An absolutely stunning spiritual song that could not be sung better or improved upon our bodies are so moved by this performance, they can do nothing but weep. Jesus lives.
Who can not remember their fathers when they hear this beautiful song? And no, I regret to say, I wasn't there that morning when my father passed away. But my love went with him and still goes with him to this day.
craddled my dad in my arms as he slowly and peacefully slipped away from cancer we had an awesome eight months together then lost my sister five months after then my best pal ,you keep going xx
Jenny, so sorry for your loss. This song always reminds me of the day we took my younger brother off Life Support. Good Lord, I never want to do that again...The quiet after is mind bending solitude. You never get over it, you just find a way to live with it. God Bless...
Oh jim what an awful thing to have to do I know when my sister died ,i was notifiedby our local Police the knock at the door ,please sit down then wham Thankyou so much for sending me a message so very very kind xx
Jenny Perrio I'm so sorry for all the losses you have had. I have also....kills you a little bit. we will never be the same . thankful they were in my life.
Still one of the most emotional songs ever written. My dad died in 1994, but sometimes it feels like a long time ago, others, just yesterday. I so miss him.
Not only is this version, with Paul playing piano, one of the most stunning performances I have heard, but Paul also plays acoustic guitar and synthesizer keys with the same passion. And he most noted for his vocals. This man is truly gifted.
Our dad passed away in Oct 2019 while we were gathered around his bed with my mom holding his hand. He was 88 years old and lived a wonderful life getting closer to God by volunteering at Church and attending three day silent men's retreats.
Every time I hear this song it brings back a lot of very personal memories. All of the joys and struggles of relationships with those we love. Thank you Paul Carrack for this beautiful version of this song.
My Dad was my best friend, My Hero. He knew I Loved Him, though I never said it until moments before he died in that dreaded hospital bed. Dad, I can't wait to see you again one day. I Miss You So and Love You.
Hard to listen to this without thinking of Pops. He bailed out as a father to 5 children and his focus was on wealth and women, not taking care of us. As much as that affected us all, we still missed him and was never told until 2 years later of his death. As a man with my own children, I think of the times lost between my dad and me and the things I never got to say to him. I still think that somehow, someway, he knows of how we all turned out and the strong bond we have with our family. Still miss him. Always will.
What an amazing gift this man has been to music! So incredibly underrated, INDEED!! Thank you Paul for your amazing voice, talent, and great spirit all these years.
Saw him in the Glasgow Concert Hall a few days ago. Without doubt one of the best gigs I have ever been to. Absolutely fantasic. If you ever get the chance to go to one of his concerts DO IT!
I lost my dad on November 16 2023. Miss you so much big man, I’m so sorry for the troubles I caused you x
Mate -- it's ok. We all think we gave our parents a hard time. It's part of growing. Your Father -- I'm sure -- recognised your love
Paul Carrick is one of the finest vocalists we have ever had
People talk about an underrated singer. No one who hears him sing underrates him. Great voice. It just needs everyone to hear him sing.
People lacking in self confidence "rate" artists as "underrated". Those with self confidence like who they like, no matter what others like.
Paul Carrack has one of the best recorded voices in the past 50 yrs, at least. No one who has heard him disputes that unless they're nuts or have poor taste.
This would rank in the top ten of the best songs ever written
Brilliant version. Paul is simply of of the best.
I bawl my eyes out every time I hear this song. God I miss my dad.
I feel you mate
Mark Kucybala me too.
God I feel your pain Mark, I'm 80 and my Dad passed in 1978 and I still miss him!
Me too :(
With you there , 4 yrs and still hurts like hell.
This must be one of the best songs ever written, the words are real.
John John,u r so right just came across the video and as usual it bought tears to my eyes and regrets to the heart :( !
Samantha Jones you and me both I put this on Facebook when my father passed away, I wish I could have told him
Brilliant vocals from Paul Carrack. It's on the album The Living Year's by Mike and the Mechanics.
just did this with Mike R last friday big shiver
I absolutely agree.
I am over 60 now and am crying listening to this beautiful song as I miss my Dad so much..
Edward, I am 62, my Dad died 34 years ago, I am still heart broken.
You both must be good sons. I still have my dad with me, but I know very well my life will change so much when he leaves this world. I`ll be so sad and heartbroken.
i can relate to this feeling.
Your not alone in that!
You aint alone mate I feel the same
Definitely has to rank as one of the most beautiful and timeless songs ever written.
Seen Paul Carrick a few times live . Hes one of the most underrated artist. His voice is so good even now anyone not seen him live wants to look out for one of his concerts and go . Hes wonderful
I will always have a heavy heart when I hear this song. And my friends , I told my Dad I Loved him after many yrs. He passed a few weeks later. Thank God I told Dad I Loved him! And thank Paul Carrack for making this song!
I've cried for decades hearing this song....and my dad hasn't even died yet....
This melody and lyrics are just Hall of Fame stuff man😊
The most underrated singer in the world.
Absolutely!
Best singer out of UK in the last 40 years and along with Knopfler one of our finest musicians.
No truer words spoken.
Not by me. I've got a seat at the Sage to see him in March. It will be like him singing to me in my living room. I am not poorly but he's getting ticked from my bucket list.Can't wait.
Asskick Films unfortunately
Paul Carrack is a REAL singer...
Or a real stinker.
TRUTH sung by a wonderful choir and a great musician. Yea, talk to each other about your positive feelings for each other. Can be short but will replace every f*ing psychiatrist and his bills. + Will be impressive. Humans hear it not too much that they are loved. Thanks for the upload.
This should be listed as one of the greatest songs ever written and recorded. This version is just as powerful!
Beautiful. Paul Carrack has a timeless voice.
This song never fails to open my heart to the delicious memories of my babies. The young years, now some 40 years ago. Paul Carrick and his songs have always reached that part of my soul. Life is good!
This was written for me in regards to all that happened, with one exception, it was my grandson , I can’t believe how exact it is
I loved my father so much, and I miss him every day. I'm crying at 64 remembering the greatest man I have ever known. I hope my 2 sons' feel the same when I pass. Thank you, Mike & The Mechanics, you said it all.
Thank the universe that my dad was one in a million. Life in the 30's was difficult. However, he was loving and forward thinking. Myself and my sons now build on the foundations he put in place.
This version is brilliant. This deserves more views and more likes for sure..
MY DAD'S BEEN GONE FOR 40 YRS AND THERE ISN'T A DAY GOES BY I DON'T THINK OF HIM AND STILL GET A TEAR IN MY SOUL. I'VE ALWAYS LOVED THIS SONG……I CONSIDER IT OUR SONG.
my dad gone 40 yrs this years this year this makes me cry
My dad gone 8 years. This song hits home so much
@@philipwhitley545 gets me everytime
@@philipwhitley545 same here, 41 years. i think we all pray we will see them again
Chin up my friend
This guy's got a great voice. And the lyrics are so impactful.
They didn't call him the Man with the Golden Voice for nothing
@@T--xk3hf There have been hundreds of singers that "They" called "Golden Voice".
If you like the artist, tell us. No need to quote some meaningless, over used compliment.
@@DrLumpyDMus … what? Go fuck yourself buddy, because it’s clear that nobody loves you 😂
Paul Carrack is one of my fav singers of all time
Beautiful haunting voice.
This song is just too beautiful for words & who could sing it better then Paul. ❤
I've seen Paul 5 or 6 times over the last few years, his voice just gets better and better, simple brilliant.
Where did you see him ?? Thank you. I think he lives in England no ?
Paul is one of the greatest songwriters ever. I've been fortunate enough to have heard him twice. He backed the Eagles at Hampden. Then heard the great man in London. Lucky Don.
Thanks Paul.
Put down your cell phones and talk to your parents. It's called conversation. Tell them how much they mean to you before it's too late to have that conversation.
spoken like a true parent! :-)
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Great voice
Both of my parents are gone now and I truly do miss them both dearly.
to your sons also before it is too late and they go out to their 38th birthday party and the police wake you up at 3am that night to say 'your son has passed'. i admit i kinda laughed just a second because it sounded so stupid and i wasn't quite awake. after keeping his body for 2 months, the coroner put it down to massive heart failure, but really they found meth, cocaine, weed and of course the biggie fentynal. it wasn't a bring your own booze party, it was bring your own, drugs, weed, beer and opiods party. it has been a 1 and 1/2 years, sept 1, 2018, and i am still so angry at him, i start to grieve and then the anger comes up. i just read over what i wrote and i still chuckle at what the police said that night, after i said 'yes i am'. i am not looking for sympathy, it's just it is all so stupid, wasteful, useless, i'm so angry at him. i just need to say it. to somebody, because nobody wants to hear your angry at a dead person.
Where were you in 1991? Now it's TOO LATE....You are right. I took, especially my father with all his faults, lies, alcoholism, selfishness, and more FOR GRANTED...I could have tried to be a better son too..Despite it all. After he had died I learned his father DROWNED when my dad was 12. My father walked the beaches of HULL, MASS, for 2 weeks, Ditching school....He is the one who found his own father on a PIER PILING (WOOD PILING UNDER THE PIER). That destroyed him for the rest of his life! In those days they didn't get Psychiatric Help. Meds, Counseling etc., It was ALCOHOL, Cigarettes, Drugs to 'Self Medicate'. However, if only someone in the family had SAID SOMETHING, I might have understood and tried to be a BETTER SON,. Your statement got through to this old Army Veteran. Soldier with his own demons. This is why I didn't have kids myself. That childhood was damned difficult. Because of a stupid accident by my Grandfather....Going out on his FISHING BOAT IN A STORM. The Coast Guard told him not to go. He had 11 kids to feed in Mass. and had NO CHOICE. Fish or starve It was death.....Those kids really suffered after this. Lost their two story home on the beach. Taken to another state or three...PA, Maine, New York. Several died young. One worked for the Mob. My God, as I write this it sounds like a damned sad Movie. I did write a screenplay about 'my side' of things but, HELL, THIS SOUNDS MUCH MORE INTERESTING. You got me thinking of my father....Last time I saw him was 30 years BEFORE HE DIED and then in September 1991 I got that call from Las Vegas from my Chef friend at Caesars Palace. Chef Knoll said, 'JH, your Father died last week. I am sorry'....F*** that was CRIPPLING!!! Three days later I was holding a 'small blue box with his ASHES INSIDE. HIS REMAINS!!! My God, I was not prepared for ANY OF IT. I was asked to go to a warehouse outside of Vegas near VETERANS CEMETERY OF BOULDER. I was NOT PREPARED for the Blue Box...WTH? 6'3" 218 pounds, Athlete, Marine Veteran. Tough as nails...Grew up in 30's-40s after the Great Depression with 10 siblings. Tough times but, he got through it. Married. Two boys he had no idea what to do with. Sadly. He was now in a BOX. Yes, EVERYONE IN A FAMILY NEEDS TO COMMUNICATE. My God. What this did to me and my brother cannot even be expressed...There are No words, Not enough and not able to truly say it properly. It hurt. Until my own death....COMMUNICATE. Damn it. Put that stupid cell phone down. NO you do NOT have 5000 "FRIENDS". That shi* is all fake! Taking up time, energy and TIME AWAY FROM FAMILY AND "REAL FRIENDS". The two or three you'll have IN YOUR "REAL LIFE". Fact.
Beautiful song. Paul just gets better and better
Even with age, his voice is still amazing! Rock on Paul!
This song was written by Mike Rutherford of Genesis and Mike and The Mechanics,( who with Paul singing originally recorded this). Many years ago I sat next to Mike Rutherford on a flight from LA to London. He told me this was about his relationship,( or the paucity of it), with his father a very British establishment stock broker in the City of London financial world- his dad according to Mike, although impressed by his success with Genesis asked him when he was going to get a "real job"!! I can so relate to this as my father was part of the same establishment and I too regret with such sadness my inability to connect with him during our mutual lifetime- such a moving, meaningful song indeed. Michael Lion
Boys and girl's listen up, this old music last's forever, your parent's dont.
This is the most beautiful version of this song I have ever heard.
Now check out the brand new acoustic version with Andrew Roachford! th-cam.com/video/xp4VdEUL9As/w-d-xo.html
This song makes me cry every time I hear it. I cried when my father died and 2013 and now I am in my 60's and I realize that my days are numbered and the sun is setting in my life. That being said...I hope I can spend more time with my sons in the not too distant future so I can let them know just how wonderful they are and how proud I am to be their father.
Absolutely! I miss my dad, gone so many years now. I can never be more proud of my children..
The best song ever written and sung by one of the greatest voices!
The definition of underrated is something that has not received the merit, recognition or praise it deserves. A movie that is really very good but that no one really pays attention to or praises is an example of an underrated movie. So yes, Paul is extremely underrated.
I have cried to this song more times than I can count, but it sucks for us few that never are known as children!
This song stopped me in my tracks the first time I heard it on the radio driving a convertible on the windward side of the Hawaiian island of Oahu in early March of 1990. I had to pull off the road the next time it came on. Powerful words and great tune.
I had many differences with my Dad, it wasn't until my 30s that i resolved them,sadly at 49 i lost him.i wish he was still here, i have so much more i want to say.
This song made me resolve those issues and difficult times we had when i was a child wat back when this was released.
Do it today, go see him, son or daughter go to him and sort it, then enjoy your time you both have left together.
RIP DAD (John)
Thanks BA Robertson (check the writers version) it was his experience in the lyrics he wrote. just copy and paste this (ba robertson living years above ) and also you will hear the name of the young babys real name from the song, and there is a surprize at the end of video(i wont tell you,it will spoil it), you think this version makes you cry watch this one the way it was meant to be.
I wasn't there there the morning
When my father passed away
I didn't get to tell him
All the things I had to say
I'm sure I caught his spirit later that same year
I'm sure I heard his echoes in my baby's newborn tears
I just wish I could have told him
In the living years
My dad was killed in a hit and run not long ago, while my other half was pregnant with my first daughter at the time! And I never got to tell him in time :( so those lines hit hard .. rip daddy we love you! I'm a daddy myself now with baby number 2 on the way ❤️
you go ahead and tell him anyway because he can hear you +
I did say it because of this song.
These are the most incredible lines of lyrics ever!
Those lines have always resonated with me
Enjoy the living years. They don't last long.
the older I get, the more I understand my dad's situation when I was growing up. thanks too this song.....
My dad came from an era that just did not hug or cherish their kids. Did not mean that they never loved and adored them. This song is perfect for my relationship with my Dad. I was not there at the night he died in a hospice coz he wanted to go on his own but I wish I told him Dad I love you...I Tell my kids and especially my Son when I talk to him as he is so busy. I love you and see you soon. Thank you Paul Carrick you own this song. Amazing......
Brings me to tears without fail when I reflect on these words. My father prayed for me long & hard to be born again (John ch3 v 3) and didn't live to see the day his faithfulness came to fruition. We'll rejoice big time when we meet again.
It's never too late to let go of your guilt. God bless your dad. He did live to see it. :)
Thanks for your interest and comment Scott. Just would've liked dad to have seen his investment come through. Many builders/architects don't live to see their brainchild come to completion.
Paul Topham Paul. .I have three sons 19-25 yrs old and I pray the same for them too. Now you can nurture your fruition and present it to your dad and Jesus on that day! Boy will they be proud of you!
The art of conversation " by eyes, hands,taste, ears or smell is the only way to understand and communicate in this beautiful world we live in " !!!!
I heard this song today at the Dentist before he came in to check me and I was so caught up in the song that I was in Tears when he came in the room . He was very concerned and I told him that the song is one that applies to me and it brings back memories of how much my parents loved us and we should never take for granted how much we will Miss them when they are gone 😢❤
Absolutely incredible................great voice after ALL these years!!!
Said it somewhere before, the finest voice out of the UK in the last 40 years.
This is absolutely beautiful. I can't imagine anyone else being able to sing it this well.
This song is written from the perspective of a son who has a conflicted relationship with his father. After his father dies, he discovers that he and his dad had a much stronger bond than he ever realized, and the son regrets not saying more while his dad was alive.
It was written by group founder Mike Rutherford and the Scottish songwriter B.A. Robertson; the pair also co-wrote the first Mike + The Mechanics hit, "Silent Running (On Dangerous Ground)." Both Robertson and Rutherford had recently lost their fathers when they wrote this song, making it a very personal endeavor for both of them.
Thank you
I wasnt there that night when my father passed away. I did get to say to him all the things i wanted to say. We had some wonderful conversations.
I used to hide away in my bedroom, put this song on and remember my Dad who I didn't get to see at his last moments.
I'm 56 now , I had this CD in my 20's. Love it.
I've read a lot of the comments about how people have lost their Dad. Like a most who have commented, I too lost my father in 1974. I was just 5 at the time, he had a massive heart attack and died at my feet. I never got any opportunity to tell him that I loved him, that he was my role model and hero. I've now come to look at my Dad as my guardian angel in heaven. Still love and miss you Dad. R.I.P. Lawrence Peel. 19th February 1925 - 5th January 1974.
That is heartbreaking David, at the age of Five. A massive Heart Attack at only 50 that is scary as well. Songs like the Living Years can be considered coping mechanisims.
My dad's been gone for nearly seven years and I miss him so much - this song brings me to tears every time I play it.
Man oh man what a fantastic, soulful voice. New comers who can't sing, listen, this is how it's done.
He really does have a golden voice, and this video is so special. I lost my father a week after I had left his hospital bed. Now I have 2 wonderful children and 3 beautiful grandchildren. I want them to hear this and get the feeling he instills. I fight depression and panic/anxiety attacks and I use this as one of my 'feel good' songs. Thank you Paul
+Clay Hesser +100 !!!! He is amazing ! Almost all guys from Mike and the Mechanics are genius...
+Clay Hesser I sympathize with the loss of your dad after leaving hospital. I had similar experience after being told things were fine. Sure does a number on one. The lesson- listen to yourself, not others...Carrack has an amazing voice, golden is an understatement.
+Clay Hesser Me too. This kicks me up to my heart. Then I feel compassion for all.
I hear you Clay,hang in there buddy
Carrack is an amazing singer. And this song is an amazing song!
The audience should've giving him a standing ovation.
Oh wow!! How wonderful!!!
I love this song. The origial , but this is stunning. Thank you.
Hes Like a fine wine, Gets better with age.... JUST STUNNING PAUL SINGING WHAT WAS ALREADY A BEAUTIFUL PIECE.
Thank you for sharing it.
Thank You Paul !!! .... for me one of the greatest Voice in Pop Music...
i wasn`t there that morning ,
when my Father passed away.... i was 13 years old and my Father 47 , now i´m 47 and every time i hear or play this Song my tears roll down ... tears from hurt and also tears from luck for all those memorys about funny situations i had with my Dad he was a good and funny guy...
sorry for my english and greetings from Germany to all who talk a different language....
:- ) Jens
WOW...what an amazing version of this song. what a voice!
Absolutely incredible , 60 now and am crying listening to this beautiful song
I remember watching this 💙💙💙 Paul sang it so beautifully & the choir was a angelic touch. A beautiful soul & very much a moving performance 💙💙💙🙏
An absolutely stunning spiritual song that could not be sung better or improved upon our bodies are so moved by this performance, they can do nothing but weep. Jesus lives.
Absolutely wonderful version of this beautiful song
Paul is an Angel here on earth! Classic tune, his voice also so genuine and sincere!!
I remember hearing this on the Radio in the ‘70’s. I loved it and ended up being a huge Squeeze Fan!
One of the most underrated singers on the planet, brings tears to my eyes listening to this.
This is a gem. Great singer and a beautiful song - thanks for the upload.
What an humble but incredible soulful voice that reaches our hearts in a way few others can.
This was No1 when my first daughter was born and exactly one month later, my father died, so this is very personal to me! ❤️
Who can not remember their fathers when they hear this beautiful song? And no, I regret to say, I wasn't there that morning when my father passed away. But my love went with him and still goes with him to this day.
Oh wow, Loved this song then, and now - wow, cry, when did I start.
craddled my dad in my arms as he slowly and peacefully slipped away from cancer we had an awesome eight months together then lost my sister five months after then my best pal ,you keep going xx
Jenny, so sorry for your loss. This song always reminds me of the day we took my younger brother off Life Support. Good Lord, I never want to do that again...The quiet after is mind bending solitude. You never get over it, you just find a way to live with it. God Bless...
Oh jim what an awful thing to have to do I know when my sister died ,i was notifiedby our local Police the knock at the door ,please sit down then wham Thankyou so much for sending me a message so very very kind xx
Jenny Perrio I'm so sorry for all the losses you have had. I have also....kills you a little bit. we will never be the same . thankful they were in my life.
Jenny Perrio life is a beautiful journey, sad yet beautiful
Great live version. I lost my dad at 6 yo. Born in 78. Thank you for the song. It still strikes a chord within. Always has and always will.
This is the best version so emotional absolutely haunting beyond brilliant
I love this song, and this performance is a gem!
This has always been my favourite song of all time. The lyrics ore so true.
Goose bumps!!! what a song and one of the most amazing singers ever.
Still one of the most emotional songs ever written. My dad died in 1994, but sometimes it feels like a long time ago, others, just yesterday. I so miss him.
RIP Dad, 31 years without you .
I found this song comforting as I coped with the loss of someone I consider a 2nd father/godfather to me in September 2020
Not only is this version, with Paul playing piano, one of the most stunning performances I have heard, but Paul also plays acoustic guitar and synthesizer keys with the same passion. And he most noted for his vocals. This man is truly gifted.
Our dad passed away in Oct 2019 while we were gathered around his bed with my mom holding his hand. He was 88 years old and lived a wonderful life getting closer to God by volunteering at Church and attending three day silent men's retreats.
Every time I hear this song it brings back a lot of very personal memories. All of the joys and struggles of relationships with those we love. Thank you Paul Carrack for this beautiful version of this song.
My Dad was my best friend, My Hero. He knew I Loved Him, though I never said it until moments before he died in that dreaded hospital bed. Dad, I can't wait to see you again one day. I Miss You So and Love You.
wish I'd said goodbye to my dad . we were two stubborn idiots !
The man is out of this world
Enjoy the living years. They don't last long.
Hard to listen to this without thinking of Pops. He bailed out as a father to 5 children and his focus was on wealth and women, not taking care of us. As much as that affected us all, we still missed him and was never told until 2 years later of his death. As a man with my own children, I think of the times lost between my dad and me and the things I never got to say to him. I still think that somehow, someway, he knows of how we all turned out and the strong bond we have with our family. Still miss him. Always will.
i sit here .listen to it and cry like a baby...miss you so, mum and dad...so sorry...
The man is out of this world
Everytime I listen to this , I remember my father who passed away and cried.
What a great song！
Hauntingly beautiful rendition of his classic song.
hit your soul everytime..2016 and im still listening to rhis classic...my sons son will also..
WOW!!! Always a beautiful song, probably the best arrangement of it ever!!!
What an amazing gift this man has been to music! So incredibly underrated, INDEED!! Thank you Paul for your amazing voice, talent, and great spirit all these years.
Saw him in the Glasgow Concert Hall a few days ago. Without doubt one of the best gigs I have ever been to. Absolutely fantasic. If you ever get the chance to go to one of his concerts DO IT!