Ken Boothe - Everything I Own (Official Audio)

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  • @AllyPally67
    @AllyPally67 3 ปีที่แล้ว +968

    My Mum and Dad's song. Dad passed in 2018, Mum very recently. Played this at her funeral 😭😭

    • @pillaroflight4363
      @pillaroflight4363 3 ปีที่แล้ว +25

      Sorry for your loss 💝

    • @jeraldsteve956
      @jeraldsteve956 3 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      Am sorry for your lost. Stay strong.❤️🙏

    • @mickthompson584
      @mickthompson584 3 ปีที่แล้ว +21

      quality music no better way to go.

    • @AllyPally67
      @AllyPally67 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      @@jeraldsteve956 thank you 🙏🏽

    • @josh-uj1gw
      @josh-uj1gw 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      i felt that. stay strong 🔥🔥🔥❤️

  • @mellrod1163
    @mellrod1163 7 ปีที่แล้ว +687

    my dad loved this song so much . sadly, he passed away on July 14, 2017. RIP daddy. love always

    • @meisterpanzerkunst6410
      @meisterpanzerkunst6410 6 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      This day is a celebration day in France. Think that millions people commemorate for him each year!

    • @harvey54100
      @harvey54100 5 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      You can't beat Reggae. RIP to your dad.

    • @carlberg6918
      @carlberg6918 5 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      Sorry Mell for your lose ..............they lyrics say it all R.I.P Fella

    • @DJYacs
      @DJYacs 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Mell Rodney rip

    • @iyahmarla6055
      @iyahmarla6055 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      My grandma loved this song. Sorry for your loss ❤️my prayers are with you

  • @Sivri_Therapy5882
    @Sivri_Therapy5882 3 ปีที่แล้ว +443

    David Gates of BREAD wrote this about his father in 1972. Many people think it's about a broken relationship, but it's about the loss of his father. This great version by Ken Boothe reached number 1 in 1974, as did Boy George's version in 1987. I lost my father in 2010 and miss him every day.
    To everyone who has lost a parent or loved one, this great song is for you.
    💜

    • @suraya1224
      @suraya1224 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      It's a beautiful song, but no cover version can hold a candle to the original version, by Bread.

    • @Sivri_Therapy5882
      @Sivri_Therapy5882 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@suraya1224 Yes. Agreed. Personally I think all original songs are the best versions. If it weren't for the originals, then cover versions would never exist. And the version by Bread will always be the best.

    • @glorialouiise
      @glorialouiise 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Love you Daddy

    • @lennyweb3178
      @lennyweb3178 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      What a beautiful song. Such good lyrics from the Bread man. Ken sings it so well though.

    • @yeahbutseriouslytho
      @yeahbutseriouslytho 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      My Mum & Dad now passed..I would give anything to speak and hold them again..this song will do...maybe they can hear it in the next world?

  • @soufi732
    @soufi732 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +88

    i am from senegal, my uncle made me discover this song, 5 months ago,now he passed this february 2024 from stroak, this song makes me sad and reminds me of him, i cry so much everytime i listen to this song.may his soul rest in peace.

    • @franklinbrown5625
      @franklinbrown5625 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      🇯🇲🇯🇲🇯🇲🇯🇲🇯🇲

    • @SamMaigwa
      @SamMaigwa 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      Condolences 🙏🏾 ❤

    • @joyschannel169
      @joyschannel169 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      dance

    • @joyschannel169
      @joyschannel169 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      dance it for him 1 time

    • @joyschannel169
      @joyschannel169 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      with someone you 😍 😍

  • @alfredstewart9895
    @alfredstewart9895 4 ปีที่แล้ว +391

    I've just revisited this song after so many years. I cried; my beloved wife passed away in June 2019 and this just seems to be an anthem and prayer to her. I love her.

    • @Shepetunka
      @Shepetunka 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      😢

    • @jasonemre8058
      @jasonemre8058 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      God bless my my friend

    • @declanmcdermott
      @declanmcdermott 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Lots of love and best wishes to you from Australia Alfred

    • @proudcynophile1901
      @proudcynophile1901 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      I feel you. Widowhood is not easy to handle. I too, lost my spouse back in January. Looking through photo albums and seeing images of our happiness together gives us comfort. One of the most difficult times is when we want to interract with our deceased spouse and they are not there to share conversation or share a smile or a kiss. That hurts so much! So hold onto those memories of the best times! Love never dies!

    • @stevengrindle3083
      @stevengrindle3083 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Crying. My beloved Kate has died and have decided this should be the exit music from the church. May your God be with and comfort you

  • @louisluckwell2028
    @louisluckwell2028 4 ปีที่แล้ว +316

    I just accidentally rediscovered this song.
    When I was young my mum threw my dad out and his mental health became pretty bad. After that he struggled to hold down a job and slowly he became homeless.
    Before my dad became homeless, my younger brother, my younger sister and I used to eat dinner at his house once a week. I remember my dad would dance around the room super happy, singing this to song to us.
    Although we were young we could tell he wasn't happy, that seeing us was bitter sweet.
    Now I listen to this song and I remember my dad how he used to be, when he was young and healthy, dancing around the living room singing this song to us in earnest.

    • @Samson-cb1kx
      @Samson-cb1kx 4 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Nice story.

    • @lindacleveland1289
      @lindacleveland1289 4 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      Such a lovely memory to hold onto 🙏🙏

    • @ingridphillip5367
      @ingridphillip5367 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Wow, an amazing story this morning I just started to sing this

    • @casinoroyle5254
      @casinoroyle5254 4 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      I know where your coming from Bro

    • @louisluckwell2028
      @louisluckwell2028 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      ​@@casinoroyle5254 It is what is

  • @jahzeel._x5421
    @jahzeel._x5421 3 ปีที่แล้ว +232

    To see how many people my grandad inspired is making me emotional 🥺❤️ I’m so proud of him

    • @yeahbutseriouslytho
      @yeahbutseriouslytho 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Thank you 😊

    • @mafu7979
      @mafu7979 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Thank you

    • @eenavid
      @eenavid 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      wot a granddad ,i hope yur all still singing this ,,brill ,,

    • @JustMe-vz3wd
      @JustMe-vz3wd 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      wow. :-)

    • @peterjohnson4904
      @peterjohnson4904 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      listening to this since early days 55 years old now. BIG UP GRANDADDY BOOTHE

  • @YourHomieHenry
    @YourHomieHenry 7 ปีที่แล้ว +448

    My parents split at a young age and my mother took us away from Dad of course. There was a teacher I looked up to as a father figure. Life was hard, I was broken, and he showed me how to piece myself together the best he could. He always comes to mind when I hear this song. I appreciate all your help Mr. Thompson !

    • @Viggebob
      @Viggebob 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      so not only germans prefer women in children questions. Fkn rightless barbary

    • @kieranmcmullen9692
      @kieranmcmullen9692 6 ปีที่แล้ว +31

      Big up man like Mr Thompson

    • @alundavies8402
      @alundavies8402 5 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      I hope that all is well now best wishes Alun

    • @nomore5668
      @nomore5668 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @ Not true at all.

    •  4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@nomore5668 who the hell are you idiot

  • @Grogu-485
    @Grogu-485 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +25

    Can you imagine my grandmother used take care of Ken Booth when he was a baby while his parents went to work wow Jamaica is indeed a bless country.

  • @debbiesenior165
    @debbiesenior165 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +15

    Beautiful memories of Mum and dad playing this in the front room we never used 😂. Lovely memories ❤

  • @hellogoodbye725
    @hellogoodbye725 2 ปีที่แล้ว +19

    Imagine being able to give up anything to see a lost loved one again if only life worked like that 😌

  • @OtherWorlds-qs9gc
    @OtherWorlds-qs9gc 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +25

    I doubt there is a person here tonight on YT without a tear or two in their eye

  • @seanreid5057
    @seanreid5057 8 ปีที่แล้ว +58

    Music doesn't get much better than this. An all time classic.

  • @kpatie2000
    @kpatie2000 ปีที่แล้ว +43

    My Dad really loved this song ❣️ May his soul rest in peace

  • @mariannemurphy7497
    @mariannemurphy7497 2 ปีที่แล้ว +26

    Wow beautiful. Memories good ones yes definitely the good old days. I'm 78years and kens music makes me feel younger

  • @cricketbat09
    @cricketbat09 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +13

    Memorable for so many reasons. Magic.

  • @jongroves7677
    @jongroves7677 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +11

    Reminds me of my childhood it sounds just as good if not better thanks for the memories Michele

  • @RodFitzpatrick
    @RodFitzpatrick 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +9

    50 years ago and still such a popular iconic riddim ... Such an irae number man !

  • @martyking2015
    @martyking2015 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    And he still sounds the same when he sings his music even today. Legend ❤️❤️.

  • @Nanciente
    @Nanciente ปีที่แล้ว +8

    What ey tuneeee

  • @grantjohnson5944
    @grantjohnson5944 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +13

    My dads best song when I was born, he passed a few weeks ago but listening to this cherished the memories
    Make the most of the people you love ❤❤

  • @jeffstrickland1136
    @jeffstrickland1136 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    The composer of this song wrote it about when his father passed away. My ol' man passed July 4th, 2021...about 8 hours before his 83rd birthday. I would give everything I own to have him back again even just for those 8 hours. My brother took him away in February 2020. I never saw him again. This song, the words, Ken Boothe's voice is where I am today. He taught me to be the man that I am today. He taught me to read even though I am dyslexic when I was 4 years old. He was a true Southern gentleman in the finest sense of the term. He was an "Old bred US Marine". He was my dad.

    • @tonyapthorpe9977
      @tonyapthorpe9977 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I would give anything I own to have my mum and my first wife back again

  • @suemilner9691
    @suemilner9691 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    My teenage years was full of abuse .. thank goodness I had this music.I’m in my 60is now .. don’t keep abuse secret .. talk to someone ok x

    • @shaun5944
      @shaun5944 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Well said Sure 😊👍

    • @shaun5944
      @shaun5944 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Sue*

  • @Simply-Kay17
    @Simply-Kay17 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

    This song randomly popped in my head, and i had to come and take a troll down memory lane😊

  • @jackywilks7763
    @jackywilks7763 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +28

    This was my late dad's favourite song. Brings me back to the times of singing along to it on long journeys with him and mum. Listening to it brings him back everytime 😊 ❤

    • @adg_87
      @adg_87 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Awesome.

    • @stephenwride5695
      @stephenwride5695 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Take care

  • @BLane-xr1ic
    @BLane-xr1ic 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Timeless ❤

  • @anneliamohara2842
    @anneliamohara2842 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    Classic song remember dancing to this in my local youth club on Dublin , great days !☘️☘️

  • @peterhobbs7609
    @peterhobbs7609 4 ปีที่แล้ว +67

    After losing my beautiful daughter to a car accident just a few days after her 20th birthday, nearly 10 years later this song still cuts to the bone as it just says everything that I feel every day of my life

    • @l.b.9567
      @l.b.9567 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      So sorry for your loss. Be strong.

    • @kemarhamilton8813
      @kemarhamilton8813 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I'm so sorry for your loss. Life is never easy when we lose those closet and dearest to our hearts.

    • @yrellim
      @yrellim 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      So sorry to read this-TC.

    • @spirittraveller7411
      @spirittraveller7411 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      We are connected with you and your daughter in the Spirit!🌹🌹

    • @GA-ys6ud
      @GA-ys6ud ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Fuck mate, i cried now. God bless ya

  • @lewisbanton5900
    @lewisbanton5900 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Happy Fathers Day Dad 🙏🏾💔RIP.. I’m only the man I am because of you.. Memories live on forever

  • @geniemarie7977
    @geniemarie7977 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    My mother loved this ❤

  • @Shaymus876
    @Shaymus876 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    From this Is England
    A fantastic 80s reggae tune
    Thankyou

    • @MrMin0taur
      @MrMin0taur 4 วันที่ผ่านมา

      Of course not originally a reggae tune, but I much prefer this version to the Bread original

  • @stevenaylor8642
    @stevenaylor8642 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    Everyone must love this

  • @THEONEDROP26
    @THEONEDROP26 2 ปีที่แล้ว +22

    I lost mum,dad,2 brothers listening to these tunes make me remember the good times we shared💔🙏🏽

  • @maureenbarnes9789
    @maureenbarnes9789 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +18

    LOVE THIS SONG ❤ YES I AM HERE MAY 13 2024 LISTEN TO THIS AS A CHILD

  • @snakeemonkee
    @snakeemonkee 4 ปีที่แล้ว +146

    COVID-19 spreading out in this world i am now rocking down in my own rooms and money gradually decreasing day by day. life is hard too here in Tokyo. when I heard this peaceful tune everytime makes me feel chillax and imazine that when the world covered by positive vibes.
    Bigup brother and sister who is still listening this song in 2020. stay positive and stay home. peace yo!

    • @jakeduder
      @jakeduder 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Be well, life is more important than money. Be the light that shines through the dark ✊✊

    • @MrNathanBF
      @MrNathanBF 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Good one mate

    • @richardichard4237
      @richardichard4237 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      THERE IS NO KILLER VIRUS. COVID 19 IS A HOAX, A SCAM, A LIE....WE ARE HAVING OUR FREEDOMS TAKEN FROM US BY A SMALL GROUP OF BILLIONAIRE PSYCHOPATHS

    • @Wallyworld30
      @Wallyworld30 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @Theodore Kaczynski When Richard catches the Virus he will either grow up or die.

    • @soraiya2065
      @soraiya2065 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@richardichard4237 Most people are too scared to see the truth, the virus does exist, but the price we are paying is ultimately going to be our perceived freedom and rights and yes, they are billionaire psychopaths. I wouldn´t worry too much though. Listen to some good tunes and forget about the world. It will keep on spinning regardless ;)

  • @rb-hc8rl
    @rb-hc8rl 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    This is a great version of a wonderful song written by David Gates about his father.

  • @guavajellyjam
    @guavajellyjam 2 ปีที่แล้ว +20

    Happy 74th Birthday to the greatest of all , the living legend 👑♥️🎂 Sing on , Ken !

  • @janetcousins8287
    @janetcousins8287 8 ปีที่แล้ว +70

    Ken is one of Jamaica's true musical treasures If i correctly recall this song made it to number one on the British pop charts at the time it was released sometime in the early 1970's.

    • @macmckee926
      @macmckee926 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Janet Cousins 1974 to be correct

  • @johnswift-simpkin7483
    @johnswift-simpkin7483 3 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    Jesus as given me a new life I would give Anything of my own just to talk to him once again

  • @Stephen-xk7cl
    @Stephen-xk7cl 9 ปีที่แล้ว +137

    far and away the best version of this song.....Ken Boothe nails it with his wonderful vocals.

    • @kianobrooks3802
      @kianobrooks3802 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      We always have these commets from my fellow Jamaican., who love Copy American songs this is a nice but the bread version is the best

    • @monember2722
      @monember2722 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      How many versions of this song? I know of this and Boy George's version. Thanks in advance.

    • @susanabaci2800
      @susanabaci2800 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      This was my fave song in 1974 and I had no idea that David Gates did the original. I have to say now I’ve heard it I prefer the original and played it at my mums funeral 3 years ago because she loved Bread. 💕

    • @pauldickinson6943
      @pauldickinson6943 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      probably the best reggae cover of another song of all time, closely followed by tears on my pillow by Johnny Nash.

    • @suraya1224
      @suraya1224 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@kianobrooks3802 100% agree. I like reggae music, but in this case, the cover versions can't compare to the original version by Bread.

  • @misstortitude
    @misstortitude 2 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    This stood the test of time, beautiful voice

  • @philevans6862
    @philevans6862 4 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    white guy 52 litening to this nov 2020...remember the original with my parents in 1970s still chills me to this day.....long live trojan

  • @janetbrooks1016
    @janetbrooks1016 3 ปีที่แล้ว +22

    My mum loved this song, as I do, now my children and grandchildren, sadly mum passed away ❤️

  • @benreilly5951
    @benreilly5951 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Lady Irie thank you for playing music every Sunday for the community. Forever missed.

  • @lorenzo_firinu
    @lorenzo_firinu 5 ปีที่แล้ว +147

    You sheltered me from harm
    Kept me warm, kept me warm
    You gave my life to me
    Set me free, set me free
    The finest years I ever knew
    Is all the years I had with you
    And I would give anything I own
    I'd give up my life, my heart, my own
    And I would give anything I own
    Just to have you back again
    Is there someone you know
    That won't let you go
    And taking it all for granted?
    You may lose them one day
    Someone takes them away
    And you don't hear the words they say
    And I would give anything I own
    I'd give up my life, my heart, my own
    I would give anything I own
    Just to have you back again
    Just to talk to you words again
    If there's someone you know
    That won't let you go
    And taking it all for granted?
    You may lose them one day
    Someone takes them away
    And you don't hear the words they say
    And I would give anything I own
    I'd give up my life, my heart, my own
    And I would give anything I own
    Just to have you back again
    Just to talk to you words again
    Just hold you once again

    • @janocastillo6144
      @janocastillo6144 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Lorenzo Firinu Thanks you so much!

    • @TheThieddo
      @TheThieddo 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Une chanson éternelle ! Ken Boothe est passé à Strasbourg, dans une salle où il y avait à peine 30 personnes... À la Laiterie, ce grand crooner a chanté comme s'il était face à 10000 personnes ! Toute son âme y était, et dans ce petit groupe, il a réussi à arracher des larmes de pure émotion à quelques uns, magique !

    • @Passifloratripartira
      @Passifloratripartira 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Gracias!

    • @maelpernet6690
      @maelpernet6690 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Thank you so much

    • @karencross4683
      @karencross4683 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Tears !!!!! too my brother nando sis dawn mom evelyn dad David my nephew kalfani and David you are alway in my mind and soul...how much I missed you all .rest loving soul this song always touch my heart thanks!!!!

  • @lostinmusic5431
    @lostinmusic5431 4 ปีที่แล้ว +27

    Bought the single in 1974 when I was 13 years old. One of my favourite Reggae tunes.

    • @chriscannock867
      @chriscannock867 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Same here... '74 was a great year

  • @josh-uj1gw
    @josh-uj1gw 3 ปีที่แล้ว +27

    Ken Boothe is one of the greats 🔥🔥🔥

  • @deborahwright759
    @deborahwright759 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    ❤50 YRS OLD WAS ONLY 4 WOW NICE TO HEAR AGAIN ❤❤

  • @sugerlipsxjamiewright4170
    @sugerlipsxjamiewright4170 4 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    First class example of quality reggae music ! A Great voice in my opinion! Ever up. ☝️❤✌😁

  • @johnallison6474
    @johnallison6474 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    This is soul music

  • @tinasparks2422
    @tinasparks2422 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    My daughter lost her father in October and this is for her as I love her very much and know how much she is hurting 😭😭

  • @rusirani2731
    @rusirani2731 5 ปีที่แล้ว +31

    I've chosen this for my mum's funeral. Give thanks to fada Ken Boothe for harnessing the inherent beauty of this song.

  • @marylendon9792
    @marylendon9792 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Love this song we played it at my sister's funeral her son picked it for her the words mean so much love ❤️ it ❤️

  • @annieward2715
    @annieward2715 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Proper music ❤

  • @Hypohair
    @Hypohair 4 ปีที่แล้ว +40

    Brings my youth back into my old age x
    Love this

    • @markb5478
      @markb5478 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      You can say that again 👍

  • @peterjslevin4834
    @peterjslevin4834 5 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    This is a classic reggae song that's got some real soul to it.

  • @leesmith3603
    @leesmith3603 4 ปีที่แล้ว +47

    My mum's funarel song she sadly passed on the 18th of December 2020 rest in peace mother love and miss you with all my heart xxx

  • @justlookattheflowers4239
    @justlookattheflowers4239 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    The best love song

  • @Ziggylyle
    @Ziggylyle ปีที่แล้ว +7

    I lost my partner of 50 years on the 26th of December. I would give everything I own to have him back. I loved him so much, he loved me so much😭😭😭😭

    • @danilove3335
      @danilove3335 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      I know its a year on but i just want to say i hope your doing well x

  • @853charlene
    @853charlene 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    What a beautiful song. So much love for Ken boothe.

  • @rock280258
    @rock280258 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    As a little boy of 11 this was a song I loved and the first single I bought. Amazing, tender yet so upbeat. Love it.

  • @krushlanding
    @krushlanding 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Rest in Peace To my beautiful Queen my mother Rose.... Im gonna sing this for you for the world to hear one day mumma... Like you use to sing it to me... 💯🌹

  • @TomClarkSouthLondon
    @TomClarkSouthLondon 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    The music alone is outstanding, then Ken sings . . . . .WOW!😮👍♥️

  • @JonnyEaston
    @JonnyEaston 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Lovely!

  • @juanitahunee
    @juanitahunee 6 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    I dedicate this to my Beautiful Mum. Mrs P Williams. Thank You Mama.x

  • @kensyskye8965
    @kensyskye8965 6 ปีที่แล้ว +21

    My mother loved this song!!! It was the only song we played at her funeral.....💗💗💗💗💗 So thanks!!!

  • @asifahmedshuvo822
    @asifahmedshuvo822 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    When I first heard this song I was overwhelmed. I don't know how many times I've heard this song. I didn't know the song was by Bread Band. Some people love a song so much that it makes the original song even more beautiful with their own touches. I still listen to this song today.

  • @TH3_FURY
    @TH3_FURY 2 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    That voice is just... No words to discribe my feelings !
    Mister Ken Boothe was/is unique and soooo talented artist !
    He accompanied me in my life and his songs punctuated the best times, like the worst !

  • @corcoroli
    @corcoroli ปีที่แล้ว +13

    This will always be a great song, sung so well by Ken Boothe , just great !

  • @Theboxingobserver
    @Theboxingobserver 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Absolutely stunning. One of the greats x

  • @joannepurchase6167
    @joannepurchase6167 3 ปีที่แล้ว +62

    I've put this on the playlist for my dad who sadly passed last year. We are having a memorial Day in two weeks and the DJ has it covered. 💜💚❤️

    • @parnellmcvenea3536
      @parnellmcvenea3536 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Joanne just read your comment 4 your pops godbless him he is with the angels now and are lord hope this message brings you a bit peace 😇💕

    • @georger868
      @georger868 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      God bless you

    • @violettheorgangrinder
      @violettheorgangrinder 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Good riddance

  • @davidgraham-pj8ic
    @davidgraham-pj8ic 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    a great rendition of a classic david gates song

  • @shaundixon3645
    @shaundixon3645 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    I’m bad ass biker 60 , leathers studs , riding Triumph America , recently asked what is my favourite song ,
    It’s this

  • @kimberleybrown4362
    @kimberleybrown4362 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    This was my dads song growing up will always bring back memorises for me miss my dad

  • @traderman786
    @traderman786 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    My Dad introduced me to The legendary Ken Boothe once at the Norman Manley intl airport. Just another one of his incredible friends . I used to listen to the words of this song playing on the radio while he drove me around Kingston, I would always think to myself that this will be incredibly difficult to listen to whenever he left me. My father Passed away 10 years ago and this song is now brings me to tears.

  • @gigibee8881
    @gigibee8881 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    First reggae 45 I ever bought with my pocket money.. brings back brilliant memories ❤

  • @allanfada9830
    @allanfada9830 9 ปีที่แล้ว +139

    Real music ...beautiful. All the Trojan label stuff and some of the 80's Ska/2Tone stuff ....pure heaven :)

    • @tisdena
      @tisdena 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      right on !

    • @AndrewPalme
      @AndrewPalme 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Let me tell you England used to buss real tune ,they couldn't resist the power of soundsytem respect Lloyd Coxsone

  • @aliciagordon3205
    @aliciagordon3205 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    This song was playing in my dreams this morning. I woke up and couldn't understand why. It hadn't been in my mind for a while. And then I realized today, June 20, 2021, was Father's Day. Happy Father's Day, Daddy. It's been 29 years since you're gone. I treasure the 24 wonderful years we had together. While you were with me, "you sheltered me from harm" and now your memories "keep me warm." Signed, your loving daughter.

    • @spirittraveller7411
      @spirittraveller7411 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      This just popped-up in my Spirit then I realized it's to heal my broken-heart from the recent passing of my dad.🌹

    • @spirittraveller7411
      @spirittraveller7411 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      🙏🌹

  • @Finejamacainmusic
    @Finejamacainmusic ปีที่แล้ว +16

    At my grandads funeral there was the option to sing a song and I sung this and everyone loved it beacsue they'd never heard it before

  • @donaldmorrow3096
    @donaldmorrow3096 8 ปีที่แล้ว +45

    Written by David Gates and originally a #5 smash in the US in 1972 for his band Bread, this version gave the songwriter his first #1 hit in the UK two years later as by Ken Boothe. It was one of my favorite Bread singles, but when Ken got ahold of it, the song got a deeply personal and, yes, soulful performance. Mr. Boothe, one of the most distinctive voices to come out of Jamaica, is now a legend in Reggae music and this is one truly potent reason why.

    • @gdb11572
      @gdb11572 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      It isn't David Gates only UK number 1 as a song writer IF reached number 1 a year later

    • @donaldmorrow3096
      @donaldmorrow3096 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@gdb11572 It figures I'd get stumped by a UK hit by US actor Telly Savalas (Kojak). That single barely got released here. Please note the change in my comment. Thanks for the info.

    • @lawrencenjawe1935
      @lawrencenjawe1935 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@donaldmorrow3096 Thanks for the info. I was about to write asking for the original version. I still have Boy George's version in mind....

    • @Raider577
      @Raider577 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      David Gates doesn't actually like this version. He said some Reggae guy in London recorded it and it was unrecognizable. He also mentioned the fact that Boy George actually thought Ken Boothe's version was the original version before Boy George covered it.

    • @carmenlawrence7927
      @carmenlawrence7927 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Thanks for the history lesson regarding this song. Ken Boothe did indeed give it a soulful sound.

  • @bobdabotcha4835
    @bobdabotcha4835 6 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    The simpleless songs have the greatest meaning......we all relate to this song .....thanks

  • @bhj1124
    @bhj1124 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    It reminds me of my boyhood days in Kingston, Jamaica. This is one of my favorite Ken Boothe songs. After so many years. it still sound good.

  • @mariemurphy2452
    @mariemurphy2452 8 ปีที่แล้ว +79

    R.I.P my beautiful little Brother. Justin Murphy. 😇

  • @stevenbennett2951
    @stevenbennett2951 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    A classic from my youth a white man in Birmingham in 1977, remember it well. Brilliant time.

  • @soulboy5700
    @soulboy5700 3 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    One of my all time great reggae songs 🙏🏾

  • @deanturner5053
    @deanturner5053 3 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    i remember my elder brother collecting all trojan records and he played this all the time. Great tune

  • @georgehenton2730
    @georgehenton2730 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    My Dad had a long hard battle that metasdasized from his kidneys through all his organs and eventually ended up on his brain, he passed away on the 2qst of august 2020 after beimg diagnksed with cancer in 2017. He spent his last few years fishing wich was his passion in life, I miss him every day but I am also so glad he is no longer suffering. He died st the age of 50 but he was so optomistic and enjoyed his final years.
    I miss you old man, you were the best

  • @WattsWatt
    @WattsWatt ปีที่แล้ว +5

    JuST❤BeaUT!ful 💯🔥🔥
    🇬🇧✌🏻

  • @captainmorgan4947
    @captainmorgan4947 4 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    Love this song so much! I play it over and over! Bless up Mr. Boothe!

  • @jaimeperez4418
    @jaimeperez4418 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    The most people comments only memories 🥲 I heard this song when as child with my elder brother almost my father. I was look for this golden jewel and and now I got it,thanks!!God bless you. 🤝🙏

  • @zuleikaboadella8095
    @zuleikaboadella8095 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    My older brother passed over not long ago
    This song found me..
    I knewed it growing up at home ..
    God bless us all.. Have hope, love in our lives.. Full stop.. nuff said

  • @stephaniewarne6206
    @stephaniewarne6206 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Everything 🙏🏼🧿

  • @leoalbert9772
    @leoalbert9772 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Absolutly great hit !!!

  • @newtonforrest1854
    @newtonforrest1854 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Can never get stale these boom of ken boothe never ever

  • @TimmsMJ
    @TimmsMJ 3 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    This took me back, way back to my teenage years on the dancefloor. Reggae was an amazing musical era. I very much regret it falling out of favour. It touches the soul and lifts the spirits...even sad ones.

    • @spirittraveller7411
      @spirittraveller7411 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Agree. *Aurbrey's Dance Hall 70's 1-Mile -Beach Negril🇯🇲

  • @ludovicdjaouaimoa8224
    @ludovicdjaouaimoa8224 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Nostalgie BIG UP DU CÔTÉ DE LA 🇳🇨🇳🇨🇳🇨🇳🇨🇳🇨✊😎

  • @spngled8654
    @spngled8654 8 ปีที่แล้ว +63

    reggae in all it's forms is a musical genre deeply embedded into contemporary british culture

  • @alberrydixon4326
    @alberrydixon4326 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Thanks to Ken Boothe and the crue that put this lovely song together oh it's beautiful.

  • @moniquegibbes2793
    @moniquegibbes2793 3 ปีที่แล้ว +20

    Love love love this song. My Grandfather in Jamaica use to play it a lot when I was a child ❤

  • @HillStreetReds
    @HillStreetReds 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Teach Dem interview with Ken Boothe brought me here!!!