I'll never understand why this genius never got the recognition he so deserves. This song is just perfect. Musically, lyrically, and to top it off his great voice. 🎼🎙️
It was a bit over orchestrated. The strings section was a bit too loud and overpowering and it would have been nice to hear more of him and the piano. He was quite big here in the UK when I was a teenager but yes it was a brilliantly written song.
@@siliconesal I was around. He didn't seem to stay at the top for very long. I suppose I'm comparing him unfairly with the likes of Wings, Rod Stewart. He just seemed to disappear. Didn't mean to cause offence.
I am from Waterford City in Ireland where Gilbert was born. He has been awarded the freedom of the city in recognition of his contribution to music. At last he is getting the awards that he justly deserves. It's never too late to appreciate greatness.
In my 7th decade I now appreciate the likes of Gilbert O'Sullivan and Peter Skellern, whose maturity was well in advance of their age - and their times.
South Wales 1972, I'm 12 and nothing on this earth has ever affected me quite like this song; it's stayed will me since the day I bought the vinyl in the town of Neath. Amen
Wiser words have seldom been written! I was born in 1980 and discovered Gilbert OSullivan as a 15 year old in 1995. I'm from Norway and Gilbert was HUGE here in the early to mid 70s.
I am from the far east. This song and Alone Again Naturally means so much to me. The lyrics written by Gilbert O’Sullivan represent what we all go through. I thank you Gilbert O’Sullivan to help me express the sadness and pain in my heart. GOD BLESS YOU.
To hear this song again after at least 40 years made me cry. It’s still a beautiful song and my parents loved it. They’re both gone now but with my eyes closed, I was in our living room with my parents, as a child, watching Gilbert O’ Sullivan singing this song …………such beautiful memories…….Thank you mister O’Sullivan ❤️🇳🇱
Thank you for sharing your memories, and I share your sentiments about this beautiful song and long lost relatives and loved ones. Both my parents long gone, who enjoyed listening to Gilbert, and quite by chance I heard this song on the radio recently. It took me back to a much happier and carefree time in my life so I just had to come on to TH-cam and listen again...
Alone Again is a close second. Such masterpieces, even George Martin said The Beatles would have been proud of any of those great songs Gilbert was releasing back in the early seventees.
Always treasured this composition.....one day I was playing my guitar and had a capo on at the third fret.....for whatever reason.....I struck an Am7 chord and thought, "that's the opening chord to "Nothing Rhymed" and proceeded to work out the rest of the composition .....beautiful chords but, equally such a superb lyric too. His finest....a word of praise for the string arrangement too, by Johnnie Spence as I recall....and just checked, the late Herbie Flowers on bass.
It is hard to describe what it was like to be a youngster, and hearing such treasures like this almost every week from our radios. We had Charles Aznavour, Paul McCartney, Neil Diamond, Gordon Lightfoot..With so many new song gems. At a time when the Biafra war was on, and emaciated children were on our screens...To hear song like this, was cathartic for many of my generation. The more I studied Ray's (Gilbert's) work, the more I learned what real talent looks like. Thank you for uploading this beauty .
@@ozziequinones584 Yea that doesn't mean anything , what i would say is lyrically musically this song is Brilliant , I think he represented and observed in his music a very English narrative which is rare , even is image northern English working class , an original
@Phil UK Net: I'm from 58, so a bit younger. But I'll never forget the day of it's first showing on Dutch tv. Life no less. Guilbert in his Irish Povery togs behind the piano. It was so contradictive of anything we were used to when it came to pop music. And the lyrics! Let me say this it's endearing and aware making at the same time. A short while after came Matrimony and then it got silent up into the eighties. And then a reborn, modern Guilbert O'Sullivan came back on the stage. But nowhere as powerful and beguiling as that poverty boy.
@@edmundpower1250 The song is that good, I just know it will still be played somewhere around the world. I plan on living a very long time and hope u do too so I can come back on here and tell you. I told you so
Very underated musician and songwriter.Eating more than enough apple pies,do I glance at my screen and see real human beings starve to death right in front my eyes.MAGIC and still applicable today.Thanks Gilbert.
This beautiful man deserves the recognition that the rest of the so called stars get. He is deep and beautiful. Thank you for your incredible songs that hit your heartstrings. Thank you.
I am 53 years old. We had this song in a cassette 50 years ago. I didn't know the name of the singer or song but I memorized the rhyme in my mind. I was searching for this almost 50 years and now I found it. ❤❤❤
I played this at my Sons funeral because nothing rhymed and never will.love you son and will miss you forever you were a lovely baby a lovely toddler a lovely young boy a lovely teen a lovely 23 year old. The only regret I have is letting your father back in your life
A profound work of art. Gilbert is the most underated of all artistes, a genius songwriter who doesn't get the respect he deserves. Dylan would have been proud of writing this.
IMHO - his manager made him change his style of writing from meaningful songs like this to sappy love songs. Listen to the songs form "Himself" or some of his earlier songs like "I Wish I Could Cry" and "Mister Moody's Garden".
@@ChilliCheezdog Funny you say that, when I was a younger man (now 63) I had little time for The Beatles, now I am a huge fan. Maturity perhaps? I have always liked Gilbert's works though.
Ohhh my god. I just heard this song for the first time ever (29 Apr 2022). My goosebumps have goosebumps. I cannot find the words to adequately convey the range of emotions I'm currently feeling whilst listening to this master piece. Absolutely stunning voice, lyrics and a masterful delivery. Hats off to you sir.
After listening Gilbert's original, I'm coming away with a darker mood and certainly the lyrics are haunting. Burton Cummings covered this on his 1976 solo album because he loved the lyrics and melody, but for some reason didn't sing all of Gilbert's lyrics. Give it a listen. They both are excellent and worthy of listening to.
@@drcarter1229 I listened to that version and I don't like the lyric changes and he doesn't have the vulnerability in his voice like Gilbert has and I think is needed. A decent version but doesn't get the message across like Gilbert does.
“Has it ever struck you that life is all memory, except for the one present moment that goes by you so quick you hardly catch it going?”― Tennessee Williams..
I was thinking yesterday how we're stuck in a moment. I started to write a song in my head about it , didn't get far lol. : We're all stuck Stuck in a moment, Like sticks in mud If only I could travel in time To a place more sublime But no , I'm so stuck In this moment with you
"so called"? They ARE pop stars and that's the problem. The music industry went the same route model games are gone. They make easily digestible, addictive, crap. There's still real musicians out there but they're not the ones that get radio time
Not only a great lyric, but the musicality is stunning. The harmonic progression is phenomenal. Always rated this as his best song, and it still sounds as fresh 50 years later.
j ai decouvert G O Sullivan début des années 70 chez une copine j avais 14 ans a l époque.... la couverture de l album m avait fait rire il était complétement a contre courant de la mode vestimentaire et.... capillaire, mais malgré mon jeune age j ai tout de suite apprécier ses chansons et je suis fan depuis ce temps la ...merci d exister Gilbert et merci...... youtube
The seventies equivalent of Mozart, the lyrical genius of a Shakespeare, and the humbleness of a good soul! Thank you for such a gift of a song to humanity
10 times the talent of Elton, I wish he were not scammed by his label and had made/published music throughout that period passionately, a great loss. now there is a before and after in the music and enthusiasm. Still a huge contribution to the world of music, I hope my kids' 5 generations from now will enjoy this as much as I do,
I think the very young Elton John was so much better a songwriter than he is now! Living in the US seems to have made his songs overblown and not stripped back sadly!
I agree. I was at Music College in the early 70s when these songs burst onto the scene. Gilbert & Elton were deemed “rubbish” by my tutors as their music (like the Beatles before them) didn’t conform to musical theory. I could have actually written thousands of songs like these, and better, but wasn’t allowed to. Frustrated at this I left College to find my own way but thereby hangs another tale......... anyway these “musicians” were still scorned by the tutors and, in a way, they were right. We had to literally “write” parts, as in 26 instrument scores and voice, four part harmony and piano pieces all of which had to conform to the theory of music whereas Gilbert & Elton went on to make their millions (although Gilbert was ripped off by his manager, and struggled forever thereafter), and Elton triumphed above all the “writers” you can ever imagine. If I had been a “chord merchant” like EJ then I would’ve been thrown out of College. The only true musician on the scene at the time in this genre for the UK was Peter Skellern. But because of the route he chose he never got the exposure he deserved. He died penniless.
Grenville Bamford - Bernie Taupin does not write / compose music. Elton John does. Up until now I've never heard (or read) anyone say otherwise, or even hint otherwise. Feel free to share links with interviews or posts (reliable sources, obviously). In the good old days he, as Reg (sometimes Reggie) Dwight - his real name is Reginald Kenneth Dwight), wrote the music and lyrics to "Come Back Baby" and "Mr. Frantic" when he was with Bluesology
@Grenville Bamford Elton doesn’t do arrangements, nor is he “a writer” He’s a piano player. The musicians were the likes of Paul Buckmaster, Gus Dugeon, etc.
Some singers and there music songs never ever age and Gilbert o Sullivan is one music is as relevant in 2023 As was in 1973 yeah its timeless 🕰🕰🕰🕰🕰🕰🕰🕰🕰🕰🕰🕰🕰🕰🕰
Going to see Gilbert in Cork next Wednesday - pure genius and definitely not under appreciated. Any artist who spent seven weeks at no.1 in the States with "Alone again" has hardly not got recognition. He was a global star in the '70s. Unfortunately he had a long running legal battle with his first manager Gordon Mills to regain the royaltys from his original songs. This precluded him from releasing new material for years. Thankfully he won his case so now he has so many more beautiful songs out there. Gilbert is appearing in his native Waterford in Ireland shortly before Christmas. His concerts were sold out in seconds so I'm delighted I'm going to get to see him in Cork. Thanksfor everything Raymond from a fellow Deise lad.
i haven't listened to this song for a long long time. I can remember when this was released i was a teenager , it's still as powerful now some 50 years later ....... I'm just so proud I loved this guy's music, perhaps i was a good person after all........... i pray this is true
He's a master of poetic form, adhering to rhyme scheme, etc., and finding concise ways to express his thoughts, but, his lyrics are anything but simplistic. They're actually very profound.
I was just thinking the same. His lyrics are hardly ever simplistic but has well thought out, often intricated and always profound. He can master all kinds of themes as well, ranging from sad to upbeat, serious to humourous.
@@thomasmarthinussen8978 To think that his first hits were written in his teens boggles the mind, especially in stark contrast to what's on the charts these days.
Aah this song, was 13 years old, had posters of gilbert all over my bedroom wall, grew up forgot about him until i heard this song again, memories came flooding back, ah wish i was back there again
What can you say about this musical genius ? his songs are just superb and timeless, I see him sometimes at Church in Jersey where we both live, he is a very quite and shy man , but put him in front of a Piano and an Orchestra and something magic happens. Gilbert ( Ray ) O Sullivan is a Superstar.
He sure did but Paul obviously haven't kept up with the Gilbert OSullivan output! He revealed some embarrassing fundamental flaws in a Gilbert OSullivan mini documentary and view Gilbert as the most missing in action artist of his adulthood! Paul, hate to break it to ya but Gilbert has been constantly on the road since 1990 and as a recording artist he's been active from 1967 to the current date!
This was our wedding day dance song in August 1978,my wife loved it so,so much,,,,,,August 2017,she passed away,and we had it played at her funeral,saddest day ever,god i miss her....Thanks for posting it,its very emotional,yet soothing both rolled into one.
I didn't quite get him at the time..but as the years have gone by I realise what a talent the man had, with his Poetry. As for his dress sense.? There is still the remnants of a little boy inside every man.
Going to see him next May 4 in Sydney. Truly great songwriter and, from what I've heard, an exceptional performer as well. Very much looking forward to his concert.
@@DracoPadilla I inform that an Italian band i profeti made a cover of this song. I wonder how many irish artists felt the need to cover italian songs. Give Caesar what belongs to Caesar.
Alone Again, Claire, Matrimony and the list goes on.... what talent, what poetic genius. When I hear Alone Again or Claire, it immediately takes me back to where i first heard those songs while a year's stay in Paris, as if it were yesterday. Songs that do that stay in your heart forever.... I hope to hear them beyond.
Love Gilberts little bass finger. Over thirty years since I first caught you live. I’ve lost count of the amount of time my wife and I seen you here in Dublin. You’ve never lost it ,Ray. Stay blessed.
I remember this song when it was first released in the early 70’s , at the time I thought it was slow and boring , but hearing it again now I’m a lot older , I think it’s a masterpiece of songwriting , the words and lyrics are a superb combination along with the actual tune . An excellently written song of that time seen through the eyes of one of the most underrated talents.
I’ve never ever thought of it as slow and boring, I’ve always liked it and I wasn’t born until 9 years later… It was my Mum got the 7” 45 and I always played it together with ‘Clair’ and ‘Alone Again (Naturally)’ (1972)
Next to "Alone Again Naturally" this is one of Gilbert's most beautiful songs....the music, combined with his voice and lyrics are perfection....LOVE THIS always ~
I saw Gilbert in 2019 at a little theatre in Babacombe near Torquay, it was just him and a guitarist. He was brilliant, still as crisp as ever. When this hell is over and we hopefully return to some sort of normality, I would really recommend seeing him, you won’t be disappointed.😊👍
Oh man, I've seen Gilbert 6 times in concert between 1997 and 2014 but I sadly didn't catch any of his low key intimate solo shoes with just piano and guitar in the last five years. Gilbert is coming to Oslo, Norway in October 2021 and Hopefully the corona madness will be over by then but Im not sure. He's my all time favourite pop artist. Having been born in 1980 I obviously didn't catch Gilberts Golden Days in the commercial spotlight in the 70s buy was introduced to his music by my father.
The Downs theatre? I used to stay at the Babbacombe cliff hotel regularly, just slightly down the hill. I saw 'A bed full of foreigners' there in the mid eighties...
A most talented man. I was in my prime when his songs were popular. Better music, better times. Also, i love the left hand technique on the piano. Great stuff!
Oh my god I really love ❤ Gilbert o Sullivan his lyrics and his voice is so marvellous and he sings so beautiful I can't stop looking at him when he is on that piano I just sit and close my eyes he is the most genius song writer ever ❤❤❤❤
No irish childhood is complete without gilbert in the times that test your resolve, weddings and funerals mostly, that strange duality of new love and old loss. Peace
A child who asks for confirmation from his parents, the only thing that confirmed me as a child was the daily beating from my father. From your youth it strengthens your character, but when you are older and father and grandfather yourself, it becomes a nightmare, almost every night. Thanks Gilbert, your songs always gave me a lot of support in my youth. 😪
We all know that this genuis is grossly underrated and under-appreciated..But, there is something very rewarding (in a selfish way) that I have been listiening to his music since the 70s..Everytime I go though my own list of favotite songs, his songs fill up good portion of the list. Thank you, Mr. O'Suiilivan, for your beautiful music!!
Funny enough I loved GOS because of this very song, I was 20 at that time, but he was seen by young people as a bit of an oddball, but I saw through that image and just loved his music, and now at the tender age of 71 myself I still enjoy listening to his music, this one is my all-time favourite though, the music is amazing with brilliant lyrics, which was a little out of step during that glam rock period !
My very first superstar, and still is. Back in my highschool days, I had his posters on my walls. LOVE ALL HIS WORKS. Have them in all formats: cassettes, cd, spotify, and vinyls.
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2024 still loving it
Me too x
Me as well
I'll never understand why this genius never got the recognition he so deserves. This song is just perfect. Musically, lyrically, and to top it off his great voice. 🎼🎙️
The strongs section glue me to this song ...
It was a bit over orchestrated. The strings section was a bit too loud and overpowering and it would have been nice to hear more of him and the piano. He was quite big here in the UK when I was a teenager but yes it was a brilliantly written song.
i think cause he was not a pretty boy
He did. He got a lot of recognition. All artists come and then go.
...exactly thats strange ..i dont know how many time i have listening to this genius musican songs..
This man has never got the recognition he deserves for original, startling and intelligent song writing.
He has chez nous…
I agree. He should have "made it". I don't know why he didn't.
@@jacquismith3277 he did “make it” … where were you ?
Alone again naturally was a huge hit
@@siliconesal I was around. He didn't seem to stay at the top for very long. I suppose I'm comparing him unfairly with the likes of Wings, Rod Stewart. He just seemed to disappear. Didn't mean to cause offence.
I am from Waterford City in Ireland where Gilbert was born. He has been awarded the freedom of the city in recognition of his contribution to music. At last he is getting the awards that he justly deserves. It's never too late to appreciate greatness.
It took a very long time for Waterford to recognise him.
Awe lovely Congratulation’s to Gilbert O’Sullivan. Love him 🥰🥰🥰
Well said. He's some singer / songwriter . A proper gent of an Irish man ✌️
Legend i'm only up the road from you in Clonmel Co.Tipp
@@cmb5489 My good wife drags me up there shopping from time to time. Lovely little town.
I am Dutch... but gosh, if you do not see that this man has been touched by the gods of melody an poetry, you have to be deaf and blind...
damn...I understand what you are saying but could have articulated your point without the expense of berating deaf and blind people.
Ik ook😊
@@bamboo___
I absolutely agree
Wat wil hij dan zeggen met dit mooie liedje?
@@gevegt7721especially in CLAIR ...
In my 7th decade I now appreciate the likes of Gilbert O'Sullivan and Peter Skellern, whose maturity was well in advance of their age - and their times.
Peter Skellern was great.
Me too
@@larrylegs6012 Please explain - not sure I understand your comment..
Well said Dave . . Totally agree!
Skellern is a forever top end talent
South Wales 1972, I'm 12 and nothing on this earth has ever affected me quite like this song; it's stayed will me since the day I bought the vinyl in the town of Neath. Amen
I know the feeling. A few people have recorded this but failed to match Gilbert's original
@marklemon9446 you are the same age as me, and you have the same great appreciation for amazing , emotional, beautiful music as i have.
Amen to your beautiful comment. Sending 💚
The lyrics ! Amazing how expressive he's lyrics are
Memorys
He hasn’t written a bad song. All of his music is inspirational.
The world does not appreciate it yet, but this is one of the greatest lyrics ever written by this most talented Irishman,a fellow countryman of me.
Wiser words have seldom been written! I was born in 1980 and discovered Gilbert OSullivan as a 15 year old in 1995. I'm from Norway and Gilbert was HUGE here in the early to mid 70s.
It’s the subtle wordplay for me.. ❤️
@@PDeRop His melodic touch aint too shabby either!
Brilliant lyrics,superb arrangement.
and a Waterford man , even better!
I am from the far east. This song and Alone Again Naturally means so much to me. The lyrics written by Gilbert O’Sullivan represent what we all go through. I thank you Gilbert O’Sullivan to help me express the sadness and pain in my heart. GOD BLESS YOU.
hit the nail on the head
You really do get the true heart of his song writing. Godspeed to you.
This has to be one of the most beautiful songs ever written...
itz like sometimes people come with a message just to disappeare again
Yeah...It's a fantastic song..!! 👍😊
One of the best singer songwriters of my 70s era
@@paulwright2093 the flat cap
Fuck yea hun
To hear this song again after at least 40 years made me cry. It’s still a beautiful song and my parents loved it. They’re both gone now but with my eyes closed, I was in our living room with my parents, as a child, watching Gilbert O’ Sullivan singing this song …………such beautiful memories…….Thank you mister O’Sullivan ❤️🇳🇱
Thank you for sharing your memories, and I share your sentiments about this beautiful song and long lost relatives and loved ones. Both my parents long gone, who enjoyed listening to Gilbert, and quite by chance I heard this song on the radio recently. It took me back to a much happier and carefree time in my life so I just had to come on to TH-cam and listen again...
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Beautiful comment.
I was 18 in the Irish Army and his songs were top of the list. My mother loved him too. Brilliant.
Sorely underrated. A brilliant lyricist. Some superb love songs.
I was born in 62 ....... this man has never received the credit owed to him. This is up there with Elinor Rigby
He did, come on. He's not rightfully celebrated anymore, that's true. But he was immensely popular in the seventies (and early eighties).
His finest moment, his finest composition.
Agreed 💯
Alone Again is a close second. Such masterpieces, even George Martin said The Beatles would have been proud of any of those great songs Gilbert was releasing back in the early seventees.
One of the best songs ever I'd say
Always treasured this composition.....one day I was playing my guitar and had a capo on at the third fret.....for whatever reason.....I struck an Am7 chord and thought, "that's the opening chord to "Nothing Rhymed" and proceeded to work out the rest of the composition .....beautiful chords but, equally such a superb lyric too. His finest....a word of praise for the string arrangement too, by Johnnie Spence as I recall....and just checked, the late Herbie Flowers on bass.
I'm listening to this on audio loop.
It's musically perfect yet lyrically sublime.
I'm currently baffled.
Nothing rhymes?
It is hard to describe what it was like to be a youngster, and hearing such treasures like this almost every week from our radios.
We had Charles Aznavour, Paul McCartney, Neil Diamond, Gordon Lightfoot..With so many new song gems.
At a time when the Biafra war was on, and emaciated children were on our screens...To hear song like this, was cathartic for many of my generation. The more I studied Ray's (Gilbert's) work, the more I learned what real talent looks like.
Thank you for uploading this beauty .
Probably the most underrated songwriter of his time this is Genius
@Fred Forbes Ha Ha Na just recognizing a Great talent
He's very good at what he does, but genius, no.
@Fred Forbes There is no unnatural way to love anyone. Is there?
nic evans the man only had two hits in the US and then silence.
@@ozziequinones584 Yea that doesn't mean anything , what i would say is lyrically musically this song is Brilliant , I think he represented and observed in his music a very English narrative which is rare , even is image northern English working class , an original
The joy of being a boomer and remembering these songs when they were released! What a glorious time to be born.
I'd Love to be a boomer
@Phil UK Net: I'm from 58, so a bit younger. But I'll never forget the day of it's first showing on Dutch tv. Life no less. Guilbert in his Irish Povery togs behind the piano. It was so contradictive of anything we were used to when it came to pop music. And the lyrics! Let me say this it's endearing and aware making at the same time. A short while after came Matrimony and then it got silent up into the eighties. And then a reborn, modern Guilbert O'Sullivan came back on the stage. But nowhere as powerful and beguiling as that poverty boy.
Gen Xers also loves this!
Am I a boomer if I don't have a clue about what a boomer is...?? 😃👍
Im proud to be a boomer😁👍🏻‼️
Gilbert wrote this classic over 50 years ago, and I guarantee, people will still be listening to this brilliant song a hundred years from now
In a 100 years everything rhymes,
because they tell you it does.
Just a query, how can you guarantee this?
I'll come back in a hundred or so and see, i hope so.
Make that a thousand years from now, and then some...
@@edmundpower1250 The song is that good, I just know it will still be played somewhere around the world. I plan on living a very long time and hope u do too so I can come back on here and tell you.
I told you so
Very underated musician and songwriter.Eating more than enough apple pies,do I glance at my screen and see real human beings starve to death right in front my eyes.MAGIC and still applicable today.Thanks Gilbert.
Absolutely genius.
Is it really 50 years? Sounds as good now as it did then, the mark of a great song
Is it really 50 years ago. I'm 75 now, so I must have been 25 when I loved this song. I have Wonderful Memories of those times. 😅😅😅
A better period in Britain
@@robertedwards5184 Più di 50 anni! In Italia la cantava Renato dei Profeti circa 55 anni fa.
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70. XX-century:)
one of the most underrated musicians ever . what a wonderful song .
Except he was greatly sucessful throughout the seventies and early eighties. Do your five minute research, kiddo.
This beautiful man deserves the recognition that the rest of the so called stars get. He is deep and beautiful. Thank you for your incredible songs that hit your heartstrings. Thank you.
I am 53 years old. We had this song in a cassette 50 years ago. I didn't know the name of the singer or song but I memorized the rhyme in my mind. I was searching for this almost 50 years and now I found it. ❤❤❤
Ja też znalazłam dziś ,w moje urodziny ,też nie słyszałam 50 lat ,miałam 15 ,popłakałam się ,pozdrawiam
I'm 63 and still know every word means something to everyone glad you found it
@@joannanangle4876. Thanks a lot 💕
I'm like you my friend.
I'm 66 and did know this song , when it come out , Gilbert o Sullivan with his big school boy bowl cut.
I played this at my Sons funeral because nothing rhymed and never will.love you son and will miss you forever you were a lovely baby a lovely toddler a lovely young boy a lovely teen a lovely 23 year old. The only regret I have is letting your father back in your life
A profound work of art. Gilbert is the most underated of all artistes, a genius songwriter who doesn't get the respect he deserves. Dylan would have been proud of writing this.
IMHO - his manager made him change his style of writing from meaningful songs like this to sappy love songs. Listen to the songs form "Himself" or some of his earlier songs like "I Wish I Could Cry" and "Mister Moody's Garden".
It's amazing to think that I once hated this man's music. He had the last laugh. He got me in the end.
He really was a genius in his field - remember those magical days when we heard it on our radios without a care in the world, but now.......
Well said my friend...agree 100 % ... one of the all-time greatest...
@@ChilliCheezdog Funny you say that, when I was a younger man (now 63) I had little time for The Beatles, now I am a huge fan. Maturity perhaps? I have always liked Gilbert's works though.
Siamo nel 2024, ho 65 anni e non mi stancherò mai, finché avrò vita, di ascoltare questo capolavoro.
An innovative, original, thought provoking masterpiece. Genius…yes.❤
Clever song writing, still relevant today.
An Irish bard ,blessed with poetic genius . Never to be replicated 🇮🇪🇬🇧🥰
Who knows Irishman ✨🎇🎆😉😉😉😉😉😉😊❤✨🎇🎆
Ohhh my god. I just heard this song for the first time ever (29 Apr 2022). My goosebumps have goosebumps.
I cannot find the words to adequately convey the range of emotions I'm currently feeling whilst listening to this master piece. Absolutely stunning voice, lyrics and a masterful delivery. Hats off to you sir.
One great song just something about this song so much-needed in today's world. Love the memories an amazing song that he wrote.
After listening Gilbert's original, I'm coming away with a darker mood and certainly the lyrics are haunting. Burton Cummings covered this on his 1976 solo album because he loved the lyrics and melody, but for some reason didn't sing all of Gilbert's lyrics. Give it a listen. They both are excellent and worthy of listening to.
It’s a gem
@@drcarter1229 I listened to that version and I don't like the lyric changes and he doesn't have the vulnerability in his voice like Gilbert has and I think is needed.
A decent version but doesn't get the message across like Gilbert does.
This has always been my favourite of his songs. I first heard it when I was 5 years old (in 1974) and I’ve loved it for nearly 50 years ♥️
“Has it ever struck you that life is all memory, except for the one present moment that goes by you so quick you hardly catch it going?”― Tennessee Williams..
What wonderful words, makes me sad.. I'm 65 now and I seem to live my life on memories gone by
É confirmando o que vc disse,Freud criou a Psicanálise.Afinal,somos uma usina de afetos.
Janio
valeu rj
I was thinking yesterday how we're stuck in a moment. I started to write a song in my head about it , didn't get far lol. :
We're all stuck
Stuck in a moment,
Like sticks in mud
If only I could travel in time
To a place more sublime
But no , I'm so stuck
In this moment with you
That's a beautiful quote and so very true. Thank you for a reminder.
@@JontheBerean Actually, i've heard worse!! Keep at it!!😉👍👍👍💖💕💓
Just genuinely a most beautiful song, a time when musicians were songwriters, sadly lacking in today's limped so called pop stars.
"so called"? They ARE pop stars and that's the problem. The music industry went the same route model games are gone. They make easily digestible, addictive, crap. There's still real musicians out there but they're not the ones that get radio time
Beautiful song, great genuine guy our Gilbert
The amazing lyrics still move because they spoke to us of human experiences.
You're not kidding.!
@@bn3121 who bloody cares,!.?№'
Poignant, poetic, and such a beautiful melody, always loved this song. For some reason, he never got the recognition he deserved.
Not only a great lyric, but the musicality is stunning. The harmonic progression is phenomenal. Always rated this as his best song, and it still sounds as fresh 50 years later.
j ai decouvert G O Sullivan début des années 70 chez une copine j avais 14 ans a l époque.... la couverture de l album m avait fait rire il était complétement a contre courant de la mode vestimentaire et.... capillaire, mais malgré mon jeune age j ai tout de suite apprécier ses chansons et je suis fan depuis ce temps la ...merci d exister Gilbert et merci...... youtube
The seventies equivalent of Mozart, the lyrical genius of a Shakespeare, and the humbleness of a good soul! Thank you for such a gift of a song to humanity
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well said
agreed a genius
Thank you for you beautiful comments...it gave me peace x
Wonderful comment. Gilbert is certainly a genius, i love his music.
Of all his songs this and Alone Again are in a class of their own. In any company they are in a class of their own.
Totally agree.
@@123seanaway Me too.
Yes, they are both truly extraordinary songs, and strangely nothing else he wrote came close.
10 times the talent of Elton, I wish he were not scammed by his label and had made/published music throughout that period passionately, a great loss. now there is a before and after in the music and enthusiasm. Still a huge contribution to the world of music, I hope my kids' 5 generations from now will enjoy this as much as I do,
I think the very young Elton John was so much better a songwriter than he is now! Living in the US seems to have made his songs overblown and not stripped back sadly!
I agree. I was at Music College in the early 70s when these songs burst onto the scene. Gilbert & Elton were deemed “rubbish” by my tutors as their music (like the Beatles before them) didn’t conform to musical theory. I could have actually written thousands of songs like these, and better, but wasn’t allowed to. Frustrated at this I left College to find my own way but thereby hangs another tale......... anyway these “musicians” were still scorned by the tutors and, in a way, they were right. We had to literally “write” parts, as in 26 instrument scores and voice, four part harmony and piano pieces all of which had to conform to the theory of music whereas Gilbert & Elton went on to make their millions (although Gilbert was ripped off by his manager, and struggled forever thereafter), and Elton triumphed above all the “writers” you can ever imagine. If I had been a “chord merchant” like EJ then I would’ve been thrown out of College. The only true musician on the scene at the time in this genre for the UK was Peter Skellern. But because of the route he chose he never got the exposure he deserved. He died penniless.
@@annasumicz9702 get your facts right, Elton never wrote his songs Berni Taupin did Elton does the arrangement way better than Gilbert also imo
Grenville Bamford - Bernie Taupin does not write / compose music. Elton John does. Up until now I've never heard (or read) anyone say otherwise, or even hint otherwise. Feel free to share links with interviews or posts (reliable sources, obviously). In the good old days he, as Reg (sometimes Reggie) Dwight - his real name is Reginald Kenneth Dwight), wrote the music and lyrics to "Come Back Baby" and "Mr. Frantic" when he was with Bluesology
@Grenville Bamford Elton doesn’t do arrangements, nor is he “a writer” He’s a piano player. The musicians were the likes of Paul Buckmaster, Gus Dugeon, etc.
Some singers and there music songs never ever age and Gilbert o Sullivan is one music is as relevant in 2023
As was in 1973 yeah its timeless 🕰🕰🕰🕰🕰🕰🕰🕰🕰🕰🕰🕰🕰🕰🕰
Going to see Gilbert in Cork next Wednesday - pure genius and definitely not under appreciated. Any artist who spent seven weeks at no.1 in the States with "Alone again" has hardly not got recognition. He was a global star in the '70s. Unfortunately he had a long running legal battle with his first manager Gordon Mills to regain the royaltys from his original songs. This precluded him from releasing new material for years. Thankfully he won his case so now he has so many more beautiful songs out there. Gilbert is appearing in his native Waterford in Ireland shortly before Christmas. His concerts were sold out in seconds so I'm delighted I'm going to get to see him in Cork. Thanksfor everything Raymond from a fellow Deise lad.
Saw him last winter in Scotland. He was outstanding..and what a lovely man!❤
I am 74, the artist is two years older and l have just discovered this song. Wonderful!
Where you been the past 50 years Tessa ?
i haven't listened to this song for a long long time. I can remember when this was released i was a teenager , it's still as powerful now some 50 years later ....... I'm just so proud I loved this guy's music, perhaps i was a good person after all........... i pray this is true
Irish talent at it’s best. A brilliant composer and lyricist. Underrated as so many in history where things did not rhyme.
John Lennon described this as the best song ever written..
@@bertiebloggs Any source of that citation?
...EIREANN GO BRAGH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!😀
@@bertiebloggsPraise indeed
@@bertiebloggsPraise indeed
Sir Gilbert O'Sullivan is pure genius!!!
one of the most beautiful songs in the world, ever made!
One of the most unique songwriting talents ever. With simplistic lyrics that everyone can relate to.
He's a master of poetic form, adhering to rhyme scheme, etc., and finding concise ways to express his thoughts, but, his lyrics are anything but simplistic. They're actually very profound.
I was just thinking the same. His lyrics are hardly ever simplistic but has well thought out, often intricated and always profound. He can master all kinds of themes as well, ranging from sad to upbeat, serious to humourous.
@@thomasmarthinussen8978 To think that his first hits were written in his teens boggles the mind, especially in stark contrast to what's on the charts these days.
It takes a genius to make something simple.
@@johnmoore9862 A genius can make something *look* simple when it's not.
Aah this song, was 13 years old, had posters of gilbert all over my bedroom wall, grew up forgot about him until i heard this song again, memories came flooding back, ah wish i was back there again
Yes Christina we all do. It would be great
Saw him live a few years back, A very talented man, this one was always my favourite !
Have a look at The Ocelots cover of it 👍
He wrote so beautifully !!! Alone again is one of the most beautiful songs ever written !!!
I totally agree a great singer and his songs were full of meanings....
Under-appreciated songwriter. Great melody and lyrics. I'm 68 and to this day your song Alone Again Naturally still chokes me up.
This was his best song. A fine single and debut UK hit.
MASTERPIECE .THANK YOU GILBERT O SULLIVAN.
What can you say about this musical genius ? his songs are just superb and timeless, I see him sometimes at Church in Jersey where we both live, he is a very quite and shy man , but put him in front of a Piano and an Orchestra and something magic happens. Gilbert ( Ray ) O Sullivan is a Superstar.
Grazie Gilbert ❤ le tue canzoni mi hanno donado i miei migliori anni della vita . La tua voce entra nel profondo del cuore.... egi / Genoa/Italy
Seen him live 2 years ago. Absolute genius. Superb even now. Real songs.❤
did he still have his cap on
Paul Gambaccini described this as "one of the great songs of all time." I think I agree.
Rick Gordon I agree!!
He sure did but Paul obviously haven't kept up with the Gilbert OSullivan output! He revealed some embarrassing fundamental flaws in a Gilbert OSullivan mini documentary and view Gilbert as the most missing in action artist of his adulthood! Paul, hate to break it to ya but Gilbert has been constantly on the road since 1990 and as a recording artist he's been active from 1967 to the current date!
It's a beautiful song. Breathtakingly simple but extraordinarily sublime.
I agree too. I love this song.
He was the most underrated singer ever.my opinion all these years later, he was brilliant 👍
A masterclass in writing and singing without a doubt
This was our wedding day dance song in August 1978,my wife loved it so,so much,,,,,,August 2017,she passed away,and we had it played at her funeral,saddest day ever,god i miss her....Thanks for posting it,its very emotional,yet soothing both rolled into one.
Much love from Upstate NY.....God Bless.
Thank you so much for posting this 😍
Am 72, absolutely loved and still love his music❤
Love this song, takes me back to junior school in 1970
Yep, 1970 is when it was published 🙂
Me too… but ‘Clare’ was a bit dodgy
@@franceleeparis37 Don't be silly
So talented - beautiful song ❤
The simplicity of this song has made it stand the test of time, don't you think?
My mum bought the LP when it was released. It’s the only record that our family actually wore out. We must have played it thousands of times.
Just`perfect....
Brilliant!!! I can never not enough of this song. It's just brilliant. Only if all could get this feeling...
I didn't quite get him at the time..but as the years have gone by I realise what a talent the man had, with his Poetry.
As for his dress sense.?
There is still the remnants of a little boy inside every man.
I first saw G O’S in 1972 and then 2022…nothing changed he’s still brilliant.😎
Going to see him next May 4 in Sydney. Truly great songwriter and, from what I've heard, an exceptional performer as well. Very much looking forward to his concert.
Un grand talent ....ses chansons ne prennent pas la poussiere mais irradient la lumiere😊
Irish talent!......unequalled!
Italian talent is the best.
@@DracoPadilla I inform that an Italian band i profeti made a cover of this song. I wonder how many irish artists felt the need to cover italian songs. Give Caesar what belongs to Caesar.
Genius doesn’t even come close.
👏👏👏👏👏👏
Alone Again, Claire, Matrimony and the list goes on.... what talent, what poetic genius. When I hear Alone Again or Claire, it immediately takes me back to where i first heard those songs while a year's stay in Paris, as if it were yesterday. Songs that do that stay in your heart forever.... I hope to hear them beyond.
Goosebumps. Tears. Beauty has a home.
Love Gilberts little bass finger. Over thirty years since I first caught you live. I’ve lost count of the amount of time my wife and I seen you here in Dublin. You’ve never lost it ,Ray. Stay blessed.
I remember this song when it was first released in the early 70’s , at the time I thought it was slow and boring , but hearing it again now I’m a lot older , I think it’s a masterpiece of songwriting , the words and lyrics are a superb combination along with the actual tune . An excellently written song of that time seen through the eyes of one of the most underrated talents.
I wasn't born in the 70s but got my love of gilbert thru my parents...what a talent he is (timeless) 👍
You have matured as a glass of red wine 😀
@@celiabeverton4514 I think you’re right 😄 , I thought I’d have to age at sometime , great song though .
The arrogance of youth 🙂
I’ve never ever thought of it as slow and boring, I’ve always liked it and I wasn’t born until 9 years later… It was my Mum got the 7” 45 and I always played it together with ‘Clair’ and ‘Alone Again (Naturally)’ (1972)
Next to "Alone Again Naturally" this is one of Gilbert's most beautiful songs....the music, combined with his voice and lyrics are perfection....LOVE THIS always ~
Hello ,how are you doing?
I saw Gilbert in 2019 at a little theatre in Babacombe near Torquay, it was just him and a guitarist. He was brilliant, still as crisp as ever. When this hell is over and we hopefully return to some sort of normality, I would really recommend seeing him, you won’t be disappointed.😊👍
Oh man, I've seen Gilbert 6 times in concert between 1997 and 2014 but I sadly didn't catch any of his low key intimate solo shoes with just piano and guitar in the last five years. Gilbert is coming to Oslo, Norway in October 2021 and Hopefully the corona madness will be over by then but Im not sure. He's my all time favourite pop artist. Having been born in 1980 I obviously didn't catch Gilberts Golden Days in the commercial spotlight in the 70s buy was introduced to his music by my father.
We tried he came locally but all the tickets were sold, I was gutted, but I still bought his CD🤩🤩🤩🤩
Saw him in Brighton a few years back, was fantastic
The Downs theatre? I used to stay at the Babbacombe cliff hotel regularly, just slightly down the hill. I saw 'A bed full of foreigners' there in the mid eighties...
Was Gilbert's guitarist Bill Shanley? I saw this pair at Basingstoke last night - excellent! ♥
Unrivalled!
A most talented man. I was in my prime when his songs were popular.
Better music, better times.
Also, i love the left hand technique on the piano.
Great stuff!
Can't stop playing this song makes me think of how fast my life is going by so relaxing an makes me thankful for life.
So love Gilbert singing this song, and I was around when it first came out, it’s now 2024❤
Oh my god I really love ❤ Gilbert o Sullivan his lyrics and his voice is so marvellous and he sings so beautiful I can't stop looking at him when he is on that piano I just sit and close my eyes he is the most genius song writer ever ❤❤❤❤
Im Malaysian…He is An Irish genius..Love most of his songs..still listening to this song today!
Who would have thought he would go on to become the huge star he became, writing and performing many big hits. He was a remarkable talent !
Congratulations!!! Beautiful music and interpretation!!!👏👏👏👏👏👏👏
This is so beautifull
Masterpiece!! One of the most junderated songwriters ever.
No irish childhood is complete without gilbert in the times that test your resolve, weddings and funerals mostly, that strange duality of new love and old loss. Peace
A child who asks for confirmation from his parents, the only thing that confirmed me as a child was the daily beating from my father. From your youth it strengthens your character, but when you are older and father and grandfather yourself, it becomes a nightmare, almost every night. Thanks Gilbert, your songs always gave me a lot of support in my youth. 😪
If he'd just written this one, it would be enough. But a proven 70s classic songwriter back when it mattered. Deserves much more respect.
Yes, he does.
Beautiful!❤
We all know that this genuis is grossly underrated and under-appreciated..But, there is something very rewarding (in a selfish way) that I have been listiening to his music since the 70s..Everytime I go though my own list of favotite songs, his songs fill up good portion of the list. Thank you, Mr. O'Suiilivan, for your beautiful music!!
The more I hear this song, the more beautiful it gets❤ A real masterpiece, one of the best songs in the world if you ask me.
This song never gets old. Never ceases to make me wanna cry. Love Gilbert/Ray ❤
never gets old great great song
I’m a Chinese fisherman I velly much love this song
Same ne too! I ruv this song!
Only now (at 65) do I realise what an superb songwriter he is. Such wonderful melodies.
You are not alone. I am 60 and have just realised it too...
Funny enough I loved GOS because of this very song, I was 20 at that time, but he was seen by young people as a bit of an oddball, but I saw through that image and just loved his music, and now at the tender age of 71 myself I still enjoy listening to his music, this one is my all-time favourite though, the music is amazing with brilliant lyrics, which was a little out of step during that glam rock period !
still writing , still singing , still performing.. so proud of this irish genuis. may he go on forever
My very first superstar, and still is. Back in my highschool days, I had his posters on my walls. LOVE ALL HIS WORKS. Have them in all formats: cassettes, cd, spotify, and vinyls.
A genius.. nothing less!!