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Broadcast date: 1972/10/21
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I love this song. I named my daughter claire.. sadly she passed away in 1998. Through cystic fibrosis. This song makes me remember the good times. Bless you all for your comments.
I am so sorry for your loss. I pray that you will be reunited one day.
bless you Sarah Elizabeth Jones , YOUR CLAIRE GETS YOU FROM A STAR !!!!!!
@@juancarlosdiaz2857 y thanks very much made my day. Bless you
Omgoodness so sad 😔
I feel your pain
Beautiful song for a beautiful young lady 💔
Condolence..
My daughter was born in 1974. We named her Clare because we both liked this song. She is now a happily married head teacher with her 48th birthday approaching.
My daughter was also born in 1974, May 21st. So she will be 50 and has two grandchildren.
Congratulations!
@@임종순-j1i Thank you⚘
That's great! Gilbert O'Sullivans songs were written from the heart! I still prefer a lot of 70s music, instead of most pop music these days. ❤
It's a fine example of how influential music can be!
Music in the 70s was great. Much better than today’s music.
And we were much younger.
True
Definitely
Absolutely
I love you i love your mucis
I was born in 1975 in a very small coal mining town in Korea. I always listened to the radio, and this song was one of those lovely tunes for me, even though I couldn't understand the English lyrics at all.
Ahh! It just shows how much we have in common - a loving sentiment. God bless my Korean friend.
Clair is gilbert o'sullivans god daughter, he wrote this beautiful song for her, how beautiful.
This is peedoh stuff
Music to my ears so beautiful ❤what a voice ….2024 still listening ….
I simply just LLLLLLLLOVE this song!!♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️
Oh the 70,s how i miss those days. No phones social media computers checking in on line e mails. Just long summer days playing all day. Gone forever !!!
We share the fortune of having grown up in the 70s
So true!😊
True I hate the new world.
Memories of long carefree summer days playing with friends and listening to the radio
Not totally gone, we have memories and the music still! ❤
God, if we could only go back to those free and easy time.
You said it Jackie, the 1970's was the best time ever with songs like this, the music these day's are just to crazy but song's like this are just simple and beautiful. "OH CLAIR"
Je suis d’accord avec toi !
Oh amen ....❤
My uncle who passed with cancer was a big fan and i listen to all his great music and it reminds of the great days with god bless you uncle greg i dearly miss you everyday ❤
I love Gilbert, especially this song and Alone Again Naturally
My favourite is Nothing Rhymed. ❤
The best,!
Naturally 😊
Reminds me of my Mom, her name was Claire. She passed away in 2022 and was so loved
and missed every day.
My mum named me after this song ❤she died 6 weeks ago. Rest in peace mum 💔
💔💔💔💔
My grand niece is a Gift from God. She is eight months old. My Claire.
❤
Sorry for your loss
Rip
This musician does not get the critical acclaim he deserves. Popular music with great composition and sentiment.
I got dressed up in a wedding suit together with my sister for a fancy dress as a child for his song Martrimony. He was big in Ireland. My grandmother was a sullivan. Does one tear count if it means to shed tears because that is all I can manager
My mom’s name was Clair. My dad used to play the 45 when he would come home from work. I love those memories. Both my parents passed in 2021, but this song brings back happy memories and tears.
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I love this song
Bonito nombre tenia tu mamá y tu papá se vee que la quería mucho .
Ahora dejemos que descansen en paz.❤
💔
My grandfather named my mother after this song. She sadly passed away just before Christmas we played this at her service and I keep coming back to it months later ❤️
Love your heart ❤️.
So sad God bless
❤
Sorry about your mom!
I get teary eyed listening to this song..
Gifted songwriter with a really distinctive voice
Memories of my mum, listening too this album of the wonderful Gilbert O’Sulvian I lost my mum when I was 20 years old 1986 I’m 55 end of this month, I’ve already lived two years longer than my lovely mum 🙏❤️❤️
so sorry....
God Bless you sweetie hold on to those precious memories
I'll be 52 next month this takes me back to my childhood
No words to describe such a beautiful song. "Clair" reminds me my chilhood...
I also lost my mom when she was only 50, she never got to see all my children. I am 64 now. Absolutely love Gilbert’s music, I managed to see him play live a few years ago, he was brilliant, if I get the chance to see him again I will. Sorry for your loss Jo.
What a beautiful song.
Nobody writes sweeping melodies with these beautiful chord changes anymore. My, how the art of crafting music fell through the years.
Ahh, the wonderful innocence of the 70's - it brought a tear to my eye for sure.!
Clean, wholesome, and sweet....
Lovely song memories as kid in the 1970s
I grew up with this kind of music, the best times.
My Mum and Dad loved this. Such lovely innocent memories.
Just leaving junior school at 13....when my Dad picked me up from school and took me home for lunch....seemed always to be playing in his car.
Miss you Dad. Miss you Mum.
See you one day.
:')
@@TimSasago Junior School? Leaving at 13, don't you mean 11? Apologies if I have misunderstood.
@@andymoore9977 its possible to leave 6th class at 13, i left at 12 if i'm not misremembering and i wasn't nearly the youngest in my class
@@meaningissoup Was that in the UK?
He's just been on Breakfast TV, link from his home.
I love this unique voice. It deserves to remain in the memory of connoisseurs as one of the best.
So this song was written for Clair Mills, the 3yo daughter of Gordon Mills, O’Sullivan’s producer for whom O’Sullivan would sometimes babysit. Sadly, producer Mills disputed song rights to “Clair”, and this plus matters relating to his producing of O’Sullivan led to a lawsuit - which Mills lost entirely. Meaning Mills lost quite a bit of money over it. So despite the song having been written with the best of intentions, things were not always so rosy with its later circumstances. Still, once Clair Mills was an adult, she apparently did not hold the unpleasantness against O’Sullivan and came, publicly, to at least one of his concerts where he acknowledged her to the audience. A gorgeous song. I remember it from the early ‘70s and then the famous legal case plus all the nasty gossip surrounding it. In the end though, I think it was written with the best of intentions and expressed great affinity for a human just starting out, entirely appropriately.
WOW !! NEVER NEW THIS..THANKS LOVE THIS SONG ....MY BROTHER USED TO LISTEN TO IT ALL THE TIME.
One of the best songs ever written. 🥰
...100 % the best love song ever!!!
@@tommytk72 its a bit of pedo thing u know?
Marry me uncle Ray? age difference > to me more than a child?
best socially accepted paedo song ever written?
Show and tell takes some beating,
Gilbert O'Sullivan, one of the greatest melodists of all time. This song reminds everyone of a moment in their life, with a touch of nostalgia.
Grazie Gilberto.l'ho scritto in Italiano .la Mia Lingua.io amo tutto della mia Italia.le cose buone intendo
Eloquently put.
"greatest melodists of all time"?? That's laying it on a bit thick!! it's a nice pop tune, but he ain't Tchaikovsky.
@@jchopra i love this song im looking the lyrics
Go see him he's touring the states he's awesome live.
Innocence and clarity are all over this song !
💯
Love this song and beautiful.lyrics and gilbert o sullivan. Those were the days
Moi aussi j ai perdue ma fille de 52 ans après 6 ans de maladie du cancer du sein elle as été très courageuse jusqu’au bout et cette chanson me rappelle que du bonheur avant❤😢
Gilbert O' Sullivan is still friends with Clair the subject of this great song (you can hear her giggling at the end of the record). She is the daughter of his former agent. How wonderful to have a song dedicated to you.
I met Suite: Judy Blue Eyes (CSNY) a few years ago. She did have stunning eyes.
I was born in April 1974 and my dad used to sing this to me. Dad passed away a year ago and this song makes me weep and smile.
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I named my daughter Claire because of this song. All the love I have for her is in this song…
I feel so blessed that I was raised with these songs. I believe if you were raised with this music and dancing with your family, you will never get depressed xx
From a great era 72 never forgotten! The music was the best time ever!
You're right! We had a great generation and graduated from HS in '72. The music was the best! Today's is so weird! I'm old. That's it I guess.😁
Yes. The early 70s were amazing
Which 72
@@lmproductions183 1972
@@claudiaferguson9207 okay thanks
I bought the 45 vinyl in 1972, and now in 2024, I still play this song. Sad tune, hits your gut, makes you feel vulnerable. I cry and feel glad to be alive. Does that make sense?
Ja, deine Seele schickt dir diese Gefühle, weil
sie dich kennt
Yes it does very much so
this song clearly is a proof that there was once a time where humans where still feeling pure innocence without having any polluted and perverted thoughts like todays times.
well said.
Exactly, but i really don't care that some may read sinister overtones to the lyrics, its still that innocent and beautiful song i remember as a child and nothing can taint the sentiment when i hear it. In fact, the whole album it was taken from was pretty much as good and memorable if totally underrated and overlooked. Whether you sing along or play in the background, takes you way back to better days every time. But the sentiment of the observation - spot on and I totally agree with it.
so there still human,s in the world good i thought i was losing it. have wonderful day
@@christopherblackmur575 Gilbert o Sullivan albums
@@angelaguerrini6587 Very well said.
This my wife’s Achilles heel, I can play this at anytime and she will have a tear or two, such a beautiful song.
I feel like he is too into this little girl. 😂
Why is the sound of the harmonica so beautiful, yet so sad and nostalgic?
This is a song written, performed and sung beautifully, playfully and innocently by a singer almost totally forgotten . .
at least by me . .
The song's about a guy admiring a child, right?
It was made in 1972 long, long before all the Bundys, Dahmers and school shootings that have sickened and killed us all inside.
Gilbert O'Sullivan brings our hearts back to life and he's awesome.
Where has he been??
His music stirs up so many emotions: Sadness, laughter, anguish, admiration and a few I can't even think of.
It's an amazing and weird talent; haunting yet enjoyable.
I can't stop listening to it.
It's the closest thing to literally going back in time to your childhood and reliving the best parts of it all over again.
Please Mr O'Sullivan come out of retirement.
We need you.
He has a new album coming out in July, called Driven
I like your comment, Mr. Phillips.
@@luigidelellis2118 Anytime
My name is Claire. So you definitely know I just l-o-v-e this happy song! Innocence, joy & laughter. Ahh... 💖
Claire, bee happy every day, all the time..👍🏴
Memories of my beautiful daughter when I took care of her with her heart problem... blessings❤
Why do I feel nostalgic for en era I wasn't even around to witness? Having been born in 1980 I gravitated to 60s/70s poprock in my mid teens and its still my favourite music periode!
Maybe you're an old soul.
Nothing wrong with that :-)
Thomas: because music and lyrics back then was from the heart. Creative license not canned junk.
Maybe it's because we had the best music
You gravitate cuz those were fantastic music eras especially the '70s the '60s kicked it off with a roar and a seventies was all about people emotions love and having fun
One of the best British Artists ever. All his songs are brilliant. Never enough recognition. Always a fan 👏🌟🌟
He’s Irish.
@MOBMakaveli he's Irish u eeijit!! 😂 🇮🇪
Played piano keys guitar all my life. I remember playing this with my band but also in Aberdeen University Union as a student. In a corner of an old dusty room tucked away in the corner sat an out of key piano. You could hear it out near the Janitor's Office. I used to draw a bit of an audience. Memories and happy days. Played Alone Again Naturally as well.
Alone Again Naturally - a great song, so underrated!
Para mi esta es la mejor cancion de gilbert osuliban
I went to England for the first time when I was 9 years old (I’m an Aussie) I drove my Auntie & Uncle & their 3 children crazy playing this on the record player all the time!
My beautiful Auntie Irene just passed away in December 2021 - this song brings many happy memories to me now.. R.I.P Auntie 💔
This song reminds me of my friend clare who sadly passed away at such a young age about 2016 age 47 .God bless ❤
Gilbert in my opinion is one of the grestest human beings thats out here....i love you Gilbert and what you contributed to the music industry you touched so many people with the song Claire and Alone Again.............Naturally
One of the best songs ever... brings tears to my eyes. It's so sweet and innocent and purely beautiful. Just stunning. My life is better for having been blessed by this song.
Y esa espléndida risa al final🥰🎶
Very impressive made and performed.O'Sullivan has such consistent music staying power.I love his music.
Incrível como uma canção pode nos levar a uma viagem às nossas melhores lembranças
Clair and Alone again are the two best songs by Gilbert
Nothing rhymed? 😏
@@frankterneven7806 Also beautiful!
How can we forget 15 years!!!! head full of dreams!!! empty pockets but full of immense joy after a little kiss from a little girl at school!!!!
He has such a pure voice quality on all of his songs which makes even sad songs powerful and addictive
I love this song of Gilbert O'Sullivan 🎶🎼🎵🎧😘😘😘❤️❤️❤️👍
J’avais 13 ans en 72 et j’étais en pension à Villard de Lans. Des années de solitude mais aussi de belles rencontres, les filles des villages autour qui par leurs sourires nous amenaient du réconfort. Cette chanson me ramène toujours à cette époque. Merci Gilbert O’ Sullivan 🤗🙏🏻
MISSING THE 70s!
J adore cette chanson❤
I adore this sweet song. It makes me cry ever since I was little.
1972-1975,
MON CHANTEUR PRÉFÉRÉ,
Une douce époque,
🩵🍀💗☀️🌙🍒🇫🇷
My name is Marek people say I look like him wen I was yang but i like his songs...Bravo...Gilbert...you are the best steel....Thanks ....Marek....I was born in Poland but I live 40 yrs. in Vancouver Canada......
I’m 17 and i wish people of my generation would listen to songs like his and understand them
Aquí tienes un amigo de 19 años que le gusta estas canciones
Yo tenía 17 cuando descubrí ésta canción :''')
16 and my favorite
I was 16 when I found this song pa
A masterpiece …beautiful and melancholic all in one..
❤ Always loved this song....holds up well through the decades. 🎉 Salutations from coastal Mississippi
He just captured a melody so well....and such a distinctive magical voice 💖💖💗
Hello Debbie
Excelente musica
Love this song , the giggles at the end are precious 👵🏻
True love song. Man, I miss those years. If you weren’t around, it’s inexplicable to describe.
Ça c’était de la musique,malheureusement une époque revolue
Leaving me to doubt God and his mercy for if he really does exist why did he desert me.
Intrigante.¿Por qué este comentario a una canción tan alegre?
He didn’t
@@juanluispuentelopez9809 He is talking about Gilbert O Sullivan's most famous song, "Alone Again Naturally". _Leaving me to doubt God and his mercy for if he really does exist why did he desert me_ is a lyric from that song.
"Clare" was a good song, but it was not as famous as Alone Again Naturally.
I have always loved this song by Gilbert , especially the little baby laugh at the end, Pure Genius.
Just the best!!!!!!! Takes me back and brings tears to my eyes 😢❤️🤗🙏
This song is so perfect in every way I lost my first daughter when she was only 3 and half years old from a brain stem tumor, this song so reminds of her, I miss her so much❤️
I feel for you mate - nothing I can say to this just to send you my thoughts. I had a similar experience, different ending but thinking of you brother.
@@henry707 Thank you for your heart felt reply. Some experiences will never leave us, but they will change us forever.
@@robstammers7149 I'm so sorry for your loss.
@@standup2982 thank you for your kind words.
@@henry707 Thank you, my friend, your words mean so much.
I sure miss this man many memories from the 1970s great childhood memories
Exactly right . Very gifted talented musician . One of the best .
You know he's still alive, i saw a thing bout him, He celabrated fifty years in show biz!
He's still touring . Seen him twice in as many years . Still great music just older . Google his tour dates . He still has that magic .
Watchin this guy at the age of seven on top of the pops loved his songs now fifty five brings a tear to my eye remembering the seventies Gilbert your a legend
I’ve always liked this innocent cheery song 👍
That brief key change mid-way through. It’s the melodious icing on the musical cake.
❤
This song takes me back to my early teens, 14 or 15 then. His poster on my bedroom wall. I'm so pleased that he's still making music and is alive and well.
Takes me back to my childhood in the seventies...... I'm called Clare and I love this song ❤
Y esa espléndida risa al final🥰🎶
THIS WAS THE FIRST RECORD I EVER BOUGHT! LOVED THIS MAN'S VOICE. GREAT SONG.
The first record I bought was another brilliant Gilbert song, Nothing Rhymed. What a great writer.
First record I ever bought was raindrops keep fallin' on my head
By BJ Thomas
I was 12, the 60s and the 70s were the best
Gilbert O'Sullivan is a top notch guy. Kind and loving and when in concert, he always meet his fans afterwards and give out his autograph and make time for a friendly talk with his devoted fans. As for his music, well its absolutely marvellous and he remains one of the finest singer/songwriters ever!
Wuanderfull song.. my remembers alive..thanks!!
What a beautiful and sweet song! 💕
Middle school 1973 miss those days ❤️
I Love this precious song. I have so many great memories of my childhood in the 70’s. That time was so magical for me and my siblings growing up. And the music of that era was a big part of it. I’m so blessed to have come up then. I wouldn’t change it for nothing.
So true ... we really had the very best !
Same here mate, they were great years, even if we didn't realise it at the time.
I totally agree…times were different…better, innocent, kinder..I truly miss the 70’s
If I could describe this song I would describe it as a bliss of childhood innocence ,mixed with the heart of a breath taking afternoon on the heat of summer, combined with a joy of ice-cream beckoned with chocolate and blessed with a shinning pint of pure gold
Wow , what a comment ! you should be writing , G
Exactly! Well said!
M
Oh that was so beautifully poetic...whew
You should be a writer, sweetheart . The best description to this O'sullivan's gem.
I feel bad for the persons that doesnt know this song, it's magic and so nostalgic
I absolutely agree and it makes me mad and sad at heart when people make cruel, unwarranted comments saying Clair is a pedophile song. It's most certainly NOT. The lyrics convey a real life situation where Gilbert shows love and affection for his managers Gordon Mills three year ole daughter and Clair was very fond of her "Uncle Ray"!
The man is an amazing artist a true legend who shows us all you can sing a song without filling it with nasty aggressive lyrics and tasteless videos
My favourite song in 1973,just wonderful.
Gilbert O’SULLIVAN a fantastic singer / song writer. Brilliant 👍
Yes 💎💎💎😍🎶🤩
I was in my early teens when I first heard this song on the Polish radio. I fell in love with Gilbert's voice, having no idea of what he looks like or what he sings about. How precious was the recording of this song only my teenage heart knew.
A l époque je confondais certains morceaux de GILBERT , avec certaines des BEATTLES !!!!!! Dans la même veine !!!!!! Superbes mélodies !!!!!!
Je crois que c’est parce que sa voix fait pensée à celle de Paul McCartney! Mais, pour moi le style est bien différent.
This song is amazing. Goes back to memories of 70s growing up. I always liked it 😄. Can't replace these days of full of memories at the time. That times go bye.
Agree with you. So, like Steve Ellis said Bringing on back the good times..👍🏴
bellissima song!!!!!!
Such a cute song (nice melody too).
Que canción más hermosa ❤️😌 😊🎵🎶 la amo! , gran cantante irlandés Gilbert O'Sullivan 🇨🇮👏🏻☘️
Beautiful Gilbert.
Been to many live shows. Amazing he never performed this live. Great song.