Played this at my 15 year old Sons funeral 11 years ago, tonight I listen to it for the first time since he died crying just as much as the day he left.
This song was playing as my wife and I drove away from our wedding. Today I'm listening to it before I attend the funeral of a beautiful lady I was privilege to care for.
Yes totally and shes got a beautiful voice and sings it perfectly and has such a beautiful face. Its a wonder it wasnt a worlwide hit. Its such a good song get over a breakup. Just beautiful!
That's for sure! There's so many really talented artists out there who just didn't get the airplay they deserved. The music industry including radio stations are nothing but dictators.
I was suppose to sing this for my father's funeral...all I could do was stare at the coffin in complete disbelief...I miss you much some days I wish I was with you but my babies need me here...I love you daddy I miss you always.
Hello Beth, we lost my Beautiful Father this year and I still can't believe it... I find it hard to go on to be honest but I am trying. I read your comment from five years ago and I am so deeply sorry for your loss. I wonder how life is now for you - I hope better. From one daughter to another with love.
Can someone please for the love of all things good and holy tell me why this song was not a huge worldwide hit, known by young and old in every corner of the globe????
Lovely song, saw Wendy Matthews live twice back then. But there were many talented artists around back in the day, and it now feels 30-40yrs old….it had its run and failed. We all move on.
I told my girlfriend about this song back in 2003, I told her I didn't know who the artist was but the song is beautiful. I was listening to the family show on FM100 when one night and the radio host read out her dedication to me. Needless to say I recorded the conversation on cassette along with the song. We've been married 20 years now. 😀 I still listening to the song.
I was a teenager when this song was released...I am 46 today. It had a profound impact on me , on how love should be... but that love has eluded me till today. Bitter, sweet song for me...
This was out in 1992... I remember very well because I had just started high school in Melbourne Australia and this was out in all music stores. It has been 30 years but it feels like yesterday😔😔
i heard the chorus of this song on the radio once, it tormented me for months, i thought it was the most beautiful sound in the world. luckily about a year later i was fortunate enough to hear another snipet and got the common sense to search the lyrics on google and see what it was. im still in love with it and it never fails to make me cry.
it is the same situation for me as it is for many who grieve and who have posted. My daughter passed at 3 from leukaemia. she's been gone 6 years now. Music means different things to different people. I don't think this song was written about a farther grieving a daughter but it takes me to her when i hear it. Thanks Wendy, you're are a national treasure x
This music was always on the radio in 1994 when I was in year 9...that year my old lady went overseas for a medical treatment and this music was always on my mind....this is one of the best songs ever to come out that calms you down no matter where you are...now that I am 38 years old it still takes me back to those teenage years.
Wendy had star quality kinda written all over her...from the time I first met her, and played with her as we busked across Western Canada, when she was just 17 yrs old. I was pleasantly shocked but not surprised when our mutual friend Robert told me that she had become a Pop Star in Australia. I always knew that she had Star Quality, and integrity...right from the get-go.
Wendy captures, beautifully, love and loss and the spirit of moving forward in honour and out of respect? The finest song of the genre for that decade?
I was obsessed with this album as a child. And its magic has stayed with me all these years. It does something amazing to me. So very talented and under appreciated.
I couldn’t think of anything more torturous than rewatching one of the best parts of your life when you’re old and literally cannot do anything about it. Knowing you’ll never experience it again and all you have is a memory to dwell on.
Memories are a powerful thing.... they can make us feel terrible but if your lucky enough to have experienced beautiful times they can be the one thing that helps you keep going. 💜
Dedicated to my beautiful mother on Mother's Day, who left this world for a better place 18 years ago. I was only 14 then.... This song came on the radio just as I was Tom the news. One day we shall be reunited, I love you mother xx
Love these song so much. When I hear these I must think about my dad who was gone before 2 years. It's still a hard time without him. He gave me so much for my way of life. Miss you dad 😔
My dad passed away when I was 20: from advanced cancer. It was quick, after diagnosis he was pretty much in hospital for three months straight and died. It was beyond heartbreaking. That was a few years ago now. This song was played at his funeral, and was so fitting. It was a beautiful day with the sun shining but everyone was just in despair. It’s a song I still listen to and cry my heart out to, but it is a beautiful song. I am thankful it exists as it really encapsulates the emotion of something like this.
This song always brings a tear to my eye as it relates to anyone precious to you whom you may have loved and lost through your life, there is always someone precious leaving this plane of existance but, we are lucky to have had them in our lives and we owe it to them to press on diligently and with passion.
It rained on the day of his funeral and when my sister woke me she said " you'd never guess". I knew it was raining. I still put on the dress for him and the heels. When we drove up towards his final resting place the rain stopped and the clouds did too. So lovely.. amazing to say the least, like heaven. Don't allow anyone to take that from you. I hope everyone gets my sollace
My Dad...our Dad and Popi and GG Popi died this morning by accidental choking and this is his song I couldn't find the tears until as soon as this began playing...you were and will always be more than you thought you were to all of us Freddy pops
I love this song so much. She also released a French version of this track. Both versions are so beautiful and touching. Makes my eyes water every time I hear this song.
I've just watched this for the first time in years and I'm not far off crying. When this song first came out, I was in love with the girl in the video for about six months I think.
wow ,as i wipe my eyes.this song reminds me of when i was 6 & was told i would never see my dad again.i feel for you but it is so beautiful.please move on memories are a duel edge sword.
I will always love and miss you Aunty Amanda 💖💖💖 I still can't believe you passed away so suddenly on Christmas morning.. My heart still bleeds for you (25-12-2018) 🌷 xx
I used to watch the show E Street where this song was played many times, and it always brought tears to my eyes then... just like it has listening to it today. It's a really emotional track, and not many songs can reduce me to tears!
i used to associate this song with my nana when she died of cancer at a young age of 57 and how my pa felt, but now i associate it with the both of them as he just passed away and never lived a day with out thinking of her, rip pa dylan (my 5 1/2 yr old boy) and i love you sooo very much...
One of the best break up songs ever and one of the most beautiful songs EVER! I played over and over again with other sad songs and it really helped me get over the pain of my broken relationship. It is just so sad but beautiful too ! Such a talented singer songwriter and so beautiful herself!
The old guy is remembering back to when he was young and with the love of his life who left him "I just watched my life go by"...now she is has died and he holds her hand at the end. He never stopped loving her :(
They were lovers when they were young. She left him and broke his heart and he never got over it. He came to say goodye to her on her death bed. He lost the love of his life twice in a lifetime.
Sentiment enriched by time. However if they had stayed together or got back together then that which led to their parting would have surfaced. Cherish those before but learn along the way as until we are mature enough to be in any relationship the curtain will always close. Romance is mere conditioning for masses to breed but being sweet is naturally for those moments shared from within each, not a mechanical script for each to follow blindly. Share love, not be owned by it.
I am from the UK and the first time I heard this song was while watching an episode of E-Street, and I have loved it ever since!! Shame we don't hear Wendy Matthews here!!
Such a beautiful beautiful song. I saw Wendy Matthews supporting Sarah Mclaughlin......... she sang this song and all around me people were reduced to tears. She is a fantastic live performer - see her if you get the chance!
This song is a classic. It is a song that all REAL humans of an apreciable age can relate to. I heard this song many many years before I saw the film clip. Now I know the emotions that inspired this song it is much more powerful. However, the lyrics are SOOOooooo universal..... retelling the human experience.... The blogs below are ALL valid. Dad, Mum, Brother, Sister.......This song can relates to everyone.
The day was a blue warm day the day my baby left me, no rain, no darkness only what was left in my heart. It doesn't get better or easier you just exist from one day to the next, that's it.
Played this at my 15 year old Sons funeral 11 years ago, tonight I listen to it for the first time since he died crying just as much as the day he left.
So sorry for your loss. x
God love you. You're son walks beside you every day.
I'm sorry for you're loss, I know the pain. ❤️
So sorry for your loss...
Be ok, take care
This song was playing as my wife and I drove away from our wedding. Today I'm listening to it before I attend the funeral of a beautiful lady I was privilege to care for.
cant imagine what you went through then. i feel for you sir
:(
💌
Respect and peace to you Sir
This is one of the most beautiful songs ever written.
Yes totally and shes got a beautiful voice and sings it perfectly and has such a beautiful face. Its a wonder it wasnt a worlwide hit. Its such a good song get over a breakup. Just beautiful!
Saw her live two months ago. She sang this song exactly the same. The entire crowd knew every word. Amazing .
Most underrated female artist ever. Love all your songs Wendy.
That's for sure! There's so many really talented artists out there who just didn't get the airplay they deserved. The music industry including radio stations are nothing but dictators.
I was suppose to sing this for my father's funeral...all I could do was stare at the coffin in complete disbelief...I miss you much some days I wish I was with you but my babies need me here...I love you daddy I miss you always.
I feel you xx
I did the exact same thing at my Mum's funeral sweetheart xx
You sung it in your heart
Hello Beth, we lost my Beautiful Father this year and I still can't believe it... I find it hard to go on to be honest but I am trying. I read your comment from five years ago and I am so deeply sorry for your loss. I wonder how life is now for you - I hope better. From one daughter to another with love.
I'm sorry for you
@@Jessy_Rosethank you
Can someone please for the love of all things good and holy tell me why this song was not a huge worldwide hit, known by young and old in every corner of the globe????
because the quality is crap
It came out in '92. Video quality was different then. How old are you?
Rebecca Katzav 23, and I can think of older songs with better quality
Yeah, we do have some brilliant talent in Australia.
Lovely song, saw Wendy Matthews live twice back then. But there were many talented artists around
back in the day, and it now feels 30-40yrs old….it had its run and failed. We all move on.
I told my girlfriend about this song back in 2003, I told her I didn't know who the artist was but the song is beautiful. I was listening to the family show on FM100 when one night and the radio host read out her dedication to me. Needless to say I recorded the conversation on cassette along with the song. We've been married 20 years now. 😀 I still listening to the song.
What a beautiful story, brien. She’s a keeper for sure ❤
Thanks for the comment, it means alot to me.❤
I sang this sond to my father as he passed away I will never forget the sweet lyrics thank you Wendy
I'm very sorry for the loss of your precious Father.
Played at my Dad's funeral over 20yrs ago. Beautiful song still brings tears to my eyes.😥
I never thought about playing it for a funeral song but its an apt song for it.
Today my Dad passed away and this is the first song I hear 💔💔💔 Love you Dad more than words
Sorry for your loss, Nicola
Very sorry for the loss of your precious Father.
I cannot hear this song without crying.
I absolutely bawled my eyes out with my nose blocking and tears streaming down my face.
Frank Motton gets me every time tooo 😭
I literally suddenly remembered this song after 27 years.
Then promote her new tour
@@lernco4492 You sound bitter.
This song came on as I left the hospital after my dad passed away 11th October 1996. Always remembered 🌹
Amazing how music can transport us back in time .Our souls relieve emotions and memories-like they happened yesterday..take care xx
I was a teenager when this song was released...I am 46 today. It had a profound impact on me , on how love should be... but that love has eluded me till today. Bitter, sweet song for me...
Same age, same affect. Understand where you are coming from. May the search, bring success. Got to stay hopeful 😊
I was overseas when I first heard this back in 1993. Why can we not make music like this anymore ?
We played this at my Grandmother's funeral in 2000. Thank you Wendy Matthews for such a beautiful song for the day & for each year since.
This was out in 1992...
I remember very well because I had just started high school in Melbourne Australia and this was out in all music stores.
It has been 30 years but it feels like yesterday😔😔
i heard the chorus of this song on the radio once, it tormented me for months, i thought it was the most beautiful sound in the world.
luckily about a year later i was fortunate enough to hear another snipet and got the common sense to search the lyrics on google and see what it was.
im still in love with it and it never fails to make me cry.
it is the same situation for me as it is for many who grieve and who have posted. My daughter passed at 3 from leukaemia. she's been gone 6 years now. Music means different things to different people. I don't think this song was written about a farther grieving a daughter but it takes me to her when i hear it. Thanks Wendy, you're are a national treasure x
This music was always on the radio in 1994 when I was in year 9...that year my old lady went overseas for a medical treatment and this music was always on my mind....this is one of the best songs ever to come out that calms you down no matter where you are...now that I am 38 years old it still takes me back to those teenage years.
I'm with you
You say year 9. Makes me think you are in Oz???
Wendy had star quality kinda written all over her...from the time I first met her, and played with her as we busked across Western Canada, when she was just 17 yrs old. I was pleasantly shocked but not surprised when our mutual friend Robert told me that she had become a Pop Star in Australia. I always knew that she had Star Quality, and integrity...right from the get-go.
One of Australia's best songs.
I Love the Piano In this wonderful Song,as a fellow Australian we are very proud to have Wendy Matthews as a Fellow Aussie
The Great Booker T. Jones (of Booker & the MGs)
I totally got to sing backing vocals for Wendy Mathews yesterday. She still sounds amazing.
Listening to this tonight as I try to mend my broken heart.
The problem is, she was the glue.
I've known this song for many years and now I'm the old man smiling at my memories.
Keep smiling 😂
Wendy captures, beautifully, love and loss and the spirit of moving forward in honour and out of respect? The finest song of the genre for that decade?
My ex would play me this song 18 years ago. He passed away 3 days ago. Im hearing this song again 18yrs later. Rip. Phil Watt
This song will always have a special place in my heart.
10 years later....
My mothers 31st anniversary And this is the song I associate with that day in 1993 So emotional and so beautiful ❤
I was obsessed with this album as a child. And its magic has stayed with me all these years. It does something amazing to me. So very talented and under appreciated.
I couldn’t think of anything more torturous than rewatching one of the best parts of your life when you’re old and literally cannot do anything about it. Knowing you’ll never experience it again and all you have is a memory to dwell on.
Memories are a powerful thing.... they can make us feel terrible but if your lucky enough to have experienced beautiful times they can be the one thing that helps you keep going. 💜
@@pilly342 you shouldn’t need memories to keep going, unless they build your character they’re painful
this is one of these songs that breaks through the tear barrier....wendy is so under rated on the international stage too
Played at my soul mates funeral,still makes me cry 7 years later
I was in love with a guy in the army. This was my song for him
27 years and this song still gives me chills and sometimes makes me cry. Just beautiful.
When I read the comments it makes me realise we are all in the same boat. Take care everyone and thank-you Wendy.
Dedicated to my beautiful mother on Mother's Day, who left this world for a better place 18 years ago. I was only 14 then.... This song came on the radio just as I was Tom the news. One day we shall be reunited, I love you mother xx
My darling mother passed only 7 months ago and this is what I dedicated for her
Love these song so much. When I hear these I must think about my dad who was gone before 2 years. It's still a hard time without him. He gave me so much for my way of life. Miss you dad 😔
My dad passed away when I was 20: from advanced cancer. It was quick, after diagnosis he was pretty much in hospital for three months straight and died. It was beyond heartbreaking. That was a few years ago now. This song was played at his funeral, and was so fitting. It was a beautiful day with the sun shining but everyone was just in despair. It’s a song I still listen to and cry my heart out to, but it is a beautiful song. I am thankful it exists as it really encapsulates the emotion of something like this.
I simply can't listen to this song without crying buckets!!😢😭😪 it means something wonderful and sad!!😍🤩🎶 Thanks Wendy for this amazing experience
Me either.
Saw Wendy play this song live tonight and it was amazing
I dont understand how this song never gets played anymore.
My heart weeps overtime I hear this. It has done for 25 years . Beautiful Song.
A sad song of loss but also a song to remind us of how beautiful life can be with those we love so deeply, purely... hauntingly beautiful
This song always brings a tear to my eye as it relates to anyone precious to you whom you may have loved and lost through your life, there is always someone precious leaving this plane of existance but, we are lucky to have had them in our lives and we owe it to them to press on diligently and with passion.
Beautifully said
So beautiful, wistful and sad - Wendy Matthews is so lovely - voice and looks.
Beautiful song ❤
Wendy I'm an ol' kid whom Loved Ya from the start, well done on a Beautiful voice an' your choice of what ya sung. Love ya mate .
One of the greatest female vocalist ever - magic post thanks.
married 33 years and as each day now is a gift, I dread and can hardly think about this happening in our future.. Too sad this song
I just lost my parents and brother , this is the best song to cry your heart out
Goodness gracious! Hope you are ok and receiving support from friends. Don't make yourself any worse than you need to ;-)
BrenShan Goodwin that is so horrible :(
i hope things get better for you quickly.
i don't know what to say except I'm so sorry x
It rained on the day of his funeral and when my sister woke me she said " you'd never guess". I knew it was raining. I still put on the dress for him and the heels. When we drove up towards his final resting place the rain stopped and the clouds did too. So lovely.. amazing to say the least, like heaven. Don't allow anyone to take that from you. I hope everyone gets my sollace
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My Dad...our Dad and Popi and GG Popi died this morning by accidental choking and this is his song I couldn't find the tears until as soon as this began playing...you were and will always be more than you thought you were to all of us Freddy pops
My mother just passed away, and my dad is broken. Now I'm bawling my eyes out at this song I haven't heard since it came out.
I love Wendy Matthews! i hope she is on It Takes Two again!
Wendy Matthews composition resounds from the heart and echoes the sentiments of lost love and the pain that comes with it.
I love this song so much. She also released a French version of this track. Both versions are so beautiful and touching. Makes my eyes water every time I hear this song.
Best song ever
love this song!!
Beautiful Beautiful song, always remember this song from when i was young
I've just watched this for the first time in years and I'm not far off crying. When this song first came out, I was in love with the girl in the video for about six months I think.
This is probably one of the most devastating songs ever...she sounds like Amy Grant as well. Great job by Wendy...
I cried when I first heard this beautiful singer those years ago...and in 2020 nothing has changed. I miss you LW
Brings tears to my eyes. Reminds me of my Grandfather who I adored. So much feeling in this song. Never got the recognition it deserved.
wow ,as i wipe my eyes.this song reminds me of when i was 6 & was told i would never see my dad again.i feel for you but it is so beautiful.please move on memories are a duel edge sword.
This song doesn't age. Just brilliant. Wendy Matthews is in the same league as John Farnham to me. An Aussie treasure!
I will always love and miss you Aunty Amanda 💖💖💖
I still can't believe you passed away so suddenly on Christmas morning.. My heart still bleeds for you (25-12-2018) 🌷 xx
for my daughter taken at 5yrs of age i will be with you always, always.
I WAS WRONG , MY DAUGHTER WAS 5 SHE WAS NOT TAKEN , SHE WAS STOLEN,DEATH CAME LIKE A SILENT INSIDIOUS THIEF AND STOLE MY LIFE
My condolences. I hope she's on a better place now and that you're okay.
Julianne Dionisio thank you, I hope she is ok and I'll never get used to it, but thanks.
So sad to hear.
chris hood ,thanks Chris.
one of the most hauntingly beautiful sad songs ever!
wendy's eyes are so beautiful!
sigh!
I used to watch the show E Street where this song was played many times, and it always brought tears to my eyes then... just like it has listening to it today. It's a really emotional track, and not many songs can reduce me to tears!
this song always gives me goosebumps, such a beautiful song and a beautiful voice
i used to associate this song with my nana when she died of cancer at a young age of 57 and how my pa felt, but now i associate it with the both of them as he just passed away and never lived a day with out thinking of her, rip pa dylan (my 5 1/2 yr old boy) and i love you sooo very much...
Just beUtiful. I set you up in the chanel7 studious 23 years ago and u took my hesrt away. Will never forget you wendy mathews
I have always wanted this song played at my funeral and told my children that many years ago. Always loved the song and always will.
One of the best break up songs ever and one of the most beautiful songs EVER!
I played over and over again with other sad songs and it really helped me get over the pain of my broken relationship.
It is just so sad but beautiful too !
Such a talented singer songwriter and so beautiful herself!
The old guy is remembering back to when he was young and with the love of his life who left him "I just watched my life go by"...now she is has died and he holds her hand at the end. He never stopped loving her :(
And if you look at their hands you can see she has a wedding ring and he doesn't. Seems to be saying that she was his only true love...
So sad
Some will never forget
The Day You Went Away is my favourite Wendy Matthews song of All-time. AllanBlack.
They were lovers when they were young. She left him and broke his heart and he never got over it. He came to say goodye to her on her death bed. He lost the love of his life twice in a lifetime.
Cam Smith thanks for explanation
"There were" or they were?? Two completely different meanings and both could be right because it happens so easily at that age.
@@bridgetteauparoharris7074 that's just what someone thinks. It's not an actual explanation
Sentiment enriched by time. However if they had stayed together or got back together then that which led to their parting would have surfaced. Cherish those before but learn along the way as until we are mature enough to be in any relationship the curtain will always close. Romance is mere conditioning for masses to breed but being sweet is naturally for those moments shared from within each, not a mechanical script for each to follow blindly. Share love, not be owned by it.
This is indeed one of the all time classics...
I am from the UK and the first time I heard this song was while watching an episode of E-Street, and I have loved it ever since!! Shame we don't hear Wendy Matthews here!!
Such a beautiful beautiful song. I saw Wendy Matthews supporting Sarah Mclaughlin......... she sang this song and all around me people were reduced to tears. She is a fantastic live performer - see her if you get the chance!
I hear this song one too many times at funerals. It can go down real deep even for the strong hearted...
i cry eveyrtime this song gets played for Dad, Cara & Scamp. .and thank you Wendy x
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With the years that have passed since hearing this song, it makes me tear up each and every time. It doesn't get any easier.
How does this not have more views? Beautiful song.
beautiful song..it encapsulates a sadness we have all felt in our lives
I saw Wendy Live yesterday, she was amazing, love this song, so beautiful, great talent
Heard this song today, suddenly felt the need for this song again.
this is a masterpiece
A truly beautiful song I have loved for years.
This past 6 months a mother/94 and a nephew /24. Very sad year.
This song is a classic. It is a song that all REAL humans of an apreciable age can relate to.
I heard this song many many years before I saw the film clip. Now I know the emotions that inspired this song it is much more powerful.
However, the lyrics are SOOOooooo universal..... retelling the human experience.... The blogs below are ALL valid. Dad, Mum, Brother, Sister.......This song can relates to everyone.
So excited I'm about to go see her today! One of my favourite songs of all time
I saw her live at a food fair in sydney when i was young, she was beautiful and her voice was amazing! lol and when i waved she waved back
Beautiful Beautiful song, always remember this song from when i was young
I love this song this means alot to me I heard this song when I was 7yrs old i am 30 now this is my great pops funeral song RIP great pop I love u
i dedicate this song to my husband. he loves the song so much.
The day was a blue warm day the day my baby left me, no rain, no darkness only what was left in my heart. It doesn't get better or easier you just exist from one day to the next, that's it.
Thanks for sharing....Reminds me when I lost my brother. It was perfect day...i mean there wasn't a cloud in the sky when he passed away.
It reminds me that the world just moves on and that helped me though a really tough time.
This is how I feel about my grandfather. Brings a tear to my eye everytime I hear it. Its got so much soul to it.
The day you went away remains a personal favourite to this day and still has the power to move me to tears!