My older brother Paul left home when I was only 7. I remember him having such a horrible relationship with my father. Constant fighting and strain. Ten years later, in 1990, Paul reached back out to us to inform us he was dying of a disease that nobody quite understood. I remember being in the hospital room with him and my parents as he lay withering away. My father was completely broken. I witnessed them reconcile before Paul died. I still can’t think about that time, or listen to this song, without being reduced to a sobbing mess.
I lost my dad to AIDS in the early 90s. I only met him a handful of times, the last time at the VA hospital right before he passed. You can imagine what he looked like, an image that is seared into my mind. All I wanted was to grow up, find my dad and I guess make him be a dad. I know, nieve even for a teenager. As frosting on the cake he died on my 16th birthday, forever crushing the only thing I ever really wanted. I would trade almost anything to have 1 real conversation with him. I miss and love a man I never knew.
Lost my dad to cancer 9 years ago. He was only 54. He had so much more life to live. I think about him every day and all he taught me to mold me into who I am now. I'm 35 now and me and my wife had our first baby 6 months ago and I now have a son of my own, who unfortunately will never know his grandfather. But I dedicate this song to both my dad and my son and I look forward to telling my son how great of a man his grandpap was.
@@ObsidianCrocodile I totally forgot I made this comment 4 years ago. But I guess I followed through with what I said. My son is 4 now and always loves hearing stories about pappy Karl.
@@The_Bad_Guy. it’s true, they will always be in our hearts ♥️ Congratulations on having a son! I know it’s four years belated but your dads legacy is continuing 🥰🥰🥰🥰
I totally agree that this is Elton John's most underrated song! Years ago, as a lay person in my church, I gave a sermon which I entitled, The power of Love and I used this song in it. I think it made the sermon that much more effective!
This song from Aaron's heart, his life, his song --- hits us, the lyrics, the music, down deep, our lowest to our highest, but it doesn't change who we are now, because we are all of it. The sum of all things is now, and what it took to make us who we are. Thank you, Aaron, for baring your life open before all who will hear and know. Some will, but many won't. God bless Aaron and his family. They are all beautiful souls, some no longer with us, and some remain. Legends, Treasures, all. ⚜️💜⚜️💚⚜️💛⚜️
my Grandpa died last year in December. He and my dad were estranged for many years even though they worked in the same place for decades and saw each other continuously. My sister and I grew up barely knowing my dad’s parents thanks to my grandma who was hateful and cruel to her children and in turn then to us. We knew Grandpa loved his kids and wanted relationships with all 4 and his grandchildren but remained faithful to his wife and her choice to keep us all estranged. In the last year or so of his life my Grandpa finally bonded with my dad and they shared his last days together. The last day my dad visited him I was going to the store and heard this song...now it always reminds me of my grandpa and my dad. Grandpa and Dad...here it is: your last song 💕
July 27, 2021 . Anyone ? All walks of Life - Listening to a Song that Touches the Soul . Here We are All ..... Just look at the WORLD’s Society , Look at All the Things they have Happened ...... We Need to be Kind to one / Have Patience for All again walks of Life . No matter who are You , What Status or Wealth or even Poor . GOD so Loved the World John 3:16. Read it GOD loves All . Just need a to make a change . Just saying. Amen 🙏
this song is probably one of the most beautiful songs ever written ... its one of my favorites .. I think of millions of people who have died of HIV... they will never be forgotten
Indeed it is. Empty Garden, Candle in the Wind, All Quiet on the Western Front, and this are all my favorite ballads of his and all of them move me. But not like this one does!
I know this song is about a young man dying of AIDS, but I can’t help but think of my dad who passed two years ago. So much emotion in the song, couldn’t hold back the tears.
‘..that kind of understanding sets me free..’ sung in a crescendo. To every gay man in primitive judgemental times (either in the past or sadly even today) the moment you finally come out to those you hold dear, no matter how they react, is a moment of intense liberation. I moved in with the love of my life in November 1991 and literally the first television news we watched together announced the death of Freddie Mercury. This song, aside from its sheer beauty, has incredible resonance for us both nearly 30 years later. Love to Freddie and love to Elton and Bernie, the first inspiring the second two to create the most beautiful song ever written.
I’m reading his book at this moment(Me Elton John) this song was mentioned. Never heard of it. This man amazes me. I recommend reading this book. He’s very real with what’s gone on in his life
One time in the early 2000s, I was at UCSD hospital in the emergency room. I was wheezing from asthma. I was also very angry about waiting for 7 hours to be seen. And it was obvious I was angry. I was also suicidal at the time, though I never told anyone. I was put in a room with an older man who was dying from full-blown AIDS. His partner refused to be with him at the hospital because he didn't like hospitals and didn't care. The man was thirsty but having severe problems breathing. The nurse said she couldn't get him anything because the doctor hadn't seen him yet. I went to the cafeteria and bought him apple juice, because it also helps alleviate breathing problems. I came back into the room and gave it to him. He couldn't open the bottle so I did it for him. When the nurse came back into the room, she saw him drinking it. She asked him how he got it and he said "that young man bought it for me. She said "that's so nice" and started crying. I didn't realize how much of a profound effect I had on people. He and I talked for a while and I looked out for him. The next day I called to check on him and discovered he had died. This song started playing on an MP3 CD that I had a few minutes later. I cried as it played.
8 years ago today, my life changed forever. Watched my dad go home. Has been a bigger challenge than I thought possible. But still sober and fighting. Love an miss you dad. See you soon 🥺
This song makes me cry too. I found out who my birth father was, and after talking to him a few times and him telling me how proud he was to have me as a daughter, he cut off contact. It's been over 6 years since I last talked to him. I'm not a "son," but I guess I did misjudge the love of my "father."
Hi THIS song makes me cry every time I HEAR IT it always takes me BACK TO THE day's my dad WAS ALIVE AND ALL THE GREAT TIMES I SPENT WHILE HE WAS ALIVE BLESS YOU ELTON JOHN FOR BRINGING BACK MY DADS memory THOUGHT THIS SONG
My father has had cancer for 11 years, but the past couple of months hes really gone down hill, losing alot of weight and now unable to walk ever again. But he fights on and always speaks positively, hes my biggest inspiration. I was born late in life. I was born when my father was 50, i am now 20 and my father is 71, even tho ive only had 20 years with him, hes been my best friend from day one. God bless you Dad.
This song reminds of my Wife who passed away 2 years this month from Cancer, at age 30 years old. I still think about her every day. Rip Livia 06/17/1980- 01/09/2011
Rest in peace Ryan No more pain baby boy .I will never forget your contagious beautiful laugh you had . 1971 _1990. Till we meet again .Tell Ronnie hi for me xo
If you're talking about Ryan White he was an Angel. I wish I could have been his body guard. I was my brothers keeper I lost him in 94..still CRY daily..
A touching song for so many of us who lost friends. Family and lovers over the decades. I pray our latest generation stays safe. We want you around for years to come.
I can't stop my tears falling,everytime i heard this song,My Dad passed away without hearing it to me that I loved Him!Wherever you are Dad,I'm shouting and saying it to the whole world that i really loved you !!!
It will soon be 30 years since my father died... but he has never left me. I think of him every day, and he will live on as soon as I live. This song seems to me to be the most beautiful and moving song ever written about a father - son relationship. I love you, Dad - I never told you, but I know you knew that. I will always love you.
I had heard somewhere that This was written by Elton and Bernie as a tribute to Freddie Mercury, who's father had disowned him when he came out as a Gay man. He did get together with Freddie before his tragic death. It may not be true but I feel it fits the bill. RIP Freddie Mercury, long may you sing to the angels
According to everything I've read about that period of Freddie's life, his father didn't actually disown him. Freddie never felt comfortable to come out to his parents, nor did he tell them he had AIDS. They did visit him regularly as his condition worsened; they knew he was dying, but they never spoke of the cause. That tells me they knew what he had, and how could they not? It's a beautiful song, that anyone can take to heart in their own situation.
@@lt.finglefubledingler1972 Yeah he was actually, before he had sex with men, he was in a long term relationship with Mary Austin, he use to call her his common law wife.
@@omarcogle1965 Nope. Mary was the one who admitted to not having sexual contact, And you're disgusting for even thinking tha tmatters to our community.
I was probably around 8 when "And The Band Played On" and this was one of the defining moments of growing up as a 1980s kid, and the best end credits of a film...ever. This is why Elton John is my favorite musician after Lou Reed.
Song's meaning has completely changed for me this week, as my father died a few days ago. Now, it has a whole new meaning. I used to think that the song was for 'others' but realize it's for any son who ever felt 'less than', in the eyes of their dad. Me, being a gay son, thought myself a clear disappointment. 18 months ago we spoke, and my dad, 'Papa' we call him, was content, No regrets. I sought a song to sing at his memorial, and this is it. Thank you for posting it w/ lyrics. So glad.
This is a 7 year old comment, but I still want to say big hugs!! I am so sorry about your dad passing! One never really gets over the pain completely of a loved one "moving on", so I 'm sure you still feel it from time to time. It is almost like this song was written for you! I am gay also, and even though I've told my dad about myself, we haven't' really talked about it since; that was 25 years ago. I'm just glad he and I have a good relationship. I am so glad you and he made peace! and that you got to sing this at his memorial! I am sure there was not a dry eye in the room! Big hugs!
It is a beautiful song. It was made for a movie called "And The Band Played On." If you ever have the chance to, I strongly recommend seeing it. It makes so much more sense.
Crystal Jackson Yea i actually remember that movie,i believe it came out in 1993 starring Mathew Modine and other big names i cannot remember.It was based on the AIDS virus as it appeared for the first time in the 80s,great movie indeed i probably seen it 4 times back in the 90s,im trying to find it online again to watch it one more time....it brings me great memories from that time love that fricking movie.
I saw it originally as part of a school teaching program and it was very, very poignant. The movie broke my heart, but also made me aware of how ignorant people could be, and just how far we've come in medical sciences, thank god. And I agree, I love that movie, beautiful story!
Yes indeed,is a very well done film.The end gets me every time so sad when "the last song" starts playing and it shows Arthur Ashe and many others that died due to the Aids virus....powerful film and beautiful story.
I lost my closest brother to AIDS. I HELPED MY MOTHER TAKE CARE OF HIM.IT DAMN NEAR DESTROYED ME . HEARTBROKEN WATCHING HIM DISSOLVE. . BUT IM GLAD I WAS THERE FOR HIM BECAUSE THE REST OF MY BROTHERS DIDNT COME AROUND DUE TO FEAR AND IGNORANCE..I CRY AND LOOSE IT OFTEN FLOOD GATE OF TEARS.I LOST MY MOM 2 YEARS AGO I FEEL LIKE A NUMB BUT SAD LOST ORPHAN..JUST NUMB YET MISSING THEM BEYOND MEASURE.
Many on this site, I don't think they where old enough to remember the crisis, when we go to 3-4 and at time 5 funerals a week. This song just break my heart and makes me remember people once here that are now gone due to the virus and the tears flow like a river.
Makes me remember my good friend Mike Fain.I played it after I heard he died of AIDS.Beautiful soul who wrote beautiful poems and had a great sense of humor.
beautiful song..my now later brother preformed this song at our fathers untimely death 18 years ago, last year my dear brother departed at 41, this song reminds me of both....
I don't see it that way. Sure the fact the son is dying is sad but he has come to grips with it. The fact his father came to see him is not sad in the least. It is a testament to love. We all know our children generally are closer to their mothers, it is the way it is, but too many people don't consider how much we fathers love our children. We might love differently but it is no less deep. When my son is happy, I am happy, when he is sad, or hurt, I feel his pain.
I used to work for an AIDS organization and I remember the stories I would hear how parents wouldn't come to the end to be with their children and this song just breaks my heart because so many times it was true.
In 1994, my dad was going through a nasty breakup, and wasn't in a good place. We were in a Kroger parking lot, and we were about to go in and buy groceries. But instead of immediately opening the doors and getting started, he asked us to wait. He put on this song (he'd been listening to this CD pretty heavily around this time, and now I can understand why). He asked us if we knew what this song was about. My little brother and I (he was 7 and I was 12), both said it was about the relationship between a father and a son. Simple right? My dad corrected us both and told us it was about our relationship with God. When you listen to the lyrics, you get it. He said that the line "leave the windows open" has to do with the saying that when God closes a door, he opens a window. While the lyrics fit for the song to be about an earthly father and son, the song has a deeper meaning when I listen to it from his perspective. For some reason, almost 30 years later this is one of the best lessons he ever taught me. My dad died of pancreatic cancer in 2014, and I really wish I could talk to him right now.
One of the most beautiful songs ever written. My God.
Elton John's BEST song bar none!!!!!!!!
I lost my best friend to AIDS 23 years ago. The most heart wrenching thing I remember was his fathers face just looking at him. That haunts me still.
Still haunts me too. I lost a few wonderful friends. God bless
My older brother Paul left home when I was only 7. I remember him having such a horrible relationship with my father. Constant fighting and strain. Ten years later, in 1990, Paul reached back out to us to inform us he was dying of a disease that nobody quite understood. I remember being in the hospital room with him and my parents as he lay withering away. My father was completely broken. I witnessed them reconcile before Paul died. I still can’t think about that time, or listen to this song, without being reduced to a sobbing mess.
I read this and my heart fell right out. The pain the horrific death. God bless your family
My heart is with you!! I cry every time I hear this song for all the souls lost from a horrible disease. 😭😭
Oh God, my heart breaks for you. I'm 44 and I remember those times well.
What a Song! Sad!
I’m so sorry
Het blijft een geweldige tekst, wat mis ik dit soort muziek tegenwoordig
I lost my dad to AIDS in the early 90s. I only met him a handful of times, the last time at the VA hospital right before he passed. You can imagine what he looked like, an image that is seared into my mind. All I wanted was to grow up, find my dad and I guess make him be a dad. I know, nieve even for a teenager. As frosting on the cake he died on my 16th birthday, forever crushing the only thing I ever really wanted. I would trade almost anything to have 1 real conversation with him. I miss and love a man I never knew.
Prelepa pesma podseca me na mog oca. Tata volim te !!! Nedostajes mi !
May be Eltons best ballad. Tears.
Quite possibly Elton John's most underrated song. An absolute heart-wrenching masterpiece.
Agreed.
Bernie Taupin too. Underrated lyricist
Beautifully put.
Couldn't have put it better myself
I always thought it was magnificent
Dedicated to my son Cameron. He passed on 8/14/11. He was 38 weeks old. Mommy, Daddy, and your sisters miss you dearly.
kidlou sorry for your loss
So very sorry for your loss.
Omigod, kidlou. I'm so sorry.
❤✝️❤🙏🏻❤🙏🏻❤🙏🏻❤🙏🏻❤🙏🏻❤
Very sorry ❤️
Tata nedostajes mi svakog dana sve vise i vise,vreme ne leci rane,osecam ogromnu tugu,potreban si mi mnogo!!!
Elton’s most personal song. It’s a great song, can move anyone.
For my Dad. 1910-1962 Miss you but we'll meet again one day.
Sorry for your loss. 💜
Elton John your Music is among the Best. It is beautiful with great Melodies
Lost my dad to cancer 9 years ago. He was only 54. He had so much more life to live. I think about him every day and all he taught me to mold me into who I am now. I'm 35 now and me and my wife had our first baby 6 months ago and I now have a son of my own, who unfortunately will never know his grandfather. But I dedicate this song to both my dad and my son and I look forward to telling my son how great of a man his grandpap was.
Mine died when I was 20 of lung cancer and I completely empathise with you ❤
@@ObsidianCrocodile I'm really sorry to hear that. No one should have to go through what they did.
@@ObsidianCrocodile I totally forgot I made this comment 4 years ago. But I guess I followed through with what I said. My son is 4 now and always loves hearing stories about pappy Karl.
@@The_Bad_Guy. that’s beautiful ❤️
@@The_Bad_Guy. it’s true, they will always be in our hearts ♥️
Congratulations on having a son! I know it’s four years belated but your dads legacy is continuing 🥰🥰🥰🥰
I totally agree that this is Elton John's most underrated song! Years ago, as a lay person in my church, I gave a sermon which I entitled, The power of Love and I used this song in it. I think it made the sermon that much more effective!
Poignant song...from Elton John....😪😪👍👍👍
This song from Aaron's heart, his life, his song --- hits us, the lyrics, the music, down deep, our lowest to our highest, but it doesn't change who we are now, because we are all of it. The sum of all things is now, and what it took to make us who we are. Thank you, Aaron, for baring your life open before all who will hear and know. Some will, but many won't. God bless Aaron and his family. They are all beautiful souls, some no longer with us, and some remain. Legends, Treasures, all. ⚜️💜⚜️💚⚜️💛⚜️
I lost my grandfather a year ago and this was his favourite song.
"I never thought I'd lose, I only thought I'd win." Yep that was me no doubt. That line gets me when I hear it.
It just doesn't get any better.....
The saddest Songs are the most beautiful. They can liberate souls. One of my last Songs on a mix tape. Then the CD came to me...
I had this CD when it came out.
This song always makes me cry 😢 my heart breaks for everyone that had their lives cut short by such a terrible disease. We remember all of you ❤❤
Theres not a better performer on earth than elton John.
Tata nedostajes mi mnogo,prerano si otisao,potreban si mi.Volim te zauvek!!!
What an absolutely fantastic song vocally and musically. What a voice.
What a beautiful song.
One of the most touching and beautiful songs ever written.
my Grandpa died last year in December. He and my dad were estranged for many years even though they worked in the same place for decades and saw each other continuously. My sister and I grew up barely knowing my dad’s parents thanks to my grandma who was hateful and cruel to her children and in turn then to us. We knew Grandpa loved his kids and wanted relationships with all 4 and his grandchildren but remained faithful to his wife and her choice to keep us all estranged. In the last year or so of his life my Grandpa finally bonded with my dad and they shared his last days together. The last day my dad visited him I was going to the store and heard this song...now it always reminds me of my grandpa and my dad. Grandpa and Dad...here it is: your last song 💕
My dad always beat me up as a kid and I haven't seen him in years, but this song chokes me up :(
When I heard this song, I just cried….
It only takes the first 4-5 opening notes on the piano to bring tears to my eyes. Elton’s best song.
This song makes me cry every time....
A song for every situation, amazing.❤
This Makes Me Miss My Father,
I Love Ya Dad, Miss You 😢
July 27, 2021 . Anyone ? All walks of Life - Listening to a Song that Touches the Soul . Here We are All ..... Just look at the WORLD’s Society , Look at All the Things they have Happened ...... We Need to be Kind to one / Have Patience for All again walks of Life . No matter who are You , What Status or Wealth or even Poor . GOD so Loved the World John 3:16. Read it GOD loves All . Just need a to make a change . Just saying. Amen 🙏
Simply, beautiful.
One of the best songs that I've heard in my life .... thanks Elton
Oh I miss my Dad so much, and I find that nearly a year later it hasn't gotten any easier.
😊 nádherná pieseň ❤
played this at my father's funeral.. love this song
This is absolutely heartbreaking
this song is probably one of the most beautiful songs ever written ... its one of my favorites .. I think of millions of people who have died of HIV... they will never be forgotten
So beautiful song. 💖
Bravo💗💗💗💗
thank U✨
What an emotional,haunting number... quite the most beautiful number that Elton ever recorded.
Indeed it is. Empty Garden, Candle in the Wind, All Quiet on the Western Front, and this are all my favorite ballads of his and all of them move me. But not like this one does!
I know this song is about a young man dying of AIDS, but I can’t help but think of my dad who passed two years ago. So much emotion in the song, couldn’t hold back the tears.
man, there's no doubt elton is dust made of stars, his music touches the nerve of the universe
ONE OF THE BEST SONGS EVER COMPOSED SO BEAUTIFUL,ALWAYS MAKES ME TEAR UP...
To my late father. I'm no longer happy as I used to be when your were existing in my world.
‘..that kind of understanding sets me free..’ sung in a crescendo. To every gay man in primitive judgemental times (either in the past or sadly even today) the moment you finally come out to those you hold dear, no matter how they react, is a moment of intense liberation. I moved in with the love of my life in November 1991 and literally the first television news we watched together announced the death of Freddie Mercury. This song, aside from its sheer beauty, has incredible resonance for us both nearly 30 years later. Love to Freddie and love to Elton and Bernie, the first inspiring the second two to create the most beautiful song ever written.
This song always makes me cry but I still love it.
Elton John is a legend
I’m reading his book at this moment(Me Elton John) this song was mentioned. Never heard of it. This man amazes me. I recommend reading this book. He’s very real with what’s gone on in his life
às meninas mais lindas as
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acaaweu não me arrumar e não me as
The same happens to me 😘
Yes, an angel as well:)))
#RIP Ryan White. Hero. 🙏🏻❤️
Love this song .....I'm here also for my Dad....been two years...I miss you ol' mate.....
One time in the early 2000s, I was at UCSD hospital in the emergency room. I was wheezing from asthma. I was also very angry about waiting for 7 hours to be seen. And it was obvious I was angry. I was also suicidal at the time, though I never told anyone.
I was put in a room with an older man who was dying from full-blown AIDS. His partner refused to be with him at the hospital because he didn't like hospitals and didn't care.
The man was thirsty but having severe problems breathing. The nurse said she couldn't get him anything because the doctor hadn't seen him yet.
I went to the cafeteria and bought him apple juice, because it also helps alleviate breathing problems. I came back into the room and gave it to him. He couldn't open the bottle so I did it for him.
When the nurse came back into the room, she saw him drinking it. She asked him how he got it and he said "that young man bought it for me.
She said "that's so nice" and started crying. I didn't realize how much of a profound effect I had on people.
He and I talked for a while and I looked out for him.
The next day I called to check on him and discovered he had died. This song started playing on an MP3 CD that I had a few minutes later.
I cried as it played.
I am listening to this again and I can't say enough of what this song means to me! Deeper than you will ever know.......unless you know........
I don't know how Elton sings a song like this without breaking up. It breaks me down just listening to it. What a professional.
Kind of reminds me of Clapton's Tears in Heaven. How can anyone sing something like this about their own child??
It takes some sort of super strength
Beautiful,...meaningful song.
This a perfect Life song. The Father, The Creator, and the Blessed son. Blessed with the gift of AWSOME Music. Thank You Reg.
Un grande artista dall assoluto valore 💞❤️
I have just heard this for the first time. The man is truly a genius.
8 years ago today, my life changed forever. Watched my dad go home. Has been a bigger challenge than I thought possible. But still sober and fighting. Love an miss you dad. See you soon 🥺
This is my beloved brother Song..( Thomas Dion Buchanan ) 03 15 61 to 7 31 94 . I lost him to Aides.i still cry . I miss him.
Amazing song, it is the best I have ever heard.
What a beautiful song. Thank you!
This song makes me cry too. I found out who my birth father was, and after talking to him a few times and him telling me how proud he was to have me as a daughter, he cut off contact. It's been over 6 years since I last talked to him. I'm not a "son," but I guess I did misjudge the love of my "father."
Hi THIS song makes me cry every time I HEAR IT it always takes me BACK TO THE day's my dad WAS ALIVE AND ALL THE GREAT TIMES I SPENT WHILE HE WAS ALIVE BLESS YOU ELTON JOHN FOR BRINGING BACK MY DADS memory THOUGHT THIS SONG
Beautiful song.x
I miss my brother. December 15th, 1995. R.I.P., Pat.
Lovely song ever...im still believe in love
I wish i could have been so much closer to my father before he died
To my Father, who left us when I was 15, and returned to my arms in tears and sorrow, 47 years later... Thank you, Elton.
Bless your dad, and you.
Linda história
God bless you..
never too late to forgive and be forgiven.Love wins!
My father has had cancer for 11 years, but the past couple of months hes really gone down hill, losing alot of weight and now unable to walk ever again.
But he fights on and always speaks positively, hes my biggest inspiration.
I was born late in life. I was born when my father was 50, i am now 20 and my father is 71, even tho ive only had 20 years with him, hes been my best friend from day one.
God bless you Dad.
This song reminds of my Wife who passed away 2 years this month from Cancer, at age 30 years old. I still think about her every day.
Rip Livia
06/17/1980- 01/09/2011
Rest in peace Ryan
No more pain baby boy .I will never forget your contagious beautiful laugh you had .
1971 _1990.
Till we meet again .Tell Ronnie hi for me xo
Charity Bardot I’m so sorry for your loss i to was born in 1971 and graduated in 1990. God bless
Did you know Ryan White?
you will see him again
If you're talking about Ryan White he was an Angel. I wish I could have been his body guard. I was my brothers keeper I lost him in 94..still CRY daily..
oh man, If it is Ryan white, man, I’m sorry.
Beautiful.
Thank you so much for your kind words. There is not a day where he is not in my thoughts. I miss him soooooo much. i am sorry for your loss too.
A touching song for so many of us who lost friends. Family and lovers over the decades.
I pray our latest generation stays safe. We want you around for years to come.
Right.?.!.
Agreed, great message
Mr. Sullivan
I can't stop my tears falling,everytime i heard this song,My Dad passed away without hearing it to me that I loved Him!Wherever you are Dad,I'm shouting and saying it to the whole world that i really loved you !!!
+raymond de leon You didn't need to say it, your father DID know that, don't worry.
C'est vraiment tres beau Mercis...
It will soon be 30 years since my father died... but he has never left me. I think of him every day, and he will live on as soon as I live.
This song seems to me to be the most beautiful and moving song ever written about a father - son relationship. I love you, Dad - I never told you, but I know you knew that. I will always love you.
Francis Andre so sweet. Sorry for your loss
Francis Andre .... he has never left you.
I had heard somewhere that This was written by Elton and Bernie as a tribute to Freddie Mercury, who's father had disowned him when he came out as a Gay man. He did get together with Freddie before his tragic death. It may not be true but I feel it fits the bill. RIP Freddie Mercury, long may you sing to the angels
According to everything I've read about that period of Freddie's life, his father didn't actually disown him. Freddie never felt comfortable to come out to his parents, nor did he tell them he had AIDS. They did visit him regularly as his condition worsened; they knew he was dying, but they never spoke of the cause. That tells me they knew what he had, and how could they not? It's a beautiful song, that anyone can take to heart in their own situation.
Freddie Mercury was actually Bisexual.
@@omarcogle1965 no he wasn’t, he didn’t have sex with women. He loved them as close friends
@@lt.finglefubledingler1972 Yeah he was actually, before he had sex with men, he was in a long term relationship with Mary Austin, he use to call her his common law wife.
@@omarcogle1965 Nope. Mary was the one who admitted to not having sexual contact, And you're disgusting for even thinking tha tmatters to our community.
this message is for men who have sons tell them how much you love them this holiday season
I was probably around 8 when "And The Band Played On" and this was one of the defining moments of growing up as a 1980s kid, and the best end credits of a film...ever.
This is why Elton John is my favorite musician after Lou Reed.
it was a great ending credits to say the least.
Song's meaning has completely changed for me this week, as my father died a few days ago. Now, it has a whole new meaning. I used to think that the song was for 'others' but realize it's for any son who ever felt 'less than', in the eyes of their dad. Me, being a gay son, thought myself a clear disappointment. 18 months ago we spoke, and my dad, 'Papa' we call him, was content, No regrets. I sought a song to sing at his memorial, and this is it. Thank you for posting it w/ lyrics. So glad.
This is a 7 year old comment, but I still want to say big hugs!! I am so sorry about your dad passing! One never really gets over the pain completely of a loved one "moving on", so I 'm sure you still feel it from time to time. It is almost like this song was written for you! I am gay also, and even though I've told my dad about myself, we haven't' really talked about it since; that was 25 years ago. I'm just glad he and I have a good relationship. I am so glad you and he made peace! and that you got to sing this at his memorial! I am sure there was not a dry eye in the room! Big hugs!
This song brings deep chills to my spine every time i hear it....beautiful song.
This song makes you feel even more than the words convey.
It is a beautiful song. It was made for a movie called "And The Band Played On." If you ever have the chance to, I strongly recommend seeing it. It makes so much more sense.
Crystal Jackson Yea i actually remember that movie,i believe it came out in 1993 starring Mathew Modine and other big names i cannot remember.It was based on the AIDS virus as it appeared for the first time in the 80s,great movie indeed i probably seen it 4 times back in the 90s,im trying to find it online again to watch it one more time....it brings me great memories from that time love that fricking movie.
I saw it originally as part of a school teaching program and it was very, very poignant. The movie broke my heart, but also made me aware of how ignorant people could be, and just how far we've come in medical sciences, thank god. And I agree, I love that movie, beautiful story!
Yes indeed,is a very well done film.The end gets me every time so sad when "the last song" starts playing and it shows Arthur Ashe and many others that died due to the Aids virus....powerful film and beautiful story.
I cry every time I hear this 😥😥😥
Written in the early 90's during the AIDS crisis, this is one of Elton's best. I can't help but feel moved every time I hear this one.
@@karenherlocker8890 I am sorry about your loss Karen.
RIP ....
I lost my closest brother to AIDS. I HELPED MY MOTHER TAKE CARE OF HIM.IT DAMN NEAR DESTROYED ME . HEARTBROKEN WATCHING HIM DISSOLVE. . BUT IM GLAD I WAS THERE FOR HIM BECAUSE THE REST OF MY BROTHERS DIDNT COME AROUND DUE TO FEAR AND IGNORANCE..I CRY AND LOOSE IT OFTEN FLOOD GATE OF TEARS.I LOST MY MOM 2 YEARS AGO I FEEL LIKE A NUMB BUT SAD LOST ORPHAN..JUST NUMB YET MISSING THEM BEYOND MEASURE.
@@danielbuchanan3136 Too many people lost to this, I am waiting for that same call.
Many on this site, I don't think they where old enough to remember the crisis, when we go to 3-4 and at time 5 funerals a week. This song just break my heart and makes me remember people once here that are now gone due to the virus and the tears flow like a river.
From the movie and the band played on
Makes me remember my good friend Mike Fain.I played it after I heard he died of AIDS.Beautiful soul who wrote beautiful poems and had a great sense of humor.
beautiful song..my now later brother preformed this song at our fathers untimely death 18 years ago, last year my dear brother departed at 41, this song reminds me of both....
I heard Taupin was in Paris when Freddie died and sent the lyrics to Elton. Regardless of who it is dedicated to, it's a beautiful song.
It was dedicated to Freddie and let there be no doubt about it.
This has got to be the saddest song ever written
I don't see it that way. Sure the fact the son is dying is sad but he has come to grips with it. The fact his father came to see him is not sad in the least. It is a testament to love. We all know our children generally are closer to their mothers, it is the way it is, but too many people don't consider how much we fathers love our children. We might love differently but it is no less deep. When my son is happy, I am happy, when he is sad, or hurt, I feel his pain.
I'm here for Baba Booey's brother rest easy
lmao same
gary not deaded
Same
Elton, do more of these! They touch the heart of God! They touch the heart of people!
I used to work for an AIDS organization and I remember the stories I would hear how parents wouldn't come to the end to be with their children and this song just breaks my heart because so many times it was true.
One of Elton's less famous gems, from a fabulous catalogue to explore...
Unconditional love. Understanding, gentle love. Peaceful, silent, powerful.
Such an incredibly beautiful song.
In 1994, my dad was going through a nasty breakup, and wasn't in a good place. We were in a Kroger parking lot, and we were about to go in and buy groceries. But instead of immediately opening the doors and getting started, he asked us to wait. He put on this song (he'd been listening to this CD pretty heavily around this time, and now I can understand why). He asked us if we knew what this song was about. My little brother and I (he was 7 and I was 12), both said it was about the relationship between a father and a son. Simple right? My dad corrected us both and told us it was about our relationship with God. When you listen to the lyrics, you get it. He said that the line "leave the windows open" has to do with the saying that when God closes a door, he opens a window. While the lyrics fit for the song to be about an earthly father and son, the song has a deeper meaning when I listen to it from his perspective. For some reason, almost 30 years later this is one of the best lessons he ever taught me. My dad died of pancreatic cancer in 2014, and I really wish I could talk to him right now.
When you say "my dad corrected us both" well, no, he didn't. You diminish the song with that nonsense.
BEAUTIFUL
I cry and cry every time I hear this.
Right.?.!.
Very powerful message to be heard here