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Randall! This was very emotional
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@kellykiewert5029 4 месяца назад

I think that one line, "I think I caught his spirit later that same year. I'm sure I heard his echo in my babys newborn tears" is one of the most beautiful lines of lyric ever written. Gets me every time.

@7Flowers1Dream 4 месяца назад

Agree. My nephew was born a few months after my grandfather passed away and every so often he does or says something that reminds me of him, so it hits me every time as well.

@gorgeousbacon 4 месяца назад

The first 8 years of my marriage, whenever I’d visit with my parents, my dad would always ask when I was going to give him a grandchild. My wife had problems conceiving so I’d always just tell him we were trying and he’d be the first to know. I kept true to my word and he was the first person told when she got pregnant. The joy on his face was beyond measure. He couldn’t have been more excited. He passed away in January of 2002. His grandson was born in April of that same year. That line of the song destroys me every single time I hear it because he never got to hold the grandchild he wanted so much.

@Jason-o1k 2 месяца назад

Its my favourite line too. Everytlime i cry when this line comes

@raynekraven 2 месяца назад

''I wish I could have told him in the living years'' these lyrics get to me every time after that. I lost my father when I was 10, in 1990. I'm 44, and I miss him as much

@achriscilley3965 2 месяца назад

That was God's way of telling your father is still with you just at a greater distance, l was in your situation l was blessed to be with both my parents as they too their last breath on this earth. This song is beyond powerful, truer feelings can't be put into words their just felt, and Mike and his band could not of sang it any better, truly a masterpiece. Beyond forever mom and dad love you.

@solpat1977 4 месяца назад

Many people miss the fact that the song’s first chorus is sung by young children, then the second by sung by older people, while the last is a combination of both.

@irishamericanpinupdoll 4 месяца назад

I have always loved that touch in this video.❤

@algallego 4 месяца назад

It's a song meant to bridge the generation gap with necessary life-affirming and love-affirming communication between the two.

@kandiramirez3548 3 месяца назад

I love that!

@victoria-elliott-batman Месяц назад

I was one of those people who missed that! Thanks for the information.

@Ctkare4k9 4 месяца назад

I WAS there that morning,when my father passed away. I was in a recliner by his hospital bed,holding his hand. Then,for just a moment,I dozed off and yes,that’s when my Dad slipped away. He had been a quiet man and I know he regretted the hurt done by his alcoholism when I was a child. And I believe,even though he was unconscious,that he heard all that I had whispered in his ear throughout that night…about love,forgiveness and my own apology for not being the kind of daughter I felt he deserved. Right after he took his final breath,as I was looking at him one last time…a single tear ran down his face. I believe that tear was just for me,a goodbye for his little girl;an “I love you” from the man who rarely said it. I have had the great fortune in my now 70 years,to have known the end was near for most of the people I loved. So, I did get to say many of those things we often don’t say because we think there’s more time. What an absolute blessing that was! And even now,when a memory I had tucked away pops up or an old hurt is resurrected by a new one, I STILL talk to them. I miss them all so much,but I know I’ll be along soon.❤️❤️

@maryannturton9830 4 месяца назад

Really precious...Thank you for sharing...💗

@Ctkare4k9 4 месяца назад

@@maryannturton9830 ❤️

@talex1625 4 месяца назад

I sat with my dad through those long hours of chemotherapy and while we both would have given anything not to be sitting in that hospital, now he's gone I look back and I'm so thankful for those last hours we had together because we said it all and I will be forever grateful for that.

@Ctkare4k9 4 месяца назад

@@talex1625 ❤️

@briangray966 4 месяца назад

I sincerely hope by sharing your feelings gives you solace in some way ,keep your chin up lass

@russellbaker27 Месяц назад

I don’t know if you will read my comment, but my story about my dad is this, my dad was a coal miner, he was killed down the mine age 37.I was 5 years old at that time. I stood at the garden gate and waved him of to work that morning. That was the last time I saw my dad. And yes, I didn’t get to tell him all the things I had to say. I am an old age pensioner now in my 70 s , and I still miss my dad. Thankyou so much for your personal and emotional response to this song .🙏❤️sending lots of love care and attention, to everyone who misses their dad.❤️🙏

@pdatnc Месяц назад

I read your comment. I am so sorry for your loss. Life is different for those of us who lost parents in childhood. In some ways, our childhoods died with them... ❤❤❤

@russellbaker27 Месяц назад

@@pdatnc Thankyou for your reply, Yes I totally agree. 4th, March 1959. That was the day I became an adult. If I could travel back in time, it would be to the. 3rd March 1959, and tell my dad, Please don’t go to work tomorrow, dad let’s go into the outhouse , and look after your budgies, and drink your fresh home made ginger beer. 🦜🍻🦜🍻🦜🍻❤️🙏. (. IF. ONLY 🤔❤️🙏🦜🍻. )

@AFmedic 4 месяца назад

I'm 73 and the verse, "I wasn't there that morning, when my Father passed away. Didn't get to tell him, all the things I had to say." still brings tears to my eyes. In 1963 (a month before my 13th Birthday) my Father was out of town and died from a heart attack. Sure wish I would have told him more often how much I loved, respected, and admired him. Damn! Tears in my eyes as I'm typing this.

@rebelwithacause7334 4 месяца назад

My heart goes out to you! I am sure your father remembered that you loved him; death has a way of God letting the right words be said or brought to someone's memory, I believe before he or she dies. You might not have been given the chance that exact moment he died, but i think God blessed him in his passing, that he knew you loved him.

@renekarfinger8341 3 месяца назад

This Song hit's even harder if you lost your father already, and the relationship was complicated. One of the most emotional Songs ever in my opinion, cannot listen without crying

@1Imonk 3 месяца назад

I hear ya man.

@Mantis_Toboggan_MD. 3 месяца назад

To be honest, I had a great relationship with my dad and this still hits like a tonne of bricks.

@whatever1661 3 месяца назад

agree the one and only song which ever made me cry. I could relate so much.

@LoganPEade 26 дней назад

Me either, sob like a baby!

@debdeb4667 3 месяца назад

My Mother had just passed away in the hospital, I was there. My Father couldn’t deal with arranging the funeral home, so I went. On the way there, this song played. I lost it.

@barbaramelville337 3 месяца назад

So sorry for your loss prayers for your healing 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏😢😢😢😢😢 so 😢😢😢

@lauranikles8664 4 месяца назад

This song is an analogy of generational precipitation of life and death. Young folks think they will live forever as their parents should, while older folks realize time is shorter everyday and closure isn’t always available before the end. Truly an exceptional song, have always loved it!

@JohnMorrisson-bq6tq 3 месяца назад

Well put ()

@Caradoc17 2 месяца назад

This song never loses its impact!

@scotthunt2479 2 месяца назад

If you don't get emotional when hearing this song, then you don't have a heart in your chest. We all get tears. And yes, Paul Carrack did an amazing job singing this song. Kudos to Mike Rutherford & B.A. Robertson for writing a classic that will be enjoyed for years and years to come.

@karenj3611 4 месяца назад

I wasn’t there that morning, when my father passed away. My father died 4 years ago from Covid and sadly was alone. I have peace knowing nothing was left unsaid between us. Our last words were to say I love you to each other ❤️

@daveorme2009 4 месяца назад

I see your emotion, and I am 68 years old, I know what you feel.

@barbaramelville337 3 месяца назад

Same 😢😢😢😢😢😢

@judithwilson3561 2 месяца назад

My ex husband would literally crumble at this song. He and his dad had a difficult relationship, his dad never once said he was proud of him to his face or that he loved him... it was all he wanted. This song just said everything to him.

@LoganPEade 26 дней назад

Same here, this song destroys me, always has for pretty much the same reasons as your husband, I really resonate with your words! 😢🥰

@CountvonCount33 3 месяца назад

This song was written by the drummer of the band after his father died and they hadn't spoken to each other for years.

@paulcassam3644 3 месяца назад

Written by Mike Rutherford, the bassist with Genesis. He couldn't sing it because it was too emotional for him.

@andrewfitzgerald4446 Месяц назад

Actually the song was written not by the drummer but by Scottish singer/songwriter B A Robertson with Mike Rutherford, an artist who had a few hits in the late 70s. Please get it right before you comment, sorry to be pedantic but he deserves the credit and Paul Carrack on vocals perfect song, sentiment and voice.

@erichodges5635 4 месяца назад

My father passed away in July 1987. My first child, a son, was born in October 1987. This song was released in the U.S. in December 1988. The first time I heard it, and every time since, I cried. I wasn’t there the morning my father passed and I didn’t get to tell him all the things I had to say. I miss my dad ❤️

@k17reactions 4 месяца назад

Hey Nick, you hit the nail on the head. Mike Rutherford, the Mike in Mike & the Mechanics is part of the group Genesis with Phil Collins!

@jamescanole3940 4 месяца назад

Genesis with Peter Gabriel....my favorite band of the '80's. Saw them live 4 times. Correction....the '70s!

@andreasknebel7453 2 месяца назад

@@jamescanole3940 ????? Peter Gabriel was long gone away from Genesis in the 80's! He left Genesis in the Mid-70's...

@jamescanole3940 2 месяца назад

@@andreasknebel7453 Thanks for letting me know. I'll blame it on a senior moment. The first time I saw them live was on November (14th , I think) 1973. It was a capacity crowd, I'm sure....565 people (no typo!) at Cohen Auditorium, Tufts University, Medford, Massachusetts. I drove 100 miles from UMASS Amherst with my three college roommates. Arrived 2 hours early....NO ONE in the auditorium but us just killing time. At one point I jump up from the aisle seat I was in and took one step up the aisle when about 15 feet in front of me, walking down the aisle, was Peter Gabriel. I had no time to think about what to say and all I could muster was "Hello, Peter" in my best English accent. He just walked by and went backstage. I'm 73 yo and it's still the favorite concert in my lifetime. They were so tight musically and Peter's costume changes and theatrics were very unexpected. We sat about 10 rows from the stage. I still have a few photos of Peter in different costumes. I took them right at the edge of the stage. I saw them three more times....two in Boston and the final time was in NYC for the Lamb Lies Down On Broadway tour. Thanks for your correction. I hope you enjoyed my story!

@lorismith5195 4 месяца назад

I haven’t heard this in a long time, but still know every word. I wasn’t there the day my father passed away. I was only 27. He was 62. He wasn’t around for my wedding or the birth of his only grandchild. It’s been hard. My mom is still here today though. At 88. ❤

@samhugh4965 3 месяца назад

One of the most powerful songs ever written and sung. When it came on the radio, I had to change the station because I’d get too emotional.

@tammyfinnemore 4 месяца назад

Dad passed away from cancer on Good Friday, April 10th 2020 from Cancer. I was lucky enough to be with Mum in the hospital when he passed, as it was Covid and they were not really letting people visit. Im so glad I was able to tell him I couldnt have asked for a better Dad. He wasnt my biological father, he met my Mum when I was 14, and while we didnt get along until I was in my 20's, he always introduced me as his daughter, he always wished the best for me, and I couldnt have been happier that my Mum met someone who loved her beyond anything else

@trudywolfe2795 4 месяца назад

You can listen as well as you hear... Brilliant line

@karengray662 4 месяца назад

I love that line and no-one ever seems to mention it. I think it’s so important. Thanks for pointing it out

@Magoo1039 17 дней назад

I'm a 58 year old guy and I cry like a baby every time I hear this song! My Dad wasn't perfect, but he loved me and I was so blessed to have him as a my earthly Father.

@TheNotedHero 4 месяца назад

Good on you, Randall. The best music is the stuff that makes you FEEL something.

@nickforell1 4 месяца назад

Yes, 💯

@kathieovercash8414 3 месяца назад

@@nickforell1please react to Letters From War by Mark Schultz.

@Kevin-s2v6b Месяц назад

One of the greatest songs ever written, penned by Mike Rutherford, sung in perfection by Paul Carrack, one of the most talented vocalist/song writers in our lifetime and still is to this day, I lost my dad in June 1984 and my son was born two months later and this song has a powerful meaning and realisation to me

@TheNotedHero 4 месяца назад

Mate, I've been listening to this song since it came out more than 30 years ago and it hits harder and harder as the years go by. It always reminds me to give my dad a call while I still can. Another moving song from Mike + The Mechanics is "Another Cup Of Coffee".

@carokat1111 4 месяца назад

Brings a tear, EVERY time. Such a beautiful song.

@daveloboda1769 4 месяца назад

A beautiful, emotional song perfectly performed by the voice of Paul Carrack.

@wildk4tmc421 4 месяца назад

I’ve heard this so many times but seeing you cry had me weeping too.. glad you enjoyed this

@myungcolbert1139 4 месяца назад

The 80s was a turning point in musical expressions of feelings we normal kept inside. I'm 71 and lived through these awaking times. I love this song because the theme carries through the years. Enjoyed your remarks.

@aliciasaracino1233 4 месяца назад

So well said.

@rebelwithacause7334 4 месяца назад

I was there with my father when he died. I told him that each one of us, by name, loved him and if he wanted to go be with Jesus, he could go. He died literally within 3 or 4 seconds after I told him that we loved him. I have never seen my father's eyes more blue as he looked up (I think to Heaven) and died. Tell your parents that you love them because you never know when God will take them. We knew my father was close due to the cancer in his brain taking him, but he understood what I said, I know he did because he seemed to be hanging on to life for that reminding of our love for him.

@AFmedic 4 месяца назад

Sorry for your loss, but happy you were with him and had a chance to say goodbye. Unlike my Father (see earlier comment), I was with my Mother when she passed. She lived to be 98 and never remarried (or even dated) but sacrificed a lot to take care of us kids. I was holding her hand and she was in a semi-conscious state. I thanked her for all she did for us and then said, "I love you Mom, but it's time to go. Dad's waiting for you." I know she heard me because she gave my hand an ever so weak squeeze, took one breath and that was it. Please people tell your loved ones how much you care because one never knows when they will be gone. You won't regret it.

@rebelwithacause7334 4 месяца назад

@@AFmedic I am so sorry that you weren't by your dad's side! So glad you were by your mom's side though; that had to bless your heart. I don't know what your God-given talent is, but God gave me the ability to be by family and friends' parents or grandparents when they died from long illnesses. The family or friend's parent would be taken off all the heart monitors and blood pressure machines; some were at home but most were at the hospital in the hospice area. When the hospice nurses or doctors would come by they would usually mess up the time of expected death. But having been by the bedside of so many friends' parents and my own loved ones, I usually can tell how long the person has to live. I remember one hospice nurse told my family that my dad would make it to Monday and that would be when she would be back. At the same time my uncle who had been a paramedic and helicopter pilot in Vietnam and I both told the hospice nurse that my father wouldn't see sunrise of the next day! She didn't care to he hear it. My father died at approximately 6:28am that next morning, Sunday. The sun rose at 6:35am that day! My uncle had been up for 3 days with my dad before I got there and I had been up for 40 hours straight with him when he died. So, my uncle slept and the rest of our family that was there were sleeping also, when God took him Home. I really believe when God calls us Home He lets whomever needs us there or no human to be there when we are dying. But I know the angels are with that person, because they are entering into Heaven. Your dad was at the Literal, "Pearly Gates" waiting for your momma! God bless you and know you will see both parents again.

@rnntexas 2 месяца назад

You just made me tear up.., God bless…

@cwbyjnkies 3 месяца назад

The lyrics are profound and grab at one’s heart.

@drieuxkoeppel8152 4 месяца назад

My best friend died 5/3/24. She wasn’t well for about a year, but she slipped away so quickly we feel like a bulldozer ran over us. I just pray she knew how much she was loved, and I’m so glad she didn’t suffer. TLC 1950-2024

@colleenbogovich5435 24 дня назад

Lord, I am crying. Remembering my Dad in a nursing home with Alzheimer’s. A man who had to quit high school due to the depression, fought in WWII and work as a brick layer to support his family. If I could go back in time and say thank you for your service, your work effort, thank you for your life. I love you Dad!

@jonathanmurphy3141 Месяц назад

I had not thought of this song, in a while. I am 55 years now. Both of my Parents have died. My brother, and his family are 300 miles away. Local friends -distant family, or friends help. My Parents were Doctor and Nurse, and when they each died, they knew the physical consequences. My Mom did in 2015 of Osteoporosis related organ failure. I was the last in the family to visit her -and I told her I loved her, and would be back the next day, with Dad. She died, under hospital care at 4am. I am glad to have said and been answered with "love" before. My Dad, lived near me, developed Dementia. I was driving him, cooking for him, taking him on errands, appointments, and we had paid care, and Hospice. Dad lived with me and my two Cats for a year. My brother and family came to visit, as did close-family (his own brother) and friends from church. Dementia robs all from the person,...I told my Dad that I loved him, every day, and he returned, when he could. Hospice alerted us that he was terminal, and my brother traveled in, just in time, that we were both at Dad's bed, when....yet, he couldn't talk or eat that last week; only medication. Friends and family do help,...yet, without both parents, and all the pain they had, gives me in-turn more anxiety, grief, less sleep, and therapy. Yet, I told both of my Parents that I loved them, and I did my share of care. Say it loud -say it clear -the living years! When this song came out in 1989, when the first Gulf War started in '91-'92, this song came back into the public conscious, with all the Allied soldiers deployed.

@Yinzzy656 Месяц назад

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@prospector14 12 дней назад

This song came out in ‘88 because I played it for my parents at my wedding in 1988 (Canada). I played it again in 2012 when my father passed away at his service. The night before he died I read him the eulogy I wrote for him and I saw a glimmer in his eye from his hospital bed. I took that as approval. We took him off life support the next morning. BTW - you mention it sounds like Phil Collins. Mike Rutherford (Mike of the Mechanics) was a founding member of Genesis…for whom Phil Collins was the drummer.

@trudywolfe2795 4 месяца назад

The words are so true for all of us. And his voice is stunning. I love this song. Thank you. ❤❤❤❤

@ProphetAndLoss 2 месяца назад

It kills you every time you hear it. It still does decades after I first heard it.

@325diane 4 месяца назад

It's a beautiful public service announcement as well as a fantastic song. Make things right while you have the chance and save yourself a world of regret! And the brilliant Paul Carrack vocal is, as always, out of this world. A special song.

@alexandermenzies7610 4 месяца назад

Its been 47 years since my father passed in his sleep, I remember everything that day. Mum would take my brother and I to Sunday school then to the 11am service. That day dad turned up and went to church with us, after church, we went for a long sunday drive and had a picnic in a park. Then when we got home we had Roast lamb for dinner. Then only being 12 went to bed, that being the last time with Dad. As I am hitting my 60th in a few mouths, and listerning to, The Living Years it could have been alot different if dad had lived a longer life. Maybe we could have had unspoken words that should have been sheared, I still Love my dad after all these years. But the greatest gift was looking after mum for 8 years and being with her when she passed back in 2011, and with all the words that needed to be spoken came to an end, with. I Love you mum - I Love you to Alex.

@divencemoore7111 3 месяца назад

I remember my dad tuning to alcoholism in his older years, but he finally gave it up for good after I told him if he couldn't say he loved me while sober, then don't say it. The night he died, I was at the hospital and told him I loved him, then left. Early that morning I got the call that he had passed. Now, 20 years later, I still miss him.

@ManvasPachenko 3 месяца назад

My Dad had Alzheimers, and he didn't know me anymore. He was taken into hospital a week before Christmas 2022, where he would lie in bed with his eyes closed unresponsive. My Mum and I went in to see him on Christmas day, where we sat his bedside for a few hours. When we left, I said "Bye Dad" to which he startled me when he said "Bye Son" I was so happy knowing he knew it was me and that I was there. Sadly he passed not long after. I'm just glad that he's with God now, where he will be forever young.

@deadlyredly1 3 месяца назад

So happy for you having that one last, very meaningful in the circumstances, interaction

@ManvasPachenko 3 месяца назад

@deadlyredly1 Thank you 🙏 Much love to you and yours ❤️

@WillaJane-ik7lr 4 месяца назад

I was 14 when my Dad Died, I was trying to get him up out of his chair and into bed but he collapsed on me, he passed right there in my arms, He was a 6ft tall man and while he'd lost weight, for me at 14 he was still heavy. He was my world I miss him so much. Everyday..My own Son looks like him & as he gets older he looks even MORE like him. My son said While looking at Old family photos "Gee Mum, Me & Pop are the same" for me, It's So special. 💜 I always come back to reactions of this song to see How you all React to one of the most beautiful song ever written. To all those who have lost someone My condolences. ❤

@rebelwithacause7334 4 месяца назад

My heart goes out to you and your whole family. A father is a hard person to lose in life. I was the only girl, so I was spoiled rotten. My brother died when he was only 7 from the same kind of brain cancer that killed my dad many years later. I told my dad my brother was in Heaven waiting for him, and that my mother two other brothers and I loved him and if he wanted to go be with Jesus to go ahead; he died with a couple seconds and the look in his eyes was so spectacularly blue when he died. I'm sorry you had to see and be holding your dad when he passed; but I hope you remember this; you, his son, was the last face he saw before he saw Heaven. I know that might not help, but I hope it does. Because God let him die with you by his side. My father died with me when the rest of the family were in different rooms or asleep, it was God that let me talk to him before he died and it was God that let you carry your dad. I see it as a blessing; I hope and pray for your sake one day you can or have already seen it as a blessing. I am glad you have a son that can remind you of your dad.

@WillaJane-ik7lr 3 месяца назад

@@rebelwithacause7334 I guess all these things make that little bit stronger. The same thing with Dad his Eye's were blue but at that time of The spirit leaving they seem more Crystal clear & his blue Eye's brightened somehow. I always remember that he also seemed lighter to hold in that moment. We will see our loved ones again I'm sure of it. Yes, My son is a gift of Dad's presence. He is a good kid too never gave me any trouble.

@deadlyredly1 3 месяца назад

Amongst the things that make this song great is the going from the kids to the adults choir-wise. Showing these things mean just as much no matter your age

@shellyfox863 4 месяца назад

Oh my gosh. I started my adulthood in the 80's. I heard this song so many times. I recall sobbing the first time I heard it. Now I'm entering old age. Both my parents are gone and this is the first time hearing it in my current life chapter. It just hits so much harder than it did when I thought they would be hear forever. Sobbing again.

@terrykemp1876 4 месяца назад

Perfect vocal from Paul Carrack.

@choward874 3 месяца назад

This song makes me cry every time. I miss my father.

@bradbelland5613 3 месяца назад

Me too. Every single time.

@RicIngh 3 месяца назад

I wasn't there when my father passed, but I did spend a few hours interviewing him about his life. He had an amazing life filled with experiences that most people could only dream of. I video taped it, so I can play it whenever I need to hear his voice.

@leeannies-tears369 4 месяца назад

My mom taught 6 children to love music passionately. My siblings and our kids and grandkids have been given the same gift passed down. We share our songs with ea other but no one has (at all) same traste. BUT... This song, thru 4 generations, since it came out and I played it for my mom, it made her cry, me cry, my kids cry, to this day, every time I hear it. My mom is gone now but it's a masterpiece. THANK YOU NICK AND RANDALL❤ Have a beautiful Sunday!

@CaptnSacto 4 месяца назад

❤ (Randall)

@Emilaria 4 месяца назад

I love their song All I Need is a Miracle.

@naomisax5029 4 месяца назад

I’ve always loved this song. Thank you for your touching reaction. I was just listening to some tape recordings, which I recently digitized, of my father who passed away in 2021. It means the world to be able to hear his voice and his stories now that he’s gone.

@donnakubiski5572 4 месяца назад

This song always makes me tear up when I hear it. My father and I were not estranged or anything and in fact I was still living at home. But I was on vacation in Hawaii when he passed away back in 1990 and I didn't get to say goodbye. The last thing I said to him was that I would see him when I came home.

@karenglenn6707 4 месяца назад

I was a daddy’s girl from a toddler, even mum says that she knew that he was the centre of my world from then. When she made him leave after he had had one too many affairs, I was attached to his leg sobbing begging him not to leave me. He was a good father, we saw him every weekend and he was always very financially responsible for us. I was so close to him for years. When I left my first husband I didn’t go to my mum, I went to my dad. I thought he might be disappointed in me, but he told me he wanted me to be happy and that he would support me in my choice. We stayed so close until he married a narcissist when I was 28 who did not want him to have a close relationship with his daughter, and he gave in to her. It hurt me so badly, I was so angry at him. I went out and bought him this song and I don’t even know if he listened to it. He died in December 2022 aged 87 in another state from us in Australia and we didn’t even know where his body was. I was waking in the night sobbing for him, I was 63 and felt like that 5yr old who’s dad had left her again. He wanted no funeral, he was cremated and she would give us nothing of him. It was like he had never existed. This has made me cry for him. I miss you so much dad. ❤️

@mariasmith2556 4 месяца назад

I am so sorry for your loss. Your story is so sad and tragic. I hope you find peace. This song makes me cry every time.

@ellendickey4769 4 месяца назад

So sorry. Heartbreaking.

@vanessaroediger4829 4 месяца назад

I am really sorry. I don’t even have words. That is so awful of your father’s wife. Big hugs to you

@juliannetomlinson 4 месяца назад

Sorry for yoou not seeing your Dad again.Some step parents are so cruel.Please take care.

@rnntexas 2 месяца назад

That is utterly cruel what she did! And for WHAT? Why? What was gained. People like that will find their own judgement at some point, either by the actions of those here, or once they pass. Choices have consequences. Bless you… I am (or was) also a daddy’s girl. I miss him so very much. The last photo of us together from Christmas of 2020 is the wallpaper of my phone. He is the first thing I see when I touch my phone. Only thing that gives me an ounce of peace is that he *knew I loved him, as we told each other before ever hanging up the phone, or when I left his house. Say the words while you can so you never doubt whether they KNEW. That is my advice to everyone.

@derricktrottier6763 4 месяца назад

the singer is the Great Paul Carrack.. he has some hits with 3 diff bands over the 70's 80's and 90's..

@chelseahaley8350 4 месяца назад

Funny u compare them to Phil Collins as Mike Rutherford (Guitarist/Guy in the video) is one of the founders and guitarists of Genesis! Paul Carrack (Lead vocalist) has been in many bands, but also has an amazing solo career as well!

@angiepenfold3490 3 месяца назад

That line in the last verse "I wasn't there that morning when my father passed away"....? rips my heart out. My father died from lung cancer on a Saturday morning mid-day on the 29th November 2003. I was 2 minutes from his home but I wasn't allowed to see him. This has haunted me since. I never got to say goodbye to hold his hand or kiss him on the fore-head. I can't listen to this song ever....I think about him often and wonder if he thought I didn't want to see him before he past. I was so close but my step-mum said "NO".....

@RobertJames-fe2pd 2 месяца назад

similar happened to me, but i did get to kiss him a week before he died, it was spur of the moment, i had never kissed him on the lips before,when he passed i was too late to say goodbye and when i asked te see him my siblings said no, i was 50 yrs old at the time and my elder brothers and sisters still tried to protect me.

@elaiinejennings5426 3 месяца назад

Going to see this fantastic band again in the 🇬🇧 for the 5th time, April 2025. One of the BEST BRITISH bands ever ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

@lynellewilson9112 3 месяца назад

My youngest son cannot to listen to this song. He was away when his father passed and he feels the regret that he did not get to say goodbye to a father he revered and loved deeply.

@bighouse1695 4 месяца назад

Great reaction Nick. The lyrics to this song are so powerful

@PurpleUnicorn212 3 месяца назад

This song has encouraged a lot of people to make peace with loved ones. It is a very emotional song but has a message. I was holding my fathers hand when he passed but we had had a difficult relationship for many years. I'm so happy we made amends before he passed.

@TheMichaelBeck 3 месяца назад

This song came out when I was in HS. My old man was a racist piece of human excrement that beat the Hell out of me, never once said he was proud of me, didn't come to my football games or track meets, and traded the car I wanted to buy from him when I got home from basic to get back at me for choosing to serve my country instead of selling used cars at his crappy used car lot. I forgave him until 12 years ago when he said he'd do it all over again. We never spoke again. He died last month. I'm a retired Army veteran now and 100% more of a man than he ever was. Forgive only the repentant. If he's in Heaven, (I seriously doubt it) he knows how much he hurt me and my family. I hope he felt the pain he inflicted. Forgiveness is now between him and God. If you had a horrible father, don't be like him. Learn how to be the best damn dad you can from your old man's mistakes. Cheers from America.

@RobertJames-fe2pd 2 месяца назад

Thank you for putting that in writing, it has helped me

@peterscocca3024 4 месяца назад

Brilliant song and Always makes me tear up Just Beautiful

@danielbenincasa770 3 месяца назад

Paul the lead singer was in his 1st band called "ACE" in 1975. He sang " How Long Has This Been going On" Then his second band was " Squeeze" 1981. He sang a bunch of songs a couple of hits. Then he hooked up with " Mike and the Mechanics" and he sang the song we just listened to. Paul had one of the best vocal's around.

@normalovell-w8v 3 месяца назад

My Dad passed away while on holiday with my Mum in Malta and I found out when someone who was arranging to bring him home phoned and told me. It was the most awful shock and I wasn't there for him. I am 79 now and whenever I here this song I cry. Can't help it. I was and always will be my Daddies little girl❤❤❤Love to everyone who has lost not just Dads but Mums as well. Parents are precious😊😊😊😊😊

@Ctkare4k9 3 месяца назад

What a horrible way to get such devastating news! I’m so,so sorry!❤️

@normalovell-w8v 3 месяца назад

@@Ctkare4k9 Thank you for your kindness!

@Ctkare4k9 3 месяца назад

@@normalovell-w8v ❤️

@mikeparrett5424 4 месяца назад

Thanks this song has a lot of meaning to me it always brings tears to my eyes.

@jokepy4230 3 месяца назад

Back in 1981 my sister gave birth to a little baby boy. Later the same day, our father died suddenly. He just sat down in his arm chair and passed away from a massive heart attack. This song always reminds me of that day.

@marywilliams7898 3 месяца назад

Im surprised you mentioned Phil Collins! Mike Rutherford was a member of Genesis and formed Mike & the Mechanics while on hiatus. I’ve loved this song from the moment I heard it. By the time this song was played my father had been dead for 25 yrs. I had just turned 14 yrs old. I cry every time I hear this song.

@philipmclaughlin8428 4 месяца назад

My father will be 97 in July. We have never had an easy relationship. I have not seen him in 9 years, and it will not change . Not an ideal situation.

@elizabethness3629 4 месяца назад

Sorry just needed to reach out. Be happy x

@philipmclaughlin8428 4 месяца назад

@@elizabethness3629 Thank you 🙏

@lawlaw1 3 месяца назад

Remember, THIS was “pop music “ back then. Now listen to the shit in last 20 years

@Mantis_Toboggan_MD. 3 месяца назад

Yeah and all we hear now is "White people have no culture" etc....

@TimDavis-gr5jn 3 месяца назад

I wasn’t there but I knew the end was near the last time I was with him. My sister and I were in his hospital room telling him how proud we were of him and how much we loved him. He had dementia and couldn’t really comprehend but he did manage to smile as we were talking to him. That smile was on his face when I left the room.

@jackierichardson901 4 месяца назад

This is such a beautiful song such a underrated group always brings me to tears thank you for your beautiful reaction x x

@stischer47 3 месяца назад

What is more moving is to realize that the members of children's choir are in their 50s and the adult choir members are most likely dead.

@majkus 4 месяца назад

This was such an unexpected hit song. A heartfelt 'message' song like this would seem on the face to be un-commercial, but not this one.

@markowillis7623 3 месяца назад

Beautiful display of humanity brother ❤

@firecracker8071 4 месяца назад

You are an empath my dear friend, you have a tender heart ❤️ ❤❤

@sasapejcin3568 4 месяца назад

Handsome Carrack with great voice and emotional song!

@skyraider1656 4 месяца назад

My father knew I loved him when he died because I told him so before he left for the summer at the beach. We hugged and told each other that we loved each other. 3 months later he was gone.

@Nonny54aussie 3 месяца назад

You are so right. This is so very emotional. I just love it but cannot listen to it without tearing up. Can see that you are really emotional as well. Loved your reaction.

@DawnSuttonfabfour 3 месяца назад

At the end they are on the White Cliffs of Dover. I have written to both my parents, who I am blessed to still have. They live minutes away but I wrote anyway, both individually and joint letters. They were overwhelmed but also overjoyed and both have a package of letters/photos being put in with them when they are gone. I absolutely adore mine and told my dad he could spend all my inheritance on mum. Diamonds on the soles of her shoes? Fine with me. For various reasons they are my heroes.

@lindamerrett6600 Месяц назад

Made me cry too. Absolutely love this song.🇬🇧

@Lynne.E.Davies 2 месяца назад

I used to listen to this song every day when it was at the top of the charts. I sang along at the top of my lungs. Great song. Great memories. 💖

@newyorker3766 3 месяца назад

I am very satisfied with the songs i have heard you review. You are a very special person that is not afraid to show emotion. I also have tears rolling down my cheeks and i think it gives an insight to me feelings. Take care.

@VincentManiscalco 4 месяца назад

We just can’t get agreement in this present tense we all talk a different language talking in defense… My favorite part of this masterpiece…..

@briangray966 4 месяца назад

I wanted to be with my Dear DAD when he passed but I never got the opportunity so this song has a lot of meaning to me I really wanted to tell him what a great DAD he was and how much I loved him and still do.

@jaymclean2604 Месяц назад

This song man. I lost my dad when i was just 16, now 50. The last time we talked we had a fight. I just wish i could go back to that moment. All these years later i still cannot make it through this song......thank you for this reaction video.

@cerilea9053 2 месяца назад

Truly amazing song my father Thomas johns passed away eleven years ago still miss him so much every single day. Love them when they are here it’s too late when they gone

@CaptnSacto 4 месяца назад

Thank you again Nick for reacting to my request. Great emotional reaction. (Randall)

@kennethdodemaide8678 23 дня назад

A message for every generation. It always hits me in the heart every time.

@pamc9226 4 месяца назад

I’ve always loved this song, I appreciate your remarks ~ very insightful 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

@ellenstrack6274 4 месяца назад

I cried when I heard this after my Dad died. I was in the middle seperating from my husband and had met him that night and it was horrible after doing 12 hr shift in ICU. I was to upset to see how sick my Dad looked as he helped me through dealing with the drama from meeting the idiot and he was dead in the morning. When I heard this I felt my Dad was letting me know it was OK.

@elizabethfyffe5377 3 месяца назад

God what a beautiful song.I cry every time I hear it!

@onlyme9978 14 дней назад

This song has powerful lyrics. It’s ok to express ourselves and have differences. Learning to accept those differences in a loving way will give you hope and no regrets “In the living years” ❤

@brendarobbins1492 3 месяца назад

Not only you, I always cry when I hear this song and as I age the lyrics bring back memories and each time different than the one before. I was around when it was first release and it has a total different meaning for me now than then. Love light and healing to ALL.

@adriankolsters 4 месяца назад

I love your reactions. The emotion of a song always comes to life in your eyes. Beautiful.

@derekcockburn820 Месяц назад

I can relate to this song in a very emotional way. My mother died when I was 6 weeks old and a few years later my father remarried. My stepmother was wonderful and loved my brother and me very much. We did have a relationship very much like this song, but our relationship became so much closer when his first granddaughter, my daughter, arrived. He was a wonderful father and grandfather and I hope I can be the same to my two children and four grandchildren.

@johnh9176 Месяц назад

I first heard this song in December of 1988, a week or so after my father passed away, he died in Florida and I was living in New York. The words rang true for me then and to this day

@roymassicott4360 4 месяца назад

Great reaction, what you said is so very true. You never know when that day will come and your parents will no longer be with you.

@debs4013 Месяц назад

Love the fact they had their relatives singing in a separate choir too.

@anitawright7169 3 месяца назад

This is an incredible song. I was not there when my dad died, so this song holds a lot of meaning to me, the song came out after my dad passed away. Love your reaction!

@caseyb4425 3 месяца назад

Watching your reaction was like seeing my own emotions echoed in your eyes. This video can stir a lot of pain and regret. It has always been able to bring forth tears...

@beckiramsey9561 4 месяца назад

Such a beautiful song! Brings back memories!❤❤ My father passed away 6 years ago, this makes me think about him, he passed while napping in a chair while watching TV, thankfully not suffering.❤❤ My father’s voice is still the one on my parent’s answering machine. I know it won’t be there forever, but I hope it is there for a long time! I miss him, so much!!😢 Thanks Nick, brings back memories!!❤❤❤

@judybagg9197 4 месяца назад

One of the most emotional songs I've ever heard. Forgiveness is what it's all about. I've always loved this song and it still makes me tear up even after all these years. God Bless!

@NoCanDu 4 месяца назад

This song was popular when my Dad was fighting cancer in 1988. I had leave a place if it came on! Luckily, we had a great relationship, but I heeded the words of this song and made sure I said it all before I finally lost him 22 years later. No regrets, and I can now listen to this song. ❤