One of my favorite songs I love playing on my guitar. I sang this for my brother on his wedding. I looked at his reaction and I'll just say his expression meant the world to me. He passed in 2003 and his face expression still with me till today. ❤
I come back here every few years ..... and I relive those days..... "straight" fraternity boy, rugby player....who met a guy - not expecting it I learned this on the guitar, and sang it (for him) when we (and some other friends) were hanging out in the Fraternity house one nite...... .......didn't do more than sit there - never spoken of I was about 21 years old, and whenever I hear this, I'm a scared boy who had no other way to communicate .....very beginning of 1980..... Paul sings it so raw and openly in the movie- it broke me up then, and still does to this day.....
Sad, but beautiful story. I, too, was a scared boy of twenty- one back in 1980...unable to communicate to anyone who I was. Always hiding. Living in shadows. I can remember the first time seeing this scene, and, oh, how the character and the song struck chords in me that resonated so loudly, over and over, and for so long a time. It's funny, to this day I can hear the song, and the entire scene comes back to me, shot by shot. It took me years to finally step out of the shadows and communicate to all who I was. It's nice every now and again to go back and revisit this scene/song/film, yet, at the same time, it's so nice not to be that scared young guy sitting in that darkened theatre back in 1980. I wish you peace.
This film touched me in so many levels as i was growing up. Identity crises, loneliness and depression. Was the 1st time i saw in film what i personally experienced. Unrequited love. For those who were involved in the film, thank you so much. The film gave me hope and determination to be myself and be strong
You know, everyone feels unrequited love. I’m glad you found strength from the movie if you needed it, but come on, people aren’t supposed to collapse into depression just because they haven’t found love, or they’re smitten with someone who isn’t smitten back.
My mother woke me up with this song yesterday. We never really show our love for each other with words. And this simple act has become a core memory for me. I love you mom even if I seldom say it.
I forgot about this very brief, yet amazing scene (and song) from the movie.... Thirty years later, he performed this song on the TV show "Harry's Law". He won an Emmy for his role in the show. And the coolest thing of all, he wrote this simple, yet deeply touching piece, himself.
@@fwdthinker Thanks for your comment ... Hard to believe I wrote that 4 years ago. But I often go back and play this amazing clip. Brings back so may memories.
One of my fav film scenes. Wore the album out back in 80s. Played this song just as much as Cara theme song. Great opening shot, performance, and cinematography ! Truly unforgettable and just as meaningful as 35+ yrs ago
WOW !!!! Love this song , this was the song that really touch me as a teen, him singing just to a few bars was extraordinary,, FAME was so different but so real that any teen or adult could relate. -FAME I'M gunna make it to Heaven 👏👏👏
While seeing Paul McCrane play sensitive, gay student Montgomery, I was thinking "This is the same guy who played @$%hole surgeon Doctor Romano on ER?" :o
Paul is amazing. I worked on ER for years, spent 10 on that lot, and he was just such a warm, positive person, every single day. I'm so glad he's directing. As a kid who went to a public performing arts school, I had the original film soundtrack and lived the movie. Working with Paul was just a treat.
I use to play this song together with my old guitar and the other song I always sing is "I'm easy" by keith carradine... best songs for the loner... indeed 🤔🙄
I saw this movie when I was a kid, and have not seen it again since, and I’m 51 now. I really need/want to see it again. I was only 8 when I saw it. My sister was 9. We used to have the record of the soundtrack, and man did we play it a lot and try to sing along to it! 😂
Yes but he knew that he would be the "Third Wheel". Also, here's a very important Life Lesson. Have many Friends you could do stuff with. Whenever any of my Female Friends had Boyfriends I would make my own plans with other folks and they were suprised that I had a Life without them.
Well as someone who worked on ER for years, you'll be happy to know that Paul is a genuinely terrific human being. Great energy, treats everyone with such respect. I adored him.
Eu vou tocar uma canção para minha amada com um violão folk onde quer que seja para demonstrar o quanto ela é importante para mim e o que isso significa em minha vida!❤❤❤
What['s so sad is that Montgomery McNeil has no other friends and he realizes that he's the Third Wheel. I know what it feels like and sadly enough, none of them acquired "Fame" the way that they had wanted to in The TV & Movie Version.
Where on Earth were his parents? His character, as well as those of Coco and Leroy were on their own at the age of fourteen!! Leroy was essentially homeless, and we never saw Coco’s home life.
Ah yes, we were mostly latch key kids then. Back in the 70s, thanks to "women's lib", suddenly women were divorced and working to support themselves and their kids. It resulted in a wave of future Gen Xers who essentially raised ourselves. That's life. They called that "progress". Far from it. But we survived, mostly.
.....shhhhh! That's how it was then!!! We were striving....clawing to find our way....to find ourselves The late 70s were a "whole generation " unto itself -- especially for Gay Kids
Nope.....completely believe the audience doesn't know tge person -- I mean, i yhink it's for a specific person, but I don't think the audience has been "introduced " to him
Well, yes and no. Paul wrote this before and used it to audition for the film. Parker liked it so much, he had him do it in the movie. So it wasn't written about gay love, it was used for that purpose in the film.
Léo já fez coisas melhores no BRock. O filme é ruim. Um fiapo de história num roteiro q dar vergonha até ao Lael Rodrigues (diretor). Mas, eram os 80's. qq coisa mais-ou-menos fazia sucesso.
