Middle Of The Road featuring Sally Carr I do not own the rights to this song, nor the pic and effects used in the video. This Song is available on: MIDDLE OF THE ROAD "The RCA-Years"
What a wonderful and unforgettable group! I can't get enough of listening to your songs with great affection and longing! Thank you very much, Middle Of The Road, for the beautiful songs that fill us with joy and happiness, and that will live forever in our hearts!
Wow, a real band. Real talent. Real song writing. Real instruments. Real people. Not a laptop in sight! No let's pretend. Real artwork. ReaL memories. You dont see that nowadays? I'm old now. I saw these guys live in the 1970s and they were knockout. What a voice! They were massive, no wonder? They will be remembered for ever.
Many thanks for the wonderful compliment. you're right, nowadays this kind of music doesn't exist anymore. everything has become fast-moving and interchangeable. but memories of another time with real music remain. Greetings and best wishes.
Nice one Rudi. I can't believe I have known Sally 40 years. That is scary ! Abba actually covered this , or at least Agnetha from Abba long before they made it as Abba. It is about mining and I guess "Union Silver" was what you were given for so many years service working in the mines. Must try to find out though !
Hallo Rudi, Du hast zwar die besseren Fotos vom Middle of the Road zur Verfügung, aber die Qualität der Songs ist bei mir besser...:-) Letztlich zählt aber nur, dass wir beide dafür sorgen, dass diese herrlichen Songs auf diesem Weg bekannter werden und Gefallen bei den Usern finden. Gruß, Jürgen
dieser Song weckt wunderschöne Erinnerungen und Sehnsüchte...(kleine Träne in den Augen)....eine Zeit die nie wieder kommt wie die Jugend.....diese Musik lebt Ewig....wir nicht.
Absolut. Ich bin Deiner Meinung. Das Original von MIDDLE OF THE ROAD und mit der Stimme von Sally Carr ist die beste Version. Einzig von Nana Mouskouri in französisch wird das Niveau dieses tollen Songs gerecht. Wenn die "Smörebred-Version" von Agnetha so toll sein soll, wieso hört man davon nichts, bei dem Hype, der um ABBA gemacht wird???
Como é bonito ver dois amantes envelhecerem juntos! Vejo aqui, ambos, Sally Carr e seu marido, velhos, com cara de felicidade. Eu e minha querida mulher, estamos juntos há 46 anos! Casei-me com ela anos 30 anos e ela aos 22. Brigamos? Sim, brigamos,mas maiores foram os tempos de amor e paz. O segredo para uma convivência longa entre dois seres humanos, é a capacidade de renunciar a si mesmo em favor do parceiro, e a maturidade ensinou-me a fazer isto. Se fosse possível, eu hoje, casar - me - ia novamente com ela e viveria tudo o que vivemos novamente. VIVA O AMOR!!!
At long last! In August, I searched for this song but couldn't find it on RU-vid - and now it's here! This is the version I remember from 1974(?) and it's sooo good! And it's the only song by Middle of the Road that I like... Agnetha Fältskog's version is good as well.
I still have the original MOTR vinyl record on which this great song was published: Drive On, 1973. It's one of my favorite MOTR song too. Too bad these original recordings are not available in the iTunes shop, one can only find a couple 'best of' collections there.
sou apaixonado por essa voz passei minha juventude ouvindo ela nos rádios e cassetes, só agora com tempo para pesquisar nos you tubs da vida descobri e me apaixonei pela dona da voz do sinto não ter nascido antes de 67 para pelo menos acompanhar mas de perto . não sei explicar ,tem pessoas que vêem cores nas músicas outros sentem gosto ,literalmente .eu sinto algo que não sei explicar quando ouço suas musicas
O ano era 1972. Eu trabalhava em uma multinacional em São Paulo.E conheci minha mulher. a mulher que eu mais amei e amo em minha ida. Ela com 20 e eu com 27. Ouvíamos esse conjunto, principalmente a música "soley, soley." Amo esta voz da Selly Carr. Hoje estamos velhos e juntos há 45 anos.
UNION SILVER - MIDDLE OF THE ROAD Look at her, my Friend said pointing down the Road You can tell by how she looks she wears a heavy load. So we stood and watched her didn't say a Word. But she must have read our troughts for this is what we heard. Union Silver has taken my whole Life Irom my teens to the sixty years I'm living now. Lord have mercy on me come and look upon me make a smile Show once more on my Face Union Silver is gone before it's made and I can feel my Shoes won't wear the Winter cold. Can you tell me my Friend where it's goin to End, cause Union Silver doesn't want to know know why Then we walked on by her Ileaving her alone not a word was spoken as we made our may back home. Till this Day I see her. See her standing there A mining Town, a miners Wife with coal Dust in her Hair.
Hörte ich immer 1973 oder 74 heimlich abends im Bett mit dem Koffer-Radio meines Vaters: Als ich noch zur Schule ging und zu dieser Zeit: 22 Uhr? längst schlafen sollte..."Schlager der Woche" hieß das glaub ich - moderiert von einem Mitglied der Rock-Gruppe: "The Lords" - Lord Knut. Einmal klopfte meine Klassenkameradin vom Haus gegenüber am Fenster. ... Wie die das hören konnte, ist mir heute noch schleierhaft... Ich hatte doch so leise gestellt, dass es meine Eltern nicht hören konnten. Und die schliefen nebenan. Ich hatte das Fenster dann geöffnet, damit meine Klassenkameradin das wunderschöne Lied nicht draußen im Kalten allein (mit) hören musste. Wir haben dann gemeinsam genossen... Nicht nur das Lied...Es war sehr schön. An das Lied erinnere ich mich seitdem (auch) gern...
Nicht nur das Lied... Hi hi... Schön ist (war...) die Jugendzeit, nö? :-) Bin der Meinung, dass man seit den Siebzigern nie mehr bessere Musik gemacht hat...
@pixelsarefun thank you very much, colin! ...for your compliments and for translating... it sounds real good and persuasive. greetings to you... and sally, if you meet her again ;-) your friend rudi
This is wonderful, I love it very much, thanks dear Carina for let me know about this video-song and also like to congratulate the nice work done here HearRover57, this goes straight to my favorites.
@tjvanpopta thank you for your feedback! "UNION SILVER" is one of those underrated songs... not so catchy and typically for MIDDLE OF THE ROAD, but very nice. greetings rudi
I've heard the Agnetha Fältskog version of this song ("A Song of Sadness and Happiness"), which I really liked, so I wanted to hear the original version -- and I like it even better! The refrain (chorus) is so beautifully done, it gives me chills every time I hear it :-) The album that this song is on is nearly impossible to find in the US; thank you for posting it!
Hi Luc, i know... this Song was the B-Side from "Honey No". Sally still singing "Union Silver" on Concerts today... Thank you for your kind Comment! Rudi
@tjvanpopta Dank je wel! Ik bijna altijd de voorkeur aan de originele versie van een lied, ook, maar ik zou dit hebben op een cd, zoals het geval er iets ergs gebeurt op RU-vid :-) Ik zal proberen een van uw suggesties. Nogmaals bedankt!
@missbeauty58 thank you my dear carina for your support and great compliments. that means a lot to me, because you are really a ideal fot my works... a big hug from bavaria to norway... to a very close and kind friend. XXX rudi
Simply a wonderful song, I think :o) It exists in Danish as well (entitled "En sang om sorg og glæde" and performed by Grethe and Jørgen Ingmann) - wonder if it can be found in Italian too :o)
@villespike thank you for your comment... "union silver" is from 1972 and finally it was released this year on cd. as i know, this song was also sung by tony willé. greetings from bavaria ;-)
Ja! Aber das sehen die heutigen Leute, die als "Middle of the Road" auftreten, und deren Management leider anders. Falls allerdings Sally Carr doch noch mal mit dabei ist, dann wird es noch peinlicher, denn die Musik kommt vom Band von 1971/72 und sie bewegt nur die Lippen dazu, so wie damals bei den TV-Aufnahmen.
@@mk0800 Nein - stimmt nicht ganz, was Du sagst. Sally Carr war zumindest im Stande, Playback singen zu können. Dass das so war, wurde und wird von den Plattenfirmen bestimmt. Das ist heute nicht anders als vor 40 Jahren. Und heute sind die technischen Möglichkeiten ganz andere als 1970. Heute gibt es Musikshows ohne Ende, Schlager ist angesagt, auch OK so. Aber da singen und vor allem spielen die nicht live. "Früher" gab es z.B. die "ZDF-Starparade", da traten MIDDLE OF THE ROAD auf und spielten live. Schau mal hier: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-a64QVp_dKbU.html Oder dieser Link: Live in Ravensburg 1992 - ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-Xl49cCkBI3E.html Letztlich setzten sich die Plattenfirmen durch, dass die Songs auch bei "Live-Auftritten" in den Shows genauso klingen müssen wie auf der Platte. Dass das nach 30 oder 40 Jahren nicht mehr sein kann, finde ich ebenso peinlich. Kann man bei sämtlichen Oldie-Shows und Interpreten sehen. Von MIDDLE OF THE ROAD gibt es bei RU-vid viele Konzertmitschnitte, wo echt in live gespielt wird. Auch wenn es nicht mehr das "Original" erreicht, erfreut es doch zumindest die Herzen der Fans.
The lyrics were written by Michael Shepstone who is the drummer of the very popular band The Rokes. The Rokes is a Bristish band who made their success in Italy in the 60's and after whom a famous guitar company named one of its models Eko Rokes.
Agnetha's Version ist nur eine Kopie und kommt an das Original von Sally Carr nicht heran. Sorry - auch wenn ABBA sonst gute Song hatte. Zumindest ist es doch eine Ehre für MIDDLE OF THE ROAD, wenn ihre Songs gecovert werden. Richtig schön ist die Version von Nana Mouskouri... Schau mal auf meinen Kanal, da kannst UNION SILVER in sehr guter digitaler Qualität hören...
@@tolgamert6324 Es geht nichts über das Original und das ist von MIDDLE OF THE ROAD und Sally Carr. Was denkst Du denn, mit was Sally singt? Mehr Gefühl und Harmonie wie im Original geht nicht. Smöre Bröd-Sound erreicht eben nicht die Wirkung wie Englich oder Französisch. Und da wären wir bei Nana Mouskouri. Allein ihre Version in französisch ist auf einer Ebene mit Union Silver von MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. BASTA
@2007danman thank you for your comment! you are right... this is simply one of the best songs from middle of the road. there are many versions from agnetha, nana mouskouri, toni willé and the danish duo g. & j. ingmann.
Thank you Dear Carina for Sharing It´s a lovely version of a great single for our Dear Agnetha the swedish title is: En sång om sorg och glädje and it is Song Of Sorrow and Joy in english language thank you Rudy for made this wonderful video Pepe
@xDani3lex You are welcome darling, Rudi make so beautiful videoes and I love Middle of the Road too. Thanks for comment on his new video, that makes me very happy. One of my fave groups. Love Carina*
Since MIDDLE OF THE ROAD was there before ABBA, it would be more correct that ABBA sounds like MIDDLE OF THE ROAD, the Swedes continued the way from the Scots...
The very fact that Miss Brilliant herself (Agnetha) thought enough of this song to cover it proves what a great song it is. Agnetha is the High Priestess of music.
Hey - just don't overdo it. No doubt - that Agnetha from ABBA covers this song from MIDDLE OF THE ROAD is an honor for Sally Carr. But what remains of ABBA? Only the illusion, rumors that the band would perform again. Even new songs announced for years have not appeared until today. ABBA lives on the myth. I am convinced that if this band would appear live again 30 years after their great successes, it would be a total disappointment for the fans. Not only years, but decades passed that the members of ABBA did not deliver new songs. Therefore, for me, absolutely exaggerated, if Agnetha is portrayed as a "heroine", her cover version of "Union Silver" should be better than the original. Only the original of MIDDEL OF THE ROAD is the best version of Union Silver.
@@Joe-YamahaR6 Everything Agnetha has done or ever will do is iconic. As the song says, Joe, she is the wind beneath my wings. So much so that 40 years ago I changed my name to Agnetha. But you have a right to your opinion.
