WOW, The original full version! Thanks so much for posting this version. I haven't heard this version in years. Any radio station that does play this song, Plays the shortened version.
I just discovered this record, and it floored me from the start. What amazing songwriting/production! It just pops right out the speakers. I love the piano hook playing on the off-beat, and the chord progression in the chorus is incredible. So complex and clever in it's composition, but still pure, unadulterated pop. Love it!
There's something about this song that I've always wondered about. If the first kid was born in the summer of 1951, and his sister was born in the summer of 1953, then wouldn't the boy only be like 2 years old at the very oldest? Heck, depending on the month he was born and the month his sister was born, he could only be 1 1/2 years old. That's not really old enough to understand "not being the youngest" and running off to cry in your room over it is it?
Not sure why 00's are so afraid of this tune, but your gonna have to understand i am gonna represent...in a big way...and honestly you should be scared cause your show is gonna be over. Im not gonna kiss ass and join up, I'm gonna run you out.
I think guys like Andrew Gold, dan Fogelberg, and Jackson Browne desrve to be in the Rock and Roll Hall of fame, along with Bread! To me, it is a travesty that awesome singer/songwriter/musicians like this, who were the best at the kind of music they did, aren't in there! When a Justin Beiber song gets the most you tube hits forever, you can't believe these musical geniuses don't get the true critical acclaim they deserve! Sincerely, BobbyK
Wow, it's hard to believe that this great song doesn't have 10 million hits! This is beautiful soft rock at it's absolute best! I think alot of folks out there just haven't been exposed to this precious music--which is a real shame! This album was truly a masterpiece of great rock music! Sincerely, BobbyK
A few years ago, I went on Andrew Gold's web site, and in am E-Mail I told him how I thought this was such an awesome vocal performance on his part! He E-Mailed me back and thanked me! I was blown away that he would take the time to write to a fan! I always thought this album was his masterpiece, though I enjoyed all of his music, from all of his albums! I especially love "Still You Linger On"! I miss you, Mr.Gold! Love, BobbyK bobby7771117 4 months ago
Robert Koehler Jr. bobby7771117 To all Andrew Gold Fans: I just had to dig this 6 month comment up, because Andrew Gold's music plays a daily part in my life in a wonderful way! Also, the music he made with other musicians, and their music, as well, are vitally important to me! We love and miss you Andrew Gold!
@bobby7771117 One day soon, I'll tell my story about how andrew E-Mailed me back when I told him how much I loved his vocal performance on "Learning The Game."Well, Andrew E-Mailed me back, and thanked me, and how I wish I had printed it out and saved it--but that computer crashed quite a few years back--maybe the E-Mail was from about 2006 to 2008? Thanks for reading! BobbyK
Dear Andrew: You will be greatly missed by all of your fans! This album helped me get through a break-up with the first woman I truly loved, and wanted to marry--yes, I was too young, and in college--a junior--but I must have played parts, and the whole album hundreds of time to get through the sorrowof the break-up! Thanks for this masterpiece, Mr. Gold! Love, BobbyK bobby7771117 6 months ago
Andrew we will never forget you. This song most of all captured something never to be repeated....everytime it's played its like its the first time it was ever played.....and brings just as much joy as when it was first conceived by your beautiful soul. Thank you Andrew. And thank you centuryrox.
@steveowen2005 according to Andrew Gold there are actually 32 things wrong with this picture. among them, the guitar is plugged into the phone, the horizon is different through the two windows, the wine bottle contains white wine but the wine in the glass is red etc. you can find a list of the rest by searching online. i tried to post a link but youtube wouldn't let me. it kept saying 'error'.
Love the off beat of the drums in this song. I'm not a drummer or technical in the least so what ever one calls the beat, half step, whatever I don't know but I like it.
@steveowen2005 That and the fact the level of the sea changes in both windows, left is higher then right and the coat is black in the reflection. Good song.
@Supermassively I consider myself very lucky to have been on the tail end of it. I was a 2nd or 3rd grader when this was a hit, and I identified with it very strongly.
a true classic ...loved this guy and his music.....he was much underrated and has left a fantastic musicial legacy...he had his own distintive sound and beat and a wonderful voice easily remembered...God rest his soul
@steveowen2005 Some kind soul provided a link a couple years ago, listing the things wrong. It's here: classroomtools com wronglst htm Just fill in the proper punctuation.
I first heard this song when I was 8 yrs. old...it has such a haunting melody that it's always stuck in my mind...I am 42 now and this was one of the first songs I sought out when I joined YouTube...love the song and always will..RIP Andrew Gold...
this song has been with me since it was released back in 76 and i'm 48 now. i think i first heard it on American Top 40 and it just struck a huge chord with me. my most heartfelt condolences to Mr. Gold's family and friends. thanks for the great music Andrew! :-(
I have a new possibly better version of this song, but I could use better softwear to upload it. Shows how pityful the MSM is, they can't even inform the public when a talent such as this dies. What is wrong with this picture indeed. RIP Mr. Gold.
So SAD today to find U have left us...What a TERRIFIC no FABULOUS song !!! Your songs have grown as we have growen old..RIP...send our regards to Eric Woolfson 2 such talented musicians to depart...trust U will never be loney...boy .
I close my eyes and here this and I'm transported to the summer of 1976 and think of all the people and things in my life back then. To be a teenager,so young and all the great times with all my friends and family. What a great time it was. I miss it so.I may be old but something is lacking in todays music. It has no soul or meaning. It's plastic and cheaply made today.
Summer of 76 was red hot wasn't it? I remember spraying a car, and when the paint hit the metal it boiled! Music like this stood out over the electronic junk clapping machines that was starting to invade our transistor radios and 8 track cassettes.
@slaynt Yes friend,i sure was. I was driving that summer for a company in Downtown L.A. and use to hear this song every day driving around L.A.and I also "Afternoon Delight" playing at the same time. If I only had a time machine. What area were you at in those days?
@RetroTony1959 Was it hot in the States as well? I didn't know that. I was living more or less in the center of England. We had to go to a central water mains delivery point in town to get whatever water we could carry, as they had cut off the water supply to houses. Trees all went brown and lost their leaves by June. So much for Global Warming being a new thing.
It was about then that I worked at a recording studio in Wales setting it up for XTC to record one of their hits.
@slaynt Not really. The 70's were moderate hot but I have to say it is really super hot these last 10 years like i've never seen before. I sure wish I could visit England. I love British History and TV.
Wow, can you imagine how toe idiots must feel. Poor little losers. 528 people like it including me, but 4 little losers thumbed it down. I wonder what their little pitiful story is. I KNOW, they where probably the lonely boy. to many brothers and sisters I guess. LEARN TO LIVE WITH IT!
This is a great song and one of my all time favorites. Very sad to hear that he passed away. My thoughts and prayers are with his family and friends. God speed, Andrew.
Maybe I overanalyzed this song but something doesn't seem to make sense to me. The kid cries when his sister is born therefore having to share his parent's love. The story then continues with his sister having a son and the chorus repeats. It seems to me that the storyline would continue through his offspring. Just saying.
@bthor76 Oh dear, what you're statement said was what I was referring to!! Having said that, being his sister a pattern develops with her too. Is that clear enough?
@candelise How about this...you're an asshole...is that clear enough for you? You reply to my comment with one word "Yes" although I didn't ask a question and you get cocky when I ask you to expand on that. You must be a joy to live with. Let me develop a pattern here by repeating what I previously wrote; You're an asshole.
@bthor76 I thought that what you said was quite obvious, hence the 'yes'. However, from one asshole to another, sensitive soul aren't you? Considering that I was agreeing with what you said originally.
Has always been one of my favorite songs. What a crappy thing it is to hear of his way too early death. What a extraordinarily talented man he was. The good die young.
Dear Andrew: You will be greatly missed by all of your fans! This album helped me get through a break-up with the first woman I truly loved, and wanted to marry--yes, I was too young, and in college--a junior--but I must have played parts, and the whole album hundreds of time to get through the sorrowof the break-up! Thanks for this masterpiece, Mr. Gold! Love, BobbyK
When I first heard this song in 1977, I were a sophomore in high school, on a friday night, and now I am 51 years of age, to hear the untimely death of Mr. Gold sadden me, my prayers goes out to his family, The song Lonely Boy, my all time favorite. R.I.P. and you are not alone.
Great songwriter, great sense of humour. An Anglophile, (he preferred the British version of the Office over the US version for example) and melded US pop perfectly with hints of the Beatles and other 60's UK groups.
The lonely boy. RIP Mr. Gold. My condolences to family. To hear these "songs" in one's mind is a burden. That song will always bring a tear, .... may fortune favor the artist!
A wonderful, bittersweet song and video. So many memories, I cannot truly count. When I heard of Mr. Gold's passing, I was very much reminded of the Asian Proverb: Talent does what it can; Genius does what it must. Thank you, Andrew, for being part of our lives and lending your immense talent. Peace. Namaste. God Bless. My sincere thanks to the poster of this great video. Bear.
His Mom, Marni Nixon, would sometimes come to Anaheim and sing at the theater-in-the-round called Melodyland across from Disneyland in the 60's where I apprenticed in the 1st violin section under my teacher. She had such a beautiful voice that I was captivated. I was 16. That orchestra morphed a few times and eventually grew into what is now the Pacific Symphony. It's easy to see, now that I know who his mother is, why Andrew was so talented. Sad. R.I.P.
WAS SORRY TO READ ABOUT ANDREW GOLD'S PASSING. HEARING THIS SONG BRINGS BACK BITTER/SWEET MEMORIES FOR ME. WAS THIS HIS OWN ACCOUNT OF HOW IT FEELS FOR THE ELDEST CHILD (WHEN ANOTHER BABY COMES ALONG?)FEELING SOMEWHAT SECOND BEST. WITH BRILLIANT SONGS LIKE THIS HIS HE'LL NEVER BE FORGOTTEN. RIP ANDREW,
I use to like this song when I was little girl. I was 5 when this song came out. I still like it 33 years later. I heard about his death. What a tragic loss. RIP Andrew Gold
@titohuertas They used real musicians that had talent and ability back then, as the 80's came around computers, drum machines and MIDI keyboards took the place of real musicians in the studios. Now its all auto tune and pro tools that can make the most untalented singer sound good.. notice how everyone today sounds virtually the same. now it is all about theater, not talent
I agree with you. Virtually everyone, with or without musical talent, can get out there and make some noise. That is the reason why I don't pay any attention to modern music anymore, or pop culture in general. With very few exceptions, everything, from TV to books, that is been made in the last decade is crap. American "poop" culture really sucks. It's a matter of choice. I'd rather go back and watch "Rich Man Poor Man" than the Jersey Shore.
as a music loving, 40-something who's already nostalgic enough...this makes me sad...another person from the soundtrack of my youth has passed....sigh. RIP Andrew!
I don't know why that song gets to me still after all this time but it does. I guess it is that for most of us , we didn't get enough love when we were kids and are still looking for it even to this day. Thanks Andrew , put in good word (or song) for us up there will you ?
what a sad day and a great loss i grew up listening to andrew golds music from linda Ronstad to wax and the solo stuff he was also engineer on possibly the greatest album ever joni mitchells blue the man was a legend
what a sad day and a great loss i grew up listening to andrew golds music from linda Ronstad to wax and the solo stuff he was also engineer on possibly the greatest album ever joni mitchells blue the man was a legend
I have always loved this "story teller" song. Although very different from my own family circumstances, it still evokes certain childhood memories. RIP Andrew, you will be missed by so many and never forgotten. And your music will live on through generations to come ! Goodbye for now my friend.
I remember crusing in the car and listening to this. Music was so great in the 70's because of artist's like Andrew. Too bad we will not see an era like that again. RIP Andrew. Your music will live on.
The time of my being an eleventh grade student listened to this music with radio.
I thought that it was the good music for not knowing a music name then.
It is very nostalgic.
srstars105 5 days ago
takes me back. i was 12 in 1976 and i loved this tune.xxxxxxx
alison6902 1 week ago 2
WOW, The original full version! Thanks so much for posting this version. I haven't heard this version in years. Any radio station that does play this song, Plays the shortened version.
diapertommy 1 week ago 2
RIP Andrew :-(
JORGEPSOUSA911 4 weeks ago
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1QuikTransAm 1 month ago
one of the most underrated artist of the 70's..
RIP andrew your songs were great.
armystrong321 1 month ago
RIP Andrew
ropa511 1 month ago 2
One of the great songs of the 70's...
ropa511 1 month ago 4
An amazing song. Classic.
Bencopland1 1 month ago
wonderful well-crafted song, nice art you left the world Andrew...
greaterJAY 1 month ago
Thank you Andrew for all the joy you brought into this world...RIP
1QuikTransAm 1 month ago
@1QuikTransAm IS THIS YOUR THEME SONG?
smithandbesson 1 month ago 2
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1QuikTransAm 1 month ago
@1QuikTransAm LOLZ
smithandbesson 1 month ago
i like this song.
best of song.
i'm really glad i met you.
TheTakashi27 1 month ago
Boogie Nights. This song was playing when the kid was calling looking for his mother.
pirate78118 1 month ago
" Thank You For Being A Friend " to all your fans Andrew , RIP and sing with the choir of angels in Heaven .
Medic83301 2 months ago
I will add this song to my favorites. I liked it then; and I like it now! Sorry about the news I read in the top comments.
BUZZ4134 2 months ago
I just discovered this record, and it floored me from the start. What amazing songwriting/production! It just pops right out the speakers. I love the piano hook playing on the off-beat, and the chord progression in the chorus is incredible. So complex and clever in it's composition, but still pure, unadulterated pop. Love it!
colonelroosevelt 2 months ago
I am sad to hear about the loss of Andrew Gold......he was fine musician ...he has many folks that loved him....This song will live forever...
FrisellFan01 2 months ago 2
@chubhound...not too young at all. At that age they really sense it.
jonathandw3 2 months ago
There's something about this song that I've always wondered about. If the first kid was born in the summer of 1951, and his sister was born in the summer of 1953, then wouldn't the boy only be like 2 years old at the very oldest? Heck, depending on the month he was born and the month his sister was born, he could only be 1 1/2 years old. That's not really old enough to understand "not being the youngest" and running off to cry in your room over it is it?
chubhound 2 months ago
Great song, it's way better then most of the crap music today.
MrJohnboy1984 2 months ago
Not sure why 00's are so afraid of this tune, but your gonna have to understand i am gonna represent...in a big way...and honestly you should be scared cause your show is gonna be over. Im not gonna kiss ass and join up, I'm gonna run you out.
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I think guys like Andrew Gold, dan Fogelberg, and Jackson Browne desrve to be in the Rock and Roll Hall of fame, along with Bread! To me, it is a travesty that awesome singer/songwriter/musicians like this, who were the best at the kind of music they did, aren't in there! When a Justin Beiber song gets the most you tube hits forever, you can't believe these musical geniuses don't get the true critical acclaim they deserve! Sincerely, BobbyK
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Wow, it's hard to believe that this great song doesn't have 10 million hits! This is beautiful soft rock at it's absolute best! I think alot of folks out there just haven't been exposed to this precious music--which is a real shame! This album was truly a masterpiece of great rock music! Sincerely, BobbyK
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A few years ago, I went on Andrew Gold's web site, and in am E-Mail I told him how I thought this was such an awesome vocal performance on his part! He E-Mailed me back and thanked me! I was blown away that he would take the time to write to a fan! I always thought this album was his masterpiece, though I enjoyed all of his music, from all of his albums! I especially love "Still You Linger On"! I miss you, Mr.Gold! Love, BobbyK bobby7771117 4 months ago
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Robert Koehler Jr. bobby7771117 To all Andrew Gold Fans: I just had to dig this 6 month comment up, because Andrew Gold's music plays a daily part in my life in a wonderful way! Also, the music he made with other musicians, and their music, as well, are vitally important to me! We love and miss you Andrew Gold!
bobby7771117 2 months ago
@bobby7771117 One day soon, I'll tell my story about how andrew E-Mailed me back when I told him how much I loved his vocal performance on "Learning The Game."Well, Andrew E-Mailed me back, and thanked me, and how I wish I had printed it out and saved it--but that computer crashed quite a few years back--maybe the E-Mail was from about 2006 to 2008? Thanks for reading! BobbyK
bobby7771117 2 months ago
@bobby7771117 "happened quite...." And, I told the story! Thanks! :+)
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Dear Andrew: You will be greatly missed by all of your fans! This album helped me get through a break-up with the first woman I truly loved, and wanted to marry--yes, I was too young, and in college--a junior--but I must have played parts, and the whole album hundreds of time to get through the sorrowof the break-up! Thanks for this masterpiece, Mr. Gold! Love, BobbyK bobby7771117 6 months ago
bobby7771117 2 months ago
@steveowen2005 the stool is in front of the door
awaitthegroom 2 months ago
@steveowen2005 also the reflection of the brown coat in the mirror is black
MickeyLove01 2 months ago
Andrew we will never forget you. This song most of all captured something never to be repeated....everytime it's played its like its the first time it was ever played.....and brings just as much joy as when it was first conceived by your beautiful soul. Thank you Andrew. And thank you centuryrox.
nijinsky1000 2 months ago
Thanks for the music Andrew, thanks for the music
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jennysexsy 3 months ago
You can't fuck with Andrew Gold.
PrinceOfCicero 3 months ago
Boogie Nights!
lukebccb 3 months ago 2
@lukebccb took me ages to figure out what song this was since it wasn't on the soundtrack and I couldn't quite hear the lyrics in the film.
hotjack 2 months ago
thats spot on man
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@steveowen2005 according to Andrew Gold there are actually 32 things wrong with this picture. among them, the guitar is plugged into the phone, the horizon is different through the two windows, the wine bottle contains white wine but the wine in the glass is red etc. you can find a list of the rest by searching online. i tried to post a link but youtube wouldn't let me. it kept saying 'error'.
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epicmeade 3 months ago
Love the off beat of the drums in this song. I'm not a drummer or technical in the least so what ever one calls the beat, half step, whatever I don't know but I like it.
TheKhaibear 3 months ago
I'm probs the only 18 yr old who listens to this now..
it came on in the indoor market and I stood there like a loser singing out all the words
TheCfShow 3 months ago
@TheCfShow don't worry about what katy perry fans think about u yer better than that!
elvispresley718 3 months ago
@TheCfShow I'm quite a few years younger than you and I love this song - you're not alone!
RandomTwit1698 3 months ago
this song reminds me of six grade. I wanted to have a best friend and I did not.
klward3 3 months ago
I didn't know he has already passed away.
RIP Andrew Maurice Gold (August 2, 1951 – June 3, 2011)
mawaji 3 months ago
Boogie Nights. When the puerto rican guy is looking for the kid's mom on the phone. It was only on for about thirty seconds. Remember?
pirate78118 3 months ago
@steveowen2005 , also if you look carefully his actually singing this song without moving off the chair , lol
shnir 3 months ago in playlist shnir's favorites
stole this song from my moms ipod.
DragonHeart548 3 months ago
@DragonHeart548 I feel if it's music it's not really stealing! Right? Your mom has great taste. Take note.
TheKhaibear 3 months ago
i love this song..its one of my childhood faves..im 21..
Emaline90 4 months ago
@steveowen2005 That and the fact the level of the sea changes in both windows, left is higher then right and the coat is black in the reflection. Good song.
DrSalvador4 4 months ago
I'm 25 and sorry that my generation didn't grow up with such great music. This song is amazing.
Supermassively 4 months ago
@Supermassively I consider myself very lucky to have been on the tail end of it. I was a 2nd or 3rd grader when this was a hit, and I identified with it very strongly.
progrocker69 4 months ago
i love the beat that kicks in at 2:05, cant help but move your body !
forever182x 4 months ago
a true classic ...loved this guy and his music.....he was much underrated and has left a fantastic musicial legacy...he had his own distintive sound and beat and a wonderful voice easily remembered...God rest his soul
bekindunlimited 4 months ago
@steveowen2005
i think also that the glass has red wint but the bottle is white wine. i think there are a few more also. His chair legs a bit short...
rwitts100 4 months ago
This record is indelibly printed in my mind. Thanks Andrew.
terryeggett1 5 months ago
@steveowen2005 Some kind soul provided a link a couple years ago, listing the things wrong. It's here: classroomtools com wronglst htm Just fill in the proper punctuation.
centuryrox 5 months ago
@centuryrox Thanks. I have taken a look at the link. Somebody did spend some time looking at that picture didnt they? Very informative. Thanks again
steveowen2005 5 months ago
4 stars Short Clip
adultdating100 5 months ago
TOTAL GENIUS.
danomojo1 5 months ago
This loneyly boy learned how to fight in 1986 after joining the Army. The real fights (sadly) occurred when my US Army father would come home drunk.
UTBruteForce 4 months ago
What a stunning piece of music ! This is the first time I can hear it ! It was sadly not a hit in Poland, where I reside...:)
warhols25 5 months ago
I first heard this song when I was 8 yrs. old...it has such a haunting melody that it's always stuck in my mind...I am 42 now and this was one of the first songs I sought out when I joined YouTube...love the song and always will..RIP Andrew Gold...
Liltazmb 5 months ago
i heard this song on the water boy
dstncowles 6 months ago
this song has been with me since it was released back in 76 and i'm 48 now. i think i first heard it on American Top 40 and it just struck a huge chord with me. my most heartfelt condolences to Mr. Gold's family and friends. thanks for the great music Andrew! :-(
Perurikun 6 months ago
Love this song and i'm 14 Its FANTASTIC R.I.P Andrew
TheEmi13em1 6 months ago 2
Today Andrew would've been 60 (Aug. 2nd). We miss you, my friend, but our lives continue to be enriched by your music and humor. RIP....
ShockDoc 6 months ago 2
I have a new possibly better version of this song, but I could use better softwear to upload it. Shows how pityful the MSM is, they can't even inform the public when a talent such as this dies. What is wrong with this picture indeed. RIP Mr. Gold.
chembrovich 7 months ago
So SAD today to find U have left us...What a TERRIFIC no FABULOUS song !!! Your songs have grown as we have growen old..RIP...send our regards to Eric Woolfson 2 such talented musicians to depart...trust U will never be loney...boy .
downunder Australia
t4toph 7 months ago
THANK YOU FOR BEING A FRIEND X
MegaSteviebhoy 7 months ago
SUCH.A.TUNE.
zoomaga96 7 months ago
Thats Linda Ronstadt singing background on "We must attend to her needs, she's so much younger than you." Song really takes me back. Thanks.
ivanrich 7 months ago
I close my eyes and here this and I'm transported to the summer of 1976 and think of all the people and things in my life back then. To be a teenager,so young and all the great times with all my friends and family. What a great time it was. I miss it so.I may be old but something is lacking in todays music. It has no soul or meaning. It's plastic and cheaply made today.
RetroTony1959 7 months ago 17
@RetroTony1959
Summer of 76 was red hot wasn't it? I remember spraying a car, and when the paint hit the metal it boiled! Music like this stood out over the electronic junk clapping machines that was starting to invade our transistor radios and 8 track cassettes.
slaynt 7 months ago 2
@slaynt Yes friend,i sure was. I was driving that summer for a company in Downtown L.A. and use to hear this song every day driving around L.A.and I also "Afternoon Delight" playing at the same time. If I only had a time machine. What area were you at in those days?
RetroTony1959 7 months ago
@RetroTony1959 Was it hot in the States as well? I didn't know that. I was living more or less in the center of England. We had to go to a central water mains delivery point in town to get whatever water we could carry, as they had cut off the water supply to houses. Trees all went brown and lost their leaves by June. So much for Global Warming being a new thing.
It was about then that I worked at a recording studio in Wales setting it up for XTC to record one of their hits.
slaynt 6 months ago
@slaynt It was Rockfield Studios in Monmouth.
slaynt 6 months ago
@slaynt Not really. The 70's were moderate hot but I have to say it is really super hot these last 10 years like i've never seen before. I sure wish I could visit England. I love British History and TV.
RetroTony1959 6 months ago
@RetroTony1959 I agree with that statement as well! :)
rollerboogiequeen 2 months ago
Oh no....I've found a gold mine of my favorite old music from my youth....I am never leaving.
dmbfan1958 7 months ago
RIP Andy Gold
corrupt200 7 months ago
Oh what a lonely boy -
R I P Andrew Gold :'(
jmferris1138 7 months ago
One of the best songs ever!
ContraCommando 7 months ago
Wow, can you imagine how toe idiots must feel. Poor little losers. 528 people like it including me, but 4 little losers thumbed it down. I wonder what their little pitiful story is. I KNOW, they where probably the lonely boy. to many brothers and sisters I guess. LEARN TO LIVE WITH IT!
alanac777 7 months ago
Being adopted, I always felt this song was a good take on my childhood.
Two older sisters and always felt not cared about or loved enough by my parents.
And the fact that Andrew Gold and I shared the same birthday made it special as well.
keithsmove 7 months ago
Thank you Andrew for all the happiness your music brought to this world....RIP.
1QuikTransAm 7 months ago
That is sad and he will definitely be missed. R.I.P. Andrew!
BloodRocker3034 8 months ago
I didn't know that Andrew Gold had passed away. How long ago and what of?
BloodRocker3034 8 months ago
@BloodRocker3034 He passed away from heart failure on June 3, 2011. RIP Andrew.
centuryrox 8 months ago 15
@centuryrox OMG, IM SAD NOW...
fantasybballnut 7 months ago
This is a great song and one of my all time favorites. Very sad to hear that he passed away. My thoughts and prayers are with his family and friends. God speed, Andrew.
Multicamgirl1 8 months ago
The lyrics and song writing are unmatched. RIP Andrew Gold
suddendee 8 months ago
yh i heard this one the radio, so i came here to listen again and again :-)
invisiblejaguar1 8 months ago
I freaking love this song
moxiox93 8 months ago
Maybe I overanalyzed this song but something doesn't seem to make sense to me. The kid cries when his sister is born therefore having to share his parent's love. The story then continues with his sister having a son and the chorus repeats. It seems to me that the storyline would continue through his offspring. Just saying.
bthor76 8 months ago
@bthor76 Yes!
candelise 8 months ago
@candelise Yes to what exactly?
bthor76 8 months ago
@bthor76 Oh dear, what you're statement said was what I was referring to!! Having said that, being his sister a pattern develops with her too. Is that clear enough?
candelise 8 months ago
@candelise How about this...you're an asshole...is that clear enough for you? You reply to my comment with one word "Yes" although I didn't ask a question and you get cocky when I ask you to expand on that. You must be a joy to live with. Let me develop a pattern here by repeating what I previously wrote; You're an asshole.
bthor76 8 months ago
@bthor76 I thought that what you said was quite obvious, hence the 'yes'. However, from one asshole to another, sensitive soul aren't you? Considering that I was agreeing with what you said originally.
candelise 8 months ago
there are few performers and artists like Andrew Gold these days
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shysteve32 8 months ago
One of my faves of all time...See you in Heaven, Andrew,
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thesacrificedx 8 months ago
coooooool
59bitty 8 months ago
Jammin and rockin with the other greats in heaven RIP Andrew.
solsticecelt1 8 months ago
I loved this song from the "Boogie Nights" soundtrack.
RIP, Andrew Gold.
beernpizzalover 8 months ago
Andrew, although I didn't know you personally, thank you for being a friend.
lurch321 8 months ago
I already liked the song, this version is the clearest, and this presentation especially for the lyrics is the best at YouTube imo.
thumlyly 8 months ago
Has always been one of my favorite songs. What a crappy thing it is to hear of his way too early death. What a extraordinarily talented man he was. The good die young.
ciarraibuzz 8 months ago
R.I.P. Andrew Gold, your music is truly amazing.
teaguild 8 months ago
Holy fuck this was great. Way too soon to die!!!!!
emmtampa 8 months ago 5
@emmtampa My sentiments exactly!!! Great! Great! Song!!!!
preem7 8 months ago
good choon..Forgot how good it was sad to hear of his death
tychocelchu07 8 months ago
Dear Andrew: You will be greatly missed by all of your fans! This album helped me get through a break-up with the first woman I truly loved, and wanted to marry--yes, I was too young, and in college--a junior--but I must have played parts, and the whole album hundreds of time to get through the sorrowof the break-up! Thanks for this masterpiece, Mr. Gold! Love, BobbyK
bobby7771117 8 months ago
I'm pretty sure this song got me a $500 speeding ticket. RIP Andrew Gold.
mitch8569 8 months ago
R.I.P. ANDREW GOLD...SORRY TO HEAR OF YOUR SUDDEN DEATH..THIS WILL ALWAYS BE A SONG TO REMEMBER..
cathy959 8 months ago
R.I.P Andrew Gold, i'm 19 but i think your music was amazing x
xxberni2k6xx 8 months ago
R.I.P your music has great memories for me as i was growing up! superb. Steve :)
nevadat07 8 months ago
When I first heard this song in 1977, I were a sophomore in high school, on a friday night, and now I am 51 years of age, to hear the untimely death of Mr. Gold sadden me, my prayers goes out to his family, The song Lonely Boy, my all time favorite. R.I.P. and you are not alone.
dougeshea 8 months ago 26
Your songs brought lots of love and happiness in my family.
My favorite songs will always be "Lonely Boy"", "Stay", "Never Let Her Slip Away", "Right Between These Eyes" and "Bridge To Your Heart".
R.I.P., Andrew
Ruth72R 8 months ago 2
RIP Andrew.
cessna65423 8 months ago
Great songwriter, great sense of humour. An Anglophile, (he preferred the British version of the Office over the US version for example) and melded US pop perfectly with hints of the Beatles and other 60's UK groups.
DaveBond21 8 months ago
@DaveBond21 Same here, I don't get a dern thing from the US take on The Office. The UK version's a corker.
cindyshealed 8 months ago
The lonely boy. RIP Mr. Gold. My condolences to family. To hear these "songs" in one's mind is a burden. That song will always bring a tear, .... may fortune favor the artist!
gplad12345 8 months ago
A wonderful, bittersweet song and video. So many memories, I cannot truly count. When I heard of Mr. Gold's passing, I was very much reminded of the Asian Proverb: Talent does what it can; Genius does what it must. Thank you, Andrew, for being part of our lives and lending your immense talent. Peace. Namaste. God Bless. My sincere thanks to the poster of this great video. Bear.
BearyHairy 8 months ago
Another fine artist off to heaven to play for the angels.....RIP Mr Gold
bed928 8 months ago 2
One of my all time favorites...of course it was the most wonderful time of my life being with the love of my life. So many good memories.
jupiterabc123 8 months ago
You won't find many tunes better than this classic. How it didn't hit #1 is beyond me.
mteaton1 8 months ago
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His Mom, Marni Nixon, would sometimes come to Anaheim and sing at the theater-in-the-round called Melodyland across from Disneyland in the 60's where I apprenticed in the 1st violin section under my teacher. She had such a beautiful voice that I was captivated. I was 16. That orchestra morphed a few times and eventually grew into what is now the Pacific Symphony. It's easy to see, now that I know who his mother is, why Andrew was so talented. Sad. R.I.P.
robotnik77 8 months ago
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robotnik77 8 months ago
WAS SORRY TO READ ABOUT ANDREW GOLD'S PASSING. HEARING THIS SONG BRINGS BACK BITTER/SWEET MEMORIES FOR ME. WAS THIS HIS OWN ACCOUNT OF HOW IT FEELS FOR THE ELDEST CHILD (WHEN ANOTHER BABY COMES ALONG?)FEELING SOMEWHAT SECOND BEST. WITH BRILLIANT SONGS LIKE THIS HIS HE'LL NEVER BE FORGOTTEN. RIP ANDREW,
gilllew 8 months ago
R.I.P Mr. Gold.
TonMaison 8 months ago
his legacy -his music will last far after his passing. love this song. godspeed.
smpryde1 8 months ago
Good Night Andrew. I will surely miss you. You sang about what I felt.
ski4211 8 months ago
I use to like this song when I was little girl. I was 5 when this song came out. I still like it 33 years later. I heard about his death. What a tragic loss. RIP Andrew Gold
selene2317 8 months ago
RIP Andy.
72gibson 8 months ago
RIP Andrew and thanks for the memories
Tommygun1028 8 months ago
Why 70's and 80's music was so good?
titohuertas 8 months ago
@titohuertas They used real musicians that had talent and ability back then, as the 80's came around computers, drum machines and MIDI keyboards took the place of real musicians in the studios. Now its all auto tune and pro tools that can make the most untalented singer sound good.. notice how everyone today sounds virtually the same. now it is all about theater, not talent
bassman41015 8 months ago
I agree with you. Virtually everyone, with or without musical talent, can get out there and make some noise. That is the reason why I don't pay any attention to modern music anymore, or pop culture in general. With very few exceptions, everything, from TV to books, that is been made in the last decade is crap. American "poop" culture really sucks. It's a matter of choice. I'd rather go back and watch "Rich Man Poor Man" than the Jersey Shore.
titohuertas 8 months ago
this is in a book worst rock and roll records of all time
MichaelHansenFUN 8 months ago
@MichaelHansenFUN (unfortunately)
TonMaison 8 months ago
Wow, this takes me back. Was saddened to hear that he passed away. : ( Thanks for the great memory centuryrox
TheGertn8r 8 months ago
R.I.P. Andrew
I’ve always ♥ this song.
It reminds me of when I was growing up in the 70’s and 80’s in London.
Andrew, the angels will be sing with you today ♫ ♫ ♫ ♪ ♪ ♪
RememberToday4ever 8 months ago
we will miss u andrew. thank u for your hit song, "lonely boy." RIP Andrew
10classictv 8 months ago
as a music loving, 40-something who's already nostalgic enough...this makes me sad...another person from the soundtrack of my youth has passed....sigh. RIP Andrew!
vivandav67 8 months ago 2
Know exactly what you mean
twilson163 8 months ago
Benny Hill does lonely boy , funny .
47tooter 8 months ago
I don't know why that song gets to me still after all this time but it does. I guess it is that for most of us , we didn't get enough love when we were kids and are still looking for it even to this day. Thanks Andrew , put in good word (or song) for us up there will you ?
glennbo72 8 months ago
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what a sad day and a great loss i grew up listening to andrew golds music from linda Ronstad to wax and the solo stuff he was also engineer on possibly the greatest album ever joni mitchells blue the man was a legend
jakecatbird 8 months ago
what a sad day and a great loss i grew up listening to andrew golds music from linda Ronstad to wax and the solo stuff he was also engineer on possibly the greatest album ever joni mitchells blue the man was a legend
jakecatbird 8 months ago
Great man, Great voice, Great songs, God bless.
jonnylag 8 months ago
A very sad loss .Andrew was our past,Those who lived through seventies music would remember him as one of the all time greats.R I P .
DerektheFan1 8 months ago
rip andrew gold
charlesmargaret1 8 months ago
The dude could flat out sing. What a spectacular voice he had.
glgale92 8 months ago 2
God Bless Mr. Gold........ Great Song!!!
Reminds Me Of Camping Back In The Day With My Dad!!!
RIP Dude!!! Both Of You!!!!!!
kirbdog711 8 months ago 2
RIP Andrew Gold. I always loved this song, as it always reminded me of my brother.
marcosmomma1 8 months ago
I have always loved this "story teller" song. Although very different from my own family circumstances, it still evokes certain childhood memories. RIP Andrew, you will be missed by so many and never forgotten. And your music will live on through generations to come ! Goodbye for now my friend.
mikecarter79 8 months ago
I remember crusing in the car and listening to this. Music was so great in the 70's because of artist's like Andrew. Too bad we will not see an era like that again. RIP Andrew. Your music will live on.
The1fuzzylogic 8 months ago
rest in peace, brother andrew.....this was a great song....if the classic movie "boogie nights" got you into this song, somebody say "yeah!!!!!!"
hevyonez97 8 months ago
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SO LONG DEAR OLD FRIEND THANKS FOR THE MUSIC....HOPE TO SEE YOU IN HEAVEN WHEN I GET THERE....SAVE ME A FRONT ROW SEAT..
devilfan1965 8 months ago
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SO LONG DEAR OLD FRIEND THANKS FOR THE MUSIC....HOPE TO SEE YOU IN HEAVEN WHEN I GET THERE....SAVE ME A FRONT ROW SEAT.
devilfan1965 8 months ago
SO LONG DEAR OLD FRIEND THANKS FOR THE MUSIC....HOPE TO SEE YOU IN HEAVEN WHEN I GET THERE....SAVE ME A FRONT ROW SEAT
devilfan1965 8 months ago
Great song, godspeed Mr Gold
robert86133 8 months ago
Always liked his music. He'll be missed.
RichmondBelle 8 months ago
RIP Andrew Gold. Songs like this helped make the 1970's THE GREATEST generation for music!!
mikesikorski 8 months ago
Thank you for your music. Your songs bring back great memories for me. I'm so sorry to hear of your passing. RIP
339bluze 8 months ago
I love when this song is playing at the pool party in Boogie Nights.
flipkev 8 months ago