John McCormack Silver Threads Among The Gold

[bumablebee]

why do some morons have to talk such rubbish he wants his mouth washing out with carbolic as for me I used to hear my mother sing such lovely songs and it was a wonderful thing to listen once more to such a wonderful singer and these old songs bless you for bringing back wonderful memories Gordon

[lazyitus]

i looked up this song because of a billy the kid book. nice song.

[frantor1937]

I am the proud Daughter of frantor1937 and have full access to his computer

services. I wondered why, he has recently lost interest in using the net.

Now I know why this 75 year old Gentleman (and a gentle man) has taken this so badly. Petertowend whoever you are ,why do you feel that you have the right to insult my beloved Grandma. Go back and crawl under your stone !!

[TheUBIQUITOUS12]

@frantor1937 Well said.The insult to your grandfather was truly disgusting.How on earth can UTube allow such obscenities to be published?

[HistorySingers]

Whoops, I mean this "guy" not "guys." Wish I could find the delete button. :)

[HistorySingers]

I just wrote a blog post on the origin of this song and was thrilled to find this recording, thanks very much!! Apparently this guys was a real crooner in his day!

[TC1931]

lovely thanks for other suggestions . all that i have loved for 60 years

[2bumpkin2]

@frantor1937....keep your obscenities to yourself.... those of us that appreciate good music do no want the likes of you in our midst..If you cannot express yourself without resorting to foul languaage then keep your mouth shut....and while I am at it do not criticise other peoples tastes..nor can you disparage them for any sexual orientation - imagined or otherwise...

[rightonduesh]

billy the kids favorite song in his time.

[frantor1937]

I was a small child in Ballyforan, Co Roscommon when I first listened to this on the wireless and thought that old age wouild never affect me - Yes my darling you will be - always young and fair to me. To Rosemary (RIP) from Francis

[petertownend]

@frantor1937 your obviously a sad cunt,grow up and get a life you fucking homo,i bet your mother sang this song when the catholic priest was fucking her up the arse.

[DonegalRaymie201]

Can hardly believe that I'm listening to the oul man's favourites here! He was an original Donegal Irishman, who adopted Glasgow as his own, like so many others

[harryfaber]

Crikey, this takes me back. Lovely stuff.

[neilx49]

My Grandpa (born in 1898) used to sing this song to my Grandma (1901). They told me it was popular in their youth, and I still have the well worn 78 by McCormack. This was in the 50s, now I sing it to my wife of over 40 years. Thanks for making this tune available to yet another generation!

[HistorySingers]

@neilx49 Apparently the song was first published in 1873 and sold two million copies of sheet music and then in 1907, during its revival, it sold another million copies so that seems to fit perfectly with your grandparents' story. Beautiful story, thanks for sharing!!

[willsandroses]

Darling, I am growing old, Silver threads among the gold, Shine upon my brow today, Life is fading fast away. But, my darling, you will be, will be Always young and fair to me, Yes, my darling, you will be Always young and fair to me. Chorus: Darling, I am growing old, Silver threads among the gold, Shine upon my brow today; Life is fading fast away.

[CaptRhett1]

If you like this one, see also "Believe Me if all Those Endearing Young Charms"...

[CaptRhett1]

LOL, I miss my hair !

[SmashinMaston]

Bioshock lookin' boy.

[kthmkkngg899]

My mother used to sing this song to me as a small child, I am now 84 years,the song always brings such happy memories and a few tears.I might add that love can last, we are now married 62 years.

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[janetcah]

@kthmkkngg899

That warms my heart. Thank you

[kthmkkngg899]

My mother used to sing this song to me as a small child, I am now 84 years,the song always brings such happy memories and a few tears.

[brial1244]

When I was a child my folks had this wonderful tune on a 78 RPM we would listen to this Saturday evenings What sweet memories

[affabledj]

With tears in my eyes I thank you for this post. It reminds me of the love my grandfather had for my grandmother. They are both gone now, but they were married over 63 years. Thank you.

[COKECUTTER]

blue eyes crying in the rain...

[jorna284]

How I love John McCormack

[chengchunnam]

The value of love has changed as the wheel of time had rolled, this sort of pledge woundn't last ... sadly only a handful few

[azaz09095]

this man has the voice of an angel.i am 71 and have heard a lot of variations of this song .but this is the best.. thank you for puting this video on.i will come and listen to it regulary

[b8050124]

as a readhead ,gone grey, i can realy relate to this song, me nan used to sing it to me too, awww, i miss my lovely nan xxxxxxxxx and i miss my red hair ! lol

[DarkEyedRequiem]

~~My Memere` Would Often Sing This....I Miss You So Very Much Memere`....~~

[soundslikefrank]

Happy Birthday, Dr. Marilyn Bartlett! <3

[killerlady1955]

Ha. The Ladykillers.

[callaoflilly]

Billy the Kid used to whistle this jam right before he would kill people! HAHAHA! Lok dude!

[barryheckels]

the old ones are the best

[redfire20003]

-reminds me of "The Lady Killers" when Mrs Wilberforce (Katie Johnson) is entertaining her old pals in the Front Parlour.

[meltzerboy]

Despite McCormack's crystal-clear diction compared to Galli-Curci's indifferent English, the latter's recording of this song matches the beauty of McCormack's: a great compliment for both singers.

[r25377]

78 rpm records

[lilamagritte]

Maravilloso. Es emocionante oírlo.

[cattleman6420012000]

John McCormack had an amazing voice. I actually have some of his very old 78 inch records.

[paulostroff99]

Superb!

[CanadaPisces]

McCormack displays his beautiful bel canto voice with this well-loved solo of the past.

[Herur22]

@CanadaPisces

Immortal beauty of McCormack singing! Thank you, dear James. thank you, patriot4913 for this charming. old-fashioned ballad.

[queenievenus]

Its heartbreaking.

[The4PersonVideos]

Random Fact: This was the famous outlaw, Billy the Kid's favourite song

[SilverLightSpecial]

Many years ago I heard this song in a 1920s-early30s short on AMC combined with another lively song that had a refrain something like "woo-woo-woo / Underneath your window, dear". Tthe crooner was standing under a window, singing the "woo-woo" song to a young lady, then "Silver Hairs" to his mother. I can't track down that first song. If any of you crooner fans recognize it and can tell me the title, I'll be very grateful!

[infledermaus]

What a wonderful song, sung by a real vocalist, and we can actually understand the words! What a concept. We need more of these today. Leave it to the Irish to bring us these great tear\-jerking tunes. I just want to ball my head off.

[orientfrog]

beautiful

[chengchunnam]

Its so simple, yet its penetrating

[kopynd]

what a beautiful song

[Virginielie]

My parents used to sing this song at home

[cassandraxe]

We used to have picnics in my Grandma's back yard and listen to this on a wind-up portable gramaphone. LOL, the original i-tune machine.

[leonjyrag]

thanx for this.

it was my grandfather's favourite song.

it just brought a tear to me mother's eye.

[BoudiccaBlanc]

Thank you for posting this song. :-) This is such a beautiful song!

[Dilhan777]

This is a beautiful song sung by a wonderful singer. Thank you for posting!

[Labaron26]

Some of the most beautiful lyrics ever written for a song, and put to equally beatuiful music.....Wonderful...

[cottagecheese54]

thank you, Patriot. and thank God for youtube, eh, or I'd never have heard these songs

[GhostWatching]

So Beautiful, Thankyou.

[seattlelady1]

Thank you for sharing this beautiful song. I so enjoy hearing it. It was a favorite of my mother.

[perumnx]

Beautiful, in fact!

[perumnx]

Thankyou so much, patriot4913........absolutely beatiful

[Rovarin]

Does the melody of this song have anything in common with the melody of Fred Rose's song Blue Eyes Crying in the Rain. To me they sound somewhat similar, however I don't know the first thing about music. I just listen to it.

[carozealand]

A bit late to respond to this, Rovarin, but I have been trying to pick out the two tunes on the piano and certainly kept getting them muddled. The second phrase of them both is very similar. Certainly at least as much in common with each other as My Sweet Lord and He's So Fine, which I never noticed as much alike at all.

[dinastein44]

Isn't he amazing? By today's standards this song is rather schmalzy and sentimental. Yet he raises it to a pearl.

[meltzerboy]

Just heard a great violin version of the song by Maud Powell. Yes, McCormack raises every song he performs to a higher level. Galli-Curci also made a wonderful recording of the piece.

[SH67]

@dinastein44 There's nothing wrong with the classic song. But I cannot seem to find one goddam decent version of it. This one's in the ballpark but not a homerun.