osgooflanagan, parrotchops. could'nt agree more. Am just 50. Luvly Gilberts songs part and parcel of my growing up. Made me cry then, still do. Thats his gift. Touching understanding souls.
I have loved this guys singing and songs since the first time I heard him in1970. I am now older, wiser and even more in love with what he still produces. My daughters love him as well,see you at Cadogan Hall in November Mr O Sullivan. Thank you for this endless pleasure your gifts of music give to us.I hope you realise just how damn good you truly are?
I was a teenybopper when Gilbert was doing this and, while I DID very much enjoy his music as easy on the ear, I never really went deeper. Revisiting this beautiful song aprx 40 yrs later, I wonder how I could possibly have been so naive and callow! It's an absolute work of art, a total classic. (Plus, at the very basest of levels, how the hell could I have missed what one really terrific-looking guy he was oh, and BTW STILL is?! True handsomeness doesn't diminish w/ age babe - good goin!)
@LanaAlex9697 Good on you! And you most definitely should NOT feel ashamed about the fact that you like Mr O'Sullivan's music.
Btw, did u know that all (or most, aar) of his vintage albums from the 1970's and 80's are going to be re-released next year, on 'digitally remastered' CD's? What is more, a new Gilbert O'Sullivan "Greatest Hits" CD is going to b released in about 6 months' time. (Hopefully, this compilation will be a double CD package - containing at least 35 of his finest tracks.)
@BrokenneckYgor ...And also the women, white and black, that they raped while their husbands were out fighting. And maybe a child or two. And the thousands of farms that they burned down to the ground, as the only means by which they could get back at the wretched Afrikaners because they could not win them face to face. Did grandad tell you too that this war was also known as the war of attrocities? Somehow I don't think so. But, I am not saying your grandad was one of them.
@Areolus With respect that smacks of the tabloid tittle tattle that sadly filled column space then as now. If guarding your privacy is something new for an Englishman that's a first for me. He was just a private person who only ever went into the business so people could hear his songs. He was never interested in the fame that came with it. Goodness knows we've all seen what it does to some people. I think he just had the good sense to steer well clear of the obvious. Well balanced man that...
WHO EVER combined such words to make a LYRIC such as this. Wait and see Mr. O,sullivan you will be RECOGNISED for what you have done for us who listened to MUSIC.
Anyone wanna help me here. The other night this song came into my mind out of the blue. I tried to buy it from i tunes but found out I owe them £12 odd. Since I can't pay them till I get my dole next week I looked it up on You Tube. It played for about a minute and then no matter what video I clicked on it wouldn't AND WON'T PLAY. So.... I tried all kinds of other tunes (12) using the same sequence. Lo and behold not one of them played. Has YT got a deal goin' with i tunes. Anyone wanna help..
@abuBakr97 Hi! I have this song in .mp3 format. Willingly, I can send it to you. Write to me: yanezlandaeta@gmail.com and I'll send it you as soon as possible. Regards.
@MrEricwilliams2 Nice to know but (this is an unsolicitored lesson) boring. Who are you and more to the point who's Heather Carlyle? Try writing something about her, where and how you met or just about any other detail other than her name. So many songs mean so much to so many people but without details.... boring. I hope this helps.... It's NOT meant to be a dig...
I must have past 30 odd years (most of that addicted to Heroin (read semi conscious)) before I heard this and I was fighting back the tears.... All you under 30's listening to 'Yellow and Black' and other inane shite... You'll never know or understand the Thursday night pleasure of Top of the Pops.... There was some brilliant stuff... Thank God.. it made up for the clobber....
im 22 and was watching reeling in the years 1970 on rte one night with my ma an da and this song came on i taught it was brilliant and asked my ma whos dat she educated me big time didnt know who he was b4 dat ha great song
There's great truth in this heartbreaking song, but a truth that's nonetheless partial. We need never be entirely alone, however intense the feeling becomes. Loneliness is natural, a very real and mostly unavoidable part of life; but we can transcend it. It can happen when we identify ourselves too hard & too long with family/partners. But we're linked to everyone, to everything, to ourselves. That's the ultimate family, where all belong. In that sense loneliness is a powerful kind of illusion.
Classic track by a highly talented (and very underrated) artist. "Nothing Rhymed" reached # 8 in the UK charts in December 1970 or January 1971, and was the first of Mr O'Sullivan's 7 top 10 singles in this country. He deserved to have considerably more 'Top Tenners' than that, in the opinion of many people (myself included).
"Nothing Rhymed" is a track which contains some outstanding lyrics; it is also an excellent tune.
@greyboyz I did not realize that Gilbert O'Sullivan had a new 'Greatest Hits' CD out. (Or are you, by any chance, referring to "The Berry Vest of Gilbert O'Sullivan", which was released in the spring of 2004 - some 7 years ago now?)
And I agree with you about "Nothing Rhymed"; it is indeed a powerful track.
@Ranklescher Funnily enough, when i first heard this classic song from Mr O'Sullivan - and indeed for many years after that - I thought he said "bowl of hot shandy", too. In fact, it was only very recently that it occurred to me that he said: "Bonaparte Shandy".
@mohawk3881 Thank you for that snippet of information about Gilbert O'Sullivan's classic track from 1970: "Nothing Rhymed". I can hardly believe that, for over 30 YEARS (!), i thought Mr O'Sullivan had sung the words: "When I'm drinking my bowl of hot shandy" !!
I guess that, even as a child - back in the good ole 1970's - my hearing left a great deal to be desired! lol. I am just thankful that I am not too deaf (yet) to enjoy superb music, like the song "Nothing Rhymed".
Watch a Pre-January 8th copy of Inception. Listen closely when the actors say imagine, reality, safe, and envelope, or point pistols. You'll hear the words, Loughner, offin' her, part of the word Giffords, and much more. Some say they hear, do it.
Oh such sweet memories come flooding back when I hear this . 40 years ago ? Unbelievable . I was 14 when this came out , loved it then & still do today . And I didnt need to read the lyrics above , they are all still in my head from all those years ago . Fabulous music !!!
@MrSharkkilla Comments like these amaze me . Gilbert never went anywhere - he carried on recording and is on tour NOW promoting his new album GILBERTVILLE . Check my channel to see what you`ve been missing !
@gypsydog100 Well said, very nice, and I agree... although I don't believe today's youth would have sincere appreciation of this man's talent with words & music. Sadly, I feel that O'Sullivan's kind of writing and sentiment would mostly fall on deaf ears of today's teens & twenty-somethings. His voice and recordings weren't compromised by massive compression, automated instrumentation, contrived atmosphere, and too much synthesis and gimmickry.
@slimshine953 I'm 18 and absolutely love this song and appreciate the fact that nothing like this exists in Irish music today. Maybe SOME of "today's youth would have sincere appreciation of this man's talent with words & music.", but not all....
@ajb0910 Hi there, thanks for the comment... and I'm glad to know that at least one person in your age group hears the heart, soul & sincerity that O'Sullivan poured into his songs. My apologies to anyone under age 25 who reads this. I should have worded my previous comment differently. I should have said that I believe "most", not all of today's youth, probably would not have a sincere appreciation for his talent. Than again, it's perhaps unfair to generalize regardless of age. Keep listening.
THIS IS BY FAR MY FAVORITE GILBERT SONG IT MAKES ME FEEL LIKE A KID AGAIN. HIS VOICE AND HIS LYRICS ARE LIKE NOBODY ELSE. I AM SO SUPRISED HE HAS NO CAREER ANY MORE
@eurostuffable Gilberts career has continued - he has released an album and toured every couple of years - he has a brilliant album out NOW . Sad that you have missed out on so much - visit my channel to catch up !
I remember seeing a speech by Richard Curtis when he received an award. He explained that this song was the catalyst for him to found Comic Relief. He quoted "When I'm drinking my Bonaparte Shandy, eating more than enough apple pies, as I glance at my screen I see real human beings starve to death right in front of my eyes"
In my opinion GO'S is a brilliant songwriter and vastly under-rated.
WOULD We EVER See a Powerful Leader ever come to these level where WE ARE as People and Say a Word or Two ? BLINDED By Money and Power, Spiritual and Humanity blindness is a Life style within a square Box ! " I was Blind, Now I Can See " !!!
Bravo to this Man that Honers Humble People and Values His Parents and ordinary working Class people in His Songs.
I heard this song for the first time in the late eighties, on a early Saturday morning Golden Oldies TV show in Holland, and I couldn't believe how beautiful this music was. And still is.
@Tanksleyd It doesn't matter what colour of skin you have, because good music is recognized by everyone. To me, this song is a beautiful piece of art that gives you an great feeling. Peace from Holland.
The hours of pleasure I get from listening to these songs on YouTube are all down to you folks that post them so thanks a million and special mention to people like whoever posted this because there are real gems on here and this is one of them. Great post thanks.
"When I'm drinking my Bonaparte shandy, eating more than enough apple pies, will I glance at my screen and see real human beings starve to death right in front of my eyes?" WOW! Such powerful lyrics. This guy was writing this stuff some 15 years or so before Geldof and Live Aid! Obviously the world was just as bad then as it is now. When will we ever learn?
beutifull song really does stir the soul as a lot of great singles do released in 1970 they engage the mind where as todays digitly enhanced but false souless songs just iratate you
this song is very descriptive dunno why charitys dont use it on their tv adverts since it seems to fit with those kind of pictures in my minds eye
strange how coincidences come about. I hadn't givin' thought of this great song for several months. Then I get a reply...Awesome I say because My Mum passed away this past 19th of October. It was at her house a year or so ago she asked if I'd look thru her LP's and play something nice. We put on Gilbert and I started to well up and hid my tears...took me way back. And so I thank you Lord Whittington Badge for your words. i feel My Mum's about tonight...at least in my thoughts.
Fantastic song ,mostly forgotten now.and was this song written by his brother? cant remember his name, but i am sure someone out there will remind me? LOL
@phantomxr Gilbert wrote the song himself - and ALL his many other songs - and he is still writing and performing as good as ever ! This song is not forgotten - look at the viewing figures . - And check out my channel !
the 1970s was an exceptional time for music , wings, steely dan, 10cc, elo, supertramp, bowie, t rex, ect hardly a bad song was made in that decade
1860george 1 month ago 2
He's a very clever songwriter.
VincesVinyl 1 month ago
Never heard a song of Gilbert's that I don't like.
poppycharlie1 2 months ago
GOING TO SEE HIM ON THE 21ST NOV AT AYLESBURY WATERSIDE THEARTE MIGHT BRING BACK A FEW MEMORYS !!!! GOODTIMES !!!!!
lezsbar 2 months ago
osgooflanagan, parrotchops. could'nt agree more. Am just 50. Luvly Gilberts songs part and parcel of my growing up. Made me cry then, still do. Thats his gift. Touching understanding souls.
babsb22 2 months ago 2
kalibata 1982.......napak tilas
wienno378 2 months ago
Simply wonderful - just listen to those words and how they fit together in such a beautiful way. Makes my heart swell every time I've listened to it.
kenmalUTUBE 2 months ago
if only life could be this simple and gentle well done gilbert stiil get ur message
MrPeterozzy 3 months ago
Tracks like this should have a "Play on loop" button !!
Lafikhandro 3 months ago
Beautiful song, but also watch this version:
search for: Roman - Jij moet verder
It's a beautiful dutch version. The singer has so much emotion in his voice, beautiful!!!
MaRlOeSZ11 3 months ago
it definately rhymes after so many years
MrCelibate 4 months ago
YOU WRITE FOR THE SOUL WE WILL LISTEN!!!!!
MrAussie1957 4 months ago in playlist More videos from hanselgretelhg
Love him always will x
april2258 4 months ago
he was one of the greatest old gilbert his songs lyrics much appreciated and he never even went on the x factor! junysawrus
junysaerus 4 months ago 2
I have loved this guys singing and songs since the first time I heard him in1970. I am now older, wiser and even more in love with what he still produces. My daughters love him as well,see you at Cadogan Hall in November Mr O Sullivan. Thank you for this endless pleasure your gifts of music give to us.I hope you realise just how damn good you truly are?
osgoodflanagan 4 months ago 11
world class singer- songwriter
Forkygolach 5 months ago
I was a teenybopper when Gilbert was doing this and, while I DID very much enjoy his music as easy on the ear, I never really went deeper. Revisiting this beautiful song aprx 40 yrs later, I wonder how I could possibly have been so naive and callow! It's an absolute work of art, a total classic. (Plus, at the very basest of levels, how the hell could I have missed what one really terrific-looking guy he was oh, and BTW STILL is?! True handsomeness doesn't diminish w/ age babe - good goin!)
ZeldaGlitterKitty 5 months ago
@ZeldaGlitterKitty Me too, I agree wholeheartedly. Glad I was in my teens in the Sixties. It was THE BEST!
gillwilkinsongw 5 months ago
So little known, and valued.
monica20112 5 months ago
classic music, such a difference
qwertyoyo 5 months ago
@LanaAlex9697 Good on you! And you most definitely should NOT feel ashamed about the fact that you like Mr O'Sullivan's music.
Btw, did u know that all (or most, aar) of his vintage albums from the 1970's and 80's are going to be re-released next year, on 'digitally remastered' CD's? What is more, a new Gilbert O'Sullivan "Greatest Hits" CD is going to b released in about 6 months' time. (Hopefully, this compilation will be a double CD package - containing at least 35 of his finest tracks.)
TheEctomorph 5 months ago
recently heard on a regional radiostation. It's stil very nice.
TheBurke59 5 months ago
Wonderful chord progressions. Beautiful song.
leenan1000 5 months ago
Brilliant song by a brilliant songwriter.
SKSWBA 5 months ago
fooking genius.
colonelofcork 5 months ago
SO FAB... A CLASSIC GUY XXX
TheJanjanc 5 months ago
Great job on the video!
papillon770000 5 months ago
This reminds me of me grandad tellin me about the wretched Afrikaners he guarded back in the Great War
BrokenneckYgor 5 months ago
@BrokenneckYgor ...And also the women, white and black, that they raped while their husbands were out fighting. And maybe a child or two. And the thousands of farms that they burned down to the ground, as the only means by which they could get back at the wretched Afrikaners because they could not win them face to face. Did grandad tell you too that this war was also known as the war of attrocities? Somehow I don't think so. But, I am not saying your grandad was one of them.
stofpoeper 5 months ago
Fantastica!
8450427 6 months ago
Una vera poesia. Grande Gilbert!
toledo2058 6 months ago
This is one of Gillbert's first songs, and is also to me his best of all!
Snipercakeman 6 months ago
great, thanx
miriami7 6 months ago
I loved Gilbert's music when I was 16 and I am now 56 and he still makes me happy and sad. Great songwriter and his songs bring back so any memories.
parrotchops 6 months ago 7
I Don't know why but this song is moving , every time i listen to it , it makes me just stop and think
Urs4life1 6 months ago 3
Gilbert is simply brilliant, we saw him in york last year and he performes has good has he did back in the 70s, a must see if he's near you.
GRAZIERS7777 6 months ago
@snapdharlich
He's on Radio 2 tomorrow morning also.
snovatf2 6 months ago
I just found out he's on a tour in the the UK in November 2011.
This one I'm not missing...
wpllm 6 months ago
Just great music and lyrics. He did other great stuff too a legend.
TonyDavisDovetail 6 months ago
@TonyDavisDovetail He`s STILL doing great stuff - his new album is amazing .
mohawk3881 6 months ago
Areolus, he's allowed to be an eccentric genius............ he's Irish!! ;-)
berberie08 7 months ago
@Areolus With respect that smacks of the tabloid tittle tattle that sadly filled column space then as now. If guarding your privacy is something new for an Englishman that's a first for me. He was just a private person who only ever went into the business so people could hear his songs. He was never interested in the fame that came with it. Goodness knows we've all seen what it does to some people. I think he just had the good sense to steer well clear of the obvious. Well balanced man that...
abuBakr97 7 months ago
WHO EVER combined such words to make a LYRIC such as this. Wait and see Mr. O,sullivan you will be RECOGNISED for what you have done for us who listened to MUSIC.
justphil101 7 months ago
Anyone wanna help me here. The other night this song came into my mind out of the blue. I tried to buy it from i tunes but found out I owe them £12 odd. Since I can't pay them till I get my dole next week I looked it up on You Tube. It played for about a minute and then no matter what video I clicked on it wouldn't AND WON'T PLAY. So.... I tried all kinds of other tunes (12) using the same sequence. Lo and behold not one of them played. Has YT got a deal goin' with i tunes. Anyone wanna help..
abuBakr97 7 months ago
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@abuBakr97 Hi! I have this song in .mp3 format. Willingly, I can send it to you. Write to me: yanezlandaeta@gmail.com and I'll send it you as soon as possible. Regards.
iayanezl 7 months ago
this song reminds me of a lass i was going out with in newcastle called heather carlyle .... ERIC west denton
MrEricwilliams2 7 months ago
@MrEricwilliams2 Nice to know but (this is an unsolicitored lesson) boring. Who are you and more to the point who's Heather Carlyle? Try writing something about her, where and how you met or just about any other detail other than her name. So many songs mean so much to so many people but without details.... boring. I hope this helps.... It's NOT meant to be a dig...
abuBakr97 7 months ago
The man is a genius nothing more nothing less
maffunited 7 months ago
I must have past 30 odd years (most of that addicted to Heroin (read semi conscious)) before I heard this and I was fighting back the tears.... All you under 30's listening to 'Yellow and Black' and other inane shite... You'll never know or understand the Thursday night pleasure of Top of the Pops.... There was some brilliant stuff... Thank God.. it made up for the clobber....
abuBakr97 7 months ago
What a beaut <3
christine85571 7 months ago
absolute classic
58lynchy 8 months ago
im 22 and was watching reeling in the years 1970 on rte one night with my ma an da and this song came on i taught it was brilliant and asked my ma whos dat she educated me big time didnt know who he was b4 dat ha great song
karld24 8 months ago 2
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There's great truth in this heartbreaking song, but a truth that's nonetheless partial. We need never be entirely alone, however intense the feeling becomes. Loneliness is natural, a very real and mostly unavoidable part of life; but we can transcend it. It can happen when we identify ourselves too hard & too long with family/partners. But we're linked to everyone, to everything, to ourselves. That's the ultimate family, where all belong. In that sense loneliness is a powerful kind of illusion.
marriedtoapoet 8 months ago
@TheEctomorph...Thankyou for giving me the best laugh of the day! just pmsl @ 'bowl of hot shandy' lol quality! x
Smallscousefox 8 months ago
Wish he would come to Toronto . play all of his hits and release his albums here in north America.
hahasuperduper 8 months ago
Classic track by a highly talented (and very underrated) artist. "Nothing Rhymed" reached # 8 in the UK charts in December 1970 or January 1971, and was the first of Mr O'Sullivan's 7 top 10 singles in this country. He deserved to have considerably more 'Top Tenners' than that, in the opinion of many people (myself included).
"Nothing Rhymed" is a track which contains some outstanding lyrics; it is also an excellent tune.
TheEctomorph 8 months ago
Off out to get a greatest hits cd tomorrow..how powerful..
greyboyz 8 months ago
@greyboyz I did not realize that Gilbert O'Sullivan had a new 'Greatest Hits' CD out. (Or are you, by any chance, referring to "The Berry Vest of Gilbert O'Sullivan", which was released in the spring of 2004 - some 7 years ago now?)
And I agree with you about "Nothing Rhymed"; it is indeed a powerful track.
TheEctomorph 8 months ago
Im 16 again and i still have a mum and dad, wonderful thanksx
MrSmokeybaconcrisps 8 months ago 2
@MrSmokeybaconcrisps
brought a tear to my eye hearing the song, saw your comment and had a good cry for myself
SuperShazbott 8 months ago
Saw this on reeling back the years last night, great song.
JoeRambo360 9 months ago 2
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justplayfm 9 months ago
Good god I was born a tad late to enjoy this humanitarian music era
MTpurgatory 9 months ago 2
When I'm drinking my Bonaparte Shandy
Eating more than enough apple pies
Will I glance at my screen and
see real human beings
Starve to death -
Right in front of my eyes?
Nothing changes!!!
lutherla 9 months ago 2
@lutherla Oh dear, I thought he said "bowl of hot shandy" :(
Ranklescher 8 months ago
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TheEctomorph 8 months ago
@Ranklescher Funnily enough, when i first heard this classic song from Mr O'Sullivan - and indeed for many years after that - I thought he said "bowl of hot shandy", too. In fact, it was only very recently that it occurred to me that he said: "Bonaparte Shandy".
TheEctomorph 8 months ago
@TheEctomorph He says `Bonaparte Shandy ` as an alternative to `Napoleon Brandy ` .
mohawk3881 8 months ago 2
@mohawk3881 Thank you for that snippet of information about Gilbert O'Sullivan's classic track from 1970: "Nothing Rhymed". I can hardly believe that, for over 30 YEARS (!), i thought Mr O'Sullivan had sung the words: "When I'm drinking my bowl of hot shandy" !!
I guess that, even as a child - back in the good ole 1970's - my hearing left a great deal to be desired! lol. I am just thankful that I am not too deaf (yet) to enjoy superb music, like the song "Nothing Rhymed".
TheEctomorph 8 months ago
la amo. è la mia unica suoneria telefonica !
francoswing 9 months ago
bourn in waterford ireland and moved to swidon boz1256
skodajim 9 months ago
bourn in waterford ireland and moved to swidon
skodajim 9 months ago
Thanks this is the only song I know all the word too and can sing great thanks again.
Regards Nelis....
nelis7777 10 months ago
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Watch a Pre-January 8th copy of Inception. Listen closely when the actors say imagine, reality, safe, and envelope, or point pistols. You'll hear the words, Loughner, offin' her, part of the word Giffords, and much more. Some say they hear, do it.
jamestargetedindiv 10 months ago
Superb.
Simulationofvirtue 10 months ago
still very much current with the times we face ... graet song
alekwlodarz 10 months ago
brilliant by the way he's from swindon in wiltshire not ireland
boz1256 10 months ago
@boz1256 He is IRISH by birth - born and raised in Waterford . The family moved to Swindon when Gilbert was about seven .
mohawk3881 10 months ago
three people on here don,t like music, ..sad
joningle 10 months ago
he is irish not fucking british...........wat a lovly song lol
buloo1234 10 months ago
one of the greatest, i remmember these years, never forgotten.
nigegt 10 months ago
Oh such sweet memories come flooding back when I hear this . 40 years ago ? Unbelievable . I was 14 when this came out , loved it then & still do today . And I didnt need to read the lyrics above , they are all still in my head from all those years ago . Fabulous music !!!
naja46 10 months ago 2
one of the great British pop songs.Faultless lyrics and production. A work of genius
catster57 10 months ago
@catster57 British??
MsFuruba 10 months ago
@MsFuruba Apologies, no offence meant.
catster57 10 months ago
@catster57 No worries! No worries! :)
MsFuruba 10 months ago
I can't find a good quality version of this to download anywhere? Absolutely stunning piece of music.
SeventiesMania 10 months ago
One of the greatest songs ever written
thegoldenspike 10 months ago 2
Brilliant songwriting.
LiamMcFaddenSongs 10 months ago 2
..always sends shivers up my spine every time i listen to this..3 decades but still the same
bamboozled0 10 months ago
magic ,were are u today ? this man is genius his lyrics and talent will never be seen again, sadly
MrSharkkilla 10 months ago
@MrSharkkilla Comments like these amaze me . Gilbert never went anywhere - he carried on recording and is on tour NOW promoting his new album GILBERTVILLE . Check my channel to see what you`ve been missing !
mohawk3881 10 months ago
magic ,were are u today ?
MrSharkkilla 10 months ago
magic
MrSharkkilla 10 months ago
Always makes me tear up
MsOctober66 11 months ago
@gypsydog100 Well said, very nice, and I agree... although I don't believe today's youth would have sincere appreciation of this man's talent with words & music. Sadly, I feel that O'Sullivan's kind of writing and sentiment would mostly fall on deaf ears of today's teens & twenty-somethings. His voice and recordings weren't compromised by massive compression, automated instrumentation, contrived atmosphere, and too much synthesis and gimmickry.
slimshine953 11 months ago
@slimshine953 I'm 18 and absolutely love this song and appreciate the fact that nothing like this exists in Irish music today. Maybe SOME of "today's youth would have sincere appreciation of this man's talent with words & music.", but not all....
ajb0910 10 months ago
@ajb0910 Hi there, thanks for the comment... and I'm glad to know that at least one person in your age group hears the heart, soul & sincerity that O'Sullivan poured into his songs. My apologies to anyone under age 25 who reads this. I should have worded my previous comment differently. I should have said that I believe "most", not all of today's youth, probably would not have a sincere appreciation for his talent. Than again, it's perhaps unfair to generalize regardless of age. Keep listening.
slimshine953 10 months ago
@slimshine953 Ah don't worry about it!
ajb0910 10 months ago
Mmm what can i say. excellent syncronicity, beautiful just beautiful.
PHPAULIE 11 months ago
He has a new album out, some great songs on it. Buy it.
veda1954 11 months ago
THIS IS BY FAR MY FAVORITE GILBERT SONG IT MAKES ME FEEL LIKE A KID AGAIN. HIS VOICE AND HIS LYRICS ARE LIKE NOBODY ELSE. I AM SO SUPRISED HE HAS NO CAREER ANY MORE
eurostuffable 11 months ago
@eurostuffable Gilberts career has continued - he has released an album and toured every couple of years - he has a brilliant album out NOW . Sad that you have missed out on so much - visit my channel to catch up !
mohawk3881 11 months ago
In Italia l'hanno incisa I PROFETI col tìtolo ERA BELLA.....
PINOSCOGNA 11 months ago
top tune love it to bits
scooterboys1 11 months ago
one of our most underrated singer songwriterspure magic
nabby1874 11 months ago
I remember seeing a speech by Richard Curtis when he received an award. He explained that this song was the catalyst for him to found Comic Relief. He quoted "When I'm drinking my Bonaparte Shandy, eating more than enough apple pies, as I glance at my screen I see real human beings starve to death right in front of my eyes"
In my opinion GO'S is a brilliant songwriter and vastly under-rated.
autumnstate 11 months ago
I hear it's a good song but i don't really understand the lyrics.. What does he mean with nothing rhymed? Can somebody explain?
nacho9992 11 months ago
i was much to young to get the significance of these lyrics, in my forties i'm left wondering. first lp i got was gilberts
claresongstress 11 months ago
nothing comes near him...
salstream 11 months ago
Lyrically sensitive with melodic serenity.
GOS was under-rated at the time and still not as appreciated as perhaps he should be.
Billy5ive 11 months ago
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went to see gilbert in concert last year and this song was a highlight believe me.
MrLawman10 11 months ago
went to gilbert in manchester last year and this song was a highlight believe me.
MrLawman10 11 months ago
Wonderful songwriting. He carries melancholy briliantly. And those background strings are so lush.
DustyBinBoy 11 months ago 2
He was pure genius and so sad that we didn't get more from him.
weimaraner2 11 months ago
what a brilliant song.
seanr521 11 months ago
WOULD We EVER See a Powerful Leader ever come to these level where WE ARE as People and Say a Word or Two ? BLINDED By Money and Power, Spiritual and Humanity blindness is a Life style within a square Box ! " I was Blind, Now I Can See " !!!
Bravo to this Man that Honers Humble People and Values His Parents and ordinary working Class people in His Songs.
Thank You G.O., where ever You Are !
Vic
vicusa1 11 months ago
Very Billy Joel-ish,maybe he got some inspiration from Gilbert.
fifthof 11 months ago
i love gilbert this is the first lp i ever bought at the grand old age of 9
claresongstress 1 year ago
I heard this song for the first time in the late eighties, on a early Saturday morning Golden Oldies TV show in Holland, and I couldn't believe how beautiful this music was. And still is.
robin14669 1 year ago
I'm an inner-city Black guy from Philly, no stranger to "mean" streets. This song blows me away.
Tanksleyd 1 year ago 8
@Tanksleyd It doesn't matter what colour of skin you have, because good music is recognized by everyone. To me, this song is a beautiful piece of art that gives you an great feeling. Peace from Holland.
robin14669 1 year ago 2
@Tanksleyd so happy that you realise such emotive music.....................says a hell of a lot about you Tank.............peace always!!!!
bustertypsy 6 months ago
Beautiful and timeless.
Mcoscillator 1 year ago
I REMEMBER WALKING HOME FROM A PARTY IN THE SNOW WHEN THIS WAS No1
mrbroadsword1 1 year ago
one of the greatest song writers of our time,,words that mean something to us all
xcraig1961 1 year ago 2
great song gill.
seanr521 1 year ago
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seanr521 1 year ago
fab lyrics... gives me goose bumps.....proving music shouldnt be just listened to, should be able to feel it as well
MrDebrich 1 year ago 2
I'm 15 again. Love Gilbert, you are my childhood x
yatsand1 1 year ago 2
@yatsand1 yeah im sat here with tears in my eyes where have all the years gone it seems like yesterday they dont make em like this anymore pure magic
paul24w 1 year ago 20
@paul24w Gilbert does !!!!!!!!!!!
mohawk3881 11 months ago
Great words...
chancesareshewears 1 year ago
Gilbert was a super star... Gilbert, you bring my youth back to me.. god bless you...
fairhillnorrie 1 year ago
Nothing I couldn't say
Nothing why 'cos today
Nothing rhymed
Brilliant lyrics!
burnabybrent 1 year ago
Cette chanson a bercé une partie de ma jeunesse. INTEMPOREL
Nothing new.......nothing rhymed
philsworddancer 1 year ago
Just ordered his greatest hits, have to have this stuff playing in my car!
burnabybrent 1 year ago
Wow, that is a great tune. Gilbert O' Sullivan has certainly dished out some classics!
burnabybrent 1 year ago
The hours of pleasure I get from listening to these songs on YouTube are all down to you folks that post them so thanks a million and special mention to people like whoever posted this because there are real gems on here and this is one of them. Great post thanks.
stixmix2375 1 year ago 21
@stixmix2375 Totally agree
FindoGask100 9 months ago
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My panties are wet!
Jayess007 1 year ago 12
@Jayess007 you pissed yourself ????????????????
hilly1690 1 year ago
@Jayess007
LMAOOOO
Richieman11 11 months ago
been looking for this song for ages..thank you for puting it up on u tube... made my day and still after all these years a truely haunting song!
grahamkeithtodd 1 year ago
One of my favorite Gilbert O' Sullivan songs.
JamesRobertSmith 1 year ago 2
Gilbert O,Sullivan must have a beautiful soul to go with his unique, unbelievable talent. I hope many others discover Gilbert through Youtube.
MonXxSuun 1 year ago 2
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@MonXxSuun If they visit my channel they will !!!!
mohawk3881 1 year ago
Superb, well ahead of its time. Pricks the conscience as well, which can't be a bad thing.
SouthCoastMackem 1 year ago
We Want You in Toronto.
sheebacat9 1 year ago
He is the best Irish singer in my opinion.....
hammad313 1 year ago
a sound second to none
MrJonno2 1 year ago
a brilliannt song, a nice 709s song,
MrJonno2 1 year ago
"When I'm drinking my Bonaparte shandy, eating more than enough apple pies, will I glance at my screen and see real human beings starve to death right in front of my eyes?" WOW! Such powerful lyrics. This guy was writing this stuff some 15 years or so before Geldof and Live Aid! Obviously the world was just as bad then as it is now. When will we ever learn?
britecho 1 year ago 2
nice vid :o)
SirJekyllAppliance 1 year ago
beutifull song really does stir the soul as a lot of great singles do released in 1970 they engage the mind where as todays digitly enhanced but false souless songs just iratate you
this song is very descriptive dunno why charitys dont use it on their tv adverts since it seems to fit with those kind of pictures in my minds eye
Runrome 1 year ago
strange how coincidences come about. I hadn't givin' thought of this great song for several months. Then I get a reply...Awesome I say because My Mum passed away this past 19th of October. It was at her house a year or so ago she asked if I'd look thru her LP's and play something nice. We put on Gilbert and I started to well up and hid my tears...took me way back. And so I thank you Lord Whittington Badge for your words. i feel My Mum's about tonight...at least in my thoughts.
steele917 1 year ago
great music tanks Gilbert timeles music
arabara007 1 year ago
pure class my mum got me into o sullivan luv his songs and still got sum on vinyl
doomfour 1 year ago
when one thinks of it gilbert was more of a poet was he not? great thanks for posting.
coalfires 1 year ago
@coalfires Why say WAS - in the past tense ? He STILL IS ! He`s never stopped producing great music - visit my channel !!!!
mohawk3881 1 year ago
just love this song
Lindanator09 1 year ago
just love this
Lindanator09 1 year ago
I love you gilbert :)
Erogha 1 year ago
Oh boy, almost forgotten this song. Amazing.......
feyenoordben 1 year ago
Steele917... You and I are about the same age, and I just got the same feeling in the back of my neck... WOW
cgms310 1 year ago
Fantastic song ,mostly forgotten now.and was this song written by his brother? cant remember his name, but i am sure someone out there will remind me? LOL
phantomxr 1 year ago
@phantomxr Gilbert wrote the song himself - and ALL his many other songs - and he is still writing and performing as good as ever ! This song is not forgotten - look at the viewing figures . - And check out my channel !
mohawk3881 1 year ago
Its nice to see so many people loving this song.
MUFCM16ORA 1 year ago
MEMORIES, 1970's FANTASTIC, sitting with Mum and Dad listening to DAD'S stereo record player. Magic.
TheAndyollerenshaw 1 year ago 2
Who are those two guys at 1:46 ?
thejcoyle 1 year ago
I love this music .......
antonima1000 1 year ago
Sorry momma, she's 24 already, and was 83!!
Joke9972 1 year ago
GILBERT; Will you ever play Toronto ? You have thousands of fans here . We love you Gilbert.
sheebacat9 1 year ago
pardon me for being an irish thick, but is he not from waterford?
irishandy11 1 year ago
Damned good song!You can tell he puts alot of thought and love into his music
marexvr 1 year ago
the violins sound fantastic a truly magical singer and song writer
donsee1000 1 year ago
one of the best singers england have every had,under estimated and clearly as good as any singer there has been
donsee1000 1 year ago
@donsee1000 I hate 2 be a dick but Gilbert is IRISH(Waterford)check it out!
feel4lumps 1 year ago
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donsee1000 1 year ago