Just another reason (out of THOUSANDS) why I think pop music achieved its zenith in the 70's.The melody, the lyrics, the easy delivery - it's infectious, and fun, and just makes you feel good. And, while still being pure 70's in sound, it doesn't sound DATED at all. Good music really shouldn't, and this is good music.
@njplr Can't agree with you more...They don't make music like this anymore...I miss so much the singer/songwriters of the sixties and seventies.... I loved this song, makes me think of a girl named Sue who I dated for a short while. Haven't seen her since 1975, but I hope she is happy with what she was handed by life....
I gotta say; I stumbled on this yesterday, totally forgot about this song...but I must agree with some who think this song is a bit "CREEPY"....there seems to be a weird pedophile over-tone to these lyrics....."in spite of our age difference do I cry"......"CREEPY".........LOL
i think it is crazy.its a song guys.a song about loving a child.there is more than one way to love.my neice is called claire.she is and always will be beautiful to me,i will always love her dearly,just like all my neices,oh and she is in her mid 20s now with her own children,i love them too.oh i agree im a woman so maybe its allowed,but what about my poor nephews????
@marry40100 all i can say is anyone that thinks this song is wrong has never been around a child or is still to young to understand what love is....someone posted above about my own post proves my point,some people could do with a hug..or is that now wrong?i love my sisters kids like my own and same goes for my friend kids,does that make me a sicko.
sad state the world is in..you cant say you love a child thats not your without being branded....this song is about his godchild..whats so wrong about that....
@KevinLounsberry at a guess your young with no kids and dont yet understand.the day you have your own or your brother or sister,or even a close mate has a child and you hold it in your arms you will understand...if you dont get it then you never will---
@KevinLounsberry children say many things like that. a childs understanding of marriage and love differ from that of an adult, when little clair asked her uncle to marry her, she is simply trying to say i love you uncle ray rather than lets get married which is a rather cute thing wouldn't you say? i dont understand why everyone thinks this song is about pedophilia
@doolb666 Ignorance isn't cute, it would be awkward, then I'd have to find out how to explain marriage Nothing means more to Uncle Ray than her specifically wanting to marry him. Not saying "You're my best friend, I had a great day" would fit in there fine, and I don't even write songs. And what were people saying to him that would have been better if she were more than a child? "No! You can't do that, Gilbert. She's just a child!"
@doolb666 Unless I am VERY much mistaken, sir, only a small minority of the population of this country (Great Britain) think that Gilbert O'Sullivan's number 1 hit single from November 1972 - "Clair" - is, in any way, "perverted" or indicative of paedophilia.
One strongly suspects that most of the people who do have "issues" (to use the fashionable modern terminology) with the lyrics of this innocuous song are politically correct zealots, who are too young to remember that
@doolb666 [Continuing on from my previous 'post' about Gilbert O'Sullivan's chart-topping single, "Clair"]
the Britain of 1972 was a VERY different place, in some respects, to the Britain of 2011. 39 years ago, wjem "Clair" was at number one in the UK singles chart, Mr O'Sullivan was a highly popular and respected 'A'-list celebrity, and the lyrics of this pleasant, MOR pop song did not engender any controversy WHATSOEVER. In fact, if my (ageing) memory serves me correctly, the song which
@doolb666 [Continuing on from my previous 'post' about Gilbert O'Sullivan's chart-topping single, "Clair"]
replaced "Clair" at number one in the UK charts (at the end of November '72) was WAY more controversial th Gilbert O'Sullivan's innocuous song. The single that I am referring to was, of course, Chuck Berry's "My Ding-a-Ling". The lyrics of that track were considered to be in VERY bad taste by some people - including the good Mrs Mary Whitehouse. However, no one - not even
@doolb666 [Continuing on from my previous 'post' about Gilbert O'Sullivan's chart-topping single, "Clair"]
the good Mrs Whitehouse - had issues with Gilbert O'Sullivan's song "Clair", back in '72.
The Britain of 2011 may be a much more 'politically correct' society than the Britian of 1972 ... but it is also a considerably nastier, more cynical and more suspicious one. (IMHO, as a middle-aged man of 46, at any rate.)
For anyone to relate this song and its sentiment to paedophilia fills me with remorse and sadness for humanity in general. It is a sad indictment of our 'modern' society that there are so many faceless, poorly educated cowards and brainwashed sheep out there.
@Pooternackle5 I'm not speaking about pedophilia, I'm talking in general. How was Gilbert O Sullivan a pedophile?? I despise pedophilia and perversion in all its forms, but I do not bitch about people who believe in higher powers. Good day.
@Pooternackle5 you're sick!! I am a very spiritual person myself, how dare you make a mockery of things like that just because YOU don't believe in it personally. I would never put anyone down because of there beliefs!!
i really do like this song, it has a happy feel to it, and i dont think there is anything wrong with what is being said after all its just a song and they dont have to have any truth behind them.... and if there is truth it just shows the love from one person to another.
La primera ocasión que oí esta canción fue cuando me boleaba mis zapatos en la banqueta de la zapateria Canada en PR, en aquel entonces no entendía lo que decía su letra en inglés pero su música me encantó. y ahora 40 años después volviste recordarme esa tarde en mi PR, muchas gracias Mely!!
@Trexcookingfat It's not his daughter but his managers daughter. They were greatest of friends but they fell out leading to Gilbert suing, and winning lost royalties. This obviously broke the friendship bond until the manager passed on. There was a recent documentary about O'Sullivan and it appears that he, his former manager's wife and Claire have rebuilt their friendship.
I'm going to stand up and say that I don't think the song is about pedophilia. Sure that's what we tend to think NOW, but the song didn't come out yesterday. In 1972, we didn't think that everybody and his frikkin' DOG was a pedophile; we didn't think a child molester was hiding behind every tree.
So a man could love a little girl in an utterly non-sexual way, and he could write and sing a love song "as if" it were to a girlfriend, because that would be "cute." It wouldn't be cute today.
@babykitten550 I was named after this song, too :) My name is spelled Claire, as well, but my dad got his inspiration from this song, and would sing it to me when I was little while playing the guitar ♥
kool youir a hell of artist, I new when i heard you back in 1972 singing alone again your very special person. Hang in there gilbert , love your voice beautiful, its like a robin singing in the spring. Your a hell of artist, always there listening,
kool youir a hell of artist, I new when i heard you back in 1972 singing alone again your very special person. Hang in there gilbert , love your voice beautiful, its like a robin singing in the spring. Your a hell of artist, always there listening, rod aspen
@Carterofmars Errr, you do realise he's not American don't you? Perhaps you mistook him for Kanye West, Snoop Dogg or some other American musical "genius"? And you wondered why those Beatles had such strange accents...
My favorite part of this song is when I hear Clair laughing at the end. So sweet! I love this song. I never realized that anyone saw this song as controvertial until I read the comments here. I always thought of it as just a nice, sweet song. And that's still how I think of it. I miss the days when people could see the beauty in something without trying to turn it into something that it's not. Thank you Mr.O'Sullivan for giving us something beautiful--like Clair.
@DONRHOLLOWAY It is just as you say, a nice, sweet song about an uncle who loves his little niece the way they are supposed to... sheesh... what a generation we live in eh? Everything is twisted and perverted and innocence is sullied at every opportunity. It's a beautiful song and a beautiful sentiment.
I love this song. it is really bad when that is the song constantly in your head and people look at you like you are crazy as i sway back and forth. Thank you Mr. Sullivan for recording alot of nice music.
The Ectomorph is a disgusting person who misrepresents the song "Clair" and Gilbert O'Sullivan at every opportunity~he even claims to be the "utmost authority on the song and Mr. O'Sullivan" as well as claiming to know Mr. O'Sullivan personally~ The Ectomorph is the worst class of weirdo and liar and should be reported to youtube.
@MarcfromTreasureNet1 Do all REAL fans and supporters of Gilbert O'Sullivan a favour, you muppet - and refrain from 'posting' your ignorant, ill-informed and twisted opinions on this 'You Tube' page.
And, with regard to ur silly comment about me: " ... 'he [The Ectomorph] even claims to be the "utmost authority on the song and Mr. O'Sullivan" as well as claiming to know Mr. O'Sullivan personally', well that is just a downright LIE. Pure and simple.
@MarcfromTreasureNet1 So ..... I am "a disgusting person who misrepresents the song 'Clair' and Gilbert O'Sullivan at every opportunity", am I ????
May I remind you, sir, that only three short months ago, you posted the following "insightful" comments on this 'You Tube' page (and I quote your EXACT WORDS, verbatim) : "This is a beautiful song about a mature man loving a much younger woman. Clair is pure and beautiful. 12 is the age of consent in Mexico you know."
@MarcfromTreasureNet1 Sir: Please do not bother to insult me on this - or any other - 'You Tube' page again, as (if you do) I will not even take the time to read ur offensive and vile comments about me - let alone respond to them.
Oh, and just for the record, SIR, i have NEVER claimed to be the "utmost authority on the song ['Clair'] and Mr. O'Sullivan". Moreover, I have never claimed to know G.O'S. on a personal level.
How dare you accuse ME of telling 'porkies' on this You Tube page?
I've always loved this song. Mr. O'Sullivan always struck me as a highly talented and nice man. God bless him. Those who would pull him down can kiss my ass.
@Sofisdaddy God bless YOU for making those comments, sir. Ray O'Sullivan is indeed a highly talented man. What is more, he seems much, much nicer (to use a somewhat old-fashioned word) than most people in the pop/rock music industry. I respect Mr O'Sullivan for his dislike of celebrity culture ... and, of course, for the fact that he has made many, many fine singles and albums over the years - including some true all-time classics.
It would be great to see him back in the charts one day.
I've loved this song all my life but never new the name nor the lyrics until now. I've always heard instrumental versions and I had no idea Gilbert O'sullivan sang it. Is his the original recording? Did he write it? It's a beautiful melody. I play it by ear on guitar and it has so much room for feeling and expression. Great song.
Some people are so twisted that they pervert the good, honest emotions in life. A man can love a child without being perverted. And I was molested by m ore than one man in my childhood, so there's no excuse for anyone else to be that way, if I'm not. I know this is a lovely song, well written and performed and I like the subject matter. The normal love between a father or uncle or whatever and a child is beautiful and it's common to be just the way it's written in this song.
COM E ON COME ON EXCUSE ME BUT HOW CAN PEOPLE ON HERE GET SO HETTED UP ABOUT THE SINGERS PRIVATE LIFE,JUST WISH YOUS WOULD ALL F**k up and just listen to the music
@leeorb1962 Yes, it entered the UK charts in October of 1972 - and reached the very top the following month. (It replaced a track called "Mouldy Old Dough" by Lieutenant Pigeon at number one in the charts - and stayed in the 'pole' position, as it were, for two weeks).
Back in those days (1972), the lyrical content of "Clair" by Gilbert O'Sullivan DID NOT GIVE RISE TO ANY CONTROVERSY WHATSOEVER. No one, at the time, had "issues" with the lyrics, or thought that they were "perverted".
@TheEctomorph There is absolutely nothing wrong with this song. It is us who are the problem. We've come to see a pedophile lurking behind every corner, much as we once suspected a communist under every bed. Our paranoia knows no bounds.
@inboilsgang Well, I certainly agree with you that there is nothing wrong with Gilbert O'Sullivan's song "Clair" (which was a huge hit - on both sides of The Atlantic - back in 1972). In fact, it is a very pleasant, 'MOR' pop song - and is VASTLY superior to the majority of records/CD's which have topped the British singles chart over the course of the past 59 years.
@inboilsgang Of course I realize that there is nothing wrong with the song "Clair" by Gilbert O'Sullivan. I have made my views about this great track crystal clear on this (and other) 'You Tube' sites during the course of the last 6 months. I have also made it patently clear that I regard Mr O'Sullivan as a genuinely decent and honourable man (what is more, he also happens to be a singer/songwriter of immense talent).
@TheEctomorph My comment was general in nature; if it can be construed as being addressed to any particular individual, then that individual would be the one who indeed interprets "Clair" as the work of a pedophile. If, in fact, you do not hold such an interpretation, then there is no need to respond defensively to my comment, as it was not addressed specifically to you.
@inboilsgang Sir: I do not mean to sound pedantic, but your one of your earlier comments WAS addressed specifically to me. I know this because it was preceded by the words @TheEctomorph.
The comment in question irritated me slightly, as I had already made it abundantly clear (both on this online forum and on others) that I do NOT have a problem with Gilbert O'Sullivan's 1972 hit single, "Clair", or with any of its lyrics.
@inboilsgang Sir: I refer (once again) to your comment (and I quote): "It is us who are the problem. We've come to see a paedophile lurking behind every corner, much as we once suspected a communist under every bed. Our paranoia knows no bounds."
Firstly, I would like to point out that the f*****g idiots who have implied, insinuated or alleged that Mr Gilbert O'Sullivan is a paedophile - or nonce case, as we Brits tend to say - ARE IN A TINY MINORITY OF THE POPULATION.
@TheEctomorph WELL SAID ,ALSO AS I SAID BEFORE THERE HAS NEVER EVER BEEN ANYTHING TO PROVE THAT GILBERT O,SULLIVAN IS A PAEDOPHILE OR A NONCE, AND I BET THERE NEVER WILL BE ANYTHING BAD SAID OR WRITTEN ABOUT HIM HE SEEMS LIKE A VERY NICE MAN WHICH SOME SICK PEOPLE CANT HANDLE ,
Next time I go into Bath (or Bristol), I am going to place an order at HMV for some 'digitally remastered' Gilbert O'Sullivan CD's. I would love to own a copy of his chart-topping album from 1973 - entitled "Back To Front". I do hope that it is currently available to purchase on digitally remastered CD.
@TheEctomorph I hope you get the cd ,HMV dont stock as many cds as we would like as lots of people down load them from the internet most HMV STORES AND OTHER music stores will soon be a thing of the past because of the internet, i prefer to go into a cd store rather than down load from the intrenet
@inboilsgang I would not like to speculate as to the exact percentage of the British population who hold this outrageous (and libellous) view of Mr O'Sullivan, but I would be very surprised indeed if it exceeded 5%.
Secondly, I would like to point out that the people who do suspect (erroneously) that he is a child molester are, for the most part, self-righteous, Politically Correct types. That said, they are not necessarily "paranoid" (as you implied in your [earlier] comment).
@inboilsgang Strictly speaking, paranoia is a serious mental illness (or perhaps I should say it is a serious mental health "issue", in these days of Politically Correct jargon and terminology).
In Great Britain, the percentage of people suffering from serious mental illnesses (and that includes paranoia) is very small. I would imagine that the same in true in the United States Of America.
Paranoia is a very strong word, and (in my view) should only be used very sparingly.
@inboilsgang Sir: I refer to your comment (and I quote): "It is us who are the problem. We've come to see a paedophile lurking behind every corner, much as we once suspected a communist under every bed. Our paranoia knows no bounds."
Well, I would like to state firmly that I do not consider myself to be suffering from pananoia - in any way, shape or form. What is more, I do not think that the majority of people in ths country suffer from paranoia (which is a mental health "issue"), either.
SO TRUE- it's the "Powers that be" who think they are so righteous that started this crap in hopes it would trickle down-& it has-and are helping to destroy or country and way of life. They have taken us to a new low where we are" afraid" of offending the" few" but trying to destroy the many with good sense and reasoning unlike the "few" who are just followers with little brain cells. We need a fearless leader to turn this around.
@MarcfromTreasureNet1 I couldn't care less what you think, to be frankly honest with you. Judging by the comments that you have made on this 'You Tube' page of late, you are a very ignorant and stupid man indeed - as well as a deeply unpleasant one.
Please don't bother to insult me on this (or any other) online forum again - as I won't even take the time to read your vile comments; let alone respond to them.
@MarcfromTreasureNet1 AND YOU ARE A NUMPTY JUST BECAUSE,LOTS OF GOOD PEOPLE LIKE GILBERT O,SULLIVAN,S MUSIC YOU TRYING TO MAKE OUT NOT JUST TheEctomorph but everyone who does like him is a pedo ,well i think you are a sick minded basket case.
@MarcfromTreasureNet1Sir: Those comments (which, quite frankly, are pathetic) say a lot more about YOU than they do about me.
Oh, and by the way, you are talking absolute rubbish when you say that the age of consent in Mexico is twelve. You are a very ignorant and stupid human being, who also happens to be totally lacking in empathy and consideration for other people. In other words, u are a thoroughly nasty piece of work.
Goodbye, cocksucker ... and get a life (if you are capable of that).
@mcbmcapcorp Grrrrrrrrrr ! What a pathetic, twisted and ignorant point of view! I am not a betting man - but if I were, I would be prepared to wager a considerable sum of money that you are a Politically Correct zealot.
When will sad muppets like you finally accept that GILBERT O'SULLIVAN IS NOT A PAEDOPHILE/NONCE, and his song "Clair" (which topped the charts in November 1972) is a perfectly pleasant, 'middle of the road' pop song - with no sexual connotations WHATSOEVER?
@TheEctomorph Well said i am not a big fan of MR O,SULLIVAN ,but i have never thought such sick things about the song CLAIR ,there has never been any thing written about the man being a PAEDOPHILE OR A NONCE, and i dont think he is, iam quite sure if he was we would have known by now ,and lots of people do love his music so the numptys out there should stop saying such nasty things about MR O,SULLIVAN unless they have some real proof of what they are saying about him which i bet they dont
@MsRuth02 Quite right, hun. Gilbert O'Sullivan will be 65 years of age next December, and as far as i know, he has NEVER been in any sort of trouble with the police. Certainly he has never come under any suspicion of committing a sexual offence.
The 'Politically Correct' zealots and people with overly suspicious minds out there - who have "issues" with the lyrics of Mr O'Sullivan's song "Clair" - should shut their f*****g mouths. Mr O'Sullivan is a thoroughly decent and honourable man.
When I was little, my mom used to play this song all the time just to annoy me, my name being "Clare." Now, when I hear it again at 18, I kind of really like it. :P
Beautiful song, absolutely lovely. I feel sorry for society that a few people can't see the pure innocence here, and instead try to suggest that some modern day, politically correct, perversion is lurking. Sick, sad and ignorant minds.
@smokeytom24 My sentiments exactly, Tom. I can't help thinking that Britain today would be a better place to live in , if it were still as 'Politically Incorrect' - for want of a better term - as it was 40 years ago, in 1971.
In my considered opinion, many 'Politically Correct' zealots - or PCZ's, as I call them - are not only lacking in common sense; they are also lacking in compassion and humanity.
Clearly this song is not about child abuse..like that's digusting..Gilbert is expressing a love for a child and how important it is to love. Clair is overall a ballad about love and innocence..whomever read child abuse is misunderstanding the lyrics.
The harmonica part would fit right into the soundtrack of The Getaway, the 1973 version, the real one, the one with Steve McCool and Ali I-would-die-for-you McGraw.
You don't hear happy songs like this anymore. This is such a happy tune of reflection of a fathers love for his daughter. I'm a proud dad of a little one and when I hear this it makes appreciate fatherhood that much more. Thats my poetic view of this song anyway. =)
Beautiful song!!
jamcdonald 5 hours ago
Just a happy pop song :)
StageragsgurlCheri 2 days ago
SIIII, CUANTOS RECUERDOS !!!
nideaquinidealla 3 days ago
J'adore
fpeople3 4 days ago
QUE BUENOS RECUERDOS!
lissifly 6 days ago
Adorável e maravilhoso Gilbert O'Sullivan com suas interpretações maravilhosas. Inesquecível!!! Parabéns quem postou!!
amordepassado 1 week ago
Love it!!!!
Nickie0016 1 week ago
This is a great song and I'm happy to see it performed by the man who wrote it. Thanks for posting this so we can all enjoy it.
w2npjvve 1 week ago
so many good songs in the past .nice to here them again
minikensh 1 week ago
My favorite song!!!!
clairebearcaroline 2 weeks ago
I remember when this came out, I thought how cool it was that this little child so had him wrapped around her little finger.
wink89815 3 weeks ago
Muy FANTASTICO! me encanta mucho este cansion.
jokerkillzbatman01 3 weeks ago
loved this song since since it came out when i was a teen....just great!!!!
kevin104z 3 weeks ago
Way better than Justin bieber lol
itzbernie100 1 month ago
@itzbernie100 who the fark is jstin bieberberg
TheRobertsharp 3 weeks ago
10 BRAIN DEAD Dislike,,, there still people with NO feelings.
MrBohemio123 1 month ago
@MrBohemio123 11 fools came and searched this song,and then clicked dislike?? they would not knoe decent music it they heard it
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mohawk3881 1 month ago
Me fascina!!!
Pilar2407 1 month ago
Simply class and iconic :-) Love it x
Tearlach2012 1 month ago
No 1 the week I was born
MrNicky1972 1 month ago
Just another reason (out of THOUSANDS) why I think pop music achieved its zenith in the 70's.The melody, the lyrics, the easy delivery - it's infectious, and fun, and just makes you feel good. And, while still being pure 70's in sound, it doesn't sound DATED at all. Good music really shouldn't, and this is good music.
njplr 1 month ago 12
@njplr Can't agree with you more...They don't make music like this anymore...I miss so much the singer/songwriters of the sixties and seventies.... I loved this song, makes me think of a girl named Sue who I dated for a short while. Haven't seen her since 1975, but I hope she is happy with what she was handed by life....
borecleaner1 2 weeks ago
What a nice song .....Bring back memories.
tsads566 1 month ago
This is my Uncle Paul's favorite song!
NorthJerseyJabroni 1 month ago
So much my memories with this song. Love it
broim1 1 month ago
all clair girl wer pretty ..
LouieJordz 1 month ago
bravo gilbert from germany thats gypsy music......
peitschi1971 2 months ago
cheers.. to everybody... merry xmax
peitschi1971 2 months ago
kurcze juz nic nie jest tak piekne jak ta muza nic tylko załować że młodzi niechcą słuchać tak fajnej muzy ?
skendy11 2 months ago in playlist Favorite videos
What a fantastic song!!!!
sigmunism 2 months ago
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TheEctomorph 2 months ago
I gotta say; I stumbled on this yesterday, totally forgot about this song...but I must agree with some who think this song is a bit "CREEPY"....there seems to be a weird pedophile over-tone to these lyrics....."in spite of our age difference do I cry"......"CREEPY".........LOL
MoreyKlein 2 months ago
He's still singing through the harmonica solo!
burpo 2 months ago
what a disgusting sick song.
;)
Schnickelfitz 2 months ago
@Schnickelfitz Why?? Explain please!!
rippleway123 2 months ago
@Schnickelfitz That's because that's the way you think Bubba.
pawz63 2 months ago
the song didn't say Uncle ray but is "I'm going to marry you. Will you marry me? Oh hurray!"
thatminecraftchannel 2 months ago 2
1,000 likes!!
irishduck101 2 months ago
yes. Sad state it is.
Beautiful, thoughtful song.
simondaddy1 2 months ago
ChoMo.
atomic3939 2 months ago
I love you forever Gilbert
37melilu 2 months ago
@37melilu FOR SURE!!
pawz63 2 months ago
Lovely
diamond21450 3 months ago
Love it!
luciferosirisarnold 3 months ago
This guy is simply awesome!
888snuffy 3 months ago
his best and most beautiful song would be alone again
Doneer34 3 months ago 2
@Doneer34 Isn't that one just magnificent!!
pawz63 2 months ago
muito bom
mulherpqna40 3 months ago 3
i think it is crazy.its a song guys.a song about loving a child.there is more than one way to love.my neice is called claire.she is and always will be beautiful to me,i will always love her dearly,just like all my neices,oh and she is in her mid 20s now with her own children,i love them too.oh i agree im a woman so maybe its allowed,but what about my poor nephews????
marry40100 3 months ago 3
@marry40100 all i can say is anyone that thinks this song is wrong has never been around a child or is still to young to understand what love is....someone posted above about my own post proves my point,some people could do with a hug..or is that now wrong?i love my sisters kids like my own and same goes for my friend kids,does that make me a sicko.
ridgebackdk 2 months ago
Maybe - Brainstorm
jaakriaj 3 months ago
This is an awesome song. I believe he wrote this for his neice. Beautiful!
rixtube77 3 months ago
angela1894 you belong in Orwell's world of 1984. You got a turd in your head and it's lodged in sideways. Dumbass.
artbyvince 4 months ago
going to see him at aylesbury on the 21st nov . should be a good night !!!!!
lezsbar 4 months ago in playlist YouTube Mix for Gilbert O'Sullivan
sad state the world is in..you cant say you love a child thats not your without being branded....this song is about his godchild..whats so wrong about that....
ridgebackdk 4 months ago 26
@ridgebackdk
0:56 "I don't care what people say, to me you're more than a child"
1:21 "why, in spite of our age difference do I cry"
1:33 "Nothing means more to me than hearing you say "I want to marry you, will you marry me, uncle Ray?""
KevinLounsberry 2 months ago
@KevinLounsberry at a guess your young with no kids and dont yet understand.the day you have your own or your brother or sister,or even a close mate has a child and you hold it in your arms you will understand...if you dont get it then you never will---
ridgebackdk 2 months ago
@ridgebackdk So you're sad because you aren't the same age as your daughter and you would be overjoyed if she asked you to marry her?
KevinLounsberry 2 months ago
@KevinLounsberry children say many things like that. a childs understanding of marriage and love differ from that of an adult, when little clair asked her uncle to marry her, she is simply trying to say i love you uncle ray rather than lets get married which is a rather cute thing wouldn't you say? i dont understand why everyone thinks this song is about pedophilia
doolb666 2 months ago
@doolb666 Ignorance isn't cute, it would be awkward, then I'd have to find out how to explain marriage Nothing means more to Uncle Ray than her specifically wanting to marry him. Not saying "You're my best friend, I had a great day" would fit in there fine, and I don't even write songs. And what were people saying to him that would have been better if she were more than a child? "No! You can't do that, Gilbert. She's just a child!"
KevinLounsberry 2 months ago
@doolb666 Unless I am VERY much mistaken, sir, only a small minority of the population of this country (Great Britain) think that Gilbert O'Sullivan's number 1 hit single from November 1972 - "Clair" - is, in any way, "perverted" or indicative of paedophilia.
One strongly suspects that most of the people who do have "issues" (to use the fashionable modern terminology) with the lyrics of this innocuous song are politically correct zealots, who are too young to remember that
TheEctomorph 2 months ago
@doolb666 [Continuing on from my previous 'post' about Gilbert O'Sullivan's chart-topping single, "Clair"]
the Britain of 1972 was a VERY different place, in some respects, to the Britain of 2011. 39 years ago, wjem "Clair" was at number one in the UK singles chart, Mr O'Sullivan was a highly popular and respected 'A'-list celebrity, and the lyrics of this pleasant, MOR pop song did not engender any controversy WHATSOEVER. In fact, if my (ageing) memory serves me correctly, the song which
TheEctomorph 2 months ago
@doolb666 [Continuing on from my previous 'post' about Gilbert O'Sullivan's chart-topping single, "Clair"]
replaced "Clair" at number one in the UK charts (at the end of November '72) was WAY more controversial th Gilbert O'Sullivan's innocuous song. The single that I am referring to was, of course, Chuck Berry's "My Ding-a-Ling". The lyrics of that track were considered to be in VERY bad taste by some people - including the good Mrs Mary Whitehouse. However, no one - not even
TheEctomorph 2 months ago
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@doolb666 [Continuing on from my previous 'post' about Gilbert O'Sullivan's chart-topping single, "Clair"]
the good Mrs Whitehouse - had issues with Gilbert O'Sullivan's song "Clair", back in '72.
The Britain of 2011 may be a much more 'politically correct' society than the Britian of 1972 ... but it is also a considerably nastier, more cynical and more suspicious one. (IMHO, as a middle-aged man of 46, at any rate.)
TheEctomorph 2 months ago
@ridgebackdk Things were innocent in the 70's. Unfortunately sick people have screwed this world up.
lizoconnell1 2 months ago 2
For anyone to relate this song and its sentiment to paedophilia fills me with remorse and sadness for humanity in general. It is a sad indictment of our 'modern' society that there are so many faceless, poorly educated cowards and brainwashed sheep out there.
xxxchrist1 4 months ago 2
CREEPIEST song in history!
angela1894 4 months ago
@angela1894 Coming from you, you creepy bastard, it's not suprising. I'd have called you a bitch but I didn't want to malign any female dogs.
kanakaken 4 months ago
@angela1894 You fucking stupid, brainwashed idiot. Try and get out a bit more, the visitors to the monkey house will throw you some peanuts.
xxxchrist1 4 months ago
@angela1894 STFU. If you really believe that, then you are one very sad bastard.
TheEctomorph 4 months ago
@angela1894 You must have a piece of granite for a heart Angela 1894
pawz63 2 months ago
Beautiful song
pinkandjefflynne 4 months ago
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i magnifici anni 70.................
234ed432 4 months ago
Wonderful.
PauloFrancaLacerda 4 months ago
ohhhh, i miss my niece ;_;
thatthat 4 months ago
Such a lovely song. Reminds me of how my nephew always used to ask me to marry him when I babysat for him!
jampot79 4 months ago
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jampot79 4 months ago
Love this song. The 70's were a great time for music. you had so much to choose from. This song is graet for it's simplistic nature.
RUSHFAN1A 4 months ago
@Pooternackle5 I'm not speaking about pedophilia, I'm talking in general. How was Gilbert O Sullivan a pedophile?? I despise pedophilia and perversion in all its forms, but I do not bitch about people who believe in higher powers. Good day.
GibbyGibbyGibb 4 months ago
@Pooternackle5 you're sick!! I am a very spiritual person myself, how dare you make a mockery of things like that just because YOU don't believe in it personally. I would never put anyone down because of there beliefs!!
GibbyGibbyGibb 4 months ago
****SUPEEEER*******
Nikolasnegr 5 months ago
****Great Song Fantastic and Romantic 70S****
Nikolasnegr 5 months ago
****Great Song 70S Long Life
Nikolasnegr 5 months ago
This song is incredible.
laney50w 5 months ago
@molly95164 The song was actually written about his manager's daughter.
laney50w 5 months ago
Haha these lyrics are hilarious
narutorox85 5 months ago
@Pooternackle5 They're rapist either way. :p
Kaminix 5 months ago
i really do like this song, it has a happy feel to it, and i dont think there is anything wrong with what is being said after all its just a song and they dont have to have any truth behind them.... and if there is truth it just shows the love from one person to another.
TheGhettostylus 5 months ago
A very underrated performer Shame what his recording country did to him
RedineApostle 5 months ago
hip hop born ruined all ready hip hop its drogs peaple
ALCOSS24 5 months ago
this song makes me want to make love to the all the ladies lol jk
itzbernie100 5 months ago
I have always loved this song and Alone again Naturally
jvidr 5 months ago
La primera ocasión que oí esta canción fue cuando me boleaba mis zapatos en la banqueta de la zapateria Canada en PR, en aquel entonces no entendía lo que decía su letra en inglés pero su música me encantó. y ahora 40 años después volviste recordarme esa tarde en mi PR, muchas gracias Mely!!
ROlivierDr 5 months ago
@Trexcookingfat It's not his daughter but his managers daughter. They were greatest of friends but they fell out leading to Gilbert suing, and winning lost royalties. This obviously broke the friendship bond until the manager passed on. There was a recent documentary about O'Sullivan and it appears that he, his former manager's wife and Claire have rebuilt their friendship.
scubapro57 5 months ago
Fuck you gilbert you ruined hip hop
TheJbeatsProductions 5 months ago
@TheJbeatsProductions SERIOUSLY?! I don't even feel like insulting you anymore...
KiWiDingDong 5 months ago
@TheJbeatsProductions Funniest post on YouTube.
richiebear1969 4 months ago
@TheJbeatsProductions Why do you say that?
pawz63 2 months ago
I'm going to stand up and say that I don't think the song is about pedophilia. Sure that's what we tend to think NOW, but the song didn't come out yesterday. In 1972, we didn't think that everybody and his frikkin' DOG was a pedophile; we didn't think a child molester was hiding behind every tree.
So a man could love a little girl in an utterly non-sexual way, and he could write and sing a love song "as if" it were to a girlfriend, because that would be "cute." It wouldn't be cute today.
SailorBarsoom 5 months ago
This was the song I was named after (: Even tho my name is spelt Claire but my mom's inspiration came from this song <3
babykitten550 5 months ago
@babykitten550 Do you have an uncle ray?
narutorox85 5 months ago
@narutorox85 I do actually! Oddly enough haha. He's my godmother's husband tho, although I still call him uncle
babykitten550 5 months ago
@babykitten550 You'd better watch out, then :P
narutorox85 5 months ago
@babykitten550 I was named after this song, too :) My name is spelled Claire, as well, but my dad got his inspiration from this song, and would sing it to me when I was little while playing the guitar ♥
MaeveKStone 1 month ago
get your minds out of the gutter.....you cant ruin a superb piece of beautiful music.......thank you gilbert from a western pennsylvania gilbert
brookeperk93 5 months ago
Beautiful!!!!!!song
dailyposttapong 5 months ago
kool youir a hell of artist, I new when i heard you back in 1972 singing alone again your very special person. Hang in there gilbert , love your voice beautiful, its like a robin singing in the spring. Your a hell of artist, always there listening,
rodaspen 5 months ago
kool youir a hell of artist, I new when i heard you back in 1972 singing alone again your very special person. Hang in there gilbert , love your voice beautiful, its like a robin singing in the spring. Your a hell of artist, always there listening, rod aspen
rodaspen 5 months ago
Esto es MAGNIFICO HERMOSO QUE CANCION PARA ESTREMESERTEEEEEE TODITTITA, PRECIOSA CANCION BEATTY SONG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
miguelangelx26 6 months ago
One of the most underrated artists in American music.
Carterofmars 6 months ago
@Carterofmars Waterford, Ireland ...Springs to mind
barnyboot 5 months ago
@Carterofmars Errr, you do realise he's not American don't you? Perhaps you mistook him for Kanye West, Snoop Dogg or some other American musical "genius"? And you wondered why those Beatles had such strange accents...
micktube64 5 months ago
It's a song about his niece, nothing more... But he does it in a great way.
MultiWalter1971 6 months ago
always loved this...great song...
kevin104z 6 months ago
My favorite part of this song is when I hear Clair laughing at the end. So sweet! I love this song. I never realized that anyone saw this song as controvertial until I read the comments here. I always thought of it as just a nice, sweet song. And that's still how I think of it. I miss the days when people could see the beauty in something without trying to turn it into something that it's not. Thank you Mr.O'Sullivan for giving us something beautiful--like Clair.
DONRHOLLOWAY 6 months ago
@DONRHOLLOWAY It is just as you say, a nice, sweet song about an uncle who loves his little niece the way they are supposed to... sheesh... what a generation we live in eh? Everything is twisted and perverted and innocence is sullied at every opportunity. It's a beautiful song and a beautiful sentiment.
hazelmay64 6 months ago
A cute song with a cute ending, that's all! Brings me right back to the 70s.
jbolio888 6 months ago
Holly smoke !!! turn A SONG into a somenthin that it is not... SAD. Is only a song...
gpenuevomtz 6 months ago
I love this song. it is really bad when that is the song constantly in your head and people look at you like you are crazy as i sway back and forth. Thank you Mr. Sullivan for recording alot of nice music.
gawj1963 6 months ago
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The Ectomorph is a disgusting person who misrepresents the song "Clair" and Gilbert O'Sullivan at every opportunity~he even claims to be the "utmost authority on the song and Mr. O'Sullivan" as well as claiming to know Mr. O'Sullivan personally~ The Ectomorph is the worst class of weirdo and liar and should be reported to youtube.
~Marc~
MarcfromTreasureNet1 6 months ago
@MarcfromTreasureNet1 Do all REAL fans and supporters of Gilbert O'Sullivan a favour, you muppet - and refrain from 'posting' your ignorant, ill-informed and twisted opinions on this 'You Tube' page.
And, with regard to ur silly comment about me: " ... 'he [The Ectomorph] even claims to be the "utmost authority on the song and Mr. O'Sullivan" as well as claiming to know Mr. O'Sullivan personally', well that is just a downright LIE. Pure and simple.
Have you no integrity whatsoever ... SIR?
TheEctomorph 6 months ago
@MarcfromTreasureNet1 So ..... I am "a disgusting person who misrepresents the song 'Clair' and Gilbert O'Sullivan at every opportunity", am I ????
May I remind you, sir, that only three short months ago, you posted the following "insightful" comments on this 'You Tube' page (and I quote your EXACT WORDS, verbatim) : "This is a beautiful song about a mature man loving a much younger woman. Clair is pure and beautiful. 12 is the age of consent in Mexico you know."
MUPPET !!
TheEctomorph 6 months ago
@MarcfromTreasureNet1 Sir: Please do not bother to insult me on this - or any other - 'You Tube' page again, as (if you do) I will not even take the time to read ur offensive and vile comments about me - let alone respond to them.
Oh, and just for the record, SIR, i have NEVER claimed to be the "utmost authority on the song ['Clair'] and Mr. O'Sullivan". Moreover, I have never claimed to know G.O'S. on a personal level.
How dare you accuse ME of telling 'porkies' on this You Tube page?
TheEctomorph 6 months ago
I've always loved this song. Mr. O'Sullivan always struck me as a highly talented and nice man. God bless him. Those who would pull him down can kiss my ass.
Cheers to all!!
Sofisdaddy 6 months ago 35
Named my daughter after this song. She is now 29 and I still love it. her second name is Michelle from of course you who. The greatest band ever.
Bouah01 6 months ago
@Sofisdaddy God bless YOU for making those comments, sir. Ray O'Sullivan is indeed a highly talented man. What is more, he seems much, much nicer (to use a somewhat old-fashioned word) than most people in the pop/rock music industry. I respect Mr O'Sullivan for his dislike of celebrity culture ... and, of course, for the fact that he has made many, many fine singles and albums over the years - including some true all-time classics.
It would be great to see him back in the charts one day.
TheEctomorph 6 months ago
@Sofisdaddy - Is that an invitation? Some people might enjoy it!
Search4diabetescure 6 months ago
@Sofisdaddy before you offer you muswt show your ass
Cafla53 5 months ago
I've loved this song all my life but never new the name nor the lyrics until now. I've always heard instrumental versions and I had no idea Gilbert O'sullivan sang it. Is his the original recording? Did he write it? It's a beautiful melody. I play it by ear on guitar and it has so much room for feeling and expression. Great song.
beautyinbreakdowns2 6 months ago
Some people are so twisted that they pervert the good, honest emotions in life. A man can love a child without being perverted. And I was molested by m ore than one man in my childhood, so there's no excuse for anyone else to be that way, if I'm not. I know this is a lovely song, well written and performed and I like the subject matter. The normal love between a father or uncle or whatever and a child is beautiful and it's common to be just the way it's written in this song.
hazelmay64 6 months ago
Beautiful song with glorious melody that plays on my mind and my heart.
ratscisum 6 months ago
COM E ON COME ON EXCUSE ME BUT HOW CAN PEOPLE ON HERE GET SO HETTED UP ABOUT THE SINGERS PRIVATE LIFE,JUST WISH YOUS WOULD ALL F**k up and just listen to the music
MsRuth02 6 months ago 2
@MsRuth02
BRAVO !!!!!!!!!!!
pawz63 6 months ago
@michael97501 Well said, Michael; very well said.
TheEctomorph 6 months ago
@leeorb1962 Yes, it entered the UK charts in October of 1972 - and reached the very top the following month. (It replaced a track called "Mouldy Old Dough" by Lieutenant Pigeon at number one in the charts - and stayed in the 'pole' position, as it were, for two weeks).
Back in those days (1972), the lyrical content of "Clair" by Gilbert O'Sullivan DID NOT GIVE RISE TO ANY CONTROVERSY WHATSOEVER. No one, at the time, had "issues" with the lyrics, or thought that they were "perverted".
TheEctomorph 6 months ago 13
@TheEctomorph There is absolutely nothing wrong with this song. It is us who are the problem. We've come to see a pedophile lurking behind every corner, much as we once suspected a communist under every bed. Our paranoia knows no bounds.
inboilsgang 6 months ago 3
@inboilsgang Well, I certainly agree with you that there is nothing wrong with Gilbert O'Sullivan's song "Clair" (which was a huge hit - on both sides of The Atlantic - back in 1972). In fact, it is a very pleasant, 'MOR' pop song - and is VASTLY superior to the majority of records/CD's which have topped the British singles chart over the course of the past 59 years.
TheEctomorph 6 months ago
@inboilsgang Of course I realize that there is nothing wrong with the song "Clair" by Gilbert O'Sullivan. I have made my views about this great track crystal clear on this (and other) 'You Tube' sites during the course of the last 6 months. I have also made it patently clear that I regard Mr O'Sullivan as a genuinely decent and honourable man (what is more, he also happens to be a singer/songwriter of immense talent).
TheEctomorph 6 months ago
@TheEctomorph My comment was general in nature; if it can be construed as being addressed to any particular individual, then that individual would be the one who indeed interprets "Clair" as the work of a pedophile. If, in fact, you do not hold such an interpretation, then there is no need to respond defensively to my comment, as it was not addressed specifically to you.
inboilsgang 6 months ago
@inboilsgang Sir: I do not mean to sound pedantic, but your one of your earlier comments WAS addressed specifically to me. I know this because it was preceded by the words @TheEctomorph.
The comment in question irritated me slightly, as I had already made it abundantly clear (both on this online forum and on others) that I do NOT have a problem with Gilbert O'Sullivan's 1972 hit single, "Clair", or with any of its lyrics.
TheEctomorph 6 months ago
@inboilsgang Sir: I refer (once again) to your comment (and I quote): "It is us who are the problem. We've come to see a paedophile lurking behind every corner, much as we once suspected a communist under every bed. Our paranoia knows no bounds."
Firstly, I would like to point out that the f*****g idiots who have implied, insinuated or alleged that Mr Gilbert O'Sullivan is a paedophile - or nonce case, as we Brits tend to say - ARE IN A TINY MINORITY OF THE POPULATION.
TheEctomorph 6 months ago 3
@TheEctomorph WELL SAID ,ALSO AS I SAID BEFORE THERE HAS NEVER EVER BEEN ANYTHING TO PROVE THAT GILBERT O,SULLIVAN IS A PAEDOPHILE OR A NONCE, AND I BET THERE NEVER WILL BE ANYTHING BAD SAID OR WRITTEN ABOUT HIM HE SEEMS LIKE A VERY NICE MAN WHICH SOME SICK PEOPLE CANT HANDLE ,
MsRuth02 6 months ago 3
@MsRuth02 My sentiments exactly, Ruth.
Next time I go into Bath (or Bristol), I am going to place an order at HMV for some 'digitally remastered' Gilbert O'Sullivan CD's. I would love to own a copy of his chart-topping album from 1973 - entitled "Back To Front". I do hope that it is currently available to purchase on digitally remastered CD.
TheEctomorph 6 months ago
@TheEctomorph I hope you get the cd ,HMV dont stock as many cds as we would like as lots of people down load them from the internet most HMV STORES AND OTHER music stores will soon be a thing of the past because of the internet, i prefer to go into a cd store rather than down load from the intrenet
MsRuth02 6 months ago
@inboilsgang I would not like to speculate as to the exact percentage of the British population who hold this outrageous (and libellous) view of Mr O'Sullivan, but I would be very surprised indeed if it exceeded 5%.
Secondly, I would like to point out that the people who do suspect (erroneously) that he is a child molester are, for the most part, self-righteous, Politically Correct types. That said, they are not necessarily "paranoid" (as you implied in your [earlier] comment).
TheEctomorph 6 months ago
@inboilsgang Strictly speaking, paranoia is a serious mental illness (or perhaps I should say it is a serious mental health "issue", in these days of Politically Correct jargon and terminology).
In Great Britain, the percentage of people suffering from serious mental illnesses (and that includes paranoia) is very small. I would imagine that the same in true in the United States Of America.
Paranoia is a very strong word, and (in my view) should only be used very sparingly.
Have a nice day.
TheEctomorph 6 months ago
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TheEctomorph 6 months ago
@inboilsgang Sir: I refer to your comment (and I quote): "It is us who are the problem. We've come to see a paedophile lurking behind every corner, much as we once suspected a communist under every bed. Our paranoia knows no bounds."
Well, I would like to state firmly that I do not consider myself to be suffering from pananoia - in any way, shape or form. What is more, I do not think that the majority of people in ths country suffer from paranoia (which is a mental health "issue"), either.
TheEctomorph 6 months ago
@inboilsgang
SO TRUE- it's the "Powers that be" who think they are so righteous that started this crap in hopes it would trickle down-& it has-and are helping to destroy or country and way of life. They have taken us to a new low where we are" afraid" of offending the" few" but trying to destroy the many with good sense and reasoning unlike the "few" who are just followers with little brain cells. We need a fearless leader to turn this around.
pawz63 6 months ago
@pawz63 pinche loco.
jacc2389 6 months ago
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@MarcfromTreasureNet1 I couldn't care less what you think, to be frankly honest with you. Judging by the comments that you have made on this 'You Tube' page of late, you are a very ignorant and stupid man indeed - as well as a deeply unpleasant one.
Please don't bother to insult me on this (or any other) online forum again - as I won't even take the time to read your vile comments; let alone respond to them.
Mister, you are an asshole.
TheEctomorph 6 months ago
@MarcfromTreasureNet1 Hey, cocksucker! What do you know about Mr O'Sullivan and his music? Absolutely nothing, I suspect.
Mister, please keep your pathetic and ill-informed opinions to yourself in future.
TWAT!!
TheEctomorph 6 months ago
@TheEctomorph You have a crush on Gilbert O'Sullivan I think- Oh wait~ GILBERT IS NOT 12 YEARS OLD CUZ U ARE A PEDO LOL!
MarcfromTreasureNet1 6 months ago
@MarcfromTreasureNet1 AND YOU ARE A NUMPTY JUST BECAUSE,LOTS OF GOOD PEOPLE LIKE GILBERT O,SULLIVAN,S MUSIC YOU TRYING TO MAKE OUT NOT JUST TheEctomorph but everyone who does like him is a pedo ,well i think you are a sick minded basket case.
MsRuth02 6 months ago
@MsRuth02 You tell him, Ruth! "MarcfromTreasureNet1" is a complete waste of space, so he is.
TheEctomorph 6 months ago
@MarcfromTreasureNet1Sir: Those comments (which, quite frankly, are pathetic) say a lot more about YOU than they do about me.
Oh, and by the way, you are talking absolute rubbish when you say that the age of consent in Mexico is twelve. You are a very ignorant and stupid human being, who also happens to be totally lacking in empathy and consideration for other people. In other words, u are a thoroughly nasty piece of work.
Goodbye, cocksucker ... and get a life (if you are capable of that).
TheEctomorph 6 months ago
@mcbmcapcorp Grrrrrrrrrr ! What a pathetic, twisted and ignorant point of view! I am not a betting man - but if I were, I would be prepared to wager a considerable sum of money that you are a Politically Correct zealot.
When will sad muppets like you finally accept that GILBERT O'SULLIVAN IS NOT A PAEDOPHILE/NONCE, and his song "Clair" (which topped the charts in November 1972) is a perfectly pleasant, 'middle of the road' pop song - with no sexual connotations WHATSOEVER?
You are a twat.
TheEctomorph 6 months ago
@TheEctomorph Well said i am not a big fan of MR O,SULLIVAN ,but i have never thought such sick things about the song CLAIR ,there has never been any thing written about the man being a PAEDOPHILE OR A NONCE, and i dont think he is, iam quite sure if he was we would have known by now ,and lots of people do love his music so the numptys out there should stop saying such nasty things about MR O,SULLIVAN unless they have some real proof of what they are saying about him which i bet they dont
MsRuth02 6 months ago
@MsRuth02 Quite right, hun. Gilbert O'Sullivan will be 65 years of age next December, and as far as i know, he has NEVER been in any sort of trouble with the police. Certainly he has never come under any suspicion of committing a sexual offence.
The 'Politically Correct' zealots and people with overly suspicious minds out there - who have "issues" with the lyrics of Mr O'Sullivan's song "Clair" - should shut their f*****g mouths. Mr O'Sullivan is a thoroughly decent and honourable man.
TheEctomorph 6 months ago 2
When I was little, my mom used to play this song all the time just to annoy me, my name being "Clare." Now, when I hear it again at 18, I kind of really like it. :P
bellamyblue7 7 months ago
Beautiful song, absolutely lovely. I feel sorry for society that a few people can't see the pure innocence here, and instead try to suggest that some modern day, politically correct, perversion is lurking. Sick, sad and ignorant minds.
smokeytom24 7 months ago
@smokeytom24 My sentiments exactly, Tom. I can't help thinking that Britain today would be a better place to live in , if it were still as 'Politically Incorrect' - for want of a better term - as it was 40 years ago, in 1971.
In my considered opinion, many 'Politically Correct' zealots - or PCZ's, as I call them - are not only lacking in common sense; they are also lacking in compassion and humanity.
TheEctomorph 6 months ago
Clearly this song is not about child abuse..like that's digusting..Gilbert is expressing a love for a child and how important it is to love. Clair is overall a ballad about love and innocence..whomever read child abuse is misunderstanding the lyrics.
TheRealMichaelWayson 7 months ago 2
@TheRealMichaelWayson Well said, sir; well said indeed.
TheEctomorph 6 months ago
The harmonica part would fit right into the soundtrack of The Getaway, the 1973 version, the real one, the one with Steve McCool and Ali I-would-die-for-you McGraw.
brianallancobb 7 months ago
You don't hear happy songs like this anymore. This is such a happy tune of reflection of a fathers love for his daughter. I'm a proud dad of a little one and when I hear this it makes appreciate fatherhood that much more. Thats my poetic view of this song anyway. =)
smilleydunc 7 months ago 2
Fathers usually have a special relationship with their daughters. Daughters usually have their fathers tied around thier lttle finger.
catholicpriest1 7 months ago