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  • Love you dad. Miss you. Thank you God for the promise of seeing him again in Heaven.

  • every time i hear this song i think of my dad. Thanks John. Love and miss you dad.

  • I first met John in 1978 when he recorded 2 of my songs. Knew he had talent

    & class back then. This song proves it all.

    Cheers John

  • This is the saddest song ive ever heard ! god bless

  • <3 Love...

  • my dad passed away in april the 17 and at the furneral we could only play the music to this heartbreaking but truthful song but my dad had his five daughters and five sons and his braveful wife to sing it ..id thought that he would be around forever miss u lots jackoxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx­xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxyour the best

  • This is heartbreaking I can't see for tears. I miss my Dad I loved him so much such a wonderful kind and perfect Dad.

  • I remember hearing this song for the first time a year after my Dad passed away. I was at work and just stopped what I was doing as a tear rolled down my cheek. I sat there staring out the window and for a moment we were together again. This song still gets me when I hear it, but it always triggers a memory of great times my dad and I had.

  • My Dad would have been 81 today. 5 1/2 years may have passed but I'll never forget him...This song means so much to me and my brother. It's so true and still makes me cry...God Bless you Dad xxx

  • He (my father) was always in my life and I guess I thought it would be that way forever. Just remember, those who read these words, your father who you may take for granted will one day be gone and on that day, you will suddenly realize you will never ever see him again. There are no second chances in this life.

  • I lost my dad on the 26th. I knew it was close and found this song for the first time. I listened to it, cried, and went to play it for him when I found him gone. He was my best friend and I miss him so much. He was a great Irishman and better father. He woulda loved this. I am playing it at his wake tomorrow. Love you dad and miss you.

  • beautiful...

  • Merry Christmas Dad. Things are going ok. I miss you terribly. I wish you could have held your grand daughter. I wish she could have met you. But don't worry, she'll know you... I promise.

  • thank you, lord, for my dad. he's taught me so much about life, and i am so lucky that he still around today. i love you daddy!

  • My old Dad is still kicking along at 81, so I am still blessed to have him in my life. But I am going to miss him like hell when he passes, so I make the most of every moment I still have with him. I think this will have to be played at his funeral when he does pass. Damn it, this song breaks me up.

  • I have yet to get through this song without a tear rolling down my cheek. I miss you Dad.

  • My Dad's birthday today - he passed away two years ago..

  • December 4th 2006, I lost one of the most important people to me, my Grandfather. His request was this song was played at his funeral. I love this song more than anything. It reminds me so much of him, and makes me wish he was here beside me watching 'Coach's Corner' and collecting the McDonalds hockey cards... Not a day goes by I don't think of him. Everytime i listen to this song my tattoo I have for him itches.

  • Watched it five times...cried every time.

    

  • I miss my ole man as well.

  • I would consider this an Irish song as it was written by an Irishman

  • @bridgetoofar2 we weren't debating that it's Irish, we were just debating which Irishman wrote it, and it was Phil Coulter.

  • Just a quick point to the poster this isn't a Scottish song it's an Irish one written by the Furey brothers in memory of and tribute to their father

  • @MrScally43 wasn't it written by Phil Coulter?

  • @athull08 no there is a video on youtube of finbar furey saying that they wrote it in memory of their father phil coulter did a version of it tho as far as i'm aware

  • @MrScally43 please direct me to this video, because all the other information on the internet says it was written by Coulter.

    And I've just looked on The Fureys and Davey Arthur's facebook page, and they said themselves "Phil Coullter wrote the song about our dad. Our Mother played the accordion"

  • @athull08 the video said "this song was written in tribute to our father" i assumed as such that it was written by the fureys themselves i could not find any evidence to the contrary and the video seemed to be evidence of their having written it could you point me to the information you found please because like i say i couldn't find any

  • @MrScally43 I'll Personal Message the link to you.

  • I LOVE YOU SPIKE AND I MISS YOU SO MUCH

  • Thank you. My Dad just passed away two days ago. A friend sent me this and it means a great deal. What a tribute. Thank you!!!!!!!!!

  • @Midisqueeze My da passed on 5 weeks ago, so I understand and know what youre going through. . This song just gives words to everything we cant say. The Fureys Absent Friends is similar.

  • Beautiful song. Thank you so much for posting this! God Bless!

  • I love this song, although I can't listen to it without crying like a baby. God bless all the fathers that have passed. I had a very special one.

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  • My Dad passed away 7 months ago.We went to see John Mcdermott about 5 years ago together.So when I play this it makes me cry .I miss him so much. Love you Dad

  • 6 Months ago my Dad passed.....miss you always Dad

  • My dad passed away yesterday, this song puts into words all my thoughts.

    R.I.P. dad. thank you for being my dad. I love you.

  • @petekay62 sorry for your troubles

  • @zakmoran1 Thank you so much. Funeral was a couple of days ago. Hopefully life will get easier now.

  • Played this song at my dad's funeral. Lovely song's thank's John. Love and miss you dad. Andy Mather.

  • I played this song at my Father's memorial services...its been seven years and it still gets me every time. Miss you old man.

  • the vocalist from my church sang this at my grandpa's funeral. i cant help but shed tears everytime i hear it. it describes our relationship perfectly. you are gone, but you will never be forgotten grandpa. i love you

  • I wish someone would post the one when he sang this with the Irish Tenors. It is unbelievable to watch his emotional reaction... I think it was soon after his Dad passed away. OF course we all have that reaction about our Fathers, too. RIP Dad, I miss you every single day, you old man you, lol.

  • no one will ever know how or why this is special...but no one has put my feelings into words as John has ..ty ..its only been 4 months ...seems like yesterday,,and forever

  • no one will ever know how or why this is special...but no one has put my feelings into words as John has ..ty

  • This song was sang at my grandas funeral. 8 Years On The 8th Of Spetember. 2 Days After My Dad His Sons Birthday. And Was Only With Us The Day B4 He Passed. Love You Always Granda. xOx

  • Great song, sung with feeling and emotion. Once they're gone all we have are the memories, all good for me. I had him for 82 years and he was the best dad a kid could have wanted. RIP Old Man, miss you everyday.

  • I was a young man in my early 20's when my father died (1985). Shortly thereafter I came accross this song. The tears flowed then... as they do now.

    My father did make me the man I was then.... a far better man than I am today. The mess I made of my life since he died was totally down to me, for he taught me better.

    I've got my self back on track these days and try to be the man I should have been... The man he had every right to expect me to be!

    The tears have NOT all been shed! I miss him!

  • John, Thank you for this beautiful song. I never had that second chance but as I listen to your song over and over I know somewhere in this universe my Father is listening and knows my heart! He was a son of irish immigrants from Ballymadog and Ballymacoda and I was blessed to have him as a father. I once wrote he never" raised his hand, he never raised his voice, he never said an unkind word. He didn't take us to church but rather we went with him." He loved to listen to irish music. Thank you

  • what a lovely song and the emotion you sing it with is everything i feel but cant show love it

    

  • i love this song so much, i play and sing in a band and can

    t bring myself to learn it i would vry every time i'd have to sing it

  • Bedankt voor de posting!

  • Heard this song last saturday at a funeral for the first time. It made me cry. My father died nine years ago and I miss hem ever day. Thank you John for this beautiful song. A tribute to fathers.

  • wow what a song to mean so much to someone for them to wright this song about them wow

  • thank you for posting and thanks John for this beautiful performance.

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  • 4 yrs. And I miss him!

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  • 10 years as of today...miss ya dad

  • @dadfire

    13 years and a few days for me ... and yes I still miss ya Dad :) (Jan 4th 1999 ...it was a cold sunny Monday)

    :P

  • They "Made us" who we are. They will always be with us...we just never understand that someday they'll leave......until they do. No more phone calls just to say "Hi". But, they're watching over us even today!!!

  • It is 25 years since my father died, and "I miss him" the old man.

    Jen G

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  • cracking video 

  • I shed floods of tears when i herd this , my father died 50 years ago and i still miss him and think of him every day,,,,,,,Happy fathers day Dad...xx

  • In loving memory of all Dad's. i lost mine 10 years ago, still breaks my Heart.

    I love listening to john sing this.

    i treasure every memory of my lovely Dad, he was everything a dad should be.

    God bless.xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx­xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx­xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

  • My Father is gone some years now, but he taught how to teach and lead by example.

    I now see my own son doing the same....I guess that is what it is really all about...immitation is the highest form of praise...God Bless you Dad ..I miss you still !!

  • John holds it together I would crack up singin this. HaiL haiL

  • Was that his father's hat and cane in his hands?

  • @adamssean6494 Yes it was his father's hat and cane

  • I need you dad, you are gone now three years, you were my rock my principles and integrity I need you and miss you so much, this song says it all

    Belinda

  • for my father harold snuggs love you dad rest in peace sleep tight god bless going to miss you 17/7/31 untill 8/5/2011 the funerals today

  • everytime I hear this song I can't help but think of my father, this song sums up how I feel the years really do go by way to quickly

  • this boy can sing.

  • My Dad passed today. Miss you.

  • This song sung this way rings true for my own dad. Miss you dad you made me what I am .

  • Poingent lyrics. For those of you who still have your fathers- make the moments count and don't wait to share your heart. You always think there will be a tomorrow....

  • my Da is dead 4 years today....my own son put this on Facebook for his Granda....yea, more than just a Father. RIP Jimmy.

  • this one is for my da....like John McDermott I lost my da this past year and this song just somes up feelings..... thanks for sharing your lovely voice and songs!

  • For John to peform this song shortly after he lost his own father tell me he has got more moxie than most men,I love my father very much,but when I heard this song I had to rethink what my father meant to me ,,and my DAD took on a whole new meaning,,,I love you Dad!!

  • I lost my dear grandpa 2 weeks ago. Absolutely every word in this song reminds me of him. I am taken on a wonderful and tearful journey of our life together every time I listen. To everyone who has or had a grandpa, cherish every moment of time or memory with him......

  • I lost my Dad when I was 4, This song gives me memories that never happened....

  • How do you cope when your dad dies? i lost mine 3 ywears ago and i stil dont know how to cope anyone help thats understands?

  • I remember when he was in columbus with the irish tenors and he did this , it was afters his fathers death, and when he was done there were tears in his eyes and I was crying like a baby thinking of my parents, this will make anybody who has lost somebody cry, but it,s beautiful, and i think of my mom and dad when I hear it, thanks for uploading

  • I remember when my grandfather died. I was only in first grade but I remember it. My cousin sang this at his funeral. It was the only time I have ever seen my daddy cry. But I love this song. Makes me think of my grandfather.

  • OMG... dont know what else to say... O.M.G!

  • Beautiful tribute. I cry everytime I hear it and think of my "Old Man". I miss him after 31 years

  • One of the most important things my father taught me was to not let the sun go down on your anger and to throw the flowers on those you love while they are still alive. My dad died when I was just 18 and the night before, I had kissed and made up after a quarrel. No regrets.....

  • Really heartfelt song, great song about life.

  • Whata Beutiful Song I Really Love it and made me cry :'(

  • oh my... i do miss him.... this song says it all.

  • beautiful, heartfelt song about dads xxxx

  • Bruinebeer99, heartfelt thanks for posting this song. My Dad came to America w/parents and sis in '23 from Dumbarton, Scotland. First generation American here! My "Old Man" died 12 years ago, and despite our closeness in his last years, I still "miss him"; oftentimes at the oddest moments! Tearfully yours, In God We Trust! -- J.Steve/Maddog Many Thanks!

  • wow...my dads still with me but this still wells me up everytime i hear it

  • how can anyone dislike this, they have hearts of stone..

  • Feel sorry for the 4 people that never had a father

  • how could anyone dislike this wonderful rendition

  • this song is truly one to make anyone, even the strongest, shed tears to think about how much you really do care for your father, be it how much he may seem a complete pain in the backside, you dont truly realise you really did need him until that day does come...

  • I MISS YOU SPIKE,  I LOVE U AND THANKS FOR MAKING ME LOVE EVERTHING

  • My Dad died November 16,2009 unexpectedly .Igot a call saying to call the hospital it was urgent . The doctor informed me my Dad had died . The hardest thing I have ever done was call my sisters to tell them. I still miss him dearly .My aunt sent me this sing . It is beautiful and comforting.

  • Such emotion, sang wonderfully, it brought a tear to my eye.

    Well done John.

  • NICE VERY NICE

  • I lost my dear Dad when he was only 47 years old, back in 1963. I miss him today as I did that day. I have such wonderful memories of the time we spent together. I was his first born and a daughter, but that didn't stop us from sharing baseball games, etc. We were so close and he was my hero. RIP Daddy...I will always love you.

  • Oh, I miss my father...my teacher, my dance partner, my encourager... How I miss him so!  But we left nothing unsaid and he blessed me with his love in his last days so no regrets, just love.....

  • Oh, I miss my father...my teacher, my dance partner, my encourager... How I miss him so!

  • So touching, a beautiful song - and a great singer...

  • miss you dad 10 years gone from us this year 

  • I love you dad!!!! 8-(...god took you a year ago today...i miss you everyday!

  • He's got tears in his eyes... That's one of the most moving versions of this song I have ever heard...

  • @Teigokane His own father had died shortly before this concert.

    At the start, he smiles at his sister in the audience, I believe.

  • On the anniversary of Dad's death this is a moving song...

  • They sang this song at my grandpa's funeral a few days ago, such a beautiful song. Could not stop crying :'/

  • His Scottish accent helps to make the words 'Heard' and 'Shared' rhyme better.

  • My Dad went 35 years ago and this Man says it all.

  • who the hell didnt like this?

  • saddest fin song ever written. Tears rolling down my face.

  • love that song. thanks

  • love that song thank you

  • Beautiful, anyone who loved their father will see his real emotion here.

  • A song to bring tears to anyone's eyes, and sung by a beautiful voice thank you John

  • i just lost my dad and this song fits him perfectly i dont know how you managed to hold it together throughout the whole song

  • @13acfuns,

    I lost my dad five years ago, ditto on this song.

  • Can't be done any better than this. Thank you very much......

  • For those who have not heard it, George Donaldson of Celtic Thunder does a beautiful version of this song as well. Search it up on here. Very moving.

  • The emotion with which he sings this is well justified.

    I understand this concert was shortly after the death of John's father, who he said was his chief teacher and mentor.

  • great version

  • This one is for my da who passed away on November 27, 2010....and I miss him the old man

  • Beautiful .... cried from start to finish x

  • Such a moving rendition! Thank you John.

  • Awesome version! If your not moved by this, your dead already!

  • I was at the christmas concert in oakville 2010 watching you

  • I've just discovered this singer while searching for Lord of The Dance for my itunes collection. What a beautiful voice. I just wish I could find a video of Lord of The Dance to share with friends.

  • This made me cry

  • @dravidwake

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  • A true and beautiful song! Anyone who can dislike a song like this has no heart!

  • I wish ALL fathers would leave their children this kind of memory. If you're a father, young or old, please consider your opportunities to leave examples, lessons, and relationship memories that your own children will carry through life.

    May God bless every one of you!

  • Fine girl Ye are...he is gone ... let em go....

  • Lost my Dad last week, keep playing this song, Beautifull RIP Dad

  • @vistagan sorry to hear your dad died only a week ago,we all go through life knowing our parents will die some day but its hard when they go.  cheers jim

  • @vistagan Its hard. We never really think about the fact that our parents will one day be gone. Byou will see him again. He will rest easy knowing you are well. Be well, and keep him in your heart.

  • ch, the wee man sounds like a scott's man.....I canny figure it our, but sure he doesn't sound like an Irishman!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! but alas a great song

  • @digbydrk1  he's a canadian, and one of the Irish Tenors,

  • @dkruszn He's Scottish-Canadian. Scottish by birth.

  • @digbydrk1 He's a Scottish-born Canadian

  • my dad passed away 5and a half years ago and i still miss him the song is so heartrending it always make me cry god how i wish dad you were still here just to talk to miss you lots xxxx

  • makes me think of my father, RIP dad, I miss you

  • This is phil coulters song not john mcdermot...just for your info!

  • My dad will be gone a year on November 12. This song says it all. Miss you dad.

  • I love this song, heard it first shortly after my father passed in 2004, my dad would take me walking the roads and fields near home in Ireland, showing me things and I suppose teaching me a little of life. And I miss him, the old man. RIP Dad.

  • happy birthday dad RIP x

  • I am lucky. I still have have my old PEI old man. He is still alive and kicking in Scotland

  • Reminds me of the Father i never had, which made me more determined to be the father John is sing about.