my spouse is from asia and knew this song and sung it to our son when he was born, 25 years ago, which was really sweet and a nice surprise since my dad used to sing it to me. : )
My best friend's father used to sing this song to her every day. He died when she was 7 years old of Huntington's Disease. Her mother now is fighting breast cancer and has already had a double mastectomy and lost her hair to chemo. God bless you, Christianna:)
my mom and dad used to sing this to me. and i never forget this song. so now i can sing it to u kulit. and dedicated to u too. im still here for u as always. take care and have a wonderful christmas to u and i. i cu smilin here too...
My Dad used to wake my Mom each morning singing this song. He passed away Nov. 15th 2011 two days before their 60th wedding anniversary. He came to me as I was sleeping that night with the message that each of us has an endless supply of "sunshine" within us. We never know when our passing our sunshine can ignite the light in someone's life who may need the encouragement of light to grow and reach their potential.
My boyfriend sent me this video. I love him so much. He made me smile...he always wants to be the first one to make me smile in the morning--him being about 2400 miles away for now.
I was always the girl at the all boy table, and that is how I liked it. In elementary school the girls were all mean. Those boys I sat with were, still are, and will always be my Sunshine. They will never know how much they mean to me, they are the reason I don't hate going to school everyday. (I am in eighth grade)
My grandpa used to sing this to me every night before i went to bed. If i wasn't staying at his house, he'd call me on the phone and sing it to me. Couldn't sing on tune if his life depended on it! But I loved in none the less (: This song was sung at my grandpa's funeral, so it brings tears to my eyes, but also happy and amazing memories (:
I was homeless at 16 with a dog. For 14 years, I sang this to her. On May 12th, 2011 I sang it to her as I put her down. ;-( It always makes me cry when I hear it.
i find it funny that we turned a very sad song into a lullaby. my aunt used to sing this to me when i was a little boy, i love this song, but at times it makes me cry with nostalgia and longing.
I had a dream that I was back in the '30's, sittin, with my kinfolk on the backporch cranking homeade icecream and listening to the radio. It was a carefree dream in the midst of this stressfull and chaotic technologically 'advanced' era. I know that it was time of less technology, less medicinal advances, but it seemed to be teeming with real human life. Can I please experience just 24 hours of this old timey age?
We watched this is English class last year. When i heard this song came on my spirit just lifted cuz my mom used to sing this to me every night as a baby:)
I sang this song to my baby neice, Brianna Michelle, when she was in the hospital, back in 1995. Such a sweet baby...I haven't seen her since 1998...My brother "broke ties" with me and my Mom. We're all the Family he has... But I don't that he knows this. God help him find himself...and us! I miss Brianna!
Alzheimer's has taken most of my darlings memory. Soon she will be gone but her memory and this song will forever be in the wallet of my heart and mind. This is one of the few things she remembers and responds to. It reminds me that I will always love her, and she will always be my Sunshine.
this is not a sad song my dad sang this to me it let me know he loved me and he wanted me in his life always isang this to my childern i hope they sing it to theres
my mom used to sing this to me so did my grandma and the good thing is they are both still alive so is my dad. the only problem is that my mom had a meth addiction and had to go to 3 other treatment centers but shes doing ok now
I remember my mom singing this to me as a child when I sat in her lap. I miss those days. Mom, I know you aren't reading this, but I hate that work has over ruled your life. I miss being a kid </3
my grandma sang this all 15 of her grandchildren then she broke her leg and started having seisers and then she went into acoma we all sang it to her we all cryd in her room that day the next day she she woke up and within the next 2 years she cold walk agin even tho docters said she would never walk agin
my mommy used to sing this to me and now i sing it to my sister and brother, she sang it to me the other night and it made me go right to sleep, im 13. lol <3
... I remember singing this song, very well to my dearest son - Chris. When I heard this, again... tears just streamed down my face. My Corazon de Melon~ RIP, until we meet again... love you always, MOM
This is my Georges song to his Doris. They were my ferrets who we rescued and died of cancer.George cuddled Doris until the end. I miss my babies I cry so much.
I used to sing this to my gone but NEVER FORGOTTEN AIDEN MICHAEL who passed away in sept of 07 at 1 month and 9 days old I miss him everyday but have never forgetten this precious little angel and the gifts he has given me....
Terrible song, but only because it perfectly describes the current status of my love life. Told me she'd always love me and no one could come between, left me to love another, and now I dream about her almost every night, and wake up feeling happy... at least until I realize it was a dream and then I feel like shit. And yet I would still probably "forgive her and take all the blame".
@sanguinemonkeyboy i feel you man. going through the same. but life goes on. that's what i tell myself every morning that i wake up. just be thankful for and cherish the memories for that's how we honour that love. hope the sun shines on you soon.
How are there SO many freakin emo people in the world. First off, yes it IS in the movie, you are just dumb. Second of all, I am sure EVERYone here heard this song as a kid, the CHORUS part of it. I'm sorry, I'm just tired of hearing how people cry to every damn song on you tube. Just enjoy the music for what it is, great American music. Be happy that it makes the artist happy to make this music and enjoy it for what it is.
@southernspectre ever thought maybe people 'cry' to you youtube because they have noone else to go too? ya know sometimes its easier to talk to people you dont know. a lil empathy please? you dont like the comments.. dont read them. your choice.. not mine.
@southernspectre do you really have to label people as emo when a person cries? i bet you cried atleast one time in your life, does that make you emo? i bet you aren't emo when you cried so why call other people emo when they cry? crying is an emotion and we have the right to express it.
@southernspectre There's nothing wrong with Emo. Emotional people at least show they care. You're right though Great American Music! Love this song! ( : <3
My dad used to play this song on the harmonica and sing it to me when I was a baby in his arms. Now he's been dead for ten years and It makes me cry to hear it but also happy.
So sorry to hear about your dad jitterbug. I used to sing this song alot at camp and at Sunday school. I will definitely be teaching this song to my new granddaughter when she gets older. Your dad is always watching over you and spreading his love to you in special ways. Take care.
I do like this song. My Dad used to sing this to us when we were little. Just lost him 9 months ago so this reminds me of him. Thank you for posting it.
I like this version. My Dad used to sing this song to us when we were little. Just lost him 9 months ago. This song brings back so many happy memories of how he used to sing songs like this to us.
yes this is actually a very sad song ..it was m y mos favorite ..when she hadf numerous strokes and could barely talk one night before she passed i laid my head onher chest and stared to sing it to hjer she sang it along with me.. two weeks later -she died and we played it at her funeral with the help of my good old frinds Carol,and Dale
This is another excellent version of this beautiful song.
The song was bought for $35 by Jimmie Davis, (who made his own excellent version of it) from Paul Rice who claimed to compose it.
But it was composed by Oliver Hood a self-taught, charismatic yet humble man, one of life's gentlemen, who first sang it in oublic in La Grange, Georgia in 1933 at a VFW convention.
Hood's house was like the local centre for musicians who used to gather there or on the porch playing music
I am so sorry about your friend's death. I hope that this song gives you some peace. I love this song. Just remember you will always remember the good things about your friend. I hope that you will find closure. And yes, it is okay to cry.
My father always played this tune on the organ, but with swedish lyrics (really strange translation) and it is the first song i learned to play on organ/piano. Ah the memories :)
Norman Blake does a great job on this one (as usual), but this is NOT from the movie "Oh Brother...." I have seen that film more than a dozen times and Norman's version just is not included.
Well yes you´re right actually. They DO sing it in the end of the movie, but only a short part from it. Guess i´m a little confused, but according to my soundtrack, this is "o brother where art thou- You are my sunshine". Hey, I´m confused myself, but I´m glad they recorded the full song, cause they did a good job with it!
@Rockabillykid01 I also have the sound track & yeah says the same that its from the film, pity there wasn't more of 'you are my sunshine' in it, only that one verse after pappy pardons the boys on stage... great film, I love it so much its time I bought another dvd incase anything happens mine from continuuious play..lol..
@Rockabillykid01 I also have the sound track & yeah says the same that its from the film, pity there wasn't more of 'you are my sunshine' in it, only that one verse after pappy pardons the boys on stage... great film, I love it so much its time I bought another dvd incase anything happens mine from continuuious play.
@VA24541 They do sing it in the movie to. Where they go to the guys cousins house and they are listening to the radio. Dang you missed that a dozen times? That's why its on the soundtrack because it from the movie. Just saying :)
Rockabillykid01 this is an excellent song thanks so for uploading it. Also, I want to thank CrazyCharlieManson for all his fascinating facts on when and how this song came about. Written on a brown paper... I love it!
Love hearing this -- People need to bring back some of the "Oldies" I don't think they should ever be forgotten,, they are very memorable, and loved!!
Jimmie Davis and Charles Mitchell are the credited songwriters of "You Are My Sunshine". Davis bought the song and rights from Paul Rice for $35 and put his own name on it in 1940. Two versions of "You Are My Sunshine" were recorded and released prior to Jimmie Davis's. The first was recorded on Aug 22, 1939 by The Pine Ridge Boys, from Atlanta.The second was recorded on Sept 13, 1939 by The Rice Brothers Gang.
A lot of people remembered hearing the song long before 1937- in the mid
1930's. Paul Rice played in the early
1930's with Oliver Hood of LaGrange, GA.
Oliver Hood wrote "You Are My Sunshine." He wrote the words to the song on the back of a brown paper sack, which his children still possess, and he first performed the song at a VFW convention in LaGrange in 1933.
Oliver Hood never thought of copyrighting his music - never until "You Are My Sunshine" rose to the top of the charts in 1940. It was then that Oliver Hood began copyrighting his music - one song too late. In 1957 he wrote and copyrighted "Somebody Stole My Sunshine Away," about the theft of "You Are My Sunshine." . Somewhere the sun is shining, But there's rain in my heart today. There's no denying My heart keeps crying - Somebody stole my shunshine away.
Norman Blake born Mar 10 1938 in Chattanooga, TN. Acoustic guitar flatpicker, multi-instrumentalist and vocalist. In his over 50 year career Blake has played with a number of folk, country and bluegrass groups.
My father used to play country and folk american records when I was a child in the 70´s. This kind of music was very uncommon in Spain where I live but I got used to listening to it and nowadays I love to drive and listen to these classics. A small tribute to my father. Thanks for uploading
About forty years ago, as a young boy, my mother used to sing this song to me. After I learned the words she would ask me to sing it to her as well. She used to love it so much. To this day, when I hear this song, I can't help but to think of my sweet mother. Good times.
@miana90 i know, right? =) and it is a sad song ... but can be happy too... makes me cry like u wouldn't believe now days but use to be a happy song i sang to my son.
My daddy used to sing this to me when I was little. Even though it's such a sad song (look at the lyrics!) I still love it. This is probably my favourite version.
this is actually quite a beautiful rendition of this song. my favorite.
lordhelmit3 1 week ago
My heart aches...
AJWelch111 1 week ago in playlist More videos from Rockabillykid01
I was my Dads sunshine!!!! I miss you Dad, what should I do?
AJWelch111 1 week ago in playlist More videos from Rockabillykid01
i hope i have someone to be my sunshine one day...
115jonathan1 2 weeks ago in playlist good songs
my spouse is from asia and knew this song and sung it to our son when he was born, 25 years ago, which was really sweet and a nice surprise since my dad used to sing it to me. : )
3344utube 2 weeks ago
My mom used to sing this to me when I was child. I love it and hope to have a sunshine that I can sing it to one day.
past1over 1 month ago
My best friend's father used to sing this song to her every day. He died when she was 7 years old of Huntington's Disease. Her mother now is fighting breast cancer and has already had a double mastectomy and lost her hair to chemo. God bless you, Christianna:)
polkadothippo4612 1 month ago
my mom and dad used to sing this to me. and i never forget this song. so now i can sing it to u kulit. and dedicated to u too. im still here for u as always. take care and have a wonderful christmas to u and i. i cu smilin here too...
leo44ish 1 month ago
This is my favorite version of this song! Love it!
greeneyeslinz 1 month ago
This song was written by a governor of Louisiana and it was about his horse, Sunshine, that died. This is the true history of this song.
ChristyZeringue 1 month ago
My Dad used to wake my Mom each morning singing this song. He passed away Nov. 15th 2011 two days before their 60th wedding anniversary. He came to me as I was sleeping that night with the message that each of us has an endless supply of "sunshine" within us. We never know when our passing our sunshine can ignite the light in someone's life who may need the encouragement of light to grow and reach their potential.
neorules 1 month ago 3
My boyfriend sent me this video. I love him so much. He made me smile...he always wants to be the first one to make me smile in the morning--him being about 2400 miles away for now.
MelJeanIrishQueen 1 month ago
@MelJeanIrishQueen RUN AND GO AND HUG HIM!
chichopluma 3 weeks ago
@chichopluma I wish I could right now. He is away working and I am here for now. We will see each other soon again. :)
MelJeanIrishQueen 3 weeks ago
I was always the girl at the all boy table, and that is how I liked it. In elementary school the girls were all mean. Those boys I sat with were, still are, and will always be my Sunshine. They will never know how much they mean to me, they are the reason I don't hate going to school everyday. (I am in eighth grade)
akschad 1 month ago 3
@akschad Yah... I didn't like elementary school... the girls were so mean for no reason... so my friends were usually boys. :P
Opaquefire00 1 month ago
My grandpa used to sing this to me every night before i went to bed. If i wasn't staying at his house, he'd call me on the phone and sing it to me. Couldn't sing on tune if his life depended on it! But I loved in none the less (: This song was sung at my grandpa's funeral, so it brings tears to my eyes, but also happy and amazing memories (:
mantelsitter 1 month ago 5
this was sung at my cousin's funeral.
1ForzaItalia 2 months ago
what is the song at the end of this movie called or send me a link
115jonathan1 2 months ago in playlist good songs
I remember singing this to the dolphins down in the gulf so they would come up to see us on the boat.
bornn68 2 months ago
I was homeless at 16 with a dog. For 14 years, I sang this to her. On May 12th, 2011 I sang it to her as I put her down. ;-( It always makes me cry when I hear it.
moshinhussain 2 months ago 11
@moshinhussain
You are a good person. Thank you for sharing the story with us.....
Bluebonnett52 1 month ago
i find it funny that we turned a very sad song into a lullaby. my aunt used to sing this to me when i was a little boy, i love this song, but at times it makes me cry with nostalgia and longing.
RachelDawesfan 2 months ago 5
i think we all have the memory of this being sung to us as little kids. :)
ajkdirtbiker66 2 months ago 5
@aikidofanatic123 Take much care,
I wish the best of whats left of your life, and hope everything goes well.
MartyrLuis 2 months ago
I had a dream that I was back in the '30's, sittin, with my kinfolk on the backporch cranking homeade icecream and listening to the radio. It was a carefree dream in the midst of this stressfull and chaotic technologically 'advanced' era. I know that it was time of less technology, less medicinal advances, but it seemed to be teeming with real human life. Can I please experience just 24 hours of this old timey age?
jeff62rey 2 months ago 2
Thumbs up if Katy Perry's 'The One That Got Away' brought you here
FF0Irene 2 months ago 3
my family always sings this song, it brings up so many memories.
akschad 2 months ago 3
Though swedish I sing this song to my 20mths daughter.
gersman1962 2 months ago
ADORABLE !!
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spazzoTSE 3 months ago
After my late husband died I would sing this to my parrot (Joey), and after time we'd sing it together.
TheShorty2323 3 months ago 4
This song was my lullaby when I was little. Nobody will ever sing it quite the way my grandmother did.
TenthSpeedWriter 4 months ago 3
Sounds like Norman Blake.
kpeppers17 4 months ago
How could you do what you did after giving me this?
malcolmcberry 4 months ago
We watched this is English class last year. When i heard this song came on my spirit just lifted cuz my mom used to sing this to me every night as a baby:)
Sn1cK3Rs1 4 months ago
my mom use to sing me this when i was 3 im 19 i still remember, brings tears to my eyes
Skatethis17 4 months ago
I sang this song to my baby neice, Brianna Michelle, when she was in the hospital, back in 1995. Such a sweet baby...I haven't seen her since 1998...My brother "broke ties" with me and my Mom. We're all the Family he has... But I don't that he knows this. God help him find himself...and us! I miss Brianna!
catspaws5 4 months ago 23
Alzheimer's has taken most of my darlings memory. Soon she will be gone but her memory and this song will forever be in the wallet of my heart and mind. This is one of the few things she remembers and responds to. It reminds me that I will always love her, and she will always be my Sunshine.
p2vaftsta 4 months ago 4
@p2vaftsta I love the phrase "wallet of my heart". That is amazing. God bless.
debbiechickie5 4 months ago
My mom's in hospital and all I can think of is this song....
shaunmalley 5 months ago 4
@shaunmalley I'll pray for her tonight, I hope she's doing well!
kissmablaekaess87 3 months ago
i love the movie and all the songs in it .
TheCaptainsWife65 5 months ago
this is not a sad song my dad sang this to me it let me know he loved me and he wanted me in his life always isang this to my childern i hope they sing it to theres
rbeagle99 5 months ago 2
my mom used to sing this to me so did my grandma and the good thing is they are both still alive so is my dad. the only problem is that my mom had a meth addiction and had to go to 3 other treatment centers but shes doing ok now
=)
krayonna 5 months ago 3
I remember my mom singing this to me as a child when I sat in her lap. I miss those days. Mom, I know you aren't reading this, but I hate that work has over ruled your life. I miss being a kid </3
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my grandma sang this all 15 of her grandchildren then she broke her leg and started having seisers and then she went into acoma we all sang it to her we all cryd in her room that day the next day she she woke up and within the next 2 years she cold walk agin even tho docters said she would never walk agin
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theboyintheback 5 months ago
OMG, I'm bawling.
brooklynnelson97 5 months ago
my mommy used to sing this to me and now i sing it to my sister and brother, she sang it to me the other night and it made me go right to sleep, im 13. lol <3
goodoreosrgood 5 months ago
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... I remember singing this song, very well to my dearest son - Chris. When I heard this, again... tears just streamed down my face. My Corazon de Melon~ RIP, until we meet again... love you always, MOM
corina1usa 5 months ago
This is my Georges song to his Doris. They were my ferrets who we rescued and died of cancer.George cuddled Doris until the end. I miss my babies I cry so much.
SuperLadySusan 5 months ago
@SuperLadySusan How could you MISS a FERRET? Hideous fucking creatures, your life must be void and meaningless.
bigmarty11288 5 months ago
@bigmarty11288 This made me giggle.
bugglesman 2 months ago
man O brother where art thou was a good movie and that song "Constant Sorrow" is amazing.
ninja1988able 6 months ago
I used to sing this to my gone but NEVER FORGOTTEN AIDEN MICHAEL who passed away in sept of 07 at 1 month and 9 days old I miss him everyday but have never forgetten this precious little angel and the gifts he has given me....
goodferme2 6 months ago
This song iz lovely! I <3 it :)
IloveNiyah 6 months ago
Terrible song, but only because it perfectly describes the current status of my love life. Told me she'd always love me and no one could come between, left me to love another, and now I dream about her almost every night, and wake up feeling happy... at least until I realize it was a dream and then I feel like shit. And yet I would still probably "forgive her and take all the blame".
sanguinemonkeyboy 7 months ago 5
@sanguinemonkeyboy I'll tell you brother, thats a story as old as time. It'll happen to the best of us. You'll get yours one day friend
fuzzydizzle 6 months ago
@sanguinemonkeyboy i feel you man. going through the same. but life goes on. that's what i tell myself every morning that i wake up. just be thankful for and cherish the memories for that's how we honour that love. hope the sun shines on you soon.
Coolybanana 6 months ago
@sanguinemonkeyboy there'll be another broseph, chin up
jewses 6 months ago
@sanguinemonkeyboy Suggestion Here~!!! 1/2 Gal off Jack Daniel's, maybe some Coke,,, Get Drunk, Go out Get Fucked, and Life Will Move On~!!!!!!
heathclif83 6 months ago
WHATS SO SAD IS I DONT HAVE A SUNSHINE
TheSexyBossBitch 7 months ago
such a beautiful song.
verdew8181 7 months ago
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my favorite movie !
brecht181 8 months ago
soggy bottom boys, yes!!! haha...loved this movie, loved its music, loved its acting. sigh. love.
mmm, i meant to let people know i covered this song if they want to check it out. feel welcome :)
sroar 8 months ago 4
My father also use to sing this to us kids every time we would take a family trip. I tresure the memery of those years every time I hear this song.
barbiquellen 8 months ago 42
I really love you Stephen!!!!!
CL415reg1 9 months ago
I love you Stephen
CL415reg1 9 months ago
Originally released by Decca Records in 1939 by Jimmy Davis.
b39747 9 months ago
such a good song :)
titogcubangonzalez 9 months ago
this isnt the one from the movie :(
rmwade23 10 months ago
This is the Norman Blake version. Can't say for sure whether it's in the movie, but this is the one that's on the sound track album.
johnniedig 10 months ago
My favorite kind of music is oldies.
liadon08 10 months ago
i love this song
paytonrice 10 months ago
Ahhhhh.........when music meant something, and made you feel..... God I love this.
youmarley 11 months ago
i cry everytime i hear this song...wish i could travel back in time and hit myself on the head to set things right.
MafiaWars23 11 months ago 3
I just broke down crying.
Hell, I'm actually sobbing..
AKLsirDKforALTID 11 months ago
My 6 year old is singing this a capella at school talent show. This is the best version on the web. Love this song...so sad!
debbiechickie5 11 months ago
Six people don't have any sunshine
Runeguy33 11 months ago
I love this. :3
But talk about lyrical dissonance -- the beat is so happy, but the words make your heart break!
shiftergoddessathena 1 year ago
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Right on! My Mom used to sing this song to me as a child. I sang it to her on her deathbed when she passed away. Beautiful song.
12Astropath 1 year ago
Right on! My Mom used to sing this song to me as a child. I sang it to her on her deathbed when she passed away.
12Astropath 1 year ago 5
@12Astropath God Bless You!! My mom sang this to me as well..........only I am still blessed to have her here with me for now.......
youmarley 1 year ago
Love it how sad the lyrics are and how beautiful the melody is
pie4peace 1 year ago
I've realized this is a real sad song. haha
Ast1589 1 year ago
4 people lost thei sunshine:(
grew up with this movie and soundtrack:) means soo much to me you could never know:)
moonlightradience 1 year ago 2
How are there SO many freakin emo people in the world. First off, yes it IS in the movie, you are just dumb. Second of all, I am sure EVERYone here heard this song as a kid, the CHORUS part of it. I'm sorry, I'm just tired of hearing how people cry to every damn song on you tube. Just enjoy the music for what it is, great American music. Be happy that it makes the artist happy to make this music and enjoy it for what it is.
southernspectre 1 year ago
@southernspectre ever thought maybe people 'cry' to you youtube because they have noone else to go too? ya know sometimes its easier to talk to people you dont know. a lil empathy please? you dont like the comments.. dont read them. your choice.. not mine.
moonlightradience 1 year ago
@southernspectre do you really have to label people as emo when a person cries? i bet you cried atleast one time in your life, does that make you emo? i bet you aren't emo when you cried so why call other people emo when they cry? crying is an emotion and we have the right to express it.
tc123123 1 year ago
@southernspectre There's nothing wrong with Emo. Emotional people at least show they care. You're right though Great American Music! Love this song! ( : <3
KarmaBee13 1 year ago
@southernspectre shut UP dickhead !
DammitDrag 1 year ago
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1942STALKER 1 year ago
Sounds like a wife singing this to her husband at war. Just staring out the window.
Shrunkenhead61 1 year ago
i grew up on this film. when i was little this song always made me ball like a baby! my daddy sings it to me alot. this song means soo much to me.
moonlightradience 1 year ago
@ HoboGus: Amen brother!
... was written by Gov Jimmie Davis of Louisiana.
HFBlueDevil 1 year ago
gf just asked me what language this is in haha
ATLienCP 1 year ago 4
"You are my Sunshine" by Jimmie Davis is the best American Folk Song of all time.
This movie has the best music sound track of any movie in the last 10 years except maybe for "Ray."
HoboGus 1 year ago
very dramatic pix and touching music
orlandobuagnin 1 year ago
you are my sunshine....
TheMrSimplexity 1 year ago
Love it thanks!
petric80 1 year ago
My mama used to sing this to me as a small child.
goldengreaser 1 year ago 4
This song makes me sad whenever i hear it.
deathtocreatures 1 year ago
i had a dream to this song, i woke up and cried.
misswindfire 1 year ago
My dad used to play this song on the harmonica and sing it to me when I was a baby in his arms. Now he's been dead for ten years and It makes me cry to hear it but also happy.
mechmusicman 1 year ago
So sorry to hear about your dad jitterbug. I used to sing this song alot at camp and at Sunday school. I will definitely be teaching this song to my new granddaughter when she gets older. Your dad is always watching over you and spreading his love to you in special ways. Take care.
grahamkeithtodd 1 year ago
I do like this song. My Dad used to sing this to us when we were little. Just lost him 9 months ago so this reminds me of him. Thank you for posting it.
jitterbug49 1 year ago
I like this version. My Dad used to sing this song to us when we were little. Just lost him 9 months ago. This song brings back so many happy memories of how he used to sing songs like this to us.
jitterbug49 1 year ago 2
Dad would sing this on the front porch to mom
whiyey 1 year ago
romanticly heartbreaking
AnUglyAmerican 1 year ago
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little black fly would be cool!
peteb1976 1 year ago
so what happens when you send your sunshine away?
Tumbleweed5555 1 year ago
vilken fantastisk film o.musik ingen mer komentarer
MrRolandrollin 1 year ago
yes this is actually a very sad song ..it was m y mos favorite ..when she hadf numerous strokes and could barely talk one night before she passed i laid my head onher chest and stared to sing it to hjer she sang it along with me.. two weeks later -she died and we played it at her funeral with the help of my good old frinds Carol,and Dale
triptoheaveandho 1 year ago 36
I truly love this song. This was one those songs my mom used to sing to me when I was a young boy.
brotherjohn25 1 year ago 3
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This is another excellent version of this beautiful song.
The song was bought for $35 by Jimmie Davis, (who made his own excellent version of it) from Paul Rice who claimed to compose it.
But it was composed by Oliver Hood a self-taught, charismatic yet humble man, one of life's gentlemen, who first sang it in oublic in La Grange, Georgia in 1933 at a VFW convention.
Hood's house was like the local centre for musicians who used to gather there or on the porch playing music
giltedged2 1 year ago
is that george clooney in that pic??
bkdt 1 year ago 3
Yeah, its from the film 'O Brother Where Art Thou'.
Gatorade237 1 year ago
@bkdt Yeah, baby
Saspirio 1 year ago
@grahamkeithtodd:
Amen,capt777737 ,thank of your old buddy when you hear this song.
Bless you.
noorismail1 1 year ago
I am so sorry about your friend's death. I hope that this song gives you some peace. I love this song. Just remember you will always remember the good things about your friend. I hope that you will find closure. And yes, it is okay to cry.
grahamkeithtodd 1 year ago
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Thankyou Coen Brothers .... eternally grateful
marydolldublin 1 year ago
Thankyou Coen Brothers.... eternally grateful
marydolldublin 1 year ago
My Daddy used to sing me this song when I was a baby...
MeganOMally 1 year ago 3
Lord I love this song
cadima10 1 year ago
This song is really great :D.
spiritedtigress 1 year ago
love the movie! haha funny rednecks
MilanMoves 1 year ago
Chattanooga, TN is that in TanzaNia or?
nofreedomofspeech 1 year ago
My father always played this tune on the organ, but with swedish lyrics (really strange translation) and it is the first song i learned to play on organ/piano. Ah the memories :)
Oliver927 1 year ago
don't care where the song came from, it is in 1st part of the movie
My friend turned me on to the song and the movie itself, and it was a blessing indeed.
A year later he died of a massive heart attack @ 43 years old. Dead within 30 seconds flat.
It took me 5 years to get over it, and it ain't done yet. And his family and friends know
So I still need closure in my friend's death.
But O' Brother brought some peace.
capt777737 1 year ago 3
Watched the movie earlier and it was just as good as the first time around.
TheBornKillers 2 years ago
Norman Blake does a great job on this one (as usual), but this is NOT from the movie "Oh Brother...." I have seen that film more than a dozen times and Norman's version just is not included.
VA24541 2 years ago 14
Well yes you´re right actually. They DO sing it in the end of the movie, but only a short part from it. Guess i´m a little confused, but according to my soundtrack, this is "o brother where art thou- You are my sunshine". Hey, I´m confused myself, but I´m glad they recorded the full song, cause they did a good job with it!
Rockabillykid01 2 years ago 9
@Rockabillykid01 Geeze...this makes me want to go and rent the movie so I can describe the scene its played in.
The song is played on the radio during one of the scenes in the background ....
kendoggie1 1 year ago
@Rockabillykid01 I also have the sound track & yeah says the same that its from the film, pity there wasn't more of 'you are my sunshine' in it, only that one verse after pappy pardons the boys on stage... great film, I love it so much its time I bought another dvd incase anything happens mine from continuuious play..lol..
BuzzingBeat 10 months ago
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@Rockabillykid01 I also have the sound track & yeah says the same that its from the film, pity there wasn't more of 'you are my sunshine' in it, only that one verse after pappy pardons the boys on stage... great film, I love it so much its time I bought another dvd incase anything happens mine from continuuious play.
BuzzingBeat 10 months ago
@Rockabillykid01 many movies do this, where the actors may sing a snippet of a song, but the original or some other version appears on the soundtrack
spyyder976 6 months ago
@VA24541
It isn't in included in the movie. But the movie had a soundtrack and this song IS on it.
SpoonsRLikForks 1 year ago
@VA24541 They do sing it in the movie to. Where they go to the guys cousins house and they are listening to the radio. Dang you missed that a dozen times? That's why its on the soundtrack because it from the movie. Just saying :)
xxamburr09xx 1 year ago
@VA24541 The song is definitely in the movie...
skipplet 1 year ago
@VA24541 This version might not be in the movie, but it's for damned on the soundtrack. It's a fine song and I surely enjoy it.
dylanflyfishes 1 year ago
this song brings back soo many memories as a kid. :P
thefruitloop27 2 years ago
Rockabillykid01 this is an excellent song thanks so for uploading it. Also, I want to thank CrazyCharlieManson for all his fascinating facts on when and how this song came about. Written on a brown paper... I love it!
OzCalliopeOz 2 years ago
The funny part is that this is now a kid's song, inscribed to microchips with any number of fuzzy stuffed animals crooning it away.
DubiousDragon 2 years ago
Love hearing this -- People need to bring back some of the "Oldies" I don't think they should ever be forgotten,, they are very memorable, and loved!!
TheMoonlightrose 2 years ago
Jimmie Davis and Charles Mitchell are the credited songwriters of "You Are My Sunshine". Davis bought the song and rights from Paul Rice for $35 and put his own name on it in 1940. Two versions of "You Are My Sunshine" were recorded and released prior to Jimmie Davis's. The first was recorded on Aug 22, 1939 by The Pine Ridge Boys, from Atlanta.The second was recorded on Sept 13, 1939 by The Rice Brothers Gang.
CrazyCharlieManson 2 years ago 3
Paul Rice claimed to have composed it in 1937.
A lot of people remembered hearing the song long before 1937- in the mid
1930's. Paul Rice played in the early
1930's with Oliver Hood of LaGrange, GA.
Oliver Hood wrote "You Are My Sunshine." He wrote the words to the song on the back of a brown paper sack, which his children still possess, and he first performed the song at a VFW convention in LaGrange in 1933.
CrazyCharlieManson 2 years ago 2
Oliver Hood never thought of copyrighting his music - never until "You Are My Sunshine" rose to the top of the charts in 1940. It was then that Oliver Hood began copyrighting his music - one song too late. In 1957 he wrote and copyrighted "Somebody Stole My Sunshine Away," about the theft of "You Are My Sunshine." . Somewhere the sun is shining, But there's rain in my heart today. There's no denying My heart keeps crying - Somebody stole my shunshine away.
CrazyCharlieManson 2 years ago 3
"You Are My Sunshine" performed by...
Norman Blake born Mar 10 1938 in Chattanooga, TN. Acoustic guitar flatpicker, multi-instrumentalist and vocalist. In his over 50 year career Blake has played with a number of folk, country and bluegrass groups.
CrazyCharlieManson 2 years ago 2
great song, great artists. thanks for uploading this,
misswittykitty 2 years ago
ever since i was little my father has called me Sunshine and he used to sing the chorus to me all the time. Now whenever i hear this i think of him.
MCR9109 2 years ago 23
Me too :) Glad to see others have fond memories.
berrystained09 2 years ago
My father used to play country and folk american records when I was a child in the 70´s. This kind of music was very uncommon in Spain where I live but I got used to listening to it and nowadays I love to drive and listen to these classics. A small tribute to my father. Thanks for uploading
25filipinas 2 years ago 6
ye kya hai i dont know par mere dil ko chhu lia
becaz i hav tasted
amishra20793 2 years ago
This is one of my favorite songs because it reminds me of a horse i rode he was my sunshine and he got taken away from me:-(
1girl2sayHELLO 2 years ago
About forty years ago, as a young boy, my mother used to sing this song to me. After I learned the words she would ask me to sing it to her as well. She used to love it so much. To this day, when I hear this song, I can't help but to think of my sweet mother. Good times.
gbrady3434 2 years ago 7
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Bless, my boyfriend left me a message saying to click on this link; it was this song. :) xx
TheyCallMeNatto 2 years ago 3
<3 HAHAHAHAHAHAAH =]
blacktongs 2 years ago
great song and great movie!
5 stars from italy
lorpre87 2 years ago 4
I am from a Northern family and we sang this a lot when we were young in multiple part harmony, quite beautiful. Nice instrumental.
SlackerKat24601 2 years ago
You and your family sang together in harmony?? That's really sweet! I... um... watched TV in harmony with mine :D
CrownedWithLaurels 2 years ago 3
alot of people dont realize this also a common song in southern famiies :)
TheMynamemeansnothin 2 years ago 6
A lot of people don't realise this song is actually quite sad.
Spacemonkeymojo 2 years ago 81
I know! ;( its so SAD D:
999663isback 2 years ago
@Spacemonkeymojo : it is so sad. It makes me want to cry.
littlepaperdrawn 1 year ago
@Spacemonkeymojo I know right? I know because it was I had the sheet music because it is a good beginner song on the piano when I was younger.
miana90 1 year ago
@miana90 i know, right? =) and it is a sad song ... but can be happy too... makes me cry like u wouldn't believe now days but use to be a happy song i sang to my son.
THEAngelMarisa 1 year ago
@Spacemonkeymojo I completely agree with you. It depresses me.
EmmaMorgan100 1 year ago
@EmmaMorgan100 :(
Spacemonkeymojo 1 year ago
@Spacemonkeymojo really? what's the story behind this song??
chobiv7 11 months ago
@chobiv7 Just listen to the lyrics lol, they're sad.
Spacemonkeymojo 11 months ago
i like the one from bob dylan and johnny cash also
MigiesEdition 2 years ago 4
yep this the best version for sure
RedRain9 2 years ago 5
Best version ive heard
rfcboy1993 2 years ago 7
me too
greekgod11821 2 years ago
Johnny Cash's version is also good.
MrKinghy 2 years ago 2
My daddy used to sing this to me when I was little. Even though it's such a sad song (look at the lyrics!) I still love it. This is probably my favourite version.
Charliebonce 2 years ago