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  • Manllow's music makes you think while you're mellow.

  • If you ever get the chance to see berry in concert, Go! he put's on a real show!

  • I miss u dad

  • love the line where he says "we only read you when you write". wow

  • Barry Manilow is an all-time great!

  • I'm guessing there may be one or two other guys out there whose father passed without closure. It's a bummer man. For those whose father is still living, give it a shot - communicate baby.

  • The journey through life is a short one..and often so many things are left unsaid..miss you mom and dad..may your spirits be together always ..sail and rest in peace at last!

  • chills at 3:10

  • Who works on board can feel this music deeper. When we listen to the VHF and see the city lights, it means we are closer to home......

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  • Beautiful song! Thanks. One of my fav.

  • this song reminds me of growing up and how i wished my dad would love me.

  • @bigjim10011 Jim, welcome to the club. I think EVERYBODY has that wish about their dad.

  • @bigjim10011 sometimes dads find it hard to express love, for whatever reasons. could have been their upbringing or any emotional problem they may have experienced in their past. my advice would be to forgive him if he's still alive and tell him you love him, regardless of how he treated you. ask him to tell you what's on his mind and i'm pretty sure you can connect with him then

  • @ultrakool You said all. 

  • I Honestly think this version of ships is better than ian hunter's.

  • this song makes me cry

  • This song seems to have special feelings for a lot of people.

    I heard Barry say on tv that he has only seen his Father twice in his lifetime.

    This might have been a tough song for Barry.

  • Most of the great songs written by the the great artists, I lived out in my life. But this song when I first heard it in November 1979 on Barry's Album, I'll never live this one out. My Father died in September 1968, 11 years before this song. I was 10 yrs old at the time in 1968 & I was 21 in 1979. great song Barry.

  • Que música linda ,das melhores que o barry tem,esse cara cantava com a alma

    não sei mas desde pequeno eu adoro essas músicas,parece que faz parte da minha vida,eu acho d+++++++nota 1.000 maravilhosa!!!

  • This song reminds me of my Mom and her Dad who both loved the sea and dogs. In 1979, when this song was a huge hit, my grandfather was given only months to live My Mom and her Dad took a walk on the beach together for the last time. I loved my grandfather so much. This song holds a lot of meaning for me and still bring tears.  I miss you Nana and Papa.

  • What an amazingly melodic and beautiful composition. Wow.

  • Barry hit #9 in Billboard, 12-1-79. God bless ya, for postin' it. Thanx! Shalom, Barry.

  • The song was written by Ian Hunter. Manilow did a very popular cover that's obvious. But give credit where it's due.

  • I should be. Indeed. Quick! Call the Internet Police!

  • This song reminds me of my father who passed away in 2006. He loved Barry Manilow. The lyrics are so true he is still here but out of my sight. Father's DAY is approaching this weekend June 2011 and it seems like every year it gets worse. I know my dad is sending his love from heaven.. Miss my father

  • essa musica é um hino. de tão linda.

  • and you love Manilow too? oh where have you been all my life???

  • Beautiful song! Thanks Barry!

  • OH! My God...i´m getting old...

    If I sing without read lyrics...I´m saying how old i am...

  • barrys songs tend to go to heart i think thats what makes so special great song barry

  • 13 people got SHIPwrecked.

  • Que saudade daqueles tempos que eu infelizmente nao pude compartilhar pois eu era muito pequeno e me lembro da minha infancia da escola que eu estudava!!!!È naqueles tempos tinha musicas com sentido nao com essa M que chamam d musicas de Hoje!!

  • @urGUARDIANangl98 thats just a variation on a little film called the grudge

  • @urGUARDIANangl98 Fuck off dumbshit. I read this 30 minutes ago and just got laid.

  • you should be reported for this...

  • this song reminds me of my mom that passed, she is still here, but she is out fof my sight, love u mom

  • ships that pass in the nights we are like that ships in the nights

  • wonderful memories of a long lost love. betsy passed away more than a year ago. miss you dear.

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  • Barry, the greatest entertainer of all times.

  • remember being 8 yrs old, being danced around the lounge room floor with my mother, this song stirred something in HER then, and still stirs something for me. eternally thankful for memories like the one s that come from tunes like this. ir-replacable.

  • esse tipo de música me faz nostalgiar e lembrar dos "bailinhos" que fazíamos em torno de 1984/85... muito linda!!

  • in honor of our friend that passed away

  • i like this song its in honor of our friend that passed away

  • i love this song its in honor of my friends passing

  • Lovely lovely song great voice, if anyone gets the chance check out Dave Lennard he is a great new singer songwriter

  • There is how to unlike this music?

    explain me 12 pleople, please

  • Song wrote by Ian Hunter.

  • Barry, Thank you for a lifetime of wonderful music. THANK YOU!

  • Beautiful song!

  • sail on....keep sailing...

  • It does make you think of dear friends that we have loved and lost. Remember my dearest, mommy will be with you soon. I LOVE YOU!

    You did a beautiful job on the video the ships and the sunsets were beautiful. Thanks for the experience.

  • pabori2 ko tong song nato marami akong naalala sa lahat ang kanta ni barry manilow

  • Released in October of '79....

  • Billboard's #98 song of '80. Barry hit #4 AC, #9, in Billboard. God bless!

  • mr badger.shut the fuck up.if you dont want to listen to barry dont but let people who do enjoy.areshole

  • nice song mr. manilow..

  • @tod4533 That's not sad; it's tragic

  • I love Barry's music soooooooo much ,that I want to make my dreams come true to see him perfom live .how Iwish he can held a concert again here in manila (philippines)coz I can't afford to see his vegas show

  • you had to go away when i was just 3, but i think of you constantly of how much i would have loved to have been with you, mom grieved for you till she passed away 8 years later.

    chet

  • RIP Daddy, Fly Free, I miss you, See you when I get there xxxxx

  • the thing i like most about barry manilow is the way he arranges his vocals to the accompaniment of the musical instruments he uses to each song he sings. and that way his voice flows effortlessly throughout the whole experience.  plainly speaking, he is a master arranger and vocalist. thank you barry manilow for being there or here. thank you for existing! you are a class of your own!

  • @aklanpinoy1l I think Barry Manilow needs to learn a little more vocabulary instead of churning out the same shite my 6 year old daughter does. This is just pure shite and typical American dead-pan music

  • me lembra muito minnha infancia amigo manilow. Parabens!!!

  • Simplesmente maravilhoso.

  • OMG I love this song!!

  • This song is about a failed relationship between a son and father. The strength of this song is to enlighten those who still have a chance to improve that relationship.

  • All these sad comments make me sad. I read comments to feel good.

  • For Graham, you passed nearly 3 years ago and not a day goes by that i dont wish id spent more time with you, miss you dad, thank you for the times we shared and for the memories........wish you could have been there to see your new born grandsons

  • I remember listening to this song on an 8 track....thats right, I said 8-TRACK

  • Ian Hunter's version is far better, since he wrote it. Which is surprising since he's a rocker and this isn't usually his style. It IS Manilow's style but I just don't feel any power in it, the Hunter version gives me chills. This just seems weak.

  • E musica que me deixa assim mais romantico ainda, Barry manilow Muito lindo esta musica me leva de volta a minha infancia 

  • Love this song! Sad, happy, all of the above!

    As a 41 year old dad seeing my only child go off to kindergarten for the first time, I couldn't help but think of my dad, a former teacher who left us too soon at 44. I ran thru all the emotions but mostly that I just can't believe it's been 25 years!

    I love you dad!

  • @LEWISH9 absolutely! i lost my dad 7 years ago and i so wish i could have spent more time with him. i did near the end but while you have the time, no time is ever better than the present, you will be glad you did, because then you will have all the more memories to cherish when you find yourself missing them so. thanks for sharing.

  • i missed my father...

    he's passed away in august '19th 2010...

    miss you so much papa..

    i still remember all the memories about us (papa, me, and mama)...

    sleep well...

    we miss you and we love you as always...

    and forever :(

  • parabéns pela postagem. muito lindo, fantatico, maravilhoso. Bons tempos que não voltam mais. um abraço!.....

  • There are better vocalist;but Barry you're one hell of a writter and I wish you a long life and happiness.Stay positive...it's ALL GOOD.

  • @MrEdwardmurphy01 Mott The Hoople's Ian Hunter wrote Ships...

    The big hit, however, was "Ships". It wasn't a hit for Ian Hunter, though - it was covered by, of all people, Barry Manilow.

  • I had a good memories, My Best Friend - My Fatrher

  • One of my very favouties.

  • Song always makes me cry reminds me of my dad ):

  • If all my friends were to jumpoff a bridge, I wouldn't jump with them, I would be at the bottom to catch them.. Norlyn, rose, helen,mercee, regina,hermie, wilma and cecilia bautista I really miss your company. miss my true friends

  • For all of you who think there is some Barry myth behind this song,I hate to burst your bubble, but Ian Hunter wrote this song.

  • @EmeraldPlatoon92 Sorry but he didn't write this song, thus the story is a myth.

  • not many people know the story behind this song. Barry was changing backstage after a show when a man came into the room and said "I'm proud of you son." and walked away. Barry realised it was his father who he had not seen since his childhood. Barry tried to contact him again but never saw him again, thus the "in the night part"

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  • Aos pais, parabéns! Agora a msg são para os filhos...  "Amor é mais fácil quando está longe"..

  • Good art doesn't gets older. I live in Brazil.

  • these were the days when the family conception started to fade away. The society were digging holes on the ground to flee away from the responsabilities or forgiveness. The line " till the death do us apart " is now just a fair tale. Love is good as long it lasts. The society's results are here to everyone to see.Why marriage ? Women are available without any commitment ...Why afford a cow, if you can you have milk for free ? Welcome to New Generation. So strong... so rotten

  • Fantastic song. I think of my daughter and hope she loves me

  • Bubby this is for you!

  • theme for the mariners

  • oops ..I thought this song was CHIPS.....sorry ,Barry..Ponch..John...

  • this song is dedicated to my dear dad whom i miss so much.

    

  • é sem demagogia,a música mais linda de todos os tempos!

    e olha que gosto de muitas atuais!

    eu tinha 12 anos quando ouvi essa música pela primeira vez.

  • i love my father so much...................

  • @1216clairescents That is so good to hear people have good relationships with their parent.  (Colossians 3:20 NKJV) Children, obey your parents in all things, for this is well pleasing to the Lord.Ephesians 6:1 (NKJV) Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right.

  • written by Ian Hunter not Barry folks. Lets give credit where it belongs.

  • @rick37th This is the truth. Bette Midler did a cover of this tune also live---Ian Hunter wrote and recorded it in 1979 on "You're Never Alone With a Schizophrenic." Many consider the album Ian's best work.

  • yes great stuff the man this does remember my dad that i lost4 years miss him

  • My father passed away May 1st this year. We were not very close. On good terms, just not very close. He had parkinsons the last few years of his life. I hope he is in a better place now. Love you Dad.

  • got to have some barry sometimes

  • no tuve oportunidad de tenerte como papa, y el poco tiempo fue una experiencia no lo crees. Sin pesar te digo, descansa en paz y algun dia nos veremos. Mis hijos que no conoces ya tuvieron mas de mi y mucho te lo debo a ti.

  • such a beautiful song.... makes me want to cry everytime i listen to it.....

  • Hit #4 AC, #9 pop in Billboard. God bless!

  • when I was 14 ,my dad died, and this song used to rip my heart out! but as I grew , I came to figure out, it probably wasn't exactly his Idea.The way we feel when we miss them is miserable.If they were as far away as we think, they would be miserable too, but heaven has no misery, so they can't have gone far! we don't see them,but use your HEART and FEEL them. One day, you'll all be together again and it will be like old times only better, for being timeless.

  • i miss my papa, he just passed away....this our song song...when I was small, he has to sing this song for me or else I will not go to sleep....this a very beautiful song.....

  • very beautiful song and it can be related to a lot of things in life. Barry has always been one of my favorite singers since I was younger and I still love Barry and always will, he has a very soothing kind of voice. Thanks Barry for all of your music over the years, I hve really enjoyed the ride and still hanging on. irvinbean

  • @irvinbean love his music and always will

  • this songs reflects how the american family started to get deteriored.

  • this songs reflects how the american family started to get deteriored.

  • this songs reflects how the american family started to get deteriored.

  • to you Papa, i miss you and i love you.. someday i will be able to hold your hand again... we will see each other again..

    Thank you saabatch87 for this song...

  • simplismente sou louca por esta musica, lindaaaaaaaaaaa, amo!

  • @2424claudia essa musica e' linda, voce entende sobre o que ele canta ?

  • oi meu anjo, entendo sim, a tradução é meia complexa, tentei lhe enviar mas não consegui, bjs, qdo gosto gosto por completo rs.

  • @2424claudia Ola Claudia, tudo bem ? Obrigado pelo seu esforco, mas nao precisa me enviar a traducao, eu entendo bem o que ele canta, linda musica, um tema meio triste: a detereriacao da familia.

  • when I hear this song, can't help myself but cry...my father has just pass away and this is our theme song

  • You should not reject your father when he comes back and asks for your forgiveness. Not good!

  • You should not reject your father when he comes back and asks for your forgiveness. Not good.

  • I miss my chilhood...and never had a true father.Barry tahks very much for this,..love you ever

  • Ian Hunter who wrote this song, say's that everyone expects him to slag off  this cover, prob because Ian's a real old rock'n'roller, but he doesn't. In fact he praises it. I myself do prefere the original. Try for yourself

  • I remember as a child seeing Barry on a tv special where he said his dad abandoned him and his mom when he was young. His father showed up at a gig and Barry told him he was glad he was doing well, but he has moved on and did not want to reconcile with his father. Any other Fanilows remember this?

  • yup... its on youtube somewhere... thats where i saw it... he sounded bitter.

  • great

  • Toda una lección de lo que es saber hacer verdadera música,eres grande

    Barry,te quiero!!

  • beautiful

  • LINDA

    MARAVILHOSA

    ATEMPORAL

  • I not only miss my childhood, but I really miss my Dad! This song touches so deep.

  • It does have a powerful father/son or father/daughter feel to it. Hope your memories keep you feeling better.

  • Simplesmente PERFEITO.

    Parabéns!!!!!!!

  • MUITO LINDA,AMEI....♥

  • I MISS MY CHILDHOOD..........

  • manilow is the best....i try playing his songs on guitar but he uses strange chords hard to play them....i wish i had alll his song chords....

  • just learned this on the piano and I just touches me It was hard to find the sheet music but was worth the hunt, I can relate to this song so much.

  • go listen to this song by the guy who wrote it...Ian Hunter...way way better

  • Simply beautiful...

  • this is two ships in the pass in the night

  • Perfection!

  • I am very angry that this song of original singer ian hunter that his "ships" have not get position on Billboard . On the contrary , This cover was easy to become a top ten U.S. hit .

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  • Thx for the vid. One of my fav. songs :).

  • Sorry pvham! Nobody does this song better than Barry!!!

  • It so was not!!!U better go listen to it again.

  • The first part of the song is the best part

  • Goosebumps! XD

  • I know its about his father but my great grandmother died and the reason this gives me memorys is because she had a player piano and she loved that song and she had that for the piano ♥ R.I.P. and everyone elses lost loved ♥

  • Very nice EarthsEternal. I am sorrry about your great grandmother. I miss my dad so much. we had a great relationship. we built some wonderful memoies. God bless each of you.

  • this was my dads fav song next to "i cant smile without you" and after we heard this song we went to the sea...now every year on 5/25 me and my mom go to that same spot thinkin bout him...R.I.P DADDY 5/25/08♥

  • I love Barry Manilow and his music!! He's amazing!

  • Love Barry... love this song! thank you for the closed captions.

  • Maravilhoso!!! Excelente gosto musical!!

  • Happy Father's Day Dad

    O know that you are in heaven but it don"y matter

    HAPPY FAHTER'S DAY ANYWAY

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  • for my father!!! Happy father's day!!! and thank you!!

  • this song was written by ian hunter and his version is so good

  • Thanks for sharing such a moving , great vid on this awesome song !

  • my mum got divoced my dad died last yearwhen i hear this song

  • How long did it take you to make this? The song is already beautiful and strong -- your images (including the lyrics, even down to the font you used) -- I admit I got a little weary of the zooming in and out, but I'm being overly critical, it's VERY effective and moving. Thank you.

  • Saw my first barry concert at age 7. I cried because he didn't sing this. My dad died just this new years eve. He loved his boat.

  • two ships that pass in the night this song does get your heart going my dad died two years ago i hope your dad is it peace now bless

  • Scroggihn