I'll Take You Home Again Kathleen - Josef Locke

[R4HIM98]

Recently my NANs brother died and at the funeral they played this because this was his favourite song

[mog398]

And I will buy you laudanum and rubard cakes.....

[pbecke]

Joe's a hilarious character. I watched him being interviewed on the TV some years ago.

He was, I think, wearing a cowboy hat, and remarked that being a tenor and singing in a high voice didn't seem very 'macho' to him, but laughed that women loved it, couldn't hear enough of it. So, he was more than happy with that! Of course, everyone likes a good song sung by a great tenor.

[issy1234abc]

My father had a great voice and used to sing this my uncle and aunt were both on the stage so I guess the great voice he had ran in the family as i went on to do the same oh good memories

issy

[kathleenaherrera]

My name is Kathleen <3

[nineteenforty7]

I remember my Mom singing this to me as a lullaby. I feel sentimental and have a lump in my throat. It is so LOVELY! xx

[14nomonkeys]

My father and grandfather both sang this song.

[hitchawk69]

Thank you so very much for this,it brings back fond memories of my grandfather who sang it to his wife,my maternal grandmother. His name was Charles Wilson, who owned a bookshop in Liverpool. His wife, Kathleen, was involved with the Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra. She sang it once to me, after his sad passing,it still has the power to make me cry.

[keirfree]

@mamc1943 Try a YAWN !! FFs get a life

[nineteenforty7]

My MOM used to sing this to me when I was little and in my cot [I'd graduated from the bottom drawer of a chest of drawers]! I loved my childhood and I was happy. I wish I could go back there! This is melancholly but lovely.

[keirfree]

@nineteenforty7 Jesus  Wept,,,,,,,,, Get a Fuckin Life

[carloossola1]

my grandads favourite singer,good memories.

[MichaelDPorter]

what's going on here? did everybody's dad sing this? i know mine did

[MrObichewy]

awfully nice....



[langleyewin1950]

This song was written by a German who had emigrated to America, his wife was so homesick for Germany that he wrote this song for her.

[bondman21]

I join those who's dear old dad used to sing this beautiful song. dad passed away many years ago but I can still see and hear him singing such songs. may all our dads rest in peace. greeting to all.

[redips59]

I`m glad,we can all,have access to these OLD songs.

[jeevanirajiv]

my dad would sing this to me seated on our doorstep in sri lanka. i miss him.

[azaz09095]

reminds me of my mum and dad sing this at parties.they were well known for their singing.they both had lovely voices.now i hear this singing i can see my mother and

father singing it holding hands.that was 52 years ago.but the picture in my mind is still there.thank you.i have subbed  you and as friend.

les.

[omal664]

long live loved ones

[darla620]

how funny my name is Kathleen

[andreamanns]

Love this song, it was my grandmas name and she often used to sing to it when i was a kid. fond memories of her

[bramblehoney]

So lucky to be able to go into YT and hear songs like these - Great era, great song, great singer.

[knrose10]

A great song, my great grandfather used to sing it to my great grandmother after he had, had a few beers (her middle name was Kathleen)

[mehlville97]

reminds me of my father singing in the bar reliving his glory days in the army. 1915-1918.he actually had an amazing voice.. in my 4 years in the navy 1941-1945 nobody had a better voice.

[mayakiixgostmama]

Played this for my great-grandmother right before she began to die. This song will always make me think of her.

[willsandroses]

To that dear home beyond the sea

My Kathleen shall again return.

And when thy old friends welcome thee

Thy loving heart will cease to yearn.

Where laughs the little silver stream

Beside your mother's humble cot

And brightest rays of sunshine gleam

There all your grief will be forgot.

[willsandroses]

I know you love me, Kathleen, dear

Your heart was ever fond and true.

I always feel when you are near

That life holds nothing, dear, but you.

The smiles that once you gave to me

I scarcely ever see them now

Though many, many times I see

A dark'ning shadow on your brow.

[willsandroses]

I'll take you home again, Kathleen Across the ocean wild and wide To where your heart has ever been Since you were first my bonnie bride. The roses all have left your cheek. I've watched them fade away and die Your voice is sad when e'er you speak And tears bedim your loving eyes. Oh! I will take you back, Kathleen To where your heart will feel no pain And when the fields are fresh and green I'II take you to your home again!

[missdexterity]

well, i can't say this brings back memories of ireland, as i've never been there.

however, it does bring back memories of the star trek episode when lt. riley shuts himself in the engine room and sings this song about 40 times over the intercom

ah....good times..........

[mamc1943]

This was my Father's favourite song, he felt no one could sing it as good as himself. So many many years ago...........

[petershram2]

My late dad loved this song and was always singing it. After my mum gave birth to three boys dad was finally able to name a daughter Kathleen. RIP Dad - and Josef

[evertonfc537]

JUST GREAT MY MOTHER SANG THIS WHEN WE WEAR KIDS

[petershram2]

@evertonfc537 All the while I was typing my own reply I never noticed a fellow Evertonian posted before me!

[evertonfc537]

josef locke thill great when i hear him i think my mum is alive

[gwatson678]

cad é an guth suimiúil ... go raibh maith agat

[kathleencandace812]

i love my name(: this song is so beautiful. does anyone know who originally wrote it/sang it?

[oarfrost]

@kathleencandace812 I don't know who first sang it, but it was written by an American school teacher called Thomas P. Westendorf in 1875. Apparently his wife had gone to visit relatives in another town and Westendorf, who had only just gotten married, wrote the song because he missed her. I don't know if the story is true but it ought to be.

[ianskidmore]

he was a pal o fmine. A great drinker and a boon companion. At my requesthe belted the editor of the Daily Mirror, one Nener. I was with him in a Manchester pub when he decided to "disappear"

[DROOCHITDUG1]

and when the fields are fresh and green wonderful words wonderful singer

[stormywindmill]

Thank you Joseph Lock for all the pleasure and comfort you have brought to us ordinary mortals , R I P.

[stonker123]

My 91 year old mum was named after this lovely song. Thanks so much for posting it

[crf250chris]

wots the history of this man please..

[steinwaygrande1]

@crf250chris If you go to GOOGLE, type in Joesf Locke and it will give you all the information you want to know.

[pop794corima]

Hi, Does anyone know if this version is available to source / buy as it is needed for a funeral for someone. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks

[m222rjr]

I challenge anyone of a certain age not to shed a tear when they hear Joe sing. many thanx for this

[jollyjohnbull]

My dad was always singing this lovely song, it brought back many memories, thanks for posting it.

[mvnkct]

My great-grandfather, Sylvanus Graham, of St. Peters, Pennsylvania, born Nov. 7, 1855 and died March 30, 1942, loved this song. It was his favorite. Retired from the Reading Railroad in the 1920s. He would travel by train each summer to Buffalo to visit his daughter, my grandmother. He had a very old record of this song and he packed it in his suitcase and carried it with him on trips. I was almost 8 years old when he died. Thank you for posting this song.

[sphinxrising58]

@mvnkct Imagine all that from a 8 year old child, rolls eyes.

[littlemiss1978]

this was played at my mum's funeral her name was Kathleen she died almost a year and a half ago love you mum rest in peace xxxx

[xqiksilve]

my mother's name was Kathleen... We played this at her mass a month ago.. There was not a dry eye in the house... thank you Josef

[PStanleyforPM]

Sunk a whiskey or 2 , for you today Aunt Kathleen.

RIP

we love you always and your memory will live with us forever.

[o4SHOTo]

my grandma used to sing all these old songs when she would have her girlfriends over for a few beers on a fri nite. they would start off w/ happy songs but by the end of the nite they'd all be crying over the sad ones. talking about over 50 yrs ago. great

memories for me. r i p mae. miss you so

[harmageden]

A MOTHERS LOVE...IS FOREVER..

[harmageden]

SLEEP TIGHT

[SKIPINTRO9]

Wonderful performer. This moves me to tears. God bless you Joe, your memory lives on with us forever.

[23929500]

May the wind always be at your back Joe

[colindog44]

reminds me of my dad singing this song in the pub saturday night

[wilf1921]

@colindog44 reminds me of my day 2..used to sit in his lap and listen to this ..................

[jbl366]

This reminds me of my Grandad, a typical Irish man who loved the drink! He'd sing this to his sister Kathleen after a night out at the pub! A great voice he had!

[TheDeep48]

From what i read below i guess i am so lucky to have met Joe on several ocassions. he was so underated

thank God his voice still lives on

[23929500]

May the wind always be at your back Joe

[judbob]

what a wonderfull singer and song but no one could ever sing it like my dad could (Harry Hides)

[troothseaker]

I've just searched for this song, particularly by Josef Locke, because my dad loved it. A very special song for me. Glad it is for you, too.

[clarebannerman]

I'm no "spring chicken" & remember my Aunt sing this to me as I fell asleep. Beautiful song by the lovely velvet voice of Joe Locke. R.I.P. Joe ♪♫

[23929500]

May the wind always be at your back !

[LEOPARDTWO]

Erin go bragh!

[nancyfloressantos]

So sad.......want to cry.......childhood memories.............thanks for having it shared.

[12Fegens]

Very beautiful version of the song.

[TheQuilp]

my mum & dad have been dead for 20 years - she was named Kathleen & he used to hum this one to her - great to hear it again brings back so many memories

[nykfanatic]

My dad who died 17 years ago loved Joe Locke, this reminds me so much of him. Thankyou

[oarfrost]

Many thanks vulcanswork, that was wonderful

[SAJ3004]

this is so beautiful we played it at my dads funeral as it was his song to my mam

[sethnjobe]

memories of my dad come flooding back when as I listen to this song,he loved josef locke,thankyou ....

[seedubyu]

Thinking back to early 2000, visiting my dear old mam in her bungalow, listening to Joseph Locke last thing at night before I went home. But now she is nearly 84, she's been living in care homes since April 2000, and now she's suffering with Dementia. When I hear this music, and think back to those times it just brings tears to my eyes. I wish I was there again, with my old mam, listening to Joseph Locke, listening to "You are my Hearts Delight". Cos... where she is....I long to be.

[ebeneezzer]

Upload "hear my song"

[WILDEMARTY]

great record.

[mattymcloughlin]

RIP mum & dad xxx

[aglennane]

thats beautiful.. for you nan, R.I.P.

[knrose10]

i usally listen to rock but this so is just so great

[miffy1950]

Ow, this song we sang with our Barbershop choir. Soo beautiful !1

Love the singing by Joseph Locke too

Thank you for sharing

[hiyadroogs]

Beautiful singing. Josef was a much better tenor than he is often credited. Largely I suppose because he didn't sing operatic roles.