Her Father Didn't Like Me Anyway ~ The Humblebums / Rafferty

[showaddy11]

nae such thing as demon drink. jist big tumblers. gerry went through every emotion and imparted. sometimes it takes 5 minutes. for others it can take a lifetime. drunk or sober. what you got out of gerry was the best he could give. hail!

[showaddy11]

ach! drap yir feelings inti a hat. gerry will pick it out and work very hard to solve yours and his. a highly talented feeling scottish man. well revered and sorely missed. but his songs carry on forever

[cameronpful]

the demon drink-genius but flawed. RIP Gerry

[JimLaddie]

Whatever happened to those two?

[RitaMayish]

@JimLaddie Billy still tours his hilariously accurate observational comedy and after the split the pair remained close friends. Gerry was never comfortable being in the limelight and especially disliked the politics of the music business. He became quite reclusive and continued drinking too much. Gerry died earlier this year. If you see this within the next week you can watch the documentary Gerry Rafferty; Right Down The Line on BBC iPlayer.

[JimLaddie]

@RitaMayish

It was a rhetorical question but thanks for the info.

[JDAJOINT]

Billy connolly.

A

True artist

[Poopaloo55]

Perfection.

[albainbridge1]

The ONE person wuo said they didn't like this must be very hard to please indeed!

A great song from a great song writer. Gerry Rafferty a ledgend. Full stop!!

[crc778Hypnodoc]

For me this was Gerry's best song, a prisoner of his mind but so talented

[jamy1968]

GREAT GUY PAISLEY"FINEST" ALWAYS REMEMBERED GOD BLESS YOU,REST IN PEACE NO MORE DEMONS

[robharding1957]

first time ive heard rhis, liked it immediately,,gerry legend

[filmstar9]

Wonderful,soulful voice...fab stuff.

[highlanderwad]

One of the songs I sung myself long ago. Admired Gerry for his unique voice and wonderful songs. His heart has run dry and he is not going to be an engine driver as he pointed out in Rick Rack. Who knows what the day will bring it could bring anything. Who knows if we ll still be here we could be there. Today my heart cries for a friend I had and never met.

[kayjayscouse]

Love this song... love lots of his early stuff, like Patrick or stupid stuff like Coconut Tree, let alone his later stuff. So sad today.

RIP.

[wightbrowser]

What a loss of this gentle voice - I met Gerry in 1969 when he was still with Billy Connolly, a great evening. RIP Gerry.

[thedolphinpost]

Other people may always think of Baker Street when they think of GR .... this one will do for me thanks. Lovely song... not the greatest orchestration, not the greatest lyric but just a lovely lovely song that resonates..........

[aliwhitwell]

So sad. Loved his music. RIP Gerry.

[curlyheid]

sad sad legend r.i.p.

[justinjgilchrist]

R.I.P. Paisley Buddy!

[dubb1995]

RIP GERRY :(

[zencaper]

love this version.

The Sons of Erin did it as well, and did a nice job.

[rrfsee]

Always thought this would have made a great single. One of my favs from that era. They where some act to see with Billy's nonsense and Gerry's songs. Brill

[acorn9mine]

to bollix13!! Would LOVE to take the whole family (3 kids, Mum and Dad) but ... but.. Mum and Dad are 'conservative'. I produced Dad .... who's a fantastic man ... but "where did I go wrong?" - he used to rock around the rooms with me, as a youngster and we had music all the time - Mum has greater influence, I guess, as is right of course. Still, I remain Hooligran and one day .... I shall abduct my grandkids!! YESS. Music is food for the soul - I WILL see they're fed well.

[geezepeace]

Flawless... Rafferty's voice is awesome

[LaFarfalla246]

The coat she wore still lies upon the bed

The book I gave her that she never read

She left without a single word to say

Her father didnt like me anyway

She always wanted more than I could give

She wasnt happy with the way we lived

I didnt feel like asking her to stay

Her father didnt like me anyway.

Beautiful but sad song. The words are very true where humans are concerned because people often don't give others a chance & make judgements about someone before they really get to know them.

[acorn9mine]

Another of Gerry Rafferty's songs I love. He certainly knows how to write a song - perfect for his voice, wistfully longing. I want to share such songs with my grandchildren. Have to find a way to prise them away from their parents ... and take them to folk festivals. Yeah ....Hooligran will strike!

[DirkjeA]

Well I hope you succeed and have a great time with them, they must be very lucky with a grandparent like you. This song is so great, makes me smile behind me pc listening to this and taking a trip down memory lane. Just listened to Rick Rack, another great song by them and felt 16 years again for a moment... ;-)

[bollix13]

Take the parents and all!!! Everybody loves folk festivals from 1 - 100!!!

[mjraffe]

Loved the humblebums stuff and of course gerry did go on to write some of the best music of the 70s.I wonder why their split was so acrimonious.Must be a woman or money.Still they both had great careers but sad they couldnt reconcile.

[AlanRafferty]

They actually are still the best of friends to this day. Billy even gets a mention in the notes to Gerrys' new "Life Goes On" album.......

[ProcolHarum1967]

I got a copy of this LP today great find.

[Bswaneffect]

You can find his updated verion of this on the album Over My Head (Polydore,1994)

[mattyharrison93]

This to me, is similar to but better than the beatles

[MsBkirk]

@mattyharrison93 He seemed to inherit Paul McCartney's melodicism.

[Cumming2]

Great! A good tune will always be a good tune.

[kittyschmeeer]

Nothing will compare to my dad singing this for me.

He use to take me to folk clubs when I was under ten and refused to go to bed on Sunday nights, sit me in the corner with a bottle of coke and some crisps while I watched this world of music unfold!

I guess my daddy really cared :-)

Great song! Thank you x

[kabuya100]

Nice comment kitty, sounds an idillic childhood.

[angelsmellsdeath]

wish my dad was as cool

[sephra86]

wish i was a cool dad.

[neohip]

@kittyschmeeer

I was readying a huge big nasty comment about this song,and then read your comment.

Bah.. you spoilt my fun!.

Dads are great,and not always around forever.

This song is actually great,and I was just going to say that even the Pope couldn't spoil it.

[harryf200]

@kittyschmeeer Great dad you had there!

[KieranMacca1985]

Thank you for this.

Beautiful beautiful record!