Welcome Gilbert fans ! You are now amongst friends and you will find all the best GILBERT O`SULLIVAN videos available on youtube. Instead of trawling through endless pages looking for the good stuff , you now have them all assembled together in one place . Many thanks to all those responsible for uploading these videos. In my uploads you will find a large selection of Gilbert`s great album tracks and rare songs. These tracks deserve to be heard even though there is no video footage available. As you will see there is MUCH MORE to Gilbert than the `hits` that most people are familiar with ! He has a facinating back catalogue of work that I would urge you to explore.
Gilbert`s appeal seems to be world-wide - we have subscribers from The UK , Ireland , Spain , Germany, France , Brazil , Canada , Japan, The Netherlands , Italy, Sweden , Switzerland , The United States, Australia , Mexico , Scotland and many more ! We are all connected by one thing - our love of the music of Gilbert O`Sullivan. Gilberts career did not end after his chart successes of the 1970`s, he has continued to perform and release quality albums right up to the present day - so some of you might have a lot of catching up to do !

Don`t forget you can rate and comment on the videos - we love to get feedback from other fans ! Enjoy your stay !

GILBERT LINKS - Check out another Gilbert themed website from the USA -` HIMSELF `
http://www.gosullivan.com

UPDATE ! I am pleased to say we have been joined by the funniest guy on youtube - comedy impressionist STEVIE RIKS ! ( He does a great Gilbert ! ) Click on his channel icon opposite for more info.

UPDATE !
For those of you interested in the more obscure and rarer songs - check out the separate playlist opposite. These tracks are not available to buy on commercial releases - so they are hard to find and may be new to some fans !

UPDATE ! Check out the documentary SONG TO SOUL ( in Playlists ) . A Japanese made documentary ( mostly in English ) about the song ALONE AGAIN ( Naturally ) . Featuring interviews with Gilbert and guitarist Big Jim Sullivan .


UPDATE ! New Playlist added - Check out some of the most famous cover versions of Gilberts songs by other recording artists - some you may like , some you won`t ! Remember Gilbert always says every cover version is a compliment !

CLICK ON " PLAYLISTS " AT THE TOP OF THE PAGE FOR EASY ACCESS TO ALL THREE PLAYLISTS . ( Remember ALL videos can be displayed in a " GRID " format if preferred ) - Top corner .

BIOGRAPHY

You may think that you know all there is to know about Gilbert OSullivan. That he was a huge star in the 70s and that he fought two massively important music industry legal cases. All this, however, is only the tip of the iceberg. Born Raymond Edward O`Sullivan in Waterford, Ireland, raised in Swindon ,England, OSullivan signed to CBS Records in 1967 but was to find initial success elusive, although he with the help of people like the late Kenny Everett and John Peel almost made the breakthrough with a song called Mr. Moodys Garden, now considered a GOS classic. The early image with the flat cap,boots, jacket etc was Gilbert`s own idea and he certainly stood out from the crowd !
However, having teamed up with Tom Jones manager Gordon Mills he reached the top ten in 1970 with Nothing Rhymed. There followed over ten years a run of success, including fifteen hit singles and five top ten albums. Of all these it was Alone Again (Naturally) that struck the greatest chord, spending six weeks at no. 1 in the US. The follow up Clair ( UKs most popular OSullivan song) only failing to reach no.1 by Carly Simons Youre So Vain.
The 80s and to some extent the early 90s brought more time in the courts than it did the recording studio, as OSullivan, albeit reluctantly, brought action first against his manager and former record label and then in the States, rapper Biz Markie, who had sampled him without his permission. Both cases were found in the singers favour and have since had wide reaching consequences for the record business.

Since then, OSullivan has kept his own counsel. He has continued to make music of his own volition, releasing a series of albums including one featuring a duet with a favourite singer of his, the great Peggy Lee plus touring regularly including Japan where in the mid 90s he achieved a no. 1 single with the song Tomorrow Today.
Flying in the face of the fashion for other artists of his era, he has refused to be drawn into the world of nostalgia package tours, reality TV shows and God forbid the world of celebrity.
Gilbert OSullivan has had an incredible career, both in and away from the limelight. He has never taken the easy option, never been content to play the media game and sell his artistic integrity for short term gain. Its not been an easy ride but its proving to be an approach that is winning out in the long run.