11 years ago today I lost my troubled son at just 21 years old, I've often found comfort in this song, and as I sit and write this with eye's full of tears, this version is the most beautiful and moving I have heard. God bless Christopher. Thank you Joe and RIP Dean.

@andrewsmith3737

4 жыл бұрын

God bless you and your child. He`s waiting for you in Heaven.

@dalereisdorph2882

4 жыл бұрын

So sorry to hear that. I lost my son Max 7 months ago to suicide. This beautiful song comforts me too. You'll see you're son again one day. 😇

@bobbyng6436

4 жыл бұрын

I'm sorry.....

@trotptkabasnbi6655

3 жыл бұрын

Unknown to you we suffer your loss too.Bless your soul

@hawkeye1836

3 жыл бұрын

@@dalereisdorph2882 Hey Dale, he's not hurting--at all, he's good. We Love ya man !! 💓🌹

Rest in Peace, Dean Ford, and thank you for this endlessly beautiful song. I am 75 and have been listening to this song since I was a teenager. ❤️❤️❤️. How many people are listening to this song in 2023? IMHO the music of the 60s, 70s, and 80s, were the best.

@davidholton9667

9 ай бұрын

Hello So sorry for the infringe on your privacy. Beautiful song

@norman9984ne5

6 ай бұрын

this utube premium is brillient

@felixfelix7447

5 ай бұрын

I'm here. 66 years old. I wore this single out in 69. Nothing has ever changed... Best wishes to you.. 🙂

@zamorebarbosa2823

5 ай бұрын

Belíssima música escuto todos os diassss

@kmach1000

5 ай бұрын

61 here... so good memories...❤

As a 77 year old may who lives in a basement I want to thank anyone who had anything to do with the production of this video. You'll never know how this song means to people. My wife is gone, my children are gone and I have two cats left. This video means a great deal to those alone!

@Birdyblue12

7 ай бұрын

I hear you

@lesliehall7683

7 ай бұрын

So sad

@didiberger4521

6 ай бұрын

Ich bin in dieser Zeit aufgewachsen. Ich kenne alle Songs und Bands Es Macht mich traurig . Diese Zeit der Erinnerung wird nur mit uns von Damals sterben sternennen

@lisanesbitt515

6 ай бұрын

Your not alone...remember that

@I.Love.My.Border.Collie

6 ай бұрын

How are you? Sending a big hug your way. May Jehovah hold and comfort you. Agape Isaiah 41:10--12

I'm 67 years old and the original version is one of my all time favorites. When I found this version in my older years, it brought tears to my eyes. I listen to it all the time. My 90 year old dad wants me to sing it at his funeral. Hope I can get through it. ❤

@larryjoe7891

4 ай бұрын

You will, many have this reaction to this production, it is awesome

@RocketRocket-ce3ke

3 ай бұрын

In other words, they dont write songs like this any more. What a beautiful, painful time this came from.

@stevetruth2696

3 ай бұрын

You will nail it. How can you not? It's your dad.

@tonialander57

2 ай бұрын

You will, just a beautiful song.

@rickslocum5840

Ай бұрын

Im 67 also.. perfect illustration of life.❤️

Our generation truly did have the BEST music EVER!

@garywetzel8240

Жыл бұрын

Exactly,looking back the music was lyrical and to the heart of our soul. It does bring tears listening to this ☮️

@ammobank

9 ай бұрын

We were seeking.

@NativeAmerican458

9 ай бұрын

Sounds like you're a KZread creeper

@FranqueadoDF

8 ай бұрын

Sou brasileiro tenho 39 anos e nasci provavelmente na última geração onde se ouvia músicas de verdade .... cresci ouvindo essas músicas... isso é simplesmente emocionante... geração anos 80 ... foi o final de toda uma era histórica. Que bom que com a tecnologia podemos reviver esses momentos únicos e marcantes de uma bela música.

@ammobank

8 ай бұрын

@@NativeAmerican458 You too!

I keep saying to everyone how people that are 50, 60, 70 years old had the best music.... and the best cars of all time we truly were Blessed

@CPE1784TKS

4 жыл бұрын

Best comment of all!!!

@zacharypeller4359

4 жыл бұрын

Yes we were truly blessed !!! The best generation that will ever be ! Loved listening to this again...Rest In Peace

@xjr1300nut

4 жыл бұрын

Charlie Sochko we were truly gifted with such fantastic performers, this song has meant so much to me through the years and I cannot help but she’d a tear whenever I hear it... peace to all

@totalis1964

4 жыл бұрын

All I want is to be happy in life, our generations music was everything, the crap we hear these days has no “sole “

@packingten

4 жыл бұрын

I was born in. 1951,I wore my body out & hurt all over but we saw a lot of great.things&music was great we also saw several bad things. Now as this song says our life flashes before us. Bless this man.

Mr. Dean Ford came full circle when he made this rerecording of his classic song. His amazing vocals withstood the ravage of time that many are unable to duplicate. This song offers each one of us to reflect back on our own lives. As a 66 year old, I can remember when I was a young man thinking that life was forever. Now, I realize more clearly that life is only a fleeting moment and each one of us are temporary in this world. We only have a certain number of days to leave something positive in this world before our time is up. Thank you Mr. Dean Ford for your contributions to music and the love you shared with us to appreciate the little time we have. We are all going home when our time is up. Enjoy the stay while you still can. God Bless and Rest in Eternal Peace Mr. Dean Ford. ❤️

@junewhitney4110

7 ай бұрын

Beautifully summarised thank you x

@angie4smqueen147

5 ай бұрын

Yes, Yes, Wayne, I agree with all you say - every sentence.

@josephtruscello3050

3 ай бұрын

Beautifully stated Wayne

@scotteranger4524

3 ай бұрын

I couldn't agree more. I am going to be 62 in April. I likely don't have much longer on this earth. It took a chronic illness to illuminate the truth about my life. My failures. The opportunities I had to have a wife and family. All gone now. It took this illness to make me see my shortcomings as a human being. Life can be beautiful, but also harsh. Thanks again.

@gailmcfadyen5426

28 күн бұрын

What a beautiful song. I’ve liked it for a long time, but it took this rendition for me to love it. I’m also 66, so is this the age of reflection, life review? I really could listen to this song non stop. I can imagine it means many different things to many different people. Love to everyone 😂

I loved this song back in 69. I find this newer version even more moving and poignant as I reflect back on my own life in these closing years. Rest in peace Dean.

@davidwinkworth6750

12 күн бұрын

just found this ,so sad so true brilliant

A beautiful voice, right to the end. If this doesn't bring tears to your eyes, then you don't have a soul. RIP Dean Ford and thank you!

@tanyasimpson3358

Жыл бұрын

I totally understand I can't hear this song without tearing

@michaelteale6386

Жыл бұрын

Wonderful music. Heals the soul

@edelesiolangame4595

Жыл бұрын

Very good, big song.

@davidanderson30

Жыл бұрын

Bringing tears to my eyes 👀 😢

@rellrellandleemansell2312

Жыл бұрын

oh it does

I have lived long enough to hear the young Dean sing this and the older Dean sing this and he never lost a single note. Rest in piece Mr Ford

@zaneturner4478

2 жыл бұрын

Likewise.

@TheBatugan77

2 жыл бұрын

Yep.

@craigbreeze9987

Жыл бұрын

God bless you and him this is something else xxxx

@roybarwick3452

Жыл бұрын

Superb!😃

@elaineprieto3474

Жыл бұрын

Absolutely beautiful! 💞

I'm 63, and I remember hearing this song on the radio way back during Viet Nam era. Some songs grab you, and you never forget them. This is one of those songs. How do we go from young to old so quickly? Thank you for such a beautiful song!

@thedbcooperforum

2 жыл бұрын

Right there with ya, I have always remembered this song for decades, it forces so many memories to flood into your brain. I remember my mom crying when the war updates came on over the weekends while we were camping crying thinking we would get drafted and go to war.

@lee-annebarrett366

2 жыл бұрын

How do we from young to old. ? I look at myself and wonder where the last 40 years have gone. One word of advice dont waste your youth, you will suddenly come face to face with your aged self and wonder How you got here. Make you life worthwhile, love you family and friends, dont hold silly grudges, be forgiving and kind.

@petertownend7777

Жыл бұрын

@@lee-annebarrett366 so true 🌹

@jakeroberts7435

Жыл бұрын

Third time l listened to this song today, I'm just reflecting. I remember it from the 60s, just didn't mean as much.

@jlappin6277

Жыл бұрын

Your words are so true

I’m 75 years old and have always loved this song. It brings me back to times when I was young and also makes me tear. Thanks Joe for arranging this beautiful rendition of Reflections and R.I.P. Dean.

@leoniea138

Жыл бұрын

Back then , all the guys could play guitar and they loved this song.

@tonyhernandez9988

Жыл бұрын

We had a great life brother, see you on the otherside 🎶✌️🦋

@sylviatarnowskilizewski4870

Жыл бұрын

YES

@ruibengalita5512

11 ай бұрын

I’m also 75…and I think…I listen this great song…everyday…, love it..! Thanks Dean Ford…RIP😢

The lyrics, the memories.. the 70's. I had a beautiful life. I am blessed to know how good life can be. But wise enough to know. Life will never be like that again.

@Glyder1959

Жыл бұрын

My God, the times we had! If only we could go back…even for just a day.

@bethvirginiaphillips4583

10 ай бұрын

1964-1972 the best years to be a young person..a teen. The music, the music! the times, everything was fabulous.

@janetmcneice6246

3 ай бұрын

That's soooo true, nothing will ever match up to those years😢am soooo happy that I have those wonderful memories of those decades 😁👏👏👏👏👏👍

RIP Dean Ford. He died 9 months ago. He's home now.

@phillyg8002

4 жыл бұрын

matrox : 😔

@s.s40

4 жыл бұрын

安らかにおやすみ下さい。 ありがとうございました。

@johnoconnor7841

4 жыл бұрын

He still lives in my heart. Always will. R.i.p. amd thankyou Dean

@johnoconnor7841

4 жыл бұрын

@@susand7202 your very welcome. Sue?

@elisabetecarreiro326

4 жыл бұрын

😪💔🙏

2 years ago I lost my father, in 8 hours I'm gonna buried my Mom, and here i am listening this amazing song. This song brings me peace. ❤️

@dsimms561

Жыл бұрын

May you live on in grace. Praying for you to find peace.

@susanaangelica877

Жыл бұрын

😢🙏🙌🎶🎵🎵😇 están en mejor vida! No lo dudes 😊🙏

@violet9853

Жыл бұрын

So sorry. Both my parents have passed. I don't think you ever quit missing them.

@louisegoodyear2515

Жыл бұрын

Oh, God be with you, always ❤

@sandlot40

10 ай бұрын

May God bless you and yours. ❤️

This song was popular when I was drafted. Amazingly, it brought tears to the eyes of even the most battle-hardened guys. RIP to those guys who didn't make it home and RIP to Dean Ford who brought us this amazing song.

@malindadupont4674

7 ай бұрын

Thank You for your service 🙏 GOD BLESS You

@jax4538

6 ай бұрын

Peace brother

I lost my husband, Ray Thomas of the Moody Blues quite suddenly on 4 Jan. 2018. This song I find soothing, I play it alot. Music reaches into our heart and soul and helps to get thru life. Thank you Dean Ford.

@leahcunha7500

5 жыл бұрын

Sorry for you lost!!

@IdahoRanchGirl

4 жыл бұрын

I'm sorry for your loss. Moody Blues was always a favorite band of mine.

@jeffbrockman8071

4 жыл бұрын

Boudicea99 Very sorry for your loss....cherish your memories...god bless you!

@MizRuthie

4 жыл бұрын

❤❤

@01144151

4 жыл бұрын

I am a Moody Blues fan and was devastated when Ray died. I pay tribute to him when I perform at Seniors' Homes and Long Term Care Facilities by singing For My Lady. A truly beautiful song which my wife loves when I sing it. Sorry for your (and our) loss, Boudicea99. I am now working on Reflections too. This version is a truly beautiful rendition by Don as he readied himself for his final bow. Keeping our memories alive forever.

The original was wonderful but this version is absolutely stunning in it's beauty and poignancy. The cello ties it together beautifully. Thank you to all who helped produce this magnificent piece.

@Birdyblue12

11 ай бұрын

Omg this is beautiful, makes me cry

@peterwiles7953

9 ай бұрын

Better than the original in my opinion

@karenpayne2583

9 ай бұрын

I was 13 but at 67 this rips into my soul.

@fisica7923

3 ай бұрын

❤

If tears cleanse, I'm just about as clean as I'll ever be. Lord thank you for this. Dean died a couple of years ago and I'm glad he was able to do this version. And that I was able to enjoy (me and all of us) I've always liked this song but it's like 1000 times sweeter now with nearly everybody passed away. Love to everybody who is sad. Turning 78 next month🙏

I keep coming back to this version, so beautiful, yet sad as I near 75. Missed opportunities, bad decisions, regrets.

@johnandersen6364

Ай бұрын

Just maybe, as I too think, all the bad decisions and regrets were for a purpose. You have made it to 75! I'm sure there is something in that time line that is good and great.

@Birdyblue12

Ай бұрын

I get that too

@donwarnick1089

Ай бұрын

We all need an endless Groundhog Day to make the right decisions. We’re all human nobodies life will ever be perfect.

@thomasshepard6030

Ай бұрын

But just keep on fighting life is precious

@jazzhastings3137

15 күн бұрын

Don't Regret Anything, Its Just Life

Probably one of the finest songs Ever written.

@johnbraithwaite7945

2 жыл бұрын

I agree, I am 75 and life is very hard just waiting for this life to end.

@MrLeatherman23

2 жыл бұрын

Ever written.... ever sung

@jakeroberts7435

2 жыл бұрын

Its one of the best, for some reason in '69 it didn't mean as much to me. I can't let it go now, strange how that works.

@stellarocquie7957

2 жыл бұрын

@@jakeroberts7435 Pretty logical, actually. There's really no escape. We're all going. . .

@ceciliaanabelcantoralroque9299

2 жыл бұрын

Take me back to my old heart 💗

Dean Ford was a brilliant song writer. May he rest in peace. It is sobering to see both versions of Dean Ford. One very young and the other so much older. It happens to all of us. And in between the young and the old years is where we also change physically, emotionally, spiritually and intellectually. We are gone so fast from this world and we don't get a do over so make sure you enjoy every single moment. It dawns on me right now of my own changes... As much as I loved the original version I have changed enough to appreciate this version too. Take care everybody. 🇨🇦 Luv from Canada

@vernonjones2391

3 жыл бұрын

I AM 67 YRS. IF I NEW THEN WHAT I. KNOW NOW!!!!. V.S.JONES. ST.LOUIS MO. 9.1.2020.

@alevanek9388

3 жыл бұрын

Love from Buenos Aires, Argentina🌷

@ariovaldoalmeida6441

3 жыл бұрын

Terse, intelligent and sensitive comments. Nice words, Nicole! I believe you were able to summarize all the other comments. I agree with your analysis! Thank you!

@susanmoreland2671

3 жыл бұрын

So lovely put

@mikmcd2075

2 жыл бұрын

wise....

RIP. Mr Ford. Unforgettable.

Words can’t express the depth of sadness I feel every time I listen to this song. The original version helped me get through Vietnam. At that time I was feeling betrayed by our government and unanswered prayers were also not helping. Music became my crutch, and still is. The sadness became more profound when I heard that Dean Ford had passed away. Soon after reading about his death I realized I had employed him under his birth name (Thomas McAleese) as a driver for a limousine service I owned in Hollywood back in the early 80’s. He was an alcoholic and drank the booze from the bar in the limo and I simply fired him. I had no idea that this man and his music played such a huge part in helping me when I was emotionally crippled and feel like I missed a chance at paying him back and helping him in some way. The lyrics remain relevant today, R.I.P. Dean Ford.

@jazzhastings3137

15 күн бұрын

You Really Need To Get A Life, If You Were A Real "Vet" You Would Have Already Assimilated Death, Your Story Can Be Picked Of Google, You Really Are A Piece Of Shit, I Really Did Serve In 45 Commando And Saw A Few Comrades Die In The Falklands, Like I Said At The Beginning, "Get A Life You Sad Little Man"

Im 65 and still love this song. I miss the days of my youth. They went by way to fast.

@frederickmagill9454

4 жыл бұрын

Yes feel exactly as you do, miss the 60s

@davidorchin2405

4 жыл бұрын

Frederick Magill . I was born in 1955, this song epitomised the late 60’s - beautiful music. The Mamas and the Papas,. Simon & Garfunkel, Christie et al

@jomon723

4 жыл бұрын

Me too....How fast everything comes and go's

@tmliu8432

4 жыл бұрын

He 2

@jeffreyhusack2400

4 жыл бұрын

@@jomon723 yes you don't realize it till you watch this video, so sad to see the yrs gone by 2/22/20

One of the most touching songs ever recorded. This version is simply incredible… if this doesn’t move you, nothing will. I’m grateful that I lived through the musical era when songs like this were composed.

@roybarwick3452

2 жыл бұрын

Totaly agree but he is not singing in heaven,sadly he is dead!

@AnthonyCZeccaSr

2 жыл бұрын

Grateful indeed

@ferdinandheld5432

Жыл бұрын

I agree! I get a little shook up every time I hear it!

@craigbreeze9987

Жыл бұрын

I've got to agree beautifully arranged and seriously emotive....bless everyone and dean Ford superb

@gordongott127

Жыл бұрын

Absolutely 💯

I'm 71 and this is the best music ever. They don't make music anymore .

To have listened to him in my teens and now at 70 it really hits my mind, soul and heart. This song has really impacted my life. RIP Dean Ford.

I’m a 63 year old man, this song came out when I was in High School and has soo much more meaning now than before... I can see my own mortality and all I want to do is give back and Love as much as I can... Wished I would have known this when I was a teenager.... I got it now though and try to pass it on to my 2 young adult children that Family is everything and I mean everything!!!! God bless us all and I hope we all enjoy the rest of our Journey

@lotharh870

4 жыл бұрын

Im 63 too. This song is wonderful.

@renyas1755

4 жыл бұрын

You said everything I was thinking. x

@henridavis6236

4 жыл бұрын

Mike Decker when I heard this song again,,,all I could do cry cry,,I’m 63,,a retired marine and former cop..this song made me look back to my final years in high school in the 70’s...real music,,no vulgar,,pure music,,you can understand the lyrics,,oh how I wish I could go back,,,just for one week,,,one week,,,

@henridavis6236

4 жыл бұрын

Mike Decker ,,me as well,,my dad bought me a small Panasonic radio,,that and books were my only friends,,this song brings back so many memories,,now I’m 63 as well,,bought tears to my eyes,the few friend I finally got,,most are gone,,I too have reflections of my life,,the sunlight into moonlight signals the upcoming end of all things,,but it was a good ride,,retired Marine and retired police officer,,can’t cry anymore,,,enjoying the few I got left as I reflect,,

@mikedecker6392

4 жыл бұрын

Henri Davis I hear you Henry.... Everything is different now... Wish I could go back too, if only for 1 week, it would be wonderful, knowing what we know now !!!

My dad showed me this song, when I was at the darkest moments in my life. I'm so thankful I'm still alive. This song really touches my soul. I love you dad.

@prryblu

4 жыл бұрын

I Hear You,Sadly Dean Just Passed.

@eunice367

4 жыл бұрын

@@prryblu 😥😥

@totalis1964

4 жыл бұрын

Jessica Anderson it sounds like it helped him at some stage in his life too, for him to pass it 9Now too you shows the deepest.love

@sallyewing3185

4 жыл бұрын

Bless you -Sofieann Berry

@letliveluci9606

4 жыл бұрын

@@totalis1964 that means so much to me. Thank you for your kind words. I can't express how much love my dad has for me or me for him. He told me exactly what you said. "During my deepest moment of sorrow, I would play this song along with Landslide" I used to be so depressed and hate the world for being a cruel place. When he said "The world is a bad place, a bad place, a terrible place to be but I don't wanna die" it made me feel an emotion I never felt before.

I know the inevitable awaits us all. But my heart breaks when a God given talent is taken from us!! The song itself was like a prophesy fulfilled. The world has become a bad place in many ways but most of us don't want to die to escape it . We must do as Dean did and endure to the end and try to make it the best place we can. Just do our part to make it a better place!!!

@tonyhernandez9988

Жыл бұрын

We've got to get ourselves back to the garden ✌️🦋🎶

@colinwynne5008

Жыл бұрын

This world has become an evil place run by evil people.Dean and Joe have captured it all and ends, changing, arranging, changing, which is what we all do to survive . I wish you all well, take care.

@mrol3273

Жыл бұрын

Humanity today is a total discard of life's enjoyment. I'm not particularly in a hurry but what I understand in what's waiting for me I'm all in

@maybethgaikens7143

Жыл бұрын

Very well said. And yes rest in peace Dean Ford

@blubal42

Жыл бұрын

If you just endure what kind of life is that? Get busy living!

This song meant a lot to me in Vietnam. This version brings back so many memories good and bad but that's life. "The world is a bad place, a bad place A terrible place to live. Oh, but I don't wanna die" That about sums up Vietnam. RIP Dean and thank you.

@comeggle

9 ай бұрын

Welcome home brother. May God always be with you.

@timothyburchfield2220

9 ай бұрын

And to you!@@comeggle

@jennyschmitt2405

6 ай бұрын

Thank u for ur service my dad served in that war what a sad era I have his service uniform y Air Force

@timothyburchfield2220

6 ай бұрын

@jennyschmitt2405 Thank you and your father.

@lesliehall7683

6 ай бұрын

It's even worse now

RIP Dean Ford. Thank you for one of the most hauntingly beautiful songs of our time. This is a magnificent version.

@teandsyrup._.6852

5 жыл бұрын

sukie584 Part of my past. Better days. Rip.

@davethecurrymonster

5 жыл бұрын

@@teandsyrup._.6852 So sad to hear dean passed away. This is my song a tribute to my dad who I miss very much. R.i.p dean you will be sadly missed 😞😞😞❌

@cesarnascimento

5 жыл бұрын

😭😭

@danamillet2226

5 жыл бұрын

😢😢😢

@bazzwoods02

5 жыл бұрын

Ahhh what memories.RIP my friend.

I absolutely love this new version of this song, it spiritually moves me..

What a Treasure!! Reflections of Dean Ford. Rest In Peace Sir! Thank You for all of your music!!

@timothyryan4077

6 ай бұрын

Mr. Ford, you will truly be missed,!

RIP Dean Ford ....what a beautiful rendition ❤

So glad Dean was able to leave us with this gift before he passed, condolences to his family and friends and to all of us who enjoyed his wonderful work.

@maxwellfan55

5 жыл бұрын

A gift indeed.

@hemmay

5 жыл бұрын

vskingkong Lovely tribute. Well said....

@danielhanney3326

5 жыл бұрын

My thoughts too..well said!!!!.. its a gift!!

@suerichardson2067

5 жыл бұрын

Agreed vskingkong. A wonderful haunting song...this was about the soldiers of the Vietnam war in the 60's. But what silly insensitive person put the thumbs down??

@jttansin

5 жыл бұрын

store.cdbaby.com/cd/deanford13

Over 700thumbs down, can’t be listening to this beautiful music. Makes me sad to think some people don’t appreciate such a lovely track, What on earth do they want?

@iowabettyg

2 жыл бұрын

too much negativity in the world; more DOWNERS than uppers.

I'm 60 now and this song still gives me the chills. RIP Dean

One of the best songs ever written

I am 68 yrs old......and remember this lovely tune from so very many years ago. Although I liked it then, it held no intrinsic value to me.......now it does. This video, to me, is so very profound, to see Dean singing it......with the man he once was. It makes looking at "the sunset"........a little more meaningful.

@leeemerson2235

8 жыл бұрын

+Robert “barkerroberto” Barker Oh, yes, so right.

@davinastanton3865

8 жыл бұрын

Yes I understand where you are coming from saying this. Much love to you. X.💖

@djangorheinhardt

8 жыл бұрын

+Robert “barkerroberto” Barker Yes i know where you are coming from.I am 70 now and the days of yore are just a memory, a memory of when we were invincible and we thought we could have the world.Now having lost 6 friends one after another through infirmity and age related illness , all i can wish for now is that my friends round me would stop dying.Dean Ford should have been a lot bigger than he was/is.He has a lovely voice with an awesome range but i think Dean gave in to the sins of the flesh years ago which hindered his career .But still a lovely singer.

@davinastanton3865

8 жыл бұрын

djangorheinhardt yes unfortunately I think what you say it so true. I am 61 this year. I will never be that old. Lol. X.💖

@dougstrickland6545

8 жыл бұрын

+Robert “barkerroberto” Barker very well said

The cello is a brilliant addition to the arrangement.

@Yenko1992

4 жыл бұрын

Banjo too!

@paulocezarpratesmartins6128

4 жыл бұрын

@@Yenko1992 099909999999909999

@joegandolfo6581

3 жыл бұрын

Your so right!

@francisconoelgarciapop5229

3 жыл бұрын

Me parece excelente acotación a la magistral interpretación del señor Dean Ford!!!!

@nicolespiteri6273

3 жыл бұрын

Absolutely!!! 👍

That was beautiful. Just simply beautiful.

And in this version, Dean has outdone himself.

I made a video for my sister Emma when she found out she had cancer and only a few short months to live, the pictures and video's and this song as the background, brought tears to my eyes. I lost my sister (1) year ago, and to this day - I find comfort relaying this song. RIP Emma & Dean

@janeokeeffe5297

Жыл бұрын

It’s a beautiful song,so sorry for your loss ❤

@colinwynne5008

Жыл бұрын

Sorry for your loss, I don't think that you could have chosen a much more fitting song, I hope that you find solace,

@jaya.0069

Жыл бұрын

Cancer's a bitch, I lost my sister also almost 4 years ago to cancer.

@2msvalkyrie529

Жыл бұрын

🙏🙏🙏 🇬🇧 !

Who in the world could ever give this a thumbs down. That's just so sad.

@fredjones1238

4 жыл бұрын

THEY ARE NOT MUSIC LOVERS FOR SURE

@2zxodcfm

3 жыл бұрын

In our current world. Be surprised at nothing. We are in the worst of times. To fix this we need to come together to fight like never before in my lifetime. Or watch our world continue their slide into hell on a one way ticket.

@geraldine3177

3 жыл бұрын

Must be in dead inside this is a masterpiece

@2zxodcfm

3 жыл бұрын

@Alfred Noalkes Isn't this world gone to completely to hell when the only Toronto area radio station in my recent memory to play this marvelous tune is a seniors station. Yesterday.

@donsmanbcc

3 жыл бұрын

They have no soul.

Omg. I cried like a baby through this. I was 12 years old in 1967. This video was so touching and beautiful. Wonderful and painful memories from years gone by came running to the surface. The body only, grows old; not the soul or spirit. Thanks for posting this.

I’m 69 year old woman from Scotland and I loved this song ❤it brings me to tears that were did all the years go. 😞

It's funny, as a youth music is about the beat, the tempo, the movement, while the words are just so so. But as we age, as life and the world around us affects us, the words become pertinent. This song, these words will break the strongest of men. Take me back….to my old home, and this song surely does, takes me back to the days of my youth with tears in my eyes, on the reflections of my life. Thank you Joe, RIP Dean ❤️

@mtashillco

Жыл бұрын

The tambourine, too!

@Thomas-uw1gq

Жыл бұрын

It's funny how time slips away, just a Nam Vet, Tom

@didiberger4521

Жыл бұрын

Mir geht's ebenso. Eine schöne und unvergessene jugend die wir nie vergessen werden Karin

@jazzhastings3137

Жыл бұрын

THE BEST COMMENT i HAVE HEARD

@colinwynne5008

Жыл бұрын

I'm reading that the reason maybe the fact that the broadcasting frequency was shifted from 432hz to 440hz. There is a KZread video explaining this.

I am seventy eight years old and this song still moves me as much as it did so long ago

@selftrue670

2 жыл бұрын

Maybe even more.

@barbarapowell137

2 жыл бұрын

@@selftrue670 yes even more

@ronlogan4743

2 жыл бұрын

Sitting here st 70 yrs. old listening to this song with tears running down my cheeks. What a great song. It puts us in touch with our own mortality.

@davidallison1732

2 жыл бұрын

I'm 76 and Likewise!

@stuzo666

2 жыл бұрын

Absolutely, its fantastic

I heard the original of this driving to work right after I was diagnosed with invasive breast cancer, and it was a gut punch because as tough as the world is, I have kids and did NOT want to die. I looked it up when I got home and found this version, which is even more poignant. I listened to it over and over through surgery recovery and chemo and it brought me peace.

@elm100

Жыл бұрын

A BC survivor, hope you are the same xxx

@2msvalkyrie529

Жыл бұрын

🙏🙏🙏 🇬🇧 !

@ladyanfield5682

Жыл бұрын

Much love to you ❤❤❤❤❤

@Airedale721

Жыл бұрын

My wife is a BC survivor and I hope and pray that you will be too.🙏❤️🙏

@elm100

Жыл бұрын

@@Airedale721 I realise that this wasn't directed at me ... I am a BC surviror too but I just want to say what a great husband!

Thank you Joe, this song which brought tears from the opening notes. I stood apart from adolescent buddies about music. They preferred louded screaming guitar rifs, pounding drums with that thudding base line. I preferred thought provoking lyrics and melodic harmonies that had something to say. THIS song, with its painful reflective regrets, always touches my heart with a deep and powerful of release from all "...my sorrows" and I know that: "...I'm changing, arranging I'm changing I'm changing everything..." Everything inside me. There has been 50+ years since my searching teenage heart felt the impact of THAT song on my psyche, and in time the boy became a man who is not afraid of tomorrow anymore.

This was a very popular song with the troops in Vietnam and many of the lyrics seemed to sum up the war. Take me back to my old home, or take me back to the world. I am changing or should I say I have changed not for the better. The world is a bad place a bad place a terrible place to live, but I don't want to die. I was gone in 69 after spending three tours with the 1st Air Cav and the 101st Airborne. I don't think I ever really made it back home. Seems like yesterday

@SuperBenblake

8 жыл бұрын

+George Seward George thank you for writing about how the troops in Vietnam loved this song and how the war was a very bad experience. I was not born yet then, but when we learned about the Vietnam War in high school I cried for two hours. I had to leave the classroom. It was too much. Then in 2012 I went to the War Memorial in Washington DC and it hit me deep in the gut and in the heart to see all those names printed up there, all the veterans coming back, soldiers from more recent wars. My heart is with soldiers. God bless you. It's very sad and this is a very sad very impressive song. I might cover it. In fact I will.

@alansimon1354

8 жыл бұрын

great post George!

@DJL-ms5xl

8 жыл бұрын

Thank you for your service George .

@krm

8 жыл бұрын

A very moving comment you made .....!

@geoseward

8 жыл бұрын

Southeast Asia is truly, truly a beautiful place. I am glad to see that you were able to see it thru the lens of your work.

Loved Marmalade and this song in my teens ,Dean Ford one of the most underrated singer/song writer of all times .RIP Dean

@Kelly-nm4kw

2 жыл бұрын

Hello Margaret, How are you doing?

Every time I hear this it brings back memories about my past. No one can understand how I feel and care about how lonely someone can feel being alone. 😥

Made me cry.. I am that age of reflecting...older grayer and still I have joy...

@jttansin

5 жыл бұрын

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Oh my God , this just sent my heart into a spin .This version is to beautiful . RIP Dean Ford you mighty Scot!!

@prryblu

4 жыл бұрын

So Beautiful Yet So Very Very Sad!

@jeffreyhusack2400

4 жыл бұрын

@@prryblu I tear up everytime I watch this video, sad to see time gone by, and nothing we can do about it.😢

@SuperAnimelover100

5 ай бұрын

@@jeffreyhusack2400 I feel the same way. It hits you hard.

His voice at his older age was just remarkable. Not many can carry it for that long. Gary Brooker from Procol Harum was another.

Beautiful

I listen to this so often.....and every time it makes me cry. It takes to all the corners of my life, the dusty ones the dark ones the sunshine. Ones we leave behind and then regret. It takes me to quiet sunsets and peaceful walks on the beach. But most of all it takes me back to life that seems went by in one beat of my heart.

@timtrussell9195

Жыл бұрын

So we'll expressed Gail. Thank You. Tim , age 73.

@jaya.0069

Жыл бұрын

@@timtrussell9195 I agree with you. Jay, age 75

@garydergut4741

Жыл бұрын

Close your eyes when your young next thing you know we are old. Life has slipped by us with out us even knowing. When I die if there is such a thing as reincarnation I hope I'm a million butterflies and go a million different ways .

@FQofNambour

Жыл бұрын

I'm crying now. Same as ever time I hear this music.

I played the original for my daughter "23" and she liked it. Said it sounded a little like The Beatles. Then I played her this version with the headphones and she cried through the whole song. My wife told her to stop l;listening if it made her cry. She isn't a music lover like my daughter & myself. Hauntingly beautiful version of this great song of the times back in the day. I can't watch the tribute without crying myself as I lived through those tragic times.

@sunshine53andsong

9 жыл бұрын

Oh yes Randy. Headphones are a must for this beautiful version. You can't help but feel the emotion that Dean has put into this.

@2msvalkyrie529

4 жыл бұрын

Same here , Randy . Underneath we are all human . In the End.

One of the greatest songs ever written.

This song tells me that no matter how much money we have or lack the places we have seen and all the people we’ve met and loved we all end up right were we started and this time we take the last adventure alone and tomorrow can start without us this song scares me a little because I’m almost there

I'm 39 years old, this song used to be played by my dad when I was little. My dad is still alive, he is 69 now. But listening to this song now all by myself brings me tears as I remember dancing with my dad and my little feet were on his. We were smiling and laughing and so happy. I want those days back.

@trotptkabasnbi6655

5 жыл бұрын

Astrid puts tears in my eyes

@stephensgate1

5 жыл бұрын

Astrid Prahitaningtyas very beautiful memories you have of you and your father. All the best to you!!

@anythingbootneck

5 жыл бұрын

Astrid Prahitaningtyas I’m the same age as your Dad 69, brings back wonderful memories of the swinging 60’s! I’m guessing same as your Dad does.😀

@timheathfield8700

5 жыл бұрын

Astrid best wishes to you from UK love this song I understand how you feel take care Tim x

@timheathfield8700

5 жыл бұрын

@@stephensgate1 lovely words as usual best wishes Tim.

I feel like when Dean first recorded this song he was seeing the world through someone else’s eyes but now he’s seeing the world through his own eyes.

@stewartmac1

2 жыл бұрын

A very interesting observation.

@stellarocquie7957

2 жыл бұрын

Sure, when you're 24, ALL you have for the MOST part is somebody else's perspective ( eyes ).

@denniswarren3211

2 жыл бұрын

Same eyes but a completely different point of view. I have experienced many of my favorite songs in this same way as I have attained a more mature view.

Just wow! Makes this 70 year old guy nostalgic.

Early 70’s my french girlfriend loved so much this song that she wrote the words as best she could on a blackboard and i had to translate them for her, she kept the blackboard as is for years and we eventually got married.

This version of this song touches my heart deeply. Life is a journey and at 63 I am nearer the end instead of the beginning. My husband passed 12 months ago. I already told my son that when my time here on earth is done that I want this exact song played at my memorial service.

@Kelly-nm4kw

2 жыл бұрын

Hello Mary, How are you doing?

I was flying helicopters in Vietnam, when I first heard this song. This version is much better.

@rhondashinn1371

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you Mr. Kunishige for your service

@rhondashinn1371

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you Mr.Kunishige for your service

@jerrykunishige8481

4 жыл бұрын

@@rhondashinn1371 I was 21, loved flying, and the Country was beautiful, except for the bomb craters. Went back in 2014, and couldnt stay away. Traveled back about 10 times, married a wonderful Vietnamese woman, and now living in Hawaii. "Take me back to my own home".

@derekwoodman2837

4 жыл бұрын

Jerry Kunishige You were a very brave guy to be in a situation such as Vietnam

@kutzbill

4 жыл бұрын

I was riding in the Hueys, Thanks for that sound, still is a very sweet sound every time I hear it. It meant we made it one more time and we were heading back to base.

I LOVE THIS SONG, I WAS IN MY TEENS, SO MUCH MEANING AND SENTIMENT, LOVE HIS VOICE, AWESOME GROUP, HE SOUNDS THE SAME,❤❤❤❤❤

Goodnight everybody out there this is a true song for my heart to you from young to old❤

I was 23 when I first heard this song.thought I understood it then ...now 73 I truly do.Wish I could cry..

@DC-lt2ih

5 жыл бұрын

You can!

@Mr5083

5 жыл бұрын

Im 59 years old , I remember this song when it first played on the radio , its Dec 2 2018 I wanna cry

@DC-lt2ih

5 жыл бұрын

I choked back some tears to. I'm 59 also, remember my older sister playing this over and over.

@fernesquegolan7407

5 жыл бұрын

Cry! I cry every time I hear this song -- and that's no lie.

@joesmelser2784

5 жыл бұрын

I'm 73 YO It's OK. Go ahead & weap

Loved the imagery in this version: the changing of sunlight (young Dean) to moonlight (older Dean) Is very touching and the melancholy tones from the cello drives the meaning of the song straight to the heart.😢 RIP MR Ford, you've finally made it to your old home.😢😢😢

@jttansin

5 жыл бұрын

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@ctc1674

5 жыл бұрын

Yeah, you said it!!! ....WOW....

@ronaldmaynard9746

Жыл бұрын

You thoughts are spot on.

The words to this song is awesome. This is a terrible world we live in today 😢 RIP dean🙏

@mrol3273

Жыл бұрын

How true Frank. It's a Era of shameful humanity.

@colinwynne5008

Жыл бұрын

I agree with you 100% but Dean is saying that if you have a problem, change , rearrange. same problem, different approach, big hugs

@arthurtirrell661

Жыл бұрын

There has always been bad and good. If you only look for the bad that is what you will find.

@bobstuckrath1805

Жыл бұрын

@@arthurtirrell661 So... where's the good?

@roxannerichman3434

Жыл бұрын

The 2 videos put together just made me cry. The video when he was younger, he put his heart into that song & loved his lower deeper voice. Although that 2nd video & his softness just warms my heart.

With my wife , twin daughters and my son gone--this song is so, so important to me. Thank you!

@davidhansen7609

Жыл бұрын

I know how you feel lost my wife and two sons.every day is so hard to get through

@jaya.0069

Жыл бұрын

Keep the faith, you'll be reunited one day soon!

As much as I love the original version, this is absolutely beautiful.

@mariarusso1325

3 жыл бұрын

Hello Steve how are you doing. I'm Maria from California. I hope you are safe and in good health. I'm looking for a new friend and i saw your pic here. I hope you don't mind, thank you.

@roybarwick3452

2 жыл бұрын

Totaly Agree!

@jorgevillarroela.8229

2 жыл бұрын

Esto está disponible en algún cd?

@roybarwick3452

Жыл бұрын

Totaly Agree!!!

@heidismith8829

Жыл бұрын

The most beautiful song ever

When the song came out (what seems like a hundred years ago) I never really heard what it says. I loved listening to it, because it was beautiful. (And still is. ) Up until about 5-6 years ago it was rare to be able to hear it on the radio. After I got to the computer age I listened to it quite alot. I am just short of 65 and just missed Vietnam. However, I did time in the Army so, I feel a huge connection to anything Vietnam. Sounds crazy I know. It is tough for me to watch a movie about the Vietnam war or listen to music from then. This song just tears me up to no end. I try not to cry but, can't help it. Even reading the comments on here had me crying as well. My wife and I drove from central florida to see The Wall in DC on a whim of mine about 1984. She had to hold me up. I just sobbed like a baby. Everytime I hear this song I cry my eyes out. I think it is a combination of getting older but, mainly I cry for all the est. 59,000 we lost in VietNam and not to mention all the ones that came back and what they had to deal with. This version is so powerful it is hard to explain but, I believe you guys know what I mean. Thank you Dean Ford. Thanks to all of you for letting me ramble on. I needed to do this for a long time. God bless ya'll and all our vets and God bless the USA.

@shirleysaywood-slayter4389

3 жыл бұрын

God bless you too Terry. 🙏❤

@ariovaldoalmeida6441

3 жыл бұрын

Music can transport us to the past and relive moments, happy or not, something that no machine has yet achieved! I understand the strong emotions it can bring you, Terry. Here in Brazil, we never associated this song with Vietnam, because this war did not affect us. We like music because it reminds us of the happy times of adolescence in the 70s. Yes, and the internet is wonderful for bringing us different versions of the same poetry! Stay in peace!

@MsDemigoddess84

2 жыл бұрын

Bless you Terry, ✌🏽

@stellarocquie7957

2 жыл бұрын

I guess at this age, we try to get our lives in order, make sense of things. . .it's just a matter of time now. . .

@paulbowden1905

2 жыл бұрын

@@stellarocquie7957 . . . You’ve got a point Stella, I seem to spend a lot of time thinking what 2 songs I will have played at my funeral . . . Being a teenager at the time of the original Marmalade song, it always featured as a potential but then along comes this version which has overtaken the original and now I have 150 to pick from rather than 149!!!

This version is so much better than the original. It has so much more meaning.

That is powerful. May the God of all send blessings to those who seek and wonder.

and like the original song, I cried listening to this!!! beautiful!!!

@AndySalinger33

8 жыл бұрын

As did I, Joel. My mind is now blown.

@waynemusarra1355

8 жыл бұрын

+joel maldonado & Paul Trullinger; always brings a tear(s) to my eye every time i listen to this song

@davinastanton3865

8 жыл бұрын

+Wayne Musarra ,Paul and Joel, I always cry when I listen to this. So beautiful. With love to us all. Take care. X💖

@davinastanton3865

8 жыл бұрын

+Paul Trullinger Beautiful. With tears in my eyes. Take care ,With love. X💝

@hmb82559

8 жыл бұрын

+Davina Stanton You peeps passing them tears now coz I gottem now. lol

I come here often to hear this and see Dean again....thank you Joe Tansin for getting this done and leaving it for us to enjoy and reminisce to. Appreciated. Steven

@ronettemacgillivray8573

Жыл бұрын

Yes Steven it is very nic. How life can treat u things u done I your life that u regret life goes on. Positive people vwe all need in life and good friends

He a had such a great voice and still did,rip Dean Ford

Young and old Dean still sounds Superior thank you.

In my 83 year and this song resonates with me.

@Carolinacrossbeak

4 жыл бұрын

Bless you my friend.

@jjwatcher

Жыл бұрын

@@Carolinacrossbeak Thank you.

Wow! I had tears running down my face. I was 16 in 1969 and now at 64 this song has me once again reflecting on my life. Just beautiful Thank you!

@trotptkabasnbi6655

5 жыл бұрын

Same with me Walter , same with me. It must be truly great to stick with us all these years

@paulaiuto3933

5 жыл бұрын

Walter Balan ...so true so true just one of the very best songs ever by anyone

@davethecurrymonster

5 жыл бұрын

Paul Aiuto sometimes in life things happen and you think omg and this is one of them. A masterpiece wish I could give it 100 million likes 😀😀

@hellolater4181

5 жыл бұрын

Walter Balan We're the same age. I'm w tears.... chills....

@gloriasalsman1017

5 жыл бұрын

Walter Balan same here I turned 16 in November, I really liked the music back then, the music had feeling to it, and if you had a special someone, all you had to do was call the radio station, and request a song and they would play it, our music is in the past all the great band have retired or only play once in a while, to me I would listen to the words, because songs that we grew up with had more meaning to them, it's great that we can still listen to them

When I think what this country and the world is going thru--I seem to think of this video! I'll be back until I can't!

There should be a movie made about this beautiful soul's life. From musical dreams, to fanatical success, to losing it all to alcoholism, to finding his way back and becoming a regular Joe and good father, to sharing again his wonderful song in his twilight. His story should be told!

I always thought that the original version was one of those songs that was done so well that it (1) couldn't be improved upon and (2) shouldn't be sung by anyone else. On point 1, I'll stand corrected. On point 2, Dean Ford is still the only person who should be allowed to sing this song.

@HolmRose

9 жыл бұрын

Oh yah

@TheMkchick4u

9 жыл бұрын

Paul Sullenberger Totally Agree !!!!

@frankrizzo51

9 жыл бұрын

Paul Sullenberger Yep.

@styldsteel1

8 жыл бұрын

Paul Sullenberger Zactly! For that matter, I dont even like when I go to concerts, I go to see a certain band, and I'm hearing songs done by other bands. Ex: I Don't care to see Don Williams sing songs by Air Supply.

@pjgumby

8 жыл бұрын

Paul Sullenberger I second that yep!

I a 51 year old male stumbled upon this video yesterday and lost it while watching it. Caught me so off guard, I remember hearing this song n the 70's but forgot about it , but hearing the vocals and seeing the videos side by side blew me away. Life is precious and fast and then reading that Dean Ford recently passed.....wow RIP Dean Ford aka Thomas McAleese...

@susanjordan5949

5 жыл бұрын

💔💔💔

@joesmelser2784

5 жыл бұрын

Big Boys are not suppose to cry !! With that being said some one must be pealing onions in here. 😟

@jttansin

5 жыл бұрын

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@jttansin

5 жыл бұрын

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@norms3913

4 жыл бұрын

You can save this video under favorites

I am 75, and cry'in! Love that sound and the words. Ret. Navy 1964-95. You all remember where we were when he first sang this. It never went away.

🌹🌹🌹such a beautiful beautiful song !!!!!! ... amazing bands in the 60 and 70 in the UK !!

Dean Ford of Scottish band Marmalade dies aged 72by Paul Cashmere on January 2, 2019in NewsDean Ford, the singer and songwriter for Scotland’s Marmalade, has died aged 72.Dean’s daughter Tracey McAleese-Gorman confirmed the news of her father’s passing on Facebook saying “I am so sad to share that my dear Dad passed away last night. He was an amazing man, a gentle soul, extremely talented musician and a great Father and Pop Pop to his only grandchild Connor”.Dean Ford was a member of Marmalade from 1966 to 1974. He co-wrote Marmalade’s biggest international hit ‘Reflections of My Life’ under his real name Thomas McAleese with Junior Campbell. It sold 2 million copies around the world. In 1998 BMI recognised the song’s success with a Special Citation of Achievement Award.

@1963davemac

5 жыл бұрын

RIP Dean such a great loss

@itchybrother61

5 жыл бұрын

Taken home , RIP Dean

@timheathfield97

5 жыл бұрын

Rip Dean a sad loss .

@dannykonb

5 жыл бұрын

RIP Dean (Thomas McAleese) , I have sang all of your songs while listening to them. You have filled my life with joy. I do hope you'll find your peace. for it's a sad loss

@MrChipBryant

5 жыл бұрын

We are so very sorry for your loss.

Never heard such an amazing spirtual remake. shivers down my soine

Reflecting on one's life....makes you stop and think. What a powerful tune. RIP

Wow-that one brought a tear. Memories! (I'm 87)

My man actually cared about his fellow man rest in piece if only more people were like you the world would be such a better place

@denniskane1870

2 жыл бұрын

Merry Christmas.....you are correct

Here I am again ... Dean I can't get enough of this song!!! Thank you so much for the original version that takes me back to my youth ... & for this newer version that is full a melancholy like sound & still the words & the tone of your voice ... still take me back to my youth! I just love this!!!

Absolutely beautiful song 😢

What a beautiful version some 45 years later. Your voice is angelic, RIP.

Just amazing..only Dean has the sadness in his voice to make this song such a classic..it was a priviledge to work with him...a truley great singer in everyway

@angie4smqueen147

9 жыл бұрын

Absolutely agree. Got to know about this by subscribing to Joe Tansin - thank you Joe. Absolutely amazing alternative version - and by the original singer decades later - how awesome: This to me adds extra poignancy to the song, especially with the earlier years footage - it's as if Dean was singing the song for the first time at this stage in his life and looking back. This has got to be a very rare opportunity for a singer to be able to do this with a song and which has turned out to be another masterpiece. Obviously because Dean Ford still has one of those fantastic rare singing voices that has stood the test of time.

@1702davidson

9 жыл бұрын

Now that is class at the highest order

@robhaidheuch

9 жыл бұрын

I remember you drumming with the band at the Cragburn in Gourock, Alan. I loved Marmalade, they were so melodic and a covers band I played with in the early 70s must have done around six or seven of the band's hit songs. Always liked your version of Hey Joe. Reflections was often requested, a great favourite with our audiences.

@dawndecuir5803

6 жыл бұрын

Alan Whitehead is it the samealan as from the zombies?

@dawndecuir5803

6 жыл бұрын

Is this Alan from the zombies?