My father was an abusive alcoholic. With all his faults, I still loved him. He passed away when he was 57 and I was 20. The last time I saw him, he asked me to drive him to his brother's house, my uncle, 4 hours away. I told him I couldn't because I had to be at work in 4 hours. He asked me to take him to the Greyhound bus station which I did. I waited until his bus left and I remember him waving goodbye as the bus pulled away and I smiled and waved back. That was the last time I saw him alive. He died 2 days later in his sleep. Hands folded across his chest as told by my Uncle who found him. Driving to the funeral.,,,, this song came on the radio. I was alone in my car driving south on Interstate 55. I had to pull over. I was crying too hard to drive. Right turn signal on, sitting on the shoulder of the road and a Hiway Patrolman pulled in behind me and came up to my car. I told him the story. That I was to broken up to drive. I just needed a few minutes to gather myself. He then ask where was the funeral. I told him about 30 more miles ahead. He told me to follow him that he would give me an escort to the funeral home as he knew exactly where it was. A great man that had just lost his father 1 month before. As we approached the funeral home, he pulled over and me following stopped behind him. He came back to my car and told me the funeral home was 1 block ahead, be proud, be strong and you will make it through this. I did. But every time I hear this song, it reminds me of that evening. Following a State Patrol with lights , and getting an escort to the funeral. I wish I could talk to my father now. When I turned 57. I realized that I had outlived my father.

@thethinkingman9338

15 күн бұрын

I felt every single word of your story

@user-cc6qh8jw5t

14 күн бұрын

I had physically abusive parents I has a step dad from an early age I could’ve he treated me totally different from my sisters the beatings from both of them really affected me asi got older my relationship with them was difficult as I got older I left home when I was 13 lived on the streets for a few years finally met someone and settled down. Many years later as my marriage was just about over I went back home till i could find a place. I was hardly there I worked overtime and shifts that I chose just so as I wouldn’t be there much .. I eventually found some where but alway had them at arm’s length. One evening I’d only been in an hour 10.30pm it was dad came home I could feel the tension from out of no where he said he never loved me and surprising it didn’t affect me because I already new. I didn’t tell my siblings for a few years I didn’t speak to him for years after my sister told me he was dying and he was asking for me I really didn’t want to see him it was my girlfriend at the time said this is a good time to ask him why….after a few days of thinking about it I decided to visit so I asked him why.. why the beatings why didn’t he love me.. his reply was I don’t no what you’re on about .. I got up and left never to go bk … 13 years later it’s still hurts because he was my dad wether he loved me or not I loved him I never did drugs or alcohol never brought any trouble to the house I just can’t understand why

@Samua3

14 күн бұрын

​@@user-cc6qh8jw5tYou were loveable but some people just can't show love even to a child. I think you did the right thing and even gave the opportunity for an explanation. Well done for that. Just because you didn't get one it doesn't mean an explanation didn't exist. But it wouldn't have changed the wrong. Sometimes we just have to decide to forgive in our hearts and move away from the harmful people in our lives. Forgiveness doesn't mean excusing wrong... it just means learning from it, making appropriate decisions to get away from whoever is injuring you, one moving on with your life, leaving them to their own outcomes. You did that. 💪🏼🙂

@VansHalham

14 күн бұрын

Thank you for sharing. Less than 2 weeks ago I surpassed my father's age in passing. I appreciate how this video and how your comment made it to me. Peace

@timinglis340

14 күн бұрын

I lost my Dad in March, and it’s fair to say your comment made me cry. It didn’t help that this was one of his favourite songs. Blessings, my friend. ❤

This song creeps up on you and then slaps you in the face with a rude awakening.

If someone you loved has 'passed', this song will make you cry

@martinarscott3524

26 күн бұрын

totally, it was years after my mum died before I was able to listen to this again, and we got on well! But she died on the operating table after an internal bleed they couldn't stop....

@geoffreyhester2454

17 күн бұрын

0:00 yes my wife passed Away on 20 10 22 this song makes me cry miss her so much

@TreVader1378

2 күн бұрын

It used to, but I guess we just get used to things.

@wyattfamily8997

21 сағат бұрын

Very true.

Paul Carrack's lead vocals are just wonderful, and I love that they used a middle aged and older choir, to represent and emphasise the age group of the people the song was written about. 🙋‍♂

@ironclad57

7 күн бұрын

Paul is a very unrecognised song writer. How Long for Ace. I can’t tell you why, and others, for the Eagles. Hits for the band Squeeze etc

" i wasn't there that morning when my father passed away" hits me hard every time

@Killermcknight

Ай бұрын

😞😢

@justchillin4065

Ай бұрын

I was there and to be honest sometimes I wish I wasn't. Having to watch them turn the machine off and see him take is last breath never leaves my head

@catfishandcoleslaw

Ай бұрын

Me too. I’m 56 and I dad’s been gone since ‘09. Remember it like yesterday.

@Ghoulza

Ай бұрын

i wasnt there, I was 300kms away trying the bets i could to get there in time.... I didnt make it

@canadianbrewer

Ай бұрын

Neither was I when my dad passed away.

they didnt have "fake " music as is today

I’m a boomer and proud.this was made in 1989.

@davidmacgregor5193

8 күн бұрын

You are too young to be a "Baby Boomer", the defination of a Baby Boomer is someone who was born shortly after World War II to re-populate the Western World countries. I was born in 1956, eleven years after WW2, so I am a Baby Boomer.

@dwightropp3014

7 күн бұрын

@@davidmacgregor5193 -- How do you know when she was born and that she isn't a Boomer? She merely said that she is proud to be a BB and that the song was made in 1989. How do you get from that statement that she isn't a BB??

@brucefrank5556

6 күн бұрын

@@davidmacgregor5193 Most definitions have 1964 as the last year of baby boomers. That said you have no idea when she was born.

I wasn't there that morning,when my father passed away,I didn't get to tell him,all the things I had to say....I think I caught his spirit, later that same year,I'm sure I heard his echo,in my baby's newborn tears,I just wish I could have told him,IN THE LIVING YEARS!😭

@Killermcknight

Ай бұрын

😭😭

@bernadettelanders7306

13 күн бұрын

I told both my parents what I thought of them ‘ in the living years. I remember walking into the kitchen in the 1970s and said to both of them, .”If I had a choice of a thousand parents, I’d pick both of you.”. They looked at me rather surprised. I said, I mean it. The smiled. I don’t remember what happened next. But I honestly meant it. Dad passed in his sleep in his own bed aged 89. Mum passed aged 95 only one hour in hospital. Yup I cried through that as I still miss them. There’s good, wonderful parents and not so good parents and children in every single generation before us and generations to come.

@maryannturton9830

12 күн бұрын

@@bernadettelanders7306 They sound wonderful,and so do you! What a blessing to hear those words from your child!

If you don't tear up for this song you have no soul

I think about my dad every time I hear this song. He's been gone nearly 20 years and I still miss him.

Paul Carrack is one of the best vocalists, criminally underrated

A brilliant, emotional song. Superbly well sung by Paul Carrack. Wonderful.

I'm 67 and this song always touches my heart and brings me to tears! To me it is the most beautiful song! It's all about the words!

@johnbeans2712

Ай бұрын

Top five songs in my life,this is number 1

When songs actually told a story

When I was a surly, sullen teen, my father and I got into a bad fight. Things were said, doors slammed and music turned up so I couldn't hear him anymore. Living Years came on within one or two songs, and it hit me like a truck; I bawled a while, went and apologized. Mike, of the ,,,,and the Mechanics, is Mike Rutherford, formerly of Genesis with Phil Collins.

The 80's was probably the most diverse period of music that I've ever heard. In the UK we had new bands like OMD, Duran Duran, The Human league, Soft Cell, New Order, Bronski beat, The Christians, Madness, The Specials, The Cure, layered on top of that we had the older bands still releasing stuff Like David Bowie, The Rolling Stones, Eric Clapton, George Harrison, Paul McCartney, Genesis, Pink Floyd/Roger Waters, Queen, ELO. There were litterally 100's of bands releasing stuff from multiple genre's it was a special period in the UK. Yes some of it was heavily produced using drum machines etc but so much of it was Brilliant!

@Killermcknight

Ай бұрын

Okay to be fair, you named a lot of the best artists from that time lol. We definitely appreciate the music, and even really like some of it. Just not our typical daily listeners.

@thomass5169

26 күн бұрын

@@Killermcknight Reconsider your daily. You won't miss what you don't know.

@colinpumpernickel2605

20 күн бұрын

You didn't mention The Smiths, Talk Talk and The Jesus and Mary Chain. How very dare you!

@cravenmoorehead8

18 күн бұрын

Depeche Mode? Talk Talk?

@mickroom7603

18 күн бұрын

How one could forget Queen🤪

The last 8 years of my sisters life i stopped talking to her because she was doing reaally bad on drugs and not doing right by her children and she would just tell me lies and i was fed up with her. She was killed in a car accident 3 years ago. Hearing this song that ive heard since it came out makes me just feel so guilty now about her. I should have kept trying to help her no matter what. I was on drugs before and without my family i would still be there. This aong just hit me hard. Sorry for venting. Good reaction. I thought you had changed the name of your channel so i was surprised to see this notification!

@user-mr8ep9lv1i

Ай бұрын

It's not your fault! It's not your fault!😇😇

@maryannturton9830

Ай бұрын

Wow,so sad! It's so hard to know what to do in the case of addiction...You admitted to the same struggles,so you know....I know your sister passed,but I believe she can still hear you.Tell her everything you feel and how much you love her,and then give it to God! LOVE NEVER DIES❣

@ronmullard5718

13 күн бұрын

I feel your pain ...I went through similar with my eldest daughter and my son....

@robertlongwill8856

5 сағат бұрын

So you f'd up. Your family was there for you, but you weren't there for your sister. I do not feel sorry for you.I do not pity you, I Think you are looking for sympathy.You're not getting it from me

This song was played at Dad’s graveside as my younger brother insisted. The lyrics explain the kind of relationship he and Dad had. I have four siblings but was really close to my father and was the only one with him when he passed away in hospital. Dad’s 20th anniversary will be on 24 May. This is the first time I have listened to this song all the way through since the funeral. Thank you for sharing your reaction 😢💔🙏🕊️.

Those BOOMERS made some great music!!

@susancerchiori2715

Ай бұрын

That would be xers

@aliciasaracino1233

Ай бұрын

We got to enjoy some o the best talent and incredible music ever. There will never be another decade for music like the 80's.

@br360guy2

Ай бұрын

@@susancerchiori2715??? Those guys are definitely boomers. Check their DOB.

@kellycornell7510

Ай бұрын

​@susancerchiori2715 most were born before 65. So both.

@shadeshadyshade254

20 күн бұрын

Boomers made great songs for gen X and beyond.

I don't blame previous generations, I blame myself.

Hi from London England. This was my Dads favourite song, he loved it. It was played at his funeral last year, it was tough. It breaks my heart now listening to this beautiful song but I can't resist it because it brings my Dad back to me. I wasn't with my Dad when he passed either, I was out of town.

@garyneilson3075

21 күн бұрын

"hold fast" (1Thess.5 :21)!

Mike and the mechanics, English group formed about 1985. This record was released in 88/89.

@humeyboy

Ай бұрын

Actually what is classed a SuperGroup like the Traveling Wilburys. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Supergroup_(music)

So funny hearing 1988 called "that far back." Damn, I'm old.

Lead singer here is the brilliant Paul Carrack known in the industry as “the voice”

@MoMoMyPup10

Ай бұрын

No, that was Phil Collins singing

@nickywall872

Ай бұрын

​@MoMoMyPup10 it's definitely Paul Carrack!

Ай бұрын

@@MoMoMyPup10 no it most definitely is not Phil Collins

@MoMoMyPup10

Ай бұрын

Did you guys even watch the video???

Ай бұрын

@@MoMoMyPup10 😂 yes and you think that’s Phil Collins? 🤣🤣

This is a song I wrapped myself in during very dark times. …hauntingly beautiful, heartbreakingly sad and poignant. 🫶🏻🤍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 love from Scotland ❤️‍🩹

This song was everywhere when my dad died, hearing it again now has me in tears all over again. Still miss him

@Killermcknight

Ай бұрын

I can’t imagine hearing this song any time close to losing someone 😭 So sorry for your loss

When my dad passed, we weren’t allowed to see him in the hospital….this was during cvd….I would talk to him on the phone….and the nurses would put the phone next to his ear….and all i heard was the breathing machine…I would read to him, and talk to him about everyone, that he was in their thoughts and prayers….I wasn’t doing well physically and mentally, I was taking care of everything, talking to the doctors, talking to his friends and relatives…talking with my mom and try to keep her hopes up……as i was talking to him, the dr picked up the phone, and said he was sleeping, and had to rest, but there was still so much to say…he passed away the next morning…i never finished telling him what I wanted to….I never got to say goodbye…and that I loved him….

@AuldScot1888

Ай бұрын

He knew. He knew. ❤

This is about his Father, they never spoke for years, he died without being able to say goodbye 🇬🇧

@davidhuggan6315

Ай бұрын

Yes Mike's father. Not Paul's, the singer

@aleclewis9123

Ай бұрын

​@@davidhuggan6315Not just Mike, but also the father of the song's co-writer, B.A. Robertson. And both he and Mike are godfathers to each other's sons. This song touched a lot of people's emotions, from Chris de Burgh (who upon hearing it for the first time while he was driving had to pull over) and Anthony Phillips (Mike's former Genesis bandmate). Even Paul Carrack had a deep connection to it. And I bet Phil Collins did, too, since his own father passed away on Christmas Day 1972.

I'm a boomer. I was 25 when my father died one morning. We were just starting to get along. My little almost 5 year olddaughter was his pride and joy. She has his red hair. This is one of the most serious songs of the 80's. You have to watch days music. If you take away auto tune and synthesizers, their voices aren't worth a damn.

Mike Rutherford was with the genius Phil Collins in Genises, seen them live at Wembley Arena. Lucky me. I'm so old, I've seen them all. Love from London. Jan 😊

@jeffmills3544

18 күн бұрын

And people forget its where Peter Gabriel. Started off.

This is the exact story of me and my dad. It makes me cry every time I hear it. He passed in 2019 after I hadn't seen him in a few years. We always had a difficult relationship, despite loving each other. I wish I could take it all back.

This song inspired me to say “I love you” to my dad before he passed! Thank you, Mike and mechanics

Fathers and sons. Miss my Dad now, and I am on good terms with my sons now. If only we remember what is really important.

I am a boomer, and all I have to say is, if you are estranged from someone in your family, make sure you can live with how you feel,, and treated someone, after they die. By then it will be too late.

@jbfree1122

16 күн бұрын

Amen 🙏

Mike (in the video with young boy and playing guitar in white jacket) was in Genesis (with Phil Collins)

I loved my Dad he was my friend as well. When he passed and i listened to this song, it brought it all back

I am 62 and blame the generations after not the generation before.

@Killermcknight

Ай бұрын

Of course but I want you to watch the TV and tell me what generation is it do you see reporting on the news or in political positions? I see boomers and gen x... we needed an adult in the room to not even entertain the woke but they fueled it. Now you can't say gay, 8 year olds in school are learning about the 32 different genders they can pick from and basic homes are now 400k minimum to buy.

@lilly5157

Ай бұрын

​@Killermcknight Boomers had no more control over the system than you do.

@Killermcknight

Ай бұрын

The system comprised of what?

@Ray1969.

Ай бұрын

You do now. When you were in your 20’s you only had the generation before. That’s the point

@DaveBartlett

Ай бұрын

I thlnk our own age determines whether we see the blame lying at the door of the generation(s) before or the generation(s) after. Even then, it's unfair to lay the blame for ALL the problems at the door of one particular generation. As a man now in his mid-sixties, the current RULING generation is mostly people of my age, so if I'm honest, I think I need to blame many of the ills of the world on my own generation. The degeneration of society on the other hand is down to the later generations, since they're the ones who seem to be making the social rules these days, for better or for worse. I can't really bring myself to blame 'the generations before' because whatever problems they brought down upon us, we've had plenty of time to put those right, rather than just blaming it on our predecessors.

'We all talk a different language, talking in defense'....he's describing our ego. 'you can listen aswell as you hear' talking about how we don't listen to what's being said, we only hear it because most the time we are too busy thinking in defense or full of our own ego to actually get the message trying to be conveyed. Great lyrics.

@Killermcknight

Ай бұрын

Excellent lyrics!

@blackbob3358

16 күн бұрын

Ego ? I had'nt a "dolly blue " what ego was, 6284, when mi old man used to leather me for being a little sod. I may have loads of faults, ego is not one of 'em.

Well you saying Phil Collins, well there is a connection with this band. The guy with the beard with his young son was in the band Genesis with Phil Collins that’s why the song sounded like his songs.

@DiniKusuma

Ай бұрын

Great to know this, tks much for the info 👍

@DiniKusuma

Ай бұрын

Great to know this 👍 tks for the info

@davidgreer4615

Ай бұрын

"mike" was the lead singer of genesis. he left the band to form mike + mechanics...that's when phil took over lead vocals.

@softshallow7435

Ай бұрын

@@davidgreer4615 Well Phil was the drummer in Genesis when Mike was still in the band, Phil did backing vocals whilst drumming, Peter Gabriel was the lead singer, when Peter left that’s when Phil became the lead singer not Mike. Mike was still in the band as the guitarist. so he had input too in the sound of the songs, Phil’s solo stuff also sounded like Genesis and this song.

@billlewis1483

Ай бұрын

@@davidgreer4615 actually Mike Rutherford started the band when Genesis was taking a break. I was at their last concert before that break. Mike, Tony, and Phil went on to do more solo stuff, then got back together briefly but then Phil left for a solo career.

I'm an 80s kid and must have heard this song hundreds of times on the radio back then. Now, however, I'm a few short months away from losing my dad to cancer. I definitely don't have any animosity toward my dad, but we don't have a lot in common. I'm not in the habit of talking to him about important stuff. I have no idea how to start, even knowing the end is coming soon. This song kept popping up in my KZread feed. I'm listening and getting up the courage to listen and talk to him more.

@peacepupppy

11 күн бұрын

I hope that you will find something meaningful to talk with him about. Sometimes you don't really need to say a lot. I'm sure he will appreciate you being there.❤️❤️❤️

@chrisjones2224

Күн бұрын

Roughly the same age, but lost my dad 25 years ago, I was minutes late getting to the hospital and missed his passing. Its haunted me ever since, missing the chance to say goodbye and thank you, please find the courage to have that conversation while you can.

I think each generation will enjoy the music of their time, for ever and ever. I'm a 70s guy and I love rock!!

@Killermcknight

Ай бұрын

Absolutely agree. I grew up on 90s and early 2000s and prefer that over today’s music by far!

"I think I caught his spirit later that same year, I'm sure I heard his echo in my baby's newborn tears"

@charlesyoung7087

Ай бұрын

Best lyric ever

@Killermcknight

Ай бұрын

THAT LINE 😭😭😭

@Killermcknight

Ай бұрын

THAT LINE 😭😭😭

@Killermcknight

Ай бұрын

THAT LINE 😭😭😭

“Heard an echo in my baby’s newborn tears “ now that’s a lyric ❤❤❤.

@Killermcknight

28 күн бұрын

The lyric that got me 😭

Beautiful song but that line crushes my heart every time I hear it! Thank you two.

Well, this was from the Phil Collins era. He was HUGE back then. So many hits. Plus they were from Genesis too.

Old man took heart attack aged 65. Drove by his house 2 days later. This song came on radio, I cried like a baby so hard I had to pull in.

This is the guitarist, Mike Rutherford’s band. Mike is a member of Genesis. I heard you mention Phil Collins…maybe musical influence.

They come to a theatre near where I live almost every 2 years. Every time I go and watch and every time I and a lot of other people cry with this song. Beautiful!

@Killermcknight

Ай бұрын

Oh I can only imagine! That’s neat!

Mike and the Mechanics has a Phil Collins sound because they are actually Phil Collins' bandmates from Genesis with the addition of Paul Carrack who was the lead singer of "Squeeze". This collaboration was formed when Collins left to do some solo work.

@neildoherty9556

5 күн бұрын

I'd reword that as sang 'Temted'. He did replace Jools on Keyboard but only sang as lead on 1 track, left the band in 81

I’m now a 73 year old male iv listened to this song for years and it bring a lump to my through every time once it nearly made me cry ,my father died when I was a 11 years old so it’s special to me it’s so imotional to me

I am getting older, (in my 50s), but I try to keep everything in perspective. There is a very old quote (over 2000 years ago) attributed to either Socrates or Plato. It is: "Children; they have bad manners, contempt for authority; they show disrespect for elders and love chatter in place of exercise. They no longer rise when elders enter the room, they contradict their parents and tyrannize their teachers. Children are now tyrants.” It has ALWAYS been that the older generations think the younger generations are worse. They're not, they are just different, and as we get older, we get more set in our ways. Great song for all generations to hear. Thanks for sharing!

@Killermcknight

Ай бұрын

No problem it was regardless of personal preference an enjoyable experience. If it wasn't for this channel and of the recommendations of others I probably wouldn't venture out on my own to even try to listen to new things. We created this channel to discover and explore because it is fun. I was the type of person that listened to the same 3 or 4 favorite albums for years and rejected anything new. I'm a metal head that played drums in a Metalcore band so I used to not even entertain the possibilities of other music outside that genre. Thanks for the Socrates or Plato quote it was very enlightening

@shadeshadyshade254

20 күн бұрын

Ahh, metal head…explains a lot. I was wondering what the hell this guy was on.mighty big rock he’d been living under.

irishman here i had a bad relationship with my dad didnt see or speak to his for 15 years then rushed home when he was dying of cancer he held on till i arrived and died 30 minutes later 5 years after i went to a van morrison concert in chester england , mike and the mechanics were the warm up band they played this song and i could handle it and walked out for a wee cry on my own, never even saw van morrison

When my lovely dad died in hospital, I’d spent the week by his bedside, but had just left the room to go to a meeting with the medics when he passed way. At the time I was having fertility treatment, and fell pregnant shortly afterwards. My only daughter was born a year later, and I would have given the world for them to have met each other. This song always reminds me of that time, and missing him so much.

The lyrics are personal to the song writers Mike (Mike Rutherford, playing guitar) and B A Robertson, as well as Paul Carrack (the vocalist). 'I thought I caught his spirit, later that same year... etc', is spine tingling.

My dad passed away 21 years ago next month, he was a top top bloke, miss the big guy everyday.

To a degree, it was. Mike Rutherford was a member of Genius

Written by Mike Rutherford (and that's his little boy with him in the video) and BA Robertson, this is their take---"Being of similar age, we both came from an era where our parents had lived through two world wars, when young men wanted to be like their fathers - wear the same clothes, do the same things. But then there was a huge change and our generation wanted to be anything but their fathers. It wasn't our parents' fault, there was just a big social change. Pop music had come along, The Beatles, denim trousers... for the first time, teens had their own culture. That's how our generation couldn't really talk to our parents in the same way. So we had the idea of writing a song about how you never really talk to your father, and you miss out on these things."

the guitarist is Mike Ruthaford who along with Phil Collins was apart of Genesis

I used to listen to this song thinking that one day I would hear it and my Dad would be gone. Now he has...and I never really told him until he was gone.

Absolute classic. With words that mean something. Brilliant.

I wasn’t there when MY father passed away…. He had leukemia and was in Oklahoma City, I lived in Corpus Christi, Tx. in 1974. My parents were divorced two years, I was 9, my dad was 34. This song hits me EVERY SINGLE TIME. My brother just passed in February from leukemia, he lived in Hawaii and I’m in Houston, Texas. If you still have your parents and siblings, tell them you love them every chance you get. You just never know when the last time you speak to them if it truly is the last time.

@Killermcknight

Ай бұрын

That’s horrible. I’m so sorry you lost your dad at such a young age, and your brother recently. We definitely try to always let our loved ones know how much we care about them.

I love how they started with the children's choir and then added the adult choir. What a great picture that made with the lyrics!

This was pure 80s! I was in college

They still sing to this day maybe look at one of their most recent performances of course they are a lot older now

Mike and the Mechanics were definitely the 80's. Michael Rutherford did his solo stuff (Mike and the Mechanics) after leaving Genesis (or possibly as a side project).

@shayneramsay1388

Ай бұрын

most of it was side projects which Phil and Peter also did while still working on new stuff for Genesis, Word of Mouth is another great song from the band also

@DocRock67

27 күн бұрын

Mike never left Genesis. Like all the other members he started solo projects in between Genesis albums/tours. First he recorded two solo albums (Smallcreep’s Day and Acting Very Strange), then he founded Mike & The Mechanics.

@DocRock67

27 күн бұрын

@@shayneramsay1388Peter never started any solo actives as long as he was in Genesis. When they recorded The Lamb there was a request by William Friedkin, he wanted Peter to work with him on a screenplay. But this project never got under way.

The guitar player was in Genesis and Phil colllins

The song is beautiful. It's a lesson in life, that's unfortunately too often ignored. Carrick's voice is superb.

This group was formed including former members of GENESIS. Hence the Phil Collins feel.

I love my dad with all my heart he will be 90 this September but was diagnosed with terminal cancer in February then suddenly my lovely mum passed away two weeks ago ago from pneumonia.We have her funeral this Friday.I wish they could be here forever,I’ve spent so much time with them but it’s gone too quickly.

Every time I hear this song, it just hits me to my core and I choke up. My father passed away three years ago and I wasn't there. Prior to that we had not spoken in over a decade. Forever my biggest regret. I miss you Pop.

@LordEagle

Ай бұрын

😭😭😭😭😭👍

You were close guys, it was Mike Rutherford from Genisis.

Love that song, makes me appreciate that I still have my old man! I will be going to give him a hug tomorrow. Doesn't have to be parental, the message is don't take tomorrow for granted

Well hello there you 2. Love seeing yalls faces. This is such a beautiful song. See My high school years were 87-91. Such good music then. ❤😊

UK here.. I'm a boomer, remember this song (late 80's I think) so much.. Still makes me cry, even more so now both my parents have passed, and wish I could have just one more day with them, so many things left unsaid..

@Killermcknight

21 күн бұрын

It really is hard to go through life and never once feel like you wished you’d said something to someone that you could not longer talk to. 😞 Sorry for both of your losses.

God damn Millennials!!!!!!!!

@Killermcknight

Ай бұрын

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@karenj3611

Ай бұрын

😂😂

I First heard This Song While Holding My New Born Daughter. She Was Born On 1st June. My Father, Died The Year Before. His Birthday Was 1st May. 32 Years Later My Daughter Gave Birth To her Daughter Also On 1st May. This Song Will Always Hold a Place In My Heart.

A stunning piece of work, beautifully sung .....

This song hits home for all those who lost someone before they could reconcile.

.. Poul Carrack, lead singer of Mike and the Mechanics back then.. He still got this amazingly beautiful voice to this day..

" BA Robertson wrote the first verse before his father died in 1986, the same year Mike Rutherford lost his dad. The pair composed the music based on the verse, and Robertson later came up with the second verse. The final verse didn't come to him until shortly before the song was recorded. Robertson was staying at a hotel in Los Angeles, he has recalled going outside to a garden when the verse came to him. He was working with Rutherford when he got a phone call saying that his dad had died, which is reflected in the opening lines of this verse: "I wasn't there that morning. When my father passed away." Three months before his father died, Robertson's son was born, which we hear in the line: "I'm sure I heard his echo. In my baby's new born tears." " I was going to paraphrase that background story to the song but tbh I'll just thank Tom Eames who wrote it for Smooth radio. Also worth mentioning that lead singer Paul Carrack had also lost his dad aged 11, so there was a common understanding between them It's a blinder of a song, one of those which will stand the test of time as long as there are means to hear it. Always evokes an inevitable reaction from me. Thanks for reacting to it.🙏👍

I remember this song when it first came out, sill powerful as ever♪♫♪ Thank you for taking the time to make and post this excellent video♪♫♪

Mike Rutherford genesis guitarist nis father died the same year his son was born inspired him to write this masterpiece,I also wasn’t there when my father passed away and I had so many unanswered questions for him this song cracks me every time even tho it’s 15 years since my dad died

This song gets me every time I hear it since my dads passing in 2012

This was when Genesis splintered and Collins took over. Gabriel and Rutherford started doing their own works and abandoned prog for main stream pop/rock. They took advantage of the MTV era, and stayed on the charts till the early 90s. Its amazing how much of a 180 they did musically from their heavy prog work.

In 2014 my dad died suddenly at his apartment. I had to identify his body where he was found, toughest thing I've ever had to do. As I was leaving in my car I turned on the radio literally just as this song came on. I had to pull over and compose myself.

The tissues come in handy when you hear this song for the first time after you have lost a parent. 😢

The singer Paul Carrick's dad died in a mining accident when Paul was a toddler. The song was written by Mike Rutherford and BA Robertson after their dads died around the same time .

Mike and the Mechanics (stylised as Mike + The Mechanics) are an English rock supergroup formed in Dover in 1985 by Mike Rutherford, initially as a side project during a hiatus period for his other group Genesis. Paul Carrack sings lead vocals on the track. "The Living Years". Another great track by this band was my personal favourite "All I need is a miracle". Great band.

Think existentialism. You only get one chance to live, so live the best you can in every day.

Another tear jerker is " Seasons in the Sun" by Terry Jacks

@bostonwhofan

Ай бұрын

Also "Tears In Heaven" by Eric Clapton and "All Of My Love" by Led Zeppelin. 2 songs written about children of the song writers passing away in tragic ways WAY too soon.

@BertSmithLondon

16 күн бұрын

@@bostonwhofan I would say Honey, by Bobby Goldsboro.

This song hit the airwaves on the brink of the 1990s and was a nominee for both the Record of the Year and Song of the Year Grammy awards for 1989, both being won by "Wind Beneath My Wings" (sung by Bette Midler).

Mike Rutherford was the bassist for the band Genesis. I have the original vinyl when this first came out. At 70 it still makes me sad.

Almost Phil Collins, as in Mike Rutherford was the guitarist of Genesis, the Mechanics was his side project

You know greatness when a song can move you to tears ❤

My dad died in 1991 and I miss him every day. I just wish he could have seen me married to the love of my life and being happy at long last.

This is beautiful. ❤ My oldest brother passed a few days ago aged 78, very peacefully. He was the oldest of 8 and Im the youngest so we had our moments. Love you and miss you Klobbie ❤❤ Have you reacted to any of John Farnhams beautiful songs. He is our Aussie G.O.A.T.. You will love him. ❤❤

@RobynHurley-zp9sh

7 күн бұрын

❤ I'm sorry for your loss

Paul Carrack, 'The Man With the Golden Voice', as well as being an outstanding singer, wrote a huge internationally bestselling hit 'How Long', when he was with the band 'Ace'.

Great notice. Mike Rutherford (the Mike in Mike & the Mechanics) was in Genesis with Phil Collins.

I've never really listened closely to the lyrics of 'The Living Years', but now that I have - I appreciate what a moving message the song's lyrics send. I lost my own father in December 2008, and though we were always close, I'll admit that we didn't always 'see eye to eye', and since he spent his final hours in a coma, I never had the chance to explain how I really felt toward him. There's another song you should react to. It follows the same theme, (i.e. the aftermath of losing a loved one,) and is by the UK garage/hip hop band 'The Streets'. The track is 'Never Went to Church' and is available on KZread. (just search for "never went to church the streets".) This particular piece expresses the feelings of The Streets' front man (Mike Skinner) on the loss of his own father, and I'm not ashamed to admit that I cry every time I hear that one. (On a brighter side, the accompanying video has some beautiful snowy shots of the English Lake District in Winter, in the Lakeside/Newby Bridge/Haverthwaite area.)

I can only say that we all need to feel the awful loss! My Dad passed away in Malta while I could not get to him! I was told by phone by a poor women who was arranging his body being repatriated and I did not know he had passed away. She must have been devastated to pass on this news! I hope she was able to come to terms with it! God Bless that poor women❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤