Played this at my dad's funeral so true ...beautiful song ..

This is The Greatest song ever written past or present, period

If this song doesn't make you shed tears I feel sorry for you 😢❤

My Dad cried when this came out . He was only 13 when his Father died. I was lucky to have my Champion untill he passed at 96.

Makes me cry every time. Wasn't there that morning when my father passed away. Miss him SO 😢.

@kittensanddaisies5615

18 күн бұрын

Same here. This song hits hard since my dad passed. I miss him so much.

@adamant2307

2 күн бұрын

God hears your pain. You can leave every hurt, every pain at the feet of the cross that His son Jesus died on . For free.. just for you and me. I have very difficult childhood myself, my father still alive, and stepfather passed but he was saved.

I never knew my real dad ..now i have the most wonderful heavenly father who will never leave me or abandon me Thanks be to God ! 🙏

One of the most PERFECT songs ever written !!!!!!

@studedude56

Жыл бұрын

Agreed! Impactful lyrics!

@salvatoreconcuore465

Жыл бұрын

so true 🤝

@garyt19651

Жыл бұрын

I agree

@m118lr

7 ай бұрын

..so, SO TRUE.

@BenedettoPennato

5 ай бұрын

Yes, nothing could have been better… lyrics, music, arrangements and vocal performance… It’s a masterpiece!

Lost my dad 2 years ago we had great relationship but this song makes me cry everttime 😢x

Beautiful song, it makes me cry every time I hear it.

This is one of my favourite songs. 😍

Because of this song, I did. In his living years. God Bless!

@garyt19651

Жыл бұрын

Good for you ! My Dad and I didn't. He passed away when I just turned 16. It's like this song was written for me. He NEVER spoke of what he saw in WWII A WWII infantryman, 4 amphibious landings , a purple heart, bronze star , his division saw more active days in combat than any other which took me 30 years to find this all out after his death. I believe all this hardened him to the point that he could not not show his emotions to me. I surely wish he had. Its been 51 years since he died and I have never gotten over it and never will. This song does help me every time I listen to it though.

@lauramitchell6725

5 ай бұрын

@@garyt19651😢

If it doesn't touch your heart I don't know what will

Honest question: is there ANYONE who can hear this song without tears welling up in their eyes and/or getting goosebumps??? The entire band, Paul on vocals, and the kids as backing singers just takes it to a whole new level of anthem 🥰

@janeclark4643

Ай бұрын

Definitely 💯 not me ❤❤❤

@tedbartlettvideochannel5740

Ай бұрын

Nope

@stdoug4552

Ай бұрын

Nop

@kittensanddaisies5615

18 күн бұрын

Definitely not.

@joseadaoribeiro8963

3 күн бұрын

Me dá arrepio de quando escuto essa música me dá saudade de meu pai que partiu ha dêz anos essa música me faz chorar toda vez que ouso😪😪

REST IN PEACE DAD 😥😥😥😥🙏🙏🙏

I tear up every time I hear this . My Dad told he was sorry for not being a better Dad on the day he died, I said don't worry I always loved you anyway.

@jasonedwards7142

Жыл бұрын

No son is ever a perfect son , as well as no dad is ever a perfect dad, but the love is unrivalled, and never diminishes, shout out to all the sons listenening to this in 2022, 29 years since I lost my dad. Xx

@cafireman

Жыл бұрын

:’(

@gerrymcglynn7390

8 ай бұрын

My Dad never told me. 🙄 😮❤

@keithedmundson6262

7 ай бұрын

​@@gerrymcglynn7390my dad doesn't tell me.i know he does and I'm sure your dad's the same

@alanserjeant4947

7 ай бұрын

@@gerrymcglynn7390 Some Dads let the Mums handle that sort of stuff. Doesn't mean they don't love you. They just can't express it.

Real music. Real emotion. It hits me everytime. Father and sons.

Mike and the angels caused a few tears for me 😢 how i miss my Dad after over 50 years later ❤

I cannot hear this without crying… my relationship with my father or lack thereof.. then my failure to be a good father myself… so much regret..

@garyt19651

Жыл бұрын

I hear you

Carrack has to be the most underrated singer ever, voice is magic.

@mattyjlawrence

3 жыл бұрын

Couldn't agree more..

@GuitarTuningOnline

3 жыл бұрын

By whom???

@Chris-jm4zk

3 жыл бұрын

Lol ok how about “unheralded”? Obscure? There a lot of people who know the voice and not the singer.

@Majtaz12

2 жыл бұрын

This song hits home, my Father passed away before got to him tell I loved him. He died on my Son’s birthday. This song really hurts every time I hear it.

@johnh8705

2 жыл бұрын

Magic? He's a one hit wonder.

Paul Carrack what a voice , this song gets me every time.

@fritzcat6198

9 ай бұрын

I believe his name is Paul Young.

@kbrewski1

4 ай бұрын

​@@fritzcat6198 Wrong.

@richhaller7508

2 күн бұрын

@@fritzcat6198 Two different guys who both sang lead for M and the M.

It was my dad’s heavenly birthday 2 days ago.😢 this song means so much to me. I started to get close to him after my mum passed, he was a lost soul following losing her. He was a wonderful, kind, generous man. he was also clever and hard working. The world is a poorer place without him. He got to see his first grandchild which was special. We were back to 4 generations alive together for a while. RIP dad, hope you and mum are still all square after each round 💙

Dedicated this song to my dad , who passed before my 2 child was born . Always and forever in my heart.xx

So so beautiful. So much sincere feeling ❤

This song made me appreciate my dad so much more when I was 11...At 37, I lost the most wonderful dad ever. After 9 years I still tear up when I hear this. RIP, Dad.

I can’t listen to this anymore because I bawl my eyes out 😢

Such a sad, beautiful song. Paul Carrack is a year younger than me, and he can still sing better than 99% of today's artists.

Loving this in Dec. 2023! Timeless message that will never end! It is priceless! Thank you Paul! 😊You are one of the best singers ever!!! ❤❤❤

This is a great song to express one's grief after losing someone close to you. I miss my Dad every day.

Great emotional song about relationships and regrets. My parents both died 10 years ago,so I feel this song.We got along mostly,but there are always things you wish were different .

This song makes me think of someone who wasn't my father, but was very nice to me when I was 11, 12, 13, 14 years old in the early 1980s, who, alas, passed away in September 2020

My dad and I were never as close as my brother and sister were to him. But as I grew older and became a dad myself we became closer. I took my parents out for lunch at the end of October 2023. He told me he was proud of me. I told him I loved him. 2 weeks later the big man passed away. Love you forever Dad. Thank you for everything you did for me. You are missed everyday x

When I try to think of the greatest songs of all time, this one is always high up on my list... Absolutely stunning song. Heartbreaking, beautiful, melancholy, hopeful. A true classic.

@jpfab5

Жыл бұрын

Same. Super sad but so optimistic at the same time

@robertsmyth1313

4 ай бұрын

Totally agree ...never knew my dad just that i was named after him....now I know my heavenly Father and that's all that matters - thanks you Jesus ! Amen

Saw him play this at the Royal Albert Hall last week and we were all in tears again then.

I'm missing you dad.......it's lonely without you! It was your birthday yesterday......Your grand daughter is thriving, wish you could be there to see her graduate!

I miss you Daddy. This song echoes the struggles my father and I had with each other. He died on February 23, 2015 without me telling him how much I loved him. I’m so sorry!! I miss you so much!! Your son Ralph

wow i never knew this song until today Friday September 1 2023 ❤❤❤❤❤🙏✌️☀️💪😇🕊

One of my very favorite songs and hope my children will play it at MY funeral !

I was 19 when this song came out and fought with my old man every day, I'm 49 now and he has terminal cancer, can't listen to this song without tearing up, don't let the sun go down on an argument people, bury the hatchet before it's too late, I'm gonna miss him like crazy when he goes.

@Waitukubuli

4 жыл бұрын

Don't wait until next week to do thism from someone who lost his dad in 1996 when I was 21: Tell him you love him, that you're you're thankful for everything he has done for you, that you understand how tough it was for him in raising you, that you will always be thinking of him, that will be okay financially after he goes (whether it's true or not doesn't matter, but it will make him be able to let go better), and tell him that you look forward to seeing him in heaven along with your other deceased ancestors. Also, visualize yourself in the future and think of all other things you didn't say to him. Say it to him now. You are doing all of this not for him BUT FOR YOUR OWN PEACE OF MIND. . And a big hug to you, brother.

@Keithbarber

4 жыл бұрын

I always liked this song from when it was released in 1989, but in 2007, it took on extra meaning after Sunday 30/12/2007, my dad was seriously I'll in hospital, we had a phone call from the hospital (whipps cross London) to say he had taken a turn for the worse, and I went to the hospital, but hadn't even got on the bus when I was phoned to say he had died - I returned home And the words in the third verse now take on the extra special meaning, and consider the link between the events of that day and lyrics ☆ "I wasnt there that morning when my father passed away, I didn't get to tell him all the things I had to say" ☆ It all adds up to Make this song more poignant for me, brings a lump to my throat and my eyes moist, it's got extra special meaning

@jmallen1962

3 жыл бұрын

It is to late to say you are sorry when you a leaning over a casket.

@JCSuperstar777

2 жыл бұрын

Great post.

@Giova6035

Жыл бұрын

@@Waitukubuli Absolutely beautiful what you wrote, life is so short. It will end and then we Wonder how time just flew by so quick........

The beauty of those sweet kids doing background. I wonder often if they understood the meaning behind the lyrics they sang. Beautiful song.

Superb, very meaningful, goosepump and tear rolled up everytime I heard.

One of the most beautiful and powerful song... Still listening now

pure voice. Take notes generation of singers today

The most uniquely moving song ever. It's all about the need for and the power of forgiveness. We must never hold on to grudges. We lost our eldest granddaughter at the age of 20. What a loss, family have never recovered. Do what you need to do in the living years

A wonderful song of forgiveness. I pray to God in the name of his son Jesus and my savior to please teach me the forgiveness I need to forgive my father.

Lost my dad in 1992. Can't hear this song without crying!

@grahambain92

5 ай бұрын

I was at a Paul Carrack gig about 3 months after my dad died after a long battle with Parkinsons, when he sang this I was in bits.

@royrump7532

2 ай бұрын

for me the same lost my dad in 2014@69...still miss him

This song had new meaning to me, when I stood next to my dad's coffin at sixteen, wishing I had told him how much I loved him and how proud I was of him and I forgive him. I have carried that regret since. I cry as I'm writing this. This song, means so much

@StratMatt777

7 ай бұрын

According to the hundreds (or thousands?) of Near Death Experience stories on KZread where people temporarily died and went to heaven and returned... you will be reunited and you will have the opportunity to say what you wish you had.

@robc.5745

5 ай бұрын

I'm sure a lot of people have been in that position, Bless you.

@ezpowell

4 ай бұрын

Even if you never said it you feel it now

@howiemicks5603

4 ай бұрын

When I prayed at my Dad’s grave I asked him to forgive me. I blamed him for my shortcomings and failings. When he died (unexpectedly) I had just entered rehab for alcoholism. GOD put me right where I needed to be and I have not drank or drugged since. (March 15, 2000) Love you Dad. ❤️✊🙏✝️

Omg what a performance!! Listening this in 2021 ☝️✅

@sherrynalder1359

Жыл бұрын

2023 here.

@gerrytaylor5137

8 ай бұрын

August 2023 for me……I listen to this song weekly…..it’s a blessing for the soul…

One of the best rock songs ever written. No debate.

@joehall7883

Жыл бұрын

You are correct.

@salvatoreconcuore465

Жыл бұрын

Laura so true your comment 🤝

@KnuckleheadParker

5 ай бұрын

Even better than “Silent Running”? “Take the children and yourself and hide out in the cellar”

@kbrewski1

4 ай бұрын

Do you know who wrote it? The tall bearded guy playing guitar behind Paul Carrack. MIKE RUTHERFORD. As in MIKE + Mechanics. As in, original GENESIS bass and lead guitarist for 55 years.

Excellent that he gave all those children an opportunity to gain experience at singing in front of a huge audience.

Can't help but admire Carrack's focus on his vocal, and it shows: he sounds fantastic.

Goosebumps. My 5 year old sat with me in silence Mesmerized by this performance.

One of the most beautiful songs ever with lyrics which are oh so true. Still touches my soul 30 years after my father died.

I wasn't there ..... I'm sorry dad!! Miss you💖

This song says it all takes a lot of listening,I was not there back in 72 when my father died he died in hospital which was a 5 minute drive away from my home and I’m 80 years old now and it’s something I’ve regretted ever since,love you dad

One of the most powerful songs ever, this was only a few months before Alan Murphy died bless him. 👌😢

This song just hits home for me

Paul Carrack shows off his amazing voice on this timeless classic! Great song.

Paul Carrack!!! What a voice, what a singer!!!!!

Great passion from Paul Carrack whose father died when he was just 11 years old. In an interview Paul said his father was a "great guy". "Death is not the opposite of Life. Death is the opposite of Birth." --Eckhart Tolle

I can't help but wonder how many parents have passed away where their children have regrets of not having reconciled before their passing. So sad to think of that.

THIS SONG CHOKES ME UP SING IT LOUD!

Maybe the greatest vocalist of our generation, pure magic

My father could have cared less about me. It was all about my twin sister, my other two sisters and my brother. I tried so many times to tell him I loved him, and was proud of him, but always got brushed off. He barely ever told me he loved me . The morning he passed away, I told him I loved him, and kissed him goodbye.

@patriciarushmore4857

3 ай бұрын

Thanks for listening to my comment about my father. I have had a chance to read some of your comments too, and found I like a lot of your comments also.

Unbelievably beautiful voice. The lyrics can't help but touch your heart. Leaves me speechless.

The last verse has a special poingancy for me now.........3:58............My dad passed away peacefully on 10 April 2023. That verse of this song will resonate with me forever...... 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 RIP Mr. Albert Wayne Siegel!!!

Paul has such a soulful voice. You really sense he means what he is singing.

@Agnethatheredhairkid

Жыл бұрын

@ Mmsiphonevinyls1027: He certainly does. Paul lost his own father at the age of 11 in an accident at work.

@kbrewski1

4 ай бұрын

But Mike Rutherford wrote the song after talking with Paul.

LOVE THIS SONG, it reminds me SO much of my Dad, whom I loved so dearly. When I had the news that my Dad had passed, and whilst on my way to see him, to say my final goodbye, ironically this song played on the radio during my drive there. It remains a very important song in my life. Thank you so much.xx

This song gets me everytime . Very relevant.

Just like many I break down in tears at the end of this song, my Dad had a stroke that got him into a three days coma before he passed, ....so I didn't get to tell him all the things I had to say either. This song always bring back his memory to me.

one of the best male singers in pop music with one of the most beautiful songs.

This song hits hard! miss you dad😢

Paul Carrack and Richard Page ( Mr Mister) we're one of the finest vocalists they deserved to even be more bigger stars... Absolutely luv both of them their live performances are better than the ones on the album and very few artists can boast that kind of ability to sing live with such passion...

I lost my Dad in 1997, he never said much but he didn't have to, a wonderful man.

This was my sisters funeral song she passed at 35 years old .Thank you for this great song has a lot of memories in our family

@janeclark4643

Ай бұрын

Bless you ❤❤❤

One of the greatest songs ever written and sang very beautiful 😍

It’s amazing that when you’re young you hear these songs but don’t really understand or take in the lyrics. I’m 41 now and have vivid memories of hearing this song and Don Henley’s “the end of the innocence” riding down the highway with my parents while growing up in Virginia. The songs really bring back memories and take on a whole new meaning as you get older.

Mum and dad came out to NZ from Uk 1979. Dads health wasnt good so we paid for a trip for them. Our first son was born in October that year, Dad died the following month back in the UK. We managed to get a photo album over before he passed. Dad and myself never really got on in my youth but he was always there for me. When I sugggested I wanted to come to NZ at the age of 19 he mortgaged the house to get me here. Mum lived on till.2003 and saw both the kids grow in many more visits here. Dont ever let your parents slip out of your lives regardless.

@jesusislukeskywalker4294

4 ай бұрын

🙏 amen

@andygray6749

Ай бұрын

Love your comments, I left UK when I was 19, emigrated to Australia,, mum came out to visit a couple of times,, but could never get dad on a plane,, he passed 30yrs ago,, I got there for funeral, but not in time to say goodbye to him,,, this song always brings tears to my eyes,,,,

This is a World Heritage!!! 💙💚💛🧡❤ When You Love Someone: SAY IT LOUD!!! SAY IT CLEAR!! 💖

My dad died the night before I was going to see him the next morning this song is a tough one but its the truth.

This fuckin guy. God damn. All star singer.

My absent father died and refused to give me answers I had about my heritage. I hate him for that. I was a soldier for 23 years and ensured even through my absences in Iraq, Afghanistan, Bosnia, Kosovo, Northern Ireland and some others. My two daughters will have the answers regarding everything about me and my past. I saw my father when he was alive about 4 times I recall. That's unforgivable for whatever reasons he had. This song gives me hope, sadness, love and forgiveness.

@josephnaldi3467

3 жыл бұрын

My father wasn't present in my life I know how you feel all the hate anger and resentment was eating me up, when I was able to forgive him I became free of all that. I needed to learn how to forgive so that I to could receive forgiveness.

@stevegiu4232

6 ай бұрын

Let it go brother!...heal up and be good to yourself!!

I CAN'T Believe 16 people really don't like this! To Bad really. Maybe one day, They will like this song before it's to late! Best Wishes.... 💯💓💪👪🎸😁👍

The orchestra with the children singing along this song...chills...just chills...

Let's not forget the great MIKE RUTHERFORD, the Mike in Mike + Mechanics, and the lifelong bass and lead guitarist of GENESIS who WROTE this song. (For those that don't know, he's the tall bearded guy behind Carrack.)

This song remembers my dad years ago he passed away rest in peace

I wonder if those kids up there singing know today just how lucky they were...

@joelmathiason6070

4 жыл бұрын

they know now I'm sure.

@ferminmunoz2669

4 жыл бұрын

I

@danielolson5378

3 жыл бұрын

It should be a memory of a lifetime to sing and share stage with Mike & The Mechanics doing this song!!

@BossySwan

3 жыл бұрын

Every generation gets to sing with Paul

@cairopablo6505

2 жыл бұрын

Not sure if you guys gives a shit but if you guys are stoned like me during the covid times you can stream pretty much all the latest movies on instaflixxer. I've been watching with my brother recently :)

There is a powerful message in the song for all living human just hope we get it before it’s too late❤

amazing singer ! wonderful warm voice, he touched hearts in a second

Daughter and me now estranged. This hits home.

Guys, what happened to music? Songs like this that you can relate to, actually feel emotion from music. The lead singer is amazing!!

@joehall7883

Жыл бұрын

Good question...I've been wondering what happened to music .....for years!

@imanoldurham5395

Жыл бұрын

Rap

@imanoldurham5395

Жыл бұрын

Rap, that's wath happened to music.

@MrLeeholmes

Жыл бұрын

Paul Carrack from Sheffield, fabulous singer, great concerts if you get to see him 👌

@oliveringram3056

9 ай бұрын

I think you are missing the C in front.....RAP @@imanoldurham5395

Beautiful Song...Wow !!! Children's Choir is ALWAYS the Best .. Brings Back my memories of school days ....:)

This song hits so close to home.

This song is a lyrical masterpiece.

@kbrewski1

4 ай бұрын

Thanks to Mike Rutherford.

Great tune and lyrics. I love this song because of its positive message about loving our parents everyday.Bring them flowers to their tumbs must be too late.

I wasn't there that morning when my father passed away......didn't get to tell him all the things I had to say

This song talks to me 🥲❤️❤️❤️

I lost my Father 3 months ago He was my best Buddy

After all these years still the best performance of this touching song.

Great live performance song, timeless

My dad dropped down dead. I was distraught. There were, after the fact, so many things I wanted to tell him. Like you're the best and thank you.