A great composer and a vastly under-rated singer.

@Deejaay83urj38

Жыл бұрын

Oh yeah

Have loved this song since I was 12 years old back in 1968. A dear friend and I would play it over & over on the stereo in her room and sing our hearts out. I didn't think anyone remembered this song but me! When I mention it people think I'm nuts. Now I can show them I'm not.

@Deejaay83urj38

Жыл бұрын

I'm dismayed to hear that this classic is not known

@Farrierdownunder

Жыл бұрын

Great song from an outstanding artist

@maureenmckernan6518

Ай бұрын

I Have searched for this song for years 2024 have finally found iti.

@Godhelpus.

Ай бұрын

Beautiful song.

I love this song so much. Loved in 1968 when it first came out 🥰❤

@Deejaay83urj38

Жыл бұрын

Oh it's divine

I've known this song for years, but I had only ever heard the Craig Scott version. Neil (and Howie) did write so many great songs!

After all these years i knew all thr words. Songs of the seventies were grest.

@Deejaay83urj38

Жыл бұрын

Never ever to be bettered Not possible

Beautiful song Beautiful voice.

@mervromeo8193

2 жыл бұрын

Now I know why it was only ever released in Australia as a single

I just love this song.It really shows what a great voice he has.

What a gem. Haven't heard in years.

Such a beautiful song with beautiful words.

This song was controversial in the US, especially in the bible belt. It failed to chart. But it reached No 1 on the Australian charts in 1968.

@multigerbs550

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah I remember it great song!

@andrewthornhill7042

Жыл бұрын

@What would I know I think Sedaka recorded this in Australia, along with 'Wheeling, West Virginia'.

@Deejaay83urj38

Жыл бұрын

@@andrewthornhill7042 no way! I had no idea he'd been down. 🇦🇺

@tanariver86

Жыл бұрын

huge hit in Australia.

@paulnorton2885

Жыл бұрын

And soon afterwards a more humorous treatment of a similar topic, "The Orange and the Green" by the Irish Rovers, also charted in Australia.

One of Sedaka's sweetest songs.

This somewhat psychedelic piece was Neil's biggest hit in Australia, spending seven weeks at Number One.

@fossie32

5 ай бұрын

Why do you think it's psychedelic?

@brookcrowley4254

5 ай бұрын

@@fossie32 it featured the harpsichord, which gave the song a psychedelic sound.

@fossie32

5 ай бұрын

Oh right thanks I love the music as well as the song :)

Will this timeless classic, beautiful masterpiece, ever get old Never From the era of explosive talent, never to be repeated, when the craft of music shone like stars in the sky and divine back up lifted the wonderfulness to a level of sublime that set the senses alight

His best song yet so unknown

@whatwouldiknow1759

2 жыл бұрын

Maybe unknown in the USA, but a big hit in Australia. Reached No.1.

Currently dealing with a spiritual/religious relationship he said 2 souls seeing one god from their own eyes💖💖💖💖💏

My sister and I used to play this in the late 1970s - I had it in my mind it was called Father, Dear Father

Took me ages to identify this song off the radio and to my joy I finally found it after about 2 hours on lyrics search with just the words "Neil Sedaka" and "love" (It's all I had, & he's written/sang bucketloads of "love" type songs)... the great singer Neil just NAILS this one; it is so haunting and sends me chills every time I hear it. Very meaningful lyrics, a rare gem!

@Deejaay83urj38

Жыл бұрын

It's just superb. Stunning beautiful

@MichaelJ44

10 ай бұрын

Surprised you found it. 99% of Neils songs have been about Love lol

Magnificent thanks for the upload.

Love this song

reading 'South of the border, west of the sun' and I needed to be in the right mood of the story...

@abdullahelgamal3755

2 жыл бұрын

Hi Gina. At first I thought that this is the one in the book, but the actual one is star crossed lovers by Duke Ellington. I hope you can listen to it soon. Enjoy ✌🏼🎶

This is Neil's most emotional song that I have have truly loved since I first heard it in the early 1970s. When I interviewed Neil in his mother-in-law's flat in NYC in August 1993, he said he would not re-record it for stereo because the lyrics are outdated. The song was of a demo version recording that occurred in a small studio with Neil and Howie at the dials. For further details, listen to my KZread interview.

@paulbarry9837

4 жыл бұрын

Michael Turner hello Michael, I’ve really enjoyed listening to your interview with Neil. Star Crossed Lovers is an incredible song. It meant a great deal to me back in the early nineties when as a CofE Christian I fell for a girl Whos faith forbid us from being together. It’s interesting for Neil to say he was thinking more of skin colour than faith.

@michaelturner7949

4 жыл бұрын

@@paulbarry9837 Thank you for your moving story.

@mervromeo8193

2 жыл бұрын

Now I know why it was only released as a single

@stevenhickey1800

2 жыл бұрын

Thankyou.

@Deejaay83urj38

Жыл бұрын

Me too Micheal

i have loved this song since i was a school girlin the early seventies

Fantastic.

Had a star cross lover in Perth she’s on the other side now meet you at the crossover Angie love you

one my favourite song of all time

@Deejaay83urj38

Жыл бұрын

And mine

Bella e c'è anche in versione italiano.Bellissima voce

pretty hard-rockin' stuff...

He could hit those high notes

this song hey jude out of the number one postion after its 15 week run at the top

I have the single of this song

Anyone hearing Corelli here?

This is the best, is there an mp3 avaible of it?

I’ve always believed that this song was about a Catholic young man wanting to marry a non-Catholic young woman. After all, “Father dear father” is said several times, as if he is asking a priest for permission to marry his fiancée; he says that they “believe in the same God, but see Him through different eyes,” & in the real world at the time, the news frequently reported on the strife between Catholics & Protestants in Northern Ireland.

Does anybody know where this was televised please? I am writing a book on his stay in Australia (1968-69) to tour and make an album. It looks like Bandstand Australia sets?

@vintagevideoclips

12 күн бұрын

Hi yes clip from 2 November 1968 Neil Sedaka Special Bandstand

@happyolddude

11 күн бұрын

@@vintagevideoclips Thank you so much.

I'm assuming a Catholic falls in love with a Protestant.

@wayneharper2429

2 жыл бұрын

Pretty close to the mark I'd say... could well apply to two people of any two different faiths, especially if they are diametrically opposed.

@Ladeenian

Жыл бұрын

I’ve always believed that this song was about a Catholic young man wanting to marry a non-Catholic young woman. After all, “Father dear father” is said several times, as if he is asking a priest for permission to marry his fiancée; he says that they “believe in the same God, but see Him through different eyes,” & in the real world at the time, the news frequently reported on the strife between Catholics & Protestants in Northern Ireland.

@annemarieairlie8281

6 ай бұрын

Love this song.