They knocked our house down in NH in 1970. Community lost forever. Imagine leaving your baby in the pram outside your house these days. What replaced these communities were largely soulless places to sleep. Cultural and social vandalism on a grand scale. Well presented pic's here.

I wrote this song a few years ago now , its about the days when the streets where a safe place to live and children played out for hours hope you like it many thanks pete.

@peteseeldjango1950

9 жыл бұрын

writing some new songs , I will put them on soon as. thanks for listening to my other songs and comments pete

@maureensuzanne4480

7 жыл бұрын

so good

@lucyseel3312

7 жыл бұрын

Maureen suzanne thank you Maureen cheers pete

@trudilm3864

3 жыл бұрын

It's a memorable song, I wish you hadn't had cause to write it.

@keithdavies1395

2 жыл бұрын

@@trudilm3864 I can't disagree with you there sweet.

No comments for a long time but rest assured this song is still out there and was recommended by KZread after I was listening to the Weavers. Brought a lump to my throat. Happy memories of so long ago.

@jakeoneill9975

2 жыл бұрын

Its a great song!

@ElizabethShaw-dk6gu

7 ай бұрын

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@ElizabethShaw-dk6gu

7 ай бұрын

A place i was born in Mansfield Notts😢😢

A beautiful but achingly sad song. So true. A lost world.

love the song, i was born on Lancashire street in the 60s,and was 12 when we moved out because they was knocking them down, i still dont know why,because the houses around it,are still there, memories

@lucyblu6972

6 жыл бұрын

Sorry for late reply,but thank you very much,love your words cheers pete

fabulous song takes me back when folk were nice people ,and help was always at hand thank you peter for the lovely words true meanings roxy blu xxx

@joseph_joe5014

8 жыл бұрын

could you possibly write out the lyrics and chords for this wonderful song ?

@lucyseel3312

7 жыл бұрын

joseph_joe Joe sorry for very late reply would you still like me to send you the lyrics and chords ,my email is Paisley kaftan@live.co.uk many thanks pete

@katymac6525

4 жыл бұрын

Oldham was a great place

@Peter-tu1qp

3 жыл бұрын

Well said Peter. Brings me bk 2 my childhood.

brilliant. heard this song a while back through my nan and grandad. im a 20 year old singersonger from north wales, lyrics like this inspire me to do what i do. x

Just reading the comments on here for the first time, brings a tear to my eye. As a child, when we visited my uncle Pete, my dad would always take his guitar and together they would play songs and we would sing along, “Streets of London, Ob-La-Di Ob-La-Da, Puff The Magic Dragon” etc... Pete had a lovely soft vocal, so when he sung this song it sounded lovely. Listening to the lyrics again and looking at the old photos on the video, you can almost put yourself in those old streets and housing estates. My mum and Pete, along with all their brothers and sisters “grew up” in Newton Heath Manchester, where there’s been lots of renovation, which leads us to think that’s how things would have been and the lyrics take you there. Pete was very gifted with a guitar in his hands, a talented song writer that never really took it seriously, he just loved playing. It is with sadness and regret that he passed away last year from illness, but I’ll always remember him playing this song.

@keithdavies1395

2 жыл бұрын

Do you not have any tapes of him singing?

Wold not go anywhere without my dog EVER

Brilliant song but it brings tears to my eyes every time

I love this. Thank you so much for putting it on. The music and the photos together are beautiful.

What brilliant lyrics, this will relate to many people from a past that many people can still relate to. Genuine people who were the salt of the earth.

We used to sing this at my primary school in Doncaster :)

Nice. Enjoyed this song & brought a tear to my eye. I'm from the North-West - now living in Canada - but I still miss traditions like this. Progress marches on - it's mainly a good thing, but it has its casualties.

@johnsullivan186

5 жыл бұрын

wartmiller It’s not a good thing.

Married a Lancahire lass in the 50's and lived for years in 2 up 2 down outside loo in Wigan. Moved on and lived everwhere. Really love to hear all the folk music Houghton's.... 5P's... I do miss those Lancashre years...Thanks for the memories

Pete. A very moving song and you can imagine the anguish it would cause to a pensioner who had spent 50 years in a terraced house having to pack up. Love the line about not having a suitcase big enough to hold my memories. Really poignant line. Nice song and i can relate to all of it

@peteseeldjango1950

10 жыл бұрын

thank you very much for your nice words.

@peteseeldjango1950

9 жыл бұрын

pete seel thanks to you to take care pete

@peteseeldjango1950

9 жыл бұрын

Andy Haslam thanks andy nice one for the message take care pete

@lucyblu6972

5 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much ,lovely comment take care peter

@lizzielemont5485

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much very welcome pete

Daddy asked me this week if I d ever heard this song.. I said no. I knew it meant something to him for him to ask me this. He d heard it on the BBC radio. Daddy's just gone 80, and is renting here in Ireland. I remember him asking me about it this morning, and googled it. And I'm actually heartsore after listening to it.. and understand why it was a song he related to. I'm going to go round and hug him today. He's in great healt and completely independent, but we have a serious housing crisis over here. And i guess its a matter of time before landlords all sell their second homes, leaving more people homeless. Dad will always have a home with me but hes holding on to his independence as long as he can. Its a lovely song..our older generation are just being left behind and disregarded ❤😢 Love your parents

Brilliant song and took me back to my old roots. Even brought a tear to the eye.

@peteseeldjango1950

9 жыл бұрын

Tom Rattigan thanks tom , great to hear from you , take care pete

@peteseeldjango1950

9 жыл бұрын

Tom Rattigan thank you tom, great to hear from you ,take care

@franknewton1975

7 жыл бұрын

Tom Rattigan m unit ft

Wow..great song ,and what a fascinating set of photos to go with it...Great stuff

I live in Amsterdam now but will be back up north in 4 weeks. What a great song and a fantastic band. My friends mum and dad used to take me when I was a nipper. They used too throw sweets out when singing uncle Joe's Mint balls. Wonderful days and a wonderful song.

I lived on Nugget Street in the Vineyard, Oldham. Terraced houses a variety of shops and characters I will never forget

@malcuttley1441

3 жыл бұрын

I lived on Nile St oldham , left in 1975 went back once for mums funeral never again thought I'd landed I Pakistan Christ what happend ?

This song is so well written and meaningful...not forgetting well sang as well. I have seen the Weaver's over the year's many times at the Winsford civic Hall in Cheshire...a great act and norman and Tony so funny.

Lovely but sad song. Even though I was brought up in central London, those pictures remind me of the communities and streets there. All destroyed now and so full of cars. I'm sure we've lost something.

@lucyblu6972

6 жыл бұрын

hawkmoon03111951 so true words take care Peter.

what a beautiful heartbreaking song, it's amazing what we humans do to each other in the name of "progress". hello from Australia :)

@lucyseel3312

7 жыл бұрын

keith lynch hi Keith many thanks for your wonderful words cheers pete

This is haunting. I've never been to Manchester but when I was growing up in Colchester a relief road system was built and lots of old characterful terraced houses were taken down. A host of memories were buried under the dual carriageway and people were sent to live in flats, not high-rise but impersonal nevertheless. "We want homes not roads" was the slogan. I still remember a toilet pan which was left behind for weeks after the houses were demolished and became emblematic of the destruction of part of the town's character. Ah well, such is progress - or is that regress?

@lucyblu6972

6 жыл бұрын

Zephaniah3verse17 hi thank you so much for your beauiful words,you brought tears to my eyes ,you are so right we want homes not roads.merry christmas .ps I have wrote a song called Christmas without a brass band.take care pete

@lucyblu6972

6 жыл бұрын

Zephaniah3verse17 thank you so much for your lovely little story,just wonderful .cheers pete

I'm from Salford. I remember my grandparents moving into the flats there when their area Hanky Park was demolished. But they got better accommodation 5 or 6 years later and closer to me. Communities were demolished along with the streets. Sad.

@lucyseel3312

7 жыл бұрын

dartsstar1 thank you very much ,so pleased you took the time to comment cheers Peter

I grew up in Wigan and the local council demolished our chippy when I was 13 or 14. Moved into a house with an indoor toilet. Luxury. But this song just makes me sad.

Reminds me of my old days. Love the song. And norman/tony/Dave.. Nice meeting you.. Your the best

@lucyseel3312

6 жыл бұрын

Drew Young thank you very much drew very much appreciated always welcome pete

I grew up with this.well done lads..lov u all

This is just absolutely brilliant. Love it.

@lucyblu6972

6 жыл бұрын

Mark D. Short thanks mark,great message,you took me back to the 60s,great times,it was a shame that all our homes had to be pulled down,I enjoyed being a kid and teenager then.cheers Pete

Houghton weavers being from Bolton will appreciate, I remember moving from bullock street of folds road, long gone to facilitate St Peter's Way in 1972. Regularly walk/ run there now with a wan smile. No trace of what was a thriving community. God bless you all, they did need the space to build a motorway.

Watched these live loads religiously an watched their Sunday show every week. This is what the world used 2 b like wen everybody looked after each other. Thank you Peter for posting this lovely song.

just love this

thanks for your lovely comment!

Love this song. Just rediscoverd the Houghton weavers .sad line is " when THEY move me "

This is a good song. In the meantime, "The Keeper" makes me cry.

@SgtPecker thank you,glad you liked it

Dear Pete Seel, I enjoyed reading your personal lines to "Room In The Sky". Thank you. Norbert from Berlin

I was lucky not to be moved into flats in the sixties but our family was moved from back to backs with the renewal of Newcastle housing in the sixties.We lived in Byker and a whole area was ripped apart to build a wall that wasn’t wanted.The men who instigated the build escaped justice while one man took the punishment and went to prison.A whole community was destroyed to be lost in history and now thee same thing is happening to my country who do not wish for immigration but an England for English people who are better than anyone who is in parliament and claiming to represent them.

love this

@lucyseel3312

7 жыл бұрын

Thanks Peter thank you very much for you fab comment very much appreciated ,times are not the same now family s split up and saddness set in .cheers pete

Great song. Reminds me of my mum and dad. I was born in one of these types of houses in the late 50s and was pushed around in a pram like the ones in these photos. I'm so glad people had the forethought to take these photos or the memories would be lost forever. Thanks for posting, I've come over all sentimental.

Excellent song, takes me back t'thewd days when I were a lad and we had fork all and there was still some countyside left to play in. Nice sentiment brought to life by the superb emotive lyrics.

This says it all! Wonderful story/song! I'm a fan for ever!

A brilliant song thy were the days

Beautiful song, Pete :)

@lucyseel3312

7 жыл бұрын

Mark Cripps many thanks mark very much appreciated cheers peter

Hi pete.just to let you know it's a grate song.always like it since was a kid...you did great mate.keep it up.

@lucyseel3312

6 жыл бұрын

Drew Young THank you , very welcome , Cheer's peter

Houghton Weavers My dad loved With this song I understand why. When we was kicked out of our house when I was 5

Spot on.

great song

i so love this song.brings bk mem for me

Well done..love the song.met my girlfriend after hereing this.now still together. after all this time

@abcbcde9985

5 жыл бұрын

Ay up Drew, that;'s as grand as owt! Right graydly.

I hope one day they will knock down these tower blocks and rebuild the houses in London one day when our London is safe again

@lucyblu6972

5 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much,very much appreciated,yes you are so right ,they are an eye sore as well .take care peter

so beautifully sang , a great songwriter this man must be , to my shame I don't know the houghton weavers work , but you can be sure Im looking it up now

Am I old? Guess so. I remember a certain Block of Flats like that in Longsight and delivering the papers every afternoon.... and The Pink

Tears, moved from Whit Lane in the late 50s to Irlam o'th Heights then to a proper shit hole near the Salford preStinks. What a great great song.

Done a job for the guy who sang this song today Norman Prince

Great song pal could hapen any wher even hear in norfolk

@peteseeldjango1950

9 жыл бұрын

ANDREW Hillard many thanks Andrew , nice one take care pete

@peteseeldjango1950

9 жыл бұрын

ANDREW Hillard thank you hilard nice to hear from you pete

Love this ❤

Very welcome

My Grandmother's sister Emma lived in Barnsley Yorkshire

My Dad Is Singing This

my mum was born and raised on Emerson street in Salford, does anyone know whats going on there now ?

Moved from a house to a rabbit hutch.

@mrgoodintent

7 жыл бұрын

EXACTLY & I can well imagine & Sympathise.......Shame on DISGRACEFUL authoritarians etc.!!

They replaced our old Street with

gREAT VIDEO AND STORY

Hav bin married 43 years, lived in a 2 p 2 down, Littleborough, lancs, brill people sorted. Was destroyed by Rochdale M B in the 70's, left in 19 -- -- -- what the hell the going to do nxt ?

@johnsullivan186

5 жыл бұрын

george belfield your people will be replaced with Muslims

they knock my house down :( and it was just like this song

I love the song if I was a betting man I would say the song is about Salford.

Brilliant

Not only Manchester suffered this fate many Lancashire communities were 'raped' for want of a better phrase in this way. Local councils would tell people they were 'slum clearing' and it was 'progress' yet many of the jerry built flats and maisonettes didn't last see 3 decades before the councils decided it was time for urban regeneration once again. Don't want to point the finger but Labour were responsible for most of this at a local level here's a clock that works why don't you try to fix it?

@mrgoodintent

7 жыл бұрын

Spot On !!!

@WLC3991

3 жыл бұрын

Very well said. Its heartbreaking whats happened to Lancashire, its spread all across the country now. Both labour and tory have hugely let down this country. Not one UK gov party is worthy. The EU and UN are equally vile.

funny thing is now they don't put you in a flat they put you on the street.

@lucyblu6972

6 жыл бұрын

Alan Angus ,hello Alan,it's disgusting today,how the heartless the government is to leave people sleeping and begging on our streets of Manchester,once was a beautiful town ,but now it saddens me to see this,I will get my pen and pad ,guitar and I will write a song about it.thank you Alan take care pete

@abcbcde9985

5 жыл бұрын

lucy blu I am looking forward to hearing your song - it will be 'reet grand' to hear it, 'lass'.

@malcuttley1441

3 жыл бұрын

But we can put illegals in hotels and give them 3 square meals a day , Christ whats gone wrong ?

Pete, thank you for posting these songs. They remind me of when I was a young boy and my step dad used to play them in the car. I have always loved the songs of the Houghton Weavers and they never fail to bring tears of nostalgia to my eyes. Do you by any chance still perform anywhere? Thanks, Santino

I lasted 18sec before I had to put Black Sabath and Sepultura on to balance things out

Vexed, haven't heard that in a long while. My Grandma always said it.

@peteseeldjango1950

10 жыл бұрын

thank you so very much .

@barrybamford64

9 жыл бұрын

pete seel THANKS, FOR THIS MADE ME CRY HAS MY GRAN USED TO SING IT I LOVED OUR OLD TWO UP TO DOWN X

@barrybamford64

9 жыл бұрын

barrybamford64 JACKIE@HOTMAIL X

@peteseeldjango1950

9 жыл бұрын

barrybamford64 thank you many thanks pete

@iwest01

9 жыл бұрын

+LancastrianDweller my mum still says vexed and she has lived in Australia for 50years

Sorry a lovely song but really sad!!

Hi guys.its drew.id love to keep in touch.you are my best fav group.wish could turn no time meet you all again.also took a vist to our old town.ple if u could send me ha email..you are so the best guys.lov ha all...😀

@lucyseel3312

6 жыл бұрын

Drew Young ,hi drew ,I am Pete I wrote this song many years ago,the lads sign me up so they could record my song on CD,thank you very much for your great comment,I have more songs,the other one is christmas without a brass band cheers Peter seel

grate stuff from robotruss

it good

4:08

Perfect song for brexit

@lucyblu6972

5 жыл бұрын

Thank you filmbo very much appreciated cheers pete

Capitalism and 'progress' rips the soul out of everything. Growth for the sake of growth, the ideology of the cancer cell.

Is that Ferranti's in the background?

@peteseeldjango1950

9 жыл бұрын

Gerard Marks yes mark take care pete

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