He is still going strong and producing new inventive albums and giving concerts. Saw him today at Barbican in London ... it was great.

@seinfeldfan442

Жыл бұрын

He is doing so well

@orthodoxblue7252

Жыл бұрын

No you didn’t, and he isn’t. You celeb wannabes make me puke.

@williamroberts9195

Жыл бұрын

​@@seinfeldfan442 p

@susancerezo401

11 ай бұрын

So very happy to hear that ! I am 84, and remember loving his music so much around the time I was having my children. Oh Clair and Alone Again were my all time favourites ! Thank you for some wonderful memories, and keep going ! It's not so easy being old.💗❤🙏❤💗

One of the most overlooked singer songwriters.

@whathappenedtothem_

2 жыл бұрын

💯

@mister3566

2 жыл бұрын

I loved his amazing heartfelt sometimes comical lyrics

@lloydkline1518

2 жыл бұрын

❤️ get down sing

@janegrainger3900

Жыл бұрын

Never forgotten by we the Fans

My memories of Gilbert O'Sullivan was in the early 70s. I enjoyed his songs "alone again" and "get down"👍♥️🙏✝️✌️😎

I went to see Gilbert in concert in Manchester on Sunday 9th October 2022 Still as brilliant as I remember him. A real treat with songs and stories about his life. May he continue for many a year👍👍👍👍

@BuddyHill-jr5px

Жыл бұрын

What about the court case?

I still love his music. I hope he’s still writing music and has a beautiful life, because he deserves it. All his music deserves to be played, forever. Thank you.

@redstrat1234

2 жыл бұрын

He's in the middle of his new album and will be touring next year

@stevedawson256

2 жыл бұрын

He's still touring ,

@tommywilliams8000

2 жыл бұрын

So glad he DIDN'T climb that tower and jump off, a lesson to us all to hang in there. I grew up, well I got older ha. Still love listening to all the turns of yesterday.

@mava8826

2 жыл бұрын

Absolutely.

@christopheraspland2091

Жыл бұрын

He's still touring and is married to a Norwegian girl with two daughters !

I am 78 and have always loved his music and always will, a great singer, one of the best.😊

Clair is my favorite. Never get tired of his music.

My school friend we are 65 now. Went to see him a few weeks ago in Manchester uk. Unfortunately I live in USA for 37 years now. I loved all his songs in the 70’s. My friend said the concert was fabulous everyone was singing along. ❤️

Happy to hear after 50+ years in the businesses that he is still touring. His first big hit “Alone Again” had a remarkable lyric.

Gilbert writes wonderful songs, beautiful melodies, witty or poetic lyrics, releases new albums, tours in Ireland, UK, US, Japan, Netherlands, Israel, Belgium, Norway, Denmark and Europe, and lives on Jersey enjoying the countryside and his family and grandchildren. 🎶🌎💖🍀

@bonnieboy190

2 жыл бұрын

Back in the 90's Gilbert lived in a nice country estate a couple of miles outside Bunclody, County Wexford, Ireland

@lexiev1250

Жыл бұрын

AND he beats the Biz after he sued him for sampling his own smash hit Alone Again (Naturally) as a rap song

I remember his music from the 70's with a smile seems like a nice guy

Brings back memories from 1970. Still love his music today.

Thank you for this great update into one of my favourite songsmith's. Gilbert was a breath of fresh air to music at the time and his songs were so well received. Very pleased he is still OK and performing.

@whathappenedtothem_

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the support!

Gilbert o'sullivan is a guy who has been underrated for far too long, I would advise anyone who doesn't know his music to buy his greatest hits....

@lisaclark6134

2 жыл бұрын

Absolutely agree!

@Liveyourlifewithafatcigar

2 жыл бұрын

I agree with you 100%. His songs were mind blowing, i remember watching him on totp for the 1st time. He was so unique & his style of dressing was so unusual & so Cool❤️

@lloydkline1518

2 жыл бұрын

❤️ get down song

@lloydkline1518

2 жыл бұрын

❤️ get down song

@tonyjohno7570

2 жыл бұрын

He is a brilliant songwriter

I was a disc jockey back in 1972 and I remember we played the snot out of "Alone Again" and then "Clair." I was not a fan, but we were never allowed to share a negative opinion about a song we were playing. Then in 1973, I was finally promoted from overnights to the night shift 7 - Midnight. My very first shift also happened to be the very first night shift for Wolfman Jack at WNBC in New York. I was working on the CT shoreline and WNBC came into our market like a local. Now here comes the weird part; both Wolfman Jack and myself started our shows at the very same time 7:06 as we both ran network news AND we both started our shows with the exact same song, "Get Down" by Gilbert O'Sullivan.

I first heard Gilbert on the radio, in the late sixties singing "Gaily underneath the blanket go" and have been a fan ever since. He wrote some classics including Nothing Rhymed, probably my all time favourite track, but so many great songs. Still listening to him 48 years later.

I’ve seen him play live twice - both were great concerts - I’d thoroughly recommend anyone with even a passing interest in GIlbert’s music to catch one his concerts!

"Alone Again Naturally ", "Clair " 1972 and "Get Down" 1973 are his biggest hits

One well underestimated singer and song writer. Followed him since a young boy. I now 66 would love to shake this man's hand

@gerrymurphy3854

2 жыл бұрын

I have. You're not missing anything.

@cramkisson9709

2 жыл бұрын

Same age ,from Guyana. Memory fades but I remember the song Alone again naturally

Oh I loved Alone Again Naturally. It was so sad but heartfelt, I normally don’t like sad songs but there are some exceptions. This was beautiful! Clair, Out of the Question, get down, etc, very talented artist and Irish. I was wondering what happened to him. Glad still around.

@whathappenedtothem_

2 жыл бұрын

It's so good!

@paulmason4616

2 жыл бұрын

Alone Again is one of the most depressing songs ever written and I am amazed the BBC didn't ban it because of the suicide references . Ooh Wakka Doo Wakka Day was plain awful and A Woman's Place Is In The Home probably did his career no good at all (it was the 1970s and feminism was on the rise). But Gilbert made many classics, Nothing Rhymed, Or So They Say, Claire (who must be 50+.y.o) We Will , Get Down etc. However G O'S was a novelty in a way who wore off with the rise of disco and punk His songs are difficult to sing as he packs a lot of words in to them Gilbert didn't approve of karaoke but I suspect few would tackle them!

@phoenixrising5088

Жыл бұрын

Nothing rhymes is a classic.

I'm pleased to say that I attended his concert in Basingstoke (Southern England) on May 11th 2022 (a duet with Gilbert on piano and an excellent guitarist called Bill Shanley). He was as good as I had hoped! He has a new album, "Driven" to be released in July. ♥☺♥☺

@bjbell52

Жыл бұрын

Just in case you didn't know - Gilbert was taught how to play piano (and drums) by Rick Davies who went on to form the group Supertramp.

Claire was the very first single I bought for myself. Still love it and I'm 61 now.

Great to hear he's still going strong, thanks for uploading this update. Too many good songs to mention.

He always reminds me of my childhood...great stuff.

Alone Again, Naturally. Still a huge favourite of mine. Summer of '72.

Alone Again is one of the great sad Irish tinged ballads of all time. Love it forever! Glad he's still playing! Music is such a difficult industry.

@murielbailiwick2978

Жыл бұрын

Me too

@John_Malloy

8 ай бұрын

It is not a "difficult" industry. It is simply a situation where one group of people acting as gatekeepers, managers, and promoters, profit off of the artistic labors of another group of people. Edit: But thanks to people like Oliver Anthony that situation is changing.

@christophercoughlin9493

8 ай бұрын

@@John_Malloy Doesn't that make it a difficult business?

I met Gilbert in 1970s in Cinderellas nightclub in Leeds,the Stringfellow nightclub.He was very levell headed on the ground.Very polite and l asked him about songwriting,he was very clever at writing no doubt.As time went on his manager Gordon Mills,which was Tom Jones and Englebert stable didn’t promote him in America.He could l think gone higher.

@dianecelento4974

Жыл бұрын

What did he say about song writing?

I was watching 'Moving' the wonderful Korean drama and was delighted to hear his song 'Alone Again' being used, it was such a surprise but it fitted in perfectly. I saw O'Sullivan at Batley Variety Club in the 70s and still have one of his early LPs.

Never overlooked by his millions of fans who have always supported this Brilliant Singer Songwriter from Ireland. GrMa Raymond .

Gilbert is pure talent and I love his music. Saw him in Cork a good few years back.

@stevegarth6902

2 жыл бұрын

Wow you actually believe that

@englishenglish4117

2 жыл бұрын

@@stevegarth6902 what do you believe?.

@lloydkline1518

2 жыл бұрын

❤️ get down

Oh this reminds me of seeing him live in that hat. His voice was so special and distinctive. I can't believe the song Clare is 50 years old this year!😊😊

@LizzieLane777

Жыл бұрын

yes special and distinctive as you say ... he challenged himself to write in the most intricate but clear detail... a rare talent

I absolutely loved Gilbert when I was young. “Himself” and “Back To Front” were both terrific albums.

@bjbell52

2 жыл бұрын

I still have the sheet music of his "Himself" (British version). It was one of my favorite albums of the 70's.

@TinekeWilliams

2 жыл бұрын

I still have the single with ‘Alone again, naturally’

@LizzieLane777

Жыл бұрын

I have loved reading what is said - Gilbert is an amazing writer

I saw him performing in Liverpool sometime before the pandemic, he was fantastic

Gilbert wow legend, I am 66 this year and have all of he's songs, one word for Gilbert that covers all words...GENIUS I would love to meet him for real to shake he's hand , but we all can dream in life ..Ray in Norwich city.

@englishenglish4117

2 жыл бұрын

I hope you get to meet him Ray.

@user-wx4op3xl2d

9 ай бұрын

Thank you so very much

@Bereadyalways123

9 ай бұрын

@@englishenglish4117 Thank you , music helped me when I was in my awful aprentership and living in bedsits in Surrey and London, he's music got me through good and bad times, I know he's songs were more than just songs to Gilbert also, as like me sadness bothered him and being let-down by other humans also...people with good hearts always get taken advantage of, and yes there is such a thing as BAD-LUCK in life for a lot of people, talented or not...Ray In Norwich city.

when i was a kid i bought all his singles saw him in hammersmith in 1972 when i was 15, and my ex got me to see him in a small place at the back of sloane square a few years ago.he has been a big musical influence for me for most of my life, i love the guy.

He was without doubt (IMO) one of the best singer / songwriters of the time and I was always a fan of his.

I’m so glad I got to finally see Gilbert O’Sullivan on his 50 yr tour here in Brisbane at Qpac. I was able to. Lose my eyes and still here the voice I remember singing in my youth- that doesn’t happen I don’t believe. He was very kind afterwards to do photos and autographs afterwards. I play the cd every so often. Thank you Gilbert 🌻

@whathappenedtothem_

2 жыл бұрын

I bet that was a great experience!

@englishenglish4117

2 жыл бұрын

I’m jealous.

'Himself' was the first album I ever bought, 50 years ago. Still have it, and still play it regularly.

Most of my ancestors were Irish. This song Alone Again Naturally, just showed up two week ago, thing have changed for me. No Along anymore. Teaching senior citizens art alternating every week with dancing (we were all born in the early 50's. Lovely song.

We love the beautiful music of mr.o Sullivan...Thanks

Nice update, thank you. good to know that he is still doing OK

Remember Gilbert from my childhood,loved Alone again...,Clair and Get Down, wonderful artist thanks for the bio Auckland New Zealand 2022

@whathappenedtothem_

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the support!

I love Gilbert O'Sullivan; I still listen to his music. Clair was my favorite song; it came out just as I turned 12 and was able to babysit our neighborhood kids. I was in Jr high, 7th grade actually, in cooking class when I first heard Clair. I think that was in 1972.

@Michael-bf1dt

Жыл бұрын

Hi Theresa how are you. Greetings from Ireland ☘️. It’s a good video about Gilbert. He had some fantastic songs 🎶. He had a unique sound. I am very impressed by your videos on your channel - a fantastic selection. Best wishes for a lovely day 😊🙏 Michael

I discovered Gilbert O'Sullivan in 2009 when I picked up 'I'm a Writer Not a Fighter' at a tip (refuse center) for about 50p. I remember that first listen. It was March that year and I was sitting at the breakfast table eating a bowl of Cheerios at around 10am. My father and I were working three doors down, laying a block paved drive. I was in a good mood already and when the title track came on, the world suddenly got brighter. I only had time to listen to the first side but it made my day. I later bought 'Back to Front' but the record was scratched. For a few years IAWNAF was the only Gilbert record I listened to, though I bought 'A Stranger in My Own Back Yard' but never listened to it. When I came to China in 2011, I somehow got a digital copy of 'Himself'. I remember one cold November night walking home along a small tree lined street near work called 'Liao Cheng Road' and I listened to 'January Git' as I headed home. That may be my favorite Gilbert song. That memory is still strong and over that month, I consumed 'Himself', 'A Stranger in My Own Back Yard', 'Back to Front', 'Off Centre', 'Life & Rhymes' and 'In The Key of G'. There's no feeling like going through all of or most of an artists catalog. It's like a exploring a cave in Minecraft; you never know what you'll find!

@bcmcboot

Жыл бұрын

great

Gilbert O Sullivan, The Carpenters and Barbra Streisant are still my biggest favorites. you never get tired of it ❤❤

Can remember sitting in my grandma's kitchen listening to the radio when Nothing Rhymed came on. Magical! I was 10 at the time and I knew there and then that I wanted to write songs! So inspiring!

Who agrees with me this channel could GREATLY benefit from having A DIFFERENT GUY READING THIS STUFF? His cleverest lyrics : Who was it

@sarac.3259

2 жыл бұрын

or maybe some elocution lessons. Very hard to catch what he's saying, and I'm usually pretty good with foreign accents.

@heels-villeshoerepairs8613

Жыл бұрын

I think he does a good job.

We were so proud of him growing up, our own piano man writing great songs and getting on the BBC

Yes, I have seen him live in the last couple of years. He is still a great singer songwriter. I love where would we be without tea. Alone again, Matrimony to name but a few.

@bootstrapperwilson7687

Жыл бұрын

I’ll be single til I die, but I love his song “Matrimony.”

Nothing Rhymed is still one of my favourite songs ever.

Thanks for this! He is a terrific writer/producer and a wonderful human being. He does many things behind the scenes and never asks for any attention or praise! He is one of my all time favorite artists. Truly, I thank you very much for this update! These are always done tastefully and well scripted! I enjoyed this one immensely!!? 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼

@whathappenedtothem_

Жыл бұрын

My pleasure!

what a Great Start to my Day, this popped up on my you tube list, and was about 10/11 when GoS Came on the scene, great to see he is still active and out there

I loved Gilbert O’Sullivan..and still have most of his L.P.’s from the 70’s….every now and again they are dusted down and given a whirl!..such great memories!!..thanks for this update…💥

@whathappenedtothem_

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for listening

The Gilbert O’Sullivan Song 🎧: ALONE: Again Naturally (1972) Describes So Much That Has Also Happened In My Life. Involving Death 💀 And Disappearances In 2001 And In 2010. My Mom And My Sister.

Gilbert is a very wealthy man, more so than some of the bigger posers . 👏

Nothing Rhymed is my fave song of his. Thank you for all your homework. Appreciate it.

@whathappenedtothem_

2 жыл бұрын

I appreciate it! Nothing Rhymed is a good one!

@alrivers8458

2 жыл бұрын

@@whathappenedtothem_ As well as Houdini Said, Susan Van Heusen, the funy Too Much Attention.

I was a young kid when my parents bought the 7” of Clair for me, which I still have, loved the chuckle by the little girl at the end. On my birthdays it was always a song sang with lots of our own giggles! Thanks for the update. 🤩

@englishenglish4117

2 жыл бұрын

Have you seen the vid where he meets up with Claire when she’s a grown woman?.

@Cliff7257

2 жыл бұрын

The little chuckle was in fact made by Clair which was one of Gordon Mills children. She was sitting on her Mothers lap during the recording. Her Mother tickled her right at the end of the song!

@claremaidofthewave251

2 жыл бұрын

@@Cliff7257 hi Cliff, that was interesting, thanks for sharing 👌🏻

@whathappenedtothem_

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing!

@claremaidofthewave251

2 жыл бұрын

@@whathappenedtothem_ 🙋🏻‍♀️

Loved Gilbert, still play his songs on CD’s

I was fortunate enough to meet Gilbert while gigging with Terry Teakettle and the Toe-tappers (Jack Hobbs on drums) back in 1974.

@Faristol7

2 жыл бұрын

I loved his hit singles as a young teenager and have vivid memories of them - had no idea he was still working at 76!! Good on you, Gilbert. I wouldn't say you were underrated at all - you probably chose to keep a lower profile whist keeping up the good work!!

So glad to hear he is still touring. I would enjoy seeing a concert very much.

@stevedawson256

2 жыл бұрын

Google his tour dates , you never know you might be lucky 😉. Seriously though I recommend seeing him live if you get the chance

Wow, Gilbert O’Sullivan brings back some happy days for me, with fond childhood memories of this guy’s music in the ‘70s, he is a brilliant singer/songwriter with such a distinctive style and I always loved those clever lyrics of his. So glad to see he is well and active on the music scene!

@kevinclark2856

2 жыл бұрын

‘70s best time of our life

He was one of my favourite singers in the 70s, I often wondered what happened to him

@stevedawson256

2 жыл бұрын

He's still touring davo

@tommywilliams8000

2 жыл бұрын

He is still touring, in the U.S. some

I love Gilbert. I still try to catch him when he tours. Great talent, wonderful songs.👍🇬🇧

@1Jameskelly

2 жыл бұрын

He's irish 🇮🇪😊

@englishenglish4117

2 жыл бұрын

@@1Jameskelly my mate is Scottish and I’ve got a mate that is Indian.

@1Jameskelly

2 жыл бұрын

@@englishenglish4117 your English... You've no mates!! 😂😂😂

@englishenglish4117

2 жыл бұрын

@@1Jameskelly lol to be sure to be sure, oh and newtonards and Bangor and the north are great places to live and holiwood and Newcastle and ballywalter you know the script paddy haha.

@1Jameskelly

2 жыл бұрын

@@englishenglish4117 but my name is James 🤔 not paddy 🤔

Nothing happened to him.... he is still very much here! He is releasing new music and albums and still touring. A quick google search would tell you this. Actually went to see one of his concerts in Dublin 6 years ago - still a great entertainer :-)

@STOKEOZ1967

2 жыл бұрын

Yes he is touring this week, at Buxton opera house, 😊

@LizzieLane777

Жыл бұрын

Gilberts was on the Wright Stuff channel 5 one morning a while back. ... - he was so very good - honest and grounded it was a brilliant guest appearance from a wonderful talent.

@Michael-bf1dt

Жыл бұрын

Hi Cheryl how are you. Greetings from Ireland ☘️. It’s a lovely video about Gilbert. What a talented guy he was and still is with a unique sound. Best wishes for a lovely day 😊🙏 Michael

Gilbert is a decent person and talented musician. My favourite by him is Christmas Song.

@sarac.3259

2 жыл бұрын

Yes I love that one. Have it on a greatest hits. Not often played with the huge amount of not-that-great Christmas themed music around in December. And November, sometimes October..

Nothing happened to him he was alive and well when I see him in Bury st Edmunds Suffolk two weeks ago His daughter and gra daughter was with him on tour of the USA and Japan He’s doing very nicely

Love his songs.. "Alone Again Naturally" has to be one of the most loneliest songs ever written..

Hats off to a true and brilliant songwriter..Unique and toughful, poetic, inspiring. Brilliant

Thank you, I will check his latest music! My favourite "Oh babe"

When I was 14 he was my heart throb. I had posters of him on my bedroom wall. I bought every record he made. I loved him. I have not heard of him in years so I am glad to hear that he is alive and well and continues to do what he loves and is good at.

Love the hits of course , and I remember a song called Save It … while I love Alone again. Has there ever been a songwriter who put so many words in each line ? Great song !

@marjian6991

2 жыл бұрын

And of course that other great song 'Nothing Rhymed'. I think that was his first big hit.

Ooooooooo ooooooooo how I loved his songs ,he is a great singer if you hear it slow ,I love him ,and his songs like I have his skin photos from him malta here I bought lots of his cds

He was and still is my favourite.

My fav singer in teenage years with Clair n Alone again naturally my go to moody music.thank you gilbert for great songs

Independent Air! Fabulous tune I remember hearing frequently in the '70's on FM radio. ❤

@whathappenedtothem_

3 күн бұрын

So good!

I love his music!!! From Argentina with all my love !! ❤🙋‍♀️🇦🇷

@dcpete5475

2 жыл бұрын

Childhood memories.

@timegan1884

4 ай бұрын

I love his music too. Also, I love Marcelo Bielsa as I am a Leeds fan. ❤

@cieloreal2328

4 ай бұрын

@@timegan1884😁

One of my all time favourite singer/songwriters

Alone Again ,brings me many Memories. My favorite.

Alone Again Naturally, epic song, one of a kind 🥰🥰

Very interesting. Thanks for posting.

@whathappenedtothem_

2 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it

The new album was released yesterday and the single featuring K T Tunstall, Take Love, is another Gilbert classic.

The sound of my childhood. Live long Mr O`Sullivan

I really enjoyed his music it’s part of my Childhood ….. Thanks xxx

Nothing rhymes is a classic.

I've very recently featured Gilbert O'Sullivan's charming performance of 'Oo-Wakka-Doo-Wakka-Day' on the television show about one could have said, "What happened to...?", '2 Gs And The Pop People' on 24th June 1972 (the third of just six editions in total) at my Blog, 'Girls Of The Golden East' about the "What happened to...?" world of the Soviet Bloc, as was, so it's very interesting to have had this brief biography on the 'before', 'during' and 'after' of his time of greatest fame and fortune about half-a-century ago. Strangely, the post in question also features Gilbert AND Sullivan, as it was all about a call at my aunt's house, my aunt being a performer with an amateur operatic society, performing all the G&S operettas at the time.

Just saw him in Leeds as good as ever really enjoyed the concert.!!!😀😀

ALONE AGAIN TEARS MY HEART INTO SHREDS GOTTA BE 1 OF THE BEST BUT SADDEST SONGS EVER LOL 🍀😊📺

A legend of the 70s. His music is iconic. A true Irishman. 🎶✌️☘️

Saw Gilbert (Ray) in Exeter DEVON UK. Last night. Still going strong and the music is just as fresh

I saw him live in Perth Australia, a place called Mandurah Performing Arts a few years ago. Good performance.

Gilbert O’Sullivan’s was the first L.P. I ever bought, I was born in 1952, his songs were brilliant plus his look equates to Peaky Blinders nowadays 😂😂👏🇬🇧

@1Jameskelly

2 жыл бұрын

He's irish 🇮🇪🙄

@cynthiam3943

2 жыл бұрын

@@1Jameskelly I know!

@Michael-bf1dt

Жыл бұрын

@@cynthiam3943 Hi Cynthia how are you. Greetings from Ireland ☘️. It’s a good video of Gilbert. He had some brilliant songs with a unique sound. Best wishes for a lovely day 😊🙏 Michael

Why didn’t you mention Australian sales, he was huge here........

One of the voices of my childhood and early teens ..... 😉👍

The first time heard of O'Sullivan was when Radio North Sea started up in 1970 and they picked on Nothing Rhymed, played it a lot and it seemed to me at the time that it was Radio North Sea who "discovered" him and helped to make him popular?

@englishenglish4117

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Rhoda.

He was on Radio2 last week with a new album and he is touring the uk later on this year at the age of 75

Love Gilbert. FANTASTIC. Pleased he is going strong!

You left out the song "Oooh Baby" from "I'm A Writer, Not A Fighter". Released as a single in October, 1973, it went to #25 on the Billboard Hot 100, and #11 on Cash Box. The single stayed on both of these charts for 10 weeks.

I'm going to one of his gigs this year in Bristol Oct 11th. Gilbert still around he now lives in Jersey.

Brings me back to childhood thanks

Thank you. I have always enjoyed his music and wondered what happened to him.

@whathappenedtothem_

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for listening