Judy Collins speaks for me. I played this record for my father to tell him how much he meant to me, a year before he died. She said t so much better than I could have and sung it so much more beautifully. Thank you, Judy Collins
Back in the late 70's I bought Judy's album with this song and I played that cassette on the job over and over and over........................what a voice!
As a 25 year old, I have to admit I'm jealous... I am grateful this music has endured until today, and I'm sure it will be admired long after I am gone...
Judy Collins has one of the most exquisite voices. Words can do no justice to it's utter beauty and ability to move the listener. Not only a phenomenal singer she's an astonishing songwriter. This has to be one of the most beautiful songs ever written.
I first heard Judy Collins sing in 1967 and have listened to her singing and vinyl records ever since. Her vinyl record " Wildflowers" as the first on I ever bought. this song touches me as much as her singing of "Ave Maria" without choir.
I'm starting to cry just after listening to 2 songs from her! All of the great folk singers................I wouldn't trade them for all the singers of today. With all due respect.
I met Ms. Collins in 2002(?) Bodles Opera House.What a show! What a Voice! She still had it. After being scolded by the wife of the owner; "NO PICTURES!" I got a friend to pass a note to her backstage, just wanting to thank her for her 9-11 performance and tribute song to the FDNY. The show ended & upon leaving I was ushered to an upstairs suite ,while being informed; "she wants to meet you"....It was like an audience with the queen. I was tongue-tied,;She was gracious & warm . Thanks Judy
My father was a strong man with a sense of humor. We enjoyed his company over many years. He and Mom are together now, but many fond memories are told whenever the family meets. Thank you Judy for this song.
Since I first heard Judy sing it in the late '60s, this incredible song has always filled me with a sense of loss beyond nostalgia and a sadness that is almost overwhelming, and still, it's beauty is irresistible.
When I listen this song I remember Greg Skorski. He was born in Glouster Ohio. He was my teacher, my friend, my father in Turkey. Sometimes, When we played the guitar with Greg, He always sang this song. He had missed his family, memories in Ohio. I learned so much things from Greg. Thanks Greg, to you touched my life. I will never forget you. You will always live in my memories.
My mother was always a huge Judy Collins fan, and I grew up listening to her. This has always been one of my favorite songs of hers. Her voice is absolutely amazing, and listening to this brings back all kinds of memories. Thank you for posting. :)
Judy's song about her father is transcendent, eclipsing time and place and culture. My father died when he was young, barely 53, and I was young, only 22, and we too were set in time, and it was not until I was older than he was when he died that I had even an inkling of my father's longings, and the barriers that prevented him from seeing beyond the horizons that marked the limits of his imagination, horizons set when his father had died at 41, leaving my father, at 14, with no model of what it might be like to be an adult. And no sense that he could have dreamed and hoped, and might have made his dreams reality.
Very touching! I have many sweet memories of my Dad. He has been gone over 38 years ago! The melody of this beautiful song has brought tears to my eyes!
I have heard the album version of this song hundreds of times over the years, been lucky enough to see Judy perform it live several times, admire Nina Simone's cover, but this is the most moving rendition I have experienced. Thanks for sharing it!
Judy sings lovingly about her father. I suppose most of us have fond memories of our Dads. Mine was in two wars and assigned to the aftermath of a third. He never said anything about his war experiences, but we sensed he was saddened that the World never learned. I still remember, and love my Dad very much.
I get teary-eyed everytime I hear this tune. OF COURSE - I seek it out, and prep myself for the experience. Masochism incorporated. Let us continue to other gut-wrenching stuff from the 60s, 70s - I`m equal to the task. If anyone is in the same mindset, find Richard Thompson..
+n2dabloo Her 2011 album "Bohemian" is excellent (its most popular song is "Big Sur")- I definitely recommend checking it out. I also hear she's releasing a duets album next week...
This song always reminded me of my father, even when he was still alive. Although he never promised us France, he too was a dreamer, and always spoke of "someday"...Someday we would have all the things we wanted...Someday...He was a wonderful father and a good person. We miss him dearly...
A good father must always speak of tomorrow, so to set hopes and joy into the heart of his children. If we only told the daily truth, life would be unbearable, even for children. They couldn' t grow in love and harmony.
Judy Collins singing "My Father". Judy sings lovingly about her father. I remember mine with love and respect. His framed photo of him in uniform is on the wall above my computer. He has my attention many times a day. Along side his photo is one of my Mom, and one of a very special lady I love very much.
Very sweet, Frederick. My father's photo hangs in the family room -- his Navy portrait from WWII. This song has always been my favorite reminder of my dad. I agree, it's hard to listen to this song without tears. All the best.
Who couldn't love this piece! First heard it in my early teens and couldn't get over how someone had so perfectly connected sentiment to music. Love the smoothness of her voice, the way she effortlessly transitions from note to note. I'm still listening...
This song is a wonderful introduction to Judy Collins, even if you originally heard her first radio hits. I had the Colors of The Day LP in my teens in the 70's and always loved this piece. I had no idea it was only the fourth song she had ever written.
Of all the wonderful songs you've recorded through the years, this remains the most special to me. Thank-you for all the years of beauty and grace in song.
Love this. I had booked to see her this week in the UK. Understand she has a broken arm and had to cancel the tour. Her latest album penned by is amazing. Maybe next year
“Be Still My Soul” The old song is back, the one you played in my childhood, Hands stiff and awkward, with only a couple of chords to make it through the tune, A man of silence at the piano. Your sister taught you how to play the hymn you hummed To all your children. Sleep, for us, followed our Father’s voice, The last sound we heard and the first to wake us up, A silent man, except for your lullabies. We thought we slept in the arms of God. The only cradle we knew. And now that I know you, after I understand what they did to you And why you didn’t speak or answer questions, I follow the hymn back to your heart, back to the arms That held me next to a soul Stronger than those mountains you left behind. You gave me rest before I knew how much it cost you to love me. And now, dear Father, waiting in the arms of that old song, Carry me, teach me with your silent smile, Beyond all answers and before all pain, Hold me next to your quiet heart again Where everything rests, without a word, in the hymn of these tall trees, In the arms of this old world Under the kingdom of your peace. V, Sue Tamminga
I always thought of this song and "Someday Soon" as her signature songs, although I loved many of her other songs. It is nice to know that she wrote this one. Ian Tyson wrote the other one.
Amazing she can render such a gorgeously beautiful vocal on this with the strange set of arrangements all cluttering up the background of the song. Such a lovely song & voice...
The part where she sings about how she watched the Paris sun setting in her fathers eyes kills me because of that!! This is one of the most beautiful compositions ever written honestly.
I just love this song so much! To me, it is the finest song that Judy has ever wrote and sung. It always brings tears to my eyes - but that has a lot to do with the personal sentiments and memories that it invokes. I do prefer the version on the L.P. though. I listen to that quite a lot.
My Father Words and Music by Judy Collins Universal Music Corp. (ASCAP)/ The Wildflowers Company (ASCAP) (Administered by Universal Music Corp.) My father always promised us That we would live in France We'd go boating on the Seine And I would learn to dance We lived in Ohio then He worked in the mines On his dreams like boats We knew we would sail in time All my sisters soon were gone To Denver and Cheyenne Marrying their grownup dreams The lilacs and the man I stayed behind the youngest still Only danced alone The colors of my father's dreams Faded without a sound And I live in Paris now My children dance and dream Hearing the ways of a miner's life In words they've never seen I sail my memories of home Like boats across the Seine And watch the Paris sun As it sets in my father's eyes again My father always promised us That we would live in France We'd go boating on the Seine And I would learn to dance I sail my memories of home Like boats across the Seine And watch the Paris sun As it sets in my father's eyes again
My father always promised us That we would live in France We'd go boating on the Seine And I would learn to dance We lived in Ohio then He worked in the mines On his dreams like boats We knew we would sail in time All my sisters soon were gone To Denver and Cheyenne Marrying their grownup dreams The lilacs and the man I stayed behind the youngest still Only danced alone The colors of my father's dreams Faded without a sound And I live in Paris now My children dance and dream Hearing the ways of a miner's life In words they've never seen I sail my memories of home Like boats across the Seine And watch the Paris sun As it sets in my father's eyes again My father always promised us That we would live in France We'd go boating on the Seine And I would learn to dance I sail my memories of home Like boats across the Seine And watch the Paris sun As it sets in my father's eyes again
Judy Collins speaks for me. I played this record for my father to tell him how much he meant to me, a year before he died. She said t so much better than I could have and sung it so much more beautifully. Thank you, Judy Collins
Back in the late 70's I bought Judy's album with this song and I played that cassette on the job over and over and over........................what a voice!
As a 25 year old, I have to admit I'm jealous... I am grateful this music has endured until today, and I'm sure it will be admired long after I am gone...
Judy Collins has one of the most exquisite voices. Words can do no justice to it's utter beauty and ability to move the listener. Not only a phenomenal singer she's an astonishing songwriter. This has to be one of the most beautiful songs ever written.
I first heard Judy Collins sing in 1967 and have listened to her singing and vinyl records ever since. Her vinyl record " Wildflowers" as the first on I ever bought. this song touches me as much as her singing of "Ave Maria" without choir.
I'm starting to cry just after listening to 2 songs from her!
All of the great folk singers................I wouldn't trade them for all the singers of today.
With all due respect.
I met Ms. Collins in 2002(?) Bodles Opera House.What a show! What a Voice! She still had it. After being scolded by the wife of the owner; "NO PICTURES!" I got a friend to pass a note to her backstage, just wanting to thank her for her 9-11 performance and tribute song to the FDNY. The show ended & upon leaving I was ushered to an upstairs suite ,while being informed; "she wants to meet you"....It was like an audience with the queen. I was tongue-tied,;She was gracious & warm . Thanks Judy
The Most Beautiful song! My father bought me books of Paris. He never went, but I did!
Saw her in concert last night with my sister. Amazing. Simply breath-taking. She may be better at 77 than she was in her thirties.
Every time I hear this I wish I had just had time to do one more thing with my father before he passed. We all miss him terribly.
My father was a strong man with a sense of humor. We enjoyed his company over
many years. He and Mom are together now, but many fond memories are told whenever the family meets. Thank you Judy for this song.
A voice straight from heaven.
I can listen to Judy over and over.......the voice that can sooth the pain, anger, loneliness, and the savage beast within
Since I first heard Judy sing it in the late '60s, this incredible song has always filled me with a sense of loss beyond nostalgia and a sadness that is almost overwhelming, and still, it's beauty is irresistible.
When I listen this song I remember Greg Skorski. He was born in Glouster Ohio. He was my teacher, my friend, my father in Turkey. Sometimes, When we played the guitar with Greg, He always sang this song. He had missed his family, memories in Ohio. I learned so much things from Greg. Thanks Greg, to you touched my life. I will never forget you. You will always live in my memories.
What a beautiful tribute to your friend.
Dear Greg When I remembered you, I keep listening to this song
Transcendent Judy Collins. The voice of an angel. ❤️
My mother was always a huge Judy Collins fan, and I grew up listening to her. This has always been one of my favorite songs of hers. Her voice is absolutely amazing, and listening to this brings back all kinds of memories. Thank you for posting. :)
Judy's song about her father is transcendent, eclipsing time and place and culture. My father died when he was young, barely 53, and I was young, only 22, and we too were set in time, and it was not until I was older than he was when he died that I had even an inkling of my father's longings, and the barriers that prevented him from seeing beyond the horizons that marked the limits of his imagination, horizons set when his father had died at 41, leaving my father, at 14, with no model of what it might be like to be an adult. And no sense that he could have dreamed and hoped, and might have made his dreams reality.
moments of perfection, so many times came from this woman's voice.
Very touching! I have many sweet memories of my Dad. He has been gone over 38 years ago! The melody of this beautiful song has brought tears to my eyes!
Judy Richard I totally agree with you. I feel the same way.
A heartbreakingly lovely lyric ....... something uniquely special about Judy's singing.
I have heard the album version of this song hundreds of times over the years, been lucky enough to see Judy perform it live several times, admire Nina Simone's cover, but this is the most moving rendition I have experienced. Thanks for sharing it!
Judy sings lovingly about her father. I suppose most of us have fond memories
of our Dads. Mine was in two wars and assigned to the aftermath of a third. He
never said anything about his war experiences, but we sensed he was saddened
that the World never learned. I still remember, and love my Dad very much.
I get teary-eyed everytime I hear this tune. OF COURSE - I seek it out, and prep myself for the experience. Masochism incorporated. Let us continue to other gut-wrenching stuff from the 60s, 70s - I`m equal to the task. If anyone is in the same mindset, find Richard Thompson..
I wish there was talent like that today. What a lovely lady and beautiful voice.
There is! Ms. Collins is still singing, and her voice is still clear and strong.
+n2dabloo
Her 2011 album "Bohemian" is excellent (its most popular song is "Big Sur")- I definitely recommend checking it out. I also hear she's releasing a duets album next week...
annapnine I'll check it out, many thanks
The "This Mortal Coil Version" is even more amazing. A classic.
This song always reminded me of my father, even when he was still alive. Although he never promised us France, he too was a dreamer, and always spoke of "someday"...Someday we would have all the things we wanted...Someday...He was a wonderful father and a good person. We miss him dearly...
Claudette Preisinger the first time my mother said « someday » to me, I replied « Sunday? ».... it took a while for the reality to sink in....
A good father must always speak of tomorrow, so to set hopes and joy into the heart of his children. If we only told the daily truth, life would be unbearable, even for children. They couldn' t grow in love and harmony.
Simply magic.
I get goosebumps when I hear this! Beautiful, touching!
Judy Collins singing "My Father". Judy sings lovingly about her father. I remember mine with love and respect. His framed photo of him in uniform is on the wall above my
computer. He has my attention many times a day. Along side his photo is one of my
Mom, and one of a very special lady I love very much.
Listening to Judy and glancing at my Dad's photo brings a tear to my eyes. How poignant the moment becomes. Thank you Judy.
Very sweet, Frederick. My father's photo hangs in the family room -- his Navy portrait from WWII. This song has always been my favorite reminder of my dad. I agree, it's hard to listen to this song without tears. All the best.
Lovely.
What a stunningly beautiful performance of a hauntingly beautiful song
I saw her in concert in Central Park; Carnegie Hall and loved her so much. She just had it. This was her heyday. Such great memories-thanks so much
HEAVENLY!
my father took me to my first judy collins concert-he had fought his way across france
Who couldn't love this piece! First heard it in my early teens and couldn't get over how someone had so perfectly connected sentiment to music. Love the smoothness of her voice, the way she effortlessly transitions from note to note. I'm still listening...
This song is a wonderful introduction to Judy Collins, even if you originally heard her first radio hits. I had the Colors of The Day LP in my teens in the 70's and always loved this piece. I had no idea it was only the fourth song she had ever written.
I never got into judy Collins ,,, my loss .this is absolutely beautiful. Will be visiting I tunes very shortly.
One of my favorite songs....so lovely ....
SHE ALWAYS WAS PERFECT, WHEN YOU WERE GROWING UP WITH HER. SHE WAS WELL PERFECT.
...that angelic voice straight from heaven...
Of all the wonderful songs you've recorded through the years, this remains the most special to me. Thank-you for all the years of beauty and grace in song.
Love this. I had booked to see her this week in the UK. Understand she has a broken arm and had to cancel the tour. Her latest album penned by is amazing. Maybe next year
I, like most fathers hope for such a tribute. My eyes are welled up with tears and my soul has found a new peaceful place in Ms. Collins midst.
Such a beautiful song! This is the first song I fell in love with when I heard Who Knows Where the Time Goes.
this is a great performance of a beautiful song. wow! beautiful, judy.
So you are that Judy blue eyes. that is my favorite song too. Love you Judy.
“Be Still My Soul”
The old song is back, the one you played in my childhood,
Hands stiff and awkward, with only a couple of chords to make it through the tune,
A man of silence at the piano.
Your sister taught you how to play the hymn you hummed
To all your children. Sleep, for us, followed our Father’s voice,
The last sound we heard and the first to wake us up,
A silent man, except for your lullabies.
We thought we slept in the arms of God.
The only cradle we knew.
And now that I know you, after I understand what they did to you
And why you didn’t speak or answer questions,
I follow the hymn back to your heart, back to the arms
That held me next to a soul
Stronger than those mountains you left behind.
You gave me rest before I knew how much it cost you to love me.
And now, dear Father, waiting in the arms of that old song,
Carry me, teach me with your silent smile,
Beyond all answers and before all pain,
Hold me next to your quiet heart again
Where everything rests, without a word, in the hymn of these tall trees,
In the arms of this old world
Under the kingdom of your peace.
V, Sue Tamminga
Vara, that is astounding...
that was beautiful
Beautiful! Thank you for sharing your words.
Dzięki...
I always thought of this song and "Someday Soon" as her signature songs, although I loved many of her other songs. It is nice to know that she wrote this one. Ian Tyson wrote the other one.
To our brave returning soldiers. We love you and are happy that you are returning here for internal duty.
my father! my dear father! why didn't I pay attention to you when you were alive? I miss you dad....forever.....
it makes me happy to know people like this were born
Amazing she can render such a gorgeously beautiful vocal on this with the strange set of arrangements all cluttering up the background of the song. Such a lovely song & voice...
A beautiful tribute to Judy’s father
Stunning. Good luck with your new recordings. That is of an era, when we listened and felt.
Gorgeous perfection.
I still have my grandfathers tools.which I will give to my grandson. Every time I pick them up, i remember him. i hope he cherish them as i do.
"He worked in the mines" ....... what a lovely metaphor for her father's blindness.
Really? I believe you! But I never knew that. Knowing that adds a whole new dimension to this song. Thank you.
The part where she sings about how she watched the Paris sun setting in her fathers eyes kills me because of that!! This is one of the most beautiful compositions ever written honestly.
Wasn’t her father a DJ for a radio station?
@@solice8844 Yes and he was blind also
and watch the Paris sun, set in my father's eyes again
Yes, Judy's lyrics are inexpressively compassionate and deeply moving
Wow
Such a touching lyric
so beautiful. no words.
I have always loved this song. It paints such a picture.
Utterly gorgeous!
A beautiful song. I hope she still loves France.
Beautiful Songbird.."Chestnut Brown Canary"
What a beautiful voice! Thanks for sharing!
The young lover of a parent.
You love from youth.
Because you want love and security.
Kocham to ...
I don't think she's from this earth. Love you beautiful Angel...........You're part of my life forever. (Ichshe)ox
Goosebumps.
alway love to hear this song. i've seen paris, and want to return one day..... beautiful
I just love this song so much! To me, it is the finest song that Judy has ever wrote and sung. It always brings tears to my eyes - but that has a lot to do with the personal sentiments and memories that it invokes. I do prefer the version on the L.P. though. I listen to that quite a lot.
An all time favorite can't even find the words
My Father
Words and Music by Judy Collins
Universal Music Corp. (ASCAP)/ The Wildflowers Company (ASCAP)
(Administered by Universal Music Corp.)
My father always promised us
That we would live in France
We'd go boating on the Seine
And I would learn to dance
We lived in Ohio then
He worked in the mines
On his dreams like boats
We knew we would sail in time
All my sisters soon were gone
To Denver and Cheyenne
Marrying their grownup dreams
The lilacs and the man
I stayed behind the youngest still
Only danced alone
The colors of my father's dreams
Faded without a sound
And I live in Paris now
My children dance and dream
Hearing the ways of a miner's life
In words they've never seen
I sail my memories of home
Like boats across the Seine
And watch the Paris sun
As it sets in my father's eyes again
My father always promised us
That we would live in France
We'd go boating on the Seine
And I would learn to dance
I sail my memories of home
Like boats across the Seine
And watch the Paris sun
As it sets in my father's eyes again
beautiful song, beautifully sung!
Just beautiful.
What a voice.
Such a beautiful voice...hmmm
Thank you for sharing this beautiful part of your life and I am so glad that you can listen again to this song. God bless to you.
Ben Sisko
so beautiful. chills
19 people did not like this? Seriously?
Her music is my safe place. It keeps the wolves away.
i also cry.......
Wunderschön
But not any longer. We have changed who we are and what we are capable of being; brave new world.
My father always promised us
That we would live in France
We'd go boating on the Seine
And I would learn to dance
We lived in Ohio then
He worked in the mines
On his dreams like boats
We knew we would sail in time
All my sisters soon were gone
To Denver and Cheyenne
Marrying their grownup dreams
The lilacs and the man
I stayed behind the youngest still
Only danced alone
The colors of my father's dreams
Faded without a sound
And I live in Paris now
My children dance and dream
Hearing the ways of a miner's life
In words they've never seen
I sail my memories of home
Like boats across the Seine
And watch the Paris sun
As it sets in my father's eyes again
My father always promised us
That we would live in France
We'd go boating on the Seine
And I would learn to dance
I sail my memories of home
Like boats across the Seine
And watch the Paris sun
As it sets in my father's eyes again
so beutiful!
Magique...
I didn't have a father's love, and wish I would've, and what a difference it could've made :'(
How can there be ANY dislikes for this ?
Beautiful x
Nowadays if a girl opens his mouth to sing people think it is great ... such a beautiful voice and skills aren't easy to find.
You got that right! Cheers!
Thanks for posting this video...GREAT STUFF!
Both Melanie and This Mortal Coil did a great cover of this track.
Molto bella.Grazie. Ciao
And i watched the Minnesota sun set . . . in my father's eyes
Passionate
When you look up "perfection" in Webster's, I am sure there is a picture of Judy Collins.
Suite Judy Blue Eyes
Same here. Making up for lost time.
Seattle's pride...
Красиво!!!