First Time Hearing Mike + The Mechanics - The Living Years Reaction

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  • In this video, we will be reacting to Mike + The Mechanics and their music video of The Living Years. This is our first time reacting to this video and we really hope you enjoy it! Thank you for checking out this video. If you would like to see more reactions for this artist, leave your recommendations in the comments below! 🤏
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  • @curtismarsh4528
    @curtismarsh4528 20 днів тому +91

    A testament to the talent of the band Genesis, with Mike Rutherfird, Phil Collins, and Peter Gabriel, all successful on their own. Mike in this performance is brilliant.

    • @davidhuggan6315
      @davidhuggan6315 18 днів тому +9

      And Paul Carrack's beautiful voice

    • @darkpitcher5242
      @darkpitcher5242 13 днів тому +6

      @@davidhuggan6315 Carreck is a criminally underated singer IMHO

  • @deniseh8932
    @deniseh8932 17 днів тому +93

    " i wasn't there that morning when my father passed away" hits me hard every time

    • @Killermcknight
      @Killermcknight  17 днів тому +3

      😞😢

    • @justchillin4065
      @justchillin4065 13 днів тому +5

      I was there and to be honest sometimes I wish I wasn't. Having to watch them turn the machine off and see him take is last breath never leaves my head

    • @catfishandcoleslaw
      @catfishandcoleslaw 12 днів тому +1

      Me too. I’m 56 and I dad’s been gone since ‘09. Remember it like yesterday.

    • @Ghoulza
      @Ghoulza 10 днів тому

      i wasnt there, I was 300kms away trying the bets i could to get there in time.... I didnt make it

    • @canadianbrewer
      @canadianbrewer 10 днів тому +1

      Neither was I when my dad passed away.

  • @jeffstevens4262
    @jeffstevens4262 20 днів тому +47

    Paul Carrack's lead vocals are just wonderful, and I love that they used a middle aged and older choir, to represent and emphasise the age group of the people the song was written about. 🙋‍♂

  • @maryannturton9830
    @maryannturton9830 20 днів тому +39

    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....I think I caught his spirit, later that same year,I'm sure I heard his echo,in my baby's newborn tears,I just wish I could have told him,IN THE LIVING YEARS!😭

  • @daveloboda1769
    @daveloboda1769 20 днів тому +49

    A brilliant, emotional song. Superbly well sung by Paul Carrack. Wonderful.

  • @JohnBailey-ux9vv
    @JohnBailey-ux9vv 18 днів тому +42

    If someone you loved has 'passed', this song will make you cry

    • @martinarscott3524
      @martinarscott3524 5 годин тому

      totally, it was years after my mum died before I was able to listen to this again, and we got on well! But she died on the operating table after an internal bleed they couldn't stop....

  • @spikeus3039
    @spikeus3039 18 днів тому +22

    The 80's was probably the most diverse period of music that I've ever heard. In the UK we had new bands like OMD, Duran Duran, The Human league, Soft Cell, New Order, Bronski beat, The Christians, Madness, The Specials, The Cure, layered on top of that we had the older bands still releasing stuff Like David Bowie, The Rolling Stones, Eric Clapton, George Harrison, Paul McCartney, Genesis, Pink Floyd/Roger Waters, Queen, ELO. There were litterally 100's of bands releasing stuff from multiple genre's it was a special period in the UK. Yes some of it was heavily produced using drum machines etc but so much of it was Brilliant!

    • @Killermcknight
      @Killermcknight  17 днів тому +1

      Okay to be fair, you named a lot of the best artists from that time lol. We definitely appreciate the music, and even really like some of it. Just not our typical daily listeners.

  • @peacepupppy
    @peacepupppy 24 дні тому +46

    The last 8 years of my sisters life i stopped talking to her because she was doing reaally bad on drugs and not doing right by her children and she would just tell me lies and i was fed up with her. She was killed in a car accident 3 years ago. Hearing this song that ive heard since it came out makes me just feel so guilty now about her. I should have kept trying to help her no matter what. I was on drugs before and without my family i would still be there. This aong just hit me hard. Sorry for venting. Good reaction. I thought you had changed the name of your channel so i was surprised to see this notification!

    • @user-mr8ep9lv1i
      @user-mr8ep9lv1i 21 день тому +5

      It's not your fault! It's not your fault!😇😇

    • @maryannturton9830
      @maryannturton9830 20 днів тому +4

      Wow,so sad! It's so hard to know what to do in the case of addiction...You admitted to the same struggles,so you know....I know your sister passed,but I believe she can still hear you.Tell her everything you feel and how much you love her,and then give it to God! LOVE NEVER DIES❣

  • @bwana-ma-coo-bah425
    @bwana-ma-coo-bah425 14 днів тому +20

    This song creeps up on you and then slaps you in the face with a rude awakening.

  • @donnawenker4629
    @donnawenker4629 15 днів тому +13

    I'm 67 and this song always touches my heart and brings me to tears! To me it is the most beautiful song! It's all about the words!

    • @johnbeans2712
      @johnbeans2712 5 днів тому +1

      Top five songs in my life,this is number 1

  • @michaelmaddox7660
    @michaelmaddox7660 19 днів тому +91

    Those BOOMERS made some great music!!

    • @susancerchiori2715
      @susancerchiori2715 13 днів тому +3

      That would be xers

    • @aliciasaracino1233
      @aliciasaracino1233 13 днів тому +3

      We got to enjoy some o the best talent and incredible music ever. There will never be another decade for music like the 80's.

    • @br360guy2
      @br360guy2 13 днів тому

      @@susancerchiori2715??? Those guys are definitely boomers. Check their DOB.

    • @kellycornell7510
      @kellycornell7510 12 днів тому +3

      ​@susancerchiori2715 most were born before 65. So both.

  • @MrEvenStranger
    @MrEvenStranger 22 дні тому +20

    When I was a surly, sullen teen, my father and I got into a bad fight. Things were said, doors slammed and music turned up so I couldn't hear him anymore. Living Years came on within one or two songs, and it hit me like a truck; I bawled a while, went and apologized. Mike, of the ,,,,and the Mechanics, is Mike Rutherford, formerly of Genesis with Phil Collins.

  • @diannebernau3293
    @diannebernau3293 18 днів тому +12

    This song was played at Dad’s graveside as my younger brother insisted. The lyrics explain the kind of relationship he and Dad had. I have four siblings but was really close to my father and was the only one with him when he passed away in hospital. Dad’s 20th anniversary will be on 24 May. This is the first time I have listened to this song all the way through since the funeral. Thank you for sharing your reaction 😢💔🙏🕊️.

  • @allenemmons1124
    @allenemmons1124 20 днів тому +54

    they didnt have "fake " music as is today

  • @markwolstenholme3354
    @markwolstenholme3354 21 день тому +22

    Mike and the mechanics, English group formed about 1985. This record was released in 88/89.

    • @humeyboy
      @humeyboy 15 днів тому

      Actually what is classed a SuperGroup like the Traveling Wilburys.
      en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Supergroup_(music)

  • @steveheckle8847
    @steveheckle8847 24 дні тому +31

    This is about his Father, they never spoke for years, he died without being able to say goodbye 🇬🇧

    • @davidhuggan6315
      @davidhuggan6315 18 днів тому +2

      Yes Mike's father. Not Paul's, the singer

    • @aleclewis9123
      @aleclewis9123 14 днів тому +2

      ​@@davidhuggan6315Not just Mike, but also the father of the song's co-writer, B.A. Robertson. And both he and Mike are godfathers to each other's sons.
      This song touched a lot of people's emotions, from Chris de Burgh (who upon hearing it for the first time while he was driving had to pull over) and Anthony Phillips (Mike's former Genesis bandmate).
      Even Paul Carrack had a deep connection to it.
      And I bet Phil Collins did, too, since his own father passed away on Christmas Day 1972.

  • @angelb-oo7ob
    @angelb-oo7ob 24 дні тому +16

    This is a song I wrapped myself in during very dark times. …hauntingly beautiful, heartbreakingly sad and poignant. 🫶🏻🤍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 love from Scotland ❤️‍🩹

  • @willieboy3011
    @willieboy3011 15 днів тому +11

    Fathers and sons. Miss my Dad now, and I am on good terms with my sons now. If only we remember what is really important.

  •  20 днів тому +21

    Lead singer here is the brilliant Paul Carrack known in the industry as “the voice”

    • @MoMoMyPup10
      @MoMoMyPup10 20 днів тому

      No, that was Phil Collins singing

    • @nickywall872
      @nickywall872 20 днів тому +3

      ​@MoMoMyPup10 it's definitely Paul Carrack!

    •  19 днів тому +1

      @@MoMoMyPup10 no it most definitely is not Phil Collins

    • @MoMoMyPup10
      @MoMoMyPup10 19 днів тому

      Did you guys even watch the video???

    •  19 днів тому

      @@MoMoMyPup10 😂 yes and you think that’s Phil Collins? 🤣🤣

  • @ooooooo9217
    @ooooooo9217 19 днів тому +6

    This song was everywhere when my dad died, hearing it again now has me in tears all over again. Still miss him

    • @Killermcknight
      @Killermcknight  19 днів тому +2

      I can’t imagine hearing this song any time close to losing someone 😭 So sorry for your loss

  • @user-po3xj4zh7z
    @user-po3xj4zh7z 20 днів тому +108

    I am 62 and blame the generations after not the generation before.

    • @Killermcknight
      @Killermcknight  20 днів тому +9

      Of course but I want you to watch the TV and tell me what generation is it do you see reporting on the news or in political positions? I see boomers and gen x... we needed an adult in the room to not even entertain the woke but they fueled it. Now you can't say gay, 8 year olds in school are learning about the 32 different genders they can pick from and basic homes are now 400k minimum to buy.

    • @lilly5157
      @lilly5157 19 днів тому +14

      ​@Killermcknight Boomers had no more control over the system than you do.

    • @Killermcknight
      @Killermcknight  19 днів тому +1

      The system comprised of what?

    • @Ray1969.
      @Ray1969. 17 днів тому +3

      You do now. When you were in your 20’s you only had the generation before. That’s the point

    • @DaveBartlett
      @DaveBartlett 16 днів тому

      I thlnk our own age determines whether we see the blame lying at the door of the generation(s) before or the generation(s) after. Even then, it's unfair to lay the blame for ALL the problems at the door of one particular generation. As a man now in his mid-sixties, the current RULING generation is mostly people of my age, so if I'm honest, I think I need to blame many of the ills of the world on my own generation. The degeneration of society on the other hand is down to the later generations, since they're the ones who seem to be making the social rules these days, for better or for worse. I can't really bring myself to blame 'the generations before' because whatever problems they brought down upon us, we've had plenty of time to put those right, rather than just blaming it on our predecessors.

  • @CarlaHolley
    @CarlaHolley 5 днів тому +5

    "I think I caught his spirit later that same year, I'm sure I heard his echo in my baby's newborn tears"

  • @davidbowen6284
    @davidbowen6284 15 днів тому +4

    'We all talk a different language, talking in defense'....he's describing our ego. 'you can listen aswell as you hear' talking about how we don't listen to what's being said, we only hear it because most the time we are too busy thinking in defense or full of our own ego to actually get the message trying to be conveyed. Great lyrics.

  • @erickortenbach4355
    @erickortenbach4355 17 днів тому +5

    I think each generation will enjoy the music of their time, for ever and ever. I'm a 70s guy and I love rock!!

    • @Killermcknight
      @Killermcknight  17 днів тому

      Absolutely agree. I grew up on 90s and early 2000s and prefer that over today’s music by far!

  • @LweissTTU
    @LweissTTU 14 днів тому +5

    I am a boomer, and all I have to say is, if you are estranged from someone in your family, make sure you can live with how you feel,, and treated someone, after they die. By then it will be too late.

  • @Vinylrebel72
    @Vinylrebel72 18 днів тому +14

    When my dad passed, we weren’t allowed to see him in the hospital….this was during cvd….I would talk to him on the phone….and the nurses would put the phone next to his ear….and all i heard was the breathing machine…I would read to him, and talk to him about everyone, that he was in their thoughts and prayers….I wasn’t doing well physically and mentally, I was taking care of everything, talking to the doctors, talking to his friends and relatives…talking with my mom and try to keep her hopes up……as i was talking to him, the dr picked up the phone, and said he was sleeping, and had to rest, but there was still so much to say…he passed away the next morning…i never finished telling him what I wanted to….I never got to say goodbye…and that I loved him….

  • @peterscocca3024
    @peterscocca3024 17 днів тому +3

    If you don't tear up for this song you have no soul

  • @luinpuin4152
    @luinpuin4152 19 днів тому +3

    They come to a theatre near where I live almost every 2 years. Every time I go and watch and every time I and a lot of other people cry with this song. Beautiful!

  • @Biwabik223
    @Biwabik223 16 днів тому +6

    I don't blame previous generations, I blame myself.

  • @lareoke5685
    @lareoke5685 12 днів тому +3

    Beautiful song but that line crushes my heart every time I hear it! Thank you two.

  • @DaveBartlett
    @DaveBartlett 16 днів тому +1

    I've never really listened closely to the lyrics of 'The Living Years', but now that I have - I appreciate what a moving message the song's lyrics send.
    I lost my own father in December 2008, and though we were always close, I'll admit that we didn't always 'see eye to eye', and since he spent his final hours in a coma, I never had the chance to explain how I really felt toward him.
    There's another song you should react to. It follows the same theme, (i.e. the aftermath of losing a loved one,) and is by the UK garage/hip hop band 'The Streets'. The track is 'Never Went to Church' and is available on UA-cam. (just search for "never went to church the streets".) This particular piece expresses the feelings of The Streets' front man (Mike Skinner) on the loss of his own father, and I'm not ashamed to admit that I cry every time I hear that one.
    (On a brighter side, the accompanying video has some beautiful snowy shots of the English Lake District in Winter, in the Lakeside/Newby Bridge/Haverthwaite area.)

  • @AuldScot1888
    @AuldScot1888 14 днів тому +1

    Old man took heart attack aged 65. Drove by his house 2 days later. This song came on radio, I cried like a baby so hard I had to pull in.

  • @JohnBailey-ux9vv
    @JohnBailey-ux9vv 18 днів тому +3

    The lyrics are personal to the song writers Mike (Mike Rutherford, playing guitar) and B A Robertson, as well as Paul Carrack (the vocalist). 'I thought I caught his spirit, later that same year... etc', is spine tingling.

  • @6sausage9
    @6sausage9 9 днів тому +1

    Love that song, makes me appreciate that I still have my old man! I will be going to give him a hug tomorrow. Doesn't have to be parental, the message is don't take tomorrow for granted

  • @maxinefreeman8858
    @maxinefreeman8858 8 годин тому

    I'm a boomer. I was 25 when my father died one morning. We were just starting to get along. My little almost 5 year olddaughter was his pride and joy. She has his red hair. This is one of the most serious songs of the 80's. You have to watch days music. If you take away auto tune and synthesizers, their voices aren't worth a damn.

  • @jimmykinney4086
    @jimmykinney4086 16 днів тому +1

    Great notice. Mike Rutherford (the Mike in Mike & the Mechanics) was in Genesis with Phil Collins.

  • @stevew585
    @stevew585 22 години тому

    Hi from London England. This was my Dads favourite song, he loved it. It was played at his funeral last year, it was tough. It breaks my heart now listening to this beautiful song but I can't resist it because it brings my Dad back to me. I wasn't with my Dad when he passed either, I was out of town.

  • @wishuponastar4928
    @wishuponastar4928 18 днів тому +3

    I am getting older, (in my 50s), but I try to keep everything in perspective. There is a very old quote (over 2000 years ago) attributed to either Socrates or Plato. It is: "Children; they have bad manners, contempt for authority; they show disrespect for elders and love chatter in place of exercise. They no longer rise when elders enter the room, they contradict their parents and tyrannize their teachers. Children are now tyrants.” It has ALWAYS been that the older generations think the younger generations are worse. They're not, they are just different, and as we get older, we get more set in our ways. Great song for all generations to hear. Thanks for sharing!

    • @Killermcknight
      @Killermcknight  18 днів тому

      No problem it was regardless of personal preference an enjoyable experience. If it wasn't for this channel and of the recommendations of others I probably wouldn't venture out on my own to even try to listen to new things. We created this channel to discover and explore because it is fun. I was the type of person that listened to the same 3 or 4 favorite albums for years and rejected anything new. I'm a metal head that played drums in a Metalcore band so I used to not even entertain the possibilities of other music outside that genre. Thanks for the Socrates or Plato quote it was very enlightening

  • @softshallow7435
    @softshallow7435 24 дні тому +16

    Well you saying Phil Collins, well there is a connection with this band. The guy with the beard with his young son was in the band Genesis with Phil Collins that’s why the song sounded like his songs.

    • @DiniKusuma
      @DiniKusuma 24 дні тому +1

      Great to know this, tks much for the info 👍

    • @DiniKusuma
      @DiniKusuma 24 дні тому +1

      Great to know this 👍 tks for the info

    • @davidgreer4615
      @davidgreer4615 23 дні тому +1

      "mike" was the lead singer of genesis. he left the band to form mike + mechanics...that's when phil took over lead vocals.

    • @softshallow7435
      @softshallow7435 23 дні тому +6

      @@davidgreer4615 Well Phil was the drummer in Genesis when Mike was still in the band, Phil did backing vocals whilst drumming, Peter Gabriel was the lead singer, when Peter left that’s when Phil became the lead singer not Mike. Mike was still in the band as the guitarist. so he had input too in the sound of the songs, Phil’s solo stuff also sounded like Genesis and this song.

    • @billlewis1483
      @billlewis1483 21 день тому +2

      @@davidgreer4615 actually Mike Rutherford started the band when Genesis was taking a break. I was at their last concert before that break. Mike, Tony, and Phil went on to do more solo stuff, then got back together briefly but then Phil left for a solo career.

  • @janetveazey7212
    @janetveazey7212 16 днів тому +2

    Mike Rutherford was with the genius Phil Collins in Genises, seen them live at Wembley Arena. Lucky me. I'm so old, I've seen them all. Love from London. Jan 😊

  • @janeforrest6838
    @janeforrest6838 11 днів тому +1

    I love my dad with all my heart he will be 90 this September but was diagnosed with terminal cancer in February then suddenly my lovely mum passed away two weeks ago ago from pneumonia.We have her funeral this Friday.I wish they could be here forever,I’ve spent so much time with them but it’s gone too quickly.

  • @1Imonk
    @1Imonk 15 днів тому +3

    Think existentialism. You only get one chance to live, so live the best you can in every day.

  • @artbagley1406
    @artbagley1406 6 днів тому +1

    "And if you don't give up, and don't give in, you may just be okay."

  • @lesliebates22
    @lesliebates22 24 дні тому +3

    Well hello there you 2. Love seeing yalls faces. This is such a beautiful song. See My high school years were 87-91. Such good music then. ❤😊

  • @davidtaylorbfd
    @davidtaylorbfd 10 днів тому +1

    The singer Paul Carrick's dad died in a mining accident when Paul was a toddler. The song was written by Mike Rutherford and BA Robertson after their dads died around the same time .

  • @davidcaldwell4953
    @davidcaldwell4953 3 дні тому +1

    Absolute classic. With words that mean something. Brilliant.

  • @jdbroders64
    @jdbroders64 21 день тому +7

    Every time I hear this song, it just hits me to my core and I choke up. My father passed away three years ago and I wasn't there. Prior to that we had not spoken in over a decade. Forever my biggest regret. I miss you Pop.

    • @LordEagle
      @LordEagle 19 днів тому +1

      😭😭😭😭😭👍

  • @michaelpatterson5385
    @michaelpatterson5385 9 днів тому +1

    Mike Rutherford was the bassist for the band Genesis. I have the original vinyl when this first came out. At 70 it still makes me sad.

  • @randallcagle
    @randallcagle 19 днів тому +5

    Another tear jerker is " Seasons in the Sun" by Terry Jacks

    • @bostonwhofan
      @bostonwhofan 17 днів тому +2

      Also "Tears In Heaven" by Eric Clapton and "All Of My Love" by Led Zeppelin. 2 songs written about children of the song writers passing away in tragic ways WAY too soon.

  • @mattyball
    @mattyball 2 дні тому +1

    “Heard an echo in my baby’s newborn tears “ now that’s a lyric ❤❤❤.

  • @matttanner387
    @matttanner387 2 дні тому +1

    I remember when this song was first played on a radio station from .San Francisco back in 1988.

  • @bryanrhenderson6510
    @bryanrhenderson6510 10 днів тому +1

    I wasn’t there when MY father passed away…. He had leukemia and was in Oklahoma City, I lived in Corpus Christi, Tx. in 1974. My parents were divorced two years, I was 9, my dad was 34. This song hits me EVERY SINGLE TIME. My brother just passed in February from leukemia, he lived in Hawaii and I’m in Houston, Texas. If you still have your parents and siblings, tell them you love them every chance you get. You just never know when the last time you speak to them if it truly is the last time.

    • @Killermcknight
      @Killermcknight  10 днів тому +1

      That’s horrible. I’m so sorry you lost your dad at such a young age, and your brother recently. We definitely try to always let our loved ones know how much we care about them.

  • @dukeofoven
    @dukeofoven 14 днів тому +1

    Paul Carrack, 'The Man With the Golden Voice', as well as being an outstanding singer, wrote a huge internationally bestselling hit 'How Long', when he was with the band 'Ace'.

  • @DUNFERMLINEBOY1
    @DUNFERMLINEBOY1 22 дні тому +4

    They still sing to this day maybe look at one of their most recent performances of course they are a lot older now

  • @joelmclean2898
    @joelmclean2898 20 днів тому +5

    Mike and the Mechanics were definitely the 80's. Michael Rutherford did his solo stuff (Mike and the Mechanics) after leaving Genesis (or possibly as a side project).

    • @shayneramsay1388
      @shayneramsay1388 19 днів тому

      most of it was side projects which Phil and Peter also did while still working on new stuff for Genesis, Word of Mouth is another great song from the band also

    • @DocRock67
      @DocRock67 День тому

      Mike never left Genesis. Like all the other members he started solo projects in between Genesis albums/tours. First he recorded two solo albums (Smallcreep’s Day and Acting Very Strange), then he founded Mike & The Mechanics.

    • @DocRock67
      @DocRock67 День тому

      @@shayneramsay1388Peter never started any solo actives as long as he was in Genesis. When they recorded The Lamb there was a request by William Friedkin, he wanted Peter to work with him on a screenplay. But this project never got under way.

  • @chrisblythe4912
    @chrisblythe4912 13 днів тому +1

    Mike Rutherford genesis guitarist nis father died the same year his son was born inspired him to write this masterpiece,I also wasn’t there when my father passed away and I had so many unanswered questions for him this song cracks me every time even tho it’s 15 years since my dad died

  • @lyndonwillms9668
    @lyndonwillms9668 19 днів тому +3

    Paul is a great talent. He wrote and performed Ace's "How Long." from the 1970s.

    • @geetarbube
      @geetarbube 19 днів тому +1

      Loved his stint in Squeeze

    • @philipmccarthy6175
      @philipmccarthy6175 17 днів тому

      And he sang "Tempted" by Squeeze , another great song.

  • @peterdel3307
    @peterdel3307 11 днів тому +1

    every time i hear this song really releases my emotions and feeling and brings a tear to the eyes there is deep and meaningful within the lyrics as we lose family members along the way it really hurts , but a message in the song its too late when were gone so in the living years we must express our feelings best wishes nice reaction

  • @MrNoclutch
    @MrNoclutch 13 днів тому +1

    Our parents are milestones in our journey just as we are the milestones for our children's, each generation forgets who got them there. I told them in their living years because of this song. In their 90's still alive today. I lost my older brother and never told him he was my hero died suddenly heart attack age 56.

  • @crackerjack4833
    @crackerjack4833 8 днів тому +2

    Admit. You might not want to see eye to eye, but you want cry you heart out and you can see it, hear it, feel it........... The message is clear.
    If you've never seen it from my generation, you will never understand

  • @juandomingovarela3935
    @juandomingovarela3935 18 днів тому +2

    👏👏👏!!! Paul Carrak's voice is gorgeous🎤🎤🎤,!!! beautifull message always remember lifevis a gift,please don't waste your timebring love to your familh and friends,🫂,Bye folks,!!!...

  • @dennis345
    @dennis345 День тому +1

    This was a top 40 hit when my dad died in March 1989. It crushed me.

  • @DaveBall-li1tn
    @DaveBall-li1tn 11 днів тому +2

    Mike is from Genesis this was his side project

  • @guardianofthemoon
    @guardianofthemoon 3 дні тому

    I have loved this song since it came out, never knowing that the relationship I had with my mother would come true in this song. I have lived my whole life looking for an acceptance that I never really got from her. The day she died I had to tell her goodbye over the phone as I was in another country and unable to go home due to being trapped there. This song breaks my heart in just about every way it can. Thank you for reviewing this. The Phil Collins connection is WAY more real than you have any idea :) I highly suggest the song No Son Of Mine by Genesis. Pure gold.

  • @cmichaelanthonyimages2197
    @cmichaelanthonyimages2197 19 днів тому +1

    This was when Genesis splintered and Collins took over. Gabriel and Rutherford started doing their own works and abandoned prog for main stream pop/rock. They took advantage of the MTV era, and stayed on the charts till the early 90s. Its amazing how much of a 180 they did musically from their heavy prog work.

  • @charlesyoung7087
    @charlesyoung7087 4 дні тому +2

    One of best songs ever.

  • @stevetanner3019
    @stevetanner3019 12 днів тому

    Mike Rutherford (the Mike of Mike and The Mechanics) is the guitar player and also a member of the band Genesis. his was a side project outside the band when Phil Collins (also of Genesis) was doing solo stuff. The lead singer is Paul Carrack, who has been lead singer of numerous bands with hits including Squeeze (from the 80's), and Ace (from the 70's).

  • @Larrymarx
    @Larrymarx 14 днів тому

    I remember this song when it first came out, sill powerful as ever♪♫♪ Thank you for taking the time to make and post this excellent video♪♫♪

  • @dnorfed
    @dnorfed 20 днів тому +3

    This song came out a month after my own dad passed, I was 38, and we never got on, he suffered from depression after ww11, made our lives hell, but over time I forgave him, it invokes many feelings in many people in different ways. So my message is this, whatever problems a family or couple face, heal the rift, for as the song says, it’s too late when we die, those left are the ones hurting. Great site guys, glad you liked the song ,and the message it sends

    • @Killermcknight
      @Killermcknight  19 днів тому

      I’m glad you were able to make amends. It’s hard having relationships like that. That’s how I try to live my life… basically a “if they died tomorrow, would I regret not having them in my life?” type of thing.

    • @Killermcknight
      @Killermcknight  19 днів тому

      Sorry for your loss 🙏🏻

  • @stevegrimes5005
    @stevegrimes5005 6 днів тому +1

    The one that will literally bring tears is: Luther Vandross, dance with my father again. bring sleeves! haha

  • @jewela44
    @jewela44 12 днів тому

    Great reaction!🥰 I've always loved this song. Been a fan of Mike Rutherford and Phil Collins since their Genesis days😊

  • @paulpennell2115
    @paulpennell2115 21 день тому +18

    God damn Millennials!!!!!!!!

  • @brianduckett2920
    @brianduckett2920 3 дні тому

    That music is timeless. Speaks to anyone at anytime.

  • @benradkaii9186
    @benradkaii9186 15 днів тому +1

    The fact that the song affects you as it has always affected me get you a thumbs up and subscribe from this guy. Don't ever hold back your emotion. I love to see others feel the same as I feel on songs

  • @lawrencesantana7253
    @lawrencesantana7253 14 днів тому +3

    Another great song with a message of father and son that you should react to is "Patches" by George Jones and B.B. King. Awesome.

  • @frankhemmen9551
    @frankhemmen9551 10 днів тому

    Mike and the Mechanics was a group that formed after Genesis was over. The guitarist was in Genesis and Phil Collins.

  • @steviesellers
    @steviesellers 8 днів тому

    Mike is Mike Rutherford from Genesis , Paul Carrick lead singer and songwriter is mainly a solo artist , he joined Roger Waters on his tour of the Wall LP

  • @brownale1000
    @brownale1000 18 днів тому +1

    Always gets me crying this great video subscribed cheers 🍻🍻🍻🍻

    • @Killermcknight
      @Killermcknight  17 днів тому +1

      It’s a sad one, for sure! Thanks for the sub!

  • @christypriest30
    @christypriest30 6 днів тому +1

    This came out when I was a teenager and I actually won this album on a radio stations contest

    • @Killermcknight
      @Killermcknight  6 днів тому

      Oh how cool is that! I won a Weezer CD once from a radio comp 🤪

  • @davidcampbell6677
    @davidcampbell6677 5 днів тому +1

    Wasn't there when my dad died, so much I wanted to say

  • @ThomasGourley-ww1hk
    @ThomasGourley-ww1hk 9 днів тому +1

    Simple message, don't wait until it's too late to show your feelings...... You will need to live with your decision.

  • @markmirche7760
    @markmirche7760 5 днів тому +1

    The older I get the more meaning this song has as a father and a son.

  • @garyarnett1220
    @garyarnett1220 17 днів тому +1

    Mike was on hiatus from Genesis while Phil (Collins) was doing his solo stuff, he tossed together a rotating group. Mid 80s.

  • @sallyphillips9175
    @sallyphillips9175 18 днів тому +1

    "Old timey band"
    Oh man, as a 56-year-old that made me wince. I had just turned 21 a couple months earlier when it was released!

    • @Killermcknight
      @Killermcknight  18 днів тому

      That's how I felt when creed, linkin park and sum 41 was on the "Now That's What I call: Dad rock" CD lol

  • @Malibu_Man
    @Malibu_Man 16 днів тому

    Mike and the Mechanics came from Genesis and Phil Collins. Mike and the Mechanics (stylised as Mike + The Mechanics) are an English rock supergroup formed in Dover in 1985 by Mike Rutherford, initially as a side project during a during a break for his other group Genesis [Phil Collins]

  • @christineschutten248
    @christineschutten248 3 дні тому

    This song was on a tape that I found when I was a kid. I played it a LOT.

  • @4Saken4ever
    @4Saken4ever 24 дні тому +1

    Blast from the past ..mid eighties , grew up with this music

  • @marystrouf8171
    @marystrouf8171 19 днів тому +1

    This has such a powerful message!

  • @DavidDouglass-uc6bi
    @DavidDouglass-uc6bi 13 днів тому +1

    was one my favourites as a teenager, you need to check out Phil Collins in the air tonight live!

  • @tekay44
    @tekay44 12 днів тому +1

    Tough song, my dad died when I was sixteen, never had a chance to really talk to him as a grown up. He’s been gone 52 years.

  • @Chris-vy8by
    @Chris-vy8by 10 днів тому +1

    Love this man x

  • @DougRayPhillips
    @DougRayPhillips 24 дні тому +2

    So, you do tear-jerkers on a fairly regular basis?
    I'd recommend:
    Two Beds and a Coffee Machine (an album cut from Savage Garden)
    Leader of the Band (Dan Fogelberg)... preferably the original studio recording
    Sweet Old World (original studio recording by writer Lucinda Williams)

  • @SMKollapse
    @SMKollapse 12 днів тому +1

    I've introduced this song to so many people wbo cant relate.
    Crying means you're human.

  • @kathleenedwards6435
    @kathleenedwards6435 18 днів тому +3

    James blunt, monsters. You wanna cry, thats the one.😢

    • @melissagerber7231
      @melissagerber7231 3 дні тому

      Thank goodness, a distant relative heard it,and,was able to donate a kidney to his dad.
      He's still alive.

  • @choward874
    @choward874 8 днів тому

    I also wasn't there when my father passed away! If this song doesn't make you cry. You're dead.

  • @naomiturtle4404
    @naomiturtle4404 6 годин тому

    I’m 71 ageing hippy don’t blame anyone life is a struggle and often humanity sucks.

  • @StewH08
    @StewH08 18 днів тому +1

    This is an awesome song.❤

  • @davidhuggan6315
    @davidhuggan6315 18 днів тому +1

    Great reaction guys

  • @nancyskomars1230
    @nancyskomars1230 14 днів тому +3

    You can't help but be emotional when you hear this. Old time band in the 80s!!! You youngsters are a hoot!!🥰I'm a boomer, babies! And I know we had great music back in the 60s, 70, and 80s! These guys are boomers and this is a great song!! Pick more from the old days!

    • @Killermcknight
      @Killermcknight  14 днів тому +1

      We're trying 🙂 we just watched a Kate Bush video which was very interesting because of course due to stranger things we heard her song running up that hill but nothing else so that was cool. I hope one day when we are gone my kids and their kids will watch the channel and get to listen to music that will be so foreign and unique to them that they might actually enjoy it.

    • @nancyskomars1230
      @nancyskomars1230 14 днів тому

      @@Killermcknight Music is a gift we give our children and each other. From the 90s, not so old, check out Kenny Loggins, "Sweet Reunion" ua-cam.com/video/Lmx5nQGzjtw/v-deo.htmlsi=LpF5Yb-z-RrqOk6O
      And then keep traveling back to the 70s and 80s! Your souls will love it. Jackson Brown, Michael McDonald, Linda Ronstadt, etc. Great music waiting for you!

    • @Killermcknight
      @Killermcknight  14 днів тому

      Thanks we'll check it out! Unfortunately those names you mentioned I have never heard of 😔 maybe I've heard of a song or something and it will be blatantly obvious but not the artists name.

    • @nancyskomars1230
      @nancyskomars1230 14 днів тому

      @@Killermcknight You probably know Kenny from writing "Footloose" in the 80s and "House at Pooh Corner" from the 70s. Linda Ronstadt had one of the great female voices of that era, singing every genre. Whitney based her version of "I will always love you" on Linda's. Jackson Brown was well know for his social conscience. He wrote a song "Doctor, my eyes' over 50 years ago and recently, 2 of the musicians on that original, got together with Jackson and some new friends for this version. ua-cam.com/video/VQPD17v6eLU/v-deo.htmlsi=3KNZ8LgFOc3m5Iou
      You're going to love this! Love you both, A Boomer!

  • @day2daylife1
    @day2daylife1 7 днів тому

    Sounds like you need to listen to more 70s and 80s music. So much talent.