What amazes me the most is how each verse tells a story, almost completely and his ability to pack so many syllables and phrases into a single melodic line... That's art!
Sandy Denny's 'Fotheringay', 'Who Knows Where the Time Goes?' and 'The Music Weaver' are three of the saddest songs that I know, along with: Don McClean 'Vincent', All About Eve 'Are You Lonely?' Nick Drake 'Fruit Tree' and 'When the Day is Done' Suzanne Vega 'The Queen and the Soldier' Elton John 'Goodbye' Free 'Mourning Sad Morning'
This song was popular when I was going thru my teenage years of angst & heart aches. Later as a messed up young adult I found that God had not deserted me but I Him. I made the decision to give Him my life instead of throwing myself down from that tower. 46 years later I have a most wonderful life.
I was 10 when Gilbert released this song. Being a loner, I thought it was written for me. Ha ha. Thanks, Gilbert. Your music has been a BIG part of our lives. 👍
I think I was at same age, but I was impressed with the Acoustic guitar than anything else, and so I saved money by working part time and I bought cheap guitar, and it broke the first day and that was the end of my love for learning how to play guitar. My parent could only afford food and nothing else, but anyway, fast forward, when my son was 10, I remembered my shit and I decided to buy him expensive guitar and I enrolled him in musical lesson. Three weeks later he dropped the class, and he came to me, and he was like um oh ah dad this is not my thing.
This song is truly for us loners out here in this world, i remember back when this song first came out years ago and it means even more now that I've spent all my lonely years.
I love this song. It strikes a chord. I am alone most of the time. But never thought of myself as lonely. I guess if I don't grasp the difference, then I must not be lonely.
Jimmy Jennings, I'm right there with you friend, in the same boat, single my entire life and never married. I guess we can take some solace in the fact there are other loners out there as well as us. They say God has a plan for each of us, I certainly believe that, but it doesn't mean we have to understand/like it...
The last set of verses really hit home for me. I lost my father several years ago and I remember how my mother would say she felt alone in a crowded room. When she passed away this song popped into my head and yes I cried all day also.
Mountain Fisher, you're not alone! I cannot imagine your intense pain. But I want you to know I'm so very sorry for the agony you're going through. Please know you'res not alone in your pain. I haven't lived the same circumstances as you tragically did. I'm 57 yo. Lost my very Godly mother in 2014. She was full of faith and the prophetic for the end times. I sincerely believed she would have been kept alive to see them come to pass. My faith in God and His Word is still strong, yet the part of it that I shared with my mother has been smothered and disillusioned to a degree. Please pray for me. P.S. My whole heart goes out to you for the loss of your beloved son. To all who are reading: It doesn't matter if you have one son or twelve sons. No parent ever contemplates losing a child before their own death. Its not in the natural order. I'm sure it's like losing a part of your physical and emotional body. I have only one child and one grandchild. I live for them both. Continuing the conversation, regarding the manner in which they are taken from us, I can imagine determines how we process our grief and resolution unto God for forgiveness and healing. For instance, if it was sudden, like a drunk driving car accident or an incidental shooting. Preventable to a degree, and definitely worthy of fleshly hostility, therefore requiring a great manner of grace and healing for forgiveness.. Cancer, Covid, etc; time to prepare, but why me/him/her? And why to a seven year old?! When we resolve to read, and absorb God's Word that we live in a fallen world, where "..the sun shines on the just and the unjust." This is scripture. God Almighty is just and sovereign in everything He says and does. If you don't have the patience to read anything else in the Bible, Read a NIV of Genesis and Revelations. It is an eye-opener of God's plan for mankind.
The lyrics in this song are so masterfully telling a story of loneliness. Verses such as "when she passed away, I cried and cried all day" and "if he really does exist then why did he desert me."
Another loneliness pop classic of that Era was the Carpenters Goodbye to Love, Karen's voice still haunts me delivering those sad and melancholy lyrics as only she could, also Janis Ian's At Seventeen was also a classic in that mode.
@@bobjones8378 you are correct…he even tells us that specifically in the Bible…when you are weak and at the lowest point in your life, He is strong in you if you acknowledge Him.
I can remember going out and buying this record when it was released out of my paper round money, and what proved to me that it was a classic was when my mom shouted me to turn it up, great songs are great songs no matter how old you are.
In the '70s, my brother and I used to nag our father into playing our pop radio station in the car. This is one of the only songs he ever liked. Many years later, upon learning details of his life he never revealed, I understood why.
His manager was his main downfall, the other his nice shy personally. You need to be ruthless to make it big in this seedy, greedy, cutthroat business. Otherwise he could have given Elton a run for his money. Remember it took two to make Eltons hits, Ray was song writer, singer and piano player. A one man hit making wonder.
Such a beautiful song, just listening to the words, it makes you stop and think, this is one of my tunes that I can remember in the '70s, just a reminder of my past, it was great to hear. 🥰❤️👍👍🤔🤔🤔🤔👍
I have always loved this song, at times I felt it was written for me but I somehow crawled up out of the rut and I've made it to my 73rd year, alone, but not unhappy. Thank you, Mr. O'Sullivan, for a song written so well and sang just as well.
I dearly love this song each time listen to it .What is a great master piece of music !.The melody is something that makes my mind wandering, it is truly exceptional and stay with us forever and ever.
La escuche por vez primera en 1972. Yo solo con 12 años de edad!!!!! Recuerdos y solo dulces recuerdos. Hoy con 62 años ....... ! Que ingenuidad y que diferente era todo !! Hoy también soy muy feliz !!! Pero que hermosas remembranzas!!!. Desde Gadalajara México!!!!
Brings me such tender sweer memories! My sweet dear husband Bill rest in peace chosed this beautiful song for our wedding day! He was 19 and was 18 we were married 45 wonderful years and I could not adk for anything more. I misse him very much and my life is empty without him.
I heard this song a few times in my life, mostly played in the background. One day I was driving to work, music playing loudly, Ken Bruce on BBC2 played it one morning. I always say this about songs, you can hear it a thousand times but then hear for the very first time. Blew me away. The utter honestly in the lyrics. The lay out of the song, the unusual break to acoustic guitar half way to 3 quarters through. I’m still mesmerised every time I hear it. When I do hear it in public it always makes me stop what I’m doing ❤️
The hallmark of a great song is how it can stop you in your tracks to listen to again...even when you've heard it a thousand times. I remember it was unique and different than anything on the radio in '72...and has remained a timeless classic over 50 years later.
From the day I heard this song in early 1970s,,,as a teenager,,I fell in love with this song...now I'm 66 and counting,,,and I still love this song....so beautiful...a master piece....you really made a lot of people happy with this song,, Gilbert.. .
Are you kidding? This is the soundtrack, spotlight, and sole focus, intention and destiny of my life. And, yes, I know. I did it to myself. Please spare the rhetoric.
Someone PLEASE get Us Boomers Our own Radio Station!! I wld just keep on driving alone, with My Memories..... I Not Only LOVED this song but so did My brother. And today, we're Both Alone again, Naturally. 'Thank You' for these Songs and NOT forgetting US! God Bless You! ♥️‼️
My brain took a trip down Memory Lane, and I remembered this poignant, beautiful song by Gilbert O'Sullivan. It was so heart felt, I had to actually go into his bio to see how he was doing. Thankfully, his life turned out to be a lot happier! :)
This some came to me at one of the worst points in my life; my brother had passed, my partner and I split up, and I lost my job all in the same month. I am so grateful to be able to have cried and processed my emotions, what a beautiful song
TRISTEZA PRA QUÊ? ESSA LINDA MÚSICA TRAZ LEMBRANÇAS MUITO FELIZES DA MINHA ADOLESCÊNCIA EM 1972. EU TINHA 17 ANOS DE IDADE,HOJE 50 ANOS DEPOIS, ESSA BELA MÚSICA CONTINUA TATUADA EM MINHA MENTE. MEUS PARABÉNS PRA ESSES MÚSICOS, QUE COM MUITA HARMONIA, FIZERAM ESSA GRANDE OBRA PRIMA.
Também acho linda essa música, me traz boas recordações daquela época, cantarolava la la la la alone again, naturally...e nem fazia idéia do resto da letra da música.
@@nofear8984 Se um LOVE❤ não me achar ideal,eu acho é bom.Concordo que cada qual deve procurar o melhor pra si.O importante é ser feliz com alguém ou ALONE AGAIN,NATURILY!
One time I listened to this song on a rainy rainy day. I counted the years that I thought of my mom aging -she was quite young but I added up to about 84 then I stopped because I was overwhelmed and I cried all day my face and jaw was in pain! Recently my mom died -she was 84 years old. Deep deep trembles tears and sighs….
I just wanted to let you know that I cried for you stated about your mom. I remember I would avoid her not to hear negative things, but I would give anything to hear her voice again
@@The1965beatles Thank you for your kind words. Ray, your mom knew that you loved her. Believe me. As they transition out of this life the only thing that is real is love. Everything else fades away….
This has to be one of the most beautiful ballads of all time. Absolutely wonderful. You can capture your own images of the story in your mind as it evolves. Music really is so magical.
OM GEE!! I've listened to this song for many years, and never paid a lot of attention to the lyrics until now! The melody is very catchy, but the words are very depressing and dystopian!! As a niece who had an aunt who committed suicide due to a doctor's court-proven malpractice, and after much studied reasoning for one taking their own life; the proven results are that the individual only wants out of their pain, not to die. Suicide is a permanent end to a temporary problem. As a true, born-again Christian, I can, with all authority say; we live in a fallen world (thank you Adam and Eve). The merciful and loving God, Jehovah, The God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, (so there's no mistake or confusion from the heathen gods of the far east), Who created all creation, gave us all free will. We can choose to serve Him or reject Him. If you choose the former, you verbally and heartfeltly accept His teachings according to His Word, that includes repentance and receiving His only begotten Son, Jesus, The Christ, Who was crucified on the cross at Calvary and shed His innocent blood for the redemption of our sins and our soul being born again and reconciled unto the Father for eternal life with Him. Repeating: Living a life that lines up with His Word (The Holy Bible). Therefore that you may have remission of your sin, a relationship with God The Father, and eternal life with Him in Heaven. If you free will reject the aforementioned; at the day of judgment you will be condemned to the eternal lake of fire. Revelations 19:20, Mark 9:43 Don't castigate me, I am merely a vessel who learned of this wisdom after living a rebellious and sinful life on my own, and being very hurt along the way, before a Godly mother prayed me through to the path of righteousness.
My song since i was like eight or nine my mom got me the record . She passed away a year or so later . I think of here every time I hear it,,,to think almost fifty years
THIS IS THE TIME WHEN SONGS HAVE SOOO MUCH MELODY'S AND MANY MEANING MEANING IN THEIR LYRICS...!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! THAT'S WHY SONGS LIKE THIS IS STILL MASSIVELY POPULAR TILL THIS VERY DAY ..!!!!!!!!!!!!????!
I was 9 years old when this song came out...and it really touched my heart. It actually made me cry. As a middle kid with two older brothers and two younger brothers, I was the middle child. Never noticed, just passed on by with Parents and Grandparents, Uncles and Aunts.
What a glorious evocative song and just a snippet of Gilbert’s songwriting genius .. loved it when it first came out .. love it now decades later .. why are my cheeks wet with tears ?
Bummer! Bummer! Bummer! is this song...albeit one of the all time greatest musical composition in the history of music. I have been singing to it since the 70's, as little man in Kingston Jamaica. Still bummin' me out...still lovin'♡ it!
I'm a professional musician and entertainer. I love all genres of music from R&B, Hip Hop and Rock to Country, Funk, Jazz and Standards. My favorite artists and entertainers include Michael Jackson, Stevie Wonder, Eagles, Bruno Mars, Prince, Nat Cole, Carpenters, Beatles...not in any order....But my favorite SONG of all time is this one right here by Gilbert O'Sullivan, Naturally. The lyrics are so deep, heartbreaking, and moving. And this is a flawless live performance of it. Thanks for posting. ❣❣❣
I think I got this 45 RPM record when I was 12 years old 1971 I think it was I played this song so much that it was making the scratching sound and the record grooves are all gray and dirty I literally wore this record out I also played the reverse of this 45 which was oo wackadoo wackaday. It was my favorite song ever it still is reminds me of when I was just a little kid just starting out in music I started playing guitar then I became a bass player now I became a singer and the guitar player and when I still hear this song just now want to ball my brains out.. it is a very sad song well-written well-performed it's just amazing how he came up with these words at his age back then he was just born an old soul I wonder whatever happened to him
This is a heartfelt amazing tune by a gifted songwriter. This is hitting the quintessential nail squarely on the head. So many poignant lines. His entire catalog is full of gems.
I've listened to this song since it hit the airwaves the first time and I was 10 or 11! I liked it, but it never was a favorite or something I'd go out and get a 45 of! (yeah, a 45) Today, at 62, I ran across this video of it, the words catching my eye, or ears for the first time ever.........and I'm genuinely tearing up. I've listened to it probably 8 or 10 times so far today!!!! Underappreciated, for whatever reasons, this is a fantastic song.
I was brought up listening to Gilbert. My Mum, bless her, loved his music. I often sit quietly and listen to his music. Brings back lovely memories of my Mum. This is probably my favourite Gilbert song.
I grew up on this song, I remember singing to it as a child.
What amazes me the most is how each verse tells a story, almost completely and his ability to pack so many syllables and phrases into a single melodic line... That's art!
Agree, as a songwriter I noticed that right off...almost no places to take a breath as he sings but still beautifully done/arranged~
@@sess122 I am glad to hear that from a professional songwriter. I'm just a lowly adjunct professor of philosophy :-)
@@JCosme1967 A musically aware "lowly adjunct professor of philosophy".
He was critical of his singing so he thought if he put lots of words in his songs people would be distracted from his singing ability.
@@Lensmaster1 is that true? Wow. His doubts pushed him to be even more creative. A testament to his talent.
After so many years this song is still one of the saddest stories I've ever heard. Still brings tears to my eyes.
One of the saddest, next to "At Seventeen" by Janis Ian
"The Beginning of my end" is a pretty sad song.
Sandy Denny's 'Fotheringay', 'Who Knows Where the Time Goes?' and 'The Music Weaver' are three of the saddest songs that I know, along with:
Don McClean 'Vincent',
All About Eve 'Are You Lonely?'
Nick Drake 'Fruit Tree' and 'When the Day is Done'
Suzanne Vega 'The Queen and the Soldier'
Elton John 'Goodbye'
Free 'Mourning Sad Morning'
Boo Hoo Hoo!!!!
@@pulsarlights2825 Rather immature and ill-thought out comment. I happen to like minor chords and melancholy songs.
This song was popular when I was going thru my teenage years of angst & heart aches. Later as a messed up young adult I found that God had not deserted me but I Him. I made the decision to give Him my life instead of throwing myself down from that tower. 46 years later I have a most wonderful life.
Same here. God bless you brother!
Amen. He says He will never leave or forsake us.
@@Nirky Amen to that brother!
Wow you are old
Find a world and make it yours. Be respectful. Please and thank you. Inhale and exhale
I was 10 when Gilbert released this song. Being a loner, I thought it was written for me. Ha ha. Thanks, Gilbert.
Your music has been a BIG part of our lives. 👍
I was 6. Instrumental versions of this song got to me, as well.
You're not a loner. We love you
I think I was at same age, but I was impressed with the Acoustic guitar than anything else, and so I saved money by working part time and I bought cheap guitar, and it broke the first day and that was the end of my love for learning how to play guitar. My parent could only afford food and nothing else, but anyway, fast forward, when my son was 10, I remembered my shit and I decided to buy him expensive guitar and I enrolled him in musical lesson. Three weeks later he dropped the class, and he came to me, and he was like um oh ah dad this is not my thing.
Great song!
same.
This song is truly for us loners out here in this world, i remember back when this song first came out years ago and it means even more now that I've spent all my lonely years.
Me, twice widowed.
I love this song. It strikes a chord. I am alone most of the time. But never thought of myself as lonely. I guess if I don't grasp the difference, then I must not be lonely.
Jimmy Jennings, I'm right there with you friend, in the same boat, single my entire life and never married. I guess we can take some solace in the fact there are other loners out there as well as us. They say God has a plan for each of us, I certainly believe that, but it doesn't mean we have to understand/like it...
Speaks so well to the loneliness all feel
Same here,,,,but praying that I won't live alone forever 🙏
My dearly departed Fathers favorite song! Love you Dad!!!!
One of the truly great songs of the 70’s which I had on 45. Such great memories I fear will never be recreated again with today’s disposable music.
The last set of verses really hit home for me. I lost my father several years ago and I remember how my mother would say she felt alone in a crowded room. When she passed away this song popped into my head and yes I cried all day also.
I have always loved this song since I was a teen, now in my mid sixties, it seems even more sad than it did back then! A masterpiece !
Here it is 2022 and what he sings about has all come true. I'm 79 years old and have lost a son to fire. There is a God and His Plan will work out.
thanks for that Mr. Mountain ...and bless your heart
God has faith in you Mountain Fisher, wraps his arms around you and holds you close. Bless you for all your days and nights. ❤🌷🌷🐟
God bless you and your son.
Mountain Fisher, you're not alone! I cannot imagine your intense pain. But I want you to know I'm so very sorry for the agony you're going through. Please know you'res not alone in your pain. I haven't lived the same circumstances as you tragically did. I'm 57 yo. Lost my very Godly mother in 2014. She was full of faith and the prophetic for the end times. I sincerely believed she would have been kept alive to see them come to pass. My faith in God and His Word is still strong, yet the part of it that I shared with my mother has been smothered and disillusioned to a degree. Please pray for me. P.S. My whole heart goes out to you for the loss of your beloved son. To all who are reading: It doesn't matter if you have one son or twelve sons. No parent ever contemplates losing a child before their own death. Its not in the natural order. I'm sure it's like losing a part of your physical and emotional body. I have only one child and one grandchild. I live for them both. Continuing the conversation, regarding the manner in which they are taken from us, I can imagine determines how we process our grief and resolution unto God for forgiveness and healing. For instance, if it was sudden, like a drunk driving car accident or an incidental shooting. Preventable to a degree, and definitely worthy of fleshly hostility, therefore requiring a great manner of grace and healing for forgiveness..
Cancer, Covid, etc; time to prepare, but why me/him/her? And why to a seven year old?! When we resolve to read, and absorb God's Word that we live in a fallen world, where "..the sun shines on the just and the unjust." This is scripture. God Almighty is just and sovereign in everything He says and does. If you don't have the patience to read anything else in the Bible, Read a NIV of Genesis and Revelations. It is an eye-opener of God's plan for mankind.
Prayers to you and your family MF.❤❤❤
The lyrics in this song are so masterfully telling a story of loneliness. Verses such as "when she passed away, I cried and cried all day" and "if he really does exist then why did he desert me."
God doesn't desert anybody ,it takes a hard life to realize it but God knows I've been there.
Another loneliness pop classic of that Era was the Carpenters Goodbye to Love, Karen's voice still haunts me delivering those sad and melancholy lyrics as only she could, also Janis Ian's At Seventeen was also a classic in that mode.
You can still be a wonderful, loving person and an atheist at the same time.
You said it so true
@@bobjones8378 you are correct…he even tells us that specifically in the Bible…when you are weak and at the lowest point in your life, He is strong in you if you acknowledge Him.
I can remember going out and buying this record when it was released out of my paper round money, and what proved to me that it was a classic was when my mom shouted me to turn it up, great songs are great songs no matter how old you are.
In the '70s, my brother and I used to nag our father into playing our pop radio station in the car. This is one of the only songs he ever liked. Many years later, upon learning details of his life he never revealed, I understood why.
One of the most talented and under rated musician of the 70s, a great song which will last for another 100 years.
not under rated , maybe underexposed
I am 53 and have been a musician for a lifetime, and never knew until today that there was a song about my life, and many others. :(
It was played on the radio all day every day.
His manager was his main downfall, the other his nice shy personally. You need to be ruthless to make it big in this seedy, greedy, cutthroat business. Otherwise he could have given Elton a run for his money. Remember it took two to make Eltons hits, Ray was song writer, singer and piano player. A one man hit making wonder.
...for a few years. Then it was over, forever. Blame it on ruthlessness. 🤣
This song is both the saddest and most beautiful song simultaneously.
Gilbert is one of the most underrated musicians of my generation.
You beat me to it, thank you.
Not really underrated, he was on Top of the Pops regularly in the 1970s and had huge success.
Totally
I agree
Such a beautiful song, just listening to the words, it makes you stop and think, this is one of my tunes that I can remember in the '70s, just a reminder of my past, it was great to hear. 🥰❤️👍👍🤔🤔🤔🤔👍
Bout the same time as Summer breeze came out.
Yes!!!
I have always loved this song, at times I felt it was written for me but I somehow crawled up out of the rut and I've made it to my 73rd year, alone, but not unhappy. Thank you, Mr. O'Sullivan, for a song written so well and sang just as well.
At 22 years old to write such lyrics is remarkable. He could not have had the experiences he writes about. A real poet.
Amazing actually.
I remember this on the radio back in my youth, beautiful song, ironically I'm on my own all these decades later.😁
I dearly love this song each time listen to it .What is a great master piece of music !.The melody is something that makes my mind wandering, it is truly exceptional and stay with us forever and ever.
Makes me cry James ...
This guy had one of the most unique sounds ever! You knew it was him from the start, it couldn't be anyone else.
What an absolute classic! Still makes me cry. Just brilliant!
Oh yeah 😉
I agree, Uma das mais belas musicas que já ouvi. Saudades das excelentes musicas da minha infância.
Markstein
Ditto, my friend.
La escuche por vez primera en 1972.
Yo solo con 12 años de edad!!!!!
Recuerdos y solo dulces recuerdos.
Hoy con 62 años ....... !
Que ingenuidad y que diferente era todo !!
Hoy también soy muy feliz !!!
Pero que hermosas remembranzas!!!.
Desde Gadalajara México!!!!
Me too.
Alegría me da que existe gente con buen gusto musical saludos desde Houston Tx
Hola hermano yo también soy de Guadalajara y te envío un saludo y un fuerte abrazo🙂🙏🏼
Brings me such tender sweer memories! My sweet dear husband Bill rest in peace chosed this beautiful song for our wedding day!
He was 19 and was 18 we were married 45 wonderful years and I could not adk for anything more. I misse him very much and my life is empty without him.
I heard this song a few times in my life, mostly played in the background.
One day I was driving to work, music playing loudly, Ken Bruce on BBC2 played it one morning.
I always say this about songs, you can hear it a thousand times but then hear for the very first time.
Blew me away.
The utter honestly in the lyrics. The lay out of the song, the unusual break to acoustic guitar half way to 3 quarters through.
I’m still mesmerised every time I hear it.
When I do hear it in public it always makes me stop what I’m doing ❤️
The hallmark of a great song is how it can stop you in your tracks to listen to again...even when you've heard it a thousand times. I remember it was unique and different than anything on the radio in '72...and has remained a timeless classic over 50 years later.
From the day I heard this song in early 1970s,,,as a teenager,,I fell in love with this song...now I'm 66 and counting,,,and I still love this song....so beautiful...a master piece....you really made a lot of people happy with this song,, Gilbert..
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As good as it ever was. Written before I ever experienced it, now I have. Beautiful song, great artist.
This is one of those songs that hold a spot in the soundtrack of my life!
Thank you Gilbert
Are you kidding? This is the soundtrack, spotlight, and sole focus, intention and destiny of my life. And, yes, I know. I did it to myself. Please spare the rhetoric.
@@joeschmo7957 Easy, chum.
Someone PLEASE get Us Boomers Our own Radio Station!! I wld just keep on driving alone, with My Memories.....
I Not Only LOVED this song but so did My brother. And today, we're Both Alone again, Naturally.
'Thank You' for these Songs and NOT forgetting US! God Bless You! ♥️‼️
Sounds like a grand theft auto radio station!
You are not alone in being alone... But I must say, I think I LIKE being alone, naturally.....
My brain took a trip down Memory Lane, and I remembered this poignant, beautiful song by Gilbert O'Sullivan. It was so heart felt, I had to actually go into his bio to see how he was doing. Thankfully, his life turned out to be a lot happier! :)
A sad but wonderful song by a talented man. Well done. Thanks!!
I too always like Gilbert O' Sullivan or Raymond as he is known to his friends,one of my favourite vocalist,songwriters of my generation.
In my time of being alone is where I found my greatest strength
I am honored by this song.And will always be respectful of the song and the music.
This some came to me at one of the worst points in my life; my brother had passed, my partner and I split up, and I lost my job all in the same month. I am so grateful to be able to have cried and processed my emotions, what a beautiful song
凄い共演ですね、貴重な映像をアップしてくださり、ありがとうございます。
Thanks for the written lyrics posted , didn't know this song had so meaningful lyrics . Alone again, our Karma.
TRISTEZA PRA QUÊ?
ESSA LINDA MÚSICA TRAZ LEMBRANÇAS MUITO FELIZES DA MINHA ADOLESCÊNCIA EM 1972.
EU TINHA 17 ANOS DE IDADE,HOJE 50 ANOS DEPOIS, ESSA BELA MÚSICA CONTINUA TATUADA EM MINHA MENTE. MEUS PARABÉNS PRA ESSES MÚSICOS, QUE COM MUITA HARMONIA, FIZERAM ESSA GRANDE OBRA PRIMA.
Também acho linda essa música, me traz boas recordações daquela época, cantarolava la la la la alone again, naturally...e nem fazia idéia do resto da letra da música.
Yes I was the same age and what a lovely song it is, brings back old memories not forgotten ❤️wish I could go back :(
@@nofear8984 Se um LOVE❤ não me achar ideal,eu acho é bom.Concordo que cada qual deve procurar o melhor pra si.O importante é ser feliz com alguém ou ALONE AGAIN,NATURILY!
Eu tinha 15 anos, e tenho boas recordacoes.
One time I listened to this song on a rainy rainy day. I counted the years that I thought of my mom aging -she was quite young but I added up to about 84 then I stopped because I was overwhelmed and I cried all day my face and jaw was in pain! Recently my mom died -she was 84 years old. Deep deep trembles tears and sighs….
I just wanted to let you know that I cried for you stated about your mom. I remember I would avoid her not to hear negative things, but I would give anything to hear her voice again
Pay my condolences to your mother my friend.
@@The1965beatles Thank you for your kind words. Ray, your mom knew that you loved her. Believe me. As they transition out of this life the only thing that is real is love. Everything else fades away….
Condolences. They call it "good grief" for a reason. All will be well.
Our lives are never the same without Mom. 💜
ギルバートオサリバンとゴンチチのコラボレーションすごく良いですね〜歌はもちろんですがゴンザレスさんのソロもとても素敵でしたね🥸チチさんの笑顔は楽しくなります😊
I just think this song is one of pop musics great classics. So beautiful to listen to just great !
This has to be one of the most beautiful ballads of all time. Absolutely wonderful. You can capture your own images of the story in your mind as it evolves. Music really is so magical.
I always loved the song but never learned the lyrics. They're amazing! They're so...existential; a story of the transitoriness of life.
Fantastic lyricist… I grew up listening to this great Man.
What a memory! Like yesterday I relate to my younger years! I love this tune! Thank You!
Wow, the emotions this stirs, 1971 seems like yesterday, where has the years gone?🥺
Too all those amazing days we thought would last forever!💕
I forgot how beautiful this song is !!!
Great song I was 12 yrs when it came out on the 📻, wow America's Top 40 ,queuvo thank you. God bless you all 2023.
What a great classic melodious song. Thanks for keeping it alive in this modern times.
50 years young 1972. Wow where did that go! Great song with lots of memories.
Not heard this song for such a long time.. Now I have again, all I can say is wow.. Just wow.
OM GEE!! I've listened to this song for many years, and never paid a lot of attention to the lyrics until now! The melody is very catchy, but the words are very depressing and dystopian!! As a niece who had an aunt who committed suicide due to a doctor's court-proven malpractice, and after much studied reasoning for one taking their own life; the proven results are that the individual only wants out of their pain, not to die. Suicide is a permanent end to a temporary problem. As a true, born-again Christian, I can, with all authority say; we live in a fallen world (thank you Adam and Eve). The merciful and loving God, Jehovah, The God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, (so there's no mistake or confusion from the heathen gods of the far east), Who created all creation, gave us all free will. We can choose to serve Him or reject Him. If you choose the former, you verbally and heartfeltly accept His teachings according to His Word, that includes repentance and receiving His only begotten Son, Jesus, The Christ, Who was crucified on the cross at Calvary and shed His innocent blood for the redemption of our sins and our soul being born again and reconciled unto the Father for eternal life with Him. Repeating: Living a life that lines up with His Word (The Holy Bible). Therefore that you may have remission of your sin, a relationship with God The Father, and eternal life with Him in Heaven. If you free will reject the aforementioned; at the day of judgment you will be condemned to the eternal lake of fire. Revelations 19:20, Mark 9:43 Don't castigate me, I am merely a vessel who learned of this wisdom after living a rebellious and sinful life on my own, and being very hurt along the way, before a Godly mother prayed me through to the path of righteousness.
Hi Gina
My song since i was like eight or nine my mom got me the record . She passed away a year or so later . I think of here every time I hear it,,,to think almost fifty years
What a song first heard it in 1971 when ii was 13 it still resonates I'm 64 now brilliant
THIS IS THE TIME WHEN SONGS HAVE SOOO MUCH MELODY'S AND MANY MEANING MEANING IN THEIR LYRICS...!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
THAT'S WHY SONGS LIKE THIS IS STILL MASSIVELY POPULAR TILL THIS VERY DAY ..!!!!!!!!!!!!????!
I was 9 years old when this song came out...and it really touched my heart. It actually made me cry. As a middle kid with two older brothers and two younger brothers, I was the middle child. Never noticed, just passed on by with Parents and Grandparents, Uncles and Aunts.
Wow! What a sad song! Man! I loved it when it used to play on the radio and never realized how depressing it was.
I recall hearing this so much on the radio back in the day - heavily played. Never knew what Gilbert looked like until all these years later.
The song has become timeless in a sense, wonderful words, the arrangement is just beyond compare, thank you again, Mr. O'Sullivan, thank you...
What a nice song, listening since the 70's; still listening today 08 February 23. - from Lanao del Norte, Mindanao, Philippines. I love this song.
Effortlessly voice… I will never forget this song. Know it by ♥️ from a very young age.
Hi Pamela
Hold your nose when you sing, you'll sound just like him.
The most beautiful song about severe depression. Thanks, Gilbert.
Beautiful song and beautifully sung'
Se não me engano , essa música era tema de abertura da. novela"o leopardo. Faz tempo,.
The most underrated songwriter and Artist of the last 100 years. Magnificent song writer and vocalist and an all round smashing guy,!
Brilliant song writing ✍️ been so long since I’ve heard this! Truly unmistakable
What a glorious evocative song and just a snippet of Gilbert’s songwriting genius .. loved it when it first came out .. love it now decades later .. why are my cheeks wet with tears ?
Que Tempo Maravilhoso! Que Música Mais Linda! Saudade 🥰🥰🥰
Bummer! Bummer! Bummer! is this song...albeit one of the all time greatest musical composition in the history of music. I have been singing to it since the 70's, as little man in Kingston Jamaica. Still bummin' me out...still lovin'♡ it!
Hi Gilbert, your song brings back good memories during my young blood days. Thank you❤
such a classic from my childhood...and yeah, one of the saddest songs i've ever heard..and i'm 60 so i've listened to a lot of songs.
I never realized how sad this was until I saw the words love it tho
Hello 👋 Lillian
One of the most underrated musical ballads of our time. Born naked and alone, we die naked and alone... naturally.
Fantastic! Now that is a great live performance.
I'm a professional musician and entertainer. I love all genres of music from R&B, Hip Hop and Rock to Country, Funk, Jazz and Standards. My favorite artists and entertainers include Michael Jackson, Stevie Wonder, Eagles, Bruno Mars, Prince, Nat Cole, Carpenters, Beatles...not in any order....But my favorite SONG of all time is this one right here by Gilbert O'Sullivan, Naturally. The lyrics are so deep, heartbreaking, and moving. And this is a flawless live performance of it. Thanks for posting. ❣❣❣
This song is known as 'The happiest sad song' ever written....a songwriting masterpiece
This song brings back memories of my good years in London, I love It, very good performance, excellent songwriter 🎶🌹🎶
Still love this song. Everyone alive can relate to these lyrics .
Great song.He sang it so well.Bring back the good ole days.🤗
What a sad song. I remember it from when I was a kid. It didn’t bother me then. But now as an adult having lost loved ones It’s exceptionally painful.
I think I got this 45 RPM record when I was 12 years old 1971 I think it was I played this song so much that it was making the scratching sound and the record grooves are all gray and dirty I literally wore this record out I also played the reverse of this 45 which was oo wackadoo wackaday.
It was my favorite song ever it still is reminds me of when I was just a little kid just starting out in music I started playing guitar then I became a bass player now I became a singer and the guitar player and when I still hear this song just now want to ball my brains out.. it is a very sad song well-written well-performed it's just amazing how he came up with these words at his age back then he was just born an old soul I wonder whatever happened to him
Found this song by accident. What a beautiful song. I instantly felt I was in that time and moment.
I Love you my Dear Aunt! There aren't enough words or Songs to express how very much I miss you! Rest in peace my dear one!
Esa preciosa voz no se desvanece con el paso del tiempo, simplemente hermoso
One of my favorite songs. This song brings back a time in my life. When everything was good. Some wonderful memories. Thank you for sharing.
What a beautiful song of yesteryears😍💓
Hi Elena,hope you’re okay ?
Loved this song in early 70's still do as a 66 yr old lady!!!
My mother and i loved this song when i was a kid in 1972. 🎗
Beautiful song. Remember as a kid more than 50 year ago hearing this and tearing up. Still am..
60s thru 90s were the golden age of music…
God never deserted you, else you wouldn't have written such a beautiful song.
This is a heartfelt amazing tune by a gifted songwriter. This is hitting the quintessential nail squarely on the head. So many poignant lines. His entire catalog is full of gems.
Im now 54 years old and this song is always my fav song.
❤️❤️ Adoro essa música! Me faz lembrar minha adolescência!😍 Inesquecível!👏👏🦋
I've listened to this song since it hit the airwaves the first time and I was 10 or 11! I liked it, but it never was a favorite or something I'd go out and get a 45 of! (yeah, a 45) Today, at 62, I ran across this video of it, the words catching my eye, or ears for the first time ever.........and I'm genuinely tearing up. I've listened to it probably 8 or 10 times so far today!!!! Underappreciated, for whatever reasons, this is a fantastic song.
Great song and great singer - one of my favorites ! Wonder if he is still performing ?
I was brought up listening to Gilbert. My Mum, bless her, loved his music. I often sit quietly and listen to his music. Brings back lovely memories of my Mum. This is probably my favourite Gilbert song.
How many lonely souls sit alone and weep listening to this? Only God knows.
We don't hear that kind of music anymore, so a deep and reflective message.