Hi will be waiting ther for you . Love has no end it goes on after dead . My women pastaway when i was 24 now 6 years ago . I know she will be waiting ther
If you ever feel alone, come to the comment section of this video and see that we all have each other. None of us are ever truly alone. Love this song, so sweet and melancholy. I used to hear this on the radio and try to fumble through it on my piano. I hope if you are reading this comment you know that you are not alone. May God bless and comfort you all.
Mismo 1972, yo en mi primer trabajo (Lima-Perú), con toda la ilusión de la juventud, a mi adorado compañero de vida ni lo conocía, el haciendo una maestría en Finanzas en Bélgica ((Bruselas), la vida circunstancialmente nos unió, fuimos muy felices, hasta que el 25 de julio del 2020, la magia se rompió, un beso hasta el cielo Ronald Filinich, nunca te olvidaré!!!
I was alone for years till my beautiful Rosemary entered my life 35 years ago. She passed 9 months ago in May. Alone again. I miss her everyday. My Rosemary!
I was 11 in 1972. The words of this song hit me later in life. My father passed two weeks before my 38th birthday. His funeral was on the day before my birthday. It poured rain that whole day of the funeral, like the sky was crying with me. There's just no good time to lose someone you love.
I was born is 69. I was deeply moved by this song. My dad passed at the age of 61. I was only 38. Like you and so many, I felt lost and alone. What comforts me is the universality. Not one person is not affected by loss. "Want do we do?". Collectively. No one is immune to pain. Sure that doesn't minimize your own grief, but instead makes you cognizant others may be better equipped to comfort the mourners or those experiencing grief as they were themselves equipped to handle it and now can help another. Bless you. And, God never left His alone. Hugs.
I was 19 when this wonderful song was recorded. I felt so grown up then. Now suddenly I'm 71 and I don't know where all those years went. Looking back across the years, I had so much growing up yet to do, and now I'm the older generation.
May be the word "happy" is not the right one to describe the real emotion this song can arise, but the thing is that when you are getting old even sad but beautiful songs like this can make you happy, because you realize that at that time you were really happy being surrounded by your family and friends and also neighbours that I in the meantime have unfortunately passed away. I wish you all real "happiness" in your present❤
Yeah, but you're just repeating what every generation says about the next generation. People of the 1940s said that about the music in the 50s, and the 50s about the 60s....and so on. Comments like this have been taken place since Ancient Greece. Adults just seem to forget what it was like to be young, and todays kids will become adults and say the same about tomorrows kids.
My Dad died when I was 9 .I remember I cried when my father died...Alone all my life for the love of such a great man.I m 85 now and have missed him all my life😢 Thanks for such a poignant song Gilbert🙏🥰
I know how you feel. I was a young girl of 17 when my Beloved Dad passed away in 1977. I'm 64 and despite moments of joy here and there, the crushing loss of my hero has forever changed me. The yearning to just see him again, has never went away. God Bless our Precious Dads
I understand completely. My amazing Father died when I was 11 years old, in 1975. My Mom and Dad were 42 years old when he passed away from a sudden Heart Attack. I dreamed about his passing 3 days before it actually happened. My Mom fell apart and couldn't even dial our push button phone. I had to handle the whole thing, which is what I did in my dream. God truly prepared me for what I had to do and I'm grateful for it. Four years later, the last dream I had of him, he said, I have to go now. He hugged me and disappeared. Fast forward to 2023, I had an NDE, and I got to see my Dad, and his Parents, my wonderful Grandparents. Dad smiled at me, walked up to me, and spun me around and I came back. Not my time, but just seeing them even briefly, did me a world of good. It was indescribable, but so amazing. I miss all 3 of them, and the pain of losing them has never left me. I was just too young. However knowing I will get to spend eternity with them in Heaven, gives me such great peace.
This song make cry, my husband passed, my Son also passed, they fought the good fight, I believe that will see them again soon and very soon when we all get to heaven what a day of rejoice that will be when wevall see Jesus we will sing and shout of victory !
I am sorry for your losses. I do know that pain. I really believe God has carried me through some things I did not have strength to endure...... God bless
Ah yes, "a REAL man" You are a woman or wokey and can tell everybody what you want them to do or what a "Real Man" is ? The millions of men who died in WW1 and WW2 all cried about it.@@Modeltnick
64 here. That takes me back to Dad driving me to hockey practice on A.M. radio!! CKLW...The Big 8 !!! Life was still wide open ! Miss you, Mom, and Dad... every day. Thank you for all you did for us.
One of the most honest songs ever written. Just tells it as it is in an unpretentious, straightforward manner. At 71 years of age I feel that I am on borrowed time and this song truly strikes a chord. I shall hopefully soon be reunited with the two most important people in my largely miserable life - my Mum and sister....
This generation don't have any great songs. They don't have the love songs and song like this stuff who had meant something. It's the words is in the words. The words have a meaning that's a message. And the music and a message in the words today's music aint got no message. There's no message in this stuff. It makes no sense. They do whatever coming to mind to sell records to sell the songs that's all they care about.
Oh brother. GenX here…This is a clever song with a great hook. Guess what?There are still songwriters doing that. Why do Boomers always have to come to the comments and attempt to elevate their generation by putting down those that came after? Clearly you haven’t actually spent any time exploring the music of the generations that came after you. It’s such an ignorant and pointless boast. As if you had anything to do with it anyway. Also, this generation seems to be the only generation that does this.
My Beloved Dad passed away in 1977 when I was only 17. This song always reminds me of that time when my heart was shattered. I had this on a 45 and would just play it over and over. I miss you my Sweet Daddy. See you in Heaven.
I was 16 in 1977. My father passed two weeks before my 38th birthday. His funeral was on the day before my birthday. It poured rain that whole day of the funeral, like the sky was crying with me. There's just no good time to lose someone you love.
@@rozchristopherson648 so sorry for the loss of your Beloved Dad. Being a young girl, my Dad was my Prince and Hero. He donated his body to science so my last vision of him was laying on his bedroom floor with paramedics pretending to revive him. I was young but I knew he wasn't alive. No goodbyes or even a hug. I had no closure and I'm still waiting for my hug. Here I am at 64 years old, grieving the greatest man I ever knew. Fortunately my Sweet Momma lived until I was 50. She truly was my Rock and Comfort. My profile pic is my little sisters and I a year after Dad's passing. My life was changed forever in 1977. Heaven was Blessed but we were broken. I Love You Daddy 💝💝💝
@@orlandosoto6080 so sorry for all your losses. My aunt was the last of 13 children. She always said she hated to be the only one left. She finally was reunited with her family about 7 years ago. I always told her to live her life with joy bc she would eventually be with them again. I truly believe she finally embraced her life again just like you need to. My faith tells me I will spend eternity with my loved ones, one beautiful day. God Bless You and always try to live life to the fullest. Our loved ones are just around the bend. 😇🥰😇
It’s January, 2023 and as I continue to listen to this song over the years, I think of both of my parents who have both passed away. My life has never been the same and I am left with a broken heart that will never heal. 💔 I love you Mom and Dad and I miss you both. 😢 🙏
There's so many of us. Orphaned later in life - just the way life is meant to be. If you're lucky, you will have so many great memories to cherish. I know I do, even when it wasn't all a bed of roses. But I'm truly grateful for what my parents gave me. I try to pass those many good things on to my children - just the way life is meant to be, if you're lucky enough to be blessed with children. It's allright to mourn. To miss your parents. To feel sad about the loss. But remember: it's a good sign. The feeling tells you that life has worked out just the way it should. Count your blessings. And know that you're not alone. Naturally.
To all that have loved and lost their heart to deaths cruel sting. We survive for a reason. Only God knows, but if we are patient. God will reveal his will. Praying for you and all your families.
Hello, good afternoon from Argentina. Listening to this beautiful song, and reading its message of love and peace. Thank you. Warm greetings from Argentina.
My father died when I was 14. I memorized parts of this song and sang it after his funeral over and over again. Although it is a sad tune the melody is a peaceful one and it helped me with my grief.
Classic beauty: - music, - Lyrics, - the voice of an artist who simply sings and talks about something important. I was 13, 14 years old then and I miss this beauty. God bless you, Mr. O'Sullivan!
Listened to this song a trillion billion times before, but never *heard* it until just now. What an absolutely beautiful song! The melody is spectacular! Wow!
In a little while from now If I'm not feeling any less sour I promise myself to treat myself And visit a nearby tower And climbing to the top Will throw myself off In an effort to Make it clear to whoever Wants to know what it's like when you're shattered Left standing in the lurch at a church Were people saying, My God, that's tough She stood him up No point in us remaining We may as well go home As I did on my own Alone again, naturally To think that only yesterday I was cheerful, bright and gay Looking forward to who wouldn't do The role I was about to play But as if to knock me down Reality came around And without so much as a mere touch Cut me into little pieces Leaving me to doubt Talk about, God in His mercy Oh, if he really does exist Why did he desert me In my hour of need I truly am indeed Alone again, naturally It seems to me that There are more hearts broken in the world That can't be mended Left unattended What do we do What do we do Alone again, naturally Looking back over the years And whatever else that appears I remember I cried when my father died Never wishing to hide the tears And at sixty-five years old My mother, God rest her soul Couldn't understand why the only man She had ever loved had been taken Leaving her to start With a heart so badly broken Despite encouragement from me No words were ever spoken And when she passed away I cried and cried all day Alone again, naturally Alone again, naturally
Every time I hear this played (usually on SXM--The Bridge channel) I stop, even if driving and listen. I cry every. single. time. I married my college sweetheart in 1972. We didn't stay together, but hearing songs from then always makes me think of him again; reminded once more that we were so young and immature. . .
I was a little girl when this song came out, I was a teenager in the eighties and light simple pop and rock was my thing. As an adult I started broadening my musical tastes,of course,and I can whole heartedly say nothing beats the music styles and the songs from the seventies. Songs told stories,some were catchy,some were intense,some were sad ,but 99 per cent were well crafted and you could feel there was talent and hard work behind. Please show me any of that in any of the lame tunes you hear now. Gilbert O Sullivan,like Tod Rudgren,Scott Mckenzie, Brian Protheroe or Al Stewart wrote some of the most beautiful songs I have ever listened to, I'm so glad we have Spotify or UA-cam to keep enjoying them and to discover dozens of others who belonged in that glorious decade and are there for us to discover and listen to! Thanks for the video of this young Gilbert,!
Sorry for your pain BUT why not listen to the lyrics of Chris Martin..e.g. ‘Fix You’ & especially ‘The Hardest Part’ which was recorded years ago..of course I’m a Coldplay fan,so am biased,but I really think we should be open minded about music Classical,Pop etc etc All the best to you 👋
Dad died in 71 and I was 21... reminds me so much of Dad and Mom a strong lady she was and the cornerstone of our family...brings back so many memories... thanksgiving
I am 78 and my wife of 45 years passed away 5 years ago. She was an angel, she wouldn't even let me kill an insect. We added a phrase to our wedding vows "Until we meet in Heaven". I miss her so terribly. Some old songs are hard to listen to. I can never listen to "Honey" by Bobby Goldsboro. Bless everyone who has lost a loving spouse.
Parting from a loved one is Traumatic.No one can feel that pain.I could never understand why people just went on with their lives and not realise I d just lost a loved one (crazy thoughts but true) Best wishes and love to you. 🙏🤜🤛🥰
My husband died June 8 and today is my 61st birthday. Even with my children, other family, and friends, I am once again alone naturally. Over the last couple of years we haven’t had the best of times in our 39 year marriage, I have so many mixed emotions right now; I wish I could have him back. I pray he’s out of whatever physical/emotional pain he was experiencing.
I feel so for those whose parents passed away while they were young. My dad died when I was 61 and I still felt like a lost little kid. I can't even imagine...
This song is sooo evocative poignant and Irish. It's been a landmark through my life. I love it so much.The Irish have a sadness and a joy that is just unmatched.
Was Gilbert also Irish? I loved this song and also Clair … but when it was a hit I was really small, (9) , and so didn’t know much about him … I knew that ‘Alone again naturally’ was a song that touched suicide & loss , because when I lost my sibling to suicide, it had great meaning to me 😢 🥰
My Pops left me alone 19 years ago, and I miss him everyday! He only knew one woman his whole life, my Mom left him in 82 and he spent the next 23 years drinking himself to death!
My hero, my late Papa loved this quirky song- every time I hear it I relive those great days with my most respectable and handsome Papa- Love you Daddy wherever you are X
It's a shame UA-cam was bought by our evil rulers because it's a great place for things like this song that I haven't heard for decades and it just pops up.
Jim Valvano the North Carolina State basketball coach who passed from cancer said there are three things to do to have a full day. Number one is to laugh to find humor in every day things. Number two is to cry. They can be tears of joy or of sorrow. Number three is to make time to be deep in thought. If you do those three things in a day that's a full day!!
Una montaña rusa de emociones, melodía, letra, interpretación..es cerrar los ojos y viajar al pasado de una forma que solo pocas canciones pueden lograr...solo esta obra está a años luz de todos los regetoneros juntos, jamás, de todos los jamás llegarán siquiera a comparación alguna.
A true classic is timeless. This is timeless. Thank You Gilbert O` Sullivan. Beatles manager George Martin said they would have been proud of any of those beauties that Gilbert O`Sullivan released.
Gilbert O'Sullivan looks like a good old-fashioned boy.☆ His songs sound like a boy's sweet gentle voice.♪♬ In the 70s Japanese young people loved his songs and also do now 2024.✨ The beautiful melodies and sophisticated lyrics are so wonderful!♡♥
★ Gilbert O'Sullivan --- “ Alone Again ( Naturally ) ” （ 1972 ） Written by Gilbert O'Sullivan, and sung by Gilbert O'Sullivan. Produced by Gordon Mills. What a the greatest genius ! ... What a the miracle ! ♥🌎👍 . . ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Alone Again ( Naturally ) The Lyrics （ 1972 ） In a little while from now If I'm not feeling any less sour I promise myself to treat myself And visit a nearby tower And climbing to the top Will throw myself off In an effort to Make it clear to whoever Wants to know what it's like when you're shattered Left standing in the lurch at a church Were people saying, My God, that's tough She stood him up No point in us remaining We may as well go home As I did on my own Alone again, naturally To think that only yesterday I was cheerful, bright and gay Looking forward to who wouldn't do The role I was about to play But as if to knock me down Reality came around And without so much as a mere touch Cut me into little pieces Leaving me to doubt Talk about, God in His mercy Oh, if he really does exist Why did he desert me In my hour of need I truly am indeed Alone again, naturally It seems to me that There are more hearts broken in the world That can't be mended Left unattended What do we do What do we do Alone again, naturally Looking back over the years And whatever else that appears I remember I cried when my father died Never wishing to hide the tears And at sixty-five years old My mother, God rest her soul Couldn't understand why the only man She had ever loved had been taken Leaving her to start With a heart so badly broken Despite encouragement from me No words were ever spoken And when she passed away I cried and cried all day Alone again, naturally Alone again, naturally . . ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 再次孤独（ 自然而然的 ） 歌词（ 1972 年 ） 再过一会儿 如果我感觉不怎么好 我答应自己要善待自己 去附近的塔楼 爬到塔顶 将自己扔下去 为了 让任何人明白 想知道当你心碎时是什么样的 在教堂里站在困境中 人们说，天哪，这太难了 她扶他起来 我们留下来没有意义 我们不如回家 就像我自己做的那样 再次孤独，自然而然的 想想昨天 我还开朗、聪明、快乐 期待着谁不会做 我即将扮演的角色 但仿佛要把我击倒 现实来了 没有那么简单的接触 把我切成小块 让我怀疑 说说，上帝的仁慈 哦，如果他真的存在 他为什么抛弃我 在我需要的时候 我确实是 再次孤独, 自然而然的 在我看来 世界上还有更多破碎的心 无法修复 无人照料 我们该怎么办 我们该怎么办 再次孤独, 自然而然的 回顾这些年 无论发生什么 我记得我父亲去世时我哭了 从不想掩饰泪水 在他六十五岁 而我的母亲，上帝保佑她的灵魂 无法理解为什么她唯一爱过的男人 被夺走了 开始离开她 心碎得如此严重 尽管我鼓励她 却从未说过一句话 而当她去世时 我哭了一整天 再次孤独, 自然而然的 再次孤独, 自然而然的 . .
I was born in 1972. However, I'm still listening to this masterpiece in 2024. 🎉🎉🎉
Great year 😊
LOL... I was born in 1960 and still listening 😂
I was born in 1997 .. I love this song very much.. I'm lone ranger
Me too
@@zematosbaptista 1959, and still listening.
I was 22 years old, so many good memories
Eu 16 anos...
yep i was a new father and 21 , now at 73 and on my own have still lovely memories like this song ❤
Moi aussi j avais 22 ans et i Was Aline again❤
My husband passed away...I whispered to him, wait for me on the distant horizon...One day I will follow you...
That made me cry..godbless you stay strong x
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Hi will be waiting ther for you . Love has no end it goes on after dead . My women pastaway when i was 24 now 6 years ago . I know she will be waiting ther
@@jonastona Hi. I know they are in a beautiful place and watch over us. They send their hearts to keep us going. 🙏
If you ever feel alone, come to the comment section of this video and see that we all have each other. None of us are ever truly alone. Love this song, so sweet and melancholy. I used to hear this on the radio and try to fumble through it on my piano. I hope if you are reading this comment you know that you are not alone. May God bless and comfort you all.
Hermosas tus palabras abrazos para ti y bendiciones.
@@HeydiIzaguirre-t4j ¡Gracias y que Dios los bendiga!
Mismo 1972, yo en mi primer trabajo (Lima-Perú), con toda la ilusión de la juventud, a mi adorado compañero de vida ni lo conocía, el haciendo una maestría en Finanzas en Bélgica ((Bruselas), la vida circunstancialmente nos unió, fuimos muy felices, hasta que el 25 de julio del 2020, la magia se rompió, un beso hasta el cielo Ronald Filinich, nunca te olvidaré!!!
@@vilmaazpilcuetadavalos6502 Mis condolencias. Mau Dios te bendiga y te traiga consuelo.
Merci
in 1972 I was going with my husband Bill and loved this song. We have been married 50 yrs. and still love this song!
good luck to you
Greetings from Russia
@@sergeymusatov2752 spasibo!🙏
@@sergeymusatov2752 Я люблю Россия! 🇧🇷🤝🇷🇺
@@AlanBoddy-fl2qp congrats to you both
@@belvinsweatt1274 Thanks so much 🙏
I was alone for years till my beautiful Rosemary entered my life 35 years ago. She passed 9 months ago in May. Alone again. I miss her everyday. My Rosemary!
my condolences ... this was my mum's favorite song: she passed away in December 2022
u will see her again❤😢
I am so sorry….
you will see her again one day
Sending wishes for comfort for you
I was 11 in 1972. The words of this song hit me later in life. My father passed two weeks before my 38th birthday. His funeral was on the day before my birthday. It poured rain that whole day of the funeral, like the sky was crying with me. There's just no good time to lose someone you love.
indeed. BTW I was 14 and I still am moved by this song. "What do we do?"
I was 16.
I was born is 69. I was deeply moved by this song. My dad passed at the age of 61. I was only 38. Like you and so many, I felt lost and alone. What comforts me is the universality. Not one person is not affected by loss. "Want do we do?". Collectively. No one is immune to pain. Sure that doesn't minimize your own grief, but instead makes you cognizant others may be better equipped to comfort the mourners or those experiencing grief as they were themselves equipped to handle it and now can help another. Bless you. And, God never left His alone. Hugs.
I was 19 when this wonderful song was recorded. I felt so grown up then. Now suddenly I'm 71 and I don't know where all those years went. Looking back across the years, I had so much growing up yet to do, and now I'm the older generation.
I was 47 when my father died I cried and didn't care who saw
I am 67 and this song still makes me smile and happy ❤❤❤❤
I'm 67 years old, too. I remember this song... ❤
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It makes me still happy too😊
This song is about death upon death, loneliness, and despair. Just curious, how does it make you happy? 🤔
May be the word "happy" is not the right one to describe the real emotion this song can arise, but the thing is that when you are getting old even sad but beautiful songs like this can make you happy, because you realize that at that time you were really happy being surrounded by your family and friends and also neighbours that I in the meantime have unfortunately passed away.
I wish you all real "happiness" in your present❤
My Husband died 20 yrs ago, My Dad 28 yrs ago, miss them very much, time goes by, but the memories last a lifetime ❤
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OH THEY SURE DO AND LOVE GOES ON WHO SAID IT DIES IT DOSENT CAN U FEEL THEIR LOVE FOR YOU?
Yep know that feeling , I Lost them all, so, alone again Naturally at 68
Das Leben kann sehr traurig sein!!
A beautiful example of melody in music often lost in today’s noise. ❤
100% correct
Strongly agree.
How true - pop music today reflects the soul of the culture - 💩
Yeah, but you're just repeating what every generation says about the next generation. People of the 1940s said that about the music in the 50s, and the 50s about the 60s....and so on. Comments like this have been taken place since Ancient Greece. Adults just seem to forget what it was like to be young, and todays kids will become adults and say the same about tomorrows kids.
@@Vottoduder-q8gThanks for your honest post! This is how I feel as well 😊😊😊
Still stunning beautiful. 2024
Never gets old, so beautiful
I agree.
Yet another Timeless song!
Classic ! Fair play to Gilbert !
A mi también
My Dad died when I was 9 .I remember I cried when my father died...Alone all my life for the love of such a great man.I m 85 now and have missed him all my life😢
Thanks for such a poignant song Gilbert🙏🥰
I know how you feel. I was a young girl of 17 when my Beloved Dad passed away in 1977. I'm 64 and despite moments of joy here and there, the crushing loss of my hero has forever changed me. The yearning to just see him again, has never went away. God Bless our Precious Dads
Im 50 and have 3 young kids. Hope im around to see them all grow up and do well in life.
God bless you❤
I understand completely. My amazing Father died when I was 11 years old, in 1975. My Mom and Dad were 42 years old when he passed away from a sudden Heart Attack. I dreamed about his passing 3 days before it actually happened. My Mom fell apart and couldn't even dial our push button phone. I had to handle the whole thing, which is what I did in my dream. God truly prepared me for what I had to do and I'm grateful for it. Four years later, the last dream I had of him, he said, I have to go now. He hugged me and disappeared. Fast forward to 2023, I had an NDE, and I got to see my Dad, and his Parents, my wonderful Grandparents. Dad smiled at me, walked up to me, and spun me around and I came back. Not my time, but just seeing them even briefly, did me a world of good. It was indescribable, but so amazing. I miss all 3 of them, and the pain of losing them has never left me. I was just too young. However knowing I will get to spend eternity with them in Heaven, gives me such great peace.
That's how I feel about my Mom.😢😊
Que afortunado soy,volver a escuchar este hermoso tema en el 2024❤😊
當我在外國升學、這首歌出現、曲詞皆美妙、歌声繞樑三日、孤單是每人必遇上、希望短暫時間浮現、太長會落入悲傷、此時此刻可以和神相交、那就美得很！如果最後能和您爱的人再次在天堂相聚、何等幸福！只有神才可令您達成心願。
Beautiful thought, that at least God loves us. ❤🙏🏼🕊
This song make cry, my husband passed, my Son also passed, they fought the good fight, I believe that will see them again soon and very soon when we all get to heaven what a day of rejoice that will be when wevall see Jesus we will sing and shout of victory !
I believe if we are children of God, eternity with our loved ones was paid in full at the cross. So sorry for your losses.
Of course, you will be with them and your words are very beautiful they resonate with my heart.
I am sorry for your losses. I do know that pain. I really believe God has carried me through some things I did not have strength to endure......
God bless
You will be together again. They are watching over you. God bless you. X
Lost my husband and son too 🌺🌺
Who can listen to this and not fight back a tear?
not me thats for sure lol......even after all these years
I’m crying now.
I can.
Does that make me a b@stard ?
You are right,
I ought to check my Toxic Masculinity and cry over every song on UA-cam.
@@johnhagan-zr4pmWe only have a finite number of days to have feelings. It takes a real man to be honest about them.
Ah yes, "a REAL man"
You are a woman or wokey and can tell everybody what you want them to do or what a "Real Man" is ?
The millions of men who died in WW1 and WW2 all cried about it.@@Modeltnick
64 here.
That takes me back to Dad driving me to hockey practice on A.M. radio!!
CKLW...The Big 8 !!!
Life was still wide open !
Miss you, Mom, and Dad... every day. Thank you for all you did for us.
Wow. I read that twice😢❤
What a super great song ❤❤❤❤listening in 2024 best music ever…..
One of the most honest songs ever written. Just tells it as it is in an unpretentious, straightforward manner. At 71 years of age I feel that I am on borrowed time and this song truly strikes a chord. I shall hopefully soon be reunited with the two most important people in my largely miserable life - my Mum and sister....
We are the fig tree generation! Time is up; be rapture ready.
If only I could convince myself to believe that. Unfortunately, for all of us, God is the final executioner.
Hang in, Dear! 🙂Look at the glass half full.
Wrong.@@erepsekahs
Chegar aos 71 anos e ver que nada foi mudado no mundo deve ser uma vida triste. Abraços 🇧🇷
Every generation likes to think its music was the best ever. Turns out, ours really is.
Total BS
Your knowledge of music is limited
If you had lived in the 1920s you would say exactly the same thing
This generation don't have any great songs. They don't have the love songs and song like this stuff who had meant something. It's the words is in the words. The words have a meaning that's a message. And the music and a message in the words today's music aint got no message. There's no message in this stuff. It makes no sense. They do whatever coming to mind to sell records to sell the songs that's all they care about.
Oh brother. GenX here…This is a clever song with a great hook. Guess what?There are still songwriters doing that. Why do Boomers always have to come to the comments and attempt to elevate their generation by putting down those that came after? Clearly you haven’t actually spent any time exploring the music of the generations that came after you. It’s such an ignorant and pointless boast. As if you had anything to do with it anyway. Also, this generation seems to be the only generation that does this.
@@LeonGreen-uf2ncThis is a blatantly ignorant statement.
@@Mixxie67 His name was not Jesus and I'll say it again.
His name is YAHWEH
My Beloved Dad passed away in 1977 when I was only 17. This song always reminds me of that time when my heart was shattered. I had this on a 45 and would just play it over and over. I miss you my Sweet Daddy. See you in Heaven.
How beautiful your words make my heart sing.
I was 16 in 1977. My father passed two weeks before my 38th birthday. His funeral was on the day before my birthday. It poured rain that whole day of the funeral, like the sky was crying with me. There's just no good time to lose someone you love.
@@rozchristopherson648 so sorry for the loss of your Beloved Dad. Being a young girl, my Dad was my Prince and Hero. He donated his body to science so my last vision of him was laying on his bedroom floor with paramedics pretending to revive him. I was young but I knew he wasn't alive. No goodbyes or even a hug. I had no closure and I'm still waiting for my hug. Here I am at 64 years old, grieving the greatest man I ever knew. Fortunately my Sweet Momma lived until I was 50. She truly was my Rock and Comfort. My profile pic is my little sisters and I a year after Dad's passing. My life was changed forever in 1977. Heaven was Blessed but we were broken. I Love You Daddy 💝💝💝
I’m so sorry for your loss I too lost my whole family, I’m the only one left, let’s hope we see our love ones again someday 💕🙏🏼
@@orlandosoto6080 so sorry for all your losses. My aunt was the last of 13 children. She always said she hated to be the only one left. She finally was reunited with her family about 7 years ago. I always told her to live her life with joy bc she would eventually be with them again. I truly believe she finally embraced her life again just like you need to. My faith tells me I will spend eternity with my loved ones, one beautiful day. God Bless You and always try to live life to the fullest. Our loved ones are just around the bend. 😇🥰😇
It’s January, 2023 and as I continue to listen to this song over the years, I think of both of my parents who have both passed away. My life has never been the same and I am left with a broken heart that will never heal. 💔
I love you Mom and Dad and I miss you both. 😢 🙏
Ditto hugs to you
There's so many of us. Orphaned later in life - just the way life is meant to be. If you're lucky, you will have so many great memories to cherish. I know I do, even when it wasn't all a bed of roses. But I'm truly grateful for what my parents gave me. I try to pass those many good things on to my children - just the way life is meant to be, if you're lucky enough to be blessed with children.
It's allright to mourn. To miss your parents. To feel sad about the loss. But remember: it's a good sign. The feeling tells you that life has worked out just the way it should. Count your blessings. And know that you're not alone. Naturally.
Try and find comfort in knowing that you will be together again.
😢😢😢😢😢
🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏
68 and still think its a great tune. Good luck to all of you.
❤
I enjoyed being 20 in the 70's more than now being 70 in the 20's.
LOL me too
Lol
You and Fran Lebowitz 😉
So very true. Have very fond memories of the 1970’s.
@@1868foxpoint fran from animal house? She had a terrific rack.
To all that have loved and lost their heart to deaths cruel sting. We survive for a reason. Only God knows, but if we are patient. God will reveal his will.
Praying for you and all your families.
Hello, good afternoon from Argentina. Listening to this beautiful song, and reading its message of love and peace. Thank you. Warm greetings from Argentina.
When my beloved pet passed, I felt this feeling.❤😢😢😢😢😢
My father died when I was 14. I memorized parts of this song and sang it after his funeral over and over again. Although it is a sad tune the melody is a peaceful one and it helped me with my grief.
I feel that.. .
Same here. Glad I'm not alone.
@@Jason1920 Definitely not alone; did the same thing myself and still do. Dad died the week my senior year of high school started.
Wonder... Soul Song...
Thanks.....Gilbert...
I totally feel it. God bless
The song made me cry thinking of my parents who have both passed away
Classic beauty:
- music,
- Lyrics,
- the voice of an artist who simply sings and talks about something important.
I was 13, 14 years old then and I miss this beauty.
God bless you, Mr. O'Sullivan!
MEU DEUS DO CÉU, COISA LINDA. TINHA 13 PARA 14 ANOS EM 72.
I turned 14 during the year 1972. Loved the music then.
isten to the wonderful versions of Nina Simone, Esther Phillips, Diana Krall, Pet Shop Boys, Neil Diamond, Tok Tok Tok.
Yes his songs always make me feel that somehow, somewhere, something very important is waiting for me.
G O'S was a superb writer, singer and musician. Total respect
isten to the wonderful versions of Nina Simone, Esther Phillips, Diana Krall, Pet Shop Boys, Neil Diamond, Tok Tok Tok.
One of the most beautiful melodies if not THE most beautiful melody ever written.
It`s definately up there with the very best.
The greatest song of life ever written....a gift for those with any compassion.
I remember.... 1972 I was 15 years old. I loved this song...❤
Listened to this song a trillion billion times before, but never *heard* it until just now.
What an absolutely beautiful song!
The melody is spectacular!
Wow!
Totally agree
🌹ギルバートの歌声が心に沁みます‼️
🌹この曲🎵が出てから、ずっと好きでした💗
🌹当時、13歳の少女が今、60代の👵お婆ちゃんです🖌
🌹いい曲🎵は、時を超えても全然、色褪せしたりしないものなのですね🖌
I agree, I live in Illinois, and I love this Irish man's music. I'm in my 60s too. Rocking, Robin. God bless you.
色褪せない曲の一つ。
ありがとう、ギルバート@・オサリバン
同年代ですね。 私も今も聞いていますよ。
@@The12thBrightestStar 🌹歌詞の中に「65歳」がありますね🖌🥰正に「今‼️」です🖌🥰
🌹詞中の父親は死にましたが、私達は元気💪ですね～🖌この曲🎵が聴けることへ感謝感謝感謝‼️🖌🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰
More than half a century old, and this song keeps being so wonderful as the first day
"It seems to me that there are more hearts broken in the world that cant be mended-left unattended"Amazing.
My late father used always advise me to treat other people with kindness. You never know another person's troubles is what he used to caution.
@@jameshogan6142. Amen to that
Belle chanson. 18 ans en 1972. Les meilleures années. ❤
Love this song, didn’t understand in my teens, in the 70s… but after life caught up w me…I really understand.. so darn sad.. 2024…
この曲は素晴らしい。完璧だ。あのポールマッカートニーも唸っただけあるな。何度聴いても飽きることはない。
To my amazing late wife of 31 years, naturally.
In a little while from now
If I'm not feeling any less sour
I promise myself to treat myself
And visit a nearby tower
And climbing to the top
Will throw myself off
In an effort to
Make it clear to whoever
Wants to know what it's like when you're shattered
Left standing in the lurch at a church
Were people saying, My God, that's tough
She stood him up
No point in us remaining
We may as well go home
As I did on my own
Alone again, naturally
To think that only yesterday
I was cheerful, bright and gay
Looking forward to who wouldn't do
The role I was about to play
But as if to knock me down
Reality came around
And without so much as a mere touch
Cut me into little pieces
Leaving me to doubt
Talk about, God in His mercy
Oh, if he really does exist
Why did he desert me
In my hour of need
I truly am indeed
Alone again, naturally
It seems to me that
There are more hearts broken in the world
That can't be mended
Left unattended
What do we do
What do we do
Alone again, naturally
Looking back over the years
And whatever else that appears
I remember I cried when my father died
Never wishing to hide the tears
And at sixty-five years old
My mother, God rest her soul
Couldn't understand why the only man
She had ever loved had been taken
Leaving her to start
With a heart so badly broken
Despite encouragement from me
No words were ever spoken
And when she passed away
I cried and cried all day
Alone again, naturally
Alone again, naturally
In verse 1, He didn't said "Wants to know"
@@MrHater-hk1ln I don't care.
You don't care about the comment you posted, because you just copied the lyrics and put it here without even reading it.
@@MrHater-hk1ln Really Sherlock? Again: I don't care. Stop being such a nerd.
Thanks for posting these incredibly precise, biting, tight, sweet/bitter, sad and cogent lyrics.
Every time I hear this played (usually on SXM--The Bridge channel) I stop, even if driving and listen. I cry every. single. time.
I married my college sweetheart in 1972. We didn't stay together, but hearing songs from then always makes me think of him again; reminded once more that we were so young and immature. . .
I was a little girl when this song came out, I was a teenager in the eighties and light simple pop and rock was my thing. As an adult I started broadening my musical tastes,of course,and I can whole heartedly say nothing beats the music styles and the songs from the seventies. Songs told stories,some were catchy,some were intense,some were sad ,but 99 per cent were well crafted and you could feel there was talent and hard work behind. Please show me any of that in any of the lame tunes you hear now. Gilbert O Sullivan,like Tod Rudgren,Scott Mckenzie, Brian Protheroe or Al Stewart wrote some of the most beautiful songs I have ever listened to, I'm so glad we have Spotify or UA-cam to keep enjoying them and to discover dozens of others who belonged in that glorious decade and are there for us to discover and listen to! Thanks for the video of this young Gilbert,!
Thank you God bless 🙏
You nailed it with that comment ❤
Sorry for your pain BUT why not listen to the lyrics of Chris Martin..e.g. ‘Fix You’ & especially ‘The Hardest Part’ which was recorded years ago..of course I’m a Coldplay fan,so am biased,but I really think we should be open minded about music Classical,Pop etc etc
All the best to you 👋
To be fair 99% were not well crafted at all. But this was a gem.
.......back in time 1972 my good old days... HALF OF A CENTURY LATER HERE I AM...............now I'm 62!!!
Dad died in 71 and I was 21... reminds me so much of Dad and Mom a strong lady she was and the cornerstone of our family...brings back so many memories... thanksgiving
Still listening 2024.I'm 68 yrs now.From Malaysia.
This song so deeply touches the heart. It's beautiful. Gilbert O'Sullivan, such a remarkable talent.
I miss my Father it's been 19yrs, but still like yesterday when he died in cancer 😭
I feel your loss...my dad and mom!😥
The part where he sings 65 years old the only man she ever knew. Gets me everytime.
Me, too.
Yes ❤
Same❤
My father died when I was 17 and my mother, when I was 62. In 2022, my husband passed. I am truly alone again.
May God comfort you and keep you 😢🙏🏻✝
Sorry for your loss I lost my husband last year 😭 this song brought back memories miss him so much
Me also.. 68 yr old…
death frees us from loneliness and sadness
the main thing is to die with Christian dignity
@BicycleForHealth it's true that mom was with you for a long time, that's good
The lyrics to this song are profound. I can’t think of another song that so perfectly articulates the pain of rejection, loneliness and loss.
Love this song. A masterpiece.
As a kid I somehow knew this was a good song.
Today it resonates in a way only the long years of our lives will reveal to us.
If we are lucky.
Perfectly. ❤
i was 12 when this song came out. 50 years later it's still my favorite...
I am 78 and my wife of 45 years passed away 5 years ago. She was an angel, she wouldn't even let me kill an insect. We added a phrase to our wedding vows "Until we meet in Heaven". I miss her so terribly. Some old songs are hard to listen to. I can never listen to "Honey" by Bobby Goldsboro. Bless everyone who has lost a loving spouse.
Parting from a loved one is Traumatic.No one can feel that pain.I could never understand why people just went on with their lives and not realise I d just lost a loved one (crazy thoughts but true)
Best wishes and love to you.
🙏🤜🤛🥰
Très touchée par votre temoignage😊
ですね。私も60代になってしまいました。やっぱりあの頃の曲は本当にいい曲ばかりでした。懐かしいです。
One of the saddest songs ever written. Gilbert is a genius.
Yes yes yes
One of the most beautiful songs ever penned.
I was 11 in 72 and this song would play on the radio. It always takes me back.
God be with those days when all of the sorrow the world brings was hardly a shadow on the horizon.
Em 2024,continua sendo uma ótima canção,Rio.19/01/2024.Brasil.
Salvador, 27/01/2024
France 2/2/2024
My Mum died when I was 8 in 1969. This song reminds me of the feeling of being alone.
So sorry to hear of your loss. This song seems to resonate particularly with people who were 10 or 11 at the time it was released.
I Was 15 when this song came out and still love it in 2024
At the age of 71 Now,Still.Singing.this Song..
We're still listenening in December 2024.
Amen
Who’s here in November 2024?
This song has been powerfully on my mind for months. I believe it is leading me to a period of personal growth.
Me
Me from South Africa
Me too
Sorry, December now
Story of my life.
Thank god for UA-cam..The best time machine ❤
My husband died June 8 and today is my 61st birthday. Even with my children, other family, and friends, I am once again alone naturally. Over the last couple of years we haven’t had the best of times in our 39 year marriage, I have so many mixed emotions right now; I wish I could have him back. I pray he’s out of whatever physical/emotional pain he was experiencing.
God bless you honey. I'm going across the street and get a chocolate milkshake.im 62 nobody cares. But I'm I'm a bastard.. straight up
Maravillosa canción. Era un adolescente cuando la escuché la primera vez y me impactó.
My father passed away and I wasn't there by his side. I think of it every day. Life is too short.
I feel so for those whose parents passed away while they were young. My dad died when I was 61 and I still felt like a lost little kid. I can't even imagine...
That is true my dad died10 months ago I am 59 .I am the youngest it's still horrible at any age.
An unforgettable memories of era 70s,80s
This song is sooo evocative poignant and Irish. It's been a landmark through my life. I love it so much.The Irish have a sadness and a joy that is just unmatched.
Was Gilbert also Irish? I loved this song and also Clair … but when it was a hit I was really small, (9) , and so didn’t know much about him … I knew that ‘Alone again naturally’ was a song that touched suicide & loss , because when I lost my sibling to suicide, it had great meaning to me 😢
🥰
@@sallygard63
Yes, he was and still is Irish.
His Waterford accent is unmistakable when he sings.
@@sallygard63With the surname O'Sullivan, you can't get more Irish than that
CUANDO LA MÚSICA ERA ARTE, PASIÓN, EMOCIÓN Y SENTIMIENTO. AHORA LA MÚSICA PERDIÓ SU ALMA.
Very pretty song. This song reminds me of my late husband. He was a wounderful man.❤❤❤❤❤
Good luck to you and yours Mary.
@@Tony-h7b4p thank you.
You'll see him soon Mary, God Bless you!
My Pops left me alone 19 years ago, and I miss him everyday! He only knew one woman his whole life, my Mom left him in 82 and he spent the next 23 years drinking himself to death!
My daughter died of breast cancer, she was just 31 years. I struggle to share conversations of her, but love chafed. ☘️
So sorry for your loss, love 💔
That is terrible. I am so sorry. Wishing you peace and comfort.
Every time I hear this I think about my parents 🥺🥺🥺😥😥 I miss them so much 😔
🔥🇺🇸🇬🇧👍
My hero, my late Papa loved this quirky song- every time I hear it I relive those great days with my most respectable and handsome Papa- Love you Daddy wherever you are X
One of the greatest songs ever written
1972. I was ten and my parents divorced. We went to live at grandmas. Dad would visit weekends. What a year!😊
It's a shame UA-cam was bought by our evil rulers because it's a great place for things like this song that I haven't heard for decades and it just pops up.
It's a shame you can't just enjoy it without having to make pointless statement !
@@Minchya You read and replied with that, do you know what irony means? lol
Ironically no ! haha@@ernsailor9041
Irony…evil rulers/great place
Just sift thru the filth….there’s still good stuff here!! Bypass the evil!!! Don’t let them win!!
One of the greatest songs of all time !
Legendary Song.of.a Legendary Singer..
Talmente bella questa canzone che non mi stanco mai di ascoltarla... ricordando......❤
used to listen to this in my dad's 1974 Thunderbird 2-door on an 8-track tape player
J'avais 16 ans cette année-là, fabuleuse chanson.
Jim Valvano the North Carolina State basketball coach who passed from cancer said there are three things to do to have a full day. Number one is to laugh to find humor in every day things. Number two is to cry. They can be tears of joy or of sorrow. Number three is to make time to be deep in thought. If you do those three things in a day that's a full day!!
I just love this song. Sadly, I’m old enough to remember when it first came out.
So glad I have lived through the times when the best songs have been written.
Love this song,I do hold back tears,my husband mother and father have all gone so it resonates with me,I am only 61❤
..with the late Big Jim Sullivan on guitar...brilliant
Una montaña rusa de emociones, melodía, letra, interpretación..es cerrar los ojos y viajar al pasado de una forma que solo pocas canciones pueden lograr...solo esta obra está a años luz de todos los regetoneros juntos, jamás, de todos los jamás llegarán siquiera a comparación alguna.
A true classic is timeless. This is timeless. Thank You Gilbert O` Sullivan. Beatles manager George Martin said they would have been proud of any of those beauties that Gilbert O`Sullivan released.
Raymond always deals in eternal things such as loss, love, sorrow, joy. His songs never grow old or become outdated.
Gilbert O'Sullivan looks like a good old-fashioned boy.☆
His songs sound like a boy's sweet gentle voice.♪♬
In the 70s Japanese young people loved his songs and also do now 2024.✨
The beautiful melodies and sophisticated lyrics are so wonderful!♡♥
★ Gilbert O'Sullivan --- “ Alone Again ( Naturally ) ” （ 1972 ）
Written by Gilbert O'Sullivan, and sung by Gilbert O'Sullivan.
Produced by Gordon Mills.
What a the greatest genius ! ... What a the miracle ! ♥🌎👍
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Alone Again ( Naturally ) The Lyrics （ 1972 ）
In a little while from now
If I'm not feeling any less sour
I promise myself to treat myself
And visit a nearby tower
And climbing to the top
Will throw myself off
In an effort to
Make it clear to whoever
Wants to know what it's like when you're shattered
Left standing in the lurch at a church
Were people saying, My God, that's tough
She stood him up
No point in us remaining
We may as well go home
As I did on my own
Alone again, naturally
To think that only yesterday
I was cheerful, bright and gay
Looking forward to who wouldn't do
The role I was about to play
But as if to knock me down
Reality came around
And without so much as a mere touch
Cut me into little pieces
Leaving me to doubt
Talk about, God in His mercy
Oh, if he really does exist
Why did he desert me
In my hour of need
I truly am indeed
Alone again, naturally
It seems to me that
There are more hearts broken in the world
That can't be mended
Left unattended
What do we do
What do we do
Alone again, naturally
Looking back over the years
And whatever else that appears
I remember I cried when my father died
Never wishing to hide the tears
And at sixty-five years old
My mother, God rest her soul
Couldn't understand why the only man
She had ever loved had been taken
Leaving her to start
With a heart so badly broken
Despite encouragement from me
No words were ever spoken
And when she passed away
I cried and cried all day
Alone again, naturally
Alone again, naturally
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再次孤独（ 自然而然的 ） 歌词（ 1972 年 ）
再过一会儿
如果我感觉不怎么好
我答应自己要善待自己
去附近的塔楼
爬到塔顶
将自己扔下去
为了
让任何人明白
想知道当你心碎时是什么样的
在教堂里站在困境中
人们说，天哪，这太难了
她扶他起来
我们留下来没有意义
我们不如回家
就像我自己做的那样
再次孤独，自然而然的
想想昨天
我还开朗、聪明、快乐
期待着谁不会做
我即将扮演的角色
但仿佛要把我击倒
现实来了
没有那么简单的接触
把我切成小块
让我怀疑
说说，上帝的仁慈
哦，如果他真的存在
他为什么抛弃我
在我需要的时候
我确实是
再次孤独, 自然而然的
在我看来
世界上还有更多破碎的心
无法修复
无人照料
我们该怎么办
我们该怎么办
再次孤独, 自然而然的
回顾这些年
无论发生什么
我记得我父亲去世时我哭了
从不想掩饰泪水
在他六十五岁
而我的母亲，上帝保佑她的灵魂
无法理解为什么她唯一爱过的男人
被夺走了
开始离开她
心碎得如此严重
尽管我鼓励她
却从未说过一句话
而当她去世时
我哭了一整天
再次孤独, 自然而然的
再次孤独, 自然而然的
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Just Home from Vietnam, 390 days with an M16 in the jungle off the Cambodian border, god how alone I felt!
We were all alone then. 1st Cav 71-73
If I was old enough I would’ve been with you , your comment made me remember that there are heroes among us , thank you for you sacrifice
As a songwriter I’m constantly studying well crafted song like this. It’s the bridge that really has me impressed though
I listened to this at 12 yrs old and it is a sad song, sometimes my eyes would tear up. Beautiful melody and voice