Here's for my beautiful eyes, taken from us on August 14th. I'd thought I'd sort of moved on or reconstructed my life until I heard this song, so much of our life together. We were only married 29 years; a lifetime for so many, so short to Margaret and me. Loved and missed by all who knew, her, met her and spoke to her. Oh she had the prettiest eyes to behold by anybody. Dedicated to Margaret Ellen Roberts, loved by all, missed by everybody. XXX
My Mum loves this song.... she was well into her 60s when it came out.... and she went and bought their albums after I played them to her! Every time I hear it I think of her. Beautiful!
take a good look at these crows feet ... don't get many of them these days do you? what a tune...my hubby used to sing this to me ... you can't have too many good times children .. miss my man so much xx rip Phil xxx gone too soon xxx
I have just looked at the crows feet on the prettiest eyes she smiled and asked what am I looking at, I said you my beautiful soulmate of the past 40 years, love you girl.
My bf played this to me b4 he died in 2001....I cant stop playing it. It was 13yrs ago now..He played all your songs but this he played the most...I dont have the most beautiful eyes..they're green brown...but he thought they were beautiful. Thank you AJD..I will remember you always..my soul mate..xx
Christina Gough, Beautiful Eyes are not just the colour of your eyeball but around and above your eyes is where beauty lies. Is what this song tries to say.
Christina Gough Oh sweetie you just made me cry. I lost my partner in '94 and got this album around that time. He had HAZEL eyes like yours. He thought they were like swamps I thought they were simply beautiful, he was also my soul mate..hard for anyone to match them huh? :/
Christina Gough O my word, I have just been commenting to try and get people to change how we look with "selfies" on all social sites, plus dating (I am on on one) and all that rubbish and actually look at the person....the soul is the eyes, and I don't normally comment....you have brought tears to my eyes Christina. I send you love to carry on....life is so incredibly cruel. Jan x
HARMONIES MELODIES, VERSES, WORDS AND MANY A MUSICAL NOTE ANY WORKS OF PAUL HEATON ARE ALWAYS GUARANTEED TO FLOAT MY BOAT ,WE ARE SO BLESSED TO HAVE ALL THIS TALENT OVER MANY DAYS MONTHS AND YEARS BRINGING ALL US OLD FARTS TOGETHER AND THIS AMAZING MUSIC WILL BE IN OUR HEARTS FOREVER AND EVER.
Always makes me think of my wife. 32 years and still love her like i did the minute i met her. 'Take a good look at these crows feet, sitting on the prettiest eyes'.
after 30 years, my wife and I love our frown lines. Living the dream still. Still living life in love together. Great music and songs by The beautiful south help.
I first started listing to carry on up the charts while I was in jail not the best of places to discover beautiful South but I'm bloody thank full I did I LOVE them brilliant
Yer lovelay words from a great group seen them many times Paul Heaton is wasted not singing as liked the house Martins to love my music all sorts listen to songbird by fleetwood mac James
I was so young when I went to hear these guys play live, with the lightening seeds as their act... loved them them n still do , used to sing this song to my hubby..". And here we are more than a quarter of a century later... I so definitely have the crows feet Paul promised me , just hope my hubby thinks they are still sitting on the prettiest eyes, love 💖 you Philamena Hartigan. Xxxxx
Line one is the time That you, you first stayed over at mine And we drank our first bottle of wine And we cried Line two we're away And we both, we both had nowhere to stay Well the bus-shelter's always OK When you're young Now you're older and I look at your face Every wrinkle is so easy to place And I only write them down just in case That you die Let's take a look at these crows feet, just look Sitting on the prettiest eyes Sixty 25th of Decembers Fifty-nine 4th of Julys Not through the age or the failure, children Not through the hate or despise Take a good look at these crows feet Sitting on the prettiest eyes Line three I forget But I think, I think it was our first ever bet And the horse we backed was short of a leg Never mind Line four in a park And the things, the things that people do in the dark I could hear the faintest beat of your heart Then we did Now you're older and I look at your face Every wrinkle is so easy to place And I only write them down just in case You should die Lets take a look at these crows feet, just look Sitting on the prettiest eyes Sixty 25th of Decembers Fifty-nine 4th of Julys You can't have too many good times, children You can't have too many lines Take a good look at these crows feet Sitting on the prettiest eyes Well my eyes look like a map of the town And my teeth are either yellow or they're brown But you'll never hear the crack of a frown When you are here You'll never hear the crack Of a frown Brilliant :)
I always thought it was 'bus shelter's always the case' as well as 'famous beat of your heart'. Admittedly the second one would be a bit perverse though haha. Sometimes I like mishearing things!
The Beautiful South are most probably one of the best British bands of the last 50 years and definitely don't get the credit they deserve,awesome band,awesome song writers,they compare to Lennon and McCartney for chart success and personally I'd rank them up there with The Stone Roses!
I used to sing this to a girl that I loved more than I could ever have dreamed. She was perfect in every way. I so wish things had turned out differently. For both of us. I will regret to my dying day that I didn't marry her ....
I've been singing this since it's release... I met a girl 18 years ago She was looking through my cds and said who are these.... I sang this too her and she loved it I've only just remembered as my wife is looking over smiling at me while I sit here with headphones on listen g to old tunes while she's on Netflix
Wish i could do duet with paul. Hes class x as are all involved in beautiful south so much talent originality and pure innovation these sublime Northerners😍
Many below have said it before me but it's true...this is one of the most beautiful and honest love songs ever. I adore it so much!!!!! I have loved P Heaton ever since the Housemartins! One of Britains best song writers!
jade harley 24 years ago I first heard this on the piped in Muzak where I worked, loved it but thought it was called crash of a frown, twenty four years later...found it!!!!
Mentioning the "4th of July" is all the more clever/intersting coming from a band that's so distinctly British. It'd be kind of like an American referencing "Boxing Day" in a song...
Achingly beautiful - a deep and meaningful love song, written by one of music's most underrated wordsmiths. I love the idea that each facial line represents a happy memory, and celebrates ageing and meaningful companionship, rather than lamenting it. My wife and I are now both in our 60s, but this has been "our" song for many, many years. She still smiles every time the last verse puts tears in my eyes........
One Of The Best Of The Unbelievable Tracks That They Released. Means So Much To Us All In Many Different Ways. Thank You Guys For All That You Have Given Us.
Love you uncle Harry mcgregor you will always be my favourite uncle didn't realised how much of a great friend I had in you miss you so much ❤ god bless your soul heaven gained an angel 😇 il miss you pal xxxxxx
Miss you Nan this song was actually dislocated to you when you were actually dieing from cancer it actually rest number one in the charts you would had been so poud that we did this for you really wish that you lived to here it God bless you Nan rip
25 years today since I last spoke n laid eyes on my wonderful brother xxxxx eternal love always Kieron,you took the strength and sunshine 🌞 from our hearts that’s for sure xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sounds like a nice lad. There ain't many of them about, you do know he still sings this to you, mostly when you sleep.......13yrs and you still hold this song to your heart. Now thats one special lad........
From The Housemartins to The Beautiful South > This one's my absolute favorite of all. Never heard a more beautiful song than this. -- ( And I'm still an old American Beatlemaniac in my 60s. )
@@martinklein4651 Hello, Martin - I had a friend whose hubby transferred here to work for a couple of years. We became very close & exchanged our favorite music - They were both born in Liverpool, & I ... well ... you can imagine. Anyway - She introduced me to The Housemartins, & I simply couldn't stop playing those wonderful albums, all of which I have. Then, I was told that Paul Heaton formed The Beautiful South, & I collected all of those as well. My USA friends have no clue who these great musicians are. Their loss, for sure! :)
@@boston-strong8887 Hi, great to hear from you, yes Paul Heaton is in my top four.Of course the Beatles are top.I love Joni Mitchell as well.But it's kind of reverse over here. As I am a big fan of Stephen Stills, but not many Brits know of him.
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Here's for my beautiful eyes, taken from us on August 14th. I'd thought I'd sort of moved on or reconstructed my life until I heard this song, so much of our life together. We were only married 29 years; a lifetime for so many, so short to Margaret and me. Loved and missed by all who knew, her, met her and spoke to her. Oh she had the prettiest eyes to behold by anybody. Dedicated to Margaret Ellen Roberts, loved by all, missed by everybody. XXX
Oh I’m so,so sorry. It is the most beautiful song isn’t it. It’s everything you need to say isn’t it about the one you love ❤️❤️
Rip beautiful x
I'm so happy you had so much love. You will be together again. God bless
@@chrisolagrim3597 here here
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Without doubt one of the most beautiful love songs ever written....Not your typical smoochy love song lyrics, but deep and meaningful...wellerschic
agree
Totally agree
Amen to that
So many classics from The Beautiful South.
My Mum loves this song.... she was well into her 60s when it came out.... and she went and bought their albums after I played them to her! Every time I hear it I think of her. Beautiful!
@Gorgeous George amazing and true sentiment
The great Paul Heaton, what a talent.
one of the countrys finest song writers..respect...
take a good look at these crows feet ... don't get many of them these days do you? what a tune...my hubby used to sing this to me ... you can't have too many good times children .. miss my man so much xx rip Phil xxx gone too soon xxx
Respects
So sorry..
You'll meet up again in heaven. Beautiful song. Bad stuff is just bumps in the road. God bless 🙏🙏🙏
This is the first time I've heard this song. It definitely won't be the last.
I have just looked at the crows feet on the prettiest eyes she smiled and asked what am I looking at, I said you my beautiful soulmate of the past 40 years, love you girl.
Underrated band and track.
Beautiful.
Idk why bits of this song has been playing in my mind today, I had to come back to listen fully
All time favourite cannot stop playing it over and over again
What a beautiful song my son sent me this, It brought tears in my eyes
My bf played this to me b4 he died in 2001....I cant stop playing it. It was 13yrs ago now..He played all your songs but this he played the most...I dont have the most beautiful eyes..they're green brown...but he thought they were beautiful. Thank you AJD..I will remember you always..my soul mate..xx
Christina Gough, Beautiful Eyes are not just the colour of your eyeball but around and above your eyes is where beauty lies. Is what this song tries to say.
I hope you are happy now Christina ...it's a beautiful song x
Christina Gough im so sorry youve lost your bf,time heals,i dunno how,its a weird thing,all the best to you x
Christina Gough Oh sweetie you just made me cry. I lost my partner in '94 and got this album around that time. He had HAZEL eyes like yours. He thought they were like swamps I thought they were simply beautiful, he was also my soul mate..hard for anyone to match them huh? :/
Christina Gough O my word, I have just been commenting to try and get people to change how we look with "selfies" on all social sites, plus dating (I am on on one) and all that rubbish and actually look at the person....the soul is the eyes, and I don't normally comment....you have brought tears to my eyes Christina. I send you love to carry on....life is so incredibly cruel. Jan x
My mum,she saw 60 21st of Decembers but 59 4th of July's and she did have the prettiest eyes, miss you mum even now 23 years on
HARMONIES MELODIES, VERSES, WORDS AND MANY A MUSICAL NOTE ANY WORKS OF PAUL HEATON ARE ALWAYS GUARANTEED TO FLOAT MY BOAT ,WE ARE SO BLESSED TO HAVE ALL THIS TALENT OVER MANY DAYS MONTHS AND YEARS BRINGING ALL US OLD FARTS TOGETHER AND THIS AMAZING MUSIC WILL BE IN OUR HEARTS FOREVER AND EVER.
Possibly the most beauitful song I have ever heard!
Absolutely The most perfect love song Ever.
I loved this song when it was released, I’ve rediscovered it as I approach 60 Christmases and now it’s breaking my heart ❤️
me too! now I can relate.
Sing this to my wife of 15 yrs, we met when we were 17. Heaton has that magic ability to capture life in lyrics, love ya Lindsay x
"Sixty twenty-fifths of December / Fifty-nine Fourths of July"
What a beautiful line!
Bill Gilliland along with “you’ll never hear the crack of a frown “ hits home.
What a beautiful song! Brings me to tears 😍
A bell bottomed tear lol
Always makes me think of my wife. 32 years and still love her like i did the minute i met her. 'Take a good look at these crows feet, sitting on the prettiest eyes'.
after 30 years, my wife and I love our frown lines. Living the dream still. Still living life in love together. Great music and songs by The beautiful south help.
Rob Trust i totally agree. We are married for 32 year. And i love m y maneen so much .xcc
Rob died, he was only 59 yrears old, and I love him so much, and I always will, he was my life, my world 34 years of marriage, I miss him so much
Britain has the best lyrical geniuses the world has to offer... And mr heatton is up among the top of them
True
Totally agree brits have made the best music always
Never fails to bring a tear to my eyes. A truly beautiful song.
I would never get rid of my wrinkles..they are my life..they are me.The laughter, pain, good and bad times..Love this song.
Jacqui Abbott, when recently asked, said that this was her favourite song of her time in The Beautiful South. :)
Makes me cry. Beautiful.
I first started listing to carry on up the charts while I was in jail not the best of places to discover beautiful South but I'm bloody thank full I did I LOVE them brilliant
youll never hear the crack of a frown while you are here
Yer lovelay words from a great group seen them many times Paul Heaton is wasted not singing as liked the house Martins to love my music all sorts listen to songbird by fleetwood mac James
This song is just magical...🎤🤩💝👀😢 The Beautiful South are just superb!!😎
I was so young when I went to hear these guys play live, with the lightening seeds as their act... loved them them n still do , used to sing this song to my hubby..". And here we are more than a quarter of a century later... I so definitely have the crows feet Paul promised me , just hope my hubby thinks they are still sitting on the prettiest eyes, love 💖 you Philamena Hartigan. Xxxxx
That's a dream show! What I wouldn't give...
Line one is the time
That you, you first stayed over at mine
And we drank our first bottle of wine
And we cried
Line two we're away
And we both, we both had nowhere to stay
Well the bus-shelter's always OK
When you're young
Now you're older and I look at your face
Every wrinkle is so easy to place
And I only write them down just in case
That you die
Let's take a look at these crows feet, just look
Sitting on the prettiest eyes
Sixty 25th of Decembers
Fifty-nine 4th of Julys
Not through the age or the failure, children
Not through the hate or despise
Take a good look at these crows feet
Sitting on the prettiest eyes
Line three I forget
But I think, I think it was our first ever bet
And the horse we backed was short of a leg
Never mind
Line four in a park
And the things, the things that people do in the dark
I could hear the faintest beat of your heart
Then we did
Now you're older and I look at your face
Every wrinkle is so easy to place
And I only write them down just in case
You should die
Lets take a look at these crows feet, just look
Sitting on the prettiest eyes
Sixty 25th of Decembers
Fifty-nine 4th of Julys
You can't have too many good times, children
You can't have too many lines
Take a good look at these crows feet
Sitting on the prettiest eyes
Well my eyes look like a map of the town
And my teeth are either yellow or they're brown
But you'll never hear the crack of a frown
When you are here
You'll never hear the crack
Of a frown
Brilliant :)
thanks
Heaton at his best,utter brilliance.love his lyrics throughout his career
I always thought it was 'bus shelter's always the case' as well as 'famous beat of your heart'. Admittedly the second one would be a bit perverse though haha. Sometimes I like mishearing things!
Brilliant....!
@Emma w thanks
They wrote so many great tracks! So underated
I can't live without listeing to Paul every day xx
Is this still true? Lol
The Beautiful South are most probably one of the best British bands of the last 50 years and definitely don't get the credit they deserve,awesome band,awesome song writers,they compare to Lennon and McCartney for chart success and personally I'd rank them up there with The Stone Roses!
The best and most sincere love song ever! This is what life's all about, love!
Simply the best, the truest, the most genuinely human love song ever written. It’s not overblown or bombastic just sweet and gorgeous!
I love the beautiful South and because of that i have hit your bell and liked the video.Greetings from Ireland Nice to meet you 💚🇮🇪💚👍😊
I used to sing this to a girl that I loved more than I could ever have dreamed. She was perfect in every way. I so wish things had turned out differently. For both of us. I will regret to my dying day that I didn't marry her ....
I'm sorry to hear that I wish it turned out better for you
I've been singing this since it's release... I met a girl 18 years ago
She was looking through my cds and said who are these.... I sang this too her and she loved it I've only just remembered as my wife is looking over smiling at me while I sit here with headphones on listen g to old tunes while she's on Netflix
But is the girl now your wife? ☺️
A simply amazing song from the mega talented Paul Heaton ;-)
Definitely my favourite Beautiful South song..
Just love the beautiful south 💕💕💕
Paul Heaton is simply a genius !!
Wish i could do duet with paul. Hes class x as are all involved in beautiful south so much talent originality and pure innovation these sublime Northerners😍
Damn right he is
wow! Beautiful South = beautiful sound, beautiful song...
The lyrics are so haunting...
It makes me love my wife and boy more everytime i hear it. Thanks PH
This is one of the most beautiful songs they ever did...and they did many!!!
Many below have said it before me but it's true...this is one of the most beautiful and honest love songs ever. I adore it so much!!!!! I have loved P Heaton ever since the Housemartins! One of Britains best song writers!
dlane002 seems like every other british guy can #\&&!= right gotta love them
Our wedding song. Timeless.
My fave Beautiful South song - although they made lots of great records.
Used to sing this with my daughter when she was little....will always be our song 💙❤️
Love the south especially this song ☝️👍🏴💯really classy video !!
TBS are consummate in delivering pieces of work that always succeed in pleasing!
Never forgotten 😃👍love this beautiful south track, 50 years old in march...... still got pretty eyes xxxxxx love to you all xxxxxxxxxx
this one brought me to tears just by listening to it... wow....
+jade harley same, and i've never even heard it before now...
jade harley 24 years ago I first heard this on the piped in Muzak where I worked, loved it but thought it was called crash of a frown, twenty four years later...found it!!!!
Listen to When Love For Woman Stops, that's a real heartbreaker too.
Love the beautiful south got brought up listening to them with my dad
Stacey Haynes great band & video 🇮🇪
Your dad has great taste!
my song for my mammy,i havent seen her for so long,i bloody miss her,she has the prettiest eyes.
Always makes me cry. But one of my favourite songs. Thanks Paul.
Probably my fav song from the South
60 25th of Decembers,59 4th of July's.Gets me every time.Brilliant.Completely timeless
+Dave Johnson indeed , saw them in London and Liverpool. Excellent band.
Dave Johnson line 3
or 3 lines
Mentioning the "4th of July" is all the more clever/intersting coming from a band that's so distinctly British. It'd be kind of like an American referencing "Boxing Day" in a song...
Great song, great band. Love the Cork Jersey on the guitarist!
The last album my grandad ever listened to miss u pal 😢
Achingly beautiful - a deep and meaningful love song, written by one of music's most underrated wordsmiths.
I love the idea that each facial line represents a happy memory, and celebrates ageing and meaningful companionship, rather than lamenting it.
My wife and I are now both in our 60s, but this has been "our" song for many, many years.
She still smiles every time the last verse puts tears in my eyes........
Grew up listening to The Beautiful South, will always love them
Not just the prettiest Beautiful South song, but a beautiful song! I can’t listen to it without my pretty eyes becoming moist.
That's one undervalued masterpiece of ever!
This was my mum's song for my dad before he passed away when I was 4
Very sad but great song to remind you of him.
@@philipadamson398 thank you
Stunning - all the beautiful music they have given us
So underrated
"But you'll never hear the crack of a frown when you are here."...................beautiful lyric
Marianne Fitzgerald jwjjwjjejjjdjsksk
beautiful song... love to all who have loved and lost... remember the good times and the smiles x
One Of The Best Of The Unbelievable Tracks That They Released. Means So Much To Us All In Many Different Ways. Thank You Guys For All That You Have Given Us.
my fav beautiful south song, love it so much
great lyrics ,lovely tune
One of my favourite songs of all time
Vicky you are stunning 😍 😚
Oh my gawd!! I completely forgot about this Gawgeous song! Funny how it has so much more meaning now I’m forty!
So underrated…this is a modern classic…such a beautiful love songs with a bite…take a good look at these crows feet sitting on the prettiest eyes ❤️
One of my favourite Beautiful South songs, so beautiful.
1 year ago rip grandad 26th this month. You had the prettiest of souls 💛
27yrs married this year to an amazing man who has pretty eyes. That's what attracted me to him and still does 😍
Thanks just trying to remember when it was in the charts honey x
Love you uncle Harry mcgregor you will always be my favourite uncle didn't realised how much of a great friend I had in you miss you so much ❤ god bless your soul heaven gained an angel 😇 il miss you pal xxxxxx
This is definitely one of my fav love songs, I love the Beautiful South always lovely songs
Miss you Nan this song was actually dislocated to you when you were actually dieing from cancer it actually rest number one in the charts you would had been so poud that we did this for you really wish that you lived to here it God bless you Nan rip
This is your happy sad song,nice story,chin up buddy.
Life in one song. Beautiful.
What a beautiful song... and memorable as well. It brings me the same cold temperature of UK weather when I was in Cardiff mid-90s.
Probably one of the most underrated band.
They are never underrated by their fans.
FGB Enquiries no, obviously not by their fans, numbnuts.
25 years today since I last spoke n laid eyes on my wonderful brother xxxxx eternal love always Kieron,you took the strength and sunshine 🌞 from our hearts that’s for sure xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
This song popped randomly into my mind this morning. It is so poignant, yet like most beautiful South songs catchy.
Just beautiful, this song has many, many emotional and heart filled memories for me.
Sounds like a nice lad. There ain't many of them about, you do know he still sings this to you, mostly when you sleep.......13yrs and you still hold this song to your heart. Now thats one special lad........
One of The Beautiful south's best song 🙂
brilliant writing and brilliant band.
A truly great band and this is my favourite song by them. I have always thought this song represents how most of us want love to be.
Such a masterpiece.
I cry every time .... just love it
I love this song. I love The Beautiful South
TRULY AWESOME SONG WRITING FROM EXTREMELY TALENTED PEOPLE WHO LOVE WHAT THEY DO AND THERE WILL NEVER BE ANYONE ELSE QUITE LIKE YOU .THANK YOU
Only 4 comments? This must be one of the most beautiful songs ever, with lyrics so smart and melodic..
sitting on the pretiest eyes, wish I could write words like these. beautifulllllllllllllllllllllll
From The Housemartins to The Beautiful South > This one's my absolute favorite of all. Never heard a more beautiful song than this. -- ( And I'm still an old American Beatlemaniac in my 60s. )
Brilliant, didn't think any Americans listened to the Beautiful South.
@@martinklein4651 Hello, Martin - I had a friend whose hubby transferred here to work for a couple of years. We became very close & exchanged our favorite music - They were both born in Liverpool, & I ... well ... you can imagine. Anyway - She introduced me to The Housemartins, & I simply couldn't stop playing those wonderful albums, all of which I have. Then, I was told that Paul Heaton formed The Beautiful South, & I collected all of those as well. My USA friends have no clue who these great musicians are. Their loss, for sure! :)
@@boston-strong8887 Hi, great to hear from you, yes Paul Heaton is in my top four.Of course the Beatles are top.I love Joni Mitchell as well.But it's kind of reverse over here. As I am a big fan of Stephen Stills, but not many Brits know of him.
Excellent group 👏 👍 love every track and seen them twice,spectacular 👌
beautiful song...
Most underrated band ever.