Mike And The Mechanics - Living Years (Live At Shepherds Bush)
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- Опубліковано 5 лют 2025
- Mike And The Mechanics - Living Years (Live At Shepherds Bush)
Mike & The Mechanics was formed in 1985 by Mike Rutherford of Genesis as a separate project to run alongside his work with Phil Collins and Tony Banks. They released their eponymous debut album the same year featuring vocals from both Paul Carrack (ex of Ace) and Paul Young (ex of Sad Café) and had an immediate hit with Silent Running. This was followed a string of further hit singles and albums as gaps in the Genesis schedule permitted.
In 2004 the band reunited for the first time since the sad death of Paul Young in 2000 and released a new studio album Rewired. With Paul Carrack now handling all the lead vocals they went out on the road across Europe, culminating in this outstanding performance at London's Shepherds Bush Empire.
Every generation
Blames the one before
And all of their frustrations
Come beating on your door
I know that I'm a prisoner
To all my Father held so dear
I know that I'm a hostage
To all his hopes and fears
I just wish I could have told him in the living years
Crumpled bits of paper
Filled with imperfect thoughts
Stilted conversations
I'm afraid that's all we've got
You say you just don't see it
He says it's perfect sense
You just can't get agreement
In this present tense
We all talk a different language
Talkin' in defense
Say it loud, say it clear
You can listen as well as you hear
It's too late when we die
To admit we don't see eye to eye
So we open up a quarrel
Between the present and the past
We only sacrifice the future
It's the bitterness that lasts
So Don't yield to the fortunes
You sometimes see as fate
It may have a new perspective
On a different date
And if you don't give up, and don't give in
You may just be O.K.
Say it loud, say it clear
You can listen as well as you hear
It's too late when we die
To admit we don't see eye to eye
I wasn't there that morning
When my Father passed away
I didn't get to tell him
All the things I had to say
I think I caught his spirit
Later that same year
I'm sure I heard his echo
In my baby's new born tears
I just wish I could have told him in the living years
Say it loud, say it clear
You can listen as well as you hear
It's too late when we die
To admit we don't see eye to eye
Say it loud, say it clear
Say it loud
Don't give up
Don't give in
And don't know what you can do next
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My dad is still with us, he is such a courageous man, has had a brain tumour removed twice, developed pneumonia in between and nearly died, and has never once complained. He is our rock, and although the dynamics of our family have changed he is still my hero, and we are blessed to still have him. Cherish your loved ones
My dad would have been 84 yrs old today and this song has been a song that has me gripped for a few years! he passed away 8 yrs ago, last week! In the Living Years, what else can I say? For those who have relatives alive, reach out to them, even if they are not reaching out to you!
Jah Gudes and Protect!
I lost my Dad on 27th November, 2008. This has brought a tear to my eye again today. All the ads for Father's Day just brought everything back. Having said that. I am grateful to have had the best Dad in the world. God bless you - I miss you so much x
My Dad died in '95. It was the hardest thing to watch as he slowly slipped away from perils of Dementia. In his final days when I was at the hospital visiting, he reached out & handed me a package he held in his shaking hand. It was a roll of Silver Dollars from the 1800's...This song says it all!
Coming from now a 35 year old 6'3" 245lb man who works out daily, this song still brings tears to my eyes. GREAT GREAT song, with a TON of truth to it. Grew up with this song.
My Dad died last night but I did get to tell him what he meant to my life. He was one week short of his 91st birthday but my wife had me mail his card early. I wrote a note to him in that card explaining what he meant to me and how much I loved him. My brother said the card arrived yesterday morning and my Dad got to read it before passing. So thru a vail on tears, thanks Dad for being my hero.
I feel u same here
Thank you Mike Rutherford
If you live your life long enough, you eventually get to a point where mistakes and misunderstandings don't matter anymore, and forgiveness sets in. My brothers and I sang this at my dad's bedside and again at his funeral. I know he heard us, and he knows we love him.
I could not said it any better,I lost my dad 10 days before my son was born. He was my best friend and my best man at my wedding. I have never been the same. I was there to give him his last breath. and when I look at my son, I see my dad. Please don't take your dad for granted.
I was on holiday when my dad passed, although I regret not being there he died suddenly of heart attack,so tbh it was best,no hospital,no suffering etc ,but I miss him so much
I shed buckets when I hear this song
Lost my dad a year ago. I sent this to him. I’ll never forget how he cry
One of the best songs ever. Bar none
I loved this song and the message years before my daughter and I were separated. We just reunited after almost 14 years, We don't see eye to eye anymore ... but I truly agree / no matter what / you never stop loving your children .. So true / The love for your children is indeed ...... Unconditional ... There is nothing that can diminish the level of love I have for my daughter. Melissa LeslieAnn Murphy / I love you. Always .... Dad.
For my old dad who is totally bed ridden with back cancer in his back . blessings he can pull through.
It really is one of the greatest songs ever written.
I've said it loud, I've said it clear, we were even, no remorse, no regret, but I still miss him. Beautiful tribute to all our fathers who passed away.
This is one of the most important songs of our time. The lyrics were true for past lives and for each generation to follow. The lyrics are profoundly true for anyone who has loved and lost without forgiveness and or love. We can't go back and rewrite history.
An absolute classic tune...My Father passed away in 1978 and had not seen him since 1972....Closure!
Paul Carrack is one of my favorite singers ever because he voice is so beautiful. It flows like water.
This is an amazing live verswion of a great song. My father died about 2 years before my first child was born. When I first heard the lyrics of this song I had to pull the car over and I cried like a baby. As hard as I tried to sing this song at my gigs I couldn't get through it. It took be about 3 years or so before I could. Thanks so much for posting this. I plan on doing my own someday. Luckily I never had bad feelings with my mother or father before they passed. I'll see them again some day!
This reminds me so much of when my father-in-law passed away. We were expecting our first child in 1998, and he was so excited. Sadly, he had a heart attack and died exactly four weeks before she was born ~ the lyrics are very appropriate, in lot's of ways. 21 years ago this year ~ we miss him very much xx
1 of the greatest bands of all time.. 1 of the all time great tunes . and ive had the pleasure of seeing live several times ..
I think that when that time does come it's a harsh reality we all have deal with it's just life . If I live to be old and grey I just simply close this chapter in my life if I were alive thirty yrs now sitting in a mission still say I've had a good life because I have . I've traveled in life hard roads no matter how you see this life gotta think positive . If you think you've had a good life then you've had a good life . Think you had a bad life then you've had a bad life it's all how one views this lifetime .
our kid used to pester me to go see SadCafe ..so i did live at the apollo in manchester...i was blown away with My Paul Young.. or has i shouted from the stalls in between songs .." Come On Youngy Shake them Chicken Legs."......i then run down to the stage and threw my baseball cap to Youngy...he said cheers mate as he put it on these lights are killing my eyes"......love the guys carrack rutherford...and talk many time with dave irving from sadcafe....1 of ya biggest fans 4 life...much love
snow flakes falling in a wee market town, delivery van outside a wee supermarket and tnhis started playing on the van radio. thought I will always rememebber this and I have, poinient , Shadows my thoughts and feelings about my own father. I was getting to know him through my baby son when he died afer manyh years of bad health. this song makes me cry every time. I need that cry. x
This song always makes me cry inside. I love my Momma dearly, but there was a lot of tension growing up. Daddy died when I was 10, and Momma had me and my 2 teenage bros and my little bro to raise alone. It wasn't easy on any of us, but she loved us so much and prayed for us all the time. As an adult, our relationship was trying at best. When I first heard the song I Thot about Daddy being gone. When your gone, your GONE FOR A LONG LONG TIME. and I decided to try to make peace with her imperfe
My Dad Bill died March '89 this song was number 1 and my Dad will always be number 1 RIP. Kenzie say's hello you never met your grandson xxx
I've been estranged from my Dad and my 2 boys for 15 years, this song is so true on both fronts....if you love them, let them know no matter what the circumstance. It will let them know you think and care! I love you Shawn & Leigh & Dad!!!!!
I lost Dad on 27.11.2008 - it reminds me of him, as well. I miss him so much :-(
Thanks for posting this beautiful track.
I was working in the middle east in 2006 when I received a call to say that my Dad had been taken into intensive care with Pneumonia. When I arrived back in the UK, his Kidneys had failed and we were told that basically, that was the end. My Dad was a battler and had Emphysema for a long time. He passed on, two days later. I was honoured to have the most Selfless, Caring Father that anyone could ever wish for. This wonderful song, brings back so many happy memories. Love and miss you Dad.
Sorry for you're loss man I'm replying to this a long time from when you posted it, but hope you are doing well. You're dad sounds like a g
After many years of hearing this song..it still brings me to tears. I wish I could bridge the gap between myself and my father, but when the day comes and he is no longer with me..I will play this song at his service...and still wish I could have fixed it - "In the living years".
'Like' is not strong enough, I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE it !
Happy Father's Day, all, love 'em while you have 'em.
2 hours after my dad passed away 6 yr ago this was on top of the pop's 2, I never cried as much as i did that night, It's taken this long to be able to listen without crying,
This one is for my Grandad. When my Grandad passed away in '97 this song struck a chord with us both. A local band covered it at a gig I was at with my Dad and it slayed us both. Fortunately I see my Mum and Dad every week and we all tell each other how important we are to the whole family. Love to all Mums and Dads out there, just talk, it's easier than you think. RIP Grandad X
I am now into double figures the times I have seen Mr Carrack perform live. Without doubt I would recommend his live concerts to anyone, If you are appreciative of good music performed by an accomplished song-writer, musician and singer, who is aided by an incredibly talented band then don't miss-out.
Thank God I told me Dad! May he rest in peace.
May we never forger all we love and prize is but lent to us.
I just used this song as a basis for a eulogy today for a dear elderly neighbor. I have wished for years I could have said it to my father, rest his soul. Alzhiemers robbed him of kindness and love and left a bitter evil man. But daddy I still miss you. For John R. Lawyer
my dad passed away in 2007. I still miss him very much. I even get tears inmy eyes when I think about him.it aint going away either
The words say it all...for us all ?
A great and meaningful song..well written,well sung and well.....!!! I just love it every time I hear it my late Dad stands next to me .
as a product of the 70-80's I have many regrets in my life that I recently come clean w/ folks..and they are cool w/ that...am glad to have momma and pops..82 and 78..God bless them..
I wish i could call my father, but there is no telelphone number for heaven, This song always makes me cry when i hear it as it was playing on the radio on the way home from the hospital the day he passed away.
Take heart......surely your brother will feel that LOVE wherever he may be!
One of the most meaningful songs o my generation. I will never forget what was going on in my life when this song was released. POINIANT!!!!
I lost my dad seven years ago and to this day, everytime I hear this song it makes me tear up! Why? I never got to tell him all the things that I wanted to say! Knowing that he was a calm soul and a forgiving man I feel somewhat at ease as I know he forgives! But it would have been better if I had told him in the Living years"! So to all who still have a father, the time is now! Living Years!
Can't listen without crying for my Daddy, 1988 has been too long, amazing song, beautiful music.
for anyone who has lost a parent, whether it be your Mom or your Dad, you will definitely feel the power of this song, and these lyrics.
This song will always get to me...RIP Pops', thanks for everything, you keep giving, 2 years gone now, and I can't tell you how present you are! I'm sorry for not giving you a grandchild.
Each time I watch Living years it brings tears and gives me the shivers due to my distant... try to get closer relationship to my mom.
My eyes fill with tears everytime...I really never knew my Father....but I held him in high esteem..
I don't know how many times I have watched this video. Outcome is still the same. Tears flowing out of my eyes when Paul Carrack sang the last verse about " I wasn't there that morning when my father passed away....... I am sure I heard his echo in my baby's new born tears. This song resonates a movie, Field of Dreams, about the relationship between father and son. At the end, Ray unexpectedly met his father who was a young man with a full life ahead of him. They both talked for awhile. Finally, Ray asked, "Dad you wanna play catch. His dad smiled and they were tossing the ball around.
you should always keep watching it because it so special to you as I have been there myself . As I find it myself a quiet place I can go myself
Thankful that I was able to say goodbye to my AMAZING Father ❣
I spent a life time work in my fathers Construction company When ever I need him he is within my soul and I can talk to him spiritually He sends me thoughts to make my days and problems go away and making life easier for me. He's not really totally gone if I keep remembering what he taught me and how he loved me. My father gone over 20 and I never missed him once. He lives within me. Buiolt my own home and he was there for problem solving. Thought this might help you too.
Mike has been always a surprise for me... even in Genesis playing , in the shadow...he brigths like a real star...love Rutherford... great musician and best man...
Great song.
Missing someone is an emotion every bit a strong as the love that brings it in to being. I did tell him I loved him, and I'm grateful for that opportunity.
Communication is the absolute key. It's what makes us what we are, and hopefully we can get back to harmonizing with each other and the planet.
man, man, man, how true..he was old fashion I was too young to understand but now that it is too late, man I really understand and....I wish you were here Dad, I really miss you...oh God......someday we'll meet again!
I will revisit this video when my father passes away, but I'm taking this song and it's lyrics to heart and mending fences and getting to know the real him. While I have the chance, don't let give up and don't give in.
Paul Carrack has an awesome voice !
Great song !
ive came home pissed , listen to the bee gees, cat stevens and now mike and the mechanics , all thanks to my upbringing
Treasure every second...it won't last...I know!
I love my children with all of my heart and soul...but my dad will never see them grow up.
Great song....
I LOVE mike and the mechanics, my grandfather passed away several years ago. He was like my dad and this played on the radio, the ride home from the last time I got to see him alive. By the time we got home, he had passed. I played it on the way to the funeral, and I dont think I have ever cried like that. He was a veteran who served in WWII and they did the funeral salute. I cried that hard again. Mike and the Mechanics wrote some of the most powerful stuff EVER..
This song! I don't think I've ever seen anything on UA-cam that provokes such real and thoughtful posts. There are a lot of strangers telling about, and reflecting on the loss of their dads and exchanging condolences with strangers.
When this song first came out I could barely listen to it. My father just died and my brother was about to have his first of three sons.
Pain.............. incredible.
My Dad's just sent me a link to this video. It's hit me quite hard. I get on well with him just fine- but not always as well with my brother and sister as I should. Tricky though that is for me sometimes, I often forget what it must be like for a parent to have to watch of their children. Mark, Beth, no matter what we're like around each other, I love you both. Don't forget that.
i heard this song on my way home from work. i remember my dad again died 2years ago. i wish i could have told him i loved him so much and i was always proud to be his daughter.
Tell make every thing count, enjoy everything every day. I have a 27 year old son and 24 year old daughter and I've always told them exactly that. My Dad died without meeting them, not because we argued but because we live here in California and he was in England. He died 20 years ago and I still weep for him. You can't change the past but you can make it a good future. Best to you.
This song always stops me in the middle of what I'm doing when ever I hear it. It's been two years now since we lost Pop's,
he is so present in my life still, I'm just so sorry I did not give him a grandchild.
Paul put the SOUL into this song and made a good song GREAT! what a gift he has . . . .
If this song can't make you cry, your heart is stone !!!
A song for Sons. Fathers alike.
Still dismantles me to this day.
Be thankful for what you had. Great memories. i hate the impending passing of my Dad and My Father-in-law. I also had 2 wonderful step-fathers both of whom have passed away.
My father and eye to eye, until the later years of his life. this song was a song that I believe was written to tell a story about the two of us. when I first heard it, my mother was still alive and she made me promise I would never abandon my father when she passed on with her cancer. well I Kind of done that when I joined the military and left him on his own. when My father passed on in 1994 9 years after my mother, all I could think of was this song, so I had it played for my father.
Lost my Dad when i was 17, and this song always hits me.
JHP
I love this song. this song speaks the truth! Ilove Mike & the Mechanics and all his songs too. The best!
The lead singers voice is amazing. I remember this song from my younger days,it brings back fond memories :)
I love my dad, he is still alive and this song makes me appreciate him
Pretty close to my experience.
I was 19 when my dad died at 50. - You are correct, you are never the same.
I am going to see my niece next week. She is my Dad's eldest grandchild. She was born on the day my Dad died - 29 years ago.
You are never the same.
This song became a lot more meaningfull to me since my father departed from amongst us.
My Dad passed away in '84,right before this song gained it's popularity..my daughter was born in '85..such an uncanny relation to this song...I breakup everytime I hear it...Thanks for the post.
sometimes our parents just know.
we can only hope that the next generation listens.
We need to say it loud and clear before its too late.
...now that I've dried my eyes, (I cry every time I here this song); wanted to say I tell those that I love about this thought whenever I can.
This may be a song from the 80s but the message is still the same. Hearing it today means more to me today than when I heard it as a teenager. I'll be sharing it.
Absolutely right!
This song was played on the TV 5 hours after my dad passed away almost 8 yrs ago,
I cant listen to it without crying, I know my dad knew i and my siblings loved him and we all know he loved us too,
My father passed away 20 years ago today_ I still remember listening to this song over and over and over around his death..HE was only 54...I never thought I would have to miss him for most of my life and live without him, very sad! i did get to say good bye at the hospital tho, for which I'm eternally grateful!!! Rest in Peace DAD !
i wish my dad's dad could hear this cos every word is bang on....... he misses u love u loads grandad and dad xxx
This lovely song so poignant and serves to remind us that we should cherish what we have while we have it. Life is too short to spend a moment of it estranged from those who love us. If you are estranged from someone you love GO AND SORT IT OUT!!! These are still your living years, they will be gone soon enough.
I found my dad dead in his favorite chair. Nine years later, this song still tears me apart every time I hear it.
I used to feel guilty for having a good father, felt sorry for people who had shit ones. Then he died. Losing a good father... well, you learn how to live with your heart gone.
thank you,my dad died whilst i was on holiday,hadnt spoken to him much over the years,but got this played at funeral.
The words are so moving and they are presented with so much truth.
We never get to being honest with each other in life especially with those closes to us and end up regretting in their death that we never come to terms. So true!!!
What is so great about this is, first the wonderfully crafted song, and the comments it provokes. So often UA-cam comments lapse into silly and or hateful content, not so with this song. There are many examples of strangers offering empathy to others who've shared feelings about losing their Dads.
i know exactly what you mean. Lost all my family in the last eighteen months and the words really hit home. I am 45 and have no-one so it really is a song that means a lot...
How painfully beautiful! These are the real musicians.
english is my second foreign language, I believe when I listened to the song for the first time 6 yrs ago (I'd heard it before but never listened to) some of the subtleties in the text were hidden for me. still I grasped the main message and since I was graced everything between me and my father to be fixed. thank you!
cant understand how anyone would dislike this song...
My Dad passed on a few days ago, and I wished I had see him one more time, but now his spirit lives around me. He has a wonderful, enjoyable life. He had three loving wives, and my mother, along with my first step- mother passed on. His wife now was the glue that held the family together, and he treated all family members the same, no favorites. I miss you Dad, and I will forever love you, and I was glad that you were my Dad. RIP. He was dearly loved by all his 10 kids, and his wisdom helped us
wow, this song really strikes a chord with me... Me and my father, we were never close, but now we are getting closer. It always makes me think what if he died today. There is so much I don't know about him and so much more I want to tell him.
Thanks for sharing this awesome song!
While I listening to this melliferous verve,I feel like I was intrigued by the melody!I was utterly engaged and entranced into this copacetic masterpiece!I'm not a melodramatic guy,and my father's still living,but an ethos of infatuation just scrambles upward from my very abyss of psyche.I was moved absolutely!this euphonious song just captivated me and help me reminisce of my grandfather's death 7 years ago,and this track should also applies to them whatsoever.I nearly surrender myself into th
Thanks so much For sharing this beautiful song!...wow!!....well done! I am missing my dad right now, even though you were not there when I needed you....I wish I could have told you that I've turn out ok, and that I wish we could have been closer!...Even though is too late...I still miss you papa=,(
This is such a meaningful song for many people. I wish I had got to know my father. He died when I was just 5yrs old of bowel cancer. My son is the double of him. He's the spitting image of my father when he was a boy. .. Thankyou so much for uploading this video :-)
i heard it first from my friend Brent in Riyadh and then it became my favorite. i went home during the gulf war and after 2 years, i still don't have the courage to " SAY IT CLEAR AND SAY IT LOUD .... I JUST WISH I COULD HAVE TO HIM IN (HIS) LIVING YEARS...
Johnny,
Thanks for your post. I blamed my parents for so much until 12 yrs ago I entered a 12 step program (GOD knows my whole family could use it) however God showed me something that was awesome. Parents do the best that they can but love you no matter what. I lost a son 9 yrs. ago at 7 weeks old., but God put 2 stepsons in my life I have raised them for 10 yrs. now. I have a son who is 7 and I see now what my parents where trying to teach