birmingham jail,down in the valley,stir crazy sound track whole song

[@ianking163]

Who's here in 2024 still listening to this masterpiece

[@Danny123a]

I am, and it still makes me cry every time 😢

[@thekingofkansas]

Love this song watching stir crazy every time I hear grossberger sing it I look it up

[@ren3070]

My dad sung this song to me to get me to sleep and it breaks my heart every time I hear it. He passed away in 2011 I was only 8. Update 12/17/23 I now have a 2 year old daughter who I sing this to. ❤️ Thank all of you for your condolences, good wishes, and your own stories. ❤️❤️

[@suehuxley4382]

I feel so sorry for you

[@mathteacher2651]

+Soren B. what a great memory of your Dad.....one of the great things when people love one another.....the memory of their actions lives forever and warms our hearts.pass the tradition on to your children some day.

[@sabernedjma66]

i love this song ..sad

[@tengericsillag7865]

My dad died when I was 7... he was killed. I missed him so much.. ❤

[@joeyderkach938]

That is so sad.... yet so special. Hugs!!!!

[@helensctt101]

my father sang this song to me all the time he passed away with prostate cancer at the age of 57 I love you daddy always be lucky see you on the other side

[@aimiehulme5364]

Xxx ♥️❤️

[@boonebright7833]

helen scott W

[@mrblack4660]

Hi Helena

[@marcusmajors6196]

Anyone u love I think u can sing this to them. It's like a love letter. My father passed on 2016 and I learned of this as a kid watching Stir Crazy

[@kevinj.k9466]

Sorry to here about your father but we fit into there shoes as we grown older as the pass on .

[@dragoninwinter]

One of the greatest scenes in movie history. Simply beautiful.

[@MatthewD999]

One of the most unexpected moments in a film. Wonderful surprise.

[@Christbepraised]

Amen. Beautiful scene

[@fredbassett6981]

Agree totally , actually brought a year to my eye

[@Stallion67]

Exactly! Well said. It was a pleasant surprise.

[@AHeroInHell]

Exactly. As far as I can remember, I believe that that was the only time in the film that he spoke. A completely unexpected and genius move by the director.

[@gordwilson9056]

one of those moments in a film that takes you somewhere else. can never forget this song by truly gifted voice. he is truly missed.

[@JohnnyLongoria58]

I like the way he sang this song. Poor big fellow, may he rest in peace. Such a beautifully sung song.

[@TheAngelhoney]

I'm only 12 so as you can imagine I'm not into this type of music but this was played at my Grans funeral last week because she always sang it. I cry every time I hear it now! I really love this song now and appreciate it so much and now every word makes sense to me, just like it did to my gran.❤

[@trotterhorsewatsonjr.6668]

Please accept my sincerest heartfelt sympathy on the loss of your gran...i never thought of that song for ones bereavement for a loss of a loved! And yet listening to it i now can see it!

[@ryanmcl9578]

Keep the head up kid, you are a we trooper and I'm sure you are doing your grandma proud.

[@gallente4TW]

Hey Amy, been 8yrs since your lovely post about your dear Nan. You're 20 now and I was wondering, does the song still get to you like it did at your Nan's funeral..?

[@jward3444]

@@gallente4TW it's been 9 now man

[@jward3444]

Funny how time flies

[@dunexapa1016]

This old ex-con remembers this song from my youth ... well over a half century ago ... Sounds like this oerson has walked the walk ... Sometimes, sung plainly is the most beautiful way .. well done my friend ..

[@MasonsMimi2021]

My Grandma use to sing this around the house all the time, and she still sings it now and she is 84...

[@ronshort7820]

Music transcends life. This amazing rendition is a clear example. Life is fleeting. Beauty in music knows no boundaries nor does it recognise death.

[@orvillelowrie3997]

BEAUTIFULLY SAID I AGREE TO .GOD BLESS YOU..

[@gabrielehoffmann-morawietz9097]

RIP, Erland van Lidth. Your song lives in my heart.

[@AR-iy7oy]

The gentle giant,truely missed.

[@evelynoneal6834]

Simon David Ecke

[@jasonjay9632]

In my heart todo rip ...erland

[@kevingarry11]

He was a great opera singer too i think

[@caseyohara3201]

he didn't sing the song. a man named Dorian Holley is the guy who sang it.

[@Griswaldization]

Played this at my fathers funeral back in July!! R.I.P. Danny Plug Haynie!! 1938-2019❤⚘

[@SallySioux]

My father played the guitar and played this song 🎵 to me. I sing it to two of my littlest grandchildren ♡♡ ☆ We are blessed to have had fathers who sang to us. ❤

[@connorblazerod9678]

This song has more than once eased my stresses and pains over the years. When I was younger my dad would whistle and sing this to me when I was upset or sick and every bad thing in the world seemed to go away. Today is his 52nd birthday! He’s my idol and my hero. One day I hope to sing this song to my son.

[@madeleinemurphy7960]

My father sang this song to all his grandchildren as they came along, my son included. My son, aged 30 sang it to his son, aged 10 months. This coming Monday I will be playing this song at my son's funeral.

[@Dan4x2282]

I'm sorry about your son ! R.I.P !

[@anthonytadena4235]

Godbless you and your family, he's in the arms of Jesus and well taken care of. Do your best to keep the Faith always, Lord knows the depth of your agony, just like his son nailed and body broken by this fallen fallen world. Godbless you all😑✝️🏡❤️🙏👍

[@mayhill6210]

I'm so sorry for your loss

[@Lucifer-hr3od]

God speed to your son

[@twistedgamerfromhellreborn9959]

I cried as a kid when I heard this song my mother loved it... It was her favourite version of the song she passed away a few years back and now everytime I listen to this it breaks my heart and reminds me of her I know I'll see you again mom love you

[@bear3of9]

I remember this song when watching the movie Stir Crazy. It was such a soothing song back then and still remains so to this day.

[@michaelvasquez9677]

the a Capella version is almost biblical in its beauty. so simple. yet filled with majesty

[@ericcasas3347]

Definitely.

[@AZTEC-VAMPIRE-GOD1997]

Agreed.

[@michaelwyrick876]

That man had a great voice and the way he sang it just made my heart melt I cried so much when I heard it the first time my dear departed wife died nine years ago right after she died I saw that movie and I cried my eyes out I cried so long I didn't have any tears left to cry but everytime I hear that song reminds me of her she was just a wonderful woman God sent her to me that's why it worked we were married 13 years never had a fight that's what was so perfect about it God is a perfect matchmaker he got us together and now she's gone I think God that I have 13 great years with her the best 13 years of my whole life no I live alone I listen to that song and it brings tears to my eyes now because my mom just passed away two years ago I don't think I can ever be happy again but I know the Lord will make me happy when I go to heaven then I get to see my mom and my wife again

[@skiddypantsful]

How are you doing?

[@mikenewton9003]

Rewatching this after seeing Stir Crazy on the TV (always loved that film). I’ve fallen out with my mum and we were always so close. Can’t stop thinking about her after listening to this, especially when he says “put your arms round me, give my heart ease”. Wow. Crying x

[@regparkb]

The image of the hard, incarcerate tough guy, just seems to disappear once Grossberger starts to belt this ballad in Stir Crazy, Love it.

[@BluesGuitarPlayer001]

My father and I watched this movie whenever it played on TV. We'd both have tears in our eyes during this scene. Its sung so beautifully. Movies today rarely move me like the classic. Gene and Richard had an undeniable chemistry onscreen.

[@casper27292]

I used to sing this song all the time when I was down for about 2 years, Everyone in prison is not bad people, Just made a few mistakes in life along the way. This is a great song, I love it

[@IncreaseThePeace119]

my dad used to sing me this song when I was 4 or 5. he taught it to me before he died 8 years ago and I've never forgotten it. my dad was the one who encouraged me to sing. he honestly had one of the most beautiful voice I've ever heard and I can still hear him singing along to this song as I'm listening to it

[@marko8854]

Such a soulful voice brings tears every time I hear it RIP big man

[@mannimax9718]

my tears running if i listen this song, cant hold it

[@PunchDrunkLizzy]

Same.

[@love5022]

That was my dad's favorite part of the movie. When I was little it use to bring tears to his eyes when it was on. Now that he's gone it brings tears to mine. Thanks for the post. I just went down memory lane.

[@AlexandraSolovyev]

Awww..... :,3

[@jasonjay9632]

Sorry for tour dad ,i Hope yourw dad stay in Heaven....

[@boxinglegends6454]

love5022 same here my dad used to sing it n now he's gone I find myself singing it

[@supervillainJ]

Lost my dad last week. Same boat buddym

[@Mantis_Toboggan_MD.]

RIP to your dad. He had a great taste in comedy films & a great taste in songs!

[@TanerPerry]

I sing this to my baby girl layla, I amend the lyrics to fit her name in. She is 4 and loves it, but quite often I can't hold back the tears. I love u baby x

[@JesusVazquez-nf9dx]

I'm only 26 but i heard this song in stir crazy when i was a kid and it was on tv one day.. i've been singing this song to my 5 year old since he was born. Beautiful song.

[@Hawaiianjim69]

Remember watching this great movie as a kid. Can always see the laughter on my parents faces of the leg scene in the jail cell and the movie overall was iconic.. Those days we're beautiful when people we're real honest good human - being's, now 40 yrs later whenever I see this movie on TV it brings me right back. Rip mam and dad love you always until we're reunited again 🙏 🕊 🕊

[@twitchingtonbear]

He has such a beautiful voice that matches this song so well.

[@undisclosed_eb]

This feels so warm. It has this feeling that’s so hard for me to pin point because it’s so rare. It has soul. It’s warm. It’s saturated. It’s calm. It’s love.

[@Rusty35081]

My Mom use to sing this to me when I was a little kid. So many memories.

[@bobc1844]

I know... My Mom did too.

[@paulinedixon3490]

So emotional. Beautiful ❤🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

[@ToroPrime]

Beautiful..... Jus beautiful Grossburger

[@makethemsqueal]

This song touches a lot of people

[@votehuss4833]

If it touched me I'd report it!

[@sineadmcelhinney5727]

+Vote Huss ha

[@gregoryhoward6571]

just magic

[@felix64able]

It does, I hear it in my heart, in my soul...aching for a love lost!!!

[@InkoIning]

This shoots me back to 1997 when I watched this on VHS. That was the era of VHS tapes and video rental stores. I haven't watched Stir Crazy when I was a kid in the 70's. Sweet memories of bygone days.

[@mv-macshelleyvision8900]

worked at birmingham jail in the uk and this song makes me think of the good and the bad times and reminds were all human just with different experiences of life

[@brummieovuk6139]

Ive been in Birmingham, jail uk as inmate late 80s early 90s n remember writing this to my woman n sang it often,, ha nowhere near as good as it sounds in the film tho,,

[@stephenfetchit4898]

RIP Uncle Orv. Thank you for everything you did for us. Patience of a Saint. Love ya man!

[@charlotte87x]

My dad always used to this to me at bedtime when I was very young and it always makes me feel really emotional when I hear it.

[@tennesseesmith3281]

That guy actually sang the song. He was an opera singer that was taken from us at a relatively young age. Such a beautiful voice! Rest in peace and comfort knowing you have a song for the ages!

[@johnrichardson5222]

Great song and sung well I am 77yrs ole now but I lot me father when I was 7 and my mother when I was just 9 this song is sad but for some reason makes me think of those very short yrs I had with mum and dad. I sing along with it and even wrote a version using that tune about a lady I once loved. always I end it in tears but still I love it.

[@backandstillbgmsdangerusda9637]

Thank you for this video. This is the version my mother sang to me when I was very, very young a very long time ago. I can still hear her voice singing it to me.

[@gGc0705]

My dad, when I was little, would sing this to me as a lullaby. I plan to do the same for my children one day. Update: My little boy is 6 months old. I sing this to him often to get him to sleep. He smiles as I do. I’m playing this right now to get him to sleep on a long car ride. It’s working 😂

[@suehuxley4382]

I can still remember when I heard this the first time it was really nice to hear it and it also reminds me of my mum but she passed when I was 7 and that was 12 years ago

[@TinaHarrison-zv3zl]

My husband use to sing me this song when I was troubled and it would soothe my nerves. He passed away 4 years ago and hearing this breaks my heart but soothes me as well.

[@michaelvasquez9677]

it's a beautiful song. real Americana there are still places in this beloved land where this song is sung

[@burnstv280]

michael vasquez except it’s an Irish song haha

[@Jcolbert123]

​@burnstv280 It sounds Irish alright... but no. It was written about Birmingham, Alabama and is infact an American folk song.

[@miki_mochi]

My mother used to sing this to me as a child. I've moved across the world and barely get to talk with her anymore and she suffered vocal chord paralysis a couple years ago and it's difficult for her to talk for long periods of time or sing at all. Sometimes when I'm feeling sentimental and missing her, I think back to when she sang this to me. I would have asked her to record herself singing it for me but obviously she can't. No other version I've found comes close to the way she sang it - this version is pretty much spot on and has washed such a wave of nostalgia over me. Thank you for sharing!

[@orvillelowrie3997]

SUCH A WONDERFUL MOMENT IN MEMORIES TO HAVE I LOVE THIS OLD SONG TO IT'S GREAT...

[@trumpetingtomboy]

NOW THAT IS TALENT!!!!!!!!! You can tell this man FELT those words and I am not ashamed to say it brought me to tears! :-) I wish more "artists" now days sang with this much "heart and emotion"!

[@reademandsweep]

Hauntingly awesome!! Great film made more memorable by this heartfelt rendition of a traditional folk song. Perfect.

[@DAYIJA]

this song has been in my head since the 80's and this first time in years since i heard it, from the heart i dedicte to dear Ingrid

[@TheHattie47]

My dad had this at his funeral love it although it brings me to tears everytime I hear it

[@liketearsintherain832]

Gets me everytime. I have heard this song hundreds of times, and it still gets me..

[@lindabranley80]

Only song in the world that puts my 20 month old to sleep. It's currently 2.15am and it's sending him back to sleep, great song.

[@Mannyfresh23able]

Beautiful song , it made me cry , Im feeling really blue .

[@micheletrainor1601]

Such a beautiful song it has always made me cry .I first watched this when I was 10 and watched it with my father regularly growing up. Such a funny movie with a very beautiful sad heartfelt song.

[@pbrickley6247]

Best singers of the 20th century: Sinatra, Pavarotti, Grossberger, Wonder, & Vinton. Men who touched us through song.

[@7071t6]

God bless him, this song makes me cry :)

[@TheFreckledTexan]

I literally play this all night every night for my son. Its the only way he will fall asleep. Its like a trigger now. If I even start to him it, he gets sleepy!

[@Wildmanjdog69]

I usually sing this to my children while getting them to sleep. I usually change some of the words tho

[@davidthomspson9771]

Such a beautiful song

[@icarus8471]

I looked this up on IMDB. Erland van Lidth actually sung this. They used a pre-recorded track that he sung for the film. Talent.

[@ACERAMGAD]

+iha asc Yes very cool!

[@lazur1]

+iha asc From imdb / Erland Van Lidth / trivia: "His actual voice wasn't used for the song, "Down in the Valley" in the film. Due to the SAG-AFTRA strike in 1980, he wasn't able to record the song himself, so they used the pre-recorded track to which he had sung the song during the filming in the final print of the movie." Some of this is confused, even contradictory. Translation: EVL was singing at the filming, not on-mic, but along with a track that included the track's original vocal, to get a precise lip-sych. "His actual voice wasn't used...he wasn't able to record the song himself." The singer on the track, uncredited on the film: Dorian Holley, best known as a backup singer for Michael Jackson in 1987, but an unknown 24year-old when the film was made. (EVL was a bass-baritone, this performance is in the tenor, (Holley's), range.)

[@johnbauman4005]

Thanks for clearing up all the BS. I have the vinyl soundtrack and Dorian Holley IS the one whose voice you hear singing. I wish idiots who have no clue wouldn't spread misinformation like it was the gospel. DH also served as a voice coach on American Idol for awhile.

[@howardstark]

@@johnbauman4005 Wow! I saw "Stir Crazy" when I was quite young (around 9 or 10?; now almost 47) and never knew the film had a soundtrack! Holy Cannoli, if I had known this sooner, I would have learned the complete version a loooong time ago. Damn it, why'd that scene have to be so melancholy; but so beautiful at the same time? KHAAAAAAAANNNNN! *shakes fist at the sky*

[@iv1482]

First came across this song in Stir Crazy as a kid and even then it caught you off guard. This song is moving in a way that is hard to describe. It brings back sad but welcome memories of my father and times long past but remembered fondly, thank you for uploading.

[@zbigniewdombek5505]

Great song,great voice,great thanx to person who share it,wonderful!!!

[@orobinson7429]

Thank you so much for putting this song together, the way it was meant! We need more people like you, thanks!!

[@rosefernandez9960]

Thanks for having this here @makethem squeal! Such a special, memorable song! The first time I heard it was when the movie came out and it stuck with me! So haunting and beautiful! I know he's singing in heaven now!

[@Theyounglust]

Angelic!!!...I will always love & sing this song till the day i leave this earth ❤️

[@yvonnejohnson772]

what a beautiful singer such a soft voice from a big man a cuddly man

[@alh61266]

thats for you Gene.

[@johnnyreality]

RIP

[@rlindt7775]

johnnyreality u

[@davidspencer4713]

Beautiful song beautiful voice one amazing film 🎥

[@Veronica-Palmer._.]

My father sang this song to all of his children I haven’t heard it in so long. My father left us all when I was 4 and I’m sobbing hearing this song again ❤️‍🩹

[@SlaymanSFX]

I grew up with this song, my variation is not far off from this. To me the best rendition and close to how I know it. :)

[@charmedangel01]

my dad sung this to his 5 kids such a beautiful song, Miss him he died just over a month ago

[@SlaymanSFX]

Sorry for your loss Helen. Im glad you have these memories.

[@charmedangel01]

Thank you

[@PtlRG1]

I was playing this tonight on my new Fender Accoustic Guitar My beautiful lady got me for xmas. When I finished, the phone rang. It was my father telling me that Gram just passed away in the hospital at 97 yrs old. Although I weep, and it is our loss, comfort comes in the thought that she suffers no more and is with the good lord! Rest in peace Gram, we all miss you already!

[@finiuswideman8974]

I haven't seen this movie in so long I forget this beautiful song was in it. Thanks for the trip down memory lane.

[@paulsmith809]

That movie was enjoyable and this song will always stick around,thanks for sharing.

[@PsychedelicValidity]

There is no instrument that can outdue the beauty of this acapella... 🙏🏻

[@grannysgonerabid7425]

man, I was 13 when I saw Stir Crazy and THIS is the moment I most remember from it. Even as a 13 year old I remember being stunned to hear this beautiful voice coming from Grossberger and by this suddenly unexpected, poignant and hauntingly beautiful moment in that movie.

[@quayten1203]

Saw Grossburger sing this in Stir Crazy when I was 5, I sing it to my baby daughter over 30 years later and it never fails to knock her out. Beautiful. Thank fuck.

[@caseyohara3201]

he didn't sing the song

[@sammyrobinson609]

fell in love with this song, its just Amazing

[@brentmccauley2536]

When my daughter was three days old I was trying to come up with a song that would be “ours.” Out of nowhere I started singing this. I don’t know how but I remembered all the words. Now, all these years later, if I start singing it, she is asleep by the third verse.

[@superorangejuice1]

Wow, you know this is such a stark contrast between most of the music nowadays. Beautiful song with real emotion. I love it.

[@christophermurphy394]

I remember my father singing this to me 70 years ago.

[@MrLouisRankin]

You know word's can't describe how this song make's my heart feel after two tour's in Viet Nam 68/71.

[@scottpeck4432]

God bless you my brother Veteran.

[@DevilDog78]

WOW! I had forgotten all about that scene. What an awesome cover.

[@workingclassandproud84]

Thanks to a tiktok vid less than 5 mins ago. I have found a a new addiction of a song to learn, wow

[@michaelsmith7368]

I used to sing this song to my daughter she loved the song Now she is married children And I have 7 grandkids how time flies 💯

[@tonykelleher2911]

Top film absolutely brilliant and that song pulls on my heart strings ♥

[@Edolin89]

I love this song. It is so beautiful....

[@kirbyjohnson5487]

Such a simple song but so great.

[@sunshine4956]

What a beautiful song

[@Gandalf1882_]

When this song was sung in the film, it was sad, peaceful etc. Then that was all crushed when the next scene was at the strip joint.

[@ciara98208]

Umut Senik sorry to burst your bubble but it was just a bar.. beautiful song, beautiful voice.

[@seanyurt334]

Thank you so much for uploading ... Beautiful song

[@jasonmarin8187]

What you just heard was the voice of an angel. R.I.P Erland. May you continue singing with other angels in God's kingdom.

[@dbaugh1000]

Hauntingly Awesome! I LOVE IT!!

[@johnnypenn8237]

Very pretty song, and very good job singing it. Wish there were more singers and songs like that.

[@karenstumblingbear3734]

I love this song it really speaks to me and God is love, and Jesus his son, and the Holy ghost and all of us Jesus Christ name

[@nathanmccormack]

Thanks a million for posting this song, been looking for it since i was a kid and seen Stir Crazy. Beautiful

[@Fiveminded]

#RIPGeneWilder Song from the film Stir Crazy.

[@raingenie29]

Awesome post that part of the movie blew me away to see a figure that was pointed out as ruthless humanized to that degree reallly rounded out his character and made you add a whole layer to the people in this film. Brought tears to my eyes. Well played

[@madisonmartin9035]

Most people don't know this, but this song is referenced in the hunger games book, it was cut out of the movie. When peeta tells the story of his favorite memory of katniss, he talks about her singing the "valley song". Many fans think that this is it.

[@erinkaufman6363]

It is. "Songbirds and Snakes".9

[@davidthomits353]

what fantastic brilliant lyrics to this song brings tears to my eye's