Grandfather's Clock

[@rightmarker1]

I vividly remember sitting on my father’s knee when he sang this to me. I also remember crying about the old man dying. Later in life I learned my father was an orphan and had no father, let alone a grandfather to remember. The song still brings me to tears. I remember you Papa.

[@andrewvelonis5940]

One of my favorite songs. When I was a child, it was just another song. Now that I am in my senior years, it means a lot more.

[@DanVeaner]

Thank you for watching, Andrew. I know what you mean!

[@vmitchinson]

This was very emotional to watch after all these years.

[@DanVeaner]

I'm glad you enjoyed it. It does bring back memories.

[@Kat-fw9se]

I remember learning Grandfather’s Clock for my third grade piano recital back in the 60’s.

[@SiliconBong]

Yeah, it's got that timing for a piano piece.

[@bazzinbulgaria4826]

This takes me back 75 years in time when my Grandmother used to sing it for me...I've never forgotten the tune, or the words.

[@DanVeaner]

Bazz, glad you enjoyed it! Yup, a great song from our childhood!

[@millybergh4649]

When I attended St Augustines Training College for Teachers we would have singing lessons with Mr Boltman and one of the songs we would sing was My grandfather's clock I really enjoyed those singing lessons The College was in Parow Cape SA

[@LuoJun2]

When I was a small child and woke up with bad dreams, my father would sing this to me to get me back to sleep. I'm an old man now, and never learned the words, but I've never forgotten the tune. You've given me back something that I lost five decades ago. Thank you.

[@DanVeaner]

I'm glad you found it and that it could bring you comfort. I recently learned that grandfather clocks got their name from this song. All these years I thought it was the other way around!

[@trainliker100]

Yes. Music can be strong stuff.

[@caddothegreat]

In the 50's we sang this at school in Dallas, Texas.

[@maureenwatts2445]

Beautiful memories of my Dad singing. this song🙏🏻♥️

[@DanVeaner]

Maureen, I'm glad. Thanks for watching!

[@jessicachapman2227]

Love it! Who remembers the Fischer Price toy clock that played this tune. Memories. ❤

[@DanVeaner]

Jessica, thanks very much for watching. I am old enough to remember the toy, but, alas, I don't remember it.

[@maryannew.38]

Yes! We had a FisherPrice clock in my child hood! Mom knew parts of the song & I can hear her singing along with the clock. But I never heard the entire song. Thanks so much!

[@paulasaleny1060]

Yes! It was certainly a favorite! Sweet memories! Great video!

[@boolah128]

My cousin had one. I loved that thing ❤

[@debrabradish3027]

I actually do remember it. I think that was how I was introduced to this song! 😊

[@texanasimmons1761]

This is a cool version of this old time favorite song! I love how the same man is playing 4 different instruments and singing in various harmonies!🕰❤

[@DanVeaner]

Thanks very much for watching Texana!

[@kathrynreissauthor]

@@DanVeanerwhat a great rendition of this old favorite ! You did a wonderful job .

[@DanVeaner]

@@kathrynreissauthor thanks very much for posting and for watching!

[@joyceannalexander6407]

Remember this song as a child. I never knew all the lyrics only the last line. That’s about 6 decades ago.Glad to have the lyrics. Grand music. Thanks for sharing.❤❤❤❤❤

[@DanVeaner]

Thanks very much for watching! I'm glad you have the lyrics now.

[@stevelyons5658]

I was in the male chorus in High School. This was one of our favorite songs. I haven't heard that song in a long time . Brought many memories. Steve O

[@rachelpurdy7318]

I remember that toy and actually still have 50 years later for our grandchildren

[@philipdavis5050]

one of the earliest songs that I remember hearing.

[@robinmcclain7943]

I remember this song from the Captain Kangaroo children’s show in the 1960’s. What joyous memories. Thank you.

[@DanVeaner]

Thank you for watching, Robin!

[@judibrady422]

I remember Mom singing this when I was a child a very long time ago. I had completely forgotten it. Thank you for bringing it back.

[@fireslayer5166]

A very clever and enjoyable piece of music and song. Well done to whoever produced such a clever video clip.

[@DanVeaner]

fireslayer, many thanks!

[@malalexander3515]

A big smile, with tears brought by fond memories from childhood singing sessions at school.

[@deeannemason7003]

I loved this song when I was a little girl. I even remember the lyrics! Thank you for the happiness.❤

[@DanVeaner]

Deeanne, thank you for watching!

[@susanmaster6326]

I loved this song, we had a grandfather's clock the ding dong chimes were heard all over the Bungalow and estate

[@DanVeaner]

Lovely memory. Thanks very much for watching!

[@watkinsharp8756]

I loved this song when I was a kid, many years ago. thanks for posting

[@DanVeaner]

Thanks very much for watching!

[@annierae6242]

Thank you for producing such an enjoyable rendition of this great song! ❤️

[@DanVeaner]

Annie Ray, thank you for watching!

[@general5104]

Love it ! Thanks for posting

[@womanofsubstance8735]

Now I will time travel all night with this ear worm. Well done, fella(s).

[@DanVeaner]

Thanks Woman of Substance. As ear worms go, this is a good one, I think.

[@womanofsubstance8735]

Absolutely. I did sleep well anyway, thanks. Lol@@DanVeaner

[@1hlinkjr1939]

What a beautiful arrangement of this grand old song. You guys are the greatest!

[@DanVeaner]

Thanks very much Henry!

[@UncommonEyes]

What fun to hear. My father’s clock stopped when he died.

[@DanVeaner]

Oh my! Thank you for watching.

[@donna9621]

When I was in elementary school we would sing this.

[@waynedavies3185]

This song was well put together instrument wise. Each instrument blended in with each other and it sounded great. Very nicely done song. I enjoyed listening to it. Thank You.

[@DanVeaner]

Thank you Wayne, and thanks very much for watching!

[@RuthJohnstonaworldofgoods]

Wow! Very well done! Love the unique idea and look at all that talent! One guy is 2:43 playing 4 instruments and singing multiple parts! Thank you for this!

[@DanVeaner]

Ruth, thank you very much for watching!

[@barriewilliams4526]

That's the fastest grandfather clock pendulum I've ever seen😂

[@DanVeaner]

Heh heh, it is actually a Grandmother's clock I built when I was in college. They say that time goes faster as you get older, and I'm pretty old, so that must explain it! 😄

[@johnclarksr3423]

Lol

[@colsanjaybajpai5747]

Oh fantastic. Rekindled old memories .

[@DanVeaner]

Yay! Thanks for watching!

[@colsanjaybajpai5747]

@@DanVeaner Dear Dan thanks for posting such a rare video please. Regards

[@davidscottkrause1]

That's either quadruplets or one clever, talented guy.

[@DanVeaner]

Thanks brightidea1! Quadruplets would make live performing easier by far! 😄

[@peteacher52]

1957, and this was one of just a few songs we used to warble of a morning before lessons began at school! Others were There Is A Tavern In The Town, Finiculee-Finicula, The Happy Wandered and such like. We had a superb teacher but he was not overly musical. Col, NZ

[@DanVeaner]

Gee, all those titles bring back memories! Glad you enjoyed this!

[@ceceliagunness1641]

I smiled as I read your comment.I am from Trinidad and Tobago, and we sang all these songs in elementary school also.Some others were ,Early one morning just as the sun was rising,Down in the valley , the valley so low, Red river valley , She'll be coming round the mountain and others.I am 66 years old and I still enjoy singing them.

[@ceceliagunness1641]

Beautiful... I learnt this song in elementary school, but I didn't know that there were so many verses.I sang it to my children when they were small, and I sang it to my grandson as a baby.

[@Buck1954]

I had a love-hate relationship with this song in band while playing a trombone. There was the plain song, then 16ths, then some double-tonguing that always tripped me up. Never could get all the way through it. Pretty song though. Another amazing quadruplet of one person.

[@DanVeaner]

Thanks Buck. Sounds tough, but I admire folks like you who can play a wind instrument - I absolutely can't do that. I can't drum up enough wind.

[@lauraanderson8244]

This was an old camp song for me. Thank you for the trip down memory lane.

[@nataliya2641]

Thank you from Moscow.

[@DanVeaner]

Nataliya, thank you very much for watching.

[@randyking9489]

Great playing and singing!!

[@DanVeaner]

Thanks Randy!

[@karolskakes388]

It's amazing - a 5 minute song and the clock did not gain a minute? Great fun with a great hit!!

[@DanVeaner]

Karols Cakes, thanks for watching. I think that was the magic of the song, sort of... 😃

[@janishannes9221]

Excellent!!! Well done. At age 82, I’ve been singing this a lot lately.

[@DanVeaner]

Janis, thank you! I am glad yo enjoyed it!

[@kathleenredick275]

I'm glad I found this. I had forgotten some of the words. ❤

[@DanVeaner]

I'm glad, too. Thanks for watching!

[@desseriegouws9311]

Fantastic!!! Congratulations!

[@DanVeaner]

Thank you Desserie!

[@greyterry6375]

Charming. No better word for it -- absolutely charming. Thank you.

[@DanVeaner]

Thank you very much for watching greyterry!

[@nickjung7394]

Watched it yet again! Very pleasant way of passing idle moments.

[@DanVeaner]

Nick, thanks very much for watching it!

[@bethb5915]

Wow, awesome musicianship - and an impressive production!

[@andrewwilkie5454]

Excellent 😊

[@DanVeaner]

Thanks very much Andrew! Thank you for watching!

[@angeleeram3080]

Your singing was the clearest I ever heard I could of understand the words

[@DanVeaner]

Thanks Angelee Ram! It is a wonderful classic song.

[@JohnViinalass-lc1ow]

...winsome, memorable, evocative, creative approach, well done, good post, our Dan!...

[@DanVeaner]

John, thank you very much! Thanks for taking the time to post.

[@JohnViinalass-lc1ow]

@@DanVeaner ...on go!...well be, good man!...

[@notable9]

This was one of my favorite folk songs to play on guitar.. Love finding it here and your arrangement..

[@DanVeaner]

Laurie, it is a great song. I’m glad you enjoyed it.

[@normafollet7156]

What a clever song, I used to hear this song when I was a child 1940s@50. My parents used to sing it.❤😊

[@DanVeaner]

Norma, I am glad you enjoyed it. Yep, it's an old favorite!

[@scotsquine7870]

Aww this is lovely 👍

[@DanVeaner]

Thank you! And thanks for watching!

[@kaiserredgamer8943]

Thanks for the music. Hopefully this should keep the Marionette satisfied while I go check what's up with the box.

[@DanVeaner]

KaiserRedGamer, thanbks for watching. I hope the box is OK!

[@kaiserredgamer8943]

@@DanVeaner You're welcome, sir. Actually, my comment was a reference to a horror video game wherein a security guard would have to keep winding up a music box singing to the tune of the Grandfather Clock to keep a haunted marionette at bay. (Apparently, the marionette was possessed by the ghost of a child killed in cold-blooded murder, so the choice of music makes sense.)

[@DanVeaner]

@@kaiserredgamer8943 yike! Keep winding!

[@lindamclean8809]

That was just lovely..... thank you 🥰🥰🥰

[@DanVeaner]

Linda, thanks for watching and taking the time to reach out!

[@lindamclean8809]

@@DanVeaner you’re more than welcome........thank you for your reply.......🥰🥰🥰

[@terencebarrett2897]

,Absolutely beautiful,wonderful

[@DanVeaner]

Terrence, thank you. Thanks for watching!

[@susandisalvo8443]

🎶Tick Tock, Tick Tock🎶His life seconds numbering...this song always brought a tear to my eye or a lump in my throat when I was a little girl.💞 Poiniently nostalgic, thanks for the memories...I think I will teach it to my grandaughter!🌠

[@DanVeaner]

Lovely idea! Thanks for watching!

[@elizabethhjenkins6172]

Brilliant way of doing this song. Kudos.

[@DanVeaner]

Thank you Elizabeth! I am glad you enjoyed it!

[@mrs.g.9816]

Had to edit my comment after seeing this video again on a bigger screen. I noticed something odd and amusing: It's the _same man_ playing all the instruments! (Through modern video editing.) And I liked how all the musicians are very serious. It does remind me of a time back in the 1960's when the older folk in my extended family in Maine got together and played very old traditional songs with mandolins, fiddles, banjos, etc. I still say this is the best rendition I ever heard of "Grandfather's Clock". It's so beautiful and so old-time! Thank you so much for sharing this!

[@DanVeaner]

Mrs. G. Thanks so much for watching it. I'm happy you enjoyed it!

[@cemonso]

Classic bluegrass country and a classic country rockabilly. Interpretación brutal.

[@KarenHackman-x9z]

Mum loved this song 🎵 2:53

[@spiritwalker6153]

I first heard this many years ago as child. It brings back many memories. Thank you.

[@DanVeaner]

Thanks for listening

[@100PercentOS2]

Love this.

[@DanVeaner]

Thanks very much for watching, 100PercentOS2!

[@nickjung7394]

Thanks yet again!

[@johnclarksr3423]

My favorite online version.

[@DanVeaner]

Thank you John!

[@libramoon2]

Great fun...🕜🕑🕡🕐

[@WoodyGardner]

THANKS!!!

[@johncostelloe743]

Beautiful arrangement thanks

[@nimmischueller1528]

What a lovely song delightfully renditioned..!

[@DanVeaner]

Thank you very much for watching!

[@carlrose879]

Very clever

[@lorenzfreimann]

Po raz pierwszy obejrzałem i wysłuchałem - jakże niewiele zostało mi do tych 90 lat i stąd przejmujący smutek przemijającego czasu.

[@CassieLopez]

I love this song. Loved it as a kid, love it more now. I always tear up on the last verse.

[@malcolmabram2957]

I really enjoyed this, such a peaceful piece of music. Thank you.

[@DanVeaner]

Malcolm, thank you very much for watching, and for taking the time to write.

[@Kinleith621]

How wonderful….thank you.

[@robertbooth3699]

What fun! It's an old favorite, thanks!

[@DanVeaner]

Glad you enjoyed it Robert!

[@kenbearsley8322]

This is the first time I've heard this. They certainly did a wonderful job doing it. Very relaxing, very enjoyable.

[@DanVeaner]

Ken, thanks for watching. I'm glad you enjoyed it.

[@bettystowe4034]

Yes i learned this in 3rd grade 1963

[@edwardmaher4880]

Well done boys

[@DanVeaner]

Thanks from all of me, Edward!

[@SuperJralph]

This is excellent . Great musicianship and production. Thank you Dan.

[@DanVeaner]

Thanks SuperJralph! Thank you for watching!

[@jvallas]

My first piano recital piece 66 years ago! 😀

[@nellhoyt6744]

Just ran across this musician and I’m liking him .Wow!!!!!

[@grandpamel7736]

Excellent!!

[@DanVeaner]

Thanks very much!

[@pieteri.duplessis]

Delightful, thank you.

[@DanVeaner]

Thanks very much for watching Pieteri!

[@jeans1712]

Thank you so much for this precious production 💝

[@mssdn8976]

I have this on a 78 rpm record of my Dad’s with his wind up record player. It’s got no volume button so it’s all played very loudly

[@DanVeaner]

That is cool. Vinyl was the last medium you could hear without amplification (wax before that). Very handy!

[@sugiatmoraharjo6667]

I have this clock bcs I like it very much...

[@leekoss7083]

Terrific. Ty!❤

[@DanVeaner]

Thank you Lee!

[@patriciagallagher5671]

Brilliant

[@DanVeaner]

Thanks very much Patricia!

[@sugiatmoraharjo6667]

I like this clock and have bought it

[@jwalkerwright]

Excellent, Keep ‘em coming!

[@bobjackson4720]

What a clever video.

[@DanVeaner]

Bob, thank you!

[@pixie99]

Thank you 😊

[@kathleensalisbury2272]

Such a beautiful arrangement! I listened to this song over and over as a child, and it always touched my heart. Are those your family photos behind you? Absolutely love it. Well done!

[@DanVeaner]

Hi Kathy! Thank you! Yes, those are my mother's parents. I was very close to them and wanted to honor them in this video. My grandfather was a film maker, thus the camera.

[@DZ-DizzyDumm]

Honestly wish i had discovered this song by itself instead of through a video game lol, either way this was a masterpiece

[@DanVeaner]

Thank you Daisy Dumm! A video game?

[@DZ-DizzyDumm]

@@DanVeanerA music box version of this song plays in Five Nights at Freddy's 2

[@DanVeaner]

@@DZ-DizzyDumm oh dear! Yeah, different vibe!

[@johnmaloney8550]

fantastic . great work

[@DanVeaner]

John, thank you!

[@sandileeberger9063]

Same man singing and playing the instruments

[@DanVeaner]

Yup.

[@ВладимирГурьев-ь1и]

Прекрасно!

[@solsleuteltje]

Love you all 😃

[@DanVeaner]

Thanks very much solsleuteltje!

[@martharobinson7896]

Wow.

[@huberthambucken8626]

Merci messieurs, je ne comprend pas un mot mais votre prestation est admirable.

[@DanVeaner]

Merci beaucoup d'avoir regardé, Hubert!

[@ljbasgall]

This is great. Who are you?

[@DanVeaner]

Thank you ljbasgall! I am me.

[@fd9987]

Never heard this song until I heard the “burlesque” version in college.

[@DanVeaner]

Never heard that version. I'll have to look it up!

[@fd9987]

@@DanVeaner I’ve tried to find it and I can’t. It’s pretty dirty. Not the clock that’s too big. It’s Grandfather’s “dong.” 😂

[@DanVeaner]

@@fd9987 Oh dear! That would be a different song entirely!

[@johnholland723]

Who remembers the man who introduced it to the world? Doc Watson!

[@DanVeaner]

He was fantastic.

[@normamorgan2934]

This used to be played on captain kangaroo.

[@DanVeaner]

Indeed it did.

[@PremiumUp]

Not all good songs need to be complicated.