If I Had You, The Korgis

[@MsLee039]

I was 14 when I first heard this song, I’m 59 now and I still go back and listen to it, beautiful song

[@badhabit3737]

I'm 58..Wish I could do a few things over.😂

[@andrewdytham3261]

Discovered this song after the loss of my late wife. Reminds me so much of the love we shared x

[@gordonshields2788]

1979 ,would go back there in a heartbeat , best times .

[@48firefox]

1979 can't believe this is 44years old still sounds as good now, they don't make them like this anymore, I'm 74 still love these old songs.

[@simondalzell5635]

I'm 59. Classic song.

[@geoffreyjonathanwilson9932]

Who else still loves The Korgis? I remember them well from when I was very young ☺️

[@chriswaring5565]

THIS SONG ESPECIALLY 😊

[@bonniechops1]

I love this one, and everyone's got to learn sometime 👌🏻🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@SuperSevvo]

Who is listening to this in 2022? I know i am. A lovely romantic song.

[@mickyeverton]

Timeless. 🙏🙏🙏

[@roisin252]

2024😀

[@d.beaumont9157]

2024 sounds better than ever.

[@norwichnorfolk1584]

Had this in my mobile since I got it and CD before that so I could listen to this great track 👍

[@royjones6581]

September 2024

[@Sameoldfitup]

“Has it ever struck you that life is all memory, except for the one present moment that goes by you so quick you hardly catch it going?”― Tennessee Williams

[@donnabradley4253]

Used to sing this to my beautiful Labrador cross Vicky as we watched the sun setting across the horizon when I was 14 such beautiful memories. Miss this days

[@briansmith8313]

I only have to hear the instrumental intro and it’s transports me back to 1979,I can’t believe it’s 42 yrs ago,what a decade for music the 70s was,magical

[@henrywilloughby8333]

So we’re the sixtiex

[@andyrichards9169]

The 70s were fantastic. Lots of great songs in the charts then. Would love to go back and relive them all over again.

[@marksmith5324]

Yeah I'd love to do that to

[@andrewguest6941]

Beautiful timeless they should play this on the radio

[@MrDaiseymay]

Fat chance, those idiots think they know ''whats good for us''.

[@MrRossKendall]

they played it on bbc radio 2 today, i'd never heard it before. what a good song

[@Ezra.emerson]

It was on Radio 2 BBC yestetday

[@yodenman]

I heard it on the Steve Wright show on Radio 2 about 2 years ago. Very underplayed song.

[@yodenman]

Even though I do like Everybodys Gotta Learn Sometime, I much prefer this one. It's a forgotten gem, at least forgotten by 99% of radio stations.......but not by us with musical taste.

[@donaldmackay4837]

Still keep coming back to this perfection. Guitar solo gives me chills ❤

[@chrisbeaven6521]

My all time favourite song from summer of 1979 when I had first met my wife at 9 years old on a holiday camp in Croyde (North Devon) but it was in 1989 that we had met up again at university to become an item and married in 1995. This song always evokes those memories.

[@paulaxllowther1974]

What a lovely story ! Best wishes to you both 👍

[@bigalsgotsoulman90]

woooooooooooooh so beautiful you both meeting up again great song just heard it while i was in the bath a shouting at alexa who sing s this lol

[@simondalzell5635]

I'm 60. Always Loved this.. Timeless.

[@lifeonthebeach]

Although i am now grown up, with grown up children, i still close my eyes when i hear this and think back 40 years and wonder.

[@wullewulle100]

Ich kann bis heute nicht verstehen, warum die großartigen Korgi- Songs nicht mehr im Radio gespielt werden

[@GambitXJS]

What a beautiful guitar solo, so melodic, gentle and sad. Thank you Andy Cresswell-Davis.

[@mdrsjd]

Depeche Mode's Alan Wilder providing assistance with keyboard & backing vocals on this amazing tune!

[@stevejohnman68]

Just wonderful. Such a unique voice the brilliant james warren. A classic. ❤

[@danielward6572]

This is a forgotten gem.

[@robertexley5193]

Not by me it isn't!

[@jackienuttall7549]

Still class 50 odd years on..Will today's songs be loved after 50 years..doubt it

[@TheBrummie60]

Melody made in heaven: sheer ecstacy from the golden age of popular music.

[@hanitjagger]

💗💗💗💗💋

[@debrawieczorek2042]

חנית ג'אגר P

[@andrewguest6941]

Definitely

[@SeverusSnape70]

Melody was made from Rachmaninov's 18th variation of Rapsody on a theme by Paganini.

[@Doobie1975]

Great song, definitely something I can see John Lennon doing, very interesting that the keyboards were played by a young Alan Wilder before he would replace Vince Clarke of Depeche Mode.

[@ruthjohn9771]

What a Beautiful melody...so pure and true it breaks my heart for the days of my youth

[@cgenierun]

Rhapsody on a Theme By Paganini, 18th variation, by Sergei Rachmaninov.

[@dannyburleigh1]

I totally agree!! I had this Full record. I don't know what happened to it?!

[@rumpelstiltskin4011]

@@cgenierun mmmm indeed

[@adamw.p.6287]

Same, love all the late 70's music. Probably my favourite era.

[@daveashworth5859]

@@cgenierun very similar adore that tune hope all ok

[@maxpower4817]

Sad to say - they just don't make music like this anymore.Wonderful song.

[@eugenekelly4256]

One of my all time favorite songs .the korgis were so good still listening to them in 2024

[@arthurlincoln9093]

Played on Boom Radio. The best radio station in England. 2023

[@RobCLynch]

I remember getting dressed for school and listening to this on the old radio gram. At least I didn't say wireless...

[@tulliomoras1112]

Simple but fantastic song. I can hardly explain to myself why it makes me dream everytime I listen to it. Thanks so much to these boys from Bristol!

[@tonyh1515]

Long lost hit....still so good gets into the soul.

[@maximoo9861]

Takin a trip back to the summer of 79

[@dougreed2257]

Maximoo98, if only!!! 😔😒

[@nickpalmer3076]

The medley and lyrics stay with you. Still great on 2020.

[@vinnyfahy3222]

70 years old & this song can still bring a tear to my eye . Love it , always will

[@MrDaiseymay]

PLUS

[@48firefox]

@@vinnyfahy3222 same here

[@simondalzell5635]

Loved it in '79 when I was 14. Even more now. CLASS.

[@davidshaw668]

1978 what a great year for music, I thought this record was bubblegum at the time but hearing it again it's clear it's a perfect pop song with beautiful harmonies, great slide guitar too

[@themanftheworld8439]

Wrong year.Its from 1979.

[@DavidMoviez]

It kinda gives me John Lennon - George Harrison vibes...!

[@davidtunnicliff5442]

@@themanftheworld8439 year i left school.........so many amazing songs from that time.

[@timothysmith8667]

Same . And everybody's got. To learn sometime . Good songs.

[@chrisburgess7756]

I love this song. It hurts as it makes me think about a certain girl. Too late now.

[@maryburnside7749]

A beautiful song . Timeless 🌎 ✨ 💞

[@daveashworth5859]

fantastic tune gorgeous melody

[@siliconesal]

The Korgis.... band! Gorgeous stuff ❤️😢👌

[@lisafaris5069]

This was a popular song played often on the Wake up to Wogan radio show on BBC radio 2. As soon as I heard the introduction, It made me happy.

[@peterlawrie8766]

One of the most romantic songs ever. Absolutely brilliant.

[@KeithCramerLongfield]

Wow. It's still as good as I remembered.

[@shaundustystringer3656]

What a absolute top tune

[@MrDaiseymay]

What makes them all so Amazing--is because we compare this stuff with the shite we get today.

[@stevethompson2263]

Bugger! I forgot about this song. I heard it again yesterday on the radio. It’s stuck in my head now ahhhhh magic simple melody but go away now

[@robertexley5193]

Christ, what a great song!

[@jstalk2me]

love this song but it always makes me cry.memories of us all on holiday in the1970,s,memories of family times which we now don,t have.xx

[@gerardsheridan3634]

Thank you "Korgis" ....... People come & some stay........Songs come & should stay ........ This is an absolutely brilliant song...... Medley & lyrics. . Gerry (Dublin.... lreland....july18')

[@thejetbloke4509]

Forty years on Donna Mitchell, this is how I felt then, ... and still do of you

[@gabriellegarland1326]

Absolutely love this song , so powerful and the guitar is amazing .

[@andreaabbott3260]

Still listening in 2024 , I was just a teen ,(O the possibilities) , youth is truly wasted on the young)I love it now as I did then but with far more appreciation. ❤

[@simondalzell5635]

14 me. Where has it gone ?

[@EugeneL1956]

Heard this on the radio yesterday and reminded me of what a great song it is.

[@van_owen]

Wow...I had completely forgotten about this. An instant nostalgic trip back to the teenage days when Jennifer Dow broke my heart.

[@lewisgreen2957]

If we are mirroring the 1970’s, with raging inflation, infinite war with Russia and the pound plummeting then can we return to classic music like this again please?

[@wregerg1]

pick up a guitar and let’s get started

[@mickyeverton]

Still holds up in 2020!! Peace From London. 🙏🙏

[@patrickverelst8036]

Beatuful song 👍❤

[@chamanjamarasekara]

One of my All Time Favorite songs.. Just Love this.. even in 2021!!! 🎀🎀🎀

[@dannyburleigh1]

(((( This awesome song should of been on all of those BEST of the 80's C.D's!!

[@simondalzell5635]

was 79 though !!

[@NekotiRock]

One of my favourite new wave tracks.

[@scabbycatcat4202]

I remember this song . Boy how I wish I could look back with happy memories , alas It was a very bad time for me. I had fallen in love with someone who had no idea I loved them. How i wish things could have been so different. i spend long hours thinking about what might have been. So many people simply do not understand about love and what love means.

[@dougreed2257]

Scabbycat, right with you there, same song, same time, same situation, I truly can empathise👍😒😌

[@scabbycatcat4202]

@@dougreed2257 I have no memory of ever writing that comment !! Whilst every word is true all I can say is it must have been the result of some heavy alcohol consumption.

[@dougreed2257]

@@scabbycatcat4202 😂 it's still true though for me, it might all come back to you at some point, lol!

[@59GOVAIRNS]

So did I She never knew Still love her

[@BlackRose22998]

I met a guy whom I loved in 84 this song was one of our faves.. we had a daughter together who sadly died aged 6 so when I hear this masterpiece it evokes so many different emotions in me and makes me very nostalgic

[@nancyengland9400]

Love this song and its words!

[@rebe_ribsdo]

My little treasure; this song reminds me of my childhood. It's one of my fav songs in the world.

[@angelamcnaught6706]

Brilliant song memories of my salad days

[@blade123able]

And to think this song didn’t even chart in the US, unbelievable

[@marktheblue5780]

Perfection

[@nigellaird8655]

Beautiful -- speaks to all of us - simple & yet some how out of reach(!) Yup there it is ...

[@terrydicks6707]

Just seen these guys at Appfest. Still brilliant songs and great entertainers

[@andrewguest467]

Cracking song

[@scottmallory298]

Remember this the first time it came out. I was intrigued how to get that sliding sound out of a guitar

[@BueyBuey-rv8cx]

Should have asked George Harrison he was the king of the slide🎸🙏👍🏻✌️✌️✌️

[@adrianwilliams469]

Heart breaking and beautiful

[@andrewbell3346]

Fabulous song

[@pathogab3528]

I absolutely love this song , it's a gem

[@themanftheworld8439]

Great British music.

[@roywhittle544]

What a shame you can't get this fantastic song on karaoke

[@gillianannepateman7482]

Brings back so many memories

[@alexarolasgarcia1747]

Esta buena canción la compusieron THE KORGIS y la cantaron y la publicaron en el año 1979

[@hugebartlett1884]

A fantastic song,which had put on a cd so I could play it whenever I wanted to hear very accomplished guitar playing. I love this song!

[@davecook2907]

Classic 🎵🎶🎵🎶

[@michaelcassidy4091]

great song love the guitar solo in it.

[@paulbuttress7279]

Good music all around back then can't beat it

[@jucameron]

I don't know why this fabulous track didn’t make it the US. It echoed round all the ski resorts of Europe and Canada in the winter of 1979-80. I am overcome with nostalgia whenever I hear it for the days when I spent the winter skiing with Alistair Scott and the other crazy ski journalists of that era.

[@MrDaiseymay]

Yes that is surprising, given the fabulus Slide Guitar

[@lindsayives4915]

To be honest when released played i thought was a US band ,it had somethg in the voice guitar love it still playing

[@grahamsmith5768]

An absolute smoothie of a record. 10/10. I have it on 7 inch with sleeve.

[@davidhope2506]

Brill. The Best Song You'll Hear Today.

[@NigelRudyard]

Jim Warren, you are a genius.

[@tyreburster]

Yes, but his bandmate, Andy Davis, wrote this song.

[@citizenseventies6738]

I am sure Lennon must've heard this as he was still alive at the time. Can't help thinking he would have liked this and gave his nod of approval.

[@ubute2]

Paul Daniels said it........ Magic

[@jarrodhayes5093]

holy s--t, they dont produce this kind of lovin lyric anymore

[@adrianbSept29]

Jarrod Hayes too right music now is shit

[@janeguest9201]

Fabulous. 💖

[@neilmacpherson58]

The perfect single.....

[@adrianbrowne7962]

The Korgi's " With A K " ! Possibly Not By Royal Assent Though They " Deserved To Be On The Strength Of This " Still Beautiful Song "!! From 1979 From Adrian Browne 1965

[@adrianbrowne7962]

" Thankyou 4 Your Support " ! From Adrian Browne 1965

[@primus7776]

A beautiful love song for those who find the right person: Many don't. Reality can be a total Bitch.

[@stephensaxby2820]

I agree..reality can be a bitch at times can't it?

[@siliconesal]

I didn’t, but at least I can watch and play whatever I want whenever I want 😎

[@lilbourn9897]

Me love this song it brings back memories x

[@n-bseer2635]

The other day I saw you walking You looked as pretty as a peach You looked so near But yet somehow, you're out of reach I could change the world If I had you I could change the world If I had you My daddy told me not to worry He said "son it always comes To he who waits" But as I wait I fear sometimes "oh, no! it's too late" I could change the world If I had you I could change the world If I had you I could change the world If I had you I could change the world If I had you

[@Cattygirlful]

This song reminds me of the love of my life 💋

[@Marlondurran]

Great song.m

[@johndown99]

Used to love this song and still do.

[@70surrey]

Melody courtesy of Rachmaninov. Fantasia on a theme by Paganini

[@tomward2688]

_Only_ a 164k visits in 6 years!!!

[@steveforest8385]

The melody is almost identical to part of Rachmaninoff's 'Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini'.

[@christopherwright2576]

Composed by Rachmaninoff

[@lastrada52]

Andy Davis and James warren were once members of an incredible band known as Stackridge -- incredible enough to have been produced by The Beatles' George Martin. "Extravaganza," & "Pinafore Days," are the earlier LPs to check out. This song by Korgis is basically Stackridge with a more commercial approach.

[@sultan4swing]

Right on.. see my comments on Everybody's Gotta Learn Sometime...... Stackridge were one of my fav bands in the mid 1970's.... very much a cult band with a fantastic repertoire of intelligent songs across a wide musical spectrum . A big influence when I was getting on with playing guitar, singing and gigging... So luck then also to hear another fav cult band - Sailor - not everyone's taste but loved the infectious latin rhythms - still sing and play their songs today.... as with 'Everybody's'...…There is a great compilation of Stackridge's songs available from Amazon.... including: Road to Venezuela, Dora the Female Explorer, Anyone for Tennis, Percy the Penguin etc etc etc. Davis and Warren were the artistic heart of this band ….

[@lastrada52]

@@sultan4swing - Sailor -- yes! "Trouble in Hong Kong," "Girls, Girls, Girls," & the brilliant "Glass of Champagne." Great band. I agree.

[@mirmahmood2619]

Another reason to be nice to nerds, apart from you may end up working for one, they may sing a song and have you sobbing - unrequited love

[@FiveLiver]

Great guitar from Andy Cresswell-Davis

[@gallan671]

I'd like to dedicate this song to the teenage crush of my life, Anna Kershaw x

[@primus7776]

I can relate...she was fantastic! (Just kidding my friend. This is a lovely song)

[@johnallan4951]

As you can see, we could have a common ancester. Are you desended from the Scots?

[@audimanuk]

Yeah, it was Linda Hollings for me !!

[@deerhunter2218]

Caroline Burns for me mate

[@DW-ts2qb]

Elizabeth Gunn for me

[@andrewgreener]

This should have been a number 1.