Paul McCartney & Others Ferry Cross the Mersey 1989

[@martinsmith1538]

34 years ago to the day. Now is Saturday, 15th April 2023, and I am still remembering the 97. Was there that fateful day like so many others. Never forgotten. God bless the 97.

[@georgiawood3657]

RIP Gerry Marsden. Wonderful tribute to the 96- never to be forgotten. From a Birmingham City fan.

[@cosetteland3816]

He appeared to be a lovely gentleman. Gerry 1:50 Marsden.

[@cosetteland3816]

He should have received the knighthood.

[@manuelfedericocachazasanju5294]

RIP TO THE 97 WHO LOST THEIR LIVES ALL THE WAY BACK IN 1989...ME,A MASSIVE DIE HARD LIVERPOOL SUPPORTER AT 56 YEARS OF AGE I REMEMBER WATCHING THE GAME THAT FATEFUL DAY 😭😭😭😭😔😔😔YOU CAN IMAGINE HOW DISTRAUGHT I AM FOR THE FAMILIES WHO LOST THEIR LOVES ONES THERE ....MY THOUGHTS AND HUMBLE CONDOLENCES GOES TO THEM .....ALL I CAN SAY IS : ....BE STRONG !...YOU KNOW ,EVERY SINGLE PERSON WHO DIED THERE WILL NEVER...EVER WALK ......ALONE 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏💖💖💖💖💖👏👏👏👏👏🎵🎵🎵🎵

[@martinsmith1538]

33 years on. The pain is still there. God bless the 97. Remembering all of you today with a minutes silence. Never forgotten.

[@Tommytucamoto]

Great song to remember all those life's lost can't imagine what the families went through god bless the 97, Middlesbrough fan x

[@annie482000]

I will never tire of hearing this song. I love it and this version is fab. RIP the 96 people who died, my thoughts are with your families and loved ones. YNWA.

[@janetmaxwell222]

This was a good thing these artists did..many families need the financial help generated by this song.

[@martinsmith1538]

Now we reach 35 years to the day. Still remembering the 97 never forgotten. Being there that day still makes it vivid and real. God bless all who suffered and died.

[@drolfe78]

This song was number one for weeks in Australia.

[@cindykauffman8294]

I'm not surprised. What a powerful rendition..!!

[@ajs41]

I can't find it on this list. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_number-one_singles_in_Australia_during_the_1980s#1989_(Australian_Music_Report)

[@kevinmcquaid2536]

THIS VERSIONIS ABSOLUTELY BRILLIANT I LOVE IT. SADLY NEVER RELEASED OR PLAYED ON AMERICAN RADIO OR TELLY.

[@cindykauffman8294]

I never heard it until I saw it here. What a shame. We loved Gerry and The Pacemakers too! God bless the souls that died at Hillsborough...😥🙏♥️💝💔...

[@irishsummer4443]

McCartneys has always said he is an Everton fan. Nice to hear his music in tribute to Hillsborough. Merseyside United.

[@edwardcamp3376]

I read he goes for both though, unless it's "a derby or something," then it's Everton all the way.

[@paulmitchell359]

Paul McCartney has also said he has a soft spot for Liverpool FC. One suspects that if he were given a choice at the very beginning, before John Lennon's uncle took him and John to an Everton football match, he would have chosen the Reds.

[@manuelfedericocachazasanju5294]

HE IS A TURNCOAT OVER....YOU CAN;T HAVE IT BOTH WAYS...OR EITHER REDS OR BLUES 👍🤔

[@davidevans7959]

It personifys the heartbeat that Everton fc has... win or lose a Derby match is one thing, stand by your own is so much more important.

[@magneto7930]

I prefer the original, but I do respect and appreciate the sentiment here, not to mention the cause. Well done!

[@1Phoebus]

Thsi song , to me, encompasses the whole flavour of the music of British Invasion...having been to "Scouse" land a few times...love it there...the people are warm and genuine....Gerry was right..."the land 's the place I love."

[@danielchurchill3234]

1Phoebus xxx xx xx xx xx

[@cindykauffman8294]

@1Phoebus....I envy you going to the land that brought us The Beatles and Gerry and The Pacemakers. Just love to read about Liverpool for some reason...

[@patricknaughton1852]

RIP Gerry Marsden. A great singer and good friend of the greatest band of all time, The Beatles.

[@cindykauffman8294]

@PatrickNaughton...Absolutely...on both counts! I remember when I first heard this song as a kid in Washington State, USA. Just beautiful and I couldn't get it out of my head. There was something very special about this song, this man and the anthem to the city he loved. God bless you Gerry....you won't be forgotten...🙏😥😢....

[@amyclarke41]

a star and a nice perosn

[@patricknaughton2422]

I remember seeing the Hillsborough disaster on telly in April 1989 and I watched the game at home and my father was doing a job for a neighbour. The devastation that followed was awful and the Sun paper printed lies about it. Lying gits

[@lindagill1793]

I was singing, and responding to this song literally from the cradle! So it's so special to me! Your RENDITION is fantastic! XOXO

[@MsFanmail]

Such a beautiful song !

[@kristianyrjola]

Yes it is!!!

[@stevew3879]

A very sad reason of course is why this version of the song came into existence. But it is a beautiful version of the song. Thoughts and prayers to the family and friends of the people who were lost.

[@kennethmelnychuk9737]

What a great tribute, thank you Sir Paul

[@UncleBooBoo]

Rest in Peace to the 97. Thinking of you and your families 34 years on.

[@martinsmith1538]

Was there that day. Never thought i would ever see dead bodies in that circumstance, but unfortunately i did. Tragedy of a human making. Still think about it every day and the 96 who perished. Never forgotten. Always in our hearts.

[@patrickstocks3986]

Ooh Life goes on day after day Hearts torn in every way So ferry cross the Mersey, 'Cause this lands the place I love And here I'll stay. People they rush everywhere Each with their own secret care So ferry cross the Mersey And always take me there The place I love. Oh, people around every corner They seem to smile and say "We don't care what your name is, boy, we'll never turn you away". So I'll continue to say Here's where I always will stay So ferry cross the Mersey 'Cause this land's the place I love And here I'll stay. Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh Mm-mm-mm-mm Oo Life goes on day after day Ooh, hearts torn in every way So ferry cross the Mersey 'Cause this land's the place I love And here I'll stay Woh, here I'll stay Here I'll stay This land and place we love Ferry cross the Mersey 'Cause this land is the place we love So ferry cross the Mersey So ferry cross the Mersey 'Cause this land's the place I love And here I'll stay, Yeah.

[@rebeccarobinson9199]

Rest in peace Gerry you’ll never walk alone 😘❤️🎸

[@thomaslumpkin7021]

This was made in response to the Hillsborough Disaster in 1989. People involved in this version included Paul McCartney and Gerry Marsden (the performer of the original 1964 version). RIP Gerry Marsden.

[@brianherrington7226]

This type of song could invoke memories of anyones home town or city. Here Ill stay.

[@cindykauffman8294]

@BrianHerrington... Aww, that's a beautiful sentiment...👍...

[@thomasjones2415]

I Love This Song

[@bazhowell1123]

City fan here ..... this is a great version of this fantastic song.

[@dominewimbury9644]

Mick, thanks. The tragedy was 96 people, including children, went to watch Liverpool play Nottingham Forest at Hillsborough on 15th April 1989 but were killed in a crush in the stands, so never went home sadly. The families have been fighting for justice ever since :-(

[@mickavellian]

+Domine Wimbury I am sorry this took so long t answer , it was posted as a "comment" anot a reply. Thank you for the Info. It is devastating. When such tragedies occur while people are celebrating. It is a mystery to me when people get caught in a situation like that because the design of the venues were never revised , or the structure is not given a once over YEARLY. Of course it is all abut the money. The young F1 driver Jules Bianchi was killed in Japan , because the track owners wanted to start cleaning the track befire the race ended and had a CRANE a foot away from the track and the young man was almost decapitated. Reason .... Not paying for extra time after the race. I put this vis a vis the 9/11/01 tragedy and how New Yorkers behaved and I still cry . The upserge of humanity , the stories of people dying helping others. Brits are some of my favorite people on earth . I don't think they make them better . I love every second I spend in the UK . Now that Europe is in a Religious turmoiil , Ill be honest I care little about the Nordic countries but the UK .. man THAT hurts me. I do hope some consolation has been found and that closure has been reached. I wish you ALL the best!

[@dominewimbury9120]

+mickavellian cheers

[@davebrunskill7689]

From a nufc fan... Liverpool are my 2nd team.. love and respect to you all.

[@davidpower7515]

YNWA THANK YOU

[@garbhanpetermcgoldrick1042]

Hello David Hope You Are Keeping Well Garbhan Is My Name From Republic of Ireland Down South Co Waterford.Thank You For Your Lovly Thought I Would Like To See Newcastle United Be Successful Have A FANATICAL Fan Base Of Fans Who Love Their Football Good Luck For The Season And The Future.Im A Liverpool Fan.

[@cindykauffman8294]

@david wackFrom across the pond (USA). God bless you Gerry Marsden.... 🙏😥😢...

[@somebodyelseuk]

...and nothing has changed. The same thing nearly happened to Newcastle fans only a couple of years ago, IN THE VERY SAME STAND!

[@jocooper9489]

RIP to the 96 never be forgotten x

[@mhabalewsky1]

Great version of this Gerry & The Pacemakers song. Have the music CD from 1989.

[@kazuowatanabe9474]

Nice Song 😎 I Have This CD Single 🙆 Rest In Peace Mr. Gerry Marsden 🙇

[@phillipphillippson8456]

Now That’s What I Call Music! 15

[@adolforivero4955]

... omg ... this is a stunning version of a wonderful song ... I ❤ Liverpool - the city of love ... greetings from Miami

[@tomwilliams1130]

When they played this on the radio after the disaster it made me 😢 😭 so much thinking about the 9t6 Liverpool fans at least justice has been done ✔ never forgotten 💙 💔 ❤

[@jamesmatthews6319]

A truely amazing and emotional song,fair play

[@mckinley5]

Great job ...keep this song alive!

[@johngerard9034]

Truth have come out much love to all the family's who lost love ones and much love to the family's who didn't give up the fight for justice

[@Blackie7424]

Beautiful.

[@richardordidge4945]

This song showcases Paul's amazing vocal talent especially at around 3:15

[@BureauBrussels]

Totally. That part carries an overdrive of emotions in the best sense of the word overdrive

[@stefantaxacher5057]

Oh yeah! Wonderful! Britain has talent(s)! You we're the best. Masterpiece! Greetings from 🇦🇹

[@Zeebo-ig6ui]

The vocals at 3:15 are Holly Johnson.

[@anthonymichaelhalloates2902]

@@Zeebo-ig6uiHolly sings all the vibrato vocals we hear. Which I applaud loudly! At 3:15 it’s Paul with that higher vocal that is also very emotional. It is as mentioned, a vocal overdrive.

[@Hr.0ldenberg]

29 Years ago, today i have again a lot of tears in my Eyes. H. Bremen/Germany

[@dannybryant2755]

best song ever never 4get the 96

[@tp10488]

an anthem for the City of Liverpool.

[@markpowers5907]

This is such a beautiful song...

[@manuelfedericocachazasanju5294]

RIP GERRY MY MAN.....WHAT A CHARISMATIC AND SEEMED TO BE GENUINE LOVELY LIVELY SCOUSER...BIG LIVERPOOL SUPPORTER TOO !...YOU;LL NEVER BE FORGOTTEN,MATE....YNWA💖💖💖💖💖💖💖😭😭😭😭😭😭🐐💥🔥🎵🥳😱

[@michaelcramer5595]

What a great song P.M. sounds great too❤

[@geoffboldison649]

Greatest respect to all the families who lost loved ones fighting for justice never giving in kept going and going them lads and lasses up above can finally rest and will be looking down so proud of you all Respect from a Boro lad god bless you all

[@Mgarguemare]

Just heard this song on Sirius XM - Paul McCartney, I love it.

[@NikiG-s1u]

RIP 96 you will be forgotten always in yours hearts

[@mickavellian]

Holly shit - I always thought it was funny the best song out of Liverpool was NOT by The Beatles but by Gerry and the Pacemakers This version is a mind bend . I'm all goose bumpy . That has to be Paul hitting that high chorus at 3:10 . I am not aware what the tragedy was but my sympathies to all brits.

[@lynndella6307]

Read the caption to the post (you'll have to click SEE MORE). It explains what happened.

[@Zeebo-ig6ui]

That's Holly Johnson from Frankie Goes to Hollywood at 3.10.

[@elstitiheru1347]

Rust zacht Dank je wel ❤️

[@manuelfedericocachazasanju5294]

WE DON;T CARE WHAT YOUR NAME IS BOY,WE;LL NEVER TURN YOU AWAY 😭😭😭😭😭....THIS IS SO TRUE ....I HAVE BEEN TO LIVERPOOL IN MAY THIS YEAR ,AND APART FROM THE CITY,WHICH IS AN ENCHANTED CITY 😭😭😭😭😱😱😱😱😱😱🔥🎵💥⚽💖🐐👏😁😭😁THE PEOPLE ARE SECOND TO NONE..TO NONE 😁💖💖💖💖💥🔥👍...I LOVE LIVERPOOL SO MUCH 💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖

[@bcferriesman1438]

This song actually describes my life very well

[@nikreece6295]

Justice for the 96 and 39...The title is coming home to anfield this season

[@garyjohnston3689]

Lol

[@knightslash6511]

@@garyjohnston3689 still lol'ing?

[@garyjohnston3689]

fair play liverpool have been amazing this year

[@nikreece6295]

@@garyjohnston3689 sorry what was mr johnson?...;)

[@notlob23]

Never forgotten..ever! '96 x

[@julialopez1940]

BUDDY RICHARD es un compositor y cantante chileno de larga data, con baladas hermosísimas conocidas en toda América, y este tema "Ferry Cross the Mersey" ha sido la única canción que ha cantado en inglés. Muy buen vídeo y audio, TheSonofthe80s, gracias por compartir y felicitaciones. Saludos cordiales. Santiago de Chile, 12 de julio de 2016

[@hernanvarillas6320]

He buscado por todo sitio ese tema por Buddy, pero nada. Alguna referencia? Muchas gracias. Un peruano

[@hernanvarillas6320]

Doña Julia, con mis saludos

[@rennmohre7795]

Sehr schöner Song! Leider verbunden mit der Hillsborough Katastrophe mit 96 Toten! RIP

[@stefantaxacher5057]

I can remember this song, i was in school. Still makes me sad to think about this tragedy. R. I. P. to all. Wonderful version of this song. British pop music is the best. Was the best. From 🇦🇹

[@paulburns-dt9eq]

RIP the 97😢..A bloody horrible day..never forget.

[@allanemanuelsen512]

Holly's for the best voice...

[@LP-cr7jo]

I agree!

[@catnc1]

Blaudia Crücken Who?

[@nikblythe6127]

Deffo best voice ever

[@notlob23]

He has one of the most powerful voices I've ever heard..

[@cindykauffman8294]

@@notlob23 Yes, mind blowing. If only I could sing...😏...

[@aattura1541]

An outpouring of Human Compassion.

[@heywilbur]

Love it.

[@thomasjones2415]

This Is A Tribute 2 My 2nd Ever Best Mate, Mark Blackie, Who Was Murdered In Edinburgh In May 2006, After A Few Hours Liverpool Won Th Fa Cup Final, I Miss U Mate, Like Th World, RIP Marc,

[@rico05202]

Jesus. My condolences mate, I remember that day in 2006 very well.

[@MsLeigh1958]

Such a sad sad time in football god bless the 96 R.I.P

[@amyclarke41]

agreed the next Hillsborough song was sad too 2012!😢

[@misterkaite]

love it !

[@samanthataylor5444]

96 you will never walk alone

[@13towerofpower]

FERRY CROSS MERSEY nová verzia piesne Gerry Marsdena nar. 24. septembra 1942 v Todeth vydaná umelcami ako CHRISTIANS, Paul McCartney, Holly Johnson, Gerry Marsden a producentského tria SAW. V UK sa 20. mája 1989 stala 628. hitom na vrchole rebríčka. Zotrvala tam tri týždne. V Irsku bola dva týždne od 18. mája 1989. V Norsku skončila na 4.m. a v Nemecku na 5.m. Na b strane singlu bola skladba Abide With Me. Vyťažok z predaja bol určený pre fond obetí katastrofy pri fotbalovom zápase. Dňa 15. apríla 1989.....dnes je 25 rokov od tragedie.......na štadione Hillsborough v Sheffielde prebiehalo semifinále medzi Liverpoolom a Nottingham Forest. V tlačenici bolo usmrtených 94 divákov a 766 bolo zranených. 19. apríla zomrel 14 ročný Lee Nicol ako 95 a v marci 1993 ako 96 po 4 rokoch vo vegetativnom stave 22 ročný Tony Bland. Najmladším usmrteným bol 10 ročný bratranec budúceho kapitána FC Liverpool Steve Gerrarda nar. 30. mája 1980 Jon Paul Gilhooley. Najstaršim bol 67 ročný Gerard Baron brat bývalého hráča Liverpoolu Kevina Barona, ktorý zomrel ako 44 ročný v roku 1971.Zápas rozhodca ukončil po 6 minútach hry. Bol to druhý pripad, keď pieseň spievaná pôvodne Marsdenom bola nanovo nahraná pre charitatívny účel. Prvý krát to bola You LL Never Walk Alone v súvislosti s požiarom tribuny na štadione v Bradforde v roku 1985.

[@13towerofpower]

Pre producentov Stock, Aitken,Waterman to bol v poradi 9. hit na vrchole rebríčka v UK, ktorí produkovali a štvrtý v roku 1989 čím prekonali Georga Martina, ktorý mal v roku 1963 s Beatles tri hity na 1.m. V roku 1985 produkovali Dead Or Alive, v roku 1987 Mel and Kim,Ferry Aid a Ricka Astleyho vyrovnaný rekord Martina z roku 1963, v roku 1988 Kylie a v roku 1989 celkom sedem hitov pre Kylie, Jasona, Soniu, Band Aid II a tento hit. Z celkového počtu 96 osôb ktorí zomreli bolo 37 z Liverpoolu a z toho sedem žien a vyšetrovaním sa zistilo, že pri včasnom lekárskom zasahu mohli zachrániť 41 osob. Tragický je fakt, že dve ženy išli prvý krát na fotbalový zápas a zaplatili za to životom.

[@vashna3799]

I'm a Utd fan too brother but theres a time and place for that, show a bit of respect.

[@nikreece6295]

Storm Hawk Munich, heysel, valley parade, and Hillsborough... These disasters must never happen again.. Im a Liverpool fan storm hawk.. The Liverpool/Manchester United rivalry will never die

[@Squab1972]

Nik Reece I am a Manchester United and I will offer my condolences to the 96 Liverpool supporters that never came home, may they all RIP and Justice for the 96.

[@thomasgarbe8354]

this song could be the hymn of Refugees Welcome. Still, I have always loved the humanity expressed by "we don´t care what your name is boy, we will never turn you away".

[@paulmitchell359]

Paul McCartney has said he has a soft spot for Liverpool FC. One suspects that if he were given a choice at the very beginning, before John Lennon's uncle took him and John to an Everton football match, he would have chosen the Reds.

[@kennethmcclure8605]

Justice still has to be done! It was murder, and as for the scumbags at th sun your time will come! God bless all that lost people!👍💚🍀

[@goldenpickaxe5666]

R.I.P. 🕊️

[@michaelcramer5595]

I liked Gerry a great singer and showman

[@geraldfichtner]

great remake of a classic I would dance to this as a toddler the original is there a video of this ????

[@johnblahuta8361]

Gerry and Liverpool forever!!!!!

[@djjess9553]

I love this song n version is good

[@MrDannyDetail]

Does anyone know if there is anywhere I can legally download this track? I understand that a lot of people are downloading Gerry and the Pacemakers You'll Never Walk Alone this week following the latest Hillsborough report, but I'd prefer to be able to download this if possible as it was made for the occasion, and was number 1 in 1989 shortly after. It was on the Stock Aitken Waterman Gold album a few years ago and I thought it'd be easy to find an mp3 it but the album is not on itune or amazon.

[@Batenrouge]

@iguanna41 This Sheffield Wednesday F.C fan was a Liverpool F.C. fan that day. Asking someone to get over it is like asking a Who Concert goer to "get over it" to give just one example, I very rarely comment on angry comments but you take the cake.

[@davidsingleton9864]

Felt bad for Liverpool and Nottingham Forest fans key elements decent Ian Rush John Barnes Ronnie Whelan Ray Houghton Peter Beardsley and Nottingham Forest Neil Webb and Stuart Pearce Des Walker good comprises.

[@helenrudd7842]

27 years of pain & lies have been banished o the 26 of april

[@samuelferdinand1693]

RIP Gerry Marsden and the 96 who died

[@ghisjolly763]

97. ❤❤❤❤

[@petersparks519]

Rip God bles

[@chrisdrennan9143]

ITunes should release this

[@tijbajmex]

@garymixer my god. is good to know it. thanks!!

[@clairebunt5887]

I got this ❤❤❤😪😪

[@jameskvo]

JFT97

[@julieporter7805]

Sad Fact: Three years ago in 2021, Andrew Devine officially became the 97th victim of the Hillsborough Stadium disaster because he suffered irreversible brain damage on that day leading to long term complications that later resulted in his death.😢

[@philhinson118]

rip the 96 ynwa

[@petersparks519]

Justices at last

[@Farberleben]

R.I.P. Gerry Marsden

[@beatlesfan464]

Who are the others? I love this!

[@amyclarke41]

praise be to pwl for producing this record Paul Gerry holly and the Christians too!🎀

[@LetsSaveTheUK]

This was number 1 when I was born :) what a mind fuck lol

[@tecwynwilliams6236]

rem this as a child had the vinyl

[@anthonywalsh7613]

Just come across this 2day. 1st time I've heard it. 1989 I was serving overseas. But I remember Hillsborough. The families & my city now av some closure 2 this disaster & more important the biggest cover up this nation has ever seen. #JFT96 #YNWA

[@knightslash6511]

RIP Gerry

[@annie482000]

Show some respect, will you? The families and loved ones of those who died don't want nasty comments like yours.

[@charliedavies9408]

Wot was offensive mate ?

[@jane1975]

@@charliedavies9408 The person whom was disrespectful must of deleted their comment.

[@camdesign]

yes its Paul with Elivs Costello, one of my fav...songs

[@LP-cr7jo]

What?

[@cindykauffman8294]

@camdesign...Musta missed Elvis Costello... 🤔🤨...

[@gezzaf6912]

superb

[@moiracorrigan9922]

YNWA❤❤❤

[@rogerrambo4172]

Lennon would have been on this no doubt