Mike & The Mechanics - The Living Years (The Prince's Trust Rock Gala 1989)

[@vishnugovender6691]

This is The Greatest song ever written past or present, period

[@slimchancetoo]

I LOVE this classic but ---- that's a pretty big statement.

[@rojovo74]

Although it IS a phenomenal tune, but the greatest...? Not a chance. There are a lot of songs that are better than this...Duran Duran's masterpiece "Ordinary World" comes to mind. If you these 2 songs in a Which One Is Better battle, DD would win by a huge margin. I would even consider "Future Past" to be superior to this.

[@1987dfa]

What a vocalist...

[@evabrehler549]

So so beautiful. So much sincere feeling ❤

[@Manasses1961]

My Dad cried when this came out . He was only 13 when his Father died. I was lucky to have my Champion untill he passed at 96.

[@nedkelly2677]

I was not that lucky.

[@marilynhutchings6884]

❤​@@nedkelly2677

[@dawnsiebrasse9427]

This song is one of the greatest 💗,I lost my dad way to soon 😢

[@waynemcternan3123]

Lost my dad 2 years ago we had great relationship but this song makes me cry everttime 😢x

[@johnbrain2093]

It was my dad’s heavenly birthday 2 days ago.😢 this song means so much to me. I started to get close to him after my mum passed, he was a lost soul following losing her. He was a wonderful, kind, generous man. he was also clever and hard working. The world is a poorer place without him. He got to see his first grandchild which was special. We were back to 4 generations alive together for a while. RIP dad, hope you and mum are still all square after each round 💙

[@wisu3529]

Honest question: is there ANYONE who can hear this song without tears welling up in their eyes and/or getting goosebumps??? The entire band, Paul on vocals, and the kids as backing singers just takes it to a whole new level of anthem 🥰

[@janeclark4643]

Definitely 💯 not me ❤❤❤

[@tedbartlettvideochannel5740]

Nope

[@stdoug4552]

Nop

[@kittensanddaisies5615]

Definitely not.

[@joseadaoribeiro8963]

Me dá arrepio de quando escuto essa música me dá saudade de meu pai que partiu ha dêz anos essa música me faz chorar toda vez que ouso😪😪

[@donaldbeard6231]

If this song doesn't make you shed tears I feel sorry for you 😢❤

[@mjlpayne8638]

My dad and I were never as close as my brother and sister were to him. But as I grew older and became a dad myself we became closer. I took my parents out for lunch at the end of October 2023. He told me he was proud of me. I told him I loved him. 2 weeks later the big man passed away. Love you forever Dad. Thank you for everything you did for me. You are missed everyday x

[@Chris-jm4zk]

Carrack has to be the most underrated singer ever, voice is magic.

[@mattyjlawrence]

Couldn't agree more..

[@GuitarTuningOnline]

By whom???

[@Chris-jm4zk]

Lol ok how about “unheralded”? Obscure? There a lot of people who know the voice and not the singer.

[@Majtaz12]

This song hits home, my Father passed away before got to him tell I loved him. He died on my Son’s birthday. This song really hurts every time I hear it.

[@johnh8705]

Magic? He's a one hit wonder.

[@delta30024fly]

One of the most PERFECT songs ever written !!!!!!

[@studedude56]

Agreed! Impactful lyrics!

[@salvatoreconcuore465]

so true 🤝

[@garyt19651]

I agree

[@m118lr]

..so, SO TRUE.

[@BenedettoPennato]

Yes, nothing could have been better… lyrics, music, arrangements and vocal performance… It’s a masterpiece!

[@donaldbeard6231]

Mike and the angels caused a few tears for me 😢 how i miss my Dad after over 50 years later ❤

[@maryjones0147]

What a beautiful song! I cry every time I hear it! 🙂

[@Harpo.jr70]

I tear up every time I hear this . My Dad told he was sorry for not being a better Dad on the day he died, I said don't worry I always loved you anyway.

[@jasonedwards7142]

No son is ever a perfect son , as well as no dad is ever a perfect dad, but the love is unrivalled, and never diminishes, shout out to all the sons listenening to this in 2022, 29 years since I lost my dad. Xx

[@cafireman]

:’(

[@gerrymcglynn7390]

My Dad never told me. 🙄 😮❤

[@keithedmundson6262]

​@@gerrymcglynn7390my dad doesn't tell me.i know he does and I'm sure your dad's the same

[@alanserjeant4947]

@@gerrymcglynn7390 Some Dads let the Mums handle that sort of stuff. Doesn't mean they don't love you. They just can't express it.

[@xyzlmnop5206]

I can't help but wonder how many parents have passed away where their children have regrets of not having reconciled before their passing. So sad to think of that.

[@philippewilliams2385]

If it doesn't touch your heart I don't know what will

[@sherryb6552]

Beautiful song, it makes me cry every time I hear it.

[@mydrissafilalidrissialami9763]

REST IN PEACE DAD 😥😥😥😥🙏🙏🙏

[@oldmate1970]

I was 19 when this song came out and fought with my old man every day, I'm 49 now and he has terminal cancer, can't listen to this song without tearing up, don't let the sun go down on an argument people, bury the hatchet before it's too late, I'm gonna miss him like crazy when he goes.

[@Waitukubuli]

Don't wait until next week to do thism from someone who lost his dad in 1996 when I was 21: Tell him you love him, that you're you're thankful for everything he has done for you, that you understand how tough it was for him in raising you, that you will always be thinking of him, that will be okay financially after he goes (whether it's true or not doesn't matter, but it will make him be able to let go better), and tell him that you look forward to seeing him in heaven along with your other deceased ancestors. Also, visualize yourself in the future and think of all other things you didn't say to him. Say it to him now. You are doing all of this not for him BUT FOR YOUR OWN PEACE OF MIND. . And a big hug to you, brother.

[@Keithbarber]

I always liked this song from when it was released in 1989, but in 2007, it took on extra meaning after Sunday 30/12/2007, my dad was seriously I'll in hospital, we had a phone call from the hospital (whipps cross London) to say he had taken a turn for the worse, and I went to the hospital, but hadn't even got on the bus when I was phoned to say he had died - I returned home And the words in the third verse now take on the extra special meaning, and consider the link between the events of that day and lyrics ☆ "I wasnt there that morning when my father passed away, I didn't get to tell him all the things I had to say" ☆ It all adds up to Make this song more poignant for me, brings a lump to my throat and my eyes moist, it's got extra special meaning

[@jmallen1962]

It is to late to say you are sorry when you a leaning over a casket.

[@JCSuperstar777]

Great post.

[@Giova6035]

@@Waitukubuli Absolutely beautiful what you wrote, life is so short. It will end and then we Wonder how time just flew by so quick........

[@patriciarushmore4857]

My father could have cared less about me. It was all about my twin sister, my other two sisters and my brother. I tried so many times to tell him I loved him, and was proud of him, but always got brushed off. He barely ever told me he loved me . The morning he passed away, I told him I loved him, and kissed him goodbye.

[@patriciarushmore4857]

Thanks for listening to my comment about my father. I have had a chance to read some of your comments too, and found I like a lot of your comments also.

[@RustbustersCA]

I too feel the same way and have never been able to be close with my dad. I'm tears reading your comment and realizing my dad is still alive and i still can't breach the gap.

[@Stanley.77]

This song made me appreciate my dad so much more when I was 11...At 37, I lost the most wonderful dad ever. After 9 years I still tear up when I hear this. RIP, Dad.

[@joenosser]

Because of this song, I did. In his living years. God Bless!

[@garyt19651]

Good for you ! My Dad and I didn't. He passed away when I just turned 16. It's like this song was written for me. He NEVER spoke of what he saw in WWII A WWII infantryman, 4 amphibious landings , a purple heart, bronze star , his division saw more active days in combat than any other which took me 30 years to find this all out after his death. I believe all this hardened him to the point that he could not not show his emotions to me. I surely wish he had. Its been 51 years since he died and I have never gotten over it and never will. This song does help me every time I listen to it though.

[@lauramitchell6725]

@@garyt19651😢

[@nelinelyons6262]

Dedicated this song to my dad , who passed before my 2 child was born . Always and forever in my heart.xx

[@vlastimiljanko8638]

I wasn't there ..... I'm sorry dad!! Miss you💖

[@christinemorrall]

This is one of my favourite songs. 😍

[@SharonRoseClark]

I wasn't there that morning when my father passed away......didn't get to tell him all the things I had to say

[@mbeenz]

Paul Carrick great song great artist it’s many thanks 1:26

[@KellyPirtle-ko5vl]

Loving this in Dec. 2023! Timeless message that will never end! It is priceless! Thank you Paul! 😊You are one of the best singers ever!!! ❤❤❤

[@ChipLooper]

THIS SONG CHOKES ME UP SING IT LOUD!

[@Pantera-wu9ty]

I'm missing you dad.......it's lonely without you! It was your birthday yesterday......Your grand daughter is thriving, wish you could be there to see her graduate!

[@benreadspoetry7958]

Saw him play this at the Royal Albert Hall last week and we were all in tears again then.

[@SuperCapsfan101]

Such a sad, beautiful song. Paul Carrack is a year younger than me, and he can still sing better than 99% of today's artists.

[@kbrewski1]

Let's not forget the great MIKE RUTHERFORD, the Mike in Mike + Mechanics, and the lifelong bass and lead guitarist of GENESIS who WROTE this song. (For those that don't know, he's the tall bearded guy behind Carrack.)

[@thesolitaryadventurer]

When I try to think of the greatest songs of all time, this one is always high up on my list... Absolutely stunning song. Heartbreaking, beautiful, melancholy, hopeful. A true classic.

[@jpfab5]

Same. Super sad but so optimistic at the same time

[@robertsmyth1313]

Totally agree ...never knew my dad just that i was named after him....now I know my heavenly Father and that's all that matters - thanks you Jesus ! Amen

[@melaniehosny4811]

This is a great song to express one's grief after losing someone close to you. I miss my Dad every day.

[@garyluchansky2674]

I can’t listen to this anymore because I bawl my eyes out 😢

[@kenhatchett6433]

This song says it all takes a lot of listening,I was not there back in 72 when my father died he died in hospital which was a 5 minute drive away from my home and I’m 80 years old now and it’s something I’ve regretted ever since,love you dad

[@kevinallen4052]

Paul Carrack what a voice , this song gets me every time.

[@fritzcat6198]

I believe his name is Paul Young.

[@kbrewski1]

​@@fritzcat6198 Wrong.

[@richhaller7508]

@@fritzcat6198 Two different guys who both sang lead for M and the M.

[@trickyricky1047]

@@fritzcat6198 Carrack was the singer for this song. Young did sing others for Mike and the Mech's songs

[@dale60035]

The beauty of those sweet kids doing background. I wonder often if they understood the meaning behind the lyrics they sang. Beautiful song.

[@macbeavers6938]

Great passion from Paul Carrack whose father died when he was just 11 years old. In an interview Paul said his father was a "great guy". "Death is not the opposite of Life. Death is the opposite of Birth." --Eckhart Tolle

[@OpinionsColumn]

This song had new meaning to me, when I stood next to my dad's coffin at sixteen, wishing I had told him how much I loved him and how proud I was of him and I forgive him. I have carried that regret since. I cry as I'm writing this. This song, means so much

[@StratMatt777]

According to the hundreds (or thousands?) of Near Death Experience stories on KZbin where people temporarily died and went to heaven and returned... you will be reunited and you will have the opportunity to say what you wish you had.

[@robc.5745]

I'm sure a lot of people have been in that position, Bless you.

[@ezpowell]

Even if you never said it you feel it now

[@howiemicks5603]

When I prayed at my Dad’s grave I asked him to forgive me. I blamed him for my shortcomings and failings. When he died (unexpectedly) I had just entered rehab for alcoholism. GOD put me right where I needed to be and I have not drank or drugged since. (March 15, 2000) Love you Dad. ❤️✊🙏✝️

[@chuckHart70]

He knew and he knows. Now live like you were made to. Love others.

[@dbcooper7326]

Real music. Real emotion. It hits me everytime. Father and sons.

[@MervynJones-m3q]

I wasn't there when my father passed away with a sudden heart attack as I was working in Portsmouth and immediately I drove to Devizes Wiltshire. I wish I'd told him how much I loved him and yes this great song speaks the truth and I tears up also and am now.

[@virgiliocapano7558]

Excelente 👏

[@ritaceron7329]

wow i never knew this song until today Friday September 1 2023 ❤❤❤❤❤🙏✌️☀️💪😇🕊

[@alex35agm]

Great emotional song about relationships and regrets. My parents both died 10 years ago,so I feel this song.We got along mostly,but there are always things you wish were different .

[@barbara-annamador9830]

I think this song hits all of us direct hit

[@behindtheseeyesiseewhatyou8953]

I cannot hear this without crying… my relationship with my father or lack thereof.. then my failure to be a good father myself… so much regret..

[@garyt19651]

I hear you

[@joedude9954]

Awareness is half of it. It’s never too late…..

[@Gabeloveyou]

Makes me cry every time. Wasn't there that morning when my father passed away. Miss him SO 😢.

[@kittensanddaisies5615]

Same here. This song hits hard since my dad passed. I miss him so much.

[@adamant2307]

God hears your pain. You can leave every hurt, every pain at the feet of the cross that His son Jesus died on . For free.. just for you and me. I have very difficult childhood myself, my father still alive, and stepfather passed but he was saved.

[@bernlin2000]

Can't help but admire Carrack's focus on his vocal, and it shows: he sounds fantastic.

[@josemariaromero6674]

The lyrics , the lyrics ...❤

[@pauljones9061]

I lost my Dad in 1997, he never said much but he didn't have to, a wonderful man.

[@george5120]

Excellent that he gave all those children an opportunity to gain experience at singing in front of a huge audience.

[@stevecrawford4932]

Every man who hears this gets something in his eye when it plays!

[@folksy-j5n]

One of the best rock songs ever written. No debate.

[@joehall7883]

You are correct.

[@salvatoreconcuore465]

Laura so true your comment 🤝

[@KnuckleheadParker]

Even better than “Silent Running”? “Take the children and yourself and hide out in the cellar”

[@kbrewski1]

Do you know who wrote it? The tall bearded guy playing guitar behind Paul Carrack. MIKE RUTHERFORD. As in MIKE + Mechanics. As in, original GENESIS bass and lead guitarist for 55 years.

[@paulsmith843]

Lost my dad in 1992. Can't hear this song without crying!

[@grahambain92]

I was at a Paul Carrack gig about 3 months after my dad died after a long battle with Parkinsons, when he sang this I was in bits.

[@royrump7532]

for me the same lost my dad in 2014@69...still miss him

[@jws1272]

The last verse has a special poingancy for me now.........3:58............My dad passed away peacefully on 10 April 2023. That verse of this song will resonate with me forever...... 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 RIP Mr. Albert Wayne Siegel!!!

[@jdean4268]

pure voice. Take notes generation of singers today

[@solohour]

What a song. What a voice!!!

[@ralphpeiris5996]

I miss you Daddy. This song echoes the struggles my father and I had with each other. He died on February 23, 2015 without me telling him how much I loved him. I’m so sorry!! I miss you so much!! Your son Ralph

[@jwsf941]

This song makes me think of someone who wasn't my father, but was very nice to me when I was 11, 12, 13, 14 years old in the early 1980s, who, alas, passed away in September 2020

[@richard-ks1ym]

i cry every time i hear this song, i am crying now i think its the words

[@irishlordweil2550]

Goosebumps. My 5 year old sat with me in silence Mesmerized by this performance.

[@maddieadams75]

When I was returning from my dad‘s funeral in 1999 this song came on the radio. My dad was the most honorable person I’ve ever known, every once in a while this song will show up in my feed and somehow I think it’s my dad reaching out to me. ❤🇺🇸🙏

[@chrisadams6595]

God I love this song

[@dhammikagunaratne1475]

My ears are filled with JOY and soul is filled with affection when listening to this beauty . Love from Sri Lanka .

[@nosman069]

A wonderful song of forgiveness. I pray to God in the name of his son Jesus and my savior to please teach me the forgiveness I need to forgive my father.

[@jennyjones6457]

LOVE THIS SONG, it reminds me SO much of my Dad, whom I loved so dearly. When I had the news that my Dad had passed, and whilst on my way to see him, to say my final goodbye, ironically this song played on the radio during my drive there. It remains a very important song in my life. Thank you so much.xx

[@WarlandoOrlando]

A very touching song. It brings me to tears.

[@Lori-n1i]

We are them❤

[@rogershirley2857]

Mum and dad came out to NZ from Uk 1979. Dads health wasnt good so we paid for a trip for them. Our first son was born in October that year, Dad died the following month back in the UK. We managed to get a photo album over before he passed. Dad and myself never really got on in my youth but he was always there for me. When I sugggested I wanted to come to NZ at the age of 19 he mortgaged the house to get me here. Mum lived on till.2003 and saw both the kids grow in many more visits here. Dont ever let your parents slip out of your lives regardless.

[@jesusislukeskywalker4294]

🙏 amen

[@andygray6749]

Love your comments, I left UK when I was 19, emigrated to Australia,, mum came out to visit a couple of times,, but could never get dad on a plane,, he passed 30yrs ago,, I got there for funeral, but not in time to say goodbye to him,,, this song always brings tears to my eyes,,,,

[@andysingh3115]

Paul Carrack and Richard Page ( Mr Mister) we're one of the finest vocalists they deserved to even be more bigger stars... Absolutely luv both of them their live performances are better than the ones on the album and very few artists can boast that kind of ability to sing live with such passion...

[@timdasilva2806]

Paul Carrack shows off his amazing voice on this timeless classic! Great song.

[@laveritaforza108]

My dad dropped down dead. I was distraught. There were, after the fact, so many things I wanted to tell him. Like you're the best and thank you.

[@nigel8499]

Absolutely beautiful version of a classic.

[@lbsangahlawnd0153]

One of the most beautiful and powerful song... Still listening now

[@stevebruce8602]

The most uniquely moving song ever. It's all about the need for and the power of forgiveness. We must never hold on to grudges. We lost our eldest granddaughter at the age of 20. What a loss, family have never recovered. Do what you need to do in the living years

[@peteleal5365]

My Father died the same year this song came out. I had a good relationship with my Dad. Now at 66 years I still think of him

[@glenlemoual108]

This song gets me everytime . Very relevant.

[@gregorteske8367]

Yes !

[@danielpalmersofficial]

One of the most powerful songs ever, this was only a few months before Alan Murphy died bless him. 👌😢

[@ferreira25101]

Old show but very beautiful and exciting, simply timeless!!!! The children's choir and the orchestra fit perfectly into the song, with a very strong chorus! The double bass rif by Mark King from Level 42 is unmistakable, without words, just emotion straight from Brazil...💖💖💖💖💖💖👏👏👏👏👏👏👏🌻🌻🌻🌹🌹🌹🌹🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷

[@mmsiphonevinyls1027]

Paul has such a soulful voice. You really sense he means what he is singing.

[@Agnethatheredhairkid]

@ Mmsiphonevinyls1027: He certainly does. Paul lost his own father at the age of 11 in an accident at work.

[@kbrewski1]

But Mike Rutherford wrote the song after talking with Paul.

[@southsea8252]

I wonder if those kids up there singing know today just how lucky they were...

[@joelmathiason6070]

they know now I'm sure.

[@ferminmunoz2669]

I

[@danielolson5378]

It should be a memory of a lifetime to sing and share stage with Mike & The Mechanics doing this song!!

[@BossySwan]

Every generation gets to sing with Paul

[@cairopablo6505]

Not sure if you guys gives a shit but if you guys are stoned like me during the covid times you can stream pretty much all the latest movies on instaflixxer. I've been watching with my brother recently :)

[@jenniferwells9032]

This song talks to me 🥲❤️❤️❤️

[@crespodaniel1]

Just like many I break down in tears at the end of this song, my Dad had a stroke that got him into a three days coma before he passed, ....so I didn't get to tell him all the things I had to say either. This song always bring back his memory to me.

[@gwenflynn6698]

Unbelievably beautiful voice. The lyrics can't help but touch your heart. Leaves me speechless.

[@68bernd]

one of the best male singers in pop music with one of the most beautiful songs.

[@peteevetts-imray8762]

My absent father died and refused to give me answers I had about my heritage. I hate him for that. I was a soldier for 23 years and ensured even through my absences in Iraq, Afghanistan, Bosnia, Kosovo, Northern Ireland and some others. My two daughters will have the answers regarding everything about me and my past. I saw my father when he was alive about 4 times I recall. That's unforgivable for whatever reasons he had. This song gives me hope, sadness, love and forgiveness.

[@josephnaldi3467]

My father wasn't present in my life I know how you feel all the hate anger and resentment was eating me up, when I was able to forgive him I became free of all that. I needed to learn how to forgive so that I to could receive forgiveness.

[@stevegiu4232]

Let it go brother!...heal up and be good to yourself!!

[@markfortin421]

There are very few things in this world that make me truly cry...but this song hits home every single time. If I am out driving, I have to pull off the road and just sit there and cry. There are so many reasons to so many people why this song hits home, and makes it the best song ever... Period!

[@Padoinky]

This is golden

[@jonmclain2842]

Guys, what happened to music? Songs like this that you can relate to, actually feel emotion from music. The lead singer is amazing!!

[@joehall7883]

Good question...I've been wondering what happened to music .....for years!

[@imanoldurham5395]

Rap

[@imanoldurham5395]

Rap, that's wath happened to music.

[@MrLeeholmes]

Paul Carrack from Sheffield, fabulous singer, great concerts if you get to see him 👌

[@oliveringram3056]

I think you are missing the C in front.....RAP @@imanoldurham5395

[@JohannesNhlanhlaYende]

It makes so sad. My father passed on early in the morning. He asked me to call an ambulance or request our neighbour to assist with his car. Upon my return he was already gone. I won't forget that year(2003)😢😢😢

[@flogardner4496]

I just love this song. My husband recently passed away and every time I hear this song I miss him and think of him.

[@danettematute-phillips9692]

It is such a ♥ Heartache .. The Song's Title is Nostalgic and gives permission to interpret the meaningful lyrics of loss and regrets to apply them our own Relationships..which are precious and fleeting...

[@latin95]

Omg what a performance!! Listening this in 2021 ☝️✅

[@sherrynalder1359]

2023 here.

[@gerrytaylor5137]

August 2023 for me……I listen to this song weekly…..it’s a blessing for the soul…

[@Mackan68]

This part is golden: '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'. Everyone should realize that it can never be too early to talk things out and resolve disputes, but it can always be too late.

[@marilynhutchings6884]

Played this at my dad's funeral so true ...beautiful song ..

[@IozziEric]

Paul Carrack!!! What a voice, what a singer!!!!!

[@TheLurker_666]

13 years without my dad today. I was only 19 when he died, one year after graduation. I told him daily I loved him , sometimes it felt like that wasn’t enough. See ya on the other side, pops.

[@ChristineMorrall-k8x]

One of the greatest songs ever written and sang very beautiful 😍

[@paulwhitaker5550]

I feel bad for these next generations. This was talent and I don’t care what GenZs say but music today doesn’t come close