Peter Skellern - You're A Lady • TopPop

[@andrewstewart5095]

See when you are 12, songs like this just go over your head, you are full of T. Rex, slade and other stuff, but see when you are 63, this is just pure quality, what an arrangement, brass section and choir What a man, RIP

[@McSynth]

Well said sir.

[@ciararespect4296]

So true but I never particularly liked slade although they were massively popular. Also now I like some Abba but of course it was untrendy back in the day..I also like a lot of classical piano and concerti. When younger i would NEVER listen to it

[@stephengordon6292]

Same age here and you are so right, better late than never though😂😂

[@robertjohnson1602]

Thank you - well put from another 63 year old who appreciated this song when they first heard it in 1972.

[@maxthelab8457]

I was only 8...........

[@theboyfromxtown]

My mum loved this song. Happy Mother's Day 2024

[@ironmonger100]

Skellern, absolute musical genius. The rest of the world was getting off on glam, glitter and distortion in the early '70s; Peter sat at his grand piano delivering harmonic progressions, the complexity and niceness of which Bach would've been proud, to the backdrop of brass bands and angelic choirs. This song, this performance moves me. Magic.

[@smiffymiffed2734]

Remember this while in the kitchen on a Sunday, helping my Mum with lunch - reminds me of my younger days, when everything seemed all OK - now grown up, the world certainly isn’t the same place!

[@jonathanwilkinson1461]

Clare by Gilbert O'Sullivan evokes sunday dinner for me, especially the harp bit in the middle..

[@marmadukegrimwig]

I know exactly how you feel…

[@vanessaw5814]

My son played this for me on my 74th birthday last week. It brought back many memories and I wanted to cry! Vanessa

[@timbuckii9]

Hard to type this with tears in my eyes. Such a beautiful song, beautifully performed. A shame no one makes music like this anymore.

[@dianadoos1944]

this is why i'm here listening to this now too

[@victorwilliamson9761]

I understand Tim.

[@chrissyb4817]

billion per cent agree 👩‍❤‍👨

[@jimduffy1967]

You are so right my friend,I get so sad and tearful when I hear this beautiful song ,I was 14 years old on first hearing this,and it sounds so much better 50 years later,a bit sad but really wonderful.

[@carpediem4179]

Totally agree with you 👍👍👍

[@dianastirling7144]

My husband died a few months ago, we had been married for nearly 57 years. Most of the time I want to get on with life and be positive but just sometimes I want to remember times long ago and have a good howl.......and when I do I play Peter singing 'You're a Lady' and it lets me remember the way things used to be. Peter was a very special performer, very gifted and very fondly remembered. He had a unique style that we all recognised because it spoke our inner thoughts.

[@darranphillips5710]

Diana Stirling i

[@CelticSaint]

I hope you're doing better than 'OK' Diana.

[@nemo227]

I don't think any long term spouse wishes to leave his/her partner alone. We rarely get to choose. We'd wish to leave together, holding hands. Meanwhile we can love and appreciate each other.

[@MrWinterdave]

Keep enjoying Peter and your very special memories.

[@huskvarsm]

Diana Stirling diana remember this is were you will both exist and be together again in your memories, they arent just thoughts in our head they are passages of time where he still exists.x

[@david-bs2ov]

Peter Skellern - VASTLY underated.|

[@rhodiusscrolls3080]

Overrated and they let him become a priest.

[@SuperAnimelover100]

@@rhodiusscrolls3080 Yikes alive. Woeeeeeeeeeeeeeee. Goodness gracious and goodness had nothing to do with it.

[@davidfarnes4615]

One of the most beautiful love songs ever written.

[@FATIMAGARCIA302]

Perfect!

[@teresahobday7836]

Beautiful and romantic. X

[@reneschoon8428]

I agree, just played it over and over again

[@tarquin4592]

Think Peter was born in the wrong decade with his love for the old songs. An extremely, underrated singer and pianist.

[@michaelmarron8441]

Not sure about his singing ...

[@andrewlloyd4702]

Loved this song since I heard it as a young boy, I'm nearly 66, and this is just so beautiful, like my wife, soulmate, best friend😊 and rock, Sarah ❤❤❤

[@michaeljenkins3347]

Absolutely wonderful. One of the best songs ever written and only Peter could have sung it. Tearful.

[@jimmyjooo123]

Colin Bluntstone would have sung this brilliantly.

[@marcelclaude7061]

I was 16 years old. A new math and physics teacher arrived at the school during the spring days. Carmen was her name, she was very young, she was about 24 years old, very beautiful and sensual. I fell madly in love with her as much as she seemed to me too. Approximately 2 years later she dies due to illness. Now I´m 61 years old, no one can imagine how much I still miss her.

[@TerritorioGamburtsev]

Beautiful

[@f4jukblueplanet916]

It’s amazing how the years don’t blur our feelings

[@sammartin7874]

💔 hearing this song brings it all back even after all these tears

[@ianwheeler3859]

I'm 60 and with the song singing before me, bring happy but sad crying memories to me too, thanks for being so open 👍

[@oj136]

Marcel, the best part of life is sometimes those ‘what if’ memories, Without them...............

[@deannebarrow9291]

I was 9 years old in 1972 and mad about the Osmonds but I loved this song and I continued to listen to it it all through my teens and beyond. Peter Skellern's granddaughter emailed Johnnie Walker (sounds of the 70s) a little while ago to ask for this song to be played in honour of her granddad which I thought was very sweet.

[@chuckylugs9607]

Always loved the beautiful arrangement of this mellow, classic song. It has ‘everything’ 😊

[@barrywhitley7492]

Somethings are just perfect, and this is one of them.

[@MARKMANIATT]

For those of a certain age, this song holds a special place....

[@barrybrady6814]

Well said

[@michaeljenkins3347]

A Legendary song….most probably one of the best ever

[@ianmitchell7109]

Unquestionably true.

[@richardjones8699]

So true.

[@haroldclarke3267]

Will never forget this beautiful song was a teenager when i first heard it, haunting melody.

[@jimduffy1967]

Brilliant song by a brilliant songwriter,I was 14 when this song was a hit, never thought much of it ,now I am older and wiser it's a brilliant song and a brilliant piece of music,and Peter Skellern was a master musician,RIP Mr Skellern.

[@teresasteele5327]

I was 15 and loved this song so much. Still do. Time flies doesn't it?

[@JustinCredible61-g8n]

I was 9 when this came onto the radio. Although I didn’t understand what love was about yet, I loved the tune and the gentle lyrics. A year later I lost my innocence, and I realise that this song, in part, symbolises my childhood perhaps more than any other. Now I’m 60, and having come out of a largely unhappy 31-year marriage, I am finally experiencing true love like I never thought existed. This is the soundtrack of my innocent romantic longings.

[@jimduffy1967]

Those people in the audience had no idea how good this singer songwriter was in front of them.Peter Skellern.

[@hogertrafik-67]

Skellern played twice on Swedish national radio this week. (May 2023) A sign? let´s hope so.

[@hollywilliam1010]

Major nostalgia moment. What an amazing song ... who would have thought a man on a piano with a brass band in the background and a ladies choir the background could pull it off and then some .. heart achingly good and still brings tears to my eyes. Bless you Peter Skeller .

[@patbadder7674]

Profound words Carol, and beautifully expressed!

[@JohnSmith-us2jx]

THANK YOU Carol, for a review worthy of the man and his music . . .

[@jimduffy1967]

Carol,you are spot on ,so miss music like this guy gave us .😢

[@tomconnolly7420]

Peter was a real gem, rip fair fellow

[@briansaiditsoitmustbetrue4206]

R.I.P Peter Skellern 1947-2017

[@MrPhilipDa]

Beautiful and haunting romantic song. Timeless. RIP Peter and thank you.

[@anneoliver8890]

I love the use of the words hauntingly romantic....this song is terribly haunting. This song defines what I feel romance should be. I am crazy about this song.....🥰

[@flashtheoriginal]

Sad to have heard that Peter died today. Talented musician and wonderful writer. RIP

[@desireeeilander4009]

flashtheoriginal absolutely

[@samgub]

yes sad, news although i was into T.rex and Sweet at the time i always loved this song, epic ending.

[@peteiswriteingnow]

@@samgub My 2 favorite groups as well, but this was a great song.

[@sr7791]

@@samgubdance to Sweet and TRex ,this is your end of the evening number,perfect

[@michaeljenkins3347]

I saw this on KZbin and the memories came flooding back. Brilliant song performed by a great artist. One of my all time favourites.

[@stevebaker6149]

Thank you, Mr. Skellern.

[@MrJueKa]

When I was 16 years old, in 1974, I met a girl briefly, we danced together just once, and then we kissed intensely just once ... we didn't say a word to each other, it was all about our eyes ... it was love at first sight for me ... but we never saw each other again after that short moment and I don't even know her name ... but I've never forgotten her to this day, I`ve not forgotten what she looked like, how she smelled and how everything felt and when I think of her, tears come to my eyes ... I'm 66 now.

[@nickjh1968]

An unforgettable moment, our lives have very few of the kinds of magical encounters.

[@MrJueKa]

@@nickjh1968 I've only had this one so far, or maybe I haven't allowed myself any other magical moments besides that, who knows.

[@T-NSTUDIOS]

Oh for a romance like this. This song makes me melt...

[@paulodonizetedesouza9732]

RIP Peter. You've left us this masterpiece in sense of a song.

[@francislester6327]

Like everyone who lived back then and was younger and thought these songs were slush , but with age and having loved and lost you appreciate just how good this guy was . The knowledge That this love song was probably written after a certain experience Peter had at the time. Great song and very distinctive style.👍🏻

[@gafpa]

So well remarked

[@rhondamckay1683]

Absolutely right.

[@ericgeorge5483]

About as close to the perfect ballad as you can ever get, just amazing.

[@roy421000]

What a brilliant song. The piano and lyrics are masterful.. And the use of the choir in the arrangement is clever. But what really makes the song so memorable is the outro with the choir and piano.

[@andyrichards9169]

Love this song. Peter was in my opinion a very underated singer. Terrific era for music.

[@sandrawilliamson8025]

I remember this song as a child, I hadn't heard it for over 50 years. When I heard it I had tears in my eyes... Memories❤

[@PatriciaBertrand-k5u]

My grandad like this Christmas I'm crying now I miss my poppa

[@klauskarnath8233]

A class of his own....golden unforgotten 70's 👌

[@nikonikolic1365]

This song always fills my eyes with tears. Peter Skellern was a genius. Makes me feel very proud to be born in the same country as the brilliant Peter Skellern. I do pray to to our dear Lord God, that someone in the near future will again to start to write songs like this again.

[@waldenhouse]

Niko Nikolic I write songs like this. Had a CD produced in 1996 + TV appearances, but it’s tough to make it in the U.K.

[@MrDavey2010]

I knew Peter personally. Lovely man. Lovely family. A sad loss.

[@nikonikolic1365]

RML Bobby D sounds good. I would love to hear your songs. Do you have any info or links I could use to hear some of your songs? I sing with my sister - she plays guitar and flute. We have also written some original songs with a unique sound. My influences are 60s and 70s.

[@nigelbarlow3506]

@@MrDavey2010 I keep going back to the well of this great man,s repertoire. No words can really do justice .... just and totally brilliant. Ballards that speak to the heart. Just so sad he,s left us

[@depilitproducts9263]

And, did your god answer you?

[@victorwilliamson9761]

A comforting man with his lyrics, someone who really stood out in those days but yet with comparatively simple music. There’s never being anyone to replace him, and there won’t be, because he was unique. Thank you mate, I loved your style and your comforting words.

[@allanwheatley2804]

Best Balled I've ever heard, just gone back 50 years

[@harrydonaldson1965]

Totally agree, this was (and still is) a classic that will forever stand the test of time.

[@thomasmarthinussen8978]

Pure magic.

[@andrewuk2683]

The kind of song where you have to stop what you're doing when you hear it and listen intently to the lyrics which he conveys beautifully

[@quantumleap359]

Just heard this song in an old aircheck posted on FaceBook. I hadn't heard it in 50 years, and it brought back so many memories of 1972. Beautiful ballad, Peter has that same wistful voice as Gilbert O'Sullivan, another very talented pianist and songsmith. Thanks for posting.

[@alainzanotti877]

Une chanson tellement émouvante et romantique ❤❤❤❤

[@susanpurnell2433]

Just perfect - how could any lady resist a plea like this? Beautiful memories.

[@Peter-gv2gn]

Great music, crafted and beautifully sung, wont happen again, sadly.

[@rosslippitt9902]

Blissful 😊

[@richardcourtenay8114]

I'm 82, this song has been a favorite of mine for many a year touching the heartstrings. My wife died 2 years ago but before she passed she told me to get on with my life and hoped I would find a partner. Two years on a beautiful lady has come into my life. What a song, what musician what dreams are spun.

[@philippinesfunwithjlb7193]

Nice mate!!!

[@CarolineFisher-w7x]

glad, 😊, for you, x

[@Glenn1967ful]

You just wouldn't get a song like this making the top ten these days. Back in the seventies, you could get anyone from a punk rocker to a brass band having a big hit.

[@peteranderson7928]

The song was a very big hit in the seventies!. Still very beautiful. I will miss Peter Skellern very much.

[@vodaredhill1704]

Ageless.

[@burgess12hill36]

I go to work I come home I think why not, I LOVE THIS SONG ❤❤

[@henrypinney2310]

Wonderful musician taken from us far too soon RIP Peter

[@BrianMaiden-o9c]

Classical, Brass band and pop song in one, a song Mr McCartney would have been proud of, God Bless You Peter, pure Genius

[@stephenbaldock4981]

😢 l absolutely love this piece of music 🎶

[@stephenmanning1553]

I used to listen to this beautiful song with a dear friend of mine who sadly had type 1 diabetes and was never going to live into old age. Thank you, Richard.

[@evvowxm]

R.I.P. Peter, your wonderful music will live on. Thank you, you brought great pleasure into my life

[@richardleigh9161]

And mine R. I. P. Peter

[@lesleyjulian9446]

Another magical talent gone. So sad.

[@agnesbelval9996]

Je viens d'apprendre le décès de PETER ,C'EST TROP TRISTE QUEL GRAND ARTISTE ,j'ai souvent ses chansons dans la tête pour toujours.Agnes 🌹

[@shesearchedherfullname9830]

Masterpiece 💕

[@DNobes]

The arrangement on this song is impeccable!

[@jolantaklimek8830]

Piękny utwór, wspaniałe wykonanie, mój ulubiony utwór

[@VanLat7]

Oh dear, I was 15 years old when I heard this song for first time, it became of of my favorite songs of all the time, myself I considered this one of the Top 10 most beautiful romantic songs ever made, thanks a lot for the memories

[@myoldmate]

You and me too buddy. I was into the Sweet, Roxy Music, Bowie etc, but this song drilled into my heart, and at 65yo now I still don't know why.

[@unclemac9631]

Born in 1961 1972 on my new Radio i got for my birthday Your a lady was playing i was 11 yrsld.

[@JohnSmith-us2jx]

God bless you, Peter. Thanks for the music, you were the best . . .

[@TrishaBertrand]

When my poopa died my uncle nmum heard this a lot I love it I'm in Australia now😊

[@merewynyard5813]

Loved this song I haven't heard for years❤TY

[@WimGelok]

Perfectly British , absolute beauty !🎉🎉🎉

[@richardleigh9161]

This is a beautiful song loved it in 1972 and still love it til this day R. I, P. Peter

[@burgess12hill36]

Hi everyone I love this song it's all amazing and that's love.

[@MrDavey2010]

Utterly beautiful song beautifully sung by a wonderful artist. Genuine talent.

[@adroharv9213]

wonderfully different gorgeous music. I grew up hearing Peter Skellern played during our visits out in the car. It will have clearly had an influence to my own music

[@steveoshow4832]

This is one of the early 70s classics that stand to shoulder with the likes of Gilbert O’Sullivan’s Nothing Rhymed and Alone Again Naturally, Nilsson’s Without You and Lynsey De Paul’s Won’t Somebody Dance With Me to name but a few all still burning bright over fifty years later.

[@lindabroadbent2333]

Beautiful song. Fabulous orchestral backing music❤

[@haroldclarke3267]

Absolutely brilliant what a artist, although I'm on 67 I have a passion for that type and era of music I just love the 40s and 50s sounds in fact I loved watching the tv series 'pennies from heaven ' with the great Bob Hoskins' thanks Peter never to be forgotten.

[@anderwneale5239]

A masterpiece,what a great tune,a time when songs had meaning.r.i.p Peter.

[@CarolineFisher-w7x]

my dad loved Peter, God rest him,🙏,

[@CJ-yt8yu]

...hearing this beautiful song transports me back to my childhood, aged 9-10..living at home..I miss my mum, and those carefree days..she passed 6 years ago aged 83 😢

[@reneschoon8428]

Fantastic songs don't need flashy music videos. Just a guy and a piano. Miss the good old days of TopPop with Ad Visser and Penny de Jager.

[@nicholastaylor9356]

Ah the memories of a different time, this song just takes you there...

[@64HomeMade]

Heard this on greats hits, it takes me make. Such a beautiful gentle song ❤

[@Kjcpanther222]

Reminiscing the 70s right now l was very fortunate to grow up in those innocent times

[@ruandted]

Timeless, i didn't know this song went back so far . RIP Peter.

[@adeptusmechanicus7572]

I always get a lump in my throat, hearing this song.

[@andrewdemetri579]

I remember Peter skeletons song when it first come what a song all these years later it still sounds great.songs of that era were written from the heart now a days it seems like romance isn't like it used to be.

[@reginaceliapereiramachadof3898]

Such a beautiful music! Romantic and poetic!

[@grahamf57]

Never heard this beautiful song played on the radio since Sir Terry Wogan finished his time with the BBC shortly before he died.

[@ZSAZSS09]

It could have been recorded with a lot of violins, and the whole thing would have been a failure. The brass really did this justice. It is a wonderful melody.

[@annaveenstra4557]

I think you are quite right. The brass was needed to make the song more powerfull. Although I love to hear violins more, bur for this song.....perfectly. And don't forget this choir. Wonderfull.

[@Calreva1]

Yes, beautiful sung lyrics to the music of Rachmaninov. A giant of a song. Thank you Peter Skellern. May you rest in peace.

[@mike61219]

@@annaveenstra4557 yes you are right, the choice of the brass band and the choir was more than unique

[@ChrisFEJackson]

I was 8 when this song came out, I always remember long Sundays and the smell of warm drying washing and this song in a dimly lit sitting room. The ending caught my ear and I have never forgotten this song through my life, now 60. It was my private song, for my memory. Thank you Peter.

[@dilenemarim8226]

Passei 20 anos tentando encontrar esta bela canção. Felizmente consegui realizar esse sonho 👏👏👏

[@richardfranke1101]

Wonderful! Such a beautiful, gentle song full of love. RIP Peter, I loved your songs.

[@CaptSlog]

Take heed, "The Voice". He just sang. There was no bending double to get the notes out, he didn't have his face contorted as if in pain whilst screaming into the microphone, nor have his mouth so far open that we could see his breakfast. Yes, it was understated vocally, but all the more powerful for it. This was a time when Britain really had talent.

[@markhall5656]

Always think of that Christmas special memories love this song miss you dad

[@Gera1713]

This is one of those songs that brings you right back to the time it was in 1972. Very intense

[@Kjcpanther222]

Wow what an amazing post and what a life you two must have shared this is a great song and we all reminisce l love it

[@neilrobinson1956]

They don't write music or songs like this any more, quite simply exquisite, can only think of these words to sum the time of music like this, 'Golden days spent in the sunshine of our happy youth'

[@chrisrust3979]

Absolutely terrific, I'd forgotten how good this was. The understated performance and the gentle humour with Skellern's wonderful voice is just great. I've recently been listening to his recording of 'Love is the Sweetest Thing' which makes Al Bowlly's version, from one of the greatest crooners ever, sound like he's belting it out in a music hall. It's a nice video that shows the man himself and his performing style, I assume it's mimed to the record as there's no microphones on the piano, the wide shot would show any boom mics, and it definitely looks like a hand-painted white piano from the props dept rather than a concert Steinway, I'm not even certain that the hammers were moving when you could see inside. But that's not the point, just amusing to see and it appeals to my nerdy observer's mind.

[@reginadefatimaferreira166]

Uma música clássica, verdadeira obra de arte que ficará para sempre!♥️♥️

[@DerekLyons]

Sadly missed always! Great song and singer !

[@carloshugogeib7961]

Nostalgia moment, I remember me doing my home Works at the time I was in University.

[@virginiabravo2569]

Sad news... I absolutely adored this song... RIP Peter Skellen.

[@richardleigh9161]

Very sad news R, I,P PETER

[@taninhada8191]

Canção linda, que marcou a minha existência nos anos 70, Peter fez lindas canções.... RIP

[@emersoncordeiro4665]

Achei um 🇧🇷.Até que enfim!

[@david-bs2ov]

muito verdadeiro !