Gerry & The Pacemakers - Ferry Cross The Mersey (1965)

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  • Опубликовано: 28 ноя 2024

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  • @Francloy1
    @Francloy1 Год назад +173

    My father died in September 2023. This was his his band.

    • @jpollardbookseller
      @jpollardbookseller 5 месяцев назад +4

      Wow

    • @liamphibia
      @liamphibia 4 месяца назад +3

      Aw.

    • @68blues
      @68blues 3 месяца назад +2

      Why tell us he died?

    • @ScratchyBaws
      @ScratchyBaws 2 месяца назад +1

      Your father was Brian Epstein?. BS plus he died in 1967 not 2023.

    • @loveurlife4ever1
      @loveurlife4ever1 2 месяца назад

      Are u a moron? Lmfao… why ask a pointless question. Which is best, Law abiding citizen, forest gump, green mile 51st dates Hancock click or Stepbrothers “Lex Fridman is dangerous” 16 min inspirational video on RUclips ends w the poem “if” by R Kipling

  • @tonypanzarella9387
    @tonypanzarella9387 7 месяцев назад +391

    In 1965, my generation listened to the Pacemakers. Today, we WEAR pacemakers.

    • @kathrynvincent5226
      @kathrynvincent5226 6 месяцев назад +17

      Now that’s funny!

    • @mauricewascom658
      @mauricewascom658 6 месяцев назад +7

      ​​@@kathrynvincent5226
      'tain't That Funny Honey!
      But, it was an apt remark by Tony P. ❗😌😸

    • @kevinharrison3265
      @kevinharrison3265 6 месяцев назад +3

      👍❤️😃

    • @randkur
      @randkur 6 месяцев назад +5

      Do true.

    • @ShirleyMostert
      @ShirleyMostert 6 месяцев назад +3

      😂😂😂👍

  • @vincentdiverniero8949
    @vincentdiverniero8949 7 месяцев назад +178

    2024, the 5th of April. I'm still listening and loving this music. Where did 60 years ago? My little brother passed away 7 months ago I don't know what I'm going to do. His birthday is in 9 days. I love you, Joe.

    • @cooks4ross
      @cooks4ross 7 месяцев назад +14

      Well this I say to you as well as your brother God bless you both.

    • @claraines2230
      @claraines2230 7 месяцев назад +9

      Sending you love, grief is never easy. And a happy heavenly birthday to Joe xx

    • @WijaLE
      @WijaLE 7 месяцев назад +6

      God bless you both, and a (late) happy birthday to joe!

    • @MK007-YT
      @MK007-YT 7 месяцев назад +6

      RE-Birthdays are tough. Prayers for You Both ! 🙏

    • @yvonnewheeler6230
      @yvonnewheeler6230 6 месяцев назад +4

      ❤so sorry for your loss bless you ❤

  • @galetanu6052
    @galetanu6052 2 года назад +520

    I was 14 then, 70 now...I will always love this song. Wow..

  • @dianesimpson4626
    @dianesimpson4626 9 месяцев назад +113

    I am Liverpool born, now live in Canada and 71, this takes me back, crossing on the ferry with my mum, great memories, love you mum

    • @elizabethchamberlain6014
      @elizabethchamberlain6014 8 месяцев назад +6

      Well said and hope you have brilliant memories ❤

    • @leecox6241
      @leecox6241 4 месяца назад +6

      So was my da! He loved this song.

    • @Isleofskye
      @Isleofskye 3 месяца назад

      Hi Diana. I'm 70 in London. Why did you emigrate,please and when?

    • @Hbb-cx3uk
      @Hbb-cx3uk Месяц назад

      I love reading your generation’s comments under these music videos

    • @Isleofskye
      @Isleofskye Месяц назад

      Hi Diane
      What was the attraction of Canada,please?

  • @jeffburgwin8669
    @jeffburgwin8669 8 месяцев назад +76

    Coming up to 75 years of age a still think this was the best decade

    • @stephenmcwilliams5842
      @stephenmcwilliams5842 3 месяца назад +4

      By a country mile, Jeff.

    • @AsianArtist2000
      @AsianArtist2000 Месяц назад +2

      I agree. The 60s, especially 64, (The Beatles & British Invasion), 65 (Byrds). I could go on with some great songs & memories!

  • @irislopez4950
    @irislopez4950 9 месяцев назад +65

    His song make me love a place I have never seen but imagine I am there.

    • @ianmccutcheon6319
      @ianmccutcheon6319 6 месяцев назад +4

      For sure not unlike Penny Lane of the Beatles .

    • @allanprimeau7864
      @allanprimeau7864 Месяц назад +1

      I have been to Liverpool. Back in 2001. ❤

  • @LuBro7
    @LuBro7 3 года назад +218

    Who's with me in 2021....and still love this Song....

    • @TheGlassman63
      @TheGlassman63 3 года назад +4

      I'm with you Bro. Timeless song and once this Covid sh*t is done, i hope to revisit Liverpool, a truly great city.

    • @bradylucero3849
      @bradylucero3849 3 года назад +2

      June 2021

    • @ccc4102
      @ccc4102 3 года назад +3

      That voice. Unique!

    • @dianeberlin5969
      @dianeberlin5969 3 года назад +3

      Love this song from a simpler time...

    • @angelagardner5230
      @angelagardner5230 3 года назад +1

      me

  • @SallieB196
    @SallieB196 10 месяцев назад +118

    I am a millennial but I love listening music back when people could sing and not hide behind auto-tune

    • @MK007-YT
      @MK007-YT 7 месяцев назад +3

      AMEN !! Also, when The Instruments Did NOT DROWN-OUT, The VOCALS !!!

    • @johnkelley6278
      @johnkelley6278 4 месяца назад

      100% right!!!

    • @brianearle1328
      @brianearle1328 3 месяца назад +2

      Feel sorry for the younger people of today, this and all the rest is what MUSIC 🎶 is all about, not the crap of today

    • @christopherwilmot8767
      @christopherwilmot8767 Месяц назад

      Amen

    • @mattparkin7224
      @mattparkin7224 Месяц назад

      You can be young and enjoy old music without shitting on today's art.

  • @annemarsden6692
    @annemarsden6692 3 года назад +1262

    RIP Gerry Marsden no one can sing you’ll never walk alone as good as you

    • @kascnef
      @kascnef 3 года назад +52

      Liverpool should honor him with a moment of silence

    • @uhrnet
      @uhrnet 3 года назад +21

      Let a million people without masks sing his song at his funeral!

    • @edwin11373
      @edwin11373 3 года назад +5

      Are you related?

    • @heikebohne8864
      @heikebohne8864 3 года назад +12

      Maybe John Lennon could sang it too. 🌿👍🏽🌿👍🏽🌿👍🏽Rest in Peace both of them
      .

    • @okrafeet
      @okrafeet 3 года назад +12

      Thank you Gerry ❤️❤️

  • @Whatt787
    @Whatt787 3 года назад +701

    RIP Gerry Marsden, your classic songs will never be forgotten, farewell

    • @amandadixon3375
      @amandadixon3375 3 года назад +14

      RIP GERRY your songs made me cry & smile at the same time - you will live in through them x

    • @dianal.5223
      @dianal.5223 3 года назад +10

      one of my favorite songs, so beautiful.

    • @marymaddison2146
      @marymaddison2146 3 года назад +9

      Rest in peace gerry fabulous singing xxxx

    • @ivangranger8494
      @ivangranger8494 3 года назад +7

      Amanda Dixon Isn't that the truth. He was one that touched so many of us. He was given a special gift, and always gave back. 🕊✨

    • @angelagardner5230
      @angelagardner5230 3 года назад +2

      i know loved him

  • @uyvonnemartian7614
    @uyvonnemartian7614 Год назад +319

    I'll always love this song. It reminds me of the 60s and people were more kind and caring.

    • @angelagardner5230
      @angelagardner5230 Год назад +16

      true

    • @MrAdriancooke
      @MrAdriancooke Год назад

      It's the immigrants that have ruined that

    • @trekkiejunk
      @trekkiejunk Год назад

      Were they? What about racism, sexism and oppression of queer folks, like myself? I would have hated to live in the 60's. Or if i were black. Police in the south used firehouses on them back then. Also, our government forced tens of thousands to go die in an unjust war. Yeah, the 60's were awesome.

    • @MrAdriancooke
      @MrAdriancooke Год назад +14

      Absolutely

    • @AussieLeftist
      @AussieLeftist Год назад +20

      Not towards minorities 😂

  • @LPJack02
    @LPJack02 Год назад +156

    RIP the four members of Gerry and the Pacemakers
    Freddie Marsden (November 23, 1940 - December 9, 2006), aged 66
    Les Maguire (December 27, 1941 - November 25, 2023), aged 81
    Gerry Marsden (September 24, 1942 - January 3, 2021), aged 78
    Les Chadwick (May 11, 1943 - December 26, 2019), aged 76
    You will be remembered as legends.

    • @musicluver1958
      @musicluver1958 Год назад +14

      Wonderful young men who wrote and sang wonderful songs in a sweeter age. Rest peacefully boys. Life goes so fast...

    • @ElizabethLopez-gj5cs
      @ElizabethLopez-gj5cs 11 месяцев назад +1

      😢​@@musicluver1958

    • @jfi-y8o
      @jfi-y8o 10 месяцев назад +8

      R.I.P. Gerry and the Pacemakers 🙏

    • @martydeegan4293
      @martydeegan4293 10 месяцев назад +2

      January 2024 kiwi,still love this song; Marty Deegan maybe one day I,ll cross the Mersey

    • @Francloy1
      @Francloy1 10 месяцев назад +1

      Legends.

  • @auntbarky
    @auntbarky 7 месяцев назад +156

    I am 70. I am so blessed to have grown up when the Brits took us back without firing a shot.

    • @oreally8605
      @oreally8605 6 месяцев назад +3

      Great quote.

    • @donwold1622
      @donwold1622 5 месяцев назад

      Not quite the way it worked. After the war of 1812 we decided to forgive THEM. During WWII we saved them.

    • @TheYorkie2
      @TheYorkie2 4 месяца назад

      No we seeded you with our language and justice system, Muppet 😊

    • @mnlwrnr
      @mnlwrnr 3 месяца назад +1

      When You like the british invasion of the 1960s you should listen to the britpop of the 1990s and early 2000s. This is also in the 1960s style. Examples:
      * Travis - Why Does It Always Rain On Me ruclips.net/video/PXatLOWjr-k/видео.html
      * Cornershop - Brimful of Asha ruclips.net/video/5LBnMRWeV-E/видео.html
      * World Party - Is it like today ruclips.net/video/0tyLGi2LtlU/видео.html
      * Oasis - Go let it out ruclips.net/video/-6X0rOC32AA/видео.html
      * Travis - Sing ruclips.net/video/eYO1-gGWJyo/видео.html

    • @Numantino312
      @Numantino312 3 месяца назад +1

      @@donwold1622 if only uk could return for an 1812 visit.
      america and the planet would owe brits a life debt for eternity.

  • @judeshill9317
    @judeshill9317 2 года назад +127

    I am a 70 years old American 🦇 that has loved this song from the first time I heard it. Just something ❤️ about it. Thank you, gentlemen.

    • @rickandrew6397
      @rickandrew6397 2 года назад +4

      Me too, RUclips has brought my musical youth, so much to see/here 👏👏👏 PEACE ✌️✌️✌️

    • @badtouch7340
      @badtouch7340 2 года назад +3

      I've liked this song since my folks cranked it during the 1980's

    • @jochauRN
      @jochauRN 2 года назад +1

      ME TOO !! We are in the same age group !

    • @frank1fm634
      @frank1fm634 Год назад +2

      Judes Hill I'm 71 and danced to this song when it came out.

    • @tyapalms28
      @tyapalms28 Год назад

      Hauntingly beautiful. My Aunt and Uncle stayed with us when I was little and I grew up loving their music.

  • @marion3386
    @marion3386 3 года назад +26

    I have LOVED THIS SONG ALL MY LIFE AND I AM 65 ! 🇬🇧🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 will always love you GERRY

    • @susansproston305
      @susansproston305 4 месяца назад +1

      Me too, I'm 74 now, love listening to Gerry, superb voice. Happy memories.

    • @svarna9000
      @svarna9000 Месяц назад

      First song i learnt read the words off the song book and memorise.
      Never knew why Mercy had a ferry. What did i know at 8yo.

  • @henochparks
    @henochparks 8 лет назад +1619

    I am 63 and it is great to hear from young people who like the oldies. It was a more gentle time than today. It is sad these youngens can not go back in time and enjoy those days.

    • @henochparks
      @henochparks 8 лет назад +20

      +Tim OHeron What a lucky guy you are!!

    • @nancyhicksgribble9799
      @nancyhicksgribble9799 8 лет назад +39

      im 33 and was raised on oldies. listen to my hifi daily lol

    • @henochparks
      @henochparks 8 лет назад +16

      +Dani McD a HiFi? .....cool.

    • @nancyhicksgribble9799
      @nancyhicksgribble9799 8 лет назад +24

      +henochparks yeah my vinyls, well dads vinyls. its funny, to me this was just music, until i was older i didnt realize it was considered oldies lol

    • @kenmorgan6641
      @kenmorgan6641 8 лет назад +10

      +henochparks It had it`s turbulent moments.............but your right.

  • @ajdoubleu4218
    @ajdoubleu4218 3 года назад +300

    Beautiful smile, beautiful songs, so talented. Rest in peace Gerry ✌️
    Don’t let the sun catch you crying 🎶

  • @jkelly1a
    @jkelly1a 2 года назад +198

    A lovely and unforgettable tribute to one's homeland. We'll not forget you, Gerry.

  • @GaleKravetzRyan
    @GaleKravetzRyan 5 месяцев назад +72

    How do we remember the songs that we haven’t heard in over 50 years just amazing. We remember all the words.🥰🥰🥰🥰

    • @4thArmoredVet
      @4thArmoredVet 4 месяца назад +2

      ... and we're only using 10% of our brain capacity.

    • @RDRumpff
      @RDRumpff 4 месяца назад +5

      Gale, it was a better, more beautiful and more loving generation then. I turned 13 years old on 3 Dec 1964. I still remember all of this, and now their lyrics make me cry. What happened to our countries? Rick Dwayne Rumpff, Celina, Ohio USA.

    • @MaryHepburn-k2g
      @MaryHepburn-k2g Месяц назад +1

      ​@RDRumpff What happened indeed. I'm willing to bet Capitalism. People look very differently in life now. We've all become very hardened and uncaring, especially about each other.

  • @alanbutterfield8905
    @alanbutterfield8905 3 года назад +308

    RIP Gerry - You'll Never Walk Alone.

    • @robertdreilinger5162
      @robertdreilinger5162 3 года назад +5

      You and the group so beautifully chronicled everyday life and added the very threads that weave the fabric of our existence.

    • @jeanedwards2497
      @jeanedwards2497 3 года назад +2

      AHH that's so sweet...🥰

  • @schnertblatt
    @schnertblatt 6 лет назад +71

    I'm an American; grew up in the 60s. I loved this song.

    • @thewordrules
      @thewordrules 3 года назад +2

      Best time ever.

    • @schnertblatt
      @schnertblatt 3 года назад +1

      @@thewordrules Absolutely Right!

    • @user-gi4on1so6s
      @user-gi4on1so6s 3 года назад +4

      @@schnertblatt As a russian, I agree with you

    • @schnertblatt
      @schnertblatt 3 года назад +2

      @@user-gi4on1so6s Thank you very much for your reply. Bolshoye Spasiba. Sorry; I don't have Cyrillic keyboard or I'd reply using the correct letters. Ya Govoryou po-ruski awchin nimnawga. 🇷🇺😸👍🏻

    • @user-gi4on1so6s
      @user-gi4on1so6s 3 года назад +2

      @@schnertblatt No problem :), my american friend 🇷🇺🇺🇸🙂

  • @eightinches6094
    @eightinches6094 3 года назад +30

    He was good friends with Paul McCartney. RIP Gerry, thanks for all the good music you gave us.

  • @travelingman8230
    @travelingman8230 3 года назад +89

    I'm 59 and now live in America. My parents used to play this song in the car when I was a toddler, and at house parties back in the 60's. We left England in 1974, but this song and P.C.'s "Downtown", still evoke strong emotional memories. Beautiful songs of that era!

    • @MegaJustGeorge
      @MegaJustGeorge Год назад

      You, my sir, have taste in music, as you've mentioned Gerry and the Pacemakers, and also Petula Clark. I thank you, my sir.

    • @johnanderson6946
      @johnanderson6946 Год назад +1

      i wanna know something since im interested bout old technology back in those times did u use record players or cassettes/8 track tapes?

    • @Kyle-ek4gr
      @Kyle-ek4gr Год назад +2

      liverpool culture is the nicest in england in my opinion.. humble working class folk

    • @veintiunico5326
      @veintiunico5326 Год назад +1

      Petula Clark

    • @fitnesswithdan
      @fitnesswithdan Год назад +1

      Same I grew up in England and live in America now

  • @loucarlozo5283
    @loucarlozo5283 3 года назад +198

    Sunshine in that voice with a touch of melancholy. Who knows how much he influenced his fellow Liverpudlians? RIP Gerry.

  • @djburgy
    @djburgy 4 года назад +271

    I love Gerry and the Pacemakers.... brings back great memories!! I am 72 and love the oldies!

    • @petepoacher5040
      @petepoacher5040 4 года назад +4

      im just getting out of my nappies

    • @teharipatene8135
      @teharipatene8135 4 года назад +3

      YES INDEED GREAT MEMORIES LOL

    • @jeanmoores1974
      @jeanmoores1974 4 года назад +5

      I agree love the 60 s

    • @robshearing2131
      @robshearing2131 4 года назад +2

      wow i didn't know that bernard cribbins was in the pacemakers, thanks for the info 👍

    • @suecope1923
      @suecope1923 4 года назад +3

      Me too.

  • @roswithabriggs5610
    @roswithabriggs5610 5 месяцев назад +34

    I am still listening in 2024❤

  • @dennisneslo9847
    @dennisneslo9847 Год назад +64

    I'm 60 and have always enjoyed this beautiful music since Day one. This by the way is real music. And for all you people out there reading this....Yes they did know the Beatles and Paul in fact was his friend.🎉

    • @ewencameron1548
      @ewencameron1548 Год назад +9

      The best time to be alive

    • @dave9497
      @dave9497 Год назад +1

      ​@@ewencameron1548it most definitely was....

  • @rubenaguilar9751
    @rubenaguilar9751 3 года назад +113

    RIP Gerry. Playing Your Music Here in East Los Angeles, CA USA

    • @joannneusner5040
      @joannneusner5040 3 года назад +1

      Hi, Ruben! This is kind of random, but my son and granddaughter live in Boyle Heights and I haven’t been able to see them since September, 2019 first because I was sick and in the hospital, and then because of pandemic. I loved this song when i was in junior high school. Stay safe!

    • @raymondsmith6797
      @raymondsmith6797 3 года назад +2

      Thank you for your post!!!!!!!!! From the Heart!!

    • @rubenaguilar9751
      @rubenaguilar9751 3 года назад +1

      @@raymondsmith6797 😷✌🏼

    • @rubenaguilar9751
      @rubenaguilar9751 3 года назад +1

      @@joannneusner5040 😷✌🏼

    • @aztecwarrior7373
      @aztecwarrior7373 3 года назад

      Forme Rola "ace"

  • @James-md8yl
    @James-md8yl Год назад +11

    Now I'm 81yrs old And still listen to it❤😊

  • @LettyK
    @LettyK 2 месяца назад +12

    Gerry Marsden had a voice that was just sublime. He was a dear soul. Rest in Peace Gerry, 💖

  • @dannydeschilder9943
    @dannydeschilder9943 7 месяцев назад +62

    I was on the Ferry cross the Mersey to Woodsend and Birkinghead, I was singing this song, unforgateble! Greetings from Holland.

  • @TheStuart201073
    @TheStuart201073 3 года назад +144

    Rest in peace Gerry sad loss to the music industry and to liverpool.

    • @colinscales
      @colinscales Год назад +3

      I’m going to see Gerry’s Pacemakers on Liverpool’s theatre. I’m 78

  • @arfamccann5824
    @arfamccann5824 4 года назад +160

    I have just returned from a “city break” to Liverpool, where I took the ferry across the Mersey, just because of this song, and I’m glad I did. Many, many thanks to the wonderful people of Liverpool, who made us feel very welcome and “at home”! You have a great city, where I hope to return to again one day. God bless you all.

    • @petepoacher5040
      @petepoacher5040 4 года назад +4

      proper people

    • @frankhornby6873
      @frankhornby6873 4 года назад +7

      Arfa McCann ....yeah my City of Liverpool really is a welcoming place...Scousers are genuine people...we don't care what your name is....we'll never turn you away...👍🏻✌🏻💙

    • @julietuck7284
      @julietuck7284 4 года назад +4

      We went in January 3rd time did the Beatles, ferry and the bus tour the lady doing the commentating on the bus was really knowledgeable and funny 😀

    • @tommydavies5353
      @tommydavies5353 3 года назад +1

      We”ll never turn awayyyy

    • @davidacheson2585
      @davidacheson2585 3 года назад

      Ý

  • @keithwisell8528
    @keithwisell8528 4 года назад +106

    This is one of those rare songs that makes you stop and listen to it.

  • @schnertblatt
    @schnertblatt 11 месяцев назад +9

    I am 70. I love this song and I loved listening to this when I was a kid in high school. This is still so beautiful to me! 👍🏻😺

  • @jeffhoneycutt7665
    @jeffhoneycutt7665 6 лет назад +221

    This is, hands down, one of the best pop songs to come out of the British Invasion. Meticulously produced with a heartfelt vocal by Gerry Marsden. Exquisite production by Sir George Martin.

    • @lymanmj
      @lymanmj 4 года назад +12

      George Martin - who else would have thought to add French Horns and English Horns to the backup? Sir Martin is the biggest "unsung hero" of great pop music - *ever*.

  • @yurkagagarin
    @yurkagagarin 3 года назад +157

    R.I.P. legend, you’ll never walk alone...

  • @lilpoohbear653
    @lilpoohbear653 8 месяцев назад +4

    Gorgeous song...always loved this one:)

  • @linnemdodds6348
    @linnemdodds6348 Месяц назад +7

    I'm 72. I still love this song & Don't let the Sun catch you crying.

  • @Shireburngent
    @Shireburngent 3 года назад +84

    I've always loved this song. It's beautiful haunting melody is sublime. RIP Gerry.

    • @molliestanton2869
      @molliestanton2869 Год назад +3

      Beautiful, haunting melody-yes! From a gentler time.

  • @Dra741
    @Dra741 Год назад +13

    I grew up in New York City and when we were kids we would take the ferry to Staten Island we cut out of school near my brother, it was an adventure as a young kid, and every time I cross I would think of Gerry and the Pacemakers, because when we were kids these people were singing songs to us that was just so positive and inspiring, when we were growing up we listen to everybody's music we didn't restrict ourselves and Gerry and the Pacemakers the song that they did Ferry cross the mersey oh, that really is the most incredible song that lasts with you for the rest of your life ride the Staten Island Ferry and play Gerry and the Pacemakers it was a while ago but we had some good qualities because we didn't isolate herself and one type of music we yearned and we heard the British came to New York City with the Beatles all this stuff this was excitement as a teenager even young kids oh, but this is a song and it will last with me for the rest of my life

  • @lesliepfeiffer5946
    @lesliepfeiffer5946 Год назад +40

    This is such a heart warming song. Great band. May Gerry Rest in Peace. In 2018 while on vacation in the U.K. from S.A. I got to go on the ferry across the Mersey. 👌👌👍👍

    • @rjjcms1
      @rjjcms1 Год назад +4

      The nearest I've been to that so far is driving under it through the Mersey Tunnel,but I'll have to stop and take the ferry across one day when I'm next there.

    • @Brentpas123gmailcom
      @Brentpas123gmailcom 5 дней назад

      Hello Leslie beautiful hair you got are they natural

  • @staceyx4383
    @staceyx4383 3 года назад +108

    RIP Uncle Gerry love you always! Biggest amazing talent of the family always ♥️😢💔💕 Amazing man!

    • @mayhemjr.803
      @mayhemjr.803 Год назад +4

      Oh my condolences...was he your uncle?

    • @staceyx4383
      @staceyx4383 Год назад +5

      @@mayhemjr.803 Yes x

    • @staceyx4383
      @staceyx4383 Год назад +4

      @@mayhemjr.803 And thank you x

    • @rainbowstones5431
      @rainbowstones5431 Год назад +6

      Lucky you but sad for your loss- his voice was one of the warmest and dearest ever! So beautiful and heartfelt

    • @jacquelinefox2632
      @jacquelinefox2632 Год назад +3

      I think I still love the Pool. J🦊🐟

  • @SH-lx6re
    @SH-lx6re 3 года назад +104

    RIP Mr Marsden, your beautiful voice will be heard in heaven and earth. Gerry and the Pacemakers are joyful to listen too. Ferry Cross the Mersey was a magical and mystical song that I loved very much and still do. I have visited the wonderful city Liverpool and caught the enigmatic ferry across the beautiful waterfront. Incredible people, music, history and culture. I will return. X

  • @genki2genki
    @genki2genki 3 года назад +176

    One of my happiest moments was just seeing the Mersey in Liverpool, thinking about this song. RIP.

    • @stephenfoster4178
      @stephenfoster4178 3 года назад +1

      Rip to a legend. You’ll never walk alone

    • @stuartmckern6206
      @stuartmckern6206 3 года назад +2

      This song is so beautiful

    • @rlw1293
      @rlw1293 3 года назад +3

      Yes, never forget crossing the Mersey on a Ferry and suddenly thinking of that song.

    • @vernpascal1531
      @vernpascal1531 3 года назад +5

      @@rlw1293 Never been to England,but in a sea of great 60's songs...this one really touches me, as moving as any.

    • @eugeneevadeutsch8488
      @eugeneevadeutsch8488 3 года назад

      L@@stuartmckern6206 ,

  • @theebayhififanatic6002
    @theebayhififanatic6002 3 года назад +49

    RIP Gerry Marsden, it’s impossible not to smile when you see him, he radiated warmth and goodness

  • @markmccummins8049
    @markmccummins8049 2 года назад +39

    I remember this song amongst the many that they recorded. RIP Gerry. Their songs were the gentler side of popular music. Gerry & The Pacemakers are amongst my favourite memories.

  • @timtim-hf3ut
    @timtim-hf3ut 3 года назад +335

    Sad to watch the sixties legends die. We need another big 60s revival like we had in the 90s

    • @andreamaldonado681
      @andreamaldonado681 3 года назад +19

      That's when you felt the words..the passion..
      They don't make music 🎵🎶 like that anymore.
      R.I.P.

    • @craigyoung4156
      @craigyoung4156 3 года назад +23

      Definitly need a revival today's music sucks big time

    • @bobvasquez1257
      @bobvasquez1257 3 года назад +13

      Damn right grew in this era Peace to everyone Miss it

    • @elaineforrester8724
      @elaineforrester8724 3 года назад +10

      Such great music and not that horrible racket of today.

    • @cornasmith6400
      @cornasmith6400 3 года назад +3

      @@elaineforrester8724 there might be revival but it will never be the same

  • @videomaniac108
    @videomaniac108 3 года назад +63

    RIP Gerry from a grateful listener across the pond. You, the Stones, the Kinks, the DC5, the Animals, Manfred Mann and the Beatles were all powerful influences on me, and many of us, in our early formative years. Your music will always be remembered and appreciated. You helped to make the world a better place in which to live, thank you.

    • @michaelsurvilla8966
      @michaelsurvilla8966 2 года назад +2

      Great comment Jim and it's so true and I love all of those artists.
      I would just like to add one, Roy
      Orbison.
      I was out on a date with the sister of my friends girl friend. My friend drove about 15 miles to their house and then we separated.
      Later my friend picked me up in his car and told me that his girl friend told him, that she was dating his brother and she didn't want to see him anymore.
      We got on the road and there was a freezing rain storm and the roads were very slippery.
      Then Roy Orbison came on the radio singing the classic song
      ITS OVER and with my friend driving 50mph on frozen Michigan roads, because he was heart broken, I thought that it really was OVER ! luckily we made it home only spinning out a couple of times, but not hitting anything.
      I will always remember THAT NIGHT and THAT SONG.
      I'm 74 now and still remember all
      those good songs, but Especially
      Roy Orbison's ITS OVER !

    • @videomaniac108
      @videomaniac108 2 года назад +1

      @@michaelsurvilla8966 Thanks, Roy Orbison was definitely one of the greats from that era.

    • @edforeman6401
      @edforeman6401 2 года назад +1

      Applied to the Staten Island Ferry as a teen.

  • @bclibrarian7203
    @bclibrarian7203 3 года назад +16

    crushed. the fabric of my youth is disappearing. What a song, Gerry! rest in peace forever

    • @89ksokd91
      @89ksokd91 3 года назад +1

      It's a part of us now though..a part of the journey and transformation of life. Not to take away the grief, I understand and feel ya.

  • @richardowen2891
    @richardowen2891 3 года назад +14

    Thanks for your music Gerry.safe crossing for final trip.

  • @Moeporcelli57
    @Moeporcelli57 4 года назад +58

    I can't listen to this song without a tear in my eye and a heart full of pride. I love my city.

    • @deborahshah9536
      @deborahshah9536 4 года назад +4

      You have so much to be proud of in this city. I've always loved Liverpool even though I've never been there...

    • @MThyne-oz2zu
      @MThyne-oz2zu 4 года назад +3

      It's a song about home. You dont have to live near the Mersey to get the song. Such a sweet, beautiful tune. :)

    • @deborahshah9536
      @deborahshah9536 4 года назад +2

      @@MThyne-oz2zu Agree it's about home. There is something special about Merseyside in the 60's but it captures something for us all. And as another sweet beautiful tune puts it, Home Is Where The Heart Is (Elvis Presley)...

    • @MThyne-oz2zu
      @MThyne-oz2zu 4 года назад +1

      @@deborahshah9536 Well said. The Mersey beat period was something special. But this song, and I don't know why, always moves my bladder closer to my eye :). Someday I'll make it to Liverpool and Manchester. See The Cavern and the old location of the Hacienda in the same trip. Take care!

    • @petepoacher5040
      @petepoacher5040 4 года назад +2

      good on u pet

  • @peteroloughlin1694
    @peteroloughlin1694 5 месяцев назад +15

    One of my favourite songs of all time. I used to listen to this all the time during my childhood.

  • @janeough45
    @janeough45 5 лет назад +70

    i reckon this guys voice could charm anything ..im a 74 years old female who caught the ferry across the mersy in the 60s ,,,what an era never to be repeated lol xx

  • @ch33ky0_6monk3y
    @ch33ky0_6monk3y 2 года назад +3

    awe this is my grandads song...we are from here...aw rip grandad miss u soooo very much....I come here to listen to this cus it brings me close to u...and nan...mum misses u like crazy 😔...I love you George and Mildred love your granddaughter xxxx ...

    • @ch33ky0_6monk3y
      @ch33ky0_6monk3y Год назад

      @gregnormal5101 that's ok no worries yes I am a fan ...I was born across the Merseyside Birkenhead

    • @Brentpas123gmailcom
      @Brentpas123gmailcom 5 дней назад

      @@ch33ky0_6monk3yhello sorry for your loss how are you doing?are your hairs natural?

  • @billlonee9470
    @billlonee9470 3 года назад +71

    RIP, Gerry. Such a haunting voice on this haunting song.

  • @eddiek0507
    @eddiek0507 3 года назад +84

    Another Great One Gone,
    RIP Gerry...

  • @PHun_UK
    @PHun_UK 6 лет назад +35

    I was fortunate enough to cross the mersey with my late father, I'll always remember it, he sang the song and made it so special.. Little did we know that he would be dead in about 4 years with the big C he was 41, my life changed in a heartbeat, that's why this song means so much, RIP DADDY LOVE YOU ♥️

    • @charlesaguilar1708
      @charlesaguilar1708 4 года назад +6

      Majorette UK Thanks for that touching story! I love hearing stories about the good old days with family and friends. Your story touched my heart. THANK YOU.

    • @richardnightingale5726
      @richardnightingale5726 4 года назад +2

      What a lovely tribute to your ad god bless hun

    • @frankhornby6873
      @frankhornby6873 4 года назад +2

      ...yeah lovely story...lovely memories for you...✌🏻

  • @andrewkeeton6937
    @andrewkeeton6937 3 года назад +23

    R. I. P. Gerry Gave us so much pleasure for so many years. Your music will never be forgotten.

  • @caspence56
    @caspence56 7 лет назад +24

    I always thought Gerry had one of the most beautiful and soothing voices ever.

  • @bbobbob3790
    @bbobbob3790 6 лет назад +23

    53 years later and I still love this song.

  • @togspeedy7224
    @togspeedy7224 4 года назад +20

    We don't care what your name is boy, we'll never turn you away! That sums up the people of Liverpool in one sentence! Thank you Gerry for the songs that made our city the envy of the world.

  • @russellbowden583
    @russellbowden583 2 года назад +12

    This morning we sung this at my Grandad's funeral at his request.I'd never heard of these guys before but it seems fitting as he immigrated from Liverpool to New Zealand 70~ years ago. I had the chance to play it for him a few hours before he went. It's been on heavy rotation the last few days.

  • @gh1851
    @gh1851 3 года назад +64

    RIP Gerry Marsden 1942-2021 😥😥
    You'll never walk alone 💔

  • @luciaterrizzi1881
    @luciaterrizzi1881 3 года назад +4

    So Sorry to hear of your passing. I remember Gerry and The Pacemakers on the ED Sullivan show in my teens back in the 1960s. What a beautiful voice and beautiful ballads. See you soon Gerry with guitar in hand.

    • @kellydave3534
      @kellydave3534 3 года назад

      Hello Lucia, how is things going with you ?

  • @ARIZJOE
    @ARIZJOE 4 года назад +33

    Two years ago December, I had an opportunity to visit Liverpool There was an ambiance, a palpable warmth, just like Gerry wrote. The Beatles could not have come from another place.

  • @johngoodwin4610
    @johngoodwin4610 2 месяца назад +3

    I’m 77…saw the movie in the theatre. That song has stayed with me and brings fond memories.

  • @jand3163
    @jand3163 3 года назад +37

    No one sounds like Gerry Marsden, he is irreplaceable.

  • @cliffbovingdon8980
    @cliffbovingdon8980 Месяц назад +3

    I was born in 1965 when this song was released, next year this song will be 60 years old, and i still listen to them every weekend

  • @derekstocker6661
    @derekstocker6661 3 года назад +39

    RIP Gerry, you gave us some of the greatest sounds of the 60s and beyond...

  • @cantufamilia4781
    @cantufamilia4781 Год назад +3

    I’m 66 and heard this song as a kid. Thanks to the internet I can continue to enjoy it.
    Such a mild and soothing song.

  • @paulkeller9018
    @paulkeller9018 3 года назад +151

    RIP Gerry Marsden, A Scouser but respected by us Mancs.

    • @humbertoflores2545
      @humbertoflores2545 3 года назад +1

      What is that mean?

    • @jonhoughton7590
      @jonhoughton7590 3 года назад +10

      He's a Liverpudlian who wouldn't get beaten up in Manchester.

    • @sunnyday7843
      @sunnyday7843 3 года назад +1

      My mum was from Formby and loved him- I didn’t know he died recently 😢

    • @JoYoYo803
      @JoYoYo803 3 года назад +1

      A proud Manc myself Paul. God bless the Great Scouser! xx

  • @Borella309
    @Borella309 3 года назад +147

    "This land's the place I love, and here I'll stay" Gerry passed away in Liverpool - his home! Aside from a great 60's singer and hit-maker, incredibly under-rated songwriter and guitarist. This song is simply beautiful - and singing about Liverpool before John and Paul (Strawberry Fields/Penny Lane) - now that's something that should be noted! Thanks for the great music Gerry and the Pacemakers.

    • @cb90222
      @cb90222 2 года назад +4

      Amen to that 😇 🙏 💯 Ty for sharing ☺

    • @frankdenardo8684
      @frankdenardo8684 2 года назад +7

      Gerry & the pacemakers and the Beatles were part of the Mersey sound

    • @Willowsmum
      @Willowsmum 2 года назад +7

      Life will never be this good again. I’m glad I was born early enough to have these memories. Wonderful times.

    • @trinidadapodaca7027
      @trinidadapodaca7027 2 года назад +1

      it was a seaport and the sailors brought lot o records from u s

    • @Devachandra9
      @Devachandra9 2 года назад +1

      @@Willowsmum Only a few moments ago did a similar sentiment occur to me. Will there ever be another time in pop music like the one we had the good fortune of experiencing? Will that historic cycle come 'round again?

  • @davidbatterson4634
    @davidbatterson4634 3 года назад +52

    There was no voice like his. Loved it.

    • @lydialas8756
      @lydialas8756 2 года назад

      @Hello David how are you doing

  • @lenastropestrope1335
    @lenastropestrope1335 2 года назад +3

    Woke up with this song on my mind this morning. Must be true that in our later years we regress and remember our youth and simpler times.

  • @someoneelsewhere32
    @someoneelsewhere32 3 года назад +19

    As a tiny child my Dad played this record and tons of others, every Sunday morning.
    A touch of sadness with some very happy memories of my Wonderful Dad.
    Thank you Gerry and RIP.

  • @francisng2561
    @francisng2561 3 года назад +8

    I heard this song when I was 13 years old in Malaysia. Now, living in Macau, walking tru You Tube, saw this page and decided to hear one of my favourite songs. Sad to know that he has gone. May God bless your soul.

    • @raymondsmith6797
      @raymondsmith6797 3 года назад

      I love Malaysia!!!!! I try to make a visit often

  • @hermannheester8884
    @hermannheester8884 Год назад +4

    Meine 73 Jahre geraten dabei fast in Vergessenheit. Danke

  • @valdirbergamobergamo5396
    @valdirbergamobergamo5396 Год назад +7

    This is a treasure. Who lived this time will remember the grandeur of it.
    Thanks for the good moments!

  • @98raja
    @98raja 2 года назад +18

    Takes me back instantly to a happier golden time …

  • @marthagreenwood9518
    @marthagreenwood9518 3 года назад +9

    Ferry cross the Mersey, Don't let the sun catch you crying, You'll never walk alone are just a few of my favorite songs you sang. You will be missed by a lot of people. RIP and you definitely will never walk alone.

    • @kellydave3534
      @kellydave3534 3 года назад

      Hello Martha, how is things going with you ?

  • @barneybuster8915
    @barneybuster8915 3 года назад +31

    So very, very sad, I danced at the Mecca Locarno in the 60's to his music, R.I.P, Gerry, you were one of my favourite Liverpool Groups.

  • @elissaschornstein9399
    @elissaschornstein9399 3 года назад +53

    Beautiful song sung by the one and only Gerry Marsden.
    Nobody else could sing this song like Gerry.
    Gerry you missed and loved.
    RIP. ♥️❤️♥️

  • @ailurophile17
    @ailurophile17 2 года назад +16

    Certainly one of the most beautiful songs of the entire British Invasion! So is "I'll Be There" too, which Bobby Darin's original doesn't even touch. A great time to be alive-- RIP Gerry and thanks for contributing to the soundtrack of my life!

  • @markjohnson3064
    @markjohnson3064 3 года назад +10

    A true Mersey side star, just loved your music and stage performances. So many thanks for the entertainment you have given. Condolences to your family.........xx

  • @liverpoolkoplee57
    @liverpoolkoplee57 3 года назад +3

    I've been in Liverpool for half a year. I love Liverpool,especially her music and football. My two favorite songs are yours,Gerry,Ferry cross the mersey and You 'll never walk alone! RIP Gerry!

  • @michael0.770
    @michael0.770 2 года назад +21

    I once heard Paul McCartney say he wished he had written that song. I understand why. The lyrics speak about accepting and loving one's life, and loving one's neighbor. But it does so in an understated way, which I believe makes it even more powerful. At the end where Gerry does the final, "Here I'll stay," the instrumental ending (with the great George Martin producing) is music that makes you visually think of a ship crossing the Mersey, doing what it is intended to do, and Gerry being at peace with his life. Since we all desire that, I think that's one reason the song continues to resonate so deeply.

  • @neildavey6328
    @neildavey6328 3 года назад +53

    R.i.p Gerry Marsden will never be forgotten

  • @helentyrer3298
    @helentyrer3298 9 лет назад +74

    We had some talent in this country in the 60s.buzzing!

    • @hilarysegal5088
      @hilarysegal5088 6 лет назад +2

      got goosebumps! remember this the first time round living up north, though a Londoner - manager was Eppy! Fab Fab time

  • @katiejo1095
    @katiejo1095 2 года назад +7

    Love this song. I miss my childhood. My grandchildren will never know the feelings I had.

  • @olivedavies7669
    @olivedavies7669 Месяц назад +2

    My late brother and I loved Gerry and the Pacemakers. Olive from South Africa. It always reminds md of him he had a beautiful voice❤

  • @planetarysader
    @planetarysader 3 года назад +7

    Noooo, January 3rd, 2021, our weary world just lost the great Gerry Marsden.
    Forever in our hearts, thank you Gerry fro the greatest music and best of times!

  • @IsaacAsimov1992
    @IsaacAsimov1992 4 года назад +17

    Memories of better times.
    No drugs. No gimmicks. Wholesome, innocent.
    Great vocals + wonderful and evocative instrumental arrangement.

    • @edgarpoe7255
      @edgarpoe7255 4 года назад

      No drugs?

    • @dacramac3487
      @dacramac3487 4 года назад

      You obviously missed who was presenting this episode of Top of the Pops.

  • @susantrice6531
    @susantrice6531 2 года назад +19

    These old songs are unforgettable. They touch a place in my heart.Memories from the past. People I've known. I love Gary and the Pace Maker's. Heartwarming always.

  • @Eaglerow77
    @Eaglerow77 2 года назад +2

    I was born in 1960 . Hearing this everyday in the 60s was so kool. I would sing it in school a lot..love this group..RIP.GERRY MARSDEN. YOUR SONGS WILL LIVE FOREVER.

  • @jimroberts7178
    @jimroberts7178 7 лет назад +471

    I love the lyric " people around ever corner they seem to smile and say we don't care what your name is boy we will never turn you away" If all people could all live that way today

    • @tombstoneharrystudios584
      @tombstoneharrystudios584 6 лет назад +7

      Jim Roberts true!

    • @squizza28
      @squizza28 5 лет назад +1

      If it was safe enough to do so, I'm sure more would.

    • @jackjft9654
      @jackjft9654 5 лет назад +10

      Jim Roberts it describes the people of Liverpool or better yet Merseyside very well.

    • @jodywilke4642
      @jodywilke4642 5 лет назад +9

      How true! People in this country have forgotten, what it says on the Statue of Liberty.😔💒

    • @jackjft9654
      @jackjft9654 5 лет назад +4

      Jody Wilke this song has nothing to do with the USA.

  • @benlink1996
    @benlink1996 3 года назад +7

    I was six years old when I first heard 'Ferry 'cross the Mersey'. I instantly fell in love with British pop, and I will never lose that thanks to Gerry Marsden.
    Much love from Oz.

    • @pattiboyes686
      @pattiboyes686 3 года назад +1

      I was about the same age and also was a huge fan of the British Invasion. Sad to hear of Gerry's passing.

  • @bluesborn
    @bluesborn 10 лет назад +128

    This song is a warm rush of nostalgia for me as it's one of the first songs I remember hearing as a boy.There is something about the sound and the chord structure that has taken on a dream like quality over the decades since I first heard it.The kind of song you dial in on your radio late at night coming in on a wave of static from some far off place.

    • @stevestruthers6180
      @stevestruthers6180 6 лет назад +6

      Also one of the first songs I remember hearing when I was quite little, so I can relate to the experience you describe.

    • @bro8974
      @bro8974 5 лет назад +1

      My experience too!

    • @amadobustamante5237
      @amadobustamante5237 5 лет назад +2

      @blueborn Very well said !!

    • @alanmillar1
      @alanmillar1 3 года назад +2

      Beautiful description thanks

    • @cliffzyskowski8377
      @cliffzyskowski8377 2 года назад +1

      Yes

  • @magicxgarden
    @magicxgarden 8 месяцев назад +3

    Gerry's voice is so beautiful and the songs were amazing!