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

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  • Опубликовано: 9 фев 2025
  • "Top Of The Pops" Show (1965)

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  • @Francloy1
    @Francloy1 Год назад +251

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

    • @jpollardbookseller
      @jpollardbookseller 8 месяцев назад +6

      Wow

    • @liamphibia
      @liamphibia 6 месяцев назад +4

      Aw.

    • @68blues
      @68blues 5 месяцев назад +3

      Why tell us he died?

    • @ScratchyBaws
      @ScratchyBaws 5 месяцев назад +1

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

    • @loveurlife4ever1
      @loveurlife4ever1 4 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

  • @vincentdiverniero8949
    @vincentdiverniero8949 10 месяцев назад +224

    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 10 месяцев назад +16

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

    • @claraines2230
      @claraines2230 10 месяцев назад +11

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

    • @WijaLE
      @WijaLE 9 месяцев назад +8

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

    • @MK007-YT
      @MK007-YT 9 месяцев назад +7

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

    • @yvonnewheeler6230
      @yvonnewheeler6230 8 месяцев назад +4

      ❤so sorry for your loss bless you ❤

  • @jeffburgwin8669
    @jeffburgwin8669 11 месяцев назад +111

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

    • @stephenmcwilliams5842
      @stephenmcwilliams5842 6 месяцев назад +5

      By a country mile, Jeff.

    • @AsianArtist2000
      @AsianArtist2000 3 месяца назад +4

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

    • @maryedgar4288
      @maryedgar4288 Месяц назад

      It truly was

    • @laurakello8526
      @laurakello8526 18 дней назад

      @@jeffburgwin8669 agree

    • @jameswhite6589
      @jameswhite6589 18 дней назад

      Listening in 2025 now almost eighty one of my favourites .......

  • @irislopez4950
    @irislopez4950 11 месяцев назад +86

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

    • @ianmccutcheon6319
      @ianmccutcheon6319 9 месяцев назад +5

      For sure not unlike Penny Lane of the Beatles .

    • @allanprimeau7864
      @allanprimeau7864 4 месяца назад +3

      I have been to Liverpool. Back in 2001. ❤

    • @gardeniagorgeous4232
      @gardeniagorgeous4232 Месяц назад

      Just crossed the Mersey today and visited the lovely Liverpool. I quite enjoyed it!

  • @dianesimpson4626
    @dianesimpson4626 Год назад +153

    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 11 месяцев назад +7

      Well said and hope you have brilliant memories ❤

    • @leecox6241
      @leecox6241 6 месяцев назад +7

      So was my da! He loved this song.

    • @Isleofskye
      @Isleofskye 5 месяцев назад

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

    • @Hbb-cx3uk
      @Hbb-cx3uk 4 месяца назад

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

    • @Isleofskye
      @Isleofskye 4 месяца назад

      Hi Diane
      What was the attraction of Canada,please?

  • @tonypanzarella9387
    @tonypanzarella9387 9 месяцев назад +482

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

    • @kathrynvincent5226
      @kathrynvincent5226 9 месяцев назад +28

      Now that’s funny!

    • @mauricewascom658
      @mauricewascom658 9 месяцев назад +12

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

    • @kevinharrison3265
      @kevinharrison3265 9 месяцев назад +5

      👍❤️😃

    • @Rashi-RJ
      @Rashi-RJ 9 месяцев назад +5

      Do true.

    • @ShirleyMostert
      @ShirleyMostert 8 месяцев назад +5

      😂😂😂👍

  • @auntbarky
    @auntbarky 10 месяцев назад +179

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

    • @oreally8605
      @oreally8605 8 месяцев назад +3

      Great quote.

    • @donwold1622
      @donwold1622 7 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 6 месяцев назад

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

    • @mnlwrnr
      @mnlwrnr 6 месяцев 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 6 месяцев назад +1

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

  • @galetanu6052
    @galetanu6052 3 года назад +543

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

  • @LPJack02
    @LPJack02 Год назад +182

    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 +16

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

    • @ElizabethLopez-gj5cs
      @ElizabethLopez-gj5cs Год назад +1

      😢​@@musicluver1958

    • @jfi-y8o
      @jfi-y8o Год назад +9

      R.I.P. Gerry and the Pacemakers 🙏

    • @martydeegan4293
      @martydeegan4293 Год назад +2

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

    • @Francloy1
      @Francloy1 Год назад +1

      Legends.

  • @lilpoohbear653
    @lilpoohbear653 10 месяцев назад +7

    Gorgeous song...always loved this one:)

  • @uyvonnemartian7614
    @uyvonnemartian7614 Год назад +332

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

    • @angelagardner5230
      @angelagardner5230 Год назад +17

      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 +15

      Absolutely

    • @AussieLeftist
      @AussieLeftist Год назад +21

      Not towards minorities 😂

  • @jkelly1a
    @jkelly1a 2 года назад +206

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

  • @Whatt787
    @Whatt787 4 года назад +709

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

    • @amandadixon3375
      @amandadixon3375 4 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 4 года назад +10

      one of my favorite songs, so beautiful.

    • @marymaddison2146
      @marymaddison2146 4 года назад +9

      Rest in peace gerry fabulous singing xxxx

    • @ivangranger8494
      @ivangranger8494 4 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

  • @henochparks
    @henochparks 9 лет назад +1620

    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 9 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.

  • @marion3386
    @marion3386 4 года назад +31

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

    • @susansproston305
      @susansproston305 7 месяцев назад +1

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

    • @svarna9000
      @svarna9000 3 месяца 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.

    • @steverobin8350
      @steverobin8350 2 месяца назад

      68 year old, here ! Saw this on my hometown movie theatre screen. Love it so much still!! Of course, as an Ohio USA girl, I thought he was saying "mercy". So that's how I sang it😊

  • @GaleKravetzRyan
    @GaleKravetzRyan 7 месяцев назад +83

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

    • @4thArmoredVet
      @4thArmoredVet 7 месяцев назад +2

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

    • @RDRumpff
      @RDRumpff 7 месяцев назад +6

      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 3 месяца 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.

  • @ajdoubleu4218
    @ajdoubleu4218 4 года назад +306

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

  • @eightinches6094
    @eightinches6094 4 года назад +32

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

  • @annemarsden6692
    @annemarsden6692 4 года назад +1264

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

    • @kascnef
      @kascnef 4 года назад +52

      Liverpool should honor him with a moment of silence

    • @uhrnet
      @uhrnet 4 года назад +21

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

    • @edwin11373
      @edwin11373 4 года назад +5

      Are you related?

    • @heikebohne8864
      @heikebohne8864 4 года назад +12

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

    • @okrafeet
      @okrafeet 4 года назад +12

      Thank you Gerry ❤️❤️

  • @dannydeschilder9943
    @dannydeschilder9943 9 месяцев назад +64

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

  • @schnertblatt
    @schnertblatt 6 лет назад +76

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

    • @thewordrules
      @thewordrules 4 года назад +3

      Best time ever.

    • @schnertblatt
      @schnertblatt 4 года назад +2

      @@thewordrules Absolutely Right!

    • @user-gi4on1so6s
      @user-gi4on1so6s 3 года назад +5

      @@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 +3

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

  • @LuBro7
    @LuBro7 4 года назад +227

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

    • @TheGlassman63
      @TheGlassman63 4 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

  • @judeshill9317
    @judeshill9317 2 года назад +131

    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 2 года 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.

  • @SallieB196
    @SallieB196 Год назад +134

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

    • @MK007-YT
      @MK007-YT 9 месяцев назад +3

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

    • @johnkelley6278
      @johnkelley6278 6 месяцев назад

      100% right!!!

    • @brianearle1328
      @brianearle1328 5 месяцев назад +3

      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 4 месяца назад

      Amen

    • @mattparkin7224
      @mattparkin7224 3 месяца назад

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

  • @genki2genki
    @genki2genki 4 года назад +178

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

    • @stephenfoster4178
      @stephenfoster4178 4 года назад +1

      Rip to a legend. You’ll never walk alone

    • @stuartmckern6206
      @stuartmckern6206 4 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 ,

  • @Shireburngent
    @Shireburngent 4 года назад +87

    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.

  • @djburgy
    @djburgy 4 года назад +272

    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.

  • @dennisneslo9847
    @dennisneslo9847 Год назад +66

    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 +10

      The best time to be alive

    • @dave9497
      @dave9497 Год назад +2

      ​@@ewencameron1548it most definitely was....

  • @SH-lx6re
    @SH-lx6re 4 года назад +105

    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

  • @travelingman8230
    @travelingman8230 3 года назад +88

    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 2 года 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 2 года 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 2 года назад +2

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

    • @veintiunico5326
      @veintiunico5326 Год назад +1

      Petula Clark

  • @markmccummins8049
    @markmccummins8049 2 года назад +40

    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.

  • @schnertblatt
    @schnertblatt Год назад +12

    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! 👍🏻😺

  • @videomaniac108
    @videomaniac108 4 года назад +66

    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.

  • @peteroloughlin1694
    @peteroloughlin1694 8 месяцев назад +15

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

  • @arfamccann5824
    @arfamccann5824 4 года назад +161

    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 4 года назад +1

      We”ll never turn awayyyy

    • @davidacheson2585
      @davidacheson2585 3 года назад

      Ý

  • @lesliepfeiffer5946
    @lesliepfeiffer5946 Год назад +41

    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.

  • @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

  • @alanbutterfield8905
    @alanbutterfield8905 4 года назад +314

    RIP Gerry - You'll Never Walk Alone.

    • @robertdreilinger5162
      @robertdreilinger5162 4 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...🥰

  • @rubenaguilar9751
    @rubenaguilar9751 4 года назад +114

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

    • @joannneusner5040
      @joannneusner5040 4 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 4 года назад +2

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

    • @rubenaguilar9751
      @rubenaguilar9751 4 года назад +1

      @@raymondsmith6797 😷✌🏼

    • @rubenaguilar9751
      @rubenaguilar9751 4 года назад +1

      @@joannneusner5040 😷✌🏼

    • @aztecwarrior7373
      @aztecwarrior7373 4 года назад

      Forme Rola "ace"

  • @Dra741
    @Dra741 Год назад +15

    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

  • @jeffhoneycutt7665
    @jeffhoneycutt7665 6 лет назад +223

    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 5 лет назад +13

      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*.

  • @theebayhififanatic6002
    @theebayhififanatic6002 4 года назад +50

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

  • @luciaterrizzi1881
    @luciaterrizzi1881 4 года назад +6

    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 ?

  • @valdirbergamobergamo5396
    @valdirbergamobergamo5396 2 года назад +8

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

  • @bclibrarian7203
    @bclibrarian7203 4 года назад +18

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

    • @89ksokd91
      @89ksokd91 4 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.

  • @keithwisell8528
    @keithwisell8528 4 года назад +108

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

  • @Moeporcelli57
    @Moeporcelli57 4 года назад +59

    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

  • @michaelcurl9817
    @michaelcurl9817 5 месяцев назад +4

    My wife and I visited Liverpool England last year and took the ferry across the Mersey.
    We played this song while riding the ferry.
    What a great moment.
    The Beatles tour was great, too!

  • @Borella309
    @Borella309 4 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 3 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?

  • @markjohnson3064
    @markjohnson3064 4 года назад +11

    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

  • @ARIZJOE
    @ARIZJOE 4 года назад +32

    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.

  • @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!

  • @someoneelsewhere32
    @someoneelsewhere32 4 года назад +18

    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.

  • @caspence56
    @caspence56 7 лет назад +24

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

  • @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.

  • @richardowen2891
    @richardowen2891 3 года назад +14

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

  • @davidbatterson4634
    @davidbatterson4634 4 года назад +52

    There was no voice like his. Loved it.

    • @lydialas8756
      @lydialas8756 2 года назад

      @Hello David how are you doing

  • @Juliaflo
    @Juliaflo 9 лет назад +321

    After 50 years, I still yearn to 'Ferry Cross The Mersey'.
    Awesome song.
    Yes, I heard it back in the day, and don't figure out my age, LOLOLOLOLOL.

    • @mrspenn1611
      @mrspenn1611 9 лет назад

      Juliaflo
      Used to love this song.....until some copper from near Liverpool offered to take my wife on the ferry across the Mersey...............

    • @ajivins1
      @ajivins1 9 лет назад

      Juliaflo I'm not sure but I think it's in Cardiff now.

    • @harrythespider66
      @harrythespider66 9 лет назад +3

      Juliaflo WELCOME FROM LIVERPOOL --- I SHALL ESCORT YOU IF YOU LIKE ,, ^5

    • @Juliaflo
      @Juliaflo 9 лет назад

      Frank Bridge Tell me you know The Beatles.

    • @mrspenn1611
      @mrspenn1611 9 лет назад +4

      stephen dwyer really.....please afford us, with your learned experience as to how you have evaluated and arrived at that statement?

  • @bbobbob3790
    @bbobbob3790 6 лет назад +24

    53 years later and I still love this song.

  • @kristagrimmett
    @kristagrimmett Год назад

    Just visited Liverpool for the first time from DC and thought of this lovely song the whole while seeing this magical musical city.

  • @andrewkeeton6937
    @andrewkeeton6937 4 года назад +23

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

  • @billlonee9470
    @billlonee9470 4 года назад +72

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

  • @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...✌🏻

  • @James-md8yl
    @James-md8yl Год назад +12

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

  • @jimroberts7178
    @jimroberts7178 7 лет назад +470

    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 6 лет назад +1

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

    • @jackjft9654
      @jackjft9654 5 лет назад +11

      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.

  • @linnemdodds6348
    @linnemdodds6348 3 месяца назад +10

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

  • @jand3163
    @jand3163 4 года назад +42

    No one sounds like Gerry Marsden, he is irreplaceable.

  • @98raja
    @98raja 2 года назад +19

    Takes me back instantly to a happier golden time …

  • @barneybuster8915
    @barneybuster8915 4 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.

  • @LettyK
    @LettyK 5 месяцев назад +14

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

  • @derekstocker6661
    @derekstocker6661 4 года назад +39

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

  • @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.

  • @timtim-hf3ut
    @timtim-hf3ut 4 года назад +335

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

    • @andreamaldonado681
      @andreamaldonado681 4 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 4 года назад +23

      Definitly need a revival today's music sucks big time

    • @bobvasquez1257
      @bobvasquez1257 4 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

  • @magicxgarden
    @magicxgarden 11 месяцев назад +4

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

  • @michael0.770
    @michael0.770 3 года назад +25

    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.

  • @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

  • @francisng2561
    @francisng2561 4 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 4 года назад

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

  • @eddiek0507
    @eddiek0507 4 года назад +84

    Another Great One Gone,
    RIP Gerry...

  • @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 3 года назад +1

      Yes

  • @sarahk26
    @sarahk26 Год назад +3

    A Classic! Beautiful.

  • @maggierae9918
    @maggierae9918 11 лет назад +18

    I love Gerry & the Peacemakers, and especially Ferry Cross the Mersey. Every time I hear it automatically "rewind" to the wonderful 1960s when all I had was my little transistor or my Big huge radio. I can hear my mother saying, "What are you listening to?" "GERRY and the Peacemakers Ma."

  • @AnneCherch
    @AnneCherch 3 года назад +8

    Such a beautiful song. RIP Gerry. I was so crazy on him when "How Do You Do" came out, that instead of concentrating on my schoolwork, I was dreaming of Gerry all day long.

    • @paddym5321
      @paddym5321 2 года назад +2

      Me too. Loved him so much. Still did to the end.

    • @Jameslopez5682
      @Jameslopez5682 2 года назад

      Hello Anne how are you doing hope you’re having a great time with your family may God bless you and your family

  • @marianeeteson6159
    @marianeeteson6159 Год назад +7

    Such a distinct voice

  • @johngoodwin4610
    @johngoodwin4610 4 месяца назад +3

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

  • @cantufamilia4781
    @cantufamilia4781 2 года назад +4

    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.

  • @togspeedy7224
    @togspeedy7224 4 года назад +22

    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.

  • @Elissago
    @Elissago 10 лет назад +68

    He looks so sweet and his singing makes me smile! If I was a teenager in 1960's I would probably fangirl over him like crazy haha

    • @henochparks
      @henochparks 10 лет назад +10

      THIS SAYS A LOT OF GOOD THINGS ABOUT YOU!

    • @jodywilke4642
      @jodywilke4642 6 лет назад

      I know EXACTLY what you mean! Just goes to show you, how good yesterday's music was, and how trashy today's music is. Miley Cyrus and Taylor Swift, for example.😒💒

  • @theo3000
    @theo3000 2 года назад +16

    Gerry seemed so genuinely happy while performing. RIP sir.

  • @2xxbroad
    @2xxbroad 4 года назад +5

    Your songs are up there with all the greats and are the sountrack of so many peoples lifes - Ferry Cross the Mersey so many memories flood through the brain. R.I.P. Gerry thanks xx

  • @benlink1996
    @benlink1996 4 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 4 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.

  • @TheStuart201073
    @TheStuart201073 4 года назад +146

    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

  • @pjjj8117
    @pjjj8117 6 месяцев назад +2

    I had this record when it came out and I was eight years old and I listened to it for the next 20 years until I couldn’t find it anymore when I moved as I got older, but I will always love it and love this group so thank you thank you thank you. Now I’m 67 years old.

  • @cindykauffman8294
    @cindykauffman8294 4 года назад +19

    It's mind-blowing to see the reader board behind Gerry with Gene Pitney, The Kinks and The Searchers listed on there. Those WERE the days and we'll never forget them. RIP Gerry Marsden, 😥🙏♥️💝💔...

  • @brianduncan2793
    @brianduncan2793 4 года назад +10

    I was 15 this song has stuck with me my whole life as have other songs but these guys .So thankful i grew up then

  • @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.

  • @olivedavies7669
    @olivedavies7669 4 месяца 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❤

  • @marthagreenwood9518
    @marthagreenwood9518 4 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 ?

  • @georgeralph8031
    @georgeralph8031 6 лет назад +16

    When I first heard this song as a teenager in the 60's, I really didn't understand its meaning. I just loved the melody and that unique Mersey sound. Later, as I got older and wiser, I began to concentrate more on the lyrics, and then, and only then, did I realize it's not the typical boy-girl love ballad, but rather a young man's confession of sentimentality towards his place of origin. It is a sort of recognition that the safety and camaraderie afforded by one's homeland, forms a special bond that can never be broken.

  • @janetmaxwell222
    @janetmaxwell222 4 года назад +12

    I was living in Cheshire UK when this song came out...had no time for crushes on the fab four...this was my man:).

    • @kellydave3534
      @kellydave3534 3 года назад

      Hello Janet, how is things going with you ?

    • @janetmaxwell222
      @janetmaxwell222 3 года назад

      Fine Kelly....and you?

    • @Jameslopez5682
      @Jameslopez5682 2 года назад

      @@janetmaxwell222 hello Janet how are you doing hope you’re having a great time with your family may God bless you and your family

  • @katiejo1095
    @katiejo1095 2 года назад +7

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