I too grew up playing this beautiful song so many times, but it never, oddly, made me cry until now. My son died 6 weeks ago. Christmas without him is nearly unbearable. Learning this song to play on his guitar and piano is restoring my faith in music, and more deeply in God.
Your son is happy, and peaceful, sitting with God. My complete condolences for you and your family, wish you all the best Paul. Have a wonderful Christmas, New Years, 2025, and the rest of your life.
I've never had a son or daughter. And do not know the main pain of losing someone like them. My biggest concern is losing my wife. I remember this song when i was 5 or 6 years old. I've always loved sad songs. I cannot feel and imagine the feelinf of losing a child. My god the feeling and hurt in my heart could not take it😢.
I remember I cried when my Father died and then when SHE passed away I cried and cried all day always gets me every time. I can't help it. That is me, only child but this song means so much. As good now as it was in the 70's and I still shed a tear when I hear those lyrics in 2024. Thank you Gilbert and I miss you both Mum And Dad.
My brother is mentally challenged, he took a lot of bullying and abuse growing up. We were teenagers when this song debuted, I remember he took it as his own testament. Thankfully now, in the autumn of his years, my brother has found peace and meaning, a Church home where he is loved for who he is. Incredible, the confidence he quietly displays. I'm told by members that my brother doesn't say much but when he does it's best to listen. But whenever I hear this song, I think of our younger days , his hardships and loneliness and thank God that it no longer applies to him.
Mine too...but that's not what the lyric say...I remember crying about this song in the early 70's when it came out and my hearing wasn't the greatest then and I thought the lyrics said (...at 65 years old, my mother died,God rest her soul.) and in 2001 at age 65 my mother was killed in the OR by a Dr that had killed before. They listed it as natural causes on death cert which is total BULLSHIT! She worked fulltime still and had worked an 8 hour the day before her death. Seen the song title in a FB post a short while ago written wrong and here I am...Alone again, naturally
my wife died last month of cancer...I really miss her so much..I can't cry hard enough of losing her...only a heavy heart I cherished everything we had when she was still here...
Nothing I or anyone can say can ease your heavy heart, other than to say, this strange talking to you has lost many a soul but I live with the faith I will see them once again, I know you will as well. Stay strong my friend, cry, be angry and then be settled, but stay safe
In a little while from now If I'm not feeling any less sour I promise myself to treat myself And visit a nearby tower And climbing to the top Will throw myself off In an effort to Make it clear to whoever Wants to know what it's like when you're shattered Left standing in the lurch at a church Were people saying, My God, that's tough She stood him up No point in us remaining We may as well go home As I did on my own Alone again, naturally To think that only yesterday I was cheerful, bright and gay Looking forward to who wouldn't do The role I was about to play But as if to knock me down Reality came around And without so much as a mere touch Cut me into little pieces Leaving me to doubt Talk about, God in His mercy Oh, if he really does exist Why did he desert me In my hour of need I truly am indeed Alone again, naturally It seems to me that There are more hearts broken in the world That can't be mended Left unattended What do we do What do we do Alone again, naturally Looking back over the years And whatever else that appears I remember I cried when my father died Never wishing to hide the tears And at sixty-five years old My mother, God rest her soul Couldn't understand why the only man She had ever loved had been taken Leaving her to start With a heart so badly broken Despite encouragement from me No words were ever spoken And when she passed away I cried and cried all day Alone again, naturally Alone again, naturally
One of my all time favourites . I used to play it over and over back in the day. I’m now 62, widowed when 40, and still listen to 70’s songs. Best era for music in my opinion ❤
The best era for music is always the current one. You have people pushing music to new places as always, but you also have people obsessed with every preceding era of music making their own new and improved takes on it. Trouble is the older you are the more difficult it is to find these niche modern artists.
@@Pavideus Such a trend with many just stuck on music from their own teenage years - 20s. I hope to always be open for new music because the old the new all can be so good with some of the raw creative music talent out there.
@@LightestEvening I am always listening to new music as well. I don’t really go back to older eras anymore except for when I want to hear a specific song. Otherwise I’m always just exploring what the RUclips Music algorithm offers me. I don’t even “jam” to the music I grew up with. I’m always wanting to hear the new and I think it’s weird that people anchor this aspect (music) of their lives in the past. There is already more art than one can experience in a life time. Why stick to a tiny section of it your whole life?
To whoever reading this, I hope you have a great day and a great life. We’ll look on each other as a brother, sister and a family. Peace and love! God Bless us all
Dear Gilbert O'Sullivan, I (a Japanese at the time, 20 years old) first heard your song Alone Again in Hawaii in 1970, and it was being played all over the city. It became a hit in Japan at the end of the same year. I think that was before single records were released at the time. I'm old now, but it's become an oldies song.
I have heard this Song for the First time on June 1972. I was 12 year old...I remember perfectly the emotions that I lived inside myself; they are the same,every time. Maybe,I precognized my future. Many dear persons ( my family and friends) passed in a "bad way".. I think that this song is the most beautiful of alls ,in every time. Thank You Mr. O' Sullivan. My best regard. Roberto Ponzo - Naples (Italy).
It's crazy how a good song can take you back to a moment that happened decades ago and it's like you are there in that moment again and can recall everything about it. There are songs that do this to me too. I am sorry you have lost family and friends, I am going through that now, very few people are still here with me. Thankfully music never dies. I listen to a lot of music that makes me think of my loved ones I have lost. It's no substitute for those that aren't here anymore but it helps. 💕
I was 11 then and seen someone had typed the name wrong a short while ago on FB...The song plays in my head now and again and everytime the tears.. I remember crying about this song in the early 70's when it came out and my hearing wasn't the greatest then and I thought the lyrics said (...at 65 years old, my mother died,God rest her soul.) and in 2001 at age 65 my mother was killed in the OR by a Dr that had killed before. They listed it as natural causes on death cert which is total BULLSHIT! She worked fulltime still and had worked an 8 hour the day before her death. Seen the song title in a FB post a short while ago written wrong and here I am...Alone again, naturally
I am from Iceland and was a student at the University of Reading 1971 through 1972. Then I heard Gilbert O'Sullivan for the first time. I just love his songs and his music that have never left me. Thanks for sharing.
You may never read this, Mr O'Sullivan, but thank you for this song. It is a wonderful part of my life. I can never thank you enough for this humbling gift. I wish I could. X
My condolences, I wish I could say something, but no words put together would ease that type of pain. If you're religious, God be with you. If you're not religious, even though strangers I'm here offering you a hug and a shoulder if needed ❤
So sorry about your mother. :( I remember crying about this song in the early 70's when it came out and my hearing wasn't the greatest then and I thought the lyrics said (...at 65 years old, my mother died,God rest her soul.) and in 2001 at age 65 my mother was killed in the OR by a Dr that had killed before. They listed it as natural causes on death cert which is total BULLSHIT! She worked fulltime still and had worked an 8 hour the day before her death. Seen the song title in a FB post a short while ago written wrong and here I am...Alone again, naturally
So sorry 😢 I lost my husband of 33 years three years ago. When I hear of anyone's loss or even see it in a movie, my heart breaks as if I'm losing my husband all over again. I don't understand it, as my heart breaks for you.
Gilbert this song is a masterpiece. It truly is. The lack of recognition you get in Ireland is baffling to me. Although you are gone from here for a long time, you're an Irish boy at heart and always will be. You should be hailed as a national mucial icon for what you have achieved. When you consider some of the clowns that get the acclaim here, its outrageous. I am 42 years old and the name Gilbert O Sullivan should be a household name here. I've heard and loved a lot of your songs over the years and to my eternal shame, wasnt aware of just how many of those old great hits were written by yourself. Given the fact you are STILL creating new music and touring, RTE should be ashamed of themselves for not having begged you to be on it mulitple times. But when it comes to RTE, nothing surprises us anymore. I wish you all the best and from 1 proud Irish fan, thank you.
Gilbert O Sullivan, I am 66years old now, this song and and all your songs are still making me feel exactly the same as when I was teenager, your voice and every song made me smile back then and to this day....lovely memories of lad I loved at school and still do really. Happy memories. I still smile when I hear your voice. 🙂 Thanks for the memories ❤ x
Não chore pelo que passou, meu caro. Nosso passado é para ser lembrado . Porém, apenas para compararmos com o presente e conseguirmos aceitar o que A vida nos dá. O passado pode ter sido.bom, mas passou.
i worked at a nursing home. there were two seniors that particularly stood out to me. the wife was confused, the husband slightly but still had a grasp on what was happening around him. anyways, there was this one morning after breakfast and there was some downtime. i checked up on them since the wife was always wandering around. they were both in their room, however, the wife was restless and pacing around the room. the radio was also blasting loudly. i helped the wife calm down and guided her to relax on her bed. the husband was on his bed. the wife started sobbing and then this song started playing. i got a little emotional since the song reminded me of my parents. my dad passed away a couple years ago and when this song plays i think about what my mother goes through, and also what my dad went through. That current moment felt like out of a movie to me and I teared a bit. I joked around and said to the elderly lady, “i think i know why you’re sad. you’re listening to this sad song”, she remained her fixed gaze in one spot and nodded. It came as a shock to me as I found out a week later that she passed away. Her husband was in distraught. This is a memory i dont think i can forget. It’s a lesson that showed me to cherish life and to appreciate what we have now. Nothing in this life is forever and it is too short lived. Take nothing for granted. Say I love you to the people around us and be there for one another. There is already so much suffering in this world and we all have to undoubtedly live with the fear of being alone at some point in our lives.
This song kept me company during the summer of '72. I was in a new city, a new country, on a different continent, and learning an entirely new language. And so, I was; Alone again, naturally. lol
Absolutely beautiful. I lost my lovely Dad in 1979. He was just 48. I've never truly got over it and he's been in my thoughts every day since. My windowed Mum is now 90 and we don't really talk about him too much as doing so is tricky. My wife says I should have had therapy years ago, and she's right.
Some things are hard to explain, but If I recommend something for you, I would be read about the death: Many lives, Many masters by Brian Weiss or Dying to be me by Anita Moorjani. I hope they are comforting for you.
My husband passed 2022, my beautiful mom passed 2023 .. my heart 😢 too broken 💔💔💔😢 this song 🎵 made me feel orphan, but I can listening hours and hours… so beautiful music 🎶… ALONE AGAIN NATURALLY!!💔💔💔
I am 14 years old, lost my beloved grandpa some months ago, he was 74, the day my parents told me about it, I couldn't think in any other thing, i just cried and cried all day, and that week too, this songs renembers me of those moments, I heard it to renember my grandad, and to think about all things. I still miss him so much, I sometimes cry for him, this song is just pure art.
One of the best songs of the era. Is sucks you in because it is so musically beautiful while telling such a sad series of stories. It gets in and out quick, like a knife in the heart. Yet I could listen to the song all day and feel okay.
I love the contrast of this song. If you didn't listen to the lyrics it would sound like a love song. The music sounds lihe a walk in the park but the lyrics are tragic.
I actually heard the Vulfpeck cover of it first, really good cover. But yes, very sad song. I still like listening to it though. I guess I’m just weird
I have prayed and prayed and hoped someone would get me out of this Hellish place where I am living. I've given up all hope. .... no one cares enough to rescue me.
@pegasus-327 Read Victor Frankl's "Man's Search for Meaning." It will change your outlook on life and the suffering we all must endure. But live we must. Why? Your purpose in life. What or who else brings meaning to your life? Also, get out and get into nature. Volunteer at an animal shelter or a food pantry. There are numerous reasons to live. Good luck and be well.❤
Leaving me to doubt, talk about God in his mercy. Oh, if he really does exist, why did he desert me. In my hour of need, im truly am indeed alone again. (naturally) my son passed away 4/24 his bday was july 27. Would've been 24 years old.
When you're a kid you really don't realize how good someone like Gilbert is. When you get older you realise how absolutely brilliant he is. His lyrics are unbelievably brilliant
My deep condolences to you. I know how sad you feel. I lost my younger sister to Covid 3 yrs.ago. I miss her everyday. Bless you. He will always be with you.🙏🏽⭐️
이노래를 가사를 모르는 상태로 들었을때.. 상상해본 가사는 어린시절의 꿈과..상상력에 관한노래가 아닌가 했습니다. 그러다 가사를 알게되었고.. 대체로 슬픈 가사였지만.. 왠지 슬픔보다는 추억이 떠오느는 노래입니다.. 비슷한노래라면 노란리본 이야기 라던지.. 어린 드래곤 노래가 생각나는 리듬입니다. 아마도 작곡자의 풍부한 상상력이 발휘된 곡이라서 그런게 아닌가 싶네요.. 추억이 떠오르는 노래입니다..
This is the only song that I can’t listen to only once it has to be at least 3 times . It affects me on a way that no other song does.truly one of the most profound songs ever composed.
I remember my grandparents and family .Think of them often. Then you lose your parents and family. Heartbroken with every loss. So blessed to have had them in my life, but the sadness remains.
wonderful lyrics.........wonderful tune...........I bought this on 7" vinyl when it came out. I knew every word then and still do 52 years later. Was also covered by Shirley Bassey - says everything.
I was 18 in August '72. Trying out for a small time college football team. Would listen to this beautiful song evenings after practice. For whatever reason, this song would inspire me to go all out in practice. I made the 1st team and got a scholarship. Thank u for bringing this song to the forefront and the memories it created.
what a coincidence this song is posted now, I've had this in my head for weeks now! such a wonderfully sad song heart 💗 The melancholy itself is like a warm hug, if that makes sense.
I first heard this song at 13 years old when my grandfather (widowed) played it, I’m 19 now and recently moved away from home for university and listen to this almost daily just to feel closer to home, this song is one that plucks at my heart strings
I remember listening to this song back in the summer of '72 and hearing this made that time seem like yesterday. I was 19 then and the song made me realize that some day there will be sadness (for you or for someone who loves / cares about you).
this song makes me feel an odd mix of emotions. nostalgia, melancholy, sadness, serenity. it’s not like i even grew up with this song, and im also pretty young. i love this song though
Story of my life........heard it as a little boy in the early 70's, and little did I know I would some 5 decades later be living it.....thanks for giving voice and music to a feeling that is so hard to describe to others......doesn't take away the feelings of emptiness, but,...... it helps. I guess misery does love company.
La escuché cuando pasaba la peor depresión de mi vida tuve que cancelar mi boda, y me sentía triste y vacía por dentro hoy la escucho y me acuerdo de esa parte de mi vida y les puedo decir que todo absolutamente pasa, tuve depresión intenté quitarme la vida pero esta tenía otros planes para mí hoy tengo 2 hijas maravillosas y un esposo que lo es y no me arrepiento de las decisiones que tome en el pasado porque estas me ayudaron a crecer como persona y si tú que tienes depresión estás leyendo esto te mando un abrazo y te repito todo pasa todo el sufrimiento termina ❤
After hearing his quirky masterpiece "Nothing Rhymed," a song I thought should have easily made the top 10 here in the US, I eagerly awaitied his follow-up. I was rewarded in spades when this song was released and became the biggest hit of 1972. He pulls off the formidable feat of making a song about outright despair sound so full of hope and even cheer as if to say that there's light at the end of even the darkest tunnel. Because of this, I will always have a place in my heart for Gilbert O'Sullivan.
In 1969 I witnessed my older brother drown try to save a neighbor boy, my brother was a boy as well. My mother had this cassette of this song I listened to it over and over. Thank you Gilbert for this. A boy from Big Cabin Oklahoma.
Tengo 69 años, la primera vez que escuche esta cancion fue hacia 1972 en un viaje a Madrid cuando estaba en una discoteca, era por la tarde temprano y no habia casi nadie, el sonido era perfecto, me quede impresionado desde el primer momento. Me sigue impresionando y emocionando como otras canciones de Gilbert. Muchas gracias Gilbert.
My daddy died from a sudden heart attack, leaving my mom widowed at 55. Thirty years later, my mom reunited with my dad. Somehow, back when this song came out, I felt so connected to it. So here I sit, all alone, naturally. 😔💔
Escutei essa música na era do gelo quando era criança, hoje tenho 19 anos. Estou em uma fase difícil pois tenho que fazer uma cirurgia, porém me sinto mais forte do que nunca, pois sinto e conheço o amor de Deus. É claro tem dia que é difícil de acreditar, de lutar, de vê as suas maravilhosas, porém ele me dá forças, me perdoa pelo ser pecador que sou e me ama. Jesus Cristo i Love you
Boa cirurgia! Nos dê notícias por aqui. O que mais gosto dessa música é o solo do violão, a orquestra. Sempre ouço de fones pra ouvir todos os instrumentos, embora a letra seja triste.
Accompanied by an Orchestra of talented Muscians! This talented Vocalist was really a delight to listen to for a song. Artistry like now, in 2024, none existent. 😞
Loved being with you 4 weeks ago a real life long dream finally come true amazing im still very touched n to sing this with you, u still incredible. N one of the best song writers, loved our night, sat near to tears you right in front of me it was beautiful loved the disco ball gilbert brilliant touch that. Wen we left i turned to my husband n sed did that really just happen in tears as i walked to our car. You were truly all i imagined all these years. Thank u
I too grew up playing this beautiful song so many times, but it never, oddly, made me cry until now. My son died 6 weeks ago. Christmas without him is nearly unbearable. Learning this song to play on his guitar and piano is restoring my faith in music, and more deeply in God.
Your son is happy, and peaceful, sitting with God. My complete condolences for you and your family, wish you all the best Paul. Have a wonderful Christmas, New Years, 2025, and the rest of your life.
I've never had a son or daughter. And do not know the main pain of losing someone like them. My biggest concern is losing my wife. I remember this song when i was 5 or 6 years old. I've always loved sad songs. I cannot feel and imagine the feelinf of losing a child. My god the feeling and hurt in my heart could not take it😢.
I remember I cried when my Father died and then when SHE passed away I cried and cried all day always gets me every time. I can't help it. That is me, only child but this song means so much. As good now as it was in the 70's and I still shed a tear when I hear those lyrics in 2024. Thank you Gilbert and I miss you both Mum And Dad.
@@ashmj2527 My condolences.
This man has been hurt so many times. No one can create a song like this without having to experience pain and sadness multiple times.
actually i think he said it wasnt autobiographical, maybe he just was an imaginative man
@@xy6314 Yeah that's what I read and he's still alive to. Either way it's an awesome song
Story of my life
I have
Thanks for the info guys.
My brother is mentally challenged, he took a lot of bullying and abuse growing up. We were teenagers when this song debuted, I remember he took it as his own testament.
Thankfully now, in the autumn of his years, my brother has found peace and meaning, a Church home where he is loved for who he is.
Incredible, the confidence he quietly displays. I'm told by members that my brother doesn't say much but when he does it's best to listen.
But whenever I hear this song, I think of our younger days , his hardships and loneliness and thank God that it no longer applies to him.
❤🩹❤
Beautiful comment
Awwwww!!!!
That's quite a testimony. Thanks for sharing. Hope you both have many great years to look forward to.
@@timbo_homesliceSame to you and yours
My mom passed away at 65 years old. And this is one of her favorite songs.
Your mom had great taste.
I almost cried when I saw what you wrote...
@@emduplessis9996 💜💜💜
@@1219magnum Fell in love with 70s music coz of her
Mine too...but that's not what the lyric say...I remember crying about this song in the early 70's when it came out and my hearing wasn't the greatest then and I thought the lyrics said (...at 65 years old, my mother died,God rest her soul.) and in 2001 at age 65 my mother was killed in the OR by a Dr that had killed before. They listed it as natural causes on death cert which is total BULLSHIT! She worked fulltime still and had worked an 8 hour the day before her death. Seen the song title in a FB post a short while ago written wrong and here I am...Alone again, naturally
You are not alone because you have many friends who listen this song together (naturally)
Even with a room full of best friends. One still can be alone. I know first hand. Even time doesn't heal all wonds.
@@ajensen401fr
But alone.
@@ajensen401Exactly. Except that I don't got any.
cute
my wife died last month of cancer...I really miss her so much..I can't cry hard enough of losing her...only a heavy heart I cherished everything we had when she was still here...
My sincere condolences and may God comfort you in your time of need.❤
When I was young this song made me cry for people who were alone. Now that is me. Still crying.
Wow, I remember the same in my youth. And here we are alone but at least we're alone together now with the music😢🥲🎶. 🤗 Hugs 🫂
@@pcooper3559 I hope you will get better.
Sei sensibile,come me😂
...tears don't really hurt...
Fa questo effetto anche a me
My mom passed away this morning. Mother's day. My soul is broken....
😢hang on !
Nothing I or anyone can say can ease your heavy heart, other than to say, this strange talking to you has lost many a soul but I live with the faith I will see them once again, I know you will as well. Stay strong my friend, cry, be angry and then be settled, but stay safe
im sorry for your loss
@@andrewdrewandy Thank you, bro
Sorry for your loss, may you find peace in your soul again
In a little while from now
If I'm not feeling any less sour
I promise myself to treat myself
And visit a nearby tower
And climbing to the top
Will throw myself off
In an effort to
Make it clear to whoever
Wants to know what it's like when you're shattered
Left standing in the lurch at a church
Were people saying, My God, that's tough
She stood him up
No point in us remaining
We may as well go home
As I did on my own
Alone again, naturally
To think that only yesterday
I was cheerful, bright and gay
Looking forward to who wouldn't do
The role I was about to play
But as if to knock me down
Reality came around
And without so much as a mere touch
Cut me into little pieces
Leaving me to doubt
Talk about, God in His mercy
Oh, if he really does exist
Why did he desert me
In my hour of need
I truly am indeed
Alone again, naturally
It seems to me that
There are more hearts broken in the world
That can't be mended
Left unattended
What do we do
What do we do
Alone again, naturally
Looking back over the years
And whatever else that appears
I remember I cried when my father died
Never wishing to hide the tears
And at sixty-five years old
My mother, God rest her soul
Couldn't understand why the only man
She had ever loved had been taken
Leaving her to start
With a heart so badly broken
Despite encouragement from me
No words were ever spoken
And when she passed away
I cried and cried all day
Alone again, naturally
Alone again, naturally
One of my all time favourites . I used to play it over and over back in the day. I’m now 62, widowed when 40, and still listen to 70’s songs. Best era for music in my opinion ❤
The best era for music is always the current one. You have people pushing music to new places as always, but you also have people obsessed with every preceding era of music making their own new and improved takes on it. Trouble is the older you are the more difficult it is to find these niche modern artists.
@@Pavideus Such a trend with many just stuck on music from their own teenage years - 20s. I hope to always be open for new music because the old the new all can be so good with some of the raw creative music talent out there.
@@LightestEvening I am always listening to new music as well. I don’t really go back to older eras anymore except for when I want to hear a specific song. Otherwise I’m always just exploring what the RUclips Music algorithm offers me. I don’t even “jam” to the music I grew up with. I’m always wanting to hear the new and I think it’s weird that people anchor this aspect (music) of their lives in the past. There is already more art than one can experience in a life time. Why stick to a tiny section of it your whole life?
Great music!!!
I. Love. 🧡. You. Peter. Please
My. 👤👩. 🎀👍🏾♥️😍💋🎶
To whoever reading this, I hope you have a great day and a great life. We’ll look on each other as a brother, sister and a family. Peace and love! God Bless us all
Thanks, bro 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻
❤❤
Thank you Gilbert O'Sullivan for creating a piece of art that moves so many.
tragically beautiful
You must listen Ardhito Pramono - Waking up together with you. He was inspired by this song. He is a fan of it.
@@fitriaah11oh , i never heard
Saddest song of all time
It really is
YES INDEED 😢
Yes, but also a masterpiece
@@rickdepaula Pairs nicely with One (is the loneliest number) (three dog night) and All by Myself (Eric Carmen).
You must listen Ardhito Pramono - Waking up together with you. He was inspired by this song. He is a fan of it.
THE SIMPLICITY OF LYRICS AND TUNE MAKES THIS SONG MASTERPIECE
Actually, I would say the lyrics, tune, and chords are all more complex than those of your average 70s pop song.
The most underrated star in popular music. The man is brilliant. Writer and performance.
I don’t know why l thought about this song. It is amazing still after all these years.
Great Irishman
You must listen Ardhito Pramono - Waking up together with you. He was inspired by this song. He is a fan of it.
So true
Have you listen "ardhito pramono waking up together"?
Dear Gilbert O'Sullivan, I (a Japanese at the time, 20 years old) first heard your song Alone Again in Hawaii in 1970, and it was being played all over the city. It became a hit in Japan at the end of the same year. I think that was before single records were released at the time. I'm old now, but it's become an oldies song.
I have heard this Song for the First time on June 1972. I was 12 year old...I remember perfectly the emotions that I lived inside myself; they are the same,every time. Maybe,I precognized my future. Many dear persons ( my family and friends) passed in a "bad way".. I think that this song is the most beautiful of alls ,in every time.
Thank You Mr. O' Sullivan.
My best regard.
Roberto Ponzo - Naples (Italy).
It's crazy how a good song can take you back to a moment that happened decades ago and it's like you are there in that moment again and can recall everything about it. There are songs that do this to me too. I am sorry you have lost family and friends, I am going through that now, very few people are still here with me. Thankfully music never dies. I listen to a lot of music that makes me think of my loved ones I have lost. It's no substitute for those that aren't here anymore but it helps. 💕
12 years old, with such emotion
You born from 1960?
I was 11 then and seen someone had typed the name wrong a short while ago on FB...The song plays in my head now and again and everytime the tears..
I remember crying about this song in the early 70's when it came out and my hearing wasn't the greatest then and I thought the lyrics said (...at 65 years old, my mother died,God rest her soul.) and in 2001 at age 65 my mother was killed in the OR by a Dr that had killed before. They listed it as natural causes on death cert which is total BULLSHIT! She worked fulltime still and had worked an 8 hour the day before her death. Seen the song title in a FB post a short while ago written wrong and here I am...Alone again, naturally
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I am from Iceland and was a student at the University of Reading 1971 through 1972. Then I heard Gilbert O'Sullivan for the first time. I just love his songs and his music that have never left me. Thanks for sharing.
it’s awesome that you still remember that moment to this day!
You may never read this, Mr O'Sullivan, but thank you for this song. It is a wonderful part of my life. I can never thank you enough for this humbling gift. I wish I could. X
This comment is for my mother, who only has weeks to live at most. When she passes away, I will cry and cry all day.
So sorry to hear this, I lost my mom's last year this songs make me think of her so much.
My condolences, I wish I could say something, but no words put together would ease that type of pain. If you're religious, God be with you. If you're not religious, even though strangers I'm here offering you a hug and a shoulder if needed ❤
So sorry about your mother. :(
I remember crying about this song in the early 70's when it came out and my hearing wasn't the greatest then and I thought the lyrics said (...at 65 years old, my mother died,God rest her soul.) and in 2001 at age 65 my mother was killed in the OR by a Dr that had killed before. They listed it as natural causes on death cert which is total BULLSHIT! She worked fulltime still and had worked an 8 hour the day before her death. Seen the song title in a FB post a short while ago written wrong and here I am...Alone again, naturally
So sorry 😢 I lost my husband of 33 years three years ago. When I hear of anyone's loss or even see it in a movie, my heart breaks as if I'm losing my husband all over again. I don't understand it, as my heart breaks for you.
My mom passed April 29, I am now feeling it, she is the only person in my life thay has loved me unconditionally
Gilbert this song is a masterpiece. It truly is.
The lack of recognition you get in Ireland is baffling to me. Although you are gone from here for a long time, you're an Irish boy at heart and always will be. You should be hailed as a national mucial icon for what you have achieved. When you consider some of the clowns that get the acclaim here, its outrageous.
I am 42 years old and the name Gilbert O Sullivan should be a household name here. I've heard and loved a lot of your songs over the years and to my eternal shame, wasnt aware of just how many of those old great hits were written by yourself.
Given the fact you are STILL creating new music and touring, RTE should be ashamed of themselves for not having begged you to be on it mulitple times. But when it comes to RTE, nothing surprises us anymore.
I wish you all the best and from 1 proud Irish fan, thank you.
Gilbert O Sullivan, I am 66years old now, this song and and all your songs are still making me feel exactly the same as when I was teenager, your voice and every song made me smile back then and to this day....lovely memories of lad I loved at school and still do really. Happy memories. I still smile when I hear your voice. 🙂 Thanks for the memories ❤ x
I didn't know he was Irish. Thought he was English.
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学生時代を思い出して泣いております😢二度と帰らない若い時代を思い出して泣いています❣️本当にいい曲ですね❣️
Não chore pelo que passou, meu caro. Nosso passado é para ser lembrado . Porém, apenas para compararmos com o presente e conseguirmos aceitar o que A vida nos dá. O passado pode ter sido.bom, mas passou.
Such a beautiful but sad song. I know it touches everyone who hears it.
i worked at a nursing home. there were two seniors that particularly stood out to me. the wife was confused, the husband slightly but still had a grasp on what was happening around him.
anyways, there was this one morning after breakfast and there was some downtime. i checked up on them since the wife was always wandering around. they were both in their room, however, the wife was restless and pacing around the room. the radio was also blasting loudly. i helped the wife calm down and guided her to relax on her bed. the husband was on his bed. the wife started sobbing and then this song started playing. i got a little emotional since the song reminded me of my parents. my dad passed away a couple years ago and when this song plays i think about what my mother goes through, and also what my dad went through. That current moment felt like out of a movie to me and I teared a bit. I joked around and said to the elderly lady, “i think i know why you’re sad. you’re listening to this sad song”, she remained her fixed gaze in one spot and nodded. It came as a shock to me as I found out a week later that she passed away. Her husband was in distraught. This is a memory i dont think i can forget.
It’s a lesson that showed me to cherish life and to appreciate what we have now. Nothing in this life is forever and it is too short lived. Take nothing for granted. Say I love you to the people around us and be there for one another. There is already so much suffering in this world and we all have to undoubtedly live with the fear of being alone at some point in our lives.
Incredible lyrics. Beautiful but so sad. Human life is so fleeting!
This song kept me company during the summer of '72. I was in a new city, a new country, on a different continent, and learning an entirely new language. And so, I was; Alone again, naturally. lol
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God bless
Absolutely beautiful.
I lost my lovely Dad in 1979. He was just 48. I've never truly got over it and he's been in my thoughts every day since.
My windowed Mum is now 90 and we don't really talk about him too much as doing so is tricky. My wife says I should have had therapy years ago, and she's right.
Some things are hard to explain, but If I recommend something for you, I would be read about the death: Many lives, Many masters by Brian Weiss or Dying to be me by Anita Moorjani. I hope they are comforting for you.
My husband passed 2022, my beautiful mom passed 2023 .. my heart 😢 too broken 💔💔💔😢 this song 🎵 made me feel orphan, but I can listening hours and hours… so beautiful music 🎶… ALONE AGAIN NATURALLY!!💔💔💔
É triste
😢sorry for your loss. Still, the more precious the relationship, the more painful the passing.
Follow Jesus, read the Bible. You gonna find love and peace❤ it works ✨ god bless you
I am 14 years old, lost my beloved grandpa some months ago, he was 74, the day my parents told me about it, I couldn't think in any other thing, i just cried and cried all day, and that week too, this songs renembers me of those moments, I heard it to renember my grandad, and to think about all things. I still miss him so much, I sometimes cry for him, this song is just pure art.
Very sorry to hear about your grandfather. Time is a great healer and I’m sure he will be very proud of you. I too agree this is a beautiful song.
My Mum died 8 years ago. She loved this " record, it always gets me crying and feeling so sad
One of the best songs of the era. Is sucks you in because it is so musically beautiful while telling such a sad series of stories. It gets in and out quick, like a knife in the heart. Yet I could listen to the song all day and feel okay.
Loneliness and isolation are distilled in a fantastic pop song.
I love the contrast of this song. If you didn't listen to the lyrics it would sound like a love song. The music sounds lihe a walk in the park but the lyrics are tragic.
agree...so few people really listen to the lyrics. Good case in point? The Beach Boys "Don't Worry Baby." It's a song about a street drag race.
I actually heard the Vulfpeck cover of it first, really good cover. But yes, very sad song. I still like listening to it though. I guess I’m just weird
Oh for sure
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I have prayed and prayed and hoped someone would get me out of this Hellish place where I am living. I've given up all hope. .... no one cares enough to rescue me.
@pegasus-327 Read Victor Frankl's "Man's Search for Meaning."
It will change your outlook on life and the suffering we all must endure. But live we must. Why? Your purpose in life. What or who else brings meaning to your life?
Also, get out and get into nature. Volunteer at an animal shelter or a food pantry. There are numerous reasons to live. Good luck and be well.❤
Listening to this song for the first time brought tears to my eyes. The lyrics are amazing, and the vocals are too.
Je découvre avec un sentiment de nostalgie de mes jeunes années. Vraiment belle cette chanson.
高校生、英語の最初と最後の授業でカセットデッキを持ってきてこの曲を聞かせてくれた今はもういない先生。
ありがとうございます。
Leaving me to doubt, talk about God in his mercy. Oh, if he really does exist, why did he desert me. In my hour of need, im truly am indeed alone again. (naturally)
my son passed away 4/24 his bday was july 27. Would've been 24 years old.
So sorry about your son (hugz)
Mine passed away 4/29/21 at age 27 :*(
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@TheBrianKSr Hugs to you, too. 💛
@fitriaah11 thank you. I will give it a listen
The universality of grief, pain & disappointment. The price we pay for love.
@@DrRodZen Indeed......
世紀の名曲
Однозначно!!!
Beautiful I can hear my brother singing this in the heavens for me
How sweet it is reminiscing the good ol days😊😊😊
It’s 8:52 am, the song has been on loop since I woke up. It’s just that kind of day. The sun even is left alone behind the clouds, the day’s grey.
How about today? Sun shining, I hope.
When you're a kid you really don't realize how good someone like Gilbert is. When you get older you realise how absolutely brilliant he is. His lyrics are unbelievably brilliant
the saddest song of all time
You know you're going through a tough time when you're listing to Gilbert.
you are right but that's the beauty
no its a celebration of love ...remember
儚くも懐かしい思い出が蘇りました😂🎉６８歳になるとこの曲の寂しさとか孤独感をものすごく感じています🎉😂
Such prolific lyrics. This song still touches my heart, after all these decades.
me too.
"Prolific" lyrics or "profound" lyrics did you mean? Probably the latter and if so, yeah I agree.
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Lost my dad this year when he said how much he cried when my father died. Love you and miss you dad everyday wish you was still with us
This song affected me as a young boy. at 8 years old I’m nearly 60 now sang it at karaoke and people were affected. A true masterpiece!
Only a bit of a genius could come up with this song. Lyrics and melody a perfect combination. Simply brilliant. Even McCartney must’ve been envious!
My beloved brother passed away 16/06/2024
I’ll miss him more than I can ever express
My deep condolences to you. I know how sad you feel. I lost my younger sister to Covid 3 yrs.ago. I miss her everyday. Bless you. He will always be with you.🙏🏽⭐️
Condolences 💐 RIP 🙏 to your brother
My beloved brother also passed away .. (09/02/24). It’s a pain that’s indescribable
Feeling your pain.
Sorry for your losses 😢
@@SuperJess54321 My condolences to you and your family.
Still looking good after all these years, Ray. All the best! 🥂
It hits differently when you’ve been betrayed, lied to, stabbed in the back or heartbroken far too many times. 😪
I'm so sorry to hear that. I whish you all the best in the future and that God will bless your soul!
Claire
C❤❤❤❤❤🎉❤❤❤❤❤
I’ll never forgive her again.
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The Big Jim Sullivan guitar solo is magic!
You must listen Ardhito Pramono - Waking up together with you. He was inspired by this song. He is a fan of it.
이노래를 가사를 모르는 상태로
들었을때..
상상해본 가사는
어린시절의 꿈과..상상력에 관한노래가 아닌가 했습니다.
그러다 가사를 알게되었고..
대체로 슬픈 가사였지만..
왠지 슬픔보다는 추억이 떠오느는 노래입니다..
비슷한노래라면 노란리본 이야기 라던지..
어린 드래곤 노래가 생각나는 리듬입니다.
아마도 작곡자의 풍부한 상상력이 발휘된 곡이라서 그런게 아닌가 싶네요..
추억이 떠오르는 노래입니다..
저도 가사를 생각하지 않고 들었을 때는 천진난만한 내용이지 않을까 했는데 가사를 읽어보니... 그저 담담하고 처연해지더라는... 😂❤
For some reason, this song comforts. Maybe it’s the fact that lot of people go through being alone.
Number one for six weeks in the summer of 1972-A certifiable classic!
I remember it. A sad summer. Parents just got divorced, I felt this song.
Yep. I was a freshman, at a new school in a new town (Air Force brat), and I still feel this song....deeply.
You must listen Ardhito Pramono - Waking up together with you. He was inspired by this song. He is a fan of it.
Sold over TWO million in the States when people actually had to go out and buy a single.
A life lesson in this brilliant song,Gilbert O'Sullivan is an understated writing genius.
Alone again, truly a blessing.
This song 🎶 came out in 1972- the same year that my Mom died suddenly. I was 13 but this song 🎵 really meant a lot to me!! 😢💕
@@rachelflash639 ❤️❤️
❤Beautiful song!
❤
😢
永遠に素晴らしい歌🎉from Japan
私も懐かしく聞いています❣️本当にいい歌ですね❤本当に癒されています❣️
This is the only song that I can’t listen to only once it has to be at least 3 times . It affects me on a way that no other song does.truly one of the most profound songs ever composed.
I remember my grandparents and family .Think of them often. Then you lose your parents and family. Heartbroken with every loss. So blessed to have had them in my life, but the sadness remains.
wonderful lyrics.........wonderful tune...........I bought this on 7" vinyl when it came out. I knew every word then and still do 52 years later. Was also covered by Shirley Bassey - says everything.
I was 18 in August '72. Trying out for a small time college football team. Would listen to this beautiful song evenings after practice. For whatever reason, this song would inspire me to go all out in practice. I made the 1st team and got a scholarship. Thank u for bringing this song to the forefront and the memories it created.
what a coincidence this song is posted now, I've had this in my head for weeks now! such a wonderfully sad song heart 💗
The melancholy itself is like a warm hug, if that makes sense.
I first heard this song at 13 years old when my grandfather (widowed) played it, I’m 19 now and recently moved away from home for university and listen to this almost daily just to feel closer to home, this song is one that plucks at my heart strings
I remember listening to this song back in the summer of '72 and hearing this made that time seem like yesterday. I was 19 then and the song made me realize that some day there will be sadness (for you or for someone who loves / cares about you).
this song makes me feel an odd mix of emotions. nostalgia, melancholy, sadness, serenity. it’s not like i even grew up with this song, and im also pretty young. i love this song though
Story of my life........heard it as a little boy in the early 70's, and little did I know I would some 5 decades later be living it.....thanks for giving voice and music to a feeling that is so hard to describe to others......doesn't take away the feelings of emptiness, but,...... it helps. I guess misery does love company.
La escuché cuando pasaba la peor depresión de mi vida tuve que cancelar mi boda, y me sentía triste y vacía por dentro hoy la escucho y me acuerdo de esa parte de mi vida y les puedo decir que todo absolutamente pasa, tuve depresión intenté quitarme la vida pero esta tenía otros planes para mí hoy tengo 2 hijas maravillosas y un esposo que lo es y no me arrepiento de las decisiones que tome en el pasado porque estas me ayudaron a crecer como persona y si tú que tienes depresión estás leyendo esto te mando un abrazo y te repito todo pasa todo el sufrimiento termina ❤
Thank you
Solo quedan los suspiros al escuchar esta canción. Gracias Gilbert.
After hearing his quirky masterpiece "Nothing Rhymed," a song I thought should have easily made the top 10 here in the US, I eagerly awaitied his follow-up. I was rewarded in spades when this song was released and became the biggest hit of 1972. He pulls off the formidable feat of making a song about outright despair sound so full of hope and even cheer as if to say that there's light at the end of even the darkest tunnel. Because of this, I will always have a place in my heart for Gilbert O'Sullivan.
I remembered this song after years, and now that I'm the only one left in my family home this song hit me harder than ever.
I wish you peace
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In 1969 I witnessed my older brother drown try to save a neighbor boy, my brother was a boy as well.
My mother had this cassette of this song I listened to it over and over.
Thank you Gilbert for this. A boy from Big Cabin Oklahoma.
あの頃はレコードもなかなか買えなくてラジオから流れてくる音源をリール式のテープレコードにスピーカーを当てて録音して聴いていましたｗ今は良い時代ですね♥
Im korean. Me too. Nice to meet you.
timeless beautiful!!!
Life on Mars comes to mind straight away ❤ love from Ireland 🇮🇪
Can’t stress how much I love this song! Endlessly listenable and hard hitting!
Stuart Little 2 was my introduction to this beautiful song :)
Definitely in the conversation for greatest song ever written ❤
I heard this on the radio and could of sworn it was a beatles song I haven't heard before. Beautiful!
My mom died today and she loved this song crazy right
@@tyronelemon5800 Tyrone. My condolences to you and your family.
@@coachwedd6608 My condolences, may your mother rest in peace
Sorry for your loss, may she rest in peace!
May she rest in peace. My condolences, Tyrone
My condolences :(
J'ai 70 ans cette chanson me rappelle mon adolescence comme tant d'autres chansons. Les années 70 80 sont vraiment les plus belles 😂❤
It's about time this song was uploaded officially ❤️
Affascinante? Questo pezzo fresco? Con ari di gioventù? Delizioso? ✋💥👑🐕👻❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
Non me la ricordavo più,mi è bastato sentirla per avere un dolce coccolone!❤️
Gloomy sunday, mad world and this song are the 3 most saddest song ever created, but at the same time are 3 beauty songs...
I'm 60 now, and listen to my 70 and 80 music 🎵. Love that era. Such good times ❤🎉
Tengo 69 años, la primera vez que escuche esta cancion fue hacia 1972 en un viaje a Madrid cuando estaba en una discoteca, era por la tarde temprano y no habia casi nadie, el sonido era perfecto, me quede impresionado desde el primer momento. Me sigue impresionando y emocionando como otras canciones de Gilbert. Muchas gracias Gilbert.
Increíble como describes ese momento, un saludo.
One of the best songs ever recorded 🎶
さすがイギリス人魂、四季が
はっきりしてるらしいね、四季のうつろいと人々の感情が歌に見事に表現されているね👋👋👋🍺🍉🍧🍦🍥🍢🍶🍜😂
There is no greater withdrawals than the absence of love . Drop 🎤
My daddy died from a sudden heart attack, leaving my mom widowed at 55. Thirty years later, my mom reunited with my dad. Somehow, back when this song came out, I felt so connected to it. So here I sit, all alone, naturally. 😔💔
Escutei essa música na era do gelo quando era criança, hoje tenho 19 anos. Estou em uma fase difícil pois tenho que fazer uma cirurgia, porém me sinto mais forte do que nunca, pois sinto e conheço o amor de Deus. É claro tem dia que é difícil de acreditar, de lutar, de vê as suas maravilhosas, porém ele me dá forças, me perdoa pelo ser pecador que sou e me ama. Jesus Cristo i Love you
Deus ama vc , não percas a esperança,tenha fé, já deu tudo certo,boa cirurgia ,melhoras,paz
Boa cirurgia! Nos dê notícias por aqui. O que mais gosto dessa música é o solo do violão, a orquestra. Sempre ouço de fones pra ouvir todos os instrumentos, embora a letra seja triste.
Como foi a cirurgia amigo? Espero q tenha sido um sucesso
Accompanied by an Orchestra of talented Muscians! This talented Vocalist was really a delight to listen to for a song.
Artistry like now, in 2024, none existent. 😞
Grandma used to listent this song, She past away one month ago... I really miss her.
Im very sorry to hear. Hope you're doing well.
God bless you and your family
....that's pretty sad...you're not alone.....my grandma past away too!!
Ask Not what God can do for you; But what you can do for God
I'm 67 and this song was one of my favorits when I was a teen ager.😢 It always Brings to me beautiful memories.
Loved being with you 4 weeks ago a real life long dream finally come true amazing im still very touched n to sing this with you, u still incredible. N one of the best song writers, loved our night, sat near to tears you right in front of me it was beautiful loved the disco ball gilbert brilliant touch that. Wen we left i turned to my husband n sed did that really just happen in tears as i walked to our car. You were truly all i imagined all these years. Thank u