Sad news from his official website: Eric Carmen passed away today aged 74. His music will live on in our hearts and minds, and our condolences go to his family, friends and fans at this sad time.
This song was made for shy and introverted people like me. I couldn’t even listen to it when it came out but I can now I’ve come a long way from that part of life
Shortly after graduating from high school, my girlfriend died in a car accident. After a few months of trying to heal from her loss I enlisted in the Navy as a Hospital Corpsman. I eventually found myself in the middle of the Mojave desert at Marine Corps base 29 Palms as a field medic/base dispensary corpsman. A "sand sailor"...and about as isolated as one could get. At that time you couldn't get radio or television reception unless you paid for a cable sevice. 1976 I found this album at the base exchange and could really relate to this song. On my "down days" I would play this song from time to time. I still have the album. RIP Eric Carmen.
I couldn’t agree with you anymore than you said, but one thing for me I had come back from Vietnam and it was a song that really sun deep in my heart and I’ve been listening to it often on for years I had a thumbs up on that song way before he passed and rest in peace
I had this song going around in my head after speaking to my 85 year old father on the phone. I'm almost 60, and he is alone in the house I grew up in, and my mother and my brother are deceased. I'm alone 200 kilometres away and I don't have transport to go and visit him. I just got melancholy thinking of all the people who are alone, although not necessarily lonely. My father and I both use a walker to get around as he is old and I am disabled, but thinking of us wandering our mostly empty homes just bought this song into my head and I had to listen to it. It is as beautiful as I remember, and I am saddened to know that the man who sang it is no longer with us. We will all be dust again, but the music lives on! Thank you for the melody!
My 89 yr old mom made a comment today that put this song in my mind. Hadn't heard it for many years, although I grew up in the 70's. But today is the first time I realized how many of the lyrics can apply to the aging!
As a young guy in the 60's and 70's living in L.A. wasn't easy. I never really wanted to be alone. I looked for love and friendship all over. In 1977, New Years eve, I met the love of my life and for 40 years we were all we had, or needed. We had friends, but preferred OUR time together even more. In 2017, they passed away and here I am again, all by myself. I'm thankful for the glorious, wonderful love filled years I had, but when you lose that half of you ,the pain and emptiness never goes away. I was lucky finding that ONE someone special to make me whole and make my life better. Now, it's time to be by myself again. Thank God for the memories......
Its wonderful that you lived in L.A. during the 70's, and preferred the time alone. You have the right attitude. You have the memories. I'm in L.A. and lost my best friend of 19 years. It hurts more than anyone knows.
Thank you RedneckSwede for your message. I absolutely agree with you. Eric's lyrics and beautiful gift of voice is and will remain a blessing. I wish I still had this original album. Yet at my young age - - - LOL! Even @ 65 years young, his voice and songs bring me back to happier times in my life. Tale Svenska?
Later in life it is the only way to go-----------------------------"All by myself with my hound dog!" Rocks in your head if you think we need a woman to be happy in our later years! HELL NO!
no stress when you are alone & stress is a killer and shortens your life just like sending spam will keep you alone in your younger life Cat Hourihan. We will see how long it takes for you to finally grow up and be a responsible adult instead of hiding behind youse MammY spam queen!
@user-vr2ew8js5q Music touches people differently and it's not surprising that our reactions are not always similar to others. There is a mystery somewhere ...
@vlpr-en5cc I appreciated your thoughtful words and unfortunately it is true what you say about the path to the irrevocable, and so well put. Yes, it is a tragedy when a person dies (RIP Eric Carmen) and, as you say, some very talented, cheerful people are passing away at the moment. I am thinking right now of Maurizio Pollini, a wonderful pianist, who died about two weeks ago. I was shocked that hardly any news of his demise was reported by the press and the television. For the last two days I have been listening on RUclips to the four Rachmaninoff piano concertos played by the excellent Ukrainian pianist, Anna Fedorova. As you say, his piano concertos are all masterpieces and I must say that I am now particularly attracted to No. 3., one performance of which was played by Rachmaninoff and conducted by Mahler in New York ! The beginning enraptures one. Yes, longing, yearning, sadness, passion is there in his music. Just listen to his "Elegie" no. 3, played by the composer himself on the Telarc CD "A Window in Time" .I believe his first three concertos were written before he fled Russia in 1917 and the fourth was written in 1926 and revised two or three times. Apparently after having left his beloved Russia he could not really compose music and devoted himself to giving concerts. I have a small book entitled "Réflexions et Souvenirs" where texts which appeared between 1910 and 1943 in English or Russian have been translated into French. It is highly absorbing and revelatory. In the first chapter he talks about the Russia he had known and how he loved the Steppes, the cornfields, farming, etc. There is a very interesting DVD about him too where we "meet" his grandson who at the time was living in the house that his grandfather built in the 1930s outside Lucerne. I fell under the spell of Rachmaninoff many years ago and am still there !
I remember this song very well. I was in the Air Force 1977. I was stationed overseas hanging out at the recreation Center when I heard this. I was alone on the base and I just arrive there. I didn’ know anyone. So I sat there on the couch listening to this song. I felt alone. But little by little I started to meet new friends. Some where in the same boat as me. We all became friends. Thank you Eric Carmen for being there. I will never forget this song.
me too, I am crying and this was for me truly the symbol of my life when I was young. Luckily today, I have Lord Jesus in my life, so I am never alone anymore. Rest in peace, dear Eric 💐🌺🌹🌹🌹
Ever since the love of my life was killed, I have felt alone excepting the presence of the Lord. That hasn't changed in the 5 years since her passing, and I am 77 now. This song has always been a part of me, but now more than ever!
I know, how you feel ! His songs touch and rescued me . Loved his song for years, But his name wasn't pushed out there ! I loved his songs but didn't recognize his face or name. I know Carol Bayer sager, Joanne Mitchell, Lionel Richie, Burt Backrack ( I know I jacketed up the spelling of their names) ERIC CARMEN'S NAME SHOULD HAVE BEEN IN OUR EARS, A WHOLE LOT MORE ,AND HIS NAME IN OUR EARS JUST AS MUCH. GREAT ARTIST
I just got the news that he passed away peacefully in his sleep. This song tore my heart out of my chest I must say! Incredible music production all around! Reminds me of an Anerican Elton John, especially with all the fantastic piano playing..
The melody was taken from the 2nd Piano Concerto by Sergei Rachmaninoff. The verse harmonies are right out of that piece. Wait until you hear Horowitz playing it!
Rest in peace. This song has always brought tears from my eyes. You spoke to the lonely hearts in the world and let us know we were not alone in being alone which gave a little comfort somehow. Thank you.
Me too! My girlfriend and I listened to the Raspberries and his solo songs as well. Very romantically arranged and we would make out passionately while his music played in the background....😢
I've never been able to listen to this song without my eyes welling up with tears... even as a child...6 years old in 1975... I felt the sadness flow through my body when i would heart it in the radio (KFRC in San Francisco), yet I had no idea what the meaning of this song was. I still have the same feeling every time I hear it. Such a priceless masterpiece. ❤
I know that feeling... as I read your post a beautiful memory came to me while I was listening to this song, I was 6 years old while riding in my dad's car back in 1984 in Mexico City, and while listening to the radio, this song came up, and it resonated with my mood at the time because I felt melancholic and sad, but it felt good to hear the song because it transmitted a comfort, soothing feeling, so after this song they played , Paul McCartney, Let em in,it felt so good, that the memory keeps stirring up my head over and over again. God Bless...
I’m so sorry to hear that! A Hug & much love from America! I will pray for you! You’re not alone, Jesus is always with us. If I may suggest a wonderful RUclips channel called, “Discovering The Jewish Jesus”. He always has positive messages on his channel that might help you and lift up your spirit. I truly hope you won’t feel alone anymore!!! 🥹 May God Greatly Bless your life Friend!! Hugs!!
I’m so sorry to hear that! A Hug & much love from America! I will pray for you! You’re not alone, Jesus is always with us. If I may suggest a wonderful RUclips channel called, “Discovering The Jewish Jesus”. He always has positive messages on his channel that might help you and lift up your spirit. I truly hope you won’t feel alone anymore!!! 🥹 May God Greatly Bless your life Friend!! Hugs!!
Rest In Sweet Peace Eric.❤ I used to sing along with your record when I was a kid growing up. My Mom bought two 45's of this song. We ruined the first one from overplay! Then my Mom got tickets and we went to see you on tour, I think it was with Olivia Newton John! Thank you Eric for being a huge part of the soundtrack of of my life and beautiful memories with my Mom! My sincere condolences to his family and friends.
I'm just a decade behind Mr. Carmen, and his amazingly emotional music has long been the stuff of important interludes in the soundtrack of my life. My big regret is that I hadn't visited his official site to thank him while he was still with us. Long may his music continue to live on to help generations to come, the way he penned tunes that spoke from the heart of mine.
I'm now 75 and widowed.. Most friends have moved far, have been lost for years, or have died. My children are grown adults with families of their own, but I am estranged with two and close with my eldest. I am battling brain cancer, have sold my home and been living in my own apartment, alone for years. Both loneliness and being alone haunt me these days. This song speaks volumes to me.
Hey brother. You don't have to be lonely. Your a great man. You have moved mountains in your lifetime. You can do this. Find that strength inside like you did when your family was young. You can be that man again. We care about you. Fight, fight till your last breath.
Bellísima canción Evoca los tiempos inicios de siglo 20, clasica. Piano da un mágico entorno. Se inmortalizó Eric con su talento. Descansa en paz, nosotros disfrutamos tu obra musical.
RIP Bro! This was the first song that made me cry in a good way, and exposed me to the complications of musical form. I was just a child, a child who spent far too much time alone in hospitals, so I related to the music as I could, as I needed. Thank you for the outlet and the education! I only wish I'd have commented before.
Pretty much... Eric did write this song and the music, which is the hard part. Doing a cover is 1000 times easier than writing and composing the music...@@kermitfrog593
As a former mental health worker, I can say with certainty that the greatest curse in America is the condition of loneliness. Working in the field of suicide prevention, I learned by frequent contact with callers to suicide crisis lines that the single most prevalent reason they call for help is that they do not want to live alone anymore. A significant percentage of those who have families and friends feel a deep sense of loneliness. Many are wrongly diagnosed with depression when in reality they suffer from loneliness. Putting them in social settings is often not the answer. They need a soul mate, for lack of a better term. Someone to share their innermost fears and hopes. Eric's song could be the theme song for those whose lives are no longer meaningful because of their lack of connecting with some person with whom they can share a two-way, unselfish relationship. I have become such a lonely person. My love for life was destroyed by a selfish wife who used me, deceived me, and betrayed me over and over again. I never fell in love again because, as the lyrics in Eric's song express, I did not want to suffer that degree of emotional pain ever again. I thank the classical composer Rachmaninoff for the melody that Eric borrowed to write this song. Eric trained to be a concert pianist and he loved playing Rach's piano concertos. The main melody in this song was borrowed from Rachmaninoff's Symphony No. Two, Second Movement. Look it up on RUclips and cry as you listen to the hauntingly beautiful melody of Movement 2 as it begins. Those of you reading this who are under the curse of loneliness, hang in there and keep reaching out, reaching out, reaching out until you connect with that right person. I wish you more luck than I have had. I am old now and my chance for true love has passed.
Samsambo --- I guess both of our statements are subjective. I don't think a person can be both lonely and in a MEANINGFUL relationship at the same time.
My grandfather met his soulmate and true love when he was 72 years old on what he thought was his last holiday before death. That was when I was twenty, I'm now 44 and he died 3 years ago, still in love with his soulmate after many happy years and life experiences together. Never give up hope my friend. My heart has been crushed, but one day my prince will come too. Until then, I'm happy alone xxx
My husband died in september 2017, I miss him very much, and the lyrics of this song go directly to my heart. I have no brothers or sisters that I can go to, I have but a few friends, and sometimes I miss someone to share my feelings with ! I heard the song again on Valentine's day, and it hurted so much !
I have a strong feeling that he’s not by himself. He’s with friends and loved ones and he wants us to know that he is with us as well. We’ll see you later Eric. Peace
I'm just now hearing this long extended version and I must say I love it! I've suffered from clinical depression and anxiety for many years. It hit me completely out of the blue when I was 26 years old with no warning whatsoever! I lost many years of my life to this horrible disease but I'm glad that I'm still here even though I contemplated suicide many years due to the horrific physical symptoms of depression. Believe me it's very real and I wouldn't wish it on my worst enemy!! God bless and here's to a wonderful 2024!!!
I grew up with this song from 12 on with 3 sister and large group of friends but being the only white boy in the group they called me the Preacher. Then I was moved to a place smaller and was alone. I only had music and this saved me.
the antithesis to this all-too-sometimes-true song is that we can reach out to a friend. you are not alone. you are loved by another person. speed dial or text them ! God bless you too.
Выражаю соболезнования родным близким,друзьям и поклонникам любимого артиста.Прекрасная музыка будет жить вечно.Спасибо Эрику Кармену за этот бесценный подарок,который он нам оставил в наследство.Светлая музыка светлого человека🥲🪔🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🙏
My brother Leonardo died on the 11th February 2024 and Eric Carmen died a month later may the both rest in peace in God's protection let perpetual light shine upon them miss them both.
As a teenager, when this song first came out, I thought it was kind of sappy and stupid. Now at 60 and having just lost my wife of forty years, I can't stop listening and crying. Funny how life changes things.
Damn Rip a legend. I'm a pretty young guy very early 20's so I wasn't alive during this time however my Dad would always play this music since I was a baby so this tune is almost a like lullaby, I just get a very nostalgic feeling every time I hear it. As soon as I heard the news I rushed over to make sure it was true. Sad news but I'm glad he was alive to make this music. Legends never die.
I was lucky enough to meet Eric Carmen in person. I was parking cars at the Gates Mills Towers in Mayfield Heights Ohio, where Eric lived at the time.(1985?) I was a 21 year old valet for Milano's Italian Restaurant running to get a car in the underground garage adjacent to the restaurant. There in the garage, Eric appeared out of nowhere. I said hi, and stupidly said, you are all be yourself...he laughed, got into a Mercedes 450 SL convertible and drove away...I still remember it as it if were yesterday. RIP.
I remember being a teenager listening to this song over and over and crying and now that I am much older I find that it still brings me to tears. Only now I understand it even more deeply than I did so many years ago.
3:13 - 5:18 has Eric Carmen ever gotten props for how absolutely perfect this piano interlude is? It is THEE perfect complement to Rachmaninoff’s Piano Concerto #2, second movement AND to All By Myself. Genius.
@@Tbop3 Yes, but the lyrics go so good with the music. So sad and incredibly beautiful. As a whole song, it has everything. As my father said once: "That song is complete"😢
Until today i thought Celine's version was the original, i'm so glad i was wrong, this is pure gold, directly from the heart, amazing, you are huge Eric, huge.
@@n0cturne.k35 the melody is a major part of the music. Thays why Sergie Rachmaninoff was given co song writer credits and a his estate got a portion of the royalties. Eric carmine took an exceptional piece of music and made it into a OK pop song.
The Original (with some help from Rachmaninoff) will forever be the standard we adhere to and relate to. Better than Celine's. RIP Eric Carmen. You are not All By Yourself. You never were. Your fans will remember you and love this song forever.
Yes this song makes me cry as a little girl I always knew I would be Alone and never be.married and now at fifty eight years old this song hurts even more it's a great song though
This song is actually taken from Rachmanninoff piano concerto no 2, so if you like the romantic feel of the song you would like to hear the original piece.
Это плагиат, это музыка русского композитора Сергея Рахманинова из его концерта для фортепиано с оркестром , это русская мелодия , это русская гармония , это русская музыка , это русская душа
@@Sonate-19 Ναι αλλά ο Eric μετέτρεψε αυτό το ρεσιτάλ του ραχμάνινοφ σε ένα σπουδαίο επικό, βαθειά ερωτικό και στοιχειωμένο τραγούδι όλων των εποχών.. Μια σπουδαία μπαλάντα.
@@Sonate-19// my dear friend. You are correct about the piano music ÍNTEGRATED to song … you must know that this is not the original. Original is from 1972 and it was the product of to songs converted to one ( written by a band called Badfinger. Nelson heard the song and made is version which is considered a classic. It’s a song about heartbreak… which you would now consider the piano music to not really mix with the mood. But the point is that Nilsson was not involved in Any plagiarism. You Google the history in 1 minute if you wish
I always prefer this than any other versions. The way he sings it is really heartfelt. I don’t know if this is the original but I always like Eric Carmen’s version.
Yes, my dear, from someone that grew up in this era, this IS the original No one can sing it better than the artist that manifested this from their soul.
RIP Eric Carmen 🙏 When you came to the Hard Rock Cafe Cleveland with your lovely wife Amy, you were always so vibrant and loved life. Your songs will play forever more! ❤
Well of course its going to be played for 200 years considering its already been played for 120 years ever since Rachmaninoff originally wrote it in the second movement of his piano concerto number 2 Opus 18 in 1901... And Eric Carmen's song "Never gonna fall in love again" is totally ripped off from the middle of Rachmaninoff's Symphony #2 Opus 27. Eric Carmen has TOTALLY plagiarized and ripped off Rachmaninoff!!!
@@roberthotchkiss1 - of course, Rachmaninoff's originals are far superior... but he had no intention of plagriarizing. He did let people know his source. (He actually mistakenly thought the pieces had moved into the public domain when he wrote his songs... R's estate contacted him and they made an amicable settlement.) Nor is he anything like the only one to borrow a theme this way. It's been done forever. I One good thing is that sometimes it leads people to discover and learn to appreciate the original composer. Personally, though I grew up in a household that played plenty of Bach, Beethoven, et.al. it was hearing Carmen's songs that helped turn me into a big Rachmaninoff fan. (Another example of borrowing - the year before this pair of songs, Barry Manilow had one of his first couple of hits - "Could it Be Magic" - by building on Chopin's Prelude in C minor. Of course that wasn't remotely masked - he played the prelude itself at the start, then spun it into his song.)
@@lionsbru While I agree that plagiarism of the great classical composers is far too common in the music industry, I hardly find a 12% royalty share to be an "amicable" settlement. As I understood it, Rachmaninoff's estate was told "take the 12% or we'll see you in court". Eric Carmen and the record companies made tens of millions of dollars, and Rachmaninoff's estate got merely a small fraction of what Eric Carmen and Arista / Geffen records made off of Rachmaninoff's genius. While true that Eric Carmen did expose millions of people to Rachmaninoff's music, I have far more respect for an artist whose music is novel and original.
@@roberthotchkiss1 Rachmaninoff's estate, however, didn't write the piece. Rachmaninoff did. He was dead at the time. His heirs are lucky there's a law that gives them a piece of the cake.
I remember when this song came out around 1976. I was only 18 and had just moved out on my own. It was hard at first and I loved this song whenever I heard it. Many years have since passed, and now in 2022 I find myself alone again. This song is the best ever by Eric Carmen.
Rachmaninoff would approve. These lyrics so capture “the feels” I get from his Concerto No. 2. Sergei and Eric would have made a killer combo if they had lived in the same era; they sure did here. ❤
Absolutely spot on. Many wouldn't realise the source of this piece, and attribute it to Rachmaninoff. It has the Rachmaninoff signature style. I was introduced to Rachmaninoff when I first watched Brief Encounter (1945) by David Lean. It is full of Rachmaninoff's music.
Rachmaninoff's estate certainly approved after they got a cut of the song and a full composing credit. Quite rightly. Rachmaninoff died in 1943 and so his music was not free from copyright in 1972. When Carmen recorded and released this song he believed the music was public domain and it was only after its release that Rachmaninoff's estate contacted him and explained the music was protected internationally. They came to an agreement. The estate got 12.5% and a full composing credit. So this song is registered as - Composed by Eric Carman and Sergei Rachmaninoff.
Beautiful pianist he was! Listening to this extended version here, I’m surmising he’s had proper musical training. I don’t know this for fact. My ears are just hearing absolute beauty here…
"I used to think that the worst thing in life was to end up alone. It's not. The worst thing in life is to end up with people who make you feel alone." - Lance Clayton
RIP our dear Eric Carmen. You will be missed by millions. Never all y yourself again brother. We all love you so much and will miss you dearly. 74 so young and so tragic.
i was not a "popular" kid and had very limited social skills in 1976 (a dork!) - Every time I heard this song, it was like telling my life story. I'm glad to say things changed completely a few years later and I now have my gorgeous wife of 31 years and 4 wonderful children, a good job and plenty of friends. And I'm a drummer in a local rock band. Still now, when I hear this, it brings back all of those memories - Makes me cry every time! But what a truly great song!
You can hear so much emotion in his voice. Makes you feel he's experiencing what he's singing. And the piano solo pulls out him reliving his past memories.
I was a kid the first time I heard this song; circa 1976. To this day, it is still one of those songs that you don't want to hear covered. Eric Carmen, not sure what you went through, but it was powerful. One of the most moving and powerful songs ever!
Eric Carmen from Solon Ohio. A genius, listening to Let’s Pretend ( slow version) and All by myself will lead you to a 1901 concerto number 2 which is the best legacy of Eric,Thank you Eric for for paving the way to the best!
"All by Myself" is a song by American artist Eric Carmen released in December 1975. The verse is based on the second movement (Adagio sostenuto) of Sergei Rachmaninoff's Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor, Opus 18. The chorus is borrowed from the song "Let's Pretend", which Carmen wrote and recorded with the Raspberries in 1972.
Sad news from his official website: Eric Carmen passed away today aged 74. His music will live on in our hearts and minds, and our condolences go to his family, friends and fans at this sad time.
Oh my heart is broken such a masterpiece , rest in peace 😭
First comment, huh?
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Just read the sad news. That’s why I’m here. Great singer.
RIP his music will live on. Classic
In Memoriam - Mr. Eric Carmen - "When I was young, I never needed anyone, those days are gone".
rest in peace
Memorable lyrics and music. RIP Mr. Carmen.
RIP Eric. No longer "All By Myself" anymore.
Rip ❤
Talent personified!!
Greatest Song And Depressive Song From Eric Carmen
😢 DEPRESSIVE ? WHY ?
@@juliolarraga5225mejor calificarla como "nostálgica", verdad?
@DanielM-o8h
......LA MÚSICA NUNCA PUEDE DIRIGIRSE A " DEPRESIONAR ' A NADIE AL CONTRARIO , ALEGRAR.
Depresive but beautiful!
He passed away .
But his music is eternal ❤
For sure 🎶🎵🎼💪 RIP ERIC CARMEN 💥🫡
Rip. Love your music
This song was made for shy and introverted people like me. I couldn’t even listen to it when it came out but I can now I’ve come a long way from that part of life
You can be an extrovert,and be the loneliness person out there....
Me too.
❤
Shortly after graduating from high school, my girlfriend died in a car accident. After a few months of trying to heal from her loss I enlisted in the Navy as a Hospital Corpsman. I eventually found myself in the middle of the Mojave desert at Marine Corps base 29 Palms as a field medic/base dispensary corpsman. A "sand sailor"...and about as isolated as one could get. At that time you couldn't get radio or television reception unless you paid for a cable sevice. 1976 I found this album at the base exchange and could really relate to this song. On my "down days" I would play this song from time to time. I still have the album. RIP Eric Carmen.
God bless you, life teaches to be resilient and strong.
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Was that near China Lake in the Mojave?
@@johnmorrison3970
A bit farther South and West. Near Joshua Tree National Park.
. Thnx. My dad was stationed in CL '79-80...I was a kid
RIP Eric Carmen. This song has always "spoke to me". I hope you are no longer all by your self! 🥲
I couldn’t agree with you anymore than you said, but one thing for me I had come back from Vietnam and it was a song that really sun deep in my heart and I’ve been listening to it often on for years I had a thumbs up on that song way before he passed and rest in peace
He is in the stardust that belongs to all of us. ❤
LOL, What makes you think he was by himself. He is now.
You, Sir are the uninvited jagoff any given event. People are actually happy when you leave. @@cocatfan
So glad you made it out of the war. I salute you bro! 👍👍@@victorbarruzza8262
I had this song going around in my head after speaking to my 85 year old father on the phone. I'm almost 60, and he is alone in the house I grew up in, and my mother and my brother are deceased. I'm alone 200 kilometres away and I don't have transport to go and visit him. I just got melancholy thinking of all the people who are alone, although not necessarily lonely. My father and I both use a walker to get around as he is old and I am disabled, but thinking of us wandering our mostly empty homes just bought this song into my head and I had to listen to it. It is as beautiful as I remember, and I am saddened to know that the man who sang it is no longer with us. We will all be dust again, but the music lives on! Thank you for the melody!
My 89 yr old mom made a comment today that put this song in my mind. Hadn't heard it for many years, although I grew up in the 70's. But today is the first time I realized how many of the lyrics can apply to the aging!
Right so many alone but no necessarily lonely. Lovely message. Thank you.
As a young guy in the 60's and 70's living in L.A. wasn't easy. I never really wanted to be alone. I looked for love and friendship all over. In 1977, New Years eve, I met the love of my life and for 40 years we were all we had, or needed. We had friends, but preferred OUR time together even more. In 2017, they passed away and here I am again, all by myself. I'm thankful for the glorious, wonderful love filled years I had, but when you lose that half of you ,the pain and emptiness never goes away. I was lucky finding that ONE someone special to make me whole and make my life better. Now, it's time to be by myself again. Thank God for the memories......
I'm so sorry u lost your other half may God heal your pain ....
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Its wonderful that you lived in L.A. during the 70's, and preferred the time alone. You have the right attitude. You have the memories. I'm in L.A. and lost my best friend of 19 years. It hurts more than anyone knows.
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I'm so sorry for your loss. I hope you will be fine! I am with you in my heart.
This isn't a song, it's a true performance. Forever loved, never alone. Rest in peace, Eric. Thank you.
Thank you RedneckSwede for your message. I absolutely agree with you. Eric's lyrics and beautiful gift of voice is and will remain a blessing. I wish I still had this original album. Yet at my young age - - - LOL! Even @ 65 years young, his voice and songs bring me back to happier times in my life. Tale Svenska?
Well said!
🙏 🙏 🙏 Amen
You might be all by yourself but you remain the hearts of millions. R.I.P.
Excellent response
Later in life it is the only way to go-----------------------------"All by myself with my hound dog!" Rocks in your head if you think we need a woman to be happy in our later years! HELL NO!
no stress when you are alone & stress is a killer and shortens your life just like sending spam will keep you alone in your younger life Cat Hourihan. We will see how long it takes for you to finally grow up and be a responsible adult instead of hiding behind youse MammY spam queen!
He still has his fans
Word!
No voice processing, No computer, just straight up TALENT!
It has...
What are you yapping there, microphones and other recording equipment has computers 💀💀💀💀
If you want to hear how he really sounds, click on same song midnight special
And lots of reverb
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Tears actually. Grown man... RIP 😢🙏🏾. This is a song you can listen to 20 times in a row and it evokes the same emotion each time.
Yes sir
He loved Rachmaninov's music and was inspired by Rach's piano concerto no. 2 to write this beautiful song. RIP dear Eric and thank you.
Love the song and what you wrote
Thank you. Enjoy the music.@@BERNIESIKET
@user-vr2ew8js5q Music touches people differently and it's not surprising that our reactions are not always similar to others. There is a mystery somewhere ...
@vlpr-en5cc I appreciated your thoughtful words and unfortunately it is true what you say about the path to the irrevocable, and so well put. Yes, it is a tragedy when a person dies (RIP Eric Carmen) and, as you say, some very talented, cheerful people are passing away at the moment. I am thinking right now of Maurizio Pollini, a wonderful pianist, who died about two weeks ago. I was shocked that hardly any news of his demise was reported by the press and the television. For the last two days I have been listening on RUclips to the four Rachmaninoff piano concertos played by the excellent Ukrainian pianist, Anna Fedorova. As you say, his piano concertos are all masterpieces and I must say that I am now particularly attracted to No. 3., one performance of which was played by Rachmaninoff and conducted by Mahler in New York ! The beginning enraptures one. Yes, longing, yearning, sadness, passion is there in his music. Just listen to his "Elegie" no. 3, played by the composer himself on the Telarc CD "A Window in Time" .I believe his first three concertos were written before he fled Russia in 1917 and the fourth was written in 1926 and revised two or three times. Apparently after having left his beloved Russia he could not really compose music and devoted himself to giving concerts. I have a small book entitled "Réflexions et Souvenirs" where texts which appeared between 1910 and 1943 in English or Russian have been translated into French. It is highly absorbing and revelatory. In the first chapter he talks about the Russia he had known and how he loved the Steppes, the cornfields, farming, etc. There is a very interesting DVD about him too where we "meet" his grandson who at the time was living in the house that his grandfather built in the 1930s outside Lucerne. I fell under the spell of Rachmaninoff many years ago and am still there !
@@BERNIESIKET Thank you.
Your beautiful voice will never be forgotten, Eric. Rest in peace.
Rachmaninoff piano 2 !!! ❤❤
One of my favorite ❤❤
With Eric's sweet voice and an incredible pianist
No substitute for the original with its classical structure and gorgeous piano work. Loved this since it was released. ❤❤❤
This is not a song .its a masterpiece..RIP Eric Carmen😢
Yessssss
Tremendo tema, basado en el segundo movimiento del concierto numero 2 de Rachmaninoff
Absolutely. A work of art !!!
@@horaciocastro8293 - Si, en C (Do) menor.
Indeed!
Another day that music died. They’re coming around all too frequently. Rest in peace Eric you legend.
American Pie.....Bye Bye
Just don't make them like I grew up on was blessed
Yes all my teen legends are leaving this world😢
❤❤❤@@makelifematter1896
Lo más de los 70... 78.
.amo mi adolescencia aunque DOLIÓ.
CUANTO.
.RECUERDO ENMARAÑADO
I remember this song very well. I was in the Air Force 1977. I was stationed overseas hanging out at the recreation Center when I heard this. I was alone on the base and I just arrive there. I didn’ know anyone. So I sat there on the couch listening to this song. I felt alone. But little by little I started to meet new friends. Some where in the same boat as me. We all became friends. Thank you Eric Carmen for being there. I will never forget this song.
Thank you for your service! ❤️🤍💙
It is a powerful song.
Thank you for serving our country.
Your post made me tear up. Thank you for your service!
Aww
Today I cried, This song is the symbol of my adolescence. RIP Eric....:(
me too, I am crying and this was for me truly the symbol of my life when I was young. Luckily today, I have Lord Jesus in my life, so I am never alone anymore. Rest in peace, dear Eric 💐🌺🌹🌹🌹
Me too, always brings tears to my eyes, RIP 🌹
Wahhhh😂
me too.😢
Ever since the love of my life was killed, I have felt alone excepting the presence of the Lord. That hasn't changed in the 5 years since her passing, and I am 77 now.
This song has always been a part of me, but now more than ever!
❤️🙏
God bless you@@Scott-kj3bc
自从我的一生挚爱被杀，除了这件天赐的礼物，我一直倍感孤独，自从她走后这个情况一直没有改变，我现在77岁了，这首歌一直以来都是我人生中的一部分，现在甚至更加重要❤❤❤
@XueminRen God Bless you too.
So sad. One of the most underrated power pop artists of the past 50 years. Rest in peace, Eric.
Nothing UNDERRATED at all! He was ALWAYS being-played. WHERE WERE YOU???
I know, how you feel ! His songs touch and rescued me . Loved his song for years, But his name wasn't pushed out there ! I loved his songs but didn't recognize his face or name. I know Carol Bayer sager, Joanne Mitchell, Lionel Richie, Burt Backrack ( I know I jacketed up the spelling of their names) ERIC CARMEN'S NAME SHOULD HAVE BEEN IN OUR EARS, A WHOLE LOT MORE ,AND HIS NAME IN OUR EARS JUST AS MUCH. GREAT ARTIST
Eric Carmen and Karen Carpenter have been the most beautiful and soothing voices of my generation. God bless both their eternal souls.❤
yeah Karen has the most relax voice I love her.
Agree
And BJ Thomas........
Totally agree❤
Absolutely! 💯 %
Rest in Peace Mr.Eric Carmen. You will never be forgotten .😢❤.This song is classic. 🙏
Repose en paix❤❤
I cry every time I hear it.😢
I was 11 years old when I heard this song on the radio and it moved me, at 11 years old. That's saying something.
Now singing with the angels in Heaven, Eric Carmen, still not all by yourself. My heart goes out to the family.
This was music, when music existed, the good kind, when the stars were authentic, leaving things as wonderful as this song. R.I.P. Eric.
10代の日々、こんにちは、さようなら。良くも悪くも。素晴らしい音楽をどうもありがとうございます。出逢得た事に感謝します。
71歳のお爺さんです、バッドフィンガーからのエリック・カルメンのファンです。
Ahhhhh ok
Who else. Will be listening to this absolute Masterpiece. In decades to come?
It’s already over a hundred years old. It was written by Sergei Rachmaninov in 1901.
Me
😢😮💕maravilloso!😮
I am loved him
I just got the news that he passed away peacefully in his sleep. This song tore my heart out of my chest I must say! Incredible music production all around! Reminds me of an Anerican Elton John, especially with all the fantastic piano playing..
The melody was taken from the 2nd Piano Concerto by Sergei Rachmaninoff. The verse harmonies are right out of that piece. Wait until you hear Horowitz playing it!
Rest in peace. This song has always brought tears from my eyes. You spoke to the lonely hearts in the world and let us know we were not alone in being alone which gave a little comfort somehow. Thank you.
Amen sir
Yes, a very sad song but beautiful!.
Triste noticia Q.E.D.P Eric
You Got It Get My Job
I was so sad to hear of Eric Carman’s passing today and I immediately thought of this song.
Who's Eric Cartman?
Me too. So I am playing it and singing with EC. ❤
Me too! My girlfriend and I listened to the Raspberries and his solo songs as well. Very romantically arranged and we would make out passionately while his music played in the background....😢
I've always LOVED this adaptation of the Adagio Sostenuento. Thank you Eric Carmen and Rachmaninov !
I was three when you were born and now I'm 78. Your music has accompanied me for more than six decades. Thank you.
RIP Eric Carmen. Music from my childhood. Thank you.
I've never been able to listen to this song without my eyes welling up with tears... even as a child...6 years old in 1975... I felt the sadness flow through my body when i would heart it in the radio (KFRC in San Francisco), yet I had no idea what the meaning of this song was. I still have the same feeling every time I hear it. Such a priceless masterpiece. ❤
Dr. Don Rose (snort snort). The epitome of obnoxious. LOL
I know that feeling... as I read your post a beautiful memory came to me while I was listening to this song, I was 6 years old while riding in my dad's car back in 1984 in Mexico City, and while listening to the radio, this song came up, and it resonated with my mood at the time because I felt melancholic and sad, but it felt good to hear the song because it transmitted a comfort, soothing feeling, so after this song they played , Paul McCartney, Let em in,it felt so good, that the memory keeps stirring up my head over and over again. God Bless...
Piangevo allora e piango ancora adesso.
О-о-о-о, вы написали мои мысли и чувства, и мне тоже в 1975 году было 6 лет, когда я услышала эту песню... Россия.
I was 10 you guys making me feel old😅 .it's a blessing we still here I'm sure we have friends family that are not 😔
この歌がラフマニノフのピアノ協奏曲を基に作られたなんて…私は、75歳、独りぼっち、沁みる
I’m so sorry to hear that! A Hug & much love from America! I will pray for you! You’re not alone, Jesus is always with us. If I may suggest a wonderful RUclips channel called, “Discovering The Jewish Jesus”. He always has positive messages on his channel that might help you and lift up your spirit. I truly hope you won’t feel alone anymore!!! 🥹
May God Greatly Bless your life Friend!! Hugs!!
I’m so sorry to hear that! A Hug & much love from America! I will pray for you! You’re not alone, Jesus is always with us. If I may suggest a wonderful RUclips channel called, “Discovering The Jewish Jesus”. He always has positive messages on his channel that might help you and lift up your spirit. I truly hope you won’t feel alone anymore!!! 🥹
May God Greatly Bless your life Friend!! Hugs!!
I ❤ Rachmaninoff!
No te deprimas siente tu alma al querer realizar tus necesidades biológicas y tú espíritu se levantará
私は現在62歳、去年10月に入院、今年６月に手術、今はリハビリに励んでいる次第です。
年齢の上の貴方同様独り身です。結局女性を好きになる事も出来ずここまで来てしまいました。
これからの人生、楽しい事もあります。若輩者の私ですが
これからの人生、有意義に進んで行きましょう。
それでは•••
Mr.Eric Carmen R.I.P. 素敵な名曲を残してくれて ありがとうございました。
RIP Eric. Thank you for SO many high school slow dances. This song was the first to really move me.
Przepiękna...wzruszająca piosenka!!!
Zostaniesz w sercach wielu NA ZAWSZE!!❤❤❤
spoczywaj w pokoju...niech Oan obdarzy CIĘ MIŁOSIERDZIEM❤🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻
Rest In Sweet Peace Eric.❤
I used to sing along with your record when I was a kid growing up. My Mom bought two 45's of this song. We ruined the first one from overplay! Then my Mom got tickets and we went to see you on tour, I think it was with Olivia Newton John! Thank you Eric for being a huge part of the soundtrack of of my life and beautiful memories with my Mom!
My sincere condolences to his family and friends.
That's a beautiful memory ❤
@@maddannafizz it is.
Just lost my husband of 47 yrs. Had to hear this😢
I'm so sorry!
May God hold you close in His arms of Comfort!
Be strong 🙏
We will never forget this song brother. Rest in peace.
I'm just a decade behind Mr. Carmen, and his amazingly emotional music has long been the stuff of important interludes in the soundtrack of my life. My big regret is that I hadn't visited his official site to thank him while he was still with us. Long may his music continue to live on to help generations to come, the way he penned tunes that spoke from the heart of mine.
I'm now 75 and widowed.. Most friends have moved far, have been lost for years, or have died. My children are grown adults with families of their own, but I am estranged with two and close with my eldest.
I am battling brain cancer, have sold my home and been living in my own apartment, alone for years. Both loneliness and being alone haunt me these days. This song speaks volumes to me.
Praying for you. Loneliness sucks but love and embrace yourself. The only two people you need in your life is you and God
Hey brother. You don't have to be lonely. Your a great man. You have moved mountains in your lifetime. You can do this. Find that strength inside like you did when your family was young. You can be that man again. We care about you. Fight, fight till your last breath.
Hugs for you from a stranger online who cares about you - and all in your situation.
Keep strong! Praying for you.
Big hugs bless you reach out be strong, love and happiness be yours 💖
Bellísima canción
Evoca los tiempos inicios de siglo 20, clasica.
Piano da un mágico entorno.
Se inmortalizó Eric con su talento. Descansa en paz, nosotros disfrutamos tu obra musical.
Just heard the sad news. Beautiful song and takes me back to my childhood. RIP Eric...I'm sure you are not alone. Shine bright with all the stars!
RIP Bro! This was the first song that made me cry in a good way, and exposed me to the complications of musical form. I was just a child, a child who spent far too much time alone in hospitals, so I related to the music as I could, as I needed. Thank you for the outlet and the education! I only wish I'd have commented before.
❤
RIP Eric Carmen.
I loved this song as a teenager and still do as an adult.
A true masterpiece. ❤️🪄
当時、ラフマニノフも知らない中学生の僕は、この曲にゾッコンになりました！良い曲をありがとう😢
Celine Dion is a great singer. But Eric Carmen pulls the listener in with the depth of pain. After all of these years I can still feel it
Hear Dimash sing this song and I really love it. I don't like Celine Dion cover
Yes. She is great but EC's rendition was way better.
None of Celine's covers are better than the originals.
Pretty much... Eric did write this song and the music, which is the hard part. Doing a cover is 1000 times easier than writing and composing the music...@@kermitfrog593
I shuddered what an interpretation
As a former mental health worker, I can say with certainty that the greatest curse in America is the condition of loneliness. Working in the field of suicide prevention, I learned by frequent contact with callers to suicide crisis lines that the single most prevalent reason they call for help is that they do not want to live alone anymore. A significant percentage of those who have families and friends feel a deep sense of loneliness. Many are wrongly diagnosed with depression when in reality they suffer from loneliness. Putting them in social settings is often not the answer. They need a soul mate, for lack of a better term. Someone to share their innermost fears and hopes. Eric's song could be the theme song for those whose lives are no longer meaningful because of their lack of connecting with some person with whom they can share a two-way, unselfish relationship. I have become such a lonely person. My love for life was destroyed by a selfish wife who used me, deceived me, and betrayed me over and over again. I never fell in love again because, as the lyrics in Eric's song express, I did not want to suffer that degree of emotional pain ever again. I thank the classical composer Rachmaninoff for the melody that Eric borrowed to write this song. Eric trained to be a concert pianist and he loved playing Rach's piano concertos. The main melody in this song was borrowed from Rachmaninoff's Symphony No. Two, Second Movement. Look it up on RUclips and cry as you listen to the hauntingly beautiful melody of Movement 2 as it begins. Those of you reading this who are under the curse of loneliness, hang in there and keep reaching out, reaching out, reaching out until you connect with that right person. I wish you more luck than I have had. I am old now and my chance for true love has passed.
its never too late to enjoy life. fuck what society says about age everyone deserves the right to enjoy life and love, no matter what.
Samsambo --- I guess both of our statements are subjective. I don't think a person can be both lonely and in a MEANINGFUL relationship at the same time.
My grandfather met his soulmate and true love when he was 72 years old on what he thought was his last holiday before death. That was when I was twenty, I'm now 44 and he died 3 years ago, still in love with his soulmate after many happy years and life experiences together. Never give up hope my friend. My heart has been crushed, but one day my prince will come too. Until then, I'm happy alone xxx
My husband died in september 2017, I miss him very much, and the lyrics of this song go directly to my heart. I have no brothers or sisters that I can go to, I have but a few friends, and sometimes I miss someone to share my feelings with ! I heard the song again on Valentine's day, and it hurted so much !
It is never too late to find love, it is better, I think, when love finds you, usually unexpectedly!. Life is precious, even with it's ups and downs.
So sad to hear the news about Eric Carmen. He passed away in his sleep. He was 73 years old. RIP Eric Carmen xoxo
Slipped away like a thief in the night. Good for him. Fly free brother.
Actually 74
Magnificent man and All by myself, A wonderful song. I listen to it at least 6 to 7 times a year. Rest in Peace my friend.
I have a strong feeling that he’s not by himself. He’s with friends and loved ones and he wants us to know that he is with us as well. We’ll see you later Eric. Peace
So beautifully said.
❤❤❤❤😢
When you have faith in Jesus
You’ll never be alone !😊
PEDRO BALLADAR
MUY BIEN👍
DICHO
RIP Eric. No longer "All By Myself" anymore.
😂
He's indeed no longer by himself. He is now up with the sweet angels in heaven! RIP and thanks for the music!
@@matthewramirez6194 😂
@@matthewramirez6194 Amen.
@@matthewramirez6194 Amen
I'm just now hearing this long extended version and I must say I love it! I've suffered from clinical depression and anxiety for many years. It hit me completely out of the blue when I was 26 years old with no warning whatsoever! I lost many years of my life to this horrible disease but I'm glad that I'm still here even though I contemplated suicide many years due to the horrific physical symptoms of depression. Believe me it's very real and I wouldn't wish it on my worst enemy!! God bless and here's to a wonderful 2024!!!
ДОРОГАЯ ЛАУРА!!! ЖИВИТЕ!!! ЖИЗНЬ - ЭТО САМОЕ ХОРОШЕЕ, ЧТО НАМ ДАЛ БОЖЕ!!!❤❤❤❤
I grew up with this song from 12 on with 3 sister and large group of friends but being the only white boy in the group they called me the Preacher. Then I was moved to a place smaller and was alone. I only had music and this saved me.
the antithesis to this all-too-sometimes-true song is that we can reach out to a friend. you are not alone. you are loved by another person. speed dial or text them ! God bless you too.
Busca a Dios , El da la paz q nadie puede dar
il faut avancer dans la vie est important courage
Выражаю соболезнования родным близким,друзьям и поклонникам любимого артиста.Прекрасная музыка будет жить вечно.Спасибо Эрику Кармену за этот бесценный подарок,который он нам оставил в наследство.Светлая музыка светлого человека🥲🪔🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🙏
ЭТО НЕ ЕГО МУЗЫКА, А РАХМАНИНОВА!
My brother Leonardo died on the 11th February 2024 and Eric Carmen died a month later may the both rest in peace in God's protection let perpetual light shine upon them miss them both.
I'm so sorry for your loss prayers for you and your family Amen
😢🙏💔
So sad for you 💔💔💔
im so sorry for your loss :(
As a teenager, when this song first came out, I thought it was kind of sappy and stupid. Now at 60 and having just lost my wife of forty years, I can't stop listening and crying. Funny how life changes things.
I'm so sorry for your loss. Ugh..these words just don't do it justice for the empathy and compassion im trying to convey.
Just remember that you are not alone
Very sorry for your loss Robert.
@@whywhy7692 He is alone. He is a pathetic sad total loser who will most certainly die alone.
At John 5:28, 29 Jesus said there is going to be a resurrection of "all those in the memorial tombs." Acts 24:15 as well.
I wish you well.
Damn Rip a legend. I'm a pretty young guy very early 20's so I wasn't alive during this time however my Dad would always play this music since I was a baby so this tune is almost a like lullaby, I just get a very nostalgic feeling every time I hear it. As soon as I heard the news I rushed over to make sure it was true. Sad news but I'm glad he was alive to make this music. Legends never die.
Today is August 11 2024. Happy Heavenly Birthday, your beautiful music lives on. Rest in infinite peace
I was lucky enough to meet Eric Carmen in person. I was parking cars at the Gates Mills Towers in Mayfield Heights Ohio, where Eric lived at the time.(1985?) I was a 21 year old valet for Milano's Italian Restaurant running to get a car in the underground garage adjacent to the restaurant. There in the garage, Eric appeared out of nowhere. I said hi, and stupidly said, you are all be yourself...he laughed, got into a Mercedes 450 SL convertible and drove away...I still remember it as it if were yesterday. RIP.
Cute!❤
Lucky you 😂
So nice...
Wow. Nice interaction. If latest mobile phone only exist you might have a photo with him.
😢🙏💔
When I was young, I never needed anyone; those days are not gone. All by myself, I wanna be all by myself. RIP Eric.
DONT wanna be all by myself .. or are you speaking for yourself ?😥
Absolutely, I never needed anyone..All by myself is what I want to be..
RIP Eric Carmen. This song will always be a classic.
Der Spricht aus meiner Seele..Jedes Wort und jeder Satz im jetzigen Zeitpunkt meines Lebens..Super Song! R.I.P!
I remember being a teenager listening to this song over and over and crying and now that I am much older I find that it still brings me to tears. Only now I understand it even more deeply than I did so many years ago.
Know exactly how you feel
Tendi nada?
Eu não falo inglês
Exactly. Not just a good song. It makes sense now.
Please feel better soon :(
3:13 - 5:18 has Eric Carmen ever gotten props for how absolutely perfect this piano interlude is? It is THEE perfect complement to Rachmaninoff’s Piano Concerto #2, second movement AND to All By Myself. Genius.
It's absolutely stunning, but I read he got sued for this cause Rachmaninov died only in 1943
Its because that part is ripped off as well; ruclips.net/video/epqYft12nV4/видео.html
Indeed💙
I thought it as just me...#2 is one of my favorites and as a mom of a orchestra conductor I've listened to a lot.
Very observant, Scott.
Dear Eric, this is one of the most beautiful songs ever written.
Its Deep.
@@Tbop3 Yes, but the lyrics go so good with the music. So sad and incredibly beautiful. As a whole song, it has everything. As my father said once: "That song is complete"😢
@@Tbop3 that's what i came here to say. my father(RIP) taught me this.
Thank you Mr. Eric Carmen and Mr. Sergei Rachmaninoff for such a beautiful song!
Mairéad Pelletier
This wonderful music was written many years before by Rahmaninoff
Until today i thought Celine's version was the original, i'm so glad i was wrong, this is pure gold, directly from the heart, amazing, you are huge Eric, huge.
May I suggest that you listen to Rachmaninoff 2nd Piano Concerto 2nd movement (adagio Sostenuto), if you think that this one is the original.
@@Zurvan101it is an inspiration not the original,different thing
@@n0cturne.k35 It's exactly the same melody.
@@Zurvan101 a Song is not composed only of a Melody
@@n0cturne.k35 the melody is a major part of the music. Thays why Sergie Rachmaninoff was given co song writer credits and a his estate got a portion of the royalties.
Eric carmine took an exceptional piece of music and made it into a OK pop song.
Eric no matter who covers this song, it will never be as deep and soul searching as yours. Truly love this song.
A very true statement.
Only a few could try... Celine being one.
true
Well if my cover is going to be that bad I'll just make a parody of it. All My Cells (like cellphones) All My Cells, don't wanna call, all my cells. 🤨
@@jeremysharp7910 Mr. Sharp, I am sure you will do a phenomenal job on Eric Carmen’s song. I’d love to hear it when you’ve completed it. 😊
The Original (with some help from Rachmaninoff) will forever be the standard we adhere to and relate to. Better than Celine's. RIP Eric Carmen. You are not All By Yourself. You never were. Your fans will remember you and love this song forever.
Rachmaninoff.. Piano Concerto no. 2 Just listened to it. That's why I am here.
A million times better than Celine or Mariah.
Unforgettable Timeless Masterpiece ❤ Rest in Peace Eric ❤
Sometimes the loneliest place is a crowd. Eric Carmen is extraordinary and nobody could sing this song better.
Joe cocker da iyi söylerdi..
Celine Dion did nail it.
@@bosscelt no she didn't if you compare to this
Great name by the way, I'm hardly ever lonely, but often sad. Indeed this is a great, meaningful song. Thanks your comment is so true
@@bosscelt
No matter how much time passes, this song will always be a masterpiece....
Yes this song makes me cry as a little girl I always knew I would be Alone and never be.married and now at fifty eight years old this song hurts even more it's a great song though
This song is actually taken from Rachmanninoff piano concerto no 2, so if you like the romantic feel of the song you would like to hear the original piece.
Beautiful song very emotional
Gorgeous
Моё субъективное мнение, но раньше музыка была лучше.
No other singer or musical arrangement surpasses this. It's magnificent. Moving, emotional, haunting & passionate to me.
Это плагиат, это музыка русского композитора Сергея Рахманинова из его концерта для фортепиано с оркестром , это русская мелодия , это русская гармония , это русская музыка , это русская душа
@@Sonate-19 Ναι αλλά ο Eric μετέτρεψε αυτό το ρεσιτάλ του ραχμάνινοφ σε ένα σπουδαίο επικό, βαθειά ερωτικό και στοιχειωμένο τραγούδι όλων των εποχών.. Μια σπουδαία μπαλάντα.
@@Sonate-19// my dear friend. You are correct about the piano music ÍNTEGRATED to song … you must know that this is not the original. Original is from 1972 and it was the product of to songs converted to one ( written by a band called Badfinger. Nelson heard the song and made is version which is considered a classic. It’s a song about heartbreak… which you would now consider the piano music to not really mix with the mood. But the point is that Nilsson was not involved in
Any plagiarism. You Google the history in 1 minute if you wish
Haunting! That's the word! Thank you
@@Sonate-19эта песня уже стала классикой, также и концерт Рахманинова, войдут в историю.
Ascoltavo qust acanzone nel 1977...ED ERO SOLO; oggi a 64 anni ascolto ancora questa canzone e...SONO ANCORA SOLO, PIù CHE MAI!!!
Aqui tienes un amigo y no estaras sola nunca mas. Mi not nombre es Esteban Cekalovic
Eric Carmen
(August 11, 1949-March 11,2024)
You Are Missed Every Day…
Amen 🙏
@@polarodriguez2924 thank you.
Je suis très triste de cette nouvelle pour la disparition de ce chanteur compositeur exceptionnel 😢 mon cœur t'accompagne cher Éric!❤
@@danieldumas4158 ça va pleurer dans les chaumières , en 2024 l' ambiance est tellement pourri
I always prefer this than any other versions. The way he sings it is really heartfelt. I don’t know if this is the original but I always like Eric Carmen’s version.
Yes, my dear, from someone that grew up in this era, this IS the original
No one can sing it better than the artist that manifested this from their soul.
ECXELENTE CANCION DE ERICK DEL CARMEN INCREIBLE INTERPRETACION ERICK ES UNO DE MIS CANTANTES FAVORITOS
Rachmaninoff S.- Concerto № 2 for piano and orchestra
@@BreckKitts Much, much better! :-)
I agree. Its it the best version because it is original. I was 12 years old when this song came out. Boy how fast time flies😊
Rest in peace Eric Carmen. Your music will live forever.
夢で溢れていた頃 好きだったな。あの頃に戻りたいな。
RIP Eric Carmen (August 11, 1949 - March 11, 2024), aged 74
You will be remembered as a legend.
RIP Eric Carmen 🙏 When you came to the Hard Rock Cafe Cleveland with your lovely wife Amy, you were always so vibrant and loved life. Your songs will play forever more! ❤
This song is going to be played 200 years from now. It's eternal.
Well of course its going to be played for 200 years considering its already been played for 120 years ever since Rachmaninoff originally wrote it in the second movement of his piano concerto number 2 Opus 18 in 1901... And Eric Carmen's song "Never gonna fall in love again" is totally ripped off from the middle of Rachmaninoff's Symphony #2 Opus 27. Eric Carmen has TOTALLY plagiarized and ripped off Rachmaninoff!!!
@@roberthotchkiss1 - of course, Rachmaninoff's originals are far superior... but he had no intention of plagriarizing. He did let people know his source. (He actually mistakenly thought the pieces had moved into the public domain when he wrote his songs... R's estate contacted him and they made an amicable settlement.) Nor is he anything like the only one to borrow a theme this way. It's been done forever. I One good thing is that sometimes it leads people to discover and learn to appreciate the original composer. Personally, though I grew up in a household that played plenty of Bach, Beethoven, et.al. it was hearing Carmen's songs that helped turn me into a big Rachmaninoff fan. (Another example of borrowing - the year before this pair of songs, Barry Manilow had one of his first couple of hits - "Could it Be Magic" - by building on Chopin's Prelude in C minor. Of course that wasn't remotely masked - he played the prelude itself at the start, then spun it into his song.)
@@lionsbru While I agree that plagiarism of the great classical composers is far too common in the music industry, I hardly find a 12% royalty share to be an "amicable" settlement. As I understood it, Rachmaninoff's estate was told "take the 12% or we'll see you in court". Eric Carmen and the record companies made tens of millions of dollars, and Rachmaninoff's estate got merely a small fraction of what Eric Carmen and Arista / Geffen records made off of Rachmaninoff's genius. While true that Eric Carmen did expose millions of people to Rachmaninoff's music, I have far more respect for an artist whose music is novel and original.
@@lionsbru Blah blah blah blah, boring, whiny pathetic song, for total losers
@@roberthotchkiss1 Rachmaninoff's estate, however, didn't write the piece. Rachmaninoff did. He was dead at the time. His heirs are lucky there's a law that gives them a piece of the cake.
RIP ERIC !!! 😢 ALWAYS LOVE YOU ! 😊❤ NELLY, BELGIQUE.❤😢
I remember when this song came out around 1976. I was only 18 and had just moved out on my own. It was hard at first and I loved this song whenever I heard it. Many years have since passed, and now in 2022 I find myself alone again. This song is the best ever by Eric Carmen.
Myself as well. Graduated high school in 1976. I,m alone again as well! God bless you .
@@karencarbone2603 God bless you too!
You aren't alone, God is with you and great memories too
@@budsagen6444 Thank you for your kind words! I'll always have my faith in God!
Me too
R.I.P. Eric Carmen 😢😢😢
Una de las canciones más bellas de la historia sin duda alguna.
Que tristeza
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Rachmaninoff would approve. These lyrics so capture “the feels” I get from his Concerto No. 2. Sergei and Eric would have made a killer combo if they had lived in the same era; they sure did here. ❤
Absolutely spot on. Many wouldn't realise the source of this piece, and attribute it to Rachmaninoff. It has the Rachmaninoff signature style. I was introduced to Rachmaninoff when I first watched Brief Encounter (1945) by David Lean. It is full of Rachmaninoff's music.
Rachmaninoff's estate certainly approved after they got a cut of the song and a full composing credit. Quite rightly. Rachmaninoff died in 1943 and so his music was not free from copyright in 1972.
When Carmen recorded and released this song he believed the music was public domain and it was only after its release that Rachmaninoff's estate contacted him and explained the music was protected internationally. They came to an agreement. The estate got 12.5% and a full composing credit. So this song is registered as - Composed by Eric Carman and Sergei Rachmaninoff.
Agreed. I love the link to Rachmaninoff No 2, makes me appreciate that concerto even more. Thanks for other informative comments here.
You are beatiful lady
Brief encounter in there I think
Beautiful pianist he was! Listening to this extended version here, I’m surmising he’s had proper musical training. I don’t know this for fact. My ears are just hearing absolute beauty here…
Better to be alone than to be surrounded by the wrong people and feel lonely.
you bet it is!
Nice good
"I used to think that the worst thing in life was to end up alone. It's not. The worst thing in life is to end up with people who make you feel alone."
- Lance Clayton
Nathalie Vriesde facts
That's, quite true.
RIP our dear Eric Carmen. You will be missed by millions. Never all y yourself again brother. We all love you so much and will miss you dearly. 74 so young and so tragic.
i was not a "popular" kid and had very limited social skills in 1976 (a dork!) - Every time I heard this song, it was like telling my life story. I'm glad to say things changed completely a few years later and I now have my gorgeous wife of 31 years and 4 wonderful children, a good job and plenty of friends. And I'm a drummer in a local rock band. Still now, when I hear this, it brings back all of those memories - Makes me cry every time! But what a truly great song!
Hello Mr. Main character! Your life sounds like a movie.
Well we know now the popular kids were/are actually very lame human beings...
No es un adiós es un hasta pronto campeón 💐💐💐💐 gracias por enseñarnos vivir y disfrutar de la vida y de la música ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
You can hear so much emotion in his voice. Makes you feel he's experiencing what he's singing. And the piano solo pulls out him reliving his past memories.
This is depressingly beautiful. Hard to find songs like this nowadays.
Ikr
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I’m still listening 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
As I looked through this song, I thought this was by Elton John but it wasn't it was by this guy.
Joseph
@@Aaron-tf8ts What are you, 12?
I was a kid the first time I heard this song; circa 1976. To this day, it is still one of those songs that you don't want to hear covered. Eric Carmen, not sure what you went through, but it was powerful. One of the most moving and powerful songs ever!
POV: "Don't want to hear covered", but then came Celine Dion and this is a very acceptable cover.
He left his group& started solo ty
You should hear it in the original Russian version of Sergueï Rachmaninoff’s “piano concerto 2 adagio sostenuto”. I do love this song though.
@@ArtheziusWhat are you talking about ? Do you know the difference between an original version and a inspiration ?
@@ArtheziusNice spot! I got that too. Wonderful! My favourite all-time piece of classical music is his 3rd piano concerto. Haunting.
Eric Carmen from Solon Ohio. A genius, listening to Let’s Pretend ( slow version) and All by myself will lead you to a 1901 concerto number 2 which is the best legacy of Eric,Thank you Eric for for paving the way to the best!
"All by Myself" is a song by American artist Eric Carmen released in December 1975. The verse is based on the second movement (Adagio sostenuto) of Sergei Rachmaninoff's Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor, Opus 18. The chorus is borrowed from the song "Let's Pretend", which Carmen wrote and recorded with the Raspberries in 1972.
thanks Wikipedia
The best of Rachmaninoff sent me here. Thanks for the information.
@@Mzwambedu 😂😂😂💖💖💖
Así es!!! 👍👌👌👌
Aren't you gonna say "hey Paul!" and then put an axe in his face?
Enchantingly beautiful and heartbreaking. Thank you Eric Carmen for bringing life to this song.
It's hard not to cry to this song, hits you right where it hurts
Absolutely true!
sad. I was reading he maybe have died. I feel sorry for you. you really like him. I like all of his songs. oh well.
Слушаю эту песню, вспоминается юность моя, почти детство.
Спасибо за творчество, Эрик.
Светлая память❤❤❤
This song is so powerful I never could listen to it without crying...now that Eric Carmen died I know I can't...RIP