As a Vietnam Vet, this song has much meaning to me, and every time i hear it it reminds me when i was in the Central Highlands Jungle thinking about home and not wanting to die over there. I still cry when i hear this song 50 years later. I just turned 78 years old this year in May, and thank You Jesus that you brought me back home.
Welcome home. ❤ My brother flew USN A4 providing cover and also assisted in Saigon evacuation. Again,welcome home. You made it home . He made it home. This is absolutely a cry- worthy song.
I'm a 63 year young Black woman who grew up with Soft Rock music in the 60's, 70's and 80's. I love this song so much because it transforms me back to a time when life was good and the world was so different. 70's music was the best music in my life! They don't make music like this anymore 😢. These young people will never understand.
I agree! And I'm right behind you, turning 62 in December. I've always been a sucker for melancholy songs, and this one's beautiful. Hard to beat the 60s and 70s stuff!
When I was 11 years old my little sister died of leukemia. Marmalade was her favourite band and they came and visited her in hospital, which really made her day. I will always remember that when my mum sent a letter to them thanking them for visiting her they wrote back saying that if they had known she had died they would have sent a huge wreath to her funeral. Thank you once again for making a little girl happy.
Just when you think the whole world is totally screwed up, I read the comments of so many very good hearted people and you know.....we just ain't done yet! There is hope of a better world. Thank you
With tears streaming down my face, listening to this song…I remember when life was simpler and people were nicer to one another.. Take me back.. please take me back!!!!🇺🇸♥️🇺🇸♥️🇺🇸🥰
Dean Ford (Thomas McAleese) God rest his soul, was a fantastic singer and this in my opinion was his best performance. He lived around the corner from me and was one of my all time singing heroes.
I'll admit it's a brilliant song, but this version is a lip syncing version of the original , sung by Dean Ford. Almost as bad as the Amen Corner lead singer when on Top of the Pops, performed their hit with his mouth almost shut. I know, stupid me, I believed for years that was how he sang !
There were so many talented bands back in the day. It's impossible to pick a favorite band or a favorite song. But this song ranks high on the charts, no doubt about it.
@@tonymak9213 My band opened for them on several occasions. Their vocals and harmonies were perfect live and the band was extremely tight. The only negative I can think of was that their program tended to be a little bit boring. Other than that, they were a very professional sounding band live.
This song along with many songs of the 1960's told stories of a time that many look back with fondness. You had to actually live during those times to understand. Life was much more simple then and people were kinder and more compassionate towards one another. Many of us have a longing to return to the more simple times. As we age, we realize those times are gone and we reminisce to experience the memories again. It's as close as we will ever be to reliving it. We never realized that one day we would want to "go back to our old home" again.
The 70s music will put you on another planet that no one will understand unless you have a love of the 70s music. You don't need drugs or alcohol to appreciate the best music ever. God....take me back to the 70s and leave me there....I'll be just fine.
You can add the 60's to that too. I'm 72 and feel without the 60's and 70's God knows what our world would have been like. To me when they trashed Folk Rock & Motown in favor of Rap music I feel this really killed a lot of radio listeners. Anyone can do rap, it requires virtually zero talent, just a bunch of negativity.. Losing Paul Harvey on the radio was also a major hit for radio. Now days I would suggest ALL school kids be required to have one year of Paul Harvey in their senior year just to get their heads screwed on right.
I have said to anyone who will listen when discussing bands, songs, performers - that all of the best, original music was written late 50’s, but majority 60’s thru the 70’s. Any music after that were (usually) poor copies of the greatest era ever.
True look at the world now 😢😢 ❤❤ look at innocent children , women and men and older people die .look at Israel killing Palestine kids and Russia killing Ukrainian children and old people 😢and men and women the world has changed since world War 2 things are really getting out of hand.😢Please Jesus Help us.
70 yo here. I tear up each time I hear this song. Memory is funny; some songs I actually recall images of my youth so vividly. I think it is our inner divine trying to balance us in such a tumultuous world. It wasn't so much a simpler time as it was a hopeful time...I think. I long for the hope.
At 70 years old I searched my mind for a song that would describe how I am feeling at this moment - came up with this. I remember crying to it when it first came out. Thank you Marmalade!!
Oh my goodness, we're all 70! This is a song I often come back to - one that's always stayed in my heart, along with Rainbow. Amazing music in the '60s/'70s.
Dean Ford, 73 (born Thomas McAleese; 5 September 1945 - 31 December 2018) was a Scottish singer and songwriter best known for his tenure as lead vocalist and frontman of the beat pop group Marmalade from 1966 to 1974. Ford (credited as McAleese) co-wrote the group's worldwide hit "Reflections of My Life" with fellow band member Junior Campbell. "Reflections of My Life" has sold more than two million units globally, and in 1998 the writers were awarded a Special Citation of Achievement by BMI for attaining radio broadcast performances in excess of one million in the U.S. alone. Death Ford died in Los Angeles on 31 December 2018, at the age of 73 from complications relating to Parkinson's disease. His death was announced by his daughter, Tracey McAleese-Gorman, who described him as 'a gentle soul and great father'. His daughter died less than two years later in November 2020 in London. RIP Dean Ford. Thank you for all you gave to this world with your beautiful voice.
There are a million stories attributed to this remarkable song. Too many to list. I truly believe this song STILL flies under the radar when it comes to the greatest songs of all time. Yes, I said that. Forget sales, forget weeks on the chart, listen to the lyrics. This song is timeless.
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My daughter died in 2021 from fentanyl poisoning. I took an Uber home after she had passed and this song was blasting in the Uber. Now it continues to pop up anytime I am listening to music. This has been ongoing for several weeks now. My daughter is letting me know that she's near me .
I was 14 when this song came out in 69..I LOVED it then as I LOVE it today....I never forgot the words after DECADES and it still brings tears to my eyes..I can still remember my life back then...Rest in peace Dean.
😊 like myself 55 WTF do the years Go it's like I looked over my shoulder turned around and Forty years had passed 😳 Great days great music 🎵🎶 innocent times 😊 😉 PEACE ✌️ Dublin Ireland
That one line pretty much sums up man's conundrum of living. The things that happen in this world are horrible -- human misery has no limits. Yet, we fear death may be worse. Let's hope not. Dean Ford (the lead singer) is gone - if only he could tell us.
I’m 63 and 1969 , 70, 71 were some of the best years to be remembered….. this song like many of the hit songs of the era live on like it was just last week. When these songs are played now it takes me back to a time when we had so much fun and had few worries. So glad I lived through the sixties and seventies. Thankfully there were so many bands around the world giving us a great vibe.
Why do we think the same? I have the same thought. I live in a country in Asia. But I have the same thought. I am glad I am not the only one who has the same feeling. I miss 60's, 70's, and 80's. Those were the days.
I think it's the endless modern distractions, every time someone gets deeper into the thought of creating, a phone rings or beeps, and the 'magic' moment is lost . Back then there were endless hours of quiet without interruptions of almost any kind, for long periods at least.
@@rob-robi No. It's just that corporations find pretty people and teach them to dress and dance and to sing (kind of). They then hire someone to write a song (that's like a recent pop tune) and hire someone like Justin Timberlake to produce it. They put the "artist" into a recording booth and record the voice. A computer takes that music and tweaks it to make the singer sound like their had good pitch and could sing in tune. That voice is put together with instrumentals and VOILA !! A STAR IS BORN ...... But there is no soul in the process. Very few of what we call musical artists can even sing on pitch. It has gotten so bad that young people think it is okay for computers to make their stars sound talented.
" The sad part is nobody makes anything close to this brilliant song today ". That's the truth, meanwhile dross continues to make millions of pounds out of the sheeple.
This song has always been special to me for every bad, sad, rough times in my life that always lifted me up when I wanted to give up. But this song, it’s something about it that keeps telling me everything will be alright and I’ll always bounce back to life over and over again. This is my “happy place” song. I’m 61 years old now older and wiser unemployed living paycheck to paycheck and tomorrow I’m having surgery on my elbow. Listening to this today tells me I will survive this, again ❤
@@antoniojssthank you for asking, yes the surgery went very smoothly and well. I just wish that they didn’t have to put a small plate in to hold it in place. And also I’m employed!!!!
Reflections of My Life Marmalade The changing Of sunlight To moonlight Reflections of my life Oh, how they fill my eyes The greetings Of people In trouble Reflections of my life Oh, how they fill my eyes All my sorrow Sad tomorrow Take me back To my old home All my crying (all my crying) Feel I'm dying, dying Take me back To my old home I'm changing Arranging I'm changing I'm changing everything Oh, everything around me The world is A bad place, a bad place A terrible place to live Oh, but I don't wanna die All my sorrow Sad tomorrow Take me back To my old home All my crying (all my crying) Feel I'm dying, dying Take me back To my old home All my sorrow (all my sorrow) Sad tomorrow Take me back (take me back) To my old home
Certainly one great song. If you know it you're very lucky. Had it on a 45record when it came out. Played it often. Always will be 1 of many favorites. Loved singing it then & love singing it now. 67yrs young!
Life…how it passes stealth like as days become years and years bring us all to the December of our lives.Music is the one magical gift that can take our hearts and minds back to our young selves. I am so grateful for these amazing videos that were saved, treasured and so generously shared.
@@wish21100 Thank you dear. It was once said though, that the past is like a minefield. I love the music but sometimes it resurrects memories. So many dear friends and loved ones are gone from my life, and it leaves me breathless from sorrow.
"Reflections of My Life" The changing of sunlight to moonlight Reflections of my life Oh, how they fill my eyes The greetings of people in trouble Reflections of my life Oh, how they fill my eyes Oh, my sorrows Sad tomorrows Take me back to my own home Oh, my crying (oh, my crying) Feel I'm dying, dying Take me back to my own home I'm changing, arranging I'm changing I'm changing everything Everything around me The world is A bad place A bad place A terrible place to live Oh, but I don't want to die Oh, my sorrows Sad tomorrows Take me back to my own home Oh, my crying (oh, my crying) Feel I'm dying, dying Take me back to my own home Oh, my sorrows Sad tomorrows Take me back to my own home Writer/s: Thomas McAleese, William Campbell Jnr Publisher: BMG Rights Management, Songtrust Ave, Universal Music Publishing Group, Warner Chappell Music, Inc. Lyrics licensed and provided by LyricFind
MY DAD DIED AT THE START OF COVID MY MUM DIED DURING COVID IT WAS PLAYED AT BOTH FUNERALS I COULDNT TELL YOU HOW MANY FOLK ASKED WHAT THE SONG WAS AND WHO SANG IT
This is a MASTERPIECE. It was relvent in 1967, just the same as it is in 2022. I pray that all the generations since this song was released, get a chance to here this song. It is so strong and powerful, and true. What I would give to return old home. When you get older, you will all understand this. I was 15 when this came out. I loved it. Now older, I truly love and understand it. Dave in Sierra Vista AZ
For me this MASTERPIECE was stored in the same memory cells as Reflections of Charlie Brown by Rupert's People. And Walk Away Renee by The Truth and Soul Coaxing by Raymond Le Fevre. I wonder how many people came across those slightly obscure tracks ?
Tengo 72 años y para mi esta es una verdadera joya musical de todos los tiempos no me canso de escucharla y quisiera que me tocaran en mis ultimos momentos y en mi funeral ...Quien la escucha en este 2023 ...Un saludo y bendiciones a todo el mundo desde San Francisco del Rincon ,Gto.Mex.
Yo tengo 63 y al escuchar tan hermosa voces y esta linda cancion ,me recuerda mi juventud tan sufrida ,pero con mi radio pequeña en el año 1977 o antes ,muy joven ,tocaban este exito en las radios acä en Chile .los secucho una y otra vez ,para sentir paz en mi corazon.
Sonia, te saludo afectuosamente desde el estado de Sonora, en el norte de México, yo también disfruté de ésta canción cuando recién salió, tengo 66, deseo estés bien de salud en union de tu familia, ésta es una joya de canción, tanto por su hermosa letra como también por su música, saludos.
Hay canciones que fueron creadas para quedarse en alma y la memoria de quienes las vivieron. Tengo 65 y gracias a la tecnología me puedo transportar a esos momentos vividos a la par de la época de esta música. Saludos desde mi Guadalajara hermosa
I left my youth and my soul in this song many years ago, and now fifty years later it still has the strength to take me back to my own world.... Love You Guys.... Ken Baker
One of the iconic songs of the time and in my life. When I hear it, I'm 18 all over again. Music is a time machine and this haunting/soulful ballad takes me there.
In 1970 I was 10 years old and lost my mother, three years later I lost my father, so when I hear this song all I want is to go back to own home, where we were all together in happier days. I love this song and have since it came out. I sing to it as tears run down my face and only wish I could go back. Thank you for this wonderful song it will always be a favorite of mine.💗💗
Sometimes I wish I could go back in time ! Not to change anything , but just to relive some of those beautiful memories one more time 😂 Take Care Joanne 👏
I'm 69 now. I played as lead guitarist in a band starting at 15 years old. This is the beautiful music we played and people loved it. It will live on forever and never die out.
...a song I never tire of hearing. In fact, when I hear those intro chords it brightens my mood... Incredible musicianship from the entire band that stands the test o' time..!!
This song does stand the test of time. You can try to bury this by the addition of years, since it was released, but being a MASTERPIECE, you can't. The words and music, and the strong message it has should be seen by all generations. Dave in Sierra Vista AZ
I just turned 60 on October 14th and in the 70's as a kid this was the rock music that i listened to on AM radio here in Southern Oklahoma. Thanks for the classic rock and roll of the past.🎶🎤🎸🎸🎹🥁🎶
Congratulations, Mr. Campbell, for giving us this song as a gift !!! I love this song from the very beginning and when my wife listened to this, she made it one of her favourites. Still listening in March 2023 !!!
It sounded great when i was an 18 year old and now as i approach 72 it still sound great, thank you for the memory. I have lived life, a life i never ever could imagine . Old age is a wonderful gift full of memories and we are a product of those memories.
I was 12 years old, just starting to love music.. innocent time…this one was my fav.. Marmalade, slow but I could listen over and over again. Thanks to u Tube, I’m livin the younger years again.. Reflections of My Life" was a 1969/1970 hit single for the Scottish band.
Great song, superb vocals and harmonies! Brings back so many memories to this 70 year old. I know the 70s had issues, but my gosh it was a great time to be alive and young. People were in the main, kind and courteous and the world seemed so simple. The music was wonderful, I really miss those days like no other. I wish my children could have the same life, but the world is now cruel, violent and divisive. Reading the comments here it is nice to feel there are still people who have the values of those days and appreciate those days. Thanks for sharing.
@@berosmith9041 I was very young when this song came out and for me at that time the world was simple. As I got older I saw that the 70s were in fact not simple, however I would still say I preferred the 70s to today🙂
Where did these days go ??? Just listen to the "Crap" they give us today. Now I now what Hell is like !! NO Auto Tune, NO Strobe lights and special effects. Just PURE Talent. O'h, what I wouldn't give to go back to those times. Air was clean and Sex was dirty !! >
Everyone was so pleased with your success with this song. It said what we wanted to say too. Scots were so proud that a phenomenal Scottish band had claimed No 1 spot in the UK. 🏴🎼🥇I was born in 1947 like Junior and, although I’m a great-gran to young adults now, inside is the young lass who was a fan from the beginning. Thanks for the wonderful music and the wonderful memories.
I love this song so much. It takes me back to a time, the 1970s, when the world was just a much better place. It makes me sad for young people today who will never have the chance to understand what the world was like when people related to each other on a very personal basis. There were no computers, smart phones, or cell phones whatsoever. There were 3-4, maybe 5 channels on the TV. What a great time to have been alive. Such a beautiful song...very haunting lyrics and music behind them...
I am 70 and I remember these songs so very well. They've been very special to me for all these years. What wonderful memories. I wish our minds could remember all the great times.
For me, this song always symbolized the end of the 60s Decade & Era. At 2:04 - 2:23 The strings playing in background with the moving 🎸guitar solo always sounds haunting, excellent & unique; nice touch. The lyrics were sung from the heart. These guys were superb musicians!
Still touches the heartstrings ❤ I have learned when someone passes on, your heart races back to the ❤ times you will never forget 😢. This song runs with me today.
The guitar solo in "Reflections of My Life", often referred to as "reverse" guitar solo, was a sixteen bar (measure) sequence featured in the recording by Junior Campbell, the band's lead guitarist. The song is in the key of G major and the solo was recorded thus: The first 4 bars were recorded as normal, with Campbell playing a long “G” note, tied over from the last beat of bar 3, through bar 4, with slight feedback sustaining the long note. The eight track tape was then turned over, and Campbell played against the reverse sound of the track, including his initial first four bars ensuring that he played another long “G” near the same point which could be cross-faded against the original - the tape was then turned over to normal setup, and he selected just 4 bars from the reverse recording which are bars 4-7 inclusive - this was cross-faded with the original at bar 4 - lhe then picked up from bar 8 through to bar 16 as normal, so in fact, only 4 bars are actually “reversed”.
@@hayseaglets9966 Thank you for this very involved and very interesting explanation of this guitar solo. Didn't realize that something so involved was required on producing this sound. Thanks again Hays!
It's a brilliant song, musically and lyrically. Your son has some great taste in music, my friend. I'm 66 and I convinced my son to listen to a lot of the music I grew up with. He's 31 now and I'm proud that he likes my era of music.
@Stephen Lisson I’m your age & my musically talented son is 32. He, too, loves our era of music … he actually knows as much if not more about both the music as well as many of the musicians than I sometimes do! We share music with each other all the time … I love it!
Oi , fiz minha neta escutar tbem , ela tem 13 anos , esses dias ouvi ela cantarolando uma música antiga que eu adoro , hoje em dia doe os ouvidos as músicas , mais essas de 60,70,80 são as melhores 👏💜👏👏👏🇧🇷🙏
The changing of sunlight to moonlight Reflections of my life Oh, how they fill my eyes The greetings of people in trouble Reflections of my life Oh, how they fill my eyes All my sorrow Sad tomorrow Take me back to my old home All my crying (all my crying) Feel I'm dying, dying Take me back to my old home I'm changing, arranging I'm changing, I'm changing everything Ah, everything around me The world is a bad place A bad place, a terrible place to live Oh, but I don't wanna die All my sorrow Sad tomorrow Take me back to my old home All my crying (all my crying) Feel I'm dying, dying Take me back to my old home All my sorrow (all my sorrow) Sad tomorrow Take me back (take me back) to my old home All my crying (all my crying) Feel I'm dying, dying
I was first introduced to this song during my last years of high school. A school mate regularly played and sang this song, which remains a true favourite of mine to this day. The world was a so much better and simpler place back then. The lyrics to this song resonate so strongly in my mind.
Just A Sheer Monumental Masterpiece From These Great Artists. So poignant Great Vocals With Unbelievable Harmonies.I Remember This Like It Was Only Yesterday. Thank You For This Majestic Classic.
And good deeds are condemned and bad deeds are praised. Something is terribly wrong in the world. I would go back to mid 60’s and 70’s gladly. We had manners love and respect.
Just think music coming out of our radios of the 60’s and 70’s of songs that bring wonderful feelings magical memories tears of loveliness and hopes and love once again. The sadness that has set in millions of people lifted to happiness through these songs
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As a Vietnam Vet, this song has much meaning to me, and every time i hear it it reminds me when i was in the Central Highlands Jungle thinking about home and not wanting to die over there. I still cry when i hear this song 50 years later. I just turned 78 years old this year in May, and thank You Jesus that you brought me back home.
Welcome home. ❤
My brother flew USN A4 providing cover and also assisted in Saigon evacuation.
Again,welcome home.
You made it home . He made it home.
This is absolutely a cry- worthy song.
Ich lese gerade ihre Zeilen und bin komplett gerührt. Gott sei dank dass sie überlebt haben und im Glück alt geworden sind.
Thank you for your service ❤
I know right, went back to Noibai for clean up...still like yesterday, memories still haunt
As a Afghanistan vetrun me to brother
I'm a 63 year young Black woman who grew up with Soft Rock music in the 60's, 70's and 80's. I love this song so much because it transforms me back to a time when life was good and the world was so different. 70's music was the best music in my life! They don't make music like this anymore 😢. These young people will never understand.
I agree! And I'm right behind you, turning 62 in December. I've always been a sucker for melancholy songs, and this one's beautiful. Hard to beat the 60s and 70s stuff!
Music like this, British Invasion, 60s Motown, 60-70s US bands… literal time machines for me.
Realmente vivi esta época intensamente o mundo era outro. As pessoas eram inocentes , a pureza envolvia as pessoas.
Because of cell phones@@Retired_Papa2255
Agree. Came across this version which I actually like better than the original....but also sung by Dean Ford. ruclips.net/video/pVxdD0uFLkc/видео.html
When I was 11 years old my little sister died of leukemia. Marmalade was her favourite band and they came and visited her in hospital, which really made her day. I will always remember that when my mum sent a letter to them thanking them for visiting her they wrote back saying that if they had known she had died they would have sent a huge wreath to her funeral. Thank you once again for making a little girl happy.
Sorry for your loss, but what a great story.
Beautiful Graham
Good People Is Hard To Find... Marmalade Is Hard To Find In These Days...
Ohhh my god, very sad.
What a moving story. Thank you for sharing.
Such a beautiful song. I’m 75 and I listen to 60s and 70s music every day. I never get tired of it.
Me Too.😊😊😊😊
someone said, there's nothing like a song to hang a memory on.
Some music will never die if it gets listened to. ✌️
The 60s and 70s were AWESOME times with AWESOME music that will NEVER be beaten.. 🥰
I'm 67 n struggling with life . Best thing I've done in a long time is go back to the music I grew up with n love ......eases me into a better place
Just when you think the whole world is totally screwed up, I read the comments of so many very good hearted people and you know.....we just ain't done yet! There is hope of a better world. Thank you
Another John from the era that feels the precise same way!!!
And a Jim from that era who feels this way.
❤❤❤❤❤❤
Yes like I said to my kids all the time with love everything is possible love in compassion for your self and others
Goodness will always triumph over evil 🙏🥰
With tears streaming down my face, listening to this song…I remember when life was simpler and people were nicer to one another..
Take me back.. please take me back!!!!🇺🇸♥️🇺🇸♥️🇺🇸🥰
Mary,
I feel the same way, dear. You're not alone.
Your so right in all you say Mary, God bless you .
We're with you...
Dump Biden, the divider, and we will be on the right track …
Life when it was simple, less scary, and music before AUTOTUNE! 🤗
Is this not one of the best crafted songs of all time ? An absolutely stunning arrangement and a vocal to die for. Utterly wonderful.
Dean Ford (Thomas McAleese) God rest his soul, was a fantastic singer and this in my opinion was his best performance. He lived around the corner from me and was one of my all time singing heroes.
I'll admit it's a brilliant song, but this version is a lip syncing version of the original , sung by Dean Ford.
Almost as bad as the Amen Corner lead singer when on Top of the Pops, performed their hit with his mouth almost shut. I know, stupid me, I believed for years that was how he sang !
There were so many talented bands back in the day. It's impossible to pick a favorite band or a favorite song. But this song ranks high on the charts, no doubt about it.
@@tonymak9213 My band opened for them on several occasions. Their vocals and harmonies were perfect live and the band was extremely tight. The only negative I can think of was that their program tended to be a little bit boring. Other than that, they were a very professional sounding band live.
Este chico que canta es Dean Ford? Estába muy guapo y su voz impresionante@@Phil-Sands
This song along with many songs of the 1960's told stories of a time that many look back with fondness. You had to actually live during those times to understand. Life was much more simple then and people were kinder and more compassionate towards one another. Many of us have a longing to return to the more simple times. As we age, we realize those times are gone and we reminisce to experience the memories again. It's as close as we will ever be to reliving it. We never realized that one day we would want to "go back to our old home" again.
Beautiful comment.
I'll second that 👍
Very well said. Your thoughts are exactly what I have expressed to my kids. Simple life , but we were happy.
Amazingly written thank you
Korrekt, ist auch meine Meinung. ❤
The 70s music will put you on another planet that no one will understand unless you have a love of the 70s music. You don't need drugs or alcohol to appreciate the best music ever. God....take me back to the 70s and leave me there....I'll be just fine.
Well set my friend I feel the same
You can add the 60's to that too. I'm 72 and feel without the 60's and 70's God knows what our world would have been like. To me when they trashed Folk Rock & Motown in favor of Rap music I feel this really killed a lot of radio listeners. Anyone can do rap, it requires virtually zero talent, just a bunch of negativity.. Losing Paul Harvey on the radio was also a major hit for radio. Now days I would suggest ALL school kids be required to have one year of Paul Harvey in their senior year just to get their heads screwed on right.
That makes 2 of us.
Amen!!!
would not want to relive life over again just keep moving onward
We had the best music ever, I was so lucky growing up in the 60’s and 70’s thanks for sharing your music with us
We were very lucky.
Can't stop watching this. Beautiful song!
We certainly did! 💜
Ditto😊
I have said to anyone who will listen when discussing bands, songs, performers - that all of the best, original music was written late 50’s, but majority 60’s thru the 70’s. Any music after that were (usually) poor copies of the greatest era ever.
They do not make music like this any more.. So many memories. This bass player is killing it!
Thank God they don't make music like this anymore
70 and still listenung july 2024 got my wife hooked on this song
me too 66 and August 2024
Me too, 68, I Northern Al
I'm 65 in Hong Kong
The best line in the song is "The world is a bad, a bad place, a terrible place to live". That was written over 50 years ago and things are worse now.
These kids are too young to know how cruel the world can be, but like they sing, I still don't want to leave it yet.
True look at the world now 😢😢 ❤❤ look at innocent children , women and men and older people die .look at Israel killing Palestine kids and Russia killing Ukrainian children and old people 😢and men and women the world has changed since world War 2 things are really getting out of hand.😢Please Jesus Help us.
70 yo here. I tear up each time I hear this song. Memory is funny; some songs I actually recall images of my youth so vividly. I think it is our inner divine trying to balance us in such a tumultuous world. It wasn't so much a simpler time as it was a hopeful time...I think. I long for the hope.
At 70 years old I searched my mind for a song that would describe how I am feeling at this moment - came up with this. I remember crying to it when it first came out. Thank you Marmalade!!
Timeless tune. I'm 70 too.
im 70 in july love this song.
always play it when i come on u tube
Another 70 year-old here. Have always loved this song. Always will.
Oh my goodness, we're all 70! This is a song I often come back to - one that's always stayed in my heart, along with Rainbow. Amazing music in the '60s/'70s.
Yeh same here 70 years old now and remember this when I was at school omg ❤️😭
Dean Ford, 73 (born Thomas McAleese; 5 September 1945 - 31 December 2018) was a Scottish singer and songwriter best known for his tenure as lead vocalist and frontman of the beat pop group Marmalade from 1966 to 1974. Ford (credited as McAleese) co-wrote the group's worldwide hit "Reflections of My Life" with fellow band member Junior Campbell. "Reflections of My Life" has sold more than two million units globally, and in 1998 the writers were awarded a Special Citation of Achievement by BMI for attaining radio broadcast performances in excess of one million in the U.S. alone.
Death
Ford died in Los Angeles on 31 December 2018, at the age of 73 from complications relating to Parkinson's disease. His death was announced by his daughter, Tracey McAleese-Gorman, who described him as 'a gentle soul and great father'. His daughter died less than two years later in November 2020 in London.
RIP Dean Ford. Thank you for all you gave to this world with your beautiful voice.
Thank for sharing all that
Thank you for the information.
The more you listen to the song, the more beautiful it becomes.
💗💗💗💗💗
Smiles, hi Cynthia 👋
Some songs you take for granted, then one day you realize its a masterpiece.
Best post up here. It makes me cry when I hear it. I'm a 70 year old man... Masterpiece of all MASTERPIECES!
Spot on .....
I've loved this song from the moment i first heard it in the sixties, an absolute masterpiece as you rightly say.
especially when grow old now....well said
I was thinking much the same as I listened to this song again after so many years.
I said the same, I was so picky years ago and spoiled. Now songs I thought weren’t that great are fantastic 😂 probably because we have crap now
I knew Marmalade when they were Dean Ford and the Gaylords and played at Whitecraigs Tennis Club in Glasgow. We all knew they were something special.
That's because this was real music. Our generation was the best my brothers and sisters ❤❤
Amen
Sure was
Right on
Oh yes ❤
True so true the best iconic music 😢😢😅 🎉🎉❤❤❤❤ ever so brilliant written and sang with soul.
I'm a 75 year-old army veteran of the Vietnam War. This song brings back memories and sounds better than anything I'm hearing on the radio these days.
Thank you for your Service and God Bless You
I feel what you feel when listening to this song then and now. And I proud of you Sir.
Thank you for your service. My brother went to Vietnam too,and thankfully came home in one piece.
@@vduncan54 I came home in one piece, but riddled with shrapnel.
Thank you for your service
The sheer quality of this record blows me away every time I hear it.
There are a million stories attributed to this remarkable song. Too many to list. I truly believe this song STILL flies under the radar when it comes to the greatest songs of all time. Yes, I said that. Forget sales, forget weeks on the chart, listen to the lyrics. This song is timeless.
Absolutely.
Up there with the very best, gonna have it played at my funeral
Instrumentals are really good. Many instruments and layers
Spot on my friend.
I totally agree 💯
Who's listening in September 2024?
I’m listening from Old Bridge New Jersey
October. 2024 7 years left, time is up for mankind
1961 vintage man born and still living in North Queensland. 🙏🇦🇺
October 17 2024
October 2024 from Bratislava
Ahhhh, those great songs of the era when you could understand the words, and they had a proper tune. God bless ‘em! X
Yeah a lot of the 70's bands had a good musical foundation in classics and tuning their instruments correctly!
Forecer Classic❤ Bernd Germany 2024👍
RIP Dean Ford ,Reflections Of My Life one of the greatest songs ever
He will live forever in our consciousness because of this incredible vocal perfomance in one of the greatest songs ever recorded.
yes the tune really struck hard this 10 year old when it was on the radio.
"The world is, a bad place, a bad place/A Terrible place to live/Ah, but I don't want to die."
@MaxEPR Reflections of my life is one of the most moving and truthful songs ever played, written by the late great Dean Ford and Junior Campbell
Agreed 👊🏻👊🏻👊🏻
Great song by a great group. Still sounds good in 2022.
Awesome..... lyrics fantastic, tone beautifully sung
Still relevant
This was when bands were bands not the clap trap you get nowhere days
Hi Geoff 👍👍
Indeed restoration 👍💪💯🇬🇧🗣️🆘 let's not lose what they gave us👍 well done saving 🙏💕🧐
Thank you Marmalade for this beautiful Song.
R. I. P.
Mr. D. Ford ❤🌹
That's not Dean Ford doing the lead vocal in this video, is it?
@@57highlandyes, he was the singer.
I'm a VNam Vet and musician, this song is forever in my heart, Thanx Marmalade for giving the world a timeless Masterpiece !!
Thank You for your Service!!! I love this song too.....God Bless you & yours...
Thank You for your Service and God Bless you
🪖
Dear 'Thank You for your service' posers:
Thank a Veteran by being an American that's worth fighting for.
Which includes NEVER Voting for ANY Leftist scum.
Thank you for your service. I love this song, too.
Thank you.
One of the most beautiful songs ever. I didn't understand one word back then but it still moved me to tears!
I’m 73, and remember Marmalade well, saw them live. Take me back, just loved that time.
Me too. 74 and saw them in Newquay the summer of 1971. Great days.
We are still listening to this song 2024! God bless
A Classic
6@@mickc7388
You guys have got class.
My daughter died in 2021 from fentanyl poisoning. I took an Uber home after she had passed and this song was blasting in the Uber. Now it continues to pop up anytime I am listening to music. This has been ongoing for several weeks now. My daughter is letting me know that she's near me .
I love this group and this song, it reminds me of my dear husband and Son they Passed away last year
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I was 14 when this song came out in 69..I LOVED it then as I LOVE it today....I never forgot the words after DECADES and it still brings tears to my eyes..I can still remember my life back then...Rest in peace Dean.
I was 15 when it came out. Sometimes I wonder how much longer I'll live but I'll enjoy everyday I can. ✌️
I had just completed recruitment training at Paris Island, 0331,orders for Vietnam served first battalion first marines, I Corp south Vietnam
@@ItyogirlsaraI’m glad you made it home comrade
😊 like myself 55 WTF do the years Go it's like I looked over my shoulder turned around and Forty years had passed 😳 Great days great music 🎵🎶 innocent times 😊 😉 PEACE ✌️ Dublin Ireland
I was 13 in '69 .
What a song and what a line "The world is a bad place, a terrible place to live but I don't want to die"
Realmente linda
How true those words are!
A terrible phrase to follow...sab 8 oct 22 bed
That one line pretty much sums up man's conundrum of living. The things that happen in this world are horrible -- human misery has no limits. Yet, we fear death may be worse. Let's hope not. Dean Ford (the lead singer) is gone - if only he could tell us.
My thoughts precisely
Still gets me emotional every time I hear it. Even after 50 years. The 60's were an incredible time.
Glad I'm not the only one
Great 👍 Post
Considero y siempre va a ser que está musica no va a pasar de moda, solo para conocedores
Yes Sir.😊😊😊
I was born in 64 must of heard all the 60s in my mothers womb its the best era of music for me ❤
You got that right I was born Aug 15 1969 ...❤🎉
That is one of those songs that is just composed and performed in such a manner that it brings a tear to the eyes and a lump in the throat. Perfect
All this song does is make me want to go back. I love it.
Oh my lord!! I so loved this song. Wish I was back in home in Scotland 1970s🏴 ❤
This certainly takes me back to Dunfermline!!
Takes me back to Falkirk in the 70s
@@silverfoxdude7it takes me back to barlinie 😮
I hope you get a chance soon to visit ❤
It was The JM in Dundee for me!
What a beautiful harmoniously performed song,love it.
I’m 63 and 1969 , 70, 71 were some of the best years to be remembered….. this song like many of the hit songs of the era live on like it was just last week. When these songs are played now it takes me back to a time when we had so much fun and had few worries. So glad I lived through the sixties and seventies. Thankfully there were so many bands around the world giving us a great vibe.
I share your comment 100%
Ich sage auch immer, die 60er,70er und 80er waren die beste Zeit ,Ever❤
I’m 69 and I ditto your every word. Life was so much simpler then and todays music can’t touch this kind of timeless song.
Why do we think the same? I have the same thought. I live in a country in Asia. But I have the same thought. I am glad I am not the only one who has the same feeling. I miss 60's, 70's, and 80's. Those were the days.
The Best forever timeless Love it , I am 83 years old and enjoy this jewel ❤
The sad part is nobody makes anything close to this brilliant song today. 🎵
I think it's the endless modern distractions, every time someone gets deeper into the thought of creating, a phone rings or beeps, and the 'magic' moment is lost .
Back then there were endless hours of quiet without interruptions of almost any kind, for long periods at least.
Oh they are out there now , you just have to want to find them bad enough!
@@rob-robi No. It's just that corporations find pretty people and teach them to dress and dance and to sing (kind of). They then hire someone to write a song (that's like a recent pop tune) and hire someone like Justin Timberlake to produce it. They put the "artist" into a recording booth and record the voice. A computer takes that music and tweaks it to make the singer sound like their had good pitch and could sing in tune. That voice is put together with instrumentals and VOILA !! A STAR IS BORN ...... But there is no soul in the process. Very few of what we call musical artists can even sing on pitch. It has gotten so bad that young people think it is okay for computers to make their stars sound talented.
@@milesmorris5729
If they are that good, they'll find you.
" The sad part is nobody makes anything close to this brilliant song today ".
That's the truth, meanwhile dross continues to make millions of pounds out of the sheeple.
This song has always been special to me for every bad, sad, rough times in my life that always lifted me up when I wanted to give up. But this song, it’s something about it that keeps telling me everything will be alright and I’ll always bounce back to life over and over again. This is my “happy place” song. I’m 61 years old now older and wiser unemployed living paycheck to paycheck and tomorrow I’m having surgery on my elbow. Listening to this today tells me I will survive this, again ❤
Hope your surgery went well.
Good luck with your life brother. Glad you're staying positive 🙂
Hello Ruth, how was the surgery?
That's 'cause we've all gone through this some way or another, and you look around and see we're all together some way or another. xxxx
@@antoniojssthank you for asking, yes the surgery went very smoothly and well. I just wish that they didn’t have to put a small plate in to hold it in place. And also I’m employed!!!!
One of the most beautiful songs
Reflections of my life
Absolutely Beautiful
Cheers
Reflections of My Life
Marmalade
The changing
Of sunlight
To moonlight
Reflections of my life
Oh, how they fill my eyes
The greetings
Of people
In trouble
Reflections of my life
Oh, how they fill my eyes
All my sorrow
Sad tomorrow
Take me back
To my old home
All my crying (all my crying)
Feel I'm dying, dying
Take me back
To my old home
I'm changing
Arranging
I'm changing
I'm changing everything
Oh, everything around me
The world is
A bad place, a bad place
A terrible place to live
Oh, but I don't wanna die
All my sorrow
Sad tomorrow
Take me back
To my old home
All my crying (all my crying)
Feel I'm dying, dying
Take me back
To my old home
All my sorrow (all my sorrow)
Sad tomorrow
Take me back (take me back)
To my old home
Certainly one great song. If you know it you're very lucky. Had it on a 45record when it came out. Played it often. Always will be 1 of many favorites. Loved singing it then & love singing it now. 67yrs young!
Thx
@@haroldhoward238768 year young.. ah the songs of our generation…some beautiful, some wild.
❤ Tears streaming down my face enjoying songs of my youth, and understanding the lyrics as we gracefully in griw older 😢
Im 64 and this song takes me back to a simpler better world..
Fur sure,😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊
Same here! Same age also!! 🚶🎸🥁🇺🇲⚾️🏈
Yes it does
Classe 60 , febbraio
VERO !!! Sono cresciuta in un bel tempo
Life…how it passes stealth like as days become years and years bring us all to the December of our lives.Music is the one magical gift that can take our hearts and minds back to our young selves. I am so grateful for these amazing videos that were saved, treasured and so generously shared.
Love your words .. sort of sobering
@@wish21100 Thank you dear. It was once said though, that the past is like a minefield. I love the music but sometimes it resurrects memories. So many dear friends and loved ones are gone from my life, and it leaves me breathless from sorrow.
@@gloriamadaffari5404
Wow … you’re clearly very clever
Some of the best memories are the most saddest ! because we know that they will never happen again ! Take Care Gloria 😂
@@peterlittle123 Absolutely. I would give all of my tomorrows for just one more day with those I loved and who loved me too.
"Reflections of My Life"
The changing of sunlight to moonlight
Reflections of my life
Oh, how they fill my eyes
The greetings of people in trouble
Reflections of my life
Oh, how they fill my eyes
Oh, my sorrows
Sad tomorrows
Take me back to my own home
Oh, my crying (oh, my crying)
Feel I'm dying, dying
Take me back to my own home
I'm changing, arranging
I'm changing
I'm changing everything
Everything around me
The world is
A bad place
A bad place
A terrible place to live
Oh, but I don't want to die
Oh, my sorrows
Sad tomorrows
Take me back to my own home
Oh, my crying (oh, my crying)
Feel I'm dying, dying
Take me back to my own home
Oh, my sorrows
Sad tomorrows
Take me back to my own home
Writer/s: Thomas McAleese, William Campbell Jnr
Publisher: BMG Rights Management, Songtrust Ave, Universal Music Publishing Group, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Lyrics licensed and provided by LyricFind
When a song saved a life…
Thank you for the lyrics, it really helps.😊
When I die, I want this song to be played at my funeral.
Me too .
Me three.
I don't want to die🤔
MY DAD DIED AT THE START OF COVID MY MUM DIED DURING COVID IT WAS PLAYED AT BOTH FUNERALS I COULDNT TELL YOU HOW MANY FOLK ASKED WHAT THE SONG WAS AND WHO SANG IT
Hahaha, you won t hear it !
This is a MASTERPIECE. It was relvent in 1967, just the same as it is in 2022. I pray that all the generations since this song was released, get a chance to here this song. It is so strong and powerful, and true. What I would give to return old home. When you get older, you will all understand this. I was 15 when this came out. I loved it. Now older, I truly love and understand it. Dave in Sierra Vista AZ
For me this MASTERPIECE was stored in the same memory cells as Reflections of Charlie Brown by Rupert's People. And Walk Away Renee by The Truth and Soul Coaxing by Raymond Le Fevre. I wonder how many people came across those slightly obscure tracks ?
I was thinking this also ! SUCH A MASTERPIECE THAT WILL LAST FOREVER!
I only got part of your reply about P,G & E. Not in the full thread either on my PC.
1969/70 ~ Wikipedia
@@4114dancer thought it was 1969 I was 17 loved the group
They were all so amazing. They never got the credit they deserved. Dean Ford’s voice was unmatched.
R.I.P. dear friend.❤☮️💔
Tengo 72 años y para mi esta es una verdadera joya musical de todos los tiempos no me canso de escucharla y quisiera que me tocaran en mis ultimos momentos y en mi funeral ...Quien la escucha en este 2023 ...Un saludo y bendiciones a todo el mundo desde San Francisco del Rincon ,Gto.Mex.
Yo tengo 63 y al escuchar tan hermosa voces y esta linda cancion ,me recuerda mi juventud tan sufrida ,pero con mi radio pequeña en el año 1977 o antes ,muy joven ,tocaban este exito en las radios acä en Chile .los secucho una y otra vez ,para sentir paz en mi corazon.
Sonia, te saludo afectuosamente desde el estado de Sonora, en el norte de México, yo también disfruté de ésta canción cuando recién salió, tengo 66, deseo estés bien de salud en union de tu familia, ésta es una joya de canción, tanto por su hermosa letra como también por su música, saludos.
Hay canciones que fueron creadas para quedarse en alma y la memoria de quienes las vivieron. Tengo 65 y gracias a la tecnología me puedo transportar a esos momentos vividos a la par de la época de esta música. Saludos desde mi Guadalajara hermosa
@@soniacea3885 😢😂❤
🥰💖😇🙏
What a great song. They don't make music like this anymore. Music that really moves you.
I left my youth and my soul in this song many years ago, and now fifty years later it still has the strength to take me back to my own world.... Love You Guys.... Ken Baker
No crappy synth vocals ... Wonderful, actual talent ❤
When music was music ... Miss those days
The harmonies in this song are incredible, and so subtle you might not even notice they’re there.
Smiles, hi Diana 👋
I will always associate this beautiful song to my late brother and all who served with him in Vietnam. I play this song frequently.
Sem depressão, por favor!
Como quisiera volver
Bless your heart, I know he's watching and listening with you! 💜
So do I. My brother died in '67 though but I still think of him when I hear this song.
Reflections Of My Life is an absolutely brilliant song and the video is class. 10/10 for both.
Well done Marmalade. 👍
This is a spectacularly great song! They captured so much in it and the musicianship is just unparalleled. Fantastic...
We can't chat music anymore on RUclips. Sucks.
This song was played at my younger brother's funeral. It still makes me cry. RIP Bubby!
One of the iconic songs of the time and in my life. When I hear it, I'm 18 all over again. Music is a time machine and this haunting/soulful ballad takes me there.
In 1970 I was 10 years old and lost my mother, three years later I lost my father, so when I hear this song all I want is to go back to own home, where we were all together in happier days. I love this song and have since it came out. I sing to it as tears run down my face and only wish I could go back. Thank you for this wonderful song it will always be a favorite of mine.💗💗
Sometimes I wish I could go back in time ! Not to change anything , but just to relive some of those beautiful memories one more time 😂 Take Care Joanne 👏
I'm 69 now. I played as lead guitarist in a band starting at 15 years old. This is the beautiful music we played and people loved it. It will live on forever and never die out.
Yes I’m 70 and feel so blessed to have grown up with songs such as this one and many others.They stirred your very soul
...a song I never tire of hearing. In fact, when I hear those intro chords it brightens my mood... Incredible musicianship from the entire band that stands the test o' time..!!
This song does stand the test of time. You can try to bury this by the addition of years, since it was released, but being a MASTERPIECE, you can't. The words and music, and the strong message it has should be seen by all generations. Dave in Sierra Vista AZ
Maravilhosa 😍
I just turned 60 on October 14th and in the 70's as a kid this was the rock music
that i listened to on AM radio here in Southern Oklahoma. Thanks for the classic
rock and roll of the past.🎶🎤🎸🎸🎹🥁🎶
A beautiful song. And as a bassist myself, I have always admired Graham Knight on this cut. Beautiful.
Congratulations, Mr. Campbell, for giving us this song as a gift !!! I love this song from the very beginning and when my wife listened to this, she made it one of her favourites. Still listening in March 2023 !!!
Great song ,still sounds brand new in 2023
1969 ? I was 13 I guess, and here we are in 2024 and I recognised the song from the first 2 seconds. Sticks with you what you loved.
It sounded great when i was an 18 year old and now as i approach 72 it still sound great, thank you for the memory. I have lived life, a life i never ever could imagine . Old age is a wonderful gift full of memories and we are a product of those memories.
This song touches deeply and never gets old.
I was 12 years old, just starting to love music.. innocent time…this one was my fav.. Marmalade, slow but I could listen over and over again. Thanks to u Tube, I’m livin the younger years again.. Reflections of My Life" was a 1969/1970 hit single for the Scottish band.
100 years from now, this song will still be loved and played.
Simply beautiful ❤️ this song is my forever song and it will remain so.
The lyrics say it all along with the beautiful harmonies ❤️
Ono
So young back then ! I was just 24. Now at 77, this is all I do ! Loved every moment of my life. Wish I could do it all again.
That’s very beautiful! Enjoy your beautiful life and so will I! God loves all of us so much! I will praise him until he comes back for us❤️✝️🙏
Great song, superb vocals and harmonies! Brings back so many memories to this 70 year old. I know the 70s had issues, but my gosh it was a great time to be alive and young. People were in the main, kind and courteous and the world seemed so simple. The music was wonderful, I really miss those days like no other. I wish my children could have the same life, but the world is now cruel, violent and divisive. Reading the comments here it is nice to feel there are still people who have the values of those days and appreciate those days. Thanks for sharing.
The World wasn't simple, but It was moving forward. Now it seems to be going back to a worse time.🙂
@@berosmith9041 I was very young when this song came out and for me at that time the world was simple. As I got older I saw that the 70s were in fact not simple, however I would still say I preferred the 70s to today🙂
Oh my lord…I haven’t heard this song in probably decades…but the first couple of notes I knew what it was…love it so much!
Where did these days go ??? Just listen to the "Crap" they give us today. Now I now what Hell is like !! NO Auto Tune, NO Strobe lights and special effects. Just PURE Talent. O'h, what I wouldn't give to go back to those times. Air was clean and Sex was dirty !! >
Love this comment 😮❤🎉
@@MelissaDavis-s1f Thanks !!!
@@jimmymiller77 your welcome 😊
@@jimmymiller77 your welcome 🤗
Everyone was so pleased with your success with this song. It said what we wanted to say too. Scots were so proud that a phenomenal Scottish band had claimed No 1 spot in the UK. 🏴🎼🥇I was born in 1947 like Junior and, although I’m a great-gran to young adults now, inside is the young lass who was a fan from the beginning. Thanks for the wonderful music and the wonderful memories.
Can’t beat the Scots for writing sad and haunting music. It must be in our genes.😢😢😢
@@robertianjohnston7483
Aye, definitely.
I love this song so much. It takes me back to a time, the 1970s, when the world was just a much better place. It makes me sad for young people today who will never have the chance to understand what the world was like when people related to each other on a very personal basis. There were no computers, smart phones, or cell phones whatsoever. There were 3-4, maybe 5 channels on the TV. What a great time to have been alive. Such a beautiful song...very haunting lyrics and music behind them...
The 70’s. A simpler wondrous time.
I am 70 and I remember these songs so very well. They've been very special to me for all these years. What wonderful memories. I wish our minds could remember all the great times.
Proud work Junior, proud! Thank you for giving it to us. RIP Dean, we'll be there soon enough.
This is one of those songs that always brings me back too my young and innocent years!💕
How the years have flown!💔
Hang on I'm approaching 65 and I'm doing it very gracefully thank you
@@lo.sweets Those were the days!💓
Yes, time flies, but the magic of that music has not changed a bit.
Indeed brother.
Pura nostalgia
Anyone listen November 2024?
Great memories!
Yesssssss
Me
Everyday, my all-time favorite song!
Yes
For me, this song always symbolized the end of the 60s Decade & Era. At 2:04 - 2:23 The strings playing in background with the moving 🎸guitar solo always sounds haunting, excellent & unique; nice touch. The lyrics were sung from the heart. These guys were superb musicians!
Wish I could of heard you all play it back then ,I was fortunate to have Dean sing for me and it's my favorite 🌹
If you are interested I have some beautiful stories to share privately
I want this song played at my funeral....beautiful & meaningful ❤
Hello how are you doing today
Same
Still touches the heartstrings ❤ I have learned when someone passes on, your heart races back to the ❤ times you will never forget 😢.
This song runs with me today.
It does take me back - to my teens! This was the first record I ever bought. Quality never ages!
One of the best songs that combines haunting lyrics with haunting sweet music
This guitar solo is a song within a song. Beautiful
Yes it is. Such beauty
The guitar solo in "Reflections of My Life", often referred to as "reverse" guitar solo, was a sixteen bar (measure) sequence featured in the recording by Junior Campbell, the band's lead guitarist.
The song is in the key of G major and the solo was recorded thus:
The first 4 bars were recorded as normal, with Campbell playing a long “G” note, tied over from the last beat of bar 3, through bar 4, with slight feedback sustaining the long note.
The eight track tape was then turned over, and Campbell played against the reverse sound of the track, including his initial first four bars ensuring that he played another long “G” near the same point which could be cross-faded against the original - the tape was then turned over to normal setup, and he selected just 4 bars from the reverse recording which are bars 4-7 inclusive - this was cross-faded with the original at bar 4 - lhe then picked up from bar 8 through to bar 16 as normal, so in fact, only 4 bars are actually “reversed”.
Exactly!
@@hayseaglets9966 Wow! Interesting!
@@hayseaglets9966 Thank you for this very involved and very interesting explanation of this guitar solo. Didn't realize that something so involved was required on producing this sound. Thanks again Hays!
Goosebumps and tears....takes me way back. Their harmonies are gorgeous. ❤❤💜
Man, I remember this one. This is some of the best music ever recorded. It's a shame those days are gone.👏👏👏
Better ones ahead
Those days are live on RUclips and in your heart
You are so right. Dave in Sierra Vista AZ
And, sadly, gone forever
It's a brilliant song, musically and lyrically. Your son has some great taste in music, my friend. I'm 66 and I convinced my son to listen to a lot of the music I grew up with. He's 31 now and I'm proud that he likes my era of music.
@Stephen Lisson
I’m your age & my musically talented son is 32. He, too, loves our era of music … he actually knows as much if not more about both the music as well as many of the musicians than I sometimes do!
We share music with each other all the time … I love it!
Oi , fiz minha neta escutar tbem , ela tem 13 anos , esses dias ouvi ela cantarolando uma música antiga que eu adoro , hoje em dia doe os ouvidos as músicas , mais essas de 60,70,80 são as melhores 👏💜👏👏👏🇧🇷🙏
The changing of sunlight to moonlight
Reflections of my life
Oh, how they fill my eyes
The greetings of people in trouble
Reflections of my life
Oh, how they fill my eyes
All my sorrow
Sad tomorrow
Take me back to my old home
All my crying (all my crying)
Feel I'm dying, dying
Take me back to my old home
I'm changing, arranging
I'm changing, I'm changing everything
Ah, everything around me
The world is a bad place
A bad place, a terrible place to live
Oh, but I don't wanna die
All my sorrow
Sad tomorrow
Take me back to my old home
All my crying (all my crying)
Feel I'm dying, dying
Take me back to my old home
All my sorrow (all my sorrow)
Sad tomorrow
Take me back (take me back) to my old home
All my crying (all my crying)
Feel I'm dying, dying
Beautiful song best song ever
its up there ..underrated fab band @@luannegonzales8623
I was first introduced to this song during my last years of high school. A school mate regularly played and sang this song, which remains a true favourite of mine to this day. The world was a so much better and simpler place back then. The lyrics to this song resonate so strongly in my mind.
Just A Sheer Monumental Masterpiece From These Great Artists. So poignant Great Vocals With Unbelievable Harmonies.I Remember This Like It Was Only Yesterday.
Thank You For This Majestic Classic.
this song applies to what we are living now ..all that music from the 70s should come back we have lost all sensitivity to pain and sorrow
And good deeds are condemned and bad deeds are praised. Something is terribly wrong in the world. I would go back to mid 60’s and 70’s gladly. We had manners love and respect.
That’s a good way to put it. We’ve lost all sensitivity to pain and sorrow.
Just think music coming out of our radios of the 60’s and 70’s of songs that bring wonderful feelings magical memories tears of loveliness and hopes and love once again. The sadness that has set in millions of people lifted to happiness through these songs