First Time Hearing Mike + The Mechanics - The Living Years (Reaction!)
HTML-код
- Опубликовано: 8 июл 2024
- ** Road To 100,000 **
Also if you want to support me:
BUY ME A SHIRT www.buymeacoffee.com/ShonReacts
paypal.me/ShonReactions?count...
Cashapp: cash.app/$Shonrah0
account.venmo.com/shonrah0
Also if you enjoyed please subscribe and follow my socials
Gaming channel: / @shonrah0263
Instagram: shonrah?hl=en
Twitch: / shonrah0
snapchat: Shonrah
Copyright Disclaimer Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for "fair use" for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. Non-profit, educational or personal use tips the balance in favor of fair use. No copyright infringement intended. ALL RIGHTS BELONG TO THEIR RESPECTIVE OWNERS
Mike + The Mechanics - The Living Years reaction
First time reaction
Mike + The Mechanics reaction
Official Music video
Mike + The Mechanics - The Living Years (Official Video)
First time listening
#mikeandthemechanics #rocknroll #reaction #music #shon 
Видеоклипы
Brings tears every time! My father was in a coma when I told him some very important things pertaining to our relationship. I sure hope he heard me 😢
❤
He did x
Know in your heart, that your father heard you.
He did.
100% did
One of the greatest songs ever written.Those who still have your parents,pay attention.Time is very fleeting
All of us who have lost our fathers can't handle this song without crying.
This is a dangerous song to put on the playlist, simply because if you're listening in your car it's hard to see the road through the tears.
Ain't that the truth! Every time it comes on, I get all kinds of dust in my eyes.. 😆
Tears always come when they sing the lyrics “I wasn’t there that morning when my Father passed away. I didn’t get to tell him all the things I had to say “ because that’s exactly what happened to me. My dad passed away before I got to the hospital and so much was left unsaid. It’s the perfect song to convey that message that you need to do all the talking in those living years.
Me to/
Same. I wanted to visit mine one more time, but he passed the day after I talked to him. It’s been 9 years.
Same for me, I never saw my Dad in the hospital at the end. I was 16 and had spent too much time with him in hospital over 10 years or so and when I heard he was on a ventilator I just couldn't face it. He. died the same year this song came out so it always leaves me in tears
Same.
Some of us siblings didn't get to tell my mom good-bye, due to a few other siblings being deceiving, and greedy. My mom was 94 when she passed. One beautiful, and classy lady.
My dad and I had a falling out that had been a long time coming. We spent three weeks not talking, where normally we would talk every day. One day he called me and asked me to look something up for him at work (he was retired from the same company I worked at). I knew it had cost him a lot of pride to call me and ask me, so I was nice and said I would look it up and call him back. When I called back about an hour later, my mother told me he had stepped out to go to the store. So I asked her to tell him I would call him back when I got home.
I walked into my apartment that night and I decided to start dinner instead of calling him right away. I figured 30 minutes wouldn't make much of a difference.
While I was getting ready to put dinner in the oven, the phone rang. I thought it was my dad calling me. It wasn't. It was my uncle, who lived in the same apartment complex my parents did.
He told me my dad had had a massive heart attack about 15 minutes ago. The paramedics where there trying to revive him but I needed to come right away.
Even after 21 years, I still am heartbroken over the fact that I never got to talk to him again. Never got to make up. Never got to tell him I forgave him and ask for his forgiveness in return. Never got to tell him, one last time, how much I loved him and to thank him for being the dad he had been all my life. 15 minutes... I missed him by 15 minutes...
So say it loud. Say it clear. You never know when it will be your last chance to do so.
My Dad passed 1 year ago.I wasn't there,& there was so much i wanted him to know.Hits hard .💔 Daddy if you can hear me now I Love you and ALWAYS did. You were my world since birth . ALWAYS & FOREVER I'll be a Daddy's Girl.💗🙏
😭😭😭👍
“ You can listen as well as you hear “ we all need to listen more
Can't hear this song without ending up crying.
Written in an older generation, but so applicable today, hopefully will.
🇬🇧 I just knew that you'd love this one. It still makes me cry , after all these years, each and every time I hear it. I loved your reaction to it. ❤🎼🎙️
When the kids choir, that's when it starts to hit. 😢When the adult choir comes in I'm done at that point. 😭. 👍
Shon, your reactions are always mindful and heartfelt. You are definitely one of my favorites, and I know that many feel the same. Thank you for being you! ❤
I couldnt agree more. Shon is so insightful for such a young man
I was 16 when this song came out, and even then I thought it was a beautiful song.
Now, at age 51, I can't listen to this song without tearing up. Every single time.
Mike is Mike Rutherford from Genesis. Paul Carrack is the wonderful singer. This was a side project 🎉❤🎉
Isn't that incredible? a side project. Genesis had some incredible writers and performers.
Don't forget Paul Young. He was the lead singer.
@@KalonReeves Mike and the Mechanics had a couple people who traded singing duties
An all-time great song.
And if you don't give up, and don't give in...
You may just be okay
Love that another generation is getting to know this recording. Hoping for some it will make a difference and will spare them a world of pain and regret.
I think this hits for everyone. Maybe it's not specifically your dad, but it's someone important in your life that needs to know you love them before it's too late.
thanks for dropping this track, it changes people , it changed me when I heard it. In a way it saved me because a short time after I first heard it my father had a second heart attack, HE LIVED! and a few days later he called me to tell what had happened. I was living on the other side of the country but within a month I was able to sell my , car, motorcycle , furniture and anything else that didn't fit in a wallet or suitcase and relocate back with my wife and son. I took care of both my parents for the next 10 years. It was my redemption for all I put them through growing up and I don't know if I would have had that same sense of need to be with them and care for them if I hadn't been changed, so thanks again my brother.....and oh by the way...that last verse gets everybody, were only human :)
Sometimes…. When the song is this meaningful, the video has a lot to live up to. People don’t see the message as the song progresses. In the video, the chorus there is a young boys choir singing. But in the second chorus, they add a choir of older women and men, aged as parents and grandparents. The two choirs are symbolically placed at opposite sides of the room. I particularly like when the message of the lyrics is reflected in the video. Meaningful song. As I get older I see these situations all around me. Fortunately I was able to communicate well with my parents so I have no regrets. When my head hits the pillow at night, my heart is at peace. ❤
Call your people, y’all ❤❤❤
Your reaction to this song is spot on. This song can definitely put people in their feels. I’ve loved this song for years.
Love the reaction. If you've been thru anything in your life, it's hard not to hold back the tears on this one.
My dad dropped dead on the golf course, was supposed to play with him...but had Lymes disease. Glad I wasn't there for my final memory of him. He was my best friend, miss him like crazy...wish I'd had the chance to tell him how I felt about him. And to tell him how great a dad he was....life sucks sometimes...m
Bow your head,say a prayer,then tell your daddy RIGHT NOW everything you want to tell him.I believe he will hear you! He sounds wonderful❣
Listening and hearing are 2 different things. You can listen so you know what your response is going to be. But hearing is a different story. Hearing means you are connecting to someone's words. Not planning your rebuttal, but actually hearing the meaning behind the words.
You are so right but your comment made me think of “ you can listen to Jimi, but you can’t hear Jimi”….you nailed it though as there lots of songs I listened to but when I started to hear them I found the true meaning of them….
You probably wont see this but I'm 50 years old and I remember when this song came out, it made a impact on me as a young dude and I didn't know why at the time. As I got older the stuff he was singing about clicked with me and I understood exactly what he was saying. I can tell also the song effected you in the same way homeboy.... Thanks for the reaction and RIP to our loved ones....
Yeah, that's a deep song. The music itself is very simple, but I think that's intentional so the only thing really going on are those powerful lyrics they want to ensure you get. (also, it's Mike AND the Mechanics, even though they use the + sign... I think you like to know those little things, right?)
A great song from a GREAT time!
It's why we watch. We crave to see the shared reaction experience of someone else being moved by music like we are. The emotional power that it weilds when we allow it to absorb. Good Music is one of mankind's greatest accomplishments.
Good music adds to a healthy society in many ways. Music makes us both think and feel. It can be very medicinal for the soul.
Great reaction bro!
That was well said….you are so right with everything you stated…👍
Something most people can relate to. Generational issues, especially if you and your elders allow differences of opinions to get in the way of enjoying the time you have while alive. The instrumentation might be 1980's but the lyrics and message is timeless.
It's Mike And the Mechanics, not Mike plus the...even though that's how they write it. My husband's favorite song. He was in the military and we got word his father was in the hospital. We were on the road trying to get home and didn't make it in time, so this had great meaning at the time.
Way back in 1993 to 1995 when I was 12 through 14 I lost half my family to a variety of health issues (cancer, heart failure, old age) I went to 6 funerals in that 18 months. I bought this song as a cassette and wore it out 3 times needing to buy a replacement each time. This song got me through some very tough times. The lyrics and musical arrangement just spoke to my broken teen heart
Is it even possible to hear this song and not at least tear up and think of your own father, whoever and whatever he is or was. To cry for what you have or what you didn’t have. To grieve what was lost
Reading some of the comments here, it's absolutely heartbreaking. When we're young, we think our parents are always going to be around, but as we grow older, we get to realise how precious time is, and our parents mortality (as well as our own) becomes a reality, and then, as we become parents ourselves, it becomes even scarier.
Wish you could know how much your reaction videos mean to those of us who grew up with this music. You’re one of the best. Your appreciation for the lyrics is right on the mark. My dad is 87 and I live 500 miles away. This song really makes me realize how I need to make more trips back home.
Hello my dear young man. I’m just a little old white lady from the English countryside. But, dear God, I wish I’d had a lovely son like you. Your insight amazes me! Thank you for your channel, - I just love it and you!
I Love this song!!! Love this band!!! Mike is from the legendary Progressive Rock band Genesis!!!❤❤❤
Mike Rutherford is the guitarist in this group. He split off from Genesis to form this outstanding group!!!!
Lost my dad to Cancer a couple years ago. I actually got to say everything I wanted to say in the days before his passing. Great song.❤ Miss you dad❤❤❤
This song was released almost to the hour that my father passed away and like so many here, i regret so much that I didnt say the things that i know now that i should have. That was 35 years ago. Well my mum just passed away and I'm so grateful that THIS time i did NOT make the same mistake. I made sure that i did say all the things that i wish I had said to my dad!! No regrets this time around. You out there that still have parents that are alive, DO NOT make the same mistake alot of us did and have regreted it ever since. Say what needs to be said!!!
If you are interested in hearing more, Mike + The Mechanics was actually initially a side project from his main group with Phil Collins called Genesis. I'm almost certain you've heard Phil Collins "In the Air Tonight". Mike + The Mechanics other huge hit was "Silent Running"
Really nice reaction Shon. Where's home for your family? Long way? My ma n pa are 5 minutes up the road from me. I wrote them a letter some years back, expressing my love, admiration, gratitude and joy that I have them as parents. At my age I realise how lucky I am to still have them.
Hey Dude, You are doing a really good job. Play some more Neil Young so I can watch you Freek out some more. I'll give you a few outstanding ones. 1) After the Gold Rush. 2) Love and War, 3) Barstool Blues. Also "Let's Roll" which Musically and lyrically puts you on the Airplane that was headed for the White House, but the passengers busted the door down and it crashed in Pennsylvania. This tune Rocks and just blows your mind. One more thing, The Avett Brothers performed
" No Hard Feelings" on the Jimmy Fallon Show. This is a Masterpiece And must be seen. Nothing like it EVER. All of these songs will be just as powerful as Mike and the Mechanics. I am a Musician, trust me with these songs, and your Talent, you can miss. Thank You, Tony
I cry every time I hear this song. I agree the best lyrically written song. Thank you for reacting. We all need to hear this. ❤
This song ALWAYS hits me hard, I can definitely relate! Love one another.
The meaning of this song hits the soul and hard!
I think it was mostly written by one of the band members, not the lead singer, in remembrance of his father who'd recently passed away.
My parents both passed away in the past few years. I am grateful that I had the opportunity to talk to each of them before they died. We were able to get everything out in the open. We were able to understand and forgive each other. Most importantly, I got to thank them and tell them that I love them.
Say what you need to say before it's too late.
Great reaction to this beautiful song, I lost my dad when I was growing up and I can’t listen to this without “tearing up”. Loved yor comments and thoughts throughout, thanks.
You are right on the money, Shon! Great reaction!
Paul Carrack, the singer, also has one of the greatest breakup songs of all time, "Don't Shed a Tear". Highly recommended.
One of my favorite songs of all time.
I lost my dad 3 years ago this May. I lost my mom this past Sept. Its hard. Tell them what you need to tell them. I was lucky and was able to tell them both. They need to hear it too. Dont live the rest of your life regretting not talking to them. You'll be more at peace when that day comes and so will they.
One of the greatest lines of the song that almost nobody ever talks about.... You can listen as well as you hear.
I was probably 8 years old when I first heard this song. Still hits hard.
Quote from Travis Meadows - Sideways ... "I have moments when I act just like my father, the only man that ever broke my heart" - I wish I wrote that!!
This is one of the things I love about your channel. You get it. You can interpret the lyrics properly. I’ve seen other reaction videos where they don’t understand what the singer is actually trying to say but you do. Thanks so much for what you do because you’re doing so well. Blessings to you from England.
unbelievable...I haven't heard this since the 80s...certainly not since my pop died...wow
Every human needs to hear this song. Just imagine if every country's leader sat down and really listened to this song. It may just tone things down a little, little enough to listen and really hear.
Good lord can Paul Carrack sing or what?! Beautiful song, sang it in my high school choir. Such a powerful song
Such a heartfelt reaction! Thank you. Everyone, say what you need to say to others before it's too late. There's no going back when they're gone.
Man, I think you are my favorite RUclipsr. Every reaction video from you is deep and your understanding of the songs is on another level.
And the magnificent vocals of Paul Carrick!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I got to see Mike and the Mechanics so many times when they toured the US. Genesis would always start their tours in Dallas, Texas. But for whatever reason, Mike and the Mechanics started their very first tour at a little, venue in South Florida in the city of Sunrise, Florida. The place was called the Sunrise Musical theater. It was practically on the edge of nowhere and the everglades (so to speak)in it's early days. But nevertheless it had enough pull to attract the old greats like Sinatra, Tom Jones, Johnny Carson, Jerry Lewis, Henry Mancini, the original cast of The Man of La Mancha. Just greats from all over the place, big names. Big names in rock as well. So, whoever was involved with the creation and/or operation of this Sunrise Musical Theater had some pull to get these type to come out. But it was a modern, contemporary venue, just beautiful and perfectly built for music acoustically. I mean it was intentionally built to be acoustically correct from the start.
So, Mike and the Mechanics picks our local theater to launch their first tour and you know I had to make it. This place is like three miles from my home. So, as a fan I was just blown away.
We saw that concert and the crowd made so much noise for them that night at the end of their performance, you could just see them looking at each other knowing that they had something. I'll never for get that night.
And they started their US tours at that Sunrise Musical Theater from there on out.
That theater eventually died out with the passing of the greats, real concerts, and the battles over the ticket outlets of the day. It has since been purchased and converted to a church.
Goosebumps! Every time!! Let's keep playing the good music!
Thx for reacting 🎤🎶💜
Universal, human, eternal...
I cry every time. Thanks Shon❤😥.
I have watched a few of your videos now in the last few days and they are all from the mid-1980s. They are "making" your certified playlist--hahaha. Are you starting to see why so many people like the songs from the 1980s? Mike & the Mechanics had 5 or 6 Top 10 hits!! You just dipped your toe into the greatness of Mike & the Mechanics.
Fan-tas-tic reaction from a young man to a beautiful song. It hits hard, yes. Greetings from Belgium
in *ALL* the reaction videos I've watched of *THIS* song, *YOU* are the *FIRST* person I've seen have a reaction to the fourth verse.
I always pair this song with Harry Chapman's "Cats In The Cradle"
I love the way you always hear the lyrics and the message.
I get a tear everything I hear this great tune. ;-(
This is one of the most emotional songs ever! Luckily I got to tell my father that I loved him before he died! We need to tell each other before it gets to that stage! The people in your life are the real treasure in your life, not money or possessions!
This is why I watch your channel. You speak from the heart. Excellent.
Oh how I wish more young people thought and felt like you do. Then maybe this country wouldn't be closing in on another civil war.
I can’t tell you how much I loved your reaction! This was a massive hit when I was in high school. Didn’t know how hard it would hit years later when my Dad took his last breath. I’m grateful there was nothing left unsaid and he knew I loved him.
Thank you for your honest and intelligent reaction to this song. There is no decade more full of talent like the 80s. Much success to you.
This song breaks me down each time I listen to it. So many reasons. Honor thy mother and father. Thats all I can advise.
The wisdom of this song carries on to more of our lives than just how we communicate intergenerationally. Imagine if we brought the same understanding to ALL of our relationships. Imagine how better off we would be.
This song really helped me through my dad’s passing in 2020.
It is a def tear jerker😢 how cool is it that the director had the children and adults facing each other and singing the chorus🤘❤️
Thank you. We were the generation of kids who were the first to have our music on video. It's a gift to have the kids of today rediscover our music and play it back to us and remind us what we believed in and what we thought was important. I forgot all about this song and this artist
I've watched hundreds of these reaction vids but to be honest your reactions have got to be the best!
👍👍👍
Heard this song so many times but, thanks to you Shon, you made me realise the real deep meaning of the lyrics.
Thank you Shon. 💜
I lost my father 10 years ago and I still feel empty because we never sat down and had a meaningful discussion.
Powerful reaction to one of the most powerful songs of all time. You got my sub on this one. You are a really funny, lighthearted guy and I love seeing you playing most of the time. But it's equally impressive to see that you can also be powerful and show some more serious emotions when appropriate. Go Shon
The singer is Paul Carrick. He sang on hits with 3 bands. This band, Ace and Squeeze. Love your show btw Shon😊
Some songs are about the music and some are about the message. This one is the message.
For my funeral I want Alan Parsons Project's Old and Wise. "Someday, in the midst of time, when they ask you if you knew me remember that you were a friend of mine. And the sadness would be lifted from my eyes. When I'm old and wise."
BRO, My 60yr OLD heart melts to witness you experience something that has been near/dear to my heart for 60yrs, MUSIC! Listen man im just a no one from Dallas Tx. BUT lol, I have been playing guitar for 47 of the 60, and singing sense 5 haha, fill free to troll ma page just me FREE~JAMMIN 😉😎🤠🤘~🤘🤟✌❤, I think you would LOVE Don MacLaine's "VINCENT ", Its About VINCENT VAN GOUGH, And ABSOLUTELY BEAUTIFUL 🙏❤🔥❣, anyhizzle, just tryin 2 help you out ,,,, 4~free ✊✌👁👅👁BIG LOVE /RESPECT lil Brother😉, PLA&M ERY~1... P.S. REMEMBER My NAME 🙃😉...
My dad died when I was
6 years old ❤❤now
I'm 68 years old ❤❤
This has to be the best lyrics of any song anywhere, anytime. Mike is from Genesis and they have other wonderful hits, but few bands can come up with something as great as this!
Never get tired of listening and tearing up to this song
One of the best songs ever. And it hits harder and harder as the years and decades go by.
I love your insightful remarks to this beautiful song. Thank you for a brilliant reaction I watched your reaction to Pentatonix and would like to recommend them singing ‘ Oh Holy Night’ love and peace from the UK 🏴
Hits different now.... My father passed almost a year ago. But, I grew up with this song and loved it then... I feel it now though...
My dad used to say, "if there's someone you want to see, you better do it now, because you just don't know when theyll be gone.
lyrical genius ... glad you did this one mate! big love to all people :)
I had a feeling you'd really like this one. If you haven't heard it yet, Holding Back the Years by Simply Red is another great song worth checking out.
Great reaction! This song came out when I was too young to appreciate. Now that I’m older I relate it so much to the ( lack thereof) relationship that my father has with my brother. They’re so bitter at each other to the point where my father has made it very clear he does want my brother anywhere near his funeral when he dies. These are 2 men that have such an impact on my life and the situation hurts my heart everyday.
I remember when this song came out. I was a kid, early teens maybe, and I only noticed the sound and not the lyrics. Nowthat it’s come up in music reactions (yours is not the first) I get to re-experience it as an adult and it takes on a whole new meaning.
Dude, I’m not crying, it’s the pollen.
Great reaction man. This one gets me every time I hear it.
crying my eyes out.everytime