2024, the 5th of April. I'm still listening and loving this music. Where did 60 years ago? My little brother passed away 7 months ago I don't know what I'm going to do. His birthday is in 9 days. I love you, Joe.
RIP the four members of Gerry and the Pacemakers Freddie Marsden (November 23, 1940 - December 9, 2006), aged 66 Les Maguire (December 27, 1941 - November 25, 2023), aged 81 Gerry Marsden (September 24, 1942 - January 3, 2021), aged 78 Les Chadwick (May 11, 1943 - December 26, 2019), aged 76 You will be remembered as legends.
I grew up in New York City and when we were kids we would take the ferry to Staten Island we cut out of school near my brother, it was an adventure as a young kid, and every time I cross I would think of Gerry and the Pacemakers, because when we were kids these people were singing songs to us that was just so positive and inspiring, when we were growing up we listen to everybody's music we didn't restrict ourselves and Gerry and the Pacemakers the song that they did Ferry cross the mersey oh, that really is the most incredible song that lasts with you for the rest of your life ride the Staten Island Ferry and play Gerry and the Pacemakers it was a while ago but we had some good qualities because we didn't isolate herself and one type of music we yearned and we heard the British came to New York City with the Beatles all this stuff this was excitement as a teenager even young kids oh, but this is a song and it will last with me for the rest of my life
Were they? What about racism, sexism and oppression of queer folks, like myself? I would have hated to live in the 60's. Or if i were black. Police in the south used firehouses on them back then. Also, our government forced tens of thousands to go die in an unjust war. Yeah, the 60's were awesome.
@@user-gi4on1so6s Thank you very much for your reply. Bolshoye Spasiba. Sorry; I don't have Cyrillic keyboard or I'd reply using the correct letters. Ya Govoryou po-ruski awchin nimnawga. 🇷🇺😸👍🏻
Hi, Ruben! This is kind of random, but my son and granddaughter live in Boyle Heights and I haven’t been able to see them since September, 2019 first because I was sick and in the hospital, and then because of pandemic. I loved this song when i was in junior high school. Stay safe!
I'm 59 and now live in America. My parents used to play this song in the car when I was a toddler, and at house parties back in the 60's. We left England in 1974, but this song and P.C.'s "Downtown", still evoke strong emotional memories. Beautiful songs of that era!
The days when we were YOUNG, when we WORE clothes, went to PARTIES and had oodles of FUN. Tomorrow was always too FAR away, we never gave it a second thought. Now that we are grown up, we realize that TOMORROW is CLOSER than the objects in the rear view mirror. Oh man! Life..
This is such a heart warming song. Great band. May Gerry Rest in Peace. In 2018 while on vacation in the U.K. from S.A. I got to go on the ferry across the Mersey. 👌👌👍👍
The nearest I've been to that so far is driving under it through the Mersey Tunnel,but I'll have to stop and take the ferry across one day when I'm next there.
I'm 60 and have always enjoyed this beautiful music since Day one. This by the way is real music. And for all you people out there reading this....Yes they did know the Beatles and Paul in fact was his friend.🎉
So Sorry to hear of your passing. I remember Gerry and The Pacemakers on the ED Sullivan show in my teens back in the 1960s. What a beautiful voice and beautiful ballads. See you soon Gerry with guitar in hand.
I am 63 and it is great to hear from young people who like the oldies. It was a more gentle time than today. It is sad these youngens can not go back in time and enjoy those days.
RIP Gerry from a grateful listener across the pond. You, the Stones, the Kinks, the DC5, the Animals, Manfred Mann and the Beatles were all powerful influences on me, and many of us, in our early formative years. Your music will always be remembered and appreciated. You helped to make the world a better place in which to live, thank you.
Great comment Jim and it's so true and I love all of those artists. I would just like to add one, Roy Orbison. I was out on a date with the sister of my friends girl friend. My friend drove about 15 miles to their house and then we separated. Later my friend picked me up in his car and told me that his girl friend told him, that she was dating his brother and she didn't want to see him anymore. We got on the road and there was a freezing rain storm and the roads were very slippery. Then Roy Orbison came on the radio singing the classic song ITS OVER and with my friend driving 50mph on frozen Michigan roads, because he was heart broken, I thought that it really was OVER ! luckily we made it home only spinning out a couple of times, but not hitting anything. I will always remember THAT NIGHT and THAT SONG. I'm 74 now and still remember all those good songs, but Especially Roy Orbison's ITS OVER !
I have just returned from a “city break” to Liverpool, where I took the ferry across the Mersey, just because of this song, and I’m glad I did. Many, many thanks to the wonderful people of Liverpool, who made us feel very welcome and “at home”! You have a great city, where I hope to return to again one day. God bless you all.
Arfa McCann ....yeah my City of Liverpool really is a welcoming place...Scousers are genuine people...we don't care what your name is....we'll never turn you away...👍🏻✌🏻💙
Interestingly if you look at the billboard in the Pacemakers video you see the Searchers version of What Have They Done to the Rain? listed. Part of what we had in the 60s was an arms race and songs about fallout from nuclear testing. Some of us realized that at the time - the BBC banned Peter Watkins' War Game, for instance. At times nostalgia seems to gloss over some very evident realities.
*_January 3, 2021_* *Gerry Marsden dies age 78:* You'll Never Walk Alone singer and Gerry And The Pacemakers front-man passes away following short illness
awe this is my grandads song...we are from here...aw rip grandad miss u soooo very much....I come here to listen to this cus it brings me close to u...and nan...mum misses u like crazy 😔...I love you George and Mildred love your granddaughter xxxx ...
Hello!!! How are you doing today, please pardon me for intruding into your privacy but I just wanted to know if you’re a fan ? Have a great day…Stay Safe!
@@ch33ky0_6monk3y Hey! That’s very good to know, I just can’t stop myself from listening to this song anytime am alone! If I may ask which of all their songs is your favourite? You take care and be safe
@@G1IXE no you didn't the point I was trying to make was I couldn't point out the Mersey if you drew me a map much less Liverpool of all the music in the WORLD Parliament-Funkadelic, Neil Sedaka, Beethoven...this is my FAVORITE song
@@timothy8017 The river Mersey is in the north west of England and the name Mersey translate as a boundary river and Liverpool is about 225 miles from London I am in the south west of the UK hope this is of some help I bet you say NO LOL
RIP Mr Marsden, your beautiful voice will be heard in heaven and earth. Gerry and the Pacemakers are joyful to listen too. Ferry Cross the Mersey was a magical and mystical song that I loved very much and still do. I have visited the wonderful city Liverpool and caught the enigmatic ferry across the beautiful waterfront. Incredible people, music, history and culture. I will return. X
Noooo, January 3rd, 2021, our weary world just lost the great Gerry Marsden. Forever in our hearts, thank you Gerry fro the greatest music and best of times!
Visited Liverpool for the first time this weekend what a city! Went on the Ferry, come on down ladies and lads if you want to meet the most amazing people in the world 😊 we're back next year 😊😊
This is my memory of my life in 1965...the lyrics saying...go home girl... everything comes full circle... I'm 72 now and I've seen enough of the world to know... there's no place like home...back to my roots.. because that's where I belong and LIVERPOOL is that place.. because of COVID restrictions..it's been 3 long years since I last flew in there... quite rightly named after one Liverpudlian...whom I adored...John Lennon...I would recommend that everyone of a younger age would listen to those oldies from a previous age...one in particular tonight.as we pray for unity and peace...Stand by me...with love from me to you...keep the faith everyone
Hello!!! How are you doing today, please pardon me for intruding into your privacy but I just wanted to know if you’re a fan ? Have a great day…Stay Safe!
"This land's the place I love, and here I'll stay" Gerry passed away in Liverpool - his home! Aside from a great 60's singer and hit-maker, incredibly under-rated songwriter and guitarist. This song is simply beautiful - and singing about Liverpool before John and Paul (Strawberry Fields/Penny Lane) - now that's something that should be noted! Thanks for the great music Gerry and the Pacemakers.
@@Willowsmum Only a few moments ago did a similar sentiment occur to me. Will there ever be another time in pop music like the one we had the good fortune of experiencing? Will that historic cycle come 'round again?
So very shocked and sad to hear Gerry passed away....along with the Beatles, Gerry & The Pacemakers was my favorite British group....Rest In Peace Gerry and thanks so much for the music ~ 🌹💙🌹
This is, hands down, one of the best pop songs to come out of the British Invasion. Meticulously produced with a heartfelt vocal by Gerry Marsden. Exquisite production by Sir George Martin.
George Martin - who else would have thought to add French Horns and English Horns to the backup? Sir Martin is the biggest "unsung hero" of great pop music - *ever*.
I love the lyric " people around ever corner they seem to smile and say we don't care what your name is boy we will never turn you away" If all people could all live that way today
RIP beautiful song beautiful person... Big love and big respect to the family.... That's not a song that's an anthem.. and I will carry the beautifulness of that song for the rest of my life.
Ferry cross the Mersey, Don't let the sun catch you crying, You'll never walk alone are just a few of my favorite songs you sang. You will be missed by a lot of people. RIP and you definitely will never walk alone.
I wasn't born until 1967. I grew up appreciation practically every genre of music. In my early 20's I was listening to one of our radio stations here in DC and this station was 97.1 WASH FM. They played songs from the 60's and 70's. One day while at work Ferry Cross The Mersey came on the radio. I didn't stop what I was doing until I heard "Liiiife goes on day after day, hearts torn in ev-er-y way... The voice, the music and the lyrics literally moved me. I looked up all information I could find about Gerry and the Pacemakers. I went out and purchased their CD's especially their greatest hits. The second song that I fell in love with was "Don't Let The Sun Catch You Cryin'". I have loved their music since then. I didn't care that I was the only one at work who hated (and still hates) The Beatles and The Rolling Stones and could never understand what the hell made people act like idiots (referring to the screaming and crying women) for these two cornball talentless British groups. I was convinced the ONLY way any talentless, horrible singing, below average "musicians" like those two could have become that famous, is because they sold their souls to Satan in exchange for fame and fortune. I loved British pop, rock, and soul as long as the music came from ANY GROUP besides the B's and the RS's. Give me Manfred Mann, The Animals, Tom Jones, Marianne Faithful, Dusty Springfield, Herman's Hermits, Donovan, and most of all Gerry and the Pacemakers. Mr. Gerard Marsden will surely be missed,, but Gery and the Pacemakers live on🥲
A true Mersey side star, just loved your music and stage performances. So many thanks for the entertainment you have given. Condolences to your family.........xx
I was fortunate enough to cross the mersey with my late father, I'll always remember it, he sang the song and made it so special.. Little did we know that he would be dead in about 4 years with the big C he was 41, my life changed in a heartbeat, that's why this song means so much, RIP DADDY LOVE YOU ♥️
Majorette UK Thanks for that touching story! I love hearing stories about the good old days with family and friends. Your story touched my heart. THANK YOU.
I remember this song amongst the many that they recorded. RIP Gerry. Their songs were the gentler side of popular music. Gerry & The Pacemakers are amongst my favourite memories.
We don't care what your name is boy, we'll never turn you away! That sums up the people of Liverpool in one sentence! Thank you Gerry for the songs that made our city the envy of the world.
I once heard Paul McCartney say he wished he had written that song. I understand why. The lyrics speak about accepting and loving one's life, and loving one's neighbor. But it does so in an understated way, which I believe makes it even more powerful. At the end where Gerry does the final, "Here I'll stay," the instrumental ending (with the great George Martin producing) is music that makes you visually think of a ship crossing the Mersey, doing what it is intended to do, and Gerry being at peace with his life. Since we all desire that, I think that's one reason the song continues to resonate so deeply.
Certainly one of the most beautiful songs of the entire British Invasion! So is "I'll Be There" too, which Bobby Darin's original doesn't even touch. A great time to be alive-- RIP Gerry and thanks for contributing to the soundtrack of my life!
I heard this song when I was 13 years old in Malaysia. Now, living in Macau, walking tru You Tube, saw this page and decided to hear one of my favourite songs. Sad to know that he has gone. May God bless your soul.
![Gerry & The Pacemakers - You'll Never Walk Alone [Official Video]](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/OV5_LQArLa0/mqdefault.jpg)
Who is still listening to this in 2024 ? I am 💃
Yes me. I watched the film being made on a visit to Speke Hall, many years ago
Eccomi dall'Italia
Me too, April 2024.
Great song.
mie toe
My generation listened to Gerry and the Pacemakers. Today, my generation WEARS pace makers.
Now that’s funny!
@@kathrynvincent5226
'tain't That Funny Honey!
But, it was an apt remark by Tony P. ❗😌😸
👍❤️😃
Do true.
😂😂😂👍
I was on the Ferry cross the Mersey to Woodsend and Birkinghead, I was singing this song, unforgateble! Greetings from Holland.
My father died in September 2023. This was his his band.
I am 70. I am so blessed to have grown up when the Brits took us back without firing a shot.
Great quote.
2024, the 5th of April. I'm still listening and loving this music. Where did 60 years ago? My little brother passed away 7 months ago I don't know what I'm going to do. His birthday is in 9 days. I love you, Joe.
Well this I say to you as well as your brother God bless you both.
Sending you love, grief is never easy. And a happy heavenly birthday to Joe xx
God bless you both, and a (late) happy birthday to joe!
RE-Birthdays are tough. Prayers for You Both ! 🙏
❤so sorry for your loss bless you ❤
I am a millennial but I love listening music back when people could sing and not hide behind auto-tune
AMEN !! Also, when The Instruments Did NOT DROWN-OUT, The VOCALS !!!
RIP the four members of Gerry and the Pacemakers
Freddie Marsden (November 23, 1940 - December 9, 2006), aged 66
Les Maguire (December 27, 1941 - November 25, 2023), aged 81
Gerry Marsden (September 24, 1942 - January 3, 2021), aged 78
Les Chadwick (May 11, 1943 - December 26, 2019), aged 76
You will be remembered as legends.
Wonderful young men who wrote and sang wonderful songs in a sweeter age. Rest peacefully boys. Life goes so fast...
😢@@musicluver1958
R.I.P. Gerry and the Pacemakers 🙏
January 2024 kiwi,still love this song; Marty Deegan maybe one day I,ll cross the Mersey
Legends.
I was 14 then, 70 now...I will always love this song. Wow..
me too !
Me too !
Because it’s about the best place in the world son 💙💙
I'm only 25 but I love this song as I remember my dad playing it
brilliant.
I grew up in New York City and when we were kids we would take the ferry to Staten Island we cut out of school near my brother, it was an adventure as a young kid, and every time I cross I would think of Gerry and the Pacemakers, because when we were kids these people were singing songs to us that was just so positive and inspiring, when we were growing up we listen to everybody's music we didn't restrict ourselves and Gerry and the Pacemakers the song that they did Ferry cross the mersey oh, that really is the most incredible song that lasts with you for the rest of your life ride the Staten Island Ferry and play Gerry and the Pacemakers it was a while ago but we had some good qualities because we didn't isolate herself and one type of music we yearned and we heard the British came to New York City with the Beatles all this stuff this was excitement as a teenager even young kids oh, but this is a song and it will last with me for the rest of my life
His song make me love a place I have never seen but imagine I am there.
For sure not unlike Penny Lane of the Beatles .
I have LOVED THIS SONG ALL MY LIFE AND I AM 65 ! 🇬🇧🏴 will always love you GERRY
Rest in peace Gerry sad loss to the music industry and to liverpool.
I’m going to see Gerry’s Pacemakers on Liverpool’s theatre. I’m 78
Who's with me in 2021....and still love this Song....
I'm with you Bro. Timeless song and once this Covid sh*t is done, i hope to revisit Liverpool, a truly great city.
June 2021
That voice. Unique!
Love this song from a simpler time...
me
I'll always love this song. It reminds me of the 60s and people were more kind and caring.
true
It's the immigrants that have ruined that
Were they? What about racism, sexism and oppression of queer folks, like myself? I would have hated to live in the 60's. Or if i were black. Police in the south used firehouses on them back then. Also, our government forced tens of thousands to go die in an unjust war. Yeah, the 60's were awesome.
Absolutely
Not towards minorities 😂
Coming up to 75 years of age a still think this was the best decade
RIP Gerry Marsden, your classic songs will never be forgotten, farewell
RIP GERRY your songs made me cry & smile at the same time - you will live in through them x
one of my favorite songs, so beautiful.
Rest in peace gerry fabulous singing xxxx
Amanda Dixon Isn't that the truth. He was one that touched so many of us. He was given a special gift, and always gave back. 🕊✨
i know loved him
RIP Gerry Marsden no one can sing you’ll never walk alone as good as you
Liverpool should honor him with a moment of silence
Let a million people without masks sing his song at his funeral!
Are you related?
Maybe John Lennon could sang it too. 🌿👍🏽🌿👍🏽🌿👍🏽Rest in Peace both of them
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Thank you Gerry ❤️❤️
Beautiful smile, beautiful songs, so talented. Rest in peace Gerry ✌️
Don’t let the sun catch you crying 🎶
loved him
I am Liverpool born, now live in Canada and 71, this takes me back, crossing on the ferry with my mum, great memories, love you mum
Well said and hope you have brilliant memories ❤
RIP Gerry - You'll Never Walk Alone.
You and the group so beautifully chronicled everyday life and added the very threads that weave the fabric of our existence.
AHH that's so sweet...🥰
He was good friends with Paul McCartney. RIP Gerry, thanks for all the good music you gave us.
I am a 70 years old American 🦇 that has loved this song from the first time I heard it. Just something ❤️ about it. Thank you, gentlemen.
Me too, CZcams has brought my musical youth, so much to see/here 👏👏👏 PEACE ✌️✌️✌️
I've liked this song since my folks cranked it during the 1980's
ME TOO !! We are in the same age group !
Judes Hill I'm 71 and danced to this song when it came out.
Hauntingly beautiful. My Aunt and Uncle stayed with us when I was little and I grew up loving their music.
Gerry and his band was great.
He made me cry with his songs.
Very good times.....happy generation.
RIP.....GERRY😢😢😢❤
I'm an American; grew up in the 60s. I loved this song.
Best time ever.
@@thewordrules Absolutely Right!
@@schnertblatt As a russian, I agree with you
@@user-gi4on1so6s Thank you very much for your reply. Bolshoye Spasiba. Sorry; I don't have Cyrillic keyboard or I'd reply using the correct letters. Ya Govoryou po-ruski awchin nimnawga. 🇷🇺😸👍🏻
@@schnertblatt No problem :), my american friend 🇷🇺🇺🇸🙂
No one sounds like Gerry Marsden, he is irreplaceable.
Musicians are such sweet people... back in the old days
A lovely and unforgettable tribute to one's homeland. We'll not forget you, Gerry.
RIP Gerry Marsden 1942-2021 😥😥
You'll never walk alone 💔
RIP Gerry. Playing Your Music Here in East Los Angeles, CA USA
Hi, Ruben! This is kind of random, but my son and granddaughter live in Boyle Heights and I haven’t been able to see them since September, 2019 first because I was sick and in the hospital, and then because of pandemic. I loved this song when i was in junior high school. Stay safe!
Thank you for your post!!!!!!!!! From the Heart!!
@@raymondsmith6797 😷✌🏼
@@joannneusner5040 😷✌🏼
Forme Rola "ace"
I'm 59 and now live in America. My parents used to play this song in the car when I was a toddler, and at house parties back in the 60's. We left England in 1974, but this song and P.C.'s "Downtown", still evoke strong emotional memories. Beautiful songs of that era!
You, my sir, have taste in music, as you've mentioned Gerry and the Pacemakers, and also Petula Clark. I thank you, my sir.
i wanna know something since im interested bout old technology back in those times did u use record players or cassettes/8 track tapes?
liverpool culture is the nicest in england in my opinion.. humble working class folk
Petula Clark
Same I grew up in England and live in America now
The days when we were YOUNG, when we WORE clothes, went to PARTIES and had oodles of FUN. Tomorrow was always too FAR away, we never gave it a second thought. Now that we are grown up, we realize that TOMORROW is CLOSER than the objects in the rear view mirror. Oh man! Life..
One of my happiest moments was just seeing the Mersey in Liverpool, thinking about this song. RIP.
Rip to a legend. You’ll never walk alone
This song is so beautiful
Yes, never forget crossing the Mersey on a Ferry and suddenly thinking of that song.
@@rlw1293 Never been to England,but in a sea of great 60's songs...this one really touches me, as moving as any.
L@@stuartmckern6206 ,
Sad to watch the sixties legends die. We need another big 60s revival like we had in the 90s
That's when you felt the words..the passion..
They don't make music 🎵🎶 like that anymore.
R.I.P.
Definitly need a revival today's music sucks big time
Damn right grew in this era Peace to everyone Miss it
Such great music and not that horrible racket of today.
@@elaineforrester8724 there might be revival but it will never be the same
I am 70. I love this song and I loved listening to this when I was a kid in high school. This is still so beautiful to me! 👍🏻😺
This is such a heart warming song. Great band. May Gerry Rest in Peace. In 2018 while on vacation in the U.K. from S.A. I got to go on the ferry across the Mersey. 👌👌👍👍
The nearest I've been to that so far is driving under it through the Mersey Tunnel,but I'll have to stop and take the ferry across one day when I'm next there.
R.I.P. legend, you’ll never walk alone...
crushed. the fabric of my youth is disappearing. What a song, Gerry! rest in peace forever
It's a part of us now though..a part of the journey and transformation of life. Not to take away the grief, I understand and feel ya.
I'm 60 and have always enjoyed this beautiful music since Day one. This by the way is real music. And for all you people out there reading this....Yes they did know the Beatles and Paul in fact was his friend.🎉
The best time to be alive
@@ewencameron1548it most definitely was....
I love Gerry and the Pacemakers.... brings back great memories!! I am 72 and love the oldies!
im just getting out of my nappies
YES INDEED GREAT MEMORIES LOL
I agree love the 60 s
wow i didn't know that bernard cribbins was in the pacemakers, thanks for the info 👍
Me too.
RIP Gerry Marsden, A Scouser but respected by us Mancs.
What is that mean?
He's a Liverpudlian who wouldn't get beaten up in Manchester.
My mum was from Formby and loved him- I didn’t know he died recently 😢
A proud Manc myself Paul. God bless the Great Scouser! xx
I've always loved this song. It's beautiful haunting melody is sublime. RIP Gerry.
Beautiful, haunting melody-yes! From a gentler time.
So Sorry to hear of your passing. I remember Gerry and The Pacemakers on the ED Sullivan show in my teens back in the 1960s. What a beautiful voice and beautiful ballads. See you soon Gerry with guitar in hand.
Hello Lucia, how is things going with you ?
I am 63 and it is great to hear from young people who like the oldies. It was a more gentle time than today. It is sad these youngens can not go back in time and enjoy those days.
+Tim OHeron What a lucky guy you are!!
im 33 and was raised on oldies. listen to my hifi daily lol
+Dani McD a HiFi? .....cool.
+henochparks yeah my vinyls, well dads vinyls. its funny, to me this was just music, until i was older i didnt realize it was considered oldies lol
+henochparks It had it`s turbulent moments.............but your right.
Merseyside has lost a legend, but has gained an angel. R.I.P., Gerry Marsden. YNWA
@Hello how are you doing dear
RIP Gerry from a grateful listener across the pond. You, the Stones, the Kinks, the DC5, the Animals, Manfred Mann and the Beatles were all powerful influences on me, and many of us, in our early formative years. Your music will always be remembered and appreciated. You helped to make the world a better place in which to live, thank you.
Great comment Jim and it's so true and I love all of those artists.
I would just like to add one, Roy
Orbison.
I was out on a date with the sister of my friends girl friend. My friend drove about 15 miles to their house and then we separated.
Later my friend picked me up in his car and told me that his girl friend told him, that she was dating his brother and she didn't want to see him anymore.
We got on the road and there was a freezing rain storm and the roads were very slippery.
Then Roy Orbison came on the radio singing the classic song
ITS OVER and with my friend driving 50mph on frozen Michigan roads, because he was heart broken, I thought that it really was OVER ! luckily we made it home only spinning out a couple of times, but not hitting anything.
I will always remember THAT NIGHT and THAT SONG.
I'm 74 now and still remember all
those good songs, but Especially
Roy Orbison's ITS OVER !
@@michaelsurvilla8966 Thanks, Roy Orbison was definitely one of the greats from that era.
Applied to the Staten Island Ferry as a teen.
RIP Uncle Gerry love you always! Biggest amazing talent of the family always ♥️😢💔💕 Amazing man!
Oh my condolences...was he your uncle?
@@mayhemjr.803 Yes x
@@mayhemjr.803 And thank you x
Lucky you but sad for your loss- his voice was one of the warmest and dearest ever! So beautiful and heartfelt
I think I still love the Pool. J🦊🐟
Sunshine in that voice with a touch of melancholy. Who knows how much he influenced his fellow Liverpudlians? RIP Gerry.
I have just returned from a “city break” to Liverpool, where I took the ferry across the Mersey, just because of this song, and I’m glad I did. Many, many thanks to the wonderful people of Liverpool, who made us feel very welcome and “at home”! You have a great city, where I hope to return to again one day. God bless you all.
proper people
Arfa McCann ....yeah my City of Liverpool really is a welcoming place...Scousers are genuine people...we don't care what your name is....we'll never turn you away...👍🏻✌🏻💙
We went in January 3rd time did the Beatles, ferry and the bus tour the lady doing the commentating on the bus was really knowledgeable and funny 😀
We”ll never turn awayyyy
Ý
Gorgeous song...always loved this one:)
I remember seeing this on tv. The renaissance of music 🎵 Such great times 🙏🏻👍
We had it all in the 60's but didn't realize it.
as is said, "Youth is wasted on the Young"
I was young and still am a child of the 60's!
Can’t agree with you More
Interestingly if you look at the billboard in the Pacemakers video you see the Searchers version of What Have They Done to the Rain? listed. Part of what we had in the 60s was an arms race and songs about fallout from nuclear testing. Some of us realized that at the time - the BBC banned Peter Watkins' War Game, for instance. At times nostalgia seems to gloss over some very evident realities.
*_January 3, 2021_*
*Gerry Marsden dies age 78:* You'll Never Walk Alone singer and Gerry And The Pacemakers front-man passes away following short illness
RIP, great man!
Fabulous singer. Will be missed
Hi Nancy
awe this is my grandads song...we are from here...aw rip grandad miss u soooo very much....I come here to listen to this cus it brings me close to u...and nan...mum misses u like crazy 😔...I love you George and Mildred love your granddaughter xxxx ...
Hello!!! How are you doing today, please pardon me for intruding into your privacy but I just wanted to know if you’re a fan ? Have a great day…Stay Safe!
@gregnormal5101 that's ok no worries yes I am a fan ...I was born across the Merseyside Birkenhead
@@ch33ky0_6monk3y Hey! That’s very good to know, I just can’t stop myself from listening to this song anytime am alone! If I may ask which of all their songs is your favourite? You take care and be safe
I can't say why i'm obsessed with this. I was born in '63. A Black Man who's people are from Arkansas.
Timothy music isn't racist so enjoy
@@G1IXE DUH
@@G1IXE no you didn't the point I was trying to make was I couldn't point out the Mersey if you drew me a map much less Liverpool of all the music in the WORLD Parliament-Funkadelic, Neil Sedaka, Beethoven...this is my FAVORITE song
@@timothy8017 The river Mersey is in the north west of England and the name Mersey translate as a boundary river and Liverpool is about 225 miles from London I am in the south west of the UK hope this is of some help I bet you say NO LOL
The river divides Liverpool and Manchester so to get from one to the other you have to get the Ferry
RIP Mr Marsden, your beautiful voice will be heard in heaven and earth. Gerry and the Pacemakers are joyful to listen too. Ferry Cross the Mersey was a magical and mystical song that I loved very much and still do. I have visited the wonderful city Liverpool and caught the enigmatic ferry across the beautiful waterfront. Incredible people, music, history and culture. I will return. X
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WONDERFUL BAND 🎼🎵🎶
GOOD TIMES!!!!
Never to return good times englands gone how sad
Steve Ellis very underrated singer
Gerry's voice is so beautiful and the songs were amazing!
Noooo, January 3rd, 2021, our weary world just lost the great Gerry Marsden.
Forever in our hearts, thank you Gerry fro the greatest music and best of times!
Another Great One Gone,
RIP Gerry...
great music from another british group rest in peace Jerry.
Visited Liverpool for the first time this weekend what a city! Went on the Ferry, come on down ladies and lads if you want to meet the most amazing people in the world 😊 we're back next year 😊😊
There was no voice like his. Loved it.
@Hello David how are you doing
RIP Gerry Marsden you’ll never walk alone x
RIP Gerry Marsden 💛
This is my memory of my life in 1965...the lyrics saying...go home girl... everything comes full circle... I'm 72 now and I've seen enough of the world to know... there's no place like home...back to my roots.. because that's where I belong and LIVERPOOL is that place.. because of COVID restrictions..it's been 3 long years since I last flew in there... quite rightly named after one Liverpudlian...whom I adored...John Lennon...I would recommend that everyone of a younger age would listen to those oldies from a previous age...one in particular tonight.as we pray for unity and peace...Stand by me...with love from me to you...keep the faith everyone
Hello!!! How are you doing today, please pardon me for intruding into your privacy but I just wanted to know if you’re a fan ? Have a great day…Stay Safe!
How can this song be 60yrs old sounds great today
This is one of those rare songs that makes you stop and listen to it.
R.i.p Gerry Marsden will never be forgotten
"This land's the place I love, and here I'll stay" Gerry passed away in Liverpool - his home! Aside from a great 60's singer and hit-maker, incredibly under-rated songwriter and guitarist. This song is simply beautiful - and singing about Liverpool before John and Paul (Strawberry Fields/Penny Lane) - now that's something that should be noted! Thanks for the great music Gerry and the Pacemakers.
Amen to that 😇 🙏 💯 Ty for sharing ☺
Gerry & the pacemakers and the Beatles were part of the Mersey sound
Life will never be this good again. I’m glad I was born early enough to have these memories. Wonderful times.
it was a seaport and the sailors brought lot o records from u s
@@Willowsmum Only a few moments ago did a similar sentiment occur to me. Will there ever be another time in pop music like the one we had the good fortune of experiencing? Will that historic cycle come 'round again?
So very shocked and sad to hear Gerry passed away....along with the Beatles, Gerry & The Pacemakers was my favorite British group....Rest In Peace Gerry and thanks so much for the music ~ 🌹💙🌹
Hello Lynn how are you doing hope you’re having a great time with your family may God bless you and your family
This is, hands down, one of the best pop songs to come out of the British Invasion. Meticulously produced with a heartfelt vocal by Gerry Marsden. Exquisite production by Sir George Martin.
George Martin - who else would have thought to add French Horns and English Horns to the backup? Sir Martin is the biggest "unsung hero" of great pop music - *ever*.
I love the lyric " people around ever corner they seem to smile and say we don't care what your name is boy we will never turn you away" If all people could all live that way today
Jim Roberts true!
If it was safe enough to do so, I'm sure more would.
Jim Roberts it describes the people of Liverpool or better yet Merseyside very well.
How true! People in this country have forgotten, what it says on the Statue of Liberty.😔💒
Jody Wilke this song has nothing to do with the USA.
I was 3 when this came out and still love it. I've seen them live in the 80's.
RIP beautiful song beautiful person... Big love and big respect to the family.... That's not a song that's an anthem.. and I will carry the beautifulness of that song for the rest of my life.
Ferry cross the Mersey, Don't let the sun catch you crying, You'll never walk alone are just a few of my favorite songs you sang. You will be missed by a lot of people. RIP and you definitely will never walk alone.
Hello Martha, how is things going with you ?
I wasn't born until 1967. I grew up appreciation practically every genre of music. In my early 20's I was listening to one of our radio stations here in DC and this station was 97.1 WASH FM. They played songs from the 60's and 70's. One day while at work Ferry Cross The Mersey came on the radio. I didn't stop what I was doing until I heard "Liiiife goes on day after day, hearts torn in ev-er-y way... The voice, the music and the lyrics literally moved me. I looked up all information I could find about Gerry and the Pacemakers. I went out and purchased their CD's especially their greatest hits. The second song that I fell in love with was "Don't Let The Sun Catch You Cryin'". I have loved their music since then. I didn't care that I was the only one at work who hated (and still hates) The Beatles and The Rolling Stones and could never understand what the hell made people act like idiots (referring to the screaming and crying women) for these two cornball talentless British groups. I was convinced the ONLY way any talentless, horrible singing, below average "musicians" like those two could have become that famous, is because they sold their souls to Satan in exchange for fame and fortune. I loved British pop, rock, and soul as long as the music came from ANY GROUP besides the B's and the RS's. Give me Manfred Mann, The Animals, Tom Jones, Marianne Faithful, Dusty Springfield, Herman's Hermits, Donovan, and most of all Gerry and the Pacemakers. Mr. Gerard Marsden will surely be missed,, but Gery and the Pacemakers live on🥲
Takes me back instantly to a happier golden time …
Meine 73 Jahre geraten dabei fast in Vergessenheit. Danke
Thanks for your music Gerry.safe crossing for final trip.
Gerry Marsden for Knighthood. If you agree, raise your hand.
He's not a tory paedophile.
You have my vote!
Juliaflo
He declined the offer because of his socialist roots
He has to boof Sir Paul to be qualified.
I was a one year old child when this song came out.
Beautiful Tune, Love This Style
Their Music Will Live For Ever.
Have the 45. Beautiful song. Sad he passed. R.I.P.
That Liverpool/Merseyside music is so terrific. Play on guys.
@dylan murphy You´re a fuckin numpty
A true Mersey side star, just loved your music and stage performances. So many thanks for the entertainment you have given. Condolences to your family.........xx
Boy! he had a very distinctive and mellifluous voice.
When I was very young I heard this song and today this day I want to stay in a land like that.
I was fortunate enough to cross the mersey with my late father, I'll always remember it, he sang the song and made it so special.. Little did we know that he would be dead in about 4 years with the big C he was 41, my life changed in a heartbeat, that's why this song means so much, RIP DADDY LOVE YOU ♥️
Majorette UK Thanks for that touching story! I love hearing stories about the good old days with family and friends. Your story touched my heart. THANK YOU.
What a lovely tribute to your ad god bless hun
...yeah lovely story...lovely memories for you...✌🏻
Prayers for his many friends, fans and family.
Very sad news ,rip Gerry
Hello Cheryl, how is things going with you ?
@@kellydave3534 ok
@@cherylbean521 that's nice to hear Cheryl.... So where are you from ?
@@kellydave3534 Texas
I still play these songs.
I’m 66 and heard this song as a kid. Thanks to the internet I can continue to enjoy it.
Such a mild and soothing song.
I remember this song amongst the many that they recorded. RIP Gerry. Their songs were the gentler side of popular music. Gerry & The Pacemakers are amongst my favourite memories.
We don't care what your name is boy, we'll never turn you away! That sums up the people of Liverpool in one sentence! Thank you Gerry for the songs that made our city the envy of the world.
I remember going on the ferry from Liverpool to New brighton for the Arcades in the late 70's
Great song and Great Entertainer as we just lost Gerry...So sad. Having a good cry!
Hello Lana how are you doing hope you’re having a great time with your family may God bless you and your family
I once heard Paul McCartney say he wished he had written that song. I understand why. The lyrics speak about accepting and loving one's life, and loving one's neighbor. But it does so in an understated way, which I believe makes it even more powerful. At the end where Gerry does the final, "Here I'll stay," the instrumental ending (with the great George Martin producing) is music that makes you visually think of a ship crossing the Mersey, doing what it is intended to do, and Gerry being at peace with his life. Since we all desire that, I think that's one reason the song continues to resonate so deeply.
Certainly one of the most beautiful songs of the entire British Invasion! So is "I'll Be There" too, which Bobby Darin's original doesn't even touch. A great time to be alive-- RIP Gerry and thanks for contributing to the soundtrack of my life!
RIP Gerry, thankyou for the music and the memories.
I heard this song when I was 13 years old in Malaysia. Now, living in Macau, walking tru You Tube, saw this page and decided to hear one of my favourite songs. Sad to know that he has gone. May God bless your soul.
I love Malaysia!!!!! I try to make a visit often