Sequel to ' Grandfather's Clock-Henry Work-1878-Performed by Tom Roush
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- čas přidán 28. 08. 2019
- Henry Work wrote this song two years after he penned the still popular 'Grandfather's Clock.'( • GRANDFATHER'S CLOCK-18... ) New buyers of the old house decided to replace the original grandfather's clock with a newer clock that hung on the wall, Though this song never reached the same popularity, I decided to arrange and record it for the sake of American music history. This song can be found on my CD 'AMERICANA' on iTunes at: itunes.apple.com/us/album/ame... or hard copies of the CD can be ordered from: tomroush.us
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As someone who appreciates old things, I would NEVER get rid of the grandfather's clock. Even if it no longer worked, I'd still keep it to admire
the craftsmanship that went into making it
Thankfully the sequel is not true, unlike the original
Such a sad sequel! At least grandfather and his clock are still living in your songs! Thank you, Tom.
Thank you, Diego
And the actual clock that inspired this song remains to this day, it's near to where I live.
@@athull08 really? I did not know that. Where is it?
@@diegodelamata2435 The clock resides in the George Hotel in Piercebridge, County Durham, UK. The story goes that in the mid 19th Century, the hotel was owned by two batchelor brothers, and the grandfather clock in the entrance lobby was revered in the local area for its reliabilty and accuracy. When the first brother died, it began to lose time. When the second brother died it stopped altogether and could never be fixed. In the early 1870s, Henry Clay Work was visiting the UK. He stayed in the hotel, saw the clock and was told the story, and that inspired him to write the song. Of course, he changed some of the details.
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I read about that story in one of Paul Harvey's "Rest Of The Story" books. ("Destiny" I think it was called).
The two brothers were named Jenkins, according to Mr. Harvey's account of the tale of the clock in the lobby of the hotel that the brothers owned. Like you said, the clock was quite reliable and accurate about the time, until one of the Jenkins brothers died, after which the clock started losing time, something it had never done before. Then years later, the second Jenkins brother passed away at age 90, and the clock, although fully wound, stopped running altogether, and no one could figure out why.
It was shortly after that Henry Clay Work heard the fantastic yarn about the clock that "stopped short, never to go again" when the second Jenkins brother died at age 90. Work was then inspired to write his famous song "My Grandfather's Clock," and the way he wrote it was unique. He pretended that he was old man Jenkins' grandchild, recalling how his grandpa was very proud of his tall and faithful clock that wasted no time and which only desired to be wound at the end of the week, and how it ceased to tick after its owner ceased to live when he was 90 years old. (Hence the "90 years without slumbering" lyrics during the chorus)
Work's song not only delighted people who heard it, but, as Paul Harvey pointed out, it added a popular phrase to the American vocabulary. Before Work's song was written, tall clocks that resided on the floors of their owners were called various names like "coffin clocks" and "pantaloon clocks" (pantaloons were earlier versions of pants in the 19th Century), but, as a result of that song, they have since been called "GRANDFATHER CLOCKS."
It's unfortunate that the clock got replaced and destroyed.
The wall clock will never truly replace the Grandfather's Clock.
Fortunately the sequel is not true. The real life clock that inspired the original song remains to this day.
Unpopular opinion: I like this more than the original. The story feels more realistic and contemplative. The narrator is clearly distraught about what has happened to his grandfather's clock. To him, the fact that it has been replaced seems to symbolize the end of an era, as if a part of his very soul has died. So he takes it all out on the new modern clock. But in the final verse ("There is hope for the small, there's a change for us all, for the mighty sea of time, they must fall") he finally is forced to confront the fact that those times are over. Change is inevitable. And no one ever likes it at first, but it happens and all we can do is adapt and make new memories and new traditions. That "vain stuck up thing" eventually got replaced by a watch, then the watch got replaced by an iPhone, and one day the iPhone will be replaced by something else. And so on and so on. There was a time when the vinyl record was brand new, and I'm sure people complained about that, "there's nothing like live music, vinyl is just a fad". And now of course people treasure vinyl as a fond reminder of the past. It's human nature. Time rolls onward, we try to preserve whatever we can of days gone by, when everything seemed right. This song always hits me for that reason.
Interesting you should say the sequel feels more realistic, because in fact, the original is based on a true story, but the sequel is purely fictional.
Same.
Thank you for keeping a forgotten song alive!
Thank you, Jack for listening!
The rhymes and rhythm of this sequel have that timeless and beautiful quality of the original, and though I loved the original's grieving yet positive tone and mood, I also find the more frustrated and sour expression of this one to be an interesting follow up. I can appreciate how it balances the feeling of someone's passing being disrespected and the bitterness of others misunderstanding the meaning of things they're not attached to, with the honest and nuanced conclusion of making peace with what can't be corrected. I could imagine the ending being the man getting rid of the wall-mounted clock too, and potentially also just getting another tall-case one, if it were in the hands of another writer, but I'm happy it didn't end that way.
Though, I am aware that this song was purely fictional despite the original's origins as a true story, about a clock that is still around to this day. I find it more comforting that this isn't true-- as obviously this isn't a very happy ending-- but it still has artistic merit in itself as an alternate-history of sorts, and also the theme that can be inferred about special belongings and respect towards those who have passed away.
Now I'm just wondering what an English version would sound with the additional lyrics that one of the Czech arrangements brought. I heard about that on the Wikipedia article I found this sequel through, it sounds interesting.
Ohhhhh my, I never knew that the cherished song of my childhood even HAD a sequel, THANKYOU so much for singing them both so beautifully for me to hear again,
And I cried over this one just as much as the original.
I recently heard of the song! It has a sequel! Wow
I love this era of music and especially hearing gems like this that I have never heard before. Thank you soooo much‼️
I'm very glad to say that unlike the original, there is no truth in the sequel. The real clock that inspired the original song remains to this day, near to where I live. Despite this, the sequel is still a fascinating song.
I'm sure that Work wrote the sequel for $$$$$$$$
@@MusicOfTomRoush I think the idea of songs having sequels would be lost on today's generation. But of course, in those days songs were published in books, not released as recordings.
Oh wow, I didn't know it was based on a true story, and the real clock never worked again??
@@angelika_munkastrap4634 Indeed, although the real reason is probably that the brothers were the only people who knew how to work it, rather than any spiritual connection.
@@angelika_munkastrap4634 The clock is in The George Hotel in Piercebridge, County Durham. The story goes that in the mid 19th century, the hotel was owned by two batchelor brothers, and the longcase clock (as they were then called) in the entrance lobby was revered in the local area for its accuracy and reliability. Then when the first brother died, it began losing time. Then when the other brother died, it stopped altogether and could never be fixed. Henry Clay Work stayed in the hotel while visiting the UK, saw the clock and was told the story.
They designed and produced the most beautiful tall clock I have ever seen or heard with the Westminister Chimes!
Aw, how sad! I hope other, old grandfather clocks have been maintained in some way, even if they don't work!
Thankfully the sequel is not true, unlike the original
It's very nice to at last be able to see the face of a person I think is a wonderful singer. It's probably the fact that He sings songs We sang as children.
Never knew their was a sequel to the "Grandfather's Clock."
This is important to me as a great uncle and uncle of mine were the most famous clock and chronometer designers in North America!
Beautiful version of this incredibly sad song . . . . . . .
Bravo!
Glad to see this one back on CZcams!
Loving the recent series of uploads!
Thank you! I thought that I should come out of hiding!! LOL
@@MusicOfTomRoush I had to double check when I saw an upload from this channel because after almost two years of subscription I don't ever remember there being two uploads in a single week haha.
For a sequel that is actually fictitious (apparently the original clock which the original song was based in is still intact), it sure tells the sad truth of trends and how some things slowly became obsolete. Like I still remember VCD movie rentals was still a thing till like I was like 9. Now with Netflix I highly doubt that anyone remembers that cd that you need to replace because it only has half a movie.
incredible
Thanks, John
RIP Tom Roush you were great.
What? Hes gone? No...
@@superguy9834 Tom Roush died in August 2021
Go Tom Go Tom Go Tom
Please upload this to Spotify! I beg on bended knee
Tom Roush died 3 years ago
@@jackcarter5101 Then the song has died with him. May he rest easy
But I still think, didn't it occur to them to take the clock away before they sold the house?
Maybe it was usual to sell the house with the large furniture before moving trucks?
@@ironmatic1 Whatever the custom of the time, if the clock meant that much to me, I would have done what it takes!
Tempus Fugit !
You might like the book "love and theft" by Eric Lott....It brought me to your page. Looking up Oh Susana.
Good, but why weren't the "tick-tick" parts included?
I think it sounds better sung this way, and clearly Tom Roush, may he rest in peace, felt the same.
oh, thing not stain