Gilbert O`Sullivan - MY FATHER - ( Inspired by `Hovis ` Adverts ! ) video free download
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Duration: 03:51
Uploaded: 2011/01/15
This is an amusing little song from Gilbert`s fourth album A STRANGER IN MY OWN BACKYARD . This is another of Gilbert`s songs with lyrics about everyday family life , like the great WE WILL and PERMISSIVE TWIT. This arrangement has always reminded me of those great `Hovis` bread adverts that were so popular here in the UK . Gilbert fans may recognise a famous location - Gold Hill in Shaftesbury , Dorset - used for the cover of his later album IN THE KEY OF G which portrayed Gilbert struggling down that hill with an upright piano under his arm !
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12 years ago
cora rodriguez
you're right! that ad never made it to the U.S. however, i'm glad GOS's songs did! and hopefully one of these days i will visit Dorset and climb that hill...take pictures thinking of this very naughty song...hehehe!14 years ago
RAYalized
@mohawk3881 EXACTLY..but I would make sure that you aren't around MO with your camera.. * lol he he .14 years ago
mohawk3881
@RAYalized I hope that woman who dragged his Father into the house wasn`t you Nicole . If Ray came to your door then I`m sure you WOULD do the same ..... lol14 years ago
mohawk3881
@RWillemM Thanks Rob - it`s the kind of song you can have a little fun with ! Not sure if you agree , but I`ve always thought that this track would have fitted better on the album ` Himself ` three years earlier . It has the same feel as ` Permissive Twit ` and you can picture Ray in his cap etc. singing it as opposed to the way he looked in `74 .14 years ago
RWillemM
Great vid of a wonderfull GOS-song!!14 years ago
mohawk3881
@gosfanusa That would be a real challenge Joe with those crazy lyrics ! lol This location in Dorset `Gold Hill ` has been a popular tourist attraction for years , mainly due to that popular bread advert . It`s used for all kinds of things but I wonder how many Gilbert fans realized that album cover was the same location . I don`t suppose that advert was ever seen in America - or many other countries - so I hope this is of interest for fans outside of the UK .14 years ago
gosfanusa
Hi Mo....Great little ditty by Gilbert! I'm waiting for your treatment of " We Would We Be (without Tea)!"14 years ago
mohawk3881
@RAYalized This was fun to do Nicole ! Have you ever seen that advert - on that famous hill ? Maybe it was only seen in England . Now everyone will know about the strawberries ..... or they think they will .... lol Can you believe that last picture ? Two Gilbert references in one !14 years ago
