You can tell he was an English teacher.... a super song writer and singer.. sadly missed..

im a 50 year old rocker and songwriter, and this songs gets me where so few songs do.. its pure genius.

We really need KZfaq to help keep Clifford's music alive. I hope he's not being forgotten because anyone who writes songs like this deserves to be celebrated.

This gentleman was of a different planet... He seen love and the potential to love.. While a world tore itself apart... Clifford you will live forever ☘️🇮🇪

I bought the album when it came out in 1973, I still have it and play it nearly every week , the songs are beautiful, his writing was amazing, Clifford T Ward, you are sorely missed.

This man will never receieve the recognition that should have been his due. What a total disservice to an incredible talent. God bless Clifford.

When I was younger it wasn't cool to be a CTW fan, but I was. Forty odd years on now I'm 60+ his songs bring tears to my eyes what a great song writer, wish he was still here.

Clifford's music has been part of my life since I was 13 yrs old back in 1973....Happy to say his music is still very much a part of my everyday life and it will always be...To all Clifford T fans...Keep the music alive and when you can spread the word and post your favourites on facebook etc. Kind regards to all.

My memory of Clifford , was when I worked at the cafe Torino 214 Oxford street. Five floors above was Air studio, run by George Martin,I guess Clifford was working there. I had just bought the Album from HMV that week and had been playing Home Thoughts track continually.I only new our Clifford looked by the album picture and could not believe he was standing in front of me , he was instantly recognisable.I said your Clifford t Ward , he seemed shy to say he was.i told him I had the Album to which he asked me if I liked it. I said my favourite track was Home thoughts , he asked me to get it and he would sign it for me but it was at home.He came over as a very nice genuine person. Glad I meet him and made him a sandwich.

CTW = a man of peace, he was too good for this world, he has left us a fantastic legacy with his music, I shall never tire of listening to his beautiful music, often I play his music at night to send me fast asleep.... Terry Charles

Probably the most emotional song ever written. The personal simplicity and honesty of the lyrics set it apart.

Have loved this guy's music/lyrics since I first heard him in the 80's in Ireland. His use of the English language is just wonderful, unlike mine! Sad he's gone, thanks for the lovely music.

Very underrated composer and singer

There will never be an equal to this mans musical genius!

Wow! I think between viewing this clip, as well as one each for Gaye and Scullery-I feel like I've discovered another of the greatest unsung British talents of all time, who I'm guessing probably never crossed over here to the states. Being an anglophile at heart, The very 'Englishness' of his work is the selling point. I would also have to guess by half of these comments, that this artist is no longer with us. Must find out more about him! Clifford T. Ward RULES!

The World is crying out for songship like this. A great loss. Thank God he has left us with a catalogue of his talent.

i was driving along in belfast heard this and had forgotten this masterpiece took me 3 days to find it imagine being the girl this was written for ........... xx

Cliffs dad was Irish! Cliff was immensely proud of his status in Ireland! Thanks for appreciating him more that the English.

To all Clifford T fans, please keep Clifford in your thoughts on Sat 18th Dec, it will be his 9th Anniversary. He was a lovely person and filled my world with beautiful music as I'm sure he did for you. Kind regards Pat J - (Homethoughts1)

A truly amazing & wonderful musician. Who else has ever written & performed music, with such sincerity, depth of feeling & humility as Clifford. He will always be with us.

I cannot believe it will be 10 years since Clifford's passing on Sunday 18th Dec....Still in my thoughts...and always will. Please keep the music alive.

So ill at ease in front of camera. I've read many times that he could have been bigger if he had not had an aversion to touring. Anyway this is a truly beautiful song and I am proud to own a number of his albums.

Quite simply the most beautiful song ever written...

I don't think I've ever seen someone so ill at ease in front of the camera. The song? one of the most beautiful ever written.

Up there with Leonard,Bob,Paul,such emotion,someone has thrown water in my eyes?!

Wonderful song , reduces me to tears whenever I hear it . It was one of my late wife's all time favourites . She loved her poetry and the lyrics are so apt , " I miss you , I really do " .

A real contender for the greatest love song ever written, A genius who was sadly taken away from us years before his time. His legacy is destined to live on in the hearts and minds of all those who value poignant songs that linger long after they are played.

A rare musician.. he wrote from the heart, with complete sincerity & love. No thought for greed or image... so rare.

One of our (England)best ever song writers song players and song people. Cant imagine ANOTHER WITH ALL OF THESE THINGS. Great to listen to has we prepared eat and wash the dishes after our meal. Great loss but what he left us all is far better than so many do.

There is no other song more beautiful

My Dad just passed me one of his CD's, wow i've fallen in love with it already. I'm from Worcester near where he lived which he name checks a few times. Amazing

i have just re-discovered clifford t ward.i can remember him from the early 70's singing gaye and as a teenager i was into led zep,sabbath and prog rock.i didnt pay much attention to songs with strings and harmonies.ive come full circle now and embrace singer songwriters like clifford t ward and dan fogelberg with such respect and affection, i wish i had woken up, years earlier, to their wonderfull,delightfull songs of love,respect and happiness.home thought from abroad is truely heartbreaking.x

This was the 17th Castlebar(Mayo,Ireland) Song Contest circa 1983,he was diagnosed with MS in1984,beautiful song.

This song always gets to me - I have liked it ever since i was a boy - I used to borrow my dad's records to listen to it. Every so often I put it on again and it still moves me. Beautiful.

We miss you Clifford, we really do. This is your finest!

Without a doubt, this has to be the song that I want played at my funeral - which hopefully will not be for a long time yet!

This song never fails to move me, both in mind and spirit.I discovered Clifford T Ward's amazing voice and priceless talent for writing lyrics that actually meant something,back in the mid 70's, when cassettes were the in thing! He wrote from his heart, not from his hand and preferred privacy, his wife and family to worldwide fame, now THATS what I call true love. Amazing lyricist whose work will live on forever, but surely the most undiscovered singer/songwriter of the century.

do i still occupy your mind . . think its the question we all ask of the other person , be they far away or gone forever, lovely song lovely words and he appears ot be a lovely guy , .

It can't have been easy for him to sing this, you can see the pain etched on his face, God Bless Lad. Ray

Just recently got into Clifford.What a fantastic song

A true Worcestershire legend, I would say that being from Worcestershire myself ... miss you Mr Ward.

Mighst all Chrighty This has got to be the bestest song ever written by anyone, anywhere, at anytime.......................

When I lived abroad, in Beirut in the early 70's, I sent these words to a girlrfriend back in England, albeit with slighlty amended lyrics. Very corny I know but even now, although the relationship was short-lived and very innocent, the song still has a powerful and emotional resonance - I was young then after all!

Clifford T Ward - remembered from my school days as a great teacher and admired for his beautiful song writing. I still listen to his wonderful lyrics and melodies. How lucky I was to have known him. Gone but not forgotten.

Phenomenal. What a song.

One of the most amazing songs ever written along with Gaye.

All Clifford's fans should read the book about his life, Bittersweet. Heart wrenching.

one word for CLIFFORD , GENIUS

What a great song from this man who is almost unknown in Holland. Thank you for posting.

Fantastic, brilliant, superb. As good live as he was on his records.

A true musical genius, a one off!

Wow. Just wow. I've loved this song for 40 years and on spec I looked it up here. Never expected a live performance. A wonderful talent sadly lost to us.

Wonderful poetic words and beautiful Music .The wonderful Clifford T Ward…..RIP

At 53 I only just discovered Clifford T Ward. But my life is now better for having done so. Thank-you Clifford.

The greatest song ever but sadly few people know about it .

I have his album 'home thoughts from abroad' it still gets me through difficult days I love you Clifford T Ward, forever! Noreen faruga

The most beautiful and poignant song EVER. Written by a great talent------sadly missed.

What an absolute, AMAZING....GENIUS, English Songwriter. Words never came so easy to this poet. We’re thinking of you Cliff.

Cant wait for Heaven, such talent and an everlasting song .....we miss you

Why don't we hear more of CTW on the radio? I heard a part of this song on the radio once and it took me ages to find out what it was! Love it. A great songwriter taken too soon.

Sadly missed pure genius

That man was much a gentle Giant i am a cusion of very famous people i have adored this man i have his albums XXX

This is a beautiful song..time will not diminish it.

Just love all of his stuff. So, so sad when he passed. Truly gifted songwriter. 'A Day to Myself' is so moving and never fails to choke me up. Staggering.

One of the first albums i bought was a Clifford T Ward album in 1984,I was sixteen at the time,not too many sixteen year olds would listen to that kind of stuff today because it's not manufactured like the carp they do listen to.Clifford T Ward is one of those underestimated artists who has everything,Gerry Rafferty was another,proper musicians,sadly both gone but their music will live forever .

What a voice! The man was a musical genius and much missed.

Magnificient! Always makes me melancholy

Hi steve oneal, I had no idea about the Irish connection well that explains the melodies then! Now that I live in England I still look over the hedgerows as I drive up and down the country looking for the 'lost' England of my early memories, it is still there just harder to find these days. Fantastic to revisit my comment of a year ago especially as I have since recieved so many reaffirmations from other admirers.

i wonder how often his wife listens to this and crys knowing it was about her,,,,,,how sad he has left us

simple !..the man was a genious !

Wonderful lyrics, beautiful songs. Truly amazing music. What a joy to re-discover Clifford T Ward.

My teenage years were shared with CTW songs.Thank you so much Cliff.

A gifted songwriter and a real gentleman as well...lovely song, nice guy thanks for posting.

One of the best songs ever written.

Great song-Clifford RIP

Timeless extraordinary love song with Wonderful harmonies at the end!!

love this song

God be good to you Clifford and thanks for the memory, a fellow MS sufferer

Completely dateless. Superb lyrics. Timeless sentiment.

Brilliant, brilliant especially for me being away from wonderful England!!!!

one of the best songs ever written.

Clifford classic track wrote some great songs sad loss rip Clifford

one word to sum this performance up and its called BRILLIANT

This video shows Clifford T singing at the Castlebar Song Contest in the West of Ireland circa mid 1970's. Little did they know the treasure they were entertained by on that lovely night. CTW was not singing in the Contest, he was there as the supporting entertainment.

I could listen to this guy all night

Thank God for RTE having saveded this on film

Do you know what - watching this made me step back to previous lovers - well done Clifford - you are wonderful

Still missed 😢

Such an easy natural flow to his voice, great lyrics too.

A man so ill at ease in front of the camera's, but none the less wrote such exquisite songs.

Thanks for the video, first time I have ever seen him 'live'. The quintessential English gent, brings back early childhood memories and his music always conjured up visions of what life was like in “Worcester” and England. Sad songs, brilliant melodies and composition not rivalled before or since. I am richer for the memories he has given me but the World is poorer without him in it. And no the nightingales song will not live longer than your songs Clifford! jpg/Ireland

Beautiful song - this clip is a real treasure, thanks for putting it here.

Es war ein großartiger Singer Songwriter. Habe ihn 1973 das erste mal mit Gaye gehört. Und seitdem ein großer Fan von ihm. Leider viel zu früh verstorben im Dezember 2001.

what a singer songwriter i know this song word for word even though 40 odd years old it have allways stuck in my head r i p clifford x

Break the hardest of hearts 💕... Clifford I hope your people know how much we love you..

great to see all the positive comments, a most amazing song. fantastic

Many thanks for putting this up; one of the lost gems of the pop world.

Equisite- i miss you too, really do! X.

Listen to this time and time again and it's the ultimate lovesong from someone separated by time or miles from their true love. God bless you Cliff. The best "Singer Songwriter" of our generation. Guess it's up to Susan Boyle or someone of the age bracket to revive all of your good work.

A true masterpiece from a really underated singer songwriter. Thanks for posting this gem! I love all his songs.