Beautiful songs from a truly gifted and beautiful songwriter. Please, don't let your songs die on a forgotten, dusty desk. Offer them..... GIVE them to any of today's "talent". I transcribed "Clair" for my big band remaining as faithful to the original as possible and I include it in my programs as often as I can. Please continue to gift your genius to the world.

This man was huge in the 70's. An incredible songwriter. Simple and beautiful.

Nothing rhymed. Beautiful. Great songwriter. Wonderful. Thank you, Gilbert O'Sullivan

Few I'm sure will agree, but for me, Ray O'Sullivan is the Gilbert and Sullivan rolled in with Irving Berlin, in the modern era. He has written so many classics that are timeless and that tug at the heart strings, they will endure for many generations. The reason they will endure is, the simplicity and truthfulness of them. His music strikes a familiar chord in us all.

Possibly the most underrated artist in the music history

Gilbert O'Sullivan has a sweet soul. I adore his song 'Claire"

Lovely Gilbert, brings back my youth, loved all his songs, great artist.

Completely down to earth genius who just wants to be in his own world, i can relate to that, this crazy world is getting to you

Fabulous composer and person too, it seems. Hugely underrated!

I recently "found" GOS, well underrated, many have become national treasures with half the talent this guy has. Thank you GOS for your music.

What an amazing song writer.

Gilbert is a wonderful song writer and performer with a very iconic voice

Beautiful lesson about the creative process. This program is gold for human knowledge. I hope to visit the npo radio someday. Greetings and lots of supports from Argentina!

Gilbert OSullivan is such an insightful man and a superb songwriter. Love Is Like A Good Divorce....marvellous!

I love Gilbert's songs. So spiritual......and he's unique. No other artist, sounds like Gilbert. The berry best album, is fantastic!

Never thought I’d see you behind Grand Piano Gilbert ! Love all G O's songs.

What a genius songwriter- you can tell he’s put the work in, and he seems like such a thoughtful gentleman.

Really enjoyed the whole thing. What a Pro! - He reinforced what I already knew and forgot. 'Write for yourself', 'Just do it' ... All simple and powerful words. Long may he continue. Jules

Love the peace coming out of him

He was doing a Worldwide Tour last year, And I got my mum and dad tickets to see him at our local Theatre in UK. At the Orchard Theatre in Dartford

Love his songs .Brilliant

Very underrated musician...

I saw him about 10 years ago at the Albert Hall. Amazing. And even more amazing when he sang Clair and then introduced her in the audience (Gordon Mills daughter)

Simple man with a gift

Fantastic songwriter with some incredible lyrics....

Love Gilberts writing .. .. ..

I really liked his musical style, lyrics and presentation...it makes him distinguishable with the rest.

Oh and I adore 'Why'. All his songs were magical.

Most probably Britain’s most underrated singer/songwriter ever . . . Gilbert could write a song about a washing machine and it would be an instant hit I personally love his simple no nonsense songwriting talent and we are very blessed to have him God Bless you Gil and hello from us all here in Scotland.

Love his voice... Very natural..thats why alone again naturally😍

'Clair': Probably, together with 'The Long And Winding Road' the songs I cried most to.....

It seems to me that There are more hearts broken in the world That can't be mended Left unattended What do we do What do we do Alone again, naturally

The lyric is not "oh, hooray". It's "I'm going to marry you, will you marry me, Uncle Ray?" as O'Sullivan's actual given name is Raymond.

He should team up with Paul McCartney and produce a duet album. That would be amazing.

Fantastic insights! As a songwriter myself(etc) I find it to be an amazingly mystical process. It took me till my mid-30's to really start writing, but that's when it was right. I needed the experience and desire to create.

l love this man. fabulous

Watching 2021 beautiful storey about clair😁👍

Thanks for this Top2000 Special! I knew the one about 'Nothing Rhymed' but this one - about the craft of songwriting - is even more interesting. As is Gilbert Himself!

I feel like an idiot for discovering him just now. But he is so brilliant.

Love his music but he always lately reminds me of Roy Keane just the eyes and mannerisms And love that too. he's dedicated to his music, and still as he used to lays out all his music on his floor in a certain order to know where it is .... Just a lovely man

My late friend penned Adam Faiths songs, he said once to me Gilbert is a fantastic songwriter.

He has the same facial expressions as Brian May, (guitarist from Queen)

Swindon misses you, Giblets O'Sullivan...

Just a wonderful songwriter.👍

Not knowing his full biography but appreciating his early 1970s "purple patch" , I wonder if Gilbert might have benefited in his fallow years from engaging in more song-writing collaborations.

You can’t force creativity.

A treasure...a true treasure.

Sounds an ideal lifestyle...deserved for a great talent...

I'm so in love with Clair.

Mijn achterneef Gilbert is naar hem vernoemd! Deze clip van Matrimony was ik helemaal vergeten. Overigens is Gilbert (de zanger) nog steeds actief, ook op facebook.

Oh Clair 👍🏼❤️

So, his biggest hit around here was Alone Again, and no mention of it? I guess not in the Netherlands.

I seen him many times over the yrs around the country best place was Ronnie Scots jazz club in soho.back in 2000 great

Love this man

Simply the best attitude towards work and life ,a gift to us all

Brilliant Legend.

This is such COOL SONG😊

Good melody waters the eyes! I can write 10 songs using the different melodies in Clare alone. By the time that song gets to the harmonica outro I am a bowl of mush. Every Single Time! I can’t listen to it in public. The structure of his songs are just breathtaking to me. The bridge in “ Naturally” has 8 moves in it. EIGHT! Just the bridge! It’s how he comes out of that bridge “what do we do” 2x. Masterful! He’s a melody machine and a lyrical genius. Glad he goes to church. I thought he was mad at God. He shouldn’t be. Because his gift comes directly from the throne. I’m not Irish but he validates my theory that the Irish historically are the kings of melody. Whoever wants to argue that just ain’t paying attention. Blacks have soul. Italians have gusto and high emotion. The Jews have amazing adaptation. But there’s something about those simple but complexed melodies of the Irish…. They make me happy to be sad.

haha, "Uncle Ray" in Clair is vertaald als "Hoera" in ondertitels. Gilbert is Raymond Edward O'Sullivan (Ray)

he acts himself great inspiration

Mans a genius the end.

When I was a kid I was living in Weybridge, Surrey. Gilbert O. had a big house in St. George's Hills (posh private estate). Me and my mate were doing bob a job (scout's thing), He had a big Rolls outside on his drive. We rang the bell at the gate and he answered. We told him what we were doing and asked if we could wash his car for the good cause. I'll never forget, via the intercom he shouted F..k off. Lol! I guess he was having a bad day :/

Does anyone know the intro music, the song before 'Where did you go to?' started playing.

I would like to know more about his system with the cassette tapes !

Blimey he hardly looks any different from the 70's.

great songwriter

Always loved his music . Would really love if he recorded a duet with Ron Sexsmith.

I noticed he still has the fats domino lp which he talked about in an interview in his home in 1972

Nothing rhymed is a great great song.

This is great

Jersey must be lovely in Summer.

Seriously? No “Alone again Naturally?”

Magnificent

Someone should tell him about Spotify. Could save a fortune.

him and barry manilow, are what I called poets

Too bad he isn’t on Spotify!

Quite an interesting character seems to be an air of dissatisfaction in his personality which is surprising as he had a great career,I noticed the same thing with Leo Sayer.

newark, new jersey?

Simple committed genius

He is an intelligent musician and with his appearance with the hat he looks like a simple man it's so funny 😂

A lot of posts here with many saying "Under rated Artist ". He was never under rated where I'm from. Maybe in the African Congo or somewhere like that.

8:20 so next; Stock Aitken and Waterman...?

He doesn’t talk about ‘Alone Again….Naturally’ because it almost tanked his career. Great song but..too depressing for some people.

Ik mis in jullie lijst van band nog EEN ERG GOED NUMMER>>>>>>DE Kast In nije dei

Seems he isn't into black music much. Still he's a genius that creates awesome music.

This guy is as British as they come.

I don’t think this gives much insight into the story behind his songs

Kpham

An almost eighty year old with a wig.