Clifford T Ward..A Day To Myself..

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16 жыл бұрын

Once again my attempt to heighten awareness of the talents of a great singer/songwriter...CTW. Also to bring enjoyment and some measure of pleasure to long standing fans and admirers of CTW's work and enduring legacy.
This is a particularly poignant and melancholic song composed I feel with great sincerity and feeling...I hope my personal efforts in some way come close to doing it justice. This is also esp dedicated to my friend Cass once more who brought this song back into my consciousness..deeply endebted.
Never forget the past and live within the present with an eye to the future!
Pax to all my friends...enjoy.
All comments and views valued.
Available for safe download as wmv.file for Windows Media Player at....
www.4shared.com/file/37199177/...
A DAY TO MYSELF
***************
It's all so different now
From just a few weeks ago
When April was about to smile on England
And I had to go
So here I am again
Far from where the blackbird sings
And lanes I love to walk along
Lost i my thoughts
And what of you my love
Though you're so far away
Yet so close to me in all I do and see
And so on my day off
I could have chosen monuments
Historic chateau,palaces
Or finding ways of improving my French
Instead I wandered out alone
Here where woods and fields abound
And in a quiet corner found the resting place
Of English soldiers killed in war
And what of them my love
Who died so far from home
No last farewell kiss
All that remains is this
It makes me feel so ashamed to feel alone
Whatever would they think of me
For I shall see my love again
It's all so different now
From those few years ago
When April smiled so sweetly still
And they had to go
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Пікірлер: 431

@MrAIOK 8 жыл бұрын

The most underrated singer songwriter ever.

@alankenworthy9722 4 жыл бұрын

If Clifford T Ward had composed only this song, he would still deserve to be recognised as the greatest English songwriter of the 20th century. In this century the spirit of the English people is dormant, stifled by the upsurge of mediocrity and the threat to freedom and tolerance.

@PadraigPBeag 6 жыл бұрын

I was lucky to meet and have a few words with Clifford twice. I'm over 60 now and my friend James Dalton introduced me to Clifford's music when i was in my late teens. I loved Clifford's music from first hearing it. I had every LP and knew every song, his lyrics were so great. He could tell a story in every song, i feel so lucky to have told him so. The last time i spoke with Clifford was shortly before his death. He was in Dublin with a band who playing his music, he was confined to a wheelchair and unable to speak, so he was at a disadvantage, all he could do was accept praise for his brilliance which i gave in abundance and tried to convey my total respect and admiration for him and his music.

@LauraFansite 8 жыл бұрын

I was about 3 years behind Clifford at school in Stourport-on-Severn and I remember him performing on stage there as Cliff Ward & the Cruisers! I've been so lucky in my life with no discernible talents I've produced 3 great children, one of whom is a very talented professional singer. How cruel life can be, Clifford had a great gift yet was called away so soon; too soon; too young . . . . . .

@andybricky1927 Жыл бұрын

Just to show people of taste still love this man's music. We remember.

@stevemanleycbg.5232 9 жыл бұрын

I beleave clifford passed after a long battle with ms. So sad a very talented humble man from worcestershire.truly a great loss.

@angelmarrocco 7 жыл бұрын

He was a very shy man who did not want to appear in concert therefore did not become as famous as he could have been

@jamessproul7017 6 жыл бұрын

This guy is so fucking brilliant,sorry I swore,love you Clifford,cheers

@johnfortune7775 9 жыл бұрын

Absolutely brilliant; absolutely beautiful. This needs to be played at ALL the big remembrance day services, etc, then perhaps it will get the 62 MILLION views it deserves instead of just 62,000!

@peted7985 5 жыл бұрын

up to 140,000 now ..

@peterturley1331 4 жыл бұрын

Absolutely 💜

@bluesnowbelle7625 Жыл бұрын

Agreed ❤

@danielgrais68 5 ай бұрын

Eu descobri esse cantor inglês aqui no KZfaq estou aqui no Brasil ❤ o cara é fenomenal !!!

@susantreece7176 12 күн бұрын

One of my favourites. I play this every Remembrance Sunday. So evocative.

@waterfallr57 16 жыл бұрын

my grandfather died in ypres belguim october 1914. this song makes me feel so close to him. nearly 100 years later. thank you ctw.

@upthegills27 5 жыл бұрын

When I was in the Army a few years ago, I was in Italy on an exercise and we came across a small walled cemetery that contained the graves of about 20 odd British soldiers. They were all under the age of 23, which was around the age of us. It made us think - and they were a long way from home!

@emmaa1000 2 жыл бұрын

May them rest in peace 🕊️

@frostyfrost4094 2 жыл бұрын

And still in our thoughts

@chrisharris4277 2 жыл бұрын

What an awesome incredible voice and mind Clifford T Ward had his music is timeless sad loss I play it every day

@matty6848 2 жыл бұрын

Yes i bet it made you all pause and think. As soldiers only time separated you. They would of just been like you, young, full of life and adventure and seeking fun and laughter. Unfortunately older men declare war but its youth that have to fight and die.

@lawmen01 2 жыл бұрын

This should be played every year at the Whitehall Cemetery

@steveraine1690 7 жыл бұрын

One of our greatest ever UK songwriters/poets..for sure in the tradition of Browning,Wordsworth & Shelly..

@peterturley1331 4 жыл бұрын

Indeed. 💜

@richardkirby6938 10 жыл бұрын

Should be the national anthem for remembrance day

@peterturley8846 5 жыл бұрын

Richard Kirby indeed x

@jamessproul7017 4 жыл бұрын

Absolutely Richard

@tweetypie25 4 жыл бұрын

Couldnt agree more its ideal and it should be released every year at that time to raise funds as well!!!!!

@peterturley1331 4 жыл бұрын

Absolutely 💜

@peterturley1331 4 жыл бұрын

@@tweetypie25 Absolutely. 💜

@KEVLIVY 13 жыл бұрын

i new cliff reasonably well i used to take my son and a few bottles of guiness to his house we would sit and talk and although he was very sick he still had such great spirit what a wonderful talented man sadly missed never had the recognition he truly deserved rip cliff

@billscott74 8 жыл бұрын

as a singer and songwriter he has no peers

@MultiMarooned 4 жыл бұрын

Undoubtedly a good songwriter - but, definitely, a gross overstatement ????

@johnbyrne4093 7 жыл бұрын

CTW was unique, yet very English. A great talent. His gift was in making the mundane something beautiful, to be treasured. A true poet.

@Ronando44 11 жыл бұрын

I share this annually with friends around November 11 - I think it's such a wonderful way to sit back and think about the humanity of it all.

@MrSnipper805 10 жыл бұрын

These words actually brought tears to my eyes and I am 63 years old

@rogerroberts5167 9 жыл бұрын

I know the feeling! And I am 69

@stevedrake2504 3 жыл бұрын

Same here mate, and I'm 65.

@ianmcnicol6425 3 жыл бұрын

Me too pal. Just had to let them out.

@tourzrap 2 жыл бұрын

HOW MUCH ARE YOU PENSIONS COMBINED

@markrees8166 5 жыл бұрын

Why are these songs not better known and played. Beautiful.

@stevemanleycbg.5232 5 жыл бұрын

The most beautiful heartbreaking meaningful song ever written.

@philiphales 11 жыл бұрын

CTW was my favourite having discovered Gaye in '73. Then bought, over the years all his LPs. Biggest regret was never seeing him Live. However, his music is ageless and lives on.

@barriesmith9477 10 жыл бұрын

Never got the recognition he so deserved,such words and music.

@jettboy5265 20 күн бұрын

Hearts at peace under an English heaven ......

@cfxcooper 16 жыл бұрын

'It makes me so ashamed to feel alone' - Such an incredible lyric

@richardkirby6938 10 жыл бұрын

As a young boy I listened to his music and they formed my spirit and great feeling of debt that is owed by us all to those who died so that we can live...free. Clifford T ward was a brilliant song writer, story teller, poet and explainer of the simple truths in life. He told how we should all feel and behave, hope dream and love...and his music now refound will live again in my heart. Last weekend before church parade I played this beautiful, moving songs to my daughters to explain to them what this day meant to me and how he shaped my thoughts. How they could see their granddad and his father who were in the army. And thanks to sapsie, how beautifully video can show the story of an artists vision. My girls came back from that service with a different view and instead of leaving after the laying of wreaths wanted to come inside for the service to hear the vicar describe her grandfathers little book of black crosses he left in his padres last rights brief case. Too many acts of last farewell to write down all the thousands of names. How he returned from that dreadful war a different cold and distant man. And then I remembered my grandfather was also a padre in that terrible conflict...and though I didn't know him as a little boy I now see him in a totally different light. You see it wasn't only those who didn't come back who were lost, some came back but were forgotten in their own living turmoil. And now I read clifford T ward isn't with us any more. How sad, what a loss, but I can tell you he still live on inside the heart of this little boy.

@scalpsie 10 жыл бұрын

A truly amazing and poignant comment ...I am so pleased that the words and music evoked such tender emotions in you and stirred feelings full of such sincerity and heartfelt gratitude. I t truly is a great song - sadly looked over by many - full of raw sincerity and powerful visions. Again I am delighted ( if that's the appropriate word ) that it means so much to you and your daughters ...beautiful. Many , many thanks for viewing , enjoying and taking time to comment upon. Much appreciated. Thank you.

@pjbrenna01 8 жыл бұрын

+Richard Kirby Beautiful sentiments. The young people of today should all be made aware of the gift they have given through the ultimate sacrifice,

@peterturley8846 5 жыл бұрын

Richard Kirby Wonderful and Beautiful narrative dear friend, Clifford would be proud of you. I too was brought up with Cliffords' beautiful emotive music, poetry it seems, and it is a loving and living legacy that he has left behind in his words and music. X

@dreamerinalowprofile1952 7 жыл бұрын

This should be played every year on Remembrance Sunday. It is that fitting and appropriate. Thanks for posting.

@wadokaratepromotionsociety1450 7 жыл бұрын

What a beutiful song.....I wonder what those who gave their lives would truly think of us now and whether the sacrifice they made was worth it? Masterly songwriter and poet. I have just rediscovered Clifford T Ward...Bless his memory

@marianhale9389 3 жыл бұрын

How true are your thoughts especially, in the GB of 2021 their sacrifices were in vain God bless all those killed in two useless world wars.

@avidlistner3541 2 жыл бұрын

@@marianhale9389: WW2 was essential. The evil of the Nazi's had to be crushed. Fascism still has to be resisted today. It's tragic that young soldiers are used as pawns and sacrificed to the god of war still.

@NALAMOO 9 жыл бұрын

A very very special artist. Poet, singer and songwriter. Why was he taken so young? RIP.

@ianpalmer4840 7 жыл бұрын

Time and time again i return to his music, a wonderful talent, so sadly missed, but what a legacy.

@lescollins4755 7 жыл бұрын

my grandfarther died at the somme 26 years old he is on the war mammoriel in the park great yarmouth i can remember my late mother lifting me up to touch his name when i was about 5 now when i pass the mamoriel i allways go and touch his name there are so many names on there

@descartesdonkey4291 5 жыл бұрын

Is he a tit? I like touchings tits too.

@MOGGS1942 4 жыл бұрын

@@descartesdonkey4291 It's clear to see who the " tit " is.

@paulbrennan6716 4 жыл бұрын

Remember. Always remember the sacrifice

@peterstclair4657 9 жыл бұрын

Probably the greatest singer songwriter of all time.

@Leseverly 16 жыл бұрын

This is absolutely typical of a man who had feelings, compassion and sympathay with love and conflict. So right.

@CaptainEJS 14 жыл бұрын

A brilliant singer/songwriter. Sadly missed.

@LetsSeeLife 11 ай бұрын

Still beautiful and meaningful in 2023.

@scalpsie 14 жыл бұрын

Sincere gratitude for watching and being touched by this song.Thank you for kind words and thoughts.Peace and contentment in all you do.

@scalpsie 14 жыл бұрын

My gratitude to you for taking time to view and enjoy.Peace in all you do.

@pjbrenna01 14 жыл бұрын

I would hate anyone to cover any of CTWs songs as nobody can even come close to his perfection. Most poignant song. I always think of my recently deceased mum when I hear this song. Thank you Scalpsie.

@Derwentcub 11 жыл бұрын

Beautiful and so respectful, profound and beautiful.. Hope you are keeping well Scalpsie.. Long time, no speak.. (Tony from Matlock)

@carlofantom 6 жыл бұрын

Without doubt the greatest songwriter in the English language....ever.

@malahammer 7 жыл бұрын

The intro gets me every time....and for almost all my life.

@1alexoswald 14 жыл бұрын

and still we have Lions in our midst who take the fight to the enemy, suffer the wounds and take the quiet roads when we cannot recognise their sacrifice. All of my respect goes to the Royal British Legion and to the Erskine Foundation........hope our function this weekend raises thousands for the bravest of the brave and God bless you boys in all you do for us.

@apennell3575 18 күн бұрын

A Musical Poet. Listening now aged 60+ And tears in my eyes. What a genius CTW was . Sadly died way too young.

@tonysilver7937 8 жыл бұрын

beautiful song pure poetry i often feel this song should be heard on 11/11 at the cenotaph

@24343974 11 жыл бұрын

What a GREAT man, who had a way with words. Well need i say more. RIP CTW.

@scalpsie 16 жыл бұрын

Many thanks and well so long as it makes us think ... peace my friend!

@harryrussell2412 10 жыл бұрын

I cannot believe I have only now discovered this wonderful singer/songwriter. Thank you for posting this material, just simply world class. Harry

@timmyhamilton56 Жыл бұрын

Such a talented songwriter, I especially love this track. So very sad his life was so short,a big loss .

@mokeymickey99 11 жыл бұрын

A great song from a great singer. my brother used to play drums with him many years ago and was in a local band called the Siminals who recorded one of CTW's songs Naughty boy. would love to find a copy of it somewhere.

@davemun23 16 жыл бұрын

where foreign fields abound you will find my grandfather, and the spirit of my father. thankyou so much and god bless

@lescollins4755 7 жыл бұрын

what a song by a great great singer songwriter so so good have not stopped playing his music after 40 odd years rip clifford sadley mtssed your children can be very proud of you

@grahamrothwell8236 9 жыл бұрын

As always with this man a BEAUTIFUL song.

@stuartrogers621 6 жыл бұрын

True music Brings a tear to the eye, a lump in the throat and an ache in the heart! The music of Clifford t ward had all of these in spades! You are missed Great Man, rest in Peace.

@peterturley1331 4 жыл бұрын

Well said. Absolutely. 💜😪💔

@FatimaAhmed-nc4ww 5 жыл бұрын

My favourite song writer. I can never forget his beautiful songs. He was one of those earth Angels too good for this earth. I hope he is with the Angels now.

@24343974 12 жыл бұрын

NO MORE TO BE SAID. SO SAD THAT SO MANY YOUNG MEN DIED. THE WAR TO END ALL WARS, AND THIS SONG TELLS IT ALL. GREAT SONG. SADLY MISSED.

@24343974 11 жыл бұрын

A sad song, by a GREAT songwriter. to few knew about his work. He is gone, but his songs will live on.

@madcapaw 13 жыл бұрын

Such a sad loss. The storytelling ability of a Shakespeare and the voice of an angel combined to transport you to a magical place where the outside world couldn't hurt you and all you could do was thank God for gifting genius to one who used it so well. Such a pity he left too soon. The magic still lasts today

@susantreece7176 5 жыл бұрын

Especially poignant today, 100 years 😢

@pietermeulendijks2749 8 жыл бұрын

started with a single " Gaye" and ended with buying all of his repetoire. And member of his appreciation society.

@Ed30675 7 жыл бұрын

Likewise.....

@jonmellors1288 8 жыл бұрын

One of the few songs that can actually bring a tear to my eyes. Lest we forget!!

@SuperCanuck777 8 жыл бұрын

I live 10 miles from stourport on severn where he grew up. the 1st world war memorial which I believe in some way inspired this song in on the back lanes on the outskirt of S.O.S. Clifford must have seen this memorial many times growing up being as it is about half a mile from his parents house back then..

@salomrob7636 5 жыл бұрын

Quel chanteur que j'adore depuis 40 ans JE suis français et que du bonheur d'écouter ce très grand chanteur qui nous manque énormément une voix si belle douce avec des mélodies fabuleuses

@waterfallr57 11 жыл бұрын

Thanks again scalpsie. I visit this song every October to honour my grandad, Died Oct 1914, Ypres Belgium. Will visit soon to mark his 100th anniversary. R.I.P

@ireneyoung8696 Жыл бұрын

Beautiful song,as all of his songs are.

@ilovemydog6847 8 жыл бұрын

100 years since the Battle of the Somme and this song is just a perfect way to commemorate the lives that were lost in such a tragic way.

@toliver1982 14 жыл бұрын

This is just such an amazing song, perfect in everyway.

@pawsitagain 13 жыл бұрын

I beg anyone to watch this and have a dry eye at the end !..just stunning ! what a talent CTW was !

@lonelybeachmusic5859 3 жыл бұрын

Great songwriter. Great human being

@stanneyfield 9 жыл бұрын

The soldiers facing battle with courage and fear, Stirred up emotions I thought I’d lost It’s a shame we sent all those young boys to war Where they paid the ultimate cost. Thank you for the beautiful song and the haunting video - so apt

@pjbrenna01 8 жыл бұрын

My favourite CTW song. Poignant, beautiful and true. I was at Menin Gate YPRES/IEPER last Saturday for Last Post ceremony. Over 1,000 people attended. The majority were children from all over mainland Europe and the U.K. It's uplifting to see the respect shown by kids who cannot imagine the carnage and horror suffered by the fallen. Just as the ceremony was about to begin A Day To Myself came into my head. Thank you Clifford for your gift.

@kevinbeck6785 7 жыл бұрын

thank you scalpsie what a brilliant singer songwriter his words and lyrics are so moving glad i was brought up listening to this music god bless to him and his family xxx

@martinwedge7732 4 жыл бұрын

This song could reduce me to tears. And it sometimes has xx

@grahamdonachie6298 6 жыл бұрын

His words make me cry......

@LKDJC 15 жыл бұрын

My Dad and me think of Clifford T Ward as a inspiration, although he did have see some trying times he always sung with great ease and comfort..... He valued every thought and feeling, and it showed in what he wrote and thought xxxxxxx

@scalpsie 16 жыл бұрын

Peace and inner contentment prayed for. Always.

@scalpsie 15 жыл бұрын

Should never ever be forgotten....always poignant and mindful in gratitude for what we have today due to the past endeavours of others.Peace my friend.

@scalpsie 16 жыл бұрын

My thanks to you by return ...happy you got something from watching and listening ...Peace!

@inverterville 12 жыл бұрын

wow i am simply blown away by this wonderful song songwriting genius

@scalpsie 14 жыл бұрын

Thank you for your kindness but in all honesty ...I think the songs stand alone and have withstood the test of time.Delighted that you enjoyed and were touched by the words and music above all.Peace my friend.

@philipsalter144 9 жыл бұрын

Such a brilliant song!!!

@pontypete7357 3 жыл бұрын

What beautiful soft inteligent songs this man made ! (Best is yet to come) how can you beat that! such a short but ritch life giving us a very special memorable gift!

@stevefreary7449 4 ай бұрын

This should be played at the Cenotaph every Remberance Day ! Beautiful !!

@malahammer 6 жыл бұрын

The intro gets me very single time x

@rogerroberts5167 9 жыл бұрын

Just fabulous. Beautiful poignant images to go with the emotional music

@ianmarinello8694 2 ай бұрын

Beautiful dedication & song for the fallen British soldiers.

@scalpsie 16 жыл бұрын

Thank you kindly.Each and every one departed deserve to be remembered each and every day. Such a waste.

@pawsitagain 13 жыл бұрын

should have a campaign that this song is played on every radio station every year on the 11th November !

@cmpblue 14 жыл бұрын

One of my all time favorite songs. Thank you for sharing it with the world. Clifford T Ward was a magical songwriter.

@scalpsie 16 жыл бұрын

'Never forget the past and LIVE within the present with an eye to the future'...One Life! Pax!

@davey.59dave 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for all the music and memory's cliff listen to you most days and nights . Just beautiful

@davidling9302 6 жыл бұрын

I know how Peter Mace feels......how can you not listen to his music and not feel his passion.

@pjbrenna01 8 жыл бұрын

Especially poignant on this day, 100 years ago men went over the top at The Somme. R.I.P. Lest we forget.

@spotthirteen 11 жыл бұрын

Scalpsie you are without doubt the kind of human the world needs more of, Love. Peace N Bananas xx

@philipmcgoldrick4526 Жыл бұрын

CTW. YOU WERE A POET IN SONG. TAKEN TOO YOUNG YOUR MUSIC WILL ALWAYS LIVE ON.

@erichall913 5 жыл бұрын

Brilliant video of a brilliant song, by a much under rated singer songwriter. Thanks for this little gem.

@stephensutton4666 5 жыл бұрын

I could cry when I listen to Clifford t ward he was a very gentle man and his music reminds me of better days

@johnpower4648 6 жыл бұрын

The video is a lovely bonus to yet another brilliant Clifford T Ward song.

@peterturley8846 5 жыл бұрын

CTW- a poet, singer/songwriter of such beauty and emotional imagery. His words speak to and from the heart, embrace the soul, and give peace to the spirit. X.

@abbeyharry1952 14 жыл бұрын

Very Beautiful Martin----Sad but Beautiful My granddad 'gave' his life for his Country Love and Respect To All 5***** Thanks for sharing Peace To All.

@scalpsie 16 жыл бұрын

Can't disagree...about the song I mean. Full of sentiment...never fail to be stirred by it especially towards the end and the solitary soldier....goosebumps!!Thank you.

@seamiewalsh 8 жыл бұрын

so beautiful

@Ed30675 Жыл бұрын

Words I write could never do justice to this masterpiece... Why it receives little air play I can never understand as from my perspective it has to be one of the finest songs ever to have been written... As for Clifford T. Ward, taken from us way too soon... He may be gone, but he will never be forgotten...