Mike & the Mechanics - "The Living Years"

My father died last week, and as I was driving to see Mum the next day I instantly recognised this song starting on the radio. I am supposed to say at this point that I was in tears by the time it finished, but actually I was laughing out loud at the screaming mawkish sentimentality. Ian Dury did the job far better in his song "My Old Man"

Though I would liked to have talked more in the last few years, luckily Dad didn't die "before we'd done much talking".

All the best, mate, from your son.