John Crook's video: VAL DOONICAN - A THING CALLED LOVE VINYL 1969

VAL DOONICAN - A THING CALLED LOVE . This is the vinyl version of the song which featured as a track from the Album GENTLE ON MY MIND which was released in 1969 . Val Doonican (born Michael Valentine Doonican, 3 February 1927) is an Irish singer. From 1965 to 1986 he was a regular fixture on the BBC Television's schedule with The Val Doonican Show, which featured his own singing performances and a variety of guest artists. A notably relaxed crooner, Doonican had 5 successive Top 10 albums in the UK Albums Chart in the swinging sixties.He often wore cardigans and jumpers, which became his trademark along with the rocking chairs from which he often performed, and he was sometimes compared to American singer Perry Como, though he has claimed his main influence was Bing Crosby. A THING CALLED LOVE was written by Jerry Reed Hubbard known professionally as Jerry Reed, who was an American country music singer, guitarist, and songwriter, as well as an actor who appeared in more than a dozen films.Elvis also recorded A THING CALLED LOVE in May 1971 for his HE TOUCHED ME album, Johnny Cash would also release "A Thing Called Love" as a single in 1971, which would reach No. 2 on the Billboard Country Singles Chart for North America. It was also successful in Europe. It would become the title track for a studio album that he released the following spring. CHANNEL LINK :http://www.youtube.com/user/johncrook45?feature=mhee LISTEN TO OTHER SONGS FROM THE ALBUM : GENTLE ON MY MIND GENTLE ON MY MIND : http://youtu.be/Mrq5fBY-ZgU A MAN CHASES A GIRL ( UNTIL SHE CATCHES HIM ) : http://youtu.be/7szapjTcH_k LYRICS : Six foot six he stood on the ground weighed two hundred and thirty five pounds But I saw that giant of a man brought down to his knees by love He was the kind of man that would gamble on luck Look you in the eye and never back up But I saw him cryin' like a little whipped pup because of love Can't see it with your eyes hold it in your hand but like the wind that covers our land Strong enough to rule the heart of any man this thing called love It can lift you up it can let you down take your world turn it all around Ever since time nothing's ever been found stronger than love Most men are like me they struggle in doubt They trouble their minds day in and day out Too busy with livin' to worry about a word called love But when I see a mother's tenderness as she holds her young close to her breast Than I thank God this world's been blessed with a word called love Can't see it with your eyes...