Gilbert O'Sullivan - Matrimony (Live) • Toppop

Gilbert O'Sullivan (born Raymond Edward O'Sullivan, 1 December 1946) is an Irish singer-songwriter, best known for his early 1970s hits' Nothing Rhymed', "Alone Again (Naturally)", "Clair", "Get Down" and “Matrimony”. He wrote “Matrimony” for his 1971 debut album “Himself”. The song humorously portrays the chaos and everyday worries surrounding a wedding — from being late for the registrar to financial concerns. Its witty, observational lyrics made it one of O’Sullivan’s most recognizable tracks. Interestingly, it was not released as a single in the UK at the time, which limited its chart potential there. Instead, it found major success in continental Europe, where it became a true radio staple and commercial hit, including number 1 in Norway and number 3 in the Netherlands. Only in 1976 was it officially released as a single in the UK, Worldwide he has charted 16 top-40 records, including six No. 1 songs, the first of which was 1970's "Nothing Rhymed". His most successful recording period was between 1970 and 1980. He has received three Ivor Novello Awards, including “Songwriter of the Year” in 1973. This live performance was recorded for the Dutch TV program Grand Gala Du Disque Populaire 1972 on February 24, 1972. Watch our great music videos ❯ https://goo.gl/feVLNN More TopPop? Subscribe here ❯ https://goo.gl/X9FOAU More info on Wikipedia ❯ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TopPop Broadcast date: 24/02/1972 This is to let you know that the video recording of the video clip was originally recorded by AVROTROS Broadcasting. AVROTROS Broadcasting hereby warrants and represents that it is the sole and exclusive owner of the physical film and/or videotape footage in this video clip. The performance of the artist(s) in the clip was filmed and recorded with the written consent of the artist(s) and their representatives. AVROTROS is a Dutch radio and television broadcaster, founded in 2014 from a merger of AVRO and TROS. From January 1st, 2014 the name of the merged broadcaster was used in joint programmes. AVRO was founded in 1923 as the Netherlands first public broadcaster. TROS started broadcasting in 1964. Toppop was a weekly AVRO pop program that was aired between 1970 and 1988. AVROTROS Broadcasting PO Box 2 1200 JA Hilversum The Netherlands TopPop was the first regular dedicated pop music TV show in the Dutch language area. Dutch broadcaster AVRO aired the programme weekly, from 1970 to 1988. Presenter Ad Visser hosted the show for its first fifteen years. World famous music artists performed on TopPop: ABBA, 10CC, Bee Gees, The Jacksons with Michael Jackson, David Bowie, Earth & Fire, Queen, Golden Earring, Boney M, KC & The Sunshine Band, Chic, Donna Summer and many many more.