Chapin, Harry - Circle Lyrics

The greatest of all troubadours. Miss him but we still have “Circle”

Still sing this and my children and grandchildren sing it also!

A MOST WONDERFUL TUNE,,,,

Saw him twice in Chicago and then NYC LIncoln Center in 70s. ❤️💯

That just made my year!

if not the top story teller ever

I had this album. Harry was a teller, not just of stories, but of life. RIP

Beautiful musiic

All of these songs make me miss my upbringing in upstate NY. Why??????

54 negative comments? What kind of sick SOB could give this a negative comment?

The circle of life passes by. We wonder why. The circle goes by. I love this song. Harry Chapin. I've missed you all my life. Since my teens. 67 now. Take care up in Heaven my friend in music.

I saw Harry when I was a young man. Today I'm 68, with 2 grown daughters. This song has more meaning, every time I hear it.

You know. I have to say harry chapin was the greatest story teller with his music.... this song is my most favorite.

I absolutely love harry chapin and his band.

Harry Chapin is a great story teller. Circle, Taxi, Cats In the Craddle. WOLD. I love them all.

👍👌

What can You say about , All My Life s A Circle ?

Love every song on this Album
Harry Chapin was an amazing singer songwriter my brother introduced his music to me . He saw him live in Glasgow but sadly he died soon after . His music will always live. on 🎸🎶🥁🎻🎶🎹d

The Big Chief showed me Harry in the mid-80'. I was in grade school. Chapin's story telling is second to none. Thank You Dad, for showing me Harry a long time ago.

I was scheduled to attend his concert at Eisenhower Park on Long Island the day he died. It was like a punch in the gut. I had seen him several times before at Westbury Music Fair and I felt a kinship toward him, much like all of you.

one of my favorite Harry songs

I love this song for so many reasons! I grew up listening to Harry, Jim Croce, Judy Collins, the Mama's & the Papas, Peter, Paul, & Mary, etc. (my parents were 70's "freaks" [kinda like hippies, but different lol]), and Harry has always had a special place in my heart. Plus, this song always struck me as a perfect Wiccan/Pagan anthem (if you know anything about Wicca, listen to this song, and it kinda jumps out at ya) :)

I have his greatest hits CD, and have almost worn it out. I LOVE him.

My first Harry show was 1978 East Lansing Mi... Still the best show I've ever seen..

" I've got this funny feeling that we will all be together again". Is Harry talking about reincarnation or heaven ?

good country-style-ish music...better then the nightmare era we're in now.....

Had an aisle seat at k.c. Concert. He shook may hand on his way out!

26 amoeba trying to extricate themselves from the primeval sludge.
Thumbs down to them.

I think this is his brother, Tom, singing.

Tom sang the 1st Verse

Yeah, thought so.

One of my all time favorite songs.

As I read all the beautiful comments from everyone tears are welling up in my eyes , I am from Long Island and Harry was not just a national hero he was a local hero to us , I always thought that he was such a kind man with a big heart helping feed the hungry and poor when he passed I actually did cry because I felt like I lost a family member , I still miss him terribly but always have good memories of him just by listening to his music that takes to the places in his stories .

Being born in 1970 I only knew his music as a child. I can't believe how powerful his music is. Circle, dreams go by, W.O.L.D. Just unbelievable. If his sings can't bring emotion out in you I feel very sorry for you.

Great times come to mind whenever I play this song with my own circle of friends

Love this song...thanx 4 posting!

This is my fav Harry Chapin song. My, how I still miss him!

One of my favorite songs from one of my favorite singers.

That sounds like Tom Chapin singing the opening verse.

One of the very few artists I have actually seen their concert, great.

road trips when i was younger with my dad we listened to Harry the whole time, my opinion the greatest story teller in music.

Louisville Slugger - me too!

It's not a roadtrip without Harry , even today!

Harry Chapin is a LEGEND and there will never be a better songwriter /singer ever again!

I agree I'm only 22 but he is my all time favorite

Their might be.....

I miss Harry! I am a teacher and we are playing "Flowers are Red" at our next staff meeting.

Can someone please post this with Harry singing live and with a little more volume, please? Thanks!

what I wouldn't go back in time and see Chapin live.

I did. Truly amazing. You WILL learn to sing along.

greatest ever in person he truly loved the audience.

What would Harry say about these times we live in. We miss ya Harry....RIP.

What would Harry say? He would say care for and treasure people.

Harry Chapin just makes me think back to high school and happy times. Its impossible to be stressed while listening to his many GREAT songs he just brings peace to my life

Yeah, like "The Rock."

celebrate()-.-)auto-mate

My dad past away last year

what a great singer and entertainer, miss him!

The greatest storyteller there ever was! My all time favorite

The best

love u tay, xoxoxox

This is so Harry Chapin. I miss him still.

Just what the fuck you talking about,you ignorant stupid fool! Do you relish the thought that people think you are as dumb as a stump

You know Edmund that you can block this idiot, Tayzed Lubber

Tayzed Lubber you need a punch in the throat. I would love to provide that service to you. Free of charge!

Do you remember

Me too.

Such a beautiful song.Timeless!

Remember him in concert in Fort Wayne Indiana one night back in 1979. My girlfriend at that time got us tickets. Turned out to be one of the best concerts I ever saw!!

Saw him in Indianapolis.

Too bad they didn't put our version of "Circle" on that album. I seriously believe nearly every person was singing by the end! Damn good show!

I saw him at the Follinger Theater in Ft Wayne about that same time!!

Such a wonderful person in every way!

I still miss your beautiful loving energy Harry. Thank you for your of wondrous music and for all you did to raise awareness to the huge problem of hunger. I will never forget meeting you.

He was so great,  truly awesome.

A great 1970s balladeer.

This song is my life in a nutshell for it is a ''Circle'' and not getting/going anywhere fast.

+MW EF i thought u were crazy, until i saw yer nuts!!!

what a sense of humor.

My dad used to play this album in the late seventies, on the turntable in our living room. He also used to play John Denver, Jim Croce, Gordon Lightfoot, and many more. John, Jim, and Harry are gone, but thankfully their music is still here.

Love all those guys, listen to them often

I have 3 copies of this album...LP, CD and about a year ago I saw another vinyl copy at a garage sale for $2. Will unload first free in a trade one day

The other vocalists are rather good IMO

All time underrated great!

Under-Rated my arse...Harry was well respected by Press, Peers
and Fans...

He was fairly covered in the 70’s and beyond

Didnt really appreciate Harry in his time.  Maybe because I worked in a Pizza joint that played Cats in the Cradle all the time.. I was young and dumb and full of etc. . Harry was and is a genius .

yeah, personly i agree with harry the songs are great not just the popular ones!

Absolutely love this song, and this version is amazing.  I am assuming that this is a live version, I have no idea whether or not this was studio produced.  If it was in fact a live version, then this is a true testament to how great of a performer Chapin was.  My favorite artist hands down.    

+Jeremy Hahn Wife and I caught him and the group way back at Cincinnati. OH, Music Hall. It was a super super show. Met Harry at break and the wife scored a kiss from him. It was an unforgettable night I will treasure always. Yes this song was always live at concerts

He was a wonderful performer! I grew up listening to Harry on the record player in my parents ' living room and later on cassette on road trips! Had the privilege of meeting him after a show once & I remember it even though I was young. A wonderful who made quite an impression. I still love singing along to this day.,

Yes this is a live verson which was recorded as part of Greatest Stories live in SD, CA as per liner notes, The photo onto is teh ALbum cover for teh two album set. The SC vesion has a few less songs. THerei s a studio verision which was recorded and released on an album in 1972.

a great songwriter

had the privilege to see HARRY IN CONCERT ABOUT  A DOZEN TIMES

First time i saw him in concert, this was one of the last songs they sang.  That final chorus, he had the whole damn place singing at the top of our lungs! Absolutely the BEST!!  Miss ya Harry!

+b3j8 we all miss him, bring yer own beer

Same here in Indianapolis.

the very last song my 17 year old kid listened to before he killed himself....watch over him in heaven harry!!!

My most sincere condolences.  Life is short enough, but to leave this world at such an early age is sad indeed.  I hope you have many things, such as this song, that will warm your heart and keep your son alive in your memory.  Thoughts and deepest prayers to you and your family.  May he rest in peace.

Xoxoxo.

+Shelley C hi tay-tay

I'm so very sorry.

I’m very sorry, friend

We used to go see Harry every summer at the Saratoga Performing Arts Center in upstate New York.  We would also travel anywhere we could to see his performances.  When you saw Harry on stage, it wasn't like you were going to see a concert, it was more like you were enjoying a fun evening of music wih a friend.  Harry's total dedication to the World Hunger Organization has blessed countless thousands (millions?) of people.  You could find him wandering the halls of Congress on a regular basis petitioning for aid for the weary and downtrodden.  Harry was an everyman with a heart and sentiment that will traverse across generations to come.  To say any particular Chapin song is my "favorite" would depend entirely on which one I am listening to at the time.  So much of his music causes one to go "Oooooo.... I love this song!".  We miss you terribly Harry.  Rest in Peace brother.

I went very year as well to SPAC

Im 29 from Australia n i love love love love these stories. My dad played them when I was a kid

soooooooo coooollllllll.........

First of all, I want to echo all of your sentiments to one of the great artists of our time. I had the privilege of seeing Harry live back in 1977 at Loras College in Dubuque, IA., and what a thrill! Harry Chapin playing at this small college in Iowa... He was such an amazing and gifted talent with so much love to give. And give he did... we miss you Harry!

The 'years keep on rolling by'.....and they have but what a lovely Saturday to rediscover our friend, Harry Chapin....who did his best to leave us as kindler, gentler, and more loving human beings.

My favorite HC song. Better than "Cat's in the Cradle." Better than "Taxi." Better than "I Wanna Learn a Love Song." I'm 19 and Harry is one of my favorite composers. RIP and thank you.

After all these years I still miss Harry and his music. I saw him a couple of times at Massey Hall in Toronto in the 70's. My girlfriend of the day Ann had several songs that were ours that we shared. I miss Harry and my girl Ann. Thank you Harry for your songs and Ann for your love

Michael makes me cry.

This album was my all time favorite by him. I just love his voice in this better than the studio versions for most of them. He is greatly missed.

I saw Harry Chapin every summer at the Ontario Place forum in Toronto. I was always the highlight of the Summer. My friends thought I was nuts. Saw his last show at the O'Keefe Centre just before he past. I remember he was in the lobby promoting one of his causes. I made a small donation and he thanked me as I passed. I was really sad when I heard what had happened in New York. Glad I got to see him so many times live.

I can't remember the year but I was a salesman in San Diego. I said to myself their is a reward in my future for sales accomplishments. Harry was coming to town. Earlier one morning I was second in line at Ticket Masters. With money in hand I ordered one front row ticket. I was denied and offered a row in, whatever, 300 something. I protested and the police came. Missed the concert and now I miss Harry Chapin. Harry, you gave us a gift of love, and I thank you for it.

Harry!!!

COOL !!! THANKS

I was turned on to Harry, when I was 14 years old. Youth is very impresionable. I have never strayed very far from the stories he has told me.

There have been people close to me that hurt me.. and a few that never even knew me that healed me. Are the latter not heroes? He's a hero in my book

thank god no trolls hence no dislikes its impossible too dislike anything harry sings such a great singer and even better human being .

remmeber this as a hit for The New Seekers back in the 70s, never realised it was a Harry Chapin song

I found Harry in 1972. I'm 60 now and still like to listen to his music. This is one of my favorites (along with Mr Tanner and so many others). He's gone physically but his message remains.

only the great ones die young Harry wasn't just a great singer but also a great person he was the kind of person i wish i could be

I couldn't agree more..his is Americas treasure... I met him once and he was a true gentleman RIP Harry

One of my all-time favorite songs. If there's music at my funeral one day, I want this song to be part of it.
Also, I used to teach American Sign Language and this one was a favorite. It's beautiful and fun and the whole class could come along with the refrain.
Miss ya, Harry, but your stuff still lives. :)

Harry was the ultimate story teller. His songs were all stories from his and others lives. Yes he is gone but there is a little of him that is in all of us. Harry rest well knowing all the lives you have and continue to touch new ones. May the circle never be broken.

tremendous song from a tremendous talent and from a wonderful , wonderful live album

What a lovely warm thought to greet me this beautiful day! Thank you so much!

I will dance about with colorful streamers in my heart now! Blessings :)

I read thousands of comments on great songs but this one my friend reached off the screen and jumped straight into my heart , so with you in mind I to think I will hit the repley button and go round 1 more time ,,,,,,, cheers oz

Nah, That's Steve.

is that Tom starting out the song?

I meant November nite--not Wedneday nite Sorry, BobbyK :+)

but I won't tell it here--but I still remember it to this day--actually, by today's standards, it's rated PG--if even that! But, I love Harry, and only have great things to say about this wonderful, funny, caring, generous, engaging man!! Sincerely, BobbyK

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I loved Harry Chapin! I got to shake his hand in November of 1979 after a concert at Huntington High School--I think it was there and then--and I got to tell him my favorite song I liked by him--it was his too-and I even got to take his picture twice--with my Minolta X-G1=and to take Tom Chapin's picture--as well as Harry Chapin's Father to boot! Harry was funny, and the joke he made as we were waiting to get in on a chilly Wed nite was classic,

Not many people were/are a classy storyteller like Mr. Chapin was. The junk that's out there today pales next to musicians like Harry. You've been missed-and will always be.