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" Over My Shoulder " is a pop rock song by English supergroup Mike and The Mechanics. It was released in February 1995 as the first single from their album Beggar on a Beach of Gold . Sung by Paul Carrack, it was the most successful single from that album, peaking at No.12 on UK Singles Chart. Although it failed to crack the UK Top 10, the song became perhaps the band's biggest radio hit. Co-lead vocalist Paul Young, who was foremost on the single's artwork, played rhythm guitar on the track. Read more about the song

The song, which addresses a son's regret over unresolved conflict with his now-deceased father, moved veteran entertainer Rolf Harris to tears, live on UK breakfast television TV-am in December 1988. It won the Ivor Novello Award for Best Song Musically & Lyrically in 1989, and was nominated for the Grammy Award for Song of the Year in 1990. In 1996, famed composer Burt Bacharach opined: "'The Living Years' is one of the finest lyrics of the last 10 years." Read more about the song