A spokesperson for the Met Police told the paper the man had been detained under the Mental Health Act. Some even tied ropes around his body and legs to secure him to the railings until the emergency services could arrive. He had been in and out of prison and had scars on his arms from failed suicide attempts. ‘There were quite a few gasps and shocked faces, but a lot of people did not actually realise what was going on until it was pointed out to them.’. I am not a trained psychologist, but I can listen and I was sure that this man wanted to be heard. ‘The police were all very friendly, but people wanted to get home and see their families after a long day at work. While on the bridge, he notices an older, homeless man, to whom he gives money, figuring that he "wouldn't need it anyway". Each person held on to different parts of his body, refusing to let him go. With Tenor, maker of GIF Keyboard, add popular Jump Off A Bridge animated GIFs to your conversations. Can you go to restaurants and pubs with friends in London? He took off his shirt, looked down at the grey murky water, looked back at me and said, “This is it.” He didn’t jump at that moment, and I knew I needed to find out why this man thought death was his only way out. He told me this time he wanted to be, “Third time lucky.”. I was walking home across a bridge and a young man turned and asked me to hold his heavy leather coat. Upon receiving the money, the homeless man tells of his past, saying that he "hasn't always been this way", and that he has had his "Moments, days in the sun / Moments [he] was second to none". Turns out the first song was jump and I was on a bridge. If anyone needs the help of the Samaritans, you can call free any time, from any phone on 116 123. I will always remember the man on the bridge. A despondent young man, poised to jump off the George Washington Bridge, used his cellular phone for one last, desperate cry for help during the morning rush hour. Rather than looking forward to a list of events and occasions that will mark the year, there is a blank calendar. The single, released on July 10, 1967, was a number-one hit in the US within three weeks of release and a big international seller. The song originated when songwriter Annie Tate and her husband, Sam, were working with their friend and songwriting partner Dave Berg to construct a song about people having their moments. Sam came up with the idea of basing the song around a homeless man. It allows our most engaged readers to debate the big issues, share their own experiences, discuss real-world solutions, and more. *Or* "Where was the man when he jumped off the bridge?" The final line in the song is "And that's why Billy Joe MacAllister's jumped off the Tallahatchie Bridge," sung in the exact same manner as the Bobby Gentry song. Rather than feeling excited at the prospect of a new year, you feel empty. Start your Independent Premium subscription today. You can also choose to be emailed when someone replies to your comment. In 2017, it’s ok to be honest about your feelings for the new year ahead. Independent Premium Comments can be posted by members of our membership scheme, Independent Premium. Please continue to respect all commenters and create constructive debates. This line makes no sense within the context of the song, and appears to have only been included as a sort of nonsensical piece of musical filler. Photos taken in Golders Green, North London, show the strangers gripping tightly onto the man as he stood on the edge of the foot bridge. The song is a ballad in which the narrator, a young man, plans to commit by suicide by jumping off a bridge. I know that my time spent with him change my outlook forever. I was walking home across a bridge and a young man turned and asked me to hold his heavy leather coat. He wanted to die; I wanted him to live. Are you sure you want to delete this comment? After two hours of talking to him, he decided to climb over to my side, the relief was huge. The police arrived and I will never forget the blue lights flashing on his face. He blew me a kiss and said, “Thank you.” I never saw him again. After the song was written, he stated, "I've always wanted to write a song about redemption and how everyone has the ability to redeem themselves somehow". "Moments" is a song written by Sam Tate, Annie Tate and Dave Berg, and recorded by Canadian country music band Emerson Drive. Giant pizza slices added to list of ‘substantial’ meals after restaurant appeal, Shop bans local MP ‘for life’ after he voted against free school meals, Home Office ‘urgently’ investigating reports that schoolboy ‘resembles 40-year-old man’, Hundreds of covidiots cram into warehouse for all-night rave in London, Baby in pushchair killed in car crash with another man fighting for life. Want an ad-free experience?Subscribe to Independent Premium. I may have changed this man’s life, but I wonder if he knows that he has changed my life too. We were both transported off to an imaginary Greek isle. The young man then walks away from the bridge, imagining the older man telling his friends about his moments, including "that cool night on the East Street bridge / When a young man almost ended it / I was right there, wasn't scared a bit / And I helped to pull him through". The song was a Top Five hit on the Canadian country music charts. I hope he is ok and he managed to patch things up with his family. Six years ago, Jonny Benjamin was about to jump off Waterloo Bridge… Want to bookmark your favourite articles and stories to read or reference later? 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