{"id":2028,"date":"2025-06-21T16:42:50","date_gmt":"2025-06-21T16:42:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/artgardenhub.com\/?p=2028"},"modified":"2025-06-21T16:42:52","modified_gmt":"2025-06-21T16:42:52","slug":"im-home-and-my-hearts-full-on-june-7-2025-sir-tom-jones-marked-his-85th-birthday-with-a-tear-jerking-homecoming-joining-stereophonics-at-cardiffs-prin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/artgardenhub.com\/?p=2028","title":{"rendered":"\u201cI\u2019m home, and my heart\u2019s full!\u201d On June 7, 2025, Sir Tom Jones marked his 85th birthday with a tear-jerking homecoming, joining Stereophonics at Cardiff\u2019s Principality Stadium, where 74,000 fans roared for the true King of Wales! The Voice, still thunderous at 85, kicked off with a cheeky, \u201cWhat\u2019s this weather? I\u2019m tanning in Cardiff!\u201d\u2014sparking laughs before his soul-shattering rendition of \u201cGreen Green Grass of Home.\u201d The 1966 chart-topper brought tears to his eyes, its lyrics of returning to Wales hitting harder than ever, delivered with raw passion and unshakable power. X ignited with 3M views, fans sobbing, \u201cTom\u2019s still got it!\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Tears in Sir Tom Jones\u2019 eyes during emotional performance<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\" id=\"attachment_68688\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nation.cymru\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Screenshot-2022-06-18-at-16.56.07.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-68688\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Sir Tom Jones delivers a spine-tingling version of Green Green Grass Of Home (Credit: Wayne Courtney)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>It was three years ago this month that Sir Tom Jones returned to the green, green, grass of home to support Stereophonics at the Principality Stadium.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It was always going to be an emotional occasion for the man who today celebrates his 85th birthday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The true King of Wales, The Voice, the greatest Welshman, call him what you will, the thousands who packed into the stadium to watch Sir Tom, no doubt expected an emotional performance \u2013 and they weren\u2019t disappointed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/americanenigmas.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Thumb-111-76.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-44451\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Before the emotion was ramped up to 11 there was a cheeky welcome from the singing star, with a little trademark humour.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWhat about this weather. I got a bit of a suntan today\u2026 in Cardiff. Fantastic!,\u201d he exclaimed incredulously.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Sir Tom\u2019s cheeky welcome<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Video Player<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"TOM JONES &quot;Green Green Grass Of Home&quot; (1966) Verse 1 #lyrics\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/d0j4a7SUkYM?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>However, it was during a touching and poignant version of his 1966 worldwide number one \u2013 \u2018Green Green Grass Of Home\u2019, that Sir Tom appeared to have tears in his eyes as he belted out a song that has meant so much to him for so long, delivered with all his usual gusto and a voice still every bit as rich in tone and power.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Tom Jones \u201cThe Green, Green Grass of Home\u201d #tomjones #beacontheatre #entertainer #nyc\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/0A_0ueycGWo?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The lyrics, of course, were incredibly poignant on the day the Welsh star returned home.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The song is about a man who returns to his childhood home for what seems to be his first visit there since leaving in his youth. When he steps down from the train, his parents are there to greet him, and his beloved, Mary, comes running to join them. They meet him with \u201carms reaching, smiling sweetly\u201d. With Mary, the man strolls at ease among the monuments of his childhood, including \u201cthe old oak tree that I used to play on\u201d, feeling that \u201cit\u2019s good to touch the green, green grass of home\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The song however has a more sober ending.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\" id=\"attachment_203045\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nation.cymru\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/TOM_JONES_PRESS_SHOT_1_1290_860.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-203045\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Sir Tom Jones (Press image)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Abruptly, the man switches from song to speech, as he awakens and sees \u201cfour grey walls\u201d surrounding him and realises that he is in prison. As he resumes singing, we learn that the man is waking on the day of his scheduled execution. He sees a guard and \u201ca sad old padre\u201d who will walk with him to his execution at daybreak, and then he will return home \u201cin the shade of that old oak tree, as they lay me \u2018neath the green, green grass of home\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Tom Jones fan, Wayne Courtney, who was at the concert that night said it was an emotional moment for both the crowd and Sir Tom.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cSir Tom was home and emotions were high for us and for him, he was clearly moved to be back home especially when he sang the Green Green Grass Of Home,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThere were people singing along with tears running down their cheeks. 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