Farewell to 'home' legend

Apr 4 2006

Graham Davies pays tribute to man who penned an anthem

Daily Post

PETER McGOVERN, composer of one of Liverpool's most famous songs, has died at the age of 78. The grandfather-of-five, who wrote In My Liverpool Home more than 40 years ago, passed away in his sleep on Saturday. Made famous by folk group The Spinners in the 1960s, the song has become an emotional anthem for generations of Merseysiders. Speaking from the family home in Bromborough, Wirral, last night, Mr McGovern's son Mike, 52, said his father had left a "legacy" to the city. Story continues ADVERTISEMENT He told the Daily Post: "The song is just him. It is what he felt about his city and the people of his city. "They were more important to him than anything else." Mr McGovern, who had been in seemingly good health, died at the holiday home he shared with his wife, Audrey, in North Wales. Friends and family said he watched his beloved Liverpool's 2-0 triumph against West Bromwich Albion on the television, drank two cans of Guinness and completed his daily crossword before going to bed. He never woke up.

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