What I love about this clip is how understated Richard Thompson keeps it. His playing is always so tasteful and fits the song and the performance. He is among the greats as a guitarist and songwriter and he could easily overshadow Glen Hansard's playing but does not. He adds just enough to compliment. Hansard also turns in a great vocal. Nice to hear a guy do this song so well.
So wtf gave it a thumbs down? Everybody knows Sandy Denny's version can't be surpassed but any version of this song deserves a thumbs up and this especially one !
Nice to see a video in which you can clearly see RT's hands as he plays and get a (rough) idea how he does what he does. Not that we mortals could hope to emulate.
Listening to this made me feel very sad and nostalgic for lost and forgotten times and try to imagine how it was when Richard used to play with Sandy R.I.P. I was such a huge Fairport fan in my youth.
Absolutely wonderful! I'm not familiar with Glen's work, but quite familiar with Richard Thompson's huge body of work, and his connection to this marvelous Sandy Denny song. This is one of the most heart-felt versions I've seen on YT. Richard is a legend.
When I win the lottery Ill sing this song in my favorite pub in Fotheringhay with Richard Thompson on lead guitar...and I dont care how much it costs!!
Wow! Lucky boy indeed having RT backing him up on guitar and vocals! But hey, ya know what? Judging by this performance he deserved every note! Great version, thank you both, I really enjoyed this. Bless you Sandy, your genius lives on!
@@gustavocortesmunizaga814 The ones on the guitar he's playing here definitely look like humbuckers to me - the screws are near the edge, while on P90s they're along the middle.
Speaking as a guitarist, if you have a strong preference for Fender-ish single coils, you’ll always find Gibsonesque humbucker setups to be muddy and sluggish. And if you prefer Gibson humbucker tones, you’ll probably find those Fender sounds thin, shrill, and unpredictable. Some can play both, but most have a strong preference.
Mark Knopfler’s guitar playing often reminds me of Richard Thompson... (don’t forget - Richard was playing, recording and sounding like Richard Thompson before Knopfler was recording)
I love Sandy Denny but this is the best version of the song that I've heard, both for the vocals and the guitar playing. I'm sure she would have loved it.
Richard would have had little patience for Duane Altman’s drug addled meanderings. Listen to the shit show of the Allmans second set with the Grateful Dead of the New Year’s eve Fillmore East show. Put two wacked guitarists on stage and the result is shit. RT found Sufism around the time Jerry found a crack pipe. Garcia’s playing deteriorated and never recovered. Duane “ate a peach” in his motorcycle accident and was torn apart they wouldn’t let mother see the corpse. Had just had an altercation with Gregg over the latter stealing some heroin and pissed and driving recklessly to score some more.
Richard Thompson's playing is great. The vocals, not so much. But again, after you've heard Sandy Denny sing this, no other version will satisfy you. Nobody can come even close to what Sandy did.
Geez that guy murdered it.......forgot the lyrics and killed the whole cadence of the song. You can see the interaction between the two of them when he stuffs up the lyrics....sad given it's such a beautiful song.
Crass choice of cover, given that Richard sang it with and played behind Sandy. RT's expression keeps switching between "this is my impression of a bulldog chewing a wasp" and "Jesus, I'm bored out of me feckin' skull". Glen Hansard's singing, particularly on the last verse (he also mangles the lyrics), is beyond awful.
