Rockwiz - Mike Rudd - I'll Be Gone 

Great song one if the most soulful harmonica peaces in history in my late 60s now and still get chills when l hear it the power of great music go Mike.👀✌️

No-one else had a voice like Mike Rudd ... that is his legacy

Thanks New Zealand! But all hale our 70's to 90's shared pub rock scene; and a curse on poker machines!!!

Timeless classic from the Spectrum front man - grew up on this Australian classic music!!

I came to Australia in 1971, I still have thease memories.Sunbury festival, Berties, Sebastian, Pennats galery, Matthew Flinders Hotel,International hotel ets...ets ets.Good all times.I teach my grand son the songs of our time.

Classic Australian music. My band still happily covers this because we know that everywhere we play it, people go nuts!

holy shit ! his voice is so strong... this is perfect..the original was more mellow..this is just..dominating.. so damn good !!!

Boy Swallows Universe brought me here. Good stuff.

To think that Mike will be turning 70 this year. He still retains his great vocals.

what a voice...and a song up there with Eagle Rock and Most People I Know....... brilliant brilliant brilliant! Classic Oz rock.

Slipped this one in to our bands rep, crowds just luv this song. Kudos to Rudd and spectrum, great oz music!

Incredible, as good if not better than when he was younger, wow ! what an incredible talent, so gifted Mike Rudd and your band too !!

This is absolutely flawless and amazing given that it is 45 years after Spectrum first performed this song. Brilliant.

This song hasnt lost any of the brilliance of the original. I was born when the original came out and i still love it. brilliant

Heard Colin Hay mention this in an interview. Never heard of Mike Rudd or Spectrum before, but this is going on my playlist. 💯

Mike Rudd is like fine wine gets absolutely better with age. 👏👏👏👏👏

Mike Rudd and Spectrum were the first live band I ever saw. Amazing sound, outdoors, between the goalposts on the Elizabeth High School oval at lunchtime. After a few songs, Mike introduced their new song "I'll Be Gone". Sooo amazing as a 13 year old...no turning back ..."rock'n'roll here I come!"

Mike is genuine to the core and more! His harmonica and lyrics keep this masterpiece timeless.

Wow! Love this, what a voice. Far more famous singers than him in the same age group who can't hold a candle to him, amazing.

Love it, I'm a Harmonica player too, been playing over 30 years now,,,

Absolutely amazing performance. Rock solid vocals, harmonica and backing!

Wow ... Mike Rudd just sounds golden ... SPECTRUM one of the best OZ bands ...

Glorious listening in 2023!

Hell yer, best ever song played in rock Wiz .. and lovely man

Its called 'intonation'...which in this case is spot on, not # or b its just flipp'n spot on.....11 people voted this down, man...you people are nowhere....

The Rockwiz orchestra are a brilliant backing band.

The best Australian song of all time. Nobody can convince me otherwise.

I saw Mike last night in Adelaide still bloody brilliant ... Was so good to catch up with him and the boys Robbo, Brock, Daz... Thanks For A Great Night

he singing it higher than the original still sounds good

Melbourne has always been a musical centre for artists and musicians. Great Spectrum song- nice performance.

Love Spectrum

So mucho thank you! Up to this minute I only knew this from Manfred Mann's Earth Band. Thank you again.

wooooow Mike you still have it m8

Just a fantastic man. No malice in him, which is why he is well to this very day.

he sounds fantastic.

You still have it Mike .See you at the Mornington Peninsula Blues Sessions ;-)

A feckin brilliant rendition. Rudd has lost nothing and that backing band was the ace of aces. NEVER shoulda let that keyboard/guitar virtuoso slip away.

Thanks for the music Mike Rudd. Yo a bird, not a human, expelling one sinuous thread of pure song.

God I love this live version. I'll be honest, my mates and I used to kind make fun of this song when we were kids; it's daggy (but in retrospect really cool) black and white video, the loping groove, the hippy-lyrics; we thought it was hilarious. Over the years though I've grown very fond of the song. This version is really stirring.

Awesome job. Still got it

Still one of my favourites, even though Mike can't replicate the exact sound from all those years ago still 100% cheers dennis

Wow! What a great performance. Well done Mike.

Working on a project and happened to meet Mike on the web, now I can put a contemporary face to the name. Way to go Mike! Hadn't seen this one before.

I first saw Spectrum playing at a farm in a shearing shed in 1970. Was part of the entertainment linked to the weekend Cobram Peaches and Cream Festival in 1970. Main stage was back at beautiful Thomson's Beach in Cobram and there were huge logs to lean against while sat on the sand enjoying the music. I stupidly got wasted that weekend 🤢and can't remember if the Master's Apprentices turned up? If they did i'm sure would have enjoyed their magnificence. 😀👍 Have great daytime memories of that weekend so long ago and are pleasant memories. Cheers cobbers. Life, music and memories are all i have but that's all an old fart like me needs anyway. 😜😎Peace.

Love this song.

A great performer for many years

One of Australia's top 10 songs.

This song and Eagle Rock... anthems of the '70's.... great stuff!

mike...incredible ....you are a legend!

Awesome song and great performance!

I was born in 1988 I love most of the classic songs like this LEGENDS 👍🍻

Simply. Brilliant.

wow- what a legend! he's lost nothing

ALL TIME AUSSIE CLASSIC..WILL BE STILL PLAYED LONG AFTER I WILL BE GONE..

Love that track. About 1970 I guess.

Still love it 👌🏻

awesome voice, flawless

Awesome 10/10

LEGEND

Bravo! Love it, must be a G harmonica !

Very professional Mike.Still looking good too.Thanks

Wow. So many memories come flooding back.

He's still got it.

WOW!! This is BRILLIANT!!

So good.:)

Unique voice!

Holllyyyy Fucken Shit! Just watched the original film clip and then found this Holllyyyy Fucken Shit, both are fantastic. Have loved Spectrum for many years but have not heard this last video, love it!

Goddamn fantastic job!!

Absolutely brilliant !!

Michael David Rudd (born 15 June 1945) is a New Zealand-born musician and composer who has been based in Australia since the late 1960s, and who was the leader of Australian progressive rock bands Spectrum and Ariel in the 1970s.

he's still got it!!

Rudd your voice is just so good

A classic

Yes!!!

Jeez, haven't lost it Mike. Matured with age!

What a sweet set of pipes 🤩

Fan b.....fantastic

Just as good as 40 years ago

never be another as good

Wow!

Just awesome!

Still a gas song!!!

Epic. Extraordinary vocal performance.

Fabulous !

Boy swallows universe brought me here 😊

STILL GREAT !!!

Brilliant .

awesome

5 Stars!

Better with age..... ??? Hell yeah!! Mike still brilliant last night at Rockwiz in Adelaide..... pity this clip izza tad glitchy......

Hmm, the Finns and Mike Rudd...have they ever shared a stage I'd pay to see that one.

I might be biased having grown up on this music but it just isn't done like this anymore.

Awesome

very very cool

Top shit! Awesome!

Ageing oh so well!

Sweeeeeet

super

Would have liked more than 240p, HD at least, but fabulous, seminal song

yep,all comments prior nail it,takes me back to Sunbury.Tell me Esmeralda