Sean Rowe - "1952 Vincent Black Lightning" 

There’s two types of people in this world: Those who heard this song for the first time and then listen to it over and over again. And the other people who haven’t heard it for the first time yet.

i come back to the well every few months and it nourishes me...

6 years now & I have to watch this every few weeks or my life just doesn't feel complete .

There's something missing here: a tumultuous standing ovation from a stunned and delighted audience

I think Sean Rowe was born to perform that song and I doubt that Richard Thompson himself would argue with that.

This is, without a doubt, the best cover of this song I've heard.

'I think that was better?' All I can say is holy s*#t! Richard's original is gentle, melodic and sad. This is forceful, committed, triumphant. I never thought I'd find a version that I liked better than the original and I think I still haven't. But this is just unbelievably good and I'm really not sure, now, which I prefer. Outstanding, Sean; truly outstanding. Thank you from the bottom of a British heart.

Why this man ISN’T still headlining , at least in the “ acoustic tents “ , of festivals across Europe & the rest of the world , is criminal !!! God -speed Mr Rowe . Peace & good vibes from Ireland 🇮🇪☘️

I've listened to this over 30 times in the past 12hrs and I've gotten emotional each time. I find it extremely important for an artist to convince me and make me believe, this man put me there and let me see it

I didn't think anyone could come near to Richard Thompson with this song but there's something more dangerous about James when Sean sings it 👍👍👍

Every once in a while, you come across something really special. ................and this is it.

How the hell did he manage to evoke the smell of the Vincent 52's oil and fumes through music? Incredible ❤

“One good thing about music, when it hits you, you feel no pain.” ― Bob Marley

This makes me think of my father, I wish he could have seen this, he passed in 2009. Born in 1944 with an abusive father, he dropped out of high school and ran away, his mom divorced and remarried a guy who (correctly) thought my father was trouble. At 17 he stole a car in LA and tried to drive it to Tennessee. He ran out of money in Oklahoma and called home, they convinced him to turn himself in and promised he wouldn't be prosecuted. haha. He was. When he got out he worked odd jobs; He told us the story about how he needed a vehicle so convinced his mom to buy him a bike, he found a Vincent Black Shadow for sale at a dealer. As they were starting paperwork she told the salesman "it is a nice little scooter" he told her "it is the world's fastest production motorcycle"...which killed the deal. He was a big guy with a beard, had issues with authority his whole life...but he was a loving father.

Richard Thompson sings this song from the view of the local minstrel fully aware of the beauty love, and pain of life found within the story. Sean Rowe brings the pain, the love, the power of James and Red Molly to life. Rough, raw, guttural and beautiful, most of all beautiful.

This should have 100 million views. It's that good.

I always feel like standing up and applauding after I've watched this.

My God... I feel privileged to have seen and heard this.

One of my most favourite performances Hands down

Nothing beats watching soul being poured through a man and his guitar

Dude looks like he just stripped down and rebuilt a busted truck engine with a hangover and found out it was the magneto all the time. Looks really pissed at something and put all that energy into killing the strings. Outstanding!, I hope your truck breaks down loads more.

This fellah is a Vincent, brutal and elegant. When he finishes I can smell hot metal and oil. The whole song is like a good fast ride on a crisp morning.

My favourite cover of this masterpiece 👌 Love his passsion & tone!

My faith in humanity is restored when I hear this.

Blistering. Sean's taken a remarkable, unique song, and owned it. He looks dangerous, and sounds catastrophically fucking awesome. Great cinematography. I have to watch again. And again.

My husband and i had this as our first dance song at our wedding last year... at a motorbike rally, awesome day, awesome song.

The power of this performance almost ripped a hole in the space time continuum.

"I'll tell you in earnest, I'm a dangerous man." Never before have I believed a statement more.

Sean Rowe doesn’t do push ups, he pushes the world down.

This is my favorite version of this. Thank you Sean Rowe

Man what a unique voice this guy has! The fact that I hadn't heard of him before is criminal.

Love the original, beatiful tune and lyrics, but Sean here sounds like he's roaring down the highway and taking no prisoners. Bravo!

I still come back to this every now and again and it still makes me feel the way it did all those years ago. Amazing

The best rendition of this song ever. No others compare.

Amazing cover - best version I've ever heard

this man was born to sing this song

This maybe my favorite RU-vid video ever

I've listened to this many times and my hair still stands on end

It's been so long since a song made me feel something so powerful

This song hits me like a train every time! More guts, soul and power than a Vincent Black Lightning 1952!

I'm late to the party. But my god what a party. This may be the best thing in the world.

Just tell me that's not the best thing you've seen and heard in a while!!

Brutal. Electric. Elegant. Shivers.

Holy shit! Ive heard this cover a thousand times but I plugged my phone into my sub woofer... It was like hearing it for the first time. The whole house was shaking

My Dad always wanted a Vincent. A 1948 Black Shadow. Up until his his death he was a Triumph man.

Wow. This is the best version of this song I've ever heard. I heard Richard Thompson perform it twice in concert and it was amazing, but this was even better. Can't imagine anyone topping this.

this is probably the the best cover of anything ever, sean totally smashes this song, fantastic

I've watched this at least 72 times already; Sean was born to own this song.

Why this hasn't been released as a 7", or in general, is beyond me.... Incredible guitar work.

After Sean Rowe, no one should attempt to cover this tune

HOLY SMOKES!! What did I just witness?!! This is killer.

I ride....I am a musician.....this could be one of the best and most powerful songs ever written and performed for "my-kind".....A-Mfkn-Men !!! Ride until you can no longer !!! Bless Richard Thompson for writing this and stand in "Awe" as Sean Rowe sing it ! "Ride Hard until the end of the trail".......

7:41 "I think that was better." Understatement of the year. Guy brought the house down.

love watching sean play this lovely heartfelt song with such passion, box hill is just down the road from me, big biker meet every sunday , love it!

I've listened to this countless amounts of times. Complete masterpiece

I am absolutely in awe of how incredible this is.....every single time. I must have played this a hundred times. I am humbled by the incredible talent of Mr. Sean Rowe. Goose bumps every time!

Holy shit. Stunning performance of a brilliant song. I cannot even begin to imagine how so much talent can be inside one human being. Mind. Blown.

The man takes it to another whole level

Sean, this cover makes me cry every time I listen to it. The amount of emotion that you put into this song is overwhelming. Everything about this song screams hope, love, desperation, and despair. The very things that make life LIFE. I've heard the original but you bring it to life in a whole new and raw way. It would be amazing if you could to a studio version of this.

Sean did an amazing job on this. Masterpiece with just a strong voice, guitar e so much felling.

I'm always amazed at how wild, raw and dangerous this guitar sounds. and how perfectly it fits this interpretation.

He’s remastered a classic to utter perfection.

Red and black,my favourite colour scheme.You complete and utter bastard,you have just reduced me to tears.I absolutely love Richard Thompson song, but your version has such urgency and pain beyond words.Love it,absolutely love it. Ta very much.

This comes up on my RU-vid recommendations every couple of days and hell, I watch it every time.

when you understand the lyrics.....you can play , and the song makes sense.......this is a STRONG example of that!!!!!!

so many great covers out there but this just blows them away, superb

I still come back to this. Amazing, incredible doesn't even start to describe the performance which brings the narrative of the song into a timeless love story, urgently, where life is cheap

This gets better every time I watch it. It's lightning in a bottle, no pun intended...well... maybe.

Seen several covers of this amazing song. This is the only one I've seen that "gets it"and not only does justice to the original but adds to it.

Sunday Morning Coffee & Smoke & This , Feeling Blessed

I’ve watched and rewatched Sean Rowe tear apart this track probably fifty times over the past three years. Powerful, powerful stuff.

Never get tired of this. Incredible musician.

Might be the most unique dude I've ever listened to, incredible.

And two years later, this is still the best recording of 1952 Vincent black Lightning!

Holy good bloody gods this performance is... I cannot think of praise high enough to say how amazing, extraordinary, breath-taking this is!

Epic story. Epic telling. Epic guitar playing. I wish movies would tell such stories.

OFF. THE. HOOK!!! Wow. Just Wow. So Amazing! I get lost in this rendition every time I hear it. Transports me to another place, builds it up, then burns it straight down to the ground, and builds it up again to end it with that guitar smoldering in ashes.

Rarely I have goosebumps. This man gave me some.

Can't stop playing this! My wife, everyone at work, all my friends are sick of me telling them to listen to it. Just stumbled on it randomly a week ago and it's in my head 24/7. I like every version of the song but this is by far the one that punches you the hardest.

I find myself coming back to this performance every now and then. It is becoming my favorite cover, and Sean Rowe is quickly becoming one of my favorite artists.

That”s a f....king amazing version of that song, at first i thought how is he going to do justice to this Richard Thompson song but he truly took it to another level.

I seen a lot of great musicians, but this is one of the best performances I've ever seen. GREAT!

Listening to this for 9 years and everytime it feels like the first time. Each time I love it more!!!

Superb. Always was a great song, but Sean's version puts it right into the mouth of young James. Not only the best version of this song I've heard, but one of the best songs I've ever heard.

Phenomenal cover. Sadly I heard this version before the original. I like the cover a lot more. Sean Rowe’s energy makes this song come alive and more relatable.

A Million views. Congrats. One of my favorite performances from Sean. I could watch it another hundred times.

what an awesome performance Mr. Rowe....you owned this song all the way.... not very often I get to see someone connect with a song like this.... thank you for sharing....

How have I never heard of this guy before, here via the film "The Accountant" and the track "To leave something behind", bloody awesome!

This video is like drinking an energy drink. Sean's energy is contagious. This man is a master of his craft.

Outstanding version. That throbbing guitar all the way through is really frightening. Live it

Thank you Sean Rowe for singing this fantastic song

The most high-energy cover of this I've ever heard!

Such a haunting song. It plays in my mind like a movie every time I hear it.

A great great cover of a brilliant Richard Thompson song. 1st class.

701,852 views thus far, I feel like 700,000 of them are mine!! I cant help but play it over and over again. I build, own and ride the piss out of vintage bikes. These are hand made machines built with skill and passion, and they definitely have a soul... not like these modern day robot built products. Vincent, Matchless, Brough, J.A. Prestwich, Ariel... these are legends.

Godamn it!! Passion and Soul!! Know the song! Only just discovered this Man! He's Blown me away!!! It's been on repeat all day! Still absolutely loving it!! My Wife's probably had enough! But that's married life for you!!!...

I've heard so many people try to cover this song, and they nearly all fail miserably. Mostly because they try to imitate Thompson, which isn't possible. This guy just changes it up and makes it his own, and it's fucking great!

Wow i consider myself a strong tough guy but this had me choked up when a song hits you like this you know it wow powerful shit excuse me while i sit here and smoke this joint and listen again

And why is this not on Spotify man? Thats crazy! Spread like wildfire. Promise!

This is a ridiculous performance. Goose bumps every time. Well done Sean, taking a great song and making it greater is a wonderful thing.