@yardbirds333: I don't think that I've ever heard the versions you mentioned. But I'm going to look them up.
Thank you for the tip.
My favorite version so far would be the one by Crispian St.Peters. I can listen to it time and time again, and it still brings a tear to my eye everytime I hear it. That's doesn't happen with many other songs I have to say.
@BluesmanDizzy jim was phil ochs roomate taught him how to play the guitar and jim and jean did some of the first recordings of his songs phil wrote the notes on the back of the album join the phil ochs club in facebook
This version by the Brothers Four does not really do a good job. They have changed some of the lyrics: they sing "serpentine parade" instead of "circle time parade" and they have left out about half the verses. If you want a good versionj listen to Gordon Lightfoot. Or if you want to hear Phil Ochs himself singing it, look for the version with Phil Ochs and Julie Felix in Sweden. The sound on that one is terrible, but Phil and Julie singing are so beautiful. Both versions are on Youtube.
This is a very interesting interpretation of Phil Ochs's least political song. There is a certain irony in dressing up a "one night stand" song. Of course, I doubt the Brothers Four would do Phil's political stuff.
I am Japanese who turns 54 years old this year. It knew Brothers Four when it was 40 previous state of year or more junior high school student, and it heard it well. It was not found though the title was not understood and it looked for by YouTube though it liked this tune. It found it by chance now. It misses and tears fall.
@rokoseiji Hello, Rokoseiji-san! I am a 63-year-old Canadian. I also have loved this song all my life. But I do not think this version by the Brothers 4 is good. Try the Youtube version by Gordon Lightfoot. We love this song because it is about our mortality. Japanese culture speaks a lot about how changes, aging, mortality and death are both good and bad. The Japanese poems about plum blossoms that must fall are like the Asian version of this song. We hate to die, but we celebrate it.
@yardbirds333: I don't think that I've ever heard the versions you mentioned. But I'm going to look them up.
Thank you for the tip.
My favorite version so far would be the one by Crispian St.Peters. I can listen to it time and time again, and it still brings a tear to my eye everytime I hear it. That's doesn't happen with many other songs I have to say.
BluesmanDizzy 2 months ago
@BluesmanDizzy The crispian version sounds like he is ripping off jim and jeans arrangement
spacepatrolman 1 month ago
@spacepatrolman You are right about the likeness.
But I'm not sure who came first.
They both recorded it in 1966, as far as I can see.
Probably Jim & Jean, like you say.
But I like StPeters version better to be honest, and he did both voices (over-dubbed here and there)
BluesmanDizzy 1 month ago
@BluesmanDizzy jim was phil ochs roomate taught him how to play the guitar and jim and jean did some of the first recordings of his songs phil wrote the notes on the back of the album join the phil ochs club in facebook
spacepatrolman 1 month ago
@spacepatrolman
In that case I have to agree with you about who came first.
Thanks for the information. I do appreciate.
BluesmanDizzy 1 month ago
@BluesmanDizzy listen to gene clark and carla olsens version another jim and jean ripoff
spacepatrolman 1 month ago
@spacepatrolman Oh man, that's a terrible version. It has hardly any feeling in it.
BluesmanDizzy 1 month ago
This version by the Brothers Four does not really do a good job. They have changed some of the lyrics: they sing "serpentine parade" instead of "circle time parade" and they have left out about half the verses. If you want a good versionj listen to Gordon Lightfoot. Or if you want to hear Phil Ochs himself singing it, look for the version with Phil Ochs and Julie Felix in Sweden. The sound on that one is terrible, but Phil and Julie singing are so beautiful. Both versions are on Youtube.
Valteron8 8 months ago
This is a very interesting interpretation of Phil Ochs's least political song. There is a certain irony in dressing up a "one night stand" song. Of course, I doubt the Brothers Four would do Phil's political stuff.
pedonbio 1 year ago
This was never my favorite Phil Ochs song, but I like it even less in this version.
doctorpsycho1960 1 year ago
Changes is one of my all time favorite songs.
But I don't like this version.
Of course the close harmony is o.k.
But there's not a lot of feeling in the singing I'm sorry to say.
BluesmanDizzy 1 year ago
@BluesmanDizzy I agree fully. My 2 favourites are Ian And Sylvia at the \newport Festival and then Lightfoots warm, rich rendition.
yardbirds333 2 months ago
I am Japanese who turns 54 years old this year. It knew Brothers Four when it was 40 previous state of year or more junior high school student, and it heard it well. It was not found though the title was not understood and it looked for by YouTube though it liked this tune. It found it by chance now. It misses and tears fall.
rokoseiji 1 year ago 6
@rokoseiji Hello, Rokoseiji-san! I am a 63-year-old Canadian. I also have loved this song all my life. But I do not think this version by the Brothers 4 is good. Try the Youtube version by Gordon Lightfoot. We love this song because it is about our mortality. Japanese culture speaks a lot about how changes, aging, mortality and death are both good and bad. The Japanese poems about plum blossoms that must fall are like the Asian version of this song. We hate to die, but we celebrate it.
Valteron8 8 months ago