I bought this album when it first came out. The music is still such a beautiful sound. I remember having both my parents come into my bedroom to listen to it with me. I sat on the floor just watching them listen. Just beautiful.
I found Shawn's music while in Phoenix 1972. I have never been the same since. His voice,words and arrangement speak to my soul...Haven't been without his talents since.....In concert..he is simply put...Captivating! Just puts a bad day into perspective.
What a marvelous song - been listening to it for years but never tire of hearing it. First bought this disc in a record store in Twickenham, UK. An amazing musician.
it's amazing that I created a song similar using Dm F, C, G with different fingerpicking patterns.
But the essence is the same. Years after the song was made with no knowledge of past creation. It's amazing how the music of the universe is timeless.
My dad has been a fan since first dating my mom on the 70s and they listened to this guy a lot. He dug out his old vinyl when Shawn came to St. Cloud for a concert and said that Shawn is still a great singer/player and has even kept up with the technology, using looping machines and a Mac on stage to create new sounds.
Bonjour, je cherche désespérément "what's happening Jim" introuvable sur iTunes, YouTube etc... Quelqu'un aurait-il la gentillesse de le mettre sur YouTube ?!...
In 1972 I was playing a new song in Quebec City, Canada that I'd just written and someone commented that it sounded a little like Shaw Phillips. I'd never heard of him before, but I remembered his name. When I asked around people looked at me like I had two heads. It seems he was a cult star in Quebec City. I went to a local record store and purchased "Second Contribution." I met him year later and he was such a small man, and I wondered where does all that voice come from? Great Artist!!
I have both "Second Contribution" and "Faces" LPs. I bought "Faces" whilst browsing in a record store back in the 70s. It was being played over the store audio system and I bought it on the strength of one track. I had never listened to him before, but have been hooked since. In fact back in those days, I purchased most of my records in that fashion....
This was one of my favorite albums during my high school years, lost it during a moving transaction and decided to look it up.. great memories such a classic.
In 1974 I started college and a friend, with hair as long as Shaun's, was a big fan of his music. I fondly remember the evenings together drinking cold beer, smoking herb and listening to Shaun's Collaboration albums .... I still have 1st and 2nd on vinyl, of course. Thanks for sharing this beautiful song on YouTube .... it is amazing what one finds here :)
A gift to be held in your pocket for life....I'm 57 and saw him sing live in HoustonTx live around 72.....part of my life thread.....love you Shawn............
@tokenannie awesome!! I would have loved to see him in concert... any time. I'm 54 and have continued to be a fan. Great comment -- it IS part of my life thread also. Sooo coool!!
@atfatw As we are all entitled to our opinions you are entitled to yours. Just know that even in your prime you could not even hold a candle to the talent that he has in his little finger. And you too, unless your tongue strangles you, will grow older. Peace be with you.
@krazycore Producers get sued all the time for sampling things without permission and unless you know for a fact that they got permission for using a track... don't say shit about it. Im not trying to be a dick, just saying.. stop snitching!
@krazycore That's cool I didn't know those artists have sampled Shawn. But I am NOT surprised. For YEARS I've been saying that Shawn was the ORIGINAL RAPPER...lol! On other songs like Sleepwalker, Song for Mr C & Moonshine ( here on youtube), you can really hear it: he packs a lot of syllables, very rhythmically, in a short time. TRUE ARTIST in so many ways! :)
Hey, i really love this song. The melody is sampled in a few hip-hop songs, and so i came to this one. The songs are "First Person" by CYNE and "Remember me" by CunninLynguists, they're worth checking out. Have fun!
I grew up with this album. It warmed my soul at a time when most kids were just learning their ABC's. Ah, what days those were. Thanks, Shawn, for all that you've done for me in my life. A blessing in disguise if there ever was one.
@atfatw I don't know, but he has a great manager - lived in Bloonimgton last time I spoke w/him. Go to Shawns website & see if you can find how to contact his mgr - I'm sure it's still an option. He would be able to tell you. I was able to get his phone number & called him & he burned me a cd of one that was no longer available - couldn't find it anywhere. Good guy; he certainly didn't have to do that for me; I mean 1 copy? Good luck & let me know what you find out...
Shawn knew an English teacher at my High School in Richfield, Mn & he played for us there three times. I know every word to Second Contribution by heart; still. Since then, I have seen him several times at the Fine Line in MPLS, The Medina, & even a concert on a private estate in my (original) home town of Bemidji, Mn. He is my favorite entertainer, or as he prefers to call himself, composer. He doesn't edit the lyrics when he writes them; he just puts it down as it flows out - I believe him!
Shawn knew an English teacher at my High School in Richfield, Mn & he played for us there three times. I know every word to Second Contribution by heart; still. Since then, I have seen him several times at the Fine Line in MPLS, The Medina, & even a concert on a private estate in my (original) home town of Bemidji, Mn. He is my favorite entertainer, or as he prefers to call himself, composer. He doesn't edit the lyrics when he writes them; he just puts it down as it flows out - I believe him.
Outstanding.Thanks for sharing zoodden. Definitely listed on my 'best music of my life' play list. Hope I can purchase this somewhere, it's been a long time.
cavolo e' stupenda questa canzone..ma in Italia perche' non li pubblicizzano questi artisti? di che hanno paura? proviamo ad immaginare...non e' mica difficile...
I'm proud to say I have been a fan of this excellent musician/singer since my girlfriend at the time (1973) turned me on to his music. I purchased the album "Colaboration" and I was hooked. This guy's vocal range is outstanding and his songs tend to have such a magical quality to them. Put your headphones on after grabing your favourite beverage and comfort food and allow yourself to get lost in the land of Shawn Phillips. Time well spent.
@glenalan1954 Hi! I was so thrilled to see your comments, for I love him too& also discovered him in HS. Have you heard any of his more recent music? Specifically the CD "Beyond here be Dragons"? There is a song on it titled "Moments" that you must hear, if you haven't. It epitomizes the meaning on happiness in my opinion. He is my favorite (see my comment above). Did you hear the story about how he lost his hair (temp.) in a boating accident in Italy years ago? Reply, if interested.
@TheKimberly1975 Yes, "Moments' is truly a masterpiece. I've seen Shawn in Atlanta 3 times, the 1st in a club near Lindburgh Plaza in Atlanta. I also saw Scarlet Rivera there too. I think back fondly of those counterculture late 60s - early 70s. The creative forces in music and literature were incredibly strong.
@glenalan1954 comfort food is junky food! candy bars, hamburgers, pizza, SODA POP. even candy bars these coarse mood alterating 'foods' are just what a junky loves
Haven's heard him for years and years. His records were not available in Russia in 70-es. Incredible feeling - to hear his voice again. Like to return to the childhood.
Does somebody know where to find another masterpiece, Storm ? Thanks to krysstyan we can hear a short part here (reprise by Marie Laforêt), but I failed to find the full song... Thanks.
I heard this live the other night... and Shawn puts in so much emotion that I thought his guitar was going to break from the sheer feeling coming from the man.... I grew up with this song when my father would sing it and i learned it.... we still do
I would go to sleep by this song in the seventies. It's hauntingly beautiful. I think it's his best song. There is so much crappy music out there today.
I bought this alblum when it first came out in 1970 while I was a senior at Pius X high school in Lincoln, NE. This song/ballad of Casey Deiss continues to sear the inner recesses of my soul with loving truth. Thank you for posting...most excellent. To all others...listen, learn, and enjoy
Shawn Phillips is one of my favorite (re?)discoveries. I inherited 600 vinyls (LP) and have 6 of his albums. He is an insightful bard of infinite talent. This is a masterpiece of story telling - many of his works are.
I was a brand new teacher in a tough inner city school in Buffalo in 1970 and I once played this beautiful song on a record player for those kids. They settled down, read the lyric sheet I provided and we spent the rest of the class discussing the beauty of the words, the poetic images and the sad story within this masterpiece. It started off a whole unit on poets and songwriters.
I loved the album cover. I picked the record out of my brother's record collection because of it when I was about 14.I was enraptured. and he was like my special secret cos noone my age had ever heard of him. beautiful music oh yes!
I too have been listening to his music for 30+ yrs. Amazing music. Thanks for years of pleasure. Still have his "records" on vinyl and I amaze my friends with his music, for many have never heard of him. "Woman" moved one of my friends to tears, (the version on the orginal album). Thanks again :)
@atfatw y singing great music duh. i usually listen to heavy metal or punk rock but this dude is so good i cant help but enjoy his incredible talent. dude if u dont realise that why are u listening to this?
@atfatw by singing great music duh. i usually listen to heavy metal or punk rock but this dude is so good i cant help but enjoy his incredible talent. dude if u dont realise that why are u listening to this?
@atfatw "OLD GUY" excuse me but if you're lucky someday you'll get to be our age. I guarantee that if you do reach 50 you'll understand how it feels when you're raising a family, working hard, playing good citizen and maybe having served your country in the military to have people dismiss you as simply OLD. Mark my words, you should be valuing the things that came before you because someday you'll be in our shoes.
This song is awesome.....Someone PLEASE POST "what's happening jim" and an original version of "moonshine". My 2 favorite SP songs of all time!! Cant find anything on "what's happening jim"?
@MetaOracle A lot of artists sampled from this number. The Loyalists - Wash, CunninLynguists as you brought out yourself, also a number called Tomorrow made by Thomax from another number with Murs. I think there is a couple more .. just can't remember them :)
Shawn was and always will be my all time fav. artist.......I continue to see him in small towns like Wakefield Que. and I get the same chills that i got 30 years ago. love you shawn
hip hop artist cyne and cunninglynguists sampled this song.cyne did it better. but still just by itself this is a pretty dam soul touching song.i can see why this song can make anything sound like gold.
this song helped my dad when he was young .and he showed and played the song for me and it touched my soul it is a beautifull song .thanks dad for showing me this song your the best dad in the world !! love you dad
But STILL: There was no crafting of a "whole new song"....The BOCD melody was copied wholesale and a rap laid over it - no musical creativity whosoever...
Answer: 3rd wrd man. Same level of creativity any college sophomore lit major could throw down - a bit of rhyme, some meter, alliteration, maybe even metaphor and allusion if I cared to listen but no big deal profanity laced w/Christian references are meathead material & who isn't searching for the answer to the age old question. Shawn's lyrics in this one song show more than this rap about the irony in life without posturing. Get real. Go hear the man sing it at age 65 at shawnphillipsDVD.
takes me back to CHOM Montreal...the music I grew up on...and which I will never forget...tks for posting a classic...just introduced my wife to Shawn's music...fantastic
Yes, great song. Casey Dies was a good friend of Shawn and my wife till that day in a forest near Positano Casey took his ax to cut wood and was struck dead by lighting. Casey Dies. Yes he did, but lives on in song. Thank you Shawn.
I was on some vid. I heard this song. It was beautiful then a rapper came on. I sobbed.
BackRowRacing98 3 days ago
how come shawn phillips was not at woodstock
atfatw 6 days ago
I bought this album when it first came out. The music is still such a beautiful sound. I remember having both my parents come into my bedroom to listen to it with me. I sat on the floor just watching them listen. Just beautiful.
ginaved 6 days ago
its a good thing its all on youtube its not posssible to get his albums or cassette tapes anymore
atfatw 1 week ago
okay ~ at 51 years old ...i am a newbie ~
heapbigtalk 2 weeks ago
I found Shawn's music while in Phoenix 1972. I have never been the same since. His voice,words and arrangement speak to my soul...Haven't been without his talents since.....In concert..he is simply put...Captivating! Just puts a bad day into perspective.
tcwilson60 2 weeks ago in playlist Shawn Phillips - The ballad of Casey Deiss
What a marvelous song - been listening to it for years but never tire of hearing it. First bought this disc in a record store in Twickenham, UK. An amazing musician.
oormail 2 weeks ago
OMG this is amazing......an absolute classic, a pure beauty!!!
wawaheed15 2 weeks ago
it's amazing that I created a song similar using Dm F, C, G with different fingerpicking patterns.
But the essence is the same. Years after the song was made with no knowledge of past creation. It's amazing how the music of the universe is timeless.
ccctripodccc 3 weeks ago
I purchased this album in 1970. I loved it then... I love it now! Simply brilliant!!!!
gatewoodcircle 1 month ago
Absolute Classic!!
tangles1960 1 month ago
CHECK OUT...
Eli G
larsy1313 2 months ago
My dad has been a fan since first dating my mom on the 70s and they listened to this guy a lot. He dug out his old vinyl when Shawn came to St. Cloud for a concert and said that Shawn is still a great singer/player and has even kept up with the technology, using looping machines and a Mac on stage to create new sounds.
joshlee1090 2 months ago
Abstract Reality!
mikl4700 2 months ago 2
Man, Johnny Cash used the same chord progression for his cover of Nine Inch Nails cover of Hurt.
bongowongowongo 2 months ago
@bongowongowongo johhnnys progression was a minor, c, d. This is a minor, c, g
HannnahBalector 1 month ago
i went to a concert at Northup Hall, back in the day. Powerful! Happy to find this!
1driga 2 months ago
cyne and Cunninlynguists ^^
anonspacecowboy 2 months ago
@anonspacecowboy which one of cyne??
Kibrule 1 month ago
@Kibrule cyne-first person, sir!
anonspacecowboy 1 month ago
I'm hooked to his voice!! so soothing, so calm...
shinoharataro 3 months ago
Cunninlynguists ;)
lemisanthrope 3 months ago 29
not another artist like Shawn! ;) thanks husband for turning me onto him! ;)
NokomisSunshine 3 months ago
One of the truly great balladeers..
Davek54 4 months ago
good memories i ised to have this album....
pontello3 4 months ago in playlist Shawn Phillips - The ballad of Casey Deiss
Bonjour, je cherche désespérément "what's happening Jim" introuvable sur iTunes, YouTube etc... Quelqu'un aurait-il la gentillesse de le mettre sur YouTube ?!...
Merci.
misstopcool336 5 months ago
aveva capito parecchio, il tipo....! ^ì^
TheFarfallo 5 months ago
we need more of this kind of music!!
lilmike55912 6 months ago
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In 1972 I was playing a new song in Quebec City, Canada that I'd just written and someone commented that it sounded a little like Shaw Phillips. I'd never heard of him before, but I remembered his name. When I asked around people looked at me like I had two heads. It seems he was a cult star in Quebec City. I went to a local record store and purchased "Second Contribution." I met him year later and he was such a small man, and I wondered where does all that voice come from? Great Artist!!
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hgaskins 6 months ago
I have both "Second Contribution" and "Faces" LPs. I bought "Faces" whilst browsing in a record store back in the 70s. It was being played over the store audio system and I bought it on the strength of one track. I had never listened to him before, but have been hooked since. In fact back in those days, I purchased most of my records in that fashion....
d0csevern 6 months ago
This was one of my favorite albums during my high school years, lost it during a moving transaction and decided to look it up.. great memories such a classic.
Thanks youtube and thank you Shawn...
freddy021000 6 months ago
just awsome!!!
srteight100 7 months ago
Thanks to my mom's old records I've discovered this :)
birdcalledhope333 7 months ago
In 1974 I started college and a friend, with hair as long as Shaun's, was a big fan of his music. I fondly remember the evenings together drinking cold beer, smoking herb and listening to Shaun's Collaboration albums .... I still have 1st and 2nd on vinyl, of course. Thanks for sharing this beautiful song on YouTube .... it is amazing what one finds here :)
Ilaab1995 7 months ago
I've loved Shawn's music since his first album. Still amazing... and still listening to it. Shawn - you STILL rock!
janmomaz4 8 months ago
This is nice!
HenRoc4 8 months ago
A gift to be held in your pocket for life....I'm 57 and saw him sing live in HoustonTx live around 72.....part of my life thread.....love you Shawn............
tokenannie 8 months ago 10
@tokenannie awesome!! I would have loved to see him in concert... any time. I'm 54 and have continued to be a fan. Great comment -- it IS part of my life thread also. Sooo coool!!
janmomaz4 7 months ago
3:27 so beautiful! Please check out CunninLynguists - Remember Me. Great remix!
HipHoff 9 months ago
@HipHoff Check also Cyne - First Person :)
AkagiFreaks 7 months ago
@AkagiFreaks Thanks a lot, can't stop listening to it!
Cheers!
HipHoff 7 months ago
Stop your bickering boys, it's a great song. Enough said.
TheFlosher 9 months ago
Great song. Enough said.
TheFlosher 9 months ago
shawn phillip sucks! once a fine unique singer now a old man who sucks!
atfatw 9 months ago
@atfatw As we are all entitled to our opinions you are entitled to yours. Just know that even in your prime you could not even hold a candle to the talent that he has in his little finger. And you too, unless your tongue strangles you, will grow older. Peace be with you.
bc78260 9 months ago
@bc78260 you suck! you sanctimonious bum!
atfatw 9 months ago
@atfatw Cool story bro.......
bc78260 9 months ago
molto molto malinconica. meravigliosa
merdammuffita 10 months ago
yo I am surprised to find that a lot of great hiphop tracks uses samples from artists like this..
cunninlynguists, cyne, nujabes.. AWESOME!!
krazycore 10 months ago 2
@krazycore STOP SNITCHING!
WhatAboutDaBeatz 9 months ago
@WhatAboutDaBeatz they are actually good.. much respect to the original ones..like this one
but sometimes the beat version is much better..
krazycore 9 months ago 2
@krazycore Im aware of the songs you speak of im just saying don't blow up the artists. Cmon man, you should know how this hip hop game goes.
WhatAboutDaBeatz 9 months ago
@WhatAboutDaBeatz how does this hip hop game go?
krazycore 9 months ago
@krazycore Producers get sued all the time for sampling things without permission and unless you know for a fact that they got permission for using a track... don't say shit about it. Im not trying to be a dick, just saying.. stop snitching!
WhatAboutDaBeatz 9 months ago
@krazycore That's cool I didn't know those artists have sampled Shawn. But I am NOT surprised. For YEARS I've been saying that Shawn was the ORIGINAL RAPPER...lol! On other songs like Sleepwalker, Song for Mr C & Moonshine ( here on youtube), you can really hear it: he packs a lot of syllables, very rhythmically, in a short time. TRUE ARTIST in so many ways! :)
lizzabbott 9 months ago
@lizzabbott NO, phillip defies classification. maybe, just maybe, he is similar to folk music but he is a true original totally individual.
atfatw 9 months ago 2
@atfatw Oh I know..I agree that he defies classification. I wasn't classifying as that and that only .:)
lizzabbott 9 months ago
Hey, i really love this song. The melody is sampled in a few hip-hop songs, and so i came to this one. The songs are "First Person" by CYNE and "Remember me" by CunninLynguists, they're worth checking out. Have fun!
timmyzwerg 10 months ago 3
@timmyzwerg STOP SNITCHING!
WhatAboutDaBeatz 9 months ago
My friends were playing KISS and Alice Cooper and all I had was this album from my parents, I got the better deal !
djmatts1 10 months ago 2
beautiful
Joker133706 11 months ago
I grew up with this album. It warmed my soul at a time when most kids were just learning their ABC's. Ah, what days those were. Thanks, Shawn, for all that you've done for me in my life. A blessing in disguise if there ever was one.
ithiosgargamos 11 months ago 2
@atfatw I don't know, but he has a great manager - lived in Bloonimgton last time I spoke w/him. Go to Shawns website & see if you can find how to contact his mgr - I'm sure it's still an option. He would be able to tell you. I was able to get his phone number & called him & he burned me a cd of one that was no longer available - couldn't find it anywhere. Good guy; he certainly didn't have to do that for me; I mean 1 copy? Good luck & let me know what you find out...
TheKimberly1975 11 months ago
Wow...I just ran across this. I haven't heard this since the 70's when I bought the album and learned to play this song.
Thank you for posting this.........beautiful
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Shawn knew an English teacher at my High School in Richfield, Mn & he played for us there three times. I know every word to Second Contribution by heart; still. Since then, I have seen him several times at the Fine Line in MPLS, The Medina, & even a concert on a private estate in my (original) home town of Bemidji, Mn. He is my favorite entertainer, or as he prefers to call himself, composer. He doesn't edit the lyrics when he writes them; he just puts it down as it flows out - I believe him!
TheKimberly1975 1 year ago
Shawn knew an English teacher at my High School in Richfield, Mn & he played for us there three times. I know every word to Second Contribution by heart; still. Since then, I have seen him several times at the Fine Line in MPLS, The Medina, & even a concert on a private estate in my (original) home town of Bemidji, Mn. He is my favorite entertainer, or as he prefers to call himself, composer. He doesn't edit the lyrics when he writes them; he just puts it down as it flows out - I believe him.
TheKimberly1975 1 year ago
@TheKimberly1975
I lived in Bloomington around 1972 there was a rumor he rented a farm in burnsville any truth to this do you know?
atfatw 11 months ago
Outstanding.Thanks for sharing zoodden. Definitely listed on my 'best music of my life' play list. Hope I can purchase this somewhere, it's been a long time.
GrassRootGardens 1 year ago
props to the chicharones, cunninlynguists, and cyne for sampling this great song.
thetalibum 1 year ago
cavolo e' stupenda questa canzone..ma in Italia perche' non li pubblicizzano questi artisti? di che hanno paura? proviamo ad immaginare...non e' mica difficile...
milly8389 1 year ago
in the 20 second interval from switching vids my computer all of a sudden decided the flash player was no longer good enough...bs
smokedeganja 1 year ago
I'm proud to say I have been a fan of this excellent musician/singer since my girlfriend at the time (1973) turned me on to his music. I purchased the album "Colaboration" and I was hooked. This guy's vocal range is outstanding and his songs tend to have such a magical quality to them. Put your headphones on after grabing your favourite beverage and comfort food and allow yourself to get lost in the land of Shawn Phillips. Time well spent.
glenalan1954 1 year ago 31
@glenalan1954 Hi! I was so thrilled to see your comments, for I love him too& also discovered him in HS. Have you heard any of his more recent music? Specifically the CD "Beyond here be Dragons"? There is a song on it titled "Moments" that you must hear, if you haven't. It epitomizes the meaning on happiness in my opinion. He is my favorite (see my comment above). Did you hear the story about how he lost his hair (temp.) in a boating accident in Italy years ago? Reply, if interested.
TheKimberly1975 1 year ago
@TheKimberly1975 Yes, "Moments' is truly a masterpiece. I've seen Shawn in Atlanta 3 times, the 1st in a club near Lindburgh Plaza in Atlanta. I also saw Scarlet Rivera there too. I think back fondly of those counterculture late 60s - early 70s. The creative forces in music and literature were incredibly strong.
jereuter01 11 months ago
@glenalan1954 too bad you can't stay there
atfatw 8 months ago
@glenalan1954 good to hear that story man, i was hooked ever since hearing this song! pure psychedelia
Mereoner1 5 months ago in playlist Digging Gems
@glenalan1954 Did you and I have the same girlfriend?This is one great musician...
humptysdump 4 months ago
@glenalan1954 comfy food is coarse junky food
atfatw 3 months ago
@glenalan1954 VERY VERY WELL SAID!!!!!!
monroe1285 2 months ago
@glenalan1954 comfort food is junky food! candy bars, hamburgers, pizza, SODA POP. even candy bars these coarse mood alterating 'foods' are just what a junky loves
atfatw 2 months ago
a unique and a wonderful voice
guymichel8 1 year ago
underated
MrKolt2112 1 year ago
Haven's heard him for years and years. His records were not available in Russia in 70-es. Incredible feeling - to hear his voice again. Like to return to the childhood.
Cantonovcantonov 1 year ago
Named my oldest boy Casey Shawn, in a vain-glorious attempt to honor this man who has meant so much to me through his words and music.
BearBull86 1 year ago
@BearBull86 vainglorious - one word.
universalradio 1 year ago
@universalradio One word misapplied.
glennst01 1 year ago
this song gives me a little hope... I juste don't know why. Thank you Shawn Phillips!
Frank332666 1 year ago
allucinante! io amo quest'uomo e la sua musica
Mrsozzach 1 year ago
Does somebody know where to find another masterpiece, Storm ? Thanks to krysstyan we can hear a short part here (reprise by Marie Laforêt), but I failed to find the full song... Thanks.
romu2222 1 year ago
@romu2222 ...Isn't That Marc Almond Band?
lowmax1313 9 months ago
Anyone else than CYNE, Cunninlynguists, Chicharones and The Loyalists who sampled this?
Thanks
lysaker 1 year ago
He played this at my request for my brother years ago in Chicago, still makes me cry.
jackl3 1 year ago
like it..
aniitka155 1 year ago
Unique
jakazza 1 year ago
cyne - first person
notextinganddriving 1 year ago
nhyuiklo
copine2000 1 year ago
Saw Shawn Phillips in Moncton NB, what a performance...Bravo!!
riverviewman 1 year ago
a great, great, song even almost 30 years later its still as good as the day it was recorded!
atfatw 1 year ago
@atfatw LOL more like 40 i wish it were just 30 years ago! i'm a teenager again when i listen to Shawn..
spotbelly 1 year ago
I used to love this album. I can't remember if I had it or my friend had it! We used to listen to it all the time.
alteregosuzy 1 year ago
I heard this live the other night... and Shawn puts in so much emotion that I thought his guitar was going to break from the sheer feeling coming from the man.... I grew up with this song when my father would sing it and i learned it.... we still do
Deathtrumpet 1 year ago
amazing,beautiful,speechless !!!!!
tarahumare 1 year ago
Man......I had forgotten about Shawn over the years. Thanks for the wakeup call. I had his albums back in the early 70's.
dayspring35 1 year ago
The end of this song has a beautiful example of just how wonderful a 4 octave voice can sound. MESMERIZES Me! SUEANNE! HELLOOOOO!!!! lol
mrscookie1957 1 year ago
I would go to sleep by this song in the seventies. It's hauntingly beautiful. I think it's his best song. There is so much crappy music out there today.
chainamarie03 1 year ago
Timeless - I head this in the late 70s for the first time, when I was in the army. It still give me goose bombs - unlike the army, of course,
martinhatchuel 1 year ago
Just a quiet one for me...
lpetzer 1 year ago
magn ifique souvenirs xoxox
MomTigresseJoan 1 year ago
Check out a video of Shawn Phillips performing London Town during a private concert. Just click my user name and watch the main video on my channel.
HhHbigE33HhH 1 year ago
I bought this alblum when it first came out in 1970 while I was a senior at Pius X high school in Lincoln, NE. This song/ballad of Casey Deiss continues to sear the inner recesses of my soul with loving truth. Thank you for posting...most excellent. To all others...listen, learn, and enjoy
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Shawn Phillips is one of my favorite (re?)discoveries. I inherited 600 vinyls (LP) and have 6 of his albums. He is an insightful bard of infinite talent. This is a masterpiece of story telling - many of his works are.
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kmn1973 1 year ago
I was a brand new teacher in a tough inner city school in Buffalo in 1970 and I once played this beautiful song on a record player for those kids. They settled down, read the lyric sheet I provided and we spent the rest of the class discussing the beauty of the words, the poetic images and the sad story within this masterpiece. It started off a whole unit on poets and songwriters.
Patagonia234 1 year ago 2
We used to see him quit often in San Antonio. Put on a great show.
bc78260 1 year ago
The Loyalists - Wash
YAOMINGOWNS 1 year ago
THE CHICHARONES- Breaking Point is my favourite sample of this song :)
mickystoned 1 year ago
I nearly fell over when I heard this guy talk. He has the thickest Texas acfent I've ever heard.
j6460887 1 year ago
hey guys check out The NexXx's cover of Shawn Phillips' "Woman".
IMMALONGSLAPYOU 1 year ago
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IMMALONGSLAPYOU 1 year ago
i was listening to this when it came out ! the Album ! good stuff !
TheFoxandTheRabbit 1 year ago
great song, especially because it spawned three more amazing songs- remember me- cunninlynguists, the wash-loyalists, and first person- cyne
thesoundsofJAGX 1 year ago
I loved the album cover. I picked the record out of my brother's record collection because of it when I was about 14.I was enraptured. and he was like my special secret cos noone my age had ever heard of him. beautiful music oh yes!
danabeepilibidihi 1 year ago
I too have been listening to his music for 30+ yrs. Amazing music. Thanks for years of pleasure. Still have his "records" on vinyl and I amaze my friends with his music, for many have never heard of him. "Woman" moved one of my friends to tears, (the version on the orginal album). Thanks again :)
TJ and family
tjmacloki 1 year ago
Thanks Shawn for making the world a better place.
ultrabizz 1 year ago 14
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how has this old guy made the world a better place?
atfatw 1 year ago
@atfatw y singing great music duh. i usually listen to heavy metal or punk rock but this dude is so good i cant help but enjoy his incredible talent. dude if u dont realise that why are u listening to this?
IKEELYOUNOW 1 year ago
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@atfatw by singing great music duh. i usually listen to heavy metal or punk rock but this dude is so good i cant help but enjoy his incredible talent. dude if u dont realise that why are u listening to this?
IKEELYOUNOW 1 year ago
@atfatw "OLD GUY" excuse me but if you're lucky someday you'll get to be our age. I guarantee that if you do reach 50 you'll understand how it feels when you're raising a family, working hard, playing good citizen and maybe having served your country in the military to have people dismiss you as simply OLD. Mark my words, you should be valuing the things that came before you because someday you'll be in our shoes.
dgelcaganer10h 4 months ago 2
@ultrabizz Whats a matter with you ?? Why are you calling names??
bc78260 8 months ago
@ultrabizz Couldn't have said it any better.........
blupaul1 8 months ago
this lp cover always cracked me up - from the front cover, you expect Joni Mitchell, flip it over and...it's Shawn. Great music, of course
MKUltra3 1 year ago
@MKUltra3 ha, yep, same reaction
integral 1 year ago
I love his heartfelt simple yet refined sound.
snappingjester 1 year ago
Well, it's kinda easy but very deep lyrically.
MotoRulz 1 year ago
Where did he go?
SidewayRocking 1 year ago
@SidewayRocking still kickin.. lives in Africa with his wife... comes home to Austin here and there for some intimate gigs..
austintexasdj 1 year ago
Love Shawn Phillips' music been listening to him since I was 3 so for 34 years now.
tetajae72 2 years ago 2
there are still beatiful songs!!!!!
makelove70 2 years ago 3
the loyalists-wash
cyne-first person
CunninLynguists -Abstract/Reality
bubbathenaslover 2 years ago 3
Chicharones - Breaking Point
guadelupanjigga 1 year ago 9
@bubbathenaslover
Haha so you were wondering where those samples came from too
HipHopPolooza 1 year ago
lol yeah
bubbathenaslover 1 year ago
This song is awesome.....Someone PLEASE POST "what's happening jim" and an original version of "moonshine". My 2 favorite SP songs of all time!! Cant find anything on "what's happening jim"?
jeepstir69 2 years ago
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Beautiful song!
I learned about it because it was sampled by CunninLynguists "Abstract/Reality"
Thanks for the upload!! :)
MetaOracle 2 years ago 25
me too
dadyown 2 years ago
@MetaOracle haha i learned about it cuz it was sampled by Cyne - first person. both r great songs, if u like CunninLynguists u should like Cyne
craig427 1 year ago
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@MetaOracle haha i learned about it cuz it was sampled by Cyne - first person. both r great songs, if u like CunninLynguists u should like Cyne
craig427 1 year ago
@MetaOracle I got it from loyalists wash!
Daralici0us 1 year ago
@MetaOracle i prefer the chicharones version better
yimdimdocsum 1 year ago
@MetaOracle A lot of artists sampled from this number. The Loyalists - Wash, CunninLynguists as you brought out yourself, also a number called Tomorrow made by Thomax from another number with Murs. I think there is a couple more .. just can't remember them :)
ChristofferOzzy 1 year ago
@MetaOracle It was also sampled by Cyne - First Person
mrmaoam 1 year ago
@MetaOracle true, it was also sampled on The Chicharones' 'Breaking Point'
theInfamous3 1 year ago
@MetaOracle same here:P
it's alo sampled by Cyne "first person" bet you
like that one as well
OMGsoLAME 1 year ago
Shawn was and always will be my all time fav. artist.......I continue to see him in small towns like Wakefield Que. and I get the same chills that i got 30 years ago. love you shawn
cathybel77 2 years ago
hip hop artist cyne and cunninglynguists sampled this song.cyne did it better. but still just by itself this is a pretty dam soul touching song.i can see why this song can make anything sound like gold.
elmaestro0130 2 years ago
@elmaestro0130 both were great, the loyalists also sampled it in the wash which was also dope
thesoundsofJAGX 1 year ago
We were singing it at the new years eve yesterday.
BillySlimy15 2 years ago
I'm giving you 6 stars ****** for this one.Thank you for having it & for sharing it with us.
Zeke1950 2 years ago 2
Beatiful song, how ever last minutes suck big time. But still, very nice.
A song worth sampling :)
Leidsehoodie 2 years ago
Pulled out of my younger years - nice, very nice...
meddleatpompeii 2 years ago
this song helped my dad when he was young .and he showed and played the song for me and it touched my soul it is a beautifull song .thanks dad for showing me this song your the best dad in the world !! love you dad
pgouws99 2 years ago
your a good person.make your dad proud.
elmaestro0130 2 years ago
cyne sampled this so damn perfect!! =D
MastaOfSound 2 years ago
cunninlynguists done it sick aswell
exacizzle 2 years ago
Cunnin!
iJukeboxxxxxxxx 2 years ago 2
If you made it over here Sinnersrwinners I'll try to lead you to water, but I doubt you'll DRINK: 4:35
jereuter01 2 years ago
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I agree...................BUT still!, Even though it is (arguably) the best part it might not be whats best for crafting a whole new song around.
sinnersrwinners 2 years ago
But STILL: There was no crafting of a "whole new song"....The BOCD melody was copied wholesale and a rap laid over it - no musical creativity whosoever...
jereuter01 2 years ago
Is rap not music? Was there no creativity in the lyrics of the rap?
sinnersrwinners 2 years ago
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jereuter01 2 years ago
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Answer: 3rd wrd man. Same level of creativity any college sophomore lit major could throw down - a bit of rhyme, some meter, alliteration, maybe even metaphor and allusion if I cared to listen but no big deal profanity laced w/Christian references are meathead material & who isn't searching for the answer to the age old question. Shawn's lyrics in this one song show more than this rap about the irony in life without posturing. Get real. Go hear the man sing it at age 65 at shawnphillipsDVD.
jereuter01 2 years ago
Look man, I'm tied of arguing with you. It's obvious were aren't getting anywhere with this.
sinnersrwinners 2 years ago
classic! lindsay place memories!
teacatz3 2 years ago
takes me back to CHOM Montreal...the music I grew up on...and which I will never forget...tks for posting a classic...just introduced my wife to Shawn's music...fantastic
beejaymtl53 2 years ago
a great song, a great musician.
its too bad though about casey's daughter becoming a judge.
atfatw 2 years ago
Yes, great song. Casey Dies was a good friend of Shawn and my wife till that day in a forest near Positano Casey took his ax to cut wood and was struck dead by lighting. Casey Dies. Yes he did, but lives on in song. Thank you Shawn.
tai530 2 years ago