Tim Hardin: How Can We Hang On To A Dream

[joapausotneg]

Someone cried for our love with this...

[smazbo]

Happy birthday

[MrPennystyle01]

TImmy boy was on when they cut how can we hang on to a dream.

[marizinhabr]

Tim Hardin é maravilhoso!!!! Amo todas suas músicas, em especial essa.

[2929moeskops]

beautifullllllllllllllllllll

[mouldybear]

The best from Tim from "Tim Hardin 1" his best album 1966.

[rsnapper]

Bringing back so many good Memories

[hubener2011]

Schönes Lied :)

[Aintwood]

Love this song!

It was on in a dutch movie ' zoeken naar Eileen'

Love that movie also, but this song is just beautiful! :)

[msstevie1951]

Such a beautiful song,just heard it today for the first time ♥ Thank you rocker53zero ♥ I've loved everything you sent my way for over 2 years now, but this one really touched me ♥

[miketheshanmanmangan]

Haunting,Incredible,Tim Hardin at his best from his absolute best album.Cut after cut each song is better than the other.Listening to this makes it feel like 1966 all over again.

[cineplay]

An Incredibly beautiful song! 

[delpotman]

Is this the origenal or is that the song of rudy benett?

[taino20]

Classic song! Beautiful music from the soul. Tim Hardin RIP

[FinisP]

Beautiful song

[Xtream1984]

wahnsinn lied :-)

[autoharp101]

as a fan of Beck I kinda liked the \"beckground" :D

[dolliegirlcat]

This wonderful, amazing song was running through my head today.

[desiree2086]

@dolliegirlcat same here today, forgot the name of this song but I'm so glad I found it. It is such a fantastic but painful song

[MsSarjen]

He was one of those musicians that could never sing a happy song, his voice was so sad and with too many mixed feelings in it. Tim Buckley and Otis Redding were two others.

[FENNYMAN]

Can never hear this (or How Can We hang On to A Dream) without tears in my head.

The man was a genius!

[tyttis1972]

After all these years... I had no idea who's song this is.

[Ardbug]

Beautiful upload!

[desertra1]

Very few singers ever could convey the feeling that Tim Hardin could.

[nicodagger]

one time, in 1971, Jim Morrison and Danny Sugarman went to the Chateau Marmont, to Tim Hardin's room.....Tim was sitting in the dark, begged Jim for money, and then shit in his pants. Jim took Danny there to warn him away from heroin, which has destroyed so many great artists, like Tim.

[jazzmanchgo]

@nicodagger Yes . . . too many sad and tragic stories about Tim. (Also too many stories about him acting like an absolute "schitt," which is part and parcel of being a junkie, I guess.) Genius, nonetheless, with a beautiful and vulnerable soul hidden beneath that profoundly flawed exterior.

[pierreerichexum]

great cover by Gandalf to check out

[22clodius]

beautiful sad song,andria do you know the young rascals -how can i be sure ,there is no video of this other beatiful sad song ,could you make it

[sohooded]

@22clodius Tim was a beautiful, sad guy who destroyed his life on heroin.

[danielletica]

that one's too painful for youtube i guess...

[frodenorge]

Can someone please upload "It'll never happen again"?

[funnylookingfoetus]

When I was a child in the 80's I often heard this song and was always struck with how beautiful it is. it wasn't until recently that I suddenly remembered the song and searched for the lyrics to find it was written by Tim Hardin. I'm currently listening to lots of songs by him and loving it. :)

[rikkoelhuis]

I have a cd with live recordings, (quality bad, apparently made on a simple taperecorder) in his hometown. There he has a worn-out voice in which you can here his whole life passing. The greatest and saddest song is of course Hang on to a dream. In this version the last sentence is: how can we hang on to THE dream. I believe he died 3 months later. Shame.

[rakeuiff]

Was this the hometown concert? in Eugene Oregon.

[stans06]

This "is" the saddest song ever written. If he didn't use a major chord in the chorus to lighten the emotions, I'd hurt the whole way through.

[Alan62651]

Twiggy, GREAT music hurts because it is written about more than the grand stage of the SuperBowl. It is about real life for people who struggle just to live. Our society has downplayed the "struggle" for a couple generations, but it is returning in spades with the latest financial shenanigans ripping the lifeblood right out of the working man.

[Colo1948]

Hello Latte...

I'm gratified by your response.

Clearly, you are a Tim fan. Did you ever see him in person (as I was so lucky to do)? His loss (or loss) was a tragedy. He used smack. Somebody should have taken him by the lapels and knocked some sense into him.

My Keds...yeah, that pr*ck who stole them! If I had to bet, he's now burning in h*ll. Or in receivership about his house. Cheers,

E...

[rakeuiff]

Iam a Hardin fan from way back Tim picked up a habit in the service in Korea, tried briefly to be an actor in NYC, Wrote most of The Tim Hardin 1 album in LA while rooming with the comic Lenny Bruce  so drugs were always around at a time when drugs were not that frowned upon, and Tim would not be the first artist with a need and taste for it .But his music lives on, that is what is important, not how we feel cheated by his death.

[jazzmanchgo]

@Colo1948 The real tragedy is that "taking him by the lapels and knocking some sense into him" wouldn't have worked (never does with junkies). Most addicts know all too well the road they're on; they either won't or can't do what needs to be done, to get off it. I don't doubt that many, many folks tried to get through to Tim over the years . . . "Every junkie's like a setting sun," as another poet once sang . . .

[drewpattn]

@jazzmanchgo

what beautiful insightful words you had. I am fascinated with his artistry. I was searching the internet to find out who now owns his legacy. auntbunny100@aol.com

[jazzmanchgo]

@drewpattn I believe Susan and Damien (sp?) own a tiny shred of it, but I'm not sure -- he sold most of the rights to his music during the last years of his life, when his habit was down on him and his finances were crumbling. Does anyone know for sure who bought them?

[OneOfaKind949]

I had an old old tape with this song... and LISTEN TO THE FALLING RAIN by JOSE FELICIANO on it... Anyone else have this tape?

[OneOfaKind949]

When did this song come out?

[lattegoddess]

Hi Colo1948,

I love your comment...being a teen in the sixties was magical, indeed! I particularly like your hypothesis about the folks who stole your Keds!

[MsSarjen]

This must be one of the saddest songs ever made.

[Grooverfc]

Yhis one is great in Fever Pitch!

[gattoarancio]

Lovely song.

[Colo1948]

I saw Tim at the Newport Folk Festival, in a "Writer's" or "Songwriters Workshop"...before the evening festivities. We were sitting out in the hot sun, far away from the stage, and Tim just held forth! This was magic, circa 1967.

BTW...On this visit to Newport, while I was asleep, I took my Keds off, one of our save-the-world NYC buddies stole my shoes. He's now probably dealing in sub-prime mortages. Karma will come home to roost.

If anybody has more of dear Tim, please post it.

[mobyboy]

thank you so for bringing it back !

[blerry55]

thank you so much for putting this up. :)

regards from the netherlands.

[semptress]

Oh, I love this man's songs, and particularly when he sings them himself. God Bless Tim Hardin. Rest in peace dear one.

[artmaniac53]

One of the most shinning diamonds in rock music ever!

[troelsnybo]

Umm, this music has nothing to do with rock.

[anmafean]

Try the "The Nice" version of it.

[CatapultYourMom]

The Nice's version is superb in every way.

[trytobereasonable]

with the lyrics the way they are sung in the Nice version - they don't have the same deep sadness. Is that just me?

[CatapultYourMom]

@trytobereasonable Everyone's going to have his own reaction to any deeply personal song.

[rakeuiff]

Duh! who said it was,Probably why it came out on a label called Folkways, guess you were not around for the singer songwriter days of the middle 1960's to the middle 1970's most of those songs were not written to dance to or rock out they were generally introspective personal tales like Fire and Rain by James Taylor, singer songwriter folky stuff.

[tdm5874]

After hearing The Nice doing this for years, it is great hear the original. It is a fabulous song.

[artmaniac53]

Nice plays it in a prog direction.Tim in a Psych one.Cheers

[john8pies]

absolutely fabulous.....it`s criminal that it only got to about number 50 in the British `pop` charts!

[mobyboy]

well.. it was big success in other countries.

[TriOptimum79]

And this song has exactly the thing that music nowadays have not... Pure feeling, you can hear this song not only with your ears but with your heart and soul too.

[desertra1]

@TriOptimum79 I love what you said here.

[rakeuiff]

@TriOptimum79 I am a big Tim Hardin fan, since 1965 but alas comparisons are odious , great talent and singers and songs are not the gift of one generation, great music is being written and sung all the time,Tim never sang a song the same way twice because he considered himself a jazz singer and wanted to keep things fresh,whenever I here someone trot out the old complaint that our parents voiced, music was better back then, it makes me realize how sad a wrong that opinion generally is,

[TriOptimum79]

@rakeuiff You know, songs of the 60's 70's and 80's will still be heard ten or twenty years from now, of maybe more. But i (and it is my personal opinion) can not mention one song thats came out after the year 2000 that still will be heard on the radio twenty years from now.

[EtoileZorbi]

this song always brings tears to my eyes...

[batalion666]

yes you are right but many Kirwan songs have this moode and Danny Kirwan was tragic genius as well

[brism32]

Ain't life strange; Tim Hardin with all his talent; with all he could give; with all he gave; with all he had......decided to call it a day...a tormented soul.

If I had his talent and creativity, I'd be dancing on clouds. But perhaps it requires a tortured soul (For whatever reason) to bring forth our best and deepest creativity.

[batalion666]

try Danny Kirwan version as well

[theflowerpower01]

Nice song, very sensitive lyrics.

[MooMeili]

Cette musique est dédiée à Josy Laville... Sarah

[ries5]

eszti, love ye for ever.

[crispian2005]

An album entitled This is Tim Hardin, featuring covers of "House of the Rising Sun", Fred Neil's "Blues on the Ceilin'" and Willie Dixon's "Hoochie Coochie Man", among others, appeared in 1967, on the ATLANTIC LABLE label/ THIS WAS ON TIM HARDIN 1.

[RossM3838]

As an after thought, "This is Tim Hardin" was recorded in 1965 by Columbia prior to Tim hardin 1. After the relative success of Tim hardin 1 and 2, "This Is Tim Hardin" was released by Atco in 1967.

[StingDrift]

Great song.

[davidnettleton]

I bought this single when it was first released in 1966 and I was 22 and living at home in Manchester (that's the original city in England). Unlike a lot of records of the time, this one hasn't dated - it's just as fresh as it was 41 and a bit years ago. That's true class.

[20ceeyou06]

The video is OK...but"Slideshow with pictures of Tim Hardin and with his splendid song as the audio beckground".Really...you should correct "beckground" in what it is.i.e BACKGROUND

[andria260807]

Thank you for the constructive criticism. I just corrected it.

[20ceeyou06]

I didn't want to sound like I did.Sorry!

This track,Tim Hardin's,is an amazing piece of music and your effort is very welcome

[Useless2112]

@andria260807 I think you should go back to "beckground", it's more thought-provoking and a true tribute to Tim Hardon.

[TheLaurenMcP]

@20ceeyou06

bawbag, shut up and enjoy the song.

[plasticnapoleon22]

@20ceeyou06 you should use the word "in" correctly

[qsergyuko]

@20ceeyou06 lol you retard,how much time do you have on your hands?fucks sake:D

[20ceeyou06]

@qsergyuko : Retard eşti tu cu măta :-))

[askim132]

This is so sadly beautiful !!

[Kody76]

You're SO right!

[twiggystick]

Elton John said "great music hurts" - and this is v. painful! Great and much missed musician. Thanks for posting and for some terrific pics.

[Babyhowdy233]

@twiggystick

I totally agree with Elton, and that is what saddens me with just about all of Elton's music:it fails to bring a genuine tear to my eye. Even his "sad" songs like "Daniel" and "Candle In The Wind" fall short IMHO. The only songs he has done that move me are "Friends" and "Sacrifice" and yet he has managed to remain a consistent artist, far out-lasting many who, IMHO, were far better composers and singers.

[SergeantReese]

@Babyhowdy233 You are absolutely correct. Hardin put everything he had into his songs and it shows; his song "Lenny's Tune" has more depth than all of Elton John's catalogue put together.

[jazzmanchgo]

@Babyhowdy233 Well . . . Elton came pretty close with "First Episode at Hienton" (sp?) -- among other things, that song includes probably the most soulful use of a synthesizer I've ever heard on a pop record. And his singing is splended, doing full justice both lyrics and (his own) melody.