Polly - Dillard & Clark

[seanreillyireland]

The American tradition... Clark, Chilton, Van Zandt et al... you should be PROUD.

[vintagezigg]

@seanreillyireland Although R.Plant & and Allison Krause do an atmospheric cover, this one is the jewel. 

[mfilmpro]

Anyone know what this song is about?

[CWSiler]

Why do we see all of this RP/RP version isnt as good as this original one? Why do people compare these things. Both are amazing and if it was not for the Raising Sand version many of us would have never discovered this gem along with others from this duet.

[smartinnyc]

@CWSiler

because Robert Plant gets so much attention while hardly anyone looks at poor Gene's original!  No wonder he had alcohol and drug problems.

[CWSiler]

@smartinnyc

I would think that a fan of more obscure music would appreciate a ROCK GOD covering Clarks work. Clark's problems not withstanding. I cant stand this who is better than who stuff, its all good in this case.

[maclennan73]

A stone cold classic, sheer perfection.

[captainsoul1953]

This is genious songwriting...this guy is is up there wiith the greats

Jim

[bertus161057]

shivers down my spine, this is what i listened to as a teenager in the seventies of a long ago century, (stoned out of my head, love it, great!!!

[aa4018881]

I am 47 and obviously too young to have seen D&C or the Byrds. This is one of the most beautifully haunting ballads I have ever heard.

[aa4018881]

Did gene write this?

[kevyrob13]

Yeah gene wrote this... Beautiful song, just a great great songwriter

[RasMajnouni]

When I first heard the Byrds it was 1965 on AM radio.Gram Parsons I knew of from 1973 but only as part of "Flying Burrito Brothers".When the first solo album "GP" and later the 2nd solo LP came out, only then did I realize his connection. The first album wasn't recognized like the second.And he died so soon after that which made him a "romantic" and then he got credit.I was crazy for his stuff from the first LP and happy he has influenced the "soap Opry" saccharine "country" music Nashville.

[Mipoguilo]

Discovered this band today. Wow, amazing stuff. And this is the song that caught my ear and stopped me in my tracks.

[spurtfather]

forget gram parsons, here's the real deal.

[RasMajnouni]

Why not both? Though Gene Clark was older than Gram Parsons, both were in the Byrds.Gram Parsons was the drive to form "The flying burrito brothers", having done great alternative country even before 1969 with his "International Submarine Band".

[spurtfather]

yeah, you're not wrong, I suppose it's just that Gram gets all the credit and Gene seems a bit forgotten. Gene, at his best, is still the man for me though, Gram probably wrote more quality songs, but when Gene was on form, for me, nobody did it better.

[aa4018881]

Parsons was in the Byrds for 3 months then he quit. The Byrds were doing country songs when he was in College!! He is not even close to the pioneer of country rock

[Nolanfan26]

@aa4018881 Actually, they were doing country on the sweetheart of the rodeo album, which is when Parsons was in the Byrds. That being said, of course he didnt invent country rock, no one knows who did. Its the same as punk, wasx it the pistols, the ramones? Or was it the Who with my generation. All that matters is that Parsons was the first to do what he called cosmic country. He was an innovator of country rock, just as hillman, furay, leadon, etc were.

[aa4018881]

So true-parsons is great because he died young. he wasnt even close to being the pioneer of country rock

[Wisegeorge]

I think Donna was Doug's girlfriend. The book Mr. Tamborine Man is totally fascinating and filled with amazing tid bits. Doug was a big fan of acid. It explains some of his amazing banjo solos, doesn't it? Oh man, I miss Gene Clark. This is sure good stuff.

[dlawrick]

Just great. Discovered Gene Clark's solo stuff through Plant and Krauss. Vastly underrated and under appreciated...

[mfilmpro]

Beautiful song. Great voice, great guitar

[ivycompton]

Gosh, I forgot how great this song was! Gene Clark and the Dillards (or at least Doug Dillard) - an incomparable duo. Their first LP together was killer. This song, from their second, is wonderfully soulful. Thank you so much for posting it.

[DaveyEss]

It only needs one listen and you know...

[truthero]

this is stunning.

[captainsoul1953]

Does anyone know if Donna Washburn sang on any other artists records?...she has a great voice

Jim

[psychobollox]

it is a nice voice, isn't it? i'm not sure she ever sang with any other band after Dillard and Clark ended....

[captainsoul1953]

Beautiful...Ian Mathews does a great version on his Some Days You Eat the Bear album

Jim

[psychobollox]

knowing his voice, that'd be lovely to hear!

is it on YT yet?

[SmellNoelle]

Thank you for posting this!

[gribbstone234]

p.s. there's copy done by "mother hips" on you tube.

[gribbstone234]

if any one can get the song "kansas city southern"off this album. please hear it...

[epistrefoamesos]

get it on brother

[FLHTP07]

Thanks for posting this classic. Excellent in its simplicity and sadness.

[bytor21122112]

what a great song, i never get sick of hearing it. thanks for posting this!

[TheGregWoodBand]

Great! Please post "through the morning through the night".

[FLHTP07]

Done

[leadcat]

What a beautiful song!

[xsaz]

good to see this song isn't forgotten-quarter million hits for Plant version [also good].

[RedSiggy]

I saw a play in Boston recently, "Shining City", and this song was played as a kind of theme. I couldn't wait to find out whose song it was. I was blown away that it was Gene Clark as I've always been a huge Byrds fan.

[johndy7]

hahaahhaa ,5 min ago , I hear Polly from Robert Plant  and Alison kraus , and wrote the people there , this is nice to (only to slow) but from Dillard & Clark even nicerrrr?/ haha ,thats from my flower power time ,end sixties, alway s the best came from there sjaa , I cant help it ,hahajahha greatsz from Rotterdam/holland Jhondy7

[jms1078]

I honestly do not think you can compare the two songs, both are awesome in their own rite!

[MosheNL]

Simple chords. So much emotion and beauty .

[josewaters]

just awesome

[oldcountrytunes]

Excellent version. Thanks for posting. *****.

[jsorensen]

I could listen to this song forever...

[stucknda60s]

Sounded very good.

[mtopper66]

I've always heard how great Dillard and Clark were but never heard them 'til now--oddly enough I heard the Plant/Krause version first, and this is way better (no insult to Plant and Krause though, that album wasn't so bad). This song is *gorgeous* in its original state, and I'm usually not even a fan of most country or country-rock.

[DougM63]

God thats beautifull.

[garil2]

This is a beautiful song by one of the most under rated musicians ever.

Was glad to see Krauss and Plant saluting this song on their new album. Hopefully it will make some folk dig around and find the original by Gene, which is just perfection.

[Clipyclip]

You're absolute right Takamine, this original version is a thousand times better...

Its a pitty Johnny Cash never sang this song.

[takamine1236]

Johnny would have been amazing on this song, but I think it really is best as a male- female duet. How about Johnny with Roseanne?

Cheers friend

[takamine1236]

Robert Plant and Allison Kraus do this song on their album and the video called Polly Come Home, has over 200000 views! But their version is much too slow and Gene Clark's original version here is much, much better

takamine 1236

[RossM3838]

plant and krauss take it far too slowly i think. They also do a nice but far too slow version of Through the Morning Through the Night as well.

[takamine1236]

This song is on the Robert Plant and Allison Kraus album, calling it Polly Come Home. This version is much better than the one by Plant and Kraus even though their video has over 200000 hits!

[nightjasmine25]

Oh wow I've never heard this one. Wonderful song!!

[gribbstone234]

i got this song on a home made cassette from a buddy while in the navy back in the 80's.

he also put Kansas City Southern and that song is also a killer. i just found and ordered it. thanks!!!

[ELBOW62]

its not realy a video but it is quality the voice is great been a big fan ever since buying the album in Dublin 1995 after years of searching for it fortunate for me i had 4 tracks on tape from Radio Mersysides Don Allen show 1970 ish NO OTHER is right Larry Ellis

[terr0rkitten]

no not a video granted but then this is about the music right? In my opinion it's far more important to share the music....thanks for taking the trouble to comment.

[Aslanspal]

Plant/Krause or Dillard/Clark

I actually like this one better because of the guitar pick background ...but I agree they are both close

Clark really could write a deep melancholic country song that reached out to all

[raporter602]

Without Plant and Krauss's version I would never have heard this. Both versions are wonderful.

[aa401888]

How could you possibly compare gene's beautiful voice with Plant????????????

[BoganClanVideos]

Thanks heaps for posting this ... I'd wanted to hear Gene's version since hearing Robert Plant & Alison Krauss' version on their album Raising Sand.

[shyfemmekat]

Thanks for posting this. I saw the name on a Hee Haw DVD and was hoping to check out their music.

[aa401888]

What a beautiful voice he had!!!!!!!!!!!

[riotgrrl79]

One of the best ever, he had it all, the looks, the voice and the talent of writing & composing superb songs.. Unfortunately only missing part was the real success he surely would've deserved.

[dlanodrelda]

Gene was a treasure too few know about today despite him being an essential part of The Byrds- he was the ony real songwriter they had when they formed.

[rcrisse]

My favorite Gene Clark song.