The False Knight On the Road - Fleet Foxes

[TheKookyBird]

Fantastic song to smoke to. 

[andrevandervries]

I just love the way they begin with that little guitar sound... can't stop playing!

[blackandgold978]

Magnificent......haunting; a spiritual encounter between the devil and innocence. I enjoyed it. Thanks!

[siryknott27]

Lovely.... check out the equally haunting Tim Hart & Maddy Prior version from 1971 to which this owes a small debt methinks :) They're all good!!!

[SorrowfulMystery]

@siryknott27 He's a Maddy Prior fan. As am I. 

[TraceyLouise2260]

I love this :)) reminds me of robin hood lol

[anuenuexx]

@TraceyLouise2260 Hahahahahaha!

[TheLucvD]

Shut up and listen to the music

[gohardinlife]

Fleet foxes speak to me in ways which I cannot say haha it's just insane

[shade231]

This reminds me of a whore from the biu

[SparklesNicole]

99th like :D

[jhspaidur]

are people seriously fighting on this?

that is sad, really, enjoy the freaking music and try not to start world war 3

[pioughd87]

This is nice, but it's nowhere near as good as the Steeleye Span version

[strokes44]

@pioughd87 i think its better actually

[andlookmore]

Bert Jansch's facebook page recommend this band, thats probably the best recommendation I could ever get for a band, thanks bert

[unclecletus]

I was the 15,000th view.. I deserve a prize. I'll take listening to this song..

[dylan11dc]

I'm in love. 

[Skye8232]

Whoa! What a sparkling, half-hidden meaning this song has. If only every person stood so strong against temptation; "and he stood and he stood and he stood..."

[13trickster]

first - regarding "comments strayin' from th video" - AMEN. to the point - fleet foxes have soul, rhythm, an' depth; steeleye span possess none of these qualities.

[Necromortis61]

Dislike. It may be because I am use to the Steeleye Span version but I think it's too vague and wishy-washy. I usually like the Fleet Foxes, I am disappoint

[Sshelly34213]

@Necromortis61 Possibly, I actually have the opposite viewpoint. I relish the old school, "wishy washy" ballads.

I do love Steeleye Span though

[freakystylntime]

No one has disliked as of yet.

Good.

[TheNeedsMusic]

I honestly thing they should have varying levels of "like" on youtube because I honestly believe this song is one of Fleet Foxes' best, (that's an understatement)

[thomuk2006]

Please someone tab this, I know it's 5th fret drop D tuning, but I still can't work it out.

[racar45]

So beautiful.....

[wafflehouseco]

i really love fleet foxes. and i really like this, but sometimes all of that reverb gets in the way

[LesGimpyTortues]

you have no idea how long it took me to find the fleet foxes version of this song =*>

[morganstev]

@LesGimpyTortues Sad combination of lack of demand for old school ballads and totalitarian copyright laws makes this kind of track tricky to hear without going out on a limb and buying. Try listening to Bob Dylan's House Carpenter if you want a challenge.

[Sshelly34213]

@morganstev *Gag

I dislike the phoniness Dylan exudes, I also dislike the fact that people seem to think most of his songs are original when in fact a lot of them are variations of other folk melodies, verses, and in some cases poetry.

I'll stick to classic balladeers

[Sshelly34213]

@morganstev I utterly disagree, The Byrds, Robert Johnson and Mozart are all magnificent. Bob Dylan? Phony, fake, and I absolutely abhor him. Sorry to disagree, but I just do.

Actually I find just the opposite when I listen to Bob Dylan. All of his covers are exciting and thrilling and yet the originals by Dylan are duller than dirt.

[Sshelly34213]

@morganstev If you find Bob Dylan exciting go ahead, I just completely disagree with that. I find that I enjoy the most simplistic takes on folk songs, a little guitar or piano and a voice. That's all it takes for me to become absorbed in a folk song.

I also dislike how dishonest he is as an artist, he tried to pay Jean Ritchie to shut up about one of his arrangements he borrowed from her.

[TheMasterOfSounds]

@Sshelly34213 Listen to the whole album of desire, THATS A FUCKING ORIGINAL album, all of the songs.

[Sshelly34213]

@TheMasterOfSounds Excuse me, not all of his songs are original and if you think that, you're ignorant. Bob Dylan's early work consisted of folk covers which, for the most part he marked down as traditional. Others, where he wrote in his own lyrics, weren't. That is technically plagiarism and I don't care how much you want to suck Bob Dylan's cock, that is wrong.

[TheMasterOfSounds]

@Sshelly34213 YES YES, I KNOW. Jeez louis relax, i meant it is a original album in the sense that original means creative, you know, fleet foxes is original, thats what i meant, i know they didnt make this. I have this song on my page, check it out.

[Sshelly34213]

@TheMasterOfSounds I'm perfectly relaxed, you're the one yelling. Can't we just agree to disagree? I dislike Bob Dylan as an artist, but I also dislike his folk covers and prefer original takes on traditional material. It has to do with likes and dislikes. You like something that I don't, now can we call it a day? I'm not looking to make any enemies here on youtube. We'd probably get along just fan if we met in real life.

[jdoomkidr]

@Sshelly34213 you may not like his music, and i accept that, but calling him uncreative is just wrong, he may have done his take on traditional songs, but he did them in his own way, and as for his words, they are his, pure and simple, no need to use such obscenities as you did to get your point across, by the way, haha

[Sshelly34213]

@jdoomkidr It's my opinion, take it or leave it. You have no right to say what I think isn't valid.

What do obscenities have to do with anything? I never said obscenities made a song creative. I'm listening to traditional folk music...clearly I couldn't care less about obscenities. What I care about is a creative arrangement of an already created song. I don't believe Bob Dylan ever did that with his arrangements. It's an opinion, can't we just agree to disagree?

[jdoomkidr]

@Sshelly34213 i understand it's your opinion, and i accept that 100%, but calling him uncreative isn't the way to go about expressing your opinion, and i have no care for obscenities either, but i was referring to your line, and i quote, "...I don't care how much you want to suck Bob Dylan's cock, that is wrong." no need, really.

[Sshelly34213]

@jdoomkidr Yes it is, it's my opinion that he's not very creative in his folk arrangements. There's nothing wrong with that, you just like Bob Dylan a lot.

It was a joke, total need. Since when is anything above humor? If I hadn't said the word cock you probably wouldn't be taking it so hard.

[morganstev]

@Sshelly34213 Get a grip. Many of the best versions of songs from the pre-copyright days were played by someone who didn't write the original arrangement. At times the music scene has been a melting pot where anyone would play whatever the hell they liked, and amazing things happened as old ideas were performed in new ways. See Robert Jordan's Hellhound On My Trail for a perfect example.

[Sshelly34213]

@morganstev When have I not had a "grip,?" I'm simply sharing a valid opinion, which you can't seem to accept. Why are you so persistent in trying to impose your opinion? I disagree with you, get over it. It happens.

[mugwamp4]

@Sshelly34213 who are the classis balladeers pete seeger ,woody ,leadbelly, they all covered earlier songs

Dylan copped shit from "classic" folkies for daring to write his own songs ,,,yeah he did borrow bits and pieces in the early and latter periods but his stuff in the mid sixties to early 80's was incredibly original and groundbreaking,

[YaiBugy]

@morganstev You want a challenge? Try listening to eden ahbez's orginal version of Nature Boy. Haha, I'll cut off my own balls if you find that one!

[morganstev]

@YaiBugy Can't do it. The Leonard Nimoy version has to be worth some anatomy, though.

[belgiumkumtich1]

@LesGimpyTortues saw them live ,they were amazing

[gohardinlife]

@LesGimpyTortues is there another version or something?

[rangu66]

amazing lyrics I'm christian and i love how a lot of Fleet Foxes lyrics refer to god and expecially how they covered this song I'd be a soulful experience to meet these guys aswell as a musical experience i can only dream meeting these guys would be amazing

[xeximusx]

@rangu66 ... damn religious idiots.

[rangu66]

@xeximusx "religious idiots." I used to be -Anti religious- like yourself for about 5years I can tell you that you're the idiot here.. You're commenting on a Song about God. And you're calling us idiots? Why are you watching this video then? To harass people over the internet... I'm sure the rest of the world and I can all agree that you're the idiot here. Buddhists,Muslims,Christians and Atheists alike. Grow up Punk, you're the only idiot here.

[withoutaporpoise]

@rangu66

whoa there killer

[xeximusx]

@rangu66 Cool.

[thatswhatshesaiddude]

@xeximusx Youre a retard.

[xeximusx]

@thatswhatshesaiddude Cool story dude. No one gives a shit about some kids opinion on the internet, believe it or not.

[thatswhatshesaiddude]

@xeximusx Lol fool, and yet you're the one that started people attacking you with, "Damn religious idiots".

Cool story dude. No one gives a shit about some kids opinion on the internet, believe it or not.

[Zorkovic]

fantastic!

[lizbizzie]

i love these guys..

[TheRunner75]

Quiet nice song

[Najwalaylah]

Good way to learn the Rules.

[draigwrecsam]

Simply gorgeous