Roy is a hero. No longer touring. I totally agree, one of his most beautiful songs. The greatest poet/ song writer we have. Makes all the other rock gods of that era look unimportant, he was the guiding light.
The fact that Roy is 'underrated', 'uncelebrated' and generally overlooked by the populous is neither here nor there. He is loved deeply by those of us who found him - he belongs to us as we belong to him, it's enough.
Thank you for this. Had just found "Old Cricketer Leaves the Crease" on Youtube,which got me thinking on this other great Harper song. Could never figure why this truly gifted lyricist who wrote so many haunting songs was never really celebrated. I have his albums from the 70s somewhere in the attic. Wonderful artist
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Who put this absolute IDIOT on the map? He's got no voice, no mind, and
is so f***in' lousy, I hadda pause the "music" to write this comment!
14hunan 7 months ago
@14hunan - piss off
NeilThompson30 7 months ago
@14hunan clown
oldman91950 7 months ago
Stonehenge 1984 how lucky I am to say I was there - I remember getting sunburnt but not much else
Sciencebox2010 8 months ago
S.Flavius Mercurius is leaning on the Van yes indeed
scott2eve 8 months ago
Saw Roy many times in the sixties - he was always honest and direct and it was obvious he cared
I am sure he still does.
ZeroZaz 8 months ago
Jimmy Page is leaning against the van in the background, watching
KellyAnneCan 11 months ago
lol...stonehenge...1984..:D:D..i was there..:D:D...i can even remember some of it..:D:D...
naveenikita 1 year ago
"the greatest living englishman" I forget who said that,oh! I just did
adamandeve2006 1 year ago
The most criminally underwriter song writer of the 20th century. And this is one of his most beautiful songs
Coyoteboy12 2 years ago 4
Roy is a hero. No longer touring. I totally agree, one of his most beautiful songs. The greatest poet/ song writer we have. Makes all the other rock gods of that era look unimportant, he was the guiding light.
deafflylii1 2 years ago 2
Marvellous!
Tedwardow 2 years ago
The fact that Roy is 'underrated', 'uncelebrated' and generally overlooked by the populous is neither here nor there. He is loved deeply by those of us who found him - he belongs to us as we belong to him, it's enough.
sniffcrisps 3 years ago 18
When you say, "He is loved deeply by those of us who found him" I totally relate. Discovery is everything!
chrisharro 2 years ago 2
Always makes me think of North Country Girl. This is a tender a beautiful song. Poems are at the eart of all his work.
deafftylii 3 years ago
Thank you for this. Had just found "Old Cricketer Leaves the Crease" on Youtube,which got me thinking on this other great Harper song. Could never figure why this truly gifted lyricist who wrote so many haunting songs was never really celebrated. I have his albums from the 70s somewhere in the attic. Wonderful artist
tirnanog20 3 years ago
purty song..i'm fin to try n learn so he'p me wotan
lsdmadman 3 years ago
thanks smscaster, lovely performance here. as good a version as i've heard and i've heard a few. from a seventies festival is it?
the word of gord
thewordofgord 3 years ago
Thanks for posting.
He played it years ago on The Old Grey Whistle
Test. Always loved it
Macintoshmatty 3 years ago
a great songwriter
getarslim 3 years ago
A tender, haunting ballad from the criminally underrated Roy Harper. Thanks for posting.
chrisharro 4 years ago 2
I agree, an extremely underrated English talent!
tomtiddler 3 years ago 3