Richard Thompson "Never Again" City Winery NYC Oct 2009

[mink61]

This song was written about the death of his band mate and girlfriend, and so to my mind all the more plaintive with RT singing.

[JonathanDaddy]

Yes, yes, yes -- he's an amazing guitarist. But Richard Thompson is one of the truly great songwriters of the rock era. He's just less well known...

[Jophanprime]

Comparing the set lists, I think Friday's show had the the most really old stuff, of which this is a fine example. Personally, I still prefer the original version, with Linda's plaintive vocal, but it's great that Richard will still do it. For comparison, the original version can be found right here on YouTube. Of course, they didn't have pocketable video back then, so it's just the music, but definitely worth a listen.