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  • I just want this to play longer. So good this version is. Thank you for this song!

  • hey your good the best i remember johnny fingers Wilson Diamond boys doing it around wakefield yorks in clubs he was good too but your the best

  • @kenny7245 Thanks Kenny :)

  • hello good sir. I'm still confused - is this u or FM? if it's u, major props, but even if it's not it's a beautiful video. my father passed away 1 week before Christmas last year, 2011. I noticed ur mom passed in the month of December as well, although several years ago. Just a day before my b-day as a matter of fact. Anyway, i wanted to tell u my dad loved The Wind Cries Mary by Jimi. I've played guitar all my life & everytime I got the chance i would play it for him. Peace.

  • @amermanIwillbe major props?

  • @PMAR09 meaning very good work, giving you proper respect you know?

  • @amermanIwillbe Thank you :)

  • @PMAR09 it means proper respect :)

  • @dicky2244 Cheers

  • @amermanIwillbe Yes, it is me playing, thank you very much for your comments, and sorry for your loss, best wishes, Paul.

  • I first heard this mesmerizing piece of music being played by radio Caroline while walking a beach near Folkstone in Kent some friends and myself had gone to Ashford for the wknd it changed my whole outlook on music the friends are gone now but the music lives on.

  • than you cerphe...

  • than you cerphe...

  • @PMAR09: yeah, played nicely. This number also means a lot to me, and every once in a while I get asked to play it again with one of the bands I play with. I also played it for my brother at his funeral and for my dad, when he passed away. But hey, let´s be careful and not turn it into a funeral-song!

  • @PMAR09: yeah, played nicely. This number also means a lot to me, and every once in a while I get asked to play it again with one of the bands I play with. I also played it for my brother at his funeral and for my dad, when he died. But hey, let´s be careful and not make it a funeral-song!

  • What I think of when I listen to this song and close my eyes: a beautiful sunny day, laying on the beach with a soft breeze of wind and the sound of the sea clashing on the beach. Lovely.

  • Excellent version!! I thought it WAS Peter Green then i read the description while listening

    and ended up with a lump in my throat.

    I'm sure your mum is smiling down on you dude. :)

  • Gorgeous.

  • Thank you Fmac , thank you Peter :')

  • helo my friend i hear you play this beautiful song with pain in your heart your MOTHER passed away with this song in ther heart god bless your mum and you to my friend.dear regards .gerrit the old dutchman.

  • This was played for my brothers funeral 40 years ago, I play this on guitar myself and given my age I better get around to recording it for my own funeral. Best music ever! Happy New Year to everyone

  • Great tribute to your mother, i think its sweet what you did. Not gonna lie here but you owned this song :)

  • This is a greatest track... Thank you!

  • The Albatross reminds me of my days at sea when we were sailing through the Straits of Magelan Sth America the Albatross would fly in hoards over the ship, their wing span is enormous, they are a very majestic bird

  • a great rendition of one of the few truly great pieces of music... you really did her proud

  • Marks and Spencer's absolutely ruined this song for me.

  • beatuful music really calming i love this type of music as it settles my adhd

  • this realy is a masterpiece of music. I listen to it in my ofice everytime after I had a hard night in the kitchen with a lot of stress and a lot of guests. It brings me down everytime I hear it and blow away all the stress and tension from the service and remind me that tomorrow is another beautifull day. Thank you very much for uploading and giving me some peace every once in a while.

  • One of the sexiest songs ever.

    And poster, your mom is in heaven and listening to this song with you and when you play.

  • Thank you all for listening and for your kind comments, they really do mean very much to me.

    Thank you,

    Paul.

  • @PMAR09

    Paul, thank you for sharing this beautiful piece. It is sweet, soft, delicate, and awesome; it is like caressing one’s face. Thank you for sharing the story about your mother.

  • omg thats great :)

  • genijalno!!!!

  • oh my god thankyou so much.when i listen to the other people's versions how they did it it didnt sound like the one on tv =.=' but yea thankyou soo much much love to u

  • oh my god thankyou so much.when i listen to the other people's versions how they did it it didnt sound like the one on tv =.=' but yea thankyou soo much much love to u </33

  • oh my god thankyou so much.when i listen to the other people's versions how they did it it didnt sound like the one on tv =.=' but yea thankyou soo much much love to u </33~!!!

  • pfft! amazing song!

    and an amazing bird also!

  • 14 people shop at Waitrose.

  • predivno!!

  • savršeno!!

  • Excellent tribute. The slide parts are cool. You mum will be proud of you.

  • buiuiuiui i love it

    thx for this 3.05 min.

  • Thanks for this. i have always loved this song, i had it on one of the first cds i had when i was a nipper. I didn't realise it wasn't fleetwood mac till after when i read the description. it sounds a bit different to the version i have, but thats just your personal touch. definately as good as the bad, and a beautiful tribute to your mum. brightened up my day, thanks!!

  • I got chills. Very imotional. Just beautiful. May your mom rest in peace. I am sure she is watching over you and she is your angel.

  • A timeless masterpiece. Just how good is Peter Green?

  • this track is awesome, just listened to david gilmour (pink floyd) doing a live cover, cant beat the original though

    thanks for the post

  • beautifull chords but ...

    despite everything I prefer the live version , there are emotions and a music through large "M"

  • just beautifulthe young guitarists of today should listen and learn  brilliant thank you mythras90x

  • Best cover of Albatross I ever heard!

  • Your words touched my heart(tear). Beautifully said. We always have to remember our moms. :)

  • great song

    thanks for upload

  • You gave a masterpiece of music a new age... thank you, your cover touched my heart! 

  • Bless your heart.This sounds just as good as PG's version.

  • @lowlifer60 Thank you :)

  • Stupid M&S. Now whenever I hear this beautiful song all I can picture is a glistening ham or chocolate pudding...mmm...

  • @mrsxierox9 LOL

  • @mrsxierox9 Yes but not just any chocolate pudding!! M&S chocolate pudding!! lol All the best for the New year everyone! :) x

  • And at my mums funeral. hers and my favourite piece of music. RIP Mum xx

  • Reminds this one of Santo & Johhny top 40 hit that got some air time on WLS radio in the early 60's.

  • This ways played at my beloved 10 year olds funeral bless him " love you allways Jacey Babe " xxxx

  • @themommapuss The comment " Parting is such sweet sorrow" was written purely with you in mind. Jacey will always be sitting on your shoulder steering you on your way. Hugs+++++

  • Beautiful. And never worry, your Mum is listening in heaven.

  • well done Fleetwood Mac for such a great piece of music Ron Hastings 

  • SIMPLY AMAZING BEST INSTUMENTAL EVER.XXXX

  • Remember hearing this song on the radio as a child.

    The drum track maintains persistence while the call/answer of the simple theme carries on. Beautiful simplicity. =)

  • It is beautiful. Its not really fleetwood mac tho. The guys in charge just used the name to sell the record. They didnt need to, its good enough. Also, it rips off sun king by the beatles. Another also, my mum has also passed on unfortunately. Kirsty maccoll's version of days helped me grieve. Makes ye greet tho lol

  • A wonderful tribute to your Mum, it's a great piece of music of associate with a loved one. Well done.

  • Beautiful cover love it, Peter Green is a true legend and I don't use that word lightly. Whoever gave it a thumbs down WHY????

  • @PMAR09

    I read your notes after posting the comment that you've hopefully just approved, and I'd like to say two things to you

    First, I mistook this for the original, make of that what you will

    And second, I'd like to quote my uncle:

    Whatever you believe, whatever your truth about the undiscovered country, there ain't noone can deny this; your Mother lives in you, and neither one can leave the other behind

    So thank you for this video.

    What a way to share just a sliver of your Mum with the world

  • Great video!

  • Urmm.. this is Fleetwood Mac...

    

  • such a beautiful soothing song

  • "Sun King" by the Beatles is directly inspired by this song.

  • Fantastic! I close my eyes and dream of the ocean, waves crashing onto rocks at the bottom of shear cliff faces as an albatross soars through the air. I often drift off when listening to this and I agree that is one of the best instrumentals of all time. A 100% classic.

  • Used to listen to this in England in 1969 before we emmigrated to Australia. It meant long hot summers and freedom. Still in Australia and the song came true.

  • This is a beautiful song, I am a mum, I love it and needed to hear this now, thank you for posting !

  • one of the best songs I ever hear

  • This is a fine cover! I think 8 people hit the dislike button by mistake!

  • indeed very beautyfull but its not the original !

  • I also had this beautiful piece of music played at my moms funeral it was her favourite,I haven't been able to listen to it until today part of the healing process I suppose, I know why she loved it so much

  • @Watchdog601 I had the exactly same thing with Dark Side of the Moon,

    great music is about exposing the soul, but when yours is bound to a piece, well, there's nothing in the world like it.

    T_T I cried all the way through The Return of the King because she never got to see it

  • the guitar beat almost sounds like the Beatles song 'Sun King'

  • @skeaneable - Funny you should say that. I was listening to XM - Deep Tracks yesterday, and they segued from Albatross to Sun King and it was great!

  • English spoken perfecectly,....

  • this song is timeless. atleast for the most generations.

    Even tho its calm and slowly, it has a groove that touches the very inner thing of what people like to call spirit :-)

  • what a beautiful soundlove it mythras90x

  • This is truly a masterful rendition of probably the most beautiful instrumental ever conceived. Your playing is flawless. I can well understand your dear mother loving this tune and how fortunate for her that you played it often for her. This was a tune loved by my parents and my brother. They are gone, now; the original was played at my beloved brother's funeral a year and a half ago. It made it somehow bearable.

  • What a tune!!!!!!

    ed

  • who did the origional of this song?? Wasn't it done in the 50's??

  • @Aldebaron9 This was originally by Peter Green's Fleetwood Mac in the late 60's :)

  • @Aldebaron9 I know which song you are thinking of. It is 1959's Sleep Walk by Santo and Johnny. This son sounds similar, especially the slide guitar.

  • omg this sounds just like Pete!!!

  • @Django5198 Thank you :)

  • This is a really beautiful version of this tune, your mum would have been very proud of you for recording such a wonderful piece of music so well. My best in all your musical endeavours.

  • Loved your concert in Edmonton many years ago,friends left me there,having too much fun. No fun getting home,2.5 hours away,but made it. Still Love You .

  • This is a cover??? Outstanding!!!!!! Love it...

  • @nova65350 Thank you :)

  • Although it's a good cover, you could at least mention that it's a cover in the name of the video.. it's a bit misleading.

  • @Carva123 Sorry about that. I listed it as 'studio version' as opposed to the live version on one of my other videos, as I recorded this on my small home studio. Maybe, in all fairness and in my defence, you'll notice I didn't mention that it was Fleetwood Mac either in the title. Regards, PMAR09.

  • super musik zu fassbinders >welt am draht< 73

    meine zeit........ich liebe es.....

  • Sorry about your mother and sorry I didn't read all of the info. This is an incredible version of this. Not just trying to be kind, but I actually prefer this to the original. Thanks again for the post.

  • What actual cd is this version from? this sounds remastered. Thanks for any info-

  • @jahjah67 Hi, as the write up states, this is my cover version which I recorded in 2004 :)

  • btw Love song lovers check out Chicken Shack - I'd Rather Go Blind or Manhattans - Let's Just Kiss And Say GoodBye...

  • I totally agree, one of the most beautiful guitar pieces ever.

  • I didnt want to offence anyone with my comment im sorry if I did.

    This song is about closing your eyes and seing through your eaars!

    See the view of albatros sailing through the clouds and feel the freedom that it gives to his life. Of course you feel love in it couse that what Freedom is...

  • Thanks for all your comments, they mean so much to me :)

  • I have to disapoint you but its not an love song, its a song about life and freedom...

  • This is too beautiful.

    Especially considering it's fame.

  • R.I.P. Peter Green, a truly great guitarist.

  • @nickthelight When did Peter Green pass away?

  • @AgilePenatonic1

    he hasn't - my mistake. I confused him with Gary Moore.

  • I'm embarrassed to say I just first heard this song in the documentary "Man On Wire". Beautiful, beautiful composition.

  • Danny, Jeremy, Peter, Mick, John,,,,, This was their Best , Simple, clean, three guitars,, solid backing

  • My Mum also loves this song

  • I'm sitting on a beach, watching the colourful dreamy kites....

  • Get high to this song. Enough said.

  • I listen to it with my eyes closed.....and I feel good!

  • Great group this is what music is really all about.

  • this is so unbelievably relaxing :O i nearly fell asleep listening to it

  • what a wonderful use of youtube.... your mom is awesome!

  • You know you're in a good band when The Beatles pretend to be you.

    It's true, by the way. Look up 'Sun King' on Wikipedia.

  • GREAT TUNE REMINDS OF GETTIN SMASHED WITH ME MATES IN THE GOOD OLD DAYS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • 3 minutes of zen

  • Incredible, haunting and so beautiful, a true masterpiece

  • Pure legend,  outchills all current chill music!

  • this is so beautiful. Truly does take me to another place

  • If you've ever heard a more soothing, peaceful song, please give me the link. I don't think there could possibly be one. Elisa

  • @erscott13 buddy guy- feels like rain

  • It's The Mac & The Green !! surely !!

  • Just a great piece of music by a great group. Peter Green had something special when he wrote this

  • it`s a good track but its not the Mac and peter Green

  • This isn't just an Albatross, this is a Fleetwood Albatross

  • This is indeed a studio version of Albatross; but to my ears not the original studio version by Fleetwood Mac.

  • Radiohead's House Of Card's owe's credit to certain part's of this song.

  • This is such a beautiful song.

  • First time I've heard it, good song.

  • Thank you Blues Before Sunrise!!

  • @passthedoby The first time I heard this was several years ago on Blues Before Sunrise also.

  • Do Fleetwood Mac have any other just instrumental songs? I heard one on the radio today and I was waiting for the song to be named but it faded into Gold Dust Woman...hmm...thanks to anyone who answers :)

  • @scrainbow1234 'Underway', 'Oh Well (part2)', 'Fleetwood Mac', 'Evenin' Boogie', 'Jigsaw Puzzle Blues', 'My Dream', 'Fighting for Madge' / 'Searching for Madge', 'Earl Grey', 'What a Shame', 'Sunny side of Heaven', 'Danny's Chant', 'Caught in the Rain'. There are a few others, but I can't recall them right now.

  • @SilverWolfMoon WOW thank you really appreciate it :)

  • *****

  • Sun King

  • @foursprings the beatles?

    sure does sound similar

  • @Chingophia fleetwood mac

  • @Jhonssens this song sounds very similar to "sun king" by the Beatles

    look it up and you will know what i mean

  • @Chingophia Does sound somewhat similar indeed, I understand the confusion ;)

  • @Chingophia

    I read an article where the Beatles said they based that song around this one. They both sure are wonderful songs. I like to listen to em back to back when I can. They remind me of the beach.

  • @HRPrufstenstuff This is very similar to Chuck Berry's "Deep Feeling" also, you may wanna check it out.

  • @IGotARight OMG you're so right! It almost seems like plagiarism.

    That's a great song. Thanks for the advice.

  • @erscott13 You're very welcome, glad you like the song!

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  • I heard this many years ago in South Germany where this song was played - wonderful and who cares - nobody - greets to Peter Green - Uwe - Guitar player South Germany

  • Very touching and true, the little things do mean the most, but you did a lot of little things that I'm sure made your mother very happy--like playing this every time she visited in whichever band you were in. I'm sure that alone was a great joy to her as well as many other things...wish you and your family the best

  • "Simple as you like" which means sounds simple but it's complicated,,, a sence of humour which might not exist anymore...

  • RIP your sweet mom. It is never too late to do something for someone you love. The energy is out there with her soul.

  • I would love to use this music as background to my slideshow of albatross photos: any chance of a .wav or .mp3 copy?

  • Beautiful song, well played, and a beautiful and important sentiment. Cherish those you love while you can. 5 stars.

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