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  • Please note somewhere that this is a cover, its an insult to Jackson C Frank that more people don't know this is his song...

  • Hauntingly beautiful, he truelly was such a delicate and sincere artist..RIP.

  • Jackson C Frank had such a tragic life but what a song to leave behind. This is okay but Bert Jansch's version is on another plane. God bless you, Bert.

  • I love the Simon and Garfunkel version- this does the song justice, awesome :D

  • Nick Drake would have astounded the Woodstock crowd if he'd performed there...

    

  • ok,,so i was asked to go listen to a band that said if i like nick drake,,i will like that. I went,.I listened and,,,NOT! not even close but keep working at it.

  • He soothes my soul.

  • I think Nick Drake is a real artist in every sense. His work is amazing and sincere. I'd like to invite all you good people that like this music to check my band's music - Mob of God - on this channel. We're just looking to be heard by people that listen to music we respect and consider is great. Honestly we're just looking to be heard by people with good taste (and if you're here, you're in for sure). Our influences range from folk to Metal, from the 60's to the 00's. Thanks & Peace. 

  • He´s one of a kind!

  • i love nick drake but i just dont think this song suits him. apart from the original there are a band called headless heroes who have a gorgeous cover of this song which i adore. easily the best cover of blues run the game I have heard.

  • @randwan Have you heard Jackson C Frank version? That one is amazing

  • @theorangebox999 Yep, that is the original.

  • @theorangebox999 Jackson C Frank is the originator of this song (not that you don't know this, I'm just stating it for those that don't know). Simon and Garfunkel also do a gorgeous version. Frank's first and best known album was produced by Simon. Frank's life was filled with tragedy and depression. His life story would make a great movie. One of the best unknown artists of the 20th century.

  • In my opinion Nick Drake's version of this song is the only one which is equally good to the original by Jackson C.Frank:)

  • Well maybe someday, baby, somewhere down the line, I'll wake up older, honey, so much older, I'll wake up older and I'll just stop all my tryin'....

  • IMO Nick is the only artist other than Jackson C Frank to do this song justice.

  • the picture at 5 seconds kinda looks like a condom hehe awesome song brother

  • I think Jackson C. Frank's version is the better of the two, his voice just seems a bit harder and it compliments the feel of the song more richly than Drake. Nick Drake was a wonderful artist though.

  • @BordumSux2 I feel these are almost 2 completely different songs.The ultimate compliment to the Jackson C. Frank original.The tempo,picking pattern,vocal tone of Nick Drake is so unique it takes on a life of it's own and is hard to choose a favorite.These are two of the most beautiful pieces of music I have ever heard.I get different,but equally intense emotions from each of these songs.Two passed artists that should be passed along...

  • So Delicate

  • I'm convinced the world just stops for 2.26 minutes everytime I listen to this song.

  • Drake's song + your random photos = Perfection

  • I don't et it, didn't he die in '74?

  • @netenute What is there to get? The original was released in the 60s and music lives on.

  • @netenute Music is timeless.

  • i love this version! thx!!

  • Singspiel a Folkgroup from Germany did an excellent version in German, as did Graeme Allright , in French

  • Jackson C. Frank's is my favourite version. Simply because of how it relates to his life and his experiences.

  • I would like to hear a good bluesman do this tune. I think we are yet to hear the best version of this song because the right person has not covered it yet. Between Drake and Frank I would say I like Drakes version best.

  • hey..cool name man

  • oh wow this is beautiful! jjanch or drake.........i just cant decide whose version is better..... :)

  • Jackson C Frank version!

  • This is a great cover. The funny thing about this song is that there are a billion covers out there, yet no one dears to alter it more than just adjusting it to their voice.

  • It sounds like the song is singing itself. There are so many versions of this song that are all brilliant but this just sounds so natural.

  • Wow. I've listened to this song in different forms my whole life. First it was Simon & Garfunkle, then Jansch, then Jackson C. Frank and then I went looking for more versions and came upon John Renbourne and Counting Crows. I think I can stop looking now. A real legend of a musician.

  • @briangroovy Whenever I hear this song by ND I have to play it several times.I can't get enough in just over 2 minutes.One of my favorite songs of all time.Imagine ND at home fiddling with this on a home recorder.Better than most overproduced studio music I have heard with all it's multi-tracking,effects etc..When a musician like ND puts emotion into a song nothing can duplicate that. Just him, his guitar and his heart...

  • really nice video, and of coarse the sounds, well waht can you say..

  • Nick Drake eh! 30 years ahead of his time. Rest in Piece... a loss for the world the day you died.

  • It's hard to say that anybody could out perform a Jackson C. Frank song better than Jackson C. Frank. Both Drakes' and Franks' recordings are amazing. Never liked the Jansch one too much (Jansch is a much better guitarist than singer)

  • i love nick drake, but i prefer bert jansch's version of the song, it's my favourite

  • Many thanks for uploading.

  • I adore this video and song....cant get enough of it.....1000's of stars and in my fav's.....

  • The best version of this song! Nick Drake has this kind fo felling that involve You deeper into the song..

  • Couldn't have said it better myself. My favorite version.

  • What a stunning version of this song.

  • did simon + garfunkel do a version of this?

  • yes, its a bonus track on the sounds of silence CD.

  • Nice song, nice video.

    Nick Drake, yeah..

    This will be a good morning.

  • jack steadman from bombay bicycle club does a lovely cover.

    go listen.

  • Pretty great cover...I first heard this song as a cover by the Counting Crows.

  • I think the irony, Spike (and part of the allure) is that his complete nonrecognition when he was younger has added that mystique to his newly realized wealth of recognition. It's like, for him to really be famous he had to be unfamous throughout his life. I don't think he's overrated, though. Technically speaking, he's still stuck in cult status. And his style is unbelievable. It's a well-trained, disciplined guitarist that can pull off a Nick Drake song.

  • doesnt do it like jackson or jansch

  • I love how they say this is one of nick drakes best song

    funny thing is its not his song its Jackson C Frank song

    he just covered it thats all

  • and?..he sang it, so it is one of his songs. He owns this version. That is like saying Eva Cassidy did not have any songs because she did covers.

  • If you want to see who you're dealing with check out Nick Drake on Wiki. Stuff this good doesn't come easy.

  • This is one of the best Nick Drake songs I've heard. The video is really well done. Thanks.

  • This song is lovely. Thanks so much foe posting it so well.

  • wonderful ! Thankyou... eagerly awaiting the arrival of this CD

  • Where did this one come from

  • This song is from Jackson C frank

    he used to hang out in the late 60s' with basically everyone who covered his songs, namely: Bert Jansch, John Renhbourn, Nick Drake and Paul Simon...

    If you want to hear the original, search for "Blues Run The Game Deluxe" and you'll end up on a re-release they did.

    Peace to his soul.

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