Roy Harper One Of Those Days In England

[easybeat]

A stand-out track I used to hear on the radio in the 70s...

[terrypussypower]

The start of this always reminds me of 'All Or Nothing' By The Small Faces and that song 'Too Good To Be Forgotten' by The Chi-Lites (or the Chiltys, as we used to call them) ! Roy Harper can easily hold his own with any singer/songwriter you care to mention.

[TyronxX98]

seen roy twice leicester and knebwoth great great songs hq a1 bullingmyvase wonderful and a very funny and warming personality on stage. god bless roy

[TheDaisidgy]

Still have my signed album of Bullinamingvase from the tour. Great gig. Also remember him being amazing at The Surrey University Free Festival.

[harrybobug]

sublime



[ClanTBSKx]

ace

[spiderboymax]

I am having 'one of those days' .Bless

[jasongtferris]

how good is roy? a true greatest living englishman

[jKRAMER001]

this is my first time listening to Roy Harper, and damn it's good!

[TheFreeAdviceMan]

The Original New York City Free Advice Man RATES this Song among the 100 Best Songs In History....and I really, really do LOVE it. Tried to find it on iTunes: no Luck yet! Best, Jean-Pierre A. Fenyo

[fatgary68]

quite honestly the best song of all time, ever. the end. no doubt. defo.

[Mourour]

This performance is definitely better than the studio version! Anyone agree?

[ste8636]

@Mourour

Yeah it's got a bit more bounce to it live:)

[naveenikita]

this man is a genius...and he knows it...lol...;)....i had the pleasure of meeting roy and nick in ireland about 10 years ago for their show in the roisin dubh pub in galway...nick was even kind enough to put me on the guest list in exchange for a quill made from a swan feather..:D:D...

tyty for the post...i keep watchin this clip...again...and again...and again...:D:D...

mungo nibley..;)

[shemanic1]

I have a promo copy on a 4track vinyl single 45, with Watford Gap, that I still play

[oldhippypeace]

Love this used to listen to it lots on a tape...can any kind person tell me what album the version with the brass band joining in is on please...

[deafflylii1]

@oldhippypeace

It is on HQ with The Game on it and the brilliant Lords Prayer! Sorry I know far to much about Roy! 1975 I think, lovely new CD of it come out on his site. Cheers

[MetallicBill]

Speaking of Roy working with PFloyd, Roger Waters commented on his live tour success that Live in Berlin had Bryan Adams on his Young Lust track and yet RADIO was ignoring it. He was perplexed, you don't hear Roy on the US radio either that I know of

[petermcintyre100]

Quintessentially English (I had to make sure I had got the spelling correct!) is our Roy. There are a lot of elements of our society that I dislike. Fortunately, Roy has been a great example of what is good about it! :-)

[deafflylii1]

@petermcintyre100

You know I think he is really a poet first, the music is magic, but he is a poet. Try and get hold of roy harper unhinged, some utterly fantastic live recordings with Nick as well.

[Islwynpaul]

roy Harper has that other worldly voice that puts a smile on the old visog. I have never seen him live but I have seen John martyn. i feel I have missed out on not seeing Roy as his music means so much to me. I love both men's albums and play them still. What wonderful music both have produced and I for one am grateful for their talents.

[deafflylii1]

@Islwynpaul Roy Ive seen loads over the years, e was just the best live, so was John. I think the music became the sum of the parts, sort of thinking where is the band? But it was just him expansive and a rollercoaster of emotions.

[alijr09]

@Islwynpaul i'm going to see him live tonight, he is playing with joanna newsom, should be wonderful.

[Islwynpaul]

@alijr09 Enjoy the gig and I will one day make sure I see him. Have a great night.

[tomkeys78]

I've just discovered Roy Harper and I can't get enough of him! Awesome.

[deafflylii1]

tomkeys78

Live he was like no other. If you want the best albumn listen to Stormcock, Same old rock is out of this world. I am a Roy nut sorry to go on! Flashes from the Achives of Oblivion is utterly brilliant and one of the best live recordings (double albumn). Good hunting!

[tomkeys78]

@deafflylii1 Cheers dude, I bought a second hand PC and it had a fully loaded itunes on it with all of Roys albums + about 2000 more classics. Result.

[deafflylii1]

Thanks,

Check out stormcock community for some great inverviews to download. Also his book on his web site covers all his albums is detail and is full of photos.

[claytonave]

@deafflylii1 I saw him live a few times throughout the 70s and never ever was disappointed, not by his singing, playing, band..not a moment. 'Me and my Woman' live at Newcastle city hall was beyond belief. I have a radio show here in California and play Roy often to great reception.

[deafflylii1]

@claytonave

Fantastic, as you will know in this world there are only two types, those who know Roy and.. Never ever heard Roy played in the UK. Roy needs the recognition he deserves, surely so of his mates in high places could see to that?? I have one wish, I could have seen Roy in the 1970's his voice was something else. The new Stormcock remaster he has done in utterly fantastic. Now living in NZ, I seriously would have considered staying in Blighty if he was still touring!

[kijuhol5]

deadfflylii1 (thats a mouthfull\) nice one,john martyn SHOULD be reccomended to anyone who likes roys stuff, the man was and is sensational,

booze got the better of him but,hey, who are we mortals to judge. In concert the guy was stunning

[deafflylii1]

Absolutely, man of taste, evidently! Roy for me is the one who speaks to the heart. As does John Martyn, but in different ways, guess Roy is more the poet and John the emotional musician. Know Roy has not been well. Do you follow the Stormcock site? bit silly at times, but some good interviews with Roy

[reldditmot]

John Martyn made some good stuff, but wasn't ever in the same league as Roy Harper, IMHO of course!

[andyf2280]

my 1st concert ever was Roy at Sherdley Park in St. Helens.

I was 8 and my dad dragged me along, I got drunk on cider, which a biker mate of his gave me and fell asleep, I remember he sang "Black Cloud of Islam" it was '88...good memeory

[deafflylii1]

Think I was there, didn't he just play in a tent? I think the Beautiful south were playing. Oh, the memories, needed Sundays joint cooking in my tree living in St Helens at the time.

[andyf2280]

yup you're right in a tent, and was it 1990 or 1988? I thought it was '88 but Once came out in 1990

I think I got the date wrong in the above post..still good ol' Roy the Boy....Nick's great live too, and a really nice bloke.

[deafflylii1]

I think it was around 1990 because I arrived in St Helens in 1988 and it wasn't then. He was in this tent and the engineer was Jacqueline the one who went of with that Nigel Kennedy. I remember it as a strange set as I turned up and didn't know he was on. There were all these St Helens blokes stopping and just saying hold on I have to listen to this! A wonderful evening. Saw Nick in the park on the Wirral a few years ago.

My mate was a biker called Dave from St Helens.

[deafflylii1]

Went to see him in Southport when Once came out and couldn't get a ticket. Some bod sold me and my bro one each, wonderful evening.

[andyf2280]

Nice 1! I 1st saw Nick in an arts centre in Cumbria, he blew me away, and then twice a while later as he was playing near my flat in Edinburgh during the festival (the gig was basically the live double album he later released) great couple of concerts.

[deafflylii1]

Saw him with Roy a lot, added to the evenings. Liked his early stuff, but cannot get into his more recent, though he is a brilliant guitarist. Check out the Stormcock Community site, some great interviews on it. Cheers.

[andyf2280]

I agree his more recent (although not heard that much) wasn't my cup of tea either...a bit wishy washy.

[deafflylii1]

Nick was always brilliant with Roy. It is sad he isn't touring any more, but I'm off the NZ soon so woukldn't see him again anyway. Roy had a book out recently that was good, went through each albumn, so it is a long book! Coffee table one, got mine signed so sadly pleased

Fancy that Nigel Kennedy going off with his misses. What a kick in the teeth to have that fiddle playing joker wesselling in. Take care.

[deafflylii1]

Do you remember that Johnny Wellingtons tramp from St Helens? Always used to swear at you, couldn't stand him!

[andyf2280]

Sounds like all my uncles mates.

I don't know St Helens that well, my mum is from there, but I grew up in Scotland.

I remember my Gran telling me they let loads of nutters from the crazy hospital back into the community to cut health care costs, maybe he was one of them?

[deafflylii1]

Have you heard of John Martyn? He was a brilliantly talented Scot on the folk scene. Check out One World anything off that is utterly beautiful. He is as close to Roy as possible, another mad one off.

[deafflylii1]

Small Hours - john Martyn is just fantastic

[Steelmagnoliagirl]

so so so many classic lines, love love love this man !

[jkoff76]

Roy is heavy Ju Ju!!!

[deafflylii1]

Roy is a god to me. A guiding light for all looneys. Miss seeing the man on tour, his work is the most expansive ever, NO one holds a light to him.

[RoyPortgas]

I think Robert Plant held quite a good light to him ^^

But that's probably because he had ol' Jeff backing him

[therodski1]

And to say that god is dead presupposes that he was at some time alive, ah hahaha what a young fool I am. Long live Roy. We still love you.

[TheXenProject]

Sounds very similar to the Who I think.

[drtombell1]

Great track and recording from one of the greats of the English Folk revival. Wonderful... as fresh as the day I first heard it !!

[oddcyd]

Have loved this man since i was introduced to him in about 1990, saw him at the half moon in putney a few times, the dominion theatre (we got busted for skinning up at the interval) and his 60th b-day gig at the festival hall. Sad to hear he'd not gigging anymore. Why don't more people know and love him????

[ksgee34]

mate i know what ya mean!!!! saw him in the lowry first time for me a few years ago sadly!! he sang 12 hours of sunset for me was amazing stuff!!!!!!!!!!!!! only cause like an idiot  id asked for me an my woman and he said hes put it to sleep so ill play you 12 hours of sunset!!!!!!!! c huffed

[stevies5]

Tell me when it matters love...

Half the fun in falling is you don't care where it's to.

They don't write 'em like that anymore.

[cimarronbanks]

nobody in this world or any other sings a melody like dear roy

[skaterocknroll]

so awesome

[Jwo32]

One of those days in England

That you just could not forget

From the mists of secret morning

To the golden red sunset

And though the time fast slips away

It's long enough to laugh and play

Around the fireside making hay

Dreaming of tomorrow

You know

There's no today.

[lumbago12]

Love the unmistakeable sound of ex-Wing, Henry McCullogh, on guitar.

[garethg1964]

God Harper

[MartijnHover]

I actually saw him play at Paradiso in Amsterdam at around that time. Thanks.

[johnniescarlett]

"One of those days in England with the Country going broke....."

Hmm, I have a strange feeling of deja vu!

[nanospasm]

hats off * ;)

[nanospasm]

hats of to roy harper !

[john4efc66]

Ive followed Roy from 76 and seen him 25 plus times and now i am good friends with him.. this video is a classic thanks for posting it.. One of those days parts 2 - 10 is mind blowing and very moving.. Roy finds it hard to talk about the latter version its very raw to him.. keep them coming guys thanks!

[ticklesitter]

i'm so jealous! :) when can i hang out with you guys? i'll bring my acst gtr, and banjo! :)

[peterwilliamham]

5***** Stars Thankyou for posting

[tomtiddler]

This got to no.42 in the British charts, this was a commercial short version release of the original, Bullinamingvase has the original version, can't really compare the two!

Maybe it's the job, of rolling spliffs for Captain Kirk..

[JFguitar22]

where can i find some tabs of this song ?????????

[Nicktheguvnor]

One of the greats of English music..

[JFguitar22]

very good! his singing makes me think of al stewart

[twistedhairball]

did you know that Roy Harper did the vocal on Have a cigar!!!!! what a cool fact. (i just found out) he asked for a life time season ticket to Lords< and they stiched him up on it and gave him a royalty check instead. trust the boys in floyd

[TFA44]

Sweet music....

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[0hoodster0]

headteacher at my school went 2 school with roy harper.

[TomBandfield]

Oops, my mistake, Sunflower came before this... :o Five years before to be precise :D

[Cillus]

Are you high? Paul Weller's Sunflower came BEFORE this? Check your facts, man, I think you'll find Roy recorded One Of Those Days In England quite a long time before Weller wrote Sunflower :)

[TomBandfield]

I know Sunflower came after this, but you know what I mean... :P

[TomBandfield]

Great song :) The riff at the beginning reminds me of 'Sunflower' by Paul Weller :D

[blyndzenyth2]

Chrapko1 said it : = HATS OFF TO ROY HARPER!!!

[beachviewman]

This is one of my favourite Harper songs (outside of anything on Stormcock of course)I also love this video because of the juxtaposition of the uncommercial Roy Harper playing in what appears to be a very commercial situation! Roy seems to be doing the whole thing tongue in cheek so I guess it was probably all bit of a set up for the band to look like they do and capture the moment of the times and we all dressed a bit like this then! I always expect the Wombles to come dancing on at the end!

[chrapko1]

hats off to roy harper  !!!

[Adunda]

Quality footage and to be treasured even moreso in light of Roy's recent indications that his gigging days are all but over.

[nannerbj]

Love this

[thewrestlevessel]

quality!!!

[WillShakespeare2007]

a gem amongst men amd if you meet him a c7nt! one of those in.........

[PieTelevisor]

I'm a c7nt when I meet people too!

[robbieman23]

This is from Roys `Noel Edmonds` period

[apparentesistenza]

Love Roy Harper.

[fettlefeign]

I had the privalige of seeing him in the De Barras folk pub in 2006 and he was, as i had believed, a god among men. I only wish i hadn't told him i worshipped him as i know that goes against his message, i should have just said he inspiered me, which is just as true.

[TimOTheOak]

This 77 OGWT clip was preceded by Whisper Harris explaining Roy couldnt make it - followed by Harpic appearing with the words "Bet you didnt expect to see me so soon"... he was ill after kissing a sheep. Harpic retired from gigging just last week. His son Nick now takes on the family business. Rest happy Roy, hope Miss Lovelace is still entertaining you...

[ROCKYROSIE2]

When he bent down at the end,he picked up a very large strong drink..Geneius.

[artyfacto]

Whats genius about picking up a drink?

[lsdmadman]

roy may well, bless his heart, be giving miss locelace a pubic hairdo...i saw him in somerville mass in 1996ish and he was wonderful

[BaddaBigBoom]

Where is he now? I hope he's not rolling spliffs for Captain Kirk!

[vhsorbeta34]

Check the latest MOJO there is a good arcticle on him in there.

[HumptyKing]

Roy is in Ireland

[boo66]

Brilliant! Who's that on bass? Looks familiar somehow.

[TonySpenc]

What a treat: Roy & the OGWT. I used to see him many times in the mid 80s at the Half Moon in Putney - once playing with his son Nick at Feltham.

Talking of spliffs: once at the Half Moon, he asked the audience if anyone could roll HIM a spliff - a barrage of lumps of dope being thrown on the tiny stage. A roadie scooped them all up & rolled him a spliff, but he probably made more in ounces of dope that night than money for the gig LOL.

[BaddaBigBoom]

I think I was at that gig! Did he say "what's that?" to one of the lumps hurled and someone replied "A freebie!" then something about the "quality of the heckling"?

[ajl123]

This man is a true legend, He sang on Wish You Were Here,main vocals on Have a cigar PINK FLOYD , Also hes seen a couple of times in the film The Song Remains The Same ,Walking of the plane and getting in the limo at the begining and walking on the stage at some point in the film ,ITS TRUE.HATS OF TO ROY, JIMMY PAGE also played on some of his album ,Not always credited as did DAVID GILMORE, What a legend and still alive

[RedMoore129]

unfortunately I've never heard him

[an3480]

That's actually Richard Cole in TSRTS, Zep's road manager... but he looks very similar to Roy harper! :-)

[ohisashiburi]

Dear Annie wherever you might be..Roy brings back the sweet memory of a guitar and flute in that Essex field one summer Sunday afternoon..a local beer after that..love you

[666UFO666]

Very cool Tune

[totallyunimpressed]

Oh dear! That must have been one of those days he refers to as his suicidal tendencies...

[ba001e6750]

Ace !!! Thankyou for posting love his song!!!

[andrewdl007]

I recently saw roy play the long version of this song with him and Matt Churchill playing acustic guitars. Roy is one of the most underated artists out there.

[Batteredtrout]

Bear in mind this is the man that rolled spliffs for Capt Kirk and was an inspiration to Led Zeppelin

[kwertykurt]

The old grey whistle test. I had this on viddy years ago until someone taped over it. This was my favourite version too. Glad I found it here.

[daylightboy]

Can that man sing or what?....I love it.

[SlightReturn]

I agree. What a voice! I don't think it's bland at all either, but to each his own.

[ePhilosopher]

solsice has also a post-modern promethus flow lud it up

flipped on livid being beans

dreanming about tomorrow

[MayerBlows]

This is as bad as british food...so very bland.

[britishcavalry]

Taste in food, like taste in music is clearly subjective. This isn't my favourite Harper song, but personally I love a nice bag of fish&chips, and roast beef and gravy.

[daylightboy]

So, what would you call good music if this is 'so very bland'?

[iologoch]

But this is only part 1. You wouldn't judge a meal by the entree, would you? 'One of those days in England' covers so many bases.

Besides, you should see the list of big rep Muso's who guest on the studio version. They can't all be wrong!

[IanMorrison]

Roy just never fails to stir emotion. For me, it's unconditional love for all those moments of inspiration he's given his fans.

[buriedcoins]

...The words 'living legend' just don't do justice to this guy...Roy Harper is quite simply up 'there' on his own...

[sandybobbins]

Roy is cool but this version is pritty nasty but hey thats life/roy.god bless roy x x x

[actron]

excellent video addition!Thanks!

[incarnator]

love this song

[denstone111]

Does anybody know what this song is about? I like it.

[eamonosu]

just listen to the lyrics, its all there : )

[JOYDIVISION111]

i see it as a sunny carefree sunday spent with the woman you love,just smelling the roses

[osbert43]

Fantastic...thanks for posting this. I'll never forget sitting beside a border collie at the Glastonbury fest watching Roy perform...magic!!

[JOYDIVISION111]

watched him in theatre clwyd in wales,about 8 people turned up,he was cool but a bit short with my mate when he asked for mcp blues because it was the wrong guitar.saw his first gig in ages at the Adelphi in Liverpool too said it was like being in front of an open fire again,sweet

[wangdangdoodle]

Saw Roy at Knebworth in '75. Well, to be honest, I couldn't actually see a freaking thing from half a mile away and I was too young to appreciate him. But I'm so glad I got there in the end.

[oopyla]

I know exactly what you mean..i went to my first roy gig when i was 4 lol..theres never been a time when he hasn't been there

HATS OFF !!!!!!!!

xxxx

[Euterperocks]

I don't think I can put into words how special Roy Harper is to me. If you're a fan too, no explanation necessary - you know. Lots of love to Roy and all his fans too. xoxo

[urphyma]

Bless you Roy

[bigwibble6]

great to see that. super work