If By Rudyard Kipling

[licklesherbet]

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[dundalkmd]

Good.

[benTstich]

That was great, why couldn't I find a version that sounded well timed until I got to this!. . . .you read it beautifully, . . .I'm a teacher and wanted to use it for the parents of kids in my class, hee hee hee, can't though can I! Well done, i loved it.

[TEvoEng]

Best not use it really, the yawn at the beginning might not come accross with the right message...

there are two others I can really recommend from here, one by Roger Morley, and the one that I watched several times and inspired me to actually do something rather than just sit and think about it was by Grillmaster33 ( see there's an update "Epiphany")

Morley is the definitive reading. Grill, is the human reading.

As for ising it for parents, I failed my GCSE English 5 times

Thanks you

J

[AzRockscc]

You intrigue me.

[TEvoEng]

I have to be honest and say that is one of the more random replies I have ever seen on here, but I like it :o)

Thanks

I hope the intrigue is a positive thing, and leads you on to more interest int he poem.

:o)

J

[dontcallme02]

Started off really well but stumbled in the middle. A good reading imo. My favourite is Ricky Tomlinson in Mike Bassett England Manager, the tone he uses is perfect and put into a rela setting where the poem is given real meaning.

[TEvoEng]

Stumble in the middle was a genuine mistake, but after i watched it over, I felt it was genuine and a tale of how it was told as much as.

I love the comedy and listening to the story of Tomlinson.

Hope you are well and thanks for taking the time to comment.

James

[MABKBDS]

Personally i think it was okay.

It started off really real, (the first few lines). then it seemed he was trying too hard and couldnt feel the meaning for the other lines naturally.

He stumbles when he says "nor lose the common touch", that was great, but i don't think it was purposefully done?

But anyways i'd like to try this, but as yet i can't appreciate every point.

Thanx Tevoeng

[TEvoEng]

Thank you.

I've always hated reading, never been able to do it before, but then decided I had to learn, and this was a poem that meant a lot to me. One day when I have children I'd like to read this to them

So yes, a lot was forced, but all felt from the heart.

the pause was for the line "if you can fill the unforgiving moment, ..." Reminds me that the poem was written after he head heard his son had died...

Thank you your time to listen, and for the time to speak.

Sincerely

James

[buttsyrc8]

Was cool as you tried and it was worth a listen.

The Robert Morley was the best -have a look!

[syntaxburn]

this is a fine reading...no such thing as a perfect reading...i like Dennis Hopper's American reading and Morely's dramatic British reading, all diff, all good. anyone that claims to know the "best" reading of this, is a child. Good reading mate!

[TEvoEng]

I agree with you, I actually tried this a couple of tiems, the one that was teh best for me was actually the one that wasn't perfect. Poems are human Human isn't perfect.

And you can't always take these things strictly seriously

J

[boydie40]

not bad at all probs the best ive seen other than ricky tomlinsons and calum bests

[butestreetmovie]

absolutely the worst one ive heard

[TEvoEng]

Thank you for that.

It doesn't need to be perfect or good or bad.

It is what it is, read from the heart and it isn't always perfect.

I'm glad you left your comment, and I'm glad you took the time to listen before you thought.

All the best

j

[andyfedel]

cool bandanna.

[shaydap]

u spend to much time playing with ur cad instruments

[garygoodbloke]

Much better than he rest I've seen

Can't someone send a memo to Morgan Freeman to do this, or Christopher Walken, that'd kick a**!! I'd love to see that

[shaka314]

there's a version in mp3 format out there, read by Sir Laurence Olivier. Its pretty good.

[DadeMurphy7]

And ruin this poem with an american accent?