Don McLean - Orphans of Wealth

[jfq722]

The song IS called 'Respectable' from the 'Tapestry' album.

[TheBrutalphoenix]

look the way everybody pay attention to him hes not just a poet , God bless him

Don mclean Phil Anselmo and 2pac(rip) for ruling the white house and kick out those motherfuckers satanic masonic douchebags that are wasting the entire world lml

[emofolkie]

I think this song is truer today than back in the 70s. Don McLean has such an extraordinary gift of writing songs that expose the worst human flaws. Unfortunately for him, this gift brought his very promising career to a standstill after his American Pie album.

[rfwelsh]

the good ol' days.

well done Don!

[Tornfreedom]

Fantastic!. Could do with a quality sound version and the last verse, but So good to see the Master in action.

[soulsong4ever]

LOVE one of my faves from my young teenage years. wow. x

[bondensbabe]

Thanks for letting me know!

[bondensbabe]

Thank you! Does anyone have "Respect" that they could upload?

[homelessbrother]

@bondensbabe I uploaded a video of Respect by Don about a year ago, but wrongly called it Respectable. Sorry, but I am a much bigger fan of Loudon Wainwright than Don McLean, would not have made that errror with Loudon. Have now renamed the video, so searching for Don McLean Respect should come up in searches today, or it might still suggest the old, longer title.

[OnkelStein]

@homelessbrother The live version of Respect is much better than the recorded one. Don McLean is a legend none the less, people only give him recognizition for American Pie ( which is great, no doubt), but the guy was a fucking poet

[whpriol1]

I don't remember this song. I had always liked Dreidel which I just listened to. I like this song too now. It reminds me A LOT of Bob Dylan which is perfectly fine.

[PB111627]

Blame the scum on wall street Americans need to fight the causes of the orphans of health and inadequate health no more foreclosures!

[SugarCrisp11]

This is probably the most emotional of his songs. Very sad; so fitting to the state of our nations as they are today. I love how people seem to take all the words in, one can almost sense how much the audience are in awe of him.

[jellyjellypbj]

the webpage is gone

[homelessbrother]

@jellyjellypbj Many thanks for pointing this out. The website had to move to new webspace about a month ago. I have updated the link now.

Cheers.

[homelessbrother]

@jellyjellypbj Thanks for telling me- the site had to move to new webspace a month ago. The link has now been changed.

[wainwright3]

@jellyjellypbj Sorry about that, the webspace changed a month ago. The new link should work fine. Cheers.

[PD1981]

Perhaps the powerful and moving song from Don McLean -and there are a lot of them to choose from among his songs over the years

[ysplse]

Thanx 4 this.

Tapestry is my favourite album by my favourite male artist.

[wlwak]

Maclean must have upset some really powerful people along the way because he's brilliant yet not given the airing that that deserves. Tapestry is a masterpiece.

[momgag]

This was the first song I ever heard McLean perform, although I think I first heard it on a concert show for Pete Seeger's Sloop Clearwater. Fragments of it stuck in my mind, but I never could identify it or find it, until I just found this video! Wonderful!

[zepelindeplomo]

Wooow. Que canción tan más increible.

His hungry and cold

His life has been sold...=(

[pembo1234]

true then true now  rallying song for health care in usa

[bondensbabe]

I remember this documentary. I also love Respectable.

[shuvankr]

Yes, we are the orphans of Wealth,

In six months we will be renamed as "Neo-subprime".

They will take our job, our home, our credit cards.

But they can never take our hope and the songs we sing.

The world has not changed a bit in 40 years.

[kadaspots]

I have been looking for this show for years...Brilliant performance and brilliant song......someone help me find it..!! ppllleeaasse

[homelessbrother]

I have the whole show from an officially released Betamax video released about 1978 or so, deleted in 1981. See the weblink on the video details for more info. Sadly the show is ultra rare, not even available on Ebay.

And see the video response above for more from the show - Cripple Creek and I Want her.

[kadaspots]

Woud love to either buy a copy, or I have a couple of rare radio shows on vinyl from Don to trade......Westwood One stuff from the 80's....Not much else from him, though....

[owlet1963]

Besides the song I didn't know, I like the quote from Woody Guthrie, some people cannot absorb knowledge any other way, cool response!! :)

[mysunni1]

Wow -- who knew? All I ever heard him sing was "american pie", a song I can't relate to at all. This is a great song!

[peterpeters001]

Fantastic song, Don, you have just made it with this song, and it is so actual again, I am a singer myself and this number is certainly on my repertoire from now on. I am speachless. Congratulations.

[all4ace]

What a gem I found! It is not just the singing and lyrics, but the expressions of the audience. We are mostly all good people, I can read on their faces. I hope there are more songs like this in the time of desperate need - NOW!

[jmbsol]

i agree. Watching the audiences expressions is really something. You can see how moved they all are.

[22annabelle]

gosh he's cute

[sammiejc2003]

did he wirte that song

[homelessbrother]

Don McLean wrote this song for his first album Tapestry, released in 1970. Also included on the LP was Tapestry which was a song about how we were poluting the world and And I Love You So a much covered song. A year later he wrote the album American Pie and the rest is history. :-)

[sammiejc2003]

cool, thank you

[rickyronquillo]

wow so profound in its gist!

[davidpockettrpt]

He is a true genius, where North America is concerned. Just listen to Tapestry, "Bushbash", Respectable, The Grave, or Masters of War(Bob Dylan tune), to see the pure wonder of Don's songwriting/singing/guitar playing skills.

Viva Obama, de Mexico!!!

[Sshelly34213]

Don't forget General Store

[wellivebeendreamin]

amazing song, amazing man.

shame he doesnt sing the last verse though, perhpas it was a bit graphic for the kids in the audience!

[davidpockettrpt]

Thanks for posting. The fabulous tune is very appropriate, especially considering the hurricane which is currently bearing down on Missippippi and New Orleans. "Floods in the Nuesery" really brings it home to me. A million thanks for posting one of Don McLean's best and most poignant live '70

s tunes, still more appropriate than ever now.

[ysplse]

My favourite male artist from favourite album of his.

[kadaspots]

Wow...you have a great selection of early Don Clips...thanks for posting!!!

[Treesir]

Still relevant...how sad is that?

[kind53]

what a find great song . america land of the free . free to turn a eye to the homeless. free to ignore the hurting starving . free to put animal and enviremental rights over people .if only we could find a happy medium