Curved Air - Melinda (More or Less) Live '72

[MrHendrix1959]

this is talent devotees of xfactor take note

[stevehawk1000]

A wonderful trip back in time.

[mRamble]

better than original version.

[birchyboy01]

This is one of the very few songs that I think are much better live than the recorded CD/LP versions.

[ClaudioFonzi]

Sonja Kristina... uma voz adorável... uma canção simplesmente apaixonante!! Uma das mais lindas canções do Progressivo!!

Graças a Deus esse registro foi feito e de forma tão bela e perfeita, todas as gerações futuras poderão curtí-lo.

[brazcubas264]

At 1:26 she finally looked at me... gorgeous

[kirdou28]

omg great song.i didnt knew it!!

[paulmarkj]

I saw Curved Air last night - they did this song. Wonderful.

[fabiokaragua1]

Great 70's

[ugurun]

beautiful sonja kristina!

[chigaukurasukai]

カッコイイ！

[SUPERDINO777]

Oh my gosh! I　never knew their film exsits!!! Great!!!

[dillonmay771]

live at rythem awsome

and thatas coming from a metal head

thats got to say something about this song

[TheGringopobre]

bella

[tOxicPete]

This song is just too beautiful. Just lay back in the grass, close your eyes and dream on. Mmm, thankful for this.

[ATUALIDADE1]

Mais uma voz maravilhosa!



[Davian67]

Lovely! Thanks for posting this! :-)

[cmilomj28]

Sonja loved you in my teens lol,happy days,great music

[TheBitterSweetgr]

OH MY BEAUTIFUL FOLK LADY...oh spirit of the woods....we love Sonja Kristina....WE DO

[TheMardiesel]

 beautiful music and Sonja Kristina!

[Glamagal20091]

I saw Curved Air at the Kursaal in Southend-on-Sea, Essex in 1972. They were excellent.

Bright Summer's Day '68 was outstanding.

[SERPENTRADIO]

Pure beutey

[Tomoelrey]

i like the song but i still hate the sevenies and sixties!

But good song! Strange ....but true.....

[solukmavi]

1972... I miss those most beautiful days of my life... A haunting tune..

[palteonato]

Prog Rock NEver Dies!

[bluewank]

yessiree

[Saree3]

she has slits,look at her eyes when camera is closed up,

[OMGPANTERA]

holyy shit ! in 1:25-6 she gives this beatefull haunting look to the camera,rewinded it for 10 times maybe

[ladyfuschia]

WTF?! How come I am just now discovering this??? No, I have not been under a rock! Wow! Gonna devour as much as I can!!

[MsBkirk]

I can see why she temporarily replaced Sandy Denny in the Strawbs earlier on - she had an equally strong voice.

[sortabli]

It gives me peace.

[noddyguevara]

I met her and shes great . Her 'other band' the acid folk one were great too. saw her many a time at glastonbury festival. she used to do a set daily at glasto and she did again in 2010 ! great stuff

[shemanic1]

@noddyguevara curved air played @ Croissant Neuf, Green Fields Glastonbury again this year (with Paul Sax on violin). They are still great & Sonja also plays in Mask.

[antonio2708]

There's always a motherfucker to give a dislike.

[CynicalBastard]

she is trippin' dog.

talking bout crazy light ladies.

[Isleofskye]

Lovely song but how I miss the beautiful violin piece at the end on the original version.

[sonjonbobis]

My dad named me after her. :o) My name is Sonja Kristina too!

[Arielash]

OMG she was gorgeous xxx

[curiousnomad]

The thing about Sonja is that not only is she beautiful and has a beautiful voice, but she seems to be a deep person. Intelligent, thoughtful, sensitive. What more could one ask?

[DaMuttzNutz]

I fancied the pants of Sonja back when I was 15. Even had a poster of her on my bedroom wall. Curved Air were great.

[Isleofskye]

Anyone else noticed that she resembles Jennifer Astiston?

[SandozSaxonWilliams]

@Isleofskye

I was waiting for someone to say something...

[Steveco]

Saw them 5 times in the 70s. Newcastle Middlesbrough Redcar. John Martyn supported them.

More recently I saw Sonja Kristina Band in the Croissant Nuef tent at Glastonbury 1995.

Yeeah!

[robertlaberge]

I saw Curved Air at London's Hammersmith Odeon in May of 1973.

One of the best concerts of my life, with perfect hi-fi sound.

[lakeladymel]

Looks alot like Jennifer Aniston. Beautiful song !

[jsilence418]

@lakeladymel that's supposed to be a compliment is it ?

[ZundappFan]

@lakeladymel no, you idiot.. Jennifer Aniston looks like her!

[dbrow220]

How this song takes me back to when i & most other lads at my school dreamt of Sonja Kristina, beautiful song, beautiful lady, top band Curved Air!

[superbeavo]

the former Mrs Stewart Copeland

[fuel1e]

amazing!!!!



[gugu87gm]

Beautiful song and singer...

[michellehogan123]

BEAUTIFUL VIDEO

[swhitewizard]

HOT CHICK - shame this is like  30/40 years ago :(

[willnotallow]

Sonja

[bitch21witch]

Voice, song, woman - 3 are beautiful

[totopitbull]

@bitch21witch

Grato pelo vídeo. Eu não conhecia.

Muito bom.

[zoroastro144]

Damn... this voice is stuck in my mind ... long live to Curved Air

[Sensenwerk]

Everbody who likes this version has to check the album version with violin. It's just incredible, you'll love it. Didn't find it on youtube though..

[rabidfoxsavior]

Wow this is quite nice...

[Killjoy797]

I love this song! of course I stumbled apon it bye accident but glad that I did. hehe my girlfriends name is melinda an I play it for her all the time! hehe gawd it embarrasses an agravates her hehe

[robertlaberge]

Je les avais vus à Londres en 1973.

Super!

Meilleur son que j'avais jamais entendu sur les pièces plus rock.

[mobyboy]

pure beauty.

[Isleofskye]

Prefer the original version with Darryl WAy's beautiful violin segment.

Still wonderful though!

Saw them many times in the early 1970's, the peak being at The Royal Festival Hall...

[sharbohemia]

Simply Beautiful.....

[ariacurva]

Bello!!!

[krisjim2495]

i`m named after sonja this is 1st time i`ve heard her music love it cheers dad

[curiousnomad]

I loved this band- and if you were a 17 yo guy Sonja would have been THE PERFECT woman. I mean get on my horse and ride off into the sunset for eternal bliss.

[Zozarb]

Alter, genau so war es !

[The5555alec]

i was 17 then too, and you're so right

[Realbillball]

Smashing girl, great performer, beautiful voice for a beautiful song. The beginning of the 70's was magical much thanks to music like this.

[PsychoEloy]

Great tune. Thanks for sharing.

[jhillst]

Lovely voice...she sounds like a cross between Annie Haslam and Grace Slick.

[hhlomaxx]

WOW you hit that right on the head - cant beleive you wrote what I was thinking....

[Gooseberry51]

Can always listen to her voice.. so wonderful!!!

[london2z]

How come I never heard of Curved Air? Does remind me a little of Annie Haslam- great stuff!

[NarajanaJane]

Chciało się kiedyś ludziom.. jeszcze.... Kochany głos, kochana muzyczka, łezka się kręci eech)))

[eylemdurgun]

wouw; t hat's perfect

[giannibodoar]

GRAZIE a chi ha caricato questa stupenda ballata e voce

[cloudbuster66]

the first group to have a picture disc done,

[stevedonyoung]

A Danish Joni Mitchell !!!

[jakoditi]

i'm the lucky owner of this record (only one in belgium i guess)

[mendes1970]

Sweet song and wondrful voice.

[heavy21metal]

Simply fantastic,

...from another world !!!!

[notToast]

which 1?

[TheQuietEye]

EVERYONE fell in love with Sonja.

Oh, for these past forty years to fade away .....

[rythemguitar]

Neil young dances around a lot.,when playing his Gibson Les Paul, so you are saying he is not got much talent?

Love Curved Air, went to see them when I was 14, fell in LOVE with Sonja.

[elmothman]

Una cancion tan bella como la mismisima Sonja!!!...Gran pero Gran voz!!!...

[zincalloy11]

use to get right to the front when they played St.Albans civic .which was quite often.Sonia sounded as good as she looked..

[blacksdocrack]

wow. just wow

[heavy21metal]

Lovely lady falling laughing down the glory of a rainbow lovely lady reaching crying for the comfort of the day-glow Melinda - more or less in dreams Fade - Melinda fade into fantasy tell them you won't be played like any other instrument of fate

[DonJuanDeMarco2]

Where do Curved Air originate from ?

[PrinceofNoir]

They're British.

[Renaissancefan01]

Have you noticed that musicians without much talent, seem to dance around a lot??

[heyawhaw]

might as well waver the "tone deaf flag" haha!

they're only providing some visual distraction from the aural torture, so forgive them ... XD

[ragmarita]

great!so simple...70s rule

[heyawhaw]

yes, 70ies role ... but was it simple? and is this song symptomatic for the music from back then?

sorry, celebrating "hairspliting day" over here. I'll get my coat ...

[jeffro1234567891]

Melinda,

I didnt know they did a song about you...

It fits you well...

Love,

Jeff

[jeffro1234567891]

the name sounds familiar in this song..Sounds like a lovely friend i have on the east coast...She is a lovely lady too....:)

[1BarefootCowboy]

Wow. This is great.

[sidensvans54]

Lovely Lady..

[EnigmaticEskimo]

way to go Sonja! Beautiful...

[loybillyrock]

marvellous

[stevedonyoung]

Renaissance did a version of this song in the 80's. Sonja sings it better though.

[queenpadilha]

My God, what a fantastic song !!!

[vangelisideras]

La época dorada del rock progresivo, maravilla de canción, gracias Sonja.

[toecutterr6]

sweet

[Isleofskye]

Interestingly on the right we have "Renaissance" right under Curved Air!

Another fabulous Group..."Ashes Are Burning"/ "Mother Russia"...:)

[Isleofskye]

First EVER Concert= Curved Air-1971 @

ROYAL FESTIVAL HALL-South Bank-London!

Wonderful Group but this is missing Darryl's beautiful Violin break midway thru!:)

[meljaxon]

Love you Sonja. You are the best. Love, Melinda x. (More or Less).

[mobyboy]

shivering my skin

[noddyguevara]

I used to see Sonja every year at the Croiissont Nuef Tent at Glastonbury Festival. She played this year after year there in the 90s. It was always brilliant !

[dgbril]

Smitten

[Morticianeatyou]

Awesome song...

[loofszar]

Hey! What's wrong with the Video??? Stops all The time????

[mpurves98]

works for me.

[priapus56]

Man I got the same problem but not on this video! I think it means that while you are watching piles of crap are being downnloaded onto your computer...go to clean-up and wipe off all the "temporarary download" or whatever its called...

[loofszar]

WoW!!! Works again. Great! No piles of crap...

[Morticianeatyou]

this song is Awesome

[mintmoore]

Perfect - I remember these from our first UK music festival - Bardney in Lincolnshire - this band stood out.

[scandys]

i went to bardney in lincoln and am a big cuved air fan but i cant remember them, stone the crows,rory ghallager, humble pie,beach boys, joe cocker,slade, i remember it was cold and called the great weaston railroad feastival. what night did they apeare

[Isleofskye]

Great but were was the wonderful Violin break in the original.My favourite part of this lovely Song.

First ever Concert aged 17:Royal Festival Hall,South Bank,South London.1971..Wonderful memories of a great time in England..

What happened to London and where did all the English go?

[kkdkatzalidis]

Beautiful face amazing voice...............

[fergie50k]

wish someone would get a machine working, the world was a much better place back then, ooh the memories, so many of them....

[mpurves98]

was it really? we all were younger, but in spite of the aging, I'm happier now than I was then - well, at least most of the time.

[rumpelfutz]

I wish, I had 15 years more than, I was only 6 in '72. This sound is amazing !

[mpurves98]

arrgh! I posted this in reply to a different video , but from about the same time.

- a comment on Vinegar Joe/Elkie Brooks being digging up fossils. -

But, this is one is kinda stuck in my head.

I was a bit older than 6 then.

[arthurmee]

Sorry mate, I was 16 in 1972.. . .perfect timing but don't despair. . . all the music is still available for you to enjoy. Welcome to the golden era of prog!

[arthurmee]

Sorry mate, I was 16 in 1972.. . .perfect timing but don't despair. . . all the music is still available for you to enjoy. Welcome to the golden era of prog!

[mpurves98]

was 17 myself then ...

Still missi

[mpurves98]

was 17 myself then.

Still missing "phantasmagoria".

[Anglagard1]

Wow! Thank you for this. I was born in the wrong era and country. Sonja had it all: looks, voice, talent and spirituality. Amazing.

[Anglagard1]

Oh yeah, and great diction as well:)

[janeofnicaragua]

damn hippie!

[littlebillysunshine]

sexy!

[dyonisos75]

love+peace!!!!

[hanahono3333]

beautiful voice

[moreliacore]

Chingonsisima la rolita,muy picuda.

[rugshort]

Woof! I hear tell she was an Ursuline girl from Brentwood? Woof woof!

[celiannah]

love this one.

[Ahzdiosh]

Nice fingerpicking .

[ScotRanger1960]

Had this clip on an old VHS tape years ago, don't know what happened to it. Great to see it again.

[Cynfelyn]

Hafau'r 1970au. Ni fyddant byth yn darfod yn y cof

[2kl2klps]

I.LOVE.SONJA!

[alanr1963]

Sonjo's diction is perfection.

[creamtt]

Aww Sonja, i first saw you live in the South west of England, you were BRILLIANT, will never forget that night, and after you finished the main Gig you went to play in a local nightclub and we were treated again to your beautiful voice,,,,,i think you changed my life that night,,,,,,,,if you ever read this stuff i hope you are well Sonja..

[margot980]

How did I live through the 70s without Curved Air and this astonishing song, wow.

[martilarisevenadam]

sonja rulzzz..

sesi cok güzel ve duru..

[melinda41]

Thank you YOUTUBE!!!!! finalement trouve la chanson qui a inspire mes parents a me trouver un prenom!!!!!!

Merci....

[baengel]

My parents were also inspired by this song when naming me :)

[TheQuietEye]

Ah, Sonja .......

[wigginsdesign]

I loved this band back then. All there music up to the mid 70's was great. Completely underrated and not remembered now

[quilmesfffd]

temazo

[acwink]

Since the 80's I've had this tape of "Hair" the musical without realizing that it was her who sang "Frank Mills." Her voice is just beautiful. She hits those high notes and makes it seem effortless. She also looks like the ultimate 70's girl.

[gennx30]

this is beautifull-but then then she goes off and does that "hard rockin gal" crap.

[scriltist]

Quite - she never cut it as Janis Joplin! Still, she did some lovely vocals on the last Mask album, looking forward to seeing them in the autumn.

[Zzz80]

Yes, I remember being really disappointed with her hard rockin gal vocals on their live album.

The BBC sessions are amazing though.

[slowride503]

Someone please post Back Street Luv dammit! It was here awhile ago!

[burgersoft777]

It stil is search useing "back street Luv" and its corking

[wjwmorrow]

It's been re-posted. See here: you tube dot watch?v=81DTIWSEHVw

[Ic1cle]

The singer is gorgeous... By the way, wasn't Andy Summers of the Police in this band at one time ?

[walshamsupporter]

I don't think so but Stewart Copeland was.

[markhynde]

it was Stewart Copeland who also want out with Sonja, (he lived in Bledlow ridge and she in Downley near high wycombe) so saw each other often.

[burgersoft777]

This is wonderfull...isn't she just perfect...great LP as well.

[slowride503]

Pretty funny... I just realized the tags allow you to select more (expand) or less (minimize). Anyone else catch that? Man, I need to get off this weed.

[gtristdan]

hehe!

[Pjaypt]

Lovely Lady indeed!

[levensregt]

No more Curved Air in your videotheke?

[cathyv2104]

Beautiful. I was looking for Back Street Luv too - thought I was cracking-up and imagined the whole thing.

[Arielash]

I'll always love her -her photos are plastered all over my office and have been for over 30 years. Simply the best xxx

[osogroso]

I´m in love

[Isleofskye]

Beautiful! Used to see them regularly in the eatrly 1970's....First group I ever saw in The Royal Festival Hall...1971/2....Wonderful memories!

[raulgordon]

Que mujer...dios mío

[emeraldyesyesyes]

fantastic .

[clarebw]

Back Street Luv was around here somewhere a few weeks ago! Where's it gone?!

[wjwmorrow]

I've also noticed that Back Street Luv and a few other Curved Air clips have been taken down. A shame. I suspect fear of copyright infringement is behind this....

[DhanishtaDevi]

So nice to see them. I love their music. Would love to see a clip of Marie Antionette.

[bagpuss1963]

Is there a clip of Purple Speed Queen anywhere?

[lucmiro]

I saw them in Padua (Italy) in 1971, they were strong.

Thank for the clip

[udofekken]

This band including Sonja has been my favourite all over the 70s and after. I have most albums, and, since it would not come out on CD, digitized Aircut from the LP. I never had a chance to see a clip from them. Thanks.