Uploaded by 1northcountrygirl on Oct 4, 2008
This beautiful song is from Fairport Convention's album Nine (1973). The lyrics are from a poem by Richard Lovelace (1642) and the music is by Dave Swarbrick. The clips are from Fly Away Home (1996).
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Of course, in real life, Canada geese are HORRIBLE birds. They crap everywhere polluting lakes and ponds, make a foul noise and bully smaller birds.
They're good eating, though.
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This song is just gorgeous, thank you so much for posting it.
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A very beautiful combination of this song and the movie, they are almost in a beauty competition :). They both show that real freedom is not an easy score, but the outcome of love and dedication. Thank you for this lovely upload! I featured it on my channel today. Greetings from The Netherlands.
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Hi... I really love this song for lots of years ;-) Quite good!!
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God bless and keep you, Richard. God bless king Charles the Martyr.
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@1northcountrygirl I keep coming back to listen and watch, thanks for sharing.
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@1northcountrygirl I keep coming back to listen and watch, thanks for sharing.
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Great outro...
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Very very nice ! Thanks so much ! :)
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This is a stunning interpretation of a wonderous poem. One of my favourite Fairport tracks, subdued and subtle and equally as amazing as Matty and other classics
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who knows the origin of this song?
Slarty252 3 years ago
Richard Lovelace defended the king during the English Civil Wars and became famous as one of the cavalier poets. When Anglican bishops were banned from Parliament, Lovelace presented a petition calling for their restoration. For this he was imprisoned for seven weeks in Gate House, Westminster. While in prison he wrote To Althea.
1northcountrygirl 3 years ago
I deliberately chose not to interpret this song in a political way but instead went for a loose interpretation of the theme - circumstances and conditions don't have to limit our dreams and ambitions. You can of course just enjoy the beautiful photography and the geese!
1northcountrygirl 3 years ago