Wow just wow! I was listening to Fairport Conventions original and wondered which artistes had covered it. Eventually found this masterpiece.

I'm so greatful that Sandy Denny 's song is still being performed by so many other good musicians. Such a great song with to me meaningful lyrics. Warm greetings from The Netherlands 👍💜🍀🤘💪🇳🇱🌷🤗

Brings a lump to the throat and a tear to an old man's eye...

Thank you for doing this spectacular song and God bless Sandy Denny. May she Rest In Peace.

I think this is a lovely version that does the original justice

written by Sandy Denny when she was still a teenager. I believe that she would be very happy with this rendition.

Why do so many people on KZfaq have to say which version of a song is "best"? There are so many brilliant musicians out there, and each of them are unique. We all have our personal favourites, but why this need for league tables? This is a beautiful version of a great song.

While nobody can do it like Sandy, MR displays depth as a vocalist that is truly amazing. A beautiful version of a remarkable song.

Voce bellissima,quanta nostalgia...grazie.

Beautiful song, great vocal, love the lady singer, she is amazing💙💚💜

Gorgeous rendition of Sandy Denny’s quintessential masterpiece. 10,000 Maniacs honors her memory perfectly.

She's definitely got the feeling of the song.

Second best version I've heard, the first of course was performed by Sandy. Great post. This is a beautiful version of the song.

I was not expecting this... wow what a great performance. That singer is absolutely amazing.

A beautiful version of a beautiful song. I will check more of their music. Thanks

Exceptionally good! An outstanding voice and each instrument 'blended in' so beautifully.

Good work, hauntingly beautiful. Lots of depth, texture, great interpretation.

I've been saying for years that I want that song played at my funeral.

Mary, your voice on this is full of emotion and understanding.

Mary's viola sounds just as pristine as her voice.

Look I'm a bit late here but I had to comment, this is a wonderful rendition of this beautiful song.lovely lazy pace and sweet gentle emotionally emphasised vocals from the singer.Thank you 10k maniacs and I'm sure the Lady would be pleased

Sandy Denny and Fairport Convention set a mighty high bar, but y'all did a fine job with it. And the viola didn't hurt a bit. :)

Beautiful version, a pleasure to listen to....

Thanks. It had been years since we last played this song.

A most beautiful song performed to perfection very melancholy and brings tears to your eyes

Absolutely beautiful.

As a life long Fairport Convention fan, it's a definite thumbs up from me. Great rendition of a great song.

Absolute beauty!

This is so beautiful. A perfect rendition

5:12 The drummer, "Something in my eye there- just need to..." Honestly never heard this song before last week when a snippet of it was used in a TV show prompting me to seek it out- somehow though it feels like I've loved it for years.

Breathtaking. I'm seeing them live tonight!

Wonderful performance from all. Truly amazing. Mary rules! Such a beautiful voice!

Loose is a good way to put it. We tend to tighten up at times when the red light goes on, but this was for mostly friends and family. Wine might have been involved.

Great and classy rendition of a classic.....

Fairport

Damn it Mary.....First you blew my mind with you're remake of " These are the days "....and now despite my critical eye I have once again been mesmerized by that Siren's voice! I pride myself on critical analysis and you just shut me down every time! Beautiful....wonderful....exquisite! JO

Thank you. You honoured the song. Didn't try to make it different for the sake of being different. After Sandy Denny's Peel session version, that's the best version for me.

Absolute perfection

Beautiful rendition.

Nice! I also love Eva Cassidy’s cover very much.....

Absolutely beautiful,OMG!

Joe Boyd produced a lot of Fairport Convention and 10KM's The Wishing Chair. IMO this is a great rendition of what may be Sandy Denny's "signature" tune .

If I had been in the audience, I would not have been affected by gravity during this song.

What a gorgeous voice! I would love to hear her duet with Rufus Wainwright on this song...heaven!

Spendid rendition! Faithful and personal at the same time. Gave me chicken skin more than a few times.

This was wonderful. Thanks for sharing...

Thanks Steve for another 'gem' - best wishes for the January recordings. Look forward to hearing the new material and seeing 10KM in 2011.

this is magick..

Very very beautiful anyone who can sing this song without crying is A plus in my book.

That was just beautiful,I needed that.Thank you.

Beautiful. 😌

Wow. Gorgeous rendition!

magnificent!

It would have been nice to hear Natalie and Sandy Denny sing this together, RIP Sandy

I love this version. Thankyou. RIP Sandy.

Beautiful. Tender and a delight to an old man. At some point i have to accept i am not young, maybe at 80?

No one could eclipse Sandy Denny , but congratulations on a wonderful cover , voice and musicianship so perfect , She would be proud Im sure.

Sandy's legacy lives on. A beautiful rendition ...

Thank You

I confess, I have never liked The Maniacs, but this is really, really well done.

Holding true to 10KM sound doing one of the greatest lyrical songs of all time.

Thank you SG!

Very true to Sandy's version - well done.

Wonderful cover. That said, no one covers this song better than Eva Cassidy did......

Can some one tell me were the time goes , maybe a greater power , have a brilliant life !,

Wow!

I absolutely love this version of the classic original, well done .

I never heard of this fine group until about 1997 when I was on a trip to NY. I love NYC and walked all day in Manhattan as I did on other trips. Part of my walk was going across the Brooklyn Bridge and back to Manhattan. There was major film equipment and a very extensive camera on I think they call them dolly tracks, the works. If I recall there were 4 people that I imagined must be pretty famous. I asked on the side one of the crew people and he said they were of the group, "10,000 Maniacs". I later bought their album, a cassette tape, but don't remember the name of the album. I just remember they didn't sound as much like folk music on that album as they do here. I'm eclectic but like them performing this great folk song here. Nice to years later see them live here. I was walking then back across the bridge and saw some graffiti down low "Yuppicide" and suddenly the World Trade Center beyond and took a picture with the graffiti down low like a caption. So sad only a few years later all that happened that I feel we won't know the truth about for many years, like JFK, Bobby, Martin too, and Malcolm X. I wish I would have taken some pictures of 10,000 Maniacs too with that beautiful blue sky day with the beautiful blue sky people who know how to fly. Thanks 10MKTV for making this video!!

Really super great version!

Mooi ..................

The greatest cover out there, after Nina Simone's. KUDOS to all of the 10.000 Maniacs! Have a great year guys!

beautiful !!

Good! Beautiful voice! See you too: Who Knows Where The Time Goes - Eva Cassidy Live at Pearl's

Superb. You can be very proud of this. You do the song untold justice.👍👍👍

I love Mary and the rest of the 10k Maniacs.

very nice version

excellent and very true to Fairport Convention's original

Simply Eva

Awesome!

Well done I see that this is still a good live band.

Top version of this wonderful song. Mary was the perfect replacement for Natalie. Saw them live with Mary in London in 2000, I was expecting to be slightly disappointed without the original line up, but needn't have been, was totally blown away by this fantastic band.

still special

Beautiful

Up there with the best,beautiful voice

God if she could be in the Braznose garden in August next year my life would be done well

From the Album - An old fashioned Walz. Some fabulous tracks by A.E.McC. Denny.

Love 10000 maniacs.

how good is this ... wow ...

Great job

Very nice

WOW WOW WOW! From a mad ken 76yo Aussie fan.

Great rendition!

Whoa I had no idea 10kmaniacs covered one of my favorite songs of all time. Honestly it's a song that needs no cover. It can't be done any better than the original but this pretty good

I have yet to hear a unacceptable version of this song. Mary is quite good, I've never seen her before this. And the production is outstanding.

Beautiful voice!

We hope you say for another year.

It's a great version; I also like the bass lines here, very reminiscent of Ashley Hutchings original basslines

awesome--you did Sandy proud

Nice.

As with all great songs it's not a matter of who's best it's a matter of preference . With so many versions of this & the bar at which Sandy & Fairport Convention set you wont find a more beautiful feel than they put into it. Some songs can only have one person that makes it stand out as a timeless piece & Sandy Deny sure made this the special number it is. With Richard Thompson 's exquisite melodies & Leads it's just a simple fact it was they that had that special magic this song creates . As a musician myself i don't believe in who's best or this solo is best or this is the best version but in some cases as with any art there can only be one artist that coined as classic piece of music & Sandy & Fairport did that with this . Many great renditions including this one all have their differences but truth & musical history will have Fairport Conventions & those incredible vocals of Sandy Deny as the original masterpiece that made this tune have the feel of the time & feel in which it was written & recorded in. Some times it just is what it is. No matter what you do when you change the song to reflect your personal take & feel you alter the true feel of the song good or bad . I do believe if not always the original is the best as it's the purest feel that particular group or artist had in mind. Tough to play Jimi Hendrix the way he played or change his versions and say i did a better job than him. Maybe different but not the way he did it. All this is just my opinion & i would not tell someone else if they preferred a different version they would be wrong ,it is about personal preference to a point.