Nick Drake can teach unknown musicians a lesson. MAKE YOUR MUSIC. Record it the best you can with the time and resources you have. Even if you're a total unknown, MAKE IT FOR YOU. Because remember, when Nick Drake died, he was a VERY obscure musician, known to an extremely small group of fellow folk musicians. And here we are decades later, and the QUALITY OF HIS ART has slowly made him become a very well known musician worldwide with millions of listens. It was like that with MANY musicians: folk artist Judee Sill, the punk band Death, and in some extreme cases like Sibylle Baier where her son literally found her recordings decades later in an attic and decided to release them. All these musicians now are highly revered decades later by hundreds of thousands of people and in some cases millions of people. So MAKE YOUR ART. Make it, and release it into the public like a message in a bottle being thrown into the sea. It will have its own journey in terms of being noticed, which is up to chance, but make sure whatever is in the message reflects the best music you can make.
@bubbyskittles48022 жыл бұрын
This comment really changed the way I think about my music. Thank you so much
@manosparavida35512 жыл бұрын
I've greatly admired Nick Drake's music since 1998, when a total bad lady ended our relationship and a friend suggested that I should listen to '5 Leaves Left. Since then I've discovered Bryter Later etc. He's so unheralded, it's unbelievable. I've a huge diversity in music, but I don't know of anyone who has hit me like Nick Drake. I'm a huge Dylan fan, but if I had one option,i it would be Nick Drake.
@JS-wi9mw2 жыл бұрын
great music will always see the light of day and find appreciation...just sometimes happens after the artist has passed :(
@akimyoung85072 жыл бұрын
Thank you for these words❤️
@andrewcorbett57292 жыл бұрын
I've done this with my poetry and art. I've sold about 3 books online so far but maybe one day long after I'm gone it will reach more people
@trueblue375 жыл бұрын
Weird story. I first time I heard this song was this morning. I was running late. So I decided to get an Uber to my destination. When I sat in the Uber this song was playing. I hardly talk to drivers but I could not help but ask what this piece of music was. This song was like it was sent from heaven and I'm not religious. It made my life make sense and I have never related to a song like this before, especially with my type of music being techno, house and rap. But what makes this story weird is that I was on my way to therapy for major depression. I searched for the artist of the song and soon as I got home and found out about his tragic battle with depression. This song feels too good to be true and It has potentially saved me. Its incredible how much I relate to this song, from the lyrics, singing style and the instrument. It is like it was written for me. And played at the perfect time to change my life around.
@h.m.72184 жыл бұрын
Read Carl Jung about synchronicity.
@crazybill711234 жыл бұрын
I hear people say this kind of music is too sad, or makes them feel sad, but for someone who suffers from depression, it is some of the most uplifting music
@GillChi1004 жыл бұрын
😘😘
@Bob-et3vc4 жыл бұрын
Dude, yeah, everyone listens to this music and doesn't get the same thing. Hope your depression is getting better. You might reach a tipping point like me and realize you are better than the corporate job you're heading to. Its sucking your blood. Theres more out there, people like us need to stick together. We know what's going on but cant admit it without freaking people out in defense of our security.
@camt99674 жыл бұрын
Someone very close to me had a similar experience. Hope you're doing well now.
@zackzallie87354 жыл бұрын
For me, he is the Van Gogh of music. He gained spotlight after his death, although he never gain good reputation for his music in his lifetime. He suffered depression and his lyrics is pure poetry and emotions like Van Gogh's paintings.
@user-le1ec1mm2i3 жыл бұрын
So on point. A modern day artist unappreciated in his time whose suffering fueled his art until he died. Beautiful. I hope he has been at peace.
@billoliver52423 жыл бұрын
He and Syd Barrett
@JeffreySinghMedia3 жыл бұрын
My friend introduced me to him yesterday and I said the exact same thing
@chrisguest73673 жыл бұрын
Greatness has walked amongst us..a true genius.Alas his pain was too great ...
@aphextwintool3 жыл бұрын
Yes
@geoff7388 күн бұрын
If Nick looks down and sees how many views this incredible song has got 5,406,766 as I type this, he would have the greatest smile on his face ♥️
@erlendnordstrand91963 жыл бұрын
Jeff Buckley and Nick Drake were two of the most ingenious musicians that died way too young.
@GasFinger13 жыл бұрын
Tim buckley was the genius
@erlendnordstrand91963 жыл бұрын
@@GasFinger1 he was good but jeff was on anorher level
@GasFinger13 жыл бұрын
@@erlendnordstrand9196 tim was the master
@erlendnordstrand91963 жыл бұрын
@@GasFinger1 well i wouldnt really say that either, for any of them, considering they were still young when they passed. both phenomenal, but not quite masters
@GasFinger13 жыл бұрын
TIM BUCKLEYS FIRST ALBUM STANDS OUT AS A BRILLIANT CREATION NOTHING HIS SON DID ( AND I STRUGGLE TO THINK OF ANY SON OR DAUGHTER OF A GENIUS ARTIST WHO HAS ) COME CLOSE , NICK DRAKE WAS BRILLIANT BUT HIS VOICE RANGE COULD NOT COME CLOSE TO TIM BUCKLEYS , SO HE WOULD HAVE BEEN STUCK IN A RUT FOR FUTURE CREATIVITY .
@David-vw8wz3 жыл бұрын
This song reminds me of a girl I almost married and if i'm honest, had buried so deep in the past, sometimes I forget she existed. It was an intense relationship. We were together for 2 years. She played this song as part of a compilation one evening whilst giving me a massage and did it again many times. She found scars on my back I never knew were there and couldn't remember getting. She wondered what cruelty must have been inflicted on me in my childhood and by whom. I still don't know. I found out her scars too - she suffered from depression so deep and so dark it was like a black hole that threatened to suck me in as well. She wanted to get married. I did not. We were so young. I did not know how to deal with her depression. We seperated on mutual terms, still saying we loved each other and began writing letters and sending each other gifts for years, which tapered off. The way I felt when I saw her, I resolved that we would never see each other again. I put her in the past, like the boxes containing her letters. We crossed paths again last year at the most banal of places, a supermarket. Now in our 30s, both married with kids. We each bore the kinds of wounds you pick up in life, mine mostly physical; I was recovering from a car crash at the time and was in pain. We spoke and hugged and caught up and compared our scars as it were; hers seemed worse than mine. She helped me at the checkout and the thought occurred to me, where would we be now had we still been together? Perhaps in a supermarket on a friday night, her helping me at the checkout and each of us complaining about our scars. That black hole was still there and for a period, I felt myself being pulled once more into its orbit. I remembered how that felt. I could not pull her up; she only pulled me down. We parted ways as though we would see each other again the next day. I may never see her again. And that's ok. I remain thankful that in the intervening years I met and married my best friend, who is like a ray of light. We have a beautiful son together. Life is good. I wish the same for her. My wounds healed in time. I hope hers do too.
@hanlon39573 жыл бұрын
That is beautiful, are you a writer?
@David-vw8wz3 жыл бұрын
@@hanlon3957 I used to write. I am now a Police Officer, of all things! That is how I got injured in the crash at that time. I am better now. Thank you for your kind response. I didn't think anyone would read that. I wrote it for myself more than anything - like a message in a bottle, thrown into a stormy sea. Writing was the release. I never expected the sea to surrender it to anyone. But here you are. Thank you once again.
@satyakigoswami17023 жыл бұрын
Good Sire, you need to get published!
@David-vw8wz3 жыл бұрын
@@satyakigoswami1702 thank you, sir. That is a very kind thing to say! A few people have suggested that to me over the years and I am seriously considering it. If I ever do, I will try to get in touch with you to let you know! Thank you once again for your encouragement.
@hanlon39573 жыл бұрын
@@David-vw8wz just saw your reply now, I’m glad you are better now. Of course! You should definitely get back into it if your wanting to. Thank you for sharing your story with us!
@johnbarry196524 күн бұрын
In a beautiful english churchyard in Tanworth in Arden lies one of England's greatest ever singer songwriters ❤❤❤❤❤❤
@aminedadiao12532 жыл бұрын
Lyrics: Betty came by on her way Said she had a word to say About things today And fallen leaves. Said she hadn't heard the news Hadn't had the time to choose A way to lose But she believes. Going to see the river man Going to tell him all I can About the plan For lilac time. If he tells me all he knows About the way his river flows And all night shows In summertime. Betty said she prayed today For the sky to blow away Or maybe stay She wasn't sure. For when she thought of summer rain Calling for her mind again She lost the pain And stayed for more. Going to see the river man Going to tell him all I can About the ban On feeling free. If he tells me all he knows About the way his river flows I don't suppose It's meant for me. Oh, how they come and go Oh, how they come and go
@ElBrandenBrazil2 жыл бұрын
THAT is song writing! It’s magnificent!
@waltzwithuniverse2 жыл бұрын
Thank you !
@No-lq2vc2 жыл бұрын
wow… I’m at a loss for words.
@moniquecavard7452 жыл бұрын
he s a poet;;
@Verlopil Жыл бұрын
Simply, tragically, beautiful
@byEnesTalha3 ай бұрын
All of us are Nick Drakes. Living like a shadow, passing by a candle light, and sounding like a tiny whisper in this very place... People just don't know.
@marilenademarco12983 ай бұрын
Ok is true!
@mikeschneider16243 ай бұрын
We are not all Nick Drakes, we all are not Mozart or Bach or Wagner or Hendrix. You are on to something but you phrased it like a socialist. Speak for yourself brother.
@erikals3 ай бұрын
@@mikeschneider1624you put too much into it. we all have a bit of Nick Drakes mentality in our lives.
@nicholas70paul3 ай бұрын
Yea, love says that we are, ultimately
@Jaredthe1st2 ай бұрын
This comment means so, so much to me, for the single reason that my father's actual last name was Drake, and they both were Nick Drake fans so they named their firstborn son, you guessed it... Nick! They agreed that the main reason they went through with it was that some day, decades later, I could make a mildly funny joke about an entirely mid comment on future internet video streaming service KZfaq. Thank you all, for joining me on this journey.
@Goatchild908 ай бұрын
I still can't believe people in 1969/1970 couldn't comprehend the absolute beauty of Five Leaves Left smh RIP Nick Drake
@ezclappoggers5 ай бұрын
not just five leaves. he didn't have a bad track
@mikeschneider16243 ай бұрын
some did
@slopeboix25893 ай бұрын
One of Heath Ledger’s favorites
@marvinc99943 ай бұрын
Put it down to the massive competition in those days - SO different to nowadays!
@krishivkaran53372 ай бұрын
I've seen you on a ton of RYM comments sections lmao what the heck
@hrdyondrej Жыл бұрын
Nick Drake. The Kafka/van Gogh of music.
@mobblemaggotgutter4 ай бұрын
My boyfriend introduced me to this song 2 years ago. 3days ago he took his life. My life is forever altered but I will remember him through his immaculate taste in music. Thanks Jaan. (His name is Aravind, jaan is the nickname we gave each other out of sheer love)
@vandinhosantos39004 ай бұрын
I'm so sorry to hear that💔. May he be resting in peace🙌🏽, and may your heart be comforted.
@diabolus94664 ай бұрын
Rest in peace Jaan
@rayeier92194 ай бұрын
I am so sorry for your loss.
@duanetrivett7504 ай бұрын
I am sorry for your loss . RIP Jaan
@zzzsleep124 ай бұрын
im so sorry for your loss, rest in peace Jaan
@sidclark38713 жыл бұрын
Cant believe i had never heard of this man. Nearly 74 years old, have missed listening to him all these years.
@truefunksoul86383 жыл бұрын
Nick was younger than you. He would have been 72 now.
@marydonald12242 жыл бұрын
Happy you have now...
@auberjean68732 жыл бұрын
Sid Clark it's never to late to find something wonderful. I'm finding out about some jazz classics now. Mingus' Goodbye Porkpie Hat strikes me like this Written about the life of Lester Young. So Long Frank Lloyd Wright is a song you might like by Simon & Garfunkle. You know them, but this is a deep cut you won't hear on the radio. Classical music is full of songs that convey this mood. Moonlight Sonata is famous. Happy listening.
@johnhulsker91232 жыл бұрын
A time for everything,
@ldhamilton52642 жыл бұрын
I’m 60 and never of heard of him till today. Better late than never!
@katebird4679 жыл бұрын
Probably one of the most beautiful songs and arrangements I have heard .
@matthewsmith19315 жыл бұрын
Really is...!!! Be hard to find a more blissfull, emotional creating song.
@kelvinlewis40654 жыл бұрын
@@matthewsmith1931 Thanks for saying this ..I agree the production was amazing ...I love this guy ! !..
@alexlilili64384 жыл бұрын
so true
@janvanb97644 жыл бұрын
More than true. Best song I ever heared
@vedranbeslic45714 жыл бұрын
Probably almost most definetly
@Babegrl2 жыл бұрын
Everyone in these comments are my bestfriends for loving this song as much as me.
@WorldRockumentaryChannel5 ай бұрын
Yes, that's for sure
@helenfelton2845Ай бұрын
Hello friend.Brought together by our love of Nick's music -what a legacy!He wouldn't believe his popularity now as he was so ahead of his time and misunderstood.He was shy and didn't do showbiz parties -I related to him so much but I have managed to shift the black dog ... For now ❤
@Jaredthe1st2 ай бұрын
Nick Drake, Ian Curtis, Mark Sandman, Jeff Buckley, Scott Hutchison, and far, far too many more. Left us far too soon, and so appreciated by so many.
@joernschramm84835 жыл бұрын
It's just absurd that this wonderful singer and songwriter was almost ignored during his lifetime. So many years later, his songs still touch me deep inside.
@aphextwintool3 жыл бұрын
exactly. Don’t know why.. Maybe his focus on music/ his music was very personal, original for him. Enough of a story telling. Seems like people didn’t take it as... (back then)
@elliottcovert37962 жыл бұрын
If you measure success in purely monetary terms, Drake's career as a musician was an unqualified failure. If you measure success in terms of creating timeless, transcendent art, then Nick Drake is right up there with Bach.
@Burt4722 жыл бұрын
That's almost the norm with great artists and geniuses....
@clingard2810 Жыл бұрын
@@aphextwintool He had some bad experiences playing live, because of his different tunings and how long it took to tune. The crowd would lose interest and he felt sleighted and gave up live performances. So he never was able to promote his music properly. I think he did one radio spot and that's it. He then spiralled into a deep depression, which led to his early death.
@aphextwintool Жыл бұрын
@@clingard2810 yeah… People that creative could be very fragile
@MyKarva8 жыл бұрын
Can't believe he was only 21, so mature sounding
@MrDoctorColossus8 жыл бұрын
+alex tongue maturity was never and will never be about age
@MyKarva8 жыл бұрын
+John Soutter Well it kind of does. I live in an area of two universities and the kids that are labeled as intelligent that attend these places speak another language! Thick as pig shit and I was the kid in the special needs classes!
@dillantaylor89066 жыл бұрын
And he just got better with each record
@craigdoran68115 жыл бұрын
Poles apart from most of todays 21 year olds
@dontknow73194 жыл бұрын
21 what! He why does all the grate singers die so young
@alcastorgordon2 жыл бұрын
This is the most haunting and most beautiful song I've ever heard. It took me to places that I've forgotten I've been. Masterpiece!
@masterofallhesurveys2 жыл бұрын
Beautifully put.
@dawnosguthorpe12 жыл бұрын
I totally know what you mean
@jezzatakla2 жыл бұрын
@@dawnosguthorpe1 I agree with you. It's so beautiful and yet so sad. It reminds me of the music to Walkabout, not musically but just the feeling it gives me. If you haven't heard it, give it a whirl. Peace
@neilpeartspurplenose87392 жыл бұрын
I can hear where Seal got his vocal style from!!
@jamessilva79912 жыл бұрын
Yes. I just heard this for the first time yesterday. For some reason it reminds me of the past which I increasingly ache for. I agree with your comment but in my case it also takes me to places that I've never been but perhaps wish I had. Also we almost have the same birthday. Mine is June 10, 1948 and Mr. Drake's was June 19, 1948. But I agree that this song is indeed hauntingly beautiful.
@CallMeKO133 ай бұрын
A guitar, a violon, a cello, an orchestration and the voice of Nick = One of the greatest song ever written and recorded... for Eternity!
@patricklyall107622 күн бұрын
I don't much about guitars violins cellos or orchestration. But God this is so fucking beauttiful
@SpiritsEnchantments9 жыл бұрын
Nick Drake was a fragile and gentle soul. His tenderness was too precious for this world. Too bad, he was a true artist.
@buzby3032 ай бұрын
Something the industry lacks more than ever today
@FenstaАй бұрын
yeh man. reminds me of the lyrics of Don Mclean - Vincent. "this world was never meant for one as beautiful as you"
@joannahairston94685 жыл бұрын
When I was about fifteen (1975 or so), I came across a copy of his self-titled album in a cutout bin. I mistakingly put on the b side first, which started off with this. I was already sold on the guitar, but when I heard his voice and those lyrics, I was mesmerized. I was almost in tears how a human being could produce something this beautiful, yet haunting.
@joao548255 жыл бұрын
Yess
@blacknight21494 жыл бұрын
This song always makes me cry..like a weeping from my soul. Amazing...
@gilbertsoupras56694 жыл бұрын
I was born 1953, discovered him when his 1st album came out. He still moves me to tears 🙏
@sabinemuller11954 жыл бұрын
Drake's three original albums are titled Five Leaves Left, Bryter Later and Pink Moon. There isn't a self-titled release.
@sabinemuller11954 жыл бұрын
Make that 'Bryter Layter'.
@kpedersen33343 жыл бұрын
In "Beeswing," Richard Thompson wrote that this song's string arrangement "is the greatest in popular music, better than 'Eleanor Rigby,' 'Kashmir,' or any other contender. It was all recorded live, with Nick singing and playing in the middle of a mere twelve string musicians, although it sounds huge."
@BrooksSmithMusic3 жыл бұрын
I just heard Richard himself read that in the audiobook and immediately took a break to come here. :)
@ProjectFlashlight6122 жыл бұрын
Like being serenaded by a beautiful ghost
@janetwilhelm44355 жыл бұрын
A sensitive gentle soul who now plays for the Gods.
@user-el5hm8ij1bАй бұрын
You’re cool
@georgeorr104210 жыл бұрын
I didn't want to like Nick Drake when I heard about him - I thought it was a hipster thing. But I finally listened these past few months. I WAS DEAD WRONG. As a musician/guitarist, I can say honestly this guy was a genius - no hype. His guitar tunings and patterns are so unique that the melody hangs above it almost detached - like the music floats. Combine that with his voice - like he has pillows in the back of his throat - and its all becomes amazing. Thank God for recorded sound !
@bernardthedisappointedowl693810 жыл бұрын
I think you deserve some kind of award for this comment, perfect, ^oo^
@Cynnx710 жыл бұрын
of course man, I don't know why people are so inclined to categorize things and make assumptions upon those categories before hearing it or feeling it. for me, i rate artist by how self-expressive they are through whatever medium they choose to use. how much of their true selves is being articulated into musical melodies and words. secondly is, how much can i understand it or relate to it. everything else is unimportant to me. and Nick Drake is just purely awesome for whatever category of music anyone wishes to put him in, I don't care. simply great.
@archiebunker41087 жыл бұрын
What you say about the floating and pillows is so apt.
@007pragmatic6 жыл бұрын
I always love to read or hear people talk about discovering Nick Drake. I was late to the party myself and didn’t discover him until the 80’s and then got everything by him. At the beginning I was a bit like “Have you heard the word of Jesus?” But then after time I still go back to his music and its as fresh as it was the first time I heard it.
@toddnuechterlein83845 жыл бұрын
his approach to playing guitar and constructing songs is so unique. he is a master at his craft, yet considered a hidden treasure. maybe too dark or too real for the masses.
@WorldRockumentaryChannel Жыл бұрын
I heard this song in 2015 after my father passed away. Before he passed he told me I needed to get ahold of our estranged side of our family; my Aunt Linda, Sandi and grandmother Wanda. He said; "search for them, you will find what you're looking for" I had just turned 50 years old. I found them only to find out that my grandfather was a famous country western recording star. Lucky White of the Dude Ranch Playboys. He toured with Bob Wills, Hank Williams, Little Jimmy Dickens, Les Paul and Mary Ford. Gonna see the River Man, tell him all I can, about the plan.... This song brought me to tears, I found what I was looking for.... Thank you Nick
@IsingTenor4 ай бұрын
Such a beautiful song nephew, you found us. 💝 I wish you could have meant your grandfather.
@bubbajohn81313 ай бұрын
Wow. Great story ❤
@wonderrob32252 ай бұрын
Your Grandad was Country Music royalty 🤩
@LauraJennifer236 ай бұрын
There’s something incredibly significant about the photo of his on the wall with the man running past. It shows Nick, standing against the grain of human slavery, the man, who runs past, ignores the genius who should have been famous. The man who runs cares more for his job than to notice a reflection of freedom; Nick. It’s absolute ART ❤
@dahalu8 жыл бұрын
One of the most beautiful songs of all time.
@UkuleleAversion7 жыл бұрын
I like how he ends on an unresolved lydian chord, gives off a vibe of uncertainty and tension.
@theMstanglover7 жыл бұрын
Your ear really wants that tritone to go to the 5th, but honestly I think some of the most beautiful chords and writing constantly teases with people's ears.
@meadish4 жыл бұрын
Major minor interplay throughout the entire song, too. Lifting, falling, reaching, lifting, falling, reaching... It's a dance. A dance in 5/4.
@hjhjkhfkfkd2 жыл бұрын
You like that huh, dirty little nerd.
@MrMementoMori2 жыл бұрын
This song helped me go through the passing of my fiancée since she loved this song. The days I spent crying while listening to this ( am tearing up as I type this. ) and thinking about her in my own way helped me cope with her passing though if I think about her the thought of her lose comes back but it doesn’t hurt as much though I wish she was still here with me and humming this song. I don’t know what possessed me to to listen to this beautiful song but I’m glad it did.
@eddiebirch2067 Жыл бұрын
Made me tear up reading your comment , hope you're well my friend
@bubbajohn81313 ай бұрын
❤
@camt99674 жыл бұрын
Shows what happens when you're a quiet soul, unable to sell yourself: Brilliance isn't enough. ND, never forgotten.
@allanpowell72084 жыл бұрын
EJt You can see the only film of him on the Fairport Convention live in Kent. It's on Yt. 1970 I think,with Dave Swarbrick lead singing. What a time it was. I left England just before the putrid Glam rock and pseudo progressive era. Commerce can always sell you what you later find to be dross culture. They couldn't sell him.franciose hardy the french singer had a soft spot for him, he went to see her but hadn't the courage to knock on her door. Oh to have been at his elbow and pushed through that door. Sad.
@Cptidris5 жыл бұрын
I am new to Nick Drake . I've never heard anything like this before. Wow
@peterbromley10483 жыл бұрын
Only heard him for the first time yesterday..all day today... wonderful
@musicisbrilliant6 жыл бұрын
This is absolutely incredible. This is GOLD. Ashamed to say Im just now really listening to his music. Wow.
@50kippercat6 жыл бұрын
musicisbrilliant I wouldn't be surprised if Ed Sheeran is his biggest fan.
@musicisbrilliant6 жыл бұрын
Why do you mention Ed?
@50kippercat6 жыл бұрын
Sorry wrote on the wrong reply.
@musicisbrilliant6 жыл бұрын
:) Oh no, its all cool. Have a good day!
@bodyhandvideos6 жыл бұрын
There’s never a better time to hear Drake rather then never experiencing him at all
@user-yj4mt1nc2y2 ай бұрын
This beautiful voice washes over me like liquid calm and transports me to a safe place where my heart forgets cruelty and the vicious trauma of life
@christopherdavison6523 жыл бұрын
During this period '69-'72 the "singer-songwriter" was in full swing. You had James Taylor, Elton John, Jim Croce, Joni, Carli, and a host of hitmakers. You had to be "that" and he was not "that." I remember kids from Bard College listening to Nick.He was big with prep, and Ivy League kids.
@merseydave19 жыл бұрын
You left this physical world 40 years ago to the day, we love, miss and appreciate you.
@mildlyinappropriatensfw47257 жыл бұрын
40 years.. wow...
@jamescricketson94642 жыл бұрын
Who?
@merseydave12 жыл бұрын
@@jamescricketson9464 Silly sad person ... I would assume that you live with your mum!.
@jamescricketson94642 жыл бұрын
@@merseydave1 I'm not allowed to ask? You post this comment and then start lashing out at me because I was curious?
@merseydave12 жыл бұрын
@@jamescricketson9464 No not curious, just THICK.
@stevenhobin9 жыл бұрын
He must be a contender for the title of "England's Greatest Ever Acoustic Guitarist"
@ailurophile179 жыл бұрын
+popularside percy As much as I love Nick, I think that title might actually belong to Richard Thompson and I'll wager Nick would agree as well.
@doomservice8 жыл бұрын
+Paul Maney Add one John Martyn to the list
@ailurophile178 жыл бұрын
+Mr. J Bert Jansch and John Renbourn might disagree.
@Parawata8 жыл бұрын
+popularside percy That list wouldn't be complete without the sublime talent of Roy Harper. River Man by Drake & How Does it Feel by Harper have to be two of my favourites of all time
I owned all of his albums, when they came out back in the 70s, and this song is my absolute favorite...I was so sad when I heard of his death.
@stefanblue6602 жыл бұрын
This seems to come from another world...
@Redchief878 жыл бұрын
There's only one Drake, and that's Nick Drake
@Forgetthenight8 жыл бұрын
That's for sure!
@KeyboredCoward8 жыл бұрын
mandrake
@christostiger54258 жыл бұрын
Sir Francis Drake?
@lilpbabypimp27 жыл бұрын
I'm sure josh would disagree
@mosesshortgrain78256 жыл бұрын
His mother Molly Drakes work is just as strong.
@georgeorr104210 жыл бұрын
Ok, first try playing this guitar part over the 5/4 time - which is hard enough. Then try singing at the same time. Then try giving it the required atmosphere. Oh yeah, also try writing something this good. Then you will realize Nick Drake was a genius.
@nicholas7261110 жыл бұрын
Not to mention his insane finger picking technique.
@EdGilchrist10 жыл бұрын
He showed me how he did stuff like this when we were at Cambridge together, back in 67/68. He made it look easy. Genius, as you said.
@12inchvertical10 жыл бұрын
Someone in a doco (can't remember whether it was a friend or a sound engineer) described his method as 'machine-like' (it its precision, not its feel) - sadly by the time he did his last recordings he was no longer able to play and sing at the same time
@Frijolero1810 жыл бұрын
And also creating unique tunings and using them the way he did.
@uscdude15910 жыл бұрын
Ed Gilchrist amazing. what was he like?
@clintstryder11313 ай бұрын
Well. I've got nothing! For God sakes, I'm a player/song writer and now almost ashamed to say it without having this Giant of an artist in my life! I'm going to binge listen to him for the rest of my life! And I'm going to share share share!!!!
@GraemeCornell2 жыл бұрын
Pink Moon just came up randomly on Spotify and I thought “Hello, this is interesting!”. Over the last couple of weeks I’ve been listening to him constantly, wondering how on earth I haven’t heard his music before now (I’m in my late fifties).
@pauljurgen-romrig21910 жыл бұрын
I've never heard a song more haunting, or beautiful.
@RaHeadD1010 жыл бұрын
BOTH?
@vondefeo85864 жыл бұрын
It is totally stunning
@alexlilili64384 жыл бұрын
haunting and beautiful is what i look for too
@anthonyrotar3 жыл бұрын
obvously you never heard elliott smith👎
@markobarrows43048 жыл бұрын
One of the single greatest pieces of songwriting ever
@giovanniandreani21248 жыл бұрын
+Marko Barrows Indeed!
@alexlilili64384 жыл бұрын
totally agree... and i spend a lot of time looking
@mikefields41364 жыл бұрын
Yes, hands down
@bubbyskittles48022 жыл бұрын
@@alexlilili6438 any other songs you’d recommend that you think are as good as this one?
@skaggeraksisterАй бұрын
Sitting on the bed watching the rain outside. Decided to put this on because of something that came up on FB recently. A friend of mine sent me this music 30 years ago without knowing that it probably saved my life. Sometimes just knowing that you're not alone on the bad days is enough.
@poemdaily10 күн бұрын
Distant fathers cause heartbreak. Without emotional touch there's emptiness, despair....
@zakalon1238 жыл бұрын
Nicks song are just perfect for autumnal listening. This is the time of year when I love to listen to his music.His songs capture the nostalgia for the going away of summer and heralding the arrival of autumn/winter. Sublime
@theodorebhat53458 жыл бұрын
You just summarised the exact feeling I feel when I listen to his music, I couldn't put it better myself, the peacefulness of Autumn. Thank you!
@gartnait17 жыл бұрын
you could be right just watching the leaves falling of the trees.Great song. Sad end to a talented artist.
@TallGreyMan7 жыл бұрын
Certainly so much more that.
@portcullis56227 жыл бұрын
Yes, I feel the same. I would call it melancholy beauty, as with the music and voice of Sandy Denny. Just so beautiful and moving. . .and yet strangely uplifting at the same time.
@holiday89657 жыл бұрын
Yes! I thought I was the only one who thought his music reminded me of autumn. I love him!
@PaulUbanaJones5 жыл бұрын
First saw him play 2 songs in Les Cousins Greek St. Soho London,in the 70's..he was so poignant and articulate,so fragile.A rare artist for sure.He will always be remembered....always.
@lightbeforethetunnel4 жыл бұрын
Lucky!
@kerem75464 жыл бұрын
any idea which guitar he was playing? lot's of debate about this for some reason
@georgelanda42284 жыл бұрын
How cool is that to see him perform! He's so underrated!
@Burt4724 жыл бұрын
Lucky you....A greeting from Italy......
@lawrencefeldman77443 жыл бұрын
Whoa! Sonic memory there! There needs to be a site or book of quotes from people who saw him. That being said,they are already in the bios. You're so lucky!!🎼
@albericovergalito27512 жыл бұрын
Forse il più profondo brano di Drake, misterioso allusivo sussumente nella semplicità geniale dell'adombrato 5/4, ed il pedale armonico, il modo lidio... Bellissime le interpretazioni solo-piano di Bred Melhdau
@ancientfuture96903 жыл бұрын
This song was such a comfort in what was one of the darkest periods of my life.
@GunStreetGirl773 жыл бұрын
Same
@merseydave110 жыл бұрын
Nick takes us to different mystical dimension
@alexlilili64384 жыл бұрын
couldnt have said it better myself
@EdixaSanchez16 жыл бұрын
It's so melancholic to see him, so lonely as if was waiting or expecting to be born in another world. His songs takes you to the other world (his world)...he was disappointed to not find the people he was speaking through his songs :( , but we are here 😊
@lindabeeston740811 ай бұрын
Depression is a terrible illness.
@emil_rainbow5 ай бұрын
no, it’s not an illness. And there’s nothing terrible about it.
@Atypical604 ай бұрын
A good number of us are functioning depressives. It’s a daunting and difficult condition.
@seanmackenzie8726Ай бұрын
@@Atypical60 Not All Humans, Discluding Myself.!!!
@americker3 жыл бұрын
I can't believe I've only just discovered this. A flawless song, lifted to the heavens by that string arrangement. I am tearing up listening to this.
@ItsMeJoshLee3 жыл бұрын
Same.
@linnocarroll177510 жыл бұрын
Riverman is my favourite all time track....having worked with creativity and related mental health areas it is so poignant that this man achieved so much and he is loved for his deep sense of grappling with inner turmoil, and that should teach us all to be understanding and enjoy what he left us...he was a visionary, as so many individuals are, society does not understand how they fit in with the accepted norms...but there lies the twist!
@66flamer9 жыл бұрын
Linn O'Carroll i'm in this camp. not by choice. always have been mostly outside it all like nick and others. thank you linn. this writer needs some sanity....mine has run very low. who to reach for?
@ror312gallery199 жыл бұрын
66flamer inside.
@whitetigress74487 жыл бұрын
Thank you Miss Linn, this is a lovely thing to read.
@wolfgangmercury7746 жыл бұрын
Keep fighting against the mental health problems! You are stronger!
@ZJProz6 жыл бұрын
So true. So powerful.
@lightbeforethetunnel3 жыл бұрын
21 years old? Seriously? Can you imagine the amazing music he would have made as he matured further?
@bryank1089 Жыл бұрын
Nick Drake was very talented. The shifting rhythms, the use of minor to major tonality and the use of dissonance makes this song very interesting to listen to. Quite a musician's musician. He passed much too soon in his career.
@frederikmarohn6358 Жыл бұрын
Nick Drake listened to jazz and it shows. The C lydian chord gets me.
@MM-sr5zx4 жыл бұрын
I think this is my favourite song. Depression has been my foe and friend throughout my life. I've learnt so much from it and this man sings depression perfectly for me. This song is a blessing. For those of you on a similar path, much love.
@davidkeith9015 Жыл бұрын
Thank you for your brilliant comments,my family always critised me for listening to Nick,but as someone who has battled depression and anxiety and having been hospilised on numerous occasions, I seriously relate to his music,I played riverman recently when I had a panic attack in which I seriously thought was a heart attack and his music helped me,it is so sad that he was never appreciated when he was alive,whether he committed suicide or whether he played around with his antidepressants,which in those days was very dangerous, we will never know,he was never going to be like Elton John who came across when they were both starting out,not because of lack of talent,but because of the black dog which keeps us back all the time
@robertgenet482610 ай бұрын
The string section gives this brilliant song double the balls , it is absolutely gorgeous every line in the song is pure gold !!!!
@joaopeste45952 жыл бұрын
Drake was a genious. A very special music by a very special guy.
@reducecotwo2 жыл бұрын
His depression runs deep, very dark and dismal...I couldn't even imagine.
@zannaxz2 жыл бұрын
he really was. rest in peace to him.
@sarahtomlinson24932 жыл бұрын
Absolutely. How absolutely awful he hated himself/his life so much that he ended it.
@annalisa14 Жыл бұрын
@@sarahtomlinson2493 know that for sure?
@naturalrestingface49093 жыл бұрын
People with little knowledge talk about Sid Barrett. I praise this man.
@FlippyD19983 ай бұрын
People with little knowledge belittle other artists. Syd was great. Same with Drake
@chrisallen825011 күн бұрын
@@FlippyD1998It's hard for me to imagine a song from this period that surpasses the depth of emotion and mystical quality of river man. The song clearly means a lot to the people leaving comments here. Judee Sill was another artist who could elicit that kind of response with her beautifully crafted songs. Jeff Buckley was unique in that regard too.
@evenmentality2647 Жыл бұрын
sometimes, something so delicate - the voice, the guitar, the arrangement, the pace, the quiet -can leave you on the ground, looking at the sky, agape
@vargasnetto_6 ай бұрын
A true, true poet.
@Benjamin-om3ih6 жыл бұрын
Betty came by on her way Said she had a word to say About things today And fallen leaves. Said she hadn't heard the news Hadn't had the time to choose A way to lose But she believes. Going to see the river man Going to tell him all I can About the plan For lilac time. If he tells me all he knows About the way his river flows And all night shows In summertime. Betty said she prayed today For the sky to blow away Or maybe stay She wasn't sure. For when she thought of summer rain Calling for her mind again She lost the pain And stayed for more. Going to see the river man Going to tell him all I can About the ban On feeling free. If he tells me all he knows About the way his river flows I don't suppose It's meant for me. Oh, how they come and go Oh, how they come and go.
@croinakite5 жыл бұрын
Nick drake
@Bob-et3vc4 жыл бұрын
Thanks
@yoshimimiyazaki26024 жыл бұрын
Thanks Pablo
@DamianNixon4 жыл бұрын
Is that the lyrics to the song?? ..Thanks very much.....couldn't make out what he was saying.
@medotata53564 жыл бұрын
Man, he was such a great lyricist as well
@Jordanf7775 жыл бұрын
One of the most beautiful songs I’ve heard so far in my 22 years of life.
@allanpowell72084 жыл бұрын
I've been hearing it for fifty of mine. You can see him in a Fairport Convention film on YT,taken in 1970 in Kent.He was to meet Francoise Hardy the French singer, she had a soft spot got him. He hadn't the courage to knock on her door. She might have saved him. Oh to be at his elbow and push him through the door. Sad.
@Bosco-gets-it-right8 ай бұрын
Welcome to the beautiful side...relax...listen...enjoy.....
@markthorpe15282 жыл бұрын
I have a former girlfriend Jane to thank for introducing me to Nick,and his wonderful music.She sadly passed away a couple of years ago,we had 11 really great years together.She was always Hazy Jane,but River man is my favourite.Kept asking her to marry me,but she never did sadly.I don't often play Nick's music,but always nice memories of good times.
@BLUEPLANETJAZZ3 жыл бұрын
How could you people have never told me about this???? First time I have ever heard my favorite song I was 60.
@shannonbone79536 жыл бұрын
My dad got me addicted to nick drake he lives very old fashioned we have vinyl and record players in our home and modern music is a big no this is the type of beautiful music we love at just 18 my whole life has Been filled with beautiful music like this ❤️
@bluesagelandscape17516 жыл бұрын
Cool! But please punctuate so your thoughts are more legible, and they will be respected.
@rektangle14685 жыл бұрын
@@bluesagelandscape1751 Cool! But please keep your unnecessary corrections to yourself. Don't be a douche and maybe you'll be respected yourself.
@Barzol6365 жыл бұрын
Nick Drake vinyl will be worth big bucks.Very rare
@matthewsmith19315 жыл бұрын
@@Barzol636 if you could find a copy. I read his book and t said due to him not promoting much , only a few thousand or so were pressed. As a buy records and collect them too Id love an original copy of this..It must be one of the holy grail of vinyl records...Maybe one day ha ha
@TacomaPaul6 жыл бұрын
His song "Poor Boy" came up on my GooglePlay "Sophisticated 70s" channel. Had never heard him before... and I'm 59 ! WTF !!!? This is only my third song so far... ahhh... so much to discover. Here we go........... ;-)
@RedClayFH5 жыл бұрын
Enjoy! His three albums are required, essential listening.
@Amy-eb4gv4 жыл бұрын
Me too ! I missed out
@M124M4 жыл бұрын
And me @ 72
@classicalmusic11753 ай бұрын
Imagine writing a song like this at 20 years old. In fact, imagine writing it during an entire lifetime... Ahh Nick, I wish you didn't leave so soon.
@rickyparker4472 жыл бұрын
Nick always sounds so reserved almost depressed in his approach. The song "Northern Lights" though was the exception to his melodramatic tribe as it was optimistic and beautiful and joyful.
@EBUNNY20124 жыл бұрын
This is beautiful. Should be a soundtrack for a movie.
@juliaalmeida086 жыл бұрын
Listening to this masterpiece always reminds me of Hermann Hesse's "Sidarta", when Sidarta starts to listen and to understand what the river has to teach us...
@Outofyourmind74 жыл бұрын
Yes this is exactly what I thought when I first heard this most beautiful and gentle song
@drexle20024 жыл бұрын
Well I read that this song was inspired by Hesse's novel, that's how I discovered it, so it's no coincidence
@lindahandley5267 Жыл бұрын
If anyone doesn't know about Madison Cunningham, she does a cover of Nick. 'River Man' is my favorite of his and she does an amazing rendition of it!
@jakedooom Жыл бұрын
… and an utterly great photo sequence
@KevinGrant8 жыл бұрын
Beautiful. Just beautiful.
@robed9858 жыл бұрын
+Kevin Grant think that just about covers it Kevin...
@TheIamtheoneandonly18 жыл бұрын
This wonderful song is way beyond beautiful, way beyond sublime even. I also get a very strong sense of his (N D's) introversion and solitary nature. Quite melancholic really. Why oh why is such genius all to often touched with a level of mental and emotional fragility that the majority of most people can neither feel nor fathom. Just saying.
@guitarskin97587 жыл бұрын
maybe that's what makes the genius
@perky26hughes6 жыл бұрын
guitarskin What a BRILLIANT answer & yes, I think you've actually hit the nail on the head there 👍🏻
@Quotenwagnerianer6 жыл бұрын
Indeed. The brighest flames expire quicker.
@lagonortebrasilia6 жыл бұрын
Not only music, the same with Heath Ledger.
@nicpic79996 жыл бұрын
Se7enwonders t
@TravisWShores2 ай бұрын
A fellow musician/friend is covering some of his music, sent it to me, and I’ve never heard it until now. I’m in love, like I was as a child with Joni.
@tylerprudhomme Жыл бұрын
hearachingly beautiful, when those strings come in they sweep you away. "about the ban, on feeling free" god damnit
@patriciasalvatore23946 жыл бұрын
I first heard this song on Facebook, posted by someone after they had heard the news that their friend, my son, had been shot and killed. Hearing it brings back the feeling of that terrible day. The river for Roland was the Gila River in New Mexico, he'd spent a lot of time near that river for many years; somehow the tribute of that one person who thought of him as the "Riverman" was comforting to me on that most devastating day. March 24, 2011.
@bluesagelandscape17516 жыл бұрын
So sorry for your huge loss. I know this beautiful song must bring comfort for you.
@candleinthewinddenis3 жыл бұрын
May he rest gently, I hope you have found some peace after losing your son xxxx
@kevinb3812 Жыл бұрын
Peace Be With You, (from Colorado's mountains).
@iainpaterson96862 жыл бұрын
Outstanding orchestral arrangement by Harry Robertson
@johnf547611 ай бұрын
but still we carry on, mental health issues ignored . It is so damaging to so many ... to cope with my mental health issues I have adopted this mantra .. Please Remember: Your job is the dream of the unemployed Your house is the dream of the homeless Your smile is the dream of the depressed your health is the dream of those who are sick Beautiful things happen when you distance yourself from negativity Find something to be grateful for . wake up each day and relish the sunshine of a new day
@salamancadriana2 ай бұрын
Yo amo "Northern Sky" es la melodia mágica que me ayuda a salir de mis estados down. Que gran talento el de Nick Drake 💫 y gracias por su música y que llegara a mi vida♥️
@ezclappoggers5 ай бұрын
to think me, (at 21) would be discovering Nick Drake 50+ years later after he thought he was a failure. His songs make you relate to him, and his story destroys you. It really inspires you to make most of what you have.
@lapper2203 ай бұрын
That’s the shocking thing. He thought he was a failure.
@Iggydylanmusic Жыл бұрын
Holy smokes. Okay so I just am finishing up Joe Boyds book and nick drakes name stood out to me and the way Joe talked to him stood out to me a lot. I felt I knew him, I felt connected to him. So I looked him up in hopes to find one his songs and I have. I haven’t fell in love with a song , a voice, a sound so fast.
@RS-os7wm2 жыл бұрын
Brilliant , some poor souls are only with us for a moment but they truly leave a lasting impression .
@WesT-cd9tn3 жыл бұрын
A genius who was not appreciated in his own time. A tragic cliché. All he wanted was to touch people with his music. It took some time, but it happened. RIP Nick Drake ! Many thanks 🙏
@JohyeahM4 жыл бұрын
5/4 time signature. 🤯🤯🤯
@butterflyKiss6043 жыл бұрын
This song is England in 2 and a half minutes. Not the flag waving type of England but the verdant, stoic land of sweet moderation. I got into Nick Drake after reading about him and the NME encyclopedia of rock in about 1984. Not the best time for finding records by cult 70s folk singers but I track down a shop (Our Price on the Kings Rd) that had Heaven in a Wild Flower and a box set (Fruit Tree). The shop assistant was a fan and said as I wasn't sure if I wanted to shell out for the box set of an artist that I hadn't heard before I could buy Heaven in a Wildflower and if I liked it I could return it and buy the box set. The next day I returned to the shop to buy the Box set. He asked me if I'd bought the other album to return and I told him I was keeping that as well. Nick Drake is one of my favourite artists to this day.
@michaelkennedy82704 жыл бұрын
The most beautiful song about the weave between life and death that I have ever encountered.
@gyuri6944 жыл бұрын
amazing. complete perfection for my bipolar disorder
@DanHintz3 жыл бұрын
that ending is one of the most devastating and chilling sections of music ever recorded. yes, how they come and go.
@goc95082 жыл бұрын
I cannot explain the way this song makes me feel. It almost seems that when I hear this song I unlock an emotion in my mind that I can’t quite grasp. Strange but infinitely beautiful. What a genius this human was.
@davidkeith90152 жыл бұрын
I know what you mean
@marydonald12242 жыл бұрын
Me too....
@marvinc99942 ай бұрын
Sweet melancholy? Something Elizabethans appreciated, too (think Downland etc). Just a thought!
@Cheerlife4ever3 ай бұрын
Every time I need a good cry this song comes to mind . Each time it takes on new meaning
@ricarleite5 жыл бұрын
WTF this was made in 1969?!?! This is WAAAAAY ahead of its time!
@izsantiago71353 жыл бұрын
I know right? It sounds like 2000's Radiohead it's crazy.
@mjh54373 жыл бұрын
His mother Molly Drake was writing songs like this in the 1950s.
@ricarleite3 жыл бұрын
@@izsantiago7135 It absolutely could pass as an indie rock song from th late 2000s, this is incredible. Absolutely ahead of his time, the melody, the lyrics, the string arrangements, the mixing, no wonder he died unknown, people were not ready...
@maryclark10494 жыл бұрын
It's so sad this amazing artist is no longer here. I feel such a connection to him thru his music. I feel like he understood all of us better than we understand ourselves. Like his mother's poem, The Shell. Rest in eternal peace, Nick. Love, a fan in Missouri, USA
@morbidravenpages96954 жыл бұрын
Went to the bank today and the guy saw my name was Drake and suggested listening to nick Drake because he thinks of his music when he hears Drake. I love it!!
@buffplums Жыл бұрын
Suicide is such a terrible thing it leaves ripples far wider than you could ever imagine… but then when someone is in that state you can’t apply guilt on to them
@sorayaraza58272 жыл бұрын
First heard this late to the party..in a film, The Perfect Man...looked it up, fell in love with it and want it at my funeral. It's beautiful.