Persuasion - Richard & Teddy Thompson

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17 жыл бұрын

Richard & Teddy Thompson doing Persuasion. From Richard's "Action Packed" CD. Teddy is Richard's son for those who don't know. The video is lame but people kept requesting it (the song) so here it is!
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@moonbeanification 9 жыл бұрын

One of those songs that stops you in your tracks and makes you listen breathlessly..... gorgeous.....

@edwardpaulfurr1525 4 жыл бұрын

teddy's voice is so so pure

@amyhuber2697 2 жыл бұрын

It gave me chills the first time I heard it ❤️

@indierockyhockey Жыл бұрын

glad father and son brought their voices together 💚 very partial to the Finns, especially Neil, but this version was meant to be, imho 💚💚💚

@gsjbaldwin 11 жыл бұрын

Teddy's voice is majestic. Their blend is incredible. The song -- perfect!

@arkgunslinger 12 жыл бұрын

Ha! I wish I was the artist! I love this performance by the father & son ( Richard & Teddy Thompson) and put this video(corny as it is) together back in 07 in the hopes of getting others to listen to this great song and appreciate their tremendous musical talent. Still one of my favorite performances..

@JohnKing73 10 жыл бұрын

Possibly the most beautiful song ever

@SergioFersan1991 6 жыл бұрын

John King One of the most for sure

@BlindWillieJackson 3 жыл бұрын

I agree.

@njoyl 3 жыл бұрын

I agree. My absolutely favorite.

@janedmondson6203 2 жыл бұрын

Ever. Indeed! I have to set time aside to listen to it, because I know I will always need time to cry.

@Stringman1950 5 жыл бұрын

Gets better with age. Richard is so underrated as a songwriter. And Teddy’s voice is amazing.

@robertsain9235 3 жыл бұрын

I'm already old so you are on point with me. Both voices are masterful.

@Beshara1111 3 жыл бұрын

He didn't we this song, but puts it right in the middle of all his shows to open everyone's heart...Tim Flynn, who did the original vesrion that influenced this, didn't write t either, but it's a too-little-known classic...I imagine uilleann pipes and ney/duduk playing the guitar lines...

@sams8974 2 жыл бұрын

@@Beshara1111 Richard Tmopson did write this song. He wrote the melody as part of the soundtrack for an Australian film. The film didn’t do well but Tim Finn heard the music and wrote the words to suit part of it. Richard got wind of it and they collaborated on a live performance for Jools Holland on TV. Their combination has proven a well loved success

@indierockyhockey Жыл бұрын

agreed!!!

@indierockyhockey Жыл бұрын

@@Beshara1111 Tim Finn aka Crowded House, Neil Finn's brother

@sharonwatts2302 4 жыл бұрын

I never grow tired of hearing this

@mrsterripurcell 11 жыл бұрын

I was lucky enough to catch them do this live in Dublin a few years ago absolutely stunning

@bajoma123 9 жыл бұрын

Teddy Thompson's voice touches my soul.

@robertsain9235 3 жыл бұрын

Mine too. A magical song and rendition.

@anntyas6489 7 ай бұрын

And mine.

@potenza213 12 жыл бұрын

I still cannot understand how this song is not a standard, it has to be one of the most emotionally honest songs I know of. Plus it's also just a real great song with a great melody line.

@myrahealy238 Жыл бұрын

Stunning guitar playing, singing full heartedly... magnificent. Never tire of hearing this song.

@hurleym65 16 жыл бұрын

My favorite version of this is the live take with RT & Teddy on Celtschmerz (possibly the finest RT live album, available only from his web site); but this comes pretty close. I saw them do this live at the Buskirk in Bloomington, IN and it was mesmerizing. If RT comes to your town, go see him!

@pauricpuirseal9012 5 жыл бұрын

Still sounds great 20 years on thanks you R and T

@indierockyhockey Жыл бұрын

Teddy's voice has yearning and heartbreak built in...

@maxpink 10 жыл бұрын

I grew up in the urban city with rap and R&B and I really love this group. This song is awesome. So soulful and heartfelt.

@sparrowx4442 6 жыл бұрын

I know what you mean - there's something undeniable here.

@lindaapton6185 4 жыл бұрын

When they were together Linda and Richard Thompson sang beautifully together. Their son carries on the tradition and the harmonies. Such a lovely version of this emotional song

@thiaanthony 15 жыл бұрын

This just gets more amazing everytime I listen to it. Such beautiful voices , music, and lyrics.

@economist737 10 жыл бұрын

Thanks. I came to Richard via Teddy, who has to be one of the most underrated singer-songwriters around. Great songwriter and his voice is spectacular. Also, really good, fun performer. The NY TImes did a piece on him a few years back and I thought it was sign he on his way but he's still slow burn. Maybe he's for discerning tastes only.

@thiaanthony 10 жыл бұрын

It still sounds awesome. One of the best songs ever written. Great voices, and music with such wonderful emotion.

@pauricpuirseal9012 5 жыл бұрын

Saw them do this in Dublin 10 odd years ago, never forgot it really great track , thank you

@telemarktumalo6978 6 жыл бұрын

Has there ever been a father and son team who could make such beautiful music?

@swellofthespeakers 7 жыл бұрын

Sublimely beautiful vocals and harmonies.

@cityzen2717 7 жыл бұрын

"We need to build what was never there" how sad but true.

@Mikados_Advark12 7 жыл бұрын

Recently came across this song - what truth life sentiments - always choosing to believe that something will work even when the evidence says it wont.

@mentaldetector 11 жыл бұрын

I have listened to this countless times and every time I'm intent on listening to every lyric but before I know it I'm in a blissful world of my own and this is the soundtrack.

@sandshark032 8 жыл бұрын

Richard, Linda, and Teddy- The First Family of Modern Music

@robinoray 8 жыл бұрын

+Billy B I'll drink to that!

@beverlyhayshouston2770 5 жыл бұрын

A song to drive by. Time and anxiety fly away and you float along. Such exquisite lyrics and a gorgeous rendition by a Father and his Son. Such a blessing to sing with your child. Thank you for sharing.

@richardjoslin2549 10 жыл бұрын

A sublimely beautiful song, and you get a sense of real closeness between father and son. Love it.

@jimwieszczyk1882 Жыл бұрын

To have a gift, as Richard surely does, must be deeply satisfying: to then share it with others as he does whenever he plays, even more so. Then to know you have passed that same gift on, to see and hear it in your own son, and finally, to be side by side with him, sharing that gift...can there be a greater reward???

@mrsterripurcell 10 жыл бұрын

Saw them do it in Dublin must be 12 years ago and it still stops me in my trcks just like it did that night increadable track

@thiaanthony 15 жыл бұрын

Brilliant song, and brilliantly sung.

@pauricpuirseal9012 6 жыл бұрын

You know it sounds even better., what a track thanks

@geraldpribula4911 11 ай бұрын

It's nowhere near "lame" my friend☺️. It's beautiful! I've always loved this song🥰. The vid is perfect...thank you🙏!!!

@sidneymoskowitz2711 7 жыл бұрын

I need this to calm myself down..........things are just too much

@arkgunslinger 12 жыл бұрын

Glad you find it "amusing"! A friend asked me to post the song a few years back and I just had a bit of fun with the video. So I ended up with a very goofy video for a very beautiful song. Hopefully one or the other makes people smile.

@billpu1119 9 жыл бұрын

Had the great pleasure of seeing the two of them perform this wonderful song at the Ridgefield Theater in Ridgefield Ct. about 2 or 3 years ago

@Lizziz8 2 ай бұрын

Gorgeous song.

@johndoyle3700 Жыл бұрын

Absolutely stunning

@arkgunslinger 16 жыл бұрын

monkeyeagle, one of my FAVs too. Glad you got to see them live.

@Slightlyinterested 3 жыл бұрын

Only a few have realised written by one of New Zealands favourites, Tim Finn

@speakertreatz 10 жыл бұрын

brilliant thanks for uploading, i love your video! i've seen them both loads of times but never together, this really is a double act of a song, richard brings all the character and story, but no doubt, teddy is the voice, when he opens his mouth to sing it's a perfect countrified tenor, amazing to listen to

@vdoyle1 9 жыл бұрын

Very good

@EchosLens 11 ай бұрын

I enjoy Teddy's voice more each time I hear it! I very recently "found" this song -- I hadn't realized he sung on it too (and I don't know Richard's music at all.) Somehow I listened to it -- it was auto-generated by KZfaq for me and playing in the background -- then I recognized Teddy's voice the moment he began to sing verse two. Beautiful. I first learned of Teddy Thompson in the Transatlantic Sessions, where he's playing music with several other musician favorites of mine. I don't think it's just me, I think there's something special about Teddy's voice. I can hear his command over how he releases the air from his lungs as he sings and I love it when he lets it all go, in a perfectly relaxed but controlled way. Some singers sound best when they're relaxed and I bet it was great for him to sing a duet with his dad. Wouldn't surprise me to find recordings of him performing with his mom, too. TT played guitar and sang in Rufus Wainwright's band. An American, also with musician parents; who happened to do better in Europe than here. I bet Teddy and Rufus knew of each other for ages before joining forces.

@speakertreatz 11 ай бұрын

@@EchosLens They were childhood friends, Rufus wrote a song about Teddy called Nobody's Off The Hook. The close connections between the three families, the Thompsons Wainwrights and McGarrigles are very interesting, especially when it's the 'children' telling the stories. No matter which one of them is telling the story the thread is always that the 'elders' are far more childish and immature and neurotic than their kids and are really competitive with them. Rufus explains how he never heard Joni Mitchell growing up and only discovered her as an adult because 'Mom wouldn't allow Joni's music to be played in the house because she was jealous of her and bitter about her success'. Teddy recounts Richard being difficult to work with even though all he was asking him to do was play some guitar on his album. I must check out the Transatlantic Sessions, thank you for the tip-off.

@EchosLens 9 ай бұрын

@@speakertreatz Interesting -- thank you for filling in the picture some more! I've heard the McGarrigles I think -- I'm not a hundred percent sure, but if I have it would probably be from the Transatlantic Sessions. I'll check out the McGarrigles and see if I can spot the neurotic ones. It cracks me up that it's the parents. I'm sure it wasn't an easy life.

@robertsain9235 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks to Spotify I got to listen to this marvelous song by Jake Field, Sandi Thom, and Duncan Thompson. Richard here is masterful in reviewing life with another, both involved in a "blind romance" and then the struggle that each of them have in having separate visions. We hear from the older voice (Richard Thompson) and not his other half. Recasting the past, a younger voice (Teddy Thompson) brings back the youthful strength and energy that persists, never ending the singer's voice, still "believing it" ... leaving us the mystery of whether "it" was the mutual bond or the voices' hoping for persuasion to resolve their separate visions. In two months, I've listened to this song a hundred times. From the comments below I see that I'm not alone. Sad that there was no video.

@arkgunslinger 3 жыл бұрын

Yeah I really wanted a live performance video but at the time it wasn't available so I did the best I could.

@robertsain9235 3 жыл бұрын

@@arkgunslinger Not to worry. I found a fuzzy tape from Pinterest with Richard and Teddy ... which I could have done without, but it was special to watch Teddy. I genuinely appreciate your contribution. Thanks for your reply. We're in the same world. Thanks.

@gosoggy 4 жыл бұрын

I love this song and the gentle humour in your accompanying pictures is so enjoyable

@arkgunslinger 16 жыл бұрын

uluski, I bought the CD just to get this song. I'd love to see them perform live also!

@gavintiegirl 15 жыл бұрын

It is all amazing... seriously. If you enjoy his voice on this song you are in for a real treat. Brilliant vocals on every record.

@joygirl2485 7 жыл бұрын

Great song. When I heard the song first on Spotify I assumed it was Tim O'Brien joining in (anyone else go there?). Glad to be introduced to Teddy whose voice I now like as much as Tim O'Brien's!

@binasuarez8998 4 жыл бұрын

Love it💖💖💖

@fabk2 9 жыл бұрын

One of my favorites!

@dennisherreid5393 7 жыл бұрын

teddy's got it !

@Pwecko 3 жыл бұрын

What a superb song and performance.

@aprilglaspieable 12 жыл бұрын

I think the video is amusing in its literalness. I've watched this a few times.

@bomagosh 14 жыл бұрын

I love this tune. I believe it first appeared as an instrumental on Sweet Talker. This is a great version but as long as you're on youtube, click on the scottish TV 99 version. Astounding.

@margueritefahy5835 3 жыл бұрын

Can’t wait to see either or both of these lads in Dublin...sublime

@DAVEROONEYMUSIC 12 жыл бұрын

I can't tell you in words what a fantastic song and performance this is. I write ,sing and perform my own songs, and I have to say you have certainly nailed the performance, Not to mention the licks, and harmonies. I love it!! Just brilliant, and great voices too!! Well done, I'm humbled.

@Teddyb1939 Жыл бұрын

beautiful,

@MrHano. 14 жыл бұрын

Thanks for posting this .. I love this version a lot, if not most ..

@koko-yi5uv 4 жыл бұрын

the 'later on jools holland' w tim finn is definitely worth a viewing

@JerzyBorowski-ot3ie 9 ай бұрын

CUDO CUDO CUDO nad CUDAMI na zawsze dziękuję BARDZO KOCHANI

@beckyhigh 16 жыл бұрын

Thanks for posting this! Great song, nice video.

@specialk1988 16 жыл бұрын

Superb!! Thank you for putting this up. I'm addicted to it now. :)

@janedmondson6203 2 жыл бұрын

Your video is far from lame. It's so sweet, without distracting from listening to the song. First time I heard this song, years ago, I sobbed when Teddy started singing on verse 2. Ever since, I've come to love him as much as I do his dad. Such incredibly high quality music! Every song! I love the honesty in their lyrics and how they both make the guitar sing, really sing. So many others don't.

@arkgunslinger 17 жыл бұрын

You're welcome, romyarena! Richard and Teddy at their very best.

@arkgunslinger 16 жыл бұрын

I agree with mouse2227 your grandfather and uncle are awesome!

@tombryant52jumpscoach 3 ай бұрын

The video wasn't lame, it was great!

@JonathanPolson 16 жыл бұрын

Met your uncle, 5 weeks ago, Interviewed him for the radio before he played a concert over here in the Shetland Islands (scotland). Great musician great guy too.

@arkgunslinger 16 жыл бұрын

draziwthe, thank you very much and I agree this is my favorite version.

@sptfgpn 8 жыл бұрын

I'm swooning.

@anupambar 13 жыл бұрын

Fabulous - thank you!

@thiaanthony 10 жыл бұрын

I still believe it

@snapcased 13 жыл бұрын

Brilliant, simple as!!!!

@edwardlacorte991 7 жыл бұрын

Great video...of a great song! Thanks arkgunslinger!

@arkgunslinger 7 жыл бұрын

Edward La Corte thank you for watching !

@michaeldavidpark3756 8 жыл бұрын

This is the conversation between the Father and Son. .

@gregerlach 7 жыл бұрын

Well done arkgunslinger. What a great song. I really appreciate your efforts even if some others don't. Keep up the good work.

@arkgunslinger 7 жыл бұрын

Thanks del de lorme!

@user-op9mv5lq1u Ай бұрын

Awesome

@davy1252 3 ай бұрын

Fantastic song - one of the lesser known in the Thommo canon.

@tomlugnut 14 жыл бұрын

Thank you!!!!

@thiaanthony 14 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much!

@dsskt 16 жыл бұрын

They must feel great that you are so proud of them.

@arkgunslinger 15 жыл бұрын

Drumbinnisbrian, glad you enjoyed it!

@arkgunslinger 14 жыл бұрын

KeriHarkins96, sorry for your loss. I hope your Uncle had a long life.

@MissChrissyM1 2 жыл бұрын

Sublime 🙋🏻‍♀️

@debrabish1494 Жыл бұрын

Love the video

@arkgunslinger 14 жыл бұрын

bomagosh, Ironically enoough joni36 and I posted our videos on the exact same day over two years ago. I posted mine because I wanted people to hear this great song and it wasn't on YT at the time. I didn't find out about joni36's scottish TV 99 version until sometime later. BTW I happen to like the live performance video as well!

@arkgunslinger 15 жыл бұрын

Thanks for commenting elenapullix ! Glad you enjoyed the Thompsons.

@thiaanthony 11 жыл бұрын

Still sounds awesome

@mikearnspiger9715 3 жыл бұрын

classic...

@arkgunslinger 16 жыл бұрын

travismanor, Thanks. I mentioned the version of the song to a couple of people and they really wanted to hear it so I just slapped together the video with what I could find and tried to have a little fun too. Someone did post a live performance vid right after I posted mine but, not sure if it's still around.

@arkgunslinger 17 жыл бұрын

I agree and thanks for commenting.

@arkgunslinger 14 жыл бұрын

It's on Richard's "Action Packed the best of the capital years" (you can see the cover @ 00:16 in the video.) I think I bought mine from Amazon.

@mouse2227 16 жыл бұрын

your grandfather and uncle are awesome!

@craigcarter9519 8 ай бұрын

Didn't take me long to persuade me to get the best of these two? Must get the album to enjoy the rest of the pair

@arkgunslinger 17 жыл бұрын

thanks vtrockin !

@ascha2l 17 жыл бұрын

I just found this via the Tim Finn version and I think it is excellent - not lame at all!

@arkgunslinger 16 жыл бұрын

fryeme1more, Glad you enjoyed it.

@arkgunslinger 15 жыл бұрын

thanks, romyarena!

@arkgunslinger 16 жыл бұрын

Thanks biggears64 !

@michaeloleary5208 3 жыл бұрын

The video is great.

@victoredwards0530 11 жыл бұрын

I am not one for "father-son" kind of things, especially in music, but I have to say that Teddy is a talent in his own right. Wow, what music has come from this family. Teddy reminds me of Lyle Levitt, but maybe better even.

@arkgunslinger 14 жыл бұрын

Thanks Ox!

@raybrettman9618 3 жыл бұрын

As I am sure other's have let you know this video is ANYTHING BUT lame my friend. GREAT job for a very great song. Saw them together at the Park West in Chicago. This written on Teddy's birthday as I come fresh from reading his Mother's gripping and at points humorous recount of his birth on FB, TY buddy !

@arkgunslinger 3 жыл бұрын

Still one of my favorite songs even after all these years .

@woeizme 10 жыл бұрын

Richard wrote the main body of the song as an instrumental for a movie soundtrack (Sweet Talker)- Tim Finn, if I recall correctly, wrote the words and the 'middle eight'. Not a 'Finn Bros' song when only one's involved. :)