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So pale and sincere.
Underneath you know well
You have nothing to fear.
For the dreams that came to you when so young
Told of a life
Where spring is sprung.
You would seem so frail
In the cold of the night
When the armies of emotion
Go out to fight.
But while the earth sinks to its grave
You sail to the sky
On the crest of a wave.
So forget this cruel world
Where I belong
I'll just sit and wait
And sing my song.
And if one day you should see me in the crowd
Lend a hand and lift me
To your place in the cloud.
this was played yesterday afternoon on the main mix Aug 2, 2023. again now so soon? great song, but why the repeating so frequently?
it is beloved by most who hear it?
I hope she knew this song be fore she left...
Timeless, beautiful song.
Could be you'd skipped to the end of the stream and then got back to this one?
Cuz other than a few stream glitches, I've NEVER heard BillG play the same track more than once in a day (every other day sometimes on newer releases...)
Long Live RP and the all the tunes played here!!
Correct. It seems to be about a 3 day repeat interval as far as i can tell. But then again i'm not listening at 3am
He really has a 90s/00s sound IMO.
That may be because many '90s/'00s artists emulated his sound.
This makes me feel sorry for you.
I'd normally categorize this as a bit of an exaggeration, but this was played just 2 hours ago (I only know this because I commented then, and can see the time stamp on my earlier post!). So yeah, I have to agree with you...
Could be you'd skipped to the end of the stream and then got back to this one?
Cuz other than a few stream glitches, I've NEVER heard BillG play the same track more than once in a day (every other day sometimes on newer releases...)
Long Live RP and the all the tunes played here!!
A singer with no redeeming qualities! A first in music, but only to those like you who are surely familiar with all redeeming qualities.
I'd normally categorize this as a bit of an exaggeration, but this was played just 2 hours ago (I only know this because I commented then, and can see the time stamp on my earlier post!). So yeah, I have to agree with you...
Side note, when I saw the title "Cello Song" I was definitely expecting the Prelude to Bach's Cello Suite #1
That's actually a fitting comparison.
Beauty and pain simultaneously emanate from this song.
He really has a 90s/00s sound IMO.
I like this one very much and I agree. Some people do not understand that this is a very high rating. They are the same who demand an "11" for some songs.
Rating to me is 8 -Most Excellent
I have even posted comments on them in the past.
Any from "The Tumbler" when he was basically a contempory of Nick Drake?
I have even posted comments on them in the past.
Unfortunately I think what he was smoking probably contributed to his mental health issues.
Smoking didn't shorten Drake's life one little bit.
And smoking may have been, God forbid, a comfort to him.
The original cover. Better?
The original cover. Better?
Smoking didn't shorten Drake's life one little bit.
That photo is one of the covers from a compilation of his 3 albums called "Fruit Tree" which was released a few different times - the first time being in 1979. Some designer probably chose that photo because they liked it. However this song originally appeared on an album titled "Five Leaves Left", which was a reference to cigarette rolling papers. "Indictment of society and human weaknesses"? Really?
You're saying that he could express how the song kills him? Morbid.
Just kidding. I absolutely love his music and think it is a damn shame that he took the path that he did to deal with his demons, problems, etc. It's just hard to resist an opportunity for clever wordplay.
While I understand and sympathise with your point I feel that the current fashion of applying modern standards and morals to historic events (or in this case photographs) is not sensible. You are making a value judgment of a photo taken in the 60’s when everyone smoked. I see real dangers in deleting history that doesn’t conform to current morals, at best its cultural vandalism and at worst it becomes Orwellian.
why my oh my such a post lol this came out in what 1969 1970 many many things have changed good and bad, me thinks you need to lighten up just a little lol
Kate Bush — Cloudbusting
Nick Drake — Cello Song
There will never be a radiostation playing these 3 great musical pieces together. Not even in a year.
As others have mentioned, that is Bill's superpower (one of them!).
The sets and segues are phenomenal, and only found here.
I stopped listening to Nick Drake on CD or MP3 a few years ago as I was worried that if I over listened to him I would damage that special pleasure I get from his music. It’s therefore always good to get a surprise fix of his work on Radio Paradise. However Bill, I think that you could cast your net a bit wider and include some of the less well-known tracks as well.
Yes!!
And today it played this excellent combo again! Love RP!
I saw him do a talk and he wouldn't play it to us. The cad.
From Wikipedia:
Personnel
Nick Drake – vocals, acoustic guitar on all songs except "Way to Blue" and "Saturday Sun", piano on "Saturday Sun"
Additional personnel
Paul Harris – piano on "Time Has Told Me" and "Man in a Shed"
Richard Thompson – electric guitar on "Time Has Told Me"
Danny Thompson – double bass on "Time Has Told Me", "River Man", "Three Hours", "Cello Song", "Man in a Shed" and "Saturday Sun"
Harry Robinson – string arrangement on "River Man"
Rocky Dzidzornu – congas on "Three Hours and "Cello Song", shaker on "Cello Song"
Robert Kirby – string arrangement on "Way to Blue", "Day Is Done", "The Thoughts of Mary Jane" and "Fruit Tree"
Clare Lowther – cello on "Cello Song"
Tristan Fry – drums and vibraphone on "Saturday Sun"
Thanks!
Yes!!
Try in one hundred years. Bill is his own special musical savant.
Kate Bush — Cloudbusting
Nick Drake — Cello Song
There will never be a radiostation playing these 3 great musical pieces together. Not even in a year.
Yes!!
Kate Bush — Cloudbusting
Nick Drake — Cello Song
There will never be a radiostation playing these 3 great musical pieces together. Not even in a year.
Agree
From Wikipedia:
Personnel
Nick Drake – vocals, acoustic guitar on all songs except "Way to Blue" and "Saturday Sun", piano on "Saturday Sun"
Additional personnel
Paul Harris – piano on "Time Has Told Me" and "Man in a Shed"
Richard Thompson – electric guitar on "Time Has Told Me"
Danny Thompson – double bass on "Time Has Told Me", "River Man", "Three Hours", "Cello Song", "Man in a Shed" and "Saturday Sun"
Harry Robinson – string arrangement on "River Man"
Rocky Dzidzornu – congas on "Three Hours and "Cello Song", shaker on "Cello Song"
Robert Kirby – string arrangement on "Way to Blue", "Day Is Done", "The Thoughts of Mary Jane" and "Fruit Tree"
Clare Lowther – cello on "Cello Song"
Tristan Fry – drums and vibraphone on "Saturday Sun"
Fun stuff. Saw him do a talk at Edinburgh Fringe, didn't get to hear the recording unfortunately...
Quite well stated and I agree emphatically.
Ah, c'mon, what did the folk ever do to you? ; )
"...
Up the airy mountain
Down the rushy glen,
We dare n't go a-hunting,
For fear of little men;
Wee folk, good folk,
Trooping all together;
Green jacket, red cap,
And white owl's feather.
..."
Kate Bush — Cloudbusting
Nick Drake — Cello Song
There will never be a radiostation playing these 3 great musical pieces together. Not even in a year.
Ah, c'mon, what did the folk ever do to you? ; )
Thanks RP for introducing Nick Drake to me.
Cup of coffee. Some quiet periodic moaning in the background, waiting for one of the recent Vietnamese immigrant women to announce that she needs the toilet. She'll really go in the bathroom, stand on the seat, squat, and try to deliver the baby without us knowing. We'll encourage her to lay on her back and do it the more difficult way, the way it wasn't done for all the other millennia.
It's a room full of quiet, joyful, subtle expectation and (mostly) happiness.
That's what this tune always brings out in me - but especially this quiet beautiful Sunday.
Thanks, William
It's so sad that a world of stupid, manufactured music passed him by.
we will order this
Great story! I laughed out loud at Nick's sudden following shifting clubs. Shame he felt he couldn't make a go of a music career...
I agree that many of his songs can fit into any time period, but part of the reason he fits into today's music scene is because his music has been purchased and played much more in the last 15 years than it was during his lifetime; due largely to a particular Volkswagen ad. Also, there are a large number of contemporary artists who are clearly influenced by his work.
It is being played on an alternative radio station and I’d say it fits in just perfectly!
I was surprised to see it was that long ago! Timeless, indeed..
Traverse City, or Marquette?
Maybe sometime I'll write about how near-perfect this song is.
There is a shaker in there, too. The clarity of the recording and the mix is equal to the song.
who are we to rate this?
Those of us that want it in our Playlist? :))