Just discovered this. I was lucky enough to see John dozens of times but I can say with absolutely certainty that this is the most beautiful version of the song I have ever heard. Have booked tickets to see the John Martyn project in Canterbury on the back of it. Can't wait

The best acoustic player that ever lived

Amazing songs 🎵 An amazing voice one of the great people in music

This one certainly hits the g-spot

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❤I couldn't ❤it more

The Legend that is John Martyn.

The masons Biggest Problems were that they employed a one size fits all approach to Societal Equations, and obviously disrespected their own Team and Communities. They're mostly untalented admin assistants and beaurocrats. I'm A Soldiering Scientist & You Lot Are An Inter/Multi-Disciplinary Team. Combined, We Are Unstoppable. Alone, not so much 🤎💎🧡

Wow. Why isn't this the studio version...?

What a great Singer Songwriter.

John Martins voice is beautiful. The lyrics!!!.....amazing.❤

It's the spaces in the phrasing, it's the growl before the beautiful (Notes) it's the love, it's the tragedy - damn - this is songwriting and performing of the most extraordinary and intermate. Always amazed, always humbled, always blessed.

Not many have a voice quite like this singer songwriter. Loved him for years ,and today that voice makes me feel exactly like it used to. John, rest in peace..love to you!

this might be the most impactful song i ever hear, and ill keep listening every year

A sublime singer/songwriter and musician. Has a special place in my heart

I´ve known the lyrics to this song for over 10 years through Colin Hay´s cover, but this version made them click for me. It´s one of those times when a song suddenly inherits an entirely personal meaning after something happens in your life that changes everything

How utterly fucking beautiful.the guy had a lovely voice.

This is so bitter sweet. I love ❤️ Rory’s performance, I could watch it all day but just knowing he would be leaving us very soon after this brings me to tears. 😢 Rory Gallagher was a real guitar hero, a legend, an absolute genius !! 🤘🏼🇮🇪

What a privilege it is to have known this man's music. Sleep well sweet John.

Incredible this song has two interpretations, one tragic, and one beautiful. Couldn’t love ya more even if you give me the world because I don’t love you enough to be with you :( or even if you gave me everything I couldn’t possibly love you more because I already love you immensely ❤️

Had to hone in to fiqure out some of the lyrics. Love the duct tape pickup! Back when people were real 😥Over all a very lovely poetic song! 🤙

What is the name of the song he's playing at the very end? It is haunting and I need to find it.

The best love song I've ever heard.

My funeral song

He moves from a repulsive caricature to a lovely song. I can never make my mind up about the person, a self-described pig, boozer, brawler. Bit like me really, I never wrote a single song though.

Omg i am dying here Utterly enraptued with this clip I saw John many times in Glasgow Uniquely beautiful voice

Just remembered this video 17 years later! Props to you - it’s great x

you had to hear him sing this song alone ,way before this show to truly experience what a beautiful song this is. sounds good here but musicians with the exception of danny thompson get in the way a bit. Totally I get why JM would enjoy a band with, but the emotion drug was strongest as a solo player. songs and echoplex. To this day I have never seen anything that can do to you what he did ,in that mode. Had his moments of drunk unforgivable aggression I know .

oh god, any god. thats so frikking beautiful. I know he was a bitch but.......

How lovely to see John as a young man, from a time when I myself was young. Also the passage of time shows just how difficult amplifying acoustic instruments was back then. Goodbye again, John.

How is this guy not on the radio every day. I had never heard of him till yesterday and I am obsessed now. It's like everything that happened since the late nineties to today.

Music for the soul...so beautiful ♥

Frightening ly good

Frightening ly good

More talent in his dandruff 😂 Love that

Does anyone know the outo song thats playing. I cant find it anywhere.

Thanks to @MrClampy!...sums it up for me, could not do better

Still I am overtaken whenever I hear this song. Happy Birthday Jon

Weird how John Martyn sometimes had a Glasgow accent and then a Cockney accent.

Great band

Shite

Maestro

My fav Cat album. Used to paint to

whole lotta soul. This guy can pull emotions with ease.

Thank you the guitar man Eire! ✌️👋🇬🇧

Pure magic

This has to be my favourite (among so many favourite) John martyn songs. His voice is like warm honey soothing my troubled mind. He sings ….. and I believe him ….. simple as that! I play this at open mic nights as a tribute to the man and the impact he has had on me for so many years and still does ( my version is crap compared to this but it connects me with the man and that’s good enough for me 😂)

the most beautiful love song on the planet

Pre-malone and much better.

seriosity is now in my vocab