500 Miles (1962) :: Sumanta Basu on the Harmonica

Composed by: Hedy West
Performed by: Peter, Paul & Mary
Harmonica, Recording, Camera, Editing: Sumanta Basu
"500 Miles" (also known as "500 Miles Away from Home" or "Railroaders' Lament") is a folk song made popular in the United States and Europe during the 1960s folk revival. The simple repetitive lyrics offer a lament by a traveler who is far from home, out of money and too ashamed to return. "500 Miles" is West's "most anthologized song." The song appears on the 1961 self-titled debut album by The Journeymen; this may have been its first release.
The harmony line you will hear in the song was not there in any of its version published as yet. This tune is my addition to the original tune.
Now, this is a fact in my life, that I miss myself. I miss spending time with me... I've tried to translate this feeling of loneliness in this video. I have tried a funny experimentation with myself. Though the shooting location was my drawing room; when 'I' was playing with 'him' or 'he' was harmonizing with 'me'... 'We' were somewhere else in 'our' soul. May be somewhere near 500 miles away from 'our' home...
Note: While watching this video if you are using a headphone or an earphone; please make sure that you are using the right (R) speaker on your right ear and the left (L) speaker on the left.
Enjoy :-)
And feel free to share this video if you like it.
Sumanta Basu
11 June, 2011
Dum Dum Cantonment

[@nakuldhagat]

Two naughty kids enjoying the song. You "guys" are enjoying it, as your expressions show. Its nice to know a person who enjoys the music and technology so much. I've revisited the song after many months. Enjoyed it thoroughly, specially the harmony and the expressions...!!! The ending shows how you "Two" relished it. Spend more time together...!!!

[@debjitroy5818]

Done justice to this legendary song. Excellent.

[@jayasribanerjee2545]

আহা,,,মন ভালো হয়ে গেলো,,❤

[@LOKISlog7]

Misty eyed Thank you so much for sharing I really needed it...

[@MrFrostyIcecream]

Lovely

[@fahadussalim]

Wow,love this sound,5 hundred mile

[@tomcat3360]

My first introduction to you and it’s spectacularly beautifully sad. ❤❤

[@SumantaBasuOfficial]

what does it mean? Have I failed to touch your heart? ❤️

[@joelhug9175]

Excellente interprétation bravo ,pourriez vous me donner votre participation si particulière qui donne envies d'écouter sans limites 👍👍👍

[@WaveworksIndia]

Sorbangin Sundar .. :)

[@whitelight2507]

Well done Mr. Sumanta. A fine rendition of 500 miles...I play along on my SCX-48. From one harmonica player to another. All the best, WL Gary

[@SumantaBasuOfficial]

Many thanks. Best wishes.

[@sulochanamani1540]

Excellent Sir ❤❤❤❤

[@sukanyadutta340]

u r a masterpiece sir... thanks for sharing ur exceptional talent with the world. thanks.

[@chiroranjanbose9783]

That was brilliant!

[@gunjana12000]

Ohhhh.... Simply woowww 👍👍

[@nilgribbanerjee159]

very nice

[@jagjitisher]

As usual Sumanta is gr8 in his creative work. Well done bravo. It's supreme & sublime rendition.

[@pranavpandya48]

Most wonderful, Basuji!

[@erictan1528]

Beautiful , nice, sweet .Thank U .

[@SumantaBasuOfficial]

Eric Tan You're welcome!

[@AmlanGhoshDastidar]

Outstanding!

[@m.m.5359]

richtig cool was ihr da macht ;)

[@SumantaBasuOfficial]

Vielen Dank!

[@MandeepHarmonicaMusic]

Very well played,easily the best Indian playing English numbers.Vamping effect very effective and soothing

[@jaysenutube]

Wonderful. Amazed to see you in double role. Fantastic stereo effect too

[@Karaokefunkaar]

Sumanthaji I have become your fan. You are too good. The best part I liked in this song was the obligatory music which is performed with extreme dedication.

[@sharmid100]

charming video

[@aniloberoi]

Gr8 performance sir.

[@张麒麟-o6x]

wow！that‘s amazing！ like it

[@muziczone1]

this is exceptional....beautiful

[@rdbhardwaj2001]

Excellent sumantada, lovely vedio and superb harmony, Kudos!!!....:-)

[@apmukundan]

great playing

[@nakuldhagat]

TOO GOOOOOD.....!!!!!

[@sujitbhowmik4018]

❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@aniloberoi]

Wonderful played.

[@chrimay]

Sencillamente Impresionante.

[@kbhutia8466]

GREAT ......such a lovely melody. would appreciate if cud tell me which harmonica n scale used... regards.

[@chefcharles60]

you guys play beautifully.

[@SumantaBasuOfficial]

Many thanks. I will convey this to my brother :-)

[@mitalisen8139]

​@@SumantaBasuOfficial😅😅😅

[@SumantaBasuOfficial]

@Karaokefunkaar Thanks.

[@wonderfullife737]

What software u use to make yourself double ?? I want to know plz. How to mix two video in one ? Don't tell me he is ur twin

[@SumantaBasuOfficial]

Ha ha. I had used Adobe After Effects and Adobe Premiere Pro to make this video.

[@SumantaBasuOfficial]

@rdbhardwaj2001 Thank you.

[@chrimay]

What kind of harmonica are you using?

[@SumantaBasuOfficial]

@nakuldhagat1964 Many Thanks :-)

[@ramanaraaga]

Height of your talent :)

[@SumantaBasuOfficial]

@apmukundan Thanks a lot :-)

[@snowflake6187]

What key harmonica ?

[@IDontKnow-tp5ci]

what the key

[@SumantaBasuOfficial]

@ramanaraaga :-)

[@SumantaBasuOfficial]

:-)

[@soumitachakraborty9487]

Second harmonica man is a distraction!😡

[@IDontKnow-tp5ci]

great playing